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[alleyoxenfree]

I've lost weight too, and my skin has never looked so good.

[punchnpie]

Well, I have lost some weight, if the fit of my clothes is any evidence, which is fine. I hope to lose more. I stay away from the GF baked goods (though I did make some low carb almond cookies, which were yum) because for me, it's not just the gluten, it's the carbs as well, so as long as I stick to carbs from fruit, veggies, and dark chocolate and avoid the boxes of crackers, even rice crackers, I'm doing better blood sugar-wise.

I think the idea that gluten makes you crave more gluten has some truth to it. When I had boxes of crackers and snacks (even the 100 calorie snacks) around, I was always trying to portion control, not eat the whole box in a day, etc. Now, without that stuff in the house, it's not a problem. I can walk down the snack aisle in the store and keep going. So, maybe it's better not to have any at all than to try and moderate it.  Dieticians are always trying to feed diabetics crackers; maybe they should just leave us alone and we could reduce our meds.

Thankfully, punch jr is such a fashion plate and so concerned about his bod that he's willing to eat the same way, especially since he has seen weight loss as well, and he didn't have much to lose, he's just trying to get 'cut.'

[dr_alcott]

Just discovered this thread. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's in 2000. My Levoxyl keeps me stabilized, especially now that I'm done having kids, but I'm very intrigued by the idea of going gluten-free. And terrified, actually. As a vegetarian who makes exceptions for organic chicken, I already have enough dietary restrictions. I know almost nothing about gluten-free diets, though, so perhaps I should start researching . . .

[punchnpie]

Just discovered this thread. I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's in 2000. My Levoxyl keeps me stabilized, especially now that I'm done having kids, but I'm very intrigued by the idea of going gluten-free. And terrified, actually. As a vegetarian who makes exceptions for organic chicken, I already have enough dietary restrictions. I know almost nothing about gluten-free diets, though, so perhaps I should start researching . . .

As much as it pains me to say it, I have had to stop being vegan except when I'm eating out (because I don't know what's in the food unless the restaurant says it buys locally). I could no longer take the carbs in my vegan diet and while others had lessened or come off of their diabetic meds by going vegan, I had little success with it, other than losing some weight - very slowly, probably due to the thyroid (I use levoxyl as well and have had good labs for years, so I think I'm OK as far as that goes, but it's still there).

Living this close to the country, I can get locally raised meat & chicken and Amish free range eggs and find that meat/egg/veg meals are helping my blood sugar. Now that I've read that there might be connections between gluten, Hashimoto's and diabetes, I'm just about nuts trying to figure out what to do for food. I've basically gone 80/20 paleo.

I still think like a vegan. I don't buy leather, I don't want to eat animals, but I will die, go blind, or need an amputation if I continue with poorly controlled blood sugar for much longer. These things happened in my family and to family friends and I don't want to go down that road. I am so sad over this. I love rice and beans, I love potatoes; I just can't physically tolerate them very well. Strangely enough, buying meat has actually decreased my food budget as I'm not buying all those soy-based meat substitutes that cost $5 a box. I wish I liked fish - I could go pescatarian and still do the paleo thing, but I hate fish.

Lemme tell you, ever since menopause, it's been downhill trying to keep things in order - except that I'm still cute.

[punchnpie]

In case anyone is still interested, I went to the U of Chicago's celiac research site (it was directed from the Chex gluten free site) and learned that anyone with Hashimoto's should be tested for celiac (and I assume gluten sensitivity). http://celiacdisease.net/symptoms, in list on right side of page.  From my limited reading on the topic, I don't think everyone will develop full blown celiac disease, but I do get the feeling that more people are gluten sensitive than we thought previously.