My Wheat-Free Experiment

[fiskblack]

A couple of weeks ago I decided to conduct an experiment that involved excluding wheat (as well as a host of other grains) from my diet. There were a few contributing factors that lead me to try this. I had a roommate who had a sensitivity to gluten. When she excluded it from her diet, she lost a considerable amount of weight. I started hearing

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[scrappy_jen]

Do corn products count?

[fiskblack]

To a degree. The way I'm doing it is: eliminate wheat, minimize all other grain products (including corn). The book does talk about other grains like barley and corn and such, and they aren't as bad as wheat, but they aren't great either.

[scrappy_jen]

This is really interesting. I'm going to give it a try this as well. I've already started cutting juice and soda and replacing it with lime water which has made a big difference...makes up for all the coffee and liquor I drink.

[fiskblack]

Definitely read the book first to get a good idea of why and also where you sometimes find wheat products nestled in various ingredients in packaged foods. The book also talks about reducing the things that cause spikes in your blood sugar, that aren't related to wheat. Things like milk chocolate, juices, sodas, etc, fall under that category. They actually stimulate the urge to eat later on.

That being said my big vices are scotch (barley) and bourbon (corn), but only once in a while. They aren't food staples. :3

[scrappy_jen]

I don't think I could make it through a dietary book even if it were written by Orson Scott Card. I'll take a peek at it next time I'm in the bookstore to test it's dryness.

I don't tend to eat a lot of packaged foods. They're very expensive and taste bad, so I save them for my incredibly lazy days (kraft dinner and a can of tuna is the ultimate poor man's meal). I do, however, make a lot of pasta, so I'm going to have to rethink my meals.

I don't I think my biggest problem will be cutting down on sweets. My boss' wife is in school to be a baker, so gobs of "assignments" get brought into the shop about twice a week..

[fiskblack]

The audiobook is very good. I listened to it while working. It's not dry and full of interesting information. And hey, health is worth it.

[scrappy_jen]

I'll give it a go. I wish I could say that it was for something as nobel as health. I's more to do with the desire to disrupt the progress of my ass' migration southward and beyond the margins.

[fiskblack]

I was never overweight, but I've lost fat since. You will reduce in size, wherever you're gaining weight. And that is related to your health and whatever cosmetic benefit you're striving for.