Lions, Tigers, and Bears! Oh My!

One thing you may not realize is that there is very little information and public knowledge about Celiac Disease unless you research it yourself.  For the next few weeks, I tried to learn more about Celiac by googling the Internet, reading books, and asking questions.  My life changed drastically!  I began to get anxious wondering where I would get my next meal.  You must understand that at this point my diet consisted of carbs and meat.  The word "vegetable" was not in my vocabulary!  This meant that for breakfast, I ate scrambled eggs.  Lunch was deli meat and cheese wrapped together and held with a toothpick with a side of fruit.  Dinner was tricky since I did not cook and couldn't go out to eat...so eggs or deli meat and cheese it was again!  Needless to say, I was hungry and frustrated.  My social life was suffering because I always went out to eat with friends and I had no idea how to determine if something was gluten free.  How could I ask questions about gluten free food when I still didn't understand it?  I was confused, frustrated, and on the verge of a breakdown.  Unfortunately my family beach trip was coming up and I would soon learn how hard it was to go gluten free cold turkey...