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Sorry, can't advise on the ND, but you might want to check out The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet by Dr Michael Mosley. 800 calories a day, using real food. Lots of good reports and success stories. Talks a lot about Prof Taylor and his work on the ND in the book and Prof Taylor is happy for folk to...

Thanks Jamrox. I stayed in the 800 calories, following the guidelines in the book. Tried a few recipes, but often prefer to do my own thing. Found strong flavours helped. After a lifetime of being on diets (over 50 years) [emoji33] I didn't get too disheartened when the weight loss stalled...

Thank you. Going to continue for a while as lots more weight to lose. Have a few days away in March, so will just make best choices. Back on this when I get home, until a residential conference in April. Again, will make the best choices I can, then back on this for a while. Just taking it one...

Finished the 8 weeks today. Lost 27 pounds. Fasting bloods from 10.9 to 5.3. Lost 10 inches from waist and nearly two dress sizes. BP down. Less joint pain, thinking more clearly, concentration better. Even list persistent cough I'd had for ages (turns out it was related to all the bread I...

Just finished the 8 weeks. Lost 27 pounds. Fasting bloods from 10.9 to 5.3. Lost 10 inches from waist and nearly two dress sizes.

Just finished the 8 weeks. Lost 27 pounds. Fasting bloods from 10.9 to 5.3.

Finishing the 8-weeks tonight. Have lost 27 pounds, fasting bloods from 10.9 to under 6 (used to struggle getting it below 7). BP down. Feeling great, more energy, thinking more clearly. Dropped almost 2 dress sizes. More weight to lose so may just go for the next 8-weeks.

Hi. For me it has. Plenty of vegetables (mainly green leafy ones) and salad, some fruit - mainly berries. I've not found constipation to be a problem, in fact my insides seem to have settled down since I cut out the carbs (especially bread). I've not heard of anyone on the Facebook group for...

Just reaching the end of 8 weeks. Lost 26 pounds so far, 9 inches off waist, down one (nearly two) dress sizes. Fasting BG from 10.9 to under 6 most days, BP down. BMI from 40.9 to 36.2. Feeling good. More energy, thinking more clearly.

Just finishing the 8 weeks on this plan on Saturday. Weight down 26 pounds, fasting BG from 10.9 to under 6 most days with the occasional 6. Never managed to get it under 7 previously. BP down. Lost 9 inches from waist, and one (nearly two) dress sizes. BMI down from 40.9 to 36.2. Feel great...

I started this on 19th December so am at the end of the 8 weeks this weekend. I'm T2 since 2009, diet controlled but threatened with Metformin - the kick I needed. Up to today I have lost 26 pounds. Fasting BG down from 10.9 to under 6 most days, with the occasional 6. BP down (hoping to come...

Thanks Mafat - diagnosed T2 in 2009. Diet controlled, but the threat of Metformin was the kick I needed to try this plan. Fortunately my Diabetes Nurse is supportive and monitoring me monthly in case BP meds need reducing (at last check BP read low!). I've lost over 10% of my starting weight...

Hi Ladybird. I'd got into really bad eating habits after a stressful year. Anything between two slices of bread was fine with me. Then I realised how bad I was feeling, not enjoying my food, not thinking clearly, always tired. Then an HbA1c that I wasn't happy with, and the GP mentioning...

Dr Michael Mosley's 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet is 800 calories a day, low carb, Mediterranean-style eating. Prof Taylor (of the NCD) and his research is mentioned many times in the book, and he is happy for folk to lose weight using real food. I'm just at the end of the 8 weeks and to date have...

Thanks AndBreathe. I'm not 100% certain, still trying to decide whether to stay on 800 calories every day, or to restrict calories Monday to Friday and ease up a little at weekends. I've a few days away in Prague in March so might change that week to less calories at weekend before and after...