For The Love of Food

I am a FOOD JUNKY who loves everything from pickles to cupcakes. Oh, and wine! My whole life I have struggled with stomach pains and have been in and out of doctors offices more times than I can count! I was DYING a few months ago thinking this was going to be the new normal for me. "Someone Please HELP!" I ended up going to a doctor, John Trowbridge, who has been a LIFESAVER for me! Test after test came back resulting to "The Yeast Syndrome." Dun, Dun, Dun! Doc put me on some major strict orders. For the next 4 weeks I could only eat Meat, Eggs, Veggies, and Yogurt... MEVY! ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? Where's the bread? The goldfish? The cookies? I can't even have fruit!? It sounded damn near impossible but I decided to give it a try to see if I could finally feel better. Guess what?!... IT WORKED! For about 9 days I stuck really strict to the Yeast Free Diet. It was torture for the first 3 days. I thought there was no way I could stick to it. But with cutting out all sugars, carbs, and anything else delicious, I lost about 7 lbs! MOTIVATION! Unfortunately I lost my will power and began eating like crap again causing the stomach issue cycle to start all over again! The biggest problem I have is coming up with different meals to keep me satisfied! I can do really well sticking to the plan and then fall right off that cliff because I am bored with the same plain Jane meals. I'm hoping that by blogging I will be able to help others who are struggling with the same problems I am. This may also be some motivation for me to actually stick to the diet!