I am never on a “diet”
A specific one anyways….
It is true, I have never followed a diet before. I adhere to portions and have recorded, but have never restricted foods (not for long anyways), but for a little while I will be using food combining rules for good digestion. At present I am losing or maintaining, I have no idea really, but this is not about weight loss. It is about helping myself and being excited about the possibilities of being free from health ISSUES. I feel so alive!
I will follow the diet for a good 2 (maybe 4) weeks because I need to address some joint soreness which I believe is related to some food sensitivities. Buy doing this I will also improve my digestion too, lol I HOPE! The idea is that some foods take longer to digest and that combining them with certain other foods creates issues with the digestive system. The goal is to digest the foods quickly so that my system is not plagued with fermentation (NOTE: some do not seem to struggle with this.) I do not want to be all control freak-like, but it is needed, because I want my health to be better. And ya know, I feel good. All I want is to be free of pain and issues * ‘nough said*…on that one. The most important thing that I will do is to not have fruit or juices with meat. I am trying to not have certain other foods that I usually have because I want to give my system a bit of a break. I am also trying to chew my food more. Little less water with meals then I use to too. I am recording with WW points simply to make sure I am eating enough calories. I do not believe I will be able to give up yogurt and dark chocolate for long, but I want to see some improvement so I will try. You can bet your sweet behind that I will be looking forward to that yummy chocolate, soon. Hehe….. My hope is to have a cleaned up system that is not sensitive to those things that I want, enjoy and some things that are actually quite nutritious.
It is true that some do not struggle with health or digestive issues and some actually need to combine starches and proteins to slow down their digestion…damn those thin people who have high metabolisms….hehe 
JUST KIDDING. Hey we all have to deal and I feel good. Except for my little episode yesterday, food is not an obsession, it is my energy. I am curious to see how my energy will be during this. I am a firm believer in sustained energy for weight loss, yet, my system needs a cleaning. Grief. Well….. just go with it and I am an experiment in progress… Shocking !!! hehe
Have a good one! 
You know, I was just reading in a magazine this weekend about combination of foods that this one lady did, and she actually lost weight with it. Didn’t change anything else about what she ate or how much, just the combinations, like you said, no fruit with meat, and I believe I read that she did not combine carbs with proteins. Would have carbs one meal and protein in another. Something like that. Thought it was interesting.
I will be here tracking you on this experiment buddy. Very interesting to me.
Huggggggggggs,
Shan
Digestive issues….I really like Activia yogurt, although sometimes it’s too sweet, so I am trying plain yogurt for the first time in my life!! LOL!
Anyhow, I totally agree with you Jenn. I have reached a point (FINALLY) where my priority is to learn to eat healthy, to nurture my body and to avoid serious illnesses, such as heart disease, diabetes (which runs in my family), etc.
Sure, I want to lose weight and hope to be able to do so with SB, but above all else, I want like you, to be able to eat to nurture the body!!
I am so proud of you and I admire you!! One day, when I grow up, I want to be like you!!
I think that spring cleaning of your body is needed. How else would you prepare yourself for spring and the heat of summer?
Kind of like changing the tides… moving from trying to stay warm and full during the winter times to releasing, letting go of stale savings (lol) in the digestive system to the breathy, light, and fast moving winds of spring and summer eating.
Nope, dark chocolate will not be forgotten… it will be waiting for you in the dark corner.
Please keep us posted on your progress! Good luck,
Very proud of you for pursuing your health versus only weight loss!