Teenager Daughter Finally Sees The Light!

[minniejack]

My son, me and my husband all started the gluten-free diet about 7 weeks ago and our lives have changed forever thanks to God.

I told my "little starch" girl that the odds were in her favor that she should be gluten-free, too.

But teens know it all and so she kept a gluten stash hidden in her bedroom.

After about 3 weeks into primarily a gluten-free diet except for 1 slice of bread at lunch, I asked her "How does someone who doesn't need to be gluten-free feel on the diet?" She said she was seemed to have more energy, but she seemed to fall asleep right after lunch....

Well.....I told her she probably needed to go completely gluten-free..

She tried it for a week, then went to a Young Life weekend (or should I say gluten hog heaven weekend). She came home on a Sunday and promptly vomited.

For the past 2 weeks she has been completely gluten-free.

Yesterday, she was at our local civic center for the high school Christmas Festival. She was locked out of the dressing room and couldn't get to her gluten-free lunch. Instead of telling a chaperone the problem, she just ate the provided wonder bread sandwich.

Then they all went to Quiznos after the 1st show.

During the show, I could see her face and I said to my husband, "Who is she ticked off at--look at her glaring."

After the show, she changed from her gown to jeans. She came up to me and I said to her, "I see you had gluten today." UNBELIEVABLE. Her face was swollen, her nose was running and she looked to be about 3 months pregnant!

She had already seen the results herself earlier and had told someone she was pregnat to see this kid's reaction.

Then she came home and was like a human dump truck--just devouring every piece of food she could find.

She claims she never wants to look that way again so let's hope teenage vanity will rule the day.