The Primal Wife
I don't think I've shared the fact we are a Primal family. I may have alluded to it but I haven't gone into the reasons. This is a new way of life for our family.
Five years ago, on a trip to California to visit my Aunt and Uncle, I started to suffer debilitating gut aches. I couldn't figure out what was going on. I was very perplexed and in much pain. For years I suffered.
Two years ago I finally decided gluten was my issue. I stopped eating it for a time and felt immensely better! Then, I would get a hankering for pasta and indulge, only to feel horrid. I did this off and on over the next year, sometimes by accident (either being fed or eating something I didn't realize had gluten in it), sometimes just because a pasta dish looked so fantastic.
Finally, I decided to get tested. Unfortunately, I didn't understand I had to have high enough levels of gluten in my system for it to register on the test. I hadn't been eating it when I decided to get tested. So, naturally, I didn't even test sensitive to gluten. I knew this wasn't right, but I opted not to test again as it meant I'd have to put myself through a TON of pain just to be diagnosed.
When I married in 1994 I weighed 100 pounds. I was small, slight of frame and not super muscular. In the next 10 months I ballooned to 150 pounds with my first pregnancy. Nearly 20 years later, a total of 3 kids and another marriage and I weighed in at 147 pounds... not pregnant! It was then that I decided something had to be done. My decision also happened to coincide with my 40th birthday. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.
So, in June of 2011 I decided I would give up all bread and pasta. I immediately began dropping weight. I was still eating rice, potatoes and oats. Of course these became staples. I have a husband and three children and I couldn't make them give it all up too. Well, I couldn't make them do anything really (but that's a different post, for a different day).
Suddenly the pounds started falling off. I lost 15 pounds pretty quickly and kicked myself for not having done this far sooner. Over the next six months I lost 20 pounds. This was not hard. I just stayed away from all breads and pasta's. Okay, I won't lie. There were times when it wasn't easy. There were times when I wanted pasta so badly, even knowing what it would do to me. But I maintained, persevered and pushed on. I think I honestly liked being thin more than I liked the taste of the pasta.
About a month ago, I discovered www.marksdailyapple.com and was on to an even better way of life and living. I suggest EVERYONE check it out, keep going back and jump on board.
Five years ago, on a trip to California to visit my Aunt and Uncle, I started to suffer debilitating gut aches. I couldn't figure out what was going on. I was very perplexed and in much pain. For years I suffered.
Two years ago I finally decided gluten was my issue. I stopped eating it for a time and felt immensely better! Then, I would get a hankering for pasta and indulge, only to feel horrid. I did this off and on over the next year, sometimes by accident (either being fed or eating something I didn't realize had gluten in it), sometimes just because a pasta dish looked so fantastic.
Finally, I decided to get tested. Unfortunately, I didn't understand I had to have high enough levels of gluten in my system for it to register on the test. I hadn't been eating it when I decided to get tested. So, naturally, I didn't even test sensitive to gluten. I knew this wasn't right, but I opted not to test again as it meant I'd have to put myself through a TON of pain just to be diagnosed.
When I married in 1994 I weighed 100 pounds. I was small, slight of frame and not super muscular. In the next 10 months I ballooned to 150 pounds with my first pregnancy. Nearly 20 years later, a total of 3 kids and another marriage and I weighed in at 147 pounds... not pregnant! It was then that I decided something had to be done. My decision also happened to coincide with my 40th birthday. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired.
So, in June of 2011 I decided I would give up all bread and pasta. I immediately began dropping weight. I was still eating rice, potatoes and oats. Of course these became staples. I have a husband and three children and I couldn't make them give it all up too. Well, I couldn't make them do anything really (but that's a different post, for a different day).
Suddenly the pounds started falling off. I lost 15 pounds pretty quickly and kicked myself for not having done this far sooner. Over the next six months I lost 20 pounds. This was not hard. I just stayed away from all breads and pasta's. Okay, I won't lie. There were times when it wasn't easy. There were times when I wanted pasta so badly, even knowing what it would do to me. But I maintained, persevered and pushed on. I think I honestly liked being thin more than I liked the taste of the pasta.
About a month ago, I discovered www.marksdailyapple.com and was on to an even better way of life and living. I suggest EVERYONE check it out, keep going back and jump on board.
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