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Just a few of the things I have found since starting this new plan of eating.  How did I find it? First, my endocrinologist urged me to find a low glycemic/simple carb plan to help balance out and re-calibrate my system.  I thought it was going to be costly, time consuming, and I also thought I was going to STARVE and be be cranky.  I'm a foodie, and reducing the foods I love (and those that I think make me feel better) makes me grumpy. However, almost one month later, I feel better than I have in a VERY long time.  Eating balanced portions of balanced fuel has helped my body begin to heal.  Hmmmm....I think I have heard that somewhere before.  Like from my own mouth!  Life's struggles led me back into old feeding unhealthy cycles of forgetting to eat, grabbing whatever as handy (despite nutritional value), overexercising then feeling too exhausted to sleep well, waking up groggy and then repeating again.. And again.  Day after day.  Week aft...

I had to have this conversation with my 12 year old HEALTHY boy who was told by someone who got their reliable information from watching the Biggest Loser that a certain food would make him fat.  Seriously? First off don't give my 12 year old healthy child a fat complex.  His mama dealt with one most of her life - long enough for the both of them. That language does DAMAGE so just stop using it. Second, a certain food will not make you fat, regardless of what the Biggest Loser "experts" say. My opinion on the BL is for a whole new post, but simply put - a calorie surplus (more than a body will use daily) will result in fat storage.  That is science.  Any food eaten in excess can contribute to said surplus. And third.  Is "fat" really the worst thing you can be or be called? Thank you J.K.....