WHEATBELLY "LOSE THE WEIGHT,LOSE THE WHEAT"

bnguyen72485

I just started reading this book. "The biggest Loser" email was sent somewhere last week and caught my attention quickly. Dr. Davis said that Wheat is the one of the main reason why we've so much fat around our belly. Anyone want to join me on reading this book and coming up with a better meal plan that doesn't consist of wheat?

ReneeElizabeth26

I thought wheat was good? Wheat bread wheat pasta wheat wheat wheat???

nixirain

They talk about this on the podcast http://www.fat2fitradio.com. I really enjoy listening to them, they really do their research!

wildboar1

It's just more scare mongering designed to sell books. There's nothing wrong with eating wheat or eggs or red meat or diet soda or any other a million things these diet authors try to invent so they can sell more books.

wackyfunster

It's just more scare mongering designed to sell books. There's nothing wrong with eating wheat or eggs or red meat or diet soda or any other a million things these diet authors try to invent so they can sell more books.

QFT. (Calories in - calories out) = 90% of diet. Focus on that portion first before you worry about anything else.

scorpio516

It's just more scare mongering designed to sell books. There's nothing wrong with eating wheat or eggs or red meat or diet soda or any other a million things these diet authors try to invent so they can sell more books.

Well diet pop isn't great for you, it's full of nasty chemicals in order to make it sweet and tasty. Full calorie pop has some of the same calories too

AnninStPaul

The modern variety of wheat, which has been cross-bred to increase crop yields and food vaalue, is said to contain a "super starch" that spikes blood sugar and gives you the munches, a form of gluten that is extra inflammatory, and peptides that can behave like endorphins -- but instead of being addicted to exercise, you are addicted to wheat.

Maybe it is a scare to sell books, but given the increases in levels of obesity, as well as gluten sensitivities and intolerance, maybe there is something to it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/wheat-gluten_b_1274872.html

Kinda makes me wish I could get the older forms of wheat.

SueD66

My household is going to try the wheatless for a couple of weeks as we are going to see if we are cialic (sp) sensitive. I'll have to look for this book this weekend, t hank you for the post:)

davidlbass

Doesn't matter where the calories come from. You have to live with your diet the rest of your life to keep the weight off. Give up something you love you will fall off the wagon. I love bread therefore it stays on my diet.

wildboar1

Basing your diet off Dr Oz style sensationalism dooms your diet to failure. Placing too many unnecessary and unneeded restrictions on your diet (don't make too much sodium, don't eat eggs, fat is bad for you, don eat wheat, diet soda will give you cancer etc etc) will make your diet torture and will deflect you from what you really need to worry about, which is your caloric intake and deficit.

wackyfunster

The modern variety of wheat, which has been cross-bred to increase crop yields and food vaalue, is said to contain a "super starch" that spikes blood sugar and gives you the munches, a form of gluten that is extra inflammatory, and peptides that can behave like endorphins -- but instead of being addicted to exercise, you are addicted to wheat.

Maybe it is a scare to sell books, but given the increases in levels of obesity, as well as gluten sensitivities and intolerance, maybe there is something to it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/wheat-gluten_b_1274872.html

Kinda makes me wish I could get the older forms of wheat.

It is a scare to sell books. Around 40% of people of European descent (much lower for other ethnic groups) has one or more genes that makes wheat gluten cause problems. Most of them are so minor as to not be a big deal, maybe 10% have substantial inflammatory issues with gluten. Even if it was the full 40%, the majority of the population doesn't have issues.

There is actually a test that measures inflammatory response to foods (MRT), and if wheat gluten were so toxic, we would already know about it as a result, and it would be very easy to demonstrate empirically. Having personally been tested and found to have no inflammatory response to wheat gluten, for me at least it is bunk.

tigersword

It's just more scare mongering designed to sell books. There's nothing wrong with eating wheat or eggs or red meat or diet soda or any other a million things these diet authors try to invent so they can sell more books.

QFT. (Calories in - calories out) = 90% of diet. Focus on that portion first before you worry about anything else.

^This.

tigersword

It's just more scare mongering designed to sell books. There's nothing wrong with eating wheat or eggs or red meat or diet soda or any other a million things these diet authors try to invent so they can sell more books.

Well diet pop isn't great for you, it's full of nasty chemicals in order to make it sweet and tasty. Full calorie pop has some of the same calories too

To be totally honest, there is nothing in diet soda that you can't eat from other, natural sources. Aspartame is protein, and acesulfame K is potassium, sucralose is chlorinated sugar (chlorine is actually a necessary nutrient, we generally get it from salt, chocolate, olives, meats, cheeses, and vegetables,) and these are things we get in many other foods.

formersec

Just my opinion: It's not so much the bread, pasta and so on...It's the accompaniment. For example, a reasonable portion of pasta won't make you fat, but if you slather on the Alfredo sauce and pile on the parmesan, then you have a high-calorie, high-fat dish.

carolemack

Well I am not a scientist, nor a nutrionist...I can only go by my own experiences. For the past several years I kept gaining and gaining weight, most of it around my middle. My stomach was bloated, uncomfortable, and sometimes as hard a rock. I was actually in pain some days. I tried everything to lose weight, including joining Weight Watchers. I would lose a pound or two and then gain it right back. I was very frustrated.

To make a long story short...I started logging when I felt the worst and looking at what I had eaten that day. I quickly noticed that whenever I ate cereal, bread, or anything made with wheat was when I felt the worst. I cut it out of my diet and within two weeks I felt remarkably better. I am not celiac (I have been tested) what I seem to be is very intolerant to wheat products.

Within a month I had lost 17 pounds...all off my belly! I joined MFP and started logging everything, started exercising, and for the first time in years I am able to lose weight. I have now lost 36 pounds.

I have read the book "Wheat Belly" but only AFTER I had already figured it out for myself. In the book I read a lot about all the symptoms I had displayed for years. Before discounting it perhaps give it a read and decide for yourself.

13519485

Wheat isn't bad. Eating more than the required calories to maintain or to lose weight is. Build a plan that involves eating only enough to maintain your weight, or enough to safely lose weight and you will be just fine--even with the wheat--unless you're alergic to it. If you think you're allergic then go see your doctor or other qualified medical professional.

toniRAD

Ha, it.

tigersword

Well I am not a scientist, nor a nutrionist...I can only go by my own experiences. For the past several years I kept gaining and gaining weight, most of it around my middle. My stomach was bloated, uncomfortable, and sometimes as hard a rock. I was actually in pain some days. I tried everything to lose weight, including joining Weight Watchers. I would lose a pound or two and then gain it right back. I was very frustrated.

To make a long story short...I started logging when I felt the worst and looking at what I had eaten that day. I quickly noticed that whenever I ate cereal, bread, or anything made with wheat was when I felt the worst. I cut it out of my diet and within two weeks I felt remarkably better. I am not celiac (I have been tested) what I seem to be is very intolerant to wheat products.

Within a month I had lost 17 pounds...all off my belly! I joined MFP and started logging everything, started exercising, and for the first time in years I am able to lose weight. I have now lost 36 pounds.

I have read the book "Wheat Belly" but only AFTER I had already figured it out for myself. In the book I read a lot about all the symptoms I had displayed for years. Before discounting it perhaps give it a read and decide for yourself.

You have an intolerance. For you, wheat is bad. That doesn't make it bad for everyone, which is the basic premise of the book. I use this example a lot, but it's no different than trying to say peanuts are bad for everyone, because some people are allergic to them, or that strawberries are bad for everyone, because some people are allergic or intolerant to them.

bnguyen72485

Thank you for your feedback everyone! I love wheat, but cutting a portion of it won't hurt. If anyone wants to read this. I've it on ibooks only for the iPad.

Good luck with everyone.

CoderGal

Thats weird...I grew up on toast and breaded chicken nuggets and I managed to be a size 3

ronnio_ron

absolute crap...
am an Asian and been eating wheat all my life...even today and im doing all so well thank you..

via MFP u learn to manage ur own stuff and in long run eat whats best for u...i would definitely not go and read any book that promises glory after following a strict anti-food policy....

absolutely doesn't work for me....

my 2 cents....had to say it...

lovelee79

I read the book, and thought it was very informative. I have been tested for a wheat allergy and unfortunately I cannot tolerate wheat.
I suggest people struggling with weight loss, joint pain, foggy brain, etc go to their doctor and get tested !

Frankenbarbie01

I'm reading this book too and am enjoying the information in it as well. I didnt know it before I stopped eating wheat and grains
(I've been primal/Paleo for just about 6 months...feel great....) but I apparantly have a sensitivity to grains. I eat them now and have explosive...err...tummy upset. I chose to avoid them because of how they make me feel.

Good for you on exploring other ways of pursuing a healthy lifestyle that isnt along the same path as what "they" say. There are a few other books and online resources that are great as well that help to support a grain free lifestyle.
Marksdailyapple.com
RobbWolf.com
Cheers!!!