Bye Bye Casein

And bye bye dairy, as a result.

This coming week, I will begin my journey into dairy free living.  I am also cutting WAY back on the wheat/gluten consumption.

Excuse me while I throw a mini-tantrum for a moment...

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONO!!!!!

OK, all better.

Why? The reason is simple ...

I'm allergic to casein.

Yes, somehow after 33 yrs, it has been demonstrated that casein is actually harming my body and so, my beloved cheese is a thing of the past.  In its place, Daiya shredded varieties for cooking and trying to figure out how to make cheese from nuts without GOING nuts.  I refuse to buy the replacements for sliced cheese, not after the reviews I've read.  *yuck* I think I'll be OK with ice cream and yogurt, and I've already been mostly drinking almond milk anyway...it's really the cheese.  But, if my gut stops feeling like hell all the time, I'll take it.  If I stop looking 16 weeks pregnant everyday, I'll take it.

SO, why gluten/wheat too?  Again, the reason is simple ...

I bloat out like nobody's business if I eat carbs these days.  Even cutting out dairy, which I've mostly done at this point, even though it's not "official" until the 1st, isn't totally helping the bloat.  And again, I am sick of it.  So, I am going to limit the intake of gluten as well.

I have two books that will be assisting me in the journey, "Go Dairy Free" and "Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight," as well as countless blogs, Pinterest pins, and posts on Babycenter (really, what board type doesn't exist on BBC?!).  I am guessing I'll be on here a lot more now, as I know I'll need an outlet for my struggles along this journey back to health.  I need to stop feeling like crap, help my thyroid out, and lose these ridiculous 10lbs I gained for no reason whatsoever...except my body hates dairy now.

One last WWWWWWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!

OK, over it.  Onward my friends...into unchartered territory...