Hi,
I am not a doctor or nutritionist so I could not give you a
recommendation of anything specific. (Have you met with a dietition?)
If you are reacting negatively to certain foods, I would definately
avoid them even if they are "on the program." I think the most
important aspects of the program are to eat every 3-4 hours. Combine
a protein,carb & fat, avoid processed sugar, and have cocoa in the
evening.
Having said that some ideas I had:

-experiment with different oils- olive, sunflower, peanut, corn. Or
get your fats from things like avacodos if you can tolerate that.
-Try using soy milk instead of cow's milk. I prefer Silk, but there
are many different brands.

As far as the old habits that are hard to break, it can be tough. I
do counted cross stitch when watching tv to avoid eating, or take a
walk. I have made a committment to walk the dogs every day, even if
it is just around the block. I have this phrase on a post-it
note: "Is this going to get me closer to my goal, or take me farther
away." Knowing I am having my cocoa at the end of the day helps me
pass up on a cookie or what ever. It is like a treat. On the website
there is a 12 week discussion guide made for a group of people doing
the program. Each week I have been printing out and writing the
answers in my food journal.

I hope this is of some help.
Good luck to you!
~Terri



--- In Goodmooddietclub@yahoogroups.com, "morrocy" <morrocy@...>
wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone, I'm new to the program as well as this website, for
about
> 10 days now. The decision to check out this book came about during
my
> months of severe stomach and digestive problems. I have been
through
> every test that you can possibly think of to find out "what is
wrong"
> with me. In the last 10 months I have gained 25lbs, which is
completely
> unheard of for me, and have been in and out of pain. The doctors
were
> saying at first it was IBS, so then I researched those books and
made
> the necessary food and lifestyle change. But no matter what I ate,
I
> would have a reaction to it. The burning in my upper/center
abdominal
> region, the gnawing pain very much like an ulcer. And I would
swell,
> to about 3 times the normal size. I have a smaller frame, although
> tall, and it would look like I had a volleyball under my shirt
after
> eating a normal meal of boneless chicken and salad.
> The specialist tells me that I have Non-Ulcer Dyspepsia. That
means, I
> react to certain foods like I have a stomach ulcer, the symptoms
are
> there, however, there is no physical evidence of an ulcer or any
tears
> in my stomach. It burns when I have acidic foods, alcohol, real
> chocolate (not cocoa powder), grease, and oils. Because of the
stress
> that this condition caused on my body, was why I had IBS, and there
is
> another list of foods i cannot have because that aggravated the IBS.
> (Milk and Dairy, Whey, etc)
> Of course their solutions are always medications, but I believed in
my
> heart that regimented diet and if I got back into my exercise plan
I
> would start to heal and then be able to add things back into my
diet,
> such as milk products.
>
> I am sorry if this is lengthly in detail, but I had been so unhappy
and
> frustrated with things, I didn't know what to do.
> I read the Good Mood Diet book cover to cover, and started the
program.
> My goal is to lose at least 20lbs of that weight I had gained, tone
up,
> and feel good overall.
> I do feel better following this plan so far, but I do swell if I
have
> too much of the acidic foods (oranges, balsamic, tomatoes, etc).
>
> My question to you (yes! I am finally getting to my point), is
that
> what would you recommend I do in this situation to follow the good
mood
> diet, in order to reach my goals, while alleviating my symptoms?
> I am at a loss here... Other than making sure I go with the
recommended
> portions (Group 1).
>
> Thank you so much for listening, I am eager to have this work for
me,
> although coming from frustration I would just "eat whatever I want"
and
> then suffer the consequences later, therefore putting myself in
this
> weight predicament. In other words, I have to break some hard
habits.
>
> Please share with me how you were able to break certain habits
(such as
> snacking at night in front of the TV :)
>
> Thank you for your time!
>