Talking to Martha -- Diabetes

Hi guys
I have been writing back and forth with a wonderful woman named Martha. You can see her site here. She is brilliant and has lots of great information on weight loss. I would like to share with you some of the conversations that I have had with her and hope that they will help you like they are helping me.

Diabetic Meal Planning (Martha's Blog)

Hey, I understand. I weighed 283 pounds. Now I weigh 170. The diet? A modified Zone diet.How tall are you, Weighty Lady? That determines your muscle mass, and muscles burn calories. Any diet plan should be personalized to how much muscle mass you have.An easy way to estimate is this:Females 5'7" and under, muscle mass is around 90 pounds. So, you need 25 gm fat, 90 gm protein, and 90 carb grams daily. Half the protein should be whey protein, and half the carbs should be fruit.If you are over 5'7", then you need about 25gm fat, 100gm protein, and 100gm carbs.Be sure to take 10 gm omega 3's to keep your gallbladder flushing as you lose weight. This will help prevent gallstones, which are a significant risk factor to weight loss.This diet will produce 2 pounds per week of weight loss from fat, not muscle. Learn to hit your target numbers. You won't be hungry and your energy will pick up. You lose the hungry and tired effect on day 2.Take it from one who knows, the Zone is the best. Balancing protein and carbs so they are equal is what keeps your blood sugar in bounds, and prevents highs and lows that make you hungry and tired.Just go get a book of food counts and use any food you want. You will need whey protein to hit your protein targets without going over on fat.This is worth all the energy it takes to learn to become a conscious eater. Anyone who is as little as 30 pounds overweight is on their way to Type 2 diabetes.The good news is that you feel full, and energy picks up immediately.

Best wishes,Martha


Hi, Kristin,
Wonderful! Apply it and it really works. Hunger and tiredness go away immediately. Make about half your protein as whey protein and half your carbs as fruit. Don't forget your omega 3's - up to 10 gm per day. It is OK to go over on protein by about 10%, but don't try to get any less carbs. The fat is the hard part. When you need more protein to hit your protein target (that is your FIRST concern) and you are at your fat limit, have a protein drink.

Also, the water cure works for insulin resistance and weight loss. Drink half your weight in ounces of water, divided into doses 30 minutes before meals. I drink 90 ounces of water - but it needs to have SEA SALT in it, not regular salt. You need the minerals.

Take a good multi vitamin - I like Life's Fortune, but Vibe is great if you have the money.
And take alpha lipoic acid and Reich mushroom with each meal and snack.

Digestive enzymes are needed on this small number of calories.

You should be feeling mildly hungry for about 30 minutes before you eat the next time. Anything more than mild hunger and you are loosing muscle, and slowing your metabolic rate down. So don't skip any meals or snacks, your are already at rock bottom for the number of calories. Any less and you are losing muscle.

Also, if you walk for half an hour daily, you can have an extra protein bar. Eat the bar before you exercise.

This is so successful. Find a good protein bar that has equal grams protein and carbs. Good brands are Health wise, Kanani Falls, and so on. They are handy for your mid afternoon snack.

Also, find a protein loaded breakfast shake recipe, the Reese's shake recipe on my blog is wonderful, tastes like a chocolate peanut butter shake. Just use the high protein chocolate pudding mix in it.

If you need any protein products, the place that I work sells them. Our phone number is 417-881-8600 and I work Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, all day. We are on central time, and our website and menu are at http://www.healthy-weight-supermarket.com
Check it out. We can ship the bars and drinks to you. It will change your life, make you feel like a million dollars, and that weight will go away if you learn to hit your target numbers.

I am enclosing a log sheet. Welcome to the next part of your life! I help hundreds of people lose weight, and I don't charge for my services. This is my "right work" for all the help I got to lose my 110 pounds.

Best wishes,

Martha