No CHOCOLATE and no CHEESE?

I am officially a “Dairy Free Zone!” I had an appointment with the doctor today and she seems to agree with me that my throwing up could possibly be a food intolerance (dairy/lactose) as all of the other tests have been normal so far.

I also had nachos last night - lots and lots of cheese and I even remember thinking "let's see if I'm sick in the morning!" As soon as my eyes were open today I was retching. Not good. It WOULD explain why I don't feel sick every day too - some days I am totally fine, other days I am a little nauseous, sometimes I'm sick and then sometimes it's pretty violent full on up chuck. Sorry for the description!!!!

Soooo, for 2 weeks I need to avoid all dairy products completely to see if it makes a difference. IF I don’t feel sick over the next couple of weeks then I can gradually re-introduce dairy products and see what my reaction is to it the next day. This way I can work out my tolerance levels. If it IS dairy intolerance then I will probably still be okay with the odd bit of dairy as long as I try to avoid anything heavily cheesy or have to bear in mind that the following day I’ll be feeling sick. So for the next 2 weeks this girl is a vegan!

... who loves CHOCOLATE and can't eat any for two weeks!!

Meanwhile I am also being referred to a gastric specialist just to check out that my inside bits are all working as they should, so with that and the no more dairy we’ll see! Admittedly I finished off my Green & Blacks organic chocolate as soon as I got home from the doctor because there was no way THAT was being wasted, but that marked the start of the official “Dairy Free Zone.”

I’ve been a vegetarian since I was 12 years old – that’s twenty years but I had NEVER planned on being vegan!

If I am still being sick with the dairy free diet and the gastric stuff is normal, then the only explanation is that it is a very real physical manifestation of stress. I’m going to make a real concentrated effort to try to eliminate as many of my stressors as I can, and find ways to live with those that are unavoidable. Stress reduction - even just by a little can only be a good thing!! I’ll post about it here as I go as it will be an interesting journey.

No more ....

Chocolate
Cheese
Chocolate
Butter/spreads
Milk/Cream
Chocolate
Yoghurt
Chocolate
Chocolate
Ice cream
Chocolate Ice Cream

Did I also mention that I can't have any chocolate for TWO WEEKS?

What if the Wispa project collapses and Cadburys stop making them because I'm not buying up my fair share of the 23 million bars that are out there over the next 2 weeks? You guys had better go buy them on my behalf!

I did have a glass of wine and a smoke in a candlelit bubble bath tonight with the spa jets going ... relaxation attempt #1!!

Wispa Bars in Woolworths!!

Yes tis true! In Woolworths they have had quite a few bars on the shelves. I can't guarantee that the same is true anymore, but according to the ladies behind the counter, demand has been HIGH! This is good because one girl alone cannot buy 23 million Wispa bars just to show them that there is a demand for regular supply!!

The best bath in the world ....

.... is one with lots and lots of bubbly bubbles, scented candles, a glass of rosé wine, a chick lit book ... AND A WISPA CHOCOLATE BAR (or two)!!!

My "Wispa Stash" is already getting low - kids and the hub have discovered my bag of them in the fridge. I may have to go buy up all the wispa bars from the local newsagents, then in super stealth mode, get them to my fridge at work where I can hide them from little fingers!

Do I really begrudge my family a Wispa bar? Damned skippy I do ... well until I know that they are back for good anyway!!!

OMG Wispa bars are back!!!!!!!

I'd just popped up to the local garage to top up on fuel before I go out later and you'll never guess what I found?!?! Okay you probably have guessed by the title ... I spotted Wispa bars!

I forget quite how long ago it was since my beloved Wispa bars simply disappeared from the shelves. I thought at first that the shops had just stopped stocking them ... but then I found that the real answer was in fact much more sinister .... Cadburys had STOPPED MAKING THEM!!

For a long time I wanted to find the person at responsible for this abhorration and demand a full explanation as to why this wonderfully smooth and velvety bubbly chocolate of the delicious Wispa bar was never to be seen on the shelves again!! I scoured the Newsagents desperate to find a replacement - a more attractive type of chocolate bar to satisfy those "need a sugar slap" moments. Shamefully I resorted to a very dark period in my life .... those few years known as the Galaxy years. I even signed the internet petition to bring them back!

But they are back!! Apparently for a limited period at 42p per bar (I just paid 50p a bar and bought 20 bars to stash away!) BUT if demand is high enough they may just keep them around!!!!

Oh Yay to the Wispa Gods!!!