October 20, 2011
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Today I'm on day 5 of being gluten free and I'm feeling all right. I had headaches for about three days as well as really achy muscles on the third. Today I'm going to my chiro because I know that some of this pain isn't just from wheat withdrawl, I'm just plain ol' messed up and haven't seen my chiro in over a month. I didn't realize how much she was doing until I stopped going. I've been nagging myself to get to the gym because I know that, ultimately, excercise is the only thing that's going to make me feel better long term. My guts are happy tho! I've been reading online that some people have terrible symptoms for weeks, however those people are also Celiacs and have guts that are in a much more ruined state than my own.
But, I have these fleeting moments of wanting to give up. Sometimes I feel like it's too complicated, that it sucks that I can't just eat whatever I want. I think that's the wheat talking. I just have to keep going because I know that in three months time, MAX, I won't even want to touch anything that has wheat in it and I will (hopefully) be several pounds lighter too. This doctor is claiming, after all, that the average person will lose about 25 pounds in the first 6 months of cutting wheat out their diet. I'm not so sure I would lose that much. That would bring me down to about 112 lbs and I haven't weight that much since before puberty. I would be thrilled to be 120, but this is all besides the point. I mean of course I want to look good, who doesn't? But I really want to avoid arthritis and diabetes and heart disease. I'm thinking that I want to look and feel fabulous at 40 and not be a worn out pile of shit taking more pills than I can count on both hands everyday. How often do people in their 20's think about how their lifestyle will affect them when they're 40 or 50? I would guess not a lot considering it's the time in life when everyone thinks they need to be partying and drinking their faces off. (And I'm not saying this goes for EVERYone. I know some young moms out there in their early 20's who have other priorities
)Anyway, so far, so good. I thought the cooking bit would be difficult, but honestly, I'm finding myself to be more creative than ever in the kitchen. I'm exciting about building a gluten free inventory.