Hi Everyone: I have only been gluten free for about 6 months. I have been reading the labels on everything now, but I have noticed that the calorie content on the gluten free items is very high. I try not to eat too much of the prepacked items. I am wondering, those of you that have been gluten free for any length of time, have you had trouble maintaining your weight? As any woman, I don't want any added weight.....LOL! So far I have been fine, but I want to stay that way.

Thanks for the replies,

Regards,

Jayne

Hell yeah! I'd be a second goodyear blimp by now if I ate that stuff. I avoid starches and sugars and focus on meat, veggies, fruit, nuts if I can afford the calories, and a few sugar-free treats I make myself.

Yep, I second that...just far too much fat and sugar in the packaged gluten-free stuff. Even the pasta has more calories than the regular stuff!

An educated guess to why our prepackaged stuff is higher calorie is because it's generally much higher fat, which masks the taste of gluten-free ingredients.

Limit packaged goodies - the gluten-free versions aren't any better for you health-wise than the regular versions are for regular people. Eat clean - whole foods, less sugar, etc. and save packaged treats for treats.

I can eat as much as i want because when i eat carbs i do not eat any protein in the same day and i start out with fruit. If i eat protein, i don't eat any carbs.

I'm confused. Why exactly would that make food healthier?

lol. it doesn't make it healthier, it makes it where calories don't count !!!! I love splurging on as much gluten free cookies that i want. It's nice to eat things that we normally can't gluten free and not worry about gaining weight.....it is the beverly hills diet and i recommend the first book..it is amazing, at least following the rules. In fact the rules are listed below for your convienence, so you can eat as much as you want without gaining weight!!!

Remember…
First fruit, then carbs, then protein. Eat fruit for breakfast everyday
After carbs or protein have been eaten, you can never go back to fruit. After a protein has been eaten you can never go back to carbs or fruit for the rest of the day. Wait 1 hour before switching to another fruit and wait 2-3 hours before switching from a fruit to a carb or protein, and wait 3 hours before switching from a carb to protein.

Fruit
One fruit at a time, don't mix fruits. All you can eat, the more you eat the more you loose.
Wine is a fruit, so if you want wine in the evening it is fruit all day (I do well with protein and wine but not carbs and wine). Champaign is the drink of choice, because the bubbles will cause the wine to go through without getting blocked in the stomach (I still can't drink champagne with carbs w/out gaining weight, but it works nicely with protein)
Watermelon, Grapes, or Cherries need to be eaten all day because of the amount of time it takes to digest. Only choose one for all day (mix with no food or will gain weight)

Carbs
All vegetables (only two complex carbs in one sitting: artichokes, potatoes, rice, bread, cakes, cookies, soy, legumes). You can mix carbs and it is all you can eat. Beer and distilled alcohol are carbs. Fats can be eaten with carbs

Protein
All animal meat and fish, you can mix proteins and it is all you can eat. All milk products; milk, cheese, yogurt, cottage cheese, Ice cream, cheesecake, and flan. Fats can be eaten with protein. Milk in your coffee is a protein. Carb sauces for protein dishes are ok. Nuts and seeds should be eaten by themselves and not mixed with any other proteins.

50/50
Beans, soy, avocados, and peanuts can be eaten with either carbs or protein, not both

Fat
Oils, whipping cream, sour cream, heavy cream, and butter

Enzyme Explanation
Enzymes in specific fruits help digest undigested food. Pineapple (Strawberries as a replacement for pineapple) cuts through fatty foods, creamy foods, preservatives, and additives. Papaya, kiwi, and mangos cut through undigested protein. Eating grapes all day the next day after eating a lot of sweets helps wash out your system (I usually loose weight when I eat a lot of carbohydrate sweets then eat grapes all day the next day). Watermelon or Chicken is good to wash out salty foods if eaten all day the next day. You can have as much wine as you want on fruit days.
Enzymes in proteins destroy carbohydrate enzymes and cause carbohydrates to become undigested when eaten together and turn carbohydrates to fat because they are not digested.
Some enzymes in fruits also destroy carbohydrate enzymes and cause them to be indigestible. The reason fruits do not go with protein is because they get blocked by the protein. Fruit typically takes about an hour to go through the digestive system and proteins take between 4-6 hours. Fruit clogged in the system can cause weight gain.
This diet is all you can eat all day long, just remember to wait 1-2 hours before moving on to a new fruit and wait 2-3 hours before moving on to a new food group. Fruit first, then carbs, then protein. Once protein has been eaten, it is protein for the rest of the day. NO fake sugars.


Proteins
Beef Cheese Eggs Fish Fowl Kefir
Lamb Milk Nuts Nut butters Pork Seafood
Seeds Yogurt Cheesecake Crème brulee crème caramel Flan
Ice Cream Cottage Cheese

Fats
Butter Heavy Cream Mayonnaise Sour Cream Whipped Cream Oil

Fruits
All Fruits Brandy Champagne Cognac Wine

Mini-Carbohydrates (easiest to digest 1-2 hours)
Asparagus Celery Crookneck squash Herbs Kale
Lettuce Mushrooms Mustard greens Parsley Zuchhini

Midi-Carbohydrates (harder to digest 2-3 hours)
Beets Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots
Cauliflower Cucumbers Eggplant Leeks Onions
Parsnips Peas Peppers Radishes Shallots
String Beans Tomatoes Turnips

Maxi-Carbohydrates (hardest to digest 3-4 hours)
Artichokes Barley Breads Buckwheat Bulgur
Cakes Chocolate Cookies Corn Cornmeal
Couscous Cream of Wheat Farina Grains
Millet Oatmeal Oats Pasta Pie Crust
Potatoes Rice Rye Wheat Winter Squash
Beer distilled alcohol Bourbon Rum
Scotch Tequila Vodka

50/50 (Eat with carbohydrates or proteins, but not both together)
Peanuts Beans Avocado Soy Beans Lentils

GOOD POINT! Can you specify some of the products you're talking about? Breads? Cereals? Or are you talking pre-packaged meals or something?