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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 13:14:01 GMT -5
I bounced over here from the Primo forum at the behest of Gracoman. I had been inactive over there for a while due to my withdrawal from the BBQ hobby. I had received some unsettling news from the doctor about my LDL and A1C following routine bloodwork. Since I had type 2 diabetes and heart disease on my father's side of the family I took the warning to heart. And I knew I did not want to enter the typical cycle of diminishing health and unending meds for the remainder of my days. I was told to lose some weight so I did what I thought was the thing you do to lose weight. Limit or eliminate carbs. No more bread, rice, potatoes, pasta. Sort of like Atkins but with vegetables. A year later I was back for the same bloodwork. Numbers were getting worse! Doc reiterated that I should lose weight. I DID! I started the process of self education. I learned that my initial approach was exactly the opposite of what I should have done. I learned that diabetes is caused by intramyocellular lipids...or fat in your muscle cells. The lipids block the signal that activates our natural insulin and tells our muscles to burn the sugar in our blood as energy. The result is that the sugar (glucose) in our blood continues to rise. That is what is known as type 2 diabetes. How do we reverse this? Stop eating fat. Particularly saturated fat. Animal fat. Meat, eggs, dairy. I am a 50year old male that has eaten meat all my life. I was initially resistant and skeptical. I can tell you that since September I have eaten red meat exactly once. I can tell you that I do not exercise any more or less than I ever did, which is not a lot. My results at the 5 month mark are that I have lost 30 pounds. My LDL has dropped to normal, my A1C has dropped, and my HDL has also dropped but I have initiated a supplement (krill oil pills) to compensate. The most important thing I can stress is that you have to be responsible for your own health. You have to take the initiative to educate yourself and you CAN reverse dietary diseases. I feel 100% better than I did when I was 30 lbs heavier. I want to lose 20 more but I already feel great. Clothes fit, I am not out of breath after a short flight of stairs, I can walk without knee and hip pain. I no longer look for the closest parking spot. I want to walk an extra bit...LOL. Crazy right?!?! Oh, also soda pop. Even diet. Just drink water or unsweet tea. Just do it. Its easy.
I am relatively new to this lifestyle but I appreciate any and all resources as far as recipes, information, personal stories...I will contribute what I can and look forward to hearing what you are doing and why. I have been buying hummus at the store and have been wanting to make my own. I have already seen a recipe here that I am eager to try!
My first tip is to join Costco. Great selection of protein powders for shakes and pre made shakes. Great selection of supplements. Lots of organic and low fat options. All at great prices.
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Post by gracoman on Mar 20, 2016 13:52:27 GMT -5
Great story packinheat. I've read literally hundreds of stories with similar outcomes. Lifestyle change is the most powerful medicine there is and family history is no match for it. You are on the right path and seem to have found it the same way I did. Doctors had no part in this and don't expect to hear about it from the medical community unless your primary physician is well versed in lifestyle medicine. It was all self education. There is much more to this than merely removing animal fat from your diet. One example is the protein in dairy, casein, which is not a fat but nobody should be eating this cancer promoting protein. The subject is much to large for me to discuss every aspect which is why I have chosen to add links to informative sites. packin, you are relatively new at this so I will make a few suggestions if I may. Consider removing the krill oil and substituting with home ground flaxseed and/or algae based DHA in capsules. Flaxseed meal, or pre-ground commercial store bought flaxseed is missing the oil. Store all flaxseed, ground or whole, in the freezer. 2 Tablespoons/day will do fine. I add it to oatmeal, or buckwheat pancakes for breakfast. Add it to smoothies if you like but chewing foods is much better for you than smoothies. Exercise will also increase your HDL's. Maybe exercise is not sounding like such a dirty word to you these days. Losing weight will do that. Protein powders are unnecessary. There is more than enough protein in a healthy plant based diet. If you must, use a pea or brown rice protein. Not Whey or egg. Use erythritol as a sweetener
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2016 14:04:20 GMT -5
Baby steps...lOL.
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Post by gracoman on Mar 20, 2016 15:13:44 GMT -5
I don't know.
I looked at this kinda the same way I did when I quit smoking some 30 years ago now. I jumped in with both feet and was very strict about it for three years before allowing myself the occasional break. But just because that is how I did it doesn't mean it's for everybody. Your numbers are much better than they were. You've already won!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2016 7:42:47 GMT -5
Smoking...I used to smoke 3-5 cigars a week. I love a good cigar with my coffee. I also gave those up. Not so much because of fear of cancer, although that is a real thing. Its due to the way the nicotine makes fat in our blood sticky...promoting blockage.
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Post by gracoman on Mar 21, 2016 8:47:55 GMT -5
Smoking...I used to smoke 3-5 cigars a week. I love a good cigar with my coffee. I also gave those up. Not so much because of fear of cancer, although that is a real thing. Its due to the way the nicotine makes fat in our blood sticky...promoting blockage. At this point I only know one smoker and he does gars. He smokes a minimum of one cigar each day but would gladly go for more if it wasn't such an expensive habit. So he keeps it down because his wife keeps him in check for monetary reasons. Health has nothing to do with it. Its unfortunate an episode or diagnosis must be experienced before we take any action and even if one of these things comes to pass we all opt for the pills. Our priorities are not in order. I'd forgotten about the nicotine connection. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.
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Post by BBQ Butcher on Mar 21, 2016 9:34:29 GMT -5
Nicotine is a nasty ass thing I gave up smoking in 1991 after 25 years of 3-pack non-filter a day habit. Gave it up cold turkey, as the intensive care unit at the hospital frowned on smoking Any way, to this day, 25 years later I still get a nicotine urge every now and then..........like having coffee and reading the paper in the morning or after a good meal at night........I catch myself reaching in my shirt pocket for a cigarette I don't, of course, but the urge is still there..........
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2016 15:38:10 GMT -5
Have you guys discussed alcohol?
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Post by gracoman on Mar 22, 2016 16:55:10 GMT -5
I figure the ice I'm standing on with this stuff is thin enough as it is A great man once said, and I quote:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2016 0:07:31 GMT -5
Fair enough...LOL.
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