Victoria’s Read

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I feel that the food dairy is going great. Having to write down everything that I put into my body is like owning what you eat.  It makes me think about my food choices more. So instead of making a wrong choice or even worse, skipping a meal, I go to the fridge and choose one of each food group. Surprisingly, it was quite easy to get accustomed to having a fruit, a protein, a starch and a vegetable at each meal.  (You don’t need to have a vegetable at breakfast time.)

As someone who has struggled with her weight all her life, I always felt that I must be eating too much and began to not eat nearly enough. So, when I began eating as instructed, I was immediately shocked by how much food I was required to eat each and every day.  Guess what, I lost 4 pounds!

Also, chewing more before swallowing has done wonders for my acid reflux. During the doctors seminar, I learned that digestion begins in the mouth and is very important for digestion, more so after surgery for obvious reasons but essential none the less. The more you chew your food before swallowing your food the less work the stomach has to do afterwards.  It’s true and really helps.

Exercise has always been my downfall with each and every diet I have tried and failed at but thanks to my son, I now have WII Fit. It is fun and a good workout. I don’t even feel like I’m exercising at all and I only need to play it three days a week for 20 minutes. Even I can do that but it’s quite an amusing sight to see me trying to hoola hoop!

Drinking 6-8 glasses of water a day is vital as well. Did you know that by the time you feel thirsty, your body is already dehydrated by 16 to 18 ounces. We all know that it is very important to drink water but it is also beneficial with weight loss since it improves endocrine (hormone) function, increases metabolic function, drastically declines appetite, increases fat used for energy, improves liver function, decreases fluid retention and increases natural thirst.

I would like to thank you for all your emails. I’ll let you know how my appointment October the 1st goes.

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