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Warpy

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16. I don't know what's worse, kicking tobacco or making dietary changes
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 07:46 PM
Dec 2023

In any case, I'm glad you've taken it seriously enough to exercise and make some changes.

I live in a rural state and half the people here are at least an hour and a half drive from a gym, so we recommend walking. This is a great state for walking--dramatic scenery, wide open spaces, seasonal changes, wildlife. So that works, too you just need to enough of it.

As for cutting out fats, the main ones you need to eliminate are trans fats that make processed food shelf stable. That means chips, cakes, pies, cookies, or anything else kept shelf stable and contains fat. It also means avoiding most margarine (unless the label says no trans fats) and solid vegetable shortenings like Crisco and imitators. Yes, butter and lard aren't as damaging as those things.

You also have to get pretty savvy about reading labels, they throw hidden sugar in everything. Sugars themselves end in -ose. Sugar alcohols generally end in -ol, like sorbitol and xylitol. They get metabolized into sugars in the gut along with a lot of gas.

Good luck, it's a lot to take in. It can be done, but it's best done one step at a time.

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Glad you are here, Swede.🎄 sheshe2 Dec 2023 #1
Happy for you. MOMFUDSKI Dec 2023 #2
My dear Swede . . . CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2023 #3
I am glad you are better. LoisB Dec 2023 #4
Glad you are with us Swede. Duncanpup Dec 2023 #5
You are dedicated to doing all the right things. Good on you. Attitude is everything. hlthe2b Dec 2023 #6
Had mine in August. byronius Dec 2023 #7
Body and mind seem to be doing well. Hoping the best. Shit ain't easy. twodogsbarking Dec 2023 #8
Keep moving. multigraincracker Dec 2023 #9
eek. barbtries Dec 2023 #10
BP going down, I hope stollen Dec 2023 #11
I am glad you are still here. murielm99 Dec 2023 #12
Glad you are here. c-rational Dec 2023 #13
"Reversing Heart Disease" by Dr. Dean Ornish. Reading and following it - DH is still here and thriving 28 years later. Peregrine Took Dec 2023 #14
We're glad you're still here as well Swede!!! Fla Dem Dec 2023 #15
I don't know what's worse, kicking tobacco or making dietary changes Warpy Dec 2023 #16
I have to reply. Eyeball_Kid Dec 2023 #17
So glad that you are still with us as well. Please continue taking good care niyad Dec 2023 #20
Your words are valuable with much to consider. yonder Dec 2023 #25
So glad you're still with us. Sounds like you're getting healthier. Lonestarblue Dec 2023 #18
So very glad that you are still here with us. Please continue taking good care of niyad Dec 2023 #19
Hang in there Swede GreenWave Dec 2023 #21
Thankful you got thru that, stay well & have appalachiablue Dec 2023 #22
wishing you well Skittles Dec 2023 #23
I did a lot of walking. Swede Dec 2023 #24
Swede, so glad you are with us. madaboutharry Dec 2023 #26
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