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[mefordis]

Okay, so remove the bread and pasta? What about organic bread? Is that from the same dwarf wheat? What about rice?

No, I don't have kids, but I kind of don't believe in separate menus for kids.... I grew up eating everything so I would just feed my kids what I was eating if I had them.

We just eat grass fed meats, vegetables, eggs, nuts, olives, yogurt, cheese and treats are made with almond flour and sweetened with Stevia (Truvia). We also eat dark chocolate.

Today's menu is

Turkish lamb kebabs (ground lamb mixed with spices and chopped pistachios, formed like sausages around skewers and then grilled)
Homemade tzatziki (full fat greek yogurt mixed with grated cucumber, crushed garlic, lemon juice, salt, pepper and EVOO poured over the top)
Turkish salad (chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, parsley, radishes, green peppers, black olives dressed with lemon juice, EVOO and spices)

That's it.

I highly recommend the cookbook "Well Fed" by Melissa Joulwan. Best recipes ever.

 

[Bellamouse]

Okay, so remove the bread and pasta? What about organic bread? Is that from the same dwarf wheat? What about rice?

Yes, remove all the bread and pasta. Organic bread is still made from the same dwarf wheat. Rice is not as awful as wheat, but still is carb overload and is bad for trigylcerides and HDL.

If you must eat bread, make the Herbed Focaccia from the Wheat Belly book and use it as open faced sandwich bread.

But you will quit wanting it after awhile. It just takes getting used to a new normal.

We eat lots of lettuce wraps and we eat burgers with no bun (lots of toppings like cheese, mushrooms, etc). Think of it as salisbury steak instead of a burger and it won't seem so weird.

Tomorrow I'm making pulled pork in the crockpot. We can either eat in lettuce, or just by itself.

For pizza there are some alternative crust recipes in the book. There is one with almond flour and garbanzo bean flour (pretty good) and the other one is with cauliflower. I like that one but you can't pick up the slices to eat them, you need a knife and fork. But you can do any toppings you want.

I make my own crackers too out of ground flax seeds. So no store bought crackers, cookies or any of that stuff. Sounds really hard and kind of is in the beginning until you start realizing all the different alternatives. The only downside to the diet is you do have to cook. There isn't much quick, prepared food you can get. If I really can't face cooking, I get a roasted chicken from Costco and a bag of the kale salad they have there. Or we go to the local fast food joint (the greek gyros place that has everything) and get a half roasted chicken with BBQ sauce, greek potato and a greek side salad.

I snack on cheese, nuts, chicken salad, tuna salad, blue cheese stuffed olives, stuff like that. We do eat a little fruit but not a ton. We cut out the fruit juice too. Way too sugary. We aim for 15 - 20 grams of carbs total per meal.

You will feel like a million bucks, look fabulous, lose weight and have great blood tests. Another upside is you will spend less on food overall. You will eat less, and only buy from the perimeter of the grocery store. Expect some wheat/sugar withdrawal though for the first week. It's worse in some people than in others.

 

[Magpie]

I don't buy the whole "Wheat Belly" thing. I think it's a fad. That said, if it leads to better quality grain offerings in the grocery store, I'm all for it.

Personally, I think one of the biggest issues is the lack of pedestrian-friendly living environments in the US. I've been in many places in the US where you simply can't get anywhere without a car. There's no decent bus system. There are no sidewalks. Just monster homes and enormous lawns. And you get looked at funny if you try to go for an evening stroll.

Where I live, we walk everywhere. There are tree lined paths down by the river, and it's just generally pleasant to walk almost everywhere in the city. On nice days, I'll take the dog and meet my husband halfway as he walks home from work - roughly 6 kilometers (or 3 1/2 miles). I'm easy walking distance from a grocery store, a farmer's market, a butchers, a bakery, a pastry maker, a place that makes its own fresh pasta, etc... I generally do my shopping on a daily basis, so it's always fresh.

I think a lot of the obesity epidemic could be alleviated by building pedestrian-friendly cities and eliminating food deserts.

 

[jaykorf001]

I don't buy the whole "Wheat Belly" thing. I think it's a fad. That said, if it leads to better quality grain offerings in the grocery store, I'm all for it.

Personally, I think one of the biggest issues is the lack of pedestrian-friendly living environments in the US. I've been in many places in the US where you simply can't get anywhere without a car. There's no decent bus system. There are no sidewalks. Just monster homes and enormous lawns. And you get looked at funny if you try to go for an evening stroll.

Where I live, we walk everywhere. There are tree lined paths down by the river, and it's just generally pleasant to walk almost everywhere in the city. On nice days, I'll take the dog and meet my husband halfway as he walks home from work - roughly 6 kilometers (or 3 1/2 miles). I'm easy walking distance from a grocery store, a farmer's market, a butchers, a bakery, a pastry maker, a place that makes its own fresh pasta, etc... I generally do my shopping on a daily basis, so it's always fresh.

I think a lot of the obesity epidemic could be alleviated by building pedestrian-friendly cities and eliminating food deserts.

You're generally right with respect to commuting to work and shopping, but also generally wrong with respect to neighborhoods. Walking/hiking trails/biking are pretty much a requirement for any residential development done in the last 20+ or so years (and residential neighborhoods have sidewalks -- even my must have acre lot has sidewalks). This is true in the metro I live in anyway (and other areas of the country I happen to travel). Even the areas in the older part of the KC metro have sidewalks and running routes and more walk ability for shopping/work. I'm specifically thinking about the midtown area. I could definitely walk to my grocery had the brain trusts that put the overpass in on the interstate realized one day people would live in the area. A large trail leads right up to it. Dang it.

 

[Bellamouse]

Right. And I live in a BIG city where there are sidewalks everywhere, grocery stores everywhere and lots of public transportation. There are obese people everywhere here.

It's just not logical that pre 1970's there were almost no obese people, and now, suddenly every third person is obese. Not logical. For thousands of years people were not obese. What has changed in the last 40 years? Not sidewalks. Wheat.

But it's ok if people don't want to believe it. The wheat really IS different, it's not a fad. And the quiet changes they've made are wreaking havoc on the whole world and people just want to stick their heads in the sand.

 

[jaykorf001]

Yes, remove all the bread and pasta. Organic bread is still made from the same dwarf wheat. Rice is not as awful as wheat, but still is carb overload and is bad for trigylcerides and HDL.

If you must eat bread, make the Herbed Focaccia from the Wheat Belly book and use it as open faced sandwich bread.

But you will quit wanting it after awhile. It just takes getting used to a new normal.

We eat lots of lettuce wraps and we eat burgers with no bun (lots of toppings like cheese, mushrooms, etc). Think of it as salisbury steak instead of a burger and it won't seem so weird.

Tomorrow I'm making pulled pork in the crockpot. We can either eat in lettuce, or just by itself.

For pizza there are some alternative crust recipes in the book. There is one with almond flour and garbanzo bean flour (pretty good) and the other one is with cauliflower. I like that one but you can't pick up the slices to eat them, you need a knife and fork. But you can do any toppings you want.

I make my own crackers too out of ground flax seeds. So no store bought crackers, cookies or any of that stuff. Sounds really hard and kind of is in the beginning until you start realizing all the different alternatives. The only downside to the diet is you do have to cook. There isn't much quick, prepared food you can get. If I really can't face cooking, I get a roasted chicken from Costco and a bag of the kale salad they have there. Or we go to the local fast food joint (the greek gyros place that has everything) and get a half roasted chicken with BBQ sauce, greek potato and a greek side salad.

I snack on cheese, nuts, chicken salad, tuna salad, blue cheese stuffed olives, stuff like that. We do eat a little fruit but not a ton. We cut out the fruit juice too. Way too sugary. We aim for 15 - 20 grams of carbs total per meal.

You will feel like a million bucks, look fabulous, lose weight and have great blood tests. Another upside is you will spend less on food overall. You will eat less, and only buy from the perimeter of the grocery store. Expect some wheat/sugar withdrawal though for the first week. It's worse in some people than in others.

Ill try to remember to let you know what I think of the book. I googled the author and see he has an interesting blog. My sister went gluten free about a year and a half ago. I admit the thought of no beer, bread, or pizza dough brings a tear to my eye. Do you use the Wheat Belly cookbook as well? I definitely like to cook so I'm game for making some stuff myself.

 

[mom2rtk]

Even the areas in the older part of the KC metro have sidewalks and running routes and more walk ability for shopping/work. I'm specifically thinking about the midtown area. I could definitely walk to my grocery had the brain trusts that put the overpass in on the interstate realized one day people would live in the area. A large trail leads right up to it. Dang it.

But do people with kids actually live in midtown? I thought they had all fled to the burbs. I suppose they could send their kids to private schools, but if you want to use public schools, you just don't live in KC. And the burbs might have sidewalks, but they don't lend themselves to much more than car travel.

 

[jaykorf001]

Right. And I live in a BIG city where there are sidewalks everywhere, grocery stores everywhere and lots of public transportation. There are obese people everywhere here.

It's just not logical that pre 1970's there were almost no obese people, and now, suddenly every third person is obese. Not logical. For thousands of years people were not obese. What has changed in the last 40 years? Not sidewalks. Wheat.

But it's ok if people don't want to believe it. The wheat really IS different, it's not a fad. And the quiet changes they've made are wreaking havoc on the whole world and people just want to stick their heads in the sand.

KC is a mid sized city and definitely lacking on the public transit front I'll admit. So we drive, unlike some NYers or other big city dwellers. But IMO there's a plethora of places to walk and exercise. We have all kinds of nature trails in the suburb I live in. I'm recovering from what turned out to be a nasty injury requiring surgery. After being laid up for over a year, I'm about to get the green light to resume life as I knew it. Maybe giving up or at least cutting back on wheat can go hand in hand??

 

[jaykorf001]

But do people with kids actually live in midtown? I thought they had all fled to the burbs. I suppose they could send their kids to private schools, but if you want to use public schools, you just don't live in KC. And the burbs might have sidewalks, but they don't lend themselves to much more than car travel.

Absolutely. Some of the most expensive real estate in the metro is in midtown. You are correct, if you live in the KC school district your kids go to private or Catholic school. If my husband and I could afford the house we want on a lot we want, we would be living in midtown instead of the burbs. I like to garden and have some land but can't afford the major 7 figures that would come with acquiring that.

 

[mom2rtk]

Absolutely. Some of the most expensive real estate in the metro is in midtown. You are correct, if you live in the KC school district your kids go to private or Catholic school. If my husband and I could afford the house we want on a lot we want, we would be living in midtown instead of the burbs. I like to garden and have some land but can't afford the major 7 figures that would come with acquiring that.

Well, we're thinking of different areas when you say "midtown". Those really nice homes just don't extend far enough in either direction.

The truth is that KC will never get it together with public transit. That state line running down the middle of the city took care of that. And it's a shame too. Nobody I know uses the Metro no matter how convenient and green it looks.

When my son started at Rockhurst University a couple years ago, he was a brand new driver and we researched alternatives to him making that drive every day. Then we made him practice his driving some more. There just was not another good option.

 

[jaykorf001]

Well, we're thinking of different areas when you say "midtown". Those really nice homes just don't extend far enough in either direction.

The truth is that KC will never get it together with public transit. That state line running down the middle of the city took care of that. And it's a shame too. Nobody I know uses the Metro no matter how convenient and green it looks.

When my son started at Rockhurst University a couple years ago, he was a brand new driver and we researched alternatives to him making that drive every day. Then we made him practice his driving some more. There just was not another good option.

For sure no other option but to drive in KC. And I agree that the fact that part of the metro resides in a different state creates all kinds of problems, including for public transit. Rockhurst U is in midtown but basically on the border of where neighborhoods change. East of there has issues. Midtown basically encompasses Crown Center (mid20's) south to 75th or so and btw Troost where Rockhurst is located and state line. It's actually quite a large area for a city KC's size. There are some pockets of high end real estate north of the Plaza but the prime KC real estate is on and south of the Plaza for several blocks.

Walt's childhood home and neighborhood is not far from Rockhurst U -- south and east a bit. That area has had it's struggles which is just sad in general.

 

[tabby1881]

I just got back to the uk today after 17days in Disney and Clearwater.yes isaw a lot of obese Americans but I saw even more very fit Americans! Way more than I see fit Brits. I was very impressed by the dedicated joggers early every morning running around the boardwalk whilst I was drinking tea lazily on my balcony
I love Americans....you are such a friendly bunch, I lost count of how many have a great days I got from other guests. Sigh missing it alreadyĝ

Very nice post. Thanks for your positive message. Glad that you enjoyed your visit here

 

[Gamegrl1]

I thought it was great that she heard the wake-up call and actually listened to it and did something about it. I've never had a weight problem - I like healthy food and enjoy exercising regularly, so it seems pretty obvious to me what to do.

But a friend and I went with some others to a theme park one time (not Disney) and he was very heavy (I'm sure he still is...he moved from CA to the deep South). We all got on a roller coaster - one of those serious kinds where your legs hang and the shoulder harness comes down over your head and clicks into place. Well, he couldn't get it to click into place no matter how he tried. So here's me suggesting maybe he should just sit this one out, since he couldn't get it locked and it was unsafe! But no...he asked one of the teens with us to help him push it against his big middle. The kid had his back against the row of seats in front of us and his feet were up, pushing against the harness with all his might...until it clicked. The whole ride I was half expecting it to fail and him to fall to his death.

The fact that he could barely fit in the seat was not a wake-up call for him. Nor was his boss (who was also quite heavy) having a heart attack a wake-up call. So although it was embarrassing for that young woman in the news story, it was good she became aware and changed her ways. It'll work out well for her kid in the long run too, because as a parent she'll model good eating habits.

 

[brekin67]

At WWHP I got pulled and could not ride at all, my cousin got pulled but had to wait tfor the car with the fat seats to come up again. Our last trip to Disney only problem was my wife couldn't get the belt to reach on Kali river rapids and was asked to get off the ride.

Kali River Rapids has always had seatbelt extenders for guests to use, or you could sit in a seat by yourself so the belt fit.
Has this changed?