DIABETES 2 and You

Just a brief reminder to those who may be like me and have forgotten the positive benefits resulting from eating a half-grapefruit for breakfast.

My summer has gotten off to a bad start weight wise.  Between May 30th and July 10th I gained 8 pounds.  The weight sort of slipped up on me as I had not been weighing on a consistent basis–nor, had I been exercising.  The combination of over-eating, lack of exercise and no knowledge of the increased pounds resulted in this tremendous weight  increase. If you are like me you know  how easy it is to gain weight and how difficult it is to lose it.

I immediately committed to weighing daily and taken a careful look at what I was eating.  I also decided that I wanted to accelerate my weight loss.   So I resumed some of the practices I learned at Weight Watchers years ago.  Grapefruit and its ability to accelerate weight loss was one of the things I recalled.  Thus I added one-half grapefruit to my morning breakfast and to a few dinners.  I don’t know if this was luck or if the weight increase was a result of water retention.  But, I am pleased to report that I lost 5 pounds in one week.

HOORAY!! for the benefits of grapefruit. I don’t know if it will work for you too.  But, what do you have to lose but weight.  Have a great day.

Theresa

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My weight loss plan has taken a hit. A week after the “feeding holiday” I am saddened to report I have gained five pounds. This has come as rather a shock. I thought I was doing so well. Although I have not been walking I have been working in the yard and doing household chores that require a lot of effort–scrubbing my back deck. However, I seem to have adopted a holiday mode of eating and rewarding myself with edible treats.

I will not be discouraged this is just a signal to tighten up my current fitness plan. Therefore, starting today I am challenging myself to eat at least one salad a day for the next five days. Secondly, Cannonball and I will take at least one walk each day of the next five. Third, I will add two small snacks to my daily meal plan and reduce the portion size of my dinner meal by one-third.

I will do a brief progress report on Wednesday to report my successes (lol).

Have a great day.

Theresa
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