It's not that I was having second thoughts about the four avoids I ate at my parents' house over the weekend, but I was wondering if there would be any noticeable consequences. The avoids were: breading on a chicken entrée, ½ of a corn on the cob, 2 pieces of cheesecake (on two different days - shame on you if you thought I ate two pieces at one time). So there was a small amount of wheat, some corn, some milk products, and some refined sugar (sugar is officially neutral for O, but I do not believe an excess of any refined food is healthy for anyone)

My weight did not change at all. That was good news. I have observed that sometimes after a meal in a restaurant my weight will be up 2 - 3 pounds for several days. This always happens if I eat the sauce on beef & broccoli at a Chinese restaurant, so I now order Chinese without any sauce.

My stomach was fine. Too much wheat can make my stomach feel unsettled or bring back my indigestion. There was a time when I would have felt even the small amount I ate over two days, but this time it did not push me over that threshold. That tells me that some base level of inflammation or sensitivity is improving.

I rode my bike for 45 minutes last night, and I did notice an ache in my right knee. That's the second time I've had an achy knee following a weekend trip. I'll have to watch that.

Both of my parents grew up out in the country, and both of their parents had huge gardens. I asked if they ate collards, kale, or turnip greens when they were children. My Dad made a face and said, "Oh yes, but as little as possible." My Mom liked cooked greens, but remembered her mother washing and washing and washing to get all the dirt off the leaves. Hurray for modern produce methods so I only have to wash and wash.

Cute quote from Adrian Rogers, "A little girl was overheard praying ‘Dear God, make the bad people good and the good people nice.'"