Guest guest Posted April 24, 2004 Report Share Posted April 24, 2004 Hi everyone, I recently joined the group after having read a link posted on MSN. I have ordered Beyond the 120 Year Diet and Eat to Live and will received them in about 2 weeks due to Dr. Walford's book taking longer to get. About two years ago, I was eating according to the Mayo Clinic's food pyramid, which stresses fruits and vegetables. I loved eating that way but slowly started going back to my lazy way of eating, fast food, chips and soft drinks. 4 years ago, I lost 50 pounds. Not near close to where I need to be, but I could feel the difference of what they did to my body and every other part of my life. Through emotional eating again, I have managed to gain back all the weight, plus 30 pounds. As embarrassing as this is to admit to people I don't know, I'm 46, 5'1 " and 286 pounds. Right now I eat so much junk and I know what it's doing/done to my body. I have high blood pressure (160/110), osteoarthritis in my knees (no cartilage left at all and facing two knee replacements in the future), venous ulcers on my lower left legs due to bad circulation (self-diagnosed). I am not going on another diet, but I want to eat to be healthy and live the rest of my years on earth happy and healthy. CRON eating will not be hard for me because I love fruits, veggies, nuts, seeds, salmon, chicken and to a lesser degree, tuna. I don't think this will be that hard of a diet to adhere to, if I can keep the emotions out of it. Has anyone undertaken this way of eating while very heavy? My first goal is health although I want to lose this weight more than anything else I've ever wanted. The focus isn't on vanity, but health, which I welcome. I have read everything I could find on these board, Walford's site the CRSociety postings, CRCommunity, you name it. I'm learning a lot, but I need to know how much I should restrict calories. I know it's not good to lose weight really fast. Honestly, right now with all the junk I eat, I probably get 2,500 to 3,000 calories a day. A reduction to 1,800 to start eating healtfully seems to be the way to go and I know I can sustain it with nutrient dense foods. Am I off base here? Any advise for starting this program at a severely obese starting point would be more than welcome. Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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