Day 2 - going strong!

This diet is surprisingly easy for me. I've had people tell me there is "no way" they could cut out dairy or wheat. For me, it's kind of second nature. See, my oldest son (age 4) has severe and life-threatening food allergies to dairy, soy, eggs, and nuts, and recently outgrew his wheat allergy. I nursed him for 21 months -- since everything I ate passed through my breastmilk to him, essentially I was allergic to all that stuff too because I couldn't eat it without making him very sick.

Fast forward a few years, when my now-one-year-old was born. Because of big brother's allergy issues, I chose to go on an allergy-free diet when baby boy was born. Having no way of knowing if he would have allergies too, I decided to err on the side of caution. I was allergy-free for 6 months (including all of the top 8 allergens; dairy, eggs, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, shellfish, and wheat), and many other foods that seemed to cause the boy digestional issues.

I am no stranger to eating this way. Though I did it before out of necessity, I do it now on my own will. I lost all of my pregnancy weight (40lbs) within the first 5 weeks of giving birth to my second son. I know it was because of the diet I was on. When he turned 6 months old, I gradually re-introduced offensive foods, and had success. Once I had reintroduced all the allergens back into my diet, I gained 10 pounds. And I can't get it off.

Today for breakfast I had turkey bacon and the remainder of the avocado from last night's salad. For lunch, it was leftover chicken from the roaster last night. I added a little mayo (OK, maybe not the most Paleo thing, but it doesn't contain anything that is "restricted" in this diet) and put it over some of the broccoli slaw (sans dressing) from yesterday's lunch. It was delicious, and super quick since it was all leftovers.

For dinner, we tried spaghetti squash for the first time. I topped it with spaghetti sauce and grass-fed ground beef. We purchased a side of beef back in November and split it with some friends. It tastes absolutely amazing, and I can't believe the difference in taste between it and store-bought beef.

The picture isn't the greatest - my camera battery was nearly dead, and lasted long enough for me to turn it on, snap a photo, and it went off. I didn't even get to make sure the picture took, so I'm happy that it did! I was extremely thrilled with the spaghetti squash. Hubby was expecting a more noodle-like texture, but even he ate it (and liked it). And baby boy ate two bowls of it!!! As an added bonus, I washed and roasted the seeds from the squash, and plan on having them for a snack later. I roasted them with cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and a tablespoon of dairy-free margarine and tablespoon of sugar. Delicious!!!