The fun part for me was not only feeling much better after changing my diet, but in the quest to find new and delicious foods to replace the old stand-bys and comfort foods that now made me sick.
Then I had a problem...it turns out that gluten free foods on the market today tend to have a higher caloric content than their gluten containing counterparts. So now I was getting fat! My lifelong struggle with weight loss just got more complicated because all the "fun" I was having with these new foods was, well, a little too fun.
Naturally occurring gluten free foods are actually healthy foods...fruits and veggies, lean meats, corn tortillas, quinoa, polenta-most of which are all lower calorie choices. But what about eating while busy or on the road? What about dinner at friends' houses? What about baked goods, desserts, and delicious Italian food?
I decided it's enough...I want to eat what I want (within reason), enjoy life (with balance), and not get fat (maybe even lose weight). So my quest to create delicious foods that happen to not be filled with gluten and high calories is the new thing I am doing with my life. My friend? She's along for the ride as her allergies are broader than mine to include eggs, yeast, and sometimes dairy. We are doing this for us and for our friends and those we haven't met yet who will benefit from our extensive and sometimes tasty research.
Day one...start the blog and our new path.
