Gary ’ s Wheat Belly journey

Gary, founder of Wheat-Free Market, shared his 8-year update living the Wheat Belly lifestyle. “The passing of Labor Day weekend marked 8 years since I began my grain-free journey to weight loss and better health. In these years I haven’t had a single bite of bread, pasta, pizza, or cake, unless they were made with the ingredients we have come to love as alternatives to cereal grains. The profound changes in me resulting from this simple dietary change are what drove me to create Wheat-Free Market Foods, so I could offer others not only food products but recipes to support this lifestyle. “I cringe when I see pictures of the ‘old’ me, a jovial guy full of self-deprecating humor, i.e. ‘fat jokes,’ poking fun at himself before others could have a chance to do so. I was the good-humored chubby suburban dad, heading towards diabetes, heart disease, and a life sentence of medication. But then I lost some 75 pounds in the first 4-6 months after following the recommendations of Wheat Belly. “I admit I began this journey for weight loss, but I soon learned it would prove to be much for profound than that. The other things I experienced would be the real drivers of why I chose to stay the course for all of these years. “One of the most remarkable things is that I have only had the common cold for two days in these eight years, when I used to get at least three whopping colds per year that would each last 7-10 days. I used to be a &...
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