I have been going through my church cookbook as noted in previous posts but it is now time to get myself straight. I have diabetes type 2 and epilepsy. My bones are weak. Last year I broke my ankle and my wrist. Being wheelchair bound was not fun. With my neurological imbalance on my right side (hence the falls) I am finally only required to use a crutch.
Let's face it friends: I am overweight. So much so that the following word that I hate is applied to me right now. Obese. Ugh.
I am going to work now to fight the reasons behind my obesity and do my best to overcome those things which hold me back.
Number 1: I come from an abusive background. Being overweight helped me to be "invisible". I knew that no one would really look at me as an older, heavier woman.
Number 2: Poor diet choices. Is there anything more lovely than a Krispy Kreme donut? Well, actually there is: twelve of them! Sugar was my comfort food and my enemy.
Number 3: Carbohydrates. I know we need some but it was all I was eating. Pasta, potatoes or any other high carb food. And not in correct portions.
Number 4: Exercise. It was a dirty word for me. And sitting in a wheelchair only added to me eating more comfort food and not getting any exercise. Plus, when I had to go through any painful thing my reward was donuts.
So....now I have begun to get it under control. I have taken the bare principals of keto to heart. Am I an expert or a doctor. No. I don't recommend or not recommend you follow it. I just know that right now it works for me.
And the proof is in the pudding that I don't eat anymore! At the doctor today I got on the scale and I have lost 11 pounds. Yes, I fall of the wagon sometimes. After all, it takes time to kick the bad habit of self comfort with food. It's a life long habit that I am working to change.
Do I want to be high school weight and size? No! but about 50 pounds or so down would go a long way to getting healthier.
So, I will be posting recipes I have found that work for me. And I'll try not to be absent for so long!
Thanks for reading! And God bless you.
