Two Weeks In.....

[fran641]

It's been almost 2 weeks since I started gluten-free. I say started because I'm finding out the process is a long one. The one area that still is a mountain climb is the labeling and understanding all those ingredients. I keep telling myself all the great healthy food I CAN eat, trying to stay positive. Tracking all my meds took a few days. In the last 2 days I've found myself floundering to grab a quick meal and getting confused/overwhelmed. I still haven't worked out lots of things but the journey is so worth it. I am amazed on the days that I have no stomach pain and all the other symptoms that go along with celiacs. I laughed last night when I went to bed and saw the huge bag of tums I kept on my night table. Haven't used those in a week. I'll keep reading labels hoping that one day they will be clearer to me. For now if it has a big list of names I can't pronounce, let alone understand, I'll skip it.

[GRUMP 1]

Things will get better and easier as you go. Just don't give up, there is a lot of friends ( Family ) here that will help. Things are a lot better now then when I first started on it all some 10 or 11 years ago, the food is a lot better also. Good luck.

Grump

[missy'smom]

Kraft and a few other companies will list all gluten on their labels, by printing the words "wheat"(which is required by law to be listed) or "barley"(which is not required to be listed, but they voluntarily list it), so if you know a few of those companies or even one, it can open up alot of choices. Here is a link to more info about that.

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It is good that you are trying to learn it is an important skill and it will get easier!

I'm glad that you're feeling better.

[fran641]

Thanks so much for all the replies and links.