Whole 30/AIP

Mega-update: shortly after my last post I was diagnosed with Hypothyroidism. I began medication immediately, but has taken months of fine tuning to get the dosage correct, and even with that I’m going to ask for another change at my next appointment. I had a friend warm me that as my body went through the adjustment, I would change. Boy howdy, was she right. I was not myself in a very epic way in February and March and April, in particular. She says I may never be the same but it seems the worst of the foggy apathy as mostly lifted.

One of the things I did following diagnosis was read everything I could get my hands on. I read The Thyroid Connection by Amy Myers and I decided in April to follow her diet plan, even though my hypothyroidism isn’t caused by an autoimmune issue. Her diet is basically an Auto Immune Protocol (AIP) diet. It worked. I lost 10 pounds and began feeling much better. I wanted to blog it but I couldn’t remember my password and at that time that was too much of a barrier for me - that’s how bad off I was.

Then summer happened and I ended up unsurprisingly off the diet, although I’ve kept most of the weight off and do eat differently than I did before. I knew that I wanted to go hard after summer ended, though, and the other day Blue Apron gave me the perfect excuse: they are doing Whole 30 compliant recipes during September! Whole 30 isn’t exactly AIP but they have a lot in common, most notable they are: sugar-free, gluten-free, ans lactose-free, and AIP is caffeine free. I’ve been essentially caffeine free (except for the occasional Excedrin) since April, so I will continue with that. My basic idea this month is to do AIP but substitute in some Whole 30 recipes. If any recipe is in compliance with EITHER diet, then it is acceptable for me this month.

And I’d like to blog how I’m feeling and eating.

So here we are, day 1. I plan to eat:
Breakfast: Beef and Veggie Breakfast scramble (Myers) with a Egg on top
Lunch: Salmon over Butternut Squash with Tuscan Kale Pesto (Myers)
Snack: Grapes
Dinner: Greek Lamb Burger with Coconut Tzatziki and Cucumber (Myers)
Post dinner: Fruit (not sure what kind yet)

So far I’m at lunch and I’m hungry but not starving. Frankly I love the breakfast which surprised me because I’m not usually a fan of meat in the morning. The Pesto is GOOD. Onward!