Day 94 & 95 "reintroduction" of gluten and Testimonial

Days 94 & 95 Wednesday & Thursday, December 14 & 15, 2016

Today I reintroduced gluten… I have been looking forward to this reintroduction, because I LOVE pasta!! I started the day off with some cream of wheat. It was pretty darn good. I did not have milk on it but I put a little honey in and stirred. It was good. I also ate an egg on a toasted piece of bread. By the time dinner came around I was watering at the mouth anticipating the spaghetti! It was AMAZ… actually it wasn’t as good as I thought it would be. I didn’t get the reward sensation I thought I would get. Thursday I wanted to give it some more tries. I had a piece of toast with breakfast again. Around 11 am I noticed a headache starting (PS I slept for 9 hours last night, I went to bed about 8 pm) For lunch I ate a big plate of spaghetti. I knew I would possibly want to try the treats at my RS church activity later, I ended up eating a donut hole and it tasted ok. My headache lasted all day getting worse and worse. I went to bed around midnight with the headache. I definitely know that dairy and gluten make me feel yucky I will not be "indulging" in those very often.

My conclusion with doing the Whole30 and reintroduction stage, is that I feel so good when eating more vegetables and fruits, healthy meat and fats, I will continue eating Whole30. I will allow myself to not feel guilty or be so paranoid when eating food that I do not know how it was prepared. I will have the occasional treat, but I will do so with an informed mind and know that there may be consequences. I have LOVED most of the recipes that I have made and I also found a LOVE for eggs! LOL my friends all laugh at me about that one. I think that the Whole30 is a great elimination diet to understand your body more. It has been a great challenge and blessing to me.
I would love to answer any questions that you might have. Here are some links

My "Food Bible"
It Starts With Food
Food Freedom Forever
The Whole 30 Cookbook

The Whole 30 website

This article was helpful to settle some of my reintroduction nerves.

Cheers to healthier living!

Day 88 & 89 Whole30 "Reintroduction"

Day 88 & 89 Thursday & Friday , December 8 & 9, 2016

I reintroduced dairy today, something that I have both looked forward to and dreaded at the same time. I had a serving of milk with my breakfast. At lunch I went with a friend to Burger King. I had a side salad with shredded cheese on top. For my main course at lunch I had a chocolate shake! It tasted SO GOOD!! That afternoon I had a cheese stick, which tasted dry and not exciting at all. I had a half of a serving of raspberry yogurt and it did not excite me either. I think it was the brand I had bought. Then that night we went to our church Christmas party and I ate some cheese there. The only dairy item I enjoyed was the shake. That night I felt pretty gassy and bloated.  I also was super tired! I fell asleep on the couch around 9:30 while I had two kids talking to me about their homework… I slept there on the couch until 4:30 am. I was wiped out! The next day Friday I was having a hard time with having a bowel movement (pooping hurt) I felt like I was constipated for 2 days. I think that was definitely the dairy. I have pretty much decided that after I am finished with this Whole30 reintroduction . I will stay Whole30 but not be so strict and it is ok if I let a few of these things in my diet and just know that there might be consequences like my yucky tummy with dairy. I need to be careful though that I do not eat bigger portions and stop the mindless snacking.