Elimination Diet Diary, Day 3 (yes, again)

Matthew 21:22

²²And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith."

Well, we survived the 2 days of "Green Smoothie only" and just finished our 3rd day.

I am trusting God with this and asking for His help. So far I am doing well and not having cravings at all. I continue to feel good and am comfortable even though the house is hot. I did turn on the fans today but I still feel my body temperature seems to have lowered and I am tolerant of more heat than usual.

Jeff is struggling somewhat. Physically and emotionally. He had a migraine w/vomitting over the first night. He still has some brain fog type stuff and blurred vision. He says, "this diet hurts my feelings." He has craved corn chips and also chocolate.

For breakfast today we still had a green smoothie. For lunch we had Healing Quinoa Soup. I varied it a bit by using 6 cups of cabbage and 5 cloves of garlic. We really enjoyed it. For dinner we had stir fry veggies (broccoli, red russian kale, green onions, garlic, carrots) over quinoa.

Elimination Diet Diary, Day 1 (yes, again)

June 7th marked the end of our last Elimination Diet. It was day 72. Wow. What we discovered is as we added more and more to the diet we began to eat more and more of the higher allergenic items and less and less of the healthful foods. I realized I was probably allergic to wheat and soy but I ate them anyways...because I wanted them. I began to crave junk foods again. :( I stopped losing weight and began to gain some of what I had lost. I realized the wheat and soy were causing me to retain water and to bloat and become more irritable. My body temperature rose too which contributed to more irritability. Earlier in the diet when we were eating much more basically and without the higher allergenic foods my body temperature had actually dropped and I was cold...so when my temperature went back up I noticed.

Today is day one of starting over. Jeff wanted to do it this time and Jeremiah wanted to do it again too...my brother's family also is joining us this time. The plan is to do 3 days of Green Smoothies to begin the cleanse. If we only do 2 I have already decided to be ok with that. I am, in fact, even ok with only one day. I just am looking forward to eating healthier again and leaving some of the things that cause problems out.

Today we drank lots of water and had green smoothies at 10:30, 2:30 and 4:30. It's almost 10pm and I am starting to get hungry. I am heading to bed as soon as I post this so the cleanse can "work" ... and so the breakfast smoothie arrives sooner. :)

I have already noticed my body temperature is falling again. It was 75 in the house today and I was not perspiring! Usually I would be very uncomfortable anything over 70. 65 is ideal for me. Today I am comfortable with 75!

I have noticed some slight head ache but only for a couple minutes or so. I have felt pretty well. I did find myself falling asleep during my lunch break though.

So...we'll see what tomorrow brings. :) I know that with the Lord's help we can do this and I am trusting Him for that help.

Here's a link to the smoothie recipes we are using. If you haven't seen it yet, you should go watch this fun video on how to make a green smoothie. :)