I am happy to report an answer to prayer on the diet. I am beginning to accept that I shall have to stick with this diet for the long haul. Although I'll not have to stay with the drastic phase I'm doing now, I'll have to change my lifestyle for the duration. Currently my diet consist of packaged protein three times each day and several cups of vegetables. Once per day I may have meat and vegetables. Currently there are few vegetables from which to choose. Since I am a vegetable lover this has not be easy. I can hardly wait to get into the next phase so I can add another meat at lunch and more vegetables. I really miss carrots!
Okay, I'm finished whining. The really great news is...drum roll please....I lost another pound overnight. That is motivation enough to keep going. I know if I cheat or go off the diet for a day I'll have to start all over. I'm in it for the long haul!
I am looking for a creative spirit in myself to come up with a few good recipes I can use on the diet. If I can create a tasty dish or two it will help many who have started the diet with my doctor. I have spoken with a few of my fellow dieters and we are all hungry for a change in the menu. I'll be working on that this week. No carbs presents the biggest challenge because a casserole would be a really good thing but there is nothing I can use to hold it together. Everything in a recipe that is used to thicken or bind is a carbohydrate.
I'll publish any recipes I'm able to develop. Meantime, please pray for me and the other folks battling weight gain and diabetes.
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Rhonda what kind of diet is this that your on...I have had a weight problem all my life with the up/down roller coaster dieting like millions of others suffer. I have used the South Beach diet and lost a few pounds but find when I re-introduce carbs and certain veggies I stop losing and start gaining again. I have not been tested for diabetes as yet, there are just somethings I do not want to know. I would be interested in knowing what you are doing to fight weight gain. I remain your friend Kathy Haughy
ReplyDeleteHey Kathy, the diet is called Ideal Protein and I am doing it through Joanne Keller. She is an Advanced Registered Nurse Practioner in a private practice in the Lake Town Center on 19A. (It's across from Zellies) I think the key is to stick to it long enough to get 90% of your weight off and then very slowly reintroduce SOME carbs. You can check it out at idealprotrein.com.
ReplyDeleteI understand your reluctance to test for diabetes but it's important. Joanne was not testing me for that but it came up in my blood test. I was completely shocked! However, after one week on the diet my blood sugar was back to normal. I'll not have to take medication as long as I control what I eat. Tell Joanne I sent you. Everyone I know is losing weight on this diet. Let me know.
Thank you so much for your response and the site information. I am desperate to get this weight under control as it get worse and worse each year. Do you have Joannes telephone number where I can call? I will tell her you sent me. Thanks again and I remain your friend Kathy.
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