Weight - 144.4 (actually down 2 from Wednesday, I guess that happens)
Food Diary:
Breakfast - whole wheat toast, 2 Tbsp chevre cheese and 6 slices cucumber - 194 calories
Morning snack - 1 cup unsweetened almond milk and 2 Tbsp almond butter - 220 calories
Lunch -
Dinner -
Working with a nutritionist:
Through my functional nutritionist I did a very thorough food elimination experiment over December 2016 and also a digestive test (gather poop for 3 days and put it in containers - ship it off to a lab).
- Food Elimination I did this years ago with no definitive results but this is what I did this time: no sugar (cane, honey, agave, etc...), no bread / grains of any type, no soy, no dairy including eggs, no corn.
Thoughts: while this was quite tough over the Holidays and yes I did have a few cheats - I felt quite clear headed / clear thinking after the first week. I mean reading labels and not having anything with sugar in it. There is sugar in everything which is the point - most people were not overweight before the 70's.
As of today - I have added back eggs, wheat and dairy without ill effect. When you add back food you want to add it at its purest form (organic, very good quality and not some synthesized result) you might get a reaction such as indigestion, fatigue, sleeplessness, mood swings. I've noted nothing remarkable.
Decision: I will probably continue this at about a 90 to 95% rate to help remove the pre-Diabetes from my health
- Digestive Results: from my poop - I have good bacteria in my tract but I dont process fats well, I have some inflammation and possibly some out of balance.
- Solution: digestive enzymes (she proposed several - I will try one), 1 tsp of apple cider vinegar in water 2 to 3 times daily, 1 cup bone broth daily to handle the inflammation and lack of full absorption.
My nutritionist wanted me to take a very expensive multivitamin, 3 or 4 solutions for my digestion plus Cod liver oil for highly effective D3 - I have calculated the cost of her solution at about $300 per month. I have decided that since I suck at taking pills and dont have $300/mo to spend on vitamins - I will go for a good multi, a D3 vitamin and the digestive enzymes she suggested plus the easier apple cider vinegar and bone broth (which I can make). While I appreciate her input - my budget will prevail in all health matters.
My doctor does not think I have a digestion issue (I have not complained about gas, diarrhea, constipation, stomach pains) and she doesnt think anyone wants to take 15 pills a day. She believes I have developed a glycemic intolerance in my old age and wants me to work on the sugars that are naturally in the food I eat. She also would like to see me lose at least 10 lbs - I'd like to see me lose 15 but we shall see.
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