Clearing out the Gluten

This post is perhaps more about body clutter. (Fly Lady Marla Cilley has a book by that title.) I don't know about you, but that Dr. Oz has me freaked out about dairy and gluten allergies/sensitivities/intolerance. If you keep eating irritating foods, your body will suffer from inflammation, a major cause of disease. So I asked a naturopath about allergy tests and she said they're so unreliable that the best way to test is to "challenge" certain foods by fasting from them for at least two weeks. So I've given up gluten and am on Week 2. And I am hungry! My mouth often waters when I go to the store. Clearly I don't know how to stay full with gluten-free options, partly because I simply have to be more creative and buy new foods.

Good news: I can still eat all the dairy and tortilla chips I want.
Bad news: Eating eggs and hash browns for breakfast gets really old, and I think corn chips actually irritate my skin a bit. Might have more of a corn allergy.
Strangest food buy: Seaweed rice crackers from Whole Foods, used to transport guacamole to my mouth.
Comfort food: Gluten free mac n' cheese with rice noodles.
Surprisingly okay food: A cheeseburger wrapped in lettuce. I never did the low-carb diet, but I felt pretty happy w/ my lettuce wrap. fries, and lemonade. But the fact that this is only two weeks makes this more okay!
Bright side: I am more educated now that I know gluten is a protein composite found in wheat, rye, and barley. And you can eat yeast because that ain't gluten.

I am optimistic that I don't have issues with gluten....and I've told friends I think the dairy weeks will be when I whine the most. Still, it's fascinating to see how one can handle going gluten-free and to consider all the folks who do this all the time.