I also started a new diet last March to determine which foods were bothering me. I avoided certain foods for a month, two months, and 6 months. I felt like a gluten-free vegan that eats meat. Let's see what I avoided: dairy, casein, refine-sugar (includes cane sugar), eggs, gluten grains, yeast (baker's and brewer's), bananas (I used to eat a banana every day), cranberries, pineapples, mushrooms. This diet also made pay stricter attention to ingredients and I would read them like a hawk. You would be surprised to know how many things have sugar and yeast in them. Why is there a need for yeast and sugar in broth? I started feeling better, had less phlegm and nasal congestion (I know, it's sounds gross), my skin was clearer, and I lost a lot of weight - averaging 2 pounds per week. I was able to reintroduce goat's milk (i.e. cheese) after a month and sometimes I would feel okay and sometimes it made feel weird. I have it every now and then. I've also re-introduce eggs and bacon back in October, but I only have those once a week or sometimes once a month. I've had some bread recently and afterwards my throat felt like it was closing up some. The first month on this diet was the hardest, but after a while you don't miss the eliminated foods in general (yeast, sweets and candies). Sure, I get cravings but that's when I do some investigating for recipes that are sugar free, dairy free, yeast free, etc. and make something. It's such a treat to have something yummy. It is hard to eat out because so many restaurants include foods that I shouldn't eat, but they also have options like gluten free pasta or tortillas. Thank God, there's Pinterest, fellow bloggers, and recipes sites on the Internet. They have made it much easier to follow this type of diet and I have been experimenting with different recipes and different types of foods that I wouldn't think of ever trying such as ice cream made out of coconut milk, Agave nectar, Stevia, buckwheat flour, coconut palm sugar, coconut flour, etc.
Another big change has been the addition to mine and Adam's family, Nutmeg, our English Bulldog. We drove to South Western Ontario in October to pick up a scared, quite, and adorable 8 week old puppy. The first couple of weeks were the hardest as she changed our lives by getting up in the middle of the night, required constant watching to make sure she didn't have any accidents or chew the wrong the things. Slowly as time goes on Nutmeg began to understand our routine and what she can and cannot do in the house. She has given us laughter and tears (especially me, when she would rather bite me than her toys - she has stopped this, or from her gassy moments) and has us doing stuff together outside of the house, such as walks, Puppy Kindergarten 1 and Puppy Kindergarten 2 at the Ottawa Canine School. Nutmeg has also brought us fame in our neighbourhood as we're the owners of an English Bulldog puppy. Seriously, we take her for walks (or try to, she hates going for walks) and run into people and they ask us if this is Nutmeg, or someone will yell out from their doorstep "is that Nutmeg?". I'm not kidding. We never thought she would be so famous. I love her very much and am happy she's joined our family.
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| Day One |
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| Hanging with my toys in the toy box |
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| Playing with my new rope |
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| Love playing in the snow, but not crazy about these booties |
Hope all of you have a great 2013.
I promise to blog more this year.
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