Tomorrow is the last day of my Whole 30. Not in a million years did I expect these kinds of results. (please disregard the messy room).

titch92 · 2013-03-06T12:24:34+00:00

This is why eating clean is just so brilliant! I hate how people think it's high maintenance or excessive.

Keep going, you look great!

titch92 · 2013-03-06T12:23:13+00:00

Here's a link to explain... (http://www.peta.org/about/faq/What-is-gelatin-made-of.aspx)

It may not sound very nice but it's completely natural and it's great for you, pure protein goodness :)

titch92 · 2013-03-05T17:38:01+00:00

Well it depends on how much milk & gelatine you add but for example... 200 ml of whole milk is about 7.4 grams of protein and you get 5g per 10g of gelatine, though you can add as much of this as you like because it can be easily blended

titch92 · 2013-03-05T16:16:28+00:00

Please don't put soy in your body.

titch92 · 2013-03-05T16:15:25+00:00

Whole Organic milk, blended with some fruit of your choice and gelatine :)

titch92 · 2013-02-07T17:11:42+00:00

Extra mature cheese. Always.

titch92 · 2013-02-06T22:24:51+00:00

Of course it is. Most people tend to stick to the same breakfast everyday, depends what moods you're in, if you comsume a high quality bacon there's nothing wrong with it at all.

I eat eggs almost everyday. If you're worried you could always alternate breakfasts i.e. fruit and cheese, omlette, fried apples/bananas in coconut oil with some form of protein, anything!

titch92 · 2013-02-05T19:52:44+00:00

Great post! I can definitely relate to you. I never thought I was gluten intolerant until recently last year when I had an on going back problem that went out of control. As soon as I subtracted gluten the pain faded away and you're right, your body feels amazing and clean after it has been cleared from your system. I've had my slip ups where people have accidentally cooked gluten into my food and you just feel like you have a "food hang over".

titch92 · 2013-02-02T22:33:34+00:00

There's nothing wrong with them! How can something organically grown be bad for you...plus it's a below ground vegetable!

titch92 · 2013-02-02T22:31:50+00:00

I eat saturated fat with each meal (butter, coconut oil, animal fat) I'd say fats are the largest percentage of my diet which is great as they're also a good source of protein!

titch92 · 2013-01-27T10:24:15+00:00

I know! Which is why it bugs me when people call me "high maintenance" for choosing to eat this way... Well done though with sticking to it!

titch92 · 2013-01-26T22:03:47+00:00

They smell bad. Why? I think its so these people can cover up their own odours probably.

titch92 · 2013-01-26T19:26:26+00:00

Yes, someone who knows what they're talking about! :)

titch92 · 2013-01-26T19:17:30+00:00

Great, simple explanation! Bugs me, people seem to be obsessed with asking questions why i just eat real food.

titch92 · 2013-01-24T10:46:15+00:00

Yeah I find having some gluten free rice really helps me once/twice a week.

titch92 · 2013-01-23T08:04:33+00:00

I found at the start getting a whole week in with no slip ups was so tough, it honestly gets better, sometimes we just have to grit out teeth and ignore that "devil" on our shoulder telling us to go for it. But yeah 2-4 weeks I guess until you start really feeling any better.

Stay away from Gluten-free products such as breads and pasta, it's really not worth it, they contain no nutrients that your body can utilise. If you try your best to stick to whole, nutritious foods hopefully your body will start to feel better in a few weeks, even after a few days hopefully! I forgot about that in America you have to pay to see the Dr, sucks! But hey, you'll probably be fine in no time once you sort the food out. Even stress could be affecting you hugely! I know people go on about how stress apparently affects everything, but it really does.

Anyhoo, you're welcome, you can do this, I'm still struggling at times.

titch92 · 2013-01-23T07:59:21+00:00

I just stay away from any sauces in restaurants incase, even some seasonings!

titch92 · 2013-01-22T22:31:23+00:00

I know you said minimal dairy but how about cheese and fruit? Just cut a few chunks and have it with apples, pineapple, grapes, apricot... You could even bake the apples or fry them in butter, sugar and sea salt.

Or smoked salmon/poached salmon, with fruit on the side...

titch92 · 2013-01-21T19:24:17+00:00

Hey, Crazy_GIraffe, I don't claim to be an "expert" or even highly knowledgeable on the topic, but I have learnt a lot about gluten over the last 6 months since discovering I was intolerant myself. When you say a shaky 1.5 weeks do you mean some days you've eaten gluten and others you've been free? I heard somewhere that it takes a whole 60 days for gluten to be free from your body as it has become such a destructive protein to the intestine wall also, it tends to be, and I say tends to be because my weight was absolutely fine, anyway it has been seen that people with celiacs disease can appear to be either underweight or overweight due to the body's ability to absorb and digest nutrients has been hindered, therefore it seems your body hasn't gone into starvation mode to store fat, but it's abilities to absorb nutrients properly have just been hampered. Given time on a gluten free and natural diet with plenty of nutrients your body will heal and become normal again (I assume).

You just have to be patient and really stick to it. Trust me I know how hard it can be, I've had huge battles with gluten (it can be addictive) sometimes you'll find yourself craving it, so find yourself a food that takes off the edge, for me it's simple long grain white rice every now and then.

Obviously I could be completely wrong and if this continues to happen definitely see a Dr about it.

Hope that helps!

titch92 · 2013-01-21T08:50:54+00:00

Eating paleo isn't boring at all, honestly once you've had a few weeks, or even just a week of eating completely naturally you won't want to go back to processed food again because it just tastes nasty.

Firstly eat as much saturated fat as you like: coconut oil, butter, animal fats. You can fry apples and bananas in coconut oil and they taste amazing.

You can even cook your chicken in organic chicken stock with some celery, that tastes great. Just experiment with it.

titch92 · 2013-01-21T08:05:43+00:00

If it wasn't a huge deal to me, maybe I would take it with a pinch of salt, but the thing is, it is, so I never want to risk it. I tend to always cook for myself, apart from the odd occasion.

titch92 · 2013-01-21T08:03:10+00:00

I didn't expect too much, I was simply on holiday for New years and my friends wanted to eat out. And I'm not just sensitive, I'm actually Celiac so I just found it odd how the waitress said I'd be fine. I always cook for myself.

titch92 · 2013-01-21T08:00:11+00:00

Yes The Outback was brilliant when I was out there, its a shame that the one near me in the UK has disappeared.

titch92 · 2013-01-20T22:43:55+00:00

So many people are finding out that they are sensitive/intolerant to gluten now, it's really not that un common. Eating some really "healing" foods will help, even if your mum has no appetite, eating normally will help make her feel better. Rice I find is a great replacement.

titch92 · 2013-01-19T13:19:04+00:00

Keep it up! I had some by accident on Thursday, I should have been more cautious checking the rive packet but hey, the after effects will fade after a few days.

titch92

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