After reading the book, Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, I decided to eat no wheat for a month to see how it would affect my weight and my blood sugar readings. Until day 6, I had absolutely no wheat in anything I ate. (Then I had a very small piece of marble rye bread, which had wheat as well as rye flour.) Yet in those 6 days, I did not lose any weight - and my morning blood sugar readings showed no signs of improvement. The only change I noticed was that my carb cravings did diminish. (Looking at baked goods in a supermarket gave me no strong desire to buy them!)
So after one week, I have decided to stop my experiment as it hasn't improved either of the areas that I am concerned about: blood sugar and weight.
The main reason I am stopping at this point is that I don't want to have issues digesting wheat, something the book says will happen if I remain wheat free and then start eating wheat again. So - after a week of disappointing results - I have decided to stop, before my body becomes intolerant of digesting wheat products.
Simply Wheat-Free
Living wheat-free for a month to see how it affects my weight and my type 2 diabetes
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Monday, March 26, 2012
Day 7
Breakfast: coffee with milk, banana, buckwheat pancakes with jam, 2% cottage cheese
Lunch: stew
Snacks: raisins, dried apricots
Supper: Chinese buffet - where I focused on dishes with lots of veggies - and birthday cake(!)
Exercise: 40 minute walk plus Curves workout
AM Glucose Reading: 7.3/7.9
Lunch: stew
Snacks: raisins, dried apricots
Supper: Chinese buffet - where I focused on dishes with lots of veggies - and birthday cake(!)
Exercise: 40 minute walk plus Curves workout
AM Glucose Reading: 7.3/7.9
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Day 6
Breakfast: banana, coffee and milk, buckwheat pancakes with apple added, sugar
Snacks: nuts, dried apricots
Lunch: bacon, eggs, fries, 1 small piece of marble rye bread (some wheat flour), buckwheat pancake with jam
Supper: Leftover souvlaki platter (small amount), plain yogurt with cut and frozen fruit, instant coffee
AM Glucose Reading: 7.7/6.7
Snacks: nuts, dried apricots
Lunch: bacon, eggs, fries, 1 small piece of marble rye bread (some wheat flour), buckwheat pancake with jam
Supper: Leftover souvlaki platter (small amount), plain yogurt with cut and frozen fruit, instant coffee
AM Glucose Reading: 7.7/6.7
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Day 5
Breakfast: banana, coffee with milk, buckwheat pancake, peanut butter
Lunch: chicken shawarma platter - rice, potato, chicken, salad, humus
dried apricots, nutells
Supper: chicken, tomatoes
Snacks: rice pudding, sorbet, nuts, raisins
Exercise: 35 minute walk
Morning blood sugar reading: 6.5
Lunch: chicken shawarma platter - rice, potato, chicken, salad, humus
dried apricots, nutells
Supper: chicken, tomatoes
Snacks: rice pudding, sorbet, nuts, raisins
Exercise: 35 minute walk
Morning blood sugar reading: 6.5
Friday, March 23, 2012
Day 4
Breakfast: (5:30 am) coffee with milk, banana, oatmeal, dates, milk
(After workout at 8:30) coffee with milk, cold buckwheat pancake with peanut butter
*(Cold buckwheat pancakes have become my occasional bread replacement!)
Snacks:
Lunch: (11 am) nuts, cheese, buckwheat pancake with jam, tea
Supper: stew, macaroons
Exercise: Curves 30-minute workout
Notes: I had less urge to drink coffee this morning (less hunger for it?)
I have probably lost 1/2 a pound of weight since I began my diet modification.
AM glucose reading: 6.3
(After workout at 8:30) coffee with milk, cold buckwheat pancake with peanut butter
*(Cold buckwheat pancakes have become my occasional bread replacement!)
Snacks:
Lunch: (11 am) nuts, cheese, buckwheat pancake with jam, tea
Supper: stew, macaroons
Exercise: Curves 30-minute workout
Notes: I had less urge to drink coffee this morning (less hunger for it?)
I have probably lost 1/2 a pound of weight since I began my diet modification.
AM glucose reading: 6.3
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Day 3
I still struggle with what to eat for breakfast. Cottage cheese would work. I wonder if I could mix it with egg and make some sort of omelet. I have some buckwheat flour - which apparently isn't wheat at all, so maybe I could make a pure buckwheat "pancake" with egg... I will have to look for recipes with buck wheat. After a quick Google search, I have found one that uses only buckwheat flour. (They are delicious!!)
Breakfast: Coffee with milk, banana, buckwheat pancakes (recipe link above), apricot jam
Snack: dried apricots, raisins, nuts
Lunch: garden vegetable soup (homemade), peanut butter, coconut macaroons (wheat free cookies containing egg white, sugar and coconut)
Supper: Stew (beef, potatoes, onions, carrots), green tea
Exercise: 40 minute walk
Morning Blood Glucose Reading: 6.8
Breakfast: Coffee with milk, banana, buckwheat pancakes (recipe link above), apricot jam
Snack: dried apricots, raisins, nuts
Lunch: garden vegetable soup (homemade), peanut butter, coconut macaroons (wheat free cookies containing egg white, sugar and coconut)
Supper: Stew (beef, potatoes, onions, carrots), green tea
Exercise: 40 minute walk
Morning Blood Glucose Reading: 6.8
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Day 2
Breakfast:
3 cups of coffee and 2% milk, banana, oatmeal, milk, dates
Snack:
pistachio nuts, 2 baby bel cheese (light)
Lunch:
vegetable soup, nuts and raisins
Snack:
tablespoon of Nutella, raisins and nuts
Supper:
pork chops,rice, broccoli, grapes, camomile tea
Bedtime snack:
warm milk, almonds
Exercise:
1/2 hour Curves workout
Comments:
Yesterday I sliced up the loaf of bread I had been eating (whole wheat with raisins and dried cranberries) and put it in the freezer for the duration of this month-long experiment. No cravings for bread - just a desire to eat something satisfying.

I don't feel wheat or bread deprived, but I don't feeling "full"- perhaps I need to have more vegetables with my meals - or eat more meat or cheese to feel more satisfied.
My weight hasn't changed,
Fasting blood sugar reading: 6.9
3 cups of coffee and 2% milk, banana, oatmeal, milk, dates
Snack:
pistachio nuts, 2 baby bel cheese (light)
Lunch:
vegetable soup, nuts and raisins
Snack:
tablespoon of Nutella, raisins and nuts
Supper:
pork chops,rice, broccoli, grapes, camomile tea
Bedtime snack:
warm milk, almonds
Exercise:
1/2 hour Curves workout
Comments:
Yesterday I sliced up the loaf of bread I had been eating (whole wheat with raisins and dried cranberries) and put it in the freezer for the duration of this month-long experiment. No cravings for bread - just a desire to eat something satisfying.
I don't feel wheat or bread deprived, but I don't feeling "full"- perhaps I need to have more vegetables with my meals - or eat more meat or cheese to feel more satisfied.
My weight hasn't changed,
Fasting blood sugar reading: 6.9
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