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run it, ride it: welcome to the no-gluten club. I actually did drop a bunch of weight right after I found out, but now it has balanced out for me. There is still plenty of gluten-free junk food, I've found out. :D
But some gluten-free food IS much higher in calories than its regular counterpart. For example, the gluten-free bagels available in my area are 400 calories each. One tiny slice of rice bread is 120 calories. Yowsers. Gotta be careful.
Run it - gluten can mess up your gut's ability to absorb nutrients (especially vit B12) which makes you need to eat more to try to get the nutrients you're missing, which makes you gain weight anyway.
Your doc will do a blood screen and let you know which vits you need to take. My doc gave me the choice of B12 shots or B12 pills. Pills were cheaper, and I've got my B12 into the low-normal range now just using the pills.
I did lose a ton of weight when I finally got the last details of my gut worked out. Some has crept back on during my inactive winter, but I'm still in my healthy range and I feel much better than I used to.
I"m ravenous the day after a lot of miles. I think I could eat all day and I would still be hungry.
If I feed the hunger, I gain weight. I have to think about how much I'm eating - but generally, it's enough to just *slow down* and prepare something, eat it, and say "okay, you've eaten. Now get back to..." I also make sure it's balanced, 'cause I figure if I'm hungry it may be a missing ingredient and the hunger won't go until I feed *that* hunger.