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  1. luvs2eat
    If you're only eating dinner (i.e. one meal a day), that could be a big part of your problem right there. Extreme low calorie diets don't work because your metabolism goes into "starvation" mode and slows way down to hold on to the weight. The other's advice of eating more frequent, small meals will really work! I did a 6-meal-a-day diet years ago where I...
  2. luvs2eat
    Whenever we go out, even to restaurants w/ gluten free menus and places we've been to before, we go out of our way to make friends w/ our server.... "Have a seat and let me tell you about my food needs." Ha ha. It helps that my husband is super friendly and we are always treated so well. I tell them about celiac disease and let them know just how important...
  3. luvs2eat
    I'm so sorry. Heartfelt prayers for her family and friends.
  4. luvs2eat
    I've had them several times without incident, but ... not ONLY do I not need to be eating fast food french fries... it always seems that the times I would eat them is while traveling (convenient) and always think after eating, "Wow... I sure hope these really ARE gluten-free cause it would really stink to get sick while traveling!" So, I avoid them as a rule...
  5. luvs2eat
    It's a shame... and really kind... that people went out and bought gluten free stuff w/o talking to you first... cause who, but another celiac, will really understand what issues are going on beyond the gluten free issue? I tell people that if I don't make it... I can't eat it. I absolutely appreciate their efforts and compassion... but ask them PLEASE not...
  6. luvs2eat
    As I've said (many times... haha), I gained a good 30 lbs. after going gluten free because I went nuts w/ all the foods I COULD eat to make up for the foods I could no longer have! I'm also a total carb addict... I don't think there's some deep psychological reason... I think it's just that I much prefer mac and cheese to salad and a big fat sandwich and...
  7. luvs2eat
    Would you feel less "high maintenance" if you had a peanut allergy or were a vegan? You've chosen to eat food that nourishes you and makes you feel healthy. Expecting your boyfriend to be supportive of you seems like a no-brainer to me. He'd surely be supportive of a possibly deadly allergy... and one would hope one's boyfriend would be supportive of a lifestyle...
  8. luvs2eat
    There are others here who are knowledgable about your tests... I am not. But I can tell you that at this time, the ONLY treatment for celiac disease or gluten intolerance is a gluten free diet. That means NO gluten... EVER. You can't eat gluten after your gut has healed. I'd get back to super basics if I were you... plain lean meats, veggies, fruits,...
  9. luvs2eat
    I was absolutely one who LIVED TO EAT... even after going gluten free. I'd wake up and think about all the yummy things I could eat and what yummy thing I might make for supper. Of course, I was eating all the WRONG things and am/was a good 30 lbs. overweight. I've cut most carbs from my diet in the last few months... I'll have brown rice or bread at...
  10. luvs2eat
    I use Pamela's bread mix. I make it in a loaf or into rolls or even into bagels. They freeze beautifully. I slice the bread loaf into slices and freeze two slices in zip lock bags. The rolls and bagels I put into a big zip lock and then I can take them out individually. I also made the gluten free Artisan loaf and that froze beautifully too.
  11. luvs2eat
    What everyone else said... the physical horrors can be diverse and devastating... and life threatening. Plus... going gluten free is tough and giving up foods is hard, but there are so many things we can naturally eat and, w/ a little work, there's almost nothing we can't recreate. The memory (and longing) for the foods we can no longer have really does lessen...
  12. luvs2eat
    I do too! Feel better soon!!
  13. luvs2eat
    I bought a pair because they were on sale AND I had a coupon for another 20% off. That's the only reason I'd buy such an expensive pair of sneakers! I don't notice any difference in the way I walk or the way my muscles feel and my kids tell me they look like old people's orthopedic shoes. Good thing I've never been a fashion plate!!
  14. luvs2eat
    I've been thinking pretty much the same since I read this yesterday. My first thought, using the good old rat poison analogy, was to invite her for food and when she was done... ask her if it was good and how she felt. Then tell her you put a little rat poison in there. But, you could totally get arrested for intentionally poisoning someone... which is exactly...
  15. luvs2eat
    I told my husband and visiting friends that I wouldn't do buffets anymore. Never even mind the chance of cross contamination... it was too boring!! I could have salad, baked chicken, and a baked potato. When everyone was going back up for the 2nd or THIRD plate of yummy chinese and mexican and italian food... all I could have was more baked chicken and another...
  16. luvs2eat
    I kind of do forget what it was like to be just starting out. And I find myself losing patience w/ those who ask questions like, "Is this gluten-free?" and I want to say, "HALLOOOO... read the ingredients!!!" Or people who eat gluten KNOWING they're eating gluten and then are surprised that they get sick! But I loved to cook before I was diagnosed. I...
  17. luvs2eat
    When I was diagnosed my doc told me to talk to the hospital dietician, but by the time she got back to me and we talked, she told me I already knew way more than she did. IF you can find one who specializes in celiac disease, it might be worth it, but the peeps HERE know SOOOO much and have been the most helpful information site for me! I also took a...
  18. luvs2eat
    Can't wait for cherry season to try these. The presentation is awesome!!! Saved in my faves!!
  19. luvs2eat
    Yea... a lot of food is naturally gluten free! Your comments are great for those just starting and feel so overwhelmed and scared! There's tons of food we can eat!! We just have to learn to cook a little differently, that's all. btw... be sure to check your sour cream. I was happily eating it and never THOUGHT to look at the label. Since then, I'm eating...
  20. luvs2eat
    Where on earth are all those parasites coming from?? Ya know... it might be that you're gonna have to go OFF everything to get a definitive diagnosis... you're so young. If you can... give it all a chance. Continue w/ your doctors and find out what's really going on!
  21. luvs2eat
    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my KA mixer. I use Pamela's bread mix and that sucker mixes that stuff up w/ no problem at all!! I use the mixer all the time!!
  22. luvs2eat
    I did, years ago when I moved from NJ to FL and took my allergy prescription to a doctor and begged him to let me give them to myself. I used to have to go once a week to the allergist's office... and sit for about an hour, waiting my turn, getting my shot, and then waiting the 20+ minutes to see if I was going to react. He wouldn't consider letting me...
  23. luvs2eat
    My daughter had to give up Trader Joe's gluten free mac and cheese (like Kraft's blue box). It took her a while, but she finally realized it was this that was making her sick!
  24. luvs2eat
    That IS so disappointing. You should absolutely share the name of the restaurant so others will know that this particular restaurant is NOT gluten-free friendly. I guess I could understand the owner's upset if the place was so busy that your meeting was taking serving people away from other customers, but it doesn't sound like that was the case. What...
  25. luvs2eat
    On the contrary... I gained about 30 lbs!! I'd only had symptoms for a few months and hadn't lost weight like so many do. Then I cooked and baked and ate all the gluten free versions of what I was giving up! People always asked me what the symptoms of celiac disease are and I'd tell them one of the biggest is unexplained weight loss... then I look down...
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