Thanks for the info. I'm trying to strike a balance really, and I do enjoy cooking and baking and am glad there are alternatives recipe-wise. That is one of the things that has kept me from trying things is that I really enjoy cooking and would need to come up with new flavorful meals. Not a bad challenge though. Thanks, David
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 5:48 PM, grrlyrida <grrlyr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I lost 30 lbs doing a modified whole 30. I cut out all grains, dairy > (which I rarely ate anyway) and sugar. But the best thing that happened was > that my asthma disappeared. I stopped using my advair and rescue inhalers. > I've been asthmatic for 25 years! After the 1st month I planned to go back > to my regular diet, but kept with the program and now it has become part of > my lifestyle. I did try to eat some grains for my birthday, but I suffered > so at night with asthma that I never tried any again. I eat egg whites, > rarely, because I don't like the taste of yolks. I still won't touch dairy > and my sugar addiction seems to be under control too. I don't eat any > frozen or processed foods. Because I'm professionally trained pastry chef, > I substituted flours with nut flours. Now I make cauliflower wraps, cashew > flour biscuits, rutabaga pasta, etc. I don't eat beef, pork or chicken, so > I eat a lot of seafood and fish. I also cut out those processed soy > products and tofu. Now I eat fish, vegetables, fruit and nuts. I eat cocoa, > but not often. I use stevia, not sugar. For baked goods I'll use almond > flour for cookies or cakes and dates or honey as the sweetener. But eating > baked goods is a once a month endeavor for me now. In my tea is unsweetened > almond milk. I also log everything I eat through lose it.com. It keeps me > honest. > > Unfortunately I'm a Hilton, Hyatt, Marriott girl and won't camp. Maybe > some other posters can speak on what to bring on overnight bike trip. I > know I keep a package of nuts and a piece of fruit with me when I'm out and > about just incase I get hungry and food options are poor. > > On Sunday, November 2, 2014 12:24:52 PM UTC-8, David Banzer wrote: >> >> First off, this isn't necessarily Riv-related, or even bike-related >> technically, but it is Grant-related. If this falls outside the parameters >> of this list, let me know, and Jim feel free to delete. >> >> I've been following Grant's new blog for his new book and am genuinely >> interested in the diet/exercise viewpoint that he discusses and follows. >> I guess my questions are (and answers probably should be offlist I guess): >> Anyone follow a similar diet? >> Your general experiences? >> Your reasons for adopting this diet, and your experience in the >> transition period? >> Difficulties? >> What would you bring on a lengthy bike ride (bike-related!) or overnight? >> Thanks, >> David >> Chicago >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/hirlDm9rL7U/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
