When the doctor confirmed I had celiac disease AND allergies to dairy, corn, eggs, soy, and a bunch of other foods, the first thing I thought was What would I eat? The second thing that popped into my head was At least I'll lose weight! Trying to shed pounds for decades, I figured all those food restrictions would surely make that horrid digital scale go down.
That was eight years ago and I'm still overweight.
Read more about what I learned about weight gain in adults with celiac disease and how I'm finally losing weight in my latest blog post: https://adventuresofanallergicfoodie.wordpress.com/2016/01/25/not-all-celiacs-are-skinny/