I was afraid to weigh in this morning. It has been a week since I weighed myself - and I have been doing this elimination diet. I haven't been particularly good with my eating - but I have been sticking to the guidelines of what was given to me... with the few exceptions that I have already reported. I ate mostly snacks yesterday. I mean, mostly various nuts and gluten free trail mixes and stuff. I ate my breakfast at lunch time and then never ate my lunch or fruit to vegetables that I packed. I have had NO caffeine since I started this - but that Rooibos Tea has been a pretty good substitute. I do miss coffee though. I want a big, hot cup of expensive coffee right now.
Anyway - so my weight this morning was 222 even. I was AMAZED by this because I really think I am at the four pound spike point of the month and I seriously expected it to be 230 this morning - and so, even though it is only down 3 pounds from last week, mentally it is 8 pounds down. And in reality it is the lowest weight I have seen since 7/11 and is the lowest weigh in weight since May 1st. So - maybe there is something to this food sensitivity/intolerence business - or maybe it is just that I have changed my eating habits - again. Whatever. I am not complaining, I would just be happy to see my weight continue going down.
My follow up meeting with the nutritionist is next Wednesday. I am supposed to start testing foods next Monday - but depending on how good I am this week I may start testing this weekend. I am going to start with eggs and soy - both of which I think are OK for me. I have never noticed a problem with eating them in the past (upset stomach, rash or itching). I am still afraid it is gluten that is my problem - but I have gotten to the point where I can accept it being wheat. I can give up wheat, but not oatmeal. 8-) You know - I totally wouldn't surprise me if it IS wheat or white sugar. But, I notice a problem when I eat sweet processed foods - like Pop Tarts, cookies or doughnuts, more so than when I drink a sweet coffee with regular milk or if I eat a candy bar... Which is why I think it is the flour more than the sugar. I don't know - this is all speculation.
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That's awesome that your weight went down! It will be interesting to see what happens in the coming months. Have you ever had the blood test for Celiac? I had it in mind that you had but I don't remember for certain.
I did have the blood test for Celiac. My primary care doctor has a family member with Celiac and so that was the first thing she checked for. However, like the nutritionist said (and I think we have all said) that just because your numbers don't put you fully in the field of a disease or syndrome doesn't mean that your body is funtioning at the most effective capacity. So just because I don't have a thyroid condtion or Celiac Disease doesn't mean I am in the clear.
When Mary had the test the paperwork on the test (and what we read online) even said that it's a pretty unreliable test -- the only reliable test for Celiac is for them to examine the insides of your intestines. And even that just tells you if you specifically have Celiac (I keep wanting to mix that word up with Cecilia and now I can't type either one right) and not if you have some *other* problem with gluten, I suppose!
I read a little bit about Celiac when Mary was tested - and again when Dr. Ball tested me - but I always had the mental image of someone who is malnurish or had sudden weight LOSS - which was never me. But now that I have been reading more about gluten intolerence and wheat intolerence I see that my profile MORE than fits the requirements. It is just a shame that I got the bloating and IBS aspects instead of the weigh loss ones... if that is what the problem is anyway.
Oh, I hope it's not gluten overall that's the problem! That would suck! Although there are a lot of ways around it with all the fancy non-gluten flours available now.
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