Day 1 and Day 2 of Intro-Sept 2011

Well, day 2 is down and we are on our way to day 3.
We have decided to introduce eggs tomorrow, so we will see how we all go on that.  For day 1 we had broccoli and onions simmered in chicken stock with a bit of salt, then meat mince patties also simmered in stock for lunch which the kids loved. 
Breakfast was a butternut pumpkin and chicken stock soup which they hated and neither of them ate. Dinner was much the same as lunch, although I used the hated pumpkin soup as the base and cooked up the meat patties, onions and some more pumpkin cubes in it.  I liked it, kids didn't, but they had been starving an hour after lunch and I had made them GAPS shepherds pie- mince simmered in stock, covered in a pureed carrot, cauliflower and stock sauce, and topped with mashed cauliflower that had simmered in stock also.  They ate that one happily so I wasn't too concerned about them not eating dinner.
Day 2's menu was very similar to Day 1's, I added some chicken stock, onion and leek slowcooked soup to the bases for the simmering too.

Today was a definate die-off day.  Maddox was extremely aggressive and angry, he was yelling and screaming and throwing things.  Mostly about how much he hated GAPS and how much of a bad mum I am for making him do it..I tried to remain calm, I explained that this was the bad bugs talking, because they are getting angry because they aren't getting fed what they want, and eventually he simmered down after I plonked him in a chair in the middle of the loungeroom and told him to stay put for a while.  I got a few menacing looks while I plodded around doing things but he did eventually calm down, and was back to his happy self soon.  He refused breakfast, and almost refused lunch until I reminded him that Phenix was on his way to 2 stars today already and he had none.  (for every meal they eat or almost completely eat, they get a drawn on star on their chart.  If they get at least 3 stars in that day, they get to put a gold star sticker on that day, once they get 15 gold stars, they get to choose a non food prize)
So he ate most of it, Phenix ate about half his, which was a good effort for him considering he is my fussy eater.  He was very lethargic and whingy today, and had gotten a cold overnight, which I think lurks in the back of him all the time, so hopefully we're getting rid of it for good this time!
Wade and I both had low grade headaches all day concentrated around the atlas, or upper neck, where the head meets the neck.  That's a good sign as Wade never gets headaches, and I think it's good for him to see some die-off happening, as even tho he is overweight, he still considers himself really healthy. (Is it evil that I want him to have die-off..? heehee..) 
I and the two boys all had a detox bath this morning with a cup of Epsom salts and Wade gave me a massage this arvo which helped my headache, I also had a sleep this arvo as I was really tired and headachey.  We've all had a lazy day.  I think we needed it.
I put on some nuts to soak in salty water tonight-cashews, almonds, and walnuts.  I will dehydrate them tomorrow after the markets, where we're stocking up on good eggs from Ellah...
So, tomorrow, we move to eggs.  We are doing it very slowly, introducing one food at a time to see how we go. 
Until next time...night!
Lov Lis xx

Day 1 and 2 of Intro

Day 1 started ok with a few glasses of filtered water with a slice of lemon.  Then I heated up some of the soup from the night before and had a lukewarm cup with a teaspoon of juice from the sauerkraut in it. Tasted delicious!  Waited til it was hot and had another cup. Just rested for the rest of the day, waiting for some symptoms.  Had none til late afternoon, when a band of pressure formed around my forehead, which developed into a headache and lasted into the night.  So I did some of the die-off relief methods I had read about - Wade gave me a head massage, I put my feet into a hot epsom salts foot bath for a while, and on going to bed, I tried the magic sock method - you put a pair of wet cotton socks on then over them, a pair of 100% wool socks.  Leave overnight and in the morning the cotton socks will be dry.  Apparently, the body's efforts to dry the wet socks will draw toxins out through your feet! 

After being in bed for a couple of hours and being in so much pain, I decided it was more important for me to sleep so I took two panadol rapid.  I fell asleep and when I woke up this morning, the headache was gone! yay!  I was expecting it to be back as soon as the panadol wore off.  So, I went to my friend's Tupperware party and took soup in my travel mug and another serve in a freezer bag to heat up if I got hungry later.  It was nice.  I ended up drinking the second serve of soup with an egg yolk in it, but started to feel nauseas, which has stayed with me for the rest of the day.

I still feel nauseas, have been having ginger tea with a little honey, but not really working.  And the headache came back this afternoon, but in a different place! Now it's the back of my head, and down into my neck.  I'm thinking about doing a yoga session (I have it on DVD) to help stretch everything out and hopefully get some relief.

I've also been EXTREMELY cranky today.  Yay for my family, I tried to explain myself to my kids tonight, my 6 yr old is sort of understanding.  My mum was meant to have them from this afternoon, but since I was ok this morning, she said she'd come over instead and see how it all went tomorrow and if necessary, she'd take them then.  I wish she had taken them today.  I think the crankiness is the headache, I do NOT cope when I have a headache, I just can't function, especially when there's heaps going on, like the kids are being themselves - NOISY, or my husband wants to discuss the weekly budget with me, which is a sure fire way of getting me cranky ANYWAY!!  I can't even sleep when I have a headache, so it totally sucks.

Well, I'm probably sabotaging myself, but my husband just made me cup of tea. Yep, real tea.  I'm terrible, but I just need it right now.

So I'm going to enjoy it. Bye!

Day 2 Intro

Last night had a pounding headache accompanied by neck stiffness, so when I went to bed I did some neck stretching exercises and sprayed magnesium chloride spray all over any sore spots on my head and rubbed it in, and massaged the sore bits around my eyes and forehead etc.  It helped. I slept.

This morning I woke feeling like I had been run over by a Mack truck. Yay.

I heated up some of my frozen soup as I hadn't blended the last batch yet, and I didn't have time to do it yet.  It tasted really nice even tho that was the one where I cooked the bones for too long and the chicken looked yuck so I didn't put it in. 

We went to Karrinyup Shopping Centre to see Jimmy Giggle (the host of ABC kids).  The line to speak to him and get a photo was almost to the other end of the shopping centre. It would have taken HOURS to get to him so we waved and watched for a bit, I caved with Pix and got them nuggets, chips and pink milk from Red Rooster. I only had water.  I was just not organised enough, and I quite frankly don't have the energy to fight with him, or have everything organised right now.  So, I am leaving him for now and just focussing on me.

The rest of the day was fine, I haven't gone off intro once, whereas yesterday I did.  I have blended my pink soup which didn't go very pink once blended darn it.  Oh and I have added an egg yolk to two of my cups of soup so that means I'm on stage two.  I didn't have any GI reactions yesterday with Stage one so I thought I'll go to two and see what happens.  Eggs don't usually affect me.  I might do soup and egg yolk for one more day and see how I go then try the whites the next day.  I want to go slow and steady and stick to the plan as I was reading someone else's blog yesterday and she kept rushing things and then having to back-track, so I don't want it to take longer than it has to.

OK so I'm making cutlets and greek salad for the family tonight again, I'll try to resist them, I loooove cutlets, they are my happy food.  Can't wait til I can have them with almond flour as the crumb and cooked in butter...mmmmm.... not too long to go.

I am also feeling rather full and gassy in the bowel regions so I'm hoping I'll get some relief soon.  I have been going just not a lot, and I think my body wants to clean out.

Well I'm going to go have a nap with my head doused in magnesium chloride spray again and see if it helps the pounding pressure feeling...

Bye peeps

Lov Lis xx