Hi there - & welcome!

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

Welcome to the group. I'm also fairly new here and unfortunately I

don't really post. But that's changing as of today. Good luck with

the caffeine! Are you sure you don't want to try slowly coming off

the caffeine? You are probably going to get headaches from the

withdrawal, which won't be fun.

You might also want to try gradually phasing out animal products

from your diet, maybe starting with meat, then a few weeks later

dairy, then eggs, then ???

I currently do not eat any dairy whatsoever, I avoid eggs as much

as possible (they're the next thing to go for me), and the only meat

I eat is the occasional piece of fish (also to soon be phased out).

Even when I've managed that I still plan on eating honey! I also

avoid wheat (which because my Dad's on a low-gluten diet is pretty

easy for me).

How does your daughter feel about the proposed dietary changes?

Does she have any allergies? We think my sister's eczema is

aggravated by dairy but we can't be sure.

Hope you enjoy your time with us here! I'm sure many other people

will come out of the woodwork to welcome you. Hope you have a great

day!

 

Diana

Sydney, Australia

P.S. I liked the quote at the bottom of your message so much I saved

it to send to some of my friends.

 

 

, " Donna " <dremow@h...> wrote:

> Hello everyone~

>

> I was so happy to find this group here as I contemplate making a

> change to a 100% vegan lifestyle. By looking at the recent

messages,

> looks like there's a lot more to explore than I thought!

>

> I am 36, mom to a 10 yo daughter and married to a military man who

is

> to be deployed on Saturday (Nov 23). I'm very sad that he is

going,

> but I am going to use this time to make big changes in my life. I

> will not have to cook for hubby (meat and junkfood - loving guy!)

and

> I am VERY excited about that! I want to really dig into these

great

> recipies.

>

> I am addicted to Diet Pepsi and coffee (caffeine, really) and am

> going to try to quit cold turkey beginning on Monday. I have tried

> to do it gradually but it has not worked for me. I have to do

things

> the hard way I guess (

>

> As far as allergies, I suspect I am allergic to wheat but have not

> confirmed this. I have bad eczema on my face which I believe is

> caused by dairy. Dairy also has an awful effect on my sinuses.

>

> Anyone on this list on a weight-loss journey? My goal is to lose

60

> lbs and I'm hoping and praying that you all will be my witnesses

and

> encouragement. I'll try to be the same for you.

>

> There area lot of members here, but do many of you post

regularly?

>

> Hope to get to know you all better.

>

> Blessings,

>

> DAnn

>

>

> " God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him " -

> John Piper

[Guest guest]

Hi Diana from Sydney!

 

So glad you've decided to come out of " lurkdom " ! It sounds like you are

doing a great job of being in charge of your health and diet. I enjoyed

your post and am wondering about a " low-gluten " diet as opposed to a " no

gluten " diet (you mentioned your father). Is that for health purposes?

I've really only met " all or none " people when it comes to gluten, so I find

this interesting. BTW, my father visited Sydney last year and had a GREAT

time! You live in a beautiful country!

 

LaDonna

 

- I also

> avoid wheat (which because my Dad's on a low-gluten diet is pretty

> easy for me).

[Guest guest]

Hi LaDonna,

Glad you liked my post. It's nice to be out of the darkness of

lurkdom! I had a feeling that mentioning a low-gluten diet might

spark a bit of interest. Here's the deal:

- My Dad was advised to go on a glutenfree diet for 6 months because

one of his doctors thought he had a magnesium deficiency that was

making his tinnitus worse (?!). Apparently, cutting gluten out makes

it easier for your body to absorb magnesium from the diet (I have no

idea of the truth in this).

- Dad tried it for 6 months and then went back to the doctor. The

gluten levels were way down but the tinnitus was much the same!

- Dad decided he didn't want to do glutenfree anymore but even now if

I say " Dad, that's full of gluten " , he won't eat it! So we have wheat-

free, yeast-free bread (even my Mum reports improved digestion!) and

only occasionally eat wheat pasta. Because the rest of the food we

eat is mostly fresh fruit and vegetables (and of course, gf cereal

grains - although my parents aren't vegan, they eat, eggs, meat, and

some dairy too) gluten is fairly easily avoided. The only thing Dad

doesn't even think about is the malt in the soymilk that we drink.

- So Dad avoids gluten where possible but if it's not, no harm done.

Personally, I try and stay wheatfree because I tend to feel a bit

bloated after eating wheat bread/pasta & doing ballet classes when

you feel bloated is terrible! I find eating vegan and wheat free

gives me the energy & nutrition I need for my lifestyle.

 

Diana

Sydney, Australia

P.S. Summer's on its way in down here!

, " Tea Cozy " <teacups@c...> wrote:

> Hi Diana from Sydney!

>

> So glad you've decided to come out of " lurkdom " ! It sounds

like you are

> doing a great job of being in charge of your health and diet. I

enjoyed

> your post and am wondering about a " low-gluten " diet as opposed to

a " no

> gluten " diet (you mentioned your father). Is that for health

purposes?

> I've really only met " all or none " people when it comes to gluten,

so I find

> this interesting. BTW, my father visited Sydney last year and had

a GREAT

> time! You live in a beautiful country!

>

> LaDonna

>

> - I also

> > avoid wheat (which because my Dad's on a low-gluten diet is pretty

> > easy for me).