I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease in April 2010 after months of feeling exhausted, never getting over colds, continual sinus infections, daily debilitating headaches and sudden weight loss. I kept attributing it to having two kids back to back, being busy and being a mom.
After the diagnosis came the relief with knowing there was a reason for feeling badly all the time, but being completely petrified to 
put anything in my mouth. I stopped eating gluten the day of the diagnosis – as well as most everything else – until I could figure out what was safe.
I’ve always eaten healthy (seriously, to the point of coworkers and friends making fun of me) and been aware of nutrition labels, but this took reading labels to a new level.
I love food – especially great food, as well as travel and trying new cuisines. I spent many a fun happy hour enjoying fabulous food with dear friends. Dining out is one of my hobbies and favorite past times.
I aspire to continue enjoying amazing (gluten free) food by sharing my dining & cooking experiences, bringing good -and not so good – experiences to light, and by others sharing their experiences. I also enjoy helping others with the learning curve of going and staying gluten free.
Have questions or need a few tips to get started? Contact me!
I love your site! We need people like you to be advocates and to educate the hospitality sector about Celiac. And of course, making our lives easier so we don’t feel like not leaving the house to eat! Kudos!
Thanks! I couldn’t agree more. Although many places will work with you, the questions & wondering if the food is really safe takes the fun out of eating out. SO much easier for everyone including wait staff if eateries will just provide a gf menu.
Hi there,
congratulations on everything you’re doing – your blog looks great and I love anything promoting good health.
I actually came across your site on MDBP and thought I’d drop by and say Hi and leave a comment. On that subject, in order to help out fellow MDBPers I invite you to leave a comment here and get a free backlink to your site and also to your latest article.
There’s quite a good discussion going on there already.
I hope you do stop by and say Hi but in any case, best of luck with your blog,
take care & best wishes,
Alan
Thank you for stopping by the blog and also for the link. I’ll definitely check it out. I’ve been far too preoccupied trying to launch a sister site (http://www.SoletVita.com) to Gluten Free Critique so have some catching up to do on all the MDBP blogs. Really curious to see how everyone is doing.
Thanks again and good luck with your blog!
Sherri