YUMMY CHICKEN

I made a good meal last night!

I took some almond meal ( if you don't have any you can put some almonds in a food processor and grind it up) and put some coconut in a bowl.
Then I put some Extra Virgin Olive Oil in another bowl
Then I took my chicken tenders and put it in the Olive Oil bowl and then in the almond meal and coconut bowl and then I put some Olive Oil in a frying pan and then cooked the chicken on each side for about a min or two..Then I baked it and Oh my goosh.....yummy! I cut it up and put in a salad with Caesar dressing on it.
John said it was so good!

STRESS

Living in a small town and trying to find items is hard for our GF diet. I am learning though to make the meals I would normally make but just tweak it a bit! Letting go of bread is not as hard as I once thought it was going to be, I don't miss it because I know it is my enemy! I know that I am starting to feel better and look better too. Everyone keeps saying that I look so healthy!!!!

I have seen changes in Hannah too! Her "poochy" belly is almost gone and she is looking fit, and less tired! Thank you JESUS for helping us before it was to late! I serve the most wonderful King ever!

Living GF

Ok, so it is taking some time to adjust to the new lifestyle and I am sure it will get easier! So far living without bread is not that hard, I look at it differently. I am starting to feel better than I have ever felt before and my IBS symptoms are gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!

I think Hannah will start feeling better in a few more weeks, I can already see she is feeling and looking different!

Update

Sorry I have not been updating, I was sick for awhile there! YIKES, missed a week of work because I had blisters on through my mouth and down my throat, and ended up going to the ER for dehydration!

Hannah went in for a Cat-Scan and we are waiting the results from that! I am nervous, but trusting that God will help me handle anything.

The diet is going good. I have had to become an expert really fast in gluten-free living! I learned that if a company is not honest in their labeling to not use them! I am learning to stick to fresh is best and name brand items as they are more honest with their labeling. Wal-Mart is great about putting Gluten-Free on its packaging!

Life will be ok.. I honestly don't miss the breads... I think Hannah is having a harder time. For me, I know I feel better when I don't eat it.. now that I know there is a difference in my body,I don't want to eat it because I will be misserable if I do.. .

I did buy some gluten free pancake mix and we enjoyed pancakes, muffins and I made a cake today! LOL.. The best part is, its really filling, so I don't eat as much as I normally would have! PERFECT!

I plan on going to the health food store next Friday when John gets paid and stocking up on good flours to make my own All-purpose mix. It will save me a lot of money and then I can bake Hannah some bread for sandwiches and stuff.

It's a lot of work for me, this new diet change! I cook all the time now, and eating out is not simple and its dangerous, so I would rather cook a good meal that is safe for my child, even though I am tired..lol..... making things from scratch is not that easy when I work full time and have chores and after school activities.. cry me a river right? I also have to pack her a lunch for school, and well its a learning process!

Thanks for reading and thinking about my family!

OH MY

Ok, day one and I have had zero foods containing glutens. I really don't know if I feel different, good be to soon to tell, but I don't feel bloated or "gassy" I don't know how else to say it. LOL If you want to know more about Celiac Spur you can click on this website: http://www.celiac.com

Gluten Free Living!

So, the doctors seems to think that Hannah has an allergy to Gluten. Her first biopsy showed redness in her duodenum and high levels of leukocytes and her blood test was mildly positive and we are waiting for her second biopsy. Meanwhile, the more research I have been doing the more I am positive this is what it is. It is also genetic and I have a lot of the symptoms, in fact, more than Hannah! I also think Johnny may be allergic to gluten's too! A lot of changes will be happening and our diets will be changing; yet I am happy and excited at the prospect of being healthier and energized for the first time in years. I am ready... I can't afford to get the testing needed because it is costing us about as much as you would pay for a car (ok, maby used) and I am going gluten free to see if changes happen to me. I think once the doctor says that Hannah has it, it is only obvious I do too, since John has zero symptoms.. Anyway, I think I am babbling!
So, keep reading because I plan to post all updates in one spot! Love to all!

Connor at Macdonalds

Hannah and I took Connnor to MacDonald's to eat and play, he had so much fun! This video is his first time climbing up and he was not scared at all.