Type O's do not have more fun

At Crossroads Grill n Go that took place a couple of weeks ago myself and another woman were getting eaten alive by mosquitos while everyone else happily chatted and didn’t seemed to be phased a bit. I talked to my mom about how people say that people with certain blood types get bit more than others. Apparently I have blood type O which is the type of blood mosquitos love. Lucky me. I googled it and came across Blood Type Diet studies. Apparently there are certain foods that are better for you to eat if you’re a certain blood type. Makes sense, but, who knew?! So I thought I’d explore mine a little bit and I have to say I was a little bit disappointed in what I found. Apparently I am supposed to be a huge carnivore.

“The success of the Type O Diet depends on the use of lean, chemical-free meats, poultry, and fish. Type Os don't find dairy products and grains quite as user friendly as do most of the other blood types.”

I LOVE dairy. So now what am I supposed to do? This reminds me of the Brian Regan skit where he’s told he can’t have dairy anymore. “And no more happiness”

I find all of this very interesting. I started trying to eat whole grains because, well, because I read they were good for you right? Common knowledge. This said something different:

“The initial weight loss on the Type O Diet is by restricting consumption of grains, breads, legumes, and beans. The leading factor in weight gain for Type Os is the gluten found in wheat germ and whole wheat products, which interferes with insulin efficiency and slow down metabolic rate.”

What?! Okay so no more whole wheat products. Check. Didn’t really like those anyway.

Here’s the worst part though:

The third factor in Type O weight gain is that Type Os have a tendency to have low levels of thyroid hormone or unstable thyroid functions, which also cause metabolic problems. Therefore it is good to avoid food that inhibits thyroid hormone (cabbage, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, mustard green) but increase hormone production (kelp, seafood, iodized salt).

Cabbage? Cabbage is one of my favorite foods, cauliflower I LOVE, greens LOVE. I hate hate hate seafood. So. None of this news is what I wanted to hear.

Oh but it gets worse:

Type Os should severely restrict the use of dairy products. Their system is not designed for the proper metabolism.

So here’s the breakdown:

1. Thrive on intense physical exercise and animal proteins
2. Do not do well with dairy and grain products
3. Hardy digestive tract
4. The leading factor in weight gain for Type Os is the gluten found in wheat germ and whole wheat products.
5. Type O have a tendency to have low levels of thyroid hormone and unstable thyroid functions, which cause metabolic problems and weight gain.
6. Type O have high stomach-acid content, can digest meat easily.

Here is all the happiness that has been taken from me today:

1. BACON
2. Ham
3. DAIRY PRODUCTS
4. Yogurt
5. Peanuts
6. Corn
7. Bread
8. Noodles
9. CABBAGE
10. Cauliflower
11. Mustard Greens
12. POTATOES
13. AVOCADO
14. Oranges
15. STRAWBERRIES
16. Pepper
17. Cinnamon
18. VANILLA
19. Ketchup (really????)
20. PICKLES
21. BEER (yeah right)
22. COFFEE (now you’re just getting ridiculous)
23. Distilled Liquor

The only silver lining in this is that I’m allowed to have wine, Chocolate, and steak and that’s exactly what I’m eating tonight, a lot of it.

I found all of this information on Dr. Lam's (the fun sucker) website.  Click here to see a table of fun you can not have.  (I'm sure Dr. Lam is really quite lovely in person.)