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subfarm is baking gluten free cookies for someone she loves

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azhuresjewels is trying to get rid of this cold!

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Untitled 2 months ago

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.



Untitled 3 months ago

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.



I have been doing this 100% too 3 months ago

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



Pretzels 3 months ago

Not gluten-free. Oops!



Oh, my body really does not like this. 4 months ago

So why do I keep trying to eat it?



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done. 5 months ago

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.



A week and a half 5 months ago

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.



Ahnika is learning to digital scrapbook.

Untitled 5 months ago

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.



To others who have gone gluten free 5 months ago

Did you notice a change in your mood?

I notice that I am less irritable right now. I haven’t had mood swings, or become depressed over the past week, which is significant for me.

Could this be related to a gluten allergy, or am I just grasping at straws?



Day 4 6 months ago

It’s only been four days, but I have noticed no dizzy spells, or lightheadedness over these four days, and I haven’t been having mood swings. I noticed that the last time I got sick from something with barley in it, I first experienced bi-polar like mood swings – I was really, really high, despite stomach cramps, and then I was very upset. I have always thought I was just crazy, and I still might be, but four days without mood swings is somewhat significant for me.

I have read that a gluten allergy can cause depression. I wonder if what I’m noticing is my imagination or a legitimate connection. Give it time…



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