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DAY 31 GLORIOUS ! MORNING LIGHT / PEACE / JOY THRILLLED I FINISHED THE COURSE! Savoring this delight & sense of accomplishment! Now moving on from W30 blog to this POST-W30 section _________________________________________________________________ APRIL 15, 2020 / WED Started day with my lovely half sweet potato/Vanilla Pod cream & delicious cup of Nespresso Will begin testing Dairy today - Jeni's ButterMint ice cream / greek yogurt / maybe some melted cheese Or pimento cheese at lunch loaded baked potato / either Quiche or Parmesan chicken for dinner (made w/ W30 mayo & Parm coating)

I’m on day 23 of the elimination phase. I’ve done my share of whole30ing over the last 7 years but have always neglected the reintroduction. At 16, I decided gluten was an incarnation of the devil himself and am regrettably in the category of people who will liberally use the c word (celiac) in restaurants. Sorry. Having recently read Food Freedom Forever (thanks Melissa) I am determined to follow through with the thoughtful reintroduction it deserves. With all the GF options available, I haven’t touched gluten for years. I’m actually a little scared of it. Previously I attributed it to unshakeable sleepiness and intense despressive episodes, dark enough to make quitting a lifelong love for toast surprisingly straightforward. I don’t miss it, but there are some glutenous things (namely French pastries) I’ve never had that I might want to experience, if I knew they was worth it. For science, I feel that I should check if this fear is still valid. But I also really don’t want to trigger a nasty psychological response, nor would I want to regularly include gluten in my post whole30 life even if it has no effect. To reintroduce or not? Your thoughts would be much appreciated. Thank you