On an Elimination Diet note, I thought I would share how it's been going for the last 5 days. I read that these first 5 days would be the hardest. I didn't question that, but I may have underestimated how it would be. I think that beyond going through withdrawal from foods that my body is used to, I have discovered a major reason for this difficulty.
In all reality, people who are going on the Elimination Diet are eliminating things from their diet that they regularly eat and cook with. I think that it has to be a part of it that you feel like you "can't eat anything!!!" (dramatic much?) But, really. So many things that I eat on a daily basis are removed. And let me just tell you - soy and corn are in (almost) everything! (there was even a soy product in the herbal tea I wanted to buy...).
My breakdown came when I'd thought that I found a recipe that looked clean and that I thought I could make with no problems. As I was reading down the list of ingredients (granted, it was after 5 and I was hungry), I came across the last two: ketchup and worcestershire sauce. I was devastated. (again, dramatic??) I was really looking forward to that recipe, and I didn't know how to make it without the sauces. It seemed to be an important part.
All of this drama to say, I think that the main reason this few days is the most difficult is actually because the people who need to do it have never had to cook/prepare food this way before, and don't actually know how to feed themselves (...ourselves - this absolutely includes me). I have done a lot of research and looked up a lot of things that are within my guidelines, but it definitely takes time and effort to eat well. I have also realized how processed my diet had become. I don't plan to go all of the way back after this is over.
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