My Water Therapy – why I love it! One of the habits that I have taken up to help with my diabetes and pain is water exercise. I must say this is one of the few things that is always enjoyable that I do for my health. Swimming and water exercise is often recommended for …
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A Day Living with Chronic Pain
Maybe You are Like Me I’m 63 years old, I’m in a wheelchair most of the day. I have Type II diabetes, fibromyalgia, a blood condition (essential thrombocythaemia) and I’m very overweight. I have degenerative discs in my back and have lost 2 inches of height and my left hip is deteriorating fast. I also …
The 31 Day Keto Challenge – Take it!
I Challenge You! After a slow July, at least as far as my weight loss and health goals are concerned, I’m heading into August with a brand new initiative. Starting today I am beginning my 31-Day Keto Eating Challenge. From July 27th through August 26th, 2017 I will be living a “keto lifestyle”. What do …
Let’s Check Out the Whole30 Plan
When I Decided to Eat the Whole30 Way During 2016 Recently, I’ve been reading more posts in the various groups I frequent about those who have decided to change to the whole30 way of eating. This is certainly a change I can agree with and I must say that I decided to eat this way …
The Body is Simply Amazing!
Our Bodies are Amazing That was my thought as I got on the scale and weighed this morning. The scale displayed the number 228.4. I was amazed because yesterday was a day I ate a lot. I had two meals (my Break Fast meeting with the support group and then two servings of crockpot pork …
A Keto Asian Salad Recipe – Guest Post
Keto Asian Salad My name is Shirley Dawson, and I’m writing this guest post for Jasmine, the author/creator of the AsianFruitWorld.com blog site. I have been a type 2 diabetic for years, beginning my treatment with metformin tablets and then eventually requiring insulin injections. I have learned that I can control my blood glucose levels …
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 …
New Pictures taken Today
Took New Pictures Today This is after 112 days practicing Intermittent Fasting. Down almost 30 pounds. Lost 15 inches overall. Insulins reduced by over 2/3 most of the time. Went from size 4X to size 2X clothing. …
Product Review – “Quick and Easy Ketogenic Cooking” cookbook
My Review of “Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking” cookbook This book is the first ketogenic cookbook I have purchased in hard cover. I have googled and found different keto recipes online but never purchased a full cookbook before. However I’m really glad I got this one and got it in hard copy form. I am …
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Slowly Making Progress Again
I’m Finally Making Progress Again I did plateau for a while after my trip out of town and the food photo shoot. It seems like it took forever to get back into a groove. I was so messed up with my blood glucose levels that I’m back taking insulin several times a day – not …