Susanne: Not gluten-free, not ketogenic . . . but hugely successful in health and weight loss

Susanne learned her weight and health lessons the hard way, making many common mistakes . . . until she finally found the Wheat Belly lifestyle for restoration of magnificent health and slenderness: “I started Wheat Belly in September of 2017. I figured I’d give it a try to see if it would work for me. I had just looked into the Keto diet but hated the fact that you had to count micros and calories. It was the one thing that always discouraged me from starting a diet. Wheat Belly sounded like something I could stick with. After all, watching your carbs and eliminating grains and sugar seemed easy enough. “Prior to starting Wheat Belly I was gluten free for 6 years. 6 years earlier a doctor noticed a nodule on my thyroid. He suggested I go gluten free so I did. I found removing Wheat kept my nodule from growing and kept my Hashimotos from getting worse. However, over the next several years food manufacturers started to get smart and began making new products with gluten free flours (corn, cassava, rice, potato, tapioca, etc) and that’s when my issues really began to get worse. “Over those next 5 years I thought I was doing the right thing for my body. However, my weight kept climbing and I gradually started to look like a swollen tick. I was frustrated, confused and my health started to decline pretty quickly. I struggled for years with: 1. heart palpitations 2. heartburn 3. anxiety attacks that sent me to the hospital twice 4. depression that kept me i...
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