The Agony of Obesity

By Dr. Judith Giustini

If you consume 3,500 calories more than
you need to sustain your weight,
you gain one pound.
If you consume 3,500 calories less than
it takes to sustain your weight,
you lose one pound.
10 calories here, 100 calories there,
it all adds up.
The math is simple, but people are complicated.
You are influenced by your habits,
your customs and your associations.
Maybe there are emotional reasons
for your obesity,
such as hidden anger,
feeling a need for protection,
using food as a substitute for affection,
or overweight as a symbol of power,
& a desire to throw your weight around.
Knowledge is power.
Do you want to take charge
of things in your life?

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Oct 25, 2021
• ISBN: 9781663222190

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Contents

1 Introduction

2 Preface

3 A Diet That Works

4 A Non-Method for Losing Weight

5 A Simple Weight Loss Diet

6 About Your New Lifestyle

7 Type 2 Diabetes

8 Alkaline Diet for Health

9 The Alkaline Weight Loss Diet

10 Antioxidants

11 Are You Addicted to Empty Calories?

12 Are You an Apple or a Pear?

13 Are You a Nighttime Nibbler?

14 Are You Obese?

15 Are You Toxic?

16 Aspartamae

17 Beware Fragmented Foods

18 Calories Do Count

19 Carbohydrates

20 Carbohydrates Are Not Evil

21 Some Cases of Obesity (1)

22 Some Cases of Obesity (2)

23 Some Cases of Obesity (3)

24 Some Cases of Obesity (4)

25 Some Cases of Obesity (5)

26 Some Cases of Obesity (6)

27 Some Cases of Obesity (7)

28 Cases of Obesity (8)

29 Some Cases of Obesity (9)

30 Some Cases of Obesity (10)

31 Some Cases of Obesity (11)

32 Some Cases of Obesity (12)

33 Childhood Obesity

34 Cholesterol

35 Creation Story

36 Creeping Weight Gain

37 Defensive Dining

38 Dehydration

39 Dehydration as a Cause of Stress

40 A Dieting Method That Did Not Work

41 Divorce Your Old Diet!

42 Do Not Become Hungry, Angry, Lonely or Tired

43 Drink as a Cause of Stress that Interferes with Healing

44 Eleven Ways to Gain Weight Without Really Trying

45 Eliminate Empty Calories

46 Enzymes

47 Excess Body Weight

48 Exercise as a Cause of Stress That Interferes with Healing

49 Exhaustion: Your Ticket to the Nursing Home

50 Fat Affects Everything

51 Fat People Are Sick

52 Fat People DO Care

53 Food as a Cause of Stress That Interferes with Healing

54 Foods Forbidden in the Bible

55 Fruits & Vegetables & Your Weight Loss Diet

56 Going on a Diet Can Be a Huge Stress

57 How Does Childhood Obesity Lead to Adult Obesity?

58 How Does Dehydration Cause Excess Weight?

59 How Many Calories are in Beverages?

60 How Many Calories Are in Foods?

61 How Much Food Do You Need to Eat to Feel Satisfied?

62 How Much Protein Do You Need?

63 How’s Your Urine pH?

64 Hunger, Appetite and Food Cravings

65 Hypoglycemia

66 If Fat is the Problem, what is the Solution?

67 Just Eat Less

68 and Exercise More

69 Low Blood Sugar

70 Minerals are Essential for Your Health

71 Nutrition is Involved in Six of the Ten Leading Causes of Death in the United States

72 Obesity

73 Obesity, The Law of Attraction and The Law of Cause & Effect

74 Obesity and Betrayal

75 Obesity as a Moneymaking Opportunity

76 Obesity is a Symptom

77 Obesity Increasing Among U.S. Preschoolers

78 U.S. Life Expectancy May Drop Due to Obesity

79 Prescription Medications for Weight Loss

80 How to Reduce the High Cost of Health Care

81 Should You Take Nutritional Supplements?

82 Signs of Mineral Deficiency

83 Some Bad Effects of Obesity

84 Some of the Ways Sugar Ruins Your Health

85 Stresses That Interfere with Dieting Success

86 More Stresses That Interfere with Dieting Success

87 Stomach Surgery for Obesity

88 Symptoms of Acidosis

89 The Alkaline Weight Loss Diet

90 Symptoms of Dehydration

91 Veggie Dining Made Simple

92 The 1,200 to 1,500 Calorie Diet

93 The Dilemma of Obesity

94 The Yo-Yo Weight Syndrome

95 Underlying Causes of Excess Bodyweight

96 Mind-Body Therapy vs. Obesity

97 Water Deficiency and Other Links to Ill-ness

98 What the Experts Say About Diet for Proper Weight

99 Your Amazing Adrenal Glands

100 How to be Your Adrenal Glands’ Best Friend

101 Your Amazing Brain

102 How to Be Your Brain’s Best Friend

103 Your Amazing Kidneys

104 How to Be Your Kidneys’ Best Friend

105 Your Amazing Large Intestine

106 How to be Your Large Intestine’s Best Friend

107 Your Amazing Liver

108 How to Be Your Liver’s Best Friend

109 Your Amazing Pancreas

110 How to be Your Pancreas’ Best Friend

111 Your Amazing Small Intestine

112 How to be Your Small Intestine’s Best Friend

113 What is Causing Your Fatigue

114 What is Your Goal Weight?

115 Why Do You Need to Have a 5-Hour Glucose Tolerance Test?

116 Why is it So Difficult to Change Your Habits?

117 You Are Not Sick, You Are Thirsty

118 You Can Choose to Avoid Empty Calories

119 Your Calories and Your Weight

120 Your Fat Contains Whaaat?

121 Your Saliva pH Indicates the Stress of Your Thinking

122 Degree of Difficulty of Cases

123 Your Urinary pH

124 Is it Obesity or PTSD?

1

Introduction

By: Dr. Judith Giustini

If you are carrying an extra 50 or 200 pounds, you know what a struggle your obesity is for you all day, every day. It’s not just the pounds themselves, but how you feel about yourself and how your obesity interferes with your lifestyle. It’s as if you are in an ongoing war.

Obesity is terrible for your health. It predisposes you to diabetes, high blood pressure and heart trouble. It makes you vulnerable to viruses.

If you are very heavy, you may feel embarrassed going out in public. Sometimes people catch a glimpse of you and quickly turn away. You may feel that they are judging you harshly, but maybe they are only amazed or feeling pity for you. Maybe your anxiety about your bodyweight drives you to seek solace by nibbling.

The pages in this book are written to bring you information and encouragement from one who has been involved this struggle for many years and has abundant compassion for you.

2

Preface

By: Dr. Judith Giustini

Obesity can be a frustrating enemy. Every time you have a little victory, it finds a way to defeat you. It also brings along its evil companions who are: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart trouble and susceptibility to infections. You may become discouraged, frustrated and reluctant to engage in the battle one more time, but if you give up, you can get even bigger.

The obesity epidemic is spreading around the world, as many people opt for high-calorie fast-foods and empty-calorie snacks, and they are not aware of how many calories they are consuming per day, or how much water they should be drinking. Also, many people are distracted by the stress of their current situation, or in their memories, and they can’t concentrate on their weight.

I recommend the book Obesity, Cancer and Depression –

Their Common Cause and Natural Cure by Dr. F. Batmanghelidj.

He gives you vital scientific information that can be your key to living the rest of your life in a normal size body.

Another book that will benefit you is Feelings Buried Alive

Never Die by Karol K. Truman. She says that certain physical symptoms are related to certain feelings that are suppressed in your subconscious mind, together with memories of adverse experiences or because they have become inculcated into your belief system, and you have not examined them to see if appropriate. In Mind-Body Therapy, you can learn which feelings are causing your symptoms, and how to let go of them.

3

A Diet That Works

By: Dr. Judith Louise Giustini

You have some weight to lose. Too bad about all those food and drink choices that landed you in this situation. It’s going to be difficult to say bye bye to your favorite foods and beverages. You eat what you eat because you like what you like. Changing your diet can seem like a divorce.

To lose weight, you need to keep your calories at 1,200 calories per day for a woman and 1,500 calories per day for a man. This project is not going to work if you go around hungry. If you get into vegetables, you can eat plenty of food all day long and keep your stomach full and your blood sugar stable.

Many people who have weight problems do most of their eating in the evening. On your weight loss diet, you should eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper. Starting out your diet, you need to skip dinner or eat very little that evening, so you will be nice and hungry in the morning and get your diet off to a good start. Be ready with the things you will need to make a healthy diet breakfast for yourself.

For lunch, you might enjoy a big salad with hot potatoes, maybe with a chopped hardboiled egg and low-calorie dressing. Another choice might be a big dish of cooked vegetables with ketchup, a little mayonnaise and some grated parmesan cheese on top. You may need to go to extra effort if you have to bring your food along with you. Do it. You are worth the trouble.

For dinner, you might enjoy a 2-egg cheese omelet with a salad or cooked vegetables, or maybe you could have it