Week Twelve - Day One - Sugar

This was to be my last week of twice a week visits to Dr. Scott's office but due to scheduling conflicts I will only be seeing him once this week and that was yesterday. I will be in the office twice next week and then once a week for the three weeks following that. Went through the usual routine. It is nice to only go once this week but in the same token I miss the extra encouragement I get by going more than once a week. I need to remember that the whole goal of this journey with Dr. Scott is that by the end I will not be tethered to ho or his office, that I will be able to do this on my own.

I will be done with the Clearvite today. Wahoo. Actually the Clearvite hasn't been to bad, better tasting than the Repairvite. Starting Wednesday eggs are back in my diet along with the nightshade plants, ie. tomatoes etc. That will be great. Dr. Scott says gluten will be out probably for the rest of my life, but we both agree that probably won't happen and I will have to chose my battles and pick my fights with it. As I have said before I will be eating a lot less of it in the future.

My weight loss for the last couple of weeks has amounted to about two pounds a week. I am not happy with that after the big losses I have had in the first couple of months. I know that one to two pounds in what they say is healthy and I lost all that weight without any exercise. Dr. Scott has now add some exercise to my journey. He wants me to follow a "Tabata Program." If you do not know what Tabata is, here is a little bit about it. Tabata was founded in Japan by Izumi Tabata. He conducted tests on two groups of athletes; comparing moderate high intensity training with high intensity interval training. The results were that the athletes training in high intensity interval training improved their aerobic systems as well as their anaerobic system. The athletes who did the moderate high intensity training only improved their aerobic system and had little to no increase in their anaerobic system. Dr. Scott wants me to start with a warm up for five minutes followed by walking as fast as I can for 20 seconds and then slow down for 10 seconds and repeat. I do this cycle nine time and then cool down for five minutes. In the future we will add weights, etc. This is going to be interesting. I did some research about the Tabata Exercise program and there is quite a bit of good information. A good link is: http://tabatatraining.org/

Came across an article that made me think a little bit about being overweight. This my being overweight is what this journey is all about I have added it to this blog. http://www.fitsugar.com/Reasons-You-Losing-Weight-24882317?slide=17&image_nid=24882323 This blog is not only the program Dr. Scott has me following but it is also about the things I am learning about health and nutrition along the way. With an occasional cartoon or thought thrown in to keep it light.

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