October 2nd, Day 2

Not sure how many will read this since the majority of my readers come through facebook and I'm taking a hiatus from facebook. But, for those who still will read, here is an update.

I just completed day 2 of this elimination diet. Oh my. I'm surviving and it's not as hard on my body, at least not so far, that I thought it would be. But I'm already getting pretty sick of eating the same foods over and over. I'm trying to get creative in a simple way, so I thought I would share what my meals have consisted of thus far in case anyone wants to join me in this super fun process. Everything mentioned is organic, non-gmo, antibiotic/hormone free, grass fed whenever possible.

Day 1

Breakfast- smoothie made up of spinach, celery, apples, blueberries, cinnamon, pink Himalayan salt, a little coconut water and filtered water. and my typical banana.
Thoughts- Turned out much better than it sounds, still not the greatest though.

Lunch- ground beef seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and cumin with lettuce and sweet potatoes.
Thoughts- I want some tortilla chips!

Dinner- chicken breast seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic cooked with coconut oil, side of broccoli and an apple.
Thoughts- This is a typical dinner, so no big deal here.

Snacks- (don't laugh, I'm serious) baby food pouches- spinach, blueberry, apple mix and banana squash mix, hemp protein, green drink, cabbage and carrots, carrot lemon juice, lemon mineral water, raisins (not sure if I can eat those but I am because I feel the need for more iron).

Day 2

Breakfast- smoothie made up of avocado, banana, carob powder, hemp protein, green drink mix, a little coconut water and filtered water.
Thoughts- Surprisingly good, for this diet at least.

Lunch- same as above

Dinner- same as above except cooked with avocado oil this time.

Snacks- same as above but cucumber pineapple juice instead of carrot lemon.


The hardest part of this isn't even what my doctor has me doing, it's what I decided to do myself, stay off of facebook. It's not hard for the reason you may be thinking... it's not hard to not try to go on, it's not hard to not see what everyone is up to, it's not hard to not post my own stuff. What is hard, extremely hard, is losing that social interaction. Healthy people may laugh at that statement. But when you have a chronic illness, social interaction is often very much through social media/internet. I miss talking to my friends from all across the country in the same situations I'm in. I miss giving and receiving that support. I miss seeing the pictures of everyone's families and smiles.

This has made one thing extremely clear to me. Relationships are a must. I can lean on the side of anti-social sometimes only because I'm very much an introvert and I NEED that me-time to recoup, sick or not. But I still need relationships in my life and I miss a lot of those right now. So my new goal, for this reason, is not to stay off facebook at least 2 weeks. Rather, it is to get at least half of the things on this long "honey do" list done, and once I do, facebook shall return. I miss you all! For the few of you who live in the area, I think we need to get together if my health allows. Everyone else, text or email (or call but we know I despise the phone).

14 days of phase one of this diet left... yes the countdown already started. Can't wait to add in my gluten free grains!

Thanks for reading.