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Take heart there are MANY of us have gained more weight than we would like to
have gained since going gluten free.  The responses were too numerous to post,
but I will summarize.

One group responded that they had good luck with Weightwatchers and had lost
weight.

Two people said to forget weight watchers and try the paleo diet. From what I
could gather,(no pun intended), It is a no carbo, high vegetable and meat
diet.  If you are interested, you could probably even incorporate this into
weight watchers.

I ended up going to weightwatchers and would highly recommend it.  I have
already lost two pounds.  It can be easily done as a Celiac.   For most of us
who can no longer eat eveything in sight, it is the way we should be eating.

The diet is basically high fiber -low fat.  It is based on a points system.
You can choose whatever foods you want and then assign them points.  You can
only eat a certain number of points a day.  It costs $13 a week, but you can
get a long term discount.

Any commercially prepared gluten free foods are very easy to incorporate,
because you just use the Nutrition facts on the package. I don't know how to
calculate the points for rice flour as a substitute for wheat flour.  Here is
what I ate the first two days:

Breakfast:  Waffle Heaven Waffle,banana, tangerine, decaf, glass of water.
Snack: Carrots and Celery
Lunch: Baked potato with broccoli,Salad -no dressing, tangerine
Snack: 15 Sesmark rice crackers slice of turkey and slice of lowfat cheese.
Dinner: Chicken breast , rice and beans, broccoli.

Breakfast: homemade salmon cheesecake(small slice),cantaloupe,decaf.
Lunch;(Hmm that cheesecake was pretty good) small slice of salmon cheescake
and strawberries
Snack or first supper:(I was hungry) 2 pieces of Food for Life bread with very
little cream cheese, carrots and celery
Dinner: stir fried rice and shrimp- smaller portion than usual
Snack: 4 Nature Valley rice bran crackers and herbal tea.

It feels very good to be in control of my eating and to eat what I should be
eating, ie fruits and veggies instead of carbs and fat.  I know you can all do
it.  Good luck, Diane Smith