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Just wanted to share, @TheSecretCarbAddict, that OMAD (1 meal a day) is not recommended for every day unless you are in maintenance mode - you should alternate it with days when you eat two or more meals a day. Part of the power of fasting comes from switching things up, so that your body...

Just popping in to say - the shopping was fine, I followed my list and got it done. Got home, just having a cup of hot water with lemon juice before bed. And that will be my first full day’s fast done and dusted. I noticed a funny taste in my mouth part way through the evening (after about 25...

Just spotted this. I definitely won’t be cooking when fasting. The shopping is another matter…. Monday feels like a good day to do the full day fast because choir will keep me occupied for the evening. And it’s convenient for us to shop after choir because we’re already in the city. We live...

Approaching 18 hours into my planned 41-hour fast. Nearly half way! Another way to look at it is that what I’ve done up to this point (skip breakfast, no evening snack, no milk in tea/coffee) is just normal for me now. And in fact, from now up until evening meal time is not novel, I’ve been...

Ooh, Blimey - yet more things to add to my must watch/read list! Best part of 30 years ago, I discovered that I met the diagnostic criteria for binge eating disorder, and have done since childhood. I would say at the moment is that I am in remission from binge eating. There is no doubt that...

Minor update: I’: going to do the 38-42 hour fast on Mondays, as we have choir in the evening and then do the (food) shopping - and keeping busy will distract me from the fact of not eating in those last few hours before going to bed. Then 24 hour fasts on Wednesday and Friday. I’m undecided...

Yesterday was my mother’s birthday, so my sister and I took her out for lunch. A pub, with carbs everywhere! But I had a mixed grill, swapped the chips for salad, gave my onion rings to my mother and ignored the peas. It was delicious, and barely caused a blip in my BG. Evening meal was a...

A quick check in from me. I fasted for 24 hours on Saturday as I drove to visit my mother for a few days. I’ve done my best with low carb here and breakfast-skipping….. but after deciding I could have a few chocolate mints after eating on Sunday night, I suddenly found myself scoffing a load...

I went for a curry this evening. We do it once a month, and I threw caution to the wind. Peaked at well over 13!!! Down to 6.5 now and I hope and trust will fall further overnight. You know what they say - what you do every day matters more than what you do now and again. Tomorrow I will eat...

You have to set the speed of my weight loss in the context of where I started - with a BMI of 41.5. If Imlose a firther 6 stone, I will just creep in the top end of “healthy weight”. The heavier you are, the easier it is to lose. At least at the beginning. Yes, I’m using Libre 2. I have...

What a wonderful feeling! Neither of my meds can cause hypos, so my plan was to wait until my BG was firmly in the normal range before discussing removing meds. But I can’t get one of mine now, so it may happen sooner than intended.

Thank you for asking….. today I completed a 23-hour fast (7pm yesterday to 6pm today). I was/am already in the habit of skipping breakfast, so all it meant was skipping lunch and taking all tea/coffee without milk. Guess what, I’ve found I enjoy it! I also had the sense, as I was getting ready...

Look into whether there is a patient transport scheme local to you. The PALS at the hospital should be able to advise. I volunteer for one which is a charity, we do charge but it’s a lot cheaper than taxis. From my house to the local hospital (9 miles each way) would be about £20 each way for...

Have you looked into the research by Prof Roy Taylor of Newcastle University at all? When I first heard of it, I was very angry. Because of the emphasis on weight loss, and the use of meal replacement shakes to achieve it. I was so angry, I didn’t read beyond the headlines. I now wish I had...

Along with lower carb, have a look at adding some intermittent fasting. It can be as simple as eliminating any evening snacking and skipping breakfast a few days a week. Very beneficial for insulin levels, and that makes it easier to lose weight. NB people who are on medication for diabetes...

Thank you all for responding. Perhaps I should have shared more context. I’ve been diagnosed with T2D for 26 years. I’ve been obese virtually all my adult life (was an overweight 8-year-old), at my biggest my BMI was 48.5. I have lost weight many, many times. Sometimes a lot of it. I just...

So I switched to LCHF over the course of January, and the past couple of weeks have added some fasting as well. I am determined now to maintain my weight at a much lower level, and if it is humanly possible, to put my type 2 diabetes into remission and keep it there. Neither of these will be...

My BG typically starts rising around 4-5am - when I’m still asleep. It continues to rise after I get up, more so if I do resistance exercises rather than swimming. My only question is what I should give as my “fasting glucose” number if asked. Is it what my Libre Freestyle shows in the depths...

I’ve been thinking a lot about the twin cycle hypothesis, and potential implications for particular scenarios. Here are a couple. Two people reach what Roy Taylor calls their “personal fat threshold”. It doesn’t matter what their actual weight is, or their BMI. Their liver and pancreas are...

OK, I’m signing in here to share my progress towards better control…. hopefully remission, but the odds seem stacked against that. I’ve had T2D for 26 years. Secondary to having binge eating disorder/obesity for most of my life - not an easy combination. In 2012/13 I lost over 7 stone and...