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I think I'll keep up the fast for a few days if I can and then try for one meal a day.. worth a try. I have great doubt in my will power/self control - but here I am, nearly 48 hours without food apart from the dollops of cream I have in my coffee. I feel fine, and not especially hungry but I...

My usual food day would be 2 eggs and 2 strips of bacon with a couple of cherry tomatoes and coffee with cream for breakfast (or an egg custard with a few slices of thawed frozen strawberries and sugar free maple syrup - claims it has no carbs) A low carb (8g carb) wrap with salad (baby...

Thanks @rab5 I have been watching everything Fung I've been able to find on youtube. He's an amazingly easy to follow speaker and what he has to say matches with my experience so far. I don't have any money to spend on anything right now, but hopefully what I save on groceries this week will...

Thanks @Indy51 - That was a very interesting video. Definitely going to give OMAD a go once I finish this fast, and hope I can find the will power to sustain it. Hopefully a long-ish fast to kick start me will make hunger less of an issue. Would you stick to LCHF for the OMAD? Seems like...

I think it's been about 46 hours so far, if it's ok to have those coffees. I guess intermittent fasting isn't what I want to do, since I just figured out that was more when you go one meal a day more or less. I just want to lose some weight. I got down to 99.9 kg from 104.5 when I was first...

Like a bull at a gate, and being thoroughly disillusioned with my ultra slow weight loss on LCHF, I've taken the plunge and gone on a fast, but I have no idea what I'm doing, and I was wondering if you fasters might have some guidance in the form of web pages or youtube videos I could have a...

Follow the money.. just having a quick browse of research using google scholar, and practically all of the research recommending statins are sponsored by pharmaceutical companies. It's so disappointing.

It seems ludicrous, when statins do raise BG levels, if it's the high BG which causes the health issues. What are the risks of a 2 mmol/l rise in average BGs compared to a 1 point reduction in overall cholesterol I wonder? That is the question to ask, because that is the reality for some...

93 year old mum suggests cramps in the colon, which commonly occur in the night or early am - she's not a doctor, just her experience. They don't show up on scans, but the colon is a muscle, and can cramp just like leg cramps,etc. She has diverticulitis too.

I've spent the whole day watching Jason Fung on youtube. He has reassured me that I'm not fat and diabetic because I'm a slob or lack self control. Until recently I've been on medication for all sorts of things, and I've just swallowed whatever medical advice has been dished up to me without...

About this orthorexia thing - I think the deciding feature or factor on whether something becomes a significant psychological issue is down to the impact it has on your life and/or wellbeing. For example, I don't like using public toilets. I'll do my best to avoid using them if at all...

You Aussies - you can use those visits for other specialties too - opthalmology, dietician, diabetes education, psychology, and most impressively, exercise physiology. I went to see an exercise physiologist at the local uni, and not only did I get some great tips on the best ways to exercise...

Random reflection: I took a couple of days off from Metformin. I've been low carbing very strictly for a couple of months now, and I was wondering what the difference would be. My BGs bounced up 12 hours after by 1 -2 mmol/l each reading. I was a bit disappointed. I thought I might have...

The list of ingredients is for 1 serve... just multiply it by however many serves you'd like to make. It sets beautifully.. like a very firm jelly. It also makes a very satisfying amount per serve. Once you beat the eggs, they pretty much double in volume, and then there's a bit of a rising...

This is a delicious way to eat eggs and cream! I have figured out a fail proof recipe ratio so you can make 1 serve or 10! Delicious breakfast with a few raspberries or strawberries on top. I haven't tried the microwave, but I'm fairly sure you could make it in the microwave. I use individual...

Trouble with having teenagers is that you can never find one when you need one.. worse than dogs at bath time!

Thanks Robinredbreast! I will discuss that drug with my GP too. It feels really good to have people who are going through the same thing give such great advice on what is working for them. I can't thank you all enough xo

Thanks so much for the info, Jenny. I'm jotting down some points to take with me to the quack :)

From the guy who conducted the review: The glycemic impact of NNS* consumption did not differ by type of NNS but to some extent varied by participants’ age, body weight, and diabetic status. Link to the actual review *NNS: Non nutritive sweetener

I think artificial sweeteners may be a "gateway" to adding back more sweet things to your diet. From my reading, it does seem to be the case that sweet tasting things make you want more sweet tasting things (in my case, intensely craving lollies). Also, I have found, unfortunately, that most...