tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post3645942051684181910..comments2023-10-26T04:42:50.820-07:00Comments on Garden Girl: 4 years, 2 months in Long Term weight Maintenance, Carrying On and keeping off 63+ poundsKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-66995086722537616012016-04-22T05:36:35.459-07:002016-04-22T05:36:35.459-07:00Mustard makes my face swell up and my eyes start t...Mustard makes my face swell up and my eyes start to close. Several things like fennel have emerged as being no-gos in my food template. <br /><br />I did a Whole30 and that really cemented the no dairy for me. I had so much acne. I still get it from time to time, but it resolves pretty quick now. I learned from Sarah Fragoso that acne = inflammation and dairy was often a high inflammatory food. I later found out that I was lactose intolerant and no one told me post Hashimotos that dairy could cause problems. sigh... better late than never. Cystic acne had me in tears a lot. <br /><br />Glad you are facing a better year health wise. Hang in there and keep going. I think your diet changes will put you in the best possible weight maintenance. Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-79975994450350236162016-04-17T18:25:33.550-07:002016-04-17T18:25:33.550-07:00Thank you for being so honest, Karen. This is why ...Thank you for being so honest, Karen. This is why I love your blog--or at least one of the many reasons. What does mustard do to you? How do you react? I still have removed grains permanently (except for a rare, rare treat) from my diet. I'm still undecided about dairy. I need to see how much cheese causes me to break our--or if it does. I am more committed to removing sugar though I like two squares of dark chocolate a day. My weight has been trending higher because I had bronchitis with limited exercise and next week I have to have patch testing done and cannot sweat or get my back wet. I will stil walk though. If I had not changed my diet radically in the last year I would have gained a lot of weight due to minimal exercise from my health problems. But I think I am finally coming out of this period and can really give me weight the laser focus I need to get off the weight I want. At least my clothes still fit, but they are getting tighter. Sigh... But a minor victory I had today was having lunch with an old friend. She ordered pâté with crackers and cheese. I was not even tempted, which is big for me. As you say, onward!Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17817568743485129053noreply@blogger.com