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Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: Lynda Thompson posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes I have now lost 21 pounds, have a long way to go. ViewWelcome Lynda,
Focus on one day at a time. Stick to the diet just for today.
As far as cravings are conderned: From experience I know that most of them disapear after 7 or 8 days. -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: Virginia Rich posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes I have been on the program for 8 weeks. Saw my doc this week & my cholesterol was down from 237 to 183, my A1C was down, and my kidney function was […] ViewWell done!
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Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Pamela posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Just joined today. I lost a hundred pounds a couple years ago when I lost my insurance and could no longer afford my meds. I was able to control my […] ViewWelcome Pamela,
It probably is the way to control your diabetes and stop those sugar spikes.
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Maggie89810 posted an update in the group
Diabesity / Diabetes 11 months, 2 weeks agoI was not happy that I had to give up fruit on this diet (I’m allergic to berries), but I do feel better now. I still fall asleep after a meal, but now it’s half an hour and I wake up rerfreshed. I used to crash after a meal, sleep for 2-3 hours and wake up groggy.
The testing is different here, so I can’t find out what my insuline respons is,…[Read more] -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Elaine Sweeney posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes W2D3 I am so tired, headaches, not much motivation. This group keeps me going. Just want to sleep most of the time. Continuing on the adv. plan. […] ViewHearttash is right, you’re detoxing. Drink lots of water to speed up this proces. Sweating also helps, so going to a sauna will do you good. Cardio will work even better, but I can imagine you’re too tired for that right now. Your body is working very hard now it gets the chance to do some cleaning.
Look at it like this: Image a room with a…[Read more] -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Susan Shea posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Hello! I just joined today – hopefully I can make some online friends so that I don’t feel so all alone! I was stick-figure thin until I was 35. I am […] ViewWelcome Susan.
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Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: JANINE posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes This past weekend was the end of my first week in the second set of 6 weeks. I thought I needed to reread the book to make sure I understood everything […] ViewHi Janine,
Wow, great work!
You’re very smart to stay away from foods that might ignite cravings again. It’s not worth it. It will start the struggle all over again and you’ll be back at square one trying to beat them.
Think of the people who stopped smoking for years. They thought they had it licked and had a cigarette on a social event,…[Read more] -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Joyce Neill posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Is this group for Type I diabetes? I’m brand new to the site. I am a healthy professional woman who has managed a full life in spite of having […] ViewHi Joyce,
If you think about going raw, see the movie ”Raw for 30 days”
It’s about a group of 5 diabetic people who go raw for 30 days, under medical supervision, in a resort in Arizona. One of them was a young guy who had type 1.
All of them improved their health dramatically. -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: hearttash posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes This weekend I blogged about how free I feel. Almost six weeks down of the advanced plan. Who knows how much longer I’ll just keep on going! I feel so […] ViewCongrats!
Finally at peace with food.
Remember this feeling whenever someone tries to push some old favorites on you!
Giving in is not being polite, it’s being stupid. Just a little bit will be enough to start your cravings agian. This goes for all kind of things: cheese, cigarettes, chocolat, gluten, etc. -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Hailey posted an update in the group Depression So my family got the whole package from pbs from this program. I have always eaten well and healthy. I drink over 8 glasses of water a day, i drink green and red […] ViewHi Haily,
Good for you to do what you can to be healthier!I’m no doctor, but I’m struggling with some problems longtime, so I picked up some info here and there.
*Did you ever have a good allergy test?
*Do you eat gluten? My eldest son is allergic to gluten and when he gets just the tiniest bit he feels tired, depressed and irritated for a…[Read more]
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Maggie89810 commented on the post, The Last Diet You Will Ever Need, on the site Dr. Mark Hyman 11 months, 2 weeks ago
When I go shopping, usually I hardly go to anything else but the fruit and vegetable department.
Ever since my cravings disapeared. Finally at peace with food! -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: shirl posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Well this is it, I’ve finished my 6 week advanced plan, weighed in & measured this morning. I’m down 13 lbs & 3 inches off the waist. Best of all I feel […] ViewCongrats!
Very encouraging for the people who are just starting indeed. -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Selah posted an update in the group Food Allergies Visited the doc for an alternative medicine allergy treatment and was treated for every single grain! I was shocked … gluten, oats, wheat, rye, grain mix, etc. […] ViewMy eldest son has gluten allergy. When he gets the tiniest bit of gluten, for instance from a sauce, he feels terrible for a week.
Op top of that he gets depressed and very irritable, unusual for him. He becomes a different person! -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Mary Tudela posted an update in the group Food Allergies Hello all. I’m new at this program. Selected this group because my allergist said to me a few years ago ” you are the most allergic person I’ve ever tested” […] ViewHi Mary,
I score pretty high with food allergies and hayfever. However, after I had optimized my gut, under supervision of an alternative healthcare provider, it’s a lot better. She gave me ADP Oregano to get rid of the bad bacteria, but it also kills the good ones
After that I got symbioflor 1, symbioflor 2 and Probactiol. All in all it…[Read more] -
Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Patricia Phillips posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Here I am, at last. Both my husband and I are about to embark on this journey with the BSS book and video, and somewhat confused, but mostly […] ViewWelcome aboard Patricia.
I’m new here as well. I didn’t even get the result from the insuline response test yet, so maybe there is an other, perfectly good reason that I keep falling asleep after a meal. However, I have my doubts.
While I may know quite a bit about food, allergies, thyroid problems and osteoporoses, I’m new to blood sugar…[Read more] -
Maggie89810 posted an update 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Saturday we’ll go to an amusementpark with a group of kids from our sportclub. It will be a whole day, so I’ll have to bring an emergency kit. Fresh or dried fruit with sunflower seeds is out, bringing canned fish to a restaurant is not such a great idea and I’m allergic to almonds.
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Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Anna Namaste posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Hello again, I have two more questions.
1- Is there somewhere I can find a more complete explanation on how exactly the pancreas can be […] View
That maybe true, but it feels very scary to go against the people who studied medicine and have been working in the field for ages. Insisting on a test even the lab people have to figure out as it’s never done here (insuline respons test) or a test which only one hospital in the country uses for other than scientific research, refusing…[Read more]
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Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Maggie89810 posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Today I got part of my lab tests back. Not the insulin response test though .
I tried to note them in my tools. Unfortunately the range in the US is […] View
Hi Janine,
Thanks for your encouraging words.
I’m trying to accept that I can’t eat fruit in the quantities I’m used to (my staple, to avoid a lot of things that I’m sensitive for) and looking to find alternatives. Obviously snacking on eggs was not such a great idea.
This all comes as a shock, because every test I ever did on cholesterol,…[Read more]-
It can make one wonder about the quality of medical care we are getting, wouldn’t you say? I am sure that all your readings will show improvements in the following weeks/months while you follow the eating plan of the BSS book. You might even discover that your sensitivities to some foods might decrease as your body heals itself. I know that…[Read more]
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Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Ruth Jacobs posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes I have been on a kind of plateau for a few weeks. I started the advanced plan 3/25/12 and within 2 to 3 weeks I was off all of my insulin (still am) […] ViewI’m still in preparation time, but I also have a problem eating all those dead animals. Some fish or chicken once a week I don’t mind, but that’s it. Fruit is my staple, so I try to figure out how to get around this all.
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Maggie89810 posted a new activity comment 11 months, 3 weeks ago
In reply to: Anna Namaste posted an update in the group Diabesity / Diabetes Hello again, I have two more questions.
1- Is there somewhere I can find a more complete explanation on how exactly the pancreas can be […] View
I can see your point. Are you type 1 or type 2?
Generally our body does everything it can to survive and repair itself given half the chance.
However, some people are more sensitive to certain things than others. By taking good care of your body it’s quit possible to avoid those things. Eating a big bowl of ice cream is not the way to take good…[Read more]-
Yes Maggie, your right and rest assured that ice cream is not on my menu.
However, my point was I would have a spike by eating the wrong things (no matter what they were) and that would indicate that I still had a damaged pancreas and Type 2 diabetes. The difficulty is that we are all at slightly different stages of this journey. We have…[Read more]-
Barb,
I love reading your input! Thank you for sharing.
Once again, I agree with you : there is indeed a possibility that diabetes can’t be cured/reversed but at least, it can be managed with lifestyle adjustments and WITHOUT medication for many people. And that is where BSS is so inspirational.
But you know how it is… We all want…[Read more]
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Hi Anna, I think Chapter 26 of the book has some good information on adding back foods as you progress to the next 6 wks. of eating on this plan. Also it was very helpful for me to look through the available downloads. Just click on My Downloads above and you will have some good information on fruits and vegetables and portion sizes recommended.…[Read more]
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Barb, thanks for the info. I hadn’t noticed the ”downloads” option.
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Believe me, I know what you mean. On top of diabetes, I’m suffering from inflammatory bowel disease. I have been battling with my doctors for two years because all they are interested in is to put me on heavy medication (which I tried and didn’t even work). I want to take as little medication as possible so I constantly have to fight them on…[Read more]