Re: Losing weight on a gf diet

[Guest guest]

The exact thing happened to me... I gained weight after going GF (for

the same reasons!) and finally realized that my body doesn't need as

much food as I had been giving it for years. Since re-learning how to

eat, I am as trim as ever and feeling great!

Losing weight on a gf diet

Just wanted to let you know that you can lose weight eating gf foods and

baked goods. We eat gf here and I have lost 50 pounds using the Weight

Watchers plan of keeping track. However, when we first went gf, my dh

gained 20 pounds. He thinks it was a combination of his body healing

and being able to use the nutrition from the foods he ate and eating

lots of gf candy...because he could. LOL!

Cheryl in Colorado

From the recent survey:

My thoughts are #4 Very concerned. I find that the fat content in GF

foods is extremely high as well as the calorie content. Not very person

with Celiac Disease looses weight. About half can gain weight and if

there is heart disease in the family history already, eating all this

high fat content food is not good at all. Thanks!

[Guest guest]

How do you suggest doing Weight Watchers with the GF foods? I would be very

interested in some pointers.

Barbara in Missouri

Disclaimer --- I am a volunteer and not a medical expert, but I can share

with you information that I have found helpful. Please contact your medical

professional for medical advice regarding your situation. Please verify the

gluten free status of products often for your own protection.

Losing weight on a gf diet

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> Just wanted to let you know that you can lose weight eating gf foods and

> baked goods. We eat gf here and I have lost 50 pounds using the Weight

> Watchers plan of keeping track. However, when we first went gf, my dh

> gained 20 pounds. He thinks it was a combination of his body healing

> and being able to use the nutrition from the foods he ate and eating

> lots of gf candy...because he could. LOL!

>

> Cheryl in Colorado

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> From the recent survey:

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> My thoughts are #4 Very concerned. I find that the fat content in GF

> foods is extremely high as well as the calorie content. Not very person

> with Celiac Disease looses weight. About half can gain weight and if

> there is heart disease in the family history already, eating all this high

> fat content food is not good at all. Thanks!

>

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[Guest guest]

Barbara writes:

Message: 10

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:17:02 -0600

Subject: Re: Losing weight on a gf diet

How do you suggest doing Weight Watchers with the GF foods? I would be very

interested in some pointers.

Barbara in Missouri

Babara,

I make my own gf bread and have calculated the WW points at 2-2.5 points per

slice depending on the variety of bread I made. I calculate points for all my

baked goods and substitute gf pasta in WW recipes that call for it. See the

recipe for WW Impossible Pumpkin Pie in the recipes for the group for an example

of a gf recipe with WW points. Any food that is inherently gf like fruits,

meats, milk and vegetables I can just look up in the WW points book. If the gf

food has calories, fat and fiber grams listed on the package, you can calculate

WW points. Do you have any specific questions you need answered about WW?

Feel free to write me privately.

Cheryl in Colorado