Day 1 was a fairly normal day, but day 2 was filled with terrible headaches. That's when I first discovered the term "gluten withdrawal". Joy. One guy even said he was an alcoholic and getting off gluten felt the same as giving up alcohol.
Day 3 was significantly better, but I still had a few headaches. I've been watching for any evidence of "brain fog", which some people had while on gluten. I feel like things are a bit... clearer? But perhaps thats just my imagination. I've also noticed that I was getting out of bed feeling better than usual. (Normally I feel kinda achy when I wake up, kinda like day-after soreness from working out, but not such a good feeling. My dad has it too and calls it "feeling like he's been hit by a Mack truck". Also, it takes me 30min or so after getting up to be really awake.)
Day 4 was worse headaches than day 3, but better than day 2.
Day 5, two brief headaches, but not nearly so bad. (With all this withdrawal, I have to wonder, what on earth are we putting in our bodies?!?)
Day 6, NO headaches!!! Yay! However, I did wake up feeling achy again. Yuck. I spoke with my doctor and requested a thyroid test, which she granted. I should have the results next week.
A note on eating gluten free... Its not terribly hard... But yet it is. I am really enjoying my gluten free yogurt in the mornings ("sprinkled" with gluten free chocolate chips). I also enjoy berries drizzled in honey for snacks. Lara bars are ok, but I find there's an aftertaste that makes it hard for be to enjoy more than a tiny bite or two at a time.
Dinners: Zatarains has a gluten free jambalaya mix, which was ok, but considering what I knew it should have tasted like, it was a bit of a let-down. If I could have added Tony Chacheries to it, it would have been SO much better. (I'm not switching to gluten-free spices, etc til after I've confirmed I'm gluten sensitive. So for now, it's salt and pepper.) Louisiana Purchase, on the other hand, has an amazing red beans and rice mix that I added turkey sausage to. It was AWESOME! I'd eat that even if I wasn't going gluten free. Gluten free corn tortillas on the other hand, were dreadful. Really really bad. The only way I've found to eat them is to bake them into chips and dip in Sabre hummus (yum). I also baked gluten-free cornbread last week and that was pretty decent. Not amazing, but decent.
I'm finding lunches to be my most difficult challenge. I would normally just grab a quick PB&J on whole wheat bread. I've done baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese for two lunches and I was busy and skipped a formal lunch for 2 days. I don't really want to spend time cooking at lunchtime, so I'll be looking into my other options soon.
Day 3 was significantly better, but I still had a few headaches. I've been watching for any evidence of "brain fog", which some people had while on gluten. I feel like things are a bit... clearer? But perhaps thats just my imagination. I've also noticed that I was getting out of bed feeling better than usual. (Normally I feel kinda achy when I wake up, kinda like day-after soreness from working out, but not such a good feeling. My dad has it too and calls it "feeling like he's been hit by a Mack truck". Also, it takes me 30min or so after getting up to be really awake.)
Day 4 was worse headaches than day 3, but better than day 2.
Day 5, two brief headaches, but not nearly so bad. (With all this withdrawal, I have to wonder, what on earth are we putting in our bodies?!?)
Day 6, NO headaches!!! Yay! However, I did wake up feeling achy again. Yuck. I spoke with my doctor and requested a thyroid test, which she granted. I should have the results next week.
A note on eating gluten free... Its not terribly hard... But yet it is. I am really enjoying my gluten free yogurt in the mornings ("sprinkled" with gluten free chocolate chips). I also enjoy berries drizzled in honey for snacks. Lara bars are ok, but I find there's an aftertaste that makes it hard for be to enjoy more than a tiny bite or two at a time.
Dinners: Zatarains has a gluten free jambalaya mix, which was ok, but considering what I knew it should have tasted like, it was a bit of a let-down. If I could have added Tony Chacheries to it, it would have been SO much better. (I'm not switching to gluten-free spices, etc til after I've confirmed I'm gluten sensitive. So for now, it's salt and pepper.) Louisiana Purchase, on the other hand, has an amazing red beans and rice mix that I added turkey sausage to. It was AWESOME! I'd eat that even if I wasn't going gluten free. Gluten free corn tortillas on the other hand, were dreadful. Really really bad. The only way I've found to eat them is to bake them into chips and dip in Sabre hummus (yum). I also baked gluten-free cornbread last week and that was pretty decent. Not amazing, but decent.
I'm finding lunches to be my most difficult challenge. I would normally just grab a quick PB&J on whole wheat bread. I've done baked potatoes with broccoli and cheese for two lunches and I was busy and skipped a formal lunch for 2 days. I don't really want to spend time cooking at lunchtime, so I'll be looking into my other options soon.