Learning to live with Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS)

I went to the doctor and got a physical. My exam was pretty darned good! My doctor was happy with the weight loss and my bloodwork came back pretty awesome, too! My A1C came down from 7.9 to 6.3 and my LDL cholesterol came down from 99 to 70! *************************************************************************** I've been thinking about weight loss surgery for the last 20 odd years, but none of my insurance carriers would cover it. The insurance I have with my current position allows weight loss surgery, but now I don't want it because I'm doing so well on my own! I look at the side effects, and I would basically have to change my diet to the one I'm on... Soooo, what's the point in spending $5000 dollars on surgery when I can save that $5000 and get new clothes and possibly get some skin removed (tummy tuck and breast lift!)??? I'm glad that I never got the surgery, because I've seen so many people do it and then gain the weight back because

I feel better today than when I was 18. Yeah, no shit! Eat clean and your body will notice.  I've been achy since I was a teenager. I always wrote it off to, not enough sleep, too much sleep, too much partying, etc... Then I stopped doing kid stuff and wrote it off to getting older.  Guess what? Getting older only has to be painful psychologically! It doesn't have to hurt physically! The weight is coming off slowly but surely at a bit less than 10 pounds a month. My clothes are getting baggier and I've started giving my "too big" stuff to my mom! She's going to have a bitchin' wardrobe! 

So, I bought some Boom Boom Shrimp from BJs this weekend. They were shrimp that had been dipped in egg white  and cornstarch. They were freaking fantastic and it got me to thinking about the other "breaded" items that would be fun to try the egg white batter on... Which led to a web search and THIS recipe!!! Seasonal and Savory - Crab Puffs  by a nice lady named Angela This is her recipe and I shall call them Crabbity Crabbity Puff Puffs because its such a darned fun name! The text is straight from her blog and I'm so glad I found it! Please visit her for more delicious recipes! I wanted to call these “crabbity crabbity puff puffs,” but that is largely due to the amount of cold medicine currently in my system.  So you might want to just ignore all of the text in this post and head straight to the recipe.  It’s a good one.  No grains or fillers, just crabbity-crabbity goodness going on. These are puffed up with beaten eggs whites, and they make a great appetizer