Just going GF didn't work as far as weight loss goes in my case. What works for me is to make sure that on top of that, I keep my carbs very low. I'm loosely following the Paleo lifestyle, and it is really doing wonders for me! Hope that helps!

I was 100lb overweight and have been gluten free for over 20 years.

I'm not a skinny celiac. I've always been a bit overweight.

With the malabsorption/malnutrition issues that go along with uncontrolled celiacs your body is essentailly in starvation mode. When you go GF and your body starts the healing process it begins to absorb again. It's natural for your body to want to rebuild and store and it's very common for people to gain a bit after they go GF. This is GREAT for those celiac sufferers who are super thin, but for those of us who have some to lose it's frustrating. In this instance going GF alone isn't enough and calories and/or carbs should be monitored.

This exactly. The really skinny celiacs are usually the sickiest celiacs, i doesn't have as much to do with the fact that they are gluten free as it does with the fact that between the mal-absorbtion of nutrients and the chronic diarrhea that lots of celiacs patients get, weight loss happens. It can take years for damage to heal.

I have been overweight the last twenty years. I have celiac and suspect I have had it since I was a child since the symptoms have ALWAYS been part of my life ("IBS" due to stress even as a kid, migraines). I suspect part of my weight gain was hunger for nutrients I wasn't absorbing, although a large part of it was due to depression/ stress issues. I found I feel SO much better gluten free, but I do have long term consequences that I suspect are malnutrition related (disabling arthritis at 50, hernia, muscle sprains- all collagen related). For me, it was really easy going gluten free since I felt so terrible before. I have only inadvertently glutened myself once- a prepared broccoli and raisin salad! Was sick for two days! I am very careful though.

I came here when I was super sick and this site actually helped me figure out what foods were making me sick and those that didn't. I had suspected I was gluten intolerant and that is exactly what it was. It's been a long road to lose while my body has been healing so I've really, REALLY had to be careful with what I eat so I don't gain since I have read so much about it. Luckily I have slowly but steadily lost pounds.

The only traditional foods I replaced with GF versions are penne pasta and GF Cheetos. That's it. Other than that I'm eating whole foods. I don't eat cereal for breakfast anymore, don't make sandwiches - I don't even crave bread anymore! I make my own salad dressings every four days and beyond that I simply watch calories.....

If you can tolerate corn, tostadas are generally gluten free and run about 90-100 calories each - a little more than a slice of wheat bread, but doable as the base for an open face sandwich. It helps to smear the tostada with hummus or mashed beans to give the toppings a little something to stick to.

I think it's too much Chipotle--not sure.

A lot of ice creams are gluten free, tragically for my waistline. Celiac doesn't equal skinny for me.

I was am an over weight celiac and have struggled with my weight all my life. I went gluten free and gained 35 lbs.. what the heck. IF you are a fatty it is not suppose to work that way- you are suppose to lose when you go gluten free right .. yeah not so much.. I did nto begin to loose until gave up all grains and dairy. but anyway there are a bunch of us that are not super skinny- like some one said, those really skinny celiacs are the sickest ones..