I found bread!!!!

Yes I am as excited as one person can be about buying bread. Since switching to a non gluten diet I have had one kind of bread which shall remain nameless. So yesterday I wandered around Fred Meyers trying to figure out which bread to buy. I wanted something that was not frozen and felt like real bread. I want real bread, bread you can dip in your eggs or eat as toast or even grill. I miss grilled cheese sandwiches like you would not imagine. I would sit there and smell my families that I made. After much debate I settled on Ener-G Foods White Rice Loaf, 16-Ounce Packages (Pack of 6) I can't say settled because I cracked open the bread and it looked and felt like normal bread so I put it to the test and made over medium eggs. Then I toasted the bread which came out perfect slathered some butter on it and some actually stuck on it (my other bread the butter would just melt off) took a bite and was in gluten free heaven!!!! Of course Amazon has amazing deals and they come in a package of 6. The White Rice Loafs have a pretty long shelf life but when you break the air lock seal your bread is good for a week so be careful when you pop that baby open. I plan on making cheesiest potato soup but making some changes to make it healthier since when you go gluten free you need to make sure you are not gorging which is easy to do. I hope to make this by Wednesday so that I can have some soup for the week and the weekend. When I make it I will post my personalized recipe and pics of the finished product

dying to try something

When I was in track I used to run short spurts I was fast but could not go the distance. Now that I am getting healthy and getting my self back on track I would like to try Couch to 5k. I want to run I love being outdoors and I want to get myself down to goal weight. I am contemplating when to run, where to run and what to wear running since I live in the NW. I think I will run in the morning before I shower even though I worry about running in the dark. I have a pink Seahawks hat that will keep the rain at bay and I think I have picked a route out around my neighborhood. I found a website and it outlines what to do for me lets take a look.

Couch to 5k

Step 1: The first 4 weeks
run for any amount of time and then walk for that equal time 50/50 plan

Step 2: Add 30 minutes of walk/run per week and add in one work out
30 minutes of run/walk and 1 workout week 1
Next week at 30 minutes of running to equal 60 minutes of running you can split this into to two runs
3rd week 90 minutes/can be split into three runs
4th week is 40 minutes per run per those three days


There are 7 more steps but it is so much to list on one page you can look at the page to see where I will be going. I will also be working on holiday recipes for the gluten free!! including the wonderful Valentines day.

Filtering out the Gluten in your home

Gluten hids in many foods so you have to really get down and dirty to look.

Look for Wheat and Barley in your list those are the top two offenders

Then Look for products that were processed in facilities that process wheat/barley.

Oats are ok as long as they are processed in a facility that only processes Oats.

Watch out for Seasoning!!! these are sneaky gluten hiders. My favorite seasoning "Slap ya mama" is gluten free and reasonably priced

Sauces are another sneaky hider of Gluten so watch out for every sauce, dressing, and marinade.

If you have Gluten foods and have to keep them since your family eats gluten you really have to channel your will power

Saying no to delicious foods you have eaten all your life is not easy at all but you can do it.

Once you stop eating Gluten you will feel a thousand times better and your body will thank you. If you accidentally injest Gluten you will know

your stomach will cramp up and bloat out and you will feel crappy so try your best to stay away once you are off.

Going out to eat is huge for people who cannot tolerate Gluten but not impossible. I will provide some valuable resources for eating out as we go along.

Finally don't let negative nancy's affect you. You know what is discussed between you and your Dr and some people will try and make you feel like you are lying, nuts,

or a hypochondriac. Filter those people out or if you must keep them in your life don't talk to them about such things like your health and what is going on with you. 

Happy Halloween!!!

Halloween was my last loading day and I made the most of it. I woke up and weighed in at 205.3 so I was down again for a total loss of 3lbs during my two loading days. I am pretty sure I put some back on which was what I was supposed to do. We had a potluck at work and I ate everything. I had fried chicken, steak, gyoza's, cupcake, candy, soda, Shepherds pie, and stuff I can't remember. It was all so delicious!!! go everyone at work they did amazing.

Today is my first low calorie day. I weighed my lean protein for today and cooked it. I have prepared both my lunch and dinner. I will admit I was worried about the drops and remembering to take them at the right times. My meal plan is this

Breakfast: Banana

Lunch: Chicken on Spinach with a little lemon for flavoring

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Chicken with tomato and grissini bread sticks

Snack: Zevia soda

I can wait to weigh in tomorrow and see where I am at. My mentor said I should be breaking 200 by Saturday.