tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post5284387878739014385..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Weight Loss TipsJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-85845651400083089992012-06-29T15:07:56.940-04:002012-06-29T15:07:56.940-04:00One of the major factors causing obesity today is ...One of the major factors causing obesity today is processed foods. I lost 63 pounds with the detox diet. Most of us now get the majority of our food from cardboard boxes and plastic containers. Which means we are getting way too much highly processed foods, stuff stripped of the natural ingredients that keep us lean and healthy, and pumped full of unnatural ingredients that make us fat and tired.Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11884614405432853763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-45668696878155083172011-01-24T10:49:31.578-05:002011-01-24T10:49:31.578-05:00I have to agree with you assessment of "dieti...I have to agree with you assessment of "dieting". It is a permanent lifestyle change. You can eat less calories than you burn to take weight off. If you consistently eat more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. So, you have to find a way to eat balanced and satisfying meals that provide the calories you need to maintain your weight.<br /><br />The caveat: "burning Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01420922063684453610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-52990761436253977752011-01-24T06:00:38.668-05:002011-01-24T06:00:38.668-05:00Definitely low carbohydrate diet is the best solut...Definitely low carbohydrate diet is the best solution to lose weight. And of course self-discipline is needed for us to be able to control what and what's not to eat. Low-carb is a diet for diabetics because we also get a percentage of sugars from carbohydrates. If we decrease our carbohydrate intake means less sugar intake and this will help us to lower our sugar blood level.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08965305213060941948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-47252430200046585992011-01-13T17:45:17.294-05:002011-01-13T17:45:17.294-05:00re: #1. It took my 45 years to discover this. Here...re: #1. It took my 45 years to discover this. Here's the way I put it: There's no point to making any changes to your diet that aren't permanent.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03076973960956565537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-61095272356660764322011-01-12T10:14:45.166-05:002011-01-12T10:14:45.166-05:00For diabetics, I think part of the problem on main...For diabetics, I think part of the problem on maintaining a diet that works is the emphasis on weight loss. As you said, once you reach a goal, the lack of further weight loss is not giving you any positive feedback to continue. Diabetics should use their meter for positive reinforcement. controlling the blood sugar is the goal, not a particular weight loss.<br /><br />I am not at this a long Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-32199972330000853832011-01-09T11:27:08.146-05:002011-01-09T11:27:08.146-05:00Great article.
I've lost 45 pounds (6 months)...Great article.<br /><br />I've lost 45 pounds (6 months), and kept it off, by not eating grains (to speak of) or sugar (including things like high fructose corn syrup, etc.).<br /><br />I don't count carbs or calories, but find that it's a natural appetite suppressant.<br /><br />I stave off carb cravings by eating fruit -- apples, oranges, bananas, berries, etc. -- and vegetables -- Terry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888533194435826837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-88909563674618988502011-01-09T00:17:43.196-05:002011-01-09T00:17:43.196-05:00Thank you for the ideas! I lost 20 lb. by reducing...Thank you for the ideas! I lost 20 lb. by reducing carbs, but I'm stuck at 150 lb. which is 10 lb. above my goal. <br />I'm not dreaming of carbs, and I don't feel unacceptably hungry or deprived, so I think I'm doing OK.<br />I like the idea of just going for maintenance for a while -- just changing that concept is encouraging!<br />Natalie SeraNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06909597803703850020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-18494272259774101402011-01-08T15:10:15.141-05:002011-01-08T15:10:15.141-05:00Fitnatic,
That's why I advise NOT eating a re...Fitnatic,<br /><br />That's why I advise NOT eating a restricted diet. You can cut back on calories and/or carbs and still eat a wide range of food. <br /><br />Humans are omnivores who evolved to move around following foodstuffs--both animal and plant--and hence seem to be programmed to eat a constantly changing diet, unlike carnivores like cats which, if mine is anything to go by, prefer Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-48438994661871692062011-01-08T15:00:28.987-05:002011-01-08T15:00:28.987-05:00Thanks for sharing your eating patterns. I think t...Thanks for sharing your eating patterns. I think that boredom is bound to happen to all of us when eating restricted diet.Fitnatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941555822448529655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-39058495297034964882011-01-08T13:53:53.733-05:002011-01-08T13:53:53.733-05:00finatic,
My "typical" diet is always ch...finatic,<br /><br />My "typical" diet is always changing. I don't restrict wheat because it's wheat. I've gone completely free of grains for months but didn't experience any health changes when I went back to eating small amounts of wheat that suggested it poses a problem for me. <br /><br />I eat Nature's Promise Multigrain bread (similar to the Fiber bread sold at Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-15657937101687809282011-01-08T13:24:58.020-05:002011-01-08T13:24:58.020-05:00Awesome post Jenny.
I have PCOS and so I am going...Awesome post Jenny. <br />I have PCOS and so I am going to purchase Relion glucose monitors - one of the brands recommended by you - to track the response to various food items.<br /><br />Jenny, would you care to share your typical diet? Do you restrict wheat?Fitnatichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941555822448529655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-41140113686693616822011-01-08T11:49:36.362-05:002011-01-08T11:49:36.362-05:00Beth, When I was younger and my blood sugar was i...Beth, When I was younger and my blood sugar was in better shape, I dieted very successfully with the "rotation diet" where I'd cut calories for 5 days and eat maintenance on the weekend. <br /><br />So that approach can work. But the key is to eat maintenance on the off days, not make up for all you didn't eat on the diet days!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-37864328357494330962011-01-08T10:12:11.588-05:002011-01-08T10:12:11.588-05:00Great tips! I particularly like your idea of perio...Great tips! I particularly like your idea of periodic maintenance during weight loss. <br /><br />BTW, my experience sure matches your comments re low-carb diets. Now I am doing exactly as you suggest, which is staying just above ketosis (I try to do ~75g of starchy carbs/day). <br /><br />Of course, maybe Tim Ferriss has it right in The 4-Hour Body, and all you need to do is eat "clean&Beth@WeightMavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03821749502002515139noreply@blogger.com