I started seeing a naturopath. We checked my food allergies because I was having to take a daily heartburn medication to prevent awful acid reflux day and night.
Turns out I’m allergic to 90% of the food I was eating!
Cow milk, egg yolks, peanuts, almonds, oats, wheat, gluten (duh) , cheddar cheese.
So now I get to fake fulfillment with my new diet of salad greens, veggies and fruit.
You can imagine the mood i’ve been in. Week 1 was actually good. I was high on my superiority of doing the, maybe, second healthiest choice of my entire 45 years.
Week 2 has been less magical. The reality of egg white scramble and salads for lunch every day began to set in. The first week was self motivating because I had zero heartburn issues. Zip. Nada. Week 2 I got a little ahead of myself and tried to wing it for lunch one day. Instead of sticking with the tortilla soup I planned on, I opted for chilaquiles with chile colorado.
Halfway through the dish, I realized the stringy globs were not cheese, but rather scrambled eggs. 😳
When I say immediate regret set in, I am not exaggerating. The last 2 hours of work was a constant battle of preventing my fiery angry stomach acid from filling my mask. Not to mention the roiling fire that was singeing my stomach wall.
Today I have a very boring salad to greet me after muddling through a foggy sleepy morning. I have been grumpy and on edge all day… and this was before I choked on a spinach stem from lunch.
French fries have never violated me like my salad did. I have exactly 55 minutes left until Im not responsible for a young mind learning.
Changing ones life choices after 45 years of giving into every whim is quite a bitch to adjust to. They say being around someone who has quit smoking is rough, but I say existing near a large woman who has recently had to ditch peanut butter, milk and all baked goods can be life threatening.
Sarcasmica 
Good job queuing the drama! It is actually possible to eat gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free baked goods. I’ve been doing that for several years. Start looking for some good cookbooks. There are also some great bloggers that provide free, immediate recipes that don’t involve a trip to the book store. When I had to go down that road, I decided to see it as a challenge to my cooking rather than deprivation, and that approach worked. .It helped that my husband was supportive and would eat anything I fixed. He later went vegan and got his own revenge. I can say that avoiding triggering foods was a huge step toward reducing pain and inflammation in my body. Hang in there and start getting creative!
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