New here, gluten sensitive and trying to loose some fat
Hi everyone!
I'm 27 and back on the need-to-loose train. I have tested lots of different diets since I was teenager, made many mistakes and learned quite a bit on the way. I have tried no-carb for months (and gained it all plus a bit back in two weeks after), various methods of calorie restriction and zero-fat diets. Because I have always had some weird undiagnosed (-able?) problem with my stomach, I have ended up being a vegetarian twice in my life (first time for 7 months, then years later for 9 months) - I simply couldn't face eating meat any more even though I craved it.
I am generally very active and sporty but I have learned that if I don't watch what I eat then sport alone won't keep me fit: the fat will still continue building up and all this pretty firm muscled shape simply won't show.
I recently returned home (I'm from Scandinavia) from France where I spent a few years, learning the mediterannean life style. Nutritionwise, the mediterannean diet has two sides - the light and the dark side, as I call them. In the beginning I learned the light side, which is cooking loads of delicious vegetable meals, because fresh produce is easily accessible on the markets all year round. Then I went on a long backpacking trip and with no access to a kitchen I started eating way too much french baguette and pastries. Needless to say, I got fat again.
The biggest problem though wasn't the weight I gained, but also my digestion went crazy and I started having serious health problems again. Then, I read about gluten sensitivity and when I returned home where we don't eat that much wheat, I spontaneously lost a few pounds in a week. It was weird, because I don't think I eat less than before, plus I cut back exercise 80%. So I experimented a bit with gluten free diet and continued overeating at family dinners every weekend or sometimes twice a week... still I lost 16 lbs in 2 months (from 187lbs to 171lbs effortlessly).
That already feels awesome and I have got no health problems. Except that at Christmas I ate too much cake (=wheat gluten, the worst) and had killing stomach pain that made me pass out...
I made a new year's resolution to go 100% gluten free and see what happens. Another rule I try to follow is "no sugar", because sugar makes me crave for cooking, cake and other stuff I shouldn't even look at. I hope to get down to 163 lbs (I am 5' 9" and quite muscular so I don't dare dreaming about anything lower) by the 1st of March and I hope that this community helps me find motivation to keep moving towards my goal.
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