1. History with weight loss:
2. History with Calorie Count:
3. Reason for joining this group:
4. Some interesting details about yourself, such as your job, your family, your pets and your interests:
And now just go ahead and make that first post!
hey all!
1. lost 48lbs....goal is to lose 100 total
2. been here 3 months
3.wife celiac, and since i do all the cooking.............
4. i'm boring
thats all i got :)
I have been on CC for a few months in my attempt to lose some weight but also to get a better grasp on my nutrition. I have learned a great deal about food and on what fuel my body does best. In the process I have slowly lost about 6 pounds and ultimately am shooting for 14 more over the next year.
I tested positive for Celiac a year and half ago. My older brother had become very sick earlier in the year, lost scary amounts of weight, and eventually was diagnosed. As it can be seen in families the doctor recommended the siblings be tested. 3 out of the 4 of us came back positive. At first this was great news for me because I had new hope for alleviating my Fibromyalgia. Unfortunately, being gluten free has done nothing to improve how I feel or my quality of life - its just something I need to do to take care of my intestines. So although I feel well-adjusted to it, I still sometimes get annoyed - especially when traveling or at parties!
Then again it did launch me into a stronger approach to dietary management of fibromyalgia so I am thankful for that I guess. Gluten wasn't it but it led me to dairy and meat exclusion and that seems to have made a world of difference.
So I am joining the forum to share my experience and to gain from others. I have found it really helpful over the past year and half to get recommendations and ideas from other gluten-free eaters.
My stats: I am 31, happily married, social worker, living in NYC with a hilarious dog.
I haven't been diagnosed with celiac disease, but I have terrible gastrointestinal distress when I eat things made with wheat. It seems to have gotten progressively worse over the last couple of years. I used to be able to 'get away' with eating a little wheat as long as I ate more of other things. But now, even a little causes problems.
So I'm hoping for tips for meals here -- especially lunches that I can take to work with me.
Nice to meet you! 
Morning well it is still night where you are. Glad you wanted to join. I am no doctor, but it sounds to me like you have a serious gluten problem. You should talk to your GP about being tested. Believe me, life gets easier once you know. Actually living gluten free is not all that difficult. There are restaurants that cater for us. But, there are also constant ignorance cases. Can you make sure my food will not contain any wheat? But Sir, we only tossed the fish in a little bit of wheat and really fast. You have to get suspicious. I tell you, my friends love me..... not. Find Wholefood Market a really good place to shop gluten free. Here in Germany it is not that easy. Have a good one! Mike
Hi all! My name is Karen, and I'm brand new around here. I've been overweight for all of my adult life, and have dieted a few times before, but have always had one excuse or another to stop.
I just started following the South Beach Diet about 3 weeks ago, and have already lost 14 pounds (it's very easy when you're not used to eating bread anyway!). I just started the Couch to 5k program this morning (and felt like vomiting afterward, I'm so out of shape!) and started the Hundred Pushup program last night. My fiance is doing these exercise programs with me, so this makes it a lot easier than trying to go it alone.
I'll be getting married in October, and I think the final wakeup call was when I picked up my wedding dress, tried it on, and split the zipper open (to be honest, the attendent gave me the wrong underthings and that added some extra padding, but I was still horrified). I decided then that I needed to do something, not for the wedding, but for my health.
I've been gluten-free for about 2 years now. It was a real struggle at first, but it comes very naturally now.
I started at 257 (sadly, not my highest weight) three weeks ago, and am now at 243, my lowest weight in several years. My "ideal weight" is in the 150s, but I am aiming for 180 as I don't want to lose my curves. :) Also, my mom weighed 180 at one point, and had she lost any more weight than that, she would have looked sickly (we are big, strong folk!). I don't have an end date in mind, I'm willing to stick it out for as long as it takes to get there.
Well, that's me. Good luck everyone!
Hi!! My name is Pam and I am new to the wheat gluten free living. I was just recently diagnosed with a severe wheat intolerence (not an actual allergy) my body does not digest any wheat or gluten properly. It has been about a week since i was diagnosed and am trying to adjust to the new lifestyl since I am a carb aholic. Since giving up wheat and gluten I have never felt better and have lost 5 pounds on top of the 65 that I had already lost just by calorie counting and exercising. I am trying to get in the best shape I can for my wedding in 2009 and for my health in general.
Well that is me in a nutshell, good luck everyone and any advice is greatly appreciated.
Hi, I am struggling to eat gluten free. My son was diagnosed with wheat allergy and has a lot of digestive issues. Actually, both my sons and I are trying to avoid any wheat and gluten.
I like to lose a lot of weight and funny enough, not eating gluten makes me lose weight easier.
My problem is how to feed my boys bread (who doesn't like bread). Gluten free products are plenty everywhere, but we also have yeast and lactose allergies and that doesn't help.
Being on a gluten free diet makes us all feel better. I hope to find lots of support here and finding a group like this sounds great.
Hey all!
My name is Rose and I have been a part of Calorie Count for about 6 months now and have had much success. I have gone from 175 to 144 in a little over a year, losing most about 27 of the 31 lbs that I have lost after joining CC.
However, my reasoning for joining this group has nothing to do with weight loss. My boyfriend of 7 years was just diagnosed with Celiac disease about 6 weeks ago. Because of how much pain food usually caused him, he has formed a horrible relationship with eating. He is getting used to being able to eat somewhat normally now, with the exception of gluten products, but he really struggles with coming up with new ideas for meals. Because I have been monitoring my eating for so long now, I am at a loss for ideas as well. I figure that with such a great community at my fingertips, I could help him out. I would also like to eat gluten free myself, just so he doesn't feel like the odd man out. Plus, all of the gluten free products I have tried are super yummy. I like the rice crust pizza way better than a regular crust!
So please, share, share, share! I want to learn as much as I can about this disease so that I can support my boyfriend every way possible.
Nice to meet you all and I look forward to meeting some new people!
Great results, congratulations with that. You must feel wonderful.
Being gluten free is not a real punishment anymore. There is so much out there. I also love the rice tortilla's. They make good wraps.
Most of the problems you can run into is candy and spices. Lots of them contain gluten and you won't know. There are great info web sites out there where you can find lists with ingredients. Going out for dinner is an other issue. Thankfully, more and more restaurants have gluten free meals but you have to let them know immediately. Some of them even have their special menu's.
Good luck with it all and enjoy your weight loss. It inspires me.
Hi everyone!
1) Durring and after grad school, I started the infamous "first office job" weight gain, gained 16 pounds slowly over 3 years. I came here looking for the answer as to why, if I worked out 2-3 times a day like maniac, I kept gaining! (Two words - Over. Eating! Damn our fancy new jobs and the money to eat out!)
2) Been here about a year, and both lost all of the weight I intended to and gained half of it back. Two weeks after starting my new healthy eating regimen, I started having horrible GI problems. I have since had my gallbladder removed, had an ERCP / spinchteroromy, and am in chronic pain. I have long had GURD, which was apparently an early symptom of GI problems to come. So, my decision to get healthy came just in the nick of time.
3) I have recently been put on a gluten-free diet by my pain doctor, who is searching for the answer to my chronic pain. She is a great doc, one who looks at the whole picture (she's actually a spine doctor, but deals with chonic pain as well.) Since opiates only slow my stomach motility further, we're exploring how to make me better, rather then mask the pain. So I'm going gluten free for two months as an experiement - all of my GI problems could be caused by Celiac disease, so it's worth a try!
4) I work i an art museum and am an avid history buff! EDIT: Oh, I'm also somthing of an amateur chef, and cook and bake CONSTANTLY. I have already found some awesome GF recipies for quickbreads, pastas, casseroles (mac and cheese, yum!), cookies and more. Not the best things for a diet, maybe... but good things for living GF long-term and eating like a "normal" person.
Hello people
1- I am a tall person and "carry weight well" and at 15 I weighed 154 then gradually yo-yoed my way up to a massive 330 pounds at the age of 23 (I had no idea I'd gotten that big). That was March 2007. Since then I have lost 94 pounds and have another 50 to go...
2- I joined CC in march this year. I had been a member of a similar site previously but it was no way near as good as this. I stumbled upon this site whilst searching for calorie amounts online.
3- I have joined this group because I have terrible stomach issues. I am waiting for the results of an endoscopy & biopsies- but the doc has told me they found inflammation & ulceration so I'm pretty certain its celiac disease. I am new to the whole Gluten free thing and would appreciate some advice and support.
4- I am 24 years old, Live in Yorkshire in the UK. I work an office job in finance and have a BA degree in Social Sciences. I love alternative lifestyle (piercings, tattoos etc) and rock/metal music, going to gigs and festivals. Although I have to be more sensible now I have a "serious" job :0) I love wine and cheese, and unfortunately pasta and bread :o(
Happy New Year All!!
I have been on CC and sites similar for a few years. I was diagnosed with Celiac's about 6 months ago and proud to say I made it through my first Italian Christmas without a meltdown. (of course I brought my own food and cookies). I am getting married in about a year and want to make sure my weight doesn't spiral out of hand in either direction. I am a personal trainer in the Northern New Jersey area and exercise 6 days a week, so I really need to make sure I am eating the right things for my training. I love to cook and am in need of some tasty meals. I am also trying to learn italian to speak to my future in-laws. Anyone know how to explain Celiac's Disease in italian???
I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease about 6 yrs ago, I found out about 3 yrs ago that I have allergies to soy, egg & navy beans. I also have intolerances to dairy, yeast and kidney beans too.
titantansy - I eat Ener-G bread, its gluten free, dairy free, yeast free & soy free. Enjoy Life makes also makes food without any of the top 7 allergens.
Hello!
I was only diagnosed with Celiac about 6 months ago, so I'm still getting used to the gluten-free lifestyle.
Five years ago at my worst, I weighed 180 pounds (I'm 5'6") --I was a competitive swimmer in high school, and I didn't change my eating habits during college and grad school. If anything, my eating habits got worse, which probably led to my stomach problems!
Shortly after I was out of school, I attended a friend's wedding, where some VERY unflattering photos were taken of me. This led me to shed 50 pounds through diet and a lot of exercise.
Unfortunately, over the last few years, I've gained back about 20 of those pounds, and I'd like to get down to at least 140 again. My husband and I are planning on starting a family in a year or so, and both of us would like to be in good shape before we travel down that road!
I am so glad that there are so many gluten-free options in stores now, although I haven't quite gotten the hang of baking yet.
Lauratait,
Baking is hard is to get the hang of but I think I have finally gotten the hang of it! The trick, IMO, is to use a mixture of flours, I base the mixture on Carol Fenster's mix (don't know the exact meaurements off the top of my head) but its potato starch, tapioca flour, sweet sourgham flour & rice flour (i buy it buy the case from Bobs Red Mill). i find these make the best tasting stuff. Although sometimes rice flour is too grainy in texture so I just use the other three. I just made the most awesome snickerdoodles, coffee cake, and oatmeal cookies for the holidays and everybody loved them and told me they tasted like the real thing. I like to buy food in bulk from Amazon-dot-com, they have great prices and free shipping, saves time from going to the health food store all the time. Also find some good recipes and stuff from Celiac chicks - dot - com. they have a great pizza dough recipe (pepperoni pizza if you do a search). The consistency of the gluten free doughs will always be weird so don't let that fool you into thinking its not going to turn out good. For me it was so overwhelming at first I would just eat salads and stuff but now i don't think its so bad, i actually wish i could be only gluten free but unfortunately i have additional food allergies, soy & egg that make it really really hard to find pre-packaged food, but I feel sooooo much better that its not even an issue really, as long as I'm not in pain I'm okay with it. Also the Gluten Free Living magazine is a godsend and I will always subscribe to it (I tried Living Without magazine but didn't like it). Good luck!!
Hi Folks!
I was just diagnosed gluten intolerant rather than Celiac. I feel much better being gluten free, but find it very difficult to maintain. I, too, like Bob's Red Mill, in fact, I'm going to go put a loaf to mixin' and bakin' in my bread machine when I'm done here.
I'm turning to lean proteins, fruits and vegetables for the greatest part of my diet. I really miss oatmeal and cereal in the morning. but it tears me up any more. I definitely think it is not worth indulging and feeling like crap for the next week to make up for it. The holidays were a little easier because of this mind set--not that I was perfect.
Anyway, I would be very receptive to new GF recipies if any one wants to share...
Merster
Hi everyone,
Just joined CC today, in an effort to keep better track of what I'm eating.
My weight loss history is: started gaining weight in my early 20s, for no apparent reason (truly!) as I was actually more active and eating better. Overall I gained more than 80 lbs by the time I was 25; I kept that and added another 20 by the time I was 30. Visits to doctors, etc. did not turn up much until my husband read an article about PCOS and suggested I get tested. I did, and my hormone levels were positive for the condition. Even after following a lower carb diet and taking metformin, weight still didn't budge much. Started having more GI distress than usual (and I usually had some, all the time - we just called in my "nervous stomach") about 3 years ago and I suspected wheat. Blood test results were negative, although blood inflammation levels were pretty high. Doctor suggested I try the diet and within one month, GI troubles were settling down. I was convinced, and have been gluten-free for almost 2 years now.
The weight has come off somewhat, but mostly as a result of a bad car accident last April. I was not injured badly (although I am dealing with a chronic neck/shoulder injury) but had to deal with a lot of stress with my mom and husband, who were both injured after we were broadsided by an impaired driver. I lost about 20 lbs in less than 2 months, and that weight has stayed off. So now I'm turning a negative into a positive and hoping to continue on a losing streak!
I have a new job in an accounting firm; married, with 2 dogs. My mom lives with us and has a dog too, so that makes 3 people, 3 dogs. I am a "geek girl" who loves technology, gardening and hanging out with my husband. I love Starbucks coffee! I'm calling this next phase of my life the "no sugar added" phase, because I have been dealing with weight and skin problems for the better part of my adulthood, and just want to conquer it once and for all. I firmly believe sugar and I have a love/hate relationship, and every time I have too much sugar I (a) want more! and (b) break out in hives or cysts and (c) gain weight and get bloated and have stomach upset. Ditto for wheat and dairy. Enough is enough!
I love the blog Gluten-Free Girl, and also Karina's Kitchen. Both will get you loving food and cooking, minus the wheat. Also 101 Cookbooks blog is excellent too, she does some g-f cooking sometimes.
Hi,
I joined Calorie Count today to hopefully help with my recent weight gain. I was diagnosed with IBS 9 years ago, my average weight was 130-140. I did a nose dive about 7 years ago down to 110#. I was diagnosed with Celiacs but do not have alot of symptoms. My weight has bounced back and forth for several years. 2 1/2 years ago I weighed 120# today I weight 172#. I have a very hard time staying gluten free (severe symptoms would certainly help stay on the diet) as I get slight stomach ache sometime diarreha. I've come to the point that I need to loose weight and stay gluten free!
I now have custody of my 4ft 8 in, 8 y o grandaughter who weighs 150#. SO for her and myself we need to clean up our diets.
I'm praying CC will not only help me stay gluten free, but also obtain a helath weight for both of us.
I have discovered "Pocono Cream of Buckwheat," it tastes great, alot like Cream of Wheat, but of course wheat-free. I understand Oats are OK it is the poscessing of the oats that contaminates them. There are gluten-free oats online and in many health food stores.
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