Gluten, Meat, Dairy-Free: Days 1 and 2

I figured I should probably blog about this otherwise I will not do it.

For the past four weeks, my body has been feeling downright shitty.  There has not been a day where I have not had fatigue, a headache, an upset stomach, or all three, since I came to St. Vincent College.  There are so many reasons this could be happening, like from some new allergen/irritant I have developed a proneness to, or stress from my ultra-quick move from one college to another with practically no warning, to stress from personal affairs I’d rather not go into, to homesickness, to boyfriendsickness, to Arcadiasickness (I never thought I’d say it…), but I am choosing to believe it is probably my diet.  Last semester at Arcadia was probably the healthiest I’ve eaten for a long time.  Especially because I was shopping for myself and cooking for myself, and was on a tight budget.

Anyway, since I left Arcadia I have been throwing trash into my stomach, particularly because Tom and I like fast food dates and I am a sucker for Christmas dinner, and my mom threw a party with her cougar-y girlfriends which featured greek dip, buffalo chicken dip, and the most orgasmic turtle cake ever created.  Oh, and because I fall for convenience-plots like the grille/deli in the same building as the music wing at St. Vincent’s.  And no-time-wasted ease of just getting some chicken tenders and fries.  So, with Lent just around the corner, I decided now would be a good time as any to do what I did last semester - attempt the challenge of throwing out meat, glutenous grains, and casin (it’s in dairy products), in order to get some of my health back.

I figure, why not do this.  I have heard a lot of great things about eating gluten-free, including joint relief (I experienced this myself!) and lowering your risk of cancer (cancer is just a side-effect of dying), eczema relief (hey!  I have that!).

But to be honest, it is less about the gluten for me and more about avoiding simple carbs, which will force me to eat complex carbs like brown rice and quinoa (which is also a great source of protein!)

Day one was a success; however, I was grieving a bit, because I still felt sick and usually I cure my sick woes by… oops.  Eating carby, fatty, usually cheesy foods!!

Day two: FAIL!  Ok, so I have been telling people that essentially I am giving these elements of my diet up for lent; so today I forced that illusion upon myself as an excuse to eat some ham and scalloped potatoes for lunch.  Well, live every day like it’s the first!!