Re: Bruce/apology

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I don't know if this will work for you, but it did for me. . . .so, I shall

share. When first diagnosed, I had 100 lbs. to lose. I lived the story of

almost everyone on here. Diet after diet after diet. I always lost, but

always gained it back. Very frustrating. Finally, after diagnosis, and

DETERMINED not to stay on meds, I started researching every possible avenue,

learning how the body reacts to food, how the fat cells work, combination

foods, etc., etc. Of course, the ONE very important thing I learned was

that no matter how I chose to change my diet, it was a LIFE PLAN. So, in

other words, none of these diets I had tried were going to work, because

none of them were lifelong.

I started exercising daily. For the first 4 months, I did nothing but

walk. I did it faithfully. If it rained, I went to the mall to walk. I

NEVER gave myself an excuse not to do it. It became a way of life for me.

I felt so good, that I HAD to exercise to feel good. Like a " natural

high " . After 4 months, I joined a gym and started toning my muscles. Wow!

Talk about feeling energized! I sometimes did not feel like going. But, I

ALWAYS made myself go. Once I was there and 10 minutes into it, I felt so

good and didn't want to leave. Why the " get up and go " part is so

difficult, I do not know. Even today, 4 years later, sometimes I have to

push myself out the door to exercise.

Now, back to the food part. . .I discovered that 3 full meals a day is NOT

what the body likes. Our body needs fuel all day long and in even amounts.

The hardest thing for me to do was to learn how to eat 6 small meals a day.

It's very difficult, because most of us are brought up on breakfast, lunch

and supper. AND. . .this is BIG. . . .it was a pain in the butt to prepare

food every 2.5 to 3 hours!!! However, now that I eat whole foods and raw

whenever possible, it's very easy to come up with a healthful combination of

foods in small quantities (no larger than my fist) that will not raise my

blood sugar out of normal range. If we let our bodies go too long without

refueling, lots of things happen that are not in our favor, such as the rise

in BG. I sometimes feel like I never stop eating! I eat only what's

healthful and provides the most benefits. There are so many good foods out

there, that I don't need to eat the unhealthy ones. In fact, I have been

eating this way so long now, that the thought of a piece of sugary anything,

makes my stomach ache.

I have been perfecting my life plan for 4 years and what I have learned to

be most important is fueling the body, eating the right foods, and

exercising consistently. When I stopped eating processed foods, my skin

looked 20 years younger! I'm 43 and I have been told I look much younger.

No one told me that 4 years ago!!! I am almost to goal weight (and yes, it

took 4 years). I feel better than I ever have in my life. I feel young,

vibrant, full of energy, and I enjoy life to the fullest.

It's a VERY difficult road! We all want quick fixes. THERE'S NO SUCH

THING. I finally came to this realization & know that I have to continue on

this road the rest of my life. I can NEVER go back to any of the habits I

had 4 years ago. I will tell you, too, and I am sure you have heard this

before. . .it takes a long time to get your mindset out of the fat body,

even after you lose the weight. It is all a slow process, and it's

something we have to accept.

I know the frustration of weight loss, believe me. I finally feel like I

have healed both my mind and my body.

Best Wishes to you and all those struggling with this issue,

Rhonda Y.

>

> I dont know about you, but I get it hammered into me everywhere " If you

> would only loose weight - you could come off medication " - I tried this, if

> I ate cardboard for every meal, I probably would not loose weight, and being

> diabetic is not a one size fits all solution at all. For example, last night

> late, and because I was hungry, I had a bowl of corn flakes with six canned

> cherries in it. At 6 this morning, my bs was 16.4. Two hours later at 9.30,

> and with NO FOOD in between, it was 6.2 - I have no idea what happened,

> but obviously a late night snack is not the way to go, and canned cherries

> are definitely not the way to go, although I had eaten them at 9pm last

> night.

>