Healthy Eating Works

Hi Everyone:

Below is a message I sent in February to my daughter about my
 weight loss. I was five weeks into my program and still trying 
to adjust to new eating habits.Email message sent to daughter 
on February 10, 2009:  Happy to say I've lost 10 lbs in the past 
5 weeks. My nutritionist said give up  sugar, potatoes, white 
breads, and to read "The South Beach Diet."  I am  reading it and 
although I am only following a some of their diet suggestions,  
I did learn how carbohydrates turn into sugar, plus it has lots of 
info on how  foods digest in our body  and affect our system.  
It was quite helpful and  motivated me more to want to watch 
what I put in my mouth. So I have  learned how to change my diet 
and eat in moderation.  

The most interesting thing is that my constant lower back pain 
has gone away!  Obviously, the extra weight contributed to my 
body aches and pains. I can now climb the 100 steps in BART S.F.
transportation system without huffing excessively.  

Blessings, Joan  

P.S. (Hubby) and I did go to visit his cousins in So.Calif. a 
couple of weeks ago  and he loves "Polly Pies"--a restaurant 
with the best pies ever. This guy doesn't  have to watch his 
weight so see what I am up against! Anyway, Polly's 
had  sugar free Cherry Pie and I ordered one. It was regular 
size and I ate the  WHOLE slice.  (Of course I shared a sandwich 
and other food with a cousin who also eats lightly. Splitting 
a meal is a new thing for me and it works.)  
Anyway, despite eating that pie I continued to lose weight--
a couple days later I weighed myself and I still lost one pound.  

(c) 2009 Joan Clout-Kruse  
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