To illustrate just how much weight Amanda has lost living the Wheat Belly lifestyle, she posed for this photo carrying 50 pounds of cheese.
You may remember Amanda from earlier this year. She first began reporting her Wheat Belly experience back in March, 2015, when she shared her original “before” photo:
“I’ve lost 50 lbs since February. I’m grain-free and dairy-free and I’ve never felt better. I’ve lost 28 inches overall and 13 1/2 inches of that is off my waistline!”
This most recent series of photos are from February, 2015 (top), then July, 2015:
50 pounds is an awful lot of cheese to carry around. But that is, in effect, what Amanda was enduring. But it wasn’t just the weight burden on her joints and bones; it was also the inflammation and hormonal distortions characteristic of abdominal visceral fat–an enormously disruptive organ. In particular, excessive visceral fat emits inflammatory proteins, worsens joint pain and swelling, increases triglycerides, blocks the effect of insulin, adds to the inflammation of autoimmune diseases, and increases risk for heart disease, breast cancer and other cancers, and dementia. Losing the visceral fat of a wheat belly is therefore a very powerful accomplishment for overall health, far more than a cosmetic issue, more than just being relieved of carting around the equivalent of 50 pounds of cheese.
Losing this weight from abdominal visceral fat–over a foot lost!–is therefore a huge accomplishment for Amanda’s overall health.
I am a supporter of Dr. William Davis and truly believe in the concept of being grain and wheat free, But when I tried to ask the question , it wouldn’t be displayed on his site,.. the question is: ” If we are not to consume this commodity, but are allowed to eat meats, isn’t that what our cattle is consuming?,, the same thing were not allowed?. Isn’t this a hypocrisy and an idiosyncrasy of mixed messages? Can someone answer the truth! Please anyone, have an answer???
re: But when I tried to ask the question , it wouldn’t be displayed on his site,
What site was that?
re: .. the question is: ” If we are not to consume this commodity, but are allowed to eat meats, isn’t that what our cattle is consuming?,, the same thing were not allowed?.
Cattle are ruminants. They eat grass. They have the digestive systems to handle grasses:
https://drdavisinfinitehealth.com/2014/06/whats-cow-got-aint-got/
Cattle are not grass seed eaters, however (at least inherently). They are grain-fed only to fatten them, and that has to be carefully timed, for it will kill them if they are grain-fed for too long. Despite being ruminants, grain is at least as hazardous for cattle as it is for people.
Wheat Belly, by the way, does not endorse CAFO meat. Get your bovine meat from organic pastured animals (who are very likely not eating wheat even as grass).
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Sorry Bob, I guess I was confused and it was put in a que for later replies! I appreciated your answer! I’m new at this and not sure what CAFO is and where would you suggest to buy organic and pastured meats?. Anywhere in AZ???? Thanks for your help p in advance!
re: … buy organic and pastured meats?. Anywhere in AZ????
Plugging:
organic pastured meat az OR arizona
into Google Advanced Search gets promising hints.
If you have a Natural Grocer or Whole Foods store nearby, they are worth a look.
Regional co-ops are another alternative. You might be able to buy a cowshare. One problem with the industry is the FDA and USDA regs that make it exceedingly difficult for farmers to sell anything less than whole animals.
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Good info on red rice yeast, I will stay clear.
Congrats on your success Amanda! Nice illustration.
I had a grandfather that LOVED Tillamook cheese. That was his cheese of choice. He ate a few slices of it everyday and while not necessary directly connected, was thin and muscular as long as I knew him.
re: Nice illustration.
50 pounds of wheat thins or sugar might have been a more potent message. For people without bovine dairy sensitivities, it’s easy to lose weight by trading away carbs for cheese.
re: I had a grandfather that LOVED Tillamook cheese.
And since then, they’ve gone antibiotic-free and growth hormone-free. I wasn’t able to discover if their herds are beta casein A1 or A2, tho. We often have some on hand.
Should I be worried about these numbers? I’ve been on Wheat Belly since Dec 2014, Down 21lbs. A1C down from 8 to 6.6, so far.
Endo wants me back on Crestor. Blood work shows
Cholesterol 327
Triglyceride 366
HDL 35
LDL 219
VLDL 73
Non HDL Cholesterol 292
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio 9.3
Any thoughts?
I said I didn’t want to go on Crestor, she suggested maybe Red yeast rice and COQ10.
re: Should I be worried about these numbers?
Probably no, and at the very least not yet.
re: I’ve been on Wheat Belly since Dec 2014, …
Based on the original book, or Wheat Belly Total Health (WBTH)?
re: Down 21lbs.
On-going weight loss distorts lipids, and HbA1c. Don’t fret about the numbers until weight has stabilized for some time. See:
https://drdavisinfinitehealth.com/2012/06/i-lost-weight-and-my-cholesterol-went-up/
re: A1C down from 8 to 6.6, so far.
Excellent progress, but don’t expect stellar A1C until the weight loss is complete.
re: Endo wants me back on Crestor.
No surprise. Be sure to ask for data showing a net benefit in all-cause mortality for someone of your gender, age, and presentation. Odds are the data show the opposite. And since that was “back” on Crestor, what cautions were you given about sides effects, and how to supplement to mitigate some of them.
re: Blood work shows … HDL 35 … Triglyceride 366 …
Too low and too high, respectively, but again also misleading during weight loss.
re: I said I didn’t want to go on Crestor, she suggested maybe Red yeast rice and COQ10.
CoQ10 is fine, as are a number of other supplements identified in WBTH, but that red yeast rice is an eyebrow-raiser. If it’s real RYR, it’s basically a statin by another name. RYR contains monacolin K, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, also known as lovastatin – except that in the US, due to FDA action, retail RYR products don’t contain any appreciable amount of monacolin K – so I’m wondering what the endo thinks this stuff is good for.
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