The Aftermath

Ummm so, I guess you can say its been awhile…

No, I didn't take a break from the diet (exactly) rather a little sabbatical from the blog thing.

This does NOT mean that I've put my cooking to the wayside or a stop on the eating clean thing.

To answer a couple questions…

How was that Easter dinner? 

Not all that it was cracked up to be. I honestly felt guilty eating those potatoes with cheese on them! Even though I really have no reason to feel that way, that's how I felt. As a whole, there wasn't any kind of digestive disaster that I expected. :) So, thats good.

Did I continue the diet post Easter? 

Crawfish bloody mary

Yes and kind of and well, ya I guess sort of….? Immediately following Easter I felt the need to jump back on the diet ASAP. And I did. However, there were definitely moments where I was out to dinner with friends and I ate the Feta on my dish or had some bites of something with gluten in it. And everything was just OK.

Beignets from Cafe du Monde. A must!

Where things went downhill was when I went out of town consistently for 3 weekends in a row. The first stop, New Orleans. I really do and do not regret the food I ate here. Holy cow, amazing. My friends and I aren't quite sure if it was the excessive amount of spice in the cajun diet or the fact that I never held back and ate anything and everything that involved dairy and gluten. In reality not much of it could've been processed. The food was fabulous and I am so glad that ate everything I did. I'll go back someday…and eat it all again. No regrets. My body however disagreed and I officially experienced the anticipated digestive disaster that I thought Easter would be. Yup, too much information, thats OK. Sorry. The following two weekends included a trip to Newport beach with some of the best company and a trip home to celebrate my brothers graduation. I tried my hardest to follow it as closely as possible. Yes, there were many slip-ups and yet again I found myself in the bathroom. Too much information again…

Andouille gumbo with Shrimp Po Boy. To share, of course!

Shrimp jambalaya. Amazing.

SINCE THEN….I have gotten back on the horse and everything seems regulated. I really do need to slowly integrate certain foods at a time to attempt to target what exactly my body isn't agreeing with. But hey, that takes time.

BUT I have made some pretty bomb recipes in the past month so check them out. AND check out the amazing food I've had in the mean time that isn't exactly on the 'diet'.

Pho from Flowerchild in Phoenix. This place is awesome and has so many options. This does count!

Check out what I have made since then. You won't regret it.