Hey everyone, I know a lot of people with Celiac disease and they have had to completely cut gluten from their diets and have all lost a fair amount of weight.
Even though I dont have a problem with gluten, I'm thinking of cutting it out of my diet. Has anyone tried this?

My DIL is on a gluten free diet, not to lose weight. Eating gluten free is very difficult, you will find gluten in places you would never expect.

I can't eat gluten. My DH and DD decided to go gluten free as well. -- Interestingly, now if they go and have gluten they feel sick.

I find being gluten free quite easy. I eat mostly veggies, lean protein, eggs etc. -- If you are part of MFP, you can friend me there and look at my food diary.

There is a great book called "Wheat Belly", you will WANT to stop eating gluten after reading it

I don't see why you'd cut it out unless you're a celiac.. gluten free food is often more expensive and hard to avoid as it's in lots of stuff.

You can eat gluten free and gain plenty of weight...nothing magical about it unless you are sensitive or allergic to it. They sell tons of processed gluten free foods that have lots of calories. What typically happens when people go gluten free (as far as I know) is that they end up eating a more whole diet...kind of paleo so they're eating meats, grains, possibly dairy and fruits and veggies. I think it's avoiding pastries and those types of things that makes people lose weight but again, I have very limited info on this subject.

If they are going gluten free, grains are out. My DIL has to examine every item she buys for gluten, and every meal in a restaurant has to be examined thougoughly. One restaurant put flour in scrambled eggs, who Knew ? You will find gluten in vitamins and cosmetics , in all sorts of unexpected places.

Very true! I had an omelet that they put in self raising flour...I was sick for a week. Ugh. BUT in this case since she is not doing for medical purposes, little bit of flour won't matter.

I stay away from gluten free baked goods, because one bad thing has been replace with another bad thing. All gluten free baked goods are VERY high on calories.

I think gluten free lifestyle is great. Like I said, I only eat "meat and potato" diet

Here is my menu for the day

No bfast ( I follow IF)

Lunch
Mozzarella/tomato/basil salad

Snacks
Sunflower seeds and dark chocolate

Dinner
Pork tenderloin, 3 baby potatoes, asparagus and salad

I follow a gluten free diet- about 2 months now :-). Just be careful to eat more whole foods instead of gluten free everything.

I've been following the South Beach diet for2 1/2 weeks, and as a result have been gluten free - and am finding I have WAY more energy, even moods, etc. Now that I'm allowed to add back in some carbs, I've decided to steer clear of gluten for a while longer. Apparently, gluten sensitivity is common if you have auto-immune thyroid disease (which I do). I'm sad that I need to give up my meat-substitute products, but between the soy and the gluten, I don't think they are doing my thyroid much good!

Going gluten free can seem daunting at first, but once you are over the hurdles so to speak and understand what you can and can not eat, its really easy. My husband is gluten free and I have eaten gluten free for several years by choice. We do not use many of the gluten free substitute products, because they contain corn often, and he can't have corn either. I can't have eggs. So we eat mainly lean proteins, and vegetables, nuts and seeds. Its a very satisfying way to eat. Eating out is extremely difficult, but many restaurants have information on gluten content, you just have to do your homework before you go out. Outback is one place we manage to get things we can eat without getting sick.

I think its a great idea to try eating gluten free. You may find you feel better if you do. You never know until you try!

I bake with coconut flour and what I've read about it it's actually a lot better for you than wheat flour and you use less of it so it is less calories. When baking with it you need to add xantham gum or extra eggs. The eggs will add calories, but they also add protein. I made a banana muffin with the coconut flour and eggs and they are awesome - very high in protein and gluten free!

I have celiac disease and I am on a gluten free diet.

My DH is on a gluten-free diet for rheumatoid arthritis as are several of my friends and acquaintances. It's helping him, so I decided to eat gluten-free too to show my support. I'm also calorie counting but I have no problem coming up with gluten-free, low calorie meals. However, I think if I were to eat more ready-made or processed foods I would find the diet difficult.

That sounds yummy! -- I was baking with corn flour, potato flour etc. I did not even think of coconut flour. Good tip, thanks!!