Have any known food allergies or irritations? Whether known or unknown, we have foods in our daily diet that cause us to unnecessarily bloat and/or be inflamed. If you have no idea what foods may or may not be doing this to you, the only way to find out is to eliminate that food from your diet for several weeks completely and then slowly introduce it back into your diet to determine if there is in fact a reaction to it. I am not on the gluten free band wagon, nor do I think it is a good idea to eliminate gluten from your diet completely if you do not have an allergy or intolerance to it (such as with celiac disease), but with the overabundance of gluten, I do think it's a good idea to decrease the amount in which you consume on a daily basis as well as know if you do or do not have a reaction to it (same with dairy and corn). So, with that in mind the 6th & Final Mini Challenge 6/15/12 - 6/28/12 is all about going Gluten Free!
Know going into this mini challenge that gluten is in every freaking thing (from makeup to postage, it is everywhere)!!! Unless you discover you do in fact have a reaction to gluten, for purposes of this challenge, I am not suggesting you cut out your makeup products, etc., only the gluten you consume in your diet for two weeks. For every day you are 100% gluten free (FREE from breads (unless they are gluten free), processed foods, etc., that contain any gluten) then give yourself 1,000 points. If you go mostly gluten free, with the exception of trace amounts as listed in a protein shake for example and no more than 3 servings a day of such, then give yourself 500 points. (total possible points 14,000).
***Note, to determine your body's reaction to gluten, you would have to eliminate gluten completely from your diet for at least three weeks, and then gradually add it back into your diet taking into account your body's reaction as you do. (same process with any food you are trying to determine an allergic or intolerant reaction to)***
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