The accomplishment of being free of several substances prohibited by the Intro GAPS plan definitely gives me the feeling of being a super hero. If someone had predicted a year ago that I would be able to avoid these items for 1 day, let alone 28 days, I would have seriously reconsidered that person's sanity.
For the last 4 weeks I have been strictly avoiding the following things in my meals:
- Sugar
- Starches
- Grains
- Preservatives
- Microwave food
- Processed food
- Fried food
- Most dairy
- Strong spices
- Caffeine
However, GAPS is not all about the food...I have always been passionate about using pure, organic products for body and home, but during the past week I simply enjoyed being in Phase III and refocused on going to the next level with the environmental factors too. Last night, I did my first avocado hair mask for deep conditioning and preventing tangles. It was a great success, and the recipe is below if you would like to try it at home.
AVOCADO HAIR MASK
INGREDIENTS
1 Avocado, mashed
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
DIRECTIONS
Combine all 3 ingredients in a bowl
and blend until smooth
Apply to damp hair and let it soak
for about 15 to 20 minutes
Rinse it out and shampoo as usual
Another first for this past weekend was to try my new pan to make an herb roasted chicken with vegetables (photo included). To begin prepping for other parts of Phase IV, I did a butter sensitivity test last night (success!) and will perform a few others with the hope of adding some new food choices in the next few days.
Yay! Go Lori Go!
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