Getting my brain around the fact that weight was not the only way to measure my progress was quite a challenge. Kinda like getting free of the hypothesis that calorie restriction will take off weight because types/sources of calories make a huge difference in how our bodies metabolize them (Gary Taubes’ WHY WE GET FAT and GOOD CALORIES BAD CALORIES). It took learning the science of my metabolism, along with the ways the different foods interact with that metabolism, to find what, for me, is the only way to take off weight. Cooking from the place of understanding food and … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2013
Well, this week my weight did not change much. I am down only a single pound from a week ago for a total one month weight loss of 18 pounds! I am very happy over this. This week had its challenges. I had to fast for blood work and ate a burger afterwards, and several times I have taken a bite of fruit that was not on my approved list. Too many carbs= little or no weight loss. On the up side, I can see that the small amount of cheating put me very much at a maintenance level of … Continue reading