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Great to have you. Couple of things I have learned myself and from folks on MFP. Check with your doctor before getting very far into this. She may have some helpful advice along with any cautions unique to you. When you first start, it is not easy. You have a sugar addiction no different that any chemical dependency. It…
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“Always hungry” is a very common comment on this site and the source of a lot of stress for members. I think it isn't much different from trying to kick any habit. Nicotine, caffeine, or cocaine. Withdrawal from a sugar dependency (all food turns to some kind of sugar) is just plain hard to do. Relapse is easy and just…
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At 64 years of age, married 43 years, my doctor told me my blood numbers were horrible and I was becoming pre-diabetic. At 6' tall, I weighed 260 pounds. I have worked since I was 16 years old and didn't want to die 6 months after I retire. That was July 2011 and 4,000 pounds of lettuce ago.. I now weigh 204 pounds. My…
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A pound of fat = 3,500 calories. To lose one pound per week, you have to use 500 more calories per day (all seven days) than you consume. Without exercise, that is a newspaper and water diet. Few people have the will power to stay on such a severe diet for very long. Without some exercise, your weight lose hopes are…
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I find that sometimes when I think I am hungry, I am actually thirsty. Try drinking some water.
