Jul 8, 2013
No, I don’t have an eating disorder. I have a disorder with eating. I did have a food allergy/sensitivity test done about a year ago and through my own denial. .well. .that’s a strong word. Ignorance? Forgetfulness? The feeling is between denial and ignorance with a dash of forgetfulness.
Let’s review what I need to avoid at all times. The scale is 1-5, 5 being the highest.
Moo-ve Over
Anyhow, I have been eating a lot of dairy. A lot of dairy for me is about a tablespoon of Greek yogurt a couple times a week coupled with cheese at least once a week. I was getting into Greek yogurt as a way to get some more protein into my NutriBullet shakes and totally forgot I needed to avoid dairy.
Why? Because I normally don’t do anything with dairy - I don’t drink milk or eat cereal or use a dairy creamer in my coffee. I only like to snack on artisan type cheeses with wine, so, I don’t put cheese on any foods I make. Unless it’s really a slight amount.
Enter the issues.
Weed-whacker in my tummy plus fun-runs to the bathroom, brain fog, body pain - all this had me worried until I double checked my card and realized I was doing it all to myself.
Reasons
Most of this is my fault. I actually just went off living as a normal person because I thought I could.
I evaluated why – you know, in my brain. Since, in my world, a lot of people make fun of whatever health issue I am going through or look at me like it’s impossible I have the issues I have, it becomes very easy for me to convince myself I’m completely normal and nothing is wrong. A lot of this has to do with making other people feel ok to be around me and the other half is people trying to be “supportive” and telling me I can do anything. The truth is, I can’t. Sometimes, when everyone is convinced nothing is wrong with you, you start to believe it since no one is actually looking out for you.
I do my best to keep my sense of humor about being difficult but I know I’m a major bummer.
The Test
Not completely convinced – I did an experiment.
I should add, I thought maybe I was lactose intolerant even though my symptoms do not match up with it. My brother is lactose intolerant and responds to the tablets. I did not take any tablets. Some of this is because my blood test shows the issues with milk as a whole which is not the same as a lactose intolerance.
Anyhow - for science I ate an entire quart of Zhwahels Ice Cream – which is some of the best ice cream around. Additionally, it was the Black Raspberry Krisp that my friend Tee and I feel in love with 5 years ago that was never produced after. It delicious blackberry ice cream with these chunks of sweet oatmeal crisp clusters.
*drool*
I communicated to Zwahlens Twitter that I missed Blackberry Crisp and they said they can’t make it because of the lack of blackberries. However, black raspberries are pretty good, too, and Tee bought us like a gallon of the Black Raspberry Krisp.
So, I ate my quart.
Aftermath
I do not want to eat dairy anymore. Ever.
I think that was the fastest anything has ever moved through my system. Parts of my dinner didn't even get their full time in my digestive tract. I even had the awesome green stuff coming out my back-end - which is actually bile - proving:
You know what, padre? Everyone poops and those who do not poop probably wish they did. People are all supportive and happy about what goes in the front end but never pay attention to the back-end. I am here to educate you - your body can send you thousands of signals through poop in how it is processing food, using food and if you have anything from dehydration to an allergy to cancer.
Ever seen undigested food in the bowl, paco? That means your body is revolting it back-end style and can't digest it. That tells you a lot.
Respect the poop! Learn about your body. Make poop you are proud of!
Anyhow. . .
Lucky, my foster cat, summed up how my soul felt the rest of the night and into the next day.
Future Plans
Cheese will have to be sheep's milk from now on. It's ok, I like cheese and sheep's milk cheese. I just have to be careful and check it to make sure.
I will miss ice cream (not for a little while, though) so my friend Tee gave me tons of thoughts about coconut milk ice cream, sheep's ice cream (I wanna try it, but, hard to find) and other types of ice cream. I might have to give them a go.
Anyhow, lesson learned.
I will be sticking to my little chart and avoiding those things that bother me. I have a feeling I will be much happier in many ways. Since my totally desirable man-friend, Bob, also needs to avoid some food after he had the same test done, we can do this together.
Be Part of the Adventure
Do you have a suggestion or want to see me attempt something? Drop me an email at AdventuringAmanda@gmail.com with your suggestions.
Let’s review what I need to avoid at all times. The scale is 1-5, 5 being the highest.
 |
| Oh. Right. |
Anyhow, I have been eating a lot of dairy. A lot of dairy for me is about a tablespoon of Greek yogurt a couple times a week coupled with cheese at least once a week. I was getting into Greek yogurt as a way to get some more protein into my NutriBullet shakes and totally forgot I needed to avoid dairy.
Why? Because I normally don’t do anything with dairy - I don’t drink milk or eat cereal or use a dairy creamer in my coffee. I only like to snack on artisan type cheeses with wine, so, I don’t put cheese on any foods I make. Unless it’s really a slight amount.
Enter the issues.
Weed-whacker in my tummy plus fun-runs to the bathroom, brain fog, body pain - all this had me worried until I double checked my card and realized I was doing it all to myself.
Reasons
Most of this is my fault. I actually just went off living as a normal person because I thought I could.
I evaluated why – you know, in my brain. Since, in my world, a lot of people make fun of whatever health issue I am going through or look at me like it’s impossible I have the issues I have, it becomes very easy for me to convince myself I’m completely normal and nothing is wrong. A lot of this has to do with making other people feel ok to be around me and the other half is people trying to be “supportive” and telling me I can do anything. The truth is, I can’t. Sometimes, when everyone is convinced nothing is wrong with you, you start to believe it since no one is actually looking out for you.
I do my best to keep my sense of humor about being difficult but I know I’m a major bummer.
The Test
Not completely convinced – I did an experiment.
 |
| This is about 1,040 calories |
I should add, I thought maybe I was lactose intolerant even though my symptoms do not match up with it. My brother is lactose intolerant and responds to the tablets. I did not take any tablets. Some of this is because my blood test shows the issues with milk as a whole which is not the same as a lactose intolerance.
Anyhow - for science I ate an entire quart of Zhwahels Ice Cream – which is some of the best ice cream around. Additionally, it was the Black Raspberry Krisp that my friend Tee and I feel in love with 5 years ago that was never produced after. It delicious blackberry ice cream with these chunks of sweet oatmeal crisp clusters.
*drool*
I communicated to Zwahlens Twitter that I missed Blackberry Crisp and they said they can’t make it because of the lack of blackberries. However, black raspberries are pretty good, too, and Tee bought us like a gallon of the Black Raspberry Krisp.
So, I ate my quart.
Aftermath
I do not want to eat dairy anymore. Ever.
I think that was the fastest anything has ever moved through my system. Parts of my dinner didn't even get their full time in my digestive tract. I even had the awesome green stuff coming out my back-end - which is actually bile - proving:
- I eat a lot of greens (less likely, by the way).
- Gastrointestinal Malabsorption: Cow's milk being one of the causes.
You know what, padre? Everyone poops and those who do not poop probably wish they did. People are all supportive and happy about what goes in the front end but never pay attention to the back-end. I am here to educate you - your body can send you thousands of signals through poop in how it is processing food, using food and if you have anything from dehydration to an allergy to cancer.
Ever seen undigested food in the bowl, paco? That means your body is revolting it back-end style and can't digest it. That tells you a lot.
Respect the poop! Learn about your body. Make poop you are proud of!
Anyhow. . .
Lucky, my foster cat, summed up how my soul felt the rest of the night and into the next day.
 |
| Shame |
Cheese will have to be sheep's milk from now on. It's ok, I like cheese and sheep's milk cheese. I just have to be careful and check it to make sure.
I will miss ice cream (not for a little while, though) so my friend Tee gave me tons of thoughts about coconut milk ice cream, sheep's ice cream (I wanna try it, but, hard to find) and other types of ice cream. I might have to give them a go.
Anyhow, lesson learned.
I will be sticking to my little chart and avoiding those things that bother me. I have a feeling I will be much happier in many ways. Since my totally desirable man-friend, Bob, also needs to avoid some food after he had the same test done, we can do this together.
Be Part of the Adventure
Do you have a suggestion or want to see me attempt something? Drop me an email at AdventuringAmanda@gmail.com with your suggestions.
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