On Tue, 3 Jul 2001 14:25:39 -0700 Thomas Seay <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> At the risk of angering some people, I would like to
> ask you the following question.  Dont you think that
> there are limits imposed upon your bodies and after a
> certain point diet changes make no differences?(In
> other words a plateau).

Ardeith writes:
Yeah, right!....I'm never gonna be six feet tall, no matter
what I eat......nor am I gonna be a 100 lb. lady of
five foot/two....eyes of blue..........and so on...........
but cutting wheat products out of my diet has made
a big difference in how I feel, and I like it......I also
found support and encouragement to make the
changes here on this list with these people.............

Thomas wrote:
> I say this because it seems that a lot of people on this
> list go into minute details about diet.  I am wondering if
> after finding a diet that is generally good for you, if it might not
> be a good idea to just stick with that and not spend
> all of your time chasing after the dream of the
> perfect (down to the last detail) diet.

Ardeith writes:
Some people enjoy chasing details.......I don't so I just
delete those posts.......sometimes.   At other times, I
find explanations for why my system reacts to some
things and not others .....which helps me understand
my own body and its reactions better.......which is
what this is all about.....understanding your own
body's health........................

Thomas wrote:
> One might also wonder what effect, if any, this
> fastidiousness towards diet has on your social life,
> and if that harm might be greater than the benefit of
> "the perfect diet".

Ardeith writes:
Why on earth should how I chose to eat have any
effect on my social life?   When I get together with
friends, I eat salad, veggies, and meat....they can
have all the bread, pasta, potatoes or whatever
that they want.....it's not my place to tell them
how to eat.....and if they ask, I just say I react
badly to wheat products and let it go at that....
What? You think everyone on this list goes
around trying to "convert" everyone else?

Doubting Thomas wrote:
> Finally, one might wonder if there is not something a
> bit pathological in it all.  Are people seeking a cure
> from diet for a problem whose true etiology might be
> in a completely different area, be it personal,
> psychological, or social?

Ardeith writes:
The lethargy I feel after eating wheat products may
well be pathological in the end....and bring about my
end faster than avoiding those products may!   My
dad has diabetes......I have avoided sugar for many
years as I have come to believe using sugar puts
too much stress on the pancreas which in turn
messes up insulin responses.......this is "pathological"?
I think it's just good sense..............but I do wonder
why you feel it necessary to ask such scathing
questions.......................................

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