Wheat Free - Day 3

good for you! good luck!

I have been generally grain free for several weeks now with occasional cheat days. I'm now trying to go completely wheat free. I was very disappointed after a serving of turkey jerky to find that wheat is added to the soy sauce in the package. I don't necessarily include a lot of pre-packaged foods in my diet, but when I do I need to remember to check the labels. It's very frustrating but I'm just going to keep on going and try again. I know that after a few days of completely wheat free diet I feel amazing and full of energy.

Is this the same as being gluten free?

Going on nine years. It's a celiac thing though, so wheat is just the start of it for me.

I haven't tried it. May you give a bit more insight on it? What would you replace the wheat with?

I don't eat any wheat or grains at all as I eat Primal. I love this way of eating, my whole body feels strong and healthy again. I also ultra low carb (less that 25g a day) and at 47 I don't look nor feel my age. Well done on trying this.

Edit to correct my bad typing <blush>

Have been wheat free since mid November 2011. Feel, so, so much better.

I've been grain free for over 2 years. Feel great!

I stopped eating wheat and other grains on Dec 26, 2012. I also follow a low carb woe. I immediatelly stopped having hunger pangs, and don't think about eating wheat at all. I've also lost 25 pounds. Works for me!

I stopped eating wheat and grains in July 2012, due to gluten intolerance and the need to control PCOS symptoms. Doing great!

I've been gluten-free for 12 years, and also consider the stuff toxic lol. I lost about 35 pounds when I went gf 12 years ago (without trying, really, although there were not many replacement products available at the time so that helped). I'm back now to lose the rest of the weight.

I feel so lousy, so quickly, when I ingest gluten accidentally that I never knowingly consume it. I wouldn't go gluten-free for weight loss, but if you have other symptoms too -- absolutely. I had mouth ulcers, brain fog, exhaustion, constipation, chronic sore back, post-nasal drip, headaches 4-5 days a week -- went gluten-free for another reasons and all the above magically vanished :-).

I haven't tried it. May you give a bit more insight on it? What would you replace the wheat with?

You don't have to specifically replace the wheat in your diet.

I am trying to be wheat free. Recently have had allergy tests to try and get to the bottom of some of the health issues I have been having (sinus / post nasal drip / joint pain / excessive tiredness) that all other tests have shown that there is nothing wrong with me.
Allergy tests show a high positive reaction to wheat and rye and diary (from cows), coffee, beef and potatoes. Allergy doc says that all my symptoms are classic allergy responses. I managed to cut wheat out for 5 days but then fell off the wagon with some nice fresh hot cross buns. Back on track as of yesterday.

Have they tested you for candida?

we are 100% gluten free here and have been for a long time. You need any tips or help please let me know.....

It was hard at first (never thought more about bread that I did that first week) but because I needed it for medical reasons it made it easier, that and loosing a ton of weight all at once because I got rid of the unhealthy fillers.

Good luck - you can do it!

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...)