Gluten Free

Since my last posting, things in life have been improving. The health and wellness I expected. But, improvement in employment opportunity has come about too, as a result of better outward presentation of myself. I owe that to having gone gluten free. It is finally time to reap the rewards of the hard work I have put into myself from having gone gluten free.

I was personally recruited for a job and the first day is tomorrow. I have walked away from the previous employment situation that was a disservice to me. I am at the right place and time in life, for my new job. This opportunity would not have come about, if I had not gone gluten free and worked hard on my outward presentation... It is amazing how your life changes, when you are no longer in pain and no longer present yourself 'not in the best light.'

It is amazing how one little food product can screw up your life. It took 45 years to find out what was causing my life of hell. I have a second lease on life and will make my best go of it, so I may comfortably retire in twenty years.

Gluten be damned!

I have a round loaf of gluten free bread stuffing in the freezer left over from Thanksgiving. I should use that this coming weekend... Though, as of this writing, have no idea what is being done or who is going where for Christmas.

It is weird to know that a food product was the reason why my body hated itself. Gluten is what caused all of the heinous acts that my body did to itself. I am so thankful that an answer was finally found to the majority of my ailments.

What I have come to know of myself since going gluten free, I am a better person all around. I am not miserable anymore; I am not in pain anymore, nor ingesting over-the-counter pain medications like they were candy; I am not ingesting stomach acid tablets or pills of over-the-counter or prescription like they were candy.

With this new lease on life, I am happy to be getting to know 'my true self.'

And I am one of today's lucky 10,000 and now know you can make cornbread out of only cornmeal. Which I will do on Christmas Eve, to eat with turkey chili.

Thanks!

Cornbread can be made without flour - no need to even fuss with gluten free flour substitutes.

I'm so thankful that we have no food sensitivities - but at least I love to cook and have the time to make things from scratch.

There are real benefits to cooking at home, including knowing what ingredients are being used.

I don't usually use a binder in meatballs, but if I did, I'd use the same thing as in meatloaf, which is ground up pork rinds. There are gluten free cornbread mixes if you want a shortcut and 1:1 gluten free flours if you for some reason want to spend the extra two minutes to make your own cornbread from scratch. There are also gluten free waffles, pancake mix, etc. it's tougher if you're grain free, but even there you can find options.

With having dedicated time now to being conscious of what I am eating, there are things that I do miss eating, but know I am better off without eating any form of gluten. I haven't had a good hoagie in a long time! I haven't had cake, except when it dawned on me a week ago that the birthday cake ice cream I was eating has wheat flour cake pieces in it. I don't eat fast food anymore. I haven't had waffles, pancakes or French toast in a long time either.

I am finding out that I can't have certain things you would think are gluten free, as they have trace amounts of gluten in them. Meatballs you would think are gluten free... Most recipes for meatballs use breadcrumbs as the binding agent. Well, what do you think is the binding agent in the breadcrumbs? Yup, you guessed it, gluten. Gluten is also in cornbread!

I truly need to eat more at home, instead of on the go.

Miss Molly,

You are in like company. I forgot to mention in my post that joint pain and arthritis has almost disappeared. Thank you for reminding me to post that. I also forgot to mention that a side affect that I am experiencing in my gluten detox is my forearms get tingly and feel clamy.

Overall, I am trying to stay as gluten free as possible. I was gluteness for a couple of weeks recently and re-experienced all of the health issues that I had previously endured when not knowing of being gluten intolerant. I know within fifteen minutes if I have ingested gluten, as I get itchy.

Years ago, I cut out processed carbs and within a couple of weeks the "arthritis" I'd had in two of my fingers since my teens disappeared, as did all the other joint discomfort that hadn't reached the level of pain. I slept better, my digestion was hugely improved, and the stomach pains I'd had since childhood stopped.

I eventually got tested and was diagnosed with non-celiac gluten intolerance and allergic reactions to most grains. I sometimes live on the wild side and eat a gluten free bagel or bread, and rice is fine, so I occasionally eat rice pasta, but otherwise I stay away from wheat and grains.

For me personally, a medical procedure was done in July 2022 and part of that procedure was to test for gluten intolerance. It is my negligence for not getting the bloodwork done to test for gluten intolerance around the time of the medical procedure.

Voluntarily though, a few days after the medical procedure, I had started cutting down on gluten containing products. I tell you what though, my body truly thanks me for it! My god, you would not believe the amount positives that have come about from having gone gluten free!

Without being graphic but just stating facts, here are the positives that I have experienced:

I have lost 15 pounds in a month and a half and lost two inches off my waist. I do not have brain fog like I used to. I have a long-standing skin irritation that is slowly disappearing. My bowel functions are hugely improved. My overall mood and demeanor have improved; my co-workers have noticed a big, positive mood change. And, overall, I am a happier human being!

Now, if others 'want' to try to be gluten free, that is on yourselves. I am not a nutritionist, nor a doctor. I only speak of my own experience and offer a place for others to speak about going gluten free, if they are already gluten free or were to choose to be gluten free by will or for medical necessity.

Here is a topic that all can discuss why they voluntarily or medically went gluten free.