Healthy Weight Loss

[cinnamongrrl]

I spoke.to a wonderful couple.while visiting Asheville..They.strongly recommend the Keto diet. I thought it was a new thing but I just read that Greco (hi Greco!) has.been doing keto for years.

I've bought a book and I'm reading stuff online
Dr.Berg was specifically mentioned by the couple as an excellent source of info.

Ive.been doing more workouts, walking more and my job is physical. But I'm not losing weight. So I'm hoping keto will help me. I will touch base as time goes by.

So glad to have all of.yall for support

[Breathless]

I've been doing Keto WOE since October last year, the results so far are pretty fantastic, but mostly I feel great! I struggle with eating meat, as I am a vegetarian at heart, but I hated feeling the way I was more.. so out go the carbs and sugar! I have honestly NEVER felt this good in my life. 10,000 steps minimum everyday is easy now, no longer have to push to get them done..
Pointers:
As with anything --Do your research, don't try to wing it, log all your food and water.. (lots of cool FREE apps to help with this) and always grocery shop with your list of approved items.. for the first while I menu planned, and shopped that way. It can get expensive shopping if you don't plan it out. I'm living tiny, so I need to keep it simple and to the point, I don't have room to store all kinds of stuff that I'll use some day. lol
There are tons of support groups with menu ideas etc.. message me if you would like me to recommend some.

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

I spoke.to a wonderful couple.while visiting Asheville..They.strongly recommend the Keto diet. I thought it was a new thing but I just read that Greco (hi Greco!) has.been doing keto for years.

I've bought a book and I'm reading stuff online
Dr.Berg was specifically mentioned by the couple as an excellent source of info.

Ive.been doing more workouts, walking more and my job is physical. But I'm not losing weight. So I'm hoping keto will help me. I will touch base as time goes by.

So glad to have all of.yall for support

[Greco]

cinnamongrrl,

All the best to you on your keto journey if you embark on it.
Yes, Dr. Eric Berg's videos on youtube I found to be the most
informative with detailed resources.

I've adapted his keto information to my veganism, and have
found that it works very well for me, after doing a lot of research
on plant protein sources, etc.

Have fun with it, your going to feel so great!

Greco

Originally Posted by cinnamongrrl

I spoke.to a wonderful couple.while visiting Asheville..They.strongly recommend the Keto diet. I thought it was a new thing but I just read that Greco (hi Greco!) has.been doing keto for years.

I've bought a book and I'm reading stuff online
Dr.Berg was specifically mentioned by the couple as an excellent source of info.

Ive.been doing more workouts, walking more and my job is physical. But I'm not losing weight. So I'm hoping keto will help me. I will touch base as time goes by.

So glad to have all of.yall for support

[Greco]

The Best Way for a VEGAN to Lose Belly Fat

Adding to videos I've posted by
Dr. Eric Berg. And for veggies or vegans that
are interested in doing a keto lifestyle.

I will add that B12 supplementation I also
include regardless of possible rise in
insulin, though my experience has been
that it doesn't rise enough to get me out
of ketosis.

How's that for a run-on sentence...smiling.

Greco

[FireSignFemme]

No weight loss so far but I've been eating like there's going to be a famine so it's a wonder I haven't gained any back. It's probably because I still have so much weight to lose. Still doesn't mean I can't make more of an effort the rest of this month.

[Greco]

500 lbs of Weight Loss On a Plant Based Diet - The LaJaunie Family Interview

Poignant.

Greco

[Esme nha Maire]

Interesting snippet from Science Daily regarding the amount of carbohydrates and the type of proteins we ingest in our diets compared to lifespan expectation:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0817093812.htm

Also on that site, a correlation between milk use at breakfast and lowered blood sugar, which may be useful for treating Type 2 diabetes: https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0820085243.htm

and finally, why using probiotics constantly is bad for you: https://www.sciencedaily.com/release...0806095213.htm

I'd add that globally dairy farming (like meat production) is ecologically
a very bad thing (said the milk and cheese-loving horticulturist-in-training), so those of us without diabetes shouldn't go increasing our milk consumption on the basis of the above!

[Kätzchen]

Originally Posted by Greco

500 lbs of Weight Loss On a Plant Based Diet - The LaJaunie Family Interview

Poignant.

Greco

Thanks so much for this video Greco. I sent it to my mother because in our private talks about my switching to an Plant Based Diet, she often asks me how I meet the bodily need for protein because she's got her own ideas about consuming Dairy products and Animal (meat) products or anything that converts into sugar in the blood stream.

My own brothers, all three of them, are diabetics. They don't get how the food choices they've practiced for years has led them toward an diabetic trajectory. And because all three siblings in the video speak about their own experience, it carries lots of weight in helping others to see how important it is when trying to understand the impact of traditional food choices vs the great benefits of consuming food from an Plant Based Food diet.

I didn't switch to an Plant Based Diet for weight loss, although weight loss was an natural consequence of ridding my diet of Dairy and Meat (animal products). At my special medical appt, last Friday, when the nurse recorded my weight, I was so surprised to learn that since March of this year, I've lost nearly 63 pounds. That's roughly an ten pound weight loss each month since early March. I switched to an Plant Based Diet so I wouldn't become Diabetic. Weight loss, as an result of this radical change in foods I consume, was never an objective.

Thanks muchly for the video. I think it will help my mom and all three of my brothers to see the benefits of not consuming Dairy or Meat (animal products), as conveyed by the three siblings featured in the video you posted, Greco.

--K.

[Zimmeh]

I have officially lost 13 pounds since I joined LA Fitness!

Zimmeh

[Mopsie]

Originally Posted by Zimmeh

I have officially lost 13 pounds since I joined LA Fitness!

Zimmeh

Congratulations! Losing weight is so hard - good for you!

[FireSignFemme]

I promised after I did my main grocery shopping I'd start working on my resolution to only eat meals prepared at home or my with my sons in their homes. Items from the deli section okay but only items to use to make meals not already prepared items. For example deli meats and sliced cheese to take home to make sandwiches with okay. Orange Chicken, jalapeno poppers, corn dogs, Mozzarella sticks and so on in the heater case not okay. I realize there is a lot of food available in stores that is far less healthy than foods served at some restaurants but for me right now it's more about getting in the habit of preparing meals for myself and saving money. I get so much more food, more filling foods and in general healthier food when I don't cave and hit the drive-thru, or just order pizza because it's so much less hassle. Anyhow the month is almost over, I'm surprised how hard it's been. I didn't realize I'd gotten in such a habit of easy food, and one so difficult to break. Since I didn't do my shopping until around the middle of the month I've only been at it for a little over two weeks, but already I'm noticing a difference. I'm eating a lot more, but I'm losing weight more quickly so win win. Plus I just feel a lot better. I need more strips so I can see what if any effect it's having on my blood sugar.