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Well Sid be prepared to eat your words old fruit. As far as the thread and blog conundrum goes, i started this as a light hearted attempt to document my experiences during the diet. There are as previously mentioned plenty of other places to discuss personal opinions around the merits or not of...

sorry should have said bean counter not viv lol looks like gym is having effect then beancounter?

thats excellent viv really good numbers, are they normally much higher than that?? Made a nice stir fry for my tea tonight, broccolli, mushrooms, beansprouts, bamboo shoots, garlic, salt, sprinkle of bisto then a tea spoon of water once cooked, actually tasted a bit like chow mein, normally my...

right peeps, its getting far too serious on here now i understand the importance of carbs etc as thats whats probably put me in this position but the point of this blog is not to have an in depth discussion about carbs and there relevant merits etc(theres plenty of blogs on this forum that cover...

Bad day yesterday. Back on wagon today, got it out of my system FBG this morning was 6.2 which is highest its been since the third day of the diet but still not excessive but as i said bad day yday so was expecting higher. Annoyed with myself but off we go again, strict again.

Choco i def think its about changing habits , im having a day of no willpower today lol havent been bad but could have been lol

beancounter thats exactly the point we may not be able to stop the disease but if we can make some changes then we can slow down the progression and stay much healthier longer which can only be a good thing, i want to see some retirement even if it is when im 67 or 75 if the governement get...

One last thing before i get off my soap box. If this diet can help people lose weight, get off meds and be healthier just think how much better they will feel and also how much money we can save the NHS in meds and doctors time alone. Its easy to pop a pill and hope that sorts things but it has...

right everyone..... If we knew the answers to all the questions then we would all be doing the correct thing to get rid of the diabetes, unfortunatley we dont, this diet will work for some and not for others but if you stick to it, include exercise it can do nothing but good, if you are...

Hi louise thats excellent figures, i dont think ill be losing as much this week but its not about that, my bgs are good thats the main thing. You should try and stay on the diet louise as i think the point of it is not so much the weigh tloss but the stabilisation of your bgs, I have no doubt if...

Sid not decrying your obvious knowledge but im def in ketosis, bought some testing strips last night and tried them out last night and this morning and it gave an indication on the strips according to the key on side of the tube. Anyway main thing is weight is coming off and sugars are good lol

beancounter stick at it, dont get demoralised its a marathon not a sprint. Im going through a difficult stage at minute to, not sure how much weight i will have lost this week, but will find out on monday. Definetly changing shape, having to wear belt on trousers for work etc, but more...

bluehills thats champion, ill have a look on amazon. As an aside just been to gym and checked bg its 4.2 which im pleased with as it was a hard session, plenty of pumping iron lol

Been to get some ketone testing strips and i too am in ketosis woohoo lol thats what we are after isnt it? lol

Hi supperrams its excellent that they are supporting you m8 good to hear tbh. Did my wifes bg today at teatime, mine was 4.8 hers was 5.3 lol and shes non diabetic hehe

Bluehills excellent bg's I think the visceral fat thing is crucial to a succesful outcome as some studies state that the visceral fat inhibits insulin production etc. Out of curiosity where did you get your scales from, no doubt they were very expensive lol Viv You dont have to crawl anywhere...

Hi Viv Yep do it according to your personal circumstances, I mix mine with water which is the presecribed direction on the diet. Hope it goes well for you

morning bean counter are you exercising too, im convinced that really helps tbh Did my fbg this morning and it was 4.9 Ive been off my meds completely since i started the diet so no bad bellies or having to rush to toilet, due to metfartin.

Cheers Louise for being bright enough to post the link lol. Viv I think the diet is designed to shock your system into action if you like and if you stay on your current breakfast etc it might not have the same effect. Once again Im not qualified to say but I would give it a go as indicated for...

shhhusssh man ill ask my 7 year old son lol