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heather94146
heather94146

How has everyone been feeling. I'm 3 weeks gluten free and feeling much better. I've been able to cut way back on my medicine routine too. Last night I ate some candy and I had some hives and swelling today but nothung like a few weeks ago. Fingers crossed.

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  • MyGingercat
    MyGingercat heather94146

    Posted

    Wow! Heather that is wonderful. Keep up the good work!It takes a long 'time to heal, but don't give up.

    I am eating closer to" normal" now. I lost about 15 Kg and thought I would gain a bit back, but that is not happening. I really need to buy some clothes that fit, now that I am skinny. I hate shopping!

     

    • heather94146
      heather94146 MyGingercat

      Posted

      Feeling great AND losung weight is a wonderful combination! Good for you!

      I'm trying to follow the diet for leaky gut. I have a ways to go before I'm eating "perfect" but it has to be helping. I do still crave sweets and I know I am no supposed to eat sugar. Do you take probiotics? I watch this while video that this doc in Los Angeles California put together and at the end he is selling his probiotics and as much as it may have been an advertisement, it was informative and it seems like his product could really "fix" our gut and intestines - along with healthy eating...it just made sense. I don't know.

  • james18331
    james18331 heather94146

    Posted

    Congrats, glad it's working for you! I did that and also cut out most of my sugar intake and my hives are 99% gonel. They will still show up on my feet if I go barefoot on hard surfaces, but I can live with that. I just always wear shoes! But seriously, I drink water and tea, no sugar. That's about it. No fruit juices, sodas, no Diet sodas, no smoothies... It's boring and it sucks but i feel better. Keep up the good work!

    Blessings.

    • heather94146
      heather94146 james18331

      Posted

      I miss cake. I do. But for now I'm eating gluten free alternatives. Do you drink or use milk? Coffee? I'm just curious. I do have one cup of coffee a day and I only use just a little skim milk. I am willing to switch out to an alternative. My next battle is ice cream and frozen yogurt. ...I haven't had any but I do miss that too!
    • james18331
      james18331 heather94146

      Posted

      Heather, I was a sugar freak! Krispy kreme donuts, Milk duds, everything. I would eat half my kids' halloween bags! But My last physical showed I was in a "pre-Diabetes" condition, so I went 'cool Turkey'. Not quite 'Cold' but i drastically cut down my sugar. I'll have a lttl ebit of dark chocolate, although 72% is all i can stand. And not the whole bar, just a square of the Lindt. Or 1 or 2 Andes mints at night. I never drank coffee, and hardly touch milk. I did lose 22 pounds with the combination of gluten-free and reduced sugar. But it is a struggle every day. I've had the same snickers bar on my desk for almost 2 years now. It serves to remind of how well I'm doing. I've almost eaten it a hundred times, but I've managed not to. Gotta be strong!
    • heather94146
      heather94146 james18331

      Posted

      I'm going to try to make "healthy" gluten free pumpkin bread but I totally wasn't thinking ahead to Halloween. My weakness is York peppermint patties. Any size. My son has food allergies so I really sore big time at halloween. Anything he couldn't eat or trade....I did. Oh well. I'll try to stay strong. If you did it, I can try too. I do remind myself how desperate I felt a few weeks ago & I DO NOT want to feel that way again! Thanks!
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