"Wheat Belly" Progress

Bud light is made from rice not wheat. There are other heavier beers made without wheat just google it.

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Dr. Weston A. Price, was a dentist who went around the world studying denta health of indegenous tribes. He found that those tribes that did not rely on grain for their nutrition and instead relied on meat and fat that came from hunting had perfect teeth. No cavities, perfectly formed jaws where all teeth fit well, ext. In those tribes things like diabities and heart issues were unknown.

I've decided to start this tomorrow, so this weekend am having a wheat fest and enjoying it immensely. I haven't read the book but am on the list to get it from the library when it is returned. However, I read quite a bit of info on the internet.

My plan is to exclude all wheat containing products for a month like the author challenges his patients to do. At the end of the month I'll see about following other principals of the eating plan since by that time I will have read the book.

Besides needing to lose the 20# I've gained the past year, I really hope following the plan will give me more energy. I surely need that!

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Belfreybat, if you have access to a blood glucose monitor test yourself now and periodically during the month. You might be surprised.

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Thanks for the advice. I'm a diabetic so I test 4 - 5 times a day.

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LOL, OK. Prepare to be amazed.

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I also wanted to say to people who say that they could never go on grain/wheat free diet because they love pizza, pasta, bread and beer, that when you stop eating those foods, replace them with protein, animal fats and fermented veggies, you would not crave pasta, bread and beer. At least it was like that for me. I started on GAPS diet about 3 weeks ago. First week was difficult but last week I was at the bakery and I saw some nice crusty freshly backed white rolls. In the past their sight would cause me to salivate and there would be no way to resist them. This time I thought about all of their nice atributes but there was no craving at all!
Also during first week on when I felt like eating something sweet or wheat containing, I would mix a tea spoon of honey with tea spoon of coconut oil and take a tiny lick every 10 min or so. It is so yummy! In couple days I did not need it anymore.

lexa...i TOTALLY agree!!! this happened to me. i used to be a pasta-nut. about 3 yrs ago i was an emotional wreck and basically just ate to keep from falling over. i'm a 'crave-eater' and nothing ever sounded good....not even pasta. i started eating chicken cause that's all i could stomach without getting sick. then i started adding homemade salads. the oddest thing happened, after 20 yrs of craving pasta all the time,,,,i no longer crave it. every once in awhile i'll have some pasta but i no longer 'seriously crave' it. i honestly believe that these type of carbs made me crave them more. as far as sugars go...when i get the craving, i have a piece of 75+ dark cocoa bar and i'm good.

shygirl...i wish you much-moose-luck!!!

Actually, not it isn't. Gluten Free eating is far healthier. Everyone I know who goes off Gluten loses all their excess weight if they stick with it (as long as they aren't abusing sugars). Paleo and Primal diets are Gluten Free, and do not advocate eating processed sugar. Wheat was modified many years ago to increase vigor and size, turning it into a "super carb."

DH lost almost 30#s the month he went off Gluten. Even more importantly, he is off his Blood Pressure meds, his blood results are now excellent, and he has gotten into incredible physical shape in the past year. DH didn't gain the weight back, either. Also, he is no longer "pre-Diabetic."

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3 weeks in, and i have lost over 8 pounds. more importantly, i feel AMAZING!!!!! i walked up a total of 35 flights of stairs today, and back down. i don't really feel the "need" to take the elevator, and the boss is okay with the couple of extra minutes it takes me. my "skinny" jeans i bought just a month ago are loose in the waist. my body is transforming, and i am loving it! my blood pressure has stabilized - before it would plummet and i could barely move. now, it stays low but steady.

i admit that i have cheated a bit. but just following it for the most part is doing great things for me.

Since going paleo (primal) 1 week ago My blood sugar has dropped by half. Every reading was 220 to 280. My readings are now 108 to 130. Now I must mention that I was started on metformin 4 weeks ago and that there is a time period before it kicks in, but there is nothing I have read that indicates metformin can cause such a sudden drop.

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I went wheat free Jan 1st. I have not lost any weight or feel any different. I must be doing something wrong.

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Not necessarily you just might not be sensitive to gluten.

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Thanks for this thread everyone.
After a yoyo weight loss/gain cycle since my teenage years, alternating between skinny superfit to porky layabout, I am giving this a shot. I think it makes good sense, but it'll be tough to give up my bread addiction! We eat quite healthy overall, but I'm aware too much wheat is in our diet (because it's cheap and easy).

I am currently 20 pounds overweight and probably pre-diabetic. I dont eat excessively but I cannot lose weight without starving myself and exercising like a fiend. I'm too tired for all that now.
I have noticed that I carry most of the excess around my middle, which is not healthy. Today I had a 3 egg mushroom omelette and an apple for breakfast. Yummy :-)
So it begins... if I dont feel loads better in a month I will go back to my old food. But if I feel better and less hungry while losing any weight I will surely stick with it and only have pizza once a month or so. Small sacrifice really!

Thanks again for motivating me by sharing your experiences here.

If you drop all processed sugars, pop, follow a Paleo or Primal Gluten Free Diet, you will lose the weight. I lost 20#s in one month, DH almost 30#s, and everyone I know has lost the extra in one more or more (depending on how much), and kept it off! By eating Gluten Free, dropping the sugar, DH is no longer pre-diabetic, off blood pressure meds, and incredibly physically fit at 56 years old (57 in July). Neither of us have gained weight back and eat as MUCH as we want!!!

I wish you and everyone the best with weight loss, but more importantly in improving your healthy and increasing ability to function/living a more active lifestyle.

Ol' Larry, Retired logger, turning 86 (figured it out recently), told me he has eaten very little Gluten and processed fat his entire life, still chopping his own wood, heating with wood, and works physically every single day. I can only hope to be like that when I am his age, but have quite a ways to go (49).

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Well, only 3 days in and I've lost 3 pounds without trying. I have always been a very hungry person - if I didnt have lunch or dinner by a set time I would be ready to tear my arm off and eat it and got very grumpy. And always ate lots of bread and crackers. But last 3 days I had a good breakfast of eggs, or apple and almond flour pikelets and feel satisfied until dinnertime, just a peice of fruit or a small salad for lunch. This is huge for me! I've given myself a month to see what changes - if this pattern continues I'm doing it for life.

Look up Einkorn wheat. This wheat is the original form of wheat that was cultivated centuries ago. It has not been genetically altered or enhanced. If you goto the website they have information about the wheat as well as a place to purchase it. Just put a dot com behind the name and you are there.

There is a lot more to a gluten free diet than staying away from just wheat. If you eat out you are more than likely getting gluten contamination.

is almond meal and almond flour the same? I got some of the meal but it seams to be ground coarse
thanks