Gluten-free is a good thing... So far. I had a very busy weekend away, so I didn't get to blog! But on the plus side, I got a new phone, the Samsung Ativ S with Windows 8 (Strongly Recommend) and I can now blog while on the go if I want to, so no more missed days.
So, back to Gluten-free! First off... Both mine and my boyfriends eczema have began to improve... as my Dermatologist suspected it might... And the bloaty feeling is starting to go away. I am eating less food, but better food, and not feeling hungry. On the weekend, I made a slow cooker soup with a tonne of veggies (celery, carrots, turnips, leeks, onion, tomato, snap peas and green beans), beans (mixed and red kidney) as well as a can of sliced up stewed tomatoes, 2 litres of low sodium vegetable broth and seasoning. The recipe called for kale as well near the end of the cooking process, but I didn't put it in because, well, I forgot.
Also, I made a food processor salad (or a slaw) with cabbage, broccoli, carrots, swiss chard, sunflower seeds, slivered almonds, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar and oil oil. It is mean to be a detox salad as it is high in fibre and it cleans you out, which is great. We have been taking these for lunches and they are great. We have also been filling up on fruits and veggies. For snack, we have had some nuts and seeds, popcorn, rice cakes, veggie straws, rice/nut crackers with cheese, Popchips, Pickles & Beats, Rice Works, turkey pepperoni sticks, Lucy's gluten-free Sugar cookies, fresh made granola and, last but not least, smoothies.... Green Smoothies, Chocolate Smoothies, Vanilla & Fruit Smooties, you name it, I'll try it!
I am disappointed that I still have a full box of my favourite biscotti from Costco that I didn't even tough. And muffins in my freezer, but at least I have snacks for company. The major benefit is that I have to truly think about and evaluate every food decision I make. I know what to look for and I am finding that it is very difficult to eat on the run if you don't have a snack packed. Fast food (McDonald's, Wendy's Tim Horton's) are all out of the question, unless you get a salad, but even then the dressings usually have gluten in them. So it really is an eye opener.
I am enjoying staying away from alternatives as well... I am finding exploring the basics very exciting and it is nice to feel good about what I am eating again. Hopefully this week of goodness shows on the scales at Weight Watchers this week. I have also been doing Fab Ab February, which is a graduating series of Sit-Ups, Push Ups and Planks that progressively get more diffult. The last day is the day I leave for Hollywood, which I'd like to point out is now 24 days away! I am so excited. Hopefully I can keep up all theses things until then.
Must run.
Good night all.
xoxo
Ashley
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