The "forbidden fruits" outlined in NeanderThin are all grains, all beans (including green beans, peas, peanuts, chocolate, soy, etc.), potatos/yams (beets, turnips, etc.), all dairy, and sugar. Alcohol is also to be eliminated, as is coffee.
Permitted foods are meat/fish & meat by-products (such as lard-- nonhydrogenated), fruits (low sugar is best), veggies (be judicious with carrots and other higher carb veggies), nuts & seeds (no peanuts or cashews), and berries.
I have never felt bloated on this strict protocol, nor have I felt unsatisfied or deprived. The food is exactly what my body wants. When I am hungry now, it is "body hunger," not emotional hunger or habit-driven in any way. All my incessant cravings are gone, because there are no addictive substances in my diet (as from grain, dairy, sugar, alcohol, etc), and the threads to those substances have been cut.
I won't be adding anything back into my diet after I have lost weight or been on this WOE for a long time, because I do not want to re-stimulate those threads. Grains, dairy, sugar, etc., have "exorphins" in them which produce a mildly euphoric, opiate-like response ... thus cravings and overindulgence. I'll just have to get my mild euphoria somewhere other than from my food!
This WOE certainly takes a firm resolve and commitment for most folks, especially carb addicts. But I'm thoroughly convinced it's worth it. I feel free from my dysfunctional relationship with food for the first time in my life!
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