<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I'm 56 and have been diagnosed CD 14 months ago. I'm the owner of 5 restaurants and 2 other companies. Must be the only ont who bring her lunch at her restaurants. I dont fond the diet hard to follow as I cook a lot at home. We eat better than all the poeple I know. I have found a bread recipe as good as "real" bread. What is the most difficult is when I come back from a trip and have always to plan for food. When we go out, always complicated also. I have to assist banquets sometimes and dont like the calls and special arrangements I have to do before. Before, my husband and I were always at restaurants. He liked it and I was too tired to cook. Happily, he has been so afraid for me to die, he adjusted very well. I cook excellent meals, we redecored our home to apprediate staying at home. THE KEY TO THIS: dont do 2 cuisines! GF is very healthy for everybody. When I have guests, they ask for my recipes. And we save a lot almost not eating out anymore. All in all, after being so sick, I'm lucky to feel wonderful with only a diet, no surgery, treatments, etc... The rest is a small price to pay. And I follow the diet very strictly. Mireille, Waterloo Quebec.