It's almost been a week and I'm still alive. I'm proud to say I haven't died due to malnourishment, which I consider a huge accomplishment.
I've had a few moments of weakness and the worst was going out to a restaurant with friends for a few drinks on Thursday night. I swear the pitchers of beer were calling my name. However, I survived and ate my first bun-less burger. After that experience I wondered why I ever ate a bun in the first place? What a totally useless thing to eat.
St. Patrick's day festivities haven't been easy either with house parties.. Going to have to figure out a way to overcome the party hurdle, tough when you can't eat anything on the table.
This week I've found myself constantly reading labels like a crazy person because I want to get through a solid few weeks cheat free. If I cheat now... I have no hope! So I'm proud I didn't cheat last night because it would have been exceptionally easy.
It hasn't been as bad as expected but my first Gluten Free bagel experience is never going to live up to a Great Canadian Bagel...that's for sure. The bread also looks like something from outer space but when you put enough peanut butter on it you have no idea.
To date I've cooked more meals than I ever thought was possible and I packed my lunch every day for work -- Shocking. I've also been to the grocery store three times since I started this. That HAS to be a record.
It's going to take some serious time to adjust to this but so far this is something anybody could do.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
First Supper
After reading the recipe I swear 15 times before I dove in I finally made something that tastes great and is apparently gluten free.
Thanks Wheat Belly cookbook.
My dishes don't look restaurant ready by all means yet but I impressed myself tonight.
Voila: Pecan-Breaded Pork Chops with Cous-Cous. Took me about 30minutes.
Thanks Wheat Belly cookbook.
My dishes don't look restaurant ready by all means yet but I impressed myself tonight.
Voila: Pecan-Breaded Pork Chops with Cous-Cous. Took me about 30minutes.
Day 1... of many.
As I sit here chowing down on my first lunch salad of the many more to come, I couldn't help but think I have to blog about this journey. I always talk sports but why not help myself transition through what should surely be one of the hardest things I've done by talking about it?
For as long as I can remember I have battled mysterious food reactions...I'm sure I'm not unlike many other people out there. I've wasted countless hours googling symptoms and trying to figure out what I could possibly do to eat normally like all my friends seem to.
Specifically over the past seven years, breakfast, lunch and dinner has ruined my days, dates, special occasions, athletic training and competition and just made me plain miserable. That small overview only takes into consideration a few things... it has ruined so many other things.
Since I was about 14, I've been back and forth from my doctor, dabbled with so many different medications and also have seen specialists and dietitians.
The funny thing was after all these years... I always got the same answer. 'We don't really know what it is.' -- A Gluten-Free diet over a year ago was suggested but I was terrified of the challenge.
Looking back...there were times and phases where I just didn't want to eat at all because I'd feel full after literally two bites of my dinner at a restaurant. There was also numerous occasions where my breakfast, lunch, or dinner would make me so nauseous I had to literally go to bed after a few bites. Seems totally normal for a very fit and healthy girl right -- like before that's just a brief overview.
Being a active athlete today and former professional athlete this seriously impacted my daily routine. I remember before ski races in my teens being completely ill after a morning bagel before a training run or as of recently being completely exhausted after a bowl of cheerios before teeing off prior to a golf tournament.
I constantly have found myself envious of all those people out there who seem to just devour anything and feel like a million dollars after a meal because one thing is for sure... that has never been me.
So from the girl who loves Subway sandwiches, Tim Horton's Cheddar Cheese bagels, a nice frosty cold beer on the deck after a round of golf and restaurant pasta dishes... times have to change and gluten has to go.
Let me make this clear, many people ditch gluten to lose weight. That's never been my problem, if anything it was the opposite. Tests for Celiac came back negative when I was tested over a year ago but so many people suffer gluten intolerances and have no idea. So this is just a healthy choice I want to make for myself.
The best part about all this is I've never been able to cook. Grocery shopping scares me, I struggle to make things out of a box and I once even melted a kettle onto a stove... things should be entertaining.
This blog will surely provide a comical view on one lost girl in the grocery store trying to beat wheat -- one day and one meal at a time. I look forward to finally being able to put a meal together. It's been a long time coming.
Surprisingly enough, my mixed green salad with chopped peppers and pecans was actually almost as satisfying as that Italian BMT sub I oh so dearly will crave in the days to come. I'm still wondering how hungry I'm going to be at my desk when I get back to it in a few minutes.
-Morgan
For as long as I can remember I have battled mysterious food reactions...I'm sure I'm not unlike many other people out there. I've wasted countless hours googling symptoms and trying to figure out what I could possibly do to eat normally like all my friends seem to.
Specifically over the past seven years, breakfast, lunch and dinner has ruined my days, dates, special occasions, athletic training and competition and just made me plain miserable. That small overview only takes into consideration a few things... it has ruined so many other things.
Since I was about 14, I've been back and forth from my doctor, dabbled with so many different medications and also have seen specialists and dietitians.
The funny thing was after all these years... I always got the same answer. 'We don't really know what it is.' -- A Gluten-Free diet over a year ago was suggested but I was terrified of the challenge.
Looking back...there were times and phases where I just didn't want to eat at all because I'd feel full after literally two bites of my dinner at a restaurant. There was also numerous occasions where my breakfast, lunch, or dinner would make me so nauseous I had to literally go to bed after a few bites. Seems totally normal for a very fit and healthy girl right -- like before that's just a brief overview.
Being a active athlete today and former professional athlete this seriously impacted my daily routine. I remember before ski races in my teens being completely ill after a morning bagel before a training run or as of recently being completely exhausted after a bowl of cheerios before teeing off prior to a golf tournament.
I constantly have found myself envious of all those people out there who seem to just devour anything and feel like a million dollars after a meal because one thing is for sure... that has never been me.
So from the girl who loves Subway sandwiches, Tim Horton's Cheddar Cheese bagels, a nice frosty cold beer on the deck after a round of golf and restaurant pasta dishes... times have to change and gluten has to go.
Let me make this clear, many people ditch gluten to lose weight. That's never been my problem, if anything it was the opposite. Tests for Celiac came back negative when I was tested over a year ago but so many people suffer gluten intolerances and have no idea. So this is just a healthy choice I want to make for myself.
The best part about all this is I've never been able to cook. Grocery shopping scares me, I struggle to make things out of a box and I once even melted a kettle onto a stove... things should be entertaining.
This blog will surely provide a comical view on one lost girl in the grocery store trying to beat wheat -- one day and one meal at a time. I look forward to finally being able to put a meal together. It's been a long time coming.
Surprisingly enough, my mixed green salad with chopped peppers and pecans was actually almost as satisfying as that Italian BMT sub I oh so dearly will crave in the days to come. I'm still wondering how hungry I'm going to be at my desk when I get back to it in a few minutes.
-Morgan
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