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Posted 5/31/2015 6:43 PM (GMT -5)
My diet my whole life has been pretty good, then when I saw my LLMD back in april since then Iv been on this Palio lyme diet, very strict no cheating at all, no sugars no carbs no breads, nothing besides some meats veggies and fruits. I was wondering how strict are people with this and is it ok to have a cheat day once in awhile or would it have a major effect if you decided to have a snack or a non palio friendly meal once in awhile? In the past 2 months i haven't cheated once and i was wondering how damaging it would be if I were to cheat once in awhile and what i mean by that is really once in awhiiiiiile? what are peoples thoughts on this or what do your diets look like
Posted 5/31/2015 7:30 PM (GMT -5)
I cleaned up my diet - I aim for alcohol free, gluten free, sugar free, milk free (I do eat cheese, so not entirely dairy free).

But, when I say 'aim' - I mean I'm not super strict about it.

For instance: Most days, I stick to it. But, we were out of town for a couple of days, and for dinner I ordered a margarita pizza. The pizza crust wasn't gluten free. I also had a cupcake earlier in the day...not gluten, dairy or sugar free.

So, I definitely cheat...and I don't feel any different. But, I don't have any food allergies that I am aware of...and certainly don't have any symptoms after eating anything.

Will it affect my long-term healing? Personally, I don't think so, because it is something I only do once in awhile.

I also know people who have healed - and not followed a strict diet, just didn't eat a lot of junk food.

My LLND has never discussed diet with me...not once...which actually surprised me because ND's are usually looking at certain foods as contributing to health issues.
Posted 5/31/2015 9:05 PM (GMT -5)
ya once in a while id like to cheat and eat something i miss but i dont want to set myself back so im torn
Posted 6/1/2015 3:35 AM (GMT -5)
I started cheating after about a month... i had been so strict that it was ridiculous... i allow myself one thing... on one day of the week... yesterday it was icecream... i ate half the container... ended up in bathrm cuz im lactose intolerant...

Oh but that ice cream was sooooooo good!
Posted 6/1/2015 3:40 AM (GMT -5)
I do very well on my diet and I start feeling better. When I start feeling better, I start eating off diet and stuff I don't need to be eating. I then feel worse and go back to eating correctly. It's a cycle that doesn't seem to end.
Posted 6/1/2015 8:46 AM (GMT 0)

Georgia Hunter said...
When I start feeling better, I start eating off diet and stuff I don't need to be eating. I then feel worse and go back to eating correctly. It's a cycle that doesn't seem to end.

I can relate to this. We know what we need to do but actually doing it is very hard.
Posted 6/1/2015 8:51 AM (GMT -5)
My Lyme diet was very different from what I follow now. I only ate healthy on my Lyme diet, I didn't necessarily avoid any food group, not even milk - although it was goat milk products only. Even when I showed signs of candida, I stayed on my diet and healed.

My diet now is very different. I've discovered I have food allergies to soy and MSG and a few of it's derivatives - which is just lovely to avoid in today's society. And, I'm on a diet that is supposed to help the adrenals heal - high protein, low carb, which I've always felt better on anyway. So my diet is more restrictive now that when I was healing from Lyme.

Do I cheat? Yes - and like Bellyfull, I pay for it!!!

And Bellyfull - try out goat milk products, you likely won't have the issues with it because it's much easier to tolerate for those that are lactose intolerant. Or go for frozen kefir instead of ice cream!!! devil
Posted 6/1/2015 9:25 AM (GMT -5)
Thanks Traveler... i actually was doing the frozen keifer,,, but my roommate was buying and asked what kind...and i said "ah hell whatever ya want'... and paid dearly afterwards... but it was not without some logic.. i kinda figured the real ice cream would clear out hidden residue if it were there... and uh... it was there.

But i admit it was not a healthy way to do it... i coulda made a kombuchu,yogurt,citrus smoothie for that. It was just plain naughty of me!

On a positive note... i did order an ice cream maker, so that i can make my own frozen yogurt... because the frozen keifer is so pricey!

I did think about goats milk... was planning to visit a farm that sells goats milk and related products. I am curious how my system will handle it.

I appreciate your suggestion as always ~Traveler :)
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