Day 31

I did it!  30 days of no gluten, dairy, or sugar!!!  I can't believe it's over.  I mean, I don't even know where to start!  I kind of feel like I'm giving up if I eat bread or have a creamy soup.  But, I also know that I need to get over it!  We made a deal that we would only make our bread from scratch and that we wouldn't just fall into our old habits again.  I aim to really do that.  I don't want to just eat a sandwich for lunch every day!  We've discovered so many other wonderful things to eat, it would be a waste to throw it all away.
The plan is to make a special dinner to celebrate the breaking of our diet.  My husband is going to make some hand rolled pasta and I think we'll make some home made ice cream, too.  I want to try to make it with honey instead of sugar.  I really want to stay away from sugar!  It's like a drug for me, I can't stop once I start!
The final tally: 15 pounds!  Back to running tomorrow, no excuses!  Let's see how long it takes to drop another 5 or 10!
Some people early on asked for recipes.  Anyone who knows me, knows I don't use recipes. However, I can wrack my brain and try to recreate the process used to make yumminess!  So, in the next week, I will try to compile a list of "recipes" for those who want to try new things.
I hope people enjoyed my journey as much as I did, it has been a great learning experience, and I feel awesome!  I may post periodically for anyone who wants to know how the second phase goes: reincorporation of gluten, etc. and how it affects my feeling and weight.  Otherwise, I guess that's it!  Thanks for hanging with me through it all!