Jest wanted to pop in for a minute and let you all know that I went to the Dr today with My aunt and the Dr told her that where the Lesion is in his experience that it is usually cancer so she has to see a special list and they will schedule to have a biopsy done. Then we will know for sure if it is or not.
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Oh, Bonnie, I sure hope your aunt's lesion isn't cancer. It's on her pancreas, right? Pancreatic cancer is very deadly, although I heard it can be cured if caught very early. Thing is, most are not caught early. I guess it's good that the doctor was up front with her and told her right out what he suspects.
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Boy! This is definately me! I have all these symptoms. But I'm not going to buy the book unless I find it somewhere used and cheap. It's probably going to say the same old stuff I already know but fail to do.
today we are having a beautiful sunny day. Didn't fast, but have been eating ok so far. I did get out for a nice walk on the trail with the dog and DH. First exercise in a while, besides the little exercises the physio recommended for my shoulder. Felt good, hope I can keep it up.
Sorry to hear about your auntie Bonnie, hope things work out for the best.
Carol Sue: I have been reading about the fast diet lately, recommending not real fasting, but 2 days a week of severe calorie restriction.
I am interested, but as always, actually sticking to something is the hard part.
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Carol Sue: I have been reading about the fast diet lately, recommending not real fasting, but 2 days a week of severe calorie restriction.
I am interested, but as always, actually sticking to something is the hard part.
I just heard of that recently, and my thoughts are this. Once you lose the weight, will you continue to do the 2 day semi-fast? If you go back to regular eating you will gain back what your lost. You have to have a plan for maintenance, as that is harder than losing. I just cannot stick to a formal diet.
I only successfully lost weight once in my life and it was by portion control. I was in my 20's and I knew nothing about dieting, so I just ate smaller portions at meals and no junk food and exercised. I ate everything, but just in smaller amounts. When I got married, my good diet habits went out the window and I gained, and gained and gained. For me personally, I have to have a plan that is a permanant way of eating, not a diet. Now I am at a point that I have all the information on what are the best foods, etc. My problem is compulsive over-eating. I am not like those people they show who will sit down and eat a whole carton of ice cream followed by a whole chocolate layer cake, but I eat between meals when I'm not the slightest bit hungry, I sometimes eat until I am stuffed and feel very uncomfortable and I eat because my DH is eating. For the most part I eat healthy food, but even healthy food can make you gain weight if you eat too much. I need something psychlogical to get my mind back to eating for nourishment instead of pleasure.
We know we can do this if we get the right frame of mind.
carol sue: my impression is that you do keep up with the fasting, you may go to once a week, or once every 2 weeks depending on weight maintenance needs, so yes, it is a lifetime plan.
Need to keep up with careful meal planning. I am exercising a bit more yesterday and today, and hope getting the meals in order will do it.
Bonnie So sorry to hear about your aunt. Hope things go well for her.
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I've been trying to keep my carbs around 20 for the AI, but messed up yesterday. My fault because I didn't read the label. I bought precooked ribs and washed off the sauce, but still tasted sweet. I had to count most of the carbs. But I didn't do like I normally would have done. Instead, I continued on the low carb the rest of the day. So except for the one goof up, I've been on plan for almost a whole week. Monday will be a week. I've decided to stick with this even when the rash is gone and my fbs is back to normal. I've been reading a lot of recipes from another site and I am finally feeling good about it again. I want to see this to through and be an Atkins success story. Took me a long time to get my act together, but I believe I fainally have. Whatever anyone is going through, I would say just keep on keeping on and it will finally click and come together.
Trish, thats awesome. I can't remember the last time you were able to stick to a plan so long! I am thinking that with pre-planning you can also go with the intuitive eating times you prefer, and stick to it long term. How inspiring.
I hope to stick to such a plan today.
I did plan to enjoy some chocolate yesterday, and frankly felt pretty sick afterward. I didn't have THAT much, but it was really candy, not like high quality dark chocolate. Blech, I didn't know that would happen, and I didn't even have a ridiculous amount like I planned.
That was yesterday. I went to Lilia's and had my second annual easter egg dyeing and hunt and brought an easter basket of chocolate for her. I ate the "left over" chocolate I didn't put in the basket.
Today is actually easter and I have another little girl coming over to colour eggs and set up a hunt for her siblings. I should be able to stick to plan.
FYi, for breakfast I have been going "higher" carb. I have 3/4 cup high fat (9%) greek yogurt, 2 tblsp of "holy crap" cereal with 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce. I figure it comes to 20 g carbs, but LOTS of fibre.
Its easy, and I have been eating it most days. I am quite regular this way, and can have it several days a week without getting bored. I am taking the raisins and craisins out of the cereal to reduce the carbs.
Anyhow, hope everyone has a good Easter and some quality family time.
Fatmad What is in the "holy crap" cereal? Did you make it up? I thought of buying the Greek yogurt (I noticed one brand at the store is about 9 carbs I think). I wonder if I could use it and maybe flaxseed as a cereal. Do you have flaxseed in your cereal. Thought I might eat it for breakfast when I move from Induction. Yes, it is true I can use IE with Atkins.
You know I've learned not to wait till the next day when I goof up as it is too easy to not get back on plan. I just make my next meal or snack OP. Feels so good. Eat out for breakfast after church every Sunday. I got the Western Omlet. Eggs were sooooo fluffy, I'm not sure how they do that. They advertise they mix them until fluffy... hope that means beating the whites and not adding somethig else that is carby. They do feel like air so maybe they just beat the egg whites and then fold in the yolk. Hope so. Gong to count them as 8 carbs and hope that works. I didn't eat all the onion and tomato in it so hope I'm not to low on my count. Will eat very low count the rest of the day.
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