biggest-loser:

the-healthy-choice:

The Skinny on Obesity..

THis fucking makes me hate processed food and want to eat clean even more. GR!$#!

This is amazing, I’ll really pay more attention to sugar now :o I remember I started tracking sugar on MyFitnessPal and I always went over the limit, so I just stopped tracking, I really should do that again.

For people who can’t view it through Tumblr.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0zD1gj0pXk

(Source: healthier-choice, via prettyandfit)

myfatassblog:

A lovely inforgraphic that tells the confused and non-believers how low carbing is for us…

People often worry about me when they find out I eat low carb but I’m actually in better health because I don’t eat regular bread or pasta. I get all of my nutrients and then some from the foods I can eat. I’m losing and keeping off the weight, I have fantastic blood pressure and sugar levels, and only have a handful of my PCOS symptoms.

I have no qualms with people who eat starchy carbs. There are many people like my brothers who are lucky and missed the genetic grenade. Their bodies have no problem processing normal moderate amounts of them. It’s the people who live off starches and sugar that worry me. Even if they’re not overweight they’re drastically increasing their risk for type-2 diabetes (as well as a handful of other problems) and most don’t even realize it. I’m appalled by the amount of people I’ve met in the health and fitness community who believe eating fat causes diabetes.

(Source: veruca-assault, via losingit712)

“We concluded that excessive overeating had been fueled by carbohydrates.”

“He discovered that study subjects did not eat less because they were bored with the food selection, and their weight loss was not attributable to water loss, two common speculations about low-carb diets.”

“It is the only study of the Atkins diet to have been conducted in the strictly controlled environment of a clinical research center where every calorie eaten and spent was measured.”

“In addition to the calorie reduction and weight loss, subjects experienced markedly improved glucose levels and insulin sensitivity, as well as lower triglycerides and cholesterol. Treatment for diabetes centers on closely monitoring sugar levels, diet and medication. Weight loss can often reduce or eliminate the need for medication, including insulin. Boden warns that the long term effects of low-carbohydrate diets are not known. Whether other types of diets would have a similar impact also remains to be investigated.”

(via peacefulserenityxhealthylife)

15% of Type-2 diabetics aren’t overweight.

Women build up high levels of estrogen and progesterone about a week before menstruation. Some scientists believe that these hormones interfere with insulin sensitivity in many women, most often making blood sugar run high, but sometimes causing it to drop. So take out your record of blood glucose readings for the last three months and mark the dates when your last three periods began. Were your blood sugar levels high a week before each period? If so, experiment with some countermeasures. Exercise more around this time and cut back on carbs, for instance. If you use insulin, ask your doctor if it’s okay to slowly increase your dose a touch and back off again when your period starts. If your blood sugar tends to drop a week before your period, do the reverse: Temporarily exercise less, consume more carbs, and lower your insulin dose slightly if your doctor says it’s okay.

(from 759 Secrets for Beating Diabetes)

Posting this up in case someone out there needs it.