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Shift Work - What Works Best For Gluten Free


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funinthesun Newbie

help, I have had during;s disease for the past 2 years, and am having a difficult time lossing weight. I work 12 hour shift with 2 hours comuting time, 2 days, then 2 nites, then 4 off. Have removed all regular flour from the house and hubby and teen age son are both excellent in knowing what I can and cannot eat. I lose 7 -10 lbs, then stall, and gain it all back. I also have two pre teen daughters at home, I seem to do good for a few weeks and then start feeling deprived ( of sweets) and start eating them. I walk a bit for exercise. Any thoughts?


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What is walk a bit? I also work nights, not 12 hours, but at night plus go to school. Before getting celiac 2 years ago I lost 75 pounds while working nights. First, plan out all of your meals. I usually eat the same thing (tuna and rice cake and a peice of fruit for 1st break) and make the same thing for lunch a couple of days. There is no way I am going to cook for myself everyday. Getting into a reqular exercise plan will help. Start out with 10 minutes a day, NO EXCUSES. Work yourself up from there and do some resistance training. I feel so much better after I workout. You will end to eat better if you workout because you will actually want your workout to count and make a difference. If you need sweets, some sugar free pudding (wheat free of course) with some rediwhip on it or sugar free jello or fruit. If you really need some chocolate, hersheys makes some chocolate sticks with about 60 calories each. When I need some chocolate it fits the bill perfectly.

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I have not had a problem with my weight since going to Weightwatchers. I followed the points system and lost 8 kilos(put some back on cos my bum disappeared now weigh 65kilos) 2 years ago and have kept it off. I know that doesn´t sound like a lot to lose when some people have more, some of the women there told me I shouldn´t be there. Point is I´m 5´7"(sorry can´t remember the correct notation for feet and inches, we´re all metric here) and weighed 70 kilos which is within my range but didn´t look good on me. I´d yo-yo´d for 14 years since the birth of my second son and now I´ve maintained my weight for 18 months give or take 3kilos at pig out times like Christmas etc which always comes back off even though I haven´t been to a WW meeting for 18 months, I just stick to the system.

I used to eat when I was bored or upset, still do but I eat zero point food or half point food at these times and make sure I deduct it from my allowance for the day, if I want a choc bar I save points and have a great big one at the weekend.

I was depressed for a long time about my weight and now it´s second nature to eat the way I do, I am not even aware that I count points now but it´s a standing joke with my friends to put me on the spot and ask "How many points in that then?" - I can usually tell them.

I think whatever you decide to do you have to make it a way of life and not a diet, then after the withdrawal symptoms leave your cravings for sweet things will be controllable - a bit like starting to live life gluten-free.

Good luck

eKatherine Apprentice

When I was working two jobs outside the home, I always made sure I cooked lots of food that made good leftovers. Sunday morning I would spend an hour or two just cooking vegetables. Then I would take some of those sectioned plastic plates with tight-fitting lids and fill the sections with different veggies and a main course. I would take two plates with me in the morning when I left the house.

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