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<blockquote data-quote="Cricket Lover" data-source="post: 414873" data-attributes="member: 76618"><p>Hi Cara / Murph,</p><p></p><p>I'm in my last week of 8 now, starting to really count down the days <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I have stuck ridgidly to the diet no dairy products, meat, fish, beats, pulses etc. I'm not sure additional vitamins are required, I have used optifast & my GP after looking at the ingredients decided there was no reason to prescribe vitamins. Hope it goes well for you the first 3 days are the worst but once your body has gone into ketosis & got used to it I found it fine, my energy levels have been fine, if anything better than for years! I havn't suffered from cold or some other side effects people reported, just tough in social enviroments when others are eating & drinking. Exercise really helps also & I tend to drink water when I start to feel hungry. I have 6 days to go & so far lost 23 lbs.</p><p></p><p>Personally I weigh myself every morning & it is only really in the last week that weight loss has slowed I also test my bg 1 to 3 times a day, my consultant said I only needed to do once a week, but I find the daily weight checks & bg testing is motivational, as it confirms to me I am still making progress. My bg currently operates between 4.1 & 5.3 7day ave 4.6 14 day 4.8 30day 4.8 90 day 5.7. As a side issue I have also seen my blood pressure improve, it was never really bad but could have been better, but now it's in the range 104 - 116 over 58 - 70 which is pretty much perfect so the weight loss & exercise seem to be having huge benefits to me, not felt as well for years.</p><p></p><p>I will visit my surgery when the diet is finished & ask for a glucose tolerence test, I would hope I am now back to a totally pre diabetic state & if I keep my weight down & continue to exercise would hope to maintain it without any meds.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you both, just keep focussed on the end goal & stay strong</p><p></p><p>Mark</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cricket Lover, post: 414873, member: 76618"] Hi Cara / Murph, I'm in my last week of 8 now, starting to really count down the days :) I have stuck ridgidly to the diet no dairy products, meat, fish, beats, pulses etc. I'm not sure additional vitamins are required, I have used optifast & my GP after looking at the ingredients decided there was no reason to prescribe vitamins. Hope it goes well for you the first 3 days are the worst but once your body has gone into ketosis & got used to it I found it fine, my energy levels have been fine, if anything better than for years! I havn't suffered from cold or some other side effects people reported, just tough in social enviroments when others are eating & drinking. Exercise really helps also & I tend to drink water when I start to feel hungry. I have 6 days to go & so far lost 23 lbs. Personally I weigh myself every morning & it is only really in the last week that weight loss has slowed I also test my bg 1 to 3 times a day, my consultant said I only needed to do once a week, but I find the daily weight checks & bg testing is motivational, as it confirms to me I am still making progress. My bg currently operates between 4.1 & 5.3 7day ave 4.6 14 day 4.8 30day 4.8 90 day 5.7. As a side issue I have also seen my blood pressure improve, it was never really bad but could have been better, but now it's in the range 104 - 116 over 58 - 70 which is pretty much perfect so the weight loss & exercise seem to be having huge benefits to me, not felt as well for years. I will visit my surgery when the diet is finished & ask for a glucose tolerence test, I would hope I am now back to a totally pre diabetic state & if I keep my weight down & continue to exercise would hope to maintain it without any meds. Good luck to you both, just keep focussed on the end goal & stay strong Mark [/QUOTE]
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