Pwibble, You aren't thinking broadly enough about your diet if you are considering counting calories to determine weight gain. For example, this past year I had to switch to a diet that is at minimum 80 percent fat - this required me to pretty much triple the number of calories I was eating before. So far I've losed 40 pounds as a result of ketosis. And my diet is gluten-free because of my problems involving eating carbs, sugars, most grains, and soy. When it comes down to it, it all depends on what you are eating overall, as opposed to the number of calories you are eating. I can eat all day long on the meal plan I'm currently on, have a weekly cheat when its safe to do so (in my case that seems to be limited to pumpkin custard but others can have muffins, cupcakes or pizza) and I'm still going to loose weight, because the way I eat tricks my liver into thinking I'm undergoing starvation, and so my body is going to convert my fat stores to ketones, instead of converting the sugar in my diet (which isn't there) into glucose. In fact if I don't eat cheat with things like muffins and such, I'll loose more weight than if I do cheat. The only thing I need to pay attention to aside from ingredients is the amount of carbs (which everyone on MAD does) and salt (pretty specific to my individual needs)

dude i looove this fml

i'm not gunna bother to read all these comments cuz i'm a lazy bastard. BUT... this is my friend and to all of you leaving douche-y comments about her waiting a year to see a doctor... SHE DIDN'T!!! it took the doctors a ******* year to diagnose her!!! so **** off!

Thank God it only took a year and not the normal 35-36 or something like that that it usually takes. My grandmother was misdiagnosed for 40+ years. My mom just thought it was IBS until my grandmother was diagnosed. I thought it was just something i had eaten at work (food poisoning or something) until it lasted for way to long and it was happening after i ate...which sent off bells and whistles and that little voice in the back of my head going "you're an idiot and you KNOW what it is". Internet search and a 3 day experiement, then i finally told my mom.

Who are you shmems11, my friend?

Oh, it's Emily! Thanks, my love!

You are an idiot.

Gluten is fat you moron. Fat. So it's in a lot of food, not just in bread. Still, i feel bad for you

FYL, it is rough. But you are REALLY lucky. My cousin was actually born with a severe case of Celiac, and its life threatening. She can't have ANY gluten or her body shuts down. It's really scary, but she handles it well. I'd say its easier for her since she's gone her whole life with it though. My dad and I don't have Celiac but we do have an intolerance to gluten. Our entire family switched to a gluten free diet and we all lost about 10 pounds because we don't eat a lot of the processed crap. MSG is a good thing to cut out of your diet. (I'm not sure if MSG affects Celiacs... I know my father and I can't have it though). There are lots of good gluten alternatives, just keep your eyes open :) Good luck!

I feel your pain, im also a celiacs sufferer. I got the same bs, eat bread. But now that i know i've found so many ways around it. Just remember its in wheat, rye, barely, and malt. So be really careful. If you have a Trader Joe's, Whole Food, or pretty much any other organic place around you they usually have gluten free section, with gluten free bread and everything. Though its not very appettising after the fact. There is also a great gluten free bakery if you ever go to new york called BabbyCakes. Here's the link. http://www.babycakesnyc.com i hope i helped you out some. :)