Patch said:
Ken - how many diets (regimens/lifestyle changes/etc...) had you been on in the past (prior to your 5 1/2 stone loss)? What kind of success did you have with those previous diets?
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Prior to diagnosis I wasn't on any sort of diet other than normal healthy food, although I admit I drank heavily. I was not overweight at 13 st and 6 ft and was as fit as a flea and did regular daily exercise as well as being extremely active at work.
When I was diagnosed with Diabetes at age 49 it was a complete shock to me. I was from then on put on the 'infamous' NHS/DUK Healthy diet. I followed that religiously right up until a few years ago. During that time I put on weight easily, got more complications and generally thought I was going to die young in my 50's ! Nice prospects !
Cut a long story short I then found that the source of all my problems was this 'healthy NHS/DUK' diet. Basically it was killing me.......
So I reduced all the carbs and became a low carber, probably no more than 30g per day, high fat. This was a concern to me as I had been warned that high fat was bad for me with my coronary history, triple by-pass, high BP, high Cholesterol. I gave it a whirl but found that the high fat was not good for me and neither did my weight drop significantly.
So I went back to low fat, LOW carbs using the glycaemic index coupled with the glycaemic load, in other words strict portion control. That method has served me well and allowed the weight loss as posted.
So, the number of diet regimes has really been only 2. One that was the cause of the problems and the other involving a reduction of carbs. Simple really. Never had to struggle since reducing the carbs, if I ever gain any weight I can usually lose it just as quickly by strict control. Just me I suppose but it works well.