Ok so…. as of June 1st.. i have been Dairy Free. NO Milk, NO cheese, NO ice cream or yogurt.  I was doing it as a cleanse type thingy. Also wanted to see how i felt and all that yada yada!  Well I am on day 9! I feel really good.  My body is great and is warding off cravings after about a week and a half!  I don't drink milk to begin with (Almond milk is the substitute)  and the only real dairy i consumed was CHEESE… and a lot of it!

I never realized just HOW much cheese I consumed until June 1st.  At the grocery store, checking every ingredient… at restaurants ordering things without cheese or sour cream!  I ate a sh*t load of cheese.  I remember telling my husband, " I don't eat that much dairy to begin with so this might be easy"  He said " are you kidding? you eat ALOT of cheese.. we both do."  The more I thought about what he said the more I believe it now!  I EAT ALOT OF CHEESE!

Whole Foods has been my savior, my light at the end of the tunnel. (dramatic)  I first started off with "Almond Cheese"- cheese made from almonds not milk. WORST IDEA EVER.  The consistency was good but the taste… lets just say it was like bland rubber.  I tried to eat it with a smile on my face but after 3-4 bites down I couldn't anymore.

My second choice was Veggie Slices (made with Soy).  Flavors come in cheddar and pepper jack.  Now this was better.  Comes pre- sliced just like ol' Kraft singles.  It isn't too bad.  I eat meat (don't hate) and I made a burger last night. Slapped 2 pieces of cheddar Veggie Slices on it and chowed down!  It was very good and satisfied my craving.

Now onto sweets.  I'm a HUGE fan of dark chocolate. Not that fake crap called semi-sweet chocolate, but REAL 70% cocao (the stuff that puts hair on your chest) Most dark chocolate isn't made with cream so i'm safe there.  Whole foods sells a brand called "SoDelicious"  These products are made of Coconut milk instead of cow utter milk.  I purchased their Coconut milk ice cream sandwiches which surprisingly were better for you than Tofuttis!  They also make a Coconut milk breakfast yogurt which has the same consistency as regular yogurt and tastes great with granola and fruit!

I will make an update when I finish my Dairy Free diet. I was going to do it for 2 weeks but i'm starting to feel really good so I am extending it to a month.  July 1st I will see if I will continue to be dairy free or if ill slide back into a cheese coma.

to be continued….

here is a website i found .. for research and crap
http://www.notmilk.com/