Jump to content
This site uses cookies. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. More Info... ×
  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.




  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):



    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):


  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Where Your Contribution Counts!
    eNewsletter
    Support Us!

*preoptmegs* And *nini*


julie5914

Recommended Posts

julie5914 Contributor

You guys said you both gained weight on gluten and lost it after you went gluten free. How long after going gluten free did it take for you to start losing?

I gained about 10 pounds last year with no reason that I know of whlie I became more anemic and sick, so I have been thinking it was because of gluten. However, I have been gluten-free for a month and half and have seen abosolutely no change in weight despite exercising 30 min 5 days a week and watching what I eat very closely (have to, of course, but I mean also with calories, fat and sugar).

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):



Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):



ianm Apprentice

I was seriously overweight on gluten and have lost about 85 pounds since going gluten-free. I actually found out that gluten was the problem when I tried the Atkins diet. The low carb diet works for me. What kind of foods are you eating and are you exercising?

I only eat whole, unprocessed foods. Meat, veggies, low fructose fruits like berries and melons. No tree fruits like apple or oranges, nuts, cheese and yogurt. For me I really have to watch how much starch and fructose I eat because it causes me to gain weight.

I also exercise a lot. I walk or ride a bike for an hour or more ech day. I lift weights for an hour every other day. It is a hassle sometimes but if I don't the weight piles right back on.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
julie5914 Contributor

Wow - I have no problem with exercising more, but I don't think it would help - I started gaining when I was training for a half-marthong and working out an hour of more 5 days a week.

I eat the carbs I can - rice and potatoes, corn, fruit, veggies and gluten-free pasta with sauce. I don't like meat much (and I still have trouble digesting it), so when I tried low carb I was extremely irritable, unhappy and felt sick. And I didn't lose but about a pound after 3 weeks. I don't eat gluten-free cookies or drink cokes or eat candy - just eating fresh now that I am gluten-free. I have suspected thyroid but nothing other than the weight gain really points to it.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guest nini

I was diagnosed in March of 2003, by October 2003 I think I had only lost about 10 pounds or so... the weight loss has been very slow, and sometimes none at all, but overall after over 2 years I have lost about 80 pounds. I still need to lose about 50-60 more pounds before I feel like I'm back at a "healthy" weight for me. At first, I didn't really pay any attention to if I gained or lost weight, I was just excited to be able to eat food that didn't make me violently ill. :D

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ianm Apprentice

What are your portion sizes like? I have to keep mine quite small and spread throughout the day. The low carb diet seems to work better for men than women.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Guest nini

yeah, portion size is a key too... I used to serve myself much larger portions of gluten-free food, just because I could, but the longer I've gone being gluten-free, the less I put on my plate. And I feel full quicker.

Keep in mind that your stomach isn't really designed to hold more than your closed fist at any one meal, and use small plates instead of the big dinner plates... It's a mental trick that makes your body think you are eating more. Instead of thinking you have to fill up a full sized dinner plate!

I've also noticed that when I go out to eat at a restaurant, I can only eat a tiny fraction of what they put on my plate.

I also try to eat whole, unprocessed foods in as close to their natural state as possible. I allow myself a few junk food snacks here and there, but I really don't crave them that much. (now if someone made a gluten-free version of a Krispy Kreme donut I might have a problem!!!)

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ianm Apprentice

MD = "More Drugs" ain't that the truth.

I find that by eating only whole, unprocessed foods I don't need to eat nearly as much as I used to. It is quite surorising how little food your body really needs. It is much less than you think. Whole foods digest much more slowly and your blood sugar stays more stable.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):



Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):



julie5914 Contributor

Thank you so much for your input, both of you. I am eating about 1500-1800 calories a day. I was anorexic as a teen, so this bothers me a lot since I know how much food I am eating. I do need to watch my portions though, just to make sure it is not that.

I decided to go to the doc this Thursday for them to do thyroid blood tests again and I will push for a scan or sonogram. Even if it is negative, I think I need to know. If it is negative, that means I will have to go really low calorie in order to lose back to my normal weight.

Eating gluten-free means I'm not eating crap, you know! I didn't really before, but I definitely don't now. Carrots and grapes for breakfast and snacks. Lots of rice, corn, potatoes and frozen veggies. I do like my gluten-free pasta, but that is pretty much the only gluten-free thing I get besides the occasional waffle, which have has as many calories as the glutened kind. I have tried low carb and felt terrible. I have trouble digesting meat still, and I just don't like it. I didn't really see weight loss anyway.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
julie5914 Contributor

oops, should have read my previous post! Sorry I repeated myself so much!

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ianm Apprentice
I am eating about 1500-1800 calories a day.

Carrots, grapes, rice, corn, potatoes, frozen veggies, gluten-free pasta, occasional waffle.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Your diet is all starches and carbs even though it is natural foods. You are not getting enough protiens and fats to balance things out. Since you don't eat meat I am not real sure what you should eat for protiens and fats. I would cut out the rice and potatoes because those are pure starch. Try adding nuts to you diet because they have fats and protien in them. Soy and eggs might be another food. What about fish? I know several people who wont eat mammals but will eat fish.

There has got to be some non meat eaters out there who can help.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.


  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):



  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      120,480
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748

    EJenkins
    Newest Member
    EJenkins
    Joined

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):


  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      120.2k
    • Total Posts
      1m

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):





  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):



  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • Tlbaked13
      Thank you and I am aware that I should be eating a "normal" diet until tested it's kind of been trial and error for my diet or more like just ERROR! I about 1-3 bites a meal I'm to a point that 99 percent of the time I'm having trouble swallowing just about everything occasionally I find either something or a very small window of time that allows me to get very little of something! I am basically getting zero nutrition what so ever because I take one bite of the meal that I usually just slaved over just to end up tossing it when it's all said and done...did anyone else ever experience anything like this?  I am more then open to suggestions! It is taking a very extreme toll on me and my body forsure 
    • JustGemi
    • trents
      No! Do not start the gluten free diet until you know whether or not you will be having an endoscopy/biopsy to verify the blood antibody test results. Starting gluten free eating ahead of either form of diagnostic testing can invalidate the results. You don't want to allow the villous lining of the small bowel to experience healing ahead of testing by removing gluten.
    • Scott Adams
      We offer a ton of recipes here: https://www.celiac.com/celiac-disease/gluten-free-recipes/ and have done some articles on fast food places, but keep in mind that eating out is a common source of gluten contamination: https://www.celiac.com/search/?q=fast food&quick=1&type=cms_records2 Many colleges now offer allergen-friendly, and sometimes gluten-free options in their student cafeterias: https://www.celiac.com/search/?&q=colleges&type=cms_records2&quick=1&search_and_or=and&sortby=relevancy PS - Look into GliadinX, which is a sponsor here, but many studies have been done on it which show that it may break down small amounts of gluten in the stomach, before it reaches the intestines.
    • JustGemi
      Thank you! What do you recommend in the next 7 weeks until I see my Doctor?  Just start my Gluten free diet?
×
×
  • Create New...