Celiac disease and weight loss

I don't have it...but I couldn't imagine trying to lose weight AND have to buy gluten free foods...don't they tend to be expensive too? Too bad you can't take a pill like you can for lactose intolerance...good luck!!

If it makes you feel better...I do get the whole I"M SICK OF THINKING OF FOOD ALL THE TIME...some days I feel the same. Sometimes it feels like a punishment having to watch food all the time.


It does get easier, you just gotta push through it. I think alot of us are in the same boat with the having to watch it constantly...reading labels, measured out food, going to different stores to get healthier stuff you name it...different reasons, but same feelings.


Hang in though!!! Eventually it just becomes a way of life if you stick with it and some days you just need to tell your negative talk in your head to SHUT UP...do it often enough and eventually you'll train your brain to be more positive.


Best of luck! You can do it...BE TENACIOUS!!!

I have a wonderful friend who is "in your boat", yes. I have learned how to make a lot of celiec-friendly foods because of her.

In her case, she went the other way. She got depressed and we could hardly make her eat. But her doc said that it's common to swing between that and "compensation binging". Finding that middle ground is what you need to do, and hard as it is, you have friends at MFP who are behind you!!!

Success!!!

I'm right there with you!

I typed "gluten free cookbook" into amazon and TONS of highly rated books came up.

For example, "gluten free baking classics" has 107 five star ratings

I'd recommend you see a nutritionist to make meal plans or at least check out some books at the local library or buy them if you know they are highly rated by other people with celiac.

Good luck!

I'm new to MFP, but I was diagnosed with Celiac more than 10 years ago. I've found weight loss particularly hard, because as some people mentioned, GF foods tend to be high in fat. To the person who recommended oatmeal - I know, at least for me, I can't have oatmeal (or malt, or barley) or any grains except rice and corn.

Then there's the added factor that before I was diagnosed, I'd always been skinny (because my body wasn't getting enough nourishment), then when I followed my GF diet, I gained a lot of weight. Anyone else have this? I was diagnosed young, so puberty also played a part, I'm sure, but it was disconcerting, nonetheless.

Does anyone have particular tips for losing weight while still maintaining a GF diet? My daily caloric intake is usually under MFP's suggestions, but I always go over on protein and fat (and under on carbs - imagine that ).

For others new to GF or Celiac disease, I will say that Mexican food has been my saving grace. Not necessarily the greasy American-Mex like Taco Bell, but fresh Mexican food is almost always made with rice and corn, so you don't have to substitute the gluten products, which helps the feeling of being cheated out of "the real stuff."

I just started gluten and dairy free diet about a month ago - I haven't been "diagnosed" celiac, but I don't think I need a blood test to tell me not to eat it - I feel better, so I'm not going back!

It is hard to think about food all the time. I tend to eat natural, unproccessed foods, so it's not too much of a change. However, going out to eat is really annoying. I hate having people make plans around my needs and I feel like I'm constantly "oh I can't eat anything there" or I am constantly looking things up online for the restaurants we are going to.

I'm nervous because I'm thin - but, I'm afraid it's because my nutrients have not been getting absorbed. eeek we'll see!

I AGREE WITH THE MEXICAN FOOD! I eat it so much now! Corn tortillas are my saving grace!

AMEN Sister.