Its Not Me Its Gluten

For the past four months, this blog has remorsefully remained untouched, neglected and abandoned. Much like my Summer wardrobe during the blistering Winter months in Scotland. My main excuse is that for the most part, I have been snowed under with Uni work, general life and admittedly, a serious lack of inspiration. I feel that for many of my readers, this blog is a safe outlet in which you can vent your frustration and chuckle at your misfortune. Recently, admittedly I have been having a bit of a wobble in relation to food. More bad days than good, resulting in me feeling woes of isolation and despair. Why can't I be one of the normal people that go out for something to eat without pangs of anxiety and deep-rooted distress? I am someone that has always enjoyed the social aspect of eating out, mingling outside your normal home surroundings and the ease (I use this term loosely) of simply popping in the car to your local curry house facilitates without the mountain of dishes to ta...

Daily struggles being gluten intolerant (light-hearted) - Part 2 Ever since the success of my first blog post “21 stupid things people say when you mention gluten free”, I felt inspired to create a follow up with the help of my lovely readers. Now, I received a little stick after my first post with people banging on about using it as an opportunity to educate folk who express such comments and not to poke fun at them as such. I want to point out that this is intended to be a humorous, light-hearted post for people to resonate with.  Knowing that you aren't alone in the world with a particular symptomatic disease/disorder, whether it be anxiety, depression, endometriosis (or the shits and giggles symptoms gluten causes), provides a sense of relief that you aren't alone and gives you the relief feeling of "haha, I've been there!".  Now, of course if I hear a 'silly' comment, or a condescending remark regarding the "fad" diet that it is m...

My gluten free journey... When you are first told that you have to live a gluten free lifestyle, although dramatic, it is kind of like the word has chewed you up and spat you back out – leaving you a fragile mess having to fend for yourself. Back in November 2017, when I was at my lowest; health had plummeted, dramatic weight loss – causing concern for friends and family and ultimately just that undeniable sense and desire to just ‘give up’. The way you are programmed to eat throughout your entire life has been scrapped and you are sitting left wondering, “so what can I eat?”. Now, please believe me when I say that if I were to read that previous sentence two years ago back when I was blissfully consuming gluten, I would have screwed my face up and shrugged, following up with some unhelpful comment such as “isn’t it only bread and pasta you can’t eat? Surely that isn’t so bad?”. More fool me. During the initial eradication period, it felt like gluten was in everything ...