The Journey....

This is something I pasted on my family website for my aunts who have just started their gluten free life.

If there is one thing I have learned in this process is that it is exactly that, a PROCESS. It takes time and work and energy and thought and we do that all in faith that we feel better. I have been off gluten since June and there are so many subtleties that are better but it is such a gradual process that if you don't take notes of how you feel before, during and after that the changes are sometimes hard to see. It can be a very FRUSTRATING process as you are doing better, feeling better and eat something or do something that sets you back (sometimes even "gluten free" foods) and you feel like you are back to square one, when in reality it is just a speed bump and once you are over it you are back on the "road" again. I hear ya on being ready to feel good again Tammy, those that feel good and are in good health I think sometimes take it for granted and don't realize the blessing they have, but once you start having good days or even good moments it is so important to recognize them and express thanks and gratitude for each moment. Love you all, it is hard and a journey, not gonne lie, but if a'gluten' is something that is at the base of the problem then you will feel better. Sometimes I wish I had celiac and not just gluten intolerance cuz the people I know with celiac go off gluten and within weeks feel so much better. Maybe that is not the case, just has been with those that I know. Where as with me gluten has been reaking havoc all over my body in combination with nutrient deficiancies (most likely due to gluten) and causing all sorts of problems that don't go away so quickly such as reactive hypoglycemia, thryoid issues, severely low cholesterol and autoimmune disease. I have a long journey ahead of healing my body but am so looking forward to the day that I am whole again, I believe it can happen, I have the faith now I just have to put forth the work. Love you all.