Bamberz1977

I don't find being gluten-free to be extremely expensive, my biggest expense is buying gluten-free bread. It can be a complete pain in the butt at times. I had a complete meltdown in the middle of the grocery store because I was exhausted but knew I couldn't just pick up a pizza. I am finding though that being gluten-free is challenging me to be more creative...

I am a former Army wife and I completely understand the difficulties of trying to get the care you need within the system. I did discover, however, that here at Bragg at least the squeaky wheel generally gets referred to somewhere off post.

My kitchen is a shared line as well, but I know my cleaning practices

Eating every two hours helps me deal with the hunger,plus it helps ensure that I'm watching what I eat (by forcing me to pack my own snacks) instead of stopping at the store and grabbing a bag of Frito's.

My friends thought I was incredibly unladylike because I could belch better than their husbands...I still can but it's less frequent now.

Death by gluten...it makes me think of the Seinfeld episode in which George's fiancee dies from licking stamps.

No doubt...Friday was V&D, Saturday was joint pain, and today has been fatigue and random nosebleeds. On the bright side, my husband who has been thinking that I have become a complete wing nut has come around after seeing what happened lol.

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So I accidentally glutened myself today, I'm not sure how but about 15 minutes after lunch today I was running to the bathroom with V&D. It confuses me a little though...prior to going gluten-free I had some GI issues but not as bad as today. Does your body learn to compensate some prior to diagnosis? I have only been gluten-free for about a week and...

Going to my local butcher has saved me a ton of money, the meat is not only cheaper but much fresher. I can buy a weeks worth of meat for about forty dollars. During the spring and summer I also go to the Farmer's Market and buy a bunch of veggies that I can freeze or can...I had an entire winter's worth of veggies for about sixty bucks.

I think that it makes a huge difference when you choose to go on a certain diet because you want to be healthier, have moral reasons, etc... than when you have to go on a diet. One makes you feel empowered, the other can make you feel pretty resentful. I felt this way when I was diagnosed with diabetes and I tended to overeat rationalizing that it was sugar...

I know a couple of people that drink hemp milk and I tried it on their recommendation, my son loves it but the rest of the house thought it tasted like butt. I would probably go with the Almond milk as well.

Thanks everyone! I have been compliant to the diet for a whole week, and hopefully I'm not screwing anything up lol. It really is easier than I thought at first, I thought I was going to have to give up everything that I loved. I have discovered that isn't so, as a matter of fact I made fried chicken with gravy tonight using BRM gluten-free Flour and I couldn...

I first heard about Celiac Disease in 2003 while listening to NPR and thought "Hmmm, maybe that's what my problem is" yet I promptly dismissed it because I felt enough like a hypochondriac as is. I have been diabetic since 17, diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Panic and Anxiety Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, ADD (in other...