Gluten Free Weigh In

This week I'm speaking with Tamie and Carla. I ask Tamie about how her gluten free diet, and her efforts to eat healthy gluten free effect others around her. Carla and I chat about what she tells people when they ask her advice about maybe starting an intermittent fasting regime. People have interest in and start different eating programs for many reasons, as I know full well. Choosing something t...

Aaron has only very recently found out he has a condition called EOE, which apparently is not uncommon among those with Celiac Disease. EOE is the short form for Eosinophilic Esophagitis, which is an inflammation in the esophagus caused by foods, allergens, or acid reflux. Aaron found two articles for me to read over and here are the links - https://www.beyondceliac.org/celiac-disease/related-cond...

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla. Tamie and I chat about how and why we sometimes have to be selfish in order to stay healthy. We often have to make choices for activities, workouts and food that may be just for ourselves, but that's okay and even important. Carla and I look at the baby steps someone could take to start an intermittent fasting lifestyle. You don't have to go all in to give i...

I was anxious to talk with Aaron this week, because he was expecting to ungo a procedure to help correct a narrowing in the tube to his stomach. Aaron had the procedure and even asked the doctor to check on the state of his celiac disease. Lots of news from Aaron, and I get a surprise just before we finish up. Sue's Websites and Social Media Podcast https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com Instagram -...

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla. Tamie and I talk about the influence those around her have on her. Sometimes the influence is positive and sometimes it's not. We look at how that effects her attitude towards exercise and eating healthy gluten free. Carla and I chat about what others ask her both about the gluten free diet and her intermittent fasting lifestyle. We also look at how the opin...

This week I chat with Aaron. We have a lively discussion about why the prices we pay for gluten free food, doesn't matter so much to Aaron any more. Aaron and I both have no regrets about having our surgeries, but we do both wish we had done it years earlier. Surprisingly, our reasons for wanting the the surgery earlier are very different. Also, Aaron explains what bariatric patients mean when the...

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla. Tamie and I look at her recent choice to work out in a hot sauna. I was intrigued to learn there are many benefits to working out in heat. Tamie gives us her point of view on the benefits and drawbacks (sweat). Carla and I chat about how to answer people who question her choice to follow and intermittent fasting lifestyle. We've all run into questions about...

This week I speak with Aaron, after he's had a very interesting business trip where there were abundant gluten free choices. As well, the procedure to help him digest solid foods easier is happening soon. Aaron, as always surprises us with a substantial non-scale victory and learn one regret both Aaron and I share. Sue's Websites and Social Media Podcast https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com Instag...

This week I catch up with Tamie and Carla. Tamie has started a new workout at a club that keeps the rooms very hot. Tamie seems to be adapting to the heat well during the winter. Carla and I speak about how she adjusts and pivots her intermittent fasting daily plan to take into account events during a day. Sue's Websites and Social Media Podcast https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com Instagram - @gl...

This week Aaron and I tackle the tricky problem about how and when to purge your closet of clothes that no longer fit. Only during our conversation did I realize how different the changing size, shape and clothing experience is so very different for men and women.  Aaron shares a family tradition that became a non-scale victory as well as posing an unanswerable question.  Sue's Websites and Social...

This episode is a combination of conversations with my three co-hosts about their opinions and experiences with New Year's Resolutions. Tamie and Carla speak from experience whereas Aason works as a behavourist and is able to shed some educated knowledge on New Year's Resolutions, the good, the bad and the successful. I'm on vacation in January, but will be posting two episodes during the month, s...

This week I chat with Tamie and Carla. Tamie and I share our thoughts on our scales, sometimes annoying, sometimes mysterious and sometimes a statement of victory, but why do we sometimes rely on it, even become obsessive, and other times we find it easy to ignore. Tamie has recently decided to let her measurements tell her how she's doing with her eating plan, instead of her scale. Carla and I re...

I have been asked to pose this question to Aaron, and I've been holding off as he was having specific challenges with the post-surgery bariatric diet. This week, he wanted to reflect back on the how each of these major changes in the way he eats has impacted him. Also, do you have clothes that are 25 years old? Can you still wear them? Do you want to? Aaron has a great story and we're going to exp...

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla. Tamie talks through her strategy to get back on track after the Thanksgiving holiday including deciding when to step on the scale. Carla and I tackle late night hunger; actually cravings, because we can't honestly say we're hungry. Then Carla proposes a challenge, or different challenges for her and I for the next two weeks.  What have I got myself into? Sue...

This week I speak with Aaron who has recently recovered from a nasty stomach flu. It did give him time to reflect on changes that have been happening in his overall attitude. Aaron feels he looks at life and food completely differently since his surgery and weight loss. He's much less judgemental, and doesn't want food and his appetite to define him. Often after bariatric surgery people feel diffe...

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla. With American Thanksgiving coming up, Tamie gives us tips she uses for holiday gatherings that help her to avoid much of the high fat food that always comes out during holidays, as well as some great tips on incorporating gluten free options.  Carla and I talk about cravings and how Carla deals with them while intermittent fasting.  Carla is able to satisfy...

This week I speak with Aaron, who had bariatric surgery a few months ago. Aaron tells us of a recent medical development, no one saw coming.  As well, he undertook a monumental hike into the wilderness, uphill, in the snow. He never actually explained why, but the good news is he was able to do it. Sue's Websites and Social Media Podcast https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn.com Instagram - @glutenfree...

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla. Tamie is looking forward to American Thanksgiving, and has some tips and suggestions for eating during the upcoming holiday. Carla talks about when she recently had family visiting for an extended time and how her intermittent fasting fit into the busy family lifestyle. Here's the link for the sweet potato/scalloped potato recipe - https://everydayglutenfree...

This week I speak to Aaron who has an interesting story about recent athletic injury. We also chat about the weight goals Aaron has set for himself in comparison to the goals set by his medical team. Aaron gives us an update on his all important protein intake, including some tips he's discovered to add to his normal intake. Sue's Websites and Social Media Podcast https://glutenfreeweighin.libsyn....

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla. Tamie and I chat about what many people might call plateaus in their weight loss journey. I prefer to call them happy places and I tell you why. Carla let's us in on her stratgies for successful low or no calories days, sounds difficult, but not so much if you prepare properly and give yourself some grace. Sue's Websites and Social Media Podcast https://glut...

This week I speak with Aaron who is just less than three months out from his gastric sleeve weight loss surgery.  In Canada, it was recently Thanksgiving, which means a big family meal, which Aaron could not stomach, literally.  Lessons learned.  We went on to speak about Non Scale Victories, or NSV's, and Aaron had quite a few to share with us. Sue's Websites and Social Media Podcast https://glut...

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla about goals. Tamie and I talk about setting weight loss goals and some good reasons for those goals to change over time. Carla, who is following an intermittent fasting lifestyle has weight loss goals as well, but deals with the daily goals of restricting her eating to a very small window of time.  Changing up the daily goals is often a strategy to jumpstart...

This week I speak with Aaron who is now eating a wide range of foods, but as we find out, his daily menu is, by choice, fairly limited.  We learn that Aaron is having trouble getting enough protein in and what that is doing to his body.  Aaron mentions a rub he has been using on chicken that he absolutely loves.  He shares it with us - only 4 ingredients, equal parts of each - salt, paprika, lemon...

This week I speak with Tamie and Carla. Tamie has recently run a half marathon. She enjoys a good challenge, but this one threw her a curve ball. She's found some gluten free quick fix snacks for running and rewarded herself with a steak dinner. Carla and I talk about setting weight goals. We all do it, and sometimes it can become a negative journey. We get personal into how we choose our goals in...

This week I speak with Aaron who has just arrived home after a business trip. He had a suprisingly easy time at the airport, along with amazing, if not very small meals during his stay. Aaron and his business partner own a food franchise store and he initiated some unexpected conversations with people who can make a difference in the variety of gluten free foods on offer in the brand stores. Sue's...