Britishgal Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 I have made a couple of decisions based on the last few days.... I have tested white potatoes now with no ill effects, however I'm trying to find reasons and excuses to eat them which means they are foods without brakes...from now in I won't be eating them at home, only whilst out or at my familiy's houses (my sister, for example, will cook baked potatoes for me to substitute pasta or rice so I want to eat them on those occasions) I will test dark chocolate when I test soy, as here it is almost impossible to find it without. I'll test soy on the Monday as planned and chocolate containing soy a couple of days later. I may rejig my timetable to test soy first (I know...I am a real chocoholic ) Then I'll limit it (as I used to) to a once weekly weekend ritual. I used to get a bar of dark chocolate covered marzipan (and a bottle of dandelion & burdock) on a Sunday morning when I was eating well in my late twenties. I love dark chocolate with marzipan and almonds This also means I can afford really good chocolate. I'll skip the d&b though! I will cut milk chocolate out completely...it doesn't agree with me and tastes foul (probably the milk but well see when I do dark choc intros). I just need to fight the current (2 full days now and counting) cravings for milk chocolate. Now I'm off to eat breakfast before starting sewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 My son is on his way home so I'm automatically feeling better...it all seems so much harder to cope with when he isn't here ;( Still stiff and in pain and trying to eat through the nausea...oh and I STILL want milk chocolate (seems the knowledge it tastes like bland paste, makes me swell up within minutes and leads to diarrhoea for days doesn't stop me wanting it!) M1: 3 fried eggs with sautéed mushrooms, grilled tomatoes and 2 rashers of streaky bacon M2: 2 homemade lorne sausages (pork mince, sage, parsley, garlic, s&p) with a dollop of mayo, 2 handfuls of sprouts & a head of bak choi sautéed in the pan juices left from frying the sausage and garlic. After thinking about soy and chocolate earlier I am reconsidering testing cows dairy before goats as if cows cream/sour cream is ok I don't need to test prohibitively expensive and hard to find goats cream (if have to get a train to get it!). I'll test cows and goats cheese separately regardless as I love it....oooo fear, soft goats cheese and grilled goats cheese log I love you so!! If this is the case I'll just finish a week early 22nd sept soy (sauce, tofu, miso) 25th sept dark chocolate 28th sept cow cream/sour cream 05th oct cow cheese 12th oct goats cream 19th oct goats cheese 26th oct rice 02nd nov corn (nacho and tortillas) 09th nov oats/oatmeal (haggis and black pudding...can't think of any other reason to intro these but it has to be done) 16th nov legumes (peas, broad beans and chickpeas) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share Posted August 31, 2015 M3: 3 pork lorne sausages (smaller this time) with leftover roasted veg from yesterday and a dollop of mayo Shattered so early to bed tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Day 10PC it is 8.00am and I'm just going to bed after sewing all night for a last minute deadline...no idea what meals will be like today once I wake up but I need at least a couple of hours sleep before I think about it. My son is eating toast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Slept for just under 45 minutes...woke up to find a small boy in my bed next to me eating prawn cocktail crisps very loudly (his dad sent him home with "supplies" yesterday)...there are now orange crumbs on my pillow. M1: two palm sized homemade pork lorne sausages in large lettuce leaves with mayo and a chopped up fried bell pepper. Avoided all desires and voices in my head to have "just one crisp...go on...there's no wheat in them...mmmmm prawn cocktail" We are off to my sisters for the last day of the summer hols this afternoon so I'll be taking some cold roast chicken and veg with me to reheat...I'll let my mother feed rubbish to my son before he goes on to my healthy packed school lunches tomorrow. We've loved the pork mince...I added herbs to the whole batch then fried it up in little lorne parties as needed. I've never bought pork mince before I made scotch eggs last week and now I think it is going to be part of my meat purchasing...plus it's cheap so that's a bonus I'm craving goulash for some reason...it's cold and rainy outside and a good stew sounds fab. I may cook a huge pot later...and whip up some more coconut milk sour cream. It may mean breaking the no potatoes at home rule (I only have 3 left so I really should eat them rather than waste them before the embargo...right? ) Oddly as well as chocolate I'm now craving white crusty bread with butter. Obviously I can't have that so I'm a little sad...it's horrid to think i'll never eat proper good bread again *sob* Maybe it was the crisps that did it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 Ok so the rest of the day... M2: roast chicken, 2 cups or so of roasted asparagus, courgette and mushrooms with most of an avocado (my sister kept nicking bits ) M3: as above but with mayo instead...very, very tired so went for the easiest option! Nipped into Aldi with my mother for "a few bits" and came out with so much food it is barely fitting in my kitchen. I panicked as I had her car at my disposal now I have enough meat to feed us for a fortnight (inc enough beef to make goulash for the whole street) and so many veg they are taking up residence on my kitchen table (fridge veg drawer was already full before I went). My son seems to have caught the bug and sneaked carrot batons, a pineapple and 2 cucumbers into the trolley... I even bought tinned squid in olive oil...no idea what that's going to be like... At least I'll have stuff to put in his lunchbox in the morning On the health front I got a rush appointment with a specialist (rheumatologist) in 3 weeks...they must be worried, the waiting list was more like 8. I'm also going to talk to my dr on Friday about the nausea...mother is convinced it's because of a lack of fibre from grains *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenX Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Your mother and my mother must be from the same planet. She's convinced we're all going to die because we're not eating grains/breads. I'll be the nausea is due to the meds they have you on. I just hope they're starting to help some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 She tried to feed me rye bread Jen...I did check the label to find wheat but she was adamant! I didn't eat it funnily enough. I don't think she can get her head around why I won't just eat gluten free bread...obviously life without it is inconceivable My sister pointed out that mother lost her right to decide what was best for us to eat when she fed us st.ivel gold as children. We all still gag at the mere mention (plus that stuff was nutritionally evil ) The meds are helping. I'm still in pain but it is so much less than it was before...there are others to try though if the nausea doesn't stop x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Day 11PC My sons first day back at school and I feel like in in mourning...I keep crying. It may be ridiculous but I can't help it. Trying to distract myself by cooking (sewing is not going to work today regardless of how much work I have in!) I have a goulash and baked potatoes in the oven... The type of coconut milk I used to buy (and make coconut sour cream from the solidified cream bit) is no longer being carried by my posho supermarket so I tried their organic replacement even though it contains guar gum. Both tins failed to solidify overnight plus the milk is horrid and grainy. True to form and in the spirit of today I burst into tears. I did have a sachet of creamed coconut so I have set about making my own coconut milk from that which I'm hoping will gave separated by the morning in the fridge. I looked up my previous favourite brand online to see if any other supermarket carry it...and they have changed the formulation...it now contains bloody guar gum. I hate food manufacturers and their insistence on putting crap into my food. Anyhoo... M1: roast chicken, sautéed mushrooms and onions with 2 rashers of streaky bacon. Lunch will be ready in just under an hour...but will have no sour cream *sobs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 M2: homemade goulash (made with a punnet of mushrooms and 6 bell peppers as well as beef) over a baked potato with ghee M3: grilled rump steak, stir fried sprouts with bacon and a huge pile of green beans (my son's choice of back to school special tea ) My homemade coconut milk is looking promising...it is split in the fridge so I'll investigate of its got a set layer at the top later on. Fingers crossed! I walked my son to school this morning (we live literally over the road) and was in pain when I got back. Picking him up later was horrid...they didn't come out until 10 mins after school end time and by then I was almost in tears and could hardly stand up. Tomorrow I may have to take my grandfather's burma star parade stick...a walking stick at 40 *sob* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 A couple of horrid days. Resorting to your grandfathers walking stick at 40 is not fair. I'm exhausted constantly, feel like I'm going to be sick every moment, still in pain and unable to use my joints in any kind of useful way. People keep using the phrase "I'm so sorry"... Sorry for what?? I feel like I have a terminal disease Tired of it all. May have a gin tonight with my sister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenX Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 How are you doing? Did you go for the gin? In your place I certainly would have, just to forget it all for a little bit. Hope your Dr is getting you onto some other meds that don't make you feel so sick. I think you could deal with the pain a bit better if at least that symptom would tone down. You're very strong, from what I've come to know about you here, but you do deserve a reprieve. And you're right...it's not fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 I didn't have the gin Jen, I had champagne instead. It is kind of ironic since i can take or leave alcohol, always could, but it was nice to feel normal at least for a couple of hours. That was Friday night. By dinnertime Saturday I felt normal again and ate my usual homemade chilli...but with cheese, sour cream, rice and tortilla chips...it was a conscious decision and I don't regret it at all. Champagne: worth it occasionally as a social thing. Have never over indulged anyway so not worried and have always just had one or two alcoholic drinks before moving to water even on a night out. Next day...headache and tired until mid afternoon Rice, cheese, sort cream and tortilla chips (corn): No ill effects at all. Rice...not worth it as a filler food, not sure of the point of it. May try as a stand alone dish (risotto, fried rice, rice with almonds and spices etc) as I loved the taste of it before and it'd be nice to have another option when out. Tortilla chips...loved the crunch and as a holder for chilli. Certainly worth it occasionally but very moorish so something I need to limit. I could easily have eaten the entire bag if my son hadn't sone it for me... Cheese...surprisingly pointless on chilli. Odd as that is one thing I kept thinking I missed. Need to retry alone in a cheese sauce (cheese and cream not traditional béchamel) or in a salad etc. maybe eggs florentine? Sour cream...worth it. Oh so very, very worth it. I'll be eating it again, probably reasonably often. Must try double cream too. The Dr prescribed anti nausea drugs to go alongside the drugs I'm on. Still in pain, though slightly less than a couple of weeks ago, and stiff. My joints are just as swollen. By the afternoon I'm so exhausted and my legs are so heavy I still use a stick to get to school...I napped yesterday but it made no difference. One thing that is making a difference, at least to the nausea, is not eating in the morning. "Listen to you body" is said a lot here so I'm listening to mine and mine just works better without food in the morning...it always has. Apart from that I am sticking to whole30 meals and not snacking. I'm planning reintroing but in a looser fashion than I had planned. I think psychologically I need food to be one thing I don't have to worry about just now. I need to concentrate in other things. I may try goats cheese soon...or good chocolate...or haggis...or maybe broad beans (in cheese sauce)...I'll see how I go I just wish I could retry cake and crusty white bread...but sadly that's not to be ;( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Ok so so far I have no issues with cow, sheep or goat dairy (just need to test buffalo mozzarella). Also corn is ok, chickpeas are yummy and rice is bland and pointless but no ill effects. Today I went for a big shop as my Mother offered to go to a tesco superstore in her car. I spent a fortune but have a freezer full of squid, liver and cauliflower rice and a fridge full of veg...it is taking up the veg drawer and 2 shelves (my fridge is tiny...it only has 3 shelves!). Also a jar of preserved lemon paste that I could eat with a spoon and is wonderful with chicken. I also bought 2 pairs of summer shoes for £8 and a pen that looks like a flamingo complete with pink fluffy body and feather tail. Ridiculous! I have decided on a couple of things: 1) My favourite fig balsamic dressing is compliant except for sulphites. I'm ok with this as I don't eat it often, maybe twice a week...and it makes me happy. 2) I'm adding honey back...I love honey...though I'm on the fence about trying golden syrup (I could eat it out of the tin so it may not be ideal!) 3) I'm going to go to the posh supermarket tomorrow to get posho chocolate to see if that will be a substitute for m&ms, crunchie bars and dairy milk 4) tortilla chips and prawn crackers are allowable once a week at most. They are yummy, crunchy and too moorish to be legal. 5) white potatoes are only allowed outside the house. They are addictive and must be controlled. I realised this when, at 11.13pm one night last week I made baked wedges because of a potato craving. Dangerous business! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Oh and I just put cauliflower rice in the oven to cook for 20 minutes until turning toasty, fried two handfuls of sliced mushrooms in ghee and added in to the rice with leftover roast chicken, as much spinach as I could fit on the bowl, preserved lemon paste, a sprinkling of slivered almonds & a couple of grinds of pink sea salt and microwaved for 2 minutes to heat the chicken and wilt the spinach Food nirvana Cauli rice is SO much better than normal rice And preserved lemons are my new fab food Yummy And another decision: 6) Stock cubes are out because of the wheat but the fresh stock I buy is extortionate...so if I don't have homemade chicken stock I will use good quality beef and chicken stock capsules...even though they are not totally ideal ingredientwise. Again I am not talking about using them daily... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenX Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 That meal sounds amazing! Not sure I can find preserved lemon paste but i'll certainly look for some. I've come to the same conclusion about rice being bland and pointless. And I used to eat it at least 1x a week. Now I will pretty much only eat it when I go out for sushi, and then because I can't afford to just eat sashimi all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannlib Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 Oh I love rice so much. So much. Sadly it does not love me. Sounds like you are doing good, keep on keeping on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 I've never seen it before either Jen but you could use lemon zest mixed with a little oil? I'll be stocking up on it next time I'm there. As for rice I'll eat it when I'm out as it gives me an option (except in my local Turkish cafe where we know all the staff...the cook admitted a few months ago they put bits of noodle in their rice to add flavour...I was shocked!) I used to say that too hannlib, I loved the taste of even just plain rice and could eat bowl fills in its own. I also ate it at almost every meal (my ex is Chinese so it was just always there) plus I adored risotto and it was what people always asked me to cook. I must try risotto...and paella... But then I adored cake and biscuits too. It its been 3 months and now it rarely bothers me (if only the same could be said for chocolate and the occasional sweet I swipe from my son!). I know I can't eat it so I never look any more. What really surprised me today was cheese. Cheese was probably my favourite food group...put cheese sauce on anything and it'd be comfort food heaven. But I walked down the aisle today and didn't see any reason to buy any. I have some goats cheese in the freezer from before my last wholewhateveritendedupas and I may dig it out...we'll see. I bought sour cream though (now that is worth it food right there) so I'm not off dairy...just cheese it seems. I even picked up frozen broad beans which I love but realised I love them most with cheese sauce so put them back. Kind of regret that now as I could try soup or another way of eating them. But then I'm kind of over beans really (except little petit pois ). I bought houmous though so I'm going to eat that with chopped up peppers...seems kind of snacky though so I'm not sure it's a good plan. Oh and snacks. My entire £50+ shop and no snacks at all. Shocker. I used to pile the trolley high with cans of fizzy pop, biscuits, cakes. It's odd to think you would rather treat yourself with liver, squid, a glossy aubergine or a bright green savoy cabbage... Keep surprising myself!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 12, 2015 Author Share Posted September 12, 2015 *sigh* Just woke up after a night of itchy, weepy eyes to find my eyes circled with black rings and my tummy is really dodgy for the first time since reintroducing. It feels like it does when I eat peanuts. I'm thinking it may be the chickpeas...I need to avoid houmous for a couple of days and try again ;( Luckily there is nothing in the lemon paste that I haven't eaten before...basically lemons, salt, lemon juice and cornflour. I tested corn last week. I'll try the houmous again but keep eating the lemon paste. Just in case I've looked up making my own without the cornflour...it'll be cheaper that way anyways! Onwards...houmous is too snacky anyhoo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 Ok so I've tried: Cow, goat & sheep dairy: sour cream worth it, double cream would be fine in recipes if needed, cheese so far pointless except feta (am intending to buy some really good cheese next week...expensive Brie or cheshire). Already know I can't eat milk (neither can my son) and have never eaten yoghurt etc. Corn: could well be my new downfall! Tortillas are addictive and corn flour is in my new fab lemon paste. I will try making my own lemon paste using a recipe I found so I cut out this source...corn seems to need serious limiting! Alcohol: gin and champagne. Both leave me I'll the next morning but socially are worth it. I don't drink a lot anyhow and never drink alone at home so I'm not worried about this one. Rice: fine but pretty pointless. Prefer cauli rice. Still need to try risotto and paella. Chickpeas: bloating and dodgy tummy. Not worth it. Plus houmous is very snacky by nature so not ideal. Petis pois/peas: no issues and yummy so they stay. Milk chocolate=crack cocaine. Seriously. I can eat a family bag of m&ms without breathing then happily eat more whilst feeling horribly sick the whole time. I'm going to try good chocolate but I need to find a way of cutting out the rubbish stuff as I cannot be trusted and can't stop. Fudge: sick inducingly sweet. Sweets cannt be part of my life moving forward. Not tested oatmeal yet so may buy haggis next week (I have enough food in for this week and no budget left!) Naturally I can't eat wheat so that cuts out a lot of foods I'd really like to add back (cake, not eating my nephews birthday cake on Sunday was harsh and quite upsetting) I'm tempted to do my own version for 30 days...whole30 with limited dairy and peas and the very occasional splash of alcohol (I average about 2 units a month so I would forgo that without issue but I'd like to cook with red wine in stews etc with the cold weather coming up). I could hold off oatmeal. I need to control my milk chocolate dragon again *sigh* I need rules again...I can't be trusted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 I seem to be currently adduced to cauliflower rice...I've done 2 cauliflowers since Friday... Just made kedgeree for supper (too late for dinner) using my mum's recipe with cauli rice (naturally), eggs, smoked haddock and petis pois...fabulous! Had sausages for lunch with oodles of mushrooms and onions...it's ages since I had sausages! Expensive ones with 97% pork, herbs, salt and tiny amount of sugar. I'm ok with the sugar as it's minimal and sausages are not something I'd eat often (the rest are in the freezer) especially at over £3.50 a pack of 6 (more than a 1/10th of my upper budget!!) Breakfast was chili over cauli rice with sour cream (ooooooooo) I nearly caved earlier in the corner shop. Reached for a bag of m&ms but it was the last packet had a hole in the corner where they were spilling out onto the floor so I figured it was a sign. My son wanted chocolate but picked a type I cant eat (kitkat...wheat) so no chocolate today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenX Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I seem to be currently adduced to cauliflower rice...I've done 2 cauliflowers since Friday... There are worse things to be addicted to. Ha! - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 There are worse things to be addicted to. Ha! - Too true I almost bought chocolate again this morning as I had a couple of things to do this morning I REALLY didn't want to do and a decision to make about a family gathering this weekend that I really didn't want to make. I treated my self to chili, cauli rice and sour cream instead. I may get some later though after picking my son up from school! My hard talking and often jusgemental mother made me cry this morning. She phoned and was completely on my side about the decision and was lovely. I really didn't expect her to be behind me at all...after all a week or so ago she announced my aspergers and wheat allergies are affectations and keeps telling me my arthritis is not that bad if I can still walk! She said what I need right now is quiet, home and a lovely weekend with my son instead of a mad house hundreds of miles away with sleeping on the floor and en masse eating. Her and her sister (my aunt) are going to sort out a quieter visit on a couple of months ...so much better than chocolate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Well supermarket cheshire cheese is not worth it. Tastes of nothing at all. And I have always adored cheshire cheese! I'm waiting for our monthly artisan market to buy some cheese from the specialist stalls... In a plus point, no chocolate today...though I've spent the day fighting going out for some...cravings last an awful lot longer than 20 minutes in an obsessive autistic mind it seems! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britishgal Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 Just had a heart to heart with my 7 year old about food...I'm hoping that the idea of eating more veggies is becoming more acceptable without fighting at the table (this happened last year and I'm not going there again...it took serious intervention from me, his father and grandparents as he started refusing to eat anything that wasn't sweets) He even asked if we can get chopped up mango for the cinema tomorrow rather than the popcorn he was previously looking forward to. Yes, I know it's snacking, but it's a small seeming step that is actually quite huge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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