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- Joined
- Nov 27, 2003
I do not have celiac, and I haven't taken any of the food sensitivity tests, but I was amazedx at the difference it made in how my digestive system works...in just three days. The non food focus was a bonus, one I never expected...it makes me wonder what else I'm eating that is messing w/ my mind.
The important thing w/ the gluten free, if you're going to try it, is not to substitute w/ a bunch of gf foods. Usually more fattening, and trust me, if you really like good bread and pasta the gf versions aren't going to cut it. Stick to rices, potatoes, and corn for your starch. I also make Jorge's flax meal muffin every morning, and eat it w/ two triangles of Laughing Cow cinnamon cream cheese. Gives me my bread/sweet fix, no gluten, and flax is a great alternate grain. I eat a lot of polenta, and all cornmeal cornbread too...there is a reat recipe for that in one of the Gourmet cookbooks...very soft and fluffy w/ no flour.
Your weight will probably start falling off w/ the meds. I had a supervisor w/ your thyroid issue...she'd gotten really heavy. Once she was on meds the weight came off w/o any problem. You've been beating yourself up over a physical problem that had nothing to do w/ your eating or exercise habits. Time to start looking at yourself w/ a kinder mindset.
The important thing w/ the gluten free, if you're going to try it, is not to substitute w/ a bunch of gf foods. Usually more fattening, and trust me, if you really like good bread and pasta the gf versions aren't going to cut it. Stick to rices, potatoes, and corn for your starch. I also make Jorge's flax meal muffin every morning, and eat it w/ two triangles of Laughing Cow cinnamon cream cheese. Gives me my bread/sweet fix, no gluten, and flax is a great alternate grain. I eat a lot of polenta, and all cornmeal cornbread too...there is a reat recipe for that in one of the Gourmet cookbooks...very soft and fluffy w/ no flour.
Your weight will probably start falling off w/ the meds. I had a supervisor w/ your thyroid issue...she'd gotten really heavy. Once she was on meds the weight came off w/o any problem. You've been beating yourself up over a physical problem that had nothing to do w/ your eating or exercise habits. Time to start looking at yourself w/ a kinder mindset.