Ok, i’m gonna be honest… i have been real bad in the diet department the past month. Grabbing what food i can, not reading the labels and eating food that was quick and convenient. Still always as healthy as possible but instead of making soup i’ve bought it, instead of making all my home made treats and snacks i’ve been buying the shop stuff! This is not me and it’s lazy. I haven’t been drinking which is still a good thing and in fact proven i can go out without the need to drink alcohol.
Something i have increased my intake of of is dairy. I know to some thats like, wow, so what… you have eaten a bit more cheese. Actually it has had quite an effect on the condition of my skin. While it is much better now two weeks ago i was blotchy, red faced and had an obviously reaction to the increased dairy.
I’ve spoken about my potential allergy to wheat and gluten before, but not i’m also wondering is i have a intolerance to lactose. Previously when i stopped eating wheat and gluten i noted my vast improvements to the quality of my skin. Going in the space of a month from pretty bad to near perfect with the odd breakout. This is no doubt down to the vast overhaul of my diet and sticking pretty vigorously to the Paleo way of life. However one thing i always allowed and didn’t really bat an eyelid at was my milk intake. I thought like most, im drinking milk its good for you (which is it) and im being uber healthy. However, after my encounter with the brie, parmesan and stilton… butter, and in excess of 3 pints of milk a day… it was obvious the week after that my increased intake which was virtually nil (other then milk) previously had had an effect of my skin.
Though Dr’s i have been to have told me that what i eat has nothing to do with my skin quality, i simply do not believe them. I have asked for allergy test and have been point blank refused. So, my own testing through elimination of food groups continues. I’ve cut wheat and gluten out but now it’s time for dairy as well.
I’m not gonna lie, i drink way too many Starbucks to cut it out completely but i am going to vastly reduce my intake. I always only ever have skinny lattes but im going to switch to soya for spreads and milk at home. Once again getting back on the mint and green tea’s at work. Reducing my caffeine and thus milk and try to limit the amount of milk i mix with my protein shakes.
I’ve bought a couple of things to try them out at home and see i get on with them. Almond milk being one of them which is fantastic in tea… not good in coffee lol Alpro soya pouring yogurt is fantastic and this vanilla flavor is amazing. Tastes no different what so ever to normal yogurt and if anything is creamier. They are a lot more expensive though with both cartons coming in at £1.99. But im willing to give them a try.
