In order to help my health, I am trying a new way of eating (notice I don't say DIET).
I am posting my new favorite blog as a link on my blog (at the bottom where I have a couple other favorite blogs listed). Most of the recipes are gluten and dairy free. nourishingmeals.com. She has other links to healthy, gluten free websites. I haven't explored those yet.
Gluten free--pretty easy once you get used to it
Dairy free--challenging
Soy free--more challenging than I thought. I am not a huge soy/asian/marinade person so I thought it would be easy, but there is soy in ALOT of foods....
Sugar free--ugh, need I say more?
Caffeine free--tormenting
Alcohol free--easier than expected, but decided to cheat on this one for the 20 days of Daisy's life.
Yeast free--easy
Egg free--hard at first, but easier now. I think it will be much easier when I add them back in.
I did this three weeks straight. The first week was horrible, but it got much easier. Since I cheated a little bit at Christmas, I have been allowing myself to cheat more often. Think after the next few days pass, I am going to go back to not cheating at all. Did I feel better? YES...However there are still some medical issues that I need to be concerned with, so I will try to combat them all with this lovely way of eating.
Many restaurants are accommodating, to an extent. AND, there are some restaurants that have gluten free menus.
My birthday and the anniversary of Daisy's life ending on earth is this week. Since Dec 23rd, I have been unstable emotionally. I guess that it is to be expected. I have trudged through most of it, but some of it I just had to not participate. I am dreading the next few days with every ounce of my being. I had been dreading Dec 23rd, but it turned out to be a good day and I realized that it was Daisy's birthday, so it was a celebration. January 12th, however, is going to be very sad. Yes, she got to go to HEAVEN on that day, but holding her as she died was one of the most painful days I will (hopefully) experience.
Not sure what I am doing that day....Not sure if I will be able to function, really. January 15th was the funeral. January 16th was the burial. Oh, the days ahead...I need to not think about the date itself.
Off to get ready for bed.
