For now I have been buying all the gluten free breads and stuff. This weekend it might be the time to make some of my own. I have some gluten free mixes for things like brownies, cookies, and corn bread. And I do have a recipe book for baking, now's the time to put it into action.
If I can find a good doughnut recipe and then find a way to add cocoa to it so I can finally have chocolate doughnuts, I will be very happy. In the mean time I think I will have to eat my way through a lot of attempts.
It's the internet, I know, so there are a lot of blogs, sites, etc. with lots of information. I may try to go through all of these again, but I also want to discover things for myself. When I get more comfortable I will get to baking bread on my own, gluten free of course. I hope I can find something that acts like gluten so the loaves are not as dense as gluten free bread and still rise to a good size loaf. Somehow we deserve both in our bread.
Among all the other things happening this weekend, Happy Fathers' Day to all the other fathers out there, some time in a kitchen with a hot stove churning out the tantalizing aroma of baking bread just might happen.
That's the plan anyway.
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label blogging. Show all posts
Friday, June 12, 2015
Saturday, June 6, 2015
A new life, Meditation, and Coffee
At the risk of sounding like a wanna be Hippie, or granola eating sandal wearing Earth crunchy type (not that there is anything wrong with hippies, young hippie posers, or associated stereotypes. I just don't think I am close to being any of those.), I am coming to the opinion that having to change your diet for your health is hardest when it is just that, changing only one thing for an external reason.
It's similar to advice I hear given to young people - don't change for someone else. A girl is only liking the person you pretend to be, not who you are so knock it off. Be yourself. In a similar way trying to change only one aspect of your life is putting on a facade and lying to the rest of yourself. That is what makes the bitterness, the resentment, the reluctance to continue with healthy eating. Part of you wants to be who you were despite the pains while some other part is convincing yourself that you are better.
Just yesterday I went in to get a decaf iced coffee. (yes, at the same place that has no conception of a gluten free world) And I really wanted their doughnuts (here I steadfastly refuse to spell it the wrong way as in their marketing schemes). I grew up on them. I love them. But I cannot eat them. I am now just over a relapse where I was in quite a bit of discomfort and pain due to eating something inadvertently with gluten in it - mints. (who knew? but I should have) (for the love of parentheses and as an aside I was all but addicted to Altoids, would eat them one after the other. These were a knock off brand as I have been out of Altoids for a long time.) Still I wanted doughnuts even as I stood in line, in abdominal pain, waiting to get an ice coffee.
It finally hit me. That is not who I am. Not anymore. Being attached to an old life, wanting it back, and wanting all the tasty treats that went along with it (and could very well have made me sick) was making me bitter and depressed. It was wrong. It was wrong as that is not who I am. As part of changing what I eat to feel better I am really changing my life to be more who I really am. That is what is making me feel better.
Off and on in life I would meditate. It is rewarding and it helps to get perspective on things, not really be attached so much. Getting back to that point of view, changing my diet is only a small part of not physically suffering any more. I'll go back to meditation not only for the many demonstrable benefits but also since it will help lessen the attachment to all the foods and wants that worked to destroy my life. A healthy lifestyle is just that, a life. It is not a fad, a phase, or just one thing you have to grudgingly do. That is why diets so often fail. It is not something to do. It is a new someone to be.
It's similar to advice I hear given to young people - don't change for someone else. A girl is only liking the person you pretend to be, not who you are so knock it off. Be yourself. In a similar way trying to change only one aspect of your life is putting on a facade and lying to the rest of yourself. That is what makes the bitterness, the resentment, the reluctance to continue with healthy eating. Part of you wants to be who you were despite the pains while some other part is convincing yourself that you are better.
Just yesterday I went in to get a decaf iced coffee. (yes, at the same place that has no conception of a gluten free world) And I really wanted their doughnuts (here I steadfastly refuse to spell it the wrong way as in their marketing schemes). I grew up on them. I love them. But I cannot eat them. I am now just over a relapse where I was in quite a bit of discomfort and pain due to eating something inadvertently with gluten in it - mints. (who knew? but I should have) (for the love of parentheses and as an aside I was all but addicted to Altoids, would eat them one after the other. These were a knock off brand as I have been out of Altoids for a long time.) Still I wanted doughnuts even as I stood in line, in abdominal pain, waiting to get an ice coffee.
It finally hit me. That is not who I am. Not anymore. Being attached to an old life, wanting it back, and wanting all the tasty treats that went along with it (and could very well have made me sick) was making me bitter and depressed. It was wrong. It was wrong as that is not who I am. As part of changing what I eat to feel better I am really changing my life to be more who I really am. That is what is making me feel better.
Off and on in life I would meditate. It is rewarding and it helps to get perspective on things, not really be attached so much. Getting back to that point of view, changing my diet is only a small part of not physically suffering any more. I'll go back to meditation not only for the many demonstrable benefits but also since it will help lessen the attachment to all the foods and wants that worked to destroy my life. A healthy lifestyle is just that, a life. It is not a fad, a phase, or just one thing you have to grudgingly do. That is why diets so often fail. It is not something to do. It is a new someone to be.
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
New Beginnings
There are many gluten free blogs out there. Sharing recipes, finding good places to eat, and sharing stories have all been covered. So what about one more? That's this blog. I'm a writer, analyst, and now blogger who went completely gluten free as a lifestyle starting in 2015.
Writers always want to write everything down. We take note of things and try to observe. It's where great ideas for new stories are found. Changing lifestyles provides a lot of fodder for new stories, hence I'm going to write it down. This will be a new project for me. Eventually I will incorporate more Twitter or something to round it out, but for now I hope to reach out to people dealing with similar issues as we change lives to ones without gluten. I decided to change how I eat for my health. Apparently I had gluten sensitivity for years without knowing it. That was just how people were supposed to feel. Now a new life offers hope to not only feeling better but being better.
Like everything else in life, this blog will evolve and change. For now it is just starting out, and looks that way. I'll learn the ropes as I share more, and learn more from you. Since you can't finish without starting this is the first post. Thanks to any who read and looking forward to sharing much more with you.
Oh, and my name is Doug, by the way.
Writers always want to write everything down. We take note of things and try to observe. It's where great ideas for new stories are found. Changing lifestyles provides a lot of fodder for new stories, hence I'm going to write it down. This will be a new project for me. Eventually I will incorporate more Twitter or something to round it out, but for now I hope to reach out to people dealing with similar issues as we change lives to ones without gluten. I decided to change how I eat for my health. Apparently I had gluten sensitivity for years without knowing it. That was just how people were supposed to feel. Now a new life offers hope to not only feeling better but being better.
Like everything else in life, this blog will evolve and change. For now it is just starting out, and looks that way. I'll learn the ropes as I share more, and learn more from you. Since you can't finish without starting this is the first post. Thanks to any who read and looking forward to sharing much more with you.
Oh, and my name is Doug, by the way.
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