I knew this was going to be hard, but I failed a couple times already. I had turkey lunch meat thinking it was ok since the ingredients sounded safe. I also made a chicken veggie soup with boxed broth. Apparently that's also a no-no. Only homemade broth is ok. Sigh. This truly sucks. I miss cheese and oats. Oh and I also apparently shouldn't be using my cast iron skillet or wooden spoons either.
Day 2-
Breakfast: cantaloupe, fried eggs, coffee with almond milk
Lunch: leftover soup in non gluten free broth
Snacks: cashews, sunflower seeds, nut thins, raisins, banana with pb (which is also probably gluten contaminated)
Dinner: tacos - ground turkey and seasonings, black beans, lettuce, tomato, corn tortillas. I nearly cried for want of cheese and sour cream
This is turning out to be very emotionally difficult for me. It seems hopeless and I keep thinking about how I'll never be able to eat out with family and friends anymore. It all just sucks.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Gluten and Dairy Free Trial
Hi. I'm Beth. I write this blog. I figured I'd better introduce myself since I haven't been here since.....nevermind that....I'm here now! :)
I have had little to no ambition to blog lately and I blame my health frustrations for most of it. As I posted about before, I have been having digestion problems since late October when they appeared out of the blue after a 10 mile run. Since then, I have had days when I feel pretty much normal and fine, and I've had days when I feel very blah, and I've had a few days when I am so exhausted, I can't get off the couch and just manage to keep the boys fed and Callum in a fresh diaper. Last Friday was one of those days and I've had enough. So starting yesterday, I plunged myself into a gluten and dairy free diet for two weeks. Although I tested negative for celiac disease (thank goodness), it is still entirely possible for me to have developed an intolerance/sensitivity to gluten or lactose. So I'm cutting them and seeing if I feel better. If I do, I'll try reintroducing one and see how I feel. It's a whole lot of trial and error but what else am I left with when there's nothing "medically" wrong? To keep myself accountable, I decided I'd blog my meals for the two weeks (not necessarily a post every day, but I'll try to keep track of all the meals).
Day 1 -
Breakfast: Rice crispies with almond milk, grapes, coffee
Snack: Kind Bar
Lunch: leftover rice and peas, corn tortilla with chicken and fried bell peppers, grapes, almond milk
Snack: PB and banana, pecan thins, vanilla hazelnut tea
Dinner: Chicken and veggie soup (2 bowls full), water
Snack: Homemade dark PB cups
Felt less bloated at the end of the day. Weight 99 lbs. Woke up feeling my typical quasi-queasiness.
I have had little to no ambition to blog lately and I blame my health frustrations for most of it. As I posted about before, I have been having digestion problems since late October when they appeared out of the blue after a 10 mile run. Since then, I have had days when I feel pretty much normal and fine, and I've had days when I feel very blah, and I've had a few days when I am so exhausted, I can't get off the couch and just manage to keep the boys fed and Callum in a fresh diaper. Last Friday was one of those days and I've had enough. So starting yesterday, I plunged myself into a gluten and dairy free diet for two weeks. Although I tested negative for celiac disease (thank goodness), it is still entirely possible for me to have developed an intolerance/sensitivity to gluten or lactose. So I'm cutting them and seeing if I feel better. If I do, I'll try reintroducing one and see how I feel. It's a whole lot of trial and error but what else am I left with when there's nothing "medically" wrong? To keep myself accountable, I decided I'd blog my meals for the two weeks (not necessarily a post every day, but I'll try to keep track of all the meals).
Day 1 -
Breakfast: Rice crispies with almond milk, grapes, coffee
Snack: Kind Bar
Lunch: leftover rice and peas, corn tortilla with chicken and fried bell peppers, grapes, almond milk
Snack: PB and banana, pecan thins, vanilla hazelnut tea
Dinner: Chicken and veggie soup (2 bowls full), water
Snack: Homemade dark PB cups
Felt less bloated at the end of the day. Weight 99 lbs. Woke up feeling my typical quasi-queasiness.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Sledding!
Everett wanted badly to play outside today, but after breakfast the temperature was somewhere between 4 and -4 so it had to wait until the afternoon. After Callum's nap, we headed over to the golf course with my mom and some siblings and went sledding!
Callum wasn't so sure about the whole idea and preferred sitting on daddy's lap.
Everett had a blast though.
I tried out my new layer from Eddie Bauer. I was awesome.
Callum wasn't so sure about the whole idea and preferred sitting on daddy's lap.
Everett had a blast though.
I tried out my new layer from Eddie Bauer. I was awesome.
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