So I haven’t posted for a while, but I’m happy to say I finally have been able to get my health heading in the right direction. Since my last post and following a recommendation from Christina I now have a very good understanding of what I need to do to keep my body happy and my stomach pain free. Can everyone say… “food combining is my friend”. I have to follow the rules quite strictly and even with the rules I have to keep my meals quite small, but the change is quite amazing. I can eat spicy foods again, but I still have to watch how much raw foods I eat as they still tend to upset the balance of things. I have been able to start using more of the recipes out the eating for energy program (www.eatingforenergy.ca) and that makes me happy as the recipes are quick, easy and flavourful and they fit well into my busy lifestyle. Veggies like broccoli and cauliflower require blanching of at least 1 minute in order to eat them without pain, but at least I can now eat them.
The only really sad thing I’ve discovered in the last week, thanks to the food combining, is that I react very badly to coffee. My stomach acts up within 5 minutes of having the first sip 
I love my coffee, the flavour, the smell….Thankfully I’ve found chocolate teeccino, a very nice alkaline coffee alternative and mixed with mint tea tastes like a drinkable dessert. Not quite as good as that first cup of joe in the morning, but the coffee is definitely not worth the pain.
And while weightloss isn’t my primary goal, I’m happy to report in the last week since I’ve gotten the food combining down and with my additional marathon training time, I’ve lost 7lbs… truly amazing what can happen when your body is getting what it needs….
