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Lifestyle Change.

9/7/2014

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For this blog I would like to share with you the personal transformation that I’ve been undergoing for the last several months. Earlier this year I decided that I needed to change a few things in my life. I’d been hearing more and more about how bad sugar was for you. All of the things I had been reading said that it didn’t matter whether you were a diabetic or not too much sugar is bad.
I decided to adopt a new way of eating. I would avoid eating any foods that had more than three grams of sugar per serving. If at all possible I would try for 1 gram or less of sugar. The only exception I made to this rule was for whole fruit or vegetables.
The changes that have occurred within myself have been profound. I’ve lost nearly forty pounds. I find myself needing only 7 hours of sleep per night not my usual eight or more that I required before. One of the biggest changes that I discovered was after I gave blood last month. The blood drive I do is on a Tuesday and the following morning is the day we get a truck in that has to be hand unloaded. I came to expect that after I’d given blood I wouldn’t be at full strength. Last month was a big exception. I didn’t feel weak at all. 
I used to have a massive sweet tooth, but one event early on cured me of that. I tried some root beer after I’d been doing this diet for a couple weeks. I couldn’t even finish half of the 20 oz drink. It tasted absolutely horrendous and top it off it gave me a massive headache. Now when I look at sweet foods I see something that is totally disgusting. How did I eat that crap before.
I try to encourage others to follow my example and change their lifestyle. It’s worked for me and I know it would work for them.
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Helen link
9/11/2014 12:51:09 am

This is so encouraging! I need to tell my mom this. She just had a Dr check-up. Blood pressure is still high and found her sugar high, although she's not diabetic either. Your healthy eating changes seemed to have worked! She is overweight and told just losing 10 pounds would help with both issues. In fact, I was just discussing this with my sister not more than 15 minutes ago. Thank you!

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Dante Craddock
9/11/2014 03:20:18 pm

Your welcome. I wrote this post mainly because I thought it was time to share my experience with others. Here's something else I've learned that I didn't add to the post. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the maximum amount of added sugars you should eat in a day are:

Men: 150 calories per day (37.5 grams or 9 teaspoons).
Women: 100 calories per day (25 grams or 6 teaspoons).

Any amount above the recommendation doubles your risk for heart disease.

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