Gluten Free Diet

juniperbear

Hi All,

Just wanted to see if anyone else on this site also has Celiacs Disease and how is it going with your weight loss. I'm a bit discouraged that the food I eat are so high in calories and I'm starting to realize that I will really need to step up and get moving more if I will ever hope to get this weight off.

Would love to connect.

Janice

Becky1971

It's been almost 3 months since I realized I have some sensitivity to Gluten, I still seem to be somewhat in denial, cause I will partake in wheat products sometimes like tonight and suffer the consequence tomorrow. I struggled trying to do it with Gluten free products, so now I just don't have bread and things like that, instead it's rice cakes. I do know some products can be similar in calories, but mostly not. I did have weight gain after trying to eat gluten free, so it can be frustrating.

eandskp

Hi Janice and Becky, I'm not allergic to gluten but to wheat. No stomach upsets- just stuffy nose, sneezing constantly, itchy face and acne just to name a few reactions. For the most part, I just try to stay away from grains altogether as they inhibit my weight loss. Every once in awhile I will have a wheat free item or even something with wheat but Benadryl will certainly follow. If I were you Janice, I would just try to cut out the grains and see how it goes. Save the gluten-free items for a weekend treat. I just joined Fitnesspal but nutrition and exercise has been my passion for many years now. Hang in there gals!

Becky1971

Hi Janice and Becky, I'm not allergic to gluten but to wheat. No stomach upsets- just stuffy nose, sneezing constantly, itchy face and acne just to name a few reactions. For the most part, I just try to stay away from grains altogether as they inhibit my weight loss. Every once in awhile I will have a wheat free item or even something with wheat but Benadryl will certainly follow. If I were you Janice, I would just try to cut out the grains and see how it goes. Save the gluten-free items for a weekend treat. I just joined Fitnesspal but nutrition and exercise has been my passion for many years now. Hang in there gals!

Thanks!
I have been wanting to add flaxseed to my "diet" but haven't yet, then at least I'd be getting some healthy grain.

SweetPandora

I've recently given up gluten as part of the Eat Right for Your Type (blood) diet.

I've posted a few recipes that I've tried and enjoyed here are the links.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/182387-gluten-free-quinoa-applesauce-cake

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/183526-maple-walnut-granola

I am wondering if I can substitute rice or almond flour in recipes that call for flour? Has anyone tried this>?

Karen

CakeFit21

Hey guys, we've given up wheat too! I am not wheat sensitive, but my son is. Yes, the gluten-free products are LOADED with cals. They need to add fat to get a soft crumb like we are used to with regular wheat products.

@Sweetpandora-- you can't just sub other flours in certain types of recipes because of the way wheat flour behaves. For instance you can't just switch out wheat flour in a bread recipe. However, there may be recipes where I think it could work where it's the starch content, (or thickening power) in wheat flour that's important instead of the strength. Does that make sense? Also, what I've learned in my research is that it usually takes a combination of the gluten free flours + xanthum gum to get a comparable product. Here's the good news; I found a ton of recipes for everything I've looked for, muffins, pancakes, pasta, bread, english muffins(!) all over the web, not to mention a huge section of books at the book store. Plus, what I've made has all been really good. Different, but still good. I made gluten free ricotta pancakes yesterday. They were yummy.

So, we have been eating a lot of quinoa and quinoa pasta which have the added benefit of having protein. We eat brown rice too. Rice pasta is pretty good too, but we prefer the quinoa pasta. It tastes more like wheat pasta and has a thoothsome-ness to it the way whole wheat pasta does, which my family likes.

Becky1971

I had quit baking for two years doing weight watchers and not wanting the goodies around. Then over the holidays this last year I caught the baking bug and went nuts, this was how I realized I was now sensitive to Gluten. I was really bummed when I learned that to make things decent I had to add all these different things I never heard of and had no idea where to get them, just to give it somewhat of the consistency that Wheat flour does. SO thats why I gave up on it. I just don't eat the wheat stuff mostly, especially bread.

I will definitely have to try out the Quinoa tho, that sounds like a great alternative.

tahoemads

Been GF for a long time, and the only downside is the fillers used to create gluten in baked products. I know it's tough, but the best way to go is simple stay away from packaged GF foods while you're dieting because they can be full of unnecessary and fattening fillers. Like @karincakes said, you can create your own flour mix, but it's a tricky substitution.

My favorite GF products are generally brown rice based because rice is a great binder, hence, less fillers. Try Food for Life, Mary Gone Crackers, Garden of Eatin, or Udi. Udi's products taste the best when it comes to GF baked goods. Their GF bagels are fluffy and light. In my husband's opinion, better than any wheat based flour bagel.

I try to stick to brown rice cakes, brown rice bread, brown rice pasta, oats and quinoa if I need some carbs. But I feel the best when I'm eating clean and just stay away from packaged GF items.

Goal_Seeker_1988

As far as I know I am not allergic to gluten however, after I eat wheat products I stay bloated for awhile, so I've been interested in goin gluten free to see if that can help flatten my stomach.

CakeFit21

As far as I know I am not allergic to gluten however, after I eat wheat products I stay bloated for awhile, so I've been interested in goin gluten free to see if that can help flatten my stomach.

This is what my hubby has said. Since we have stopped eating wheat he says he feels less bloated and lethargic. He said it has absolutely changed everything.

Becky1971

As far as I know I am not allergic to gluten however, after I eat wheat products I stay bloated for awhile, so I've been interested in goin gluten free to see if that can help flatten my stomach.

This is what my hubby has said. Since we have stopped eating wheat he says he feels less bloated and lethargic. He said it has absolutely changed everything.

Bloating and lethargy are symptoms of Gluten sensitivity. I feel extremely sluggish, and I have abdominal pain. Sometimes bad enough to "want" to climb into bed in to a fetal position and do nothing. A lot of people have it and don't realize it. I think it took me getting healthy, and not eating much then binging over the holidays to realize I have it.

SweetPandora

Thanks for all the info ladies.

Karen

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Steph_135

This is the main gluten-free group on MFP that I have found:

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/114512-gluten-free-girls-and-guys

maremare312

I just started cutting out gluten. So far I've not found any gluten free breads I like so just haven't been eating breads. Corn tortillas, rice, and potatoes have been my carbs of choice. I'm actually eating less calories than before because of all the foods I can't eat.

Steph_135

I just started cutting out gluten. So far I've not found any gluten free breads I like so just haven't been eating breads. Corn tortillas, rice, and potatoes have been my carbs of choice. I'm actually eating less calories than before because of all the foods I can't eat.

Finding a good GF bread was the longest hardest search for me!!! Keep the hope alive though!! You will find one!! Check out the link I posted above. Those GF people have GREAT advice!! :bigsmile:

Purplegal

Udis multigrain bread. The BEST gf bread I've ever had. I've had Celiac for 10 years and for 9 years never ate sandwiches, until I found this bread! Of course, diet wise that's a bad thing, but I just figure everything in moderation. It's 180 calories for 2 slices, which I think is not TOO terrible...if you want you can add me as a friend to see what foods I eat...I use the Ancient Harvest quinoa and corn pasta, its high calories so I use pretty small servings and heap the chicken/veggies on it. I also use a lot of spaghetti squash as a sub for pasta.
I also LOVE the Trader Joe's brown rice tortillas...only 130 cals for each tortilla and they are very filling.
The crunchmaster rice crackers are fairly low in cals...I get those at Costco...

Hope that helps some!

maremare312

I just started cutting out gluten. So far I've not found any gluten free breads I like so just haven't been eating breads. Corn tortillas, rice, and potatoes have been my carbs of choice. I'm actually eating less calories than before because of all the foods I can't eat.

Finding a good GF bread was the longest hardest search for me!!! Keep the hope alive though!! You will find one!! Check out the link I posted above. Those GF people have GREAT advice!! :bigsmile:

Thanks, I did post over there and am going to go back through and read older posts. I posted something on FB and was surprised at how many of my friends are gluten free that I didn't realize!

SweetPandora

I found GF bread (Ezikiel s? and a rice and pecan loaf) in the frozen food section in the natural food section of my grocery store. They had lots of different GF options for crackers, pasta etc.

It was quite pricey $6.00 a loaf, glad I don't eat alot of bread!

Karen