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Well, I ended up going on sort of a bender this past week with Easter chocolate, and I ended up really regretting it.
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Aside from the chocolate, I'm doing okay with my diet. I'm still really struggling to come up with low fat meals. I think because I've become so used to eating higher fat all of these years. I bought a couple of books to help me come up with ideas, and I'll be seeing the dietitian on Wednesday, so I'm hoping she can give me some more guidance.
Once Low FODMAPS is done, I want to return to more structure in my eating. I'm guessing I'm going to have to eat at least 4 times a day. Everything I've read about IBS (which I presume I have) says to eat smaller, more frequent meals. The literature suggests 5-6 meals a day, but there is no way I can do that while taking care of my boys. 4 slightly smaller meals should be better, I think. I'll see what the dietitian suggests.
That's all for now. I feel like I'm in limbo until Monday, when the diet officially ends. For the time being, I'll be cautious in reintroducing new foods, since I don't want to throw my stomach into turmoil. I'll definitely limit garlic, onions, and beans (since I reacted so badly to them), dairy, and I'm not sure about wheat. I'll also keep working on eating lower fat.
Heather