So this past week was Week 1 of Phase 1.
Just a reminder during October of Phase 1 I plan to : In October I will do all lunches and 1-2 dinners a week that match.
So this week I did 2 dinners that fit the Pagano regimen. Both were chicken dishes and with lots of veggies. I will miss carbs most of all. I thought both meals were much more bland that what I am used to eating. So that will be an adjustment.
Lunches I totally failed on. I think I had 1 lunch that fit! I am having a hard time giving up my sandwiches.
Also I am nursing an infant right now and find myself starved! So I need to figure out some better snacks -and ones that are grab and go and filling.
Another things about cooking like this is that it takes much more time and a lot of pot and pans! Talk about dishes. This coming week I will try to spend some time on Sunday afternoon during naptime prepping all the veggies and getting things as ready as I can for meals this week.
Ketchup - I love this stuff. I am looking into tomato free ketchup. Reviews will be coming.
So that's all. One week closer to a healthier skin!
My Journey to Healing Psoriasis
Psoriasis sucks. Lets find a way to heal it!
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
So here is what happened.... I quit.
I stopped the diet soon after I wrote that last post. It was too hard. Life was too stressful. We were moving and then I got pregnant. And I quit.
So here we are a year later and I am at the point where I am desperate to try anything but the biologicals (as my current Derm is pushing).
My psoriasis is the worst it has ever been right now covering over 40% of my body. I am also at the end of 3 months of UVB treatment. It has helped thin the plaques but they are still here. I don't want to live like this.
So here is the NEW PLAN - take the next 3 months and incorporate the Pagano Diet into my lifestyle.
Phase I:
In October I will do all lunches and 1-2 dinners a week that match.
November I will do all lunches, 2-3 dinner a week, and 2-3 breakfasts that match.
December I will do all lunches, 3-4 dinners, and all breakfasts to match.
And then hopefully by January 2015 - Phase II I will officially be on this diet. My hope is to try the diet for all of 2015. If it works - yay!! Praise Jesus. If it fails I will then be trying a few other alternatives and perhaps some biologicals.
So here goes - again.
So here we are a year later and I am at the point where I am desperate to try anything but the biologicals (as my current Derm is pushing).
My psoriasis is the worst it has ever been right now covering over 40% of my body. I am also at the end of 3 months of UVB treatment. It has helped thin the plaques but they are still here. I don't want to live like this.
So here is the NEW PLAN - take the next 3 months and incorporate the Pagano Diet into my lifestyle.
Phase I:
In October I will do all lunches and 1-2 dinners a week that match.
November I will do all lunches, 2-3 dinner a week, and 2-3 breakfasts that match.
December I will do all lunches, 3-4 dinners, and all breakfasts to match.
And then hopefully by January 2015 - Phase II I will officially be on this diet. My hope is to try the diet for all of 2015. If it works - yay!! Praise Jesus. If it fails I will then be trying a few other alternatives and perhaps some biologicals.
So here goes - again.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Going Night-Shade Free...
...is HARD!
Who knew?
Pretty much ALL of my comfort foods are nightshades - pizza, chili, mashed potatoes, lasagna. And now I have to give them up.
That is the hardest part right now. I am 5 days away from taking the full plunge - and cutting my nightshades is terrifying. They are what I go to during stressful times - on busy days.
Just this week I have noticed a difference. My arthritis is not as bad the longer I go without tomatoes. I really feel a difference. Also my weight is dropping steadily already (about 1lb a week)- and its not even September 1st.
I am thankful for pinterest and food allergy blogs - I am getting some good ideas on what I can substitute. Look for more recipes on this blog as I get into it!
5 days!
Who knew?
Pretty much ALL of my comfort foods are nightshades - pizza, chili, mashed potatoes, lasagna. And now I have to give them up.
That is the hardest part right now. I am 5 days away from taking the full plunge - and cutting my nightshades is terrifying. They are what I go to during stressful times - on busy days.
Just this week I have noticed a difference. My arthritis is not as bad the longer I go without tomatoes. I really feel a difference. Also my weight is dropping steadily already (about 1lb a week)- and its not even September 1st.
I am thankful for pinterest and food allergy blogs - I am getting some good ideas on what I can substitute. Look for more recipes on this blog as I get into it!
5 days!
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Food Journal - July 30,2013
Food Journal
*still in the purge section of the journey - aka using up all the "bad"products in the house
*still in the purge section of the journey - aka using up all the "bad"products in the house
Breakfast:
- 2 Eggs scrambled with Spinach (are eggs allowed on this diet? I have yet to find out) - used Almond Milk in eggs
- 2 Slices Turkey Bacon
- 1 Glass of water
- Mixed Greens Salad with 1/4 apple, cucumber, & walnuts
- 1 Tbs Cider Dressing
- Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips
- Baby Carrots and Red Pepper Hummus
- Cabbage & Onions sauteed in 1 Tbs Taco Seasoning with WHITE Flour Tortilla shells - with salsa, sour cream, and lettuce
- Handful of Grapes
- Sweet Potato Tortilla Chips
- Apple with Peanut Butter
- Glass of OJ
- Almonds & Pistachios
Expectations & Plans
The way I am going to go about this lifestyle change is different that Dr. Pagano recommends.
I am nursing my 9 month old and not comfortable going on the Apple Diet right off the bat (3 days of only apples to cleanse system). Instead I am going to ease into eating right. Trying to eventually follow all the rules, like the 80/20 rule, more veggies and fruits, ease off the night shades, and cut my sugar intake. I eventually would like to go gluten-free and diary-free as well.
I cannot imagine going cold turkey on ketchup! Man do I love ketchup.
Also I want to use up some of the "no" foods that I have - like tomatoes, peppers, white wheat products, pizza - and the like. So I will begin this gradually. I will be using this blog as a food Journal as well - hopefully showing how I get through each day with food. I am a snack-er - and I love carbs. Lord help me!
Here is what I am expecting to be hard about this Journey:
I am nursing my 9 month old and not comfortable going on the Apple Diet right off the bat (3 days of only apples to cleanse system). Instead I am going to ease into eating right. Trying to eventually follow all the rules, like the 80/20 rule, more veggies and fruits, ease off the night shades, and cut my sugar intake. I eventually would like to go gluten-free and diary-free as well.
I cannot imagine going cold turkey on ketchup! Man do I love ketchup.
Also I want to use up some of the "no" foods that I have - like tomatoes, peppers, white wheat products, pizza - and the like. So I will begin this gradually. I will be using this blog as a food Journal as well - hopefully showing how I get through each day with food. I am a snack-er - and I love carbs. Lord help me!
Here is what I am expecting to be hard about this Journey:
- Giving up Tomatoes
- Giving up Ketchup
- Most of my "go-to" meal are tomato based
- Eating out
- Stopping stress eating
- Being around family functions
- Clear skin (hopefully)
- Healthier body
- More self-confidence
- Less joint pain
- Less risk of developing Diabetes
- Improving of my relationships
Begining
This Journey really began when I was 13. (Thank you Puberty!)
It all started on my scalp... and it runs in my family so we had a pretty good idea what it was. (Thank you Nana - for passing that gene down!)
At the time we tired all kinds of treatment - oral drugs (didn't work), topical (worked, sometime), and light box therapy (too expensive). Finally we settled on topical steroids that I used on and off for about 10 years. You know, I had to switch to different ones all the time because my body would get used to the steroid.
About 3 years ago I started developing Psoriasiatic Arthritis. So now that plagues my joints every once in while.
Fast-forward to a year ago - I was pregnant and could no longer use steroids for my skin or glucosamine for my joints. Now what?
I settled for prayer and moisturizing cream (I used CeraVe - I liked it). Well that seemed to help while I was pregnant - it was under control with no bleeding and very few scales. I am very thankful that it didn't get worse as I have heard of that happening to some women when they are pregnant.
So now, 9 months postpartum I have flared and its as bad as it ever was. Only this time, I am nursing and I am very uncomfortable with using steroid creams, tar shampoo, or biologicals. And in my area there is only one lightbox available and the place won't take my insurance.
So... thats why I am here. To heal my psoriasis - using as little drugs as possible.
I picked up "Healing Psoriasis" by Dr. John Pagano.
I am working through it. This won't be easy. But one day at a time - maybe I can reverse this disease- and live itching and pain free.
(For more information on Psoriasis check out The National Psoriasis Organization)
It all started on my scalp... and it runs in my family so we had a pretty good idea what it was. (Thank you Nana - for passing that gene down!)
At the time we tired all kinds of treatment - oral drugs (didn't work), topical (worked, sometime), and light box therapy (too expensive). Finally we settled on topical steroids that I used on and off for about 10 years. You know, I had to switch to different ones all the time because my body would get used to the steroid.
About 3 years ago I started developing Psoriasiatic Arthritis. So now that plagues my joints every once in while.
Fast-forward to a year ago - I was pregnant and could no longer use steroids for my skin or glucosamine for my joints. Now what?
I settled for prayer and moisturizing cream (I used CeraVe - I liked it). Well that seemed to help while I was pregnant - it was under control with no bleeding and very few scales. I am very thankful that it didn't get worse as I have heard of that happening to some women when they are pregnant.
So now, 9 months postpartum I have flared and its as bad as it ever was. Only this time, I am nursing and I am very uncomfortable with using steroid creams, tar shampoo, or biologicals. And in my area there is only one lightbox available and the place won't take my insurance.
So... thats why I am here. To heal my psoriasis - using as little drugs as possible.
I picked up "Healing Psoriasis" by Dr. John Pagano.
I am working through it. This won't be easy. But one day at a time - maybe I can reverse this disease- and live itching and pain free.
(For more information on Psoriasis check out The National Psoriasis Organization)
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