tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83346303187574217212024-03-12T15:04:16.194-07:00Garden GirlWeight Maintenance and Food Sobriety by abstaining from sugars,grains (NSNG) using a Paleo, LCHF, modified AIP, mild Ketogenic food template with early time restricted eatingKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comBlogger520125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-33364740408944461612020-12-24T07:58:00.002-08:002020-12-24T07:58:43.972-08:002020 Holiday Greetings- I'm still maintaining a 61 pound weight loss! 8 years, 11 months<p> Howdy, y'all. 2020, what a year it's been! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9x0_pPLJ_AYKwxW-7zDaQGUfQUeheckBDQvDOWkYwO4QSOVR7pd_b40oi7SYwM7tZf5pQ1LyJTslv1FrFdzB9asGnx16vy9pxLIBHRhOVx3g4Z08nxZKfNSJP8qlR9xt4NIPMoCI4X41T/s1024/3337E795-7431-4188-9026-FE5081194770_1_105_c.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9x0_pPLJ_AYKwxW-7zDaQGUfQUeheckBDQvDOWkYwO4QSOVR7pd_b40oi7SYwM7tZf5pQ1LyJTslv1FrFdzB9asGnx16vy9pxLIBHRhOVx3g4Z08nxZKfNSJP8qlR9xt4NIPMoCI4X41T/s320/3337E795-7431-4188-9026-FE5081194770_1_105_c.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>What's working for me (photos soon)</p><p>0. New scale, who dis? I gained 2-3 pounds via the new scale. LOL. Almost back to pre-new scale weights.</p><p>1. I'm still maintaining 61 pound weight loss</p><p>2. I'm still food sober, keeping food addiction in remission.</p><p>3. I'm still Covid-19 free and awaiting a vaccine (next month or so, So. Cal Healthcare worker)</p><p>4. I'm sleeping well</p><p>5. I'm still taking superfun coastal walks outside, safe from the 'Rona</p><p>6. Low Carb, fasting past 12noon-1pm, low Carb Paleo, meat off the bone, some veg continue to be a great food template.</p><p><br /></p><p>What's not working as well</p><p>0. I'm right at the top of my scream weight. Looking for 3-5 pounds sustained loss for 2021. </p><p>1. I'm not tracking my food hardly at all, I have better results when I do.</p><p>2. I've had some close calls (near misses) with eating in the evening- but have stopped, paused and gone to bed because the stress was caused from being too tired.</p><p>3. Covid-19 is out of control in San Diego and Orange County. ICU beds are full. The next 2-3 months are grim down here. Please, stay safe, as safe as you can for your situation. This thing is hitting folks disproportionately.</p><p> Wear a mask, be outdoors if it is not too cold, get a vaccine, after a consult with your doctor) . I've put myself at risk this year to keep many who need health care well. Favor: Make my risk ,and the risk of my co-workers worth it!!! Thank you in advance. Just guessing most of my readers are on board. Buckets of thanks! You are my people. Verify facts with your doctor, with trusted health professionals. </p><p>4. I need more room darkening curtains to sleep better at my house.</p><p>5. I need to rebuild upper body strength ASAP. Yo! </p><p>6. Eating past 1pm is just terrible for me and = rapid weight retain. When will I ever learn?</p><p>Hope you are all well and your families are well. Comment moderation is ON. I check once a week now. Will publish your comment ASAP. </p><p>Weight loss photos soon. 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PS- if you are here for weight maintenance: Graphs at the end of the post!<br />
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Here's a great Clinical Trial via Scripps Research! I've signed up and given access to my resting heart rate. Theoretically, my resting heart rate will increase if I've been exposed, but long before I get a fever. (Covid-19)<br />
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And in the past, this has been 100% true for my cold viruses and my shingles outbreaks.<br />
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So please help the researchers gather data and predict community outbreaks before they happen.<br />
Enroll in the study if you have a FitBit or Apple watch.<br />
I've promised my boss I would stay home (I'm a lab professional) and not be a risk to our team if I saw a big jump in resting heart rate.<br />
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Here's my March data from the MyDataHelps app This is my baseline:<br />
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Here's what my non-infected resting heart rate looked like from my Fitbit:<br />
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2 month weight graph: PS, my resting heart rate went way down when I lost weight and kept it off. My resting heart rate went even lower when I removed grains, sugar and dairy from my food template. My heart doesn't lie. I listen to it. NSNG, LCHF, and Paleo for the WIN!<br />
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Keeping it within my current normal range:<br />
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Stay safe my friends. Physical Distance > Social Distance. Zoom meetings and Calls, Skype and finding local walks that are not populated.<br />
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Are you monitoring body temp, resting heart rate, blood pressure? I am and it's cool data. Stay safe my friends.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-5542239170899653712020-03-21T08:07:00.003-07:002020-03-21T10:12:48.115-07:00If you are a food addict, please stay strong and abstain, binge eating will not fix COVID-19Hello Friends,<br />
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Food addiction will not fix COVID-19. There, I said it. And, there are online meetings that may help.<br />
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What can I say? I'm lucky to be okay right now. I know this is a tough time for all of us for many different reasons. I remind myself this may not be the only pandemic in my lifetime.<br />
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I'm sorry. It's not great. The worst may be yet to come, yet I'm choosing to look at the plusses in life.<br />
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My positives:<br />
1. My family is safe ,for now.<br />
2. I have stayed on my food template and will to the last breath.<br />
3. I'm a health care worker in real life and continue to make a difference. This is just the beginning.<br />
4. My pets are okay, one cat sick but my vet stayed open and kitty is on the mend.<br />
5. I have what I need today and I'm helping others where I can.<br />
6. I'm food sober, every meal.<br />
7. I'm cooking food sober meals at home. Foods that I need (meat, vege) and medicines are in stock.<br />
8. I just had a regular check up and eye checkup. Everything's A-Okay. Delay in ordering glasses, yes. but I can still read.<br />
9. I'm checking in with co-workers, friends, and family. I'm still playing Pokemon at a distance.<br />
10. Beach and lagoon walks are LIFE. We keep a safe distance. It's good to get outside.<br />
11. Meditation daily. I see colors and patterns when I meditate, and it's kind of fun and funky and relaxing. Like a "trip" without drugs. LOL.<br />
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Well here's to all of you staying safe and well and being smart about #flatteningthecurve.<br />
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Take care and I continue to daily weigh, eat LCHF, and walk as much as I can. Might have to get some more gardening going. Onward and here's to another food sober meal, day, week, month, year, and life.<br />
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Proof of maintenance. Super glad to be getting a buffer between my 125 scream weight and my current 123. I like that trend!! (see graphs below)<br />
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3 months, 1 year, and 8+ years!<br />
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I did have one moment of "stinking thinking" at Trader Joe's and labeled it for what it was and moved a long. My food addiction will pop in from time to time, and it's my choice to take it back outside my door, slam the door, lock it and be safe.<br />
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Onward. I'm on Instagram most often. Hit my sidebar and catch me there. Safe travels. You are not alone. I remain committed to be food sober, until my last breath.<br />
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How y'all doing (catch my reference? Dr. Now...LOL). Check in below. I'm moderating comments but will let yours through soon. Karen<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch walk at work, gives me peace and hope March 2020</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-29012440262741694492020-01-05T10:00:00.002-08:002020-01-05T10:00:44.486-08:00Tweets that made me think- Keto Book Donation, WW vs Keto RCT, Sketchy Food Grading?Okay:<br />
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Here's a few tweets that made me think, and a few other things:<br />
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(Karen's notes: I've been under the weather a bit, seasonal cold and one massive migraine due to dehydration- on the mend, but taking it easy, reading lots of twitter, IG, and Reddit.)<br />
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<b>Keto Book Donation Challenge:</b><br />
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VERY COOL! <a href="https://t.co/HiVbM6FCmY">https://t.co/HiVbM6FCmY</a></div>
— Amy Berger (@TuitNutrition) <a href="https://twitter.com/TuitNutrition/status/1213841795811033088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
<b>Randomized Controlled Trial that compares WW vs Keto</b><br />
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It's Jan 3! Anyone interested in a new weight loss trial? <a href="https://twitter.com/DrJonLittle?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DrJonLittle</a> is the PI on a new RCT sponsored by <a href="https://twitter.com/GetKeyto?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GetKeyto</a> comparing the Key Eats low-carb program head to head vs Weight Watchers<br /><br />Check eligibility here<a href="https://t.co/I65Dr7H0eH">https://t.co/I65Dr7H0eH</a></div>
— Ethan Weiss (@ethanjweiss) <a href="https://twitter.com/ethanjweiss/status/1213167521806766080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<b>Is Weight loss and Weight Maintenance easy, hard, moderate</b>? Grabbing my 20 tools of weight maintenance was not always easy, but abstaining from my binge triggers makes it easier. My weight wants to come back though, so that part is hard. Own your own plan, it's what you make it.<br />
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I use about 20 tools to maintain 63 pounds off ( 70 lost almost 8 years ago). Habits become easier, however, my weight still wants to come back. I won’t let it. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lchf?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#lchf</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/keto?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#keto</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/paleo?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#paleo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/foodsober?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#foodsober</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/foodsoberliving?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#foodsoberliving</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/abstaining?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#abstaining</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/imlowcarbandproudofit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#imlowcarbandproudofit</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/weightmaintenance?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#weightmaintenance</a></div>
— Karen P (@gardengirl_kp) <a href="https://twitter.com/gardengirl_kp/status/1213845970493947904?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 5, 2020</a></blockquote>
<b>Be careful of the food grades, recipes and recommendations on your apps and in your email box</b>- My Fitness Pal is a common offender. Most of their recommendations made me fat and drove me to Type 2 Diabetes. Most employers will shove healthy whole grain recommendations right down your email pie hole. Hey, laughing salad, with no meat, whole grain avocado toast lady, F-off!!! Even the ADA now offers low carb as a choice. OMG- I was so fat when I ate whole grains. I had food addiction when I ate whole grains!<br />
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Karen's rant continued...<br />
Even many popular Food Addiction menu plans want me still binge eating AND diabetic. WHUT the WHAT?! Many of us find recovery without whole grains, diabetes, and high inflammation, Bring your own recovery food plan with you, especially if you are like me and need to be grain free. If you can eat grains and not get diabetes, kudos to you. I cannot. Set good boundaries with your recovery team on grains. Speak up!<br />
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Here's a great example of food industry foolery. Think that food marketing was involved??Think For something more effective: Unprocessed food and think #NSNG for starts.<br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Nutriscore?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Nutriscore</a> <br />
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Enjoy your health. <a href="https://t.co/vZJM7af5RV">pic.twitter.com/vZJM7af5RV</a></div>
— Frédéric Leroy (@fleroy1974) <a href="https://twitter.com/fleroy1974/status/1115517470478143493?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Sanity around Low Carb and Keto being sustainable</b>. Almost 8 years for me.<br />
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The ADA once again endorses low-carb nutrition for managing diabetes. But what will it take to quell concerns about sustainability and make it first line therapy? <a href="https://t.co/s6g43pA8BI">https://t.co/s6g43pA8BI</a></div>
— Bret Scher, MD (@bschermd) <a href="https://twitter.com/bschermd/status/1209143193687609347?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<b>Measuring ketones?</b> Many of my friends depend on a higher ketone level for good mental health, depression in remission, and overall wellness. For me, I can me mild to moderate levels of ketones. I fast 18:6 and since I don't eat in the evening, that means my ketones are almost always low moderate. My carbs are anywhere from 20-50 grams daily.<br />
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I had a great exchange with a fellow weight maintainer. I had forgotten about this resource. I use Keto Mojo for my ketone meter and only test ketones once every month or twice a month. Glucose 3-4X per month. Important note: my urine ketones went away after 6-9 months but I'm very much in nutritional ketosis and keto from fasting, most days.<br />
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<a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/ketone-testing-three-ways">https://www.dietdoctor.com/low-carb/keto/ketone-testing-three-ways</a><br />
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Proof of weight maintenance:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keeping the Coaster Train on the Tracks, S.Del Mar, CA, low tide</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-55608482045828622642020-01-01T08:14:00.000-08:002020-01-01T08:14:59.674-08:00Starting the new Decade - Weight Maintenance- Send Your Friends- Jan 2020<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bye 2019, hello new decade</td></tr>
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Okay, Okay. Here's my first blog post of 2020.</div>
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I've decided to be more active on IG, FB, Twitters (if you aren't mean, I won't block you-LOL)<br />
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I will post 1-2 month blog updates in 2020. Certainly I can manage this. It's important to keep updating in Weight Maintenance.<br />
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<b>Why?</b> <i>Most maintainers, but not all ,will go back to obesity pretty quick.</i> It's important to associate with active , long term weight maintainers so you can get some mentoring, paid or otherwise. Just my 2 cents. But, I'm pretty sure I'm 100% right.<br />
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And guess what, you can maintain at WW, low fat or whatever. I could not, but that does not mean there are many who can. Knock yourself out <i>and please send over</i> (Red Rover) your friends to LCHF and Keto, if they struggle with maintenance in other plans that aren't working.<br />
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Because having a choice is what made me successful. Thanks!<br />
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<b>Send your friend</b>s. Swoop in and steal ideas from old posts. Follow my IG stories to see how to cook meat, vege, and render fat. Follow Facebook too see<br />
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BE ONE WITH WEIGHT MAINTENANCE. And tell yourself you are a weight maintainer. I'm the budget weight maintainer. My interactions are free, yo! This also keeps me accountable to myself as an "upholder" so it helps me just as much.<br />
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OMG- That just rolled right out of my head. My only 2 hard in cement goals for 2020 are<br />
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1. Keep dishes clean (place in dishwasher, hand wash, put away) daily<br />
2. Track all food 24/7/365 on My Fitness Pal<br />
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<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/post_tag/20-for-2020/podcast-episode" target="_blank">I'm still working on my 20 for 2020 list. </a><br />
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Everything else is frosting on the cupcake I stopped eating in April 2011 because I'm a food addict in recovery. Onward. I pray for safe travels and navigating the ups and downs in 2020 for you. Post in comments if you feel like doing so, otherwise catch you over on the GRAM.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8.5 years of long term weight maintenance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Test, Do not Guess your blood glucose</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These two cats!!! LOL</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-1042231990791954612019-11-09T10:13:00.003-08:002019-11-09T10:13:27.157-08:00New Book recommendation- Stall Slayer- Amy BergerHello All,<br />
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Quick post to recommend:<br />
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<b>The Stall Slayer-</b> <i>by Amy Berger</i><br />
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1. The book is not out yet, but soon!<br />
2. The "book" will be in PDF format and available in Kindle<br />
3. <a href="http://www.tuitnutrition.com/2019/11/the-stall-slayer.html" target="_blank">Keep watching Amy's blog for the release</a> (as of 11/9/19, it's not out yet..)<br />
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There is a preview on Amy's blog, so check it out. She is often the sense of reason in the Low Carb & Keto Community. There are many stumbling blocks to work through on any diet plan. Low Carb and Keto are no different.<br />
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For me: Add in being post Hashimoto's and needing to stop 40 years of food addiction. A lot of "experts" tell you oh, 3-4 days of tough. Oh, 6-8 weeks of binge urges.<br />
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For me- TRY 2-3 years. Years. Okay, so a lot of work, but this wave of the hand and boom LCHF is the end all-be all, No, not for me, it was just not enough.<br />
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In a way that is good, though. It allowed me time to "practice" weight maintenance and food sobriety. In a way, it was tough, though. All of us were sold an "It's easy, just a few days/weeks".<br />
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Time to hone the skills and deal with the real roots. The real stumbling blocks.<br />
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PS-Proof of weight maintenance. I don't use time off the blog to back off from my weight data and making small adjustments. Consistency is super key! So is self-talk, self-sabbotage and other food addiction TRAPS. No. Nope, no thank you. The next 40 years are mine.<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-91468402764098531452019-10-27T08:59:00.002-07:002019-10-27T08:59:44.958-07:00Food Sober Halloween 2019- Nine years into remission, my best tools Food Sober Halloween. It really started here for me. Bite size.... Bite me... The disease was full swing with those little bars. Sad. If you can moderate those, please have empathy for those of us who dive deep into disease. It's a disease, not a lack of willpower.<br />
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1. <b>I don't keep or give candy out at Halloween. I go dark.</b> I love the kids all dressed up. <i>I refuse to enable childhood obesity, diabetes and fatty liver. </i>Personal choice. Move along to the next house, the munchkins are not sugar deficient. I promise. LOL. It's not funny though. It's so heartbreaking.<br />
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Seriously, we have a global pandemic for adults and kids. NO WAY will I fuel this monster. PS- I'm getting a roll of quarters today for my besties. I'm not the Halloween grinch, but I do care that kids are getting liver transplants and teens are getting gastric bypass. It doesn't have to be this way. Preventable. I know, I was an obese kid. I stopped myself from getting sick. I want others to stop easier than the way I did it.<br />
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Oh and no, I'm not into giving out plastic crap trinkets. They wind up junking up the yard and going down the drain to the beach where I pick them up again and again. So no.<br />
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2. <b>Manage stress:</b> OMG this week will be off the stress chain. Planning by batch cooking my food, sleeping as well as I can, and meditation.<br />
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3. <b>Abstaining from all binge trigger food.</b> No grains, no sugar, no guar or xantham gum, no nuts. I predict no binge urges. So much easier to manage if I don't open my brain up to stinking thinking.<br />
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4. <b>Hopping on the scale, daily.</b> It doesn't lie. It's data. Hop on, record the number, move along. Make choices that will change the number if you decide you need to do that. No shame, no blame. Just data management. Be scientific. Be Processed based. Be hopping into food sober living because it is a choice made with a clear mind.<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-55567061662040873242019-10-05T08:05:00.002-07:002019-10-05T08:05:24.408-07:00Proof of Weight Maintenance October 2019October 2019<br />
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PROOF of weight maintenance: (DUDE's notice somewhat flat line!!!)<br />
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What's working<br />
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1. Meat off the bone- really gets me awesome food full signals<br />
2. Abstaining from binge foods: sugar, grains, nuts, emulsifiers- guar and xanthan gum<br />
3. Better sleep<br />
4. Meditation<br />
5. Taking time for me<br />
6. Doing things I love<br />
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What didn't work in the past<br />
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1. Eating meat substitutes. Caused Auto Immune flares, never full. EVER.<br />
2. Moderating my binge food. My WW leader was 100% WRONG. Yo!<br />
3. Sleeping very little, thinking it wouldn't matter<br />
4. Using food to get food high, all I got were fat pants. Sad and painful.<br />
5. It's easier having a functional, awesome daughter who is an adult. Single/Co-parenting is hard.<br />
6. I used to to things to please other people. I uncovered my inner Upholder and have never been better. Still some obliger tendencies<br />
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That's it. * COI statement: I'm employed (side hustle) with Joan Ifland, PhD, <a href="http://www.foodaddictionresources.com/resources.html" target="_blank">Food Addiction Reset, LLC</a><br />
<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-37174874456051219892019-09-07T08:54:00.000-07:002019-09-07T08:54:49.411-07:00Voice of My Readers- Food Addiction Vs Weight Maintenance Sept 2019Hello All,<br />
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Quick check in with my readers.<br />
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<b>Background Info: </b><br />
1. I'm about to dive in super deep on studying food addiction.<br />
2. There is a lot of overlap between food addiction and weight maintenance<br />
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<b>Question for my readers:</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: yellow;"><i>A. Would it benefit THIS blog- to keep it focused on weight maintenance with links to food addiction?</i></span><br />
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<b>My Why's: Insurance Discount for Weight Maintenance and Health Risk Reduction = My Best Life</b><br />
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Girl's gotta get her insurance discount and keep her risks low for future avoidable illness. Plus, I like the mental clarity of Food Addiction Remission. Just to live my best life.<br />
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<b>Another Why: </b>Potential Side Hustle:<br />
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As of early September 2019: I still remain non-commercial, although I may, very soon get a very small payment for some food addiction work. It hasn't happened yet, although I'd love to keep my weight maintenance resources with links to a new Karen Parrott's Food Addiction page.<br />
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My Plan is to link over to a page about Food Addiction with full disclosure on Conflict of Interest (COI).<br />
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<b><i><u style="background-color: yellow;">Comment in the links below. </u></i></b>Moderation is on, so if you leave a comment that is constructive, I will post it. :)<br />
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<b>Next Steps:</b><br />
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I'll be reading this text book, and taking notes. :) Continued Education is key for wellness- IMO.<br />
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Proof of Weight maintenance<br />
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<li><a href="https://www.foodaddictionreset.com/blog" target="_blank">Dr. Ifland</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.foodaddictionreset.com/arc-sales-page" target="_blank">The ARC </a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Processed-Food-Addiction-Foundations-Assessment/dp/1498719961/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2FSB65MVHNRV9&keywords=joan+ifland&qid=1566748733&s=books&sprefix=joan+ifland%2Caps%2C199&sr=1-1" target="_blank">Dr. Ifland's Text book on Food Addiction </a></li>
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Okay, Surf over to all the links provided above. Much more to come. MUCH MORE. So much. Can't wait. So rich. <b><i>Foreshadowing here.</i></b>... can't wait. Happy Dancing. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Ifland and Karen Parrott (me) Low Carb USA 2019 San Diego</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Ifland's Text Book for Food Addiction and recovery- lots of reading in my future</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-9731688978406102622019-08-10T08:33:00.001-07:002019-08-11T09:44:16.890-07:00Low Carb USA 2019 recap part 1- Fat: A Documentary preview!Low Carb USA 2019, recap part 1<br />
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Here's the story and one of my favorite parts of the conference was :<br />
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<b>Watching those in the movie , watch themselves in the preview. SO RICH.</b><br />
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<i>If I had this movie and the No Sugars No Grains tool, I wouldn't have been 70+ </i><br />
<i>pounds overweight, living in active food addiction for so long.</i><br />
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<b>HEY!</b> No would have, could have, should have. Eating saturated fat has saved my life<br />
by having less processed food and more meat and vegetables. Saying #yes2meat helps a lot.<br />
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Thank you Vinnie, Serena, Peter Pardini, and all the subject matter experts listed in the film.<br />
You are saving lives and I will never forget the outfits you wore that day and the<br />
help you've provided to the sickest patients. Forever grateful for those who will soon<br />
join me in the next year or two on long term weight maintenance island.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vinnie Tortorich speaking at Low Carb USA San Diego 2019</td></tr>
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How to see the film:<br />
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Onward and please test, don't guess your glucose, hs-CRP, triglycerides, insulin.<br />
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More photos from pre-view night at Low Carb USA San Diego (use this link to attend Low Carb USA SD 2020) not a sponsored link <a href="https://www.lowcarbusa.org/low-carb-events/sd-2020/">https://www.lowcarbusa.org/low-carb-events/sd-2020/</a> Thank you to Doug and Pam for getting Vinnie on stage and the movie preview.<br />
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Outtakes from July 25, 2019<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me escorting Vinnie to get miked up at Low Carb USA 2019</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dave Feldman watching himself in Fat: A Documentary</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gary Fettke, Jill Rieder, and Belinda Fettke at Low Carb USA San Diego 2019</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I wore a little black dress to the movie premier!! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7.5 years in long term Weight Maintenance, NSNG, LCHF , #yes2meat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7.5 years in long term weight maintenance NSNG #yest2meat LCHF</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pam Devine and Doug Reynolds- Conference Owners Low Carb USA</td></tr>
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Not pictured but at the preview was<a href="https://lowcarbcardiologist.com/" target="_blank"> Brett Scher MD- The Low Carb Cardiologist</a>, <a href="http://garytaubes.com/" target="_blank">Gary Taubes</a>, <a href="https://www.dietdoctor.com/authors/dr-andreas-eenfeldt" target="_blank">Andreas Eenfeldt, MD</a></div>
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Long time no post. Dudes (In SoCal, everyone is a Duuuuuude) , I can post once a month. Let that be my goal this year. LOL. Catch me over on Instagram (link to the right on my profile)<br />
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Photos, updates and what's working now. Short story, I'm staying very stable within my maintenance range. That's a real win!<br />
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Keeping 65.6 pounds off for Since Feb 3, 2012<br />
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<b>What's working now</b><br />
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1. Prioritizing red meat, with vege. This brings Zero binge urges and accurate hungry and full signals.<br />
2. Managing stress. Yeah, May was higher stress zone, but that happens. Red meat has my nerves calm, cool, and happy. There's definitely a connection for me. #yes2meat<br />
3. Abstaining from binge foods and high inflammatory foods (NO grains, sugar, nuts, dairy)<br />
4. Vacation time. I had some in May and it was fantastic. And playing pokemon means socializing.<br />
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1. Eating fake meat, meat substitutes, tofu and trying to bulk up my stomach with veggies. NOPE! But hey, it fit my WW points and that was key no matter how terrible I felt. I weep for the old me.<br />
2. I would soothe with candy and junk food. Didn't work and I was miserable. And 70 pound overweight.<br />
3. Ate in moderation. This is a big NOPE in food addiction recovery. I stopped kidding myself.<br />
4. Vacation time is about the same, although I can hike further and don't eat my binge foods while on vacation, so no guilt, just happy travels. And visiting with people in real life is just memorable and fun.<br />
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Goals this month: Start to get into a home body weight routine. Push ups, planks, etc.<br />
That's it. Staying food sober, day in and day out. No excuses. Onward and hope you are all well<br />
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PRO TIP: Ribeye is on sale. $4.99 and ground beef. Found some on quick sale for $3.00 per pound. Not grass fed, do care but need to prioritize my bills to keep my body and finances well. </div>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-2322714186359614922019-04-20T08:41:00.000-07:002019-04-21T07:46:59.171-07:00Food Sober Spring Holiday Weekend- 8th year in a row!!!This is my 8th year in a row in my food sober Easter/Spring Holiday weekend.<br />
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Photos of what I'm doing. This is what works for me. Endorphins and avoiding T2D. Saying yes to meat and veg. Brings a lot better life to living.<br />
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There is life beyond the Easter Junk, I promise. If you are mid PEEP and Jelly Belly Binge, set down that crap and step outside the cycle.<br />
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What didn't work for me: Food addiction kills and causes emotional and physical pain. Sure getting food high was "fun" but nearly eating myself to death really didn't work.<br />
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Food sober living has it's good and bad. My life is a whole lot better outside the cycle. Onward and step out, when you are ready.<br />
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Please know if you are abstaining from Easter or Passover or ANY holiday foods, you are not alone.<br />
Onward and here's to finding your endorphins outside the cycle of addiction.<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-59877991764711796262019-04-13T07:53:00.002-07:002019-04-13T07:53:15.206-07:00Proof of Weight Maintenance April 2019Proof<br />
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I'm still maintaining 65.6 pounds. Not 70, but heyyyyyy after 7+ years, almost 8 years of food sober living. This is great. I'm living a great life, no complaints here. I was a child with obesity in the 1970's. I'm living my dream life. Just saying!!! So happy and proud of myself.<br />
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<b>What's working for me</b><br />
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1. Abstaining from my trigger foods<br />
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<li>Grains, nuts, emulsifiers like guar and xanthan gum</li>
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2. Tracking my weight daily<br />
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<li>stopped tracking my food but getting back to it now. Volume creep is a thing for me.</li>
<li>Not binge eating tho, </li>
<li>but overall better results with tracking</li>
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3. Managing my stress. Holy Crap, just cycled through some usual stressors<br />
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<li>Life stresses happen, no need to sooth with food </li>
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4. Recovered from the first real cold of 2018-2019. No cold products used.<br />
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<li>(first episodes were actually allergies in late 2018 due to wind/pollen/spores). </li>
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5. Dairy free<br />
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<li>should ward off any sinus infections, because dairy was associated with my sinus infections.</li>
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6. Listened to epic podcasts including Bret Scher, MD- aka the Low Carb Cardiologist on the HPO podcast.<br />
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<li>EVERYBODY needs a little Low Carb Cardiologist in their life, well, okay, this is only my 2 cents, but I do love his podcasts and interviews on other podcasts.</li>
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7. Meat off the bone, since Dr. Scher gave us some good talking points and I don't have to fear cholesterol in animal products<br />
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<li>I know from my small ion mobility cholesterol panel, my CAC score, and my CIMT results that my heart attack risk is low.</li>
<li>Something about meat off the bone gives me good satiety signals. I feel awesome!</li>
<li>I use the hashtag #yest2meat if eating meat has helped you stay in weight maintenance</li>
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What didn't work for me in the past:<br />
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1. Moderating all foods, foods with fake sugar that may have triggered my binge eating<br />
2. Avoiding the the scale and pretending I wasn't gaining weight. LOL. Not effective<br />
3. Using sweets and binge eating to sooth myself during work stress, didn't work, got fat pants. SAD.<br />
4. My colds lasted for 3+ weeks ending in sinus infections and cold products.<br />
5. Dairy caused a sinus infection after every cold. I do not miss antibotics & the headaches and pain<br />
6. I used to live in a low fat, WW echo chamber. Podcasts keep me up to date and learning more<br />
7. I used to be afraid of protein. Now I eat either lean protein and meat of the bone to meat my body comp goals. No fear, animal protein is here to stay in my life. I had no idea I had to include it to balance my hungry/full hormones. I was too busy choosing low point WW processed soy products.<br />
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Graphs, cool photos and onward into another month. May will mark 8 years of food sober living. Yay!<br />
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Hope you are all well. Part 2 of the food addiction series- my take aways is the next topic.<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-75579737857529669122019-03-31T09:50:00.000-07:002019-03-31T09:50:49.285-07:00Follow up on my 2 cents to Dr. Rober Cywes food addiction series PART 1Hello All,<br />
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Here's a link to my original post about part I. Listen to this first.<br />
<a href="https://gardengirlkp.blogspot.com/2019/02/food-addiction-and-dr-robert-cywes-must.html">https://gardengirlkp.blogspot.com/2019/02/food-addiction-and-dr-robert-cywes-must.html</a><br />
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I believe<br />
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<b>1. Food addiction is real, yet different from other additions in some ways. </b><br />
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Trigger warning:<br />
Example: I wasn't going to jail for impaired binge eating half a skinny cow ice cream studded with 1 WW point of M&M's but I was going to be stuck in emotional and fat pants hell for many years. An emotional prison yes, lose my job and family in jail, no. Such different consequences. All bad outcomes. Unique.<br />
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Every day I thank my higher power I stopped counting WW points and started tracking my food and abstaining from trigger food. Many of us cannot moderate junk food. It's okay. Life is still great. I don't need food to sooth anymore. <br />
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<b>2. That I had to get to my own root causes of obesity, investigate, then run a good CAPA</b>, corrective and preventive action. Plus an honest effectiveness check. Rinse and repeat for as many root causes and steps as it takes. Even 7+ years into this.<br />
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<b>3. That food sober living tools are 100% a must for my best life. </b> Not everyone needs extra steps. That's cool but don't fool yourself. Be honest.<br />
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My main take aways from part I of Dr. Cywes lecture.<br />
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A. Methodology is wrong for weight loss (for some of us).<br />
B. Obesity is (in part) a mental health problem- it probably was for me, yo!<br />
C. Preventive includes management of endorphins and stress with the right tools.<br />
D. Emotional management- AKA old enabling stories you tell yourself, over and over again<br />
E. Replacement of the drug (hyper palatable foods) with something else for endorphin management.<br />
F Abstinence is not enough (AMEN!- that's why I use 20 tools)<br />
G. Carb addiction model for recovery.<br />
F. Yes, Apple vs Ice Cream can still give you a crystal meth high- Dr. Cywes is in recovery himself.<br />
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Just as an aside, I have such a high risk for Type 2 diabetes, my blood glucose spikes and stays high if I eat a whole apple. Small slices of apple don't trigger my binge eating, so if I feel like an apple, I'll have one slice at a farmers market, in season.<br />
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Yes, sweet fruit was a root cause for disease, so I manage it for my biomarkers and weight maintenance, more so than binge eating. For example, pineapple is a 100% binge food. Always was always will be. So I abstain even when vacationing in Hawaii. No big deal, but fighting binge urges is a big deal.<br />
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<b>Big question that Dr. Cywes asks: Are you willing to give up your "best friend". </b><br />
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Watch the video. Feel free to disagree, in a respectful way. Until I started using absaining tools, I could not earn my weight maintenance brain and pants. :)<br />
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<b>Here's what brings me good, helpful endorphins. </b><br />
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Long walks, and photography, beach combing, time with family<br />
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<br /><br />Choose your "best friends" wisely. Onward.<br /><br />
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Soap BOX: Hobbies are a huge part of my weight maintenance 20 tools. Hobbies and activities that keep my butt off a chair, my body in motion, and my brain engaged in something other than sedentary TV, butt parked crafting , with exception rule Survivor and photo editing. LOL. I work in the gray zone.<br />
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Movement, as I age, huge part of weight maintenance. Hiking, Photography, Gardening, Walking, Beach combing, Sea glass collecting, Pokemon (don't make fun, I walk and hatch those poke eggs, YO!), limited kayaking (dang that positional vertigo!!). All interests that keep me on the move.<br />
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Photo editing, not so much, but a great night time activity to keep my brain engaged and listen to music or podcasts.<br />
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Here are the deets. Not losing, very much maintaining and chill-axing quite a bit. Vacation, visits with family, good coffee. Proof of weight maintenance and all around hobby awesomeness.<br />
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Oh, ooooooh! And a super fun phone call with Dr. Barbara Berkeley, MD- buy her book, apply those Weight Maintenance rules to your own n=1. Do it, only if you like your revenge clothes and lower inflammatory foods. Listen, you may have to change your weight maintenance food plan compared to your loss plan. So hold some space for weight maintenance ideas, then keep finding your own root causes. <a href="https://www.refusetoregain.com/" target="_blank">Link to her website here</a><br />
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Wild flowers on my walk. Great bloom in So. Cal due to the rains.<br />
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I'll get updated photos soon. Photographer is coming home from college spring break soon!Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-21104639708569264392019-02-17T08:17:00.000-08:002019-02-17T08:17:31.660-08:00Food Addiction and Dr. Robert Cywes- Must Watch You Tube SeriesIf you or friends and family members struggle with weight maintenance and/or weight loss Dr Cywes' video series is available for free on youtube.<br />
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After 7+ years of blogging about weight maintenance, I wish I could have had these videos way back in 2012 when I started maintaining my 65-70 pound weight loss. </div>
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I can't tell you how much a Paleo, Low Carb, Keto because I fast, and meat off the bone has helped me get far into food addiction recovery. Saved my life. Really. I have enormous gratitude for those who have spoken about this and given freely of their time and resources.<br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-77502992304405686242019-02-16T09:36:00.000-08:002019-02-16T10:08:34.589-08:00Low Carb San Diego 2019 Save the Date!!!! July 25-28, 2019Low Carb USA is expanding all over the US.<br />
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My favorite event is, of course, San Diego!!!<br />
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Here's my list of top 10 reasons why I like to attend Low Carb USA San Diego<br />
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1. Lots of people, just like me, sharing our stories, resources and favorite foods. I learn so much and <b>there is growing group of long term weight maintainers </b>who will gladly answer any question attendees might have. Is low carb sustainable? Of course it is.<br />
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2. <b>The speakers and famous podcasters hang out in the hallways and answer questions.</b> For hours after their lectures. The speakers also pose for photos, sign books and are generally awesome. Last year, 3 documentaries were filming at Low Carb San Diego!!!!<br />
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3. <b>Location</b>: Right in my back yard- downtown San Diego is about 3-40- minutes travel from my house by car or train. If you bring your family and they aren't as interested, send them to the zoo, on a harbor tour or to Coronado for the day. Or the museums in Balboa Park.<br />
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4. <b>Ground Breaking standard of care protocols are being developed at the meetings </b>and will offer people like me a choice between low fat WW points counting and Low Carb, higher fat. Had I been offered that as a child, I might not have tried to eat myself to death as an adult. Word!!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adele Hite MPH, RD and Gary Taubes kicking off the Standard of Care meeting</td></tr>
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5. Many of <b>the vendors are pretty great.</b> SWAG!!! You can walk through the vendor show all 4 days for free and get swag and samples. Just saying...<br />
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6. There are <b>continuing education units for many medical professionals.</b> Not all, so check with your licensing body before you count your CEUS' before they hatch. :)<br />
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7. <b>Connect with local Low Carb groups in cities near you.</b> There are sign up sheets at the back of the room for OC, LA, and other cities where you can attend meat-ups near your home.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In LA, you can hang out with Ben Saur, in San Diego, meet him in the hallway</td></tr>
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8. <b>Walk to great low carb restaurants in the area.</b> Check with the volunteers at the front of the lecture hall and we will get you to your grub within your budget and food likings.<br />
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9. <b>Take a break</b> on the waterfront, play Pokemon, bring your camera and enjoy San Diego.<br />
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10. <b>Learn, keep up with the latest in low carb health benefits</b>. Consider changing something up if its' not working. Share with your friends and family and coworkers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Epic sights right across from the Low Carb Conference</td></tr>
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See you there!! Volunteering 3 years, attending 4th year in a row. :) So happy.<br />
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-70935688818109271882019-01-19T07:53:00.000-08:002019-01-19T07:59:46.537-08:00Local NSNG meet up and please follow Jill on a Journey, another great weight maintainer!Hello blog readers!<br />
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There is a NSNG San Diego Meet Up soon. So if you want to watch the fun, be sure to follow Jill on a Journey.<br />
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YO!!!! <b> Some peeps and hashtags to follow and use</b><br />
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For those of us who do well on low, yet some carbs<br />
<b>#imlowcarbandproudofit</b><br />
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And for those of us who were sick not eating meat and need meat (for me meat off the bone for stopping binge urges and morbid obesity)<br />
<b>#yes2meat </b><br />
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<b>Vinnie Tortorich- NSNG #NSNG <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-onXpXUovc" target="_blank">Fat Documentary</a></b><br />
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<b>Anna Vocino- Cookbook author- EAT HAPPY #eathappy</b><br />
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Here's to new friends, NSNG and more weight maintainer awesomeness.<br />
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Blog post on the NSNG meet up soon.<br />
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PS- if anyone is blowing sustainability of low carb, NSNG, Paleo, Keto, Primal up your WAZOO, then please share my blog, my twitter, and my blog post with them.<br />
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I'm about 10 days or so from 7 years of sustainable living in mild keto. YO! #yes2meat #NSNG<br />
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My graph does not lie. Normal BMI's for almost 7 years. Previously morbidly obese or yo-yo dieting 40 years<br />
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For some of us, it's the answer to our best lives. Not all. Make it an option for exploring. If it doesn't work, move along. If it does work, welcome!<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-51510366645039078422019-01-12T09:24:00.001-08:002019-01-12T09:24:22.662-08:00January 2019- slow but steady loss, early time restricted eating for the win!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2zwvlimTT8P_XNuursTTML4RtM15h-_hnWb0Ev5LvbnLB0uLhZCtj9w6Rg4BDdOPYVRSr34kuP6JgmE4kRUopVGzbvsqWyIDYjZAH_4UMraddB9AkzaihaQtwtNTmmYp7ULMzqpKGn7r/s1600/IMG_8923.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha2zwvlimTT8P_XNuursTTML4RtM15h-_hnWb0Ev5LvbnLB0uLhZCtj9w6Rg4BDdOPYVRSr34kuP6JgmE4kRUopVGzbvsqWyIDYjZAH_4UMraddB9AkzaihaQtwtNTmmYp7ULMzqpKGn7r/s320/IMG_8923.png" width="180" /></a>A. Quick check in to <i><b>show I'm putting actions to my plans and that I'm addressing the root cause of my regain. </b></i><br />
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B. Also, a quick shout out to those who are working their dietary plans into World Carnivore month, January 2019.<br />
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<b>I'm not a carnivore,</b> but by eating meat off the bone, I get the BEST and most NORMAL happy feelings, fewest binge urges, best skin tone and less acne. Combine this with over all feelings of wellness, youth (I'm almost 53) and lowest joint pain. Chicken thighs, drumsticks, bone in ribeye and beef ribs (when I can find them on sale), baby back ribs. I also include ground beef and thinly sliced beef, and of course eggs.<br />
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I eat some vegetables. I also include kale, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, onions, and garlic. Sometimes sauerkraut. Black coffee, yes! Olive oil, rendered lard, tallow, schmaltz are my cooking oils. Occasionally coconut oil and 85% chocolate, too.<br />
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Collagen for the win?! Normal weight also, always for my own personal win. I'm not sure what the connection is with early time restricted eating, but I'm now convinced that I'll need to eat early to stay a normal weight.<br />
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<b>What's working now:</b><br />
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1. Early Time restricted eating (6am-12noon- or 2pm at the latest) (mild Keto)<br />
2. Tracking my food intake, eating ever so slightly less<br />
3. Meat off the bone, chicken, beef, pork short ribs (NSNG, Paleo, Low Carb)<br />
4. Sipping broth occasionally (good salt vehicle)<br />
5. Consuming enough salt to keep my blood pressure high enough. I salt to taste, and I need a lot of salt to feel well. Food tastes fab, also.<br />
6. Sleeping longer by meditating at the start of sleep.<br />
7. Spending lots of family time this month.<br />
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<b>What didn't work in the past</b><br />
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1. Eating 6am-10pm, every 2 hours<br />
2. Didn't track, over ate because I ate my binge foods<br />
3. I ate soy, nut milk, fake meat chemical products and boy did I have sore joints and a face full of painful zits, but super low WW points - LOL. Bad idea.<br />
4. I ate the DASH diet, felt terrible and food tasted AWFUL, just NOOOOO.<br />
5.See number 4. Ugh. Most people are not salt sensitive.<br />
6. Watched reality TV and ate Skinny cow ice cream spiked with WW 1 pt of M&M's. Ugh!<br />
7. Didn't want to have family photos taken because of my weight.<br />
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CATS- went to the vet and had a good check up. Thanks to my college girl for the vet assist.<br />
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Epic winter beach combing<br />
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Mountain and desert hikes.<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-89645977297756235922019-01-01T07:16:00.000-08:002019-01-01T07:16:23.876-08:00December 2018 Weight Maintenance Check-in - I've done nothing but gain weight this year- still in range tho!*** photos**** Progress photos coming soon <strike>as I can get some good angles</strike><br />
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In the meantime, scroll to the last half of the post for my favorite photos and weight graphs from Dec 2018<br />
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<i>I'd rather blog without the standard progress photos than to not blog.</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second hand clothes shopping and new hair cut, Dec 2018, Double Take, Carlsbad, CA</td></tr>
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Coffee and baby back ribs. Yes, I had a salad earlier. Meat off the bone for a 2018 WIN!!<br />
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Honestly #1: I'm out having fun with my family, doing house projects, hobbies, and of course, batch cooking low carb foods. I'v just been enjoying myself too much to bother to blog.<br />
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PS- I've got my Keto and my Food Addiction resource pages ready to post, in a single "Resource" page- to replace my outdated resource tab on this blog. You'll see those pages go up in the first half of Jan 2019.<br />
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Honestly #2Look, lets' be honest, all I did was gain weight this year. About 5-7 pounds<br />
Ha! True. And I value the truth. I'll update my social media weight maintained to 65 pounds until I get back to 68-70. And I do believe that I will cycle back to <120 pounds. Fairly sure.<br />
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<b>It's also my own truth: I'm still maintaining inside my maintenance range. This is what my weight maintenance looks like. </b><br />
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Looking at my 7-8 years of data and food sober living. The cyclic nature of my weight gain and loss within the bracket of weight maintenance is probably my true normal.<br />
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<b>What's working for me now 2018 review, in general</b><br />
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0. I don't lose my cool when I gain in maintenance, I hop on the scale daily.<br />
1.<b><i> I do look for root causes and take action within my Paleo, Modified AIP, LCHF, Keto protocol</i></b><br />
2. I do adopt what work and assess risk at each major decision point.<br />
3. If 2018 has taught me any thing is that my high risk for obesity is still at play<br />
4. I must, must, must track my food<br />
<b><i>5. I must, must must fast after 12 noon to and broth is okay up to about 2-3pm</i></b><br />
6. I can have sparkling water and electrolyte powder after 3pm<br />
7. I will get higher cholesterol when I fast, with low hs-CRP, great glucose, HA1c, skinny jeans, no Coronary Calcium, great CIMT values.<br />
8. I will likely have lower risks on my high risk genetic SNPs (Type 2 Diabetes , obesity, unnamed disease risk, auto-immune disease, obesity related cancer associations- I hope I'm far enough past it)<br />
9. I have super good hot/cold tolerance and only allergies due to high winds in So. Cal (no colds like I thought!)<br />
10. I'm leaning into empty nest in a good way so far.<br />
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0. If I gained I avoided the scale because I didn't want to be honest with myself<br />
1. <b><i>I ate everything in moderation because WW said so, this fueled my food addiction & binge eating</i></b><br />
2. I did not consider risks like Type 2 diabetes and obesity associated cancers<br />
3. I did not understand how much my genetic risk of obesity wants to come back<br />
4. I did not track my binges and crappy food, except at WW where I ate high carb, low fat.<br />
5. I<i><b> ate from 6am-10pm, daily</b></i><br />
6. I ate my binge foods from 6am-10pm daily<br />
7. I had perfect lipid profiles with terrible joint pain, 6.8 hs-CRP, and metabolic syndrome markers.<br />
8. I did not consider my genetic obesity and type 2 diabetes risks<br />
9. I was "cold" all of the time. ALL of the time, sleepy, immobile<br />
10 I ate to soothe life changes- to numb out, to not feel my feelings. It didn't work.<br />
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Weight graphs Dec 2018<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Praying to my higher power for food sober living in 2019</td></tr>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-68506917813239264842018-12-24T07:03:00.002-08:002018-12-24T07:03:49.782-08:00Food Sober Christmas 2018Hello All,<br />
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I'm having fun with my family, friends, a little bit of time off work now, more later.<br />
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My weight is stable, yet high in the maintaining range. I don't really regret yesterday's salty BBQ. Not sorry. LOL. So meaty, so good.<br />
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<a href="http://www.bbqrestaurantsanclemente.com/" target="_blank">Firehouse Ribs, San Clemente, CA. </a><br />
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Here's to abstaining from known trigger foods, having fun and living life free and clear from food addiction. <b>This is my 8th year of food sober living</b>. It's so worth abstaining from my food triggers.<br />
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Here are some cool holiday photos. Christmas in Southern California is different from Indiana. Play this song if you are a Hoosier celebrating outside the great state.<br />
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Here's what we do in So Cal for Christmas. There are plenty of opportunities indoors and outdoors that don't involve putting food in your pie hole.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hang a wreath on the life guard tower, Laguna Beach 2018 </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the King Tides while staying safe on a cliff trail, Terra Mar Carlsbad, 2018</td></tr>
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Eat, yes but hey, low carb, keto, Paleo, Carnivore. Dial in your own food template; the outcome Lean, muscular, and binge free during the holiday. Find what works, do that. Leave the binge brain excuses behind.</div>
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<b>Choose wisely what you put in your body. Thoughts, food, physical and mental health. Keep what works, leave the rest behind.</b></div>
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Happy Holiday's, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year. Here's to your own food sober living. </div>
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Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-18513025915432725922018-12-02T09:58:00.000-08:002018-12-02T10:19:27.768-08:00Slight change in food choices along with 18:6 or 16:8 fasting for the WIN Dec 2018Here's that update, Dec 2018.<br />
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<b>I'm getting better and better satiety signals</b>. Whoooo, hooo!!!!! I've gone 45+ years without them, so I'm done getting mad when I do get them (why, why now? What the heck??)<br />
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<b>The likely root cause:</b> That extra ghrelin gene expression I've had since the age of 6, coming out to play. <i><b>Ghrelin is a hunger hormone</b></i>. This SNP is one of many, so<i> it does not act alone.</i><br />
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<b>So why, why after all these years?</b> Who knows. But I did stumble upon some very small food changes, along with early time restricted eating 18:6, or 17:7 or 16:8 work out great for me.<br />
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<b>1. Prioritizing Red Meat</b><br />
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Yep! Ribeye, ground beef, beef ribs, top round (leaner), chuck roast are all my favorites. I feel so young and good and thin when I eat meat. #meatheals Indeed. I'm not carnivore, however red meat is super great for my mood, my attitude, how I feel health wise, and for my gym strength.<br />
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For me, red meat is essential to health, wellness, and weight maintenance.<br />
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2. <b>Prioritizing meat off the bone-</b> chicken thighs, drumsticks and sometimes wings, along with bone in ribeye, beef ribs<br />
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Thank goodness for the air fryer. I've become an expert on cooking bone in, skin on chicken thighs.<br />
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3. <b>Animal Fat for cooking at higher temps </b>I still use olive oil for dressings, but for cooking high heats- stir fry, getting a good sear on meat, etc<br />
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4. <b>Adequate plants- the ones that I know don't jack up my glucose or gut. </b>Too many veggies and my colon is wrecked. Pain, bathroom troubles. bad stuff. Too few and I get weird GI stuff. </div>
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Glad to be rocking the heck out of my n=1. Here's to making your own best weight maintenance.</div>
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<b>What didn't work in the past</b></div>
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<b>0. I ate constantly- morning, noon, afternoon, evening, bedtime. </b>Food addiction SUCKS!</div>
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1. Being afraid of red meat because I thought it would give me cancer- not true for me</div>
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2. Only eating non meat subs- like tofu. Oh, I felt terrible after I ate these.</div>
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3. Pretty sure that lard was going to clog up my arteries. Had I looked at my hs-CRP of 6.8 I would have figured out it was all those low fat, heart healthy grains that put me at risk. Sigh.</div>
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4. Not taking my glucose after eating potatoes, rice, and other starchy foods that put me at risk for type 2 diabetes. Measuring glucose 2 hrs post was super key for me not being a diabetic. </div>
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-53853363659514458922018-11-21T06:51:00.000-08:002018-11-21T06:51:17.395-08:008 years of Food Sober Thanksgivings- Keep Calm and Weight Maintenance ON! It's my 8th year of Food Sober Living and Food Sober Thanksgiving.<br />
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Keep Calm and Weight Maintenance ON!!!! (#KCWMO)<br />
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I'm also taking <a href="https://keepitupdavid.wordpress.com/2018/11/15/pledge18/" target="_blank">David Garcia's Thanksgiving pledge</a>. (link) He's been #KCWMO longer than I have.<br />
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A lot has changed. But my clothes have not. Still wearing my size 6 revenge pants.<br />
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Not dead yet from eating red meat. In fact, I'm living my best life ever. Lowest amount of pain, allergies, acne, and illness. So glad I figured it out, never would have thought I'd be aging in reverse.<br />
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You'd better bet I'm going to have a big plate of beef brisket, salad greens, and some 85% chocolate on my plate. And, yes, my clothes will still fit. 8 years of it. Love it. Eggs and Kale for breakfast. Will probably make some bacon, too.<br />
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I'll be fasting after 2pm. Keeps me lean.<br />
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Keep calm, weight maintenance on #KCWMO<br />
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One thing that I still have to remember, since I've been food sober so long, is that I am still a food addict in recovery. I can still fall prey to my own slippery slope thinking.<br />
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So to my brothers and sisters who abstain from their binge triggers, please know that you are not alone. I will be abstaining again, for the 8th year in a row.<br />
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Thankful for all that I have and for my commenters. Thankful for thinking for myself and good risk assessment tools. A life better than I could ever imagine.<br />
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<br />Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8334630318757421721.post-23767175222001845322018-11-17T07:22:00.000-08:002018-11-17T07:22:36.755-08:00Fall 2018 Challenges in long term Weight Maintenance- an example of a 10 day gain, and plan to return to normal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's my Fall 2018 Change (temporary spike in the scale)<br />
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<b>Challenge: </b>My weight wants to come back. I will not let it.<br />
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<b>Normal stuff:</b> I had a touch of something- probably viral, could have been a mild UTI but now it's gone, feeling better but my weight spiked a couple of pounds, and now I return to my cruising weight.<br />
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<b>What works:</b><br />
I do manage my food and thoughts. I track my weight.<br />
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I wait for the root cause to be dealt with ( in this case sleep and time, and food and scale monitoring.)<br />
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Outlook: I expect to be back to 120-122 level here in the next 10 days.<br />
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<b>What didn't work in the past: </b><br />
As a food addict in recovery, at Halloween and now Thanksgiving, I could have used it as an excuse to go back to food addiction. <br />
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I don't sit there and cry about it. I Keep Calm and Weight Maintenance ON! KCWMO.<br />
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Keep calm and Weight Maintenance on! Let your root cause analysis determine risk, actions, corrections, and any preventive measure.<br />
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Next post, I've had a small change in eating, so I'll be talking about that.<br />
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Hope you are staying within your Food Sober living parameters this Thanksgiving. This will be my 8th food sober Thanksgiving. Loving it!!!<br />
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