Finding out what works for you?

HBK

Hi Guys,

This may have been asked before but...how does one find out what type of diet does/does not work for them?
I know thats a bit of a general question but I guess I mean certain foods etc? Is there any tests you can have done,to rule out certain food types?

I hit the gym pretty hard but feel sometimes I get days where what I eat totally works and I feel good, to days where I eat and it just doesnt sit right, yet I can never pinpoint what exactly?

Hmm bit of an all over the place question, apologies.

RebeccaChick

Last year I was going on holiday in September so i wanted to look good, in June i gave up wheat and in August i gave up sugar and got amazing results, was very happy!
Hope this helps!

metamorphosis

Sugar, wheat and gluten, dairy are the culprits for most.

Red Cortina

What you probably need to do is try and eliminate some of the main know allergens from your diet for a certain period of time (ie a month), re-introduce it and see how you feel. Probably better to do this 1 food at a time so you can actually pin-point what gives you trouble...

HBK

Thats for the replies guys.

And if as you say, give up wheat/dairy...have you replaced these with something else? Seems like alot to give up?

siochain

Might sound like a lot but it depends on how bad you want to feel good.

eliminate one food type at a time and keep a diary, you will be really surprised at the results.

Adelie

HBK wrote: »

Thats for the replies guys.

And if as you say, give up wheat/dairy...have you replaced these with something else? Seems like alot to give up?

I replaced wheat with root vegetables like potato, and sometimes rice. So I still eat bolganese sauce but with potatos, not spagetti. Occasionally I eat special gluten-free products like if I go out for pizza.

Dairy was harder for me because gluten-free products seem more available than dairy free. I started eating a lot of coconut products - cooking with coconut oil instead of butter, eating coconut milk and fruit instead of cream and fruit, making curries with coconut cream.

In general though you'll just have to change the way you eat including probably preparing most of what you eat yourself. It's hard at first but once you get the hang of it it's easier. You'll need to find new recipies and to learn which brands contain milk/wheat. You'll especially need to be organised so you don't depend on buying food on the go.

Sapsorrow

Keeping a food diary is the best tool you have, try adopting a junk free wholefoods diet. Keep track of everything you eat and how you feel physically and emotionally throughout the day. After a while you'll start to notice patterns in how you respond to various foods and if you have an occasional binge on junk it won't take long to decipher what exactly gives you problems. It's tricky enough to do it right though, not sure that it would work with a processed foods based diet, as any one thing could contain 20 ingredients that you might react to and you're not going to write down the ingredients of everything in the diary.

Red Cortina

HBK wrote: »

Thats for the replies guys.

And if as you say, give up wheat/dairy...have you replaced these with something else? Seems like alot to give up?

I don't eat gluten and try and avoid casein (a milk protein) also.
I eat meat, fis, eggs, veg, fruit, potatoes (sweet and white) and rice sometimes:)

Tradnuts

I gave up all types of bread about 1 year ago. This includes any brown bread too. It made a huge difference to my overall energy levels. Before I gave it up, I was thinking that it would be really difficult, but after only 2 days when i saw the difference it made, it stopped be anyway difficult.

Now when I look at bread its not tempting at all.
I just think that while it may be tasty, i know that its just no good for me. Plus i lost about 5kg in the past year, so thats all good if you ask me.

Friends of mine who ask about my weight loss, the bread story is always the one i tell. I got my dad to go off it too, and he thanks me now every week for it!