“I eat buckwheat, but I’m not losing any weight. What am I doing wrong? I thought buckwheat helps with weight loss.”

I hear this question quite often. So, what’s the best way to reply? First, ask some questions:

How do you usually eat buckwheat?

Many people treat buckwheat as just a side dish — maybe a few grains lost among other foods on the plate. Often, it’s eaten with a knife and fork, chasing just 3 or 4 seeds around, barely noticing it.

Can you really lose weight nibbling like that? The answer is… actually, YES!

But here’s the catch: you need to eat buckwheat — really eat it!

Nibbling won’t do it. Biting won’t do it.

What about absorbing it through the skin? If you were a frog, maybe! But you’re not.

You can’t just peck at it like a bird either.

There’s one word that fits perfectly here:

Devour.

You can’t devour rice, potatoes, or pasta without feeling bloated or uncomfortable. But with buckwheat, you can eat as much as you want!

Check out the photo below — that’s my lunch today. Look how big the bowl is, and how full it is with roasted buckwheat!

That’s how you lose fat — by filling up on buckwheat!

In that bowl, there’s about 600 grams of buckwheat. And guess what? It contains about 30 grams of protein — that’s as much as a big chunk of fresh salmon, but without the meat!

After lunch, I went for a walk and felt light — like I hadn’t eaten at all, but I wasn’t hungry for the next 5 hours!

This is the best way to get all the benefits of buckwheat: eat large amounts, and devour it with joy!

It was delicious, satisfying, and gave me energy without any tiredness or sleepiness.

So, if you want to lose weight with buckwheat, make it 80-90% of your meal and feel free to eat as much kasha as you want — even after 6 pm!

This is the one food you can eat in big amounts without guilt — and by doing so, you’ll lose your unwanted fat.

Enjoy fancy meals at restaurants on weekends — but during the week, devour buckwheat kasha and slim down!

Note: Green buckwheat is not the best for this purpose. What you want is roasted buckwheat!