Gluten-Free

As of May 2009, I have been Gluten Free. I have gone to the doctor many times over the past 4 years to find out what is wrong with me. None of my "symptoms" seemed to jive. They ranged from headaches, to fatigue, thyroid, and many other non-related symptoms. After "giving up" and just dealing with it, I met a nutritionist who is also a chef. I mentioned to her some of my symptoms and she asked if I had tried to cut anything out of my diet, I had not.

So that next day, I went g-free shopping and was very over whelmed. I did lots of web research, read a few books and feel more comfortable now. I feel so much better, I have more energy, my stomach does not hurt, I know what it is like to actually feel full, not just bloated after eating next to nothing. I am so happy. I have not had a craving for anything that contains gluten. I already ate about 6 servings of veggies and fruits a day. Now I eat at least 10. I have opted for not getting the tests. I don't want to eat gluten ever again and not too keen on the sampling of my small intestine. I feel better, so I will stick with it.

I haven't gone out eat at very much to any places without a g-free menu. I am just so nervous. In the morning the girls from work will say let's go here for lunch, and immediately I start running through my mind, do they have a g-free menu, do they g-free options, would I be able to create my g-free options with giving the proper direction? So I end up saying, no thanks, I brought today. I did try to meet some friends at Paradise Bakery. Although they were very helpful when I asked if they had a gluten-free menu, they did not but offered to explain the different options, I just ordered fruit. I did not mention my allergy, and when I got home I felt immediately sick. That was the only thing I had eaten all day. I wish that there was something you could do for yourself when you get glutened.

I like my new way of life. My family does not quite understand it. But in time they will.