Fad diet?

Congratulations to Miss Chelsea Clinton who is getting married. Why would I say that?  She had a gluten allergy and for her wedding reception the food and wedding cake will be entirely gluten free. I'm so thankful that word is getting out about being on a gluten diet. More and more companies are making gluten free food, so taste of these foods are getting better. And gluten free foods are getting CHEAPER!!! yay!

Now bare with me for a moment people, I'm getting on my soap box.  Yes, granted society is getting better about offering more and more options as far as eating gluten free food, but hear this: THIS NOT A FAD, I REPEAT NOT A FAD DIET!!!! ah, that feels better.  I'm am getting sick and tired of hearing people say "it's the hottest trend." or "so when you lose your weight are you going back to eating regular food?"

The other day I was in a store, nursing my son Gordon, and I overheard some people talking about this "new fad diet and how it's so ridiculous, to cut out all this food. It won't last long." Yeah - I LOVE having mudslides, I LOVE missing out an opportunities with my kids because I'm in the bathroom sick or we need to leave to get home because I'm going to be sick. I LOVE being in such pain, that I curl up into a ball, crying because I want someone to just put me out of my misery. I LOVE not being able to have hugs from my husband or kids because I'm in such pain. I LOVE being embarrassed when someone asks me when I'm due, even though I'm not pregnant. I LOVE cutting out foods, or telling my kids, "No, mommy can't eat that really neat pie you made in cooking class." I love having to pay the really expensive prices on food just because I want to be on this fad diet. But I didn't. I just shook my head and thought if they only knew the truth.

For 98-99% of the people that are eating gluten free (GF) this is NOT a diet, it's not a weight loss plan, it's a lifeline to being healthy.  It's for parents who's children that are austic, ADHD and etc do better when they take the gluten out. It's people like me that are gluten intolerant (Non-Celiac Disease Intolerance) or are indeed Celiac Disease who NEED to cut out gluten for our health. Remember people that have a nut allergy or various other food allergies that if they have a wee bit of crumb it can cause them to be knocking on death's door? It's the same thing for us.  I mean, I don't know about you, but I really don't want to spend hours, or days stuck between my bed and the bathroom, because I'm too sick to move.

There were times that my stomach was so swollen I looked at least 6 months pregnant (when I wasn't pregnant), it hurt to move.  Others have mainly skin issues like eczema ( I have that too.), have mood swings and etc.  It can even affect a woman's ability to have a child.  The list of signs and symptoms goes on and on. I've been told that there are over 300 different signs. That's why it's so hard sometimes to diagnose, so forgive me but fad diet? Nope - don't wanna go back to those experiences.

Okay. Enough said. Stepping off my soap box.
Carlena