#coeliac

It's not merely gluten intolerance - it's coeliac disease.

The pizza/bread: *has not been touched* *is falling apart*

Me:

Carrying on with this week in food thing

1. Halloumi mezze salad (from the gym)

2. Another day another pad Thai (inspired) tofu noodle bowl

3. Banana pancakes with Greek yoghurt, honey and raspberries

4. Granola and raspberries with Greek yoghurt

5. Halloumi Mediterranean tray bake topped with home grown basil

But something I was thinking about today is how that limits other social activities too, because getting a meal or going to a cafe is just such a natural part of going out. I miss going out to dinner & movie. I miss being able to take off to small towns & explore, get a meal, do a ghost tour. I miss going up the mountains, getting something from the local cafe & going in to the bush (forest). Sure, I can still do a lot of that, minus the food. But it reminds me of what I’m missing out on. It’s so much more cognitive energy to plan a meal/meals to take if needed. Especially when easy meals on the go without anything to keep it cool or warm it up are very limited with coeliac. Or the emotional energy of trying to advocate & explain & hope someone will listen & help at a cafe if you do want to try to be ‘normal’. I see what I’m missing out on & trying to make up for that is hard. Going out is already really difficult, even when I really want to do it without all these extra things.