[Neuromancer]

Sweet...just found this thread...I started out about 4 months ago at 222.8...since then I've lost 20 lbs. (down to 202.8)...no diet...just a lifestyle change as starscream talked about in his opening post...my diabetes was out of control, my blood pressure was out of control, and my cholesterol was out of control...now my numbers are returning to normal...I've read several books on changing how you eat...Dr. Dean Ornish touts a vegetarian food regime to reverse heart disease...Dr. Neal Barnard touts veganism to reverse diabetes...and Dr. Daniel Amen is pushing weight loss by vegetarian/veganism as a way to reverse the brain damage done by being overweight (and it's considerable)...all these hot shot docs are saying the same things...there is an epidemic of obesity and and epidemic of type II diabetes in the US and it's being caused by our food processing industries...they're as bad as the cigarette makers...they put tons of fat and sugar in foods to addict you and keep you buying their products...to save money and get more profit out of your pocket they've started using a poison to sweeten things because its cheaper than sugar...your body has no mechanism to metabolize high fructose corn syrup so it just jams it into fat cells...and the artificial sweeters are all mostly chemicals that are harmful to your health and just keep you craving sweet stuff...

I stopped eating sugar...I stopped eating white bread and white rice...they're just straight glucose and zing goes your blood sugaer...we eat only whole grain breads and whole wheat pasta and brown rice...so my new routine is no sugar...also low-sodium as they use that to get you coming back too by oversalting everything you buy...and here's the clincher...they were right about the vegetarian/vegan thing...I eat very little in the way of animal fats anymore and I'm feeling tons better...you can actually feel yourself getting healthier...and, the weight loss happens by itself...I haven't been dieting...I eat until I'm full...I eat what I want in these four major food groups...whole grains, legumes (beans), vegetables, and fruit...since I got off the sugar I have no cravings and my appetite is less because sugar causes cravings and increases your appetite...I'm satisfied with what I'm eating and not always looking for something else, and I don't miss the meat...oddly enough I thought I would...I still have a little cheese and eggs but in moderation...once in a while I'll have chicken or fish...and some of the vegetarian faux meats are fanstastic...after you get used to them you don't know the difference...20 pounds, four months...no diet...just eating the way we're supposed to be eating...evolution developed our bodies a certain way and our teeth are the biggest indicator...we're not omnivores or carnivores...we don't have the teeth for it...the perfect food regime for a healthy human body is whole grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruit...it really works...MY BMI has dropped from 35 to 31 and I've lost several inches on my waist with no exercise...the docs are right...you are what you eat...you ever see a fat vegetarian or vegan?