Long journey to healthy

This is kind of crazy. All this time Ive been beating my head against the wall and still gaining weight, I switch to GF and suddenly, the weight is falling off, I have increased energy, and mood is much better. I keep waiting for a crash, lol. Ive found there is a struggle to get enough protein, as the convienent GF foods are usually snack type food. Last night I had this fettucine alfredo GF frozen meal from whole foods, and it was delicious. I also steamed some zucchini and had a great dinner. I found myself CRAVING a piece of bread as if it was crack, so I did have a piece of UDI white bread, and found that it satisfied that craving, and wasnt bad at all... For breakfast today I had organic yogurt and UDI GF granola and cranberries. For lunch? GF pasta and sauce. For dinner I will be making stir fry, with veggies, amino's instead of soy sauce (tastes the same I swear) and basmati rice (GF). Super excited about this, and potential leftovers!! I have a...

Pecan Nut Thins (walmart) UDI Bread (Kroger and Whole Foods) Tofrutti Better than cream cheese (Whole Foods) GF/DF Tofrutti Better than sour cream (Whole Foods) GF/DF Veganaise (Whole Foods). OMG, delicious!! James even liked it!!! GF/DF Galaxy shredded cheeses, really good, and melt well (not perfect, but well) GF/DF Rice Milk or almond milk (if you have thyroid issues, you should stay away from soy) Heartland GF pasta (Walmart) Cinnamon Rice Chex Gluten Free (Walmart) Rice Chex Gluten Free (Walmart) Butter (cannot remember the name, but got it at whole foods. Good flavor, texture. DF/GF UDI cranberry granola honey Organic Ville Olive Oil and Balsamic vinagrette (Walmart) GF Wow Butter peanut butter replacement (walmart) GF but very grainy, did not like!!!! Most fruits and veggies are GF, unless they are altered during the cooking process. Make sure you check sauces, condiments, etc, to ensure that they are GF. Jack Daniels ...

Well, here we go...after being diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease (an auto immune disease that is directly related to the thyroid) I have been doing my own research. I have realized that modern medicine is ONLY concerned with controlling your symptoms, not trying to figure out what is causing the symptoms. I have long held the belief that you get sick for a reason, because your body is out of whack. I have also come the startling realization, after myself and my sister being diagnosed with auto immune diseases really close to one another, that perhaps my mom was not sick "all in her head" as I originally thought. I thought she had depression, and some other medical issues, but now I really think that she may have had an undiagnosed auto immune disease. Shame on me for being so critical of her. After the intial phase of freaking out, and yes peeps, that is the reason I was so reluctant to tell people, I really need time for this shit to sink it. It w...