I never really loved ice cream anyway (give me a cookie any day)

Countdown continues for January 1st, when I'm planning to go completely AIP, with the addition of low fodmap. 

It's gonna be rough. 

My gameplan is to slowly remove things I won't be able to have and hopefully it won't be quite so overwhelming by the time January comes around. It's going so-so. So far I have been focusing on removing dairy and cutting out coffee. I'm pretty sure I shouldn't be eating dairy, and coffee apparently cross-reacts with gluten. Even if that's bullshit (there's some very conflicting advise about things that cross-react with gluten out there), it's one of the first things I cut out when I get dyspepsia so it's probably for the best. There's some synergies there, as coffee without milk is horrible anway (but alas, so is tea... my morning cuppa is a work in progress). 

I may have had a small scoop of ice cream today, with stomach cramps as my reward. I don't get that from other dairy, but still... probably not a good sign. So far I have managed to wean myself off milk in my tea and cooking with any dairy. Things that are still sneaking down are chocolate and candy containing milk (bought by others, sitting next to my desk at work). Of course, dairy is added to almost as many things as gluten, I haven't even begun to assess other items in my pantry. Other things that contain dairy: my levothyroxine... I haven't had any coffee during the weeks, but have had the occasional cup of decaf americano with soy when out for social occations (I know, soy, not good).

My only consolation in the whole removing dairy saga (which I have been resisting for at least three years despite some clear hunches that dairy are bad for my stomach and my weight and my skin) is that it doesn't seem like gluten in that if you have some the effects can last for weeks. Hopefully I'll be able to occasionally indulge in cheese a couple of times a year. My next step is to stop cooking with butter and ghee; I still fry most things in it. Bought a big pack of beef droppings today, to use alongside coconut oil and goose fat. 

Once I've mastered dairy-free, I'm gonna move on to nuts. Eventually, there will be no pre-packaged snacks left whatsoever...