tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12196730.post5023637192895717206..comments2023-07-05T11:14:46.700-04:00Comments on The Unbearable Darkness of Being: Report on the allergy regime for Thursday, 9-11-08Mary Stebbins Taitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12196730.post-58690780405113346832008-09-13T16:32:00.000-04:002008-09-13T16:32:00.000-04:00Not so good.Yeah, I knew what you meant. Just not ...Not so good.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I knew what you meant. Just not sure what to do--do I have to fast three days after every bad reaction--or worse yet, ten days?<BR/><BR/>I'm doing better on the oatmeal, I'm on my second day of it.<BR/><BR/>I've lost twenty pounds since I started the allergy testing and 40 pounds since January. (In between, I'd gained 12 pounds back.)Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12196730.post-47473935664678791762008-09-13T15:56:00.000-04:002008-09-13T15:56:00.000-04:00I just meant that if you had a bad reaction to the...I just meant that if you had a bad reaction to the broccoli one day it might not be out of your system by the next day. In which case, it could affect the results of whatever you eat on day 2. How did it go with the shrimps?a/k/a Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499119739368587916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12196730.post-33793874924071025352008-09-11T22:47:00.000-04:002008-09-11T22:47:00.000-04:00The idea is that after you've cleansed with the br...The idea is that after you've cleansed with the brown rice, you add foods one at a time.<BR/><BR/>Of course, if you have a bad reaction, you probably need to recleanse some, the directions don't specify that.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12196730.post-67428811593562408022008-09-11T22:46:00.000-04:002008-09-11T22:46:00.000-04:00What kind of cleansing?The brown rice diet itself-...What kind of cleansing?<BR/><BR/>The brown rice diet itself--10 days of it--was supposed to be a cleaning.<BR/><BR/>And I did a fast, that's supposed to be a cleansing. <BR/><BR/>But no lemon juice fasts or special cleansing drinks. No.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12196730.post-53457393640041503002008-09-11T22:37:00.000-04:002008-09-11T22:37:00.000-04:00I ate three small bowls not full.In total over the...I ate three small bowls not full.<BR/><BR/>In total over the day, it was quite a bit, but each portion was probably no more than I'd put in a stir fry, for example? Dunno.<BR/><BR/>I was hungry and still am.<BR/><BR/>Today, I ate shrimp and only shrimp--3 for breakfast, 3 for lunch, 4 for dinner, and one for a snack.<BR/><BR/>Hope I can sleep. I will save broccoli to try again later.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12196730.post-16254629589375601232008-09-11T22:02:00.000-04:002008-09-11T22:02:00.000-04:00I can't weigh in on most of these issues, but I ha...I can't weigh in on most of these issues, but I have experienced intestinal distress on numerous occasions after eating large quantities of broccoli (meal-sized portions). It does not effect me at all at side-dish portions. I wonder if the same is true for your symptoms? I am guessing you ate a lot--you must have been quite hungry.BerryBirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01688522956177325844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12196730.post-90317556673491012132008-09-11T19:18:00.000-04:002008-09-11T19:18:00.000-04:00Are you doing any kind of "cleansing" between test...Are you doing any kind of "cleansing" between test days?a/k/a Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499119739368587916noreply@blogger.com