duminică, 26 aprilie 2020

Changing life

Hello, my loved ones. I read in an article about Food revolution the next motto that I love so much: ,,Live the life you were meant to live. Give the gifts you were meant to give. Be apart of the dreams and purposes you long for. It all starts with your health"

vineri, 24 aprilie 2020

Living into Fear

Hello, my dear ones,
          I know I should write about movement, counting calories, how to mix diet with exercises, what to eat, tra,la,la....I can`t write today about this. Today I live in fear. My medical history content contains a T2 Diabetes diagnose since 2017. And I struggle every single day with balancing my blood sugar. I read, I listened to the studies, a lot of  these, Dr. Mowl medical studies, Dr.Fuhrmann studies, Dr. David Jockers videos, registrations, online courses, etc. I want to heal myself, I want to be free of illness. But finally I have to learn something from my illness state. I know I get today the consequences of a food disorders life, disorganized and sugar cravings without limits . I eat a lot when I was younger, I eat everything I wanted, how much I wanted and when I wanted without any thaughts and with unlimitless desires. Nobody stoped me, nobody told me what to do, how to manage. I was unhappy. And now I try to digest this situation, try to understand why and how to do. I am in searching of solution. I don`t have it write now but I hardly  it try every day . Even I am 40 kg less, I have high blood sugar. I feel fear for my morning blood sugar. If now, in the midnight my blood sugar is 190mg/dl tomorow morning it will be near 300mg/dl.This is bad, very bad and I am frightened. I thing about my mistake from the last weeks. I eat late, in night, around 10 p.m.,11 p.m., midnight, I eat carbo and sweet fruits and I shouldn`t. It`s wrong. I have to change this habit. I am crying now.
         In the last month I thaught to do the bariatric surgery. The Diabetes can go into remission with the bariatric surgery. The cost is aproximatively 4000 euros, in my currency 20000 lei. A lot of money. I don`t have this money. Anyway, I can`t understand the  logic of the process: I am taking my meds ( 500 mg Metformin with Januvia in the morning and 1000 mg Metformin before dinner), I add daily supplements like a antiinflammatory ones, like Omega 3, curcumin sometimes and also Magnesium and ofcourse Vitamin D, C, Zinc I drink all kind of teas for lowering blood sugar, I intake seeds (I will write about the teas and seeds soon), I intake Diatab ayurvedic natural supplements, I regulated my diet.  Whereas, I have often high blood sugar. My highest limit was 275 mg/dl. Generally, my blood sugar, "a jeune" test (in the morning) is usually 160 mg/dl more or less. Sometimes it is 180, sometimes is 140, rarely 135 or 127, ever under 100 mg/dl as I want  . I am stressed, I am struggling. I noticed exactly my blood sugar , if I`ve gone through a period where I haven`t meditated maibe properly or at all and not doing exercises the level goes up. I should be sure that my body is well taken care of by doing all these things that helps it be a little bit more physucally resilient towards stress. Maibe my betta cells can`t eliminate anymore insulin and I should visit my doctor to increase the medication or to skip to insulin.I am frightened about that. I don`t want this situation in my life. I go in the kitchen and I prepare a natural raw juice using: red cabbage, a handful of spinach, white radish and lemon. I try to drink. Not very tasty. But I drink it, step by step, I have to force my self to drink. It's not just a glass but a jaw because it has a strong taste and I added 300 ml of water.
         In the Coronavirus pandemic time it`s allowed to go out only for the urgent problems and only for a maximum distance of 400 m around the home. I've been at home for a month and my tapis-roulant is still there, unmoved, fixed to the floor, a pile of iron and plastic that looks at me strangely. I preferred to read and stay sedentary. I have to touch this machine again. Maibe tomorow. I whisper this to myself every day and every day, I try to catch in my inner life an impulse to set it in motion and to climb on it. I still wait since I will check my blood sugar. I have to drink all the juice and to go to the toilet and only after going in bed. By hydrating myself, excess sugar passes into the urine and decreases in the blood. I hope everything will be ok with me but I am scared, very scared. So, I look for Esther Hicks on Youtube and I started to listen to her. I want to align myself with The Divine Source and being in the Vortex, beginning my healing process. I still don't know how to do it. I have to listen to her longer and meditate more than I have done so far. Maibe I should to go hand in hand with my disease and not to resist it. The disease  changed mebut I think we cand agree, me and the diabetes because at the moment we`ll continue to learn to live together. Esther says when you stop thaught to stop resistance, everything can flow into your experience, so, if I will do as Esther said, the healing will flow into my body.
           I keep to drink my horrible juice. After half an hour of drinking the first glass, I began to feel a certain taste in my mouth, tongue and palate, the specific signal that my blood sugar was starting to drop. I drunk every drop of juice step by step. After one hour I check my blood sugar. It is decresed to 50 units.  I am cold. I think about something beautiful, about changing my life, move to another town, near to the sea. This dream with open eyes warms my heart and I don`t feel my feet and my hands cold anymore. Go to sleep praying. Tomorow I have to change all my diet, to reconfigure everything I did because something is going wrong. I am strong. I know I will get it.. I want to be "free" again, remove my illness definitely from my body, put it into remission. I still have to experience what it`s work for me but I have to be constant in my actions. Good night, my loved ones!!!!
                                                                                               Your`s Health Coach, with love

sâmbătă, 18 aprilie 2020

About counting calories...

Counting calories is an interesting topic!
     Calories aren’t the whole story when it comes to your weight or making choices about what to eat, but in certain cases, calories are worth paying attention. Before I go on about counting calories, know that this isn’t a practice meant for everyone. If you find tracking your diet and counting calories stressful, pay attention to that. If you find yourself making decisions about what to eat based on the calories instead of your hunger or fullness cues, pay attention to that. These are all important considerations when deciding whether or not a calorie counting exercise is right for you at this time.
After couple of years since my first diet and losing 40 kg, I had a history again of an eating disorder and I tended to focus too much on the numbers that trigger unhealthy behaviors and I paid attention. I was curious about the calorie component, I  tracked my food intake using an online app and a kitchen scale that is very important; track for at least 3-5 days, averaging my daily calories. This was also allowed me to see your macronutrient ratios, which is very helpful especially at the beginning of my diet journey.
      I am passionate about the diet (who must be personalized) and I have used it in my own healing journey. Adopting a clean, high fiber diet along with my intermittent fasting routine, has allowed me to further heal from inflammatory  process in my body ( the sciatic nerve -lombar spine) and now I am still struggling only with a high blood sugar and I still have to lose weight. It hasn’t been without obstacles and plenty of experimentation since now, however, I’ve learned a lot along my journey that I love sharing with you here.
      Considering the significant differences between males and females, women have a different hormonal landscape, more body fat, go through pregnancies, nurse babies, go through menopause and are more susceptible to certain cancers, heart disease, and autoimmune conditions. Women likely need their own, unique approach and meal plan. Further, I would argue that we need more research on women to fully understand this complex relationship between diet and health as it relates to the female body.
       It`s important to say that I lost weight and experienced other benefits as well, including: improved body composition (less body fat), reduced blood sugar, reduced blood pressure, improved sleep, improved mood, reduced cravings, increased satisfaction with skin health. It is often helpful to track your macronutrients at first using an online tool such as Carb Manager to get the hang of what your plate looks like. I combined a Keto diet with Whole food plant-based diet and with Low-carb diet, just for me. In the initial phase of a diet journey, it is sometimes recommended to keep track of foods in order to get a hang on the new way of eating. 
How manty carbs should I be eating per day? I think there`s no one standard answer to this qustions. General national dietary guidelines suggest between 225-325 carbs a day, taking in roughly 45 to 60  of carbs per meal. People on low carb diet , like Atkins, limit carbs to between 20-100 total carb per day which comes out to less than 30 carbs per meal. It really depends on the mix of your age, health, weight, gender and medications. .Personally, I average about 35 grames of carbs per day because my need to loose weight and put my diabetes in remission. I read about a study made by scrientists in Edinburgh that group of people eat around 600-800 calories daily during 3 month and the diabetes dissaperead apparently with the condition to maintain a healthy life style all their lifes. I choose 20 to 35 g carbs max per day, that`s a very low carb diet (moderate low carb is 50 g carbs a day). Most people need 1.2-1.7 g protein per kg of lean body mass/”ideal” body weight. So, as you can see, there’s a pretty wide range but only with max 20-35 carbs g/day I saw the success! It generally breaks down to 20 g carbs max and then 20-25% of your calories from protein and 70-75% from fat. I still feel uncertain and anxious about doing something “wrong”, and therefore I need a bit more structure to lean on and I often adjust something in my diet until I rich a  perfect overcome. On of the results is the new way of eating became natural and intuitive, and I am not forced to measure exactly how many grams of steak or broccoli I am ingesting at any meal. Still hungry? Consider adding more protein, more tasty fat, or even more fibrous veggies (as long as I stay within your carb level). Just remember my basic goals: limit my carbs, eat an adequate amount of protein, and adjust the fat as I need.
    My results as health benefices has shown that  my methods are particularly effective at reducing hunger and aiding weight loss, decreasing blood pressure and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels, as well as increasing HDL (good) cholesterol and improving blood sugar control.
In my personalized diet, here are the foods I focus on:
-good fats: avocados, avocado oil, olive oil, rapeseed oil;
-meat: rarely fish or turkey ( look for the highest quality that you can find and afford, local ranchers are a great resource). Try tuna, sardines, anchovies (in general small fish from cold waters because they will be low mercury). The code liver oil is one of my go-to daily supplements;
-dairy: white yougurt low fat, vegetable milk, cottage cheese low fat;
-cereals: wheat bran
-non-starchy veggies that are hydrating and high in fiber: artichoke, asparagus, beans,broccoli, brussels sprouts, purple cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, garlic, green beans, kale, leeks, peppers, seaweed, spinach, zucchini, eggplant; 
-nuts and seeds (high in fiber and healthy fat, these can be a great addition): chia seeds, hemp seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, almonds, macadamia nuts, and brazil nuts, unsweetened coconut meat;
-fermented foods (ad these as condiments to keep your digestion and microbiome happy): kefir, unsweetened yogurt, pikles (pikle cucumbers and pikle cabbage).
-fruits: lemon, lime, berries, strawberries, blackberries, wild blueberries and raspberries are great choices. These can be a great low-carb fruit option and they contain many antioxidants. Organic is best.
-2 l water daily. Fiber absorbs water so the more fiber I add to your diet, the more fluids I should drink.
      By focusing on these categories, I’ll likely naturally displace the higher carb, more processed food and avoid the trap of unhealthy food as junk food. I paid special attention to avoid processed vegetable oils (corn, soy, canola, sunflower), hydrogenated oils and products made with refined flour and added sugar.
      Undereating is an issue, especially over the longer term, because it can lead to nutrient deficiencies. In addition, undereating can add stress to the body and too much of a calorie deficit can impact hormones and even make it harder to lose weight! I tended to undereat and I  added in additional various vitamins as A, B2,B6, B12, C, D, E, potassium and magnezium to meals as a simple way to boost calories, nutrition and assist with ketosis. While the amount of food and calories isn’t the whole picture, it does play a role. Someone who is overeating, even on diet and movement, may have a harder time losing weight. I experienced it and I had a hardly time over the years even now.
      I tended always to overeat and I added powdered greens in my daily routine. It was a great way to add nutrition to my diet and support my metabolism, without adding significant calories. In addition, by building meals not only around quality fats but around high fiber veggies as well, I ensure adequate nutrition that I need with each bite. Do I still count my calories on my diet? Not anymore. There have been times in the past when I’ve paid more attention to calories, and I might have occasionally looked at my calories to make sure my diet is ideal, but I’ve also come to trust the wisdom of my body and ultimately rely on my body’s needs and feedback as my first guide.
    First, consider these various factors that influence the calories that your body needs: hight, weight, sex, age, activity level, body composition goals, hormonal status. In addition to these factors, it may need to account for the composition of the calories that someone are eating, the history of dieting and hormone levels as all can play a role in metabolism. It might need more or less considering the factors that I listed bellow and all is depending also on other various factors in your life: a lot of stressors, both emotional, mental, physical, chemicals, your environment, the level of self appreciation, self-confidence and self-awareness, the dreams, the desires, that means the alignement with the Source. See you soon, The Health Coach

sâmbătă, 4 aprilie 2020

Dr. Filippo Sciuto Diet (Catania-Italy)

Hi,all!!!
        Welcome again to my word. My life purpose is always bring the health of my body, my emotions and my relationships back in to balance. At that time, folkes, and I am talking about 7 years ago, the only wish I had was looking to improve my personal health and bring wellness into my life.
          I had no idea what to eat to nourish my body. Whatever I ate, my weight was getting bigger. I was a beautiful woman 1,70 cm and 266 pounds. I was horribly embarrassed and horrified by my body. I avoided looking naked in the mirror. I only did it after the first 10 pounds melted. I tried the low fat diet/no fat diet, sugar free and carb free diet. Most of the food I was eating was feeding the inflamation in my body, especially my addiction to diary. I had terrible back pain in the lumbar area. I had an accute sciatica. I was always stressed. I monthly felt low and sad to depression the few days before my period. I was happy only when I was eating chocolate and ice-cream. 

..WHEN WE CHANGE THE WAY WE LOOK AT THINGS, THE THINGS WE LOOK AT CHANGE"- WAYNE DYER

          I became obssessed with finding my healthiest self, I read tons of nutrition and self-care books, I started to really take care of myself nourishing my body with healthy food, added the best movement for my body and trying every moment to improve my love for my body and myself. I belive it is the small change we make every day that really create the big difference. I tried different diet but every diet is healthy for some people.I adopted a metabolic flexibility diet-the diet that was appropiate for me. I read about what are the factors that contributed to the chronic inflamatory and oxidative stress and to develop some desease in my body and how to go to get reversing those.

 LET'S ESTABLISH A MAGIC FORMULA: CHANGE=HAPPINESS=HEALTH

         I hope this encourages someone today because I know what that means to struggle with cravings. About 7 years ago I was embarked on a "special diet" who helped me a lot . It actually all starts with your mindset. You have to get your mindset right before you can be successful. Write your goals and say them out loud every day. A ,,trick" I have learned is to say them in the future tense. So, if your goal is to lose say 30 pounds, every morning when you wake up and before you go to sleep, spend a few minutes saying out loud. Our subconscious minds most readily accept new information first thing in the morning at before bed, so this hack will help retrain your brain. Make a firm decision that you are going to lose weight. Having this diet accompanied by a good exercise routine, I managed to lose 20 pounds in only a 6 month period. I will share with you Dr.Filippo Sciuto diet from Catania-Italy:
  9 a.m. coffee and outmeal
11 a.m.  a fruit (no figs,grapes or bananas)
 1 p.m. 40 g.wheat pasta,chicken or fish, green salad or tomatoes salad
 5 p.m. a fruit
 8 p.m. 1 portion cooked or raw vegetables,fish,salad, 40 g. bread
         Soon I changed the chicken into vegetables and I ate almost every day califlower and especially califlower soupe as first, and pasta as second (following the diet). I used the califlower leaves by squeezing in the juicer. I drank twice a day califlower, carot and red beet juice.

I got involved daily in sports activities: 3 times/week fitness, 1 time/week cardio exercises, 1 time/week swimming, every morning runing 6 km by the sea. For me the outcomes were amazing!!!!
          See you soon. Stay safe! Your Health Coach

luni, 2 martie 2020

The beginning


Hi,everybody.It’s hard to be accepted in the world when you are overweight. It`s not easy even to accept yourself in your inner world. When you realize and you start to take action, for a while, the
enthusiasm keeps you in movement.When depression comes to you again and you don't 
care anymore, you become lazy and the only desire that you have is eating and feeling good, at any cost. In all this,I wanted always to have a comfortable and healthier life.10 years ago I had a miserable one. I was struggling with the hardships: with a husband who no longer loved me, with the growth of my son without many financial resources, with many many debts to the banks, with my unhappiness, with my depression, with no money, with my health, with my weight, with my way to be, with my beliefs.But it was a moment when I changed myself, I started an inner  transformation, a TURNING POINT.This was happening in Italy, couple of month after my arrival there,years ago.I was meant to take care of the most stubborn and proud woman that I ever known. Step by step, I tried to enter in her life and knowing her better and better.But whatever she did, she labelled me in a very injurious way, directly: as if I'd be like a closet, or I'd be like a beast in the woods, and another person who was always joking more or less seriously, said that I need two seats in a car. I was in a tremendous mental pain and I cryed a lot in that period. I was unhappy. I DIDN`T KNOW HOW TO BE HEALTHY, I DIDN`T KNOW HOW TO LOSE WEIGHT,I had cravings day and night, I thought I was lost.
Until one day….It was Sunday. I met a guy on the social media, a special one. I liked him very much from the beginning. It seemed to belong to the “good” category of people you could communicate with and, in addition, he had a special sweetness in words. I fell in love quickly. I felt I  had a big disability, I felt that I had a great English language barrier that I spoke more by ear, writing even I didn`t think about it. For the most of the time, I used google translate a lot and over time,I studied until I got to a pretty good level.At that time,nothing was more important to me than that I felt good, after years and years filled with unhappiness,so I formed a fantasy about that person being in my life,asking to the Universe to modify the waves of vibrations and meet my fantasy.The mind played a very important role in my transformation, but the reality was I never met that guy. But I continued to follow my dream. See you soon, The Health Coach
 

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