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"Frank O'Connor" <francisoconnor3@bigpond.com> wrote in message 
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> Mmmm .
>
> After a recent diagnosis of Diabetes 2 I've changed my diet radically, and 
> no longer eat sugared foods, processed foods and non-complex carbs. My 
> diet is now much higher in protein than it used to be  . lean meats, fish, 
> poultry, eggs, dairy product, nuts and the like, and the only carbs I 
> munch are hi-fibre, hard, green vegertables and fruits. No wheat, rice, or 
> potato product at all.
>
> My blood sugar is way down . but so is my weight. I was on the slim side 
> before (6 foot 2 and weighing about 82 Kilos), but I've dropped another 5 
> Kg . and none of that is attributable to exercise as far as I know . cos 
> I'm still doing what I did before. Haven't changed how much I eat . just 
> what I eat.
>
> Bottom line . dropping the sugars and carbs from our Western diets can 
> result in a dramatic change in weight.
>
> Now, if only I could lick the salt addiction, and find some way of nailing 
> all that bad cholesterol that comes with the protein maybe I could get my 
> blood pressure down.   :)
>
> What you get on one hand, you lose with the other ...
> ---
> On 2012-06-03 19:15:14 +0000, DonH said:
>
>> Obesity is prevalent in the West, due to affluence, or, at least, ready 
>> availability of food.  Many African and other impoverished countries 
>> don't have the same problem - anorexia is more likely.
>>    H.G.Well's, in his short story, "The Truth About Pyecraft", tells of 
>> the obese clubman who cajoled an ancient Hindu recipe out of a fellow 
>> member, and tried it on himself - only to float up to the ceiling.  Yes, 
>> weight loss is not the same as mass loss, so, get it right!
>>    Losing mass is not very difficult, as was demonstrated to me by a 
>> relative.
>>    This person loved pasta, cakes, and similar carbohydrate-rich foods.
>>    Drastically curtailing them in the diet made all the difference.
>>    A diet of fruit and vegetables, lean meat, with some wholemeal bread, 
>> and lo, the body burnt up its fat deposits in a matter of weeks.
>>    Consistency is the key; and not eating too much, anyway.
>>    Also, your stomach expands or contracts according to diet; hence the 
>> less you eat the less you feel like eating.
>>     A feeling of fullness in the stomach eliminates hunger pangs.
>>     You could eat cotton wool, for same effect (But don't try it!)
>>     Exercise?  May help, but usually all you lose is water, in 
>> perspiration.
>
>

#  Cholesterol, itself, is not bad, but is an essential part of our body. 
It is excess which can be dangerous, especially if you are of a tense, 
nervous, or worrying, disposition - as this can constrict the arteries, thus 
trapping cholesterol inside; bringing on blood clot, stroke, or heart 
attack.
    Moderate exercise can help reduce tension and stimulate the circulation, 
provided it is done in a relaxed manner,     We apes were not evolved for a 
sedentary existence, nor for a too cerebral one; hence physical activity, of 
some kind, is needed, to keep our physiology in shape.   Which is a reason 
why PM Howard took a morning jog.
     Can we adopt a relaxed outlook in a stress-prone world?  Not easy, but 
possible.
     "Why worry?  Half the things we worry about never happen, and the other 
half we can't do anything about."   Or, so the saying goes.