Update from newbie

[Janie]

Doing well except for the minor mishap. Didn't cook my cauliflower mushy enough last night, so that went through me today. I rotate turkey, venison or as the kids call it, eating Bambi again. I added Bison too. Have some ground lamb to try in a few days. I have 3 to 4 safe veggies and plan on adding to that. I use coconut for cooking and olive oil for turkey to help with dryness. I eat Udis bread and nutbutters and rice chex with almond milk or coconut milk. Applesauce and green bananas are ok.
I switched all vitamins that I need to safe ones. Done with PPI and weaning off Cymbalta slowly. Taking Mag and vit. D religiously. Also taking Allegra for allergies when needed. I don't take Budesonide. I have osteoporosis and do not tolerate meds well.
Working on my mental attitude and relaxing. Dry heat is as bad as humid. 113 degreees yesterday and the smoke from the fires, could have added to the WD today. But mostly 6 days of the week, I have normans or the new normans.
I lurk a lot on the site and soak up information.
If there is anything anyone can add such as what food to rotate in. Or any helpful hints, all are appreciated!
Thanks to Tex and Gabes and anyone else, you have been a saving grace for me.

[Gabes-Apg]

you are doing grand!! and that you are having good results and improvements
a good way to avoid dry turkey etc, I boil mine in bone broth to cook it. this keeps it moist.

given your quick reaction to not quite cooked enough cauliflower, i would not add in salad type items just yet as you are reacting to fibre

if you can, stick to this eating plan for as long as you can, give your body more time to heal.
especially if you are reacting to the hot weather..

[tex]

Hi Janie,

It sounds as though you are doing well and recovering nicely. Progress rarely occurs without occasional minor setbacks, and it's sometimes possible for bad days to happen for no obvious reason during recovery.

One thing to be aware of is that if you are sensitive to beef, it's possible to react to bison. Because the wild bison herds were almost decimated during the late 1870s after the government encouraged their slaughter in order to force the remaining plains Indian tribes onto reservations, the few surviving bison tended to roam aimlessly, often joining herds of domestic cattle, and they frequently crossbred with those cattle. And even today, bison ranchers occasionally crossbreed bison with domestic cattle in order to overcome serious genetic defects that become increasingly problematic in small inbred herds. IOW, virtually all bison now contain DNA from domestic cattle.

Bison would only be a risk if you are sensitive to beef, of course.

Thanks for the update.

Tex

[Janie]

I don't think I will try salads for awhile not interested in them as of yet. I will stick with cooked veggies. Ordered some rice protein powder, Gabes for something different.
Bison tasted like beef to me, not reacting to it. But I like Venison better. Good to know about the Bison. Tex.
Gabes how is the new job going? Not to stressful I hope. I am retired so it helps me relax instead of the intense work in a step down ICU telemetry unit

[Gabes-Apg]

Janie
thanks for asking
work is busy, it is coming up to the end of financial year here in Aus, for both individuals and business so it is busier.
we also got two new clients in the past fortnight so there is a peak of work with that.

added to that we have really bad wind weather. lots of dust, debris. Power outages due to fallen trees.

I will also be a polling official at the upcoming federal election in Australia (2 July) as i need the extra money for dental work.
I have been busy doing my online training so that I am 'qualified' It will be a 13 hour day for me, so I have also been doing extra cook ups etc so that i prepared.
(that is why i havent had much time to finish the guidelines for recovery the past couple of weeks)

there will be snowfall on the mountains 1.5hrs away from me, this weekend, this is rare event. as it is not meant to snow in this area.
the tricky part of this, is that houses in australia are built to be cool in summer. they are not set up for windy cold weather.
to use the computer I end up with blanket on my legs, and gloves etc!
the joys of living on a farm..

gotta fly, off to work!

[jessica329]

I like to make a huge pot of soup and freeze about half. The other half I consume throughout the day. This way I know that the veggies are mushy, the broth is nourishing and I won't choke on bland dry meat.

[dhouts]

Jessica, I really like the way you framed that. I now want to go and make a huge pot of soup! Even in the summer, I love soup.

[Janie]

Jessica, making soup today even though it is going to get hot! Thanks for the idea

[hollyweb]

Hi Janie! As another newbie, I'm so happy to hear about your progress! What a supportive group, everyone with wonderful ideas and so willing to share them with others!

About all I can contribute is that it took me awhile to figure out that (in my case) it wasn't the meat (chicken) I was reacting to, it was what I was cooking it in (coconut oil; I also later had reactions to coconut milk and water so just eliminated it completely). What I use to cook my meats in now is squeezing lemon juice on the meat, then sprinkling hemp seeds on top (for the Omegas). My ND told me that lemon is one of those "super-foods"; when ingested cold, it is acidic (and can cause stomach and digestive troubles) but when it's ingested hot (like in hot tea, or hot water, or for cooking), it becomes alkaline, and very beneficial to the digestive system.

Anyway, just a thought that sometimes it can be what we cook something in, rather than the food itself. Or maybe throughout the course of a day, we just take in too much of something, and our intestines let us know real quick!! Also learned that drinking something hot after a meal helps with digestion. Before that, especially this time of year, I'd drink ice water with everything. Now, I love that hot tea with lemon juice and honey!

Looks like you and Diana are also in California!!

~ Holly