Dairy issues

[Alexa]

Hi everyone,

just wanted to generally ask advice about the dairy rung. I've never thought of myself as dairy intolerant (unlike my BF who suffers in an obvious way) BUT I've upped my dairy to advance to the second rung and I've got a really annoying rash on my shoulders and ankles (which seems like a weird combo) which I can't explain by changes in washing powder, soap, etc as no changes there. Also is doesn't respond to lotion.

Has anyone every experienced a reaction like this to dairy? Should I cut it out for now and if so, how long for? I want to rule it out as the cause (or not). Plus I've stopped losing weight.

Also my increase in dairy is not a great deal - I haven't been having the full 5g more, but just say 3 oz cream and 4 dsps cream, which is really only 2 dsps cream than I was already having.

If I do cut it out, should I still aim for the 25-30g of carbs I was aiming for this week, but get them from veg for now, so I'll know that it is the dairy, not the carb level causing the weight stability? Argh, it feels like too many factors!

Sorry for mammoth post - but any comments/ideas?

[Laurenfra]

Re: Dairy issues

Just skip the rung altogether and go to the next, Dairy can be added back later. Only add 5 more carbs, not 10.

[not2late]

Re: Dairy issues

Out of curiosity, what dairy products did you add?

[Alexa]

Re: Dairy issues

I added more cheese (cheddar mainly, and cream cheese, both of which I'd been fine with) and more cream (ditto).

I had aspirations to yoghurt, but it's not to be for now.

[not2late]

Re: Dairy issues

I added more cheese (cheddar mainly, and cream cheese, both of which I'd been fine with) and more cream (ditto).

I had aspirations to yoghurt, but it's not to be for now.

That's odd. You might want to read the ingredients of the cheeses and whatever else you are eating. Sometimes foods contain preservatives and additives. For example, there is only 1 brand of ricotta cheese I can eat without any weight loss problems. I haven't figured out why that is but it is.

[Alexa]

Re: Dairy issues

Oh ok,

I'll try that. I have stuck with the same brands of cheese - organic cheddar which is pretty pure, but actually ah-ha I have started eating cream cheese which isn't organic. I'll check the labels. OWL is complex!

I'm going to have no dairy for a week to see if the rash goes then see if I can introduce it back. If I can't eat cheese I will cry for about a week (pathetic I know!)

Thanks,

Baarb

[not2late]

Re: Dairy issues

OWL is complex, but it's a life-saver because you learn about your body and you learn how to eat for your body. That way, you'll know how to eat to maintain your weight loss and general health.

I can't eat wheat products, not because they interfer with my weight loss, but because they aggravate my asthma and allergies. I'm thankful I found that out because I don't require as many asthma/allergy medications anymore. So, it's easy for me to pass up a wheat product, because I know if I eat it, I'll have difficulty breathing for the next day and a half---that makes me "miss" those things less.

[Alexa]

Re: Dairy issues

Yeah I see. It seems like it will take a long time but I know it's worth doing. I keep being tempted to go back to induction so I can lose weight faster, but it know I wouldn't know how to keep it off. Patience needed

Thanks