Funny, I went to BJ's last weekend and had a gluten free pizza and a Redbridge, and suffered no ill effects. This coming from someone who suffers severe IBS and fructose intolerance!

Back when I was low-carb Paleo, however, I could not eat more than 100g of carbs in a day (even safe starch) without suffering horrible bloating and gas. So there is something to be said for carb tolerance I guess!

PS. I also have Celiac and do not ever cheat with gluten.

I always find that anything that you "cheat" with never tastes as good as you remember. I find now that (not that I've had any in a long time) pasta is just tasteless mush, it's what you put on it that tastes good. I also can't even stand the smell of bread any more.

Paleo matza ball soup. That's funny. I think that will be on my list too. I thought fried calamari from Buca di Beppo was on my list, but no. Not worth it. I think it's basically just chocolate peanut butter icecream from Glacier home-made for me.

I've been thinking about this. Mark Sisson wrote:
"It’s conceivable that gluten could be doing damage and causing constant, low-grade inflammation without you even knowing it. This is why folks who go Primal and give up wheat and other gluten-containing grains become more “sensitive” to wheat upon reintroduction. It’s not that going Primal has suddenly made them intolerant of gluten; it’s likelier that going Primal has made them more sensitive to their gluten sensitivity. It was probably always there, but they never knew what they were feeling until they removed it and then tried to reintroduce it."

I think this is one thing I disagree with. I actually do think I'm gluten sensitive/intolerant now, and it's not just that I notice the difference more. I never got headaches, major diarrhea, or cramps when eating gluten before. But after going primal, I really suffer. I think it's not that we're just more aware of our sensitivities. I think maybe our body adjusts to not having to deal with all the leaky gut and inflammation garbage, so our "defenses" against that stuff decrease, since we're not constantly at war with our food. Then when you reintroduce gluten, the guards (bacteria, white blood cells, etc) that used to be there to deal with that crap are off enjoying their vacation, and we're left to fight the battle on the toilet.

Very scientific hypothesis, I know.

like me and my ice cream friday. it's NEVER bothered me before, but after a week of changing the way i eat, OMG, the next day my stomach was in a huge knot most of the day, and i was bloated ALL weekend. not fun. but i'm glad it did that to me, so now i'll think next time i pass the ice cream place.

There are some super simple, paleo/primal friendly ice-cream recipes out there. I make my own and my two kids can't even tell the difference. You can also buy almond and coconut milk icecream at the grocery stores these days. A good alternative for the cravings without the bloating afterwards.

Interesting... I will try this, but I'm kind of skeptical about the texture. Hmm... may have found a use for the remaining chicken broth in my fridge :P

Even after just a couple of weeks of Primal I'm noticing a difference. Tuesday night's Cheddar Bay Biscuits overload has me groggy, sore, terribly lethargic, and just generally icky. Not to mention bloated beyond belief.

Going to cut my carbs down as low as I can the next couple of days to help get my body back on track. Is there any good way to help speed along getting the lingering wheat gluten out of the system?

Well, I just totally blew it....and it was totally planned, so yesterday I had this huge Ham Bone, so I made homemade split pea and bean soup....oh it was so good, but the pain after, not so good......did I learn........no, when I blow it I blow it huge,so today after work, to the old Chinese buffet that I USED to love....but half an hour after eating, bathroom where art thou.....and the cramps, so tomorrow, I will be totally recommitted that I will most likely be doing the whole 30. I guess it is not so easy when old habits can get you and hard to walk around the hole even when you know the hole is there we fall in it time and time again.