Food Fight; Winning the Weight Loss War

By Ron Theel

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Dr. Theel is one of the growing number of independent writers who are self publishing. His book, Winning the Weight Loss War, provides organic diet recipes. Free samples of the first portion of the book are available.

Dr. Theel's approach to weight loss is based upon the concept of food synergy, i.e., food and nutritional supplement combinations that promote increased metabolism. Food Fight; Winning the Weight Loss War goes one step further by examining food synergy among different types of diets such as Mediterranean and Asian.

Practical and innovative information about weight loss from the viewpoint of an everyday person (not a movie star or television personality) who lost over 70 pounds in less than a year.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ron Theel
• Release date: May 26, 2011
• ISBN: 9781458093202

Ron Theel

Dr. Ronald Theel is a veteran educator whose passion for research includes health and wellness, fitness, and a holistic approach to health issues. Dr. Theel received his Ed.D. in Educational Administration from Syracuse University in 2001.

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Food Fight!

Winning the Weight Loss War

Ronald K. Theel

Copyright 2011 by Ronald K. Theel

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Introduction

Flashback: April 2009

My weight had ballooned to 277 pounds on my six foot frame. Standing on the scale in my doctor’s office was downright painful! I had known that I was overweight, but now it was clear that I was definitely in the obese range. I was 56 years old and often complained about how difficult it was to lose weight as we get older. I guess that was my excuse: the aging process.

One month earlier, I had been diagnosed with epilepsy. I was certain that the two powerful medications I was taking had contributed to decreasing my body’s metabolism. I was lethargic and tired most of the time. In addition, I developed sleep apnea, a disorder that causes pauses in breathing or shallow breathing while asleep, due to the increased circumference of my neck.

I was advised by my doctor that I needed to exercise more and eat less. I thought, Sure, doc. But how? I knew that I was headed down the slippery slope to poor health.

Fast Forward: November 2009

Standing on the same scale in the same doctor’s office, the physician’s assistant recorded my weight as 216 pounds, a drop of 61 pounds since my last visit in April. She asked me if I saw the same numbers as she did: 216. I replied Yes, that’s correct and went into the examination room to await the doctor. When the doctor arrived, he started flipping through my folder and remarked that someone else’s records must be mixed in with mine because the weight was way off. He even went out to the scale in the hall and weighed himself to make certain that the scale was working properly. The doctor then asked me my birth date to verify that the folder was indeed mine and then said, Wow, you’ve really lost weight!

The doctor asked me if I was taking any prescription weight loss drugs. He then asked if I was eating and then forcing myself to vomit. I replied an unequivocal No! to both questions. He also asked if needed the services of a plastic surgeon to fix the loose skin that must have resulted from my weight loss. After all, I had gone from a size 44 to a size 36 in about six months. I replied that I had no loose skin and that I had developed an exercise regimen to help prevent this from happening. With a somewhat quizzical look, the doctor then decided to do a full series of blood tests to see if anything was wrong. The test results were all within a normal range. Throughout all of his prodding and probing, I let the doctor know that I hadn’t felt better in twenty years. I had regained my energy level and became a much more active person. Because my neck circumference had decreased by two inches, my sleep apnea had subsided and I was