Wheat-free month

[nisaa]

These crackers rock my world. They're better than most crackers I've ever had. Only problem is they're kind of expensive.


This past weekend I went away and had a little less control over my diet. I had a burrito and my stomach hurt for a few hours afterwards. It could have been more than the tortilla, I'm sure with the beans and the spicy sauce.

I chose a rice crispies treat at Starbucks instead of a cookie or a pastry to accompany my chai. I think that's the only dessert there that's wheat-free.

Later on I went out for some late night food at a pub and it was last call for food orders and I felt rushed and just got the pizza crusts. They were really tasty and good. But in the end, they weren't worth it. Within 10 minutes of eating them, my stomach hurt and I stopped.

Luckily, for the next morning's breakfast I had pre-arranged a no-wheat meal and had my own sprouted Ezekiel tortilla with me. Yes, I would have preferred to have the croissant that came with the meal, but I know after Saturday's meals, I'm better off without it.

My skin, people tell me, looks much better. I keep hearing that the texture of my skin looks different. I can see the difference myself. Maybe I should have taken before and after pix but I didn't so you'll just have to believe me. Most importantly, I'm beginning to feel better about looking at myself in the mirror.

So, while I haven't been entirely strict about the no-wheat thing (and everything I have had with wheat I've written about here, honest), I can really tell the difference.

I can tell already that this is experiment is going to last much longer than a month. I will probably have some things with wheat flour in them once in a while and I'll see how it affects me. But I'm going to be extremely choosy from now on because I now know where the belly-aches and breakouts are coming from.

Comments

[divineseduction.livejournal.com]

How did you figure to cut wheat out? Like, my stomach still gets annoyed with me, and sometimes, I can't figure out what it is (dairy aside).

[nisaa.livejournal.com]

I know that my stomach hurts sometimes after eating wheat. I also know that wheat is a major allergen for many people. But the thing that pushed me to try it is that rm solved her stomach problems recently by giving up gluten. I'm not doing a total elimination diet, but I figured I'd try wheat first and I've gotten good results from doing so.

Try it for a week and see if it makes a difference. And write down what you discover.

[rednikki.livejournal.com]

Your skin absolutely glows now - and you're right, the texture is completely different. It's amazing!

I've cut wheat out for an elimination diet, and the only difference it makes is that I don't get asthma when it's below 40 degrees. Not so much of a problem here.