Chard, chicken, and chocolate are
okay. Butter, cheese, fruit, sugar, and gluten are not. No cereal. No grains.
No rice. No corn. This is my diet of choice – vegetables, free-range poultry,
and fish for 60 days. Pray for a sistah. I’m on day six. Research and experts
say this yeast-free or what is called a Candida diet will give my digestive
system a break and help the healing.
My
journey back to homeostasis started a little over a year ago when I couldn’t
tolerate raw food and was experiencing debilitating drop-to-the-knees,
lie-on-the-floor stomach pain (see previous blog). I stopped eating gluten, and
hallelujah, the pain went away.
An
occasional fried hush puppy cooked with corn meal is heavenly. I don’t even
think about eating a fried piece of anything unless it’s oven fried with rice
flour. I have faith that this year, I’ll be able to
enjoy my favorite foods such as key lime pie with graham cracker crust, gumbo,
bignettes, and elephant ears.
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For now, the picky palate is trying new foods,
such as kale, quinoa, and chard, and it likes them.
But I get hungry a lot because
I’m not eating sugar, and research says that may not be good for an extended
period of time. Sugar really is
addictive – like a first love. That’s all I think about when I’m not busy. Now,
I can relate to those who constantly fight the urge to eat sweets. My favs are
pound cake, croissants, glazed donuts, and other stuff that clogs the arteries,
raises blood pressure, or causes cancer. Take it from me. Drink more water than
anything else. Enjoy sinful delights once a week, and get up and MOVE while you
can. I only got better after I got off the couch or should I say floor and took
my doctor’s advice: work out four to five days a week. Bon appetite.
