Guest guest Posted November 28, 2009 Report Share Posted November 28, 2009 Greetings all! I have been doing Dr. D's " diet " for a few weeks now although I've known about it for many years. I was diagnosed with insulin resistance and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) about 12 years ago and after going on glucophage (850mg THREE times per day) I decided that medication was not the way to go. In changing my diet and exercising more regularly my system is back in sync and I do not have any symptoms of PCOS and the last check up I had showed no diabetes from the original Insulin Resistance diagnosis (check up was several years ago). Although my body seems to be back in some order, my weight never was. I have lost and gained several times in the 12 years but never kept it off. In speaking with my chiropractor/somatic expert, Dr. Mark Filippi, he recommended that I do a combo of Dr D's diet and giving my body a break from the intense exercise I had been doing for years now (weight training/cardio with a personal trainer 5 or 6 times per week). My body tightened up a bit but I was still visibly fat, wearing about the same size clothing, and was about the same weight. I realize that more muscle=leaner body and the scale doesnt matter as much but no one with a 5'4 frame feels comfortable carrying what I do. I am doing this diet to repair the years of damage I have apparently done on a cellular level with my crapola food choices. Even though I had already limited gluten & dairy, and eliminated sugar, artificial sweetner, and all soda for 6 years now, I can not shake the weight. Mark's son was greatly helped by Dr. D and he is actually good enough friends with him that he got him to appear on our radio show a few years ago (internet radio show I am not part of anymore) and it's taken me quite a while to LISTEN to what he said although I always felt it made excellent sense... So I started easing into the diet on Nov 13th and felt less bloated in about 2 days. When I weighed myself on Nov 24th I had lost 2 lbs already. Again, for me this is first and foremost about health and secondarily about weight...I want to feel more comfortable in my own body and with this extra weight I'm just not comfortable. To give you an idea of the amount I need to lose in order to not be clinically overweight anymore, I'd say 40 to 50 lbs. Thanks for having me! Val from NY -- " Our life is what our thoughts make it. " ~Marcus Aurelius Antoninu We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are. ~Anais Nin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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