Guest guest Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Norman: welcome to you and all our other newbies!! Your story is an inspirational one! With your permission (you can e-mail me off list) I would like to add your story to the folder: BEGINNING CRON in our files as a wonderful example of how to successfully begin CRON. My address is: fskelton@... on 5/9/2004 11:34 AM, Norman at lonofo@... wrote: > In early January of this year, my physician told me to lose 15 > pounds by July 1, 2004. At the time I weighed 211 lbs and am 5'10 " > tall. I was extremely athletic in my younger years weighing 145 at > 18 years and 170 at 28. But at 52 years my knees gave out due to > athletic injuries and surgeries. I could no longer be athletic in > the fashion I loved to be athletic, tennis, agressive and demanding, > 5 times a week. In fact I have a saying on my desk which > says, " Tennis is not a matter of life and death, it is much more > important than that. " To get back to my original story of losing 15 > lbs, my physician gave me no direction as to how to diet. I had one > other factor pushing me to lose weight. I had surgery for the > removal of my cancerous prostate in the summer of 2002. At that time > I had occasion to read my surgeon's notes on me where he applied the > term " obese " to me. I was shocked, severely hurt, devastated, cut to > the core. I had never, ever placed myself into the obese category. > > I decided to make a change in my diet spurred on by my > physician's challenge and the term obese. I weighed myself at 211. > The change was strickly between my ears. I want to emphasize that > the change was a mental change controlled by the master control of my > body - the brain. The changes I decided to make was to changed my > diet. I decided to eat only healthy foods I like. At the same time > I would not partake at all of any of the foods which were not > healthy. > > So I began by eliminating all foods made from white flour, white > potatoes, candy and sweets of all kinds, ice cream (which I love), > white rice, butter and bad oils, snack foods, cakes, pies, etc. I > also began by eating healthy. I have limited my diet to mostly fresh > and some cooked vegetables (which I love), fresh and dried fruits > (which I love), almonds and pistacio nuts (which I love), limited > quantities of beef, chicken and fish (which I love), fresh berries > (which I love). I do some moderate exercise which I love to do but I > am limited by my knee problems. I take water exercises once a week. > I have a walking machine, another exercise machine called > the " Gazelle " which is hardly aerobic, and a 36 " exercise ball. I > use all of them but not as mush as I need to. > > My results can be summed up in two ways. I feel much better > about my physical being. I have lost 14 lbs since early Jan. I am > extremely and fiercely firm in my committment to continue my healthy > manner of eating. > > I have thought all along that if I lose one pound a month, that > would be good. So far I have lost over 2 pounds a month trying to > meet my physician's goal of 15 pounds in six months. I am sure the > pace of loss of weight will slow down as a come closer to my target > goal of 170 pounds. I have not been hungry even once. I don't know > how I found CRON but I feel it can help me in quest for a life long > healthy diet. I am a Newbie and I thank you for allowing me to be a > member of this diet concious healthy group. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2004 Report Share Posted May 18, 2004 Hi Norman, I would like to know if you avoid dairy, such as milk and cheese. You are really inspiring!!! Jeanne > In early January of this year, my physician told me to lose 15 > pounds by July 1, 2004. At the time I weighed 211 lbs and am 5'10 " > tall. I was extremely athletic in my younger years weighing 145 at > 18 years and 170 at 28. But at 52 years my knees gave out due to > athletic injuries and surgeries. I could no longer be athletic in > the fashion I loved to be athletic, tennis, agressive and demanding, > 5 times a week. In fact I have a saying on my desk which > says, " Tennis is not a matter of life and death, it is much more > important than that. " To get back to my original story of losing 15 > lbs, my physician gave me no direction as to how to diet. I had one > other factor pushing me to lose weight. I had surgery for the > removal of my cancerous prostate in the summer of 2002. At that time > I had occasion to read my surgeon's notes on me where he applied the > term " obese " to me. I was shocked, severely hurt, devastated, cut to > the core. I had never, ever placed myself into the obese category. > > I decided to make a change in my diet spurred on by my > physician's challenge and the term obese. I weighed myself at 211. > The change was strickly between my ears. I want to emphasize that > the change was a mental change controlled by the master control of my > body - the brain. The changes I decided to make was to changed my > diet. I decided to eat only healthy foods I like. At the same time > I would not partake at all of any of the foods which were not > healthy. > > So I began by eliminating all foods made from white flour, white > potatoes, candy and sweets of all kinds, ice cream (which I love), > white rice, butter and bad oils, snack foods, cakes, pies, etc. I > also began by eating healthy. I have limited my diet to mostly fresh > and some cooked vegetables (which I love), fresh and dried fruits > (which I love), almonds and pistacio nuts (which I love), limited > quantities of beef, chicken and fish (which I love), fresh berries > (which I love). I do some moderate exercise which I love to do but I > am limited by my knee problems. I take water exercises once a week. > I have a walking machine, another exercise machine called > the " Gazelle " which is hardly aerobic, and a 36 " exercise ball. I > use all of them but not as mush as I need to. > > My results can be summed up in two ways. I feel much better > about my physical being. I have lost 14 lbs since early Jan. I am > extremely and fiercely firm in my committment to continue my healthy > manner of eating. > > I have thought all along that if I lose one pound a month, that > would be good. So far I have lost over 2 pounds a month trying to > meet my physician's goal of 15 pounds in six months. I am sure the > pace of loss of weight will slow down as a come closer to my target > goal of 170 pounds. I have not been hungry even once. I don't know > how I found CRON but I feel it can help me in quest for a life long > healthy diet. I am a Newbie and I thank you for allowing me to be a > member of this diet concious healthy group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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