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[Erin]

I have lost a total of 10.5 lbs since I joined this website. I lost 4 lbs in the last week, because I decided to try to experiment with my diet and cut out all forms of yeast.

I'm allergic to yeast, but it is a very difficult thing to avoid as it can be found in the skins of a lot of fruits & vegetables, most dairy, and tons of other stuff. But I had been feeling incredibly bloated, and I figured that my allergies were the main cause, and I was right!
Just in the past 5 days, my stomach has gone back to being almost completely flat. I'm no longer bloated, and have a lot more energy.

I also haven't been getting the sugar cravings I used to always have... and without those, I have a feeling it will be a lot easier to drop the rest of the weight I want to lose.

[torialeigh]

Congrats!! ::cheerleader::

[MikeB]

Great job!

[Kumquat76]

WOOHOO!! Congrats!

[Dustin]

Just kidding. Fantastic work!

[Treasure]

Erin, congratulations! I'd really like to hear more about this. What have you been eating since you eliminated yeast?

[Erin]

These are the foods I cannot eat, as they either contain yeast or promote yeast growth:

1. Avoid yeast-containing foods:

• Beer, wine, and all other forms of alcohol
• Breads, rolls, pretzels, pastries, cookies, and sweet rolls
• B–complex vitamins and selenium products, unless labeled “yeast–free”
• Vinegar or foods containing vinegar, such as mustard, salad dressings, pickles, barbeque sauce, mayonnaise
• Commercially prepared foods such as soups, dry roasted nuts, potato chips, soy sauce, cider, natural root beer, olives, sauerkraut

2. Avoid mold-containing and mold-supporting foods:

• Pickled, smoked or dried meats, fish, and poultry
• Cured pork bacon
• All cheese, aged or fresh
• Mushrooms
• Tempeh
• Soy sauce, tamari, and miso
• Peanuts, peanut products, and pistachios
• Any fermented foods, including black teas (green and herbal are fine)
• Malt or foods containing malt
• Canned or prepared tomatoes (fresh tomatoes are fine)

3. Avoid all concentrated sugars:

• Honey, maple syrup, brown sugar
• Fruit juices (canned, bottled, or frozen)
• Dried fruits
• All imported fruits, all grapes
• All processed sugar
• Anything containing high-fructose corn syrup
• High glycemic index foods

[Treasure]

Wow! Tough list. I never would have thought about vinegar.

I know that when I'm eating low carb/low GI I see a huge improvement in terms of yeast infections. Now I'm starting to see why that is. Thanks!

[La gorda]

Congratulations, Erin! Way to go!

[bigdaddy38]

Originally Posted by Erin

These are the foods I cannot eat, as they either contain yeast or promote yeast growth:

1. Avoid yeast-containing foods:

• Beer, wine, and all other forms of alcohol
• Breads, rolls, pretzels, pastries, cookies, and sweet rolls
• B–complex vitamins and selenium products, unless labeled “yeast–free”
• Vinegar or foods containing vinegar, such as mustard, salad dressings, pickles, barbeque sauce, mayonnaise
• Commercially prepared foods such as soups, dry roasted nuts, potato chips, soy sauce, cider, natural root beer, olives, sauerkraut

2. Avoid mold-containing and mold-supporting foods:

• Pickled, smoked or dried meats, fish, and poultry
• Cured pork bacon
• All cheese, aged or fresh
• Mushrooms
• Tempeh
• Soy sauce, tamari, and miso
• Peanuts, peanut products, and pistachios
• Any fermented foods, including black teas (green and herbal are fine)
• Malt or foods containing malt
• Canned or prepared tomatoes (fresh tomatoes are fine)

3. Avoid all concentrated sugars:

• Honey, maple syrup, brown sugar
• Fruit juices (canned, bottled, or frozen)
• Dried fruits
• All imported fruits, all grapes
• All processed sugar
• Anything containing high-fructose corn syrup
• High glycemic index foods

so what does that leave, what can you eat?

[Erin]

All the fish and chicken I want, I can eat red meat although I try to limit myself to once or twice a week, I can have rice, domestic fruits (berries, peaches, nectarines, apples, etc. Oranges & grapes are a no-go, as they have yeast in their skins.) most vegetables, some nuts (hazelnuts, walnuts) and some other stuff....
I can't eat flour, but I can have all the whole grains I want.

I typically start my day off with a bowl of oatmeal with a little bit of soy milk & cinnamon to sweeten it a little. I'll add in some almond slivers for protein.

Lunch I'll have some wild salmon or chicken that is leftover from the dinner I made the night before, then I'll have some berries & apples to snack.

Dinner is fish (I prefer salmon, but any kind works) or chicken and rice and/or lightly steamed veggies. I spice the fish and/or chicken with different herbs/spices. No sauces. But it's still delicious. Garlic is my friend.

[bigdaddy38]

I would have never guessed there was yeast in grapes, but on oranges you don't eat the skin, does the yeast leech in to the fruit or something.

[Erin]

Originally Posted by bigdaddy38

I would have never guessed there was yeast in grapes, but on oranges you don't eat the skin, does the yeast leech in to the fruit or something.

I think that's the logic behind it. If it is on the skin, it can seep into the fruit.

I was eating tons of yeast-containing foods for a long time without even realizing they had yeast in them! Grapes especially. I love my grapes, so that's a hard one for me. More difficult than the no-sugar rule (i haven't had sugar cravings at all!!)

Basically I will slowly introduce individual items back into my diet once I have been eating this way for over 30 days, but will still have to be careful not to eat too much of them. I'll be introducing honey back into my diet first, as my tea tastes bland without it.

[Obesity Discussion]

I'm curious to see how this works for you going forward...keep us posted! Amazing what cutting out a little yeast can do for ya!

[bigdaddy38]

Originally Posted by Obesity Discussion

I'm curious to see how this works for you going forward...keep us posted! Amazing what cutting out a little yeast can do for ya!

It's amazing yeast is almost toxic to us, I have an autistic son so I read Jenny McCarthy's book about autism and her battle to save her son and I found out that a huge part of their behavior is because of yeast build up in there system, by changing an autistic child to a wheat and gluten free diet it won't cure them but it will curb there behavior more toward normal, so I take this to mean that yeast wreaks havoc on our bodies.

[Erin]

Yesterday was my first day back to work since I started my new eating regime, and I must say... I knew it was hard not to eat bad stuff at work, but I never realized just how hard until I cut 99% of sugars out of my diet!!! All day I had to look at the sugary/fatty pastries in the store, then on my break (when I'd usually make myself a vanilla soy latte) I had to just keep drinking alternating cups of water and herbal tea.

The worst part about it was that I couldn't make my morning oatmeal, since I started work at 5am and was in no way going to get up extra early for that, so by the end of it I had a wicked headache since all I ate was a couple of apples and some almonds.

But I didn't give into tempations!!! I came home and made myself some wild salmon and went to take a nap until my headache went away.

[Treasure]

Good for you Erin! That's a tough plan to stick to at home, much less in the office. Have you thought about making the oatmeal the night before and heating it up in the microwave at work? It might not be as good, but it's better than getting a headache.

[bigdaddy38]

I always cook my oatmeal in the microwave that way in only takes 2 minutes to cook, if I'm in a hurry I will add extra water so it is runny and just drink it.

[Erin]

No microwave at the starbucks I work at.

[sass63]

Congrats!!!!! its always easier when you feel better about what your doing also.

Yeast huh keep us updated