Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Let's try this from a different angle

Could you list what you would eat in a single day if you *weren't* trying to follow Heather's EFI Diet? Then people on the Board can help you figure out safe substitutes. (If you decide to do this, please say whether you're IBS-C, D, A, or P.)

As for hypno, I don't think it's meant to be a quick fix, so hang in there.

Here's what my day has/will look like, food wise:

Pre-Breakfast: Decaf Constant Comment with honey; 1/2 cup applesauce with 1 teaspoon Acacia

Breakfast: 1 slice Brown Sugar Banana Bread from EFI with 1 egg white, either "fried" or hard-boiled

AM Snack: 1 slice Pumpkin Apple Spice Bread from EFI (guess who baked yesterday)

Lunch: Chicken Pasta Grape salad from Recipe Board, with either a slice of bakery bread or a few pretzels; Sunset Rose iced tea

Afternoon Snack: not sure - perhaps pita chips, perhaps a smoothie, perhaps an apple

Dinner: pizza, either the Chicken BBQ one from EFI or pepperoni made with turkey pepperoni and no cheese; I use the Pillsbury pizza dough - no dairy; if I feel energetic, I'll make a small salad to go with

Evening snack: lemon cupcake made from a store-brand mix with no dairy and, if it's not too hot, SleepyTime tea

I get a fair amount of IF, lots of it raw. If you're just starting out, you might need to eat less of it and/or cook, chop, puree it. For example, a cooked vegetable with dinner rather than a salad and fewer grapes in the pasta salad for lunch. Note that I eat almost as soon as I get up and I eat no IF for breakfast and very little until lunch.

I'm not watching my weight, so if you're thinking this is way too much food, keep the ideas the same and eat smaller portions.

HTH.

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