Gone gluten free, less hungry. Help!
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I decided to go gluten free a few days ago, as a result it's pretty much cut out carbs and generally anything unhealthy from my diet as a result but I eat fruit, veg, fish, poultry, nuts/seed so forth but at the moment I'm finding myself less hungry and struggling to meet my daily calorie target. Has anyone else had this problem by being gluten free or just generally cutting out the carbs? P.s any ideas how to bulk up my calorie targets for example I'll add a drop of mayo to my tuna, or add cheese into my soup (Odd, I know!)
Thanks for any information given!
Thanks for any information given!
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Gluten free is not about cutting out carbs
Eat rice, quinoa, potatoes, sweet potatoes, . . And eat oils and fats. Add cheese to soups and tuna.0 -
I know it's not about the carbs but when I consumed gluten it was pretty much from carbs I only really ate bread, pasta and porridge other than that I was clean eating but due to health reasons I've decided to do without it but I'm pretty much struggling making my calories up!0
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Can I just ask why you decided to go gluten free? Do you suffer from Coeliac disease? If not, there's no reason to avoid gluten. It'll just make life more difficult than it needs to be.
ETA: Apparently I touched some oversensitive buttons and so I will add that this is true for SERIOUS gluten sensitivities as well. But, if you think you're gluten intolerant, please consult a doctor before self diagnosing.0 -
how many calories are you eating a day?
Depending on whether I'm exercising or not my range goes from about 1200-1300 to about 1500 but now I'm struggling to get to a 10000 -
Can I just ask why you decided to go gluten free? Do you suffer from Coeliac disease? If not, there's no reason to avoid gluten. It'll just make life more difficult than it needs to be.
Been at the doctors about this and got tested last year, symptoms are really mild apart from my hair slowly thinning out which doesn't bother me too much as it's decreasing again but I didn't really eat much food with gluten to begin with it was bread and pasta every now and then but I tried to incorporate porridge and I had a really bad flare up.0 -
It gets really frustrating trying to explain to people why you've gone gluten free when you don't have Celiac's. It's not a fad, it's due to the reactions we get when we eat it.
There are plenty of healthy subs for a gluten free life. Another poster mentioned some good ones, quinoa is great. You can still eat rice and there are plenty of good gluten free pastas out there.
I know they are processed but I do love my bread replacements like Udi's bread and Food for Life's brown rice wraps.
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If you have a medical issue involving gluten, then follow the advice given for adding in other foods to your diet to up calories.
If you don't have a medical issues with gluten, then you are probably grasping at something else to make you lose the weight. People that do this often have short term success and then regain their weight. (example - giving up sugar, giving up gluten, going low fat, becoming a vegetarian for the reason of losing only).
Making this something you can do forever is critical. Making a plan that works for you and keeps your body healthy at the same time is vital. If you haven't read this link, read. Figure out how to do this and be healthy. Good luck. It's not easy, but when you do it right the first time, you don't have to keep doing it again.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants0 -
It gets really frustrating trying to explain to people why you've gone gluten free when you don't have Celiac's. It's not a fad, it's due to the reactions we get when we eat it.
There are plenty of healthy subs for a gluten free life. Another poster mentioned some good ones, quinoa is great. You can still eat rice and there are plenty of good gluten free pastas out there.
I know they are processed but I do love my bread replacements like Udi's bread and Food for Life's brown rice wraps.
Good luck!
Ah but my symptoms are mild so it's more of doing a double take on me however I seemingly take bad flare up's with porridge. I finally got replacement bread but it's like russian roulette trying to get that or pasta majority of the time you don't in the supermarket near me!
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If you have a medical issue involving gluten, then follow the advice given for adding in other foods to your diet to up calories.
If you don't have a medical issues with gluten, then you are probably grasping at something else to make you lose the weight. People that do this often have short term success and then regain their weight. (example - giving up sugar, giving up gluten, going low fat, becoming a vegetarian for the reason of losing only).
Making this something you can do forever is critical. Making a plan that works for you and keeps your body healthy at the same time is vital. If you haven't read this link, read. Figure out how to do this and be healthy. Good luck. It's not easy, but when you do it right the first time, you don't have to keep doing it again.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
I do have medical issues, that's what I'm trying to get across here I was just generally asking for anyone's input if they found themselves not being as hungry cutting out carbs if that was mainly their intake of gluten and for suggestions on adding in food to put up calories as I don't really want 400 calories odd worth of cheese and mayo!
Before cutting gluten my weight loss was fine, began exercising again about 2-3 weeks ago and I've managed to lose 3-4lbs so going "gluten free" isn't a weight loss fad for me as my diet's been pretty much clean for a few years now.
But, thank you for the reply.0 -
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can u eat more "healthy" foods?
fruit? A couple banans a day should up your cals quite a bit, avacado, grapes
I usually buy fruit pots as I prefer the diversity in the fruit but I try not indulge in fruit too much as the shopping only gets done about once a week either between Saturday or Sunday so I usually run out about Wednesday-Thursday but if desperately needs to be I guess I can do a fruit top up, mid week. 0 -
eat what you like hun, you dont want to eat gluten dont. Your choice. just eat an apple, banana, some sort of high sugar fruit. You will get those extra cals in with the bonus of natural sugars, fiber, and nutrients.
How you chose to diet is your choice. Also, consider taking a multivitamin as well.
Thanks I'll guess I'll just need to bump up my fruit budget!
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olive oil.0
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If you have a medical issue involving gluten, then follow the advice given for adding in other foods to your diet to up calories.
If you don't have a medical issues with gluten, then you are probably grasping at something else to make you lose the weight. People that do this often have short term success and then regain their weight. (example - giving up sugar, giving up gluten, going low fat, becoming a vegetarian for the reason of losing only).
Making this something you can do forever is critical. Making a plan that works for you and keeps your body healthy at the same time is vital. If you haven't read this link, read. Figure out how to do this and be healthy. Good luck. It's not easy, but when you do it right the first time, you don't have to keep doing it again.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
I do have medical issues, that's what I'm trying to get across here I was just generally asking for anyone's input if they found themselves not being as hungry cutting out carbs if that was mainly their intake of gluten and for suggestions on adding in food to put up calories as I don't really want 400 calories odd worth of cheese and mayo!
Before cutting gluten my weight loss was fine, began exercising again about 2-3 weeks ago and I've managed to lose 3-4lbs so going "gluten free" isn't a weight loss fad for me as my diet's been pretty much clean for a few years now.
But, thank you for the reply.
No problem. I was actually typing when you replied that you were having issues - so missed that in my reply. You're getting lots of good ideas for adding more cals. Good luck.0 -
eat what you like hun, you dont want to eat gluten dont. Your choice. just eat an apple, banana, some sort of high sugar fruit. You will get those extra cals in with the bonus of natural sugars, fiber, and nutrients.
How you chose to diet is your choice. Also, consider taking a multivitamin as well.
Thanks I'll guess I'll just need to bump up my fruit budget!
also some fruits keep well a week or more like apples when properly stored!
pineapple as well
Good luck!
Ah I would incorporate soda but bad addiction but completely cut that, chocolate I may have a little look at as chocolate and sweets are cut out to. If it builds the calories then chocolate it must be!
I usually don't mean to go below 1200 calories but just really depends on how I workout on the day burn anywhere around 100-400 calories daily but usually I stop eating around 7-8pm as I usually doze off quite early. However if I'm under I'll try to graze as much as possible my usually offender is yogurt with lots of seeds in it.0 -
If you have a medical issue involving gluten, then follow the advice given for adding in other foods to your diet to up calories.
If you don't have a medical issues with gluten, then you are probably grasping at something else to make you lose the weight. People that do this often have short term success and then regain their weight. (example - giving up sugar, giving up gluten, going low fat, becoming a vegetarian for the reason of losing only).
Making this something you can do forever is critical. Making a plan that works for you and keeps your body healthy at the same time is vital. If you haven't read this link, read. Figure out how to do this and be healthy. Good luck. It's not easy, but when you do it right the first time, you don't have to keep doing it again.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
I do have medical issues, that's what I'm trying to get across here I was just generally asking for anyone's input if they found themselves not being as hungry cutting out carbs if that was mainly their intake of gluten and for suggestions on adding in food to put up calories as I don't really want 400 calories odd worth of cheese and mayo!
Before cutting gluten my weight loss was fine, began exercising again about 2-3 weeks ago and I've managed to lose 3-4lbs so going "gluten free" isn't a weight loss fad for me as my diet's been pretty much clean for a few years now.
But, thank you for the reply.
No problem. I was actually typing when you replied that you were having issues - so missed that in my reply. You're getting lots of good ideas for adding more cals. Good luck.
Sorry if my reply came off as rude or anything! Thank again for the reply and here's hoping!0 -
As a long-term VLC (very low carb) person due to a number of metabolic syndromes running in my family, I've experienced what you're experiencing on occasion. If you up your cardio to more high intensity, that should stimulate your hunger - so that's an option.
I would say that so long as you're paying attention to hitting your protein target, you should be fine eating fewer calories, anyway.
The reason folks say to hit 1200, is because the less food you eat, the harder it is to get your nutrients in. But so long as you're eating between .8-1.2 g of protein per lb of LEAN body mass (per pound of muscle on your body), you shouldn't suffer any ill effects from fewer calories.
Just make sure to also take a multivitamin.
I haven't had any grains in ages, and my heart burn and indigestion are completely gone - so I definitely know how gluten free (and for me, completely GRAIN free) can change things for the better!0 -
If you have a medical issue involving gluten, then follow the advice given for adding in other foods to your diet to up calories.
If you don't have a medical issues with gluten, then you are probably grasping at something else to make you lose the weight. People that do this often have short term success and then regain their weight. (example - giving up sugar, giving up gluten, going low fat, becoming a vegetarian for the reason of losing only).
Making this something you can do forever is critical. Making a plan that works for you and keeps your body healthy at the same time is vital. If you haven't read this link, read. Figure out how to do this and be healthy. Good luck. It's not easy, but when you do it right the first time, you don't have to keep doing it again.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1175494-a-guide-to-get-you-started-on-your-path-to-sexypants
I do have medical issues, that's what I'm trying to get across here I was just generally asking for anyone's input if they found themselves not being as hungry cutting out carbs if that was mainly their intake of gluten and for suggestions on adding in food to put up calories as I don't really want 400 calories odd worth of cheese and mayo!
Before cutting gluten my weight loss was fine, began exercising again about 2-3 weeks ago and I've managed to lose 3-4lbs so going "gluten free" isn't a weight loss fad for me as my diet's been pretty much clean for a few years now.
But, thank you for the reply.
No problem. I was actually typing when you replied that you were having issues - so missed that in my reply. You're getting lots of good ideas for adding more cals. Good luck.
Sorry if my reply came off as rude or anything! Thank again for the reply and here's hoping!
No it did not. But the crossing of posts sometimes makes an answer obsolete before I hit the post reply button. :flowerforyou:0 -
Honestly, if you're actually only eating 1000-1200, the hair loss is likely due to a lack of proper nutrition rather than anything else. Add on top of that your exercise which increases your calorie deficit even more, and your body is *literally* (and yes, I mean, literally) starving. Lack of sufficient protein, Vitamin B and/or iron are big contributors to hair loss, and at that calorie level it's very likely that you're not getting enough of the entire vitamin spectrum either.
The dozing off early in the evening can also be a sign that your body is simply running with too little fuel as well.
I understand the desire to lose weight as quickly as possible, so the temptation to over-restrict your calories is immense. But it can also be counterproductive, and it sounds like you need to add a few calories to your daily diet and examine your overall nutrition balance.0 -
As a long-term VLC (very low carb) person due to a number of metabolic syndromes running in my family, I've experienced what you're experiencing on occasion. If you up your cardio to more high intensity, that should stimulate your hunger - so that's an option.
I would say that so long as you're paying attention to hitting your protein target, you should be fine eating fewer calories, anyway.
The reason folks say to hit 1200, is because the less food you eat, the harder it is to get your nutrients in. But so long as you're eating between .8-1.2 g of protein per lb of LEAN body mass (per pound of muscle on your body), you shouldn't suffer any ill effects from fewer calories.
Just make sure to also take a multivitamin.
I haven't had any grains in ages, and my heart burn and indigestion are completely gone - so I definitely know how gluten free (and for me, completely GRAIN free) can change things for the better!
Yeah, I've been cycling a lot for cardio however this is the first time I've done it since going gluten free so hoping it'll help eventually in the next few days and I'll have a better appetite! I don't know what my protein count is daily, guess I'll need to work that one out o_o
Yeah I had some mild heartburn but thankfully I think that might just been down to indigestion!
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Honestly, if you're actually only eating 1000-1200, the hair loss is likely due to a lack of proper nutrition rather than anything else. Add on top of that your exercise which increases your calorie deficit even +more, and your body is *literally* (and yes, I mean, literally) starving. Lack of sufficient protein, Vitamin B and/or iron are big contributors to hair loss, and at that calorie level it's very likely that you're not getting enough of the entire vitamin spectrum either.
The dozing off early in the evening can also be a sign that your body is simply running with too little fuel as well.
I understand the desire to lose weight as quickly as possible, so the temptation to over-restrict your calories is immense. But it can also be counterproductive, and it sounds like you need to add a few calories to your daily diet and examine your overall nutrition balance.
My hair has been thinning out for 2 years, I've already been to the doctors about it my iron levels were fine only level that seemed to be down was my ferritin but I was put on iron tablets as I was falling asleep at 7-8pm daily and still feeling tired getting up at 7am! After that I stopped the tablets and began eating healthy. But, about 6 months after that I had my digestion issues kick in and didn't go to doctors for a good numerous months after, a few doctors later saying there's nothing we can do, one decided to test me and wahlah however as I said my symptoms were mild when present they haven't played much bother till I've ingested porridge and I had a bad flare up.
I only eat 1200 a minimum if I'm not exercising, as I stated. However due to going gluten free I'm finding it harder to consume calories this is generally what the post is about and ways for me to incorporate more calories without bringing unhealthy foods to my diet again. As I said I eat fruit, vegetables and nuts/seed so it's not like I'm missing out much vitamins from carbs alone. I eat either meat or fish daily.
As to sleeping earlier it's not much earlier as I fall asleep between 11pm-1am and getting up anywhere between 5-7am! I'm not trying to shift the weight as fast as possible as I've only lost around 6lbs in the last few months. Only finally incorporated exercise back into my life as I had stresses and issues that were preventing me.
As much as the judgement goes by, I do eat healthily, I do try to cover eat vitamin with my food intake as I'm not a big pill goer. I eat a diverse range of everything daily. All I wanted was ideas to incorporate more calories into my food.
But, thank you.0 -
I don't often eat wheat either but there are loads of higher calorie foods you can add in that aren't the more traditional high calorie treats, avocado is great (and I use it instead of mayo sometimes - like mixed in with tuna), nut butters and nuts, I love a banana split in half lengthways spread with almond butter and topped with chopped walnuts which is high calorie for a small volume - it's great before exercising. Think about any low calorie substitutes you use, like low fat dairy, fat substitutes, salad dressings 'diet' anything, and just swap back in cream, cheese, olive oil etc. Condiments are a good way to add in a few extra calories too. Try to break it down, if you want to add 400kcals a day then that can seem a lot but if you say it is 75 kcals on each of three meals and a 175kcal snack or desert then hopefully that would seem more manageable0
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1) There was no judgment. Simply stating facts.
2) 1200 calories is way too little. Period.
You're. Not. Eating. Enough. Even on your best days.
Use this calculator: http://www.exrx.net/Calculators/CalRequire.html
As a 20 year old female, you would need to weigh 94 lbs with 10% body fat and be completely bedridden for that to be a sufficient amount. Since you're showing that you have 19 lbs. to go, I'm going to guess that not even one piece of that description accurately describes you.
Setting your calorie target too low means that your protein target is too low. So even IF you were meeting your protein target for 1200 calories, you would still be way too low.
By your own admission, you're not even getting close to that and struggling to get to 1000.
So, while I understand your defensiveness, there is no getting around the fact that you are malnourished and hair loss is one of the primary signs of malnourishment. Could this have been going on for longer than the last couple of months and explaining the longer term issues? Only you know for sure, and it would take dropping your defenses and actually being honest with yourself about your longer term eating habits.
Bottom line: facts are stubborn things, and you can't get around them. And it's not "judging" to point them out.0 -
Hi, I had the same problem. There is actually no reason to go gluten-free. All that matters is that you count your calories and you stay under your limit. I'm assuming you live in L.A. where everyone has a million different theories on how to lose weight instead of just counting calories. I've lived in L.A. my whole life and I didn't learn about counting calories until a few months ago at age 32 when I needed to lose 40 lbs. That's L.A. for you SMH.0
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Hi,
I'm on a gluten free diet, I'm not actually coeliac, but I have a wheat intolerance; I have found a vast improvement in my general well being since doing so, I am less bloated after eating, I'm no longer constipated (apologies for the TMI) & I feel less fatigued after eating a meal.
My diet hasn't really changed since starting a gluten free diet, but my brands have, here are some of the gluten, wheat free brands I rely on are:
Tesco Free From - pasta, biscuits, pizzas, fish fingers, burgers, breaded chicken steaks, sausages, chocolate bars, chocolate buttons, bread, bread rolls, cakes, biscuits.
Morrisons Free From - cakes, biscuits, chocolate bars, chocolate buttons.
Nature's Store - rice cakes, cereals, crispbreads.
Kelkin - rice cakes, jaffa cakes, cookies.
Warburtons Newburn Bakehouse - bread, crackers, flatbreads, bread rolls, cakes.
Alpro - custard, almond milk, rice milk, creamy deserts, yogurts, milk drinks.
Basically you can eat everything that someone who eats gluten can eat, you just need to look around the shops for the Free From or Special Diet sections; your diet needn't change because you're living gluten free, but your brand choices will have to change to accommodate your dietary requirements.
I went gluten free about 3 weeks ago, but I am managing to eat about 1400 - 1800 calories a day (net calories varies depending on my exercise for each day).... Just think about what you were eating before you went gluten free & try to look for gluten replacements.
Good luck xXx0 -
Hi, I had the same problem. There is actually no reason to go gluten-free. All that matters is that you count your calories and you stay under your limit. I'm assuming you live in L.A. where everyone has a million different theories on how to lose weight instead of just counting calories. I've lived in L.A. my whole life and I didn't learn about counting calories until a few months ago at age 32 when I needed to lose 40 lbs. That's L.A. for you SMH.
No disrespect, but if she's saying she has issues with gluten why do you tell her there is no reason to go gluten free? I agree that too many people think it's a fad but if it's bothering her stomach why should she eat it?0
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