Hi,my name is Susan Smith.I am overweight!!! need some advice and encouragement in loosing weight. have lost weight in the past but always gained it back!!Last 3 month,I tried every methods in order to returned to normal weight like exercises, including taking diet pills.My friend was trying the 2 day diet and she lost 9 pounds in one week. I was thinking about trying it, but I wanted to see if anyone on here knew more info. about it or had tried it themselves?
What good diet for me to lose weight?
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Welcome to the forum Susan
All I can say is what worked for me.
I've dieted all my adult life, tried everything, had some success but always ended up putting it back on and more. Then last december I was diagnosed with type 2 db.
After finding this forum (yey) I set about testing my bloods to see what spiked my levels. I then reduced/removed that food. It meant I was eating very few Carbs. The VERY nice side effect to that was I started to lose weight very easily. It's now coming up to a year and I'm 3.5 stone lighter.
The difference to previous efforts I think is that I'm not on a 'diet', my focus was and is blood sugar control and unlike previously I simply take the stance that I can't have certain foods as they are bad for my health.
Mary x
All I can say is what worked for me.
I've dieted all my adult life, tried everything, had some success but always ended up putting it back on and more. Then last december I was diagnosed with type 2 db.
After finding this forum (yey) I set about testing my bloods to see what spiked my levels. I then reduced/removed that food. It meant I was eating very few Carbs. The VERY nice side effect to that was I started to lose weight very easily. It's now coming up to a year and I'm 3.5 stone lighter.
The difference to previous efforts I think is that I'm not on a 'diet', my focus was and is blood sugar control and unlike previously I simply take the stance that I can't have certain foods as they are bad for my health.
Mary x
susansmith said:
you need to investigate Dr. Briffa's book "Escape the Diet Trap"... it's working for me.
Hi Susan
As a 50-year serial dieter, who ended up at twice the weight she started at :roll: , I can only tell you what works for me - and keeps my blood glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol firmly under control.
Have a look in the Sticky Threads section for Viv's Modified Atkins DIet. This suits me, because I can't handle carbs, and because I can eat as much as I want of the allowed foods so there's no hunger and calorie counting involved. It's good for me and good for my diabetes too!
Other people do things differently, but do have a read of it and see if you think you could manage it. I'm happy to ask any questions you may have.
Viv 8)
As a 50-year serial dieter, who ended up at twice the weight she started at :roll: , I can only tell you what works for me - and keeps my blood glucose levels, blood pressure and cholesterol firmly under control.
Have a look in the Sticky Threads section for Viv's Modified Atkins DIet. This suits me, because I can't handle carbs, and because I can eat as much as I want of the allowed foods so there's no hunger and calorie counting involved. It's good for me and good for my diabetes too!
Other people do things differently, but do have a read of it and see if you think you could manage it. I'm happy to ask any questions you may have.
Viv 8)
Thanks for all of suggestions.I learned that have a healthy diet and exercise regularly is the best way to lose weight.But I really want to lose weight fast and never gain it back.I am so tired of losing weight and I want to know whether 2 day diet I check out at [commercial link removed] is health and effective diet.Does anyone who tried or bought it from there? Waitting for some more reviews!
Sue,
Quick loss will lead to quick gain. Remember 1lb a week is 52Lbs in a year. That is 3 stone 10lbs so if I were to say to you you will be 3 stone lighter next year you would be happy, yes? Set your self realistic long time goals.
Best of luck
Steve C
Quick loss will lead to quick gain. Remember 1lb a week is 52Lbs in a year. That is 3 stone 10lbs so if I were to say to you you will be 3 stone lighter next year you would be happy, yes? Set your self realistic long time goals.
Best of luck
Steve C
Thank you! May be gain it back and even increase.Have a healthy diet and exercise is the most effective.Stevec189 said:
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Hi Susan and welcome to the forum
Here is the information we give to new members which might help you. Ask all the questions you like and someone will be able to help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find well over 30,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes ... rains.html
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
Here is the information we give to new members which might help you. Ask all the questions you like and someone will be able to help.
BASIC INFORMATION FOR NEW MEMBERS
Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.
A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find well over 30,000 people who are demonstrating this.
On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes.
The role of carbohydrate
Carbohydrates are a factor in diabetes because they ultimately break down into sugar (glucose) within our blood. We then need enough insulin to either convert the blood sugar into energy for our body, or to store the blood sugar as body fat.
If the amount of carbohydrate we take in is more than our body’s own (or injected) insulin can cope with, then our blood sugar will rise.
The bad news
Research indicates that raised blood sugar levels over a period of years can lead to organ damage, commonly referred to as diabetic complications.
The good news
People on the forum here have shown that there is plenty of opportunity to keep blood sugar levels from going too high. It’s a daily task but it’s within our reach and it’s well worth the effort.
Controlling your carbs
The info below is primarily aimed at people with type 2 diabetes, however, it may also be of benefit for other types of diabetes as well.
There are two approaches to controlling your carbs:
- Reduce your carbohydrate intake
- Choose ‘better’ carbohydrates
A large number of people on this forum have chosen to reduce the amount of carbohydrates they eat as they have found this to be an effective way of improving (lowering) their blood sugar levels.
The carbohydrates which tend to have the most pronounced effect on blood sugar levels tend to be starchy carbohydrates such as rice, pasta, bread, potatoes and similar root vegetables, flour based products (pastry, cakes, biscuits, battered food etc) and certain fruits.
Choosing better carbohydrates
Another option is to replace ‘white carbohydrates’ (such as white bread, white rice, white flour etc) with whole grain varieties. The idea behind having whole grain varieties is that the carbohydrates get broken down slower than the white varieties –and these are said to have a lower glycaemic index.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/diabetes ... rains.html
The low glycaemic index diet is often favoured by healthcare professionals but some people with diabetes find that low GI does not help their blood sugar enough and may wish to cut out these foods altogether.
Read more on carbohydrates and diabetes
Eating what works for you
Different people respond differently to different types of food. What works for one person may not work so well for another. The best way to see which foods are working for you is to test your blood sugar with a glucose meter.
To be able to see what effect a particular type of food or meal has on your blood sugar is to do a test before the meal and then test after the meal. A test 2 hours after the meal gives a good idea of how your body has reacted to the meal.
The blood sugar ranges recommended by NICE are as follows:
Blood glucose ranges for type 2 diabetes
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 8.5 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 7 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 9 mmol/l
- Before meals: 4 to 8 mmol/l
- 2 hours after meals: under 10 mmol/l
Access to blood glucose test strips
The NICE guidelines suggest that people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes should be offered:
- structured education to every person and/or their carer at and around the time of diagnosis, with annual reinforcement and review
- self-monitoring of plasma glucose to a person newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes only as an integral part of his or her self-management education
Therefore both structured education and self-monitoring of blood glucose should be offered to people with type 2 diabetes. Read more on getting access to blood glucose testing supplies.
You may also be interested to read questions to ask at a diabetic clinic
Note: This post has been edited from Sue/Ken's post to include up to date information.
