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Going on a diet, who is with me?

endowife
endowife
Ok, so there is the endo diet, the raw diet, the regular diet.
By Jove, I just need to lose some of the weight I have gained from this damn disease. What happened to my thighs? I used to be hot, and 3 years of pains later...
I have cottage cheese. There, I said it.

Who is in with me? Maybe we could also try some endo diet things together, like removing wheat for a month, or...?

I need some endo support, because you know what it am going through. Volunteers? I am talking a ten week diet. All the watermelon you can eat, get rid of the cake and ice cream...

You in?
endowife
endowife
Ok, I may now try the endo diet, not just a diet. I watched this video and it spoke to me:

http://www.kaplanclinic.com/health-and-wellness/index.php?itemid=40

Do you have any of the other symptoms mentioned? Fatigue, bowel problems, thyroid condition, joint pain, etc.? He says in the video that we should see a change in about 6 weeks of being off of gluten. I'm going to have to change my life quite a bit so I'm not going to start today, I'll continue with my current diet path for another week or two and start building up the arsenol of materials I'll need for the gluten free diet.

Has anyone been tested for celia's disease?
cidekmat
cidekmat
i was tested not a fun process.. because my aunt and uncle have it they thought I might but in the end the gastro said I had a wheat/gluten sensitivity or intolerance, so it doesn't go as far as celiac's but I should reduce my intake to only once in a blue moon (treat kind of thing) really hard when my husband loves his carbs
deleted_user
deleted_user
I was just tested for celiac; luckily, I don't have that, but I did find out for sure yesterday that I have a gluten intolerance. Bleh, King Arthur's Flour has some great Gluten Free products. I'm making hot dog and hamburger buns tonight. Mmm...
cidekmat
cidekmat
@grumblies where i live the gluten free stuff sucks I try to keep my intake down to once a week (tough with hubby) but be careful... I am not sure if you plan to fully eliminate gluten or just the big ticket items such as bread and pasta but if so make sure to read packaged food ingredients because they add gluten to a lot of products you buy.. the rule of thumb I use is if I make it I know its safe but they can even sneak gluten in things even like pasta sauce. ooh and one of my fave gluten free treats are rice/corn flour pancakes YUM I even use them in place of bread for sandwiches... ooh and let me know how your hotdog and hamburger buns turn out
deleted_user
deleted_user
I do body by Vi and LOVE it so far! I feel great,in fact the best I have for years. I am in the process of signing up as a promoter.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yeah, so far I'm doing a great job of only shopping the outside aisle of the grocery store. I'm limited in the amount of gluten free products locally; so, it's a mild bummer. However, if it comes in a package, I usually won't buy it.
BTW the buns turned out great. SO easy to make (with my bread maker to kneed it for me) & super tasty. The best part is that they can be frozen. So, I made a couple of loafs for sandwiches as well as our grillin' buns :)