Day 2 and 3 were a bit more difficult.
The family was munching on Reese's and brownies. Ohhhh, the temptation. And my intestines were letting me know that this is all new. :)
But, I've kept at it. On Day 2 I learned there are several things with hidden dairy, oil and sugar. I'm not beating myself up over it though. I would like to get to the point where I use nothing processed and no oils. But for now that isn't reasonable. And it's okay.
Muscles and headaches were horrible. Nausea and fatigue were wretched.
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Day 1 WOW
Yesterday was DAY 1 of going all in on WFPB/SAD to WOW in 30 days (I'm allowing myself oil).
I have slowly been integrating principles of WFPB/WoW into my diet since last year. I'm so glad I have taken the journey slowly.
July- 🚫 Sugar
August- 🚫 Sugar + 1 new vegetable per week
September- 🚫 Sugar + 3 diff veggies per day
As I added in more vegetables to my diet, it left less room for junk. I did notice small improvements in pain, energy and sleep.
October-December>>>I fell off the wagon! Hard. I hurt more, slept worse, and my fatigue was horrible. It was actually then that I could tell a difference in all three. It wasn't monumental, but it was a noticeable change.
January- 🚫 Sugar, meat only 3 xs/week.
February- 🚫 Sugar, meat only 2 x/week
End of February and most of March I freaked out because my health was out of control and I didn't know why. I had experienced all of these symptoms off and on throughout 2015, but now it hit hard. I was being tested for thyroid cancer and learned for the first time in 18 YEARS---almost 2 decades---my thyroid was more efficient and needed LESS thyroid meds. Nothing like the scare of thyroid cancer and unbelievable pain for more than a year to motivate you to jump all the way in.
I noticed that I was dragging my feet to really go 100%. But, the stabbing eye/face/head pains has been quite unbearable. Imagine the pain you had when you were in the beginning stages of labor 1-5 cm, plus had a migraine, and add a spinal tap and spinal head ache to it. That is how my head has felt for the last year. Truthfully it has been hard to concentrate on very simple things like vision, walking, standing, talking. Not 100% of the time (unless I got too hot, too stressed, or did too much). But, it has been bad enough that I'm finally on pain meds. Antiseizure meds, to be exact. And I don't like them and don't want to stay on them forever. But, after 18 years of pain every single day, I'm that desperate.
I guess it took this much to cause me try an extreme diet. Many MS people, heart disease patients, and even some cancer patients have had excellent success. So, here it goes!!!
I've gone more than 6 weeks without meat.
1 day without dairy.
1 day without sugar. (Not counting things like bread and salad dressing).
1 day without eggs.
And a bit of oil and processed foods (salad dressing, bread, peanut butter, canned tomatoes).
I feel lighter. My intestines are letting me know this is a change. But a change for the better. :)
Bring on the rest of Day 2.
{Sorry in advance for my boring posts that will be coming. I will be blogging to remember how I felt each day and what I ate}.
Breakfast-toast with peanut butter
Snack-celery with PB (too much PB, I know).
Lunch- salad
Dinner-spaghetti with capers and artichoke, squash, bread with balsamic vinegar and oil
I have slowly been integrating principles of WFPB/WoW into my diet since last year. I'm so glad I have taken the journey slowly.
July- 🚫 Sugar
August- 🚫 Sugar + 1 new vegetable per week
September- 🚫 Sugar + 3 diff veggies per day
As I added in more vegetables to my diet, it left less room for junk. I did notice small improvements in pain, energy and sleep.
October-December>>>I fell off the wagon! Hard. I hurt more, slept worse, and my fatigue was horrible. It was actually then that I could tell a difference in all three. It wasn't monumental, but it was a noticeable change.
January- 🚫 Sugar, meat only 3 xs/week.
February- 🚫 Sugar, meat only 2 x/week
End of February and most of March I freaked out because my health was out of control and I didn't know why. I had experienced all of these symptoms off and on throughout 2015, but now it hit hard. I was being tested for thyroid cancer and learned for the first time in 18 YEARS---almost 2 decades---my thyroid was more efficient and needed LESS thyroid meds. Nothing like the scare of thyroid cancer and unbelievable pain for more than a year to motivate you to jump all the way in.
I noticed that I was dragging my feet to really go 100%. But, the stabbing eye/face/head pains has been quite unbearable. Imagine the pain you had when you were in the beginning stages of labor 1-5 cm, plus had a migraine, and add a spinal tap and spinal head ache to it. That is how my head has felt for the last year. Truthfully it has been hard to concentrate on very simple things like vision, walking, standing, talking. Not 100% of the time (unless I got too hot, too stressed, or did too much). But, it has been bad enough that I'm finally on pain meds. Antiseizure meds, to be exact. And I don't like them and don't want to stay on them forever. But, after 18 years of pain every single day, I'm that desperate.
I guess it took this much to cause me try an extreme diet. Many MS people, heart disease patients, and even some cancer patients have had excellent success. So, here it goes!!!
I've gone more than 6 weeks without meat.
1 day without dairy.
1 day without sugar. (Not counting things like bread and salad dressing).
1 day without eggs.
And a bit of oil and processed foods (salad dressing, bread, peanut butter, canned tomatoes).
I feel lighter. My intestines are letting me know this is a change. But a change for the better. :)
Bring on the rest of Day 2.
{Sorry in advance for my boring posts that will be coming. I will be blogging to remember how I felt each day and what I ate}.
Breakfast-toast with peanut butter
Snack-celery with PB (too much PB, I know).
Lunch- salad
Dinner-spaghetti with capers and artichoke, squash, bread with balsamic vinegar and oil
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