I've quit everything. Now what ?

Well, to be honest, you're not still going strong are you?

If you want to be healthy, you need to eat healthily, and that includes eating plenty of veg, preferably including some raw, as it loses nutrients when cooked.
So you're not actually allergic to salad, you just choose not to eat it because you were made to eat it as a child. I used to hate peas and mushrooms as a child, and although I wasn't forced to eat mushrooms, I did have to eat peas. I love both now. I also love brie, and other cheeses that I hated as a child. Our tastebuds change as we get older, and it's good to try new things out.

Open your mind and try a new thing each week. If you find you really don't like it, after eating it 2 or 3 times, then try something else. As I said, salad doesn't have to be lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes. My favourite salad leaf is watercress, because it's very peppery and I love pepper. Sliced, raw red pepper is juicy and crunchy, grated carrot is sweet and crunchy, baby leaves mixed salad bags are good too.

You're missing out on so much tasty food, that's good for you to boot!

I eat salad most days but rarely bother with commercial lettuce because it is largely tasteless. The only time I prepare it myself is if I grew a few leaves myself, which is dead easy and which taste much nicer. You don’t even need a garden. If someone serves me lettuce then of course I eat it.

So unless you have stomach issues with leaves and you really don’t like lettuce then try different sorts of greenery. You can grow you own “green stuff”from sprouting seeds. You can make salads without garlic and spring onions. (Although you are missing a tasty treat but each to his own:rotfl:).

I agree with Gigervamp - don’t let childhood memories stop you from trying new foods. Our tastebuds do change. Like most kids I had a sweet tooth, now I don’t like sweet foodstuffs. They are just too sweet and sickly. I only discovered I liked curry when I hit my 30s. I tried it in my teens and didn’t like it. A decade on I tried again and loved it. So yes our food preferences can change over time. My late husband was in his 40s before he liked olives and discovered the joys of a double espresso.

Be open minded. If you are cutting out bread then you need to make sure you are eating carbs in the form of fruit and veg. If you only live on meat, dairy, nuts and seeds then you will be cutting out too many food groups, you will miss vital nutrients. And, without being indelicate, you could end up with bowel problems.

I eat a Paleo diet because of stomach problems. I believe I mentioned I never touch grains. I just can digest them. I do eat dairy because I think we need some for good bone health but I’ve found Lacto free easier to digest.

I am also supposed to avoid foods belonging to the nightshade family. But I do cheat a bit there without any dire effects but even then I use common sense. Green bell peppers upset my digestive system, but I’m ok with red, yellow and orange ones. It’s all about trial and error.

However so although I eat no starchy carbs I do make sure I get enough carbs by eating plenty of fruit and veg, salads etc. You need some carbs for energy and a wide variety fruit and veg in your diet will ensure you don’t miss out on essential vitamins and nutrients.

AC a healthy diet is a varied diet and when you cut out food groups then you have to make sure you compensate. It’s all about balance. You simply must widen your food choices otherwise you aren’t going to get fully well again.

AC, long time no post - are you alright, did Black Friday get you in it's clutches?

AC. Be careful with that boiler......get it checked out. They shouldn’t cut out like that.

Re cold damp flat and condensation. It won’t be helping you with your cough. Definitely get yourself a good dehumidifier, I’ve just bought a new one. EBAC 18L - brilliant.

You will probably find that with a good dehumidifier you won’t need to spend quite so much on heating, they are actually very cost effective in terms of running costs. It’s cheaper to heat cold dry air than cold moist air.

Re the post......well there’s not much you can do, just make sure you check it every day so yours doesn’t get lost. It must be irritating though to have to put with a messy entrance hall. It would drive me nuts.

All is well here. Lots of spending I’m afraid.......dentists, glasses, vaccinations, car mot, new guttering, new kitchen tap, said dehumidifier, Christmas........hey ho - it’s only money. I will have to go on a strict economy drive after my holiday. :rotfl: