<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> If being overweight and a celiac is what you're looking for, I fit the criteria. I lost 60 pounds during the episode that got me diagnosed in 1980, but thanks to strict adherence to the diet I am now delightfully overweight again. Being heavy is like "insurance" to me. I did have a hard time with the doctors getting diagnosed, but you have to learn a lot about the disease yourself--and once they mentioned it as a possibilty--weel-- I would have done anything back then for a relief so I made myself an expert and the biopsy proved me right. Thyroid problems also appear frequently in celiacs and that is probably the reason I stay heavy. Incidently, others in my family have tested positively for both thyroid and celiac sprue since my initial diagnosis. so the weight thing may be from such a source as hypothyroidism. There are probably hundreds of people reading these messages that will tell you that theire assertiveness is what finally brought a diagnosis and relief. Good luck.