Is it the Coffee or the Wheat... you decide

Is it the Coffee or the Wheat, you decide.

Recently my family has entered into the Gluten-Free HELL that is the place where people who suffer a myriad of seemingly incurable ailments are assigned. MY WHOLE FAMILY... yes, really we are all there to support one family member. ... that one person is worth it... but still.

The rest of us sneak around in the dark munching on a hidden and forbidden morsel of bread or cookie... banished forever from eating treats with wheat in the daylight!


.....sigh.....

Today, was the last straw.


I was holding in there, I was holding my own... then I started sneaking a "real" lunch at work. I figured no one would know. The kids wouldn't see me. It wasn't like I was the one that needed to be wheat free... I was just going along for the ride to support the effort.

Then... after the first time I cheated I noticed a strange thing occurred. My morning coffee (which was always an enjoyable experience) seemed to "open the flood gates" if you know what I mean. Now, I know people that actually USE their morning coffee for just such a purpose... but not me.

I didn't blame the coffee... I blamed the item I ate. (the homemade bear claw from the local bakery... ok, the 2 homemade bear claws) This particular ... eruption lasted ALL DAY LONG... intermittently, of course.

I laid off the Wheat products for a couple of days, but noticed .... a difference... in my, ah.... Constitution. Happily, the "difference" didn't last all day long...

Yesterday a co-worker made a run to Panera Bread. Ahhhhhhhhhh... They have a great Smokehouse Turkey Panini - Turkey, bacon, cheese, mustard... oh it is heaven on earth.


This morning.

Well, you guessed it. No problems, until that first sip of coffee.


Now you have to listen to me. I don't just drink one cup of coffee a day! I drink about a 10 cup pot, before I get to work. AND I have at least 2 more cups throughout the day. I LOVE my FOLGERS!

I'm freaking out here. I seem to be fine, until that first sip... OH for the love of everything HOLY... must I choose? Must I decide to actually GO WHEAT FREE... or.... dare I say this out loud... GIVE UP THE COFFEE? The elixir of life! Black Gold!

OH WOE IS ME.

Don't cry for me Argentina, I'll make it.

let's take a vote... how many people think I should
A) Quit the coffee
B) Go back to eating wheat product regularly
C) Quit Complaining?

Inquiring minds want to know!