so...lately i've been feeling a little...not so good. mainly just tired. like,
exhausted tired. like,
ready to go back to bed, but oh wait, it's only 9:30 in the morning tired. a lot of people suggested to me it was maybe my thyroid, but then my mom and
dmoms kept mentioning that maybe i should stop eating gluten for a bit. and maybe dairy. i already knew i was probably a little sensitive to the casein in dairy since my own son is gluten and casein free and half my extended family seem to have food allergies, but since i always felt pretty good overall, i never wanted to take the plunge. and i did go gluten free a few years ago for a few months, but it didn't seem to have much of an effect on me.
(i probably cheated a lot, though.) BUT wednesday night i was feeling sooo worn down and tired like an old lady, i decided to just go ahead and see if changing my diet would make a difference. i cut gluten, cut dairy, and even cut out white sugar. i was
really bummed about cutting dairy and sugar - i am in love with greek yogurt, eat cheese every single day, and love a sweet treat in the afternoon. (the gluten isn't as big a deal for me since we already eat a lot of gluten-free stuff because of sky.) a quick trip to my favorite sprouts market on thursday morning to stock up on
udi bread and more fruit and veggies definitely helped. fast forward to today (saturday) and i am feeling AMAZING! on frida
y i told andy 'it's like a fog has lifted.' (the classic gluten free line, i know. but that's exactly what it feels like!) i feel SO much better, even after just a few days, and i swear my face looks ten years younger. i don't think i have a technical 'allergy' to gluten and dairy, but a definite sensitivity, so i am for sure sticking with it. cutting sugar was more just to kickstart me back into eating a little healthier, but i'm going to keep it up, too. oh, and i am taking a really good multivitamin, and going to start taking probiotics and omega 3's next week. i'm still a bit tired, but it's more the i have two kids who wake me up a lot in the night tired than um, am i dying? kind of tired. so yeah, my mother was right. again. this means a hearty goodbye my very favorite greek yogurt i used to eat almost every single day.
(that i now realize contributed to the bloaty feeling i always got about ten minutes after i would eat it. i just thought that was normal. oops.) 
hello to yogurt-less 'tropical sunrise' smoothies
(recipe coming soon).
goodbye, pants' famous lattes. (rest assured, i am NOT giving up my regular daily coffee, though. EVER!)
goodbye, ranch dressing that i love so much...although i do love me a good vinaigrette, so i guess it's ok.
hello to fruit and veggies...oh wait, i already eat you all the time and you have never done me wrong. so, never mind.
it's not quite goodbye, chocolate cookies and apple cinnamon muffins. i'll still make you for my hungry boys, since you are gluten and dairy free
(dairy free dark chocolate from trader joes!). maybe i'll give you a sweet nibble sometime when i'm feeling all the way better.
so...lately i've been feeling a little...not so good. mainly just tired. like, exhausted tired. like, ready to go back to bed, but oh wait, it's only 9:30 in the morning tired. a lot of people suggested to me it was maybe my thyroid, but then my mom and dmoms kept mentioning that maybe i should stop eating gluten for a bit. and maybe dairy. i already knew i was probably a little sensitive to the casein in dairy since my own son is gluten and casein free and half my extended family seem to have food allergies, but since i always felt pretty good overall, i never wanted to take the plunge. and i did go gluten free a few years ago for a few months, but it didn't seem to have much of an effect on me. (i probably cheated a lot, though.) BUT wednesday night i was feeling sooo worn down and tired like an old lady, i decided to just go ahead and see if changing my diet would make a difference. i cut gluten, cut dairy, and even cut out white sugar. i was really bummed about cutting dairy and sugar - i am in love with greek yogurt, eat cheese every single day, and love a sweet treat in the afternoon. (the gluten isn't as big a deal for me since we already eat a lot of gluten-free stuff because of sky.) a quick trip to my favorite sprouts market on thursday morning to stock up on udi bread and more fruit and veggies definitely helped. fast forward to today (saturday) and i am feeling AMAZING! on friday i told andy 'it's like a fog has lifted.' (the classic gluten free line, i know. but that's exactly what it feels like!) i feel SO much better, even after just a few days, and i swear my face looks ten years younger. i don't think i have a technical 'allergy' to gluten and dairy, but a definite sensitivity, so i am for sure sticking with it. cutting sugar was more just to kickstart me back into eating a little healthier, but i'm going to keep it up, too. oh, and i am taking a really good multivitamin, and going to start taking probiotics and omega 3's next week. i'm still a bit tired, but it's more the i have two kids who wake me up a lot in the night tired than um, am i dying? kind of tired. so yeah, my mother was right. again. this means a hearty goodbye my very favorite greek yogurt i used to eat almost every single day. (that i now realize contributed to the bloaty feeling i always got about ten minutes after i would eat it. i just thought that was normal. oops.) 
hello to yogurt-less 'tropical sunrise' smoothies (recipe coming soon).
goodbye, pants' famous lattes. (rest assured, i am NOT giving up my regular daily coffee, though. EVER!) 
goodbye, ranch dressing that i love so much...although i do love me a good vinaigrette, so i guess it's ok. 
hello to fruit and veggies...oh wait, i already eat you all the time and you have never done me wrong. so, never mind.
it's not quite goodbye, chocolate cookies and apple cinnamon muffins. i'll still make you for my hungry boys, since you are gluten and dairy free (dairy free dark chocolate from trader joes!). maybe i'll give you a sweet nibble sometime when i'm feeling all the way better. 
trader joe's here I come for that chocolate!! and I am keeping my coffee too : )
ReplyDeleteHurray for feeling better and healthy eating!!
ReplyDeleteWhat are you using in place of cream and sugs in your coffee? I'm usng stevia instead of sugs and use 1% milk for "cream" but I think I could benefit from less dairy also.
mb, i use the 'so delicious' brand vanilla coconut milk in my coffee - it tastes like cream, actually. the flavor is really good. i am going to buy the regular flavor next time though and see if the consistency is more milk-like than cream, though.
ReplyDeleteI have been feeling the exact same way! Celiac runs in my family and I ALWAYS feel bloated after some kind of dairy. But I hate eating breakfast. What do you usually eat for breakfast?
ReplyDeletebreakfast for me has always been pretty light. right now i usually do coffee and gluten-free toast (sometimes an egg on toast). boring, i know :)
ReplyDeleteHey that's what I have for breakfast, although I do put peanut butter or almond butter on my toast.
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