licensed esthetician

Gluten-free meal plan?  Paleo?  I don’t need any of that stuff…. little did I know.  It feels like yesterday that I was pregnant with my baby boy and this sweet girl and I would roam around town doing whatever we wanted. We mainly ended up at a Starbucks because we’d split a Chonga bagel as our snack. Almost every day.  I am a licensed esthetician and I worked right up the road from a wonderful little restaurant!  It was called Taco Time!  Yep, one of my favorite fast food stops.  I would get done with a client, go grab a couple crispy burritos, a Coke and head back to work.

My second pregnancy was much harder and I couldn’t figure out why. Bloated, tired, swollen are words I used often. I would talk to my midwife and chiropractor and a few times they both said to me, “sounds like a gluten allergy.”

I obviously didn’t want to hear that because the thought of going “gluten-free” sounded so overwhelming. So intense. Plus, breaking up with the Chonga bagel and fast food was overwhelming to consider while pregnant. So I did what any other busy mom would do. I waited until conditions worsened. ☺Baby girl had a diaper rash that would not leave and my hand eczema was getting more intense. I remember having that full, swollen feeling during my #HIIT workouts, too. Jumping would hurt.

Immediately my doctor took us both off gluten as soon as she saw our conditions. She saw the writing on the wall instantly. If I snuck some bread or pizza after I had cut gluten out, I would look 5 months pregnant again almost instantly. ??  It was time for a gluten-free meal plan!

I share this to tell you that living this lifestyle has helped my fitness results a TON!! I’ve learned to pre-plan before parties and events because I can’t eat most of the food there. I am forced to eat more whole foods because processed and packaged foods usually make me feel yuck. It also keeps me away from maple bars ?!!

GLUTEN-FREE MEAL PLAN AND FREE GROUP!

I run groups on Facebook all the time.  This free, 5 day #Paleo and gluten-free meal plan group is one I run on a continual basis. You’ll have a sneak peek into the foods we eat, new recipes for you to try and hopefully pick up a new habit or meal idea.

It’s a free private group you’ll have access to so go to this LINK and fill out your info!  Remember to invite a friend.  The gluten-free meal plan can always use new ideas!  The more the merrier!

#mealplan #newideas #health #byebyebloat
It’s gonna be fun!!!??????