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I think calling it fasting gives the wrong impression, when all that's being done is eating between certain hours, in my case between 12noon and 7pm. I've never really eaten breakfast, so the main difference is not snacking after 7pm. I'd heard about what was being called fasting and was put off investigating what it was for years, just because fasting sounded like starvation and not eating for long periods.
Cutting the carbs/sugars right down and removing gluten and processed foods have resulted in me losing 2stone just before PMR struck, and losing a further 2stone+ after starting prednisolone. I've maintained that weight loss by sticking to the 7hr eating window and the same no-junk nutrient dense diet.
My blood pressure dropped from high (despite being on meds) to normal within weeks of starting low carb gluten free and my chronic overnight reflux went away within days. I've halved blood pressure meds & beta blockers and dumped statins. I now know that what we feed our bodies impacts our health enormously and in most cases can reverse or greatly improve metabolic syndrome. It's hard for some people to accept they're making themselves sick with what they eat. They either don't believe that food has such an impact, or they think it's just easier to take a drug (with its own side effects) to remedy the harm they cause with a poor diet.
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Sounds great...I could do this pretty easily but would be afraid to dump the statin. I did that once and my (genetic) chol went sky high within weeks. I know cholesterol is and has been a controversial topic re: heart disease, but in my family, lots of hi chol, BP and early death from heart disease!
I agree about food and the effect it can have on the body. I ask you, what *do* you eat? I don't want to lose any wgt so need to eat foods that will stick to the bones..literally. I have untreated osteoporosis and have been told I need to try to actually gain and keep some wgt on. That was easy when I was on a BP med for SVT's. I gained about 10 lbs immediately, but once I went off of that horrible drug (metoprolol), I started to lose, slowly. Then with PMR or whatever it is, I haven't been hungry so really trying to eat healthy for osteo and over clean eating but not lose any wgt.
So, tell me please, what *do* you eat?
And thanks for sharing. Hope your progress continues!
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"I've halved blood pressure meds & beta blockers and dumped statins. I now know that what we feed our bodies impacts our health enormously and in most cases can reverse or greatly improve metabolic syndrome."
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It must have been a coincidence that I stopped three BP medications, atorvastatin and warfarin within a year or two of stopping prednisone. I never had any problems with overnight reflux but I took stomach protection for years. I forget why stomach protection was stopped. I think I switched from omeprazole to famodipine for some reason but I don't recall why that was. In any case, I don't take either omeprazole or famodipine anymore.
I didn't alter my diet when I gained all the weight after prednisone was started. I know I should have altered my diet but the weight gain happened so quickly I didn't have time to respond. PMR made it so I couldn't move very easily so I had to take prednisone. Prednisone was great until the shortness of breath and overwhelming fatigue set in. Then the pulmonary embolism was a huge setback.
I read nutrition labels but I don't comprehend anything except calories. I just want to lose 30 or 40 more pounds to get back to where I was.
Until my endocriologist said I had insulin resistance, I didn't even know about that problem. I don't know how anyone would have known because my insulin level was never checked. My HbA1c was frequently checked but I was never declared a diabetic. I took metformin for a while for insulin resistance which was supposed to help me lose weight.
I admire people who know exactly what they eat. I did a food journal for a dietitian but she didn't say anything except that I needed to eat breakfast. My food choices could use some improvement but she didn't think it was a calorie problem. I told the dietitian if it wasn't microwavable, I probably would starve. I don't have any desire to learn how to cook.
I exercise and I think I do a decent job of that now. I wish someone would push me harder but they tell me to stop whenever it hurts.