Renee has given up sugar...

saltnewb · Mar 22, 2017

probably easier to give up a kidney. not sure about having a baby, i'll have to defer to my wife on that one.

jsker · Mar 22, 2017

Just had to make the torment a little more intense.

Lionfish Lair · Mar 22, 2017

That's dairy!

Lionfish Lair · Mar 22, 2017

Instead of making more coffee, I made some food.... I'd rather have coffee.

rbtmcardle · Mar 22, 2017

I was sugar free, ketogenic HFLC for almost a year. Had never felt better AND the blood work validated it. A1c 4.7, total cholesterol 130, bp down from 130/90 to 110/76.

I have read volumes of info and most recently Mindjng my Mitichondria and Cancer as a Metabolic disease. Fascinating how integral our gut health and insulin sensitivity impacts our overall health. I have easily gone 6 days on a water/black coffee fast. Not only is it pretty simple after the 2nd day it is easier each time I do it.

I did fall back into poor eating habits over the holidays as my father was in end stage Lewy Body dementia but am back right on track again. It is very empowering to be able to control what we eat rather then be controlled by hormonal reaction and the sugar cycle.

saltnewb · Mar 22, 2017

that and medications out the wazoo

Lionfish Lair · Mar 22, 2017

rbtmcardle said:
I was sugar free, ketogenic HFLC for almost a year. Had never felt better AND the blood work validated it. A1c 4.7, total cholesterol 130, bp down from 130/90 to 110/76.

I have read volumes of info and most recently Mindjng my Mitichondria and Cancer as a Metabolic disease. Fascinating how integral our gut health and insulin sensitivity impacts our overall health. I have easily gone 6 days on a water/black coffee fast. Not only is it pretty simple after the 2nd day it is easier each time I do it.

I did fall back into poor eating habits over the holidays as my father was in end stage Lewy Body dementia but am back right on track again. It is very empowering to be able to control what we eat rather then be controlled by hormonal reaction and the sugar cycle.

Awwww.... I'm sorry about your Pop.

AllSignsPointToFish · Mar 22, 2017

rbtmcardle said:
It is very empowering to be able to control what we eat rather then be controlled by hormonal reaction and the sugar cycle.

Can you elaborate more on this? Unfortunately, I'm am poorly educated in this area. I've been trying to tell my wife about this for quite some time, but I know so little about it I don't even make a coherent argument. :/

rbtmcardle · Mar 22, 2017

AllSignsPointToFish said:
Can you elaborate more on this? Unfortunately, I'm am poorly educated in this area. I've been trying to tell my wife about this for quite some time, but I know so little about it I don't even make a coherent argument. :/

I'll pm you some info...I'm not a doctor and I didn't sleep at a holiday in last night so ... caveat emptor

Lionfish Lair · Mar 22, 2017

rbtmcardle said:
I didn't sleep at a holiday in last night so ... caveat emptor

Bahahahahahahahaha!

MaddyP · Mar 22, 2017

I'm on this "no sugar" train as well! I grew up in the midwest drinking soda/pop with nearly every meal. Hardest thing I've ever done...

Lionfish Lair · Mar 22, 2017

After a month I'm going to have to add a little back in because I don't know how to make sushi rice without it. I figure a month will get me over the addiction.