nom nom

a couple years back, I went on my own diet. I gave up sugar, all white foods, and anything that grows under ground or up in a tree. From mid-November to January 1, I lost 60lbs. YES I said SIXTY!
My thinking was caveman archaic at best. Sugar is bad. "root veggies" turn to sugar in your stomach, so those must be bad, too. "tree fruits" have the highest concentration of natural sugar of all fruits, so those must be bad, too. If a food is white but it came into the world a different color, it's integrity had been compromised so much that it no longer resembled what it was intended to be, and that can't be good. See? basic, archaic thinking. But it worked!

With the recent blood work coming back with high cholesterol, high blood sugar and general badness, I decided that a low fat, low cholesterol diet was in order. Then I came across a book that almost follows the same basic, archaic diet theory that had worked for me so long ago. It's all about glycemic load, not index. I have to be completely honest, here. I have no idea what a glycemic index is or what it means, but it's a term that has followed diabetics around for some time. Glycemic load is a whole different animal, apparently. I really should read more about it.

Anyway, the book talks about good carbs and bad carbs. All stuff I've heard before... Basically, though, bad carbs are the carbs that "turn to sugar in your stomach" -- my root veggies! Good carbs are the ones that are full of nutrients and don't turn to sugar! groovy! Somewhere, there is a happy caveman who understands!

Again, it all comes down to refined vs unrefined and good vs bad carbs. I know that, for me, sugar is bad. Anything that turns into sugar inside of me is bad. Now, my body is different from every other body in the world. Perhaps there are similarities, but no two bodies are the same. Nothing new, there. This is what works for ME! My hubby would DIE if he couldn't have white rice. I, on the other hand, will gain 3lbs over night if I have rice with dinner.

I have a plan, though! My plan will help me lower my cholesterol, lower my blood sugar, lower my fat intake and lower my weight. Care to watch??