I am a thirty-something married college student. I am majoring in nutrition, and not sure if I will pursue the path to becoming a full-fledged Registered Dietician, or just counsel people after graduation. Oh, and I'm fat. (Nope, I'm not sugar-coating it or denying it.)
I love food. I love to cook & bake, and I consider feeding people to be a hobby. Cooking is that one thing I can go to for refuge when everything else is falling apart. My kitchenaid, frying pan and stock pot are always there for me. (My husband is, too, but there are times when he can't help- much to his chagrin.)
So, anyway, we've suspected that we both have food sensitivities and/or allergies for a while. I don't remember the last time I felt totally healthy. It's been years, I'm guessing. After overhearing a friend in the medical field recommend a certain test & lab for food sensitivities/allergies last summer, we decided we'd go and get the testing done. And we put it off, for one reason or another, through the end of the year. Procrastination in its purest form!
Finally, last month, I couldn't take it anymore. I made some phone calls and got all of the arrangements made. We went in for the blood draw about 2 weeks ago and got the results this past Thursday.
I was floored by the sheer quantity of things on the list. Thankfully, most of them are minor sensitivities, and our lists have a lot of overlap, but there are about 55 items we should avoid, if not completely cut out of our diet. Some of them are no big loss. To be honest, I'm thrilled to be able to say, "Cauliflower? Oh, no, thank you. I'm allergic." But some of the others will be a bit more difficult to live without.
I will post the full list at a later date, but for now, here's a list of the more difficult items:
milk (cow & goat)
cheese
whey
eggs
oats
flax
gluten
wheat
yeast (brewer's & baker's)
buffalo
chicken
cranberry
lentils
black pepper
vanilla
So yeah, it's going to be an interesting journey...
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