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goldilocks -

duly noted. Thanks for the advice!

Day 21

Pain has subsided; had some almost unnoticeable this morning in my ankle and wrist but it's all gone now!

B - Banana, beet/carrot/celery/spinach juice
L - brown rice, veggie stir fry mix (mushrooms, carrots, asparagus, green beans, peas, etc.)
S - carrots, cucumbers, celery w/ homemade hummus
D - sweet potatoes, cabbage and brussel sprouts w/ spicy brown mustard

Day 22

NO PAIN

B - 2 bananas, green tea
S - apple
L - cucumbers, celery, carrots w/ homemade hummus, brown rice
D - sweet potatoes, veggie stir fry mix w/ peas and spinach, cucumber slices w/ hummus
Dessert - bowl of oatmeal with blueberries, flax, and cinnamon

Day 23

No pain - Also, I cheated last night and had sweet potato biscuits made with whole wheat flour, so lucky me that I don't have pain this morning

B - green tea, banana
S - apple
L - carrots, cucumbers, celery w/ hummus, brown rice
D - broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, peas, fire roasted bell peppers, sweet potatoes

Day 24

Still no pain

B - 2 bananas
S - apple
L - carrots, cucumbers, celery w/ hummus, brown rice
S - Peanut butter and jelly larabar
D - Salad w/ balsamic, broccoli, cauliflower, red/yellow/green bell peppers and onions, black beans, black rice
Dessert - banana

Day 25

No pain

I think I'll start adding some foods that I suspect give me pain soon. Starting with tomatoes.

B - English breakfast tea w/ soymilk, banana
S - apple
L - carrots, cucumbers, celery w/ hummus and black rice
S - PB&J larabar, carrots
D - sweet potatoes, veggie stir fry mix w/ mushrooms, small bowl of oatmeal with blueberries, banana, flax, cinnamon

veganteen wrote:Day 25

No pain

Toldja so! The McDougall Program works.

Nettie

Yay Brandon! This is great

It was also 21 days for me on the elmination diet when I felt a hugely noticeable reduction in pain.

Keep up the good work!

blue wrote:Yay Brandon! This is great

It was also 21 days for me on the elmination diet when I felt a hugely noticeable reduction in pain.

Keep up the good work!

Nettie wrote:

veganteen wrote:Day 25

No pain

Toldja so! The McDougall Program works.

Nettie

THANKS!

But I don't fully understand, because I've been following this way of eating for a long time. Maybe it could be the tomatoes, or the potatoes, or a number of things, but I ate those things before I started having pain and had no problems. Maybe it was just the stress; either way, I'm gonna wait it out and see what happens before adding in those two foods in specific

You are doing great

Days 26/27, I don't remember exactly what I ate, I didn't record it. It was pretty close to how I usually eat, though, and I had no pain.

Day 28

B - brown rice, banana, flax, cinnamon, baby artichokes
S - carrots
D - Yams, baby artichokes, asparagus

Day 29

No pain

B - sweet potatoes, banana
L - Carrots, sugar snap peas, cucumbers, brown rice
D - Sweet potatoes, black rice, artichokes, asparagus, more carrots

Day 30

Today has been really interesting. I had barely any pain this morning, although I woke up feeling shoddy. Throughout the day I had that feeling in the back of the throat that tells you you're going to get sick soon. After the gym, it hit me and my body ached, the feeling got worse, etc. AND my hip started hurting out of nowhere?
Not good :/

B - oatmeal pancakes (oats ground into flour, banana, water, flax, cinnamon, vanilla)
L - black rice, stir fry veggies, carrots
S - power smoothie (spinach, broccoli, pineapple, blueberries, mango, banana, flax)
D - artichokes, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots

Hi Brandon, I notice that most of the days you say you woke up with pain you had broccoli the day before. Could the protein there be a problem?
Maybe cook your broccoli for longer to alter the protein.
Maybe Im wrong, just wanted to help.

Maybe, I'll avoid broccoli for a couple days and see what that does.