So, today, I decided that I'm going dairy free. I know nobody that is dairy free, but I heard that it exists and that there is people out there that are dairy free. A lot of my friends are gluten free, vegetarian, and vegan. The reason that I decided to be dairy free is because I noticed throughout the years that I've been drinking milk or eating dairy products, I get constipated (I can't go to the bathroom easily! Sorry for the description!) So I'm hoping that being dairy free will help me. It's not like I can never eat yogurt or cheese or any other dairy products again. You can buy dairy free butter, dairy free cheese, and dairy free yogurt in a lot of stores, so I already know the alternatives I'll be taking. But, my question is, are you gluten free/vegan/vegetarian/dairy free? If so, how long did it take for you to realize that you feel more comfortable with that diet? Also, if you want to give advice, that would be also great, considering that I just decided this today (It took me years to think about this! And also, I'm not an adult doing this choice, I'm only 16, so who knows how this might turn out!) Whatever it is, I told my parents and they are very supportive of my decision, so that's great! I kinda of have an idea what it's like to substitute because my mom is vegetarian. Also, as a national level martial artist, it might be challenging because when you do sports, you need calcium. Also, the bummer part about this is that I won't be able to get Krispy Kreme donuts because they have milk in it. Also, won't be able to enjoy Starbucks as much because they also put milk in their Frappucino!
Sorry for the long rant! So, away we go!