I went to a hormone specialist two years ago because I was finding it impossible to lose weight. No matter how I exercised or restricted calories, my weight wouldn't budge. And I have 20+kg to lose, so this seemed a little bit off to me.
I was diagnosed with PCOS and Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which combine to make it extremely difficult to lose wight without medication. Since having a baby last year, I now have additional weight to lose and it once again isn't budging. I am still breastfeeding my baby so the medication option isn't working, and I am wondering if there are changes that I can make in my diet to help this process.
So begins this elimination diet. For 4 weeks, I am cutting all allergens out of my diet to see if there is something that I am eating that is exacerbating my problem. It's a pretty simple process: eat only fruit, vegetables and meat from a list of hypoallergenic food for four weeks, weighing yourself every day. After 4 weeks, introduce a new food every day and weigh yourself to see how that food affects your weight. If you gain more than 400g in a day, don't eat that food again.
Approved Meats:
Chicken
Lamb
Organic red meat
Approved vegetables:
Asparagus
Cabbage
Carrots
Cucumber
Green beans
Green peas
Kale
Lettuce
Zucchini
Approved Fruits:
Apples
Apricots
Blackcurrants
Blueberries
Melon
Peaches (cooked/canned)
Pears
Plums
Prunes
No alcohol, no dairy, no caffeine, no soy, no fun.
I am cautiously excited to see the results of this.
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