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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: spuds on April 26, 2014, 06:01:40 PM
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OK,not ignoring you folks,just not eating.Somehow I got up tp 247 lbs,Blood pressure keeps going up,had to do something.Friend did this and I watched the 90 minute film fat sick and nearly dead.Guy went on a 60 day juice fast and lost 60 lbs or something.You can do 10,30 ,or 60 days,or more,depending how much you need to lose.Called a reboot,his site is reboot with Joe.
So Im doing it,first 3 days were horrible hungry,day 5 is better for sure,seeing the pounds drop off is strong reinforcement to cont.Never dieted before in my life.Ive already lost 11 pounds
You drink 4 of 16 ounce juices that are 80/20% veggie to fruit.You can make and drink veggie broth on your water portion,that helps a lot.Drink about 80 ounces water a day.Slams you with a million micronutrients so body isnt starving,but since digestion of solids shut down,body attacks fat for those calories.
If you really dont feel good about your health,or weight,this is worth a 90 minute watch.
After juicing you go to a lo calorie diet,with or without juice,add a ton of veggies to meals to keep calories down and maintain the new you.
Hope someone might be helped by this,I have no interest in the links or program in any way.
http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/full-movie-fat-sick-nearly-dead
http://www.rebootwithjoe.com/
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Good luck with the diet.
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Checked it out and looks like it would definitely work. Sorry to ask but does it cause any racing trips to the restroom ??? I lost a inch on my belt while moving and eating only what the wife ate in a week and a half. Good luck on your diet, I think I could do it but I have serious steak withdrawal after two weeks :)
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Had three days green stools now nothing,but boy do you have to pee a lot.
For the water can have some veggie broth.That really helps,but amazingly day 5 Im hardly hungry at all,only got 2 juices in so far,need 4 minimum and 6 maximum.
Just made a crazy good broth.Took tomatoes,zucchini,carrots,onion and garlic on a cookie tray.Spread about a TBS of olive oil on them,salt,pepper.Baked in oven at 400F for one hour than into a sauce pan for 2 hour simmer,man thats good!
Im surprised dropping the coffee hasnt been to hard either,usually I start right in on wake up,now just a 16 oz class of tea I sip all day seems to be OK.I have had a few mild headaches,but day 5 has really been a good day.
Thanks SB for the encouragement.
I think,and it varies,but in most cases,and mine,beat the first 3-4 days and its much easier.Heck,Im almost 10% to a 60 day already.
What got me going was feeling like crap at work,then my Dr's answer is throw pills at it,that got me mad and when I get angry I can act.But what to do?
Then a friend found this,she lost 22 pounds in first week! Said,I better watch that movie.And then said self.....YOU are FAT SICK and nearly DEAD,at least sure heading that way.
Brings us to today,cant believe Im doing it either,But Joes site has endless testimonials of peoples experiences,and some are FAT,like 500 pounds and been on every diet going,and succeeding at this.
Yup,pretty fascinating stuff. HOT DANG that broth is good,almost like eating regular foods Im used to,very satiating,wow!
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Good luck with the diet.
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Spuds, I truly am in support of what your doing. I have watched the same show and do believe.
I don't juice at this time but have a glass of veg/fruit mix every morning, I use the Vita-mix blender. I also a big fan of fresh garlic. It will either cure ya or send your friends packing ;D
Can you post your recieps?
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CDN,one of the interesting things was just replacing breakfast with a juice was good for cutting calories and getting a nice strong shot of nutrients.
The staple is...Mean green
4 leaves Kale
4 stalks celery
2 green apples (we have an apple assortment though at this time)
1 cucumber
Last night we had-for 2 people
1 apple
1 beet peeled
1 cucumber peeled
1 zucchini peeled
8 celery stalks
3 medium/large carrots.
Just pretty much anything thats 80% veggie to 20% fruit,so some I use pears instead of apples.Carrots are sweet so will sub carrots for apples.
Some say its OK for a fruit juice for breakfast.When I woke feeling tired on day 3 we made a whole pineapple,couple oranges,couple apples,and 4 stalks celery.Man that was good and got you moving.
Seems with Joe,apples,especially Kale,and cucumber are his big ingredients.
A new addition on his program is coconut juice,either straight or added to juice for electrolyte replacements.Found we had some in the hous,will use up a can today,but apparently if you dont have that its OK,just try to get a good variety of foods.
Another thing was make a rainbow color with your drinks,I have a pic of what a rainbow looks like when juiced,if it downloads right I will post it.
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Looks like rainbow
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Making broth
Baked veggies,boy they turned out nice
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Then into pot to simmer about 2 hours,covered.That broth was soooo good.
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Here's what I put in mine.
Cucumber, carrot, kale leaves, spinach, dandy lion leaves, apples, kiwi, banana, blueberries.
You said an 80/20 mix I think I am over that ratio.
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spuds, good luck on the diet.
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Thanks IR,dropped 2 more pounds. ;D
CDN,maybe a little off on the ratio for weight loss,but certainly sounds VERY nutritious.It would be interesting to go to calorie counter and put in each ingredient and see what calories are. You can change the serving size and the ounces to grams,pounds,whatever.See how many cals that smoothie has.
For me to maintain my weight at 247 I was allowed about 2000 cals for my sedentary lifestyle,1500 cals drops 1 pound or so a week.
I like the caloriecount.about.com site..eg,a medium banana is 105 calories ,offhand i think apple is 85.
I will shoot for 500 cals a meal when done.
8 ounces of Swai filet is only 200 calories.Add 2 cups spaghetti squash and thats only 40 cals more.Thats astounding.
Once Ive started researching you can eat some dang filling meals AND lose weight,I just need to edjufacate myself.
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Are you eating 3 or 4 times a day?
When you make the broth are you tossing all the veggies?
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Are you eating 3 or 4 times a day?
When you make the broth are you tossing all the veggies?
Just the 4-6 juices a day,and the broth.Which is about half my water amt.
Yup,the veggies from broth go to chickens,what they dont eat goes into the composter.Shame to waste it,but its doing its job,this is really working,only thing I can say is Im astounded.I sure dont want to eat commercial veggie juice,that stuffs nasty and LOADED with salt,leaves me puckered after that,its that bad.
Have no idea what the broth is costing,but nothing in it was over a dollar a lb,maybe 3 lbs?Less than 3 bucks for prime veggie broth,again,that stuff is GOOD!
Already face is less puffy,and I can feel its coming off my middle too.
Thats a good sized bowling ball Im not dragging around already,and I can feel it.
:) yup,this is good stuff.
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Spuds, congrats on your new ventures. FSND and juicing changed my life and freed me from my migraines. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of Reboot With Joe's team, as I have been featured in his last book and will be in the next movie.
It's rather easy to adjust your way of life to eliminate the bad stuff...and keep eating good meals. It's all about learning to properly fuel your body and stay away from the "bad" stuff. There's so much to learn about proper diet!
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GrillGeek,can you tell us more about what you did and why,how long,wt loss vrs time?
When did you begin,and at now? Do you still juice and how much a day?
Are you on the community link and can you tell us who you are,or PM me between us 2 so I could read it?
Im a question factory here,and what you can add,at least for me,would be invaluable.
Wife noted that the color under me eyes has disappeared already,and already Its easier just walking.This is life changing,just no 2 ways about that.
You make a good point,its about educating yourself on what a healthy diet is.I THOUGHT I knew,but what I knew was bunk.But once I got going Im Mr research now and while I have and keep finding more about what Joe wants us to do,Im also really studying hard on how to eat right after the reboot is done.Just hours a day,learned what I thought was good as a staple really should be viewed more as a treat.
Yep,good stuff.
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OK,day 9.Start 247 pounds,today 231.Currently loss is about 3/4 pounds a day.If I did this 60 days thats 15% already done.
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1 nice healthy low cal rainbow,cleaning juicer after mix. I really like the beets,and spinach is darn good too
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Another beautiful broth. I dont get to eat the veggies,they get tossed,but that broth is prime!
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Now for a couple hours in the pot.For sure this is NOT a starvation diet,Im doing well sticking to it without giving it much thought.No hungrier than on a regular foodie diet.
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Congrats on the weight loss buddy! I seen that film and it was an eye opener for sure. I don't think I could handle that diet unless I was allowed to juice bacon.
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Spuds, sorry for the late reply.
My story is unique. I tell it here in a podcast: http://www.infinitepie.co.uk/podcasts/ipt-ep-64-eric-rowley/ (http://www.infinitepie.co.uk/podcasts/ipt-ep-64-eric-rowley/)
I suffered from severe migraines most of my life. These migraines were so debilitating that I would pretty much be in a coma like state for a few days.
I am an extremely active and fit firefighter, so weight was never an issue. I could eat pretty much whatever I wanted as I could easily burn it off through my activities and maintain 6% body fat. So while from the outside I may appear to be extremely healthy, it was these migraines that were making my mental health anything but stable.
I spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on treatments and medications, of which none made any true resolution. Years of specialists, trials and even the contemplation of a very risk brain surgery were just part of the course.
A friend turned my on to FSND about 3 years ago. I scoffed at the idea of a juice fast. It did not seem possible or make any sense to be able to survive on just juice. However, I decided to try juicing to support this friend. I did a week straight, because that is what I determined would be healthy for me. Any more than that and I would be loosing important muscle. The first few days were rough. I learned what a reboot was. My body was trying to figure out what was going on. All it knew was it had all the proper nutrients that it needed and it was time do some much needed repairs.
Today, I've cut out a lot of grains and dairy out of my diet, and most my meals are green based with some added proteins. I follow the pale protocol fairly close, and occasionally "cheat". I juice at least once a day to keep the nutrient intake up. If I'm fueled properly my body can deal with the junk.
Ultimately it's caused me to learn so much more about what I eat. It's pretty amazing how poorly we eat as a society, hence the cancers and weight issues that are so prevalent. We are eating sugars, preservatives and hormones at a rate that is causing major damage to the population. Luckily, I feel a food revolution brewing as people are realizing that they are over fed and under nourished.
As far as juicing I really don't have any specific recipes. I literally just buy a ton of variety and mix and match. I always have a kale or spinach base and go from there. A little strawberry or lemon will make anything taste better.
Now I'm at the point where sugar and grains don't even taste good to me and I can only tolerate a small amount. I crave juice when I go too long without it.
If you have any questions please contact me. Even call, email or text. I don't have much time throughout the day to check the forum, but I will do my best to stay on top of it. I am all about helping people!
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Thats some story,thanks for sharing.The podcast was very good.
I agree,overfed and undernourished is exactly right.Cant tell you how many 20 somethings with fatty livers,man alive,thats just insane.
We are bombarded with ads telling us to take this pill or that,thats really the wrong Answer.IMO the answer is take charge of your health yourself. Seems pretty much everything we need to be healthy is right in front of us,we just have to learn what it is,and make a choice. Do I want to be healthy or not.
Fat is not healthy,when I realized this I realized huffing and puffing just to walk,sore joints,back,etc I was heading to a really crummy end of life.Im not going there.
And juicing is a good chance to not go there for me.
I work in a hospital and I'll be a monkeys Uncle if I,me,myself,is going to spend the end of my life in and out of there due to debilitating diseases that can be prevented just by dropping the dang fat.
Yup,Im fat,even obese at just 230 lbs,I am sick,but Im not going to die for it.Not me.No more excuses or ignoring it or just being ignorant about it anymore.And thats the bottom line,its my choice. Not this kid,no way.
Ive already cut one of 2 BP pills in half and seeing pressures at rest average 120/66 or even lower,my norm used to be about 140/80.
I dont need no stinkin' BP pills,I need to lose FAT instead.Much much better answer IMO.
Yup,Im getting better,already.Mrs keeps saying when she touches,hugs me....I cant believe how much weight is gone,I can feel it.So can I.
Bring on the juices,and when I hit my goal,bring on a healthy calorie controlled diet,not a sacrificial diet,a healthy filling diet.
Thats my journey.
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Enjoyed to podcast GrillGreek.
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Hit the 220's today at 229.8
18 pounds in 12 days.
20% of 60 days done if I can do it,we will see.
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OK,2 weeks in.
Lost 20 lbs,or 2 briskets,or 2 bowling balls,or when I was carrying that HEAVY half a 5 gallon water container bottle for the dog water dish,sheesh,I was carrying that 24/7,what a difference!
Can say for sure its sure made a difference in how I feel.Like when I rise from sitting,geeze,its actually notably easier,how cool is that?
I also dumped the coffee at the same time,body sure is a lot less tense,dont get fine tremors any more.From a pot a day,from 40 year history,surprised,that alone has been a really notable change.I do drink a tea a day,some with caffeine,mostly without,even so a ton less caffeine.
But to be honest I havent really felt all that energetic until evening rolls around,and getting a bit bored with just drinking juices.
But every morning I get up,go potty,weigh myself and every morning the weight is down,its a powerful motivator for sure to keep going.Im sure if I wasnt seeing change it would be a lot more difficult for me to stick to a diet long term,but now I see it works,bet I can after this.
Ive become a calorie counter for sure,and finding a lot you can eat without tons of useless calories.
Thats the latest.....
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Glad to Hear your still going and happy doing it ;D
Good luck in reaching your goal Carl
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Glad to Hear your still going and happy doing it ;D
Good luck in reaching your goal Carl
Thanks Drew,still going,a day at a time.
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Breakfast, Yummm ;D
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Ive become a calorie counter for sure,and finding a lot you can eat without tons of useless calories.
Ain't that the truth, when I started a food journal of everything I eat and drink it was easy to see where I was packing on the useless calories. My biggest problem was macronutrient ratios were way out of line, I was consuming 50% fat and about 20% carbs. Should be the other way, 20% fat and 50% carbs, once I got those ratios in order the calories in vs calories out took care it itself. I also noticed that my intake of potassium rich foods was very low, once I took care of that deficiency I saw my blood pressure drop too.
Keep up the good work Spuds, you're doing great. We should get together and go shopping for some skinny clothes. ;)
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Nice looking breakfast Drew,WTG!!!
LVC,very funny on the clothes,Mrs just telling me the same thing.
This diet stuff is very interesting,cant believe how ignorant I am on the subject,and soooo many ways people do it that works for them,just fascinating!
You can be a juicer,paleo,vegan,exerciser,calorie counter,Adkins, just goes on and on,and all that matters is taking the train YOU want,so long as we all end up in Topeka in the end.
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This diet stuff is very interesting,cant believe how ignorant I am on the subject,and soooo many ways people do it that works for them,just fascinating!
You aren't the only one, I learned a lot when I started my journey to healthier nutrition. And it's amazing how many of my friends and family members still don't understand what healthy nutrition is all about. Sometimes I get the strangest looks and comments when we go out to eat and I'm making substitutions to the menu or ordering everything a la carte and specifying how to have it prepared. It's my health and I'll take care of it my way.
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Lately Ive been looking around at my favorite fast foods and the great home made options,looks like the McD filet o fish,while not really that bad,also can be made better with less cals by baking instead of frying fish,and making a lo cal tarter sauce at home.YUMM.
I was talking to friend who was making veggie lettuce sandwiches on her calorie cutting.Put mayo on it,but 100 cals a TBS,yet mustard is almost nothing but didnt like it with just lettuce/mustard.She was at store and found sliced ham that was 70 calories for 3 slices,added mustard and had a ham sammy for less than a lettuce with mayo.
Im going to try that gem too.With tomato and onion.Actually really sounds very good.
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I love mayo too, but it's become something that I rarely eat because of the calorie factor. I do like mustard as well, especially stone ground and I use it more now than I ever have, it's my mayo substitute. ;)
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Im down 24 lbs in 18 days.Ive had a couple nibbles of things,a strawberry,a lemon slice x 2.
Mrs made Kale chips.Coat with Olive oil and bake til crisp,just dont over oil them.Add salt,they taste like a slightly burnt potato chip,I thought they were very good,Mrs thought average.Then again anything looks really good to me about now,LOL! :P
Mrs has been eating small amts of food,like a little breakfast,other than that still doing it,but not losing wt at the crazy rate I am. Hunger,not an issue except being aware I would like something,no crazy mad urges to eat,Im finding this rather easy to stick to,and Im no super man when it comes to will.It just plain hasnt been that tough for me.I think that is all because the payback is immediate and long term health aspects so positive I have super motivation to want to continue.
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Day 21,still plugging along.Have nibbled on a few things,but thats it,not enough to matter,like a lemon slice,few kernels corn,a few garlics from the broth.
One problem is dehydration,dizzy in morning a bit when standing until I get fluids on board.Ive cut out my lisinopril from 40mg to 20 to none,but may take it back to 10mg a day.BP max without it as high as 140/75,a little higher than I want but in safe range per guidelines,your judgement call on that.
Today I hit 220 lbs,will be last day in 220's. Total loss in 21 days is 27 lbs.
1/3rd through the initial goal of 60 days.Loosing a pound/day average now,so looks like 180 after 60 days will be the final.
A day at a time,cant say where it will end,thats up to my body.
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Hi Carl,
Great to here how you are coming along. Congratulations ;D
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Weight 217 lbs
Loss 30 lbs
day 24
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35 pounds missing in 31 days.
Some days better than others,but Im not sure the loser days are solely diet as other things going on.
Half way to my goal of a 60 day reset.
Boy do I ever want to eat again,not maddening hunger,just want some good food and variety,miss that a lot.But only 29 days,I can do anything I reckon for a lousy 29 days.
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Dang, Spuds, that is impressive! Hopefully you can ease back into things after your 60 days and keep that hard earned loss steady!
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Spuds we have been following your progress and it is impressive to say the least. Halfway through to your goal how do you feel?
An organic co-op opened in town last fall and we have been enjoying a bounty of assorted veggies and fruits since that time. In fact we start our day with mixed veggie juice six days a week. It's amazing the energy that the veggies give us, we rarely drink coffee anymore but feel a surge much like caffeine that must be from the enzymes in the juice. From following your progress my wife wants us to eliminate another meal and add more juice.
Keep going towards your goal Spuds and good luck to you and Mrs Spuds in reaching that goal!
Gene
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Kat,its going to be a lifetime change in how we eat.I dont want to give up my favorites,so the 'bad' ones will just have to be moderated and require thought on just when we can afford to eat the higher calorie things.Just proper planning,not eat whatever,whenever.What really bothers me is I just cant find an answer on breads,seems those are just calorie hogs.
Must continue researching the answer.
I found a great thing for tacos.Since we and I guess most folks like lettuce on them,skip the taco shell and just wrap in lettuce.Saves 100 calories each.Eat 4-5 tacos thats a huge calorie savings,and Im pretty sure its the meat and fillings that make the taco,not the shell.The shell was put there to just be a holder,was cheap calories,soooo....time to update those.
Gene,Im not sure how I feel.Work messes with my sleep,and I just dont know how much a roll that plays in how I feel.I did dump the caffeine too,and agree the juice does give a nice pick up for sure.Dropping coffee was just as easy as dropping soda pop many years ago,and I do feel better with the caffeine gone for sure.
I did eat a little bit on work days and did feel better.I'll bet juicing 2 meals and one real meal would be really good way to go.I get dizzy standing in AM until juice has kicked in ,but Im on blood pressure medicine and doubt Im really managing that the best too,so again,not sure if its all the diet but in truth suspect it is.
My goal is a reset,so in that this is dang successful.Is it perfect,definitely no.Is it for my own good,ya better believe it.
The really interesting part will be going forward,Im sure the new diet after that will include the juicing to get the micronutrient blast for health.A friend is a herbalist who cured his leukemia with massive doses of veggies nutrients,and I cant see anything but positives for including these nutrients,but can see lots of reasons to neglect them being a poor choice IMO for me.
Im not knocking anybodies diet choices,its YOUR choice what works for YOU and I respect your choices for you.
Im thinking one,maybe 2 juices a day(variable,depends on what I feel that day),and a good sized low cal meal(s).When I want some crazy cal BBQ,2 juices and go for it!I dont want to stop eating the yumms in life.Just plan and think before I eat em.
I will be shooting for 1500 cals a day,should lose 1-2 pounds a week on that,2000 cals being maintain wt. I THINK that is what my size and activity calls for.Will have to see,thats still an unknown until I do it.Numbers dont always work out the same when we add in our individuality.
I should come off this in the 180's and think my target should be about 160.
Bottom line?ITS A GOOD THING. For massive wt loss... this works. Lots of vitamins and minerals,YES! Include in future lifestyle,ABSOLUTELY. Am I 'fat sick and nearly dead'...not nearly as much as I was,and thats a hugely good feeling already, for sure.I can walk MUCH easier,breath better,more flexible and already not carrying 3.5 bowling balls around (OK,10 lb balls but still,LOL),man alive can I feel that.
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Something else,I cant believe how ignorant I was about nutrition until I got into this and started reading,the internet can teach us anything.I had no idea how uninformed I was about my diet,ASTOUNDING!!
If I did nothing but dump the HUGE calorie drive thru fast food I would be light years ahead,that stuff is BAD!
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Spuds I agree with all you've said 100%! As a species we have gotten away from being hunters and gatherers. We've kinda turned into a feed lot group on the move. A lot of what we needed was replaced by what we wanted, and now we have many, many maladies that are thought of as "normal"! That is scary...
Anyway, good luck and good health buddy! ;D
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I was listening to a talk show on the radio the other day. Sugar is MORE addictive that heroine ???
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I was listening to a talk show on the radio the other day. Sugar is MORE addictive that heroine ???
I can believe that. Would explain why Gerber was sued years ago for putting excessive amounts of sugar in baby food! Hmmmm "we got you now"!
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You try and read the labels but sugar has so many different names.
So many places on the internet to find info,
http://www.fitsugar.com/Other-Names-Sugar-Appear-Labels-810571
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Crazy,its in like everything!
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Day 37,down to 207lbs.
40 lbs in 37 days,thats a LOT of wt. 4 10 lb sacks of potatoes,and for sure,it is a huge lift off the body.Back and joints feel a lot better for sure.Sore back in morning completely gone.
Still dizzy when arising to standing in AM until I get fluids on board,for sure this isnt perfect.
Decided first real meal will be the first chicken on the PBC.
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Good for you spuds - hope you find the right way to maintain!
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Way to go Carl, you should be proud of your accomplishment ;D
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Good for you spuds - hope you find the right way to maintain!
Going high fat,low carb,low calorie.Lots of veggies,daily juices.Hey,way too much hit on body to blow it in the 'afterlife'.I really think the regular food diet will be a cinch after giving up food.
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I have been following this thread. You are to be commended, Spuds. That's a terrific performance.
I want the pill fairy to come and help me lose weight. Physician says. "It ain't gonna' happen."
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Im trying to be fair with reporting the good,bad and ugly so folks can see if its a possible option for them.We all are so different so not sure how representative my experience is to others.Without the fast feedback on loss I dont think I could be a good dieter other wise.So thats my reason.
Crazy ,first diet for loss Ive ever done,been fascinating for sure.
My Barber is going to get the bariatric (sp) surgery,wish he could do this instead but has diabetes and a heart attack,so I couldnt recommend it to him cause I dont know better,but we sure discuss it.He was sure shocked when we were discussing calories,he, like me, had no idea the landmines out there we are/were consuming.
Both of us were being blasted by mayonnaise calories,yet a switch to miracle whip can save a LOT,havent looked up yet what it entails health-wise tho,so much to learn!(Half the fat and calories but soybean oil?)Mayo 90 cal/Tbsp,MW 40,MW Lite 20!
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So Friday went shopping....before breakfast (HUGE mistake).Was dizzy every time I stood up,scared Mrs.
The reset is over,Down 40 lbs,time to ease back into a food diet.
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Great job, Spuds. Best of luck in your efforts to maintain that weight.
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You did such an amazing job with the juice fast Spuds, and congrats on the weight loss.
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Good for you, Spuds! That had to take a lot of discipline and effort. I am impressed. I sincerely hope you find the best way to maintain what you have worked so hard to hit. I also look to you as an inspiration for myself. Thank you!
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Good for you, Spuds! That had to take a lot of discipline and effort. I am impressed.
The amazing thing was it really didnt take much discipline,only the first 5 days were hard.It was my body (and wife bless her heart) that made me stop,40 days was the limit. If I dont lose more eating right I will do another 30 days in the future.
Was quite a ride for sure.
Thanks all for all the kind words,the support was really appreciated.
Now back to steal another grocery cart of meat tonight as Muebe says (Wife has been laughing about that all day Mike!)
http://www.letstalkbbq.com/index.php?topic=9462.msg126790#msg126790
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kept food in me today just fine,and energy level is way up.Going up and down stairs that I used to really feel are like nothing now.Cant believe how good I feel. ;D
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My Barber is going to get the bariatric (sp) surgery,wish he could do this instead but has diabetes and a heart attack,so I couldnt recommend it to him cause I dont know better,but we sure discuss it.He was sure shocked when we were discussing calories,he, like me, had no idea the landmines out there we are/were consuming.
The surgery will definitely help with the diabetes, some even claim its a cure for diabetes because it works so well. I wouldn't call it a cure anymore than I would call insulin injections a cure, it's a good diabetes management technique but not a cure since there is currently no cure for diabetes. Getting the weight down does help and if all other methods have not worked the surgery is a good last option IMHO.
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Its really interesting,he and his wife have to go to weekly classes for several months before they will be approved for his surgery.I sure wish him well,a heck of a nice guy.All in all its like an 8 month process to get it done.
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Its really interesting,he and his wife have to go to weekly classes for several months before they will be approved for his surgery.I sure wish him well,a heck of a nice guy.All in all its like an 8 month process to get it done.
I know my sisters did it, pisses me off too, they eat anything they want, in reasonable portions, they don't exercise and they don't have to deal with the blood glucose levels like I do. Oh well, I just keep going to the gym to pump iron and rack up more miles on my running shoes. ;)
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Its really interesting,he and his wife have to go to weekly classes for several months before they will be approved for his surgery.I sure wish him well,a heck of a nice guy.All in all its like an 8 month process to get it done.
I know my sisters did it, pisses me off too, they eat anything they want, in reasonable portions, they don't exercise and they don't have to deal with the blood glucose levels like I do. Oh well, I just keep going to the gym to pump iron and rack up more miles on my running shoes. ;)
In my worthless opinion only,I like how you are doing it much better,IMO only.Keep up the good work LVC.
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Its really interesting,he and his wife have to go to weekly classes for several months before they will be approved for his surgery.I sure wish him well,a heck of a nice guy.All in all its like an 8 month process to get it done.
I know my sisters did it, pisses me off too, they eat anything they want, in reasonable portions, they don't exercise and they don't have to deal with the blood glucose levels like I do. Oh well, I just keep going to the gym to pump iron and rack up more miles on my running shoes. ;)
In my worthless opinion only,I like how you are doing it much better,IMO only.Keep up the good work LVC.
Your opinion is a valuable one, I may piss and moan about it but I really am pleased with myself managing my weight and glucose levels the way I do it. ;)
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Its really interesting,he and his wife have to go to weekly classes for several months before they will be approved for his surgery.I sure wish him well,a heck of a nice guy.All in all its like an 8 month process to get it done.
I know my sisters did it, pisses me off too, they eat anything they want, in reasonable portions, they don't exercise and they don't have to deal with the blood glucose levels like I do. Oh well, I just keep going to the gym to pump iron and rack up more miles on my running shoes. ;)
In my worthless opinion only,I like how you are doing it much better,IMO only.Keep up the good work LVC.
Your opinion is a valuable one, I may piss and moan about it but I really am pleased with myself managing my weight and glucose levels the way I do it. ;)
Agreed,you really make the effort.Many dont,or dont even try at all.
Hey,Im still losing wt on food diet keeping the calories down,shooting for 400-500 cals for dinner,I may even have to add more fat.Butter....now we're talking!
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Hey,Im still losing wt on food diet keeping the calories down,shooting for 400-500 cals for dinner,I may even have to add more fat.Butter....now we're talking!
I try to eat 5 meals a day day @ 300-400 calories each, but when I read a good recipe on LTBBQ, that plan gets shot to hell. :P