Elimination Diet Meal Plan- Week 7/8

This elimination diet meal plan is what I followed during the seventh week of my elimination diet, out of eight total weeks.

If you haven’t checked out my post on Elimination Diet- Week 1 , then go take a look before you continue to read this post. It will give you an idea of what an elimination diet is, and why I’m trying it out!

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8 Week Elimination Diet Plan

After reading Dr. Will Cole’s Inflammation Spectrum book and taking the inflammation quiz, it showed I have inflammation in a slew of areas. The top two were in the brain/nervous system and the hormonal (endocrine) system, and in order to see if food is at the core of these problems, I’ve decided to follow his 8 week plan.

What I’ll be eliminating for 8 weeks

1. grains
2. dairy
3. added sweeteners (all sugar)
4. inflammatory oils (vegetable oils)
5. legumes (lentils, beans, peanuts, soy)
6. nuts and seeds
7. eggs
8. nightshades (tomatoes, tomatillos, sweet and hot peppers, white potatoes, eggplant, goji berries)
9. coffee (sob)
10. alcohol

Week 7 Meal Plan:

Morning tea (7:00am)

This week I ran out of my usual Pique tea, so I switched to drinking organic green tea from the store.

Breakfast (8:30am)

Breakfast smoothie: Blueberry and Coconut

• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup blueberries
• 1 tbsp coconut oil
• 1 tbsp coconut flakes
• 1 handful spinach
• 1 tbsp acacia fiber
• 2 scoops Vital Proteins collagen (if you are a Costco member, you can get a tub of this with 34 servings for $29.99!!)
• handful of ice

Morning Snack (around 10:30)

When a morning snack was needed, I grabbed an EPIC venison bar, an orange or an avocado with sea salt.

Lunch (between 12:30 and 1:00)

1. Monday– Chicken salad with strawberries, cucumber, avocado and extra virgin olive oil for dressing.
2. Tuesday- same salad as Monday.
3. Wednesday- Shredded chicken taco bowl with roasted veggies, greens and coconut aminos. (leftovers from dinner)
4. Thursday- shredded chicken with coconut aminos, roasted broccoli and sweet potatoes, avocado, sauerkraut and greens.
5. Friday- tuna, roasted sweet potatoes and roasted broccoli bowl.
6. Saturday- tuna salad
7. Sunday- leftover Tuscan Garlic Shrimp from dinner last night.

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Dinner (between 5:30 and 6:00)

1. Monday– Sheet pan sausage and vegetables.
2. Tuesday- Shredded chicken burrito bowl with roasted veggies, greens, olive oil and sea salt.
3. Wednesday- Chicken tacos with avocado “coleslaw”
4. Thursday- Chicken zoodle soup (recipe from The Inflammation Spectrum book)
5. Friday- sheet pan grass fed burgers, side salad, avocado, broccoli and diced sweet potatoes.
6. Saturday- Tuscan Garlic Shrimp and Zucchini Noodles (omit sun-dried tomatoes)
7. Sunday- Whole baked chicken, sweet potato wedges, veggies.

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Evening magnesium (7:30)

Currently using Seeking Health magnesium glycinate powder.

Other Snacks

1. cucumbers and sea salt
2. mandarin orange
3. fresh strawberries
4. frozen blueberries
5. EPIC venison bar

How I feel after week 7

1. Energy- LOW. Last week my energy started increasing, but this week it has lowered again. I’ve started drinking another cup of tea around 1:00pm, which has helped energy levels for the afternoon. The tea only has about 10mg of caffeine, so it hasn’t seemed to make a difference in sleep.
2. Acne- the forehead acne looks good this week, cheeks are looking rough. A couple new cystic zits on cheeks. =(
3. Bloating– my bloating has gotten SO much better, I’m rarely bloated now.
4. Cravings- I haven’t had too many cravings this week.
5. Sleep- It’s taking me about an hour to fall asleep, with 1-2 wakes in the middle of the night. No sleep = low energy.

I’ve booked a doctors appointment to get some testing done. After eating super clean for 7 weeks, I am still having trouble sleeping and my acne isn’t a whole lot better, than when I started. I am still following through with the rest of this elimination diet and the reintroduction phase.

In addition to what I’m already eliminating, I’ll be cutting out foods on the high FODMAP list for the next two weeks to see if I notice a difference. After this, I think i can pretty much assume the issues with sleep, energy and acne is not food related… we will see!

Comment below if you try any of these meals! I’d love to know what you think! =)