Wednesday, October 17, 2012

To Eat or Not To Eat

Over the past few months I've been on a Lifestyle Change, not a diet.  I've had great success both with weight loss and overall health.  Of course, since I've had such great results I wanted to share with everyone.  This included my parents.  They are in their 70's, have gotten quite chubby and with that has come high blood pressure (nearly stroke level w/medication),  high cholesterol and thyroid problems.  Here is where the frustration begins.

First off, between myself and my husband we have lost almost 40 pounds since August.  I no longer need anxiety meds or migraine medication.  So, I know that I have seen the difference in health results from changing what you put in your body.  I have talked to so many people with the same issues as my parents that have seen unbelievable results in their health, so I definitely wanted this for them too.

Mom, she is doing awesome with almost 4 inches overall lost.  Dad, well that's where the title comes from.  In 2 months the scale and measurements haven't moved.  He was frustrated and so was I.  So, this week we sat down and I said, "Let's go through your day and see what we need to change. What do you eat for breakfast?"  He says, "Well, every morning I have 4 pieces of toast with butter and brown sugar.  I do my exercises, skip lunch and if your mom doesn't feel like cooking supper I eat a bowl of cereal and bag of popcorn."  Do you see where I'm going with this?  This is not good for anyone.  I took a deep breath and said, "Dad you have to eat or your body goes into starvation mode and protects itself.  You have to eat, you need protein and 3 meals a day.  Brown sugar toast is not a meal."  Well, dad is the dad and doesn't care to be told what to do.  He simply replies, "If you don't eat, you don't gain weight.  It's simple math."

This weekend we are going to the store and he is picking out food to eat, that he will eat even if I have to go over there and fix it for him and sit at the table til he's done.

I'm hoping with adding food to his supplements he too will start to see a change.  Next week will definitely be interesting and I can't wait to update you on his progress.




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4 comments:

  1. Wow, Amee. Between you and your husband, you both are doing incredibly well! This is something I need to work on...Baby girl is almost two years old, and I still have the baby weight (plus some) to get rid of. So this Xyng stuff, your parents are trying it too?
    ~Kim
    2justByou.blogspot.com

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  2. I understand the baby weight Kim. My youngest in almost 5 and I realized I couldn't keep blaming it on the baby weight. I've just got them started on the Xyng. They have been taking a slow dissolving vitamin (Axion) to build up their immune system and Accelerate which helps burn belly fat and boost your metabolism.

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  3. Congratulations on your weight loss! Making a major change in your lifestyle is not easy, but I think it's the right way to go. People might lose weight dieting, but it comes back full force once the diet is over because nothing has really "changed". Taking care of yourself is the best way to look and feel great!

    xo

    Jessa
    www.pearllovesearl.com

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  4. Enjoyed reading this, it is inspirational. I've just started (another) weight loss journey, hopefully more of a lifestyle change. I'm on anxiety medication and get a ton of headaches, so it's really awesome to read that a healthy lifestyle has made it possible for you to be able to get off both medications!

    Thanks for the great post!

    http://youngmommymemoirs.blogspot.ca/

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