Too bloody right the diet works. I am 2 1/2 weeks into it, lost 10kgs, off 2 tablets, metformin halved, HbA1c dropped from 9.9 to 5.8 (as per my fructosamine test). After being a binge eater for 68 years and a self confessed chubby bubby, these are to me a beeeutiful set of figures. BUT:
1. I am tired and irritable.
2. I have ketone breath (halitosis)
3. I have exercised my butt off and will continue to do so (1hr on treadmill on 14 degree incline plus two short workouts per day)
4. I hate the shakes - they taste like ****.
5. I am subject to loss of lean muscle tissue ( had to increase my daily protein to 85 grams - taking whey, but hey it tastes OK)
6. I had to be cleared medically and see my GP every week and ring him if I need to. Total support.
7. Great support from wife and family.
8. My life is on hold for 8 weeks. No worries.
9. I am a compulsive personality and I use all of such gifts to say focussed.
10. I know that this does not stop at 8 weeks. Good sense, portion/carb control etc will be essential for the rest of my life.
11. My chances of developing gall stones are about 5x higher than average.
12. I promised myself NEVER to visit web sites ever again where stupid, biased and uninformed people write a load of ****. (I don't mean this site)
CONCLUSIONS
1. Definitely not for everyone. If you prefer to do it slower that's fine too.
2. You need to make your decision carefully.
3. Make sure you listen to Prof Taylor's lecture CAREFULLY. It lasts an hour. Better still listen to it twice. Its available on the University's MRI site under Diabetes. For God's sake don't take for gospel the BS some sites bang on about.
4. Blessings by the truckload on the Professor - may he continue on his researching ways.
5. If I had to become a diabetic - I am so grateful that I am a Type 2 and not a Type 1.
6. What helped me was to realize that I had the problem, therefore I owned it as well as the solution.
My personal mantra comes from The Buddha:
The thought manifests as the word
The word manifests as the act
The acts develops into habit
The habit hardens into character
So watch the thought and its way with care
For as the shadow follows the body, as we THINK, so we become.
Amen and good luck to all undertaking the Newcastle Diet.
1. I am tired and irritable.
2. I have ketone breath (halitosis)
3. I have exercised my butt off and will continue to do so (1hr on treadmill on 14 degree incline plus two short workouts per day)
4. I hate the shakes - they taste like ****.
5. I am subject to loss of lean muscle tissue ( had to increase my daily protein to 85 grams - taking whey, but hey it tastes OK)
6. I had to be cleared medically and see my GP every week and ring him if I need to. Total support.
7. Great support from wife and family.
8. My life is on hold for 8 weeks. No worries.
9. I am a compulsive personality and I use all of such gifts to say focussed.
10. I know that this does not stop at 8 weeks. Good sense, portion/carb control etc will be essential for the rest of my life.
11. My chances of developing gall stones are about 5x higher than average.
12. I promised myself NEVER to visit web sites ever again where stupid, biased and uninformed people write a load of ****. (I don't mean this site)
CONCLUSIONS
1. Definitely not for everyone. If you prefer to do it slower that's fine too.
2. You need to make your decision carefully.
3. Make sure you listen to Prof Taylor's lecture CAREFULLY. It lasts an hour. Better still listen to it twice. Its available on the University's MRI site under Diabetes. For God's sake don't take for gospel the BS some sites bang on about.
4. Blessings by the truckload on the Professor - may he continue on his researching ways.
5. If I had to become a diabetic - I am so grateful that I am a Type 2 and not a Type 1.
6. What helped me was to realize that I had the problem, therefore I owned it as well as the solution.
My personal mantra comes from The Buddha:
The thought manifests as the word
The word manifests as the act
The acts develops into habit
The habit hardens into character
So watch the thought and its way with care
For as the shadow follows the body, as we THINK, so we become.
Amen and good luck to all undertaking the Newcastle Diet.
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