Lovely yeast-control-approved lunch

[cjsmith]

Slices carved from roast turkey (not cold cuts)
Black beans with shredded cheeeeese on top*
Chilled asparagus and almond "salad" with some fresh-ground pepper

I managed to get this at the cafeteria in our building. Yay me! I think it involved every permissible food they had in the whole place except the mushrooms.

I am trying very hard not to think about the group that went out for dosas today. For months I'd tried to get people interested in going for dosas, and now, on day 2 of my being unable to eat pretty much anything South Indian, they all go. Grump. But I'm not thinking of that; I'm eating my yummy asparagus. Right? Right.

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*Most beans are on the "eat in moderation" list

Comments

[inflectionpoint.livejournal.com]

I think the deal with berries is that they are high in sugar, but...

they are also high in fiber and are low in calories and the net result is something that is essentially low glycemic. Check with diabetic nutrition sites and check with south beach folks, but berries were one of the first fruits I reintroduced when I did South Beach.

Asparagus - put asparagus on baking sheet. Drizzle olive oil and salt on it. Mix with hands. Wash hands. Put asparagus in oven at about 400 degrees for ten minutes. Remove. Eat. Be happy!

It sounds like you are making a lot of changes. Are you taking notes, keeping a journal, or something? You might want to be able to look back and see if you can correlate your foods and drugz with how you feel to see if there are patterns there that tell you how your body reacts to this diet change. That can be useful information and can help you learn what things you need to cut and what things may be ok in moderation. That information can make it less stressful and challenging to stick with it.

Good luck.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Yes, my printout talks about the fiber content versus the sugar content. That may be why it thinks berries are okay. Oddly enough, dried apricots are also on the "in moderation" list, the only dried fruit present.

Definitely making a lot of changes and keeping a journal, although the journal is probably not as detailed as it oughta be. I write down sleep time and quality, symptoms, and a letter grade for how well my diet stuck to my handout. To identify problem foods I'd have to take real notes on what I ate.

Thanks!