go gluten free

I’ve always had stomach aches when I eat food and I’ve had eczema since forever. I’m also very skinny, but I eat a lot…and I’m usually really tired and cold. I guess my mother, my grandma, and my great-grandma have all shown symptoms that area nearly the same, save a few.

Recently, I just learned that I’ve probably been a celiac all my life. Goodbye yummy breads and pizzas and all the other delicious junk food I shouldn’t be eating anyway…

I’m mostly gluten-free. I’ve lost 10 lbs, and I feel less bloated and gassy! There are still small exceptions that I make (mostly tortillas for wraps and cookies), but that won’t be forever. I still feel it when I make those exceptions though, so I need to stop!

I haven’t completely eliminated gluten yet, but I’ve eliminated most of it! I feel much better, and I’m gradually working on cutting back the smaller things.

I found out a couple months ago that I’m gluten intolerant. It’s really hard to cut out gluten though, but it makes me feel a lot better when I do. I’m buying gluten free things and stuff, but I keep having slips and eating bread and flour products. My goal is to find alternatives to gluten that are yummy and healthy.

with the exception of the pretzels the first day. I feel much better.

Not gluten-free. Oops!

So why do I keep trying to eat it?

I don’t eat grains at all anymore, and it has helped my brain, my digestive system and my personality quite a bit.

At this point, I will continue on with the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, which is also gluten-free. SCD makes me feel so much better and more prepared for every day.

Something I’ve noticed since I cut out gluten is that I have an easier time consentrating, and I don’t think about food as much.

When I speak, I don’t forget what I’m talking about. I’m not forgetting as much, in general.

I’m not getting dizzy spells.

I’m not constantly hungry. Since I’m not used to this, I actually went a whole day without eating a couple of times. That’s probably not good, but it’s different. I’m not as irritable and snippy when I’m hungry. I’m not hungry twenty minutes after I eat.

My hands aren’t cold.

I wonder if all this is typical.

I’m having a bit of trouble finding food that I like. I got tired of rice dishes pretty quickly. I was thinking about testing my reaction to gluten at some point, but now I figure, why ruin a good thing? If my health improves, I’ll just count my lucky stars.

I have to do this. It’s a recent change I’ve had to make, around the start of 2009. I miss normal bread and get cravings for oreos (when my boyfriend eats them in front of me!) and saltines, but honestly I guess it isn’t so bad.

Feeling a bit healthier, unless I make a mistake with my new diet, is much better than eating what I want and suffering for it. Cheers to feeling better! Now I just have to keep it up and fight my temptations for life.