Good Morning All
Well I have finally finished 8 weeks of the Newcastle Diet
Starting BFG 9.7
Finishing BFG 4.9
Last 30 days average BG 5.3
Starting Weight 105.5kg (232.6lb)
Today's Weight 89.5 kg (197.3lb)
Weight Loss 16 kg (35.3lb)
Starting BMI 35.89
Todays BMI 30.44
What did I do?
Daily Diet
Breakfast 1 x Optifast Shake 207 Calories
Lunch 1 x Optifast Shake 207 Calories
Tea 1 x Optifast Shake 207 Calories
Supper Veges steamed and variations 180-200 calories
Exercise 3 x30 minute walks (minimum 10000 steps a day). I did do some strengthening exercises early on but gave them away several weeks in
I stopped taking Metformin 1000mg after two weeks as an experiment because my levels had dropped so quickly. They continued to drop so I ceased using the medication. Please note that this was my decision not sanction by my GP so not something I would recommend.
During the diet I started feeling the cold a lot more from quite early on (not such an issue in Summer in Australia).
I did struggle with energy in the afternoons and about six weeks in had some constipation which was corrected by taking Metamucil each day (psyllium husks) and towards the end got so bored with the diet but it worked for me because it was so simple
The Newcastle diet exceeded all my expectations. I am due for a HbA1c test but I am leaving that for another 4 weeks so it will be from the start of the diet.
I would like to thank all on here for the support that helped get me thru particularly
@EdMac and
@Borzoi who were pretty much going thru the same journey on the same timing
I am off to have a cooked breakfast and will continue my journey with a LCHF diet looking to lose another 4 kg over the next six weeks and I transition to 1800 calories a day
Thanks All