Success at Last! I’m continuing on my journey with intermittent fasting (IF). Since I started this journey on December 11th, I have lost almost 10 pounds (from 160 to 150.8). I’m also noticing that my tummy is becoming a little flatter (so nice!). But the best result is that my insulin requirements have dropped dramatically. From …
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Lets follow Hippocrates advice
Hippocrates had some good advice Hippocrates said “Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food” -Hippocrates Hippocrates was one of the most important figures in establishing medicine as a profession. He lived around 300-400 years BC. He founded the Hippocratic School of Medicine and is thought of as the Father of …
My weight loss journey continues
It’s all about Food Well, its been a while since I’ve blogged my journey. As I continue eating the “whole30” way, and researching this way of eating (WOE), I am more and more in favor of this WOE. I’ve managed to keep to my 26 pound weight loss (gaining back around 4 pounds from my high …
Success – Weight is going down!
Weight loss Success Since my last post, I’ve been doing so well. After the 10 pound backsliding gain, I’m doing great with losing that. This morning my scale sat at 261.2 pounds, very close to that 257 I had reached before the holidays. I’m keeping up with my breathing exercises. I’m doing them at least …
My ongoing weight loss journey through deep breathing!
Losing weight by breathing Yes, I’m continuing my journey using deep breathing for weight loss. I’m still at 20 pounds lost. However, I’m only doing one deep breathing exercise per day (a set of six). And I’m keeping this weight off. This is so exciting for me. I’ve never been able to lose weight and …
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Finally – Weight loss Success!
Finally able to Lose Weight I’ve been carrying around lots of extra weight ever since I was pregnant with my only child. Jennifer was born in 1988 and I gained 60 pounds during my pregnancy – mostly during the last trimester (months 7-9) My back went out on me during my seventh month and I …
Liver and weight loss!
So what has liver got to do with weight loss? Evidently quite a bit. Like many overweight people and diabetics, I have “fatty liver disease”. So what is it? One definition says this: Fatty liver, also known as fatty liver disease (FLD), is a reversible condition wherein large vacuoles of triglyceride fat accumulate in …
Weight Loss – Should you expect support from your family?
Yes You do Need Support While Trying to Lose Weight! Like many type II diabetics, I am overweight, very overweight. I wasn’t large growing up, in fact, I was pretty skinny. After I gained so much weight in my pregnancy, it seemed like there was nothing I could do to lose that weight again. So …
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