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Hello to all, many thanks for all the great advice and warm welcomes. I am on the lchf diet and my sugar levels after 3 weeks is incredible - waking sugars are down from 10 to 5.6 my after meal measurements are down from 8 -10's to 6-4.5 on average. My first week I lost about 1.5kg. Second week it all came back on. I followed advice - cut dairy( it raises my blood sugars to 9's) , fruits and nuts. I also cut my protein intake.I watch fats cut my morning coffee with coconut oil. I drink lots of water almost like pre-diabetic symptoms. I have lots of green veg. I do not cheat for the first time on a diet my food fits on a side plate. I am seldom hungry but if I don't eat my sugars go up. I am on 2 meals a day now and a small snack - 2 macadamia nuts or a slice of salami. Still struggling with constipation. I still exercise daily cant do much more than my walking due to a back injury. Before starting lchf i was on severe restricted diet including 5.2. I lost weight on it but incredibly slowly with the side effect of raised sugar levels. My weight history is horrible I had my first dietician when i was 8 only fat person in a family of skinny people. The yo-yo effect for last 35 years. struggled with polytheistic ovaries - came right after birth of my first child. Weight piled on till I was diagnosed with type 2 dropped from 126 kgs to 115kgs was put on insulin with 2nd pregnancies and lost 5kgs during pregnancy. Till last year yo-yo between 114 - 110. with severe calorie diet i dropped to 108. I get no support from my doctor he told me to eat less and i will loose weight???? At moment a bit despondent and I don't think I can eat less. Maybe I still in starving mode? Its hard to see how the weight just come off others . Any advice or encouragement will be welcome.