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Mosaics' Blog

Eieio Update

Well, we were working out a deal on the property that I told about in my EIEIO blog entry. We told them we needed to get a survey done. Then the owner's attorney e-mailed us and told us that they want a $38,000.00 non-refundable deposit that they get to keep if we don't close the deal in 45 days.   Uh, NO.   So they wrote back and said they are done negotiating.   The deal is off unless they change their mind and contact us again. Maybe it's for the best. I don't know.
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Mosaics' Blog

Pancake Balls

One of our favorite restaurants is the local Indian Restaurant. We've been going there for many years and for most of those years I've been eating their "pancake balls". Well, that's not really what they're called. I don't know the real indian name, but they are like balls of pancake with a honey syrup, served warm. They aren't wonderful...mostly because they aren't chocolate , but it's nice to end the meal with a little sweet.   When I was diagnosed with celiac disease, I gave up the w
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Mosaics' Blog

Texas Roadhouse Restaurant

The Texas Roadhouse has a gluten-free menu. I went there tonight and they have quite a few things on the gluten-free menu. One puzzling thing is that you have to ask for your grilled meat to be prepared without "grill shortening". I can't imagine why their shortening would have gluten in it. I'll have to check that out.   I have a friend who has celiac disease and goes there often to have steak. I'm quite sure he hasn't thought to ask them to prepare it without the shortening, so I guess
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Hi from NZ and a couple of queries

Hi From Nz And A Couple Of Queries Re Coeliac

Hi All   I'm new to being gluten free but not from knowing about my condition. I found out a couple of years back but did the denial thing ... until the effects were too noticeable. Started this Monday and am already feeling much better. Headaches are almost gone and funnily enough my back and neck ache has eased significantly. However, my heart palpitations, giddyness and rashes on my fingers are still here. It will take time I know. It is much easier than I thought at the moment but I
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snowcoveredheart's Blog

Make Up Results

MAKE UP RESULTS   Thought id share this -   from 'Simple'   "I would confirm that there is Hydrolysed Wheat Gluten in SIMPLE Nourishing Body Wash, SIMPLE Soothing Shower Cream and SIMPLE Intensive Conditioning Treatment all the rest are Gluten free. I would also confirm that all products in the SIMPLE products are Lactose free."   from Boots:     "All N07 and 17 Foundations are Gluten and Lactose free   17 Shine On l/s - don't believe this contains gluten or lactose, although the
snowcoveredheart

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Kaycee's Blog

Doubting Thomas

Went to the doctors today for a general health check.   I did ask him if he could be 100% positive that I had coeliac, and he had to admit that he should've done a biopsy earlier on, as when I had the biopsy done it had been a whole year since I went gluten free. But he did mention that the blood results pointed to problems with gluten. He did say I had coeliac after the blood tests. It's on my records I guess, so I should leave it at that.   I guess today I am just being a doubting Thomas
Kaycee

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little_c's Blog

Dentist Visit

I had my first dentist visit since going gluten-free. It went well. All I had done was a cleaning and I informed the hygienist when I got there that I was dx'd with celiac which meant that I can't tolerate gluten. After she got the puzzled look off her face she checked the ingredients on her supplies. There were a few suspect ones on the mouthwash and no ingredients listed on the floss. After consulting with the dentist it was decided that they wouldn't use floss and would polish my teeth w
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mis_chiff's Blog

Fed Up With Doctors

No wonder I can't move ahead in my life - something is always pulling me back!   I don't get it - not only did they miss my diagnosis for 20 years, apparently the "complete" hysterectomy that I had 22 years ago - wasn't complete! They told me they took "everything" out.   While doing the tests for the other problems I am dealing with at the moment they happened to find something that appears to be an ovary! So why give me breast cancer causing drugs for the last 20 years (HRT) if I never nee
mis-chiff

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Kaycee's Blog

Been A While

Yes it has been a while since I've blogged.   Not much has happened, just been working hard and trying to get on.   A couple points of interest this week:   1) a fellow worker looking over my shoulder and saying "you can't eat rice, it has gluten in it." So I proudly pointed out that I was eating sausage as well! She is just one of the mis-informed who should know better. She soon cottoned on and then said with a laugh "there must been oodles of gluten in the curry." This is one thi
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Mosaics' Blog

Cornbread Heaven

I didn't like my mom's cornbread while I was growing up...actually, never liked anyone's cornbread. They probably all made it the same, all those Southern mothers.   Mom taught me to cook, which is a good thing, but I didn't like it. We had a conversation one night whilst in the kitchen preparing dinner.   Mom, "Mosaics, make the cornbread."   Me, "Ugh, I don't like making cornbread."   Mom, "Well, you need to learn to make it so that when you get married and have a family, you can
Mosaics

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Gluten Free Breeze (formerly Brendygirl) Blog

Myself 2 Blame

I had pudding and blueberries for breakfast and a grapefruit for lunch, so I was dying to get home and cook a steak after working til 6. And NOW I know why I got glutened LAST time I had a steak because 2nite it DAWNED on me as I sprinkled Lawry's seasoning salt on it. So, I ate it, because I was in denial about the Lawry's label since there were somewhat conflicting accounts on the boards about it. And I am paying for it. So, I learned the hard way. Despite my life's mantra about learning f
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Gluten Free Breeze (formerly Brendygirl) Blog

Cinco De Mayo=si, Si, Si!

Manana is the annual work luncheon (early for Teacher Appreciation Day) that I can partake in! Lots of Mexican food is gluten-free and I just chow down and hope/pray that none of it is cross-contaminated or made from gluten-marinated stuff. And TEQUILA is always gluten-free so maybe some of that after work! ********** "Are you going to faint?", asked the nurse repeatedly, wide-eyed, after measuring the top # on my blood pressure at 87. Mine is often low-- genetics, and I've never been able t
brendygirl

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little_c's Blog

Food Supply

I've only been at this gluten-free 'diet' (or rather 'lifestyle') since April 7th. That's about three weeks. Last week was a challenge. I had extra appointments and evening events and skipped dinner a few nights because of them. There was food at a couple of the events, but I couldn't eat any of it. I was in too much of a rush to pack my own, so I just went without.   What a mistake. By the time the weekend came, I was ravenous for a square meal. All I could think about was eating meat.
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little_c's Blog

Dietician Visit

Another milestone in the journey into celiac world...   Last week I visited the dietician as part of my post-diagnosis follow-up. (I was diagnosed on 4/6 of this year.)   I was lucky. The dietician didn't know a thing about celiac. I knew more than she did just by doing research on this site and others and by shopping a couple of times for gluten-free food. The reason I was lucky was that she had a student dietician who just happened to be working with her today who was also a celiac! Du
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Gluten Free Breeze (formerly Brendygirl) Blog

Not Hungry

I'm feeling the way I felt last summer (the bad summer where I got very thin and had to force myself to eat at 9PM if I hadn't eaten all day-kept inadvertently getting glutened and felt SO GOOD when I wasn't eating...became scared of food). I do recognize it, so it doesn't have power over me. It happened once last fall and I literally went out and bought a TON of Halloween candy and made myself eat a candybar a day (quick and sweet) and told myself I liked food. It got into the 90 degrees yes
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Gluten Free Breeze (formerly Brendygirl) Blog

Random Thoughts

Even after having heard my diatribe on celiac, why does everyone always ask if I "can" eat peanuts when they see me eat pad thai? Are you a workaholic if you stop getting paid at 3:30 and you have a date pick you up at work at 7:15PM? Why do I sometimes miss my ex-bf even though he tried to strangle me and called me stupid (at church of all places)? Why did I cry when my student got her first A ever on a math test? (I know that I was happy our hard work had paid off, since she came to our sc
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Gluten Free Breeze (formerly Brendygirl) Blog

I'm Not A Mom

"Is your clock ticking?" a 36 year old jobless man asked me the other night. (He is my male friend's female friend's ex-boyfriend...) WELL, that's the first time I've ever been asked that. I'm 31, and he didn't ask me that until I'd told him my age. Why on earth would he ask me that? Was he wondering if I was trying to scope out a potential sperm donor at the nightclub where we were? Did he infer, as he stared at me shaking my money maker to the vibrating hip hop beats, that my smile- logica
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mis_chiff's Blog

Monday For Sure?

I spoke with the doctor's secretary twice last week to try to get the results. First time I called her she said I had to go for another test as they needed to see something else. I asked her if there was anything showing on the left side as I spent most of the weekend in bed (last weekend)She said yeah, a lateral blah blah - I missed it. So I called her the next day to clarify...something about a 2nd hernia is what I got out of that call.   So I made an appointment to go and see my family
mis-chiff

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Mosaics' Blog

Supreme Court

I might have mentioned somewhere in my blog that my husband and I have been fighting the IRS for about 8-10 years. The tax courts have ruled against us every step of the way, so we have to appeal to the Supreme Court. My husband has been doing a lot of the motion and brief writing himself to save money on attorney fees. Seriously, he's learned enough to become an attorney by now.   Anyway, he wrote the brief, actually it's called a Petition for Writ of Certiorari, and it's for my case. He
Mosaics

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little_c's Blog

Celiac On The Job

If you've read my previous blog, you know that I'm newly diagnosed.   I'd like to hear from others on how you handled telling co-workers about your condition. Or, did you choose not to tell them because it's none of their business.   I chose to tell mine because I've been at the same job for 12+ years and know them very well. I had a birthday coming up and our office tradition is to bring food for the birthday person and everyone to share throughout the day. Knowing what foods we tend to
little-c

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Ann1231's Blog

April 19, 2007. March 23 Was Critical And Pivotal For Me

The week containing March 23rd will be a week I'm eternally grateful for. All week we were running back and forth for Full Monty performances and Much Ado rehearsals. I did not stay on my gluten free diet. I also noticed I was having breathing problems, similar but not as severe as, my peanut allergy reaction. By cast party Friday night, I was so tired I really didn't care what was served. I tried to be careful though, picking out dips and corn chips, fruits, meats and things without brea
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gf4life's Blog

Weight Loss Success Story

I don't know where to start. I have been losing weight since starting the Isagenix Weight Management Program in October 2006. I have gone from 172 lbs. to 126 lbs. in just over 6 months. I am so happy. Above is a simulation of what I look like now. I can't believe it myself. I thought I would never be thin again. I was 120 when I got married 14 years ago. I have 3 children and had almost given up trying to lose weight. I really thought there was something wrong with me because it didn't
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epiphany's Blog

Dealing...

So I'm avoiding gluten. I felt better than ever for about five weeks before I decided to eat out. I ate at a restaurant that apparently grills thier potatoes the same place as their bread for sandwiches. Big mistake on my part, I was sick for about two weeks. The things I noticed that came back were intense anxiety, headaches, sinus drainage, skin problems that look like psoriasis and fatigue big time. I don't think I even need to mention the stomach cramping, gas, diarrhea and bloating but
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  • Blog Comments

    • Scott Adams
      GLUTEN EASE TABLETS DONT WORK

      Yes, I have one of the older models and have tested many products with it. For me it seems like a valuable tool and I have used it to test foods that I eat regularly, which are naturally gluten-free, for example salsa, refried beans, etc. 

    • Brenda Sanchez
      GLUTEN EASE TABLETS DONT WORK

      Has anyone tried the NIMA gluten detector?  I'm seriously thinking of investing in one. I haven't eaten out at a restaurant since my late diagnosis 4 years ago (I'm 55 in March)  Any information would be greatly appreciated 

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