I want to talk about a book that I read/listened to The Obesity Code. There are a lot of great points in the book but the last couple of chapters are the ones that I think will be life changing. Throughout the book the author, Dr. Fung, talks about the problems caused by insulin. He explains how terrible insulin is and all the bad things that it does to our bodies when we constantly bathe our system in it. We do that by eating sugars and carbohydrates. This is not a new concept and we all understand it. If we want to lose weight, then we must avoid sugars and refined and processed carbohydrates. One of the problems that happens when we do not take these precautions our system becomes insulin resistant. This is the beginning of the end. Insulin resistance means that our pancreas must make more insulin just to deal with the sugars and refined carbohydrates that we keep putting in our bodies and that is a slippery slope to Type II Diabetes. Heart attacks, nerve damage, amputations and death. Type II Diabetes is a chronic progressive disease. Which means it sticks around and gets worse. I know what you are thinking. How do I prevent it? Well, Dr. Fung has thoughts on this. Stop bathing your innards in insulin! Best way to do that is to stop eating.
So. . . .
I have decided to do a 7 day fast.
I had a home made burger for dinner. It is commonly understood that a fast starts after finishing a meal. So, I have begun my fast at 8:30 pm on Sunday night. 2/25/18
:My goal is that this will jump start my weight loss, improve my health and make me a little happier about the guy in the mirror. Plus, it sounds difficult so I want to try it. Starting weight 241.5
