tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post8994509592408659244..comments2024-01-16T16:28:00.900-05:00Comments on a v i d a l e g r i a: A piece of cake (for the gluten-phobic)Ai Luhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01197869780327408592noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-42216812549745065532008-08-09T17:36:00.000-04:002008-08-09T17:36:00.000-04:00ps. I LOVE your current header: green and thriving...ps. I LOVE your current header: green and thriving and summery.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335592368393397206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-85529447379141825502008-08-09T17:34:00.000-04:002008-08-09T17:34:00.000-04:00how did it go? The cake looks beautiful. I adore b...how did it go? The cake looks beautiful. I adore baking desserts, I'm a little sweet-sensitive but I love to delight in small constant bites. I am very glutten sensitive but have been eating it anyway. I feel like if I work at it hard enough my body will change its mind. :fingers crossed:: cramped stomach:: <BR/>good luck to you in your gluten adventures, I agree that cakes are great place to start.<BR/><BR/>I know that my blog is very winter looking. I keep thinking I should summer it up But i so adore the winter, it's hard. I'll probably change it towards the end of the month and then summer will be nearly over. The photo is from april on the ocean (in the NW) at 4am when it was snowing and thousands of people were clam digging.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09335592368393397206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-68001696068800172492008-08-09T16:29:00.000-04:002008-08-09T16:29:00.000-04:00Emily:Thanks for reminding me of how important a s...Emily:<BR/>Thanks for reminding me of how important a support system can be for people who have had eating disorders. I have shared some of my concerns about this gluten adventure with my family and I think that I'll be able to take this next step. One step at a time, that's what I keep telling myself.Ai Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197869780327408592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-42756666923136560322008-08-09T13:21:00.000-04:002008-08-09T13:21:00.000-04:00P.s.: Are you familiar with Heather's blog, transc...P.s.: Are you familiar with Heather's blog, transcendbulimia.com? She, too, has struggled a lot with digestive distress and has written a lot of very helpful entries. She writes a lot, too, about the Law of Attraction and how to create more health and well-being for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Also, because you mentioned your doctor telling you to take anti-acids for the rest of your life... you may be interested in reading about my recent discovery of using HCl as a supplement. You can read about it in the following post on my blog: http://nourishyoursoul-private.blogspot.com/2008/07/regaining-some-freedom.html <BR/> <BR/>with care,<BR/><BR/>~ejEmily Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103507139176115531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4365057403767674312.post-37294895217752611482008-08-09T13:07:00.000-04:002008-08-09T13:07:00.000-04:00Dearest Ai Lu,I am so honored that you mentioned m...Dearest Ai Lu,<BR/><BR/>I am so honored that you mentioned me in your post and so thrilled to hear that my blog has provided you inspiration! I can wholeheartedly say that the same is true for your blog for me! I so thoroughly enjoy your writing and am very happy to have stumbled across your path! <BR/><BR/>I love that you're writing more about how food ties in with eating disorders, hunger for life, etc. As you know from reading my blog, this is a topic I am quite passionate about!<BR/><BR/>Your zucchini chocolate cake recipe sounds divine! I have a wonderful zucchini muffin recipe that I love. I haven't made it in quite some time... When I have a chance, I will either post it on my blog or email it to you. I think you would enjoy it. And you might even be able to make it with gluten-free flour if you so choose. <BR/><BR/>On that note, I am very impressed that you're venturing into glutenous territory again. I also want to tell you to <I>please, please</I> be careful. I have done what you're doing here a number of times. Granted I didn't have 3 years of binge-purge-free time under my belt. But even 4 months. I thought I was so much stronger. I thought I could handle foods that had previously been binge foods. And I did ok for the first couple of days. Then found myself back with my head over the toilet bowl way too quickly! <BR/><BR/>I do believe that our food intolerances are aggravated by the eating disorder, but, at least for myself, I also do believe that the pre-existing food sensitivity contributed to the formation of my eating disorder in the first place. That, if I were like my sisters, who do not experience the feeling of bloating and discomfort that I do when they eat cakes and breads, I may never have resorted to binging and purging in the first place! <BR/><BR/>So, dear Ai Lu, enjoy the delicious cake, and also <I>please, please, please</I> be careful and make sure you have a support system set up and someone who can hold your hand through the discomfort and the bingey feelings if they come up. Because, no matter how much willpower we have, those feelings can be <I>really, really</I> strong, and I've seen too many times with myself how they can completely wipe out all of my resolve! <BR/><BR/>This feels particularly near and dear to my heart right now because I just recently came off a 5-month candida diet that was very restricted, but, also, in many ways, saved me from my ED. While I stuck to it, I didn't actually get the crazy binge urges, nor did I desire to purge what I'd eaten, as the foods, even when I'd overeaten, didn't upset my digestive system or make me feel manic like sugary or bready foods do. Then I started feeling better and ventured out to eating things like chocolate and the organic cheese puffs I love. I thought I was so much stronger now! After all this time of doing well, I thought I could venture out. I'm afraid I have to admit that I binged and purged a number of times over the past couple of weeks. I've learned that there are certain things I just cannot eat in moderation. At least not yet. Maybe some day my system will be less sensitive to them, I don't know. <BR/><BR/>What I'm saying is just, please, please, approach your experiment with great care, and should you want to talk about any of this away from the blogs, feel free to email me at nourishyoursoul AT gmail DOT com!<BR/><BR/>lots of love to you!!<BR/><BR/>~ej<BR/><BR/>P.s.: I sure hope we get to meet in person one day! :)Emily Joliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04103507139176115531noreply@blogger.com