how we went about our elimination diet

hello friends!

well after a few days of traveling and taking some personal time off this past weekend we are rested and ready to go.

today we wanted to share how our diet wise elimination diet is going and how we went about it.

we started this diet 14 days ago but after a fun night with friends we decided to start over the following Sunday.  so now we are really on day 10.

we have gotten a few requests to go over more exactly what our plan was and what foods we took out. today we are going to share all this.

What foods did you take out first?

almonds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, macadamina nuts, chocolate (cacao), coconut flakes, coconut oil, coconut flour, coconut sugar, coconut butter, agave nectar, maple syrup, stevia, xylitol, quinoa, millet, lentils, chickpeas, mung beans, no citrus fruits (lemons, limes, oranges), eggs, no protein powders (vega, hemp protein, brown rice)

What foods did you eat?

fruit (apples, bananas, peaches, figs, grapes, watermelon, pineapple, berries, kiwi), all types of veggies, all winter squashes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, chia seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds,  flax seeds, fish (mostly tuna, salmon), lettuce, dark leafy greens, fresh herbs, kombucha, and Twin Cakes crackers and flatbreads, buckwheat, carob, mesquite, avocado, tahini (sesame seeds)

What about coffee?

well we did really well with taking coffee out for the first 7 days. on day 8 we tried some coffee again. we never really thought coffee was giving us our health issues because we never went over board with it we usually did only have one cup a day. (we are just those girls who drink coffee because we actually love the flavor, not for the caffeine part). we enjoy the social aspect of coffee and it is part of our morning routine.

we did not go over board with coffee when we added it back in. it is now something we enjoy and have from time to time. now we feel if we have it in moderation we should be fine with it.

How did we decided what foods to take out first?

in the book he discusses what foods to take out and helps you figure out what other foods could be your hidden food sensitivities.  we tried to pick foods that could possibly be a culprit from us over eating it or having it too much. we had thoughts about us being sensitive to nuts and coconut before we started this and started with those main issues first. and we had already started to eat a grain free diet so we stayed doing that. plus we already knew we were sensitive to sugar.

How did you handle all the fruit again?

at first we did not really think about it that we were still consuming sugar through fruit. we decided after the 5-7 day mark we would cut back on the amount of fresh fruit we were eating.

What have you been noticing by doing this diet?

prior to our days of traveling we were feeling great by day 7-8. we gave another update on our day 8 where you can read more about our skin, stomach and energy levels.

traveling did play a role in how we are feeling today. but we are still overall feeling great. no headaches, no pain any where, but still breaking out! from traveling we both noticed how dehydrated we get so we have learned that we still really need to watch our water intake when traveling.

we do not really crave sweets anymore! which is a complete shock to us! because as many of you know we love our sweets. now this does not been we will never have sweets again, we will. but we hope this time around we will have them more in moderation and control our cravings for them better. we have been noticing that the little fruit we eat now for sugar with a healthy fat is all we need to satisfy us for hours.

from our thoughts on our Omega’s ( and hearing from readers) we are planning on experimenting with consuming Udo’s Oil blend and see how our skin does.

we had it for the first time last night over our salad

we are excited to see how our bodies do with this addition of omega oil blend to it!

What are we going to be adding back first?

today we plan on adding in back coconut oil only.

again in the book he goes over how to add the foods back in. you have to do it one at a time and eat it alone. so today we plan on having coconut oil by itself and do a pulse test to see how our bodies respond to it. we will have to give an update on that once we know our results.

we still have a lot to learn about our bodies.

once we play around with adding some of the foods we avoided first we will try to take other things out. again our main goal is to feel 110% of our best all the time (well majority of the time at least) and figure out why we are having major skin issues (breakouts).

we hope this helps others who had questions on what we are doing. if you have more please share in the comments.

Happy Monday friends!

Twins Question: Do you like coffee shops? Do you like the taste of coffee? Do you ever do things for the social aspect of it? What was one thing you did or ate all weekend that you loved or enjoyed?

xoxo

L&M