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GoonSquad
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31 May 2011, 9:17 am

I generally don't eat bread, cakes, or the like anymore (at least not when I'm eating "healthy"). But, couscous is my staple food--it's just so cheap, easy and (I think) healthy (for me).

Of course, I'm not really sure what the symptoms of gluten intolerance are... but I don't think I have them! :lol:

Anyway, the idea of giving up couscous (or hefeweizen :wink: ) is just plain terrifying. I'd starve to death, and be really sad and thirsty too! :P


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31 May 2011, 3:56 pm

GoonSquad wrote:
(or hefeweizen :wink: )

Yeahhhhh. Wine just isn't the same. :(



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31 May 2011, 7:47 pm

Zen wrote:
GoonSquad wrote:
(or hefeweizen :wink: )

Yeahhhhh. Wine just isn't the same. :(


Yup.

Wine's never the same, unless we're talking syrup of ipecac... :P


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04 Jun 2011, 5:50 pm

Congrats on the better test results!

Saw this article on Dr. Eades sight, not sure if it will help, but in case it can thought to post. Wheat withdrawals and the initial low carb eating withdrawals are different in nature, but similar. The article also explain what is going on in your body that makes you feel run down.

"Tips & tricks for starting (or restarting) low-carb Pt I"
http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/keto ... carb-pt-i/

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As anyone who has done it knows, getting started on a low-carb diet can be a little rough. Not for everyone, but for some. All too often these little front-end bumps in the road–coupled with the spirit of the times in which the well-intentioned but ignorant friends and relatives of low-carb dieters tell them their diet is going to croak their kidneys, clog their arteries and weaken their bones–can be enough to make many people abandon the most sincere efforts. Drawing on my almost 30 years of experience treating patients using the low-carb diet, I can give some tips and tricks for dealing with these difficult early days.