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    I have a family member who lives in Ft. Myers and we eat at BONEFISH GRILL there. They have a gluten free menu and I LOVE IT.
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    Travel Dude looked online and found that The Original Pancake House serves gluten-free pancakes! He drove me 30 minutes away to try them. They gave me six (WAY too many), and only AFTERWARD told me I could order a half-order. They were ok. Travel Dude (who's finicky and usually hates gluten-free food) tried them and said he'd eat them himself. It was...
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    Aloha! I'm back on the blog and back home. I went to Jamaica in Jan. and again in Feb. and just returned from 11 days on Kauai! I also went to the Super Bowl. I've been having tons of fun, as well as tons of stress, and not much gluten! Let's get you up-to-date: I flew to San Antonio over Turkey Day 2008 and the city was kindof a letdown. The RiverWalk...
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    The Little Aussie Bakery in San Antonio, TX. It's a restaurant and brings you a hot basket of bread when you sit down. They serve brisket, lasagne, roast beef sandwiches, etc. Their desserts are TO DIE FOR! You can order for shipping also. I wish I lived there!
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    Brendy,

    I look forward to reading your funny blog. Hope you will reconsider leaving the forum. I once spent an entire morning laughing at your exploits.

    Thanks and Happy Holidays!

    Bev

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    I believe my blog has been censored, without notification or an opportunity to edit it. I wrote a really fun entry a few weeks ago, but *POOF*... Therefore, I've been deliberating where to move my blog. I enjoyed being here, due to the specialized viewing population, but I can't deal with censorship. I have lotsa juicy stuff, too--I went to a gluten...
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    It began at 7:30 PM and ended at 7:30 AM. I kinda thought I'd picked the lesser of two evils by opting to see my friend's husband's band play for Halloween, and not going to the party where I knew my ex-boyfriend from 2 years ago would be. You decide: I had a blast in my St. Pauli Girl costume, dancing (extra fun to shake my mini crinoline-clad booty...
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    What did you have and what do you want to try next time? Was it what you expected? Did your companions eat gluten free with you or did they order "regular"? I can't wait to go!
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    Had fun at the celiac support meeting. You can pretend you went- a virtual meeting- here: One lady had amazing pumpkin bread (light and moist and fluffy and SOFT) that she made out of her Vitamix (some fancy blender) recipe book that she modified for gluten free. Said it was easy. She traded me her leftover cake for my leftover peanut butter cookies from...
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    Thanks again to:*drum roll* HEREDITY! *applause* Thanks to my genes, I-- (like my mom this time ((celiac's from dad)))-- needed a gum graft. Mom said it was awful pain and not to do it. Hers fell off anyway. So I told the guy he had one shot to make it work. TALK ABOUT DISGUSTING! Embarrassingly enough, I think I had my first panic attack during this...
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    I had a hot tub at my old house. It seemed expensive to heat. I'm sure you can look up average costs of operating them for the size you want. If the jets are strong, it feels great on sore muscles. I get back pain from celiac, and the most wonderful thing that helped it was sitting in a natural hot spring. I had been poisoned at Perkins on our road trip...
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    Gluten-Free Me... ...gives Mucho Kudos to Chex Cereal (recently gone gluten free) for listing an informational blurb on the side of its box now that explains celiac disease as a "multi-symptom autoimmune disorder...estimated 1 in 133 Americans suffer from...", and it goes on to list a celiac website and has the logo for the Celiac Disease Foundation. ....
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    I've been thinking about doing this, too. My parents are both Norwegian, so wondering if I have two of the genes or just one. There are articles about genetic testing and labs on the homepage on this site. Very informative.Good luck!
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    I broke down and paid $30ish for the downloadable gluten free food list. Last winter I got a used palm pilot online for $30ish, so I could try out this program and see how much easier my gluten free life could be. So, now that I finally did it and have been using it for a month or two, I'll tell you how it is. It's not too great. It was quick and easy...
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    I saw a guy on Martha Stewart make it once and it seemed gluten free to me. Perhaps the recipe is on her website or somewhere?
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    I agree with two steps forward, 3 steps back! I read that it takes 3 YEARS to get a truly good handle on the gluten free diet. I'm on year 2 and I was glutened three times in July alone. It's been called the most difficult diet. I mean who thinks gluten is in crabmeat or dried fruit? I ordered a baked potato once and it came covered in crunchy things...
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    There were two college girls who came to my celiac support group who ate in the dorms, explaining that their gluten free diet had to be accommodated by the dorm cooks, and they LOVED it. They thought the diet was so easy- which annoyed the rest of us. We asked them what they had for dinner that night and they said falafel and that is was yummy. They didn...
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    I rode the Silly Yak and avoided a gluten attack. As I suspected and expected, my midwest jaunt to spend quality time with my grandma (and mother and aunt- all of us traveled from both coasts and gathered in one tiny house with my grandma's mentally disabled brother- in support of my grandma's terminal diagnosis with cancer) did turn out to be ultra celiac...
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    Jennie-o! I love their turkey sausages. So do gluten-eating folks. Their packages have a gluten free symbol on them, even. The website homepage shows the gluten free symbol at the bottom. I just ate them yesterday!
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    Quick Question

    brendygirl commented on Bogaert's blog entry in Bogaert's Blog

    A 125 plan is a suggestion. Check with your job to see if they have it. Read my blog to find out about it. Also, many of us look at the cup half full by being thankful that we don't have to be on medications or injections, that not only cost money, but are painful. So we see gluten free as a much more tolerable treatment. btw, next time, start a...
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    Tried the prairie bread everyone loves, and I'd give it 3 stars out of five. The texture and flavor are not as good as the frozen white Kinnickinnick (Kinn)breads I eat. (I have found out how to prepare the Kinn bread just the way I like it. I either defrost it in the microwave or fry it in the pan.) Anyway, the prairie bread earned three stars because...
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    I have low blood pressure, probably due to heredity. Sometimes nurses freak out (worried I'm going to faint), but nothing has ever happened. The only part that bothers me is that I am unable to donate blood.
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    Well, I know why I get cc when I travel! I can't even read that whole post, much less do it all. I'm Scandinavian and we are a stoic people. We are taught never to draw attention to ourselves or ask for special treatment. I've come a long way just sending back food at a restaurant!! You are amazing! I'd feel so left out not going out to eat! You are...
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    I agree with the low iron. I am borderline anemic and cannot donate blood, as are lots of celiacs. Several times, when I've been tired all day--at night when brushing my teeth I'll see my vitamins sitting there--I had forgotten to take them! They really make THAT BIG of a difference! Most of a person's energy comes from CARBS!! What do runners eat before...
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    I got glutened! I had some food sitting on the table in the teacher's lounge next to my purse -covered- and I quickly went into the copy room to make some copies. When I came back, there was a woman with her hands in my food! She was eating my food! I said, get outta there! Everyone laughed. And I got glutened. I guess I shouldn't have stepped...
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