The results are in!

I had my follow-up appt. with Dr. Meyer this week and received my test results regarding food sensitivities. Turns out that I am reacting to the following:
Dairy
Eggs
Cashews
Garlic
Pinto beans
Mustard
Peanut
Soybean
Strawberry
Almond

So for the next 12 weeks I (and Butter Bean) cannot have any of the above items. This basically means I have to prepare all my own food including making my own bread and tortillas. All commercially available breads have either soy or dairy in them in form or the other. It also means that eating out will be next to impossible unless it is a salad bar and I can verify that they did not use soybean oil in any of the dressings!

It sounds a little scary at first but I am glad to finally know what is going on with me and I know it will be helping Butter Bean too. His cough and runny nose are finally gone (I have been dairy free for a month now). I am so excited about the possibility of losing some real weight too!

I think the thing I will miss most will be garlic. I use garlic nearly every time I cook and it is so healthy for you. I hope that in 12 weeks I can add it back into my cooking but maybe just not as much. Not having eggs will be hard too. I eat eggs every morning for breakfast, guess that is why I have become sensitive to it!

Even more exciting is that Husband is going to get tested too. It might help avoid a surgery!

Heaven help us get through Butter Bean's birthday party because anyone that knows me, knows that I love me some cake!