On 05/08/2015 04:11 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
> Gene Heskett composed on 2015-05-07 14:09 (UTC-0400):
>
>> I'd like to get rid of 20 lbs, my diabetes would be a hell  of a lot
>> easier to control.  But its either starve all day & gorge for dinner, or
>> eat when I'm hungry, either manages to keep me at about 170.  I haven't
>> got brains enough to quit when theres a bag of chips laying here, or
>> soda crackers & extra crunchy Jif PB.
> Don't buy chips or soda crackers, and especially don't buy peanut butter you
> ever saw advertised on TV. Buy peanut butter made entirely from peanuts, or
> peanuts and salt. Snack on nuts: peanuts, soy nuts, pistachios, sunflower
> seeds, cashews, walnuts, pecans, etc. Good fats from nuts kill hunger without
> providing significant sugars, in addition to providing nutrients your body is
> hungry for that are missing from bag and boxed "foods". If nuts aren't enough
> snacking, snack on raw carrots or celery, which consume more calories to
> digest than the calories they provide. If you must eat crackers, buy the ones
> with only whole wheat, oil and salt in the ingredients list, and eat them
> either plain or with real peanut butter (yummy like candy if you add cinnamon
> and a dribble of honey) or apple butter. Popcorn works well too if you skip
> the addition of chemicals and fats other than olive oil. If you crave sweet,
> get if from fresh or frozen fruit, not a box or bag.
>
> -15% of body weight in less than 8 months by changing nothing other than
> what's listed on my grocery store receipts, and thus what I find on my
> copious trips into the kitchen. What isn't there doesn't get snacked on. :-D
>
> Find Dr. Fuhrman's video and watch it.
To loose 8 kg in 8 months is the easy part.
To keep it like that for the next 2 years is H E L L
I went from 105 kg to around 76 in 2 years.
It was fun doing so.
The next 20 years , including now.....not funny at all