Starting any new diet or eating pattern can
be really overwhelming and, you know, a right
pain in the ass. Especially if you not only cook
and prepare meals for yourself, right? Maybe
it's for your family, your kids, your partner.
You have to be realistic, if that's your situation,
you’re not going to stick to it and historically,
it's probably what's happened to you when you've
tried to follow diets and things like that before.
Now, with a low FODMAP diet, right? This is the
medical diet. We see this all the time, it's
really common but where able to do it with our
clients because you don't have to follow a new
meal plan to follow this diet, you don't have
to reinvent the wheel. So in this video I want
to explain how to do that. My name is Joe, I'm a dietitian.
My company we help women resolve their long-term
digestive issues as quickly and efficiently as possible.
We do it all online. We are the largest company
in the space. We have over 450 active clients.
So this video is for you, if you’re feeling overwhelmed
with the low FODMAP diet, or the things you need
to follow or perhaps you're just concerned
about, how's this going to work? Like I'm preparing
meals, it's not just for me, it might be, you
know, for your husband, or your partner, or whatever.
If you stay until the end of the video, also
have a free guide for you called an “Eat This
Not That low FODMAP swaps list” basically. So,
I'll tell you how to get that at the end. Okay,
so let's just get straight to the point with
a low FODMAP diet, you don't have to follow a
whole new diet and reinvent the wheel. If you
do that, you're likely going to fail. You can
do that in the very beginning first week or two
if you find that helpful. But that's actually
not how you're going to be successful, following this protocol.
So this is what you actually need to do and how
you should approach it. This is what we're doing
with our clients. Don't think about a whole new diet.
Think about how can I modify, what we currently
eat at home to be in line with a low FODMAP diet protocol.
So it doesn't need to be all new meals. Things
you've never done and foods that neither you
of your partner I've ever had before that gets complicated.
What about? Hey, this is what we typically eat
in a week because you and I we all have our eating
patterns, okay? We do have a meals that we typically
go to or comfortable with. So what are those
meals look like exactly. Now, how can I make
the necessary swaps to make sure that they are,
you know, in this instance, I'm talking about
low FODMAP diet, but it could be low histamine,
or, you know, all the different other protocols
that we might have with a client. For example,
I'm just talking about my experiences as the
clinician but let's say it's low FODMAP, how
can I make swaps necessary so that I'm still
eating the foods I enjoy and I know how to prepare
that my family likes or that my partner or husband enjoys.
But where it's still in line my health goals as well.
So, I'm not sabotaging any progress. I'm having
foods I enjoy, maybe you're still eating out.
Maybe you're still on vacation and doing certain
things, and having certain drinks and things
that you enjoy, but it doesn't have to sabotage your progress.
That's, that's the name of the game. If you can
do that, you will be successful. You'll give
yourself a maximum chance to resolve your issues
and feel better and get on with your life and
not have to worry about gut problems anymore.
Now, of course, this process of swapping out
out, you know, the high FODMAPs foods ingredients
that you typically have four lower FODMAP alternatives.
it takes time because there's a learning process
involved and it looks different for every individual
because we all eat differently, right? And
that's another reason, why meal plans won't
really work for your past a few weeks, or probably two weeks.
And so, that's why, you know, if you want to do
it, quickly and easily not have to stress and
worry and learn all these things, and get it wrong
a lot of times, you're better off getting individual
help and that's what we do. So we have our clients
okay, let's have a look exactly at what you're
having in a typical week. And I'm going to tell
you exactly everything you should swap and
what you should swap it for. And, you know, work
with you to figure out your little plan so that
you're basically still eating the same maybe
you're still going out to your favorite restaurants
and stuff, but we just made these tiny, little
swaps that make such a big difference.
And then it's just like, wow that didn't need
to be complicated or overwhelming at all, it's
quite easy. So yeah, you that way, you don't
have to do all the heavy lifting and trial and
error on your own. Now, of course, I wish in this
video, I could give you a more concrete example
of like, well, swap this for this, but it's it's
so individual because I don't know what you
eat, right? And you don't know what I you like.
It's so it's so different. So what I can do though,
is the list, the list I talked to you about in the beginning
so I do have the “Eat This Not That FODMAP food list”.
So it’s basically lists things that we would typically
eat that are that are kind of a No-No in the beginning
and then what you could swap instead that is
mostly like for like, that's of course not as
good as if we could speak with you and work exactly
with you and what you and your family or you and
your partner typically eat, but this is the
next best thing. So if you would like access
to that for free. Just comment “FODMAP food list” below.
OK, “FODMAP food list” and then myself or someone
from my team, can send that to you and yeah, you
can have that for free. So make sure you think
about what I've said here. Meal plans, they
can help you get started but you don't have to be overwhelmed.
Think about, how can I just achieve modify
what I typically eat to be in line with the
protocol I'm following, and my health goals. That's
actually the easiest way forward. The fastest
way forward and will maximize your success
following something like this. So, I hope you
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