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I haven't updated my journey on the 800 diet for some time but I am in week 19 now so I thought I should. I managed to get my weight down from 98kg to 85kg and my HbA1c from 77 down to 42 with similar dramatic falls in lipids and blood pressure. My weight has fallen further down to 80kg (BMI of...

Haven't posted for a while but I'm on day 46 (week 7) and I've officially dropped out of the 'obese' category and into 'severely overweight'. My blood pressure has plummeted and is around the 115/65 mark now and I expect my meds to be reduced soon. The one thing I have changed in the diet is...

I use the shakes because I wanted to stick to the original Newcastle study as closely as possible so I could compare my results with those of the study. I believe the current study that Diabetes UK are funding is implementing the same protocol. Certainly, after the eight weeks is up I will start...

Hi EdMac. My target weight is based on my BMI, which to be in the normal range is between 54kg and 72kg so I decided on 70kg as a reasonable ambition. My height is 170.5cm so on the rule of thumb of height (in cm) - 100 = ideal weight (in kg), that figured as well. My weight today is 89.8kg and...

Hi @Jamrox, I started the 800 calorie Newcastle Diet just over a month ago. It's well devised and you don't starve. I use Tesco Ultraslim shakes, which are quite palatable, three per day (breakfast lunch and tea) made with 125ml skimmed milk and 125ml water. I also make 200cal non-starchy veg...