I am NOT exaggerating either!
As long as I can remember. I was soooo happy and excited for turkey day. Cherry Pie, Rolls, and more Rolls, dressing, layered salad, turkey (just a little), corn casserole, rolls, cakes, cokes...
i was in heaven!
Then... every year... every single Thanksgiving.. 1 to 2 hours later.... sometimes sooner.... horrible stomach ache.
I always thought it was just from over eating. Because of course I would over eat and then go back for more and more..... but now i know... it was the sugar overload! .. it was the gluten!
I cannot tell you how different it feels.
To eat and not have stomach ache. (even during the week)... I thought eating meant stomach aches. I thought pains and noises were NORMAL after a meal. I always thought after a Thanksgiving meal that stomach aches were just part of the celebration. Normal.
wow. was I wrong.
I have lots of regrets. Lots of things i wish i would have done differently. Why in the world has it taken me so long to figure this out? Maybe I just wasnt ready.
I had to be ready.
Today... I had turkey (a very small amount.. like 4 bites), a baked sweet tator (that i brought) with butter, deviled eggs, green beans (fresh that i steamed and brought), spinach dip with a few chips (that i brought) and for dessert.. I had gluten free apple crisp (that I made)... I skipped the pecan, pumpkin pies, cookies, and upsidedown cake, I skipped the sweet tator casserol, the greenbean casserole and gravy and and and..... NO ROLLS for me.
So happy i am at a place where I can skip all that and not feel deprived. Not feel left out. I loved my thanksgiving meal.
I loved NO tummy ache!
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