21 Days

Twenty one days is how long I need to see if I have any other food intolerances. I am 99% positive I have a dairy allergy. I have not had any dairy in over a month and all of my pain is gone. I also feel a million times better without any. I thought it would be hard to give up but it really is easy. It is hidden in a lot of packaged food so it makes me stay away from a lot of processed foods.

This weekend I read the Virgin Diet and it made a lot of sense to me. I don't know if I would have given the advice a second thought if I did not recently discover my dairy allergy. The diet is incredibly strict but I am curious to see if there are any other food intolerances besides dairy.

So for twenty one days I am going without:
1. Dairy
2. Eggs
3. Gluten
4. Peanuts
5. Soy
6. Corn
7. Sugar
8. Artificial Sweeteners

I plan to permanently keep out dairy and artificial sweeteners. I also want to limit sugar in the long run too. I really think sugar is my downfall and artificial sweeteners make me crave more sugar. The artificial sweeteners, I know, are extremely bad for me but for some reason I still had them. I wonder why I do things even though they are horrible for me.

I just finished day one and I feel fine. I was really tired in the afternoon but I am hoping once my body gets used to eating cleaner I will have more energy.