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@ianpspurs
Hi Ian, I hope you read this and that you've had an enjoyable Christmas.
I understand exactly where you are coming from. As you know I have struggled with this WOE and have left the forum a couple of times because I felt I was failing and couldn't do what other people seemed to find so easy. I knew it would never become a natural and straightforward WOE for me. The last time was fairly recently and I was depressed because I couldn't reconcile the traditional low carb and my aversion to eating meat. I was forcing myself to eat it and felt pretty awful about it. I had a break and did some research and realised it was (just about) possible to go veggie (not vegan) while low carbing. I seem to naturally prioritise the veggie part of my diet above the low carb which is probably not the way round it should be but thats me and I have accepted that.
I think what I'm trying to say is that you need to change your low carb approach by adjusting it around your preferred foods rather than eat things that don't interest you or that you don't like or feel you can't eat for whatever reason. Its the only way to make this sustainable and stay sane.
T'other thing is.... the HbA1c isn't necessarily particularly accurate. I know GPs tell us it is 'the' important target - but my last HbA1c turned out to be a lot lower than it should have been and for no apparent reason. Now I know I hadn't been trying to keep my carbs down for the previous three months and my finger prick tests confirmed that. I have no idea why the HbA1c isn't accurate for all of us but I just know it definitely isn't for me. If you feel your meter might be at fault (which is what I originally thought) then you can go to a pharmacy and have them do a finger prick test with their meter - mine turned out to be just 0.2 different from theirs, so pretty accurate.
Best wishes to you, Julie and your family for a peaceful healthy New Year.
xx
Hi Ian, I hope you read this and that you've had an enjoyable Christmas.
I understand exactly where you are coming from. As you know I have struggled with this WOE and have left the forum a couple of times because I felt I was failing and couldn't do what other people seemed to find so easy. I knew it would never become a natural and straightforward WOE for me. The last time was fairly recently and I was depressed because I couldn't reconcile the traditional low carb and my aversion to eating meat. I was forcing myself to eat it and felt pretty awful about it. I had a break and did some research and realised it was (just about) possible to go veggie (not vegan) while low carbing. I seem to naturally prioritise the veggie part of my diet above the low carb which is probably not the way round it should be but thats me and I have accepted that.
I think what I'm trying to say is that you need to change your low carb approach by adjusting it around your preferred foods rather than eat things that don't interest you or that you don't like or feel you can't eat for whatever reason. Its the only way to make this sustainable and stay sane.
T'other thing is.... the HbA1c isn't necessarily particularly accurate. I know GPs tell us it is 'the' important target - but my last HbA1c turned out to be a lot lower than it should have been and for no apparent reason. Now I know I hadn't been trying to keep my carbs down for the previous three months and my finger prick tests confirmed that. I have no idea why the HbA1c isn't accurate for all of us but I just know it definitely isn't for me. If you feel your meter might be at fault (which is what I originally thought) then you can go to a pharmacy and have them do a finger prick test with their meter - mine turned out to be just 0.2 different from theirs, so pretty accurate.
Best wishes to you, Julie and your family for a peaceful healthy New Year.
xx