Since I have last posted here, I have wondered from my path being distracted by one thing and another. I had some health problems pop up which lead to some tests. No surprise, since I had not stayed on my weight loss journey path, I was diagnosed with DIABETES.
And in another revolution my doctor told me that if I can lose my extra weight within the next year (or most of it) I will be able to cut my medication, or even stop taking medication. At that point, as long as I can manage my blood sugar by diet and exercise, I won’t have to be on medication.
I started to watch my eating habits and become more aware of sugar/simple carbohydrates in my daily food intake. I also watch the fats and limit my amount of dairy products. My sugar level dropped, but not to an acceptable level.
Frustrated, I realized I lean towards liquids in the early morning, then I like eating a veggie salad with grilled chicken at lunch. I would need a snack mid to late afternoon (a problem since most snacks available at my work are chips, crackers, pretzels and other high sugar or high fat junk foods). I could eat another salad at supper, or again liquids would suffice. Sometimes I like a snack in the early evening.
I ran across a plan called the Cinch plan by Shaklee. I contacted a friend who had used Shaklee – and found that she still does. She was able to get some samples of the Cinch shakes. They were a good basis, and Cinch also has snack bars with balanced nutrition. Two shakes a day, or a meal bar and a shake a day, and one balanced sensible meal a day makes up the plan.
I took the plunge and ordered (and got a membership). I like the Cinch shakes, the snack bars taste good and are filling. The meal bar is surprisingly filling.
I will be posting a ‘before’ picture, and I will post my progress on this plan. Now I have more at stake than avoiding health problems – I have to manage a health problem. The results of unmanaged diabetes are not pretty. If you want to investigate further, go to my web page: Shaklee Independent Distributor.
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