I am feeling really disheartened about the FDA thing because I read the comments on that USA Today article and it just sort of bummed me out. I have learned more about healthy eating from this forum and from being on the protocol than I have ever learned before.
My mother did only what she knew so we ate a lot of fried foods and stuff like hamburger helper, etc growing up and not only that when we did have fresh fruits and vegetables in the house we were only allowed to have one a
I'm watching Food, Inc. I was struck by a quote:
This is what I have been faced with in my life. This is why I'm doing this hCG protocol. So that I can re-set how my body handles things. I know this has been expensive. Buying the drops, plus the produce, plus the herbs and spices"This diet of high fructose corn syrups and refined carbohydrates leads to these spikes of insulin and gradually a wearing down of the system by which our body metabolizes sugar."
Well today is VLCD12 and so far my grand total losses are 16 pounds. That is a pound and a half a day, average, which is about double to triple what the average for a woman tends to be, from what I've read. I decided that I would only measure about once a week and I've lost about 8.8 inches as of Sunday (today is Wednesday).
I did a LOT of research and planning before I ever started this and I think that is why I have been fairly successful at keeping my head in the right place.
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