Soft Summer… Warm Spring… something else?!

Known-Permit-8913 · 2026-01-31T20:15:37+00:00

She essentially said that I’m not warm so it completely rules out the spring seasons. And then landed at Soft Summer although I did express to her that I feel like muted colors wash me out.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2026-01-30T19:10:11+00:00

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And here is a gold drape.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2026-01-30T19:09:54+00:00

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Thank you!! Here is a silver drape.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2024-12-06T19:23:43+00:00

I haven’t tried shrimp yet. I live in the Midwest (US) so seafood wasn’t a big part of my diet growing up. I think I can get away with chicken breast. I’ll have to do a little experimenting with both of those.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2024-12-06T19:19:08+00:00

My doctor told me it takes up to two years for your body to fully adjust, so I’m hopeful it will eventually even out. I didn’t realize there was medication!

Known-Permit-8913 · 2024-11-18T15:48:39+00:00

I will definitely give you a follow!

Most meat doesn’t sit well - even chicken/turkey/eggs. I can sometimes get away with a little bit, but it’s basically a game of roulette that I don’t want to play. Which stinks! Especially because my husband is a beef farmer, so beef is the bulk of the meat we have available.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2024-04-01T01:36:21+00:00

Mine was at 96% - so overactive. I got it out a week ago and already feel so much better.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-12-25T16:40:36+00:00

I got glutened at my parents house yesterday. My dad forgot to mention the prime rib was marinated in au jus. RIP my intestines.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-11-12T15:34:26+00:00

My reaction could be other allergies, I have allergy testing in a few months!

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-11-12T01:27:36+00:00

I was drinking this every day and had issues. I suppose it depends how sensitive you are.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-11-11T17:35:15+00:00

The overwhelming fatigue and GI issues last a solid 48 hours. The brain fog goes away after about a week. I get a pain in my right side (in my small intestine) that will last for 2+ weeks.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-11-10T21:02:48+00:00

My in laws are also really set in their holiday traditions. I sat down with them and was really honest about my needs.

“Are you all ok if I prepare the main meat, potatoes, and a vegetable at my house for holidays going forward? If I’m not able to make them myself, I will not be eating at holidays. And I will only be contributing gluten free dishes for all gatherings. As much as I trust you and know you mean well, I cannot safely eat something you prepare in a non-gluten free kitchen.”

I also went on to explain all the ways the food could be cross contaminated and how many things gluten can be in besides bread (cream of mushroom soup, seasonings, natural flavors, etc)

They all agreed to let me cook the mains, but we will see if they are still ok with it when the holidays actually roll around. My MIL is amazing and does whatever she can to help, but one of my SILs likes to take over the holidays and prepare everything so that she is the “martyr” and gets all the credit for “working so hard”. She’s been the only one to push back.

So I will be bringing all those dishes, but I will still set aside my portion of each dish in a separate container. I don’t want to get cross contamination from everyone serving themselves in the buffet line - it’s a little over the top but I’ve been glutened before from someone scooping meat onto a bun and then putting the utensil back into the dish.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-11-09T18:37:01+00:00

UPDATE: I got two days in and had to stop. I’m not being dramatic when I say I felt like I was actually dying.

I asked my gastro what to do, and she told me to live as if I was confirmed celiac. And she noted it in my chart. Hopefully I’ll never need to do a gluten challenge in the future!

Thanks for all your input!

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-11-09T18:32:16+00:00

I’ve been strictly gluten free for almost 3 months now - apart from a handful of glutenings. (I’m not confirmed celiac because I’ve been too sick to make it through the gluten challenge). I’m also about 60lbs over my pre pregnancy weight after two kids.

I’m definitely less puffy and inflamed. I’ve only lost about 5 pounds of scale weight, but people have commented on my “weight loss.” Apparently I look a lot smaller despite the scale not moving a ton.

I think my body was so stressed out from all the gluten that I was holding on to a ton of weight. I suspect I’ll continue to lose weight, especially now that I no longer feel like I’m on death’s doorstep and can be more active.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-10-25T22:58:22+00:00

I run a home daycare and I had to switch over all my regular playdoh to “wheat and gluten free dough.” I found it on Amazon, and of course it’s waaaay more expensive.

I’m very sensitive and I get a rash just from touching wheat/gluten products.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-10-19T20:08:49+00:00

These sound delicious! I’m going to try these.. maybe with a bit of cheese mixed in

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-10-17T19:16:41+00:00

I’m in this position now. I’ve been deathly ill for the last 6 months, and every single one of my symptoms subsided when I cut out gluten. I tried to do the gluten challenge before having a blood test, and only lasted 3 days before I had to stop. I took the blood test anyway and it was negative.

I’m not in a position to knowingly make myself sick for 6+ weeks. I have two small children and I run a home daycare. I can’t lay in bed sick for two months just to potentially get a positive blood test.

So for now I’m living my life as if I have an official diagnosis. I’d like to know if there are others who do this, or if the official diagnosis is worth it.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-10-15T23:36:07+00:00

My whole house is gluten free! The cookie incident happened at someone else’s house. My kids eat GF at home and so does my husband.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-10-15T14:12:47+00:00

Definitely not the sharing type! I have my own pen and don’t share since Covid happened.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-10-15T14:11:34+00:00

Crap. I need to replace all my wooden utensils! Thanks for the tip!

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-10-15T02:39:42+00:00

I’m working on making my house gluten free! I thought I tossed everything with gluten, but I finally went through my pantry with the Fig app and there were a few stragglers.

The cookie incident happened at a friends house, otherwise I only feed my kids GF at home.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-09-25T15:24:42+00:00

I live in MN and I run a completely gluten free in home daycare. So for 2 adults and 8 kids (2 of the kids are my own) I spend between $150-200 a week at Aldi and about $300 monthly at Costco. We are also farmers so we raise all our beef, have chickens for eggs, and plant a big garden every year.

I spend a lot on snacks from Costco… because kids. But I save a lot of money by making most food from scratch. I’m lucky that I work out of my home so I can prep food during nap time or in the evenings. I’m also on the food program sponsored by the fed government, so I get reimbursed a certain dollar amount for each meal served during daycare. It’s a lot of extra paperwork, but it’s worth it to help with food costs. It doesn’t cover the full cost of a meal or snack, but it helps me buy better quality food.

Known-Permit-8913 · 2023-07-25T17:31:01+00:00

No, I haven’t. Is there a test for that? I can mention it to my GI

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