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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was absolutely addicted to food and gained 150 pounds over my ideal healthy weight - severe morbid obesity on my 5’2” frame. I experienced joint pain, high BP, high cholesterol, and prediabetes. I ate and ate and ate and couldn’t ever stop thinking about my next meal and FOOD.

I did all the pre-op testing for bariatric surgery but balked at going forward with it because of the potentially fatal side effects and the research that informed me of the long term very high failure rate in terms of keeping the weight off, and the very high rate of transfer addictions to other substances and high risk behaviors.

I didn’t consider the weight loss drugs because gut health is a bit of an obsession for me after suffering years of post-cholecystectomy syndrome that led to a vitamin deficiency and much of the weight gain.

Over the last year I cured my food addiction and began steadily losing weight by ditching most sugar and ultra processed foods, cutting way back on animal products, and building my diet around high fiber nutrient dense foods that provide a variety of plants to my trillions of gut bacteria. I eat for my microbiome and to protect my liver.

I have never felt better in my adult life. Fiber is nature’s semaglutide - getting the RDA of fiber from a variety of whole natural foods mostly colorful vegetables and fruits and legumes, nuts seeds and whole grains naturally stimulates production of glp1 and regulates hunger and food cravings. Eating fiber is the only way to produce short chain fatty acids which are critical to improving and maintaining health.

It wasn’t easy at first. Food cravings for the food addicted are intense. I slipped back many times. I still let myself have a cheat day once a week but find I am less interested in those foods with each passing week. I pay close attention to have foods make me feel and I crave bad stuff less and less often because I love how my body sings on plant foods. My palate is more sensitive and I crave the taste of clean and healthy flavors and am overwhelmed by sugar and high fat foods. I hate how fried foods make me feel and almost never indulge in those anymore.

It’s harder, but it is definitely cheaper and healthier and the results will be greater and the side effects are limited to a short period of excessive flatulence until the gut stabilizes and begins to thrive on bean and veggies and fruits - the things we evolved to eat.

Down over 50 pounds, fully expect to reach goal weight on time - slow and steady loss while lifting weights and building fitness so skin issues are minimal. Skin and hair much improved - SCFAs transform health from inside out.

Also I am really proud of the journey I’ve been on.

Try it. A fiber fueled life is a great life. [/quote]

Very happy for you. [/quote]

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