Well it has been a little over two months since I (well we really since the family is also going with me) started this journey. I feel so much better then I have in years. I weigh less then I did when Sofia was born. I am starting to get back the range of motion that I had lost in the last few years. I have let go of 30+ pounds in the last two months. The journey has been surprisingly easy. There have been a few emotional bumps in the road. The bumps are not unexpected considering that I eat emotionally and usually use sugar and carbohydrates to feed the emotional black hole. It has been interesting learning how to refrain from mindless eating. To learn to eat when I am hungry and stop when I am full. Do I always meet this expectation ... Well no but I do stop myself and recognize when I am eating mindlessly.
The last two months have been wrought with stress in life and work. I am totally surprised at the fact that I have not wavered from my journey. I have continued to read and learn for this journey. As I started this journey for the umpteenth time I knew that I had to find a way of eating that resonated with my on a deep level. I started 2 months ago on the low carb routine. I knew that in the past it had allowed me to lose weight quickly. I also knew that it was very difficult for my to stay on for an extended period of time. I also knew that I had to get and keep my blood sugar low. Eliminating carbs is the only way I know to lower the blood sugar levels. Just about everything you read about weight loss comes back to controlling your blood sugar. On my road to healthy living I stumbled across something that really makes sense to me. Primal Blueprint is a way of life that supports health. While we had been eating low carb for a month when I found the Primal way of life it still has taken some time to transition to a full on Primal life. We still have not gotten the Primal Exercise part down yet.
Here is what I have found: It is very easy to stick with. I feel great and lose weight effortlessly. The mind fog is gone. I have tons of energy. In other words I love this new life. I feel confident for the first time in my life that I will be able to get to my goal weight and stay there.
Going Primal has been the best thing I have ever done for myself and my family. I have my fasting blood sugar under 95 on average and my 2 hour blood sugar in the low 80's. Don't get me wrong, my blood sugar was never too high, my fasting blood sugar was 110 and 2 hour was in the high 90's. But as you can see the numbers were in the pre-diabetic range. These higher sugar levels also slow weight loss and cause a raise in triglycerides. I go in next week for a full blood panel to see how everything else is doing.
and the journey continues...
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