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Susan has been following her impressive and committed lifestyle change at home working with her doctor, Rice Diet forum website support and the Rice Diet books. She has not attended the Program in Durham.
Here's her latest encouraging email:
I've followed my new eating plan since 1/17/07, so
about seven months now, and to date have lost 44
pounds. I do not think of it as a diet but as a food plan I
hope to follow the rest of my life. I have not had
anything white -- breads, no sugar and the only fat is
olive oil. I have added occasionally a fish and some
chicken, but I really do not like the taste of chicken
anymore.
I just really like the whole grains and brown rice,
veggies and fruits. I do have more weight to lose as I
am just under 5 feet. Although I'm losing slowly, the
loss is consistent.
I was surprised to find out I fit into size 7 and 9 jeans...
and not baggy ones! And I'm now a size 2 - 4 in slacks
and tops. That amazes me, even though I think I am at
least 15 pounds from a goal weight.
So I'm plugging along, and it is nice to feel thinner. It's
easier to walk, hike and do the everyday things, not
carrying around the extra weight, and I do enjoy
looking better in clothes.
My cholesterol dropped nicely -- my B/P is 100/70, a
drop for me. That is really the important part. So life is
good. I've just returned from vacation and did not find
my eating plan a hindrance at all. I always carry my
special foods along. I probably could be losing weight
quicker if I went back to counting calories and keeping
a food journal as I did in the beginning. Now I eyeball
my portions, which certainly is not as accurate!
I have not "cheated" and frankly do not even want the
stuff I used to crave -- the sweets, cookies etc. If I am
hungry, my snack of choice is whole grain cereal...
which I know I'm eating too much of some days.
That's the story. Thanks for caring and your support in
the first months. It's a new world for me, the different
grains and foods I never had tried, and it's an exciting
adventure.
My best to you,
Susan
A P.S. from Susan: I have three dogs and couldn't
keep them away as we tried to get a picture. Summer,
the black lab, has changed her eating habits as well --
she is a veggie dog now, so it seemed fitting that she
wandered into the photo. She has lost weight, too.
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