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Anyone here eat gluten-free?
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| Adam420 |
| I don't want to turn this into a debate about the subject and do not care to discuss if gluten intolerance is real or not. Just curious if anyone here is, and what was your experience like, i.e. before and after. For the past 2 months I've probably consumed (with the exception of beer), at most 10% the amount of gluten I used to (almost no bread whatsoever, among other things), and hoping to cut that down to 0 (again, with the exception of beer). Needless to say, I feel better than I have in years. I always used to think it's my excessive pot smoking that always made me feel like , but after changing my diet for the past 2-3 months I clearly realize now that is not the case. Actually now that I eat better, I find that my tolerance for pot has skyrocketed, and I can smoke much more now without feeling tired or lazy. |
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| Lews |
| I tried it, since I'm technically allergic to gluten, but could never go more than a few days. I love bread, pizza, pasta, and beer too much :( |
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| Guest |
| I haven't tried to eat gluten-free yet. I don't think I'll be able to do until I'm done all my studies though to be honest. |
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| Silky Johnson |
| For the most part, yeah. Have been eating like that for years - but not because of the stupid diet craze or any allergy - just because, as you said, it feels much better. |
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| Adam420 |
That's it. And reading up about it, I see a lot of people slamming the notion that gluten is bad for you. Firstly, I wonder why. But secondly, the fact is that it is not bad for everyone. If you're thin and healthy then I really don't think there's any reason to even think of cutting it. In my case, I was gaining weight, feeling like . There were actually times where I'd eat a large amount of bread or, pizza, for example, late at night, and wake up seven hours later with severe hunger pangs. It was simply impossible that I was genuinely hungry as I ate a lot of food just before going to bed and it hardly even had time to digest. Now I know that it was because of what I ate. And it's a big ing problem, because, what are you supposed to do when you are literally full, but feel incredibly hungry at the same time?
Needless to say, I lost about 30 pounds in the last 2.5 months or so, and I intend to keep going. I don't have science to back me up bu I feel better, that's all I can really say. I'm also trying to avoid heavy starch-based foods like rice and potatoes since they tend to make me pretty tired. |
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| Lagrangian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
I tried it, since I'm technically allergic to gluten, but could never go more than a few days. I love bread, pizza, pasta, and beer too much :( |
This post pretty much mirrors my thoughts on this(except I don't suffer from allergies). Expect a boost in energy and some weight loss.
As a long term thing, not so much, because of the aforementioned. |
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| Adam420 |
See I love eating those things, but the way I feel after eating them, makes me not love them so much. But yea, it's ing tough. I love my ham and cheese sandwiches.
They actually make gluten-free beer and I'm curious to try it. |
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| Lews |
All the gluten-free beer I've tried was absolutely disgusting.
I don't feel great after eating gluten, but god damn do I enjoy the act :p |
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| srussell0018 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Adam420
I don't want to turn this into a debate about the subject and do not care to discuss if gluten intolerance is real or not. Just curious if anyone here is, and what was your experience like, i.e. before and after. For the past 2 months I've probably consumed (with the exception of beer), at most 10% the amount of gluten I used to (almost no bread whatsoever, among other things), and hoping to cut that down to 0 (again, with the exception of beer). Needless to say, I feel better than I have in years. I always used to think it's my excessive pot smoking that always made me feel like , but after changing my diet for the past 2-3 months I clearly realize now that is not the case. Actually now that I eat better, I find that my tolerance for pot has skyrocketed, and I can smoke much more now without feeling tired or lazy. |
I don't have any gluten, (they make gluten free beer btw), and I've felt great ever since I started doing it.
This is the best gluten free beer I've tried.
http://omissionbeer.com/ I'm not sure if they sell it in Canada, but it's pretty good for not having any gluten.
Edit: Saw your comment about the gluten free beer, but try the one I posted, it's actually quite good. It was developed by someone with Celiac Disease who had been trying for quite a while to make a gluten free beer that actually tasted good. |
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| srussell0018 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Adam420
That's it. And reading up about it, I see a lot of people slamming the notion that gluten is bad for you. Firstly, I wonder why. But secondly, the fact is that it is not bad for everyone. If you're thin and healthy then I really don't think there's any reason to even think of cutting it. In my case, I was gaining weight, feeling like . There were actually times where I'd eat a large amount of bread or, pizza, for example, late at night, and wake up seven hours later with severe hunger pangs. It was simply impossible that I was genuinely hungry as I ate a lot of food just before going to bed and it hardly even had time to digest. Now I know that it was because of what I ate. And it's a big ing problem, because, what are you supposed to do when you are literally full, but feel incredibly hungry at the same time?
Needless to say, I lost about 30 pounds in the last 2.5 months or so, and I intend to keep going. I don't have science to back me up bu I feel better, that's all I can really say. I'm also trying to avoid heavy starch-based foods like rice and potatoes since they tend to make me pretty tired. |
Gluten is most definitely bad for you if you don't work out a lot because if it isn't burned off immediately it's stored as fat.
Also, I tend to avoid Idaho or any kind of white skin potatoes, but red skin, russet, and sweet potatoes are usually a lot lower in starch, so I'll eat those. |
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| Adam420 |
| quote: | Originally posted by clay
was this your number one reason for cutting gluten? |
Haha, absolutely not. |
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| Adam420 |
| quote: | Originally posted by srussell0018
Edit: Saw your comment about the gluten free beer, but try the one I posted, it's actually quite good. It was developed by someone with Celiac Disease who had been trying for quite a while to make a gluten free beer that actually tasted good. |
Cheers, will do, thanks! |
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