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New outline from my doctor:
Lose 30 lbs.
1500kcal Lean proteins, lower carbs.
No MSG. It's used to make lab rats fat. Cleverly disguised in many prepared food items as "natural flavoring." That means cooking instead of convenience, and reading labels.
No fructose. NO high fructose corn syrup, period. The second part of the fattening diet above. Unlike glucose and glycogen, which are accessible after storage, fructose gets locked into fat cells and is largely inaccessible unless one can bring down one's insulin levels which, catch-22, the fructose helps to maintain at a high level. No more than three pieces of fruit a day (that's hardly a problem).
No artificial sweeteners. They cause an insulin spike, set off by the brain recognizing SWEET. Use granulated sugar instead, and not much of it. Granulated sugar is made up of a fructose molecule and a glucose molecule. The molecular bond has to be broken before either can be metabolized, and once split the glucose is metabolized first and the fructose is not stored so readily. MODERATION.
Exercise. Exercise brings insulin levels down, which will release the stored fructose. The water class and swimming, try the elliptical trainer (we're going for very low impact), and, of course, the dancing--which isn't low impact, but still...
She also mentioned HCG as a possible help. She suggested doing some research and considering it.
So those are my new marching orders. So to speak. It has become a health issue. My knees, my age...it's imperative to get healthy.
Diet Calendar Entries for 12 October 2010:
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2342 kcal
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Fat: 91.28g | Prot: 83.75g | Carb: 296.84g.
Breakfast: sugar, Cream (Half & Half). Lunch: Triscuit Rosemary & Olive Oil Crackers, Light Swiss Original, Large Grade A Eggs (Hard Boiled). Dinner: raspberry jam, peanut butter crunchy jif, franz, Milk (Nonfat). Snacks/Other: Chewy Bars - Oats & Chocolate, Nonfat Caffe Latte (Grande), Sugar in the Raw Packets, Light Swiss Original, Sugar in the Raw Packets. more...
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2847 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (moderate) - 3/mph - 20 minutes, Swimming (slow) - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Resting - 14 hours and 10 minutes, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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