My Progress Continues This is my progress since I started doing intermittent fasting and keto at the end of November, 2022. I should definitely have lost at least 8 pounds by the end of the week for the month of March. My BMI has gone down several poingts since I started. If I can keep …
Category Archives: Fasting
My New Fasting Journey!
Fasting Again! I thought I would share where I am now and my new Intermittent Fasting (IF) journey. Background I’m Shirley Dawson, age 69, retired from 33 years working as a civilian with the FDA. I’m married (to Mel) and we have a big black Giant Schnauzer “Boaz” who is like our 2nd child. We …
You can eat keto too and reap the rewards!
Keto Really Works! I was skinny during my teens and 20’s, but after I had my only child in my 30’s I gained significant weight which I’ve tried to lose ever since then. I’m also a type 2 diabetic. I’m 65 years old now and during my life, I’ve tried everything to lose weight and …
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Product Review – The Complete Guide to Fasting – Healing Your Body through Intermittent, Alternate Day and Extended Fasting
TITLE: “The Complete Guide to Healing Your Body through Intermittent, Alternate Day and Extended Fasting” by Dr. Jason Fung and Jimmy Moore. Author: Dr. Jason Fung and Jimmy Moore. Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing, Inc. Las Vegas Where to Purchase: This book is available at many book stores and online. I personally purchased it on Amazon …
Product Review: Book “The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body through Intermittent, Alternate-day and Extended
Product: “The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body through Intermittent, Alternate-day and Extended” by Jason Fung and Jimmy Moore, October 16, 2016. Purchase: The Complete Guide to Fasting Cost: Estimated >$21 My Rating: Target Audience: Health-conscious men or women who are interested in the newer “biohacking” methods and trying new things to benefit their health. Overview …
Why I Stopped Eating!
Eating has consequences for diabetes If the title of this post caught your attention and you are thinking I’m taking some drastic measures, well, you are right. I’m stopping eating two meals a day and some of the foods that are mainstays of the standard American Diet. Being a type 2 diabetic for many years is no …
Ramping up my weight loss efforts!
A New Year’s Push! As the new year approaches, I’ve been ramping up my weight loss efforts. I’m concentrating on several methods to enhance my weight loss. Through Intermittent Fasting (IF) I’m doing at least an 18:6 fast each day. That’s 18 hours fasting with a six-hour eating window where I eat either …
Why do I have Food Binges?
Fail and Binge – Yes I Do I have been doing so well with my LCHF eating and Intermittent Fasting, and I love all the benefits and the way I feel when I’m doing things right. But I do occasionally have some issues. I have the occasional binge eating fail. This is so disturbing to me …
My insulin injections made me fatter!
Why my insulin injections and insulin resistance make me gain weight Another part of the curse of being a Type 2 diabetic is that the treatment for my diabetes made me gain weight and gaining weight was hurting me. It’s a vicious cycle. My blood glucose levels go up, my doc prescribes more insulin to …
Definitely Back on Track
I think I’m Back On Track After a pretty much wasted month of March, I think I’m back on track. I’m doing alternate day fasting and I am doing much less nibbling/breaking during my fasting times. I’m also continuing to do the exercises for my back and hip that I blogged about a few days …