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*note: drain spinich very well...or your pizza will be soggy.

I was watching a cooking show, and it suggested putting the toppings in the oven for a few minutes while you make the dough so that some of the water content will evaporate and the pizza won't get mushy which cooking.

I love black olives, onions, mushrooms and banana pepper rings on my pizza. And lots of red pepper. I also add oregano to the dough which gives it a really nice flavour.

I'd have a long talk with him, too. This is unreasonable behavior and is putting your and your daughter's health at risk.

You are lucky that your daughter is so good about the diet and not eating things that have been contaminated by him.

I've never had this error, but this page has an easy-to-follow idea on what you can do: Open Original Shared Link

Hopefully this will help!

When I was a kid I did not have celiac yet, and I brought my lunch from home everyday. My parents had brainwashed me about the need for healthy food so I was never jealous of the other kids eating school lunch. In fact, I distinctly remember being terrified about forgetting my lunch because I was scared to go through the hot lunch line. I mean, how would I know what to do and what food to take and when to pick up a knife and fork and how to put my lunch ticket in the bucket??? My parents had also emphasized the money thing, and I guess hot lunch cost more than lunch from home. It was never even something I thought about - I just didn't get hot lunch. Although I did find my lunches rather boring. A sandwich, apple and pretzels isn't very exciting to an eight-year-old.

Anyway, long story, but if you send your kid with fun lunch everyday, I'm sure she'll eventually get used to it.

Oh, and on second thought, I wonder if I didn't get hot lunch because I was allergic to dairy and sugar as a kid. It made me super hyper so I'm sure my mother was perfectly happy to pack me a lunch in exchange for me being a nice, calm child. I remember there being rules against trading food, too. I wasn't allowed to trade food until sixth grade, and then only on Fridays. I got chips and salsa that day because it was something the other kids would want to trade with me.

I would do the gluten sensitivity test from enterolab and maybe the gene test - if you want to do enterolab testing. But I would agree that you should go gluten-free with her now. With kids this young, you can usually tell pretty quickly if gluten is a problem. At that point you may want to stay gluten-free from dietary response rather than paying for testing. If you do want do to testing, enterolab says they can still detect gluten intolerance up to a year after going gluten-free, so you have some time to decide and won't have to put her back in gluten like you would with traditional testing.

New wooden spoons, too! Wood is one of the things I would absolutely replace along with the toaster. Other baking items are more of a judgment call.

If you are gluten free, I don't see why this would be celiac related.

There are two types of arthritis: Rheumatoid arthritis which is autoimmune and can be diagnosed via blood test (although I'm starting to wonder how accurate the test is) and osteo arthritis which is caused by small cracks in the cartilage as you age. I believe the latter comes on slowly so that's probably not what you have.

I agree that it sounds nerve-related. I would probably do the chiropractic thing because it's likely something is pressing against the nerve. You might want to consider a new chiro since pain is certainly not normal. If you think it's something more serious, you could ask your doc to do a nerve test (I think it's called an EMG or something like that). It tests for nerve damage and can detect it before you would start to get symptoms from it. They send small electrical signals though the arm. It's a bit uncomfortable - like 15 minutes of someone hitting your funny bone - but it might be worth getting done if you suspect nerve issues.

I would watch what you're doing with your hands when you sleep. Many people bend the wrist downwards so it's like they're curling up in a ball. This can be hard on the nerves and ligaments so sleeping with your wrists straight will help.

What I've heard is that you go with a weight where you can't do one more rep. If you could do more, you aren't stressing your muscles enough to make all the progress you could. If you do the same number of reps with the same weight, well, you will plateau. Also it is helpful to change the exercises you do. One's muscles get accustomed to a particular exercise.

I've heard that for bulk, one goes for a weight where 6 to 8 reps are possible. For toning, it is 12 to 15. If I get to where I can do more than 15, I go to a higher weight.

I wanted to add that the number of reps you do each workout is going to vary. You may want to aim in the 12-15 range, but you should do as many as you can until you fatigue. So gradually the number of reps will increase until you get above 15 or 20 reps (depending on what you decide), and then you should increase weight and you'll be back down in the 8-10 rep range. I find my reps vary depending on how much sleep I got the night before, my mood, what I ate for lunch, etc. Some days I have more energy than others.

You might want to treat yourself to one session with a personal trainer who can give you some ideas of exercises that will work for you and your specific fitness goals. One or two sessions should be enough to then be able to continue on your own. I was lucky and was able to take a weight training class in college so I had a whole semester of instruction.

Yeah, I don't think I would have been so nice, either Why the heck does he want to re-prove you have celiac? You had a positive biopsy four years ago - that's the current medical "golden" standard - what more does he want??? And say he changes your diagnosis to IBS. Where does that leave you? Probably taking drugs and not feeling that much better. I'm strongly on the side of IBS being a description of symptoms, not a cause of symptoms, and, yes, many celiacs display IBS symptoms. Good for you not going back to him, and for trying to educate him on your way out. It's obvious this guy doesn't know much about the disease.

Everyone else has touched upon trying to get to the root of why this is such as issue.

As for cooking gluten-free - it's not that hard once you get the diet down. If she makes tacos, is it such a big deal to have corn tortillas instead of wheat? Then the whole family can be gluten-free. If she's making pasta, she can use rice pasta. There are many very easy substitutions that can be made if you know the right brands. I've also adapted all my old gluten baked goods recipes. I replace the flour with a gluten-free flour mix and add a bit of xantham gum. Most of the time you can barely tell the difference.

Aww, that's really wonderful of your pastor to do this! I love string cheese, but you might not have access to a refrigerator. How about raisins? Or homemade trail mix?

I thought I started off with like 1,3, and 5 lbs for upper body doing like one set of however many reps, and then went up weight for the second rep. But since that was a while ago, maybe that is old school

You can either do high weight and low reps (which is good for bulking up) or low weight and high reps (which is better for toning). I'm guessing you want the latter Either one works just fine as long as you do enough reps to reach exhaustion. The trouble with really low weights (like the 1 and 3lbs) is you have to do a lot of reps to get to that point. I tend to get bored around 15 reps so I use medium weights so I don't have to do a lot or reps.

There are tons of philosophies on how to lift - starting at lower weight for one set and higher weight for the next set is one way. I tend to do it the other way around, but again, I really don't think it matters much at all.

It sounds like this is a problem with the room, not a problem with insomnia. I started a similar thread a while back. I moved to a new apartment, and there's something not right about the new bedroom. I have trouble sleeping in it - it's like the bed doesn't feel comfortable - but I had no problems before moving. Here is it, there might be some good tips there: Open Original Shared Link

When I was younger, I had a relaxation tape I would fall asleep to.

I also have trouble because I tend to have a million things running through my head. A pad of paper by my bed to write down things I needed to do the next day fixed that.

I go on trips with friends all the time. I bring three categories of food:

1. The stuff for just me. I do not leave this out where other people can eat it. I nab a corner of the fridge and hide it away.

2. The stuff I share that I can get contaminated. I will often take some out and put it with my secret stash and share the rest.

3. The stuff I can share without worrying about CC. Individually wrapped things, or stuff that needs to be cooked like popcorn so I know exactly who has touched it since it was cooked.

There are some cases when I only bring option 1 (maybe I'm too busy to make food to share or whatever). When this is the case, the biggest thing is I don't leave it out where people can see it and therefore may eat it. I think I would tell your friends that this is all you have to eat so you can't share or you'll be hungry. That's why I horde my food. It's not that I don't like to share, it's that I don't want to be hungry.

I think breakfast is one of the easiest meals to eat out for. I love omelettes!

If you really think you can clean the canister well enough to use it again, I would lend it to a relative or friend who can use up the wheat flour and do the initial cleaning for you. Or maybe let it sit until sometime when you get glutened and then do it since you're already sick (ok, I don't really recommend the latter )

Is there a website that anybody knows of that gives info and illustrations and schedules with the different exercises with free weights??

I remember upper body was like biceps and triceps, shoulders, chest, and back with ab work

Lower body, quads, hamstrings, calves, gluteous maximus and ab work ???

And you alternate days of upper and lower exercises, right?

Here are some of my tips:

-Make sure you are working opposing muscle groups. Like if you work your biceps, you should also work your triceps, quads and hamstrings, abs and back, etc.

-Work large muscle groups first (like quads and biceps). If you work your smaller muscles like triceps, they may be too fatigued for you to effectively work your biceps.

-Lifting should be done to the point of fatigue so you try for that last rep, but you just can't do it. This will result in maximal strength gain.

-You don't have to alternate days of upper and lower exercises. You do need to have 48 hours between working the same muscle. Muscle isn't built during lifting, it's built during rest. When you lift you create micro-tears in the muscle. When those heal, you gain strength. If you lift again before the muscle is healed, you'll never build strength. I tend to do a whole-body workout every 2-3 days. If you want to lift everyday, alternating upper and lower body is a good way to do it.

-I don't have any specific websites I go to - I'm more of a library book girl. I also love my exercise ball.

I think it's worth a try. There are many who feel humans shouldn't eat any grains for optimal health. I'm not sure I'd know what to eat if I went grain-free, though. I'd be lost without corn and rice.

Is Cocoa Pebbles the one that added gluten back in recently? Or was that another mainstream chocolate cereal? You might want to check that.

I have no idea about eating peanuts during pregnancy, but sunflower seed butter tastes nearly identical to peanut butter and you can find it in regular grocery stores.

As long as she's not losing weight, I wouldn't worry too much. I don't know how long she was sick for, but if it was for any length of time I'm sure she still subconsciously associates some foods with feeling sick. In time I'm sure that will go away (it did for me). I also found there was an difference in what hungry and full felt like pre- and post- diagnosis. It might take her some time to adjust to that, too.

Thanks for posting - this is always good for a laugh. I saw another list that printed out and put up in my cube at work. The first one was "You read the ingredients on green tea - plain green tea." A coworker read it was with a confused look said "I don't get it." Yeah, well, that's how you know you're not a celiac

I also use Pantene or Fructis.

All my personal care products are gluten-free. It's a risk that I'm not willing to take. Even though most celiacs do not get skin reactions from gluten (although those with DH probably do), it's too likely to be ingested. I only get shampoo in my mouth once or twice a year, but that's one or two glutenings that are easily avoidable. I like that my house is a 100% gluten-free zone so when I'm home my celiac is never an issue. I can eat anything I want and touch anything I want free from worry. I figure the risk of having gluten personal care products is about equal to the risk of eating out a few times a year, and I'd much rather go out to eat than use wheat-based shampoo!

I have no idea about how Wal-Mart tests their products.

I would tell him. I agree with helping to get awareness out there. I think you also want a doc to know that because there are health issues a doctor of a celiac patient might want to look out for. For example, celiacs are more likely to have other autoimmune diseases, and I'd want my doc to know that and be on the lookout for them. If she did ever have another autoimmune issue, it's going to be quicker and easier to diagnose. And I wouldn't necessarily assume your doctor will be defensive and blow you off when you tell him she's got celiac. There are good docs out there.