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I don't know if anyone else has come across this but I am constantly coming across the "obese" label mainly due to BMI. As a healthy 38 year old who runs 20 miles a week, weight trains twice a week (on the advice of my consultant) and follows a healthy diet - I get very annoyed when I get...

Diaphanous, Well the simple answer for me RE body type is that I am susceptible to most refined carbs - they just send me into a spiral of cravings. Which just makes me totally miserable and all I seem to think about is food and when my next meal is coming from. I too am apple shaped and its...

Diaphanous - I too seem to have been dieting all my life and its only in the past 2 years I have managed to lose any weight. I am in agreement with synonym that a lot of it can be due to attitude - and it took me years to figure out that you shouldn't diet but eat to your body type. For...

I have been following this thread with interest because I too have a reaction to any porridge - generally in double figures! However, I recently discovered hemp porridge which has a much higher protein content - it is a mixture of rolled hemp with porridge oats. Due to the higher protein...

I think I might be muddying the waters further here but I have found that I eat much less Protein and fat anyway - that satisfied feeling comes much quicker! If we come back to the issue of fat burning - what about exercise? The only way to burn fat only and not muscle is by including...

I am in full agreement with wilg on this topic. As a type 2 with PCOS I have found that reducing carbs significantly creates false hypos and makes me feel terrible. As a runner I had no energy to go more than a couple of miles. Personally, I am working on a carb reduction campaign - for...

Thanks guys for the links, The more I read, the more I realise that I have to find my optimal carb limits and that its ok to have extra carbs for when I run. Looks like my best bet is to keep lowering them day by day. Has anyone tried the protein shakes and bars? They have been recommended...

Guys need some advice please. I have been sticking to a low GI diet for the past 4 - 5 years with success, I have managed to lose 5 stone and get my BS down to 5 - 6. I'm a type 2 with PCOS on Metformin so losing weight has always been a struggle. 12 months ago I started running and weight...

Hi, I have been a type 2 diabetic for 12 years and I am on SR Metformin 750 mg 3 times a day. I have found a combination of weight training and running has kept not only my weight down it has really helped me maintain good BLs. I try and go 2 - 3 times a week combining the weights with...

I'm confused now. I follow a low GL diet (I am type 2) and have checked and Pasta (esp wholemeal) is consider low GL. Now I tend to only have a small portion and always with a protein, but I wonder now if I should have it at all. I gave up potatoes and only eat brown rice and pulses. I...

Has anyone tried the EA active workout? Thats great - you can choose your workout from 20 - 60 minutes and it gives you a full body workout using a resistance band and measuring your steps. You can use your Wii fit board with it as well - but I find that a bit fiddly. Well worth the £40...

I am new to this forum but have found it really useful. I am T2 but adopted low GI fairly early on. I eat very little wheat, no red meat or processed food. However, I have struggled to lower my carbs over the past few months. I run regularly and find my sugars drop about 12 - 18 hours after...