Allergies and weight gain/loss

I have also had to give up choc for breastfeeding/screaming reasons (like Ann).
I'm allergic to wheat in pregnancy and actually struggle to gain weight! Since I've been back eating it, I'm piling it on! So, I'm trying to keep wheat low in my diet.
My dh just lost 8lb in a few weeks of having to cut dairy. He has coeliac's (sp?) so is always wheat free. It means he went for a lot of dairy for fast/accessible stuff for lunch. I had no idea how much he ate. Now he is off because it may be raising his blood pressure.
Being wheat and dairy free is incredible, because most crap food has both.

Dawny says about eating more to raise metabolism ... I've just been reading that in the book Liz posted about (here). The author says little and often, of complex carbs (wholemeal and brown rice, etc) ... to keep your blood sugar level and stop cravings and to encourage a faster metabolism, better transit of food, etc. She also says it's important to eat foods that have not been stripped of vitamins and minerals otherwise your body has to provide them from it's stores for breaking the food down. I'd not thought of vitamins and minerals in this role before. In actual fact, I know little of their role in my body.
I find I lose weight well when I take a supplement (our soil is badly depleted from farming and even organic veg do not give the vits and minerals you'd have once expected to get from them). I like a supplement with chromium as that is found to be essential for fat metabolism.

Exercise also raises metabolism, so park some distance from the store, rather than right next to the door in the sought after, lazy spots! Run up stairs to get stuff for the kids when they want you too! I have a tendency to avoid these things, but they are natural ways to increase exercise in everyday home ed life.

UPDATE:

• I've not been doing too badly.
• I've generally avoided sugary things.
• I've also been keeping wheat to a minimum and my dairy intake is a bit lower due to having to cook dairy free meals for the family (we usually cook wheat free anyway).
• I need to stop skipping breakfast by lolling about.
• I'm targeting eating little and often, rather than little and seldom (interspersed with rubbish).
• I'm also managing to get my fluids up by filtering the water (I like it better at room temp and it tastes better.) I've taken to lining up three different drinks at a time.

right, I'm off to do some more making and doing. We've been making slime this morning! It makes great rubber bouncy balls. Anyone want the recipe? I'm going to blog it on my blog.