Run like an animal

I just posted this question not knowing there already was a thread on this topic. Thanks to everyone for sharing their personal experience. I'm three months into being gluten and a runner so I'm used to feeling hungry and eating frequently. But now even after a large meal I'm still hungry. I've taken the advice of many and will try all the different approaches to diet. Right now however I'm feeling as though only time will get rid of the desire to continue eating.

Now the fiber sounds like something I can wrap my brain around. I used to have a very rich diet in fiber and now the only fiber I get on a regular basis is from fruit and vegetables. I've tried the quinoa but I don't eat it every day.

I will give it a try. Thanks.

I have been gluten free for about three months now. Everything in my life has improved: sleep, energy, running fast as ever, no more joint pain, no longer anemic.. I could go on. But now I have a new problem. I feel hungry all the time even after I eat. I've tried eating more protein and fat, less carbs but no difference. The responses I have read say that my body is healing and that is why. Not very scientific. I would think when my body wasn't absorbing nutrients I should have been more hungry but I wasn't.

Any thoughts or explanations would be appreciated or websites that offer more information from doctors.

Thanks

My recovery was pretty immediate. I started sleeping better, no more achy joints which I thought were from my running, no heavy feeling in my lower ab, I could go on but the most important result of course is the running. I was also severely anemic so I'm waiting for blood work results to see if that has improved and I have a colonoscopy next week so I'm not in the clear yet.

Well I hope you also have a similar experience with your running. When I ran I used to always feel very sluggish and I always thought it was mental or not enough sleep caused me to feel that way. Now I have to hold myself back. It's like my body is ready to perform and I have to learn how to manage this new machine. Just PR on a 10K last weekend and today I have a 5K. I'm really looking forward to see how I do.

How long are you into your recovery?

-Run like an animal

I just joined today and have found this site to be filled with great information. I am only one month into being gluten free and I am an avid runner. My running has improved incredibly. I knocked off 3 minutes off of a 7 mile run that I do all the time, placed in a race and my resting heart rate went from 58-60 to 48-51! I can't believe the difference and I haven't even realized my full potential. My body must have been really suffering and compensating whenever I ran since I now don't have that mental fight anymore and I feel like I have so much energy. Has anyone had a similar experience? Each day is still so exciting when I run. I'm now learning how to eat, carb load, and manage this disease. I'm 39 and I feel I have had this for at least 8 years. I know my body pretty well and once I hit 30 things were just not the same anymore.

Thanks to all for doing the research when it comes to carb loading and sports drinks/bars. Please share, I would love to hear any athletes who have had similar experiences.

-Run like an animal

I just joined today and have found this site to be filled with great information. I am only one month into being gluten free and I am an avid runner. My running has improved incredibly. I knocked off 3 minutes off of a 7 mile run that I do all the time, placed in a race and my resting heart rate went from 58-60 to 48-51! I can't believe the difference and I haven't even realized my full potential. My body must have been really suffering and compensating whenever I ran since I now don't have that mental fight anymore and I feel like I have so much energy. Has anyone had a similar experience? Each day is still so exciting when I run. I'm now learning how to eat, carb load, and manage this disease. I'm 39 and I feel I have had this for at least 8 years. I know my body pretty well and once I hit 30 things were just not the same anymore.

Thanks to all for doing the research when I comes to carb loading and sports drinks/bars. Please share, I would love to hear any athletes who have had similar experiences.

-Run like an animal