This little piggy had none

Yesterday I started the elimination diet in hopes of getting Natalie's eczema to clear up completely. The best word to describe how I feel so far--hungry!

Here is a list of foods I cannot eat:

• Dairy products
• Wheat
• Corn
• Eggs
• Citrus fruits
• Nuts (especially peanuts)
• Tomatoes
• Potatoes
• Soy
• Seafood
• Beef
• Bananas
• Methylxanthines (caffeine and chocolate)
• Refined sugar
• Also no chicken per the doctor

The foods I am eating include Turkey, lettuce, rice, turkey, most vegetables, most fruits minus the "no" fruits, turkey, rice, some other various grains, and um...turkey. I'm dying for a cheeseburger and a malt.

I've also started running (people say the word 'running' but it's really more like jogging!). I'm trying to go every other day. So far so good--I've gone twice now! : )

So my hope is that the diet will only last two weeks (Natalie clears completely and then I can reintroduce foods back into my diet) and that the running lasts longer than two weeks.

Please be praying for us that:

• Natalie's skin would heal completely
• It will be obvious which foods she is not tolerating when we reintroduce
  
• I will persevere through the next weeks
• Dusty will be an encouragement and support to me
• I will be able to keep my calories up to continue breastfeeding