Day 3

It is day three of no wheat. Just for today I am getting over myself. (and I have a gluten free brownie mix for the day when it all falls apart and that is the only *fix*.)

I found that even at my local Giant Eagle I probably won't starve. But I have an odd love/hate relationship with food and sometimes something specific is REALLY WANTED ! This caused many grocery store meltdowns when I was getting used to the whole no dairy thing. When I want comfort food I just want comfort food. I'm a little more savvy about the whole process now than I was then. And I was together enough emotionally to read a few labels on stuff I had in the pantry and sort it. Keep/Give Away. I faired reasonably well except there is the bulk purchase of snack bars that I can't eat. And the organic whole wheat flour that isn't even open yet. Ah,well.

Is there a difference yet? Nope. Fingers still feel broken. Hips, knees, ankles still hurt. See, with the dairy the result was immediate and astounding. Absolutely fucking amazing. The only incentive I needed was that I was out of pain. Immediately. It took a little longer to realize that I no longer had constant heartburn either. I never connected them. I have not had one episode of heartburn since I stopped eating dairy.
We'll give it the full 14-20 days and see how I feel. If after that I still have the same level of pain I will have to discuss it further wiht someone who knows more that I do to assess whether it might be helpful or not anyway. What I hear is that eliminating wheat can stop the damage that R.A. does to joints and muscles.