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Gluten free diet with whole foods... and gaining??

ericavt
ericavt
I was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, and a friend recommended I try going gluten-free. Apparently wheat causes inflammation in many people, even those who do not have celiac disease. I started reading up on it a lot, and found that many of the autoimmune diseases have an inflammatory component. Which leads me to my no-wheat trial.... I stopped eating all gluten on June 10, and I have been sticking to whole foods mostly, going very minimally on processed stuff. I am continuing the same level of activity that I have had. I investigated my new medicine (Mestinon), and it isn't associated with weight gain. I HAVE GAINED 9 POUNDS IN 3 WEEKS!!!! WTF? Have any of you had an initial weight gain when stopping with grains? I was eating a good amount of wheat before, but only 100% whole wheat everything. I have always been careful to eat healthy foods and take care of my body, just to have it somehow work against me. Please let me know if there is a time period of gain before weight loss.... I'm tempted to just add the wheat back!
Community LeaderThePepperMan
ThePepperMan
I have never gone wheat free, so I can't help you there. Have you made any other changes to your routine? Are you eating more of other foods? Have you reduced your physical activity level?

Sorry to hit you with more questions than answers.


ps, your question might get more replies if you post it on the main board!
Community LeaderThePepperMan
ThePepperMan
Oops, sorry about that PS, it was supposed to be directed at another post. My bad, sorry.
MegK05
MegK05
The problem with removing whole wheat from your diet is that it doesn't take a lot of something like whole wheat pasta to fill your stomach and it's not super high in calories. However, when you are trying to fill up on things that are less filling but more calorie dense you will gain weight. Are you still eating gluten-free grains like brown rice, oatmeal, or quinoa? If not you may want to add some of those into your diet.
jonroland
jonroland
When it comes to weight loss or gain, its as simple as calories in vs calories out. Its imporant to realize what's going into those calories for various other reasons, health, skin, hormones etc but as far as weight gain, I have to assume you haven't been tracking your calories, and have been eating too many gluten free foods. Yes, you can eat too many healthy food, they have calories too. Believe it or not, people lose weight or chocolate and ice cream, as long as they eat less total calories than they need to maintain their weight.

Just make sure though you keep your gluten free foods, also learn how many calories are in them, and make sure you eat a little bit less than your maitenence. And you're all good.
Gabrielle48
Gabrielle48
Also try the sprouted grain breads such as Ezekiel bread. It is in the freezer section next to rolls and such if your store has it. We love it and it is totally gluten free.
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
Tracking food intake helps to see what we're actually taking in. Getting too few calories can do just as much harm as too many. Although, it's the too many calories, or the building of muscle, that can change the weight too.

Also, Are you getting enough water? Have you tried a toxin cleanse?
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