October 14, 2012  Day one of my weight loss journey on Ludaxx F21

       I am the poster child for yo-yo dieting and for trying every weight loss program there is.  I have tried most of the standards like, low carb/ high protein, eating off a smaller plate and meal replacement shakes, you know the ones.  I have also tried some more of the out-of- the-box options like, sensa, deal-a-meal and hypnosis.  All of these options actually helped somewhat, well, except the sensa.  (I knew that idea was ridiculous before it even came in the mail!)  The best, so far, has been the low carb/ high protein,  (I lost 30 lbs. in 2 months.) and eating less and walking everyday. (At that point I had just found out about my heart condition and I was terrified.)  The problem with almost all of these programs was me.  I can't stick to a diet or an exercise program to save my life.  LITERALLY, to save my life!  I am 47 years old, I have a heart condition, (peripartum cardiomyopathy), I am 60lbs overweight, and I have sleep apnea.  (I use a CPAP machine to sleep)  I need to do something about my weight and my lack of sleep asap or I am going to start down a road that includes high cholesterol, diabetes and all the other scary stuff in that category. 

       As a dental hygienist, I had to take classes in human physiology and nutrition, thus I have an excellent understanding of how the body processes food.  Intellectually, I understand everything that I am doing wrong.  Knowing what to eat and when and how to mix foods together at meals to create protein and balance blood sugar is all well and good until you sit down at the dinner table with a bowl of spaghetti in front of you.  All concept of portion control goes out the window; especially since the other people I eat with can consume those quantities and need those quantities.  My dinner companions are my husband, who only eats one meal a day, (supper), and two growing teenage boys (both over 6 ft tall).  I am also a really good cook and that gets me into trouble BIG TIME!  I love food.  I am embarrassed to admit it, but it's the truth.  I absolutely love everything about food.  I love buying it, I love cooking it, I love smelling it and I love eating it.  My best friend Andrew and I have entire conversations about meals that we had and how amazing they were.  It is a good thing that he lives in L.A. and we don't get a chance to eat together very often.  The consequences would be devastating!

        Ok, now I will get to the point.  Jon's Uncle Karl sent me an email that contained a link to a product that he is very excited about.  Karl is a Naturopathic Physician, so I value his opinion highly in matters of health, (and in other areas too; he is a very brilliant man).  Anyway, this product is a whole food supplement that blocks sugar from being absorbed into your body.  I will tell you why this is so important.  Sugar in our blood stream causes our pancreas to put out  insulin.  Insulin in our blood stream puts our body in a state where it cannot burn fat.  Insulin also tells our liver to produce cholesterol.  (our cholesterol levels are 20% what we eat and 80% what we manufacture).   Our pancreas' can only take so much before they finally stop producing the amounts of insulin we require to remove the sugar from out blood, and then we develop type II diabetes.  When our bodies cannot control our blood sugar it remains too high.  This inhibits our bodies ability to heal, injures our kidneys and also kills brain cells.  I don't want to even think about the cancer causing capabilities.  Basically, you may as well have acid running through your veins. 

        Enter F21 for those of us who cannot seem to control what we put in our mouths.  As I said, it is a whole food supplement, which means it is made from food, not from chemicals and not from food that has been altered to be unrecognizable to the body.  (ie. high fructose corn syrup)  Whole food supplements are where it's at.  Our bodies recognize them as the food.  Period. 

        At the end of today's blog, I will install a link to the F21 video, so that you can see the very cool way that it works; is it pretty, freakin' awesome. 

         So I am going to blog about my results.  Other than the fact that I will be taking F21, I am not going to change a thing about my eating or exercising habits, since that would skew things. 

         Since I already laid everything out on the table like a game of truth or dare, I will lay this out too.  I am starting my journey a 212 lbs. My goal is 150 lbs., which I feel to be a very reasonable weight for a woman who it 5'9".  (I was 130 in college, but I am trying my best to set a realistic goal.)   I will weigh myself every morning and blog daily if possible.  (I promise the other blogs will be shorter.) 

Enjoy the video.  It is fairly short, animated and easy to understand.  Thanks for hanging in to read all of this. 

Amanda

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