Who's given up dairy? page 3

[Leida]

I started and stopped dairy numerous times, with absolutely zero not the tiniest differences whatsoever. That's said, my dairy is basically greek yogurt and quark, very rarely a bit of hard cheese or brie. I started whey again a week or so ago after like a year hiatus.... no change in weight, nasal drip or anything. Maybe a bit of boat from whey, but since it comes with 50% OFF FROZEN UNWASHED cranberries, could be crans.

[fiercehunter]

I gave up milk 20+ years ago; was dairy product free off and on throughout the 2000s. It's a strange food, sure. Use less of it and look for low fat hormone free products. I've read the added vitamins in milk have something to do with it.

[sakura_girl]

try coconut milk! or whip up coconut oil (my fav). it's soooo good and cuts the bitterness really well. i don't bother with cream anymore!

Meh. I've tried it with coconut milk, and it's good. Just not as good as cream T_T

[thewildirishgirl]

I've been pretty much dairy free since I had to give it up while breastfeeding my first baby. My seasonal allergies went away AND my acne completely disappeared. I can eat some hard cheeses in moderation, but anything beyond that makes me break out again. I think it's worth an experiment. You never know how your body might react to certain foods.

[JoanieL]

Dairy causes me nothing but joy.

[zoebird]

all dairy save butter, and we're thinking of transitioning to clarified just to remove more lactose and go strait for the fat.

[Kata]

all dairy save butter, and we're thinking of transitioning to clarified just to remove more lactose and go strait for the fat.

Same here. I love butter more than I think is natural for a human to love a food, but ghee is just as good and less likely to cause problems. Milk and cheese have given me trouble (to put it politely) since I was little, but I always powered through because I loved it (nachos with queso blanco? So worth 3 days of punishment) but then I got to a point where it just didn't seem worth it anymore. Now the only time I have dairy other than butter is, if I get coffee at a cafe and it's bitter, I'll add a splash of heavy cream. It gives me a bit of the rumblies, but it's better than having wasted 3 bucks on coffee that tastes like burned peanuts.

[Balance]

Personally I am fine with ghee and grass fed butter. I will ocassionally have some raw cheese with a salad. But overall my dairy consumption is pretty low. I never drink milk but if I have some heavy cream with a coffee I start to build up a little mucous. When I started doing this diet over 5 years ago I quit dairy completely for the first year and it felt amazing. I slowly tinkered around with it and had mixed results. Overall for me, I need to use dairy sparingly with good grass fed/raw sources or I start to run into trouble.

[AdamC29]

I love dairy but had to give it up.

It reacts with me pretty badly. It flares up my ashtma, gives me a tight chest and a tickly throat.

Been dairy free for about 3 months now and its no real problem.

i sometimes have a few hard cheeses on my meatza like parmesan and also buffalo mozarella doesn't seem to react as badly.

[Damiana]

I don't usually eat dairy, I recently started eating yogurt after years of no dairy (not a conscious choice, it's just not what I reach for) and have had no problems. No weight gain, no poor health, my digestive health is actually better.