I Cant BELIEVE IT!

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OF BEING



It's been a year of:



Ok not the WHOLE year. Once I was off the CANDIDA diet of 8 months then doors of things began to open but until that time

I said goodbye to:


NO COOKIES for me!
Oreo's ultimate FAVORITE! Now understand why gave me such a horrible stomach ache plus had to say bye for the sugar as well



It was really hard to not have sugar for those 8 months and to not have my fav PANCAKES and SYRUP!!




All my favorite cold cereals!! I always wondered why I got the worst stomach aches and gas but the wonderful taste along with cherrios mixed with it kept drawing me back for more!



My Favorite thing to eat with lots of butter and honey!
BREAD!!!


My other love-
PASTA!!!


Lucky for me- I have found out this problem in an every growing population of others just like me and stores and restaurants are becoming GLUTEN FREE and more and more PRODUCTS are available. I am waiting for the $$$$$$ on them to go down but I will do what I got to do to be healthy.

Here are some WONDERFUL products that have just made me smile and feel normal again!

This is the BEST bread!!! I literally feel like I am having a normal sandwhich and not eating styrofoam for lunch! It is soft and doesnt have to be toasted to eat it!
Wish it wasnt $5.69 a loaf
BUT
worth it!



BOB's Redmill products have saved me a ton! I can now enjoy
OATMEAL
and I dont have the worst GAS ever and no LONGER clear rooms! I love their PANCAKE mix
They also have great baking products but I am so happy to announce how delicious ...........


Betty Crocker cake, brownies, and cookies are!

It is SOOO much cheaper too!

It helps to have the ability to eat these again and to find gluten free ones to fill that void of a TREAT!

The other night I came home from work after a really long day and just wanted some
COOKIE doh! It was so nice to be able to make cookies and they tasted amazing and they didnt hurt my tummy!

I hope to someday be a really good

And be able to make more things from scratch

BUT

untill then I will rely on the boxes and a couple easy recipes that I can do being a working girl!



I thought I was going to DIE and not EVER be happy to go out to eat or be at parties but now being GLUTEN FREE for a year now and acutally

SEEING and FEELING what happens to me it has gotten so easy to be ok with the

BROWN BREAD at Cheesecake Factory or OUTBACK looking at me

OR

BREADSTICKS from Olive Garden staring me down

I am ok watching others enjoy those foods that I once ate  and
I find that such a HUGE blessing!
Ryan has been a huge support through all this change and even though I still cook regular for him to keep costs down I hope to one day make our house total GLUTEN FREE by doing more and more from scratch.........

SOMEDAY!

YUP, SOMEDAY!

So here's to one year of GLUTEN FREE

and no more a frown face but a HAPPY face because I feel like a new WOMAN!


P.S. I'm sorry if my email and title gave false assumptions

If you thought the title meant something else and are wondering about how things are going...........

 I am keeping to what I said about not updating on that anymore.

BUT

I will give you this.............

Treatmets are going well and doctors are happy with how my body is reacting to them.............

K that's it, thats all I have to share!








Comments

Kim Wennerlind said…
I can't believe it has been a whole year already!! I am so proud of you!!! You are doing so great and am glad that your body is no longer hurting so much!!! Love you missy!!
March 7, 2011 at 8:15 PM
alison huston said…
I am so proud of you for sticking to your diet for a WHOLE year and many more to come. I remember in my car when I was gluten free eating my nasty wanna be chips you said you'd never do that. HA HA, little did you know... So glad I'm not gluten free anymore because I only lasted 2 months, you are doing a great job. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! I don't have the self discipline you have, obviously.
March 7, 2011 at 8:18 PM
A-Team said…
Awesome Karmann! We are so proud of you! Love and miss you tons!
March 7, 2011 at 8:27 PM
Kristi @ Lolly Jane said…
You are such a tease-- I DID think your post was about something ELSE ;) Lol Good for you to sticking to it and hallelujah that more companies are going gluten-free!
xo
March 7, 2011 at 8:34 PM
Beth said…
You go girl! What an awesome transformation! You just proved that anything is possible, even if you really don't think you can, YOU CAN!
March 8, 2011 at 5:49 AM
::: daegan ::: said…
you are my HERO! you are doing amazing! i soooooooo understand how you felt- because i feel it now. i don't want food to be my enemy. you're going to have to give me some tips. i may have to slowly wean my way back to a gluten free life. that is so exciting that betty crocker is providing products! woo! take care miss! love your guts!
March 8, 2011 at 7:23 AM
APete said…
That's awesome! I know that can be really, really hard, but you're doing it! Love you!
March 8, 2011 at 9:08 AM
Unknown said…
Great job! I am glad you are doing so well and seem to be much happier :)

Thanks for the comment, it brightened my day for sure! I wish you all the best with the unmentionables :)
March 8, 2011 at 10:34 AM
Brittany said…
My goodness! Congratulations! I didn't realize you couldn't eat so many things so hats off to you!! I'm glad it's making you feel better!
March 8, 2011 at 7:51 PM
D'On Marx said…
That's great news, Karmann! Way to stick with it. I'm sure it wasn't easy, but I'm proud of you for pushing through it. Awesome!
March 12, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Ben and Jenny said…
Congrats on the 1 year! I can't imagine having to restrict my diet that much. I guess though it would be a little easier to deal with if it made a world of difference on how your body felt. Glad the doctors are happy with your body's response to treatments!
March 17, 2011 at 7:34 PM
Drake Family said…
Hey Karm it's me...Alli. I know, I know. You're jaw just dropped to the floor, but no worries I am still alive. I am so proud of you to have done this for as long as you have. I really don't know that I could have styaed away from all of those food options for so long. Just goes to show you how strong of a woman you are. One of these days I swear we will talk on the phone. I tried to leave a meassage on your cell phone one day when I called but just as I was about to my phone lost service...darn tumble weed! I love ya babe. Hope all is going well for you!!
xoxox
March 18, 2011 at 9:15 PM
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