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Author: Judy Conway

2009 is coming to an end.  How many of us have met our weight loss resolutions?  Why did you not lose weight in 2009? It is so very hard.  I want to encourage you that you still have 52 more days to still chisel away at those pounds!  Do not give up! Just keep your goal in sight.

I know that I am not about to give up.  I might not have lost all the weight I had set forth to lose, but at least I have not gained.  To me that is a plus.  Even if you finish out the year having lost only 10 or so pounds, you have done well. Congratulations!  It is a beginning for more weight loss in 2010.

I have been on a diet since I was 13 years old.  I have lost myself time and time again.  I did have one short spell in my life for about three or four years where I had lost about 70 pounds and had kept it off.

Alas, then came divorce, I became a single mom, had a hysterectomy and quit smoking.  What was I ever thinking?  Bit by bit those pounds crept back on. I have tried the same diets I have gone on in the past and lost weight.  The only difference is they are not working any more.

I look at people around me on the same diet I am doing  and they are losing and I am not losing an ounce.  Why?  It is so very frustrating.  Have you ever been in that situation?

Recently I read an article in the First for Women magazine, their November 16th, 2009 issue,  entitled, “Always Craving Carbs?”.  This article has confirmed to me what I have discovered lately.

You see, I have a Metabolism problem, and have even been diagnosed with insulin resistance.  I have followed to the tee eating programs given to me by a nutritionist at my physician’s office.  No progress whatsoever.  I often feel that people are looking at me are thinking, “Yeah, right, she has got to be cheating on her program.”  Trust me I am not.  Lately, I discovered that carbohydrates are affecting me differently than they do other people.

This article deals with a book written by Diane Kress, R.D., titled, “The Metabolism Miracle”.  She goes into detail about the fact that everyone is not a Metabolism A person.  There are about 46% of us who fall into the alternative Metabolism B Category.  This means that our bodies will not respond to the same diet program that a Metabolism A person’s body does.  This is probably why the plan my nutritionist gave me did not work.

There are three steps to this program. I have just begun Step One which will last for eight weeks.  This will be a low carb period to rest my overworked pancreas and liver while shrinking fat cells.  During this period there should be a decrease in cholesterol (hurray), triglycerides (double hurray), blood sugar and blood pressure.

I am going to be devoted to this program for many reasons.  Mainly, I do not want to live my life with deteriorating health conditions, increased medications and possibly insulin.  Even as I write these words, it only confirms that this is a matter of life or death to me.  I am 63 years old and have a lot more years I want to spend with my family and to be able to watch my grandchildren grow up and start their lives.  I might be selfish, but I do not want to miss out on those times.  My family is very important to me.  It has been the glue that has held my life together.

Here are a few clues that you might have Metabolism B:

  • Midline fat
  • Diets that have worked in the past no longer produce results
  • Decreased calories, increased physical activity but no weight loss
  • Hypoglycemia
  • Mother with pre-diabetes and a sister with gestational diabetes
  • Craving for carbohydrates
  • Fatigue and mild depression

Of course, before you embark on this or any diet program, check with your doctor.  At least get a full blood workup so you will be able to check you numbers and make a decision for yourself that this could be an answer to your weight problem.

I will be keeping you posted on my blog as to my progress.  I have not had success with my physician’s guidance, or lack thereof, in losing weight.  I do know that a lot of my symptoms are outlined in “The Metabolism Miracle” and I just cannot walk away from it without giving it a try.

I am also using Leslie Sansone’s, “Walk Away the Pounds Express” DVD which gives me a brisk two mile walk that amounts to thirty minutes of increased heart rate.

I am looking forward to welcoming 2010 on the road to better health.  I will also have been able to lose weight in 2009!  I am not going to be asking myself the same question this time next year, “Why did you not lose weight in 2010?” I hope that this has been helpful to you.  Please feel free to comment and if you choose to try this program, let me know how you are doing.  We can all encourage to one another.

Blessings,

Judy Conway

Skype ID: judy.conway

Author: Judy Conway

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Judy Conway
678-493-4890
Ultra International
Skype ID: judy.conway
Email: jconwayultraselects@gmail.comGreen