Well, it's been almost a year since my last post, so I guess it's time for me to once again pretend like I'm going to actually get serious about writing in this blog, blah, blah....
I can NOT believe that it's been almost a year. Before I even signed in and looked, I could have told you exactly what my last post was about - like I had just written it last week. As I was reading that it and thinking about how drastically my life has changed over the past year, I couldn't help but smile as I realized that each of the "facts" that I had listed still held true. The only minor exception being the one about drinking beer through a straw. While I still don't have a problem with the actual use of a straw to drink beer, I no can no longer actually drink beer. (and good riddance in my opinion - I really wasn't a fan anyways).
Last September I was (finally) diagnosed with celiac disease - which for those of you who don't know - means that I can no longer eat gluten. It's been about 6 months since I stopped, and I can honestly say that, although my health isn't completely perfect, nor would I say cutting out gluten was a magical cure-all, things have greatly improved. My headaches are fewer and farther between, I've had less respiratory/sinus infections(compared to their usual frequency over the past 10-12 years), my allergies have improved, my skin is so much clearer, etc, etc - the list really could go on. Do I miss it? Of course!! Do I think it's a good diet for everyone? No way! It's expensive and takes a lot of preparation and planning ahead - especially to get a somewhat balanced diet. (Which, according to my doctor, does not consist solely of chocolate chex, cool whip, peanut butter and gushers - although they ARE all gluten free.)
Maybe I'll get better at this and actually update more than a couple of time a year - maybe I won't. I'm just going to play it by ear. No reason to make big plans and then just end up letting myself down, right? :)
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