Anyone suffering from celiac disease?? It is tough to find enough foods to eat to at lease feel full.

I am having so much trouble loosing weight, in fact I am gaining? I cut out alcohol, diet pop and

not wheat or fried foods.

Any ideas

I do not have Celiac disease, but know someone that does.  she reads a lot of articles on the Internet. Google Celiac Disease and you will find a lot of information.  I would stick with ones that are well known, like webmd or mayo clinic or nih.gov.   she also has trouble losing weight, but has found that weight watchers works well for her because you can pick your own foods.  she just knows what she can eat and what she cannot eat.

Good luck and hang in there! 

Let me start off by saying that I do not have Celiac Disease but my husband and son are both on a gluten free diet. I have never been a small girl by any means, but when my family transitioned over to this diet two things happened to me: First, I was hungry all the time and second, I gained 20 pounds in the first three months. I've done a little research to try to figure out why I gained so much weight so quickly and this is what I seem to have discovered:

1)Gluten free foods can be more fattening than their gluten counterparts because fat helps to make the food taste better.

2) Gluten free foods sometimes have more sodium and/or more sugar than their counterparts.

At least that was the case with what we tend to eat around my house.

I've learned to watch the sodium, sugar and fat contents of what we eat and to keep a very basic diet that includes a lot of the same things (we do lack variety). Here are some of our staples that seem to help keep the fat content down:

white rice, brown rice, wild rice

Broccoli, green beans, peas, carrots and salads

Meat and protein (we eat mostly boneless skinless chicken breasts that way we can eat a little more without feeling too bad about it)

Apples, oranges, peaches, grapes, bananas (we either eat them or juice them in a juicer and 1/2 cup of fresh juiced fruit makes me too full to eat anything along with it)

white rice bread (gluten free)

raisin pecan bread (gluten free)

gluten free waffles and pure maple syrup

eggs

turkey bacon

rice krispies

oatmeal (if you can handle it--some celiac's cannot)

corn flakes

corn tortillas

A typical breakfast that fills us up is either waffles, eggs and milk, or cereal and fresh juiced apples. A typical lunch is a sandwich on either of the above breads and a salad, soup or piece of fruit or cheese. Dinner almost always includes rice, veggies, fruit and meat or beans. We snack twice a day and juice for a snack also to keep full.

The trick is to think about what fills you up (even if it's not as full as you'd like) and eat smaller amounts more often.

That's what we do anyway. Hope this helps some.

You are not alone.  I too am a Celiac.  I went from 85 lbs. pre diagnosis- two weeks gluten free diet - And GAINED 20 lbs.  That was great untill now.  3 years later, approching 50 yrs old- gaining and gaining.  I am 5 ft. 1 inch and now have gained another 20 lbs.  Your right finding foods to eat that are filling is a real problem.  My problem is I HATE to cook.  I would rather just eat a bag of Chips!  I know, I know, I know....NOT GOOD.  But chips and doretoes are my comfort food.  If I could just have a slice of French bread.  Ok enough belly acheing...I have lost 3 lbs in the last week. (I just started working on this) Here goes with my idea of dieting.  Breakfast a bowl of Rice Twice Cereal from Erewhon with Equal on top and 1% milk. a cup of Citrucel (Sugar Free).  Lunch- spinch leaf salad with shreadded carrots and cheese, bacon bits and raisins.  Here comes the good part...Crackers with creamcheese topped with slice of pepperoni. (I will have to get back to you with the brand I forgot the name)  They are thin and taste good. Creamcheese is light and  Whipped.  So I put less on the cracker.  Pepperoni is sliced thin.  Then don't forget the Citrucel.  Water and diet soda.  Dinner- Chicken tenderloin strips sprinkled with Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb or Lemon Pepper seasoning and grilled on my George Forman Grill.  Micro bag of Birds eye broccli or green beans after they are cooked spray butter "I can't believe its not butter" 0 calories.  I twist this up with frozen talapia filets.  One day fish one day chicken.  I think the key is lower sodium, lower calories and lower fat.  Snacks Apple or plum, soy nut dried cherry, cranberry and raisn trail mix(target brand)  micro popcorn with Molly McButter seasoning.  Ok 1 more thing...work out.  Another thing I hate!  I choose to walk 15 mins. evey other day. (Not the best but all I can commit to now.)I just read that if you can stick with any change for 21 days it will become more of a habit.  Well here goes.... I hope this help you and if you have any other ideas please let me know.

I also have Celiac decease. Is not only what you eat but  your body now is assimilating all the vitamins and as a result weight gain. Try eating 5 times a day smaller portions of real food; no pre-made gluten free food. vegetable fruits rice chicken fish yogurt , also Chex cereal fills you up...

My sister and I are both Celiacs, I love to cook, she does not. It is challenging, especially when you read the labels of Gluten-Free products. Products like cereals, breakfast bars, and breads that are fortified for wheat-consumers are not neccessarily fortified for GF products, so then end up with little or no nutritional value. Even if they are low in fat, but they are essentially empty calories. For weight loss, stick the basics, like oatmeal (a Gluten-Free brand) whole fruits and veggies, meats with your own marinade or rub, and brown rice. It is also easy to modify most recipies, as long as they don't start out with starch and flour as their main component, but these tend to be heavy dishes to begin with. You can use corn starch, mashed potato flakes, or cottage cheese run through a blender to thicken up sauces instead of flour. If you don't like to cook, make a big batch and freeze it or stick it in the fridge for the week. Or tweak the easy recipies you love, like bugers wrapped in ice burg lettuce instead of buns, tacos with corn tortillas instead of flour, spaghetti with rice noodles (I find brown rice noodles have the best texture). Just use moderation, it's tempting to slurge with you finally find that brand of crackers, cookies, or cake mix that tastes "normal", but like any other diet, the less processed foods you eat, the healthier your diet will be.

Hi Im gluten intolerant and no longer eat wheat.The good news is that there are now alot more foods to eat and to make at home,also in the freezer section of you favorite stores,You just have to look.Bisquick now has a gluten free  mix and so does betty crocker,king Arthur flour also has mixes,its getting better take heart.

Starshine I like you am gluten intolerant. I have been losing approximatelya pound a week since March when I started this. As for the gluten free bisquick it is very pricey. Easier to make your own flour mix and use also cheaper. Cook with nothing but brown rice and or wild rice for rices do not use white rice its nutritional value is not as good as the brown rice. Interesting fact is a cup of brown rice a day will help you lose weight. As for pizzas there are some good frozen pizzas out there but again making your own will control the fat content. Karina's kitchen and Elanna's pantry both good sites for recipes as is glutenfreeda.com all these sites can educate and give you more recipes to use in converting old favorites.