William Davis, MD, is a preventive cardiologist whose unique approach to diet allows him to advocate reversal, not just prevention, of heart disease.
He is the founder of the 
I need your photos showing your “before” wheat belly and your “after” remnant of a wheat belly. The media requests are piling in and they all want some nice pictures of people who have kissed wheat goodbye.
Nothing tells a story like a picture; we all know this. In my cardiology practice, however, patients are reluctant to have before and after pictures taken. After all, I usually meet them because they either have heart disease or a heart-related condition and are reluctant to have me 1) take pictures (it would be kind of weird), and 2) show them to the public with their stories of heart disease. Few people want that kind of private information tossed about in public. While elimination of wheat is an incredibly powerful way to lose substantial weight, I do it in the office primarily to correct metabolic distortions, such as those that lead to heart attack.
So it means I’ve had difficulty in getting photos from my office patients, even of people who have lost 70 pounds in 6 months, 120 pounds in one year, etc. The “after” pictures are easier, but they mean little when there is no “before” photo.
So, anyone willing to allow their photos to be shown here . . . please take before and after photos! You might find yourself in a national magazine! (Your permission required, of course.)
I can not wait to see some pics! I am 23,female from miami fl. and read the book a couple weeks ago, going on a month, and have been implementing wheat elimination. I was worried at first because I went three weeks with absolutely no wheat of any kind (The Longest period of time ever!) and didn’t lose not one lb. THEN I realized that because of my extremely diminished appetite, I was only eating three meals a day very very spread out with no snacks. So I began to eat, really eat, Nuts and meats and fruits and veggies all throughout the day and In just 2 or three days I lost 3 lbs and now I think I am going to see some progress. I will send pics when I have then and just want to say that teens, 20 somethings , college kids, you can do this this too, peer pressure aside, its not as hard as it sounds!!!!
Thanks, Valeria!
It makes me wonder if your initial response was due to a ratcheting down of metabolic rate and activity. When you added back real food, this all reversed.
Keep going!
I have been *mostly* wheat free for three years now (I confess to an occasional slip up). I have pictures that I call “before” and “now” as opposed to before and after, since I’m still a work in progress so my “after” is still a ways down the road. But I have lost almost 125 pounds from my top weight, and you can see the pictures at the beginning of my blog at http://healingartoffood.blogspot.com/ . My belly has definitely shrunk amazingly! I had become very much an apple, but I’m getting back to my original pear shape now.
Debbie–
Judging by your photos, you have come an incredibly long distance! You look fabulous!
By the way, it looks like you live near where I grew up, in Lake Hiawatha, Parsippany, and Hopatcong. And you have great taste in music!
Dr. Davis, I didn’t know you were a Jersey boy. I know the Parsippany area well. I lived in the town of Glen Ridge and worked in West Orange and Newark for many years. And you reminded me I needed to change my profile as I actually moved from Jersey to the Jacksonville, Florida area nearly a month ago! This way I’m closer to my son, daughter-in-law and grandson. In fact my “now” photo was taken at my grandson’s 2nd brirthday on Sept. 10 (I’ve lost 4 more pounds since then. I’m glad you like my taste in music. Most people think it’s weird.
P.S. I just bought your book and am looking forward to reading it.
Hi Dr Davis
I have been following the progress of Wheat Belly through others recommendations. Here is a message I posted today in response to a post on the message board of startyourdiet.com which I am using in my quest to get healthy. No wheat works for me.
I have before and during photos which clearly show a huge change happy to share if you are interested.
In March my blood glucose was badly controlled and despite my medication being increased I was not able to stabalise them I was following a diet from the diabetes nurse which included a high percentage of carbs. Not only was my blood glucose not controlled (the spikes were evident after eating bread, cereal, pasta etc) but IBS was destroying my confidence. After joining SYD in May and using knowledge I had already gained from doing Atkins when it 1st did the rounds i decided to cut the carbs. I didn’t go ultra low just set my SYD plan to allocate percentages on a low carb basis which gave me 129grm carbs a day to play with. This plan suited me well and i ate every 3hrs or so the blood glucose started to come down and was more stable but I was still eating bread and other wheat products as well as some processed food. In june I started to lean towards eating clean after reading blogs and message board posts and eliminated bread. My IBS symptoms dissappeared and my blood glucose dropped too low so I stopped taking the meds. Since July I have been med free and apart for 1 occasion when I allowed myself bread at a resturant (with expolosive results) I have been free of IBS symptoms. However, I do eat oats and do not have any ill effect from them. It is definately worth giving wheat & gluten free a trial there is nothing to loose except some weight and I have gained my life back
Should have said that I have lost 70lb in total this year 32.8lbs since going wheat free in June.
Wow, Kathy: Absolutely spectacular!
Yes, indeed: You have gained control over your health back, not to mention an average of 8 years when you finally achieve CURE of your diabetes.
Keep going!
I’m JUST beginning a challenge like that and have some great (unflattering) before pics. Can I email them to you?
I stopped cutting wheat back in May (trying a low-carb/low, low sugar diet), then found out in June that I had a gluten intolerance, so for all intents and purposes, I’ve been wheat-free since July. I have a before pic from late April, and an after pic from Sept. I lost 25 lbs without increasing exercise. I no longer have GERD, intestinal issues, or chronic headaches. I have amazing energy, and sleep like a baby every night. When I eat anything with wheat (to “treat myself” – ha!) I experience some or all of those symptoms, so it’s not worth it. I would love to share my pic with you… My friends are amazed.
Please do, Michelle!
See the “img” button immediately above? This allows you to pull an image off your hard disk to post.
Sorry – I don’t see an img button anywhere
Oh – I forgot to mention that in April my A1C was 6.5. In Oct it was 5.7.
Michelle
Okay. I’ll email you, then. (WordPress provides your email when you post a comment.)
I just read some of the comments from Food Business News about “science conflicts” concerning the book Wheat Belly and am convinced the “scientists” are that in theory only. My wife has suffered from severe arthritis pain for several years and is on several medicines, none of which have helped. Three weeks ago, she and I started on the Wheat Belly plan. Two days ago, she told me that for the first time in many weeks, she could say that she was pain free. It may or may not continue, but after two weeks, the pain began lessening and as of today, she is still (3 days in a row) pain-free. She also lost 7 pounds and I lost 14. Wheat Belly may be just a low-carb diet as the FBN contends, but at this time, we are convinced it is what Dr. Davis says. We have three other family members and a couple friends that have watched our progress and are now convinced they too will try it.
Should we expect anything less from them? After all, Wheat Belly potentially impacts substantially on their bottom line and the bottom line of their industry.
And great results for you and your wife, Allen! Keep going–and ignore the defenders of the corrupt status quo!
Ive only started my journey 13 days 9lbs down! When do you need these pix? And what type of clothes do you want for the pix?
Hi, just received your book in the mail and will be going through it with our whole church. (Mostly all very health-conscious people.) Looking forward to seeing what happens and how people”s health improves. Already using “Wheat Belly” as our new insult of choice for each other (i.e., “Hey you Wheat Belly, get out of the fast lane”). Wondering when you grew up in Lake Hiawatha & Parsippany area? I grew up in Parsippany.
That”s great, Celesta: Your new “insult of choice”!
I lived in Lake Hiawatha from around 1962-1971 on Washington Ave, just off Beverwyck Road, just down the street from the fire station. To me, Parsippany was the wealthy area!
I tried the Wheat free diet and my cholesterol sky rocketed….sigh.