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rlkloke

After I was diagnosed and cut out all form of gluten & grains, I lost weight quickly.
I didn't add in any gluten-free baked goods, cereals or pastas. I'm crazy about reading labels and will avoid anything that I suspect has some trace levels of gluten. Fast food is gone, even at restaurants that offer a 'gluten free' menu, it's just too much of a risk for me.

I've been living and eating this way for nearly two years now. I feel amazing, all the symptoms have gone away and it's worth the work that goes into managing what goes into my mouth.

I hope you start to see the weight come off! Good luck in your gluten free adventure. :flowerforyou:

Mokey41

It's common to gain rather than lose once you give up gluten. When your gut is irritated you aren't absorbing as much of your food but once it starts to heal you'll get all the good. Gluten free foods are often higher in calories than regular foods as well. You still have to count calories and stick to your deficit to lose.

Cheryl_Catrair

Many people with nutritional deficiencies gain wait after a Celiac diagnosis because they begin absorbing and no longer have the symptoms they had before. Initially I lost weight... just because I couldnt eat pastries, etc., but as soon as I figured out the gluten free goodies I immediately put on weight (Reeses' Peanut Butter cups for example). Once I got my bad habits under control the weight began to come back off. Hang in there and just make sure your calories are nutritious ones!

emc0941

I was diagnosed with Coeliac's Disease about 15 months ago. The gluten free diet didn't really affect my weight much to start with but after about 9 months when my gut had really started to heal (and I was able to digest lactose again) I realised I was putting on weight. I think I was eating a lot more than normal before because I couldn't get enough energy and nutrients from my food so now I need to learn to eat less which isn't easy.

karenwill2

I gained 30 from making my fave foods GF. Now I am down 71 and I love it. I still make my fave foods just very rarely. Give yourself some time to adjust to the new life.

eatathome

I gained. Not having diarrhea every day and finally being able to absorb fats will do that!

I didn't gain a ton, though, and my belly stopped looking all pregnant.

karenwill2

thank you for starting this thread. It inadvertently clued me in on what has been causing some of my left over celiac issues. After going to cosmetology school, I was taught how awesome Redken is. It never occurred to me that my Redken ringlet 07 that makes my hair fantastic was killing me too. Sure enough, it has wheat in it. As does my hairspray and possibly my shampoo. So I washed in baby shampoo (that is GF) and ordered a gluten free line of products. My rash is already better and I hope my hair will come back now as I lost a lot of it prior to being diagnosed. I will suffer one to 2 weeks of bad hair but it will be worth it. Although my hubby says it will be tough.. he is kidding of course. You would think that after 2 years I would have realized but I did not know that it could be labeled as other things until I did a google search. Be vigilant gluten free people. A little bit hurts a lot.

Jesstruhan

I lost weight, but only until I started to experiment with GF Baking. Gluten free baked goods are MUCH higher in starch, calories and fat per oz to make them similar to non-GF baked goods. Plus, I had deprived myself from eating anything that was not "safe" for so long that I kind of pigged out after rediscovering sweets. I've regulated my eating now and can hit the right amount of calories and nutrients within my GF diet, and now I'm losing again (mostly). I gained over Thanksgiving, but Thanksgiving is forgiven. I expected to put on a few. Good Luck!