Beware the Pizza

For anyone who may have been semi-paying attention say, oh, in the last six months or so, I think I've sprinkled in my gluten-free diet change.  Yes, I am "gluten-free".  I put it in quotes because I'm not really officially anything.  I'm not allergic to it and I don't steer clear of it like an infectious disease or like Elfaba from water (if you read the book, Wicked, not just watched the musical, then congrats on understanding that correlation).  However, I do stay away from it as much as possible and make a conscious effort to buy as much as I can that is certified "gluten-free".  Overall I feel better, am less bloated, have more consistent and sustained energy, and don't get whack-o cravings like I used to.


However, on the wonderfully rare occasion I do splurge or find myself in an sans-gluten-free-friendly environment, I do eat gluten.  Tonight, I happened to chow down on some local, leftover, thin crust pizza, compliments of my dad's weekend pizza night.  It was just cheese, so it wasn't even stuffed with lots of crazy ingredients, yet, about 10 minutes after finishing my four squares, my stomach went Ba-BOOM! and screamed "I Hate You!"


For someone who bases daily routine on a healthy diet, especially one that is gluten free or vegan, beware the pizza.  All I have to say is...blah.  I feel blah.  All of the beautiful perks of my gluten-free diet have, over the last three hours, have completely disappeared, and I could kick myself for not having the hard boiled eggs I had originally promised myself for dinner.  Stupid, stupid, stupid!!  And, I'm not even saying all pizza is bad, but be weary of what you're eating.  Homemade pizza is great and often quite healthy as you can consciously control what you put on there.  Even some restaurants won't create the same internal consequences, but I should have known better.  Best to always tread slowly to steer clear of the upset stomach monster that lurks behind poor food choices.


So, lesson of the night?  No more pizza from that restaurant.  Only homemade pizza or deep dish, and even then, eat slowly and with great caution.  Sorry stomach.  I'll make it up to you tomorrow.