Thread: TX LC Elimination Diet

I dunno...sounds kinda 'crash diet-y' and unhealthy to me. Just my opinion.

God_still_rules - I've never heard of this and agree it sounds really "crash" to me. I've never even done the egg or fat fast. I have been in consistent ketosis since day 1.

Sharon Long - what do you mean by "toxic"? Just curious to know if this is something I could tell from my own body. I think I need to pay more attention to what my body is telling me.

Thanks.

Hi guys,

I remember reading about the elimination diet years ago, and at the time, it was really stressed that this is NOT a reasonable WOE, but can be a useful diagnostic tool to use for 3-4 days MAX when you're stalled and stumped as to why.

I cannot imagine someone being hardy enough to eat nothing but mayo for three days; generally you would start with a three-day rotation on, say, chicken or beef. If you felt OK and lost on that, it went onto your list of safe foods. Then after a week or so of regular LC eating, you might try another rotation of chicken plus mayo, and that's when you might discover that mayo stalls you, makes you bloat, whatever.

It sounds VERY boring food-wise and I'd have to be really frustrated with a really long stall to try it.

Honestly, it sounds like a desperate measure born of desperation - not a WOE. For desperate times, I think a better way to go is to get back to basics:

a) eat 90 - 100% low carb veggies and protein (avoid lc bars, lc ice creams & candy, lc bread, tortillas, fruit, etc.)
b) reduce dense calorie foods (cheese, cream, nuts, mayo, bacon, very fatty meats, etc.)
c) reduce or eliminate very salty foods (pork rinds, nuts, pickles, bacon, cheese, etc.)
c) be sure to drink 1/2 oz. of water per pound you weigh each day.

Teelbee, you're absolutely right in your recommendations. I think the real purpose of the elimination diet was originally to identify foods that are LC-legal but that you're allergic to, sensitive to, or just plain stall you for some other reason.