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Hi,
First of all well done on your achievements so far.
If you’ve lost over a stone you’ll need to readjust your TDEE downwards, have you done so yet?
You can also take a close look at what you are eating. Are you eating too much fruit, too many carbs? From what I’ve read low carb high fat diets are the best option for diabetics and actually I think they are best for all of us.
Might I suggest you also take a look at Michael’s blood sugar diet. There is a dedicated website and you’ll probably find the forum a font of knowledge so far as T2D is concerned. It’ll also give you some great menu ideas.
Don’t depair, you’ll find a solution.
Good luck.
TDEE is the maximum calories you should consume on non fast days and as your weight drops you need less calories to sustain your body.
Is that an example of a normal day or a FD?
What do you mean by a few nuts? They are very good for you but have a huge amount of calories per ounce.
And what do you mean by lowish carb dinner?
Hi riverrat,
Im assuming T2D and 18.9mmol/L down to 8mmol/L? Great!! That weight loss is phenomenal in just 5 weeks. Hard to sustain that level of loss over the long term so I wouldn’t despair. I lost at a rate of 0.7 pounds per week over the course of a year. Also to be off your meds after 5 weeks is phenomenal. Have you talked to your GP about the meds? To expect your pancreas and liver to magically start working perfectly after 5 weeks is very wishful thinking!! Id be giving it 6 months as an absolute minimum and realistically 12 months if not longer before liver/pancreas function was even remotely close to normal.
Describe what you mean by low carbish? What foods are you talking about? People bandy around the term starving when in fact what they mean is they are hungry. Starving occurs when your bouncing around 4% or less body fat and your not ingesting calories. I doubt that’s the case. The concept of hunger will get better as your stomach shrinks as the production of ghrelin (hunger hormone) will diminish. Also eat lots of cruciferous veggies. They have lots of bulk and fibre. This makes the food payload enter the small intestines quickly and stimulates CCK production which tells the brain you are satiated. Couple that with good fats (cheese and high fat yogurt) and this will increase CCK production making you feel full longer.
I think your doing well, keep going.
Wow someone more disciplined about their eating than me!! Well done. Just make sure what you are doing is sustainable. Ive got very simple foods that I eat so the foods don’t have to be exciting and I just have my routine. No fancy recipes needed. When I change something in my diet I do it for six months and then get bloods taken to see if its had a positive or negative impact. Sounds like youre doing very well. Get your carbs from veggies (no potatoes) legumes and nuts. Avoid anything made from grains or flour.
BG down from 18 to 8 is stunning. Talk with your doc about stabilising that with your meds before quitting meds altogether.
Hi Riverratsam, is there a reason why you are eating so little on NFDs? I don’t eat at all on fast days and some bacon and egg sure sounds like it is less than 600 calories.
I can understand wanting to lose the weight as fast as you can but eating too little can also backfire. I was miserable until I started eating more. I did cut refined sugar out of my diet and added fasting. Since doing that I’ve lost over a stone in a year, but my weight is currently only around 12 stones. (79.2kg) Besides not feeling miserable, I no longer have to take any vitamins as I’m eating enough cheese, nuts, fruits and vegetables to cover my needs. However my weight lose is slow, only about 1.5 lbs / month. However I’m mostly concerned about losing fat.
A blog you might find helpful: https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/category/health-and-nutrition/
It seems that if you are eating a ketogenic diet, you shouldn’t have to feel so hungry to lose weight. The fasting will enhance your weight loss and give you periods of lower blood glucose. My main driver for hunger was refined sugar. Getting rid of that in your diet might also help you.
I second what bigbooty said. Work with your doctor and have your meds adjusted as you lose weight and improve. I completely understand not wanting to be on any medication, but the goal is to still be alive and off medication.
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