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Have you heard this before? I am following my nutrition tips and eating like I am suppose to but keep gaining weight. Right! I have heard this story before only to realize that the client is cheating big time.

I have a dear friend who has been so committed to exercise. She has joined my “Summerlicious 6-week fit camp” and is continually coming to class. So, we measured at the beginning of the fit camp and she has made some amazing results before this. All of the sudden she starts gaining weight like crazy. I asked her several questions. She really hadn’t changed anything from before. I thought for the first two weeks she was gaining muscle. She would say she felt bloated and told me that she hadn’t had her monthly gift in two months. Well, okay, I thought maybe because the intensity of the exercise might have thrown her off.

Well, into week four she had gain back her 8 pounds. I thought “WHAT” there is something wrong. I had her check with her doctor and tell him everything going on and he thought it would be a good idea to do some blood work. Well, everything checked out good. What the heck. So, now I am puzzled.

My other friend mentioned that a friend of hers had the same symptoms and it turned out to be “Coeliac Disease” she was allergic to wheat. I thought that was crazy. She did tell me that she was feeling fatigue and yes she was still bloated.

She actually had made a doctor’s appointment with a “Gastrointestinal” doctor. All the symptoms point to this. She quit eating wheat stuff and immediately felt so much better. She went to Olive Garden this past weekend and had some bread, and bam, tore her stomach up.

So, here is what the Wikipedia had to say what this was.. I was intrigued.

“Coeliac disease is caused by a reaction to gliadin, a gluten protein found in wheat (and similar proteins of the tribe Triticeae, which includes other cultivars such as barley and rye). Upon exposure to gliadin, the enzyme tissue transglutaminase modifies the protein, and the immune system cross-reacts with the small-bowel tissue, causing an inflammatory reaction. That leads to flattening of the lining of the small intestine (called villous atrophy). This interferes with the absorption of nutrients, because the intestinal villi are responsible for absorption. The only known effective treatment is a lifelong gluten-free diet. While the disease is caused by a reaction to wheat proteins, it is not the same as wheat allergy.”

When you know that something should not be right.  Please go have yourself checked out and get a second opinion.  Please listen to your body.  You know it best.

“A year from now you’ll wish you had started today”

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