Taxes - DONE

Yeah! We just submitted our taxes. It's a great feeling to have that over with. Plus we got a little something back. :)

1 Week

This morning marks 1 week of being wheat, sugar, and dairy-free. Well kind of, Garrett and I went to dinner last night at a new restaurant and I forgot to ask about the dishes enough. So I ate flour in the appetizer, cream/butter in the entree and by the end of the movie I was so thirsty that I had to have a sip of Garrett's Sprite (so sugar!). What a crazy night, but I'm back on the wagon with my brown-rice (sugar-free) cereal with Almond milk. I hope I can last a few more days so I can figure out what my "go forward" diet will be.

I'm not sure how much sugar, wheat, and dairy to bring back into my life. Any ideas?

PS - I've lost 1 lb, so there is lots of support for me to continue this a while longer.

Day 5

I've successfully started my 5th day of no sugar, no wheat, and no dairy. It is still hard especially if I don't think a head about what to eat. Finding meals that don't have these ingredients isn't as hard as it would seem, but it does require thought and energy. I guess that's an important part of any diet or life change. Some day (maybe sooner than later) I will go back to these items but in more moderation.

So here are just a few things that I've eaten...dried pears (love them!), almonds (yep - started to eat nuts), many clementines, grilled chicken with vegetables and barley, gluten-free vegan pancakes with fruit, and warm chocolate soy milk. For lunch I'm going to make french fries (with olive oil and salt).

48 hours!

I'm happy to announce I've been 48 hours (2 days) dairy-free, wheat-free, and sugar-free. Natural sugars are okay. :) It's been a long journey of cleansing, so I thought I would share the food journey for anyone who is thinking about this. It may be foolish or very wise to start this around Valentine's Day, but I got enough support last week with ideas that I just had to start right away.

Last week I became aware of all the dairy, wheat and sugar in my life. Though I tried to just cut it out, that was not the correct way. I needed options before I went completely free. So Garrett and I went to Whole Foods and went crazy. All the milk substitutes and bread ideas. With plenty of options to eat, I started on Sunday.

It wasn't too bad on Sunday but I really wanted a cookie or hot chocolate. I did eat lots of almonds, clementines, gluten-free bread. For lunch I made a ham sandwich with soy-cheese. Rice cheese is not that good. Then we ate a lovely lamb and brussels sprouts with frozen fruit for dessert. I survived!

That gave me great motivation for my second day. Egg whites with spinach and mushrooms greeted me for breakfast. Then I had 2 gluten-free, soy-cheese, ham sandwiches (not a good thing for a second day). Handful of nuts. This did not help me since it was Valentine's day with tons of chocolate and cookies outside my door. I was so sad to not partake. I ended up getting a headache.

So to save me from going off this, I went to Whole Foods and found their naturally sweetened soda - yummy! Once there I found the perfect dinner - tomales. And I was inspired for tomorrow's lunch - sushi. The journey is tough but everyone says that in a couple of days I will feel fabulous and not miss all of these things. Fortunately this is not a complete life change but a cleansing diet. Wish me luck!