(On second thought, maybe I should have stuck with the bobsled thing ...)

[ksumnersmith]

I have barely been online for the better part of a year. I haven't read LJ in nearly as long, and manage perhaps a few hours to peek at Facebook during the week. I don't know what's happening in non-local friends' lives. My Christmas cards are still in their packaging. I am so hopelessly behind on email correspondence that I don't know where or

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[mabfan]

Welcome back!

[ksumnersmith]

Thanks! :)

[zellandyne]

I'm really fascinated by the diet. When did you begin it? How long did it take before you saw results?

I'm temporarily eating gluten and sugar again in preparation for some lab tests. It's definitely taking a toll.

[ksumnersmith]

I began at the end of May last year. At that point I was already on an elimination diet, so I wasn't eating wheat/gluten, nightshade veggies, corn, chocolate, certain kinds of fruit ... a whole host of things, really. (I've been dairy-free for about 15 years.) And while I was doing better on that restricted diet, I definitely wasn't symptom free

[remarknj]

Oh, good! This made me happy.

Next year, when I have a stove and refrigerator, I'll have things to ask you about your food knowledge.

[ksumnersmith]

I'll be happy to share ... though according to my roommate, I've lost touch with normal food. (Granted, at the time she was watching me eat a bowl of limes for a snack ...)

[sarcasm_hime]

Mmmm, limes.

[swan_tower]

Congrats on the novel! And also on the bellydancing!

Also congrats on finding a diet that is helping you out, though I'm sorry to hear it's one that carries such an enormous workload.

[ksumnersmith]

Thank you! And hey, good things in life are worth working for, right? :)

[henchminion]

I'm so glad you're feeling better! Welcome back to LJ.

[ksumnersmith]

Thank you! Me too. :)