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I have oats now the weather has changed, 25g mad with water, cooled down with coconut water then topped with blueberries, doesn't spike me and keeps me full until lunchtime so no snacking either! But you have to test and see if it works for you, good luck :) xx

Sainsbury's don't use aspartame in their sugar free squashes or fizzy drinks :)

I seem to have hit the same kind of plateau, it happended earlier in the year but then picked up again, but I will keep going with LCHF 5:2, i'm sure it will pick up again at some point (she say's with hope!!) well done on what you have done so far :)

thanks, i'll get looking :)

where do you get these from?

I have done the same by eating low carb, now down to 37 :)

that's a great result, well done you :)

breakfast: porridge made with water and blueberries, lunch: chilli salmon fillet and salad and Greek yogurt with flaked almonds, dinner: chicken and veggies, snack: mini babybel cheese and peanuts :)

I usually have a small handful of peanuts, or a mini babybel cheese, on the odd occasion I might have a spoonful of peanut butter on a couple of crackers

I have been doing LCHF incorporated with 5:2 for the last 2 years, have managed to come off metformin and so am medication free, from diagnosis 4 years ago of 96 down to 37! it's definitely worth a go, I do understand that it doesn't work for everybody x

I have managed to do the same, bring my levels down to 37 over the last couple of years by changing my lifestyle to low carb/high fat, incorporating 5:2, lost 1 and half stone, still a bit to go with the weight but other than that, am now metformin free!!:)

Fasting along with LCHF DOES work! I saw my GP yesterday after the diabetic nurse told me that my blood sugar levels were now that of a non-diabetic, so I am now metformin free!!! :) when diagnosed 4 years ago they were 97 and now they are 38! this is down to a combination on 5:2 and LCHF...

well done Mark, that's a fantastic achievement, I have found your posts both inspirational and very informative xx

How about hard boiled eggs?

I can confirm that 5:2 fasting, alongside a LCHF diet the other days DOES work, I have managed to get my BG levels down low enough to that of a Non-diabetic! to say I'm happy is an understatement!!!! I have to see my Doctor this week to check that it is ok to come off the metformin (Diabetic...

That's fantastic news, I'm really pleased for you, I'm hoping for a similar result when I next have my check up, maybe not as low this time, but it is a work in progress! LCHF is definitely the way to go :happy:

A trick I used to use when feeding my fussy children, cooking then blitzing veg (a variety of) into pasta sauce for lasagne or Bolognese or a curry-they never knew!! ;)

Full fat greek yogurt with blueberries for breakfast, will have a Lidl protein roll with home made egg mayonnaise for lunch with some Lidl snack cucumbers, then salmon and green veg for tea later :)

that's great news, well done to you and a real inspiration to lots of us on here too x

wrap them in bacon and grill-yum!