Isn't the diet too difficult to follow?

Aloha to all hair pullers. There seems to be some confusion as to the
John Kender diet -- especially when I read that it had a lot of
restrictions. Actually there are only several restrictions, i.e., egg
yolks, sugar, caffeine, peanuts, licorice, legumes (which peanuts are,
they are not nuts).

Actually you can eat anything on this diet except the "bad" foods,
which number about seven items.

You can eat meat fixed any way that you want, roasted, bakes,
barbequed, fried. You can eat vegetables, i.e., brocolli, spinach,
cauliflower, squash, zuchinni, cabbage, celery, red, green and yellow
peppers, cucumbers, salad greens of all kinds, potatoes, tomatoes,
yams, sweet potatoes, rice, onions, macaroni, pastas, etc. The only
restriction on vegetables is peas and beans -- they are in the legume
family.

You can eat any kind of fruit in the supermarket. I haven't found a
single fruit on the "bad" list, for which we can all give thanks to
God because we have some delicious fruits to enjoy at any time with
meals or as snacks.

Snacks: I've found no snacks to be bad except for licorice, peanuts,
and raisins. No matter how bad chips, cheetos and pretzels are
healthwise, they do not affect ttm. You can eat cheese, crackers,
tortillas and other snack food -- the list is almost endless.

You can drink milk or water, decaff and unsweetened sodas, Sprite,
Gingerale and 7-Up come to mind. I prefer my water with a squeeze or
lemon or lime in it. One lemon lasts all day. You can drink Crystal
Light, decaff Ice Tea or hot tea and decaff coffee. Even Constant
Comment has a decaffeinated product. You can drink orange juice or
any other juice you can find that is unsweetened. The other day I
found cranberry juice. You have to learn to read labels and buy only
juices and beverages sweetened by nature, not by table sugar. Red
wines are also on the good list. I've found no problems with beer, in
moderation or with drinking milk. So you won't go thirsty on this
diet either.

You can even purchase sugar-free candy in the candy store. I wouldn't
recommend a habit of this but it is there -- even sugar-free jelly
beans.

After you have been on this diet for a few days you will almost
immediately see and feel the results. The urges to pull will be gone.
Does this mean you will never, ever, be able to eat a sweet again? No
it doesn't mean that at all. After some time on this food regimen the
body will be able to tolerate an occasional sweet or "bad" food.
Amanda says on her site that she pretended to have diabetes and that
helped her.

Just remember to substitute. Eat pistachios, walnuts, pecans, hazel
nuts instead of peanuts. Eat SweetNLow or Equal instead of table
sugar. I have no problem with butter and/or margarine. I use olive
oil, corn oil and other types of vegetable oils for cooking, as well
as Crisco and lard.

Eggs: Only egg yolks are on the bad list. When I fry an egg, I just
cut out the yellow part and don't eat it. Same with boiled eggs. Use
Egg Beaters for scrambled eggs and cook with Egg Beaters also. I have
heard the comment that Egg Beaters is expensive. So are doughnuts! I
use the left-over rice and make rice patties with Egg Beaters, curry
and flour and fry them. They make a good snack food and for lunch.

For lunch you can eat any kind of sandwiches that you like. I use
turkey, bologna, ham, chicken, Spam, weiners, etc. I use white bread
or whole or rye. Never have I had any problems with store bought
bread. I must admit that at first I made ALL my bread in the bread
machine without eggs or sugar. But eventually, I started with store
bought bread and have had no problems. Likewise, no problems with
mayonnaise or mustard or other spreads for sandwiches. I don't use a
lot of catsup and when I make salads, I pick the seeds out of
tomatoes. But I eat moderate amounts of tomatoes and catsup.

I do limit the amount of soy I use in my dishes because I live in
Hawaii and we use soy in a lot of dishes. Some people never eat soy
and so will never miss it. Yes, you do have to restrict the amount
of soy you eat, preferably eliminate it -- especially at the beginning
of the diet.

If John Kender's diet is restrictive, it is restrictive on eating junk
foods only -- doughnuts, cakes, twinkies, cookies, etc.

Anyone who needs further information, please feel free to write to me
or go to Amanda's site at www.jly2.com/ttm  and read about the John
Kender diet.

Or ask John Kender directly.

Much aloha and success to you all.
Helen