Mikael, I’m one who is extremely sensitive to MSG, I’m no expert by any means, but I’ve learned alot in the past couple years (thats for sure). Ridding my diet of it has made a huge difference for me.
I agree, brown rice, eggs and vegies are very boring - especially 3 weeks in!!! :shock:
When I started, I didn’t see huge improvements overnight. Just small ones. Enough for me to know I was on to something, and it was all the motivation I needed to keep trying. It was very difficult (still is at times). Everytime I thought I was “MSG - free”, I would discover I really wasn’t. It would be hidden in something I was consuming regularly (even in my toothpaste- yuck!)
My advice to you is this - if you think you are having some improvements with the diet (even if they are small ones) continue on. Chances are you are probably still getting small amounts of MSG here and there. Are you in the U.S.? (Here, they inject alot of our poultry with it before its sent to the stores, its added to our meats, and its even sprayed on our vegetables (a product called Auxigrow). Not ALL of it, but much of it, and the average consumer has no idea.
I eat pretty much normal these days (well, many would say its not normal - lol). I just have to work harder at it. I actually have to cook now (yuck). No more fastfood burgers, or microwave meals from the freezer. :x
If you want to PM me, I’ll give you a sample of what I eat in a day. Theres also a great MSG Forum -
msgmyth.com/cgi-bin/discus/discus.cgi
There’s a ton of good information there, lots of helpful stuff. You need to start adding foods back into your diet, slowly. In the beginning my reactions were very delayed (3 days), so it was hard to pinpoint when certain things were affecting me. Over time, my reactions now happen faster, and its a bit easier to spot when I’ve slipped.
Hope you feel better -
Kim