Just discovered the work of Roy Taylor about reversal of T2D. Some interesting videos available on YouTube. Has anyone tried a 15% weight loss? Did it make a difference? How did you cope?
When I was diagnosed the diabetic nurse, dn, said they would me in touch about the Desmond course and told me about the 600 calorie per day diet which involved buying the optifast drinks. Years ago a shake diet was very popular and a couple of colleagues made thenselves very ill. After a bit of research I was sure that diet was not for me. A major part of that decision was reading about peoples experiences with the diet. They lost weight but then returned to their old diet and put it all back on again. It takes about 6 weeks to create a "new normal" and I just did not feel the need to lose a lot of weight fast. I know some people have reasons to do so. For me slow and steady weight adjustment with a "better" eating patten for life is the way to go but we are all different. If you are on meds you often need to be careful with any change in your diet and imho any diet that restricts the calories to that extent should only be undertaken with close medical supervision and my health profesionals simply to not have that sort of time available to them.Just discovered the work of Roy Taylor about reversal of T2D. Some interesting videos available on YouTube. Has anyone tried a 15% weight loss? Did it make a difference? How did you cope?
Just discovered the work of Roy Taylor about reversal of T2D. Some interesting videos available on YouTube. Has anyone tried a 15% weight loss? Did it make a difference? How did you cope?
I would have done the Newcastle Diet had I known about it. Instead I lost circa 13% of diagnosis weight by building up my work out regime, to silly levels, reducing obvious carbs, but still having home made soda bread with mackerel / salmon and also home made xylitol based cakes. This got me HbA1c's of 41 and 42. I then switched to LCHF and a smarter HiiT based exercise plan for a HbA1c of 35. I have switched again to heavier weights whilst having loads of berries and nuts, which has netted a HbA1c of 36 - this can get me lower fbg, but I think the heavy berries and nuts keeps my awake average at mid 5's. I know when I have bacon, eggs, mushrooms my operational average is lower. I am now going to lower my intake of berries and nuts, and am biasing towards vegetables (with heavy weights and HiiT) - loving it.
Hi @douglas99, I am comfortable with using "reversed" as my regime has not seen diabetic A1c's for 2 years. I know I could eat less and exercise more if needed, and would have done anything to obtain normal numbers.Have you reversed your T2?
What are you like on a carb heavy meal?
Same for me, lost 12% of body weight, BMI of 20 now, not cured, but steady BG on low carb diet.Although I was not necessarily trying to lose weight, I lost about 18% of my diagnosis weight on LC diet. It didn't cure me, but low carb does help with control.
Has anyone tried a 15% weight loss? Did it make a difference?
YES INDEED It worked for me. Go to google and look for Guardian newspaper uk Richard Doughty type 2 reversed and see the little video from Carlos.Richard was my height so his weight story was my guide, and Carlos was such a heroic story that way my inspiration. Good luckJust discovered the work of Roy Taylor about reversal of T2D. Some interesting videos available on YouTube. Has anyone tried a 15% weight loss? Did it make a difference? How did you cope?
Some of the people need to go BELOW BMI 20. Some need to lose 20% of previous weight.Same for me, lost 12% of body weight, BMI of 20 now, not cured, but steady BG on low carb diet.