Hey Chelsea,
Chipotle is very popular here and is known for using very fresh products so maybe that's why their guacamole doesn't really seem to bother me. Also the white rice for some reason doesn't seem to bother me too bad. I've heard quite a few other people that are able to handle rice ok even though it is very high in starch. Very strange. I have tried quite a few different things so far and I'm starting to realize at least for me that I need to separate things into quite a few different groups other then just safe, moderate and not safe. I listed them below:
Sharp pain in stomach almost makes me feel sick then I have to run to the bathroom usually more then once:
apples
pears
raspberries
broccoli
carrots
vanilla ice cream
almond milk
soy milk
green olives
dill pickles
walnuts
pecans
cantaloupe
any juices (haven't found a good one yet)
turkey bacon
hamburger
same reaction as above if I eat a lot of the following:
oranges
strawberries
blueberries
blackberries
red grapes
black olives
almonds
ham (with sugar added. can't find ham without sugar added)
muffins made with coconut flour, honey, eggs, water, coconut oil, vanilla, salt
same reaction as above 1 to 2 hours later:
beer ( 2 hours later )
goat cheese ( 1 hour later )
mild upset stomach half an hour to 2 hours later followed by a controlled trip to the bathroom usually only one trip:
white rice (from Chipotle - 1 hour later)
chicken (from Chipotle - 1 to 2 hours later)
steak (from Chipotle - half an hour later)
certain types of chicken wings (with sauce - varied but usually about an hour later)
eggs (These seemed fine in the beginning but are now starting to bother me a little. I'm going to try to take out the yolks)
No problems:
green grapes (going to try white grape juice)
raisins
celery
any mixed greens
guacamole (from Chipotle)
chicken wings with no sauce
chicken (grilled of course)
brats (all natural boulder sausage brand)
turkey
turkey burger
grilled fish with olive oil
olive oil
pork chops
tried asparagus once without problems (need to verify this one)
I tried gouda and cheddar cheese in the beginning of this diet but had mixed reactions so I'm going to try this again tonight. It kind of sucks trying these foods out because when I get a bad one I feel miserable for as long as it takes for the food to get out of my system. I did sign up for a membership at my local rock climbing gym and that seems to have helped some with my back and neck pain as I stretch a lot when I climb. Also some of these tests turn out to be wrong as sometimes I think a food is bad just to find out later that the food I had before (which I thought was safe) was actually the culprate. Some things I have on my list to try are below:
gouda cheese
cheddar cheese
parmesan cheese
milk
sugar
egg whites (to see if the yolks were what bothered me before)
corn
green beans
macadamia nuts
steak (plain)
I'm definitely learning a lot about what I can and can't eat. It's very difficult to pinpoint the problem foods but I'm slowly getting better at it and starting to learn how to read my bodies reaction to certain foods. It's a process and not something I learned overnight. In fact Thursday will be a month on this diet and I think I am just starting to get a handle on how my body reacts.
