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Through this challenge so far, I've been on the elimination diet to figure out my food sensitivities. I haven't really logged my food on here either or workouts, even though I have been working out. I don't track my calories (in fact, I never have really paid much attention to calories since I've been on this site) and…

Challenge Goal Weight: 174 jan 7 week #1 183.8 jan 15 week #2 - 180.2 (just started elimination diet phase 1) week #3 - 179.2 week #4 - week #5 - week #6 - 178.4 week #7 - 177.6 A positive thought I had this week was: Yay, I can eat citrus and potatoes! A healthy snack/meal I chose this week was: I'm obsessed with rice…

Challenge Goal Weight: 174 jan 7 week #1 183.8 jan 15 week #2 - 180.2 (just started elimination diet phase 1) week #3 - 179.2 week #4 - week #5 - week #6 - 178.4 A positive thought I had this week was: I'll get through this one way or another A healthy snack/meal I chose this week was: rice cake w/coconut butter and…

I've made this salad for potlucks and it's tasty! http://ohsheglows.com/2014/12/30/superfood-crunch-salad-with-homemade-balsamic-apple-vinaigrette/

Hugs to you. Don't forget to let yourself move through the losses you've recently experienced. Do things that you can easily commit to for the time being, even if it's just working out or moving in some way. But there are times we need breaks from things to deal with life's changes.

Cook rice, beans and potatoes for the week. You don't have to babysit it too much. Even throw in some veggies with the potatoes like broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, zucchini, asparagus, carrots, etc., and roast! Sometimes I make burger patties (or turkey or whatever ground meat) and eat those during the week. Simple…

Reposting this from NSV where I shared dressings: Here are some of my favorites: http://www.getoffyouracid.com/the-alkaline-super-salad/ .... Lemon vinaigrette. So easy and simple as it only has 3 ingredients! Ginger-cilantro dressing (from The Elimination Diet Cookbook which I'm using right now)…

My fiance follows it. It helped him identify his food issues, though he is a total foodie and does go off it. But in general, when we cook at home, we make low fodmap friendly stuff and I find subs for ingredients. Luckily, he will eat almost anything that's low fodmap friendly and that I make.

Thanks Riskay! I'll add you.

Starting Weight: 181.4 Challenge Goal Weight: 174 week #1- 183.8 week #2 - 180.2 week #3 - 179.2 Positive thought: self care means saying no, getting enough sleep and listening to what my body needs, reading and relaxing more. Heathy meal/snack: I've been completely cooking at home and will for the next 20 days at least.…

I'm pretty good about batch cooking and planning. Sometimes I don't plan which I find myself eating out more and spending more. But I won't lie in that it requires planning to cook in the weekend so I need to be mindful of my weekend plans. @leonadixon ... I feel you. What kind of foods do you end up eating? If I make sure…

Agreed, documenting how you feel after you eat snacks and meals, etc is very valuable. I'm currently doing it right now to pinpoint some issues. Things like BM, headaches, cramps, sluggishness, etc., can be triggered by what we eat. As an above poster said, eating whole foods will make your body a lot happier than bars. I…

I'm in my 2nd week. I'm using this book https://www.amazon.com/Elimination-Diet-Discover-Making-Tired/dp/1455581860 in addition to working with my nutritionist. How are you feeling so far? I'm doing it to see if my globus sensation changes which I've had for 5-6 years with no clear cause.

While I've never seen this diet, in short I think there's a lot of value in just eliminating and reducing those items in a diet no matter what blood type you are. Whether you eat meat, are vegan, vegetarian, etc., there is a lot of stuff that inflame the body. While some diets may seem better than others, if it works for…

I noticed your carb intake is really low. Are you trying to do a low carb diet? I'd increase your carb intake by eating wild rice, sweet potatoes, legumes. And also adding more fat too will help, like nuts, seeds, avocado.

Hemp seeds, chia seeds have protein which I put in my smoothies. Right now I'm not eating nuts (boo), so I'm upping my seed intake. Agreed, legumes have a decent amount of protein, but the awesome things about legumes is they are a slow carb, meaning they won't spike your sugar and leave you fuller for longer. Pair it with…

I just started the Elimination Diet about a week ago which takes eliminates foods that are sensitivities for a lot of people, such as as gluten, dairy, soy, corn, eggs, yeast, beef, pork, citrus, chocolate, processed sugar, etc. I can't eat out at the moment so I'm making everything I eat. Anyway, my energy has been a lot…

Eating more processed stuff can increase your weight and drain your energy. Eating more whole foods is ideal. I too was mostly maintaining the 5 years. And while what I was eating wasn't horrible, but noticed myself eating a bit more gluten than I used to, eating out, etc. At the moment I'm leaning on eating butternut…

Here are some of my favorites: http://www.getoffyouracid.com/the-alkaline-super-salad/ .... Lemon vinaigrette. So easy and simple as it only has 3 ingredients! Ginger-cilantro dressing (from The Elimination Diet Cookbook which I'm using right now) https://www.amazon.com/Elimination-Diet-Discover-Making-Tired/dp/1455581887…

My trainer has me do planks in sets of 15 secs. More manageable But in some ways feels harder. Back to the gym yesterday and I haven't worked out with her since before Xmas, I managed to do 5 sets of 15. I was dying. Right after, she had me do dead bugs with straight legs (beginning I did it with knees bent). I was dying.…

I had to buy new underwear and put a belt on my jeans. Woot woot! I also rarely now buy store bought dressing because i make tasty dressing on my own :)

I don't know if they really do anything (at least for me), but they give you a spa feeling! I love masks as I bought some like 2 years ago at Japantown where I live for cheap. I've ordered them through Meme Box too. https://us.memebox.com/category/519/sheet-masks

I started using fish oil and it's helped my skin a lot. It basically healed my dry hands a few months back, so much they were cracking and burned. I was in awe when my hands started healing like 3 days after I started the supplement.

I just eat when I'm hungry, no matter if I've earned calories by working out or not :)

Guilt around food is interesting. Over Xmas, I did pretty well eating but Xmas eve and day, I went kinda off. I had been aiming to lessen the amount of dairy and gluten I had, but I ended up with clam chowder and my future mother-in-law's because I didn't have much else to eat aside from salad. My stomach felt kinda funny…

Start Weight: 181.4 Challenge Goal Weight: 174 Weigh-in #1: 183.8 Weigh-in #2: 180.2 A positive thought I had this week was: I'm gonna get better and get over this cold! A healthy snack/meal I chose this week was: I made some super tasty carrot-ginger-shiitake soup! My most effective workout this week was: N/A because I…

I'm late on updating because I've been sick for the last week. Here are my numbers from earlier this week. Starting Weight: 181.4 Challenge Goal Weight: 174 Week 1# 183.8 Healthy Snack/Meal - I made chicken spinach burgers that were tasty! Workout - No working out because I've been sick :( Comments: I was proud of myself…

Thanks for keeping this running!! Name: Imelda Occupation: Office Manager Age: 35 Height: 5'4" Starting Weight: 181.4 Challenge Goal Weight: 174 Ultimate Goal Weight: 165 What are your goals while participating in this group? Stay moving, connect with these fabulous ladies, stay accountable, check in more often. What are…

Starting Weight: 187 1# week: 184.8 8# week: 184.4 #13 week: 187.6 Challenge Goal Weight: 177 Whelp, didn't hit my goal weight as I wanted. Gained about 6 oz more than when I started. I was glad I got down in the lower 180s. I learned again this has to do with my eating. And lately, that even if I don't want/crave sugar,…

Sorry I've been off and on here. I like checking in to see how others are doing and would love to be part of this group! I'm meeting with my nutritionist Thursday to discuss doing the elimination diet to see if I have any food issues related to a health issue I've had the past 5 years. I hope to share some healthy recipes!