Today was much better than Tuesday or Wednesday. I think I've finally figured out a way to handle eating broccoli -- homemade cheese sauce. I used 3/4tbsp of EVOO, 1/2tbsp of butter, 2tbsp of sour cream, and .67oz of reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese. It has 1.2 grams of carbs...and tastes amazing.
The fitness class was much smaller tonight. Rich had these /horrible/ cards. Someone would draw one and then we'd have to do whatever was on the card. To make matters more complicated - there was a card that doubled the time/reps of the next exercise and a card that required us to repeat the last exercise. Thankfully Rich let me run on the treadmill instead of running outside. In return I tried to push harder on the treadmill.
I have had a lot of fatigue lately, so I went to the doctor -- of course I then realized I needed to talk to the doctor about 7 or 8 different problems. I had some blood drawn to check my thyroid, vitamin D levels, and to check for diabetes. I really hope I don't have diabetes.
I'm trying to look on the bright side - my highest weight was 254lbs and now I'm 238lbs, so I weight 16lbs less than my highest weight. I'm not great at cognitive-behavioral techniques, especially the cognitive part, so this is going to be complicated.
Stay with it. As long as your doctor clears you, stay with the program. Drink your water, eat your salt. Ask about potassium supplements if your hydration level drops. I've been on the program for 6 months. I didn't see many aesthetic results for about 10 weeks, and I didn't feel any better (although this was a promise at the beginning) until after 12 weeks. My bloodwork came back with outstanding results. Dropped 26 points of blood glucose and 56 points of total cholesterol. Since then things have only gotten better. My entire body is working better than it has since I was 20 (I'm 40 now). It's great that you are committed. Remember that's its not just about your weight. It's about retraining your body to process the food you eat the way it is meant to. You can't necessarily see those results without lab values.
ReplyDeleteI am just wondering how well this diet really is and how expensive it is? I weigh over 300 lbs and really need to do something. Can you respond to this and let me know. Thanks
ReplyDeleteCheck out the blog entries "It's about the money, money, money" and "Costs, the nitty gritty so far" for cost answers. I can't tell you how good the program works because I'm not all the way through it yet.
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