posted October 28, 2002 07:02 PM         

I have a pices moon and Ascendant....and I suffer(ed) from Anorexia since I was 13 years old...I'm now 28.

Would be interesting to see if my chart placements have any indication to this...don't know why I've never asked about that before. After my bouts with anorexia..I've basically kept my weight that I was in high school...115-117 lbs at 5'3"

But as far as the meat thing...I stopped eating red meat a long time ago...I have IBS and protein was always hard for me to digest...causes a lot of distress...I eat chicken once a week...but I mostly stick with vegetables...and I'll eat eggs...they don't seem to bother me...but beef...and pork..really bother me.

Fish and other seafood are fine though.

posted March 27, 2003 07:10 PM         

I realize this thread is a little old, I hope you don't mind me reviving it, but I have many questions about the color diet I'm hoping some of you can help me with, especially Randall, as you seem to have such extensive knowledge of all things related to Linda. I'm sure there are others who also do, I just haven't had a chance to become aquainted with your posts yet!
Also, I hope no one mind's bluntness--it's impossible for me to be otherwise, with 3 planets in Aries, 3 in Cap, and Pluto in the first house!

I've struggled with the weight issue all my life...and recently I dragged out Star Signs, to become reaquainted with Linda's numerology, and I also was drawn to re-read the color diet. So...I got myself all the supplies, including the red bulbs (found several sites on the web where you do not have to buy them in bulk), red sunglasses, great red pitchers at the dollar store for water (hold lots!), everything! And I started on Sunday, 5 days ago.

One of the posters here said that in 45 days, she lost only 10 pounds. Whew. That seems to be so little, unless all she needed to lose was the 10. Linda implies in the book that the weight will literally melt off, and I have not experienced that yet. Nor have I experienced the...ahem...frequent trips to the bathroom. In fact, this rich food has me somewhat constipated. And 10 pounds in 45 days sounds disheartening to me...that's much much slower than Linda implies (she assures more instant results, watching those pants start to fit better in days!).
May I ask others of their personal results?

I have been very faithful to this program. Even made my own mayo, to avoid the sugar in the commercial brands! I normally take a supplemental tincture for women, very good stuff, and I didn't take it for a few days, as it is a brownish color, but, I really really needed it, so I have started taking it again. It is only about a teaspoon a day, and it keeps your hormones balanced.

Someone mentioned that white flour is now permissible, please confirm, is this true? It would make dining out so much easier, just order the pizza!

Another poster said you need be only 80% faithful to the colors...but how can this be so? Linda is adamant in her book that if you stray from the proper colors, you will not lose weight.

I am generally mostly vegan ( a little dairy here and there, some seafood on rare occassions), and this rich food is making me tired. And it sort of terrifies me. In theory, I agree, calories are just heat measurements...but, I can't help it, I am always afraid of gaining weight. And frankly, if I don't see some results very soon, I will likely go back to my more normal eating habits. This is why I would like some specific help from the fine folks here, please.

posted March 28, 2003 01:42 PM         

Maybe there is no panacea that fits all people the same way. I was very excited to begin the color diet...I do believe in miracles...but after a few days of noticing that no, the pants weren't looser, they were tighter, and there were rolls that didn't belong...how could I not doubt? Linda's miracle promised quick reinforcement, which I have not received...perhaps as a sign that this is not right for me.

I'm going to have to find another way, or just make peace with myself as I am, which is the wise thing to do.

posted March 28, 2003 01:47 PM         

I have the symbol for Yin and Yang tattooed on my ankle, for a reason!

posted March 28, 2003 10:41 PM         

Often, the Rainbow Diet causes weight gain at first, and then loss, and then gain, before permanent weight loss kicks in (usually in the last three weeks). That's why Linda says not to weigh yourself.

posted March 29, 2003 08:21 AM         

But let me also note that the food on the plumpie side, the red and white food, made me feel awful. I love dairy, but I really don't think it's good for us humans. We're not made to digest it well...it's a food that is meant to fatten baby cows! I was terribly constipated. But I was willing to give it a try, if it's what my body needed, and I had a terrible headache the entire week, felt tired, moody, irritable. And let's face it, if you take the dairy away from that program, there's not much left that is appealing.

So I am left not knowing what to think. I am both pragmatic and spiritual, which is not a contradiction in terms when one has three planets in Aries, three in Cap, Leo rising with Pluto in Virgo in the first house! LOL!

posted March 29, 2003 04:33 PM         

Her Star Notes, are they published? I am much intrigued and would like to read them!

I hope you don't think I was argumentative in a combative way...just can't help myself sometimes! LOL

posted March 31, 2003 12:00 PM         

Have I missed a thread here on Star Notes?

Best wishes...

posted March 31, 2003 03:47 PM         

If there is any other insight you have of Linda's, I would certainly appreciate it.
I do want to believe in miracles, hers in particular, it would be very important to me.
And of course, a dream come true!

posted March 31, 2003 10:11 PM         

Linda was in constant battle with editors and publishers who insisted upon changing her words and leaving out information. In fact, the woman in the Moon wasn't Linda's actual pic! Hers was more true to what we see, but the publisher threw in a "better" looking pic. I guess we are very lucky that they left in Linda's hand drawings in Gooberz.