Ok, I lost 32 lbs, my cholesterol went from 188, to 150, my A1C was 6.5 and is now 5.2, that is the blood test that tells what your blood sugar was over the past 3 months, so it shows I am no longer diabetic.
the PA (physician's assistant) seemed impressed and asked what I did, so I was able to share my plant based diet experience with her. She was however not interested enough to find out who or how or books or dvd's on it, and said she was glad I found something that worked for me.
This works for hundreds of thousands of people, and Dr. McDougall hasn't found anyone yet that it doesn't work for, unless they just aren't interested in pursuing it.
anyway.. I am happy!
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
dinner out
We went to dinner last night at the university for a Mystery Dinner fund raiser. What did you eat? you asked...well they had an enormous salad, with some italian dressing, pasta with cheese ( no thanks) and bread sticks ( buttered yes) so I had 3 bowls of salad, then since everyone kept going back up, I had a plate of salad, and 4 breadsticks.. LOL.. My tummy was a bit sluggish after eating the buttered sticks, but sometimes you just can't control things...and once in a while, it just doesn't matter!
today I got right back to my regular eating, I feel great even so!
BS this morning 109... not bad for a bread dinner and somewhat oily salad at 8pm!
today I got right back to my regular eating, I feel great even so!
BS this morning 109... not bad for a bread dinner and somewhat oily salad at 8pm!
Thursday, February 24, 2011
What's really cool is~
I sort of put my back out yesterday helping my poor old dog up as she had fallen in the snow, and couldn't get up. It's all good, it's an old injury from when I was a nurse...
Well normally when my back is "out" I am pretty much out of commission because I hurt all over anyway.. well I don't hurt anywhere anymore, so the back thing seemed pretty easy this time!
amazing what plants can do for ya !
Well normally when my back is "out" I am pretty much out of commission because I hurt all over anyway.. well I don't hurt anywhere anymore, so the back thing seemed pretty easy this time!
amazing what plants can do for ya !
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
DAIRY~remember, this is liquid meat...so is yogurt, cottage cheese and butter
so stay away from it!
Meat, animal protein, casein, whey, and a myriad of other names for it is NOT good for you...so stay away from it. It causes your body to be more acidic the place where cancer LOVES to grow and other diseases thrive. Don't take that chance with yourself...let your body be the happy body it can be by eating plant protein.
The more you dabble with keeping just a little bit here and there in your diet, the harder time you will have getting away from any cravings you will have from it...the salt and fat will cause you to fall off the starch wagon!
Ok enough ranting for now.. eat healthy stay healthy!! have a great day !
http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_hot_calcium.html
robin
Meat, animal protein, casein, whey, and a myriad of other names for it is NOT good for you...so stay away from it. It causes your body to be more acidic the place where cancer LOVES to grow and other diseases thrive. Don't take that chance with yourself...let your body be the happy body it can be by eating plant protein.
The more you dabble with keeping just a little bit here and there in your diet, the harder time you will have getting away from any cravings you will have from it...the salt and fat will cause you to fall off the starch wagon!
Ok enough ranting for now.. eat healthy stay healthy!! have a great day !
http://www.drmcdougall.com/med_hot_calcium.html
robin
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
It seemed a while since I had actually lost weight via the scale measurement BUT;
I still felt great, thin and fit well into my less fat fatty pants... last night we went to cheddar's for dinner, dad and I had the veggie platter, baked potato, corn, broccoli,carrots, salad, it was so delishhhh...I was a bit annoyed that my pants fit a bit tight...THEN checked the label, I had grabbed my skinny pants I had a bit of trouble with just a week ago!! yay!!!
This morning found two more pounds gone.. so don't get discouraged...remember a lifestyle change is for life.. your body will adjust as it needs to...
If you are a bit frustrated, just cut out breads, and refined flours. Eat pasta maybe once a week...that will help a lot.. and do away with wheat as much as you can.
My brother told me he lost 10 lbs almost immediately when he completely gave up wheat...
GOOD LUCK, keep on vegging out!
This morning found two more pounds gone.. so don't get discouraged...remember a lifestyle change is for life.. your body will adjust as it needs to...
If you are a bit frustrated, just cut out breads, and refined flours. Eat pasta maybe once a week...that will help a lot.. and do away with wheat as much as you can.
My brother told me he lost 10 lbs almost immediately when he completely gave up wheat...
GOOD LUCK, keep on vegging out!
Monday, February 14, 2011
I may have hit my first plateau?
I hadn't felt like I lost any weight this week, so I weighed myself, and NOPE. Don't get me wrong, that is still not my focus, but I do want to get to the size my body prefers to function at.
I have eaten out several times this past two weeks, some lunches with dad, and some dinners with hubby for anniversaries etc...oil oil oil.. it must be the oil... I don't eat oil normally at home... and eating out you are sure to consume it.
So this week I will focus on eating in in in ... and getting back to the weight loss part of this fabulous lifestyle...
no, I have not gone back on anything, I have NOT fallen off the starch wagon, just consumed oil in my diet the past couple of weeks, see, gotta stay away from that if you are trying to LOSE...also stay away from breads, and pastas.. we had pasta tonight!
eat potatoes!
I have eaten out several times this past two weeks, some lunches with dad, and some dinners with hubby for anniversaries etc...oil oil oil.. it must be the oil... I don't eat oil normally at home... and eating out you are sure to consume it.
So this week I will focus on eating in in in ... and getting back to the weight loss part of this fabulous lifestyle...
no, I have not gone back on anything, I have NOT fallen off the starch wagon, just consumed oil in my diet the past couple of weeks, see, gotta stay away from that if you are trying to LOSE...also stay away from breads, and pastas.. we had pasta tonight!
eat potatoes!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Changing your lifestyle in such a drastic way , has to be fun, and easy or
no one would stick with it. I figure unless there is real motivation to change what you put into your mouth, it won't last and it will be just another one of those diets people try then get bored, tired or frustrated with and give up.
When I started this, if the enormous energy burst hadn't come so quickly , I may have failed as well, and be right back where I was accepting the medical field's answer to diabetes, pills! and STAYING WAY FROM STARCH!! perfectly wrong advice.
My recommendation, the one that worked for me, and still is, is to NEVER GET HUNGRY. That 15 mins in the morning spent making up a great pot of veggie soup or chili will go a long way to keeping you eating healthy.
Eating out can be a downfall for many, but just look at it as a "feast" time and don't make a habit of it. When dad and I end up at a restaurant, we normally find out what veggies they have available, and they almost always have baked potatoes... so we get a nice big salad, and cut up our potato right into it... and we do get the honey mustard dressing, which is not low fat or fat free, but with all the other foods having no oil, we are ok with that.
I think it is important to make sure you read the labels or ask questions. I had no idea lomein was an egg noodle, now I know, so I stick with the sticky rice. We found out the other day, most chinese restaurants use a chicken stock as the base for their sauces. That is not acceptable to us, we do not want to add animal fat to our diet, so we just use soy sauce.
Lately I have been making up a big rice cooker of rice, and baking a whole bunch of potatoes, so they are ready when we want th em. YOu can freeze the rice and take it out as you need it... it 's just as good..
Just a few tips I have learned, and am learning... have a great meal!
When I started this, if the enormous energy burst hadn't come so quickly , I may have failed as well, and be right back where I was accepting the medical field's answer to diabetes, pills! and STAYING WAY FROM STARCH!! perfectly wrong advice.
My recommendation, the one that worked for me, and still is, is to NEVER GET HUNGRY. That 15 mins in the morning spent making up a great pot of veggie soup or chili will go a long way to keeping you eating healthy.
Eating out can be a downfall for many, but just look at it as a "feast" time and don't make a habit of it. When dad and I end up at a restaurant, we normally find out what veggies they have available, and they almost always have baked potatoes... so we get a nice big salad, and cut up our potato right into it... and we do get the honey mustard dressing, which is not low fat or fat free, but with all the other foods having no oil, we are ok with that.
I think it is important to make sure you read the labels or ask questions. I had no idea lomein was an egg noodle, now I know, so I stick with the sticky rice. We found out the other day, most chinese restaurants use a chicken stock as the base for their sauces. That is not acceptable to us, we do not want to add animal fat to our diet, so we just use soy sauce.
Lately I have been making up a big rice cooker of rice, and baking a whole bunch of potatoes, so they are ready when we want th em. YOu can freeze the rice and take it out as you need it... it 's just as good..
Just a few tips I have learned, and am learning... have a great meal!
Friday, February 11, 2011
SUNSHINE AGAIN in PA!!
have a wonderful sunny productive day...still holding over here.. how are you doing?
I posted two new recipes today!
I posted two new recipes today!
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
GOOD TUESDAY MORNING~sunshine all the way !
Gorgeous sunny day here in freezy PA, so that will help a lot when we go out to run errands today...
The snow is gorgeous recoating everything in that pure,bright unadulterated white... the woods looks inviting and the yard so pretty..
time to get up and get going...dad is waiting for his smoothie and oatmeal breakfast!
for me V8 today! not very hungry this morning
The snow is gorgeous recoating everything in that pure,bright unadulterated white... the woods looks inviting and the yard so pretty..
time to get up and get going...dad is waiting for his smoothie and oatmeal breakfast!
for me V8 today! not very hungry this morning
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