That Thing I'm Doing

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So, it's been nearly two months now on the allergy-free diet. I'm still plugging away. Two months without dairy and wheat and sugar.

And I'm actually enjoying myself. I've been cooking a lot and finding new recipes and expanding my tastes and repertoire of meals. 

I know, can you believe it? Someone said to me the other day that I must be pretty committed to this thing to do it. I don't know that it is so much committed as desperate and grateful and a little bit crazy all rolled into one. It is nice to feel better.

I went back to the doctor today. We chatted about the elimination diet and how I was doing. I did complain because I'm supposed to be off all citrus too and I've not been as strict about that one. I really like lemons and limes. I can also turn on some serious whine when something seems particularly hard. Yet I got no love from the doc. She just smiled and said "Do it anyway."

Okay, then.

The next question was "how much longer?" Oh, three or four months was the answer. Then likely another allergy/sensitivity test to determine the next step.

Gulp. Three or four months? Are you crazy? Am I?

I guess so. And here we go again.

Then just to keep it real, I came home and made some chocolate hazelnut spread to make it very clear that despite the challenge of this experience, I'm so happy that chocolate--really, really, really good dark chocolate--is what is keeping me sane. Thank you, Universe, that I didn't test allergic to that.