[savemylife]

Sure. Prior to the Celiac possibility, I did not eat that well. Lots of prepared (Healthy Choice/Lean Cuisine) frozen meals. Not exactly fast-food, but certainly not cooking.

I weigh about 155 at the moment, which is down from 180 a year ago, thanks partially to Weight Watchers, and partially to the gluten-free diet. I'm small, so an ideal weight for me is probably around 135/140.

Now that I am (temporarily, at least) gluten-free, I'm eating more healthily than I ever have in my life. Lean meats/fish and fresh veggies just about every meal. Some rice and potatoes here and there. My snacks are small amounts of fruits and nuts. I do allow myself some ice cream (after carefully scanning the labels for gluten).

Currently I walk about 3 miles more or less daily. In the past I went through various phases where I ran 3-4 miles daily (often twice daily). However physical exertion really makes me feel worse sometimes, so it's very hard to stick with it. It's not the "good" pain that comes with solid exercise (I'm familiar with that). It's more like my head feeling like it's going to explode, feeling incredibly dizzy and being totally useless the rest of the day.

[grandalf]

Have you thought about following this guy's health diet?

http://drmcdougall.com/medical.html

He's a doctor and the diet works for a lot of people. If I were you I'd probably try it for 3-6 months.