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Not for weight reasons - although I hoped that was a good side effect (ps - no so much), but because the book made me think about how much wheat has been changed and manipulated over the years without any testing. And I wanted to see if going off of it had any effect on me.
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For me, not eating wheat has had a huge ass effect. I am not "gluten allergic", meaning I don't freeze up or anything. However I am massively wheat intolerant. Like lactose intolerance - it doesn't kill me, but I react badly.
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Stopping the intake of wheat has eliminated the need for naps (I KNOW!). I mean I still like a nap and can take them, but I don't HAVE to anymore. More than once, driving home from the desert, I had to pull over so Ed could drive or stop in a parking lot for a quick 30 minute nap. I never really understood it, but Ed could see it happen and it was very real.
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Oddly enough, after a quick nap or a immediate drop into sleep at night, wheat then keeps me awake an hour or so later - and awake all freaking night. I can't sleep all night after eating wheat.
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And recently I have realized it screws with my emotions. I had pizza the other night (pizza I miss - everything else is no big deal but Pizza - I miss your cheesy goodness so...). I couldn't sleep that night and then was horribly depressed the next day.
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So there you go - it doesn't effect Eddie at all. Although he has been really good about putting up with some wheat-free foods for me.
And Patty-Melts. I miss pizza and patty-metlts.