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Wondering if anyone is in a situation similar to mine (probably not but it's worth a try): Earlier this year I developed about 30 food allergies (IgE-mediated;

by rewgs 5y ago

Wondering if anyone is in a situation similar to mine (probably not but it's worth a try): Earlier this year I developed about 30 food allergies (IgE-mediated; I'm using the term "allergy" accurately, not in the fuzzy way we colloquially use it to refer to intolerances, etc, which are entirely different, mechanism- and prognosis-wise). This has absolutely decimated my ability to eat out at restaurants (I literally can't eat anything I don't prepare myself). Logistically it just sucks. It'll be evening after work and someone on the other side of town says "come hang out." I'd love to, but I'll have to drive home one direction, eat, then drive twice as far the other direction. With traffic it'll be 9pm before I can leave, so...yeah, not happening. It's destroyed my social life. My allergies have also affected things that are "quick" or "travel" foods, so basically I always need to heat stuff up. God it sucks. Naturally, I've arrived at the thought of training myself to "officially" work IF into my life. Unofficially, I do it all the time by way of just...having to go somewhere unexpectedly or staying somewhere longer than I thought, and I don't have any food. About 50% of the time I feel fine and can power through, the other 50% I feel faint and hangry. Can't figure out why. The other side of this coin, though, is that I'm trying to build muscle mass. Nuff said. Anyone find a way to satisfy all these competing interests successfully?

godDLL 5y ago
I got repeated food poisoning x4 around January last year, and since can't do sugar at all, carbs very little, coffee once a week (if that). Also can't do any oil but olive oil. Butter I can. Kinda similar to your situation. I have to prep my own meals, always (it's OK, I'm a very well versed cook, and enjoy everything about that). I sourdough my own bread and portion to two slices a day max. I do a lot of soups and salads (that's new). And I have a keto week, once a month. That starts with 3-4 days of basically water fast, where I am allowed a cup of soup after sunset, but that's all. Also no smoking or coffee these three days. I do a lot of stretching, but little exercise at that time. It helps to have something to do when a craving comes, so I just go stretch or do hot-cold-mild shower, Wim Hoff style. You feel amazing at the end of day two. Just gotta hold out. And it continues to the rest of that week where I eat in a window between 14:00 and 17:00, limiting carbs to 20g, protein to 180g and having lots of fat with it. I try to have my protein first, as well, so that the two meals are a salad with olive oil dressing and three eggs in butter for the other one, or whatever. That's where I do exercise. Short, violent bursts, short rests, stretches. Feels great, helps with the keto, and redistributes body mass towards eh, fighter-style body, I'd say? The windowing of eating stays, but the amount restrictions go for the remaining three weeks. Before I added that keto week it was a struggle, as you describe. But now it is not. There might be many reasons for that, but maybe you should try something similar and find out how it maps onto yourself. Cheers.
- rewgs 5y ago
  That's the missing link, unfortunately -- I'm allergic to keto staples such as avocado, coconut, fish, egg (yolks only, whites are fine). I have so very few foods left that I really just have to eat what I can. And more are dropping all the time. That said I'll try and adapt your suggestions onto my life as best I can. Thanks.

by rewgs 5y ago

godDLL 5y ago

I got repeated food poisoning x4 around January last year, and since can't do sugar at all, carbs very little, coffee once a week (if that). Also can't do any oil but olive oil. Butter I can. Kinda similar to your situation. I have to prep my own meals, always (it's OK, I'm a very well versed cook, and enjoy everything about that). I sourdough my own bread and portion to two slices a day max. I do a lot of soups and salads (that's new). And I have a keto week, once a month. That starts with 3-4 days of basically water fast, where I am allowed a cup of soup after sunset, but that's all. Also no smoking or coffee these three days. I do a lot of stretching, but little exercise at that time. It helps to have something to do when a craving comes, so I just go stretch or do hot-cold-mild shower, Wim Hoff style. You feel amazing at the end of day two. Just gotta hold out. And it continues to the rest of that week where I eat in a window between 14:00 and 17:00, limiting carbs to 20g, protein to 180g and having lots of fat with it. I try to have my protein first, as well, so that the two meals are a salad with olive oil dressing and three eggs in butter for the other one, or whatever. That's where I do exercise. Short, violent bursts, short rests, stretches. Feels great, helps with the keto, and redistributes body mass towards eh, fighter-style body, I'd say? The windowing of eating stays, but the amount restrictions go for the remaining three weeks. Before I added that keto week it was a struggle, as you describe. But now it is not. There might be many reasons for that, but maybe you should try something similar and find out how it maps onto yourself. Cheers.

rewgs 5y ago
That's the missing link, unfortunately -- I'm allergic to keto staples such as avocado, coconut, fish, egg (yolks only, whites are fine). I have so very few foods left that I really just have to eat what I can. And more are dropping all the time. That said I'll try and adapt your suggestions onto my life as best I can. Thanks.