Ms skinniness

This is amazing....I'd love to hear more about your journey with skinniness......

Thought I might get your opinion on this article so here it is: 5 Questions: Diet advice that goes against the grain Com Dr. William Davis is the author of the "Wheat Belly Cookbook," a follow-up to his "Wheat Belly" bestseller. (Dawn Davis) by Rene Lynch, Los Angeles Times February 2, 2013 You've heard about the "Wheat Belly" diet, right? Well, technically, it doesn't exist. Dr. William Davis points out that the word "diet" does not appear on either the cover of his bestselling "Wheat Belly" book published in 2011 or on the follow-up, "Wheat Belly Cookbook," which was published last month and already tops bestseller lists. And that omission is intentional, Davis said. "Wheat Belly" is about stripping your plate of a substance that contributes to heart disease, causes joint pain, inflammation, foggy thinking, bloating and much more, Davis said. Losing weight, he added, is simply a nice aside. The cardiologist believes wheat is the single biggest contributor to the country's obesity epidemic, in part because aggressive breeding methods and genetic manipulation have turned it into what Davis derides as a "Frankenwheat." One of its most troubling side effects? Triggering uncontrollable carb cravings, the doctor said. Why do you believe wheat is so problematic? The advice to cut your fat and eat whole grains is the worst advice you can possibly pass on to people. I say, "Eat more fat. Eat as little grains as possible." Grains really don't belong in the human experience. I didn't go looking to demonize wheat. I told my patients to stop eating [wheat products] as part of treatment because many were suffering from diabetes or were prediabetic. But they'd come back in three to six months, and they were 25 to 40 pounds lighter. And they'd say, "The pain in my wrist and shoulder is gone." "My [irritable bowel syndrome symptoms] are gone." I only did it for blood sugar. But I thought, "What in the world is in wheat besides its potential to raise blood sugar? Why would their asthma go away? Why would someone's food obsession disappear?" So many things happened. In the beginning I had no idea why. I had to see it thousands of time before it got drilled into my head. We are treating the consumption of modern wheat. Only we call ithypertension. Obesity. Arthritis. Acid reflux. … You take out the wheat, all that goes away. You could argue that wheat is perfectly crafted to exert maximum damage to multiple organs. Your books make ditching wheat sound like discovering the fountain of youth. I tell people just try it for 30 days. It's an exceptionally common observation for people to come back to me and say, "I feel 20 years younger!" For one, you'll have a dramatic increase in energy … and you experience what I call "youthful sleep." That's where [someone] can clang pots and pans and you won't wake up. People lose weight, they're more flexible, they're lighter on their feet. Memory improves. Skin improves. The puffy look around the eyes? That improves. When you lose the wheat, you lose several pounds the first week. Part of that is fat weight, but also Water weight. This is a lot for people to wrap their heads around. We've been told grains are good. What humans have been doing for 2 million years is consuming animal meat, vegetables, nuts, fruits and the like. ... When we added grains 10,000 years ago, more or less, there's an observation of dramatic downturns in health. ... We are meat-consuming omnivores who made a mistake by this detour into grains. Modern times made it much worse by changing grains on us. [And agri-business] has decided, "Let's just put wheat in everything, from tomato Soup to salad dressings." Why is wheat in tomato soup? When you make tomato soup at home, do you put wheat in it? No. I know this sounds conspiracy-ish, but I've got to believe that at some level some very smart people have realized [that wheat triggers binge eating]. How else can you justify that wheat got into everything? You say that many "Wheat Belly" followers feel a profound sense of relief — and not just because of the weight loss. We're told that Americans are diabetic and overweight because we're the most gluttonous and lazy people in the world. But that's not true. Many have just been getting seriously bad advice. They are exercising, cutting their calories, doing all the things they are supposed to do, and there is this destructive thing in their diet that they are told to eat more of. Not only is that advice — to eat more grains — ineffective, it's destructive. You have people who are saying, "I'm doing everything right, I've cut my fat and cholesterol, I don't eat junk food or fast food. I exercise an hour a day, or an hour and a half a day, and I've gained 18 pounds." … They are doing what appears to be right, and yet they are desperately frustrated. But they have failed to make that fundamental distinction. It's not about calories. It's not about fat. It's not about exercise. It's about this destructive, appetite-stimulating food in your diet. What is the hardest part about giving up wheat? And what should we be eating? There is so much to eat! Real foods. Vegetables, fruit, meats, organ meats and so on. And when you are eating real foods, you can eat all you want. The hardest part for most people is giving up bread. And it's not enough to just go gluten-free. I tell people, "You don't have to give up sandwiches." [The cookbook has several recipes for breads, including focaccia, pretzels, walnut-raisin bread, cheddar cheese biscuits, brownies and pie crusts, made with wheat substitutes such as almond, coconut and garbanzo bean flours.] I tell people just go cold turkey and try it for 30 days. What do you have to lose?

I just finished reading an article in the Los Angeles Times discussing the benefits of not eating wheats....... So today, which isn't hard for me, I will not be eating anything that has wheats in it. The person it will be hard for is my DH, bc he doesn't read labels, he thinks he just has to give up breads.......so we shall see.....I will look further into marks site. I do eat a lot of nuts.......I love them......It's just that I can eat a couple of hands full without constriction. I'm so anxious about whether my stomach can stretch or not.....heard so many different stories from so many so I really don't want to take a chance....Now it's up to us....I don't really plan on getting rid of the nuts, they are my go too...... Happy Sunday everyone.......

Escape Pod I'm right there with you. I've had a month and my weight has also fluctuated up 2 to 3 lbs and then down to the same #. I have also seen that my appetite has increased and I can eat more which scares the pants right off me. I had 1 day where I ate way too much and was totally feeling horrible. Then the next day I got back on track...... Just recently I did get down into the 143's. I'll take it, but this is totally hard work. I started back at the gym 1 day and then got sick with a really bad cold and haven't been back since....Tomorrow I start up again. I do reckonize that when I eat carbs by weight goes to it's highest bounce. I know it's water retention form the carbs and salt. So this past month I have switched to checking all labels and getting rid of the products that add sugar to the ingredient labels. I believe that has helped a lot in losing a couple of ozs..... I am working on planning my meals and sticking to it.......Good Job! Coops this is frustrating.....to be at this set point......and our DH's eat clean and lose weight on the same diet.....I do believe that your weight hasn't moved but your physical health and moods have changed and that's a big bonus point. Your body is being very stubborn right now by holding on to that weight. I have been attending a diabetes class and the one thing that stuck out for me was that the RN instructing the class said that if we don't eat enough food, our body won't let go of the weight. So I am so tempted to eat more veggies (if I can physically) and test her theory. She said that she had stopped losing and talked to her dietician and the dietician told her she wasn't eating enough. She reports that she's lost 5 lbs since and has 5 more lbs to lose. I do admire and love eating clean.......

Go for it. U won't be sorry!

WowZa! Lookin good.

This is so awesome. Keep up the hard work.

I take 10mg of silica daily.

Now this is real growth.....realizing the time we had spent in the past obsessing about what we were going to eat.......Sometimes I still do though....but not as much....

Looks delicious.... I'd like to know how to make them.....Thanks for sharing.....'

Take them back because basically it's just throwing your money away.....Soon you will be in much smaller boots too and so you wouldn't be able to wear them anyways.......This is such a journey....

Cheers to you! Yayyyyyyyyyyyy! May we all be this successful!

Love this thread. U all are so funny.

My PCP says that my diabetes is in remission and it makes me so happy. I still watch what I eat and enjoy every minute of it. CONGRATS.

Hair loss is from wls. I take biotin and silica and it helps my hair grow back faster. It didn't stop it from falling out. But now my hair grows 5 times faster.

You are so beautiful!

There is so much drama on this post.......I'm going to back out of it...........give yourselves some peace by not posting replies.... the stress your causing yourself and why are people reacting so much to this.....so what if it's accurate or not, look inside yourself and discover why it's affecting you so much......this is a life long pattern. Bye everyone see you on other posts......

Looking good! Keep it up Patrick....... Miss ya here...

69 Ha Ha! LOL

Actually, upon reading all the posts here, this site is truly a support group. In a support group, it is not only necessary to have people that are supportive to the OP, but is is also necessary to have people be honest and up front and confront OP's on the content of their posts. This creates a balance. Hopefully the person that is confronting is doing it in a loving caring manner.....We all deserve that...... Peace to everyone......

It's so sad that you are going through all this.......Hugs!

This is such a sad reality when we find out who are our friends. It sounds like you have given yourself to the others and the others don't really care. Don't rush to answer their calls, take a couple hours, they're figure it out. Let them miss you so they can see what they're missing. I don't believe it is your responsibility to coddle them. It's time to take care of your needs and only your needs. From today on, only hang with people that are loving and caring to you and screw the rest of those negative a**wipes..... You are important......It's YOU time, so now ROCK that SLEEVE of yours......

You have you 2 best friends on your lap! You look so healthy and happy......Maybe you could find some meetup groups around where you live. they're fun and a great way to meet like minded people like you...... You are a great role model for your children now.......

OMG you both look fantastic! With all the stressors from 2009, you both are doing remarkable! Keep it up! :wub:

In the case that it's folded and sutured, is there any risk of something getting stuck in the folded stomach and needing surgery? This would have been scary for me.... My surgeons didn't even offer this option. I still would have went with the sleeve....