End of Week 3 results

Here are the results from this mornings weigh in!

Weight 92.2kg a loss of 0.3kg or 0.66lbs

Blood sugar level 6.3 which is an improvement of 0.5 from last week.

Mixed emotions after this mornings weigh in. As you can see I lost less than a pound in weight. It is at times like this that you need all your strength, mental strength to carry on. One thing I do remember is that one week you might lose next to nothing, but the following week you will lose more than usual. It is just the natural ebb and flow of your body. Any supportive comments would be gratefully received. I think the other reason could be that I have been far less active this week. Normally I go on a 2 or 3 mile walk everyday and I haven't been able to do that this week.

Blood sugar. Remember that this is early morning blood sugar level which is always high as the organs of the body rise levels to wake you up! So this mornings reading of 6.3 is fantastic and more than makes up for the small weight reduction achieved. Another bonus of this way of eating is that as you lose weight your insulin resistance improves and so further reduces your blood sugar levels. Once the ball starts rolling the improvements in health get bigger and bigger. Don't forget that because your body is now burning fat as fuel, your cholesterol levels go down too.

I think in life and in business it is important to set yourself goals, or targets. So for this coming week I am aiming to lose another 1kg in weight and keep my blood sugar to 6.3. Set yourself a target and see how you get on.

Do keep drinking lots of water. If you are dehydrated all the cells in your body store water. As you may know a Litre of water weighs 1Kg so if your body is storing water it is easy to see why your weight can vary so much, whilst diet remains constant.

A great way to speed up weight loss is to excercise more. If you can afford to join a gym thats great, if not go jogging, running or if you need to build your fitness slowly then just walk. Wether you run, jog or walk a mile the amount of calories burnt is the same. You just get there faster and can improve your heart if you get it to beat faster. So if you walk, walk at a decent pace, or as quickly as you can.

I look forward to reporting for you next week!

Dynamite Diet

Dynamite Diet - What it is and the Results

In 2009 my type 2 diabetes was getting out of control. A self confessed chocoholic, I didn't want to inject insulin, so I turned to the internet to see what I could do to reverse my worsening medical condition and improve my overall health. I came acroos a study carried out in Scandinavia, I think it was Sweden? They took a large group of diabetics and put them on two different diets, one was low fat, the other was low carb. The results were that the group on low card diets lowered their blood sugar levels - some to the point where they were no longer considered diabetic! To me this was what I was after, you maybe more interested in the other side effect - loss of weight!

From March 2009 until October 2009 I lost just over 3 stone! I started at over 100kg's and went down to nearly 75kgs. Im 6 foot tall and 100kgs is considered obiese. So thats my results, but I hit a problem. I went on an all inclusive holiday to Dominican Republic and in two weeks put on nearly 2 stone! But boy did I enjoy it!

Now in 2011 with my wedding fast approaching and frankly fed up of carb loaded meals, I am back on the track. I thought this blog, which I intend to update weekly, would provide me with encouragement to stay on the healthy track and hopefully encourage, diabetic and non diabatic slimmers to do the same.

So what is the diet?

You may have heard of Atkins - well this is similar, but I don't believe in spening money on pre packaged snacks or meals or shakes, I just eat low carb foods. I aim for less than 10grams of carbs a day. I do not eat potatoes, pasta, bread or rice. Think of things that are normally bad for you and you can eat them on this diet. Go for high fat things like chesse, cream, butter, bacon, ham, eggs - you can also have chicken and fish like Tuna. More diet details will follow or if like me youre impatient, I would love an email and may be able to offer advice by phone, or facebook.

Where am I now?

Last Suday 2nd January, when I started my healthy eating I stepped on the bathroom scales and weighed myself at 96.4kg. I prefer kgs as I know, I can visualise pounds and stones and prefer to concentrate on the numbers. Do keep a record of your weight - on a weekly basis - and measure at the same time of day.

I will post more results as time goes on, and for the diabetics I will include my blood sugar results too.

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