Big things going on right now! They say to achieve a goal, you need to be accountable to someone, and I'm ready to live healthier. So, let's see how this goes...
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The endocrinologist handed me a book (The South Beach Diet) and told me to follow a modified version of The South Beach Diet Phase 1 (see the plan below) until I could see the dietitian (about a two month wait). She said to keep the copyâthey use it so much that they look for copies at used bookstores and hand it out to patients all the time. That's something I like to hear. First, because if they're going out and buying used copies, they're probably not getting any sort of commission for recommending the book (the company would have been sending them copies). Second, it's nice to not be told to go find the book and buy it on my own (which I probably wouldn't have bothered with, honestly. I've actually had problems with doctors in the past because they were getting paid to push treatments, books, and products on patients.)
So here's the plan. I have a very short list of basic foods I'm allowed to eat, and a huge list of things that are banned (including all sugar additives, whether natural or artificial). However, I can eat as much of the approved food as I want (my list is a bit different than the South Beach diet, as the doctor said I don't have to do low fat). Since I really don't want diabetes or to continue to live like this, I'm going to follow the diet and report to you, my readers.
Yesterday, May 1, 2017, I officially started Phase 1 of The South Beach Diet and weighed 358 pounds (yes, believe me I know. Yikes!), which is literally the most I have ever weighed before. So far, I notice that my appetite is WAY down (mostly because all I'm allowed to eat is food that's hard for me to stomachâvery filling and I get nausea very easily). So, I spent a good part of last night avoiding dinner and pouting until I remembered all the housework I wanted to get done and knew I wouldn't make it if I didn't eat. Today hasn't been that fun either, but it is getting a bit easier to not eat like I used to. (Disclaimer: in the past month, even though I wasn't following the diet, I was trying to eat healthier foods, so this probably helped.)
I'll try to report back to you once a week and let you know how things are progressing. Today, I ate onion rings without the breading. It really sucked. But yesterday, I discovered my new favorite treat! Nugget Markets carry whole young coconuts that are peeled and shaved down to a thin shell, so you can stick in a straw and drink the coconut water! Makes me feel like I'm at a resort. But the dang things cost $5 a pop, so it's going to be just an occasional treat. Foods I've forced myself to eat so far: Milk, almonds, plain chicken nuggets (yes, I messed up and ate them breaded. I forgot about the breading until they were sitting in front of me and didn't have the will to try and eat something else), beef and broccoli with mushrooms (which was actually really good), and onion rings (with the breading taken off, which I mentioned before, but I'm just checking to see if you're still awake), tofu with cinnamon and vanilla, refried beans with cheese and hot sauce. Foods I'm allowed to eat: Meats Dairy (as long as no sugar or other sweeteners are added) Vegetables (except carrots, beets, corn, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes) Eggs Nuts Seeds (like sesame and sunflower seeds) Tofu Seafood You can probably see why this has had me freaked out a bit. Here's a basic list of some of the banned foods: Starches (baked goods, pasta, rice, etc.), fruit (too much sugar for now, so I'll be getting my vitamins elsewhere), and all sugar and sweeteners.
NEVER change your diet or health care without consulting a medical professional, which I am not! I am just sharing my experience with you.
My goals
I want to have energy to spend time and actually do activities with my family.
I want to be able to be physically active. Iâm not saying I plan on running marathons, but being able to exercise and do basic housecleaning on a daily basis would be nice.
I want my mind to feel less foggy all the time so I can do my job well and enjoy being in the profession I love.
I want to be healthy and be at a healthy weight.
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