15 Pounds in a Month with NO Dieting!
At the beginning of June I decided it was time to explore my relationship with food, dieting and diabetes. My doctor had been telling me for several years that I was at risk for type II diabetes. Not surprising since I have 32 sweet tooths and a love of bread, pasta and other wonders of refined flour.
I had been noticing for about 6 months a sense of being more at risk and I was definitely becoming more and more uncomfortable every day with my weight and a closet full of clothes I wanted to wear again. So, I did what I usually do when something interests me – I Googled and Amazoned.
I wound up ordering 4 books – 2 on diabetes and insulin control dieting (these were not much help other than reminding me of the underlying issues and knowledge), The Gabriel Method and I Can Make You Thin. The latter two books, were a major break-through, a fundamental shift, an awakening – a moment of truth.
These two books pointed out a few fundamental truths that I had been overlooking. It was phenomenal to experience the radical shift that happened with me as the truth of this knowledge hit me.
- Diets Don’t Work
- Our Bodies Keep Us Fat to Keep Us Safe
Both books have 4 simple guidelines for eating like a thin person. What’s really interesting to me is how things changed over night for me. Reducing my intake of refined flour and sugars was hardly even a choice – it’s more like I lost interest in them, they no longer seemed to drag me toward them. So, this was a big plus for helping my system stop the insulin swing that has been problematic.
About the time I made this shift, I started frequenting Lettuce, a great Salad & Soup restaurant in Walnut Creek, that opened in March. I eat at Lettuce almost every day. The food is just awesome, Laura & Bahman, the owners, are wonderful and their staff is friendly beyond measure.
This whole process is opening up several interesting inquiries for me. Yesterday, I took the belt in another notch for the second time since all this began – whoohooo!
The weirdest thing about all of this is the lack of effort. As I was reflecting on this the other day, I realized that the knowledge gained is acting as a huge support, but more importantly – the shift has led to a huge sense of openness and freedom.
It’s another one of those experiences where I find myself wondering who I am – the familiar self and long-standing habits have taken a significant hit.
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