September 27th, 2008, 11:35 AM
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 | Moderator~Atkins Warrior
Status: Back with a VENGENCE Atkins Phase: Extended Induction S/C/G Weights: 374/255/225 | | Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Sherri Land / Oregon
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 Re: Normal Glucose!!!!!! | |
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Take one day at a time, and put your best Atkins foot forward everyday. Remember, this isn't a diet, it's a Lifestyle. It's not a race either. It takes time to make lifestyle changes. Patience is all part of the process! You're changing eating habbits for life! You are going to become the healthiest that you've ever been on the Atkins plan. Follow the plan 100% and you'll get 100% results. Not only will you lose the weight but you will become healthy internally, just as, if not, more important! Good health starts internally! Weightloss is only one of the fantastic benifits of being in the Atkins Lifestyle! One of the tools that benefited my weightloss was using the GI (Glycemic Index) to choose foods lowest on the GI off of each rung. Dr. Atkins explains the GI on page78-84, 92 DANDR. He describes it as a "Beautiful Tool". It certainly is for me. 48 days into Extended Induction my Type-2 Dibetes disappeared, never to return again. (that was four years ago)I lost 100 pounds in ten months. I noticed that choosing foods from the GI kept my glucose levels at a steady level without any spikes and dives. Nice and steady! So important for weightloss. I didn't eat fruit for a year. I stayed mainly at Rung 3. Here's a link that Jimmie gave me to help choose foods lower on the GI. It's easy to do. Just go over your allowed foods on your list on page 125, 126 DANDR and choose those foods lower on the GI. For example- Yellow onions are high on the GI, leeks and green onions are lower than the other onions allowed. So those are the types of onions I chose. Table 1. Glycemic Load Values For All Food Types Glycemic Load of Carb Foods - GI in Food Serving Also you can go to www.glycemicindex.com to learn more about the GI and GL (glycemic load). I really believe in this tool to help with your glucose level to stay nice and steady and to benifit weightloss. You don't have to be Diabetic for this tool to work. Try it, what do you have to lose, except POUNDS. Wishing all of you the best of health and lite. Sincerely, Sherri |