Dr. Vonda Wright

On the other days, I do about four days of base training zone two. Two of those days, I sprint. I always eat a lot of protein. That is my lifestyle. And my blood sugar is 85 when I do that. And I'm a midlife woman. And, you know, the metabolic things that happen to midlife women. Even backing off a little bit starts to creep up my blood sugar.

On the other days, I do about four days of base training zone two. Two of those days, I sprint. I always eat a lot of protein. That is my lifestyle. And my blood sugar is 85 when I do that. And I'm a midlife woman. And, you know, the metabolic things that happen to midlife women. Even backing off a little bit starts to creep up my blood sugar.

So this is a constant, daily, habitual lifestyle that we all need to lead. And so when I see that in someone as healthy as me, when my patients show up and they've casually been told that they have something that's going to kill them, I don't think that's enough attention.

So this is a constant, daily, habitual lifestyle that we all need to lead. And so when I see that in someone as healthy as me, when my patients show up and they've casually been told that they have something that's going to kill them, I don't think that's enough attention.

Yes.

Yes.

Well, I can tell you, for instance, the dietitians and chefs that make the food for the pro athletes that I've taken care of across my life, they're not only eating meat. They have a very well-balanced diet that includes lots of vegetables, lots of high protein. They take amino acid supplements if they need to fill in the gaps, right, if they're not getting enough leucine or something.

Well, I can tell you, for instance, the dietitians and chefs that make the food for the pro athletes that I've taken care of across my life, they're not only eating meat. They have a very well-balanced diet that includes lots of vegetables, lots of high protein. They take amino acid supplements if they need to fill in the gaps, right, if they're not getting enough leucine or something.

But they just don't go down one one pathway. I haven't seen that in the pros that I take care of.

But they just don't go down one one pathway. I haven't seen that in the pros that I take care of.

Has it?

Has it?

Agreed. Agreed. You know, because of the CGM thing, I found that if I only eat protein for breakfast, which egg white omelet or, you know, whatever, just protein, that I needed a little complex carbs in order for about 10 o'clock in the morning to be able to function at a high level with my patients. So now I've added 50 grams of carbs in the morning, but that's not a lot of carbs, not very much.

Agreed. Agreed. You know, because of the CGM thing, I found that if I only eat protein for breakfast, which egg white omelet or, you know, whatever, just protein, that I needed a little complex carbs in order for about 10 o'clock in the morning to be able to function at a high level with my patients. So now I've added 50 grams of carbs in the morning, but that's not a lot of carbs, not very much.

I just needed that little complex, but interesting, right?

I just needed that little complex, but interesting, right?

I eat 130 grams of protein a day. There's no upper limit on how much protein you can eat in a single setting. I try to get at least 30 because there is a lower threshold for 30. And so if I do that, it takes three meals and a couple snacks a day. That's a lot of volume of food. So I try to eat really dense. So a cup of Greek yogurt is like 18 grams. And A really pure beef stick is another 16.

I eat 130 grams of protein a day. There's no upper limit on how much protein you can eat in a single setting. I try to get at least 30 because there is a lower threshold for 30. And so if I do that, it takes three meals and a couple snacks a day. That's a lot of volume of food. So I try to eat really dense. So a cup of Greek yogurt is like 18 grams. And A really pure beef stick is another 16.

So at this point, I've memorized the most dense foods that I can to get that much protein.

So at this point, I've memorized the most dense foods that I can to get that much protein.