tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post1455008138166592482..comments2023-10-26T05:49:59.824-04:00Comments on Reflections of a Grady Doctor: Top Ten: Weight and see.gradydoctorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-86985396582360890092013-08-14T23:45:55.070-04:002013-08-14T23:45:55.070-04:00I've really taken to not drinking my calories....I've really taken to not drinking my calories. It helps.KevynJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528157997435775982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-6048139523516288662013-02-27T14:41:08.205-05:002013-02-27T14:41:08.205-05:00On Friday, March 1, I will celebrate my one year a...On Friday, March 1, I will celebrate my one year anniversary of being Coca-Cola sober. Mine was the fully-leaded version, I did drink Mexican Coke, so it was sugar and not HFCS, but I was addicted. I quit smoking 4 years ago and it is a toss up to which was the hardest. I told my friend who is in recovery that I felt like I needed to go to a meeting on Friday and get my "one year chip". I hear the diet Coke habit is even harder than regular Coke, so good for you, Dr. Manning. At 43, I'm the healthiest I have ever been, I lead a GodBod Squad workshop at church which is a holistic wellness program with a Christian foundation. We assume that people are educated about healthy living, but you know what they say about assumptions. You doing water running while that foot heals?Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06744125557101852519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-70167433289888316382013-02-25T01:14:27.222-05:002013-02-25T01:14:27.222-05:00Thank you so much for this. You've provided u...Thank you so much for this. You've provided useful hints for all of us to follow. Sometimes the admonitions from doctors feel sort of devastating but few offer usable suggestions like you've just done. And to know that someone who is a doctor and looks like you (simply beautiful) follows them herself is motivating and kind. You are an amazing doctor person. JoanneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-24091791838232197102013-02-24T21:37:35.584-05:002013-02-24T21:37:35.584-05:00Honestly ....this hurt my feelings.I love beer and...Honestly ....this hurt my feelings.I love beer and any tequi<br />based drink. I love bread and butter ...ugh and you gut punched me with the oreo shake. Im trying to do better ...I want to wear a bikini at 50. I've got 6 years to get it together. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-76013809916559464552013-02-24T17:00:26.130-05:002013-02-24T17:00:26.130-05:00Thanks for this, Dr. Kimberly, especially for tell...Thanks for this, Dr. Kimberly, especially for telling the truth about exercise, that it won't make us thinner necessarily, but we have to do it anyway for a strong heart. I was so inspired watching all those superbly conditioned athletes this weekend at my son's track meet. I came home with a new resolve! Maybe I am in the preparation stage? Hopefully on the verge of action! Hugs, dear friend. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-72715554745656917332013-02-24T16:57:49.291-05:002013-02-24T16:57:49.291-05:00Thank you. I can work on 8 of these without much e...Thank you. I can work on 8 of these without much effort.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11108038613426722566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-7577946889807539542013-02-24T15:41:47.339-05:002013-02-24T15:41:47.339-05:00Lisa, this is great. Kudos to you on bringing down...Lisa, this is great. Kudos to you on bringing down that AIC. You completely are a rockstar.gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-52802726003717198752013-02-24T15:41:13.906-05:002013-02-24T15:41:13.906-05:00It's all baby steps, right? At least one of th...It's all baby steps, right? At least one of the suggestions was that you sit down. . . on your azz. Ha ha ha. . . .gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-81822966406709814142013-02-24T15:40:23.172-05:002013-02-24T15:40:23.172-05:00I'm no scotch fan, but I feel you on the bread...I'm no scotch fan, but I feel you on the bread, sista! I love "Don't bring the enemy home." I will tell that one to my patients for sure!gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-66288602461175827972013-02-24T15:39:29.166-05:002013-02-24T15:39:29.166-05:00Thanks, Kandace! That's brilllllliant. (Have I...Thanks, Kandace! That's brilllllliant. (Have I told you how much I adore British accents?)gradydoctorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10639816377218206777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-62219785471140193522013-02-24T14:43:27.508-05:002013-02-24T14:43:27.508-05:00This is a fantastic list. Since I went gluten free...This is a fantastic list. Since I went gluten free and low carb two and a half years ago, I have lost 60 pounds. But that has been a large committment and not one that most people are willing to make. My big motivator has been watching my blood tests results. My A1c dropped from 7.4 to 4.9 and hasn't been over 5.2 since I did this. My triglycerides went from 375 to 74. Everything else is equally impressive. Every blood test shouts to me "yeah, this is how you have to eat!" I know, it's not for everyone, not even for most."<br /><br />I found it interesting that you said "they should get things like Cheeto's and Lays and Cheeze-its, shouldn't they?" The biggest regret that I have as a mother is every empty calorie that I allowed my children to consume. If I had it to do over again, my kids would never have walked into a McDonalds or even known that Ding-Dongs existed. There wouldn't ever have been white bread in my house. I hear that heart disease begins in childhood. Speaking of eating at church, I was at home group last night and I heard a kid say "zucchini? I love zucchini!" Then he and his brother kept running back to the crudite dish to snack on a few more vegetables. I strongly suspect that their mother doesn't have very many cookies hanging around in a jar in their home.<br /><br />My one suggestion is this. Make sick days your free day if you are inclined to not eat much when you feel like crap. Today I have cellulitis and allowed myself to have a banana and some dark chocolate because I wasn't going to have more than a couple bites of it anyway.<br /><br />Oh, and juice is a treat, as in to treat a low blood sugar only!<br /><br />Happy Sunday!Lisa https://www.blogger.com/profile/09324961653370110887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-3999705301103290412013-02-24T12:38:37.526-05:002013-02-24T12:38:37.526-05:00As always, thanks for making lifestyle changes a r...As always, thanks for making lifestyle changes a recurring theme around here. Helps me move toward that stage of getting off my big azz :) This post motivates me to make a list of all of the little individual things I could stop doing or start doing to help with my weight and health. If I come up with 100 things and I'm able to pick 20 I won't feel like I'm suffering but I will be able to change.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671446238805535547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-86535249280528622013-02-24T08:21:15.814-05:002013-02-24T08:21:15.814-05:00This all makes so much sense to me. My best tips a...This all makes so much sense to me. My best tips are a couple like your "Don't bring the enemy home" and "Every bite counts". And someone once told me "It is hard to walk off a Coke"...ha! Sometimes I tell myself "If I don't eat this I wouldn't have to go jogging if I don't want to"..(which I never WANT to really) but I do usually and feel much better, of course. Bread (and Scotch) are my enemies.ain't for city galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938751007704247232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245783834297902042.post-59901926060992999242013-02-24T04:45:52.759-05:002013-02-24T04:45:52.759-05:00Dear Soror, I was introduced to your blog by a FB ...Dear Soror, I was introduced to your blog by a FB post that your sister once made. I quickly became a huge fan and must admit that I look forward to receiving the notification of your posts. Daily. I so needed THIS post, right now, as I learned a few hours ago that my 43 y/o best friend had a stroke. He's in Dallas, Texas. I'm in London, England. So, today will be hard. Very hard. But, for him, I will take this post to heart, for my heart. And I will start by examining the contents of my kitchen. Then, I will forward a link of this post to all of his friends and mine. Thank you! You educate, inspire and encourage me. And, we have never, ever met . . . 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