Bluetit1802
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To my surprise, he said the NHS advice was all wrong, that recent studies are saying a lower carb, higher fat diet is better for BG control and weight loss, both in the long and short term. He says he can't understand why things haven't changed in the NHS yet, but seems to think they will as more and more studies with larger sample groups are being published. He said the eat well plate was a load of tosh! He also said fats have been demonised and we should all be eating more of them...yay, I'll go get me some cheese
Two HCPs in less than a week of the list of demons then. Can't be bad, and there are more of them out there.I'm still reeling at this. Never thought I would live to see the day.
Two HCPs in less than a week of the list of demons then. Can't be bad, and there are more of them out there.
Understand now what a struggle you have had How good of your employer to pay for your appointments they must think highly of you and what a brilliant result with the dietician agreeing with what you are doing. It must have given you such a boost so really well doneThere's a few reasons:
1. My employer has paid for this appointment - it was offered to me just before I had my blood results back, so at that point I wasn't actually on a LCHF diet. I was morbidly obese, having been on an 8 year long binge cycle of a 30 year long binge-starve thing...and not sure where to start finding balance.
2. I'm a binge-starver and have never managed to get the right balance. I know the key to getting healthy in the long term is to find some balance. Yes, it sounds easy. but there's more to it (see the next point)
3. Because my disordered eating habits were starting to affect me physically (in the form of recurrent abscesses requiring surgery), my employer suggested I have some CBT sessions with an eating disorder specialist. They've paid for that, but the condition was that I saw a dietician too. Hence, I saw a dietician because I really wanted, no, needed the CBT.
4. And finally, although I'm happy with LCHF, I'm struggling with certain aspects of it
An empowered partnership is something I love to,hear about , great attitudes ...Just read through thread. After first post I was about to say, why make assumption that it would be a negative experience?
Ok, so they often are negative, but if we go to these appointments with closed minds, we get nothing from them and waste our time and that of the HCP. They must get fed up with people coming to see them, just because they were referred, who have no intention of taking any notice.
I had an appointment last week week with a health trainer. Went with an open mind, but secretly doubting it would be of use. I was prepared to listen, but made sure I was listened to as well. The result was we both gained from the experience. I got some new information on exercise sessions available, and she had info from me on how I had managed by diabetes and weightloss, which she promised she would use to advise other and share with her colleagues.
As I got to the end of the thread @Loobles , I realised you found the appointment was better than you had anticipated. So, you have demonstrated that working in collaboration with HCPs, sharing knowledge, is a good way to go.
Well done, if more of us take this approach we can effect change.