Friday, September 11, 2015

Whole30 - focusing on food for a while


I have digestive issues. I solved most of them last year by going gluten-free, but found that wasn't quite enough, so then I went gluten and lactose free...

And that worked wonderfully for the most part - I felt really great, but something I was eating was still bothering me. A friend recommended the IgG Food Sensitivity test which she said really helped her, and so I started eating both gluten and dairy again. Unfortunately, that lasted 5 1/2 months instead of 6 weeks, and at this point, my digestive system is in constant agony, I've gained 12 lbs back, my migraines have returned, my hair is falling out, and my skin is (for me) completely ridiculous. Incredible, really what our diet can do for us... or against us, as the case may be.

I got the results of my IgG Food Sensitivity test back this week, and the foods that registered the highest were:

  • Dairy: Whey
  • Fish: Clam, Sole, Cod, Red Snapper
  • Fruit: Cranberry, Pineapple
  • Meat: Eggs
  • Nuts/Grains: Corn, Wheat, Oats, Sesame Seed, Soybean, Spelt, Walnut
  • Vegetables: Spinach, Radish, Mushrooms, Lettuce
To be honest, I'm not really surprised by much of the above, except the eggs, cranberries, and fish.

Some of them (spinach and lettuce) I'm ecstatic about, and was absolutely hoping would be on the list of food I could eliminate from my diet.

I am a little bit puzzled about what to do about breakfast... not a fan of veggies for breakfast, shouldn't eat eggs, fruit is too high in sugar to be a meal all on its own... need to put some real thought into this.

Potato or zucchini or sweet potato hash might work, along with some bacon, tomatoes and fruit to top it off... although I really don't like the idea of eating bacon every day - my last (and favorite) meal-planning guide recommended 4 svgs/week as a maximum, and I like that idea.

At any rate, now that I have those test results back, I need to stop eating all the bad foods at least for a while. A friend of mine is on day 25 of the Whole30, and I have been enjoying her Pinterest page about it. At the same time, a Facebook group I am part of is starting a Whole30 plan on September 19th, which is perfect timing for me, since it gives me time to meal plan and clean out my cupboards.

Sigh. No eggs. Or craisins. Quite honestly, those hurt. More than either dairy or gluten, which I had mostly reconciled myself to. (And by dairy, I mean lactose-free dairy, which is so not the same thing... eliminating dairy will be HARD.)

For now, off I go to Pinterest for inspiration. I'm really hoping to find a breakfast that I love so much that I don't even miss eggs.

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