I had lost 50 lbs over a 15 month period, by moving to a primary pescatarian diet, with eating whole foods and plant based and exercising on a regular basis. I started having issues with food getting stuck and trouble swallowing and ended being diagnosed with food sensitivities and Eosinophilic Esophagitis, which is causes chronic inflammation in the esophagus from the following food groups milk & dairy, eggs, wheat, soy, peanuts & tree nuts, fish & shellfish. Other foods that can trigger EoE, are fatty or fried foods, tomato sauce, alcohol, chocolate, mint, garlic onion and caffeine. In addition, I was diagnosed with food sensitivities to 26 different foods. Since this diagnosis I am struggling with what to eat as basically my pescatarian diet was no longer feasible and neither was my plant basis as I ended up being sensitive to several grains, beans & legumes as well as green beans, mushrooms, watermelon. I have put back on 22 lbs and am struggling with how to eat these days. Any help from ladies who deal with this would be appreciated.

I'm trying to not eat too much meat. Some meat for me is OK. But, how can we eat sort of "plant based" and still get ENOUGH protein? example: a bowl of fruit & oatmeal for breakfast....is that OK?Should we just kind of 'eye' it on our plate as far as how many total carbs should we eat per day? (I have heard 100 grams of carbs per day maximum, but I don't really know)

I had seen somewhere about combination of eggs and cottage cheese for scrambled eggs. Decided to try it today. Had 2 eggs, 1/4 cup cottage cheese made into scrambled eggs. The rest of my plate 1/2 cucumber, coffee with 1/4 cup lactose free milk, 2 tbl college peptides, cinnamon. All together 30 grams protein

I have been a professional weight loser. I've been playing this game of ups and downs since late high school. I was a practicing bulimic and binge eater through college running eight miles a day and still gaining weight because of my habits. My husband and I have done Weight Watchers more than once with success in losing, but not in keeping it off. In between we had an incredible life in Alaska where I was constantly on the go, however skipping meals was how I lost weight which I gave myself permission to eat treats or sugary items from time to time. I had a killer wardrobe and loved how I felt. Then we returned to the lower 48. During COVID we did Keto, however the program I chose was focused on his body type. He lost 50 pounds, but I gained. Then he gained it all back. We buy organic groceries all the time, however our life is such that we are often in a "fast food season" as my husband's career pulls him in multiple directions with little consistency; he's on-call 24/7. Starting day 2 of the 5-Day Metabolism Boost workshop gives me hope even with what I was able to implement on day 1 that my husband and I can be successful. More than anything, I'm curious to hear more of what she is teaching as I think it will build on what we have learned so far and begin to undo the negative thinking and shame/guilt we've experienced in the past. I love the mindsets. Good food for thought!

Curious about how kombucha might fit in the framework discussed. Not recommended??