Wheat Free - Day 3

tenintwenty

I've been wheat free for almost 3 years. It sucks. You stop missing bread around year 2 though.

tenintwenty

Any of you on this type of diet distance runners?? I would like to try this but I am concerned due to limited carbs.... but I feel I need to try something due to some health symptoms I am having (bloating, nearly daily headaches, tiredness...)

I'm a distance runner. You don't need wheat for carbs at all. You can do other grains: corn, rice, oats, etc. You can also just do sugar for carbs. (My preference). BTW: your symptoms sound like chronic dehydration- pretty common for distance runners who put in a lot of miles per week. Try eating watery foods and drinking water until your pee is clear, and see if you feel a difference.

josiereside

Any of you on this type of diet distance runners?? I would like to try this but I am concerned due to limited carbs.... but I feel I need to try something due to some health symptoms I am having (bloating, nearly daily headaches, tiredness...)

I'm a distance runner. You don't need wheat for carbs at all. You can do other grains: corn, rice, oats, etc. You can also just do sugar for carbs. (My preference). BTW: your symptoms sound like chronic dehydration- pretty common for distance runners who put in a lot of miles per week. Try eating watery foods and drinking water until your pee is clear, and see if you feel a difference.

Actually do to injury/surgery I have not run distances for quite some time. I drink water throughout the day, all day, I know I am not dehydrated.

tenintwenty

Any of you on this type of diet distance runners?? I would like to try this but I am concerned due to limited carbs.... but I feel I need to try something due to some health symptoms I am having (bloating, nearly daily headaches, tiredness...)

I'm a distance runner. You don't need wheat for carbs at all. You can do other grains: corn, rice, oats, etc. You can also just do sugar for carbs. (My preference). BTW: your symptoms sound like chronic dehydration- pretty common for distance runners who put in a lot of miles per week. Try eating watery foods and drinking water until your pee is clear, and see if you feel a difference.

Actually do to injury/surgery I have not run distances for quite some time. I drink water throughout the day, all day, I know I am not dehydrated.

Then why did you ask your initial question?

josiereside

Any of you on this type of diet distance runners?? I would like to try this but I am concerned due to limited carbs.... but I feel I need to try something due to some health symptoms I am having (bloating, nearly daily headaches, tiredness...)

I'm a distance runner. You don't need wheat for carbs at all. You can do other grains: corn, rice, oats, etc. You can also just do sugar for carbs. (My preference). BTW: your symptoms sound like chronic dehydration- pretty common for distance runners who put in a lot of miles per week. Try eating watery foods and drinking water until your pee is clear, and see if you feel a difference.

Actually do to injury/surgery I have not run distances for quite some time. I drink water throughout the day, all day, I know I am not dehydrated.

Then why did you ask your initial question?

Because I plan on getting back into distance running as soon as I can and was wondering about the diet and the effects.

robin949598

I have been having stomach issues for the past 4 years. Doctor says that I have IBS. My mom told me about the Wheat Belly book. I read it and decided to try going wheat-free. I have only been wheat-free for a week, but I already feel much better. I haven't been bloated and miserable since giving it up. I also get frequent headaches which I haven't had at all this week. I think I found my "cure" and it isn't a drug.

badtastebetty

I gave up gluten over a month ago, and it has resulted in nothing but positive changes.

I do miss being able to eat without thinking about ingredients, but I feel great when I avoid gluten. I have slipped up twice. Once last weekend which resulted in my feeling so terrible I couldn't go to work (and it takes me a lot to call in sick), and then yesterday I shared a cupcake with my boyfriend which just made me feel bloated, and backed up.

Oats don't seem to have much effect on me, which is wonderful because I really love my porridge. However, I don't seem to get a pass on much else.

juicemoogan

I am on day 2 of no wheat.. Reading wheat belly and decided to try it out.
What do you guys do for breakfast? I've had scrambled eggs for 2 days in a row, i cant really think of much else..

Trying to keep low levels of other grains as well but not eliminating.

CoachReddy

I am on day 2 of no wheat.. Reading wheat belly and decided to try it out.
What do you guys do for breakfast? I've had scrambled eggs for 2 days in a row, i cant really think of much else..

Trying to keep low levels of other grains as well but not eliminating.

i pretty much eat eggs and bacon every morning, but you can spruce it up and do it differently. boiled, fried, omelet, etc

i also sometimes make no-oat oatmeal. really tasty. a bit fluffier in texture than normal oatmeal: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/no-oat-oatmeal-its-no-atmeal/#axzz2Q0sFWfXD

charovnitza

I am on day 2 of no wheat.. Reading wheat belly and decided to try it out.
What do you guys do for breakfast? I've had scrambled eggs for 2 days in a row, i cant really think of much else..

Trying to keep low levels of other grains as well but not eliminating.

Besides eggs and bacon, I eat 1/2 cup full fat ricotta cheese (or cottage cheese) with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries and 1Tbl DaVinci sugarfree syrup. A protein shake with unsweetened coconut or almond milk, protein powder and strawberries. Leftover protein and veggies from last night's meal. Romaine leaves witn mayonaise, tomato and bacon, eaten like a sandwich. Crustless spinach quiche. Cottage cheese and sliced tomato. Or if I want some more fat that day, a handful of macadamia nuts.

willdob3

I cut wheat last year and feel so much better I have no plans to add it back in. Ever. Why would I want to eat what makes me sick and causes me pain?

I do not eat grains at all so I am also gluten-free. I am so happy with the way I eat now that I don't miss grains. I don't even bother to make breads using things like almond meal or coconut flour.

cam92460

Greek yogurt with fruit--great protein, no fat. Also, I have cut out gluten but still eat oats (Bob's Red Mill makes certified gluten-free oats) or you can make a breakfast cereal with quinoa, milk and spices. You can also make an indian pudding with corn if you are nor avoiding that.

1223345

I wonder how this went with the original poster?

jenibab68

I am on day two of wheat free. I am craving soda and bread like crazy. :embarassed: So far so good resisting. :flowerforyou: I hope this passes in a week or two.

hdlb

I've been gluten free since Aug. 2012, and grain free for a few months. I tried to put rice/oats back into my diet with bad results, I'll be grain free for life now. I have Crohns, so my body is pretty damn picky about what I can and cannot eat.

hdlb

I am on day 2 of no wheat.. Reading wheat belly and decided to try it out.
What do you guys do for breakfast? I've had scrambled eggs for 2 days in a row, i cant really think of much else..

Trying to keep low levels of other grains as well but not eliminating.

I don't usually eat "breakfast" foods. Sometimes I'll have eggs - fried, scrambled, boiled or omlette, with bacon, but usually I have leftovers from dinner the night before. Sometimes I'll cook up chicken, or have some tuna and fruit, or a smoothie, or a veggie juice. Depends on the morning.