Food, cooking, eating, and me

Many of those of you who are gluten-intolerant or celiac have suffered with heartburn. I know I have. I used to be able to eat anything at any time, and nothing ever bothered me. But more and more, I have been troubled by heartburn for extended periods of time while trying to sleep.

Judging by the number of heartburn remedies I see for sale, I would think that it’s pretty common in the general population, though probably nobody has attempted to follow up on heartburn sufferers to see how many of them have dietary intolerances.

After one sleepless night following an evening of snacking, I just said, “No more!” The solution is so simple.

First of all, I often get up rather late and eat my first meal at noon. I decided to keep doing that, but I also decided to cut out food after 6:00 pm. So I eat at noon, and I also try to eat before 6:00. If I’m really busy and preparation runs late but supper is healthy, I’ll eat some anyway. But no more 8:00 pm or later meals or snacks. The only thing I drink at night is distilled spirits on the rocks or mixed with sparkling water.

I have not had heartburn once since I started this, and I’ve lost some weight, too, which I needed to do. Give it a try. You have nothing to lose but your heartburn.

I’ll keep posting on the weight thing if I keep losing weight.