Day 53--Breakfast

Scrambled eggs with sausage and mushrooms, and coffee with cream.
I have made several observations regarding my diet since yesterday.

#1 It is hard to eat this way sometimes, I am giving up so many of my favorite foods, and in order for the diet to work it is essential that I keep the oxalates low. The Paleo aspect in my mind is of secondary importance. So, I made the decision to continue to eat dairy products. I will not be cutting them out any longer as I find it is just really hard to find simple quick foods that are low-oxalate and dairy-free other than meat and eggs, which to be honest gets kind of boring. Plus dairy has never seemed to bother me--I have gone without it for several months at a time before with no difference in my LS. So, dairy is back in.

#2 I need to keep my diet pretty simple in order not to inadvertantly overdo the oxalates. The things I can eat liberally of are oxalate free. Dairy products, eggs, meat, poultry, fish and seafood. I am continuing to keep all grains, beans, and non-paleo foods (with the exception of dairy, and my occasional coffee) out of the diet. It is important that I still have a balanced diet with many different things to eat, so I will try to have at least one cup of vegetables and a salad every day.

#3 This would be a really easy diet to follow if you were doing Atkins induction because it naturally limits you to the above food groups. There are a couple of things you would have to avoid, like olives and nuts (which aren't allowed on induction anyway). But other than that it seems almost the same. Some Paleo practioners try to limit the fat content of meat, others don't. I really don't worry about it too much. One of the other treatments for Vulvodynia and Dysparenia is a low-carb diet. My diet is naturally low-carb. (well, when I am not eating key lime pie, anyway...) Interesting, no?