Lost four pounds in less than a month.

[no_hypocrisy]

I walk on the treadmill three miles a day. Nothing.
Supposedly healthy diet with portion control. Nothing.
Good sleep. Nothing.

What I changed:
1. Started a mega-probiotic for 3 months. (Guess it needed 2 months to kick in.)
and
2. More vegetables, not vegan, to maybe 65% of diet. Found out these are prebiotics which feed the probiotics.

I got these ideas for change from the book Eat Dirt by Dr. Axe, who also has a website. I'm healing my leaky gut. I'm hoping it's not too late for my thyroid. (My antithyroid levels are in the 300s.)

[Jane Austin]

1. Congratulations!

At least I haven't gained any weight recently.

[Mosby]

2. leaky gut syndrome is not supported by science.

Increased intestinal permeability is a symptom of real diseases like Crohn's, and celiac disease.

Eta it's a great idea to increase probiotics and prebiotics.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. While I can't "prove" the theory of leaky gut, I also can't disprove it.

It makes sense that toxins that should be excreted can leach into the blood stream and travel to vulnerable areas of the body, causing auto-immune disease such as Hashie's Thyroid, rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's, etc.

Taking a probiotic/prebiotic protocol won't hurt or damage my body.

I'll check in later in the fall to report.

[fierywoman]

3. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.

[dawg day]

4. That's good-- hard to lose with thyroid prob

How did you increase the vegetables? I find it hard because there's so much prep work involved with a salad and so on.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Combination of cutting out gluten, cutting back on meats/poultry, and

increasing vegetable dishes. As to the latter, I'm using the Moosewood Cookbook and some frozen side dishes from Trader Joe's. Even if it's one serving, I eat one half. No increase in hunger.

I'm eating cheese (Cheddar, Pepper Jack) about the size of two dice and no more for snack.

[safeinOhio]

5. Way to go.

I hit a road block at 205. Tried but stayed at that weight for a long time. Started eating a few bites of fresh sauerkraut and now only drink coffee, water and herbal ice tea. Skip breakfast and don't eat until 2:00 PM every day and reduced red meat, added more veggies and have lost another 15 lbs. 5 more to hit my goal of 185. I'm 6'3".

[pansypoo53219]

6. i cut out coke & my cellulite disappeared. avoid HFCS.

i don't take probiotics. i just will eat stuff that falls on the floor & i am not a huge cleanie.

[Amanda Cerny]

9. That's really good.

If you need to lose your weight immediately, at that point you should attempt to eat Keto diet because from the start a little while, you'll lose for the most part water weight because of a decline in calories. This will fall off rapidly, enabling you to drop 10 pounds or more, altogether, in 30 days or less.

[phylny]

10. What probiotic did you choose, if I may ask? Thanks! n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

11. Garden of Life 100 billion

[phylny]

12. Thank you!