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To Wheat or Not To Wheat….

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I want to talk about why I am happy that I gave up WHEAT.

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Have you read the Wheat Belly?  It is all about how scary wheat is nowadays.  It isn’t the same wheat that your grandma bought and ate.  It is modified and it is really “frankenwheat”.

Wheat now causes a lot of problems for people.  It is grown differently, having shorter root systems and therefore pulls in LESS minerals than the ancient wheat.  So, it is less nutritious, it has more gluten and causes more internal toxicity to people than ancient wheat.  If you’re interested in more, check out Dr. Davis (of Wheat Belly fame), who’s made it something of his mission to rail against what he calls a “perfect, chronic poison.”

Read more: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/the-problems-with-modern-wheat/#ixzz2T8j52DKj

I have noticed that after I gave up eating wheat due to the high carb content in it, I was feeling better all the way round.  My bloated belly went down, my bathroom issues were going away, less bloat, pain, the runs.  I was losing weight quickly for the first time.  I never lost that much on other diets, because those diet had wheat products.  My friend, Kathy, was having bloat, belly and weight issues and she thought I was crazy to give up wheat products.  Then she read the Wheat Belly and she gave it up after she read how scary wheat is to the body.  She looks and feels better than I have seen her in years!

It is hard at first to give up bread, but after a couple of weeks, you don’t crave it anymore and it is so worth it.  I get burgers protein-wrapped in lettuce or on a salad.  It really isn’t a big deal.  I am saving about 40g of carbs for the bun!  I lost weight and I am keeping it off because I said b’bye to bread.  Once in a while, I have a Westernbagel.com Perfect 10 (10g net carbs) and that gets me through a craving that hits once in a blue moon.  But, to poison myself with it everyday is ludicrous–especially now that I know what it does to me.  Also, once in a blue moon, I can have two small slices of GLUTEN-FREE pizza and I will do ok, and not gain weight….but I would if I did this often.  So, you don’t have to never eat wheat again, but the less you do, the better for you in general.  It is not really a food group that should be on the chart.  Eat your proteins, vegetables, fruits, salads.  You will do great.

And what about gluten?  It is not a necessity in your diet.  It is a protein in wheat, barley and rye, but it is not necessary.  You can get what you need from eating more vegetables.

Read this article on how gluten and wheat are not good for you!

http://paleodietlifestyle.com/11-ways-gluten-and-wheat-can-damage-your-health/

So, I live a paleo or mediterranean lifestyle food-wise.  I feel great, more energetic, look better and I am skinny.  You can do it too.  It is a LOT easier to lose weight doing this and keeping it off.

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Bread! Carbilicious and Dangerous to the Waistline

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So, you want to lose weight.  But, are you aware how many carbs is in a slice of bread?  How about if you have a sandwich.  The average slice of bread has about 14g of carbs.  Now, if you have two slices in a sandwich, that means you are eating 28g of carbs–minimally.  If you want to have between 50 and 100g of carbs a day to lose weight…then bread can be a problem.

I pretty much gave up bread.  I only have it once in a blue moon and when I do, it is carefully selected.  I found that I am wheat sensitive and gluten sensitive, so with the way that wheat is made now (Google Frankenwheat or look at my blog on it  http://wp.me/p2I06z-a0), I try to avoid it.

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My top 5 choices of bread.

1.  Western Bagel’s Perfect 10 Bagel.  10 net grams of carbs vs. 45 of a regular bagel and about 30-35g of their alternative bagel.

2. Western Bagel alternative Pita and English muffins are lower in carbs, but I would not eat them often.

3.  Tortilla shells that are low carb in the 4-7 net grams of carb range.  Trader Joes and Costco does sell them.  Markets sell them.

4.  Julianbakery.com has breads that are Smart Carb (in the 3 to 5 net gram area) and Paleo Bread that is Zero Carbs.  The zero carb ones are pretty bland, but are ok if you make french toast out of them or use them with cold cuts.  Toasted is really boring.  But, you can go gluten-free this way.  Whole Foods and specific low carb food places sell them.  Google them.  LoCarbsU.com sells them too.

5.  Sara Lee 45 Calorie Whole Wheat Bread.  Not gluten free, but only 7g of carbs per slice and it is tasty.

So, you can’t complain that you can’t find decent bread choices.  But, if you choose to continue to eat regular bread, you might never lose the weight.  Most people who I know who have weight isssues seem to continue to eat taco shells, burrito shells, toast, cereal, sandwiches.  Maybe they would lose it like I did if they remove it from their diet and only insert one of the above only once or twice a week?  It worked for me.