Goodbye Dairy
Last year when Dr. Jennifer told me to try going without wheat, she mentioned that the damage to my intestines might, theoretically, make dairy a problem. And not just milk sugar (lactose) but also milk protein.
I told her I'd do the wheat thing first and then we would see.
For many months I got better, but my biggest health improvements came from the two cleanses I did. Both 21 day cleanses were dairy and sugar free. I toyed with giving up sugar but backed off of it due to social and convenience reasons. I also took on my first full time permanent position to last more than 10 weeks in ... 4 years? (Well technically the Census isn't permanent but compared to my last 4 years of non or partial employment, it might as well be.) I also started training for an athletic event coming up this year. I also started working with a specialist regarding hormones and fertility - not because I thought I was infertile, but because I felt too unhealthy to get pregnant but wanted to stop just saying that without doing anything about it.
All in all, it's been an amazing year for my health. But for the last few months, I've been feeling a little stuck. Buying and using the blender for green smoothies got me unstuck and I feel momentum picking up.
And that's when this whole dairy conversation came up again. This time, I'm ready for it. With the blender I can make my own nut mylks and non-dairy desserts from my collection of raw/vegan prep books. With the energy from walking and the new hormones I'm on, I feel like I can take this on too. With Tony's support... well, anything is possible. I feel in my gut (tee hee) that dairy free is the next step. Sugar free/low sugar is coming up soon too, but I'm taking on the allergens first.
Tonight is the last night I will eat dairy for at least one month. Each week I will increase my precautions (from avoiding obvious dairy up to completely dairy-free kitchen) and see how I feel. If I feel as much better as I expect to, that's it.
I've spent the past 2 weeks in a long goodbye. Frankly, I'm sick of cheese, ice cream and milk chocolate and ready to give it up. I like to do things that way so I go into this looking forward instead of looking back. Maybe, far in the future, I'll be able to indulge in dairy again after I've completely healed. By that point I probably won't care.
Bye bye dairy!
I told her I'd do the wheat thing first and then we would see.
For many months I got better, but my biggest health improvements came from the two cleanses I did. Both 21 day cleanses were dairy and sugar free. I toyed with giving up sugar but backed off of it due to social and convenience reasons. I also took on my first full time permanent position to last more than 10 weeks in ... 4 years? (Well technically the Census isn't permanent but compared to my last 4 years of non or partial employment, it might as well be.) I also started training for an athletic event coming up this year. I also started working with a specialist regarding hormones and fertility - not because I thought I was infertile, but because I felt too unhealthy to get pregnant but wanted to stop just saying that without doing anything about it.
All in all, it's been an amazing year for my health. But for the last few months, I've been feeling a little stuck. Buying and using the blender for green smoothies got me unstuck and I feel momentum picking up.
And that's when this whole dairy conversation came up again. This time, I'm ready for it. With the blender I can make my own nut mylks and non-dairy desserts from my collection of raw/vegan prep books. With the energy from walking and the new hormones I'm on, I feel like I can take this on too. With Tony's support... well, anything is possible. I feel in my gut (tee hee) that dairy free is the next step. Sugar free/low sugar is coming up soon too, but I'm taking on the allergens first.
Tonight is the last night I will eat dairy for at least one month. Each week I will increase my precautions (from avoiding obvious dairy up to completely dairy-free kitchen) and see how I feel. If I feel as much better as I expect to, that's it.
I've spent the past 2 weeks in a long goodbye. Frankly, I'm sick of cheese, ice cream and milk chocolate and ready to give it up. I like to do things that way so I go into this looking forward instead of looking back. Maybe, far in the future, I'll be able to indulge in dairy again after I've completely healed. By that point I probably won't care.
Bye bye dairy!