October 1st started that special diet I was on- pretty much nothing other than meats, veggies and a little bit of fruit, but all organic, non-gmo, grass fed, antibiotic/hormone free, which makes things a whole lot harder, and more expensive.
As the days slowly went by, I was craving so many other things. I was counting down the days until the 2-3 weeks hit so I could re-introduce the other foods. When I met with my doctor just after 2 weeks, she said try to make it to 3.
But, when 3 weeks came, it came and then also passed. I decided if I made it that long why not make it a whole month. So I challenged myself, and instead of the original 14-21 days, I would be doing 31. And when 31 days arrived, I still didn't even want to re-introduce anything!
However, I decided I needed to, because I started this process and had to finish it, determining which foods flare up symptoms. So far I've re-introduced nuts (excluding peanuts which have a category of their own later) and nightshades (potatoes and tomatoes- there are others but I already know they bother me). Unfortunately, I didn't seem to do too well with either. Oddly, tomatoes seemed ok but of course that's one food I rarely eat. Nuts seemed fairly ok besides cashews which seemed to trigger my MG (high in magnesium is my guess, which I have to be super cautious with). So I am going to just try to keep all of that still omitted and try those again later after continuing on with my re-introductions.
The good part of all this- I'm maintaining a very healthy weight and eating all very nutritious foods. I have not eaten out anywhere in 38 days now! I'm guessing that will be about 90 days by the time I'm done re-introducing.
The bad part of all this- My health is totally unstable. I'm slightly annoyed because I was managing everything so well on my own. I understood my body, I understood my triggers, I understood my limitations and allowances. But now that's all thrown off and it's like I'm starting completely over. I get the point of this is to over time make me better, but so far that is far from happening. I think part of the problem is my sugar intake is currently much higher than my normal. That's because with only meat, veggies and fruit to choose from, fruit is much too often. My glucose level just tested was really high! Not good. The other bad part of this is how do you socialize or live even half normally! I can't eat at like any restaurant. I can't even be out for too long because I need to eat at certain times and certain foods which are not non-perishable. Lastly, the expense. It's ridiculous that eating healthy costs more than eating junk/fake food. I was eating healthy before but I included things I can't right now like non-gmo potato chips, trail mix, gluten free granola, beans, etc. which cost a whole lot less than antibiotic/hormone free meats and organic veggies. Thankfully my parents are tremendously helping me out in that area.
As for the lyme herbal protocol I'm on, it's been so rough! When lyme gets killed you get much worse before you get any better. The problem is you don't really know if the "getting worse" part is due to lyme being killed or lyme not being killed and attacking you. I'm praying and hoping it gets better but only time will tell.
Hopefully all of this is just yet another hill to climb over... I've had a lot of those in these past 7 years and I'm more than ready for some flat ground... preferably a beach.
So if I can do all this, I bet you can can do it too. Let me give you a little challenge. Over the next week, cut out one thing that is bad for you that you tend too have to much off- try to cut out sugar or gluten or dairy. If that seems too tough, just try to cut out one specific item like soda or milk or ice cream or candy. Just try it and see if you feel any better. If you do, keep it up and cut out another thing. Do this whole process I'm doing in reverse and see if you can meet me where I'm at so we can go at this whole thing together! Having support is half the battle and I'd love for you to join me in this!
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