| Over the years, I have been lucky not to
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| | could on the subject, and the internet
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| have had to worry too much about my
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| | was a fabulous tool. A great resource is
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| weight. I have played a lot of sport, and
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| | where there are over 1400 pages of
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| kept myself healthy. At the age of 40, I
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| | information. There is also a lot of diet
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| was still actively involved in squash,
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| | information there. I became a bit of an
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| tennis and golf, although the latter 2
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| | expert, especially as I began to lose
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| were not as strenuous as squash. At the
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| | more weight. I found that providing I cut
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| age of 41, I gave up competitive squash,
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| | out the saturated fats, and cut down (not
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| and over the next 6 months put on over 5
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| | out) desserts, and ate smaller meals I
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| kg's (11 pounds). By my early 50's, I was
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| | continued to lose weight. I cut down
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| about 84kg (185lb), diagnosed with Type 2
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| | beer, and drank mostly wine. In essence,
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| diabetes, depressed, and wondering where
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| | I continued to enjoy all the foods I had
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| my life was going. At only 170cm (5'8"),
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| | previously enjoyed, but with the motto,
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| my BMI was much too high. I had to find a
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| | everything in moderation.
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| way to slim down.
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| | A simple exercise regime was begun; I
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| After getting the doctors advice on my
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| | walked for just 40 minutes a day, 4 days
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| diabetes, I started to try to do the
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| | per week. I play golf at least once per
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| right thing and lose weight. I ate a diet
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| | week, and during the warmer months,
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| of cardboard and grass, or if you will,
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| | tennis once a week. This is not body
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| crackers and salad. I tried to starve,
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| | breaking stuff. The reality of all this
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| ate just protein, all the usual fads, and
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| | is that with serious diabetes or obesity,
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| lost a bit. Christmas came around and I
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| | you can lie around all day and night in a
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| was back to top weight and again feeling
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| | cemetery if you do not confront your
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| depressed. After trying all sorts of
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| | weight problems.
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| diets, I would always fail. I then began
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| | Now at the age of 55, I am down to 75kg
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| to understand that losing weight was not
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| | (165lbs), the last blood test showed I
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| an easy thing to do. I have subsequently
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| | was no longer diabetic, and I feel better
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| read how many people embark on diets, and
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| | in myself. While I know diabetes cannot
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| how many fail to lose weight, or simply
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| | be cured, I firmly believe that it can be
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| stack the weight back on after the diet
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| | controlled by controlling your weight,
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| is over. I was one of them.
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| | and in particular, your fat percentages.
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| It became apparent that the only way I
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| | I also firmly believe that information is
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| was going to succeed was to change my
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| | king and you can never have too much
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| mindset. I began to see that there was no
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| | information. Sites like can be of great
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| miracle diet. I had to reduce my calorie
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| | use. Obesity is a health hazard, so let's
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| intake or burn more calories through work
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| | beat it.
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| or exercise. I began to read as much as I
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