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LoveBeingATwin

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I am getting frustrated and wanted to get peoples input and suggestions. It seems like that my malabsoprtion is sure taking a long time to reverse. I have been gluten free since December, and I stopped eating dairy almost a month ago because I was really bloated. I am actually feeling better but I am not sure why I can't lose the weight. The way I eat now, I should have lost a lot of weight already. I don't eat any gluten free goodies becuase they taste terrible to me. My diet consist of veggies, fruit, protein, eggs, soy milk and tortilla chips occasionally. What is going on with me? Is this happening to anyone else? I am also getting burned out on my food choices. I guess I am just getting burned out with everything right now, diet, weight issues and just having to watch everything. Taking dairy out of my diet, I feel has helped me but I really miss it. So I am kind of bummed about that. Well thanks for letting me vent. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear from you. Thanks!

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Depending when in December you went gluten free--you may have only been gluten free for 2 months now--3 at the most. Complete healing can not happen that quickly. Depending on how long you have been sick will also determine how long it may take to heal. I personally think that not everyone heals completely, I wonder if any of us heal even 80%. I know that after 5 1/2 years of gluten-free, I havent healed.

Give yourself time.

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I am getting frustrated and wanted to get peoples input and suggestions. It seems like that my malabsoprtion is sure taking a long time to reverse. I have been gluten free since December, and I stopped eating dairy almost a month ago because I was really bloated. I am actually feeling better but I am not sure why I can't lose the weight. The way I eat now, I should have lost a lot of weight already. I don't eat any gluten free goodies becuase they taste terrible to me. My diet consist of veggies, fruit, protein, eggs, soy milk and tortilla chips occasionally. What is going on with me? Is this happening to anyone else? I am also getting burned out on my food choices. I guess I am just getting burned out with everything right now, diet, weight issues and just having to watch everything. Taking dairy out of my diet, I feel has helped me but I really miss it. So I am kind of bummed about that. Well thanks for letting me vent. If anyone has any suggestions I would love to hear from you. Thanks!

From my experience hitting a plateau in weight loss is quite common,,you are doing the right thing staying away from dairy,,And you report feeling better,,you mean the bloating went away? I agree I have not found many gluten free ready made cookies, crackers than I can really say are wonderful but I am still experimenting. Some one suggested that soy cream cheese was good but I have not tried it yet.

Hope that burned out feeling goes away,,it is so common this time of year..Did you have any sunshine today? That always affects my mood. I know I thought I would lose weight on this diet to but for now I am settling for no bloating. If I just think about how uncomfortable the bloating was then I feel better even though I have not seen any real improvements yet in mood,,(I keep hoping this diet may alleviate my depression).

Hang in there! Sherylj

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From my experience hitting a plateau in weight loss is quite common,,you are doing the right thing staying away from dairy,,And you report feeling better,,you mean the bloating went away? I agree I have not found many gluten free ready made cookies, crackers than I can really say are wonderful but I am still experimenting. Some one suggested that soy cream cheese was good but I have not tried it yet.

Hope that burned out feeling goes away,,it is so common this time of year..Did you have any sunshine today? That always affects my mood. I know I thought I would lose weight on this diet to but for now I am settling for no bloating. If I just think about how uncomfortable the bloating was then I feel better even though I have not seen any real improvements yet in mood,,(I keep hoping this diet may alleviate my depression).

Hang in there! Sherylj

you are totally right. I feel much better since my bloating went away. I am very excited about that. I know it will take a while and it will be a journey for the rest of my life. I guess as long as I am not in the bathroom all the time, which I am not, I should be happy! I can't wait until the spring and summer. I think I need a litte sunshine to boost my mood! Can't wait to start my garden.Thanks for the great advice!

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I've been gluten free six years now and dairy free for more than 30 years. It takes quite a while to heal, then even longer each time you gluten yourself.

Eating out is always a problem because of this.

There are many options, it just takes time to find them. Try corn tortillas rather than bread. The white corn tortillas are softer than the yellow.

Experiment with bread recipes or different types of pre-made bread. Also, there is rice pasta to substitute for wheat pasta and Thai rice noodles are a great replacement for those nasty wheat noodles.

Hang in there. The end result is worth it.

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