Saturday, April 10, 2010

Day 17 -- Gluten free and not homicidal

It's been 17 days since I've gone gluten free.  In some ways, it's been a real adjustment.  I keep finding things I will never be able to have again -- Wunderbars! Oreo Blizzards! camp hot dogs on buns! -- but I have also found things that I do like and I can eat.  So, I'm making adjustments.

I find I actually like quinoa.

I'm eating healthier and I feel better.  No stomach pain, lessened headaches, no bloating, no excess gas (oh, the things you learn about me), no other intestinal issues.  I feel better.  Unless I accidentally ingest something gluten and then it's like the gates of hell unleashed in my stomach, but you know, for the most part, I feel better.

I've also lost 12 pounds since I was diagnosed with Celiac disease.  Apparently, the doc's suggestion that all gluten products (because they couldn't be processed) were just going directly to fat storage, wasn't such a far off thing.  I still feel fat, but I'm less heavy than I was.  So there is that.

It's going to be a long haul.  For the most part, I'm pretty glad for it.

6 comments:

  1. (Why yes, I did instantly go and look up Dairy Queen's gluten-free menu. These things are important!)

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  2. Good thing you don't have a nut allergy too... then all things DQ (and most ice cream) would be out. I could sooo drive to PA right now for a blizzard.

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  3. Good for you! You're tough. That's what I like about you. Plus you have a cute dog.

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  4. "like the gates of hell unleashed in my stomach"

    You will be an entry in your auntie Ev's Book of Butchered Metaphors.

    Try Hounds of Hell unleashed

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  5. If you dry roast the quinoa in a hot fry pan for about three minutes before cooking it, it adds a really nice nutty flavour. Quinoa also offers you a whole protein, I think, but don't quote me on that.

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