How The Fast Diet has Benefited Me

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jenghis74b

11:57 pm
16 Jan 15
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I am a kidney transplant recipient since 1993. Developed diabetes around 2000 –most likely due to long term use of anti-rejection drug prednisone. After transplant over a period of years gained weight–from 140 to 230lbs. (Was put on insulin to control blood sugar)

Weight gain may have contributed to the diabetes as well.
Hard time controlling weight so August 2014 started the Fast Diet. After being on it for almost a year, I had lost 60lbs and found I needed less insulin than in the beginning. Was taking 40 units in the morning and 25 at night. That decreased to 15 units once a day. On fast days I took no insulin. August of 2014 I was taken OFF insulin completely.

January 2015 now down to 160lbs..lost 80 lbs–average about 4lbs a month.

A1c’s were:
July 2014– 5.6 (insulin dependent)

Oct 2014— 5.3. (Off insulin–control with diet only)

My next A1c will be in April 2015. Hoping results will be just as good so I can stay off insulin. (An aside, was on Cholesterol drug Crestor. Off of it as well.

The “diet” does work.

My doctor asked how I lost the weight so I explained the diet and directed her to the research and video documentary. Don’t know if she saw it yet, but has no problem with how I have lost the weight. She recognizes the benefits I have received from it. (No more insulin, no cholesterol drugs, lower blood pressure). My doctor is thrilled with my progress and calls me a living example on how to lose weight and control type 2 diabetes. My kidney doctor has no problem with it either.

Goal weight is 150—(could go as low as 140lbs). The next 10 pounds seem difficult to lose. It’s like I’ve reached a plateau. When I see my doctor in April I want to be at or below my goal weight. Any suggestions? Maybe throw in an extra fast day on occasion?

Thanks for your help–Mark

Tina8818

4:46 pm
18 Jan 15
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Weight did that to me too and suddenly, after a few weeks, I starting loosing again. Then stopped, then started. Keep going, you’ve done really well

Amazon

5:59 pm
18 Jan 15
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Well done on losing so much and improving your health and life expectancy.
Give it another couple of weeks and if the scales haven’t moved there are a couple of things you could try.
Firstly, have you recalculated your BMR/TDEE as you have lost weight? If not, try that and keep below your TDEE.
Secondly, cut out any processed carbs and sugar if you haven’t done so already.
Thirdly, stick in an extra FD.

Good luck.

QuietOne

9:39 pm
19 Jan 15
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Fantastic! jenghis74b I applaud your efforts it couldn’t have been easy at times.

I’m only in my third week and the health benefits are numerous. Blood sugar is normal where I was pre-diabetic before I changed my pattern to 5:2, blood sugar was usually 6.1 to 6.8 very rarely under 6 if it ever was.

My COPD is under control as never before since my diagnosis 15 years ago. My hurting joints don’t hurt so bad and my consumption of pain relievers has dropped way down. There are days I don’t have to take anything at all. Haven’t used any opiates to control pain since after my first fast.

All the benefits I’ve already received and there are more, I don’t care if I’ve lost an ounce I feel better, I’m more alert, more energetic, I can climb a flight of stairs without stopping, and I’m in a better frame of mind. I’ll take just what I’ve got and be happy any weight loss is a bonus.

I won’t discuss my weight. I have to take my weight every morning for water retention due to heart issues. (congestive heart failure) I’m not doing 5:2 for weight loss as the goal. To me it’s not a diet it is a new eating format. I wish that it wasn’t called a diet. Diet’s don’t work, I know I tried enough of them in the last 30 years.

At 60 and 347 days this is the best I’ve felt since I was in my mid-40’s. Is it real or just all in my mind? If it is in my mind I’ll be ok with it. If it real and things are improving medically I’ll take that too. I can walk around the block at -30C and my lungs don’t explode and my heart isn’t jumping out of my chest.

jenghis74b

10:54 pm
19 Jan 15
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Thanks for the advice Amazon—think I’ll throw in an extra Fast Day every couple weeks and see if that helps.
Mark

jenghis74b

11:10 pm
19 Jan 15
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Keep up the good work QuietOne—it can be difficult at times but once you keep experiencing the benefits it becomes easier. If there is a week you go off of it or not follow it exactly, don’t worry about it. Just start again the next week.
There may be weeks you over indulge—I did Thanksgiving Week and had to start over. No big deal. It is an ongoing process—your not in a race. Usually as a reward–I save weekends to eat what I want without worrying about calorie count.
It seems to work for me.
Mark

jenghis74b

11:18 pm
19 Jan 15
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Tina8818–think I’ll weigh less often because weight seems to fluctuate from day to day depending on time of day, etc. Could be a 3 pound difference from day to day. Longer I wait between weighing could give me a more accurate weight. Maybe weigh every two weeks.
Mark

dlroseberry

7:14 am
20 Jan 15
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I’ve had similar results, though I didn’t quite get to diabetes, I was on the way. My doc took me off Crestor too. My cholesterol didn’t improve dramatically from fasting or weight loss, but since my triglycerides dropped with my weight, my HDL was good, and I’ve added some intermittent sprinting to my walks, he decided I have low risk of heart attack.

I’ve also added strength training to add muscle. I think as we lose fat, it’s probably a good idea to increase muscle to add more “inertia” to blood sugar (and other metabolite) levels. Seems logical and natural anyway, and allays fears that some have expressed of me being too skinny and helps with maintenance.

jenghis74b

11:04 am
20 Jan 15
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Diroseberry–Believe my cholesterol was elevated due mostly to medications than diet. Never really had a problem until started taking the anti-rejection drug Cyclosporine. Been on it for nearly 22 years. Of course diet may have contributed to some of it–hard to tell. Due to kidney transplant, I’m a walking chemistry lab. Medications needed to prevent rejection end up causing other problems—diabetes, elevated cholesterol, suppressed immune system, etc. But, it is better than the alternative–being sick and on dialysis 3 times a week.