The End of Diabetes by M.D. Joel Fuhrman

Author:M.D. Joel Fuhrman
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2011-11-20T06:00:00+00:00

Six Essential Steps to Help You Reach Your Health Goals

Step #1: Make the Commitment and Write It Down

Keep track of your progress in a notebook. Start by writing down at least five reasons why you eat the foods you now do. Think of reasons why you should continue on your current course that has made you diabetic and is keeping you diabetic. This may sound like a silly exercise, but it is helpful for closure and clarity as you examine how you got to this point and how you plan to move toward health.

Then on the next page, write down the advantages of making a complete, firm, and irrevocable commitment to eating the way I am suggesting for the next twelve weeks. This means if you have diabetes, stay with the phase one dietary guidelines for the full twelve weeks. Allow time for your taste preferences to change, for your weight to drop, and for you to reduce serious health risks. Then, after the first twelve weeks, you can choose if it is the right time to make some small modifications to the program (moving to phase two) or to stay with phase one to maximize more gains. If the advantages are not immediately clear, take a moment and reflect on how your dietary habits are affecting you and everyone around you. What are the long-term dangers and consequences? This section will include why what you were eating was slowly killing you and what you hope to gain from this great change in food preferences and eating style.

Some people prefer to rationalize and protect their addictions. The desire to maintain these addictions has taken over their life despite the long-term health consequences. My guess is that these individuals did not get very far into this book. But the fact that you are still reading tells me you are ready. This step is very important because the rest of society eating the SAD will surely attempt to convince you otherwise. This notebook will prepare you for any internal conversations with yourself or any external conversations that may arise about your choices. It is the ultimate shield that protects you and enables you to confidently move toward health and a life that is not ruled by disease, medications, doctor visits, and fear.

The reason I chose twelve weeks for this firm commitment is because it takes us that long to change our taste preferences, learn new favorite recipes, and get in a rhythm of eating and enjoying this plan. Twelve weeks gets us past the stage of experimentation and into the realm of real everyday living. After twelve weeks, the health turnaround will be in full swing, and you will be seeing powerful results daily. Then it will be easy for you to feel and understand that this is a lifetime commitment to excellent health because this becomes the way we all prefer to eat and enjoy most.

After you have listed the advantages and disadvantages of your new diet style in your notebook,

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