I Cheated! :(

OK Stephan got these Chocolate Covered Cookies from Trader Joe's my absolutely favorite store and my favorite cookie! I caved and had one and oh man did I have a stomach ache! Lets just say I payed for it dearly. I guess it's always a good reminder about how important it is to stay off of Gluten. Another change I see is that I have a much more positive thought process when I am not eating Gluten. It is hard because my body is really craving Gluten (funny how we crave the things that hurt us the most.) So I keep thinking it's sugar that I need and then I eat it and am totally not satisfied. I'm never gonna lose weight if I keep eating sugar! Well for now I am just gonna make sure I get totally off of Gluten and then work on the sugar thing.

Starting Over!

So as you can see I copied and pasted my previous Blog Posts below. I am on my second round of going Gluten Free and want to be more diligent in my journaling and sharing the changes and things that I am learning. I went off Gluten previously for about a month and let me tell you it was HARD but soooo worth it. I truly felt better. Once I realized what an issue it was for me I decided I had better get tested for Celiac's Disease. I knew that in order for the test to be accurate I needed to go back on Gluten. So I did! Oh the excitement Cookies, Cake, Toast... You name it I ate it and I felt TERRIBLE! Well I went to the doctors about 3 weeks later and had a blood test by this time I was feeling horrible and my mood was super depressive. My family was very surprised at how much it affected me. Well I had the blood test done (as always almost passed out DRAMA DRAMA) and it came back negative however I did have high cholesterol Yippee!! Well to be honest with you I was not surprised it came back negative every test I have ever taken to figure out my "health issues" has come back negative. Well the next step was to see a Gastroencronologist so that they could do a biopsy of my small intestine. PROBLEM! Insurance here is not the best and I honestly could not afford it. Hunter needs surgery and we are still paying for his delivery amongst his other issues. Also they couldn't get me in to the GI until mid July which meant I had to be on Gluten that whole time! My husband said NO WAY! As did I! So long story short after much research and prayer i have decided to forgo the GI Doctor for now and just go Gluten Free. Today is my second day and I am feeling so much better. I truly believe that with this strict diet and exercise I will soon be feeling better and losing weight! My ultimate goal is to be able to overcome my issues with depression and hopefully pave a better way for my daughter who seems to suffer from the same "IBS" symptoms that I do. FINAL NOTE: I strongly advise anyone that thinks they have Gluten issues to get tested don't just go off of it. I truly want to but am not able to due to the poor timing in my life.

Catch Up!!!

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

2nd Day

So today was my 2nd day Gluten Free. It was a little harder as I feel like I am having withdrawals. I keep wanting to eat like something sugary and then when I do I'm not satisfied. So it's a weird feeling cause I guess it is the Gluten that I am missing. I really have a good feeling about this though. So far I have been blessed with the strength to resist. I am also pleasantly surprised at the many things that I can eat. I will report more later. Once again Hunter is awake and crying!

Monday, March 16, 2009

My First Day!

Ok so it was my first day Gluten Free. I decided to try this because I have always had stomach aches and just plane feel sick a good majority of the time. After researching many health related issues and after undergoing many test through out my life with no answers except oh you must have IBS. I decided to take matters into my own hands. So I have prayed and researched and have been prompted to try a Gluten Free Diet. So how was my first day? Not as hard as I expected. However I did get hungry and kind of irratable. I think mostly because I did not plan enough snacks etc. I normally have PB&J sandwiches I just love them and I did not figure out a substitute for them. So my goal is to know think of the things that I normally eat and figure out a substitute for them. I do feel like I am kind of detoxing right now. It is only the first day but I seem to be craving sugar more. Who know's. Also today was the start of Sammy my 3 year old asking Why? after everything. I thought I was gonna go crazy! Well more to come!