A Gluten Free Post!

It's now the middle of June and we have been doing  the gluten free thing since the beginning of April.  Skip is down 13lbs and 3 inches.   I am down about 6 or 7 and an inch or so.  We both have a ton more energy and a lot of things that were making us feel bad are gone.  Skip's daily headaches are a thing of the past and my GERD has been non existent.  Even Aiden is changing.   His is more willing to try different things and has a better appetite.

Our first month was extremely challenging as we learned how to come up with new meal plans and had to change our thoughts on breakfast and lunch.  We have had to find substitutes for our favorites.   Example, spaghetti.  We tried actual spaghetti squash and were amazed at how much BETTER it was than noodles.  No bloating afterward and the texture is awesome.   I have exchanged bread crumbs for ground flax seed.  It has a much better flavor too!

We also cut out refined sugar as much as possible. We sweeten tea and coffee with an herb called Stevia.  You can get it in little packets.  We allow absolutely no high fructose corn syrup into the house. I read every label if we do buy something that is processed.  It's astounding how many foods are poisoned with that crap.  

We are certainly not sorry for making the switch. Even Skip, who thought he was dying for the first 6 weeks, is VERY happy with the outcome so far and wouldn't go back.  He's even taken to telling other people about it.  We both finally understand that health starts with what you put in your mouth.  We know that our bodies are perfectly able to heal themselves without a bunch of intervention, providing we are giving it what it needs.  No substitutes