Gain or Loss?

Diet 101:  Over
the last year - have you gained
weight or lost it?
I've always struggled keeping my weight low.  If I wasn't training for a competition,
or running a race, I would pack on the pounds.  My body weight was like my own 
personal teeter totter, it would go up and down but I couldn't control it.  It was
impossible to figure out how to get the 'fat' me off the other end so I could stop
the ride. 
Over the last year, I have lost weight.  I think more clearly, my breath is never stale,
I don't break out, bingeing is a thing of the past - and most importantly, I love being me.

Not only that, I know that I will continue to lose body fat and I know how to keep the 
weight off permanently!  What I've discovered though, has been all about MY body.

Everyone is different. Everyone has their own experience and their own journey.  There 
are so many diets to try and throw away.  There are just as many doctors who will tell
you 'their' best way to accomplish the impossible loss of weight.

If you have the stomach for it (har har) I encourage you to stick with me.  Let
me help you find your way.  I've developed a plan in which you discover the right
path for you and your body.  It's not a diet.  It's a way of finding what works best for
YOU.

I'm so excited to share this - stay tuned!!

*It's the only body you've got... get wise about it*

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Worst Diet in 2012

DIET 101: Topped worst list in 2012 

I'm very proud to announce that my current nutrition plan (diet) was listed in the top WORST diets in 2012.

Congratulations and hooray!  That's a sign I'm on the right track.

I'm not sure who voted and who tracked the votes.  I don't know the 
criteria used or the questions in the poll.

What I do know is today's eating trends are based on habits and 
availability.  I also know that companies who manufacture foods add 
certain things to the food that makes our body want to eat more of 
it.  And it's true that GMO foods are more common and may be
more acceptable.  

Eating well is not easy - if it were, 33% of the population wouldn't 
be obese.  Medical costs associated with obesity were estimated at
$147B in 2008 (yikes!).

Our society is not healthy.  So if a vote was taken by these same
people who aren't healthy and my diet is rated the worst, you can
get an idea of why this is good news to me.

Because the diet that works best for me was voted down, I'll 
share with you in upcoming posts how I made the choice 
and why it's changed my life.
  
I used to experience fatigue, difficulty staying trim, sugar 
cravings, acne, and cold/heat symptoms.  My diet is not for 
everyone but it definitely works and works well for me. 

It wasn't easy to arrive here and really, I was forced to - hay fever and
colds were a constant if I fell off the wagon.

More to come...

PS  If LDL is a 'bad' cholesterol, why is it in us to begin with and 
what function does it serve the body?