Get Off The Dairy Train

                                  Get Off The Dairy Train

                                                                    

Day 14
The First 21 Days

 

Hey Diary,


WOO..., WOO!

The Dairy Train pulled into the station and that's where I got off.  You know, the Dairy Train, carrying dairy foods such as:

• Milk
• Cheese
• Yogurt
• Butter and some margarines
• Mashed potatoes are prepared with milk solids
• Creamy soups
• Salad dressing (many-read the labels)
• Sour Cream
• Cream cheese(missing you..)
• Whey (No Way-Yes Whey!)
• Casein, caseinate, sodium caseinate
• Lactose
• Buttermilk
• Ice Cream( Ice cream always made me bloaty)
• Cottage cheese
• Chocolate

Since dairy is one of the 7 foods (NO NO foods) eliminated for the first 21 days of The Virgin Diet, I stopped Dairy and got of the Dairy Train. According to JJ Virgin,  "Even if you can tolerate dairy, there are several significant problems that it can create for you, here are some of the biggest concerns":

• Make you fat
• Promote insulin resistance(contributes to weight gain)
• Skin problems, acne
• Bad for your bones(What! Are you serious!) causes osteoporosis
• Bloating
• Gas
• Sinus problems

The Virgin Diet book gives a breakdown about dairy and these major issues. 
With the inability to have dairy and the need for calcium, I was wondering what foods would replace dairy.
After reading the Part II, Food to Avoid, three of my favorite foods on her replacement list for calcium are:

1. Wild Salmon (Wild salmon is awesome!)
2. Greens
3. Walnuts

Oven roasted walnuts with a slightly salted with a drizzle of olive oil are a great in-between snack. DEE-lious!
Yes, I got off the Dairy Train and I feel better, sleep better, and have more energy.
From a JJ Virgin Diet Follower to you,
Until tomorrow Diary.