What a joy this diet has become. I only get normally-hungry, at meal times, and have had no cravings.
Now, no cravings is a big deal for me. I am a sugar addict and would find myself eating something containing sugar all day long; and most foods have hidden sugar products in them. But now I am eating zero sugar/sugar substitutes and do not even think about them. How is this possible? I find the vegies and nuts are very sweet in and of themselves and I am allowed 1/2 cup of dark berries a day and they are so sweet that when I think of sugary things, I switch to thinking of the next berries and nuts.
I feel nutty talking about food like this, but my kitchen has been revolutionized and I have to say that looking into the refrigerator with all of its colored vegetables is a beautiful sight. Makes me hungry.
The statistics are 15 pounds lost in two weeks, and a total of 24 inches over all. I dropped my use of insulin from 36 units to 20 units, and my blood pressure has dropped 28 points - 16 points of systolic/and 12 points diastolic, and my pulse is down to 58.
I went through a spot last week when I felt very weak upon any exertion, but that has cleared up and I now am full of energy and very productive. Mentally, I see a great improvement. I am sleeping eight hours at night for the first time in three years. I wake up full of life and motivation.
It is a straightforward diet and after the first week when you are learning to prepare all of the proteins and vegies and fruits and take all of the supplements, it becomes second nature and very simple to fix meals.
It is an elimination diet: no sugar or sugar substitutes; no flour; no prepared foods; no preservatives; no soda; no caffeine; no dairy. Instead you eat proteins from meat, fish, eggs, beans and nuts, plenty of non-starchy vegetables, and dark berries. For a beverage you have plenty of water and green tea..
It took me a week to psyche myself into giving up all of those goodie foods. But I am white-hot determined to change my life into this way of managing food, my weight, and my health. It is simple, but tough, but it WORKS.
If you would be interested in this diet, read, The Blood Sugar Solution, by Dr. Mark Hyman, MD; Little Brown Publishers. Or, you can hear about his diet on Public Television right now.
What is really groovy is putting on a dress and having it fall into its proper place and then having it feel loose on you.
Another side-light is that I am keeping kosher because I do not eat meat at all, but rather use a lot of tofu. I am also pretty much eating vegetarian except that I do eat eggs. Goals I've had for years.
Besides the diet itself, and the nutritional supplements (you can buy these in a supermarket), you exercise daily, walk in the sun for half an hour a day, do yoga or other relaxation techniques, deep breathing, use a sauna if you have one available, and drink filtered water.
Best of good fortune on any diet you are working on; may you have complete success.
Now, no cravings is a big deal for me. I am a sugar addict and would find myself eating something containing sugar all day long; and most foods have hidden sugar products in them. But now I am eating zero sugar/sugar substitutes and do not even think about them. How is this possible? I find the vegies and nuts are very sweet in and of themselves and I am allowed 1/2 cup of dark berries a day and they are so sweet that when I think of sugary things, I switch to thinking of the next berries and nuts.
I feel nutty talking about food like this, but my kitchen has been revolutionized and I have to say that looking into the refrigerator with all of its colored vegetables is a beautiful sight. Makes me hungry.
The statistics are 15 pounds lost in two weeks, and a total of 24 inches over all. I dropped my use of insulin from 36 units to 20 units, and my blood pressure has dropped 28 points - 16 points of systolic/and 12 points diastolic, and my pulse is down to 58.
I went through a spot last week when I felt very weak upon any exertion, but that has cleared up and I now am full of energy and very productive. Mentally, I see a great improvement. I am sleeping eight hours at night for the first time in three years. I wake up full of life and motivation.
It is a straightforward diet and after the first week when you are learning to prepare all of the proteins and vegies and fruits and take all of the supplements, it becomes second nature and very simple to fix meals.
It is an elimination diet: no sugar or sugar substitutes; no flour; no prepared foods; no preservatives; no soda; no caffeine; no dairy. Instead you eat proteins from meat, fish, eggs, beans and nuts, plenty of non-starchy vegetables, and dark berries. For a beverage you have plenty of water and green tea..
It took me a week to psyche myself into giving up all of those goodie foods. But I am white-hot determined to change my life into this way of managing food, my weight, and my health. It is simple, but tough, but it WORKS.
If you would be interested in this diet, read, The Blood Sugar Solution, by Dr. Mark Hyman, MD; Little Brown Publishers. Or, you can hear about his diet on Public Television right now.
What is really groovy is putting on a dress and having it fall into its proper place and then having it feel loose on you.
Another side-light is that I am keeping kosher because I do not eat meat at all, but rather use a lot of tofu. I am also pretty much eating vegetarian except that I do eat eggs. Goals I've had for years.
Besides the diet itself, and the nutritional supplements (you can buy these in a supermarket), you exercise daily, walk in the sun for half an hour a day, do yoga or other relaxation techniques, deep breathing, use a sauna if you have one available, and drink filtered water.
Best of good fortune on any diet you are working on; may you have complete success.
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