TweetI eat primarily gluten free. I feel much better when I do but some of my cheat meals and such have gluten cause I live me some burgers.

Tweetthe carb sources i have been using the last 5 wks or so are gluitten free. so yes i am glutten free cause all i eat is that and protein with no condiments or anything else. really cant tell any significant difference to be honest other than staying a little dryer than normal

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Originally Posted by guns01

really cant tell any significant difference to be honest other than staying a little dryer than normal

Maybe there is not much of a difference because you are not a gluten sensitive person? I am not even sure if that is my problem either but I am doing some trial and error things now.

TweetMy wife has to eat gluten free. She went in for blood work and they said one test had a strong indicator for celiac, but the other was not as strong. They wanted to do a $700 test to be certain, she said 'why don't I just cut out gluten and see how I feel'. LOL $700...and all they would have told her was to stop eating gluten, we don't need to spend $700 to have someone tell us that. She stopped eating gluten and in a day she felt better. Her energy came back, she stopped getting nauseous, it was the best thing she ever did.

Also, the recipes for some things are really good. She makes stuff that you can't even tell. She has even made gluten free cupcakes and no one could even tell they were gluten free. I'm not a big fan of some of the stuff, but other stuff is pretty good. We certainly eat a lot less breads in this house now. LOL The rice pastas are really good in some things, and not so good in others, IMO. But, you gotta try it and see how you feel. Shoot me a PM and let me know if you want any of the recipes to try.

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Originally Posted by baby1

Maybe there is not much of a difference because you are not a gluten sensitive person? I am not even sure if that is my problem either but I am doing some trial and error things now.

this most likely is true, he prolly isnt allergic to it.

the only time i consume gluten is on vacation, so ive been gluten free for several years now. if you have an allergy to it then it makes a world of difference. for me i was getting fatigued really really bad, like i cant emphasize enough how the fatigue would bother me. most of the time i felt like i couldnt think straight and i was super tired, and the only quick fix was to nap, and this put a huge damper on my workouts.

being that ive been gluten free for several years now with the exception listed above i dont get fatigued like that anymore, and the energy boost is awesome.

the other issue from it was bathroom problems, getting stomach pains and such. i believe i am allergic to other foods like dairy bc the bathroom issues havent completely gone away, but i can assure you theres a difference.

when i 1st started eating gluten free i have come across some nasty ass food, you may experience this as well, so dont knock it as all gluten free foods suck bc they dont, and this mainly applies to breaded products. it all comes down to the ingredients, and how its prepared. i have had some breaded products that taste no different than regular bread, so its out there you just have to find it. theres like 4 different major grocer chains around me, and they all carry different gluten free breads just to give you an idea. as a suggestion for sandwich bread udi's makes a really good one, and if you got a jasons deli close by, they make gluten sandwiches with udi's bread.

just like t-manbond said my lady friend also has made gluten free cupcakes that taste no different from regular cupcakes. there are a lot of restaurants out there that are starting to accept food allergies, and gluten free foods so if you live in a major city it shouldnt be too hard to find.

one last item though, cross contamination with gluten is very easy to do, and a lot of restaurants dont understand this just yet or care about it. if you are preparing your gluten free food in the same area as wheat products then you can contaminate your gluten free food, and its pretty much the same as eating gluten. so just bc a restaurant may claim they fix gluten free foods doesnt mean they are completely without gluten due to this concept of cross contamination. e.g. frying gluten free foods in the same oil as other fried wheat flower products is a big no no.

Tweetlol one other thing. if you do eat gluten free make sure you give it a couple of weeks before you make your decision on whether it has made a difference or not with the caution of cross-contamination. you can easily avoid gluten by making sure you are preparing your foods on cooking wares and countertops that have been cleaned very well from previously used wheat flower products, and avoid eating out with the 1st couple of weeks.