tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post3283213663226442432..comments2015-11-05T17:58:35.534-05:00Comments on Weissology: 8/31/12: Text Message Of DooooooooomWeissologyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-53912196773373414782012-10-23T11:00:28.006-04:002012-10-23T11:00:28.006-04:00Rick, thanks for your comment. "We are what ...Rick, thanks for your comment. "We are what we repeatedly do." So true. I appreciate your support, and look forward to another coffee very soon.Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-48401373174799918252012-10-23T10:59:28.564-04:002012-10-23T10:59:28.564-04:00Caroline, thanks for your comment. My cholesterol...Caroline, thanks for your comment. My cholesterol has also been somewhat of a disaster, or as my friend the electro-cardiologist called them, "Horrific." I've tried Fuhrman in the past, and am also doing kind of a hybrid of some of the other approaches now. I'm also struggling with stress-eating...yeah, the Jewish holidays were tough. Thanksgiving!? Thanksgiving is ONE DAY people! We can do five Thanksgivings in our SLEEP! I'm with you as well - stronger as a team. High fives from the snowy tundra!Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-7893742353061805232012-10-23T10:53:19.107-04:002012-10-23T10:53:19.107-04:00Awesome story, Traci. It's so much better whe...Awesome story, Traci. It's so much better when the spouse is on board. In my case, Mrs. Weissology was on board way before I was. I'll be posting soon about progress being plant strong and how the numbers have shaken out. Thanks for the great comment!Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-80996171076505275902012-10-23T10:50:55.463-04:002012-10-23T10:50:55.463-04:00Marsha, thanks for your comment. I'm 100% con...Marsha, thanks for your comment. I'm 100% confident that my wake-up call was a shot across the bow from God. "Hey, Weiss. Wake up. Wake up right now."<br /><br />I'm so glad to hear you're off your meds. A little birdie might have mentioned that to me - a really important, fabulous little birdie who has been an amazing friend and who encouraged me to write this blog...and to whom I'm really, really grateful. He must have excellent parents, this little birdie.<br /><br />Thanks so much for the wishes - and all the best to you as well! Now we're on this journey together!Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-25658363289632593932012-10-23T10:47:23.159-04:002012-10-23T10:47:23.159-04:00Thanks for your comment, Bridget. Hopefully I'...Thanks for your comment, Bridget. Hopefully I'll be posting soon about plant-strong. Keep in touch - let's compare notes. Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-22753049752331934682012-10-23T10:46:24.318-04:002012-10-23T10:46:24.318-04:00Awesome. Great comment - right on, absolutely goi...Awesome. Great comment - right on, absolutely going to try to remember today that eating well is as much for me as it is for others. And it DOES feel good, doesn't it, to eat well??? And it feels like CRAP to eat CRAP! When the going gets tough, the tough have to KICK BUTT.Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-86223171193929824842012-10-23T10:44:48.733-04:002012-10-23T10:44:48.733-04:00Really Rosie! Wow, that was a long time ago. Tha...Really Rosie! Wow, that was a long time ago. Thanks for reading and commenting. I think I may have seen your MIL's blog once before...now I'll definitely take a peek. I really appreciate your comment and wishes.Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-69548653198223826642012-10-23T10:25:42.935-04:002012-10-23T10:25:42.935-04:00Dan,
Your story was both heart-wrenching and heart...Dan,<br />Your story was both heart-wrenching and heart-warming all at the same time. I suppose that describes many moments of a life fully lived. I'm reminded, that we are what we repeatedly do, so my best wishes to you as you set a new course and look to redefine what and who you are. Please call upon me if I can support this journey in any way.<br /><br />All my best,<br /><br />Rick Simmonsthe telos institutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009619397912108226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-80212202976370136342012-10-22T09:30:41.893-04:002012-10-22T09:30:41.893-04:00Many thanks, honored training partner.Many thanks, honored training partner.Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-83596291400108654462012-10-22T09:29:40.639-04:002012-10-22T09:29:40.639-04:00Gideon, thanks for your comment. I'm Type 2. ...Gideon, thanks for your comment. I'm Type 2. Great advice - let's talk soon!Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-91240903456555652822012-10-22T09:28:53.112-04:002012-10-22T09:28:53.112-04:00Thanks for the comment, Jojo. I didn't know y...Thanks for the comment, Jojo. I didn't know you were plant-strong, glad to see we're in the same club. I'll look at fatfreevegan, definitely. Massive high fives from the Cleveland chapter.Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-35099640666665535922012-10-22T09:26:00.486-04:002012-10-22T09:26:00.486-04:00Amen! Love to all in E"Y!Amen! Love to all in E"Y!Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-89320585841956353222012-10-22T09:25:09.935-04:002012-10-22T09:25:09.935-04:00JF, thanks for the high-fives and support. I'...JF, thanks for the high-fives and support. I'm glad that my friends will be along for the ride as I publicly keelhaul this thing.Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-31394583749409062062012-10-20T17:41:09.778-04:002012-10-20T17:41:09.778-04:00Awesome friend support!Awesome friend support!Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-80626451803552204722012-10-18T08:22:31.641-04:002012-10-18T08:22:31.641-04:00Traci, I've heard these kind of results over a...Traci, I've heard these kind of results over and over again on Dr. Fuhrman's website. It makes me really excited for Dan...to know that this can happen for him, too...simply by changing to a high nutrient plant-based diet. Congratulations to you and your husband.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-47688020120572021982012-10-18T08:17:53.667-04:002012-10-18T08:17:53.667-04:00Dan, thank you from the bottom of my heart for you...Dan, thank you from the bottom of my heart for your warm reply. Okay...I'm EXCITED, now! You are lucky to have a wonderful wife to cook for you. My husband's idea of cooking healthy is saying he made the potatoes with chicken stock and olive oil instead of butter. WHAT? But he's amazing and happy to take care of the food for himself and the boys until I can get us ALL switched over to more plant-based. He's pretty set in his ways and we are Midwest stock...meat and potatoes and butter and cream and cheese...all the way ; ) Oh, and then a chocolate sundae with a little caramel on top. I am thrilled and honored to get to take this ride with you, and looking forward to hearing more about your diet and all of the positive effects it will have on your health, your family and your spiritual/emotional life. You are an excellent writer and will make the journey more interesting and fun. I rocked yesterday, by the way...and had the thought that eating right is a way to honor and nurture my Self. I do that in so many other ways, I just need to remember how wonderful it feels when I eat plant-based (and high nutrition)...and then keep it up even when the going gets tough, or ESPECIALLY when the going gets tough. Love, love, love to you and yours. Marie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-53685006665015215672012-10-17T13:23:15.318-04:002012-10-17T13:23:15.318-04:00Dan,
Great post. Good luck with the life-change...Dan, <br /><br />Great post. Good luck with the life-change! Proud of ya. <br /><br />Godspeed, friend. <br /><br />-HeathAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-80947195707953307202012-10-17T12:21:49.293-04:002012-10-17T12:21:49.293-04:00Dan,
Your writing style reminds me of AJ Jacobs. ...Dan,<br /><br />Your writing style reminds me of AJ Jacobs. You should read his books. Laughed my freaking head off. Thanks for that!<br /><br />While I'm not diabetic I have sky-high cholesterol (274). I need to lose about 15 lbs. Some of it is genetic, but let's get real here - I need to cut the vegan crap from my diet. I lost 70 lbs. on Weight Watchers before going vegan. I've been flirting with Esselstyn/McDougall/Engine 2/Fuhrman for awhile now (maybe 4 years?) and binging in between. Fuhrman just doesn't work for me. I'm now doing Esselstyn/McDougall/Engine2 and working really hard not to binge. It's a struggle, I have to say, but is starting to get slightly easier day to day. Thank G-d all the Jewish holidays are over with all the endless food. As you know, Thanksgiving food is a joke compared to all the food that gets eaten during the Jewish holidays.<br /><br />Mazel tov on the birth of your daughter! Hopefully your son won't have to wear the brace on his feet much longer. Would he go for a potty next to his bed to avoid night time bathroom trips?<br /><br />Hang in there Dan! I'm with you. Let's do this.<br /><br />Caroline in boiling hot L.A.Caroline Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252332427464168576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-27558829802013903242012-10-17T11:20:19.918-04:002012-10-17T11:20:19.918-04:00Mad at me?!!? Oh Leader, let not thine anger pers...Mad at me?!!? Oh Leader, let not thine anger persist. Veggies for all!!Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-36664611460115959852012-10-17T11:12:30.389-04:002012-10-17T11:12:30.389-04:00Hi! I found your blog from Healthy Girl's Kitc...Hi! I found your blog from Healthy Girl's Kitchen and wanted to share our story with you. I cook a plant-based diet at home, but my husband eats out frequently. He started experiencing some "symptoms" that made me think he might have pre-diabetes, so I encouraged him to get things checked out. He reluctantly agreed to see the doctor, only to find out that he had blood sugars in the 350s! He came home, tried the meds for one day and hated them, then hestarted eating vegetables and beans and exercising several times per week and four weeks later his fasting blood sugars are in the 120-130 range. <br /><br />He's started eating a little bit of whole grains and low-sugar fruits now that his blood sugars have steadily dropped and he's feeling GREAT! He has tons of energy and is a much more pleasant husband and father to be around. We are so grateful to know about this lifestyle option that apparently works as well (or better) than medications.<br /><br />You can do this! Tracinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-57944616313632650122012-10-17T11:10:38.280-04:002012-10-17T11:10:38.280-04:00Dan,
First off, let me say that you are a marvel...Dan, <br /><br />First off, let me say that you are a marvelous writer! I don't know what you do for a living, but you can certainly add "writer" to your resume'.<br />I want to say "Mazel Tov" to you and keep at it. Just think of the "911 Text" message as the best thing that ever happened to you. Look at the FAVOR the Doc did by calling you IMMEDIATELY!! 'Let's not waste time here folks, this guy is in trouble!'<br /><br />I am behind you and PROUD of you to make this big change in your life. As more time goes by, it will become second nature to eat a plant based diet. And as you said, you have a fantastic wife who makes it all possible. Pretty soon you will be laughing at all those meat eating, oil consuming, dairy wimps who cannot what they put into their mouths! <br /><br />I have been eating a plant based diet for about 1 1/2 years. I have lost 25 pounds.<br />I feel great!!!!! The good news for me is that I was on TWO cholesterol medications (for 16 years!) and now I am not taking them anymore. I have to be even more diligent to make sure that I don't eat oil EVER and may have to give up my beloved peanut butter, but it will be ok. It's all good. I want to LIVE and G-d willing, I want to live a long time! <br /><br />I am so happy for you! Can't wait to hear your progress. Look forward to your postings!<br /><br />All my best to you Dan dear! Mazel tov on the birth of your little girl! I sincerely hope your little boy is potty trained tomorrow! <br />Sincerely,<br />Marsha Marsha G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00615090973484802176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-20438027849229924892012-10-17T10:59:47.487-04:002012-10-17T10:59:47.487-04:00I appreciate your willingness to share your journe...I appreciate your willingness to share your journey. I began Dr. Fuhrman's vegetable & fruit based plan on 10/15.It is nice to find someone else in the same stage to compare notes with!<br /><br />Good luck in your progress! I will be thinking healthful thoughts for you.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17714957351099661287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-54394966049985462742012-10-17T10:58:38.601-04:002012-10-17T10:58:38.601-04:00Marie, thank you for your awesome, honest comment....Marie, thank you for your awesome, honest comment. Spinach and kale - AWESOME! Before you know it, you'll be back - the real you. I totally relate to life getting in the way. But you've taken a huge step by rocking the green/fruit smoothies. You and I have a lot in common, not the least of which is serious permanent health risks. Fuzzy vision, aches, fatigue...all that stuff sticks after a while and then it's too late. Every sip of smoothie you take is another kick in the privates on the disease, another shimmy towards being healthy in every way. YOU CAN DO THIS. You'll hear more about this from me soon, God-willing, but we NEED to be healthy not only to feel good, but also to be strong for when life gets crazy. YOU CAN DO THIS. Together we MUST publicly shame our diabetes! We MUST.Weissologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13305727834122781321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-75778568111369387392012-10-17T10:42:02.033-04:002012-10-17T10:42:02.033-04:00Hi, Dan! I follow Wendy (Healthy Girl) and read h...Hi, Dan! I follow Wendy (Healthy Girl) and read her post about you this morning. I have been flirting with diabetes for years, now...feeling like total crap...seeing Pre-Diabetes over and over again on my blood results. My hands and arms are numb...fuzzy vision comes and goes...my back is killing me...and talk about fatigue...I hear you. By 3 pm each day I feel I could lie down and cry. We had a crazy summer, with two moves, and I began drinking Coke again. Coke, for crying out loud. And eating quarter pounders. I'm a member at Fuhrman's website, know the diet inside out. Have done the 6 week plan and felt like a million bucks. Then I regress to THIS. WTH? I haven't been a nice person, I certainly haven't been my higher Self. My husband and two teenaged sons deserve better than I have been able to give them. I deserve better. So...I got up this morning and made my kids a fruit smoothie, then added a whopping coupla handfuls of spinach and kale to the blender....along with some flax. And that was breakfast. Then I took my Fuhrman supplements. Then I came in to read my emails and was led to your blog. Good luck to you. Good luck to me. Let's do this. Love, love, love, MarieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307906919449246405.post-80116122633498275412012-10-16T22:21:11.759-04:002012-10-16T22:21:11.759-04:00Dan,
I found your blog by way of Wendy; I was int...Dan, <br />I found your blog by way of Wendy; I was introduced to her blog by my Mother-in-law (more on her below). What a nice surprise to see your face - we went to GUCI together (you were my director long ago in Project - Really Rosie. I was Kathy 2!). One more helpful resource (IMHO), my mother-in-law's blog: www.happyhealthylonglife.com - she's plant based and posts lots of great recipes, motivating studies, etc. etch. Good luck on your journey! Wishing you many more - Ad Me'ah V'Esrim.<br />LeslieLCKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14888584477218300136noreply@blogger.com