March is National Nutrition Month

[KellyMarie]

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Did you know that the USDA recently released new dietary guidelines?

Here is the Press Release (http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2010/PolicyDoc/PressRelease.pdf)

I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes early last month while I was in the hospital for gall bladder surgery. My diabetes has some genetics to blame, but it is mostly due to living a totally unhealthy lifestyle. I wasn't much of a sugary food snacker, but I ate large meals full of potatoes, biscuits, red meats, tons of carbohydrate filled (the unhealthy ones) and fat filled over sized meals!

My doctor recommended I watch Forks Over Knives on Netflix and the movie really inspired me! I am slowly moving to a plant based diet. I have cut meat out of my diet, but for now I am choosing to keep the dairy. I am exercising, a lot! In just a little over one month my weight has dropped from 276 pounds to 243! Plus, my blood sugar is completely under control! In just a little over a month I have dramatically improved my health!

I intend to keep a blog sort of thread in this forum on my progress. Every day I am learning new things about nutrition. Just a few weeks ago the only thing I really knew about food is what tasted good, and that is not an exaggeration......I am 47 years old and am having to learn everything about staying healthy. If my adventures and progress can help just one person that reads it I will feel I have done something worthwhile. If it only helps me, it's still worthwhile :)

I encourage anyone that is overweight, or has high blood sugar, or high cholesterol or has any other nutrition related problems to please join in me in this adventure of healthy living!

[bnkkey]

I think keeping a blog is a great idea! And congrats on the weight loss!

[KellyMarie]

Thanks Karen :)

[stlcouponwizard]

I have never had a weight problem Kelly but the proper nutrition thing has escaped me for years. I have in the past several months rediscovered that I have high blood pressure and also found I have a high cholesterol, and a very high White Blood cell count for some freekin reason. I have been having serious dizzy spells, kinda like those weebles, you know the ones that wobble but don't fall down. The doc thinks the blood cell count is because I also have a severe Sinus infecetition and inflamation and he has prescribed drugs (just what an old hippie needs). Well I have finished all of those with no help on the dizzy thing and my doctor tells me I need to eat properly and me being the smart ass I am told him I do, I eat over my plate, close my mouth when I chew and all of that crap. But I have never ate properly, normally one meal a day if I get to it, even though I cook at least two meals every day I often don't eat them. I snack, mostly on popcorn at night okay lets not call it snacking. A paper Grocery bag 1/2 to 3/4 full is my quota and a soda or two or three or what ever the hell it takes to wash down that popcorn. So yep I need to change the way I eat for several reasons so I will befollowing you here and hopefully picking up a few tips even though I'm coming from the other end of the scale but the goal is the same. Good Luck

[Katrina]

Yeah I need to eat better too. We've been eating more at home and that's a start. I'm also trying to cut down on the pop. I can't drink diet anymore - it was making me sick so I've been drinking regular mountain dew. I've always had a weight problem. I was doing pretty good the last few years until I had Kiera :)

[KellyMarie]

My weight this morning was 239, I seem to be hovering there and need to eat a bit less and exercise more. I got my appetite back and that has not been a good thing :lol:

I have some awesome recipes that I need to post! I am learning so much more about nutrition and diabetes, I have been reading everything I can! I go back to the doctor on April 5th and he will be doing an A1C test, I am pretty sure I will like the results. I have been testing my suagr multiple times a day and it has only gone over 140 2 times.

[KarrenOliver]

You are doing GREAT!!!

[KellyMarie]

Thanks KT :)