I'm trying the AIP protocol today. I tried it a couple of weeks ago and I didn't even make it half a day. So I gave up. Then I started thinking about it again. I've been gluten free for 8 years and I told people all the time, "you should try it, it might help you" and I couldn't believe that they wouldn't. I would just get so frustrated with them! " They're crazy!" I would say. "They won't even TRY it". "I know it would make them feel better!" Then my cousin tried it and she felt better, but not completely better. Then she found about AIP and tried that. She's been on it for a couple of months, has lost weight and feels better. Now the ball is in my court. Why won't I try it? Am I too attached to my favorite foods? I feel bad a lot of the time. I hurt all over. I have Sjoegren's syndrome and wake up every morning with a dry mouth and dry eyes. I'm worried about my teeth. The idea of the diet wouldn't leave me alone. So, I set another date, I compiled a list of recipes and today, I am kinda starting. I'm baking an AIP banana bread. I stocked up on veggies and meat at the store yesterday. The only thing is, I started getting a cold this morning and so I am using Cold-Eeze and they have sugar in them. I need to get rid of this cold though, so I'm doing it AND working on eating AIP.
What is AIP protocol? It stands for autoimmune paleo protocol. It's an elimination diet to try and see what foods may be causing your autoimmune symptoms or making them worse. Here's a description. I'm going to try and focus on what I can eat and hopefully use my 8 years of gluten free cooking to my advantage and hopefully, not feel too deprived and fail. Again.
Here are the symptoms I have.
dry eyes
dry mouth
frequent diarrhea
knee pain
ankle pain
foot/toe pain
finger pain
obesity
aching thighs/muscle pain/restless legs
frequent urinary tract infections
brain sludge (like brain fog, but thicker)
stuttering/difficulty speaking (sometimes)
The main reason I am doing this is that I want to feel good enough to go out and do things, instead of just dreaming and planning and never doing.
What is AIP protocol? It stands for autoimmune paleo protocol. It's an elimination diet to try and see what foods may be causing your autoimmune symptoms or making them worse. Here's a description. I'm going to try and focus on what I can eat and hopefully use my 8 years of gluten free cooking to my advantage and hopefully, not feel too deprived and fail. Again.
Here are the symptoms I have.
dry eyes
dry mouth
frequent diarrhea
knee pain
ankle pain
foot/toe pain
finger pain
obesity
aching thighs/muscle pain/restless legs
frequent urinary tract infections
brain sludge (like brain fog, but thicker)
stuttering/difficulty speaking (sometimes)
The main reason I am doing this is that I want to feel good enough to go out and do things, instead of just dreaming and planning and never doing.
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