Whole Plus Gluten Free

I gotta say, I never thought this would be the case. I never saw this coming. 

Yesterday I had 3 servings of grains not containing gluten. Rice with breakfast, more rice with lunch, and corn with dinner... It was awful! I noticeably swelled up. Ankles turned into cankles and my jelly roll was an inner tube. I also felt groggy and lethargic and just plain kuh-kuh...

I thought rice would be the least aggravating of all of these groups, but it has been the worst thus far. 

Saturday is legume day and I, honestly, fear the reaction I may have. Ah well, soon the trials will be over and I will be free to decide if and when I will choose to indulge. My plan is, not very often.

I was feeling so good and just melting away. I wish I had skipped this part and just kept on going to Whole60, 90, 120, infinity... 

I'll post one more Whole30 related post on Saturday night. Then it'd back to random musings and the occasional health update. :)

If you often feel puffy, try cutting out rice. You could be super glad you did! 

Whole Plus Gluten

No need to explain how I feel the day after I ate grains containing gluten for the first time in over a month. Actually my body feels fine. I seem to have snapped right back into optimal efficiency. I did feel a bit yucky last night; a little lethargic and crabby. This morning I woke up feeling physically fine, but craving more. Perhaps this is because I ate a bit more than three servings in the form of a biscuit, pretzels, and pita bread. Either way, I can identify gluten containing foods as a trigger if not an aggitator. Triggering over consumption is just as dangerous a health risk as intestinal problems so I will have to limit gluten grains to the very rare occasions like birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. "Someone Brought Donuts Day" does not count as a holiday. :)

Whole Plus Dairy

Today was Dairy Day.

For those not familiar with the "reintroduction protocol":

Thanks to Paige, I get the gist that...

I maintain my Whole30 compliance and add three servings of dairy today and return to eating as I have for the Whole30 while documenting how I feel over the next three days then...

I maintain my Whole30 compliance and add three servings of grain containing gluten and return to eating as I have for the Whole30 while documenting how I feel over the following three days then...

I maintain my Whole30 compliance and add three servings of grain not containing gluten and return to eating as I have for the Whole30 while documenting how I feel over the following three days then...

I maintain my Whole30 compliance and add three servings of beans/legumes and  return to eating as I have for the Whole30 while documenting how I feel over the following three days then...

Then I am free to balance eating whole and clean with the occasional holiday overload or birthday pizza party without falling back into a bad habit ritual always giving my body time between the very occasional indulgence to heal and reset. 

That said:

I had creamer in my coffee today and felt jittery and weird

I ate a Chipotle chicken salad with pico, sour cream, cheese and guacamole for lunch and got phlegmy and a bit bloaty:

I ate a Greek Salad with Ranch dressing for dinner. More phlegmy, more bloaty

I'll check in again in a few days when it's time for bread! :)