I keep referring back to the fact that I used to eat all these things and it was okay. But I tend to forget that I was constantly feeling crappy. And after detoxing from gluten for a couple weeks and seeing how great I felt, I should not be okay with having this "most of the time" mentality.
This holiday I over indulged in plenty of foods that included wheat. Even though I thought I did pretty well, the affects of it are not pretty. I am still recovering. Almost a week and I am just about free from indigestion, cramps, and bloating. I have all these aches and pains throughout my body. I constantly think, hey I worked out too hard at the gym, or hey I am just overly stressed, when really it could just be the affects of my lack of dedication to MY healthy eating habits. The more and more I read about the negative affects of gluten the more it resonates that this is why I feel crappy. I have a medical professional tell me I have an intolerance for a specific food and I continue to remain in denial about it. I continue to make excuses. And I certainly, continue to feel crappy.
NO MORE.
(and still in my head I think, "well maybe just sometimes")
I am going to use this blog to document my struggles with this and my journey towards being strong and feeling healthy. All these other "wheat free" blogs are so inspirational but sometimes I feel like, "don't you ever mess up" and "how do you live this way all of the time?"
As a vegan, it is even more difficult (I think) to eliminate gluten. I mean what the hell else is there left for me to eat. And it actually makes me sort of angry inside. I have thought about adding some animal products (such as eggs) back in to my life to make it easier, but it makes me really uncomfortable still. I still think about this daily, but I am not there yet.
Oh and on a side note...my fiance found out he is allergic to gluten as well. Which seems great right? We can live this hell together?? Not so fast. He decided that with this whole gluten hell thing, he is going to try out the Paleo diet. And it makes me want to crawl into a ball and cry. And cry some more. How can this be, how can this even work? Why me, why me? Over and over and over again.
But I am living, and for that I should feel thankful. And not pissed off at the world because wheat makes me feel horrible. It honestly is not the end of the world. And even though sometimes I might feel like it is, life will go on without it.
So here I will be documenting, and struggling, and winning, and probably struggling some more. But at least this can be my motivation to be a Super Stellar Healthy Eater/Blogger that rarely makes mistakes...Paleo and Vegan and Gluten free.
Wish me luck.
This is actually how we feel
Here is a quick and easy test to get an idea if gluten is affecting your health
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/gluten-sensitivity-self-test
And if you think it is please make an appt with Cheryl Broad for Allergy Testing here
http://www.artofwellnesscenter.com/
And if you then are hit with the worst news ever (according to me) here are some websites that have really helped me so far.
Against All Grain http://www.againstallgrain.com/
Wheat-Free http://www.wheat-free.org/
Inspiralized http://www.inspiralized.com/
*** soon to be the basis of my whole existence once I receive my new spiralizer in the mail***
Food Babe http://foodbabe.com/
