Hey, Koala - stop eating poison!

I discovered in January I am gluten and dairy intolerant. I was doing a good job of avoiding both but starting around Boo's birthday a couple weeks ago, I snuck a little of the forbidden foods here and there. I didn't quite react as severely as I usually do so I ate a little more and more until I was eating like I didn't have an intolerance - bad idea. I have been feeling slightly nauseous for the past week and a half but was in denial about what was causing it. I finally hit a wall yesterday and my body freaked out and screamed at me to stop poisoning myself. I hear ya, body, I hear ya loud and clear - now - for real this time. I promise. My reluctance to accept my allergy is purely psychological, I know it. Many of the food I find comforting contain both dairy and wheat and I need to cut myself off from that attachment. As with any challenge in life, altering perspective from negative to positive is the key to overcoming or accepting them.

Negative: I can't eat Mellow Mushroom pizzas anymore nor can I eat my fave chocolate cake from Alon's bakery. Boo hoo!
Positive: I'm fortunate I figured out my allergies before any damage is done to my body that could cause disease and shorten my life.

Put it that way and it's a big NO DUH to drop the gluten and dairy, don't you think?

I bought a cleansing kit today by Garden of Life that the natural food store I frequent recommended. I have done a cleanse before by fasting for 7 days and that was way too harsh and obviously, restricting, since I couldn't eat food. It did do wonders but I don't want to do that again. This kit cleanses the body of toxins while allowing you to eat like normal (although they recommend you eat clean - no meat, no dairy, no gluten, no alcohol, no caffeine, no processed sugar - hmmm, did I leave anything out?). I'm going to start it tomorrow since I wasn't feeling well to do it today. The box claims I will feel "lighter on my feet with a brighter outlook". What does that exactly mean? I guess it's a nice way of saying I won't feel as lethargic and depressed like I have the past week? Well, I'm ready to give it a try if that's what's going to happen. I'll blog after the 10 days are over to let you know how it went.