I've changed my diet entirely.

[no_hypocrisy]

My naturopath took comprehensive tests of my digestive system twice within a period of eight months and the results were consistent: micro-organisms in my "gut", probably indicating a leaky gut. Not only does this explain why I haven't been able to lose weight (mal-absorption) but in the present state, I could develop auto immune disease (which also explain the high level of antibodies when my thyroid was tested).

So long story short: I tested positive for sensitivity to cow's milk and products from it, so I'm off that. I now do soy milk, rice milk, and almond milk. I miss my cheese but I'm allowed some goat or sheep cheese once in a while. And I have to give up wheat. Yep, pasta, bread although I'm not sure about beer. I'm allowed sprouted bread so I'm now ready to embark on sprouting wheat berries and bake my own.

My new diet is beans and rice for breakfast, salad for lunch, and stir fry for dinner. I've lost four-plus pounds in two weeks and my energy is better.

I miss the bread and cheese, but I'm now past the cravings and I want to heal the leaky gut.

Does anyone else have experience with any of this?

[Systematic Chaos]

1. I used to have constipation from even small amounts of chese that was critically bad.

That's my main reason for giving it up other than the fact that I was huge (still very big at 6'3" and over 400 lbs.), very diabetic and had several other problems. Dairy, meat and fish protein is why America and other countries are now so sick. Find and read a book called "The China Study" at your local library to learn a lot more about this.

What you're doing for yourself is excellent, and I commend you for it and wish you all the best of luck! Sprouted grain breads can be bought for a reasonable price in stores like Trader Joe's. Fresh & Easy and Whole Foods both have products like that as well.

Major hint: When you make your stir-frys, use a non-stick pan and NO OIL. Instead, saute your veggies in some low sodium soy sauce, or even better, Bragg's Liquid Aminos, and then throw in the cooked rice and toss around for a couple minutes. Learn to adapt as many recipes as you can to no added oil, and avoid it in the things you buy at the store like the plague. Excess dietary fat (as in, more than 10 - 12% of calores from fat unless you're very athletic and then you can have about 17% when you're working out intensively) is one of the worst contributors to all kinds of sicknesses and diseases there is. And this includes supposedly "healthy" oils like olive oil and canola oil.

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Thank you so much!

You understand my situation. I wish you most well too.