Day 14, skin as a signal

My skin has been breaking out the past few days. I'm not sure whether it is hormonal or somehow due to my body's detox from sugar process, or if it means I'm still doing something wrong with my diet. I'm guessing it may be the third option. I suspect I have some sort of gluten sensitivity, but have said I am taking baby steps to improve my diet. I can't do it all overnight or I will certainly feel deprived and cave. But I suspect that if I can maintain being sugar-free for a couple of months, I will need to start exploring other food sensitivities. 

It is common for people who are sensitive to sugar, as I am, to also have other food sensitivities. Common among them is gluten sensitivity, since foods high in sugar also tend to have refined flours (cakes, cookies, etc). We often have the hardest time eliminating foods to which we are most sensitive, so I suspect for me, gluten will be my first undertaking. I think I could easily give up most dairy (cheese might be a challenge!), since I don't really like milk, unsweetened yogurt, or cottage cheese that much. But cheese, yes I love cheese. Although cheese would be easier than gluten!

Today I am feeling like my quitting sugar has stalled out somehow. Maybe it's because over the weekend I didn't really eat that healthfully. I'm looking forward to making home-cooked meals this week to start feeling better again!