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  1. bridgetm
    MSM stands for methylsulfonymethane. It's reported to act as an anti-inflammatory, but its effectiveness is still debated. MSM is often added to those glucosamine and chondroitin joint supplements. Wiki has a pretty good summary if you're looking for more (I had to check it again; been a while since I've looked into that). Are you looking into taking those...
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    I've taken all of your advice to heart today and ate a ton of good stuff. Got word that the caf eggs are safe so I had a couple along with my cereal and fruit. Cereal for a snack. More fruit, a bumble bar, crackers w/ PB and (phase 2) a salad with carrots and beets. I just got out of my knee-rehab program and immediately threw back a bottle of Boost... I...
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    I forgot about those pancakes... Bisquick pancakes were good breakfast, lunch and dinner. A little mashed banana, a couple chocolate chips. Apparently one month is too long to go without such things.
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    As a good Irish-Catholic girl I really miss those Sunday dinners of potatoes, beef stew and a buttery Bisquik biscuit to soak it all up. The meal just isn't complete without the gravy in the stew and the biscuit on the side... I'll be in line for that one
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    I say "fortunately" because I read that they're gluten-free on Saturday night and immediately walked away from my computer to get one. After eating nonstop this weekend I'm trying to exercise some self-control... I'll probably grab a Heath or Butterfinger once a week as a treat, but otherwise stay away from large amounts of sugar since I haven't been doing...
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    It is nice to know we're not alone. At times I thought I was just going crazy with subconscious cravings for the foods I can't have. Tonight, for example, I'm really in the mood for a Butterfinger, but fortunately the machine won't take bills and I'm out of quarters. I'll settle for a mint now and a nice rice cake snack later. By the way, I picked up...
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    I plan to talk to the food service director tonight or tomorrow to see if I can be reasonably safe eating meat from the cafeteria again... If it's safe, or they can make it safe for me, eating more meat will definitely help. Jerky sounds like a great idea: Any suggestions of easy to find brands that are gluten-free? I know that Jack Links are not, but...
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    That popcorn is a rare treat, just a weekend thing. My weekday diet is better balanced than my weekend. My typical day: Breakfast- cereal or McCann's oatmeal, fruit, cranberry juice Lunch- a salad, 1 or 2 servings of fruit, peanut butter on crackers or Udi's bread if available Dinner- salad, either rice, rice noodles or a sweet potato I'll have meat...
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    JNBunnie- I am glad to hear that it got better for you. I've been fighting weight gain for years and luckily had that will-power mastered long before going on this diet. I usually start my day with a high carb breakfast (1-2 servings of rice cereal, a banana and whatever other fruit I can find) and then a lot of fruit and veggies throughout the day. Dinner...
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    Masterjen: I'm probably noticing it more this weekend since I'm not running around between work and classes. And when I'm not all over the place during the week I'm multi-tasking so when I do think about food it's only to plan what to eat and when rather than thinking about whether or not I'm hungry. You're right: sitting in one place just to watch a movie...
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    Okay, thank you. I'm glad I'm not just going crazy. Before I eat anything, I always check my food diary to see if there's anything that I need to eat. If not and a meal-time is only an hour or so away, I settle for gum... I have also noticed that my Wrigley's has been disappearing quickly for the last few weeks.
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    I've finally recovered from that cross-contamination glutening and then a reaction to my sunblock. I feel better than I have in months, like I did that first week of gluten-free, but I'm getting these constant hunger pangs. I noticed them that first week and managed to ignore them, but it's driving me crazy this time! Eating stops it for a short time but...
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    Just an update: Those symptoms that I thought were a second wave after that week of recurring CC were actually a seperate reaction... to Dermatone sunblock. I thought the break out on my face, neck and arms was an allergic reaction that I've experienced before to various sunscreens, but I finally took a closer look at the label last night and guess what I...
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    It's another example of the ever-present cliche, "You get what you pay for."
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    I've been having those carb cravings this week. Last week I was hit by cross-contamination probably everyday thanks to the cafeteria and was in pain. This week it was constipation (I don't get D often either) and constant hunger pangs. I've been eating a lot of cereal, trail mix bars and wafer cookies. Today I finally feel like my system is moving just...
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    I agree. Now that I can't consume all the junk I used to eat with my friends, the vast amounts of it are suddenly more visible. Sure, I'm new to the gluten-free diet and and am struggling to bounce back from a glutening by cross-contamination, but I'm not the one hitting Taco Bell or McDonald's between classes and then complaining about not being able to...
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    I was checking the labels of my deodorant, lotions, sunblock etc. when I realized that I have no idea what to stay away from aside from the obvious "this product may contain wheat". My Target brand lotion and Right Guard deodorant contain various oils and a bunch of things I can't pronounce. So what odd little ingredients should I stay away from? I'm hoping...
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    Anyone have the problem of starting to improve after a glutening and then crashing back down again? I had some cross-contamination issues last week and from Wednesday through Sunday or Monday I wasn't feeling well. Really focused on simple foods, was starting to feel better (no acute pain, discomfort). But yesterday my pain started up again and worse than...
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    Tictax- I didn't think of trying Pedialyte; maybe I'll pick some up this weekend. I am trying to eat only simple foods. Bananas, peanut butter, sweet potatoes and Uncle Ben's microwave-ready rice are staples. I also eat some gluten-free rice cereals and cereal bars, Bakery on Main's trail mix bars, and of course Lara and Bumble Bars. Sometimes I'll go for...
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    I have fallen in love (again) with Jaime Oliver. I think the main issue the schools deal with is cost. And they only care about immediate cost; not long-term. These processed foods may be empty of any nutritional value, but they go farther than fresh fish and greens. Why spend $80,000 (the amount Jaime has to raise to keep his program running in the Huntington...
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    I've been having the same problem. I kayak upwards of 15 miles a week during the summer so once I'm back on campus I do a lot of ab and core work, lats, triceps, everything. It always takes me a while to build up my program in the fall because I don't do any dry-land work in the summer, but I was doing great this year (from cruches, to sit-ups, to weighted...
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    I became addicted to those chocolate almonds not long before I went gluten-free. I have a box of the snack pouches at the back of my cabinet waiting for me to become daring. I think I'll wait a while; I'm sure my mom won't argue with having a few extras added to her snack drawer.
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    I've found some good deals on microwave ready Uncle Ben's and Minute rice at Wal-Mart; stocked up on that for dinners at school. This summer I'll probably just go out to Woodbury for the Udi's bread (I just can't bring myself to pay $5 for a loaf of bread that feels like a sponge) and then stock up on cheap veggies at the farmer's market. Ciavyn: Comparing...
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    Great! Thanks, I'll have to check it out. In some cruel twist of irony, Tailor Made Nutrition is located right next to the Great Harvest bread company. The head baker there told my mom that he's been working on some gluten-free recipes since his neighbor moved in. But they have food as well as cosmetics so it was a great chance find. The expense of...
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    I'm still new to this and am wondering if anyone has had any experience shopping for gluten-free foods in central Minnesota? I live near Stillwater and have found only one gluten-free store (Woodbury) plus the limited number of aisles at co-ops and a few shelves at the higher end supermarkets. I really wish I could find more variety though. I go to Wal-Mart...
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