Thread: Gluten Free

Gluten free... Is no fun at all! It's been two years of it for me, I'm intolerant. When I first switched my diet I lost 10 pounds and got excited! But after a few months of the weight being gone it started to come back. Its not a hard diet ... Until u want to go out to eat, or in my case get a preggo craving for cheese burgers and chicken mcnuggets. If your married then no that you will have to buy extra food, regular good for him and family, and gf for you. Its expensive, some of the food is okay but seriously if your just looking at gf as a diet go on a diet, don't go crazy with cutting everything out and trying to make everyday gluten foods gf. It's not worth it and has extra carbs and calories.

Darling - thanks for the info. Going gluten free for someone who HAS to is definitely different than someone just doing it for health benefits. I don't eat red meat (once or twice a year max) so cheeseburgers, hamburgers and things like that won't be an issue. Though you can still have a good hamburger you just can't have a regular bun. After looking up more info on it, it seems that most of what I'm eating currently is already gluten free. I'm seeking out some snack items to replace current non gluten free snacks, but that are high in protein. I also think alot of people don't utilize all their gluten free options, like Quinoa which is full of fiber and protein and LOTS of nutrients, but is totally gluten free. For me, since I'm not intolerant to gluten, I'm not going to freak out if I have some soy sauce or something like that but am going to try to replace the things I eat regularly that contain gluten.

I don't need to lose weight so I'm solely dabbling in this to test out the potential health benefits. I found that on sites like Amazon you can buy some really good gluten free stuff in bulk for very reasonable prices.

I'm kind of excited about the challenge.

It does sound exciting, Humm maybe I could start thinking about it as a healthy diet rather than a curse... Thanks

Going totally Gluten free, from my point of view, isn't worth it. It can be tough to find gluten free foods, and to do it day in and out can be hard. Also, like said above, eating out is an issue, as even most salad dressings have gluten in them. I worked in a restaurant for years, and gluten was always difficult (generally they had to do rice with a chicken breast with salt and pepper - which is fine, but not really something you want to eat when you go out).

Also, if you are already eating pretty much gluten free, I don't think you'd see lots of effects in the long run from it. Also, I would ensure you take vitamins/nutrients as well, to supplement things that a gluten free diet doesn't have (ie. iron, folate, fiber). And also, be warned if you go back to a gluten filled diet, you may pack on the pounds, as your body has adjusted and your intestinal tract ends up changing to absorb more --- when you switch back, it takes your body time to revert back.