Osteoporosis Diet; Metabolic Rate; Dr. Sanford Siegal’s 28-Day Diet

The results are in from following Dr. Siegal’s 28-Day Diet to determine metabolic function, and they indicate that I have hypothyroidism, a condition of low thyroid function that results in slower metabolism.  I suspected as much, but I find it fascinating that doing the math from Dr. Sanford Siegal’s book substantiated the condition. Using the worksheet […]

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Day #28 weigh-in: 118.6, on this LAST DAY of the 28-day diet to determine metabolic rate, down .4 pound from yesterday.  Walked 2.32 miles yesterday, according to my pedometer. Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% […]

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Day #27 weigh-in: 119.0, down .6 pound from yesterday.  Basal temp: 97.17 degrees.  Walked 3/4 mile, just a stroll around the block. Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At […]

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Day #26 weigh-in: 119.6, same as yesterday. Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our Metabolic Function Index, a measure of […]

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Day #25 weigh-in: 119.6, down .6 pound from yesterday, which surprised me.  I went over the daily goal by more than 250 calories.  I did do an hour of weight training, though.  Maybe that helped.  Basal temperature this morning: 97.2 degrees. Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each […]

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Day #23 weigh-in: 120.2, down .2 pound from yesterday.  Walked 1.2 miles yesterday. Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day of this 28-day diet, while maintaining the high nutrition and 80% alkaline/20% acid ratio of our OsteoDiet. At the end of the 28 days, we’ll determine our […]

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Day #21 weigh-in: 119.0, down .8 pound from yesterday.  My daughter, Mary, brought over my spring suit (short-sleeved, short-legged wet suit), so after I took a 1/2-hour jog on the beach, I boogie-boarded in the waves to my heart’s content. Reminder: Our goal is to consume as close to 1000 calories as possible each day […]

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