I lost 5 pounds

Well I have survived this diet for two weeks. It has been tough finding foods that are diary free, soy free, sugar free and gluten free. I spend a lot of time reading labels. It has also been tough coming up with creative ways to make these foods taste good and not seem like I am eating the same thing every single day. I think trying to cut out caffeine is my only weakness. Having three kids and working can be exhausting. Especially when most of the kids end up in my bed at night.

My headaches have so far still been pretty frequent. Seems like they are worse when I am at work. The stomach aches have decreased and my allergies and sensitivity to smells seems to be about the same. I did not expect instant results. I am just glad to be trying to figure out the root of the problem and not be giving a prescription.

A few things that we have discovered as I go in for my weekly acupuncture treatments is that my body cannot digest raw foods and that sensitivity to smells can be caused by to many toxins in the liver. I also took a questionaire to see if I might have a candida infection. A few years ago it was discovered while I was doing an endoscopy that I had a yeast infection in my esophagus. They were concerned that I might have HIV or AIDS because usually this shows up in patients with those diseases. What I do have is a severely weakened immune system so I get sick easily and my body cannot fight of the infection.  It was interesting because the symptoms are:

• Frequent stomach pains and digestion problems
• Skin problems (skin infections, eczema, psoriasis, acne)
• Foggy brain / Trouble concentrating
• Constant tiredness and exhaustion
• Anxiety
• Mood swings
• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
• Anger outbursts
• Irritability
• Headaches
• Intense cravings for sugars, sweets, and breads
• Itchy skin

I can say yes to pretty much each thing on the list. So in a few weeks I will be on a stricter diet to kill off the candida and see if that helps. I am willing to try anything that will help my suffering and help me have a happier family life.

Oh and on a positive not I have lost five pounds in the past two weeks.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE ALTERNATIVES

Does anybody really care?

So I have been to three doctors about my constant headaches and stomach pains. Each of them just rights me a prescription. It really gets frustrating when they do not try to find the root of the problem. All they want to do is give me a prescription and send me on my way. By the way every prescription pretty much causes difficulty concentrating,  tiredness, dizziness, and nauseousness. I am a mom of three. My husband and I work opposite schedules so we can take care of them. So when I get home from work I am on mommy duty. I cannot be tired and dizzy.

So someone mentioned seeing an acupuncturist I figured, why not? When I went in then did a case history and asked a whole bunch of questions about my lifestyle, medications, pregnancies and so forth. More than the doctors and specialists asked. The two acupuncturist's there reviewed my case and said that I am the worst case they have ever seen. Lots of my symptoms could be toxic overload. So I am on a new diet. I feel hungry all the time because I have not figured out exactly what I can eat and how to be creative with these foods. Mainly I cannot have gluten, dairy or sugar. And everything I eat has to be organic. I went to the few stores I have here where I live and there organic, gluten, dairy and sugar free products are so expensive. I spent nearly $90 for a few items. I got rice crackers, beans, lettuce, carrots, rice milk, almond milk, waffles and bread. My first night I had lettuce and beans for dinner. Ewe! If anyone has any tips they can offer I am open. I just do not know what to by or how to cook these kinds of things. I wasn't much of a cook before. I just hope this all helps. Maybe now I will lose some weight. One of the symptoms of toxic overload is the inability to lose weight. I had my baby 9 months ago and I am still at the weight I weighed 9 months ago after giving birth. I have had stomach problems and I barely eat. Sometimes I get sick after eating, so I never understood why I wasn't losing weight. So fingers crossed this new diet helps me with headaches, stomach aches and weight loss.


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