Week 6 Gluten Free

I knew being gluten free was not going to be easy but some of the obstacles that I've hit I wasn't prepared for. Two of my largest obstacles are, frequently suffering from low blood sugar between meals and rapidly gaining weight. I honestly thought I would loose weight eating like this since my plan was to eat as natrually gluten free as possible, boy was I wrong. I guess I know why I've been so skinny for the last few years! I thought this is awesome, I lost weight by having a baby! Boy did this gluten free diet show me. My plan is to step up my exercising a notch and to keep experimenting with different fruits and veggies. From what I'm reading this is a common thing that happens when people go gluten free. Where it may be a diet for some who just go gluten free as a "fad diet", there are some of us who are just watching the scale rise and we have no choice about being gluten free. Uggh!
My second issue of low blood sugar - I've always had lower blood sugar my whole life but since going gluten free, I suffer from several bouts of it a day. I do admit I go for a quick fix of a hard candy which isn't the best. I don't know why it's happening, I didn't eat a lot of carbs prior to being gluten free, but there is definitely something that I need that I'm not getting now. If anyone else has experienced this, I'd love to hear how you fixed what I call "the sugar shakes".
I spent last week visiting family in NY. I went to Uncle Giuseppe's in Smithtown. They had a great selection of gluten free products, not as much as Whole Foods, but some different ones that aren't offered at Whole Foods.  My favorite find was the muffins from The Really Great Food Company. All their products are also nut free which is great for my nut allergic daughter.