I am back! And I would like to take a little time to discuss a major change we have had in our thinking of healthy eating and weight loss. Over the past couple of years, I've managed to loose about 50lbs. I initially lost this weight by exercising and limiting my calories. Good job, but I started having a problem last year that I've always had after loosing weight.....weight regain.

By the fall of last year, I regained about 10 to 15 lbs, and the belly was making a comeback. Just cutting calories and exercising no longer was working. Then I received an email from one of the popular DNA testing sites to do a little study of the genetics of weight loss. Based on my questionnaire, I was placed in a group to participate in a low carbohydrate diet for twelve weeks.

This was fine, I had done Atkins before, lost weight, but gained it back. I then learned about the Ketogenic diet plan. The Ketogenic diet limit dietary carbohydrates to about 20gms a day, and also reduces protein, but increases dietary fats.

This rocked my world, as I was taught (and told my Patients) that fat was bad, and was the enemy. We needed to limit fat, and eat low-fat, no-fat foods. The food industry bought into this, cranking out a variety of low fat foods over the past 25 to 30 years.

The result? Americans are fatter that ever, with exploding rates of Obesity, and Diabetes.

Were we wrong all this time?

I think so. With cutting fat, we have increased out intake of Carbohydrates, which can increase out insulin levels, and increase our appetites, and we eat more, and gain weight.

I want you all to get a copy of The Obesity Code, by Jason Fung, MD. We need to rethink all that we know about Obesity, Diabetes and Weight loss.

On my next post, I will go into more detail of the Mechanics of the Ketogenic lifestyle, and How it has changed how we eat and live!!!