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Originally Posted by Vegas69
Doctors are like any other profession, first of all, it's a business. Then they all have different educations, skills, and ultimately, intelligence. That was one of my hurdles when I first went down this road, finding a good doctor. I believe I've done that as she's young and genuinely interested in improving my health.
Kelli and I has a gluten free pizza tonight with goat cheese, spinach, pine nuts and kale salad with figs, feta cheese and the rest I can't remember. I was impressed with the gluten free crust. I am going to keep as much wheat out of my diet as possible to see if I feel the difference. I hope you are right about the binding. My doctor recommended probiotics which I'll try as well.
One area where I have to disagree is frequency of consumption. My metabolism is very active. I prefer lighter meals and healthy snacks and deserts. I can eat 9 times a day and easily maintain my weight. Of course my snacks are apples, raw nuts, grapefruit, hummus, carrots, greek yogurt, blueberries, you get the idea..(And that's all today) Ha
I do agree on high fructose corn syrup which I avoid like the plague.
I'm enjoying our debate Tony.
My mentor Jim Rohn said, "When you think you have all the answers, it's time to start asking different questions".
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Yes, good discussion. I try not to get so big headed to think that I have all the answers. It's taken me 39 years to figure that out.
That is something to always keep in mind when talking to "professionals" too. There are many different nutritionists that will swear a "whole grain high-fiber, low saturated fat" diet is good for you. And it is not. It helped keep me 20 lbs over weight for 10+ years.
I think it's great there are so many gluten-free options out there. I'm totally on board after losing this weight from it. Todd, what about this, in addition to going gluten free, cut your dairy intake in half, and double your saturated fat intake. That should unlock things. Like I said everyone is different, it's just a matter of trying different solutions to see what works. The probiotics will aid in the good entrail bacteria you need, but I don't see that in aiding regularity. The dairy is likely the culprit.
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Originally Posted by glassman
I am going to try the "gluten" thing, i am also going to go to a nutrionalist to see what it is that disagree's with me. I am 46, very driven, hyperactive and i need to slow down, its like the racing saying "ya gotta go slow (smooth) to go fast".
I cycle and row and eat fairly well, but owning a business can kick your butt sometimes.
So i'm taking a week off, and staying at some resort in the desert, during one of the hottest weeks of the year, timing. Ever here of that town in southern Nevada, the one with all the action? Seriously though, my wife and i have no plans but to rest  & exercise in the gym and see a couple of shows maybe, eat GOOD food, and chill (no pun intended) ....;
But i gotta loose 7 to 10 off the gut, I had major shoulder surgery last year that really took its toll on me, plus with biz being super good, its tough to get my two hour rides in, i'm down to 3 to4 hours a week. Thats still not enough for me to loose weight, so i gotta watch my diet even more....
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Hi Mike.. glad to hear you are going to try ditching the wheat. You WILL have great results! If not, you can come back here and verbally assault me.
It can be hard at first. I suggest picking one meal a day that has no wheat. Then when you can handle that, move it up to 2 meals sans wheat. If you can cut at least 80% of wheat out (no one's perfect!) you'll loose the 10lbs in month. Good luck, report back!