Diane Kress - PART 4 Are YOU In the 60%? The Conclusion is the SOLUTION and exactly what THEY don’t want you to know….

http://dianekress.wordpress.com/2014/06/19/part-4-are-you-in-the-60-the-conclusion-is-the-solution-weight-loss-improved-health-and-empowerment/

Diane Kress - Part 3: Are You in the 60% ? Are YOU among the Millions Scammed with Diet Misinformation?

http://dianekress.wordpress.com/2014/06/16/part-3-are-you-in-the-60-are-you-among-the-millions-scammed-with-diet-misinformation/

Diane Kress - PART 2 Are you in the 60%? A Victim of the 60 Year Dirty Little Secret….

http://dianekress.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/part-2-are-you-in-the-60-a-victim-of-the-60-year-dirty-little-secret/

Diane Kress - Part 1 Are you in the 6o Year Dirty Secret?

http://dianekress.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/are-you-in-the-60-the-60-year-dirty-little-secret/

Low Carb Diets and Alcohol - Good News!

Alcohol starts out as carbohydrate. Wine, light beer, and spirits begin as grapes, grains, or even potatoes. Because alcohol starts out as carbohydrate, many people mistakenly believe that it will cause a spike in blood sugar. 

When wine, light beer, and spirits are being made, carbohydrate grams are chemically altered during fermentation or distillation. After fermentation or distillation, the body will process alcohol similar to the way it metabolizes fat ; causing no major spike in blood sugar.

Always consult with your health care provider if 1-2 alcohol containing drinks are safe based on your individual medical conditions and medications.

Who Should NOT Follow a Ketogenic Diet?

The following information is offered to help you and your physician or healthcare professional determine if a ketogenic diet is right for you.

Contraindicated Metabolic Conditions 
Individuals with the following medical conditions should NOT undertake a ketogenic diet: 

 Carnitine deficiency (primary)
 Carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) I or II deficiency
 Carnitine translocase deficiency
 Beta‐oxidation defects
 Medium‐chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (MCAD)
 Long‐chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (LCAD)
 Short‐chain acyl dehydrogenase deficiency (SCAD)
 Long‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA deficiency
 Medium‐chain 3‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA deficiency
 Pyruvate carboxylase deficiency
 Porphyria

(Note that most of these conditions are identified early in life although porphyria can develop
at any time.)
Contraindicated Health Conditions
Talk to your doctor about implementing a KD if you have any of these conditions:
 History of pancreatitis
 Active gall bladder disease
 Impaired liver function
 Impaired fat digestion
 Poor nutritional status
 Gastric bypass surgery
 Abdominal tumors
 Decreased gastrointestinal motility; this may be in conjunction with conventional cancer
treatment and associated drugs
 History of kidney failure

Back on the Wagon = YOU CAN NOT EVER GO BACK TO YOUR OLD WAY OF EATING

Well, here I am, two years later and most of my weight is back on because once I lost the weight, I thought I could just go back to eating regular food and watch  what I ate... in the blink of an eye the weight came back!

I went to Florida with my best friend... she said, eat what I eat, you won't gain weight. Deal.

She gained nothing that week and I gained 11 pounds!

I always wondered how she ate so much, now I know... a calorie may be a calorie but how our bodies metabolize them is very different.

I am just getting ready to go back on the wagon... and once I get it off again I will stay on the plan....  I'm not going to keep doing this........... and I have a ton of skinny clothes I want to wear again.

I remember my doctor telling me... when you reach your goal, you will be surprised how few calories you can eat........... said he doubted I could go over 1,400 a day and felt it would be closer to 1,000 to 1,200.  He was right!

So... starting Monday, game plan is back on .. who's going to do this with me?