So I'm now 100% gluten free and my net carbs are limited to 50 g a day. According to the anit-inflammation diet, which I read and loved and reviewed on the blog
here, I still have work to do. Since I'm not 100% off of my allergy meds (I'm still taking singulair, allegra and about 3x a week I take my inhaled steroid), there could still be a food allergy or sensitivity at play here. But I'm fine with hanging out at this stage for a while as I adjust to my new diet/lifestyle.
What do I eat, you may be wondering?
Here's a copy/paste from my food journal on
My Fitness Pal
| Strawberries - Raw, 0.5 cup, halves | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |  |
| Eggs - Scrambled (whole egg), 2 large | 203 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | |
| Happy Farms (Aldi) - Deluxe American Cheese Slices, 1 slice (19g) | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Cream - Heavy whipping (whipped), 2 tbsp | 104 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | |
Add Food
| 401 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 32 | |
| Bob's Red Mill - Natural Raw Whole Flax Seed, 1 tbsp (20g) | 45 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Cheese - Cheddar, 1 oz | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| Eggs - Hard-boiled (whole egg), 1 large | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| Tomato - Red Cherrytomato, 2 tomato | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Spinach - Raw, 2 cup | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Avocados - Raw, 1 avocado, NS as to Florida or California | 322 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 29 | |
| Celery - Raw, 1 serving | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Peppers - Sweet, green, raw, 0.5 medium (approx 2-3/4" long, 2-1/2" dia) | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Apples - Raw, with skin, 1 medium (2-3/4" dia) (approx 3 per lb) | 72 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
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| 678 | 49 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 47 | |
| Pork - Fresh, loin, whole, cooked, roasted, 6 oz | 422 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 25 | |
| Cheese - Cheddar, 0.33 cup, shredded | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| Mission - 6" Corn Tortilla, 2 tortillas (51g) | 80 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Cabbage - Raw, 0.5 cup, shredded | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Generic - Fresh Ground Almond Butter, 1 tablespoon | 101 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
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| 761 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 61 | 48 | |
| Nuts - Almonds, 0.5 oz (23 whole kernels) | 82 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Add Food
| 82 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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| Totals | 1,922 | 84 | 32 | 29 | 107 | 134 | |
| Your Daily Goal | 2,270 | 312 | 26 | 45 | 85 | 76 | |
| Remaining | 348 | 228 | -6 | 16 | -22 | -58 | |
| Calories | Carbs | Fiber | Sugar | Protein | Fat |
As you can see, my calorie goal that day was high - I rode my bike for 1.5 hours and earned an extra lotsa calories but didn't eat them all. Also, you can see that my net carb intake is somewhere around 50 g daily (don't forget that net carbs is total carbs minus fiber grams). I'm often way over "target" for a "normal" diet on fiber, fat, protein and way under "target" for carbs and sugar. This is good for someone that has high insulin and doesn't want to trigger a big overreaction by her body. A big insulin dump would mean an end to fat burning until the insulin "wears off (for lack of a better term, we will discuss that further in a future post)."
Are you interested in almond butter? I made it myself using
this recipe. It's a great tutorial and the pics were really helpful when I almost panicked about the big ball 'o' nuts that was spinning around in my Cuisinart at the middle-stage. Just push through, its worth it!
How about the pulled pork I ate? I added zero carbs to this, so it only has what's in the pork naturally. I used
this recipe, but instead of beer, I added low carb (homemade) chicken stock.
So that's what I'm eating right now. I try to avoid overly processed foods, but I eat "processed" dairy. This is the next step to limit/eliminate but as I said, I'm trying not to go "whole hog" just yet. We are easing into it at this point.
How do I feel? Well. Let's talk about that, shall we?
- I no longer have that sluggish "I didn't sleep at all last night" feeling when I wake in the morning.
- I no longer look all puffy like I got beat up in my sleep when I wake up.
- I don't need any more than ONE CUP of coffee in the mornings and if you know me, you know that's significant. I used to have 2-3 cups of coffee and a diet soda daily. Sometimes I still have a diet soda - I know its bad but honestly its twice a week MAX - because I want the carbonation and the taste, not cause I cannot live without it.
- I can exercise. I don't fall asleep on the couch every day at 8PM. I have worked it into my schedule (despite it cutting into my manuscript writing time!) and I'm enjoying it.
- I'm losing weight. SO FAR, the scale is moving down. We shall keep a close eye on that one because I plateaued very quickly last time I said that!
So how's that? Worth a diet/lifestyle change? I think so.
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