Reading all these has freaked me out and made me realise just how much I am cheating. However, I have mixed TSP with TIRD so I suppose I don't have to follow Schwartzbein 100%.

Things I do which are TECHNICALLY cheating, but which I'm fine with:

I have a caffeine filled cup of tea when I havent slept and need to work, otherwise I have decaf tea all the time

I eat a LOT of cheese, particularly red cheddar which she says should be limited

I eat salted nuts and roast my own

I have protein shakes about 3 times a week

Very Occassionally I havea protein bar, but only in emergencies


Things which I need to work on:

When I order a quarter pounder in McDonalds, I eat the bun . It's ok for me in terms of carb count but all that white flour is BAD. Also, in McDonalds I'll eat some fries, not much, but still........

I drink about 4l diet pepsi a week. I really need to CUT DOWN, but at least I see it as a treat now and don't have it with all my meals.

I have too much LC chocolate, sweetened with aspartene which isn't good

I don't eat often enough sometimes

I don't eat veggies at every meal, but do have them for every dinner and much more than I used to

I'll often choose man made carbs over real ones



So, TSP can indeed be hard to adhere to, but at least we are all WORKING towards health and eating lots of veggies and more natural foods than the majority of the population.