Celiac disease

ancha0702

I'm diagnosed with celiac disease and lactose intolerance. I'm trying to lose some weight and build muscles, but it's very hard when you have to eat by gluten-lactose-free diet.

Is anybody else diagnosed with it? How do you combine your fitness and diet with it? :happy:

reach53

Hi,
I live gluten-free and lactose-free to! I don't miss the bread nor the milk. Sometimes cake would be great, but there are so many great recipes out there...
Yesterday I made a natural chocolate pudding with cacao, dates, honey, coconut milk, vanilla and avocado in 2 minutes in my blender. Delicious!

peachNpunkin

I am GF but not LF. I agree with you, it is very hard. They have alot of LF products out there for you guys. On the GF products though, I have to be very careful, because they have a lot of calories. So I usuaually just stick to foods that I know are GF and if I want a GF bread or something, I fit it in my day. You can still eat High protein low carb and tone up. It is doable. Do your homework on line and you will find tons of options.

BecsWeeble

Hi,

Yes I have just been told by my Nutrition Therapist that she suspects I have Coeliac Disease, so have started a Gluton free diet. Have to say I don't find many of the things a problem up to now as all the substitutes that you can find tend to be (in my experience mostly snack food). Bread was the hardest for me, not that I ate a lot of it, but I haven't used any of the bread substitutes, so it would be interesting to find out what people think of it.

Have you signed up to any Coeliac websites, they seem to have a fair bit of information there and lots of recipes.

I've been almost Gluton free for around 4 weeks now and can tell quite a difference in myself, I've not actually suffered from any of the problems that were suspected to have come from the Gluton.

As for Lactose, I'm not intollerent to it, but have been told to remove dairy in general because I have an inflamatory condition. I'm finding this slightly harder, the cheese and other products have gone, but finding milk hard to replace, I've tried Oat milk and Soya milk so far and really hate both.

Feel free to add me as a friend, if you want somebody who is going through the same process to motivate eachother if you wish. (Either of you).

Becs

gemiwing

Be sure to check out the Celiac and Gluten Free groups here on MFP. They're under the community tab, listed under the 'Groups' heading.

There are loads of us here and generally share more info on the separate group boards vs the main ones

andrialindsay

My mother has celiacs so I grew up GF for the most part. The alternatives out there are pretty good if you ask me, but then again maybe I'm used to them. I suspect I have an a gluten intolerance so while I've long since moved out of my mothers I still try to eat GF. glutenfreeonashoestring.com is a great resource for recipes. But most places have plenty of GF alternatives, even betty crocker makes cake mixes now. I have noticed though that gf baking involves more fat, so be weary of that. Finding alternatives and counting those calories just like you would with any other food will help you be successful!

A great way to eat gf and lose weight would be lots of meats and veggies. I am not saying a low carb diet is better than anything else, but considering your needs for weight loss, South beach and atkins and such have great recipes that are healthy (south beach phase 1 more so than atkins) that dont have gluten ingredients. And what is healthier than chicken and veggies?? And you dont have to eat the dairy options, but hey it might be worth it to pick up a recipe book. Which reminds me, a part of the new weight watchers diet also really pushes for fruits, veggies, and lean meats, so I am sure they would also have a targeted recipe book along w south beach atkins etc.

Best of luck on your journey!

ancha0702

thanks to all of you, I find this very motivating. )

Soozie1978

I am now eating gluten free myself for the last 3-4 years. I finally realized that many of my digestive issues were probably gluten. Now if I do eat it, I get all sorts of other health problems, too, including skin breakouts, hives, headaches, and muscle and joint aches. I have cooked avoiding many commom foods because of my children's multiple food allergies for almost 30 years. There are many more choices out there now than there were before. It is doable, but it takes creativity. One way to avoid gluten and lactose is to eat only fresh foods like grilled, roasted, or pan seared meats, fresh or lightly steamed veggies, fresh fruits, and minimally season with things like olive oil, vinegars (I like balsamic), herbs, spices, and fruit juices. Good luch on your journey!