Feeling Better, Feeling Worse

[Live2BWell]

Today is 9 days Gluten Free, and I have been feeling better - for the most part. BUT, I think I am lacking in nutrients, despite trying to suppliment them.

• My tummy is happier (which makes me happier) but ... I'm not getting enough fiber b/c my food's not, um... moving outward in a timely fashion
  
  
  
• My skin is also significantly drier, which is annoying (to say the least.) I drink a lot during the day, and while I've never been great on drinking water, I drink sugar free fluids like they're going out of style
  
• I'm still really exhausted, and my sleep has been thrown off kilter moreso than it already was. It's a different kind of exhausted though. Before I was depleted of energy - not necessarily *sleepy,* and now I have the internal energy to get-up-and-go, but my body is sleepy. Does that make any sense?
  
  

That's about all I can think of at this moment. Otherwise it's just about establishing a routine, especially when it comes to meal planning

Anyone have ideas/tips/experiences for me?

[glutenfreegirl]

Today is 9 days Gluten Free, and I have been feeling better - for the most part. BUT, I think I am lacking in nutrients, despite trying to suppliment them.

• My tummy is happier (which makes me happier) but ... I'm not getting enough fiber b/c my food's not, um... moving outward in a timely fashion
  
  
  
• My skin is also significantly drier, which is annoying (to say the least.) I drink a lot during the day, and while I've never been great on drinking water, I drink sugar free fluids like they're going out of style
  
• I'm still really exhausted, and my sleep has been thrown off kilter moreso than it already was. It's a different kind of exhausted though. Before I was depleted of energy - not necessarily *sleepy,* and now I have the internal energy to get-up-and-go, but my body is sleepy. Does that make any sense?
  
  

That's about all I can think of at this moment. Otherwise it's just about establishing a routine, especially when it comes to meal planning

Anyone have ideas/tips/experiences for me?

Hey Jessica no tips cause I am in the same boat with you day 5 for me feel better but feel worse just like you said i have all the same things you feel but I also feel like i have all this mucus sitting in my chest that wants to come out but can't yuck could that be from going gluten-free?? if I figure anything else out I will let youknow...

keep smiling

[missy'smom]

I always had constipation before going gluten-free. So after I still need a little help to get things moving sometimes. Fiber can help but I have two other tricks that sound odd maybe but work well for me. I never drink caffienated beverages, so a good strong cup of black tea gets things going for me. I use leaf tea, not bags, so can brew it stronger. Also, I suck in my gut several times in a row and sometimes a few sets throughout the day, and kind of squeeze and release, and that works well too.

I meal plan in various ways, for various reasons. It helps me save energy in the kitchen, shop, and maintain some balance in my diet, etc. I have used paper grids posted on the fridge, with the days down and meals across-Breakfast, Lunch,Snack,Dinner. Currently, I have a notepad page on my laptop desktop that I type in possible menus for the next few days. They get changed sometimes. My minimum goal is to have breakfast and my son's and/or my packed lunch planned out for the next day. I plan snacks too-both what and when we'll eat.