I’m not going to sugarcoat it…the most challenging part of the elimination diet was eliminating sugar. I was literally addicted to sugar…I always had jelly beans, or some kind of sugar-filled treat with me. I literally thought that was the only way to get through the day. Friends and family members always gave me jelly …
So, I might make it look easy now, but it definitely wasn’t easy at the beginning. In fact, it was the longest and most challenging period in my life, and it lasted for nearly a year and a half. Besides having to revamp my entire way of eating, I was dealing with full body pain …
These were the words my doctor said to me when my tests confirmed that I had celiac disease. At the time, I didn’t fully understand how true that would be. If I’m going to be completely honest, I was just so happy to finally know why I hadn’t felt well for nearly 14 years, and …
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Hello and welcome to Simply Susie’s. During the last 6 years, I have learned how to eat simply, be healthy and love life…and I have never felt better. When I was diagnosed with celiac disease six years ago, my doctor told me to forget about how I used to live and accept that I have …