HappyHealthyandWise

I got my allergy test results back on Tuesday and to my surprise, I am allergic to Peanuts and Soybeans! I have been eating peanut butter every night mixed with my Whey protein. The whole time I thought the Whey protein was bothering me, when low and behold its the peanut butter!! The last few days have been very stressful as my husband and I start reading labels. Soy is an ingredient in so many foods! I can't just reach in the pantry and grab a snack anymore! I have to read the back of everything! Last night we got pizza from Marco's Pizza. They were able to make me a pizza that contained no Soy! They were very helpful and remade the pizza for me just to make sure. For lunch today we went to Potbelly. I ordered a Farmhouse salad. The girl working was very helpful and brought out a book that listed all the ingredients in their products. It made it easy to order and feel comfortable with what I was eating. I don't know how long I have had this allergy or if it has develope

Hello All! I am on week 4 of No Dairy and no Gluten. I also gave up eggs, peanuts, beans and rice. The only thing I haven't given up is my morning Coffee. I did switch to Almond milk creamer though. We spent the past week in Atlanta for my sisters wedding. Finding ways to eat around all my issues was tough! Lots of salad and a great dinner at a BBQ place that had Gluten free sauce! So yummy! On the way home we had Ribs and I had a great lunch in the Denver airport. They had many Gluten free options on the menu and the waitress was great to point out which ones tasted best. I was easily able to request no dairy. All these amazing changes and I am still having digestive problems. No changes at all. I can tell that I have lost a good amount of fat around my middle though as my jeans are now loose. Today I met with a Gastroenterologist. They are going to take some tests to find out if I have a Pathogen, Allergy or am Celiac. I am really anxious at this point to get some answers. But I

I first got serious about fitness after I order my size 6 wedding dress back in 2010. We were planning a wedding in Miami so I got a low back, beaded strap, very fitted dress.  I found it in a wedding magazine and never thought it would look good on me, but once I tried it on I loved it. For our honeymoon we decided on an 11 day Caribbean cruise. So in total, I figured I would have to wear a bikini for 15 days straight! 4 days in Miami with our friends and family for our wedding, I wanted to look amazing. Followed by 11 days on a boat and on excursions with my new, very muscular and fit husband.  We ate clean(ish) and I hit the gym like I had never done before in my life. I went to Boot camp classes, did step aerobics and lifted weights. And viola it worked. I was at my lowest weight since high school on my wedding day, 129 pounds. I rocked a white bikini on the beach and wore lots of short tight dresses on our honeymoon. I did a half marathon in October of 2011, had baby Number 1, d