I think it's interesting that we never want to believe what is right in front of our eyes. I decided about three months ago to try out the Whole30 way of eating by cutting out all grains, legumes and dairy. It has been successful in that I experienced increased energy and just an in general feeling of well being. This was something that didn't come easy as I slowly gave up one beloved grain after another, some easier than others, but I had just recently learned to absolutely love brown rice and now I had to give it up. Dairy, on the other hand, is the thing I just wasn't able to let completely go, loving my coffee with cream.
I decided to share these ideals with my twenty something son who embraced the concepts and immediately began to apply them to his diet as well as my granddaughter's diet. After a couple of weeks of being on this new eating regimen my son tells me he is convinced that he has a dairy allergy. I accept his new realization and move on. I know that I don't have this problem because I have dairy every day.
This past month our Crossfit gym is having a Whole30 Challenge so for 30 days, in order to comply, I have to give it all up. In less than two weeks I may have just found that I have a dairy allergy. I gave up grains a while back, I gave up dairy 10 or so days ago. Since giving up dairy, my skin has started to clear, my joints hurt a lot less and I have effortlessly lost two pounds. I told a friend two days ago that I feel like Tony the tiger and if that ain't cheezy enough to tell you how great I feel without dairy in my life then I have no idea what else to say.
When my kid tried to tell me I turned the other way. I love cream in my coffee but come on, Tony wins. Adult animals do not drink milk, why do humans? Because we can may not be as smart as it sounds.
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