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ShortStuff2309 Apprentice
ShortStuff2309
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So yesterday, my bf and I volunteered to hand out water to runners in a muscular dystrophy run. There was a free chicken barbeque afterwords. So I ate the salad that came with it, which also came with packets of dressing where you could read the ingredients, but I knew I couldn't have anything else there. Then, we went to the county fair to see his friend in the demolition derby, where my stomach started killing me and bloated up about 3 sizes. So apparently I shouldn't have even had the salad, it must have been cross-contaminated. Anyway, I was sitting there, smelling all the wonderful junk food they have, and my mouth was watering, even though my stomach was in serious pain. Doesn't my bf sit down next to me with a great big piece of FRIED DOUGH!!!!! :angry: It took every ounce of strength to not take even a tiny piece of it. I LOVE fried dough!

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KaitiUSA Enthusiast
KaitiUSA
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When going to things like that the best thing to do is bring along some of your favorite things to snack on. Yes, it is hard at first to watch people eat stuff you can't have and have to smell it but it will get easier. It bothered me alot at first but some food I have is just as good as that and it won't make me sick..the other food doesn't even really appeal to me anymore. They can eat it all they want..right in front of me if they like.

If it bugged you with what your bf did then maybe you should talk to him and say this is all new to you and you need him to help and ask him not to eat that stuff around you for a while.

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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That stinks ! I understand :) I went to the county fair recently and my husband kept looking around at the food going "mmmmm, mmmmmm, mmmmmmmmm! it all looks so good! mmmmmm!" I gave him a look and he asked if it was hard being there, and I said, "It wouldn't be so bad if you'd stop mmmmming!" I definitely bring my own snacks with me to things like that--I brought a brownie that night :)

cgd Newbie
cgd
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I'm with Kaiti, after only a few weeks gluten-free, most of that stuff doesn't appeal to me anymore. So far pizza is the only thing I miss, but I know how dearly I'll pay if I eat it. I already had lost some joy in starchy junk food anyhow as I've developed a tendency to put on weight in the last few years (I'm almost 41 and not the typical skinny celiac!)

ianm Apprentice
ianm
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I miss that garbage like a hole in the head. People can eat it around me all they want. It is their body and if they want to pollute it then that is their problem.

laurelfla Enthusiast
laurelfla
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I'm with you, ShortStuff2309... i feel a strong need to vent lately too... i've been gluten-free for over a month, but the sight of pizza makes me want to cry, and people continue to eat it in front of me! i can't even watch a Pizza Hut commercial. :o and that's just one of the things i miss -- there are oh, so many more. i take snacks places but the truth is i miss my old food! i want what everybody else is eating! juvenile? yes, but that's about all i can manage since i got my diagnosis last Wed.

ShortStuff2309 Apprentice
ShortStuff2309
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I've always been a big junk food eater, so passing by a Krispy Kream makes me want to throw something. And Pizza Hut was my favorite place to eat, always has been, now I can't even go there anymore. So I hear you, laurelfla! But I don't think that others should have to suffer just because I can't eat something. If they want it, they can have it. I'm just going to have to learn to deal with it since this is how it's going to be from now on.

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pixiegirl Enthusiast
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I don't really miss any of the junk either... not any more, so maybe after more time goes by it won't be as important to you either... I do however miss pizza, it was a good I loved (not the pizza hut kind... gross!) and we have a great gourmet pizza place on Cape Cod, Sweet Tomatoes... there pizza is to die for (well almost) and once in a while I really really miss it.

I have experminted with various kinds of pizza crusts (gluten-free of course) and I suggest you do that.... its not quite the same and its not like stopping in your favorite pizza place and getting all your favorite toppings but with a little practice it can be pretty good. I've tried to recreate my favorite pizza (pesto splash) with pretty good results.

Its a great activity for a rainy saturday!

Susan

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we have a great gourmet pizza place on Cape Cod, Sweet Tomatoes... there pizza is to die for (well almost) and once in a while I really really miss it.

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Frozen rice pizza crusts are awesome in my book. Have you thought of taking a package to this pizza place and asking them to make you something with your crust? What a treat that would be!

We have a local sushi restaurant that makes the most phenomenal food. I talked to the proprietor about gluten and gluten-free soy sauce. She went to the local health food store and bought gluten-free soy sauce for me so when I come in I have it. Places like that have made a name for themselves in our area and enjoy the regular patronage of a large gluten-free community (plus all the personal recommendations that comes from them). I have another local gourmet restaurant that makes the most incredible polenta lasagna, but they serve it with a side of garlic bread. I emailed them to say I was disappointed they didn't offer an alternative after I told the waitress I was gluten free. The chef apologized profusely and told me to ask for him personally the next visit and he would be sure I had various choices. This is from a restaurant that just got nominated "Best in Richmond" for 2005, so it's not like they're hurtin' for business.

You can find new foods in which to relish, and I bet your overall fitness and well-being will be better for it.

I DID miss pizza from my local pizza gourmet, but not anymore. After not having had their pizza for over a year the smell of it turns my stomach. Just think of the grease and fat content and you'll be thankful you have a physical limitation that says you *can't* eat it rather than fighting your own will that says you *shouldn't* eat it.

Deb

nettiebeads Apprentice
nettiebeads
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I'm with you, ShortStuff2309... i feel a strong need to vent lately too... i've been gluten-free for over a month, but the sight of pizza makes me want to cry, and people continue to eat it in front of me! i can't even watch a Pizza Hut commercial.  :o and that's just one of the things i miss -- there are oh, so many more. i take snacks places but the truth is i miss my old food! i want what everybody else is eating! juvenile? yes, but that's about all i can manage since i got my diagnosis last Wed.

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I was the same when I first had to go gluten-free. But then I started associating the stuff I wanted (bagels, cinnamon raisen bread) with the pain, diarhhea, gas and other "fun" stuff, the desire went away quickly. It got easier and for the most part I'm okay with it now, but every now and then I feel so isolated at company functions.

Guest nini
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I tell ya, the only thing I truly miss is Krispy Kreme!!! LOL! If someone made a Krispy Kreme gluten-free I would be in hog heaven!!! The Kinnikinick donuts are good, but not as light and flaky as Krispy Kreme!

There have been a few times I have been stuck somewhere with nothing to eat and I didn't like that feeling at all. It is especially annoying if my husband is sitting there going "mmmmmmmm" that fried chicken , fresh bread, whatever, smells so good.... GRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

ShortStuff2309 Apprentice
ShortStuff2309
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I do agree that it is probably better for my well-being that I can't have all of the junk anymore. I was just talking to my bf's mother yesterday about that. I told her that I don't think I've ever eaten so healthy in my life! She has been retired for the past year and has put on a lot of weight during that time, and said that something like what I'm going through might be a good thing to happen to her because she wouldn't be able to have the junk and would lose the weight. I think it's ironic how I was eating the junk before and was losing weight like crazy, now I'm eating healthy and putting weight on (which I need!), while most people eat junk and put on weight and lose weight by eating the right foods.

tarnalberry Community Regular
tarnalberry
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I was never a huge junk food fan, but I do crave my old homemade pizzas. (Yeah, rice crusts are OK, but pizza without cheese... oh, how I miss dairy...)

Jen H Contributor
Jen H
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Pixiegirl,

I'm from the Cape too and understand your love of Sweet Tomatoes pizza. I used to have Sweet T's on speed dial on my phone. Their pizza is the one food I miss on the gluten-free diet.

Jen

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rmmadden
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Personally I miss a pint of well-drawn Guinness! Also, a real cheesy deep-dish pizza from Giaradano's (sp?) in Chicago. A gluten-free brownie or an apple just can't substitute or replace some things.......Oh Well.

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