The GI Diet Blog and Board

This is a link to an abstract of a study where it was concluded that a reduced glycemic load in someone’s diet is a good alternative to other popular methods to weight reduction.

Abstract: Effects of a reduced-glycemic-load diet on body weight, body composition, and cardiovascular disease risk markers in overweight and obese adults1,2,3

ok, so now that I’m writing more regularly, I’m putting a shout out to any reader who lands on my blog, and is interested in the GI diet.

I think support is very important when entering a weight management program. If you’re like me, a bit of a loner or likes to solve things on their own, but not be completely alone in this, consider joining the forum. I hope to participate in this forum as often as I can to offer any of my support, or recipe ideas. Please visit our Forum. Its new, I haven’t advertised it until now, but it’s ready to go for those of us who seek support and information.

I want to be very clear that this site is *not* about general weight loss. Please visit and join our community if you’re looking for *specific* GI diet / glycemic index information and support.

I’ll be adding a profile soon but here’s some bio-stats on me.

Name: Chris R.
Before Weight: 475
Current Weight: 340
Goal Weight: 200
History: In 2002, I was diagnosed with Type II diabeties. My mobility was severely compromised and my morbid obesity was hurting my health. Becoming officially diagnosed with diebeties was the defining moment for me to enter into a different type of lifestyle. Switching to a lower carb diet was difficult at first, but I gradually adjusted until I was ready to try the GI plan.

After reading “The GI Diet in 2004, I started using online support groups, fitness stats programs, and other tools to stay on this food plan. After losing 20 lbs in one month on the plan, I started walking every day. 3 months later, I lost another 30 lbs. A 50 lb drop in one summer plus the previous 30 dropped from my gradual change time period made my total weight loss dropped by 80 lbs. by the end of 2005, I managed to shed off another 60 lbs.

I credit the generally easy to follow concept of low GI, to help me reach my weight loss and management goal thus far.

Since I’ve been diagnosed I noticed many people discover GI Diet and love it.

That’s why I want to continue to write about it, and hope to hear from others too.

Thanks,

Chris R.