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  1. melliemars

    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    Ah, thank you! As soon as I got diagnosed I knew it was the biggest kick up the behind I’d ever received in my life. Something just ...clicked. Low GI Cobb from Lidl helps haha. I think I’m too regimented. I eat 40 carbs a day and rarely go over 7 but it’s a tussle. Sometimes when I’m getting...
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    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    Thanks for your comment, Paul. I know 100% I can get back on it. Letting it go beyond those designated days is not an opinion in my mind it won’t happen. I don’t care how bad cravings are. I think for me, it’s just having those 3 days of not worrying makes the other 362 of strict LCHF and...
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    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    @AdamJames Ah, thank you for your replies, Adam. I so much more get where you’re coming from from further explanation. Opinions are wonderful! More opinions the better (preferably constructive lol). I am very mindful of the getting addicted quickly part again and thank you and others for...
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    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    Thank you for sharing @lowedb
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    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    The last part of your comment, wow, I so agree. I don’t want to know. I just want to do what I know works long term and allow the blip. Btw I drink quite a bit but just spirits and Diet Coke. I have no spikes at all. Am I doing diabetes wrong lol?
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    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    Relax is more positive haha, I guess I can’t relax about it so the word didn’t enter my head ;)
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    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    Thanks for the input everyone! I am so afraid of getting complications from t2 that I will never allow myself to spiral. I would become severely depressed and it’s just not worth it. I’ll be taking Christmas Day and Boxing Day and my Birthday and that’s it for the year. I’ve found so many...
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    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    Same! I’ll not cane it, I’ll be watching and measuring and won’t over do it but I want to taste the tastes and not worry. I was thinking of doing quite a few fasts in early jan as well, more than usual to counteract it. A couple of days out of the year will hopefully not do anything, it’s...
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    Decision to abandon LCHF just for Christmas

    Hi everyone, I’ve been t2 for a year and a half and my last a1c was 5.1. I follow a low carb diet and have lost 13 stones so far with 6 more to go. I keep low carb every day and last Christmas I was too scared to eat so I had cheesy sprout for Christmas dinner. I’ve come to the realisation...
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    Prof Tim Noakes

    I'm suspicious of Noakes. In a few tweets today he said Cholesterol doesn't affect women and hardly affects men. I don't know if I believe this as others have showed strong sources saying otherwise.
  11. melliemars

    Christmas treats!!!!

    @Terryrhino @Resurgam Thanks for the info and kind words, guys. Appreciate it. I'm going to try to do low carb versions of things. I wonder if there's a Yorkshire pudding recipe that is low carb. I'm sure there'll be one out there somewhere. Yeah, mum has gotten better over time but she's angry...
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    Christmas treats!!!!

    I'm struggling with this, too. I live with my mum at the moment and she is not very understanding about my new way of eating with LCHF. Very impatient with it and angry all the time that I'm not gorging (which I've done my whole life and why I got into the state that I did). Part of me wants...
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    Is T2D remission rare?

    I was diagnosed T2 3 months ago. I have lost 3 stones and a1c went from 91 to 44. Doing LCHF. I hope t be off meds within 2 years, diet controlled.
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    Newly diagnosed and freaking out :(

    Hey Ross! It's lovely that you asked me how I'm doing ^_^ I'm working on accepting my diagnosis and not to overanalyse it (for I am the queen of over-analysing things lol). I've also found more things to eat and have also found an awesome online low carb store - www.carblife.co.uk I went on a...
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    Amazon low carb tortillas - are they ok?

    Hi everyone! I've been having a snoop about Amazon looking at the low carb stuff and saw the low carb Tortillas. Does anyone else use them? What are they like? Does anyone use anything else low carb off of amazon? Also, does anyone shop anywhere else online for low carb stuff like specific low...
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    Feeling a bit isolated.

    P.S. It's pricey but http://www.natural-low-carb-store.co.uk/collections/snacks The Natural Low Carb Store have really nice deserts! The orange and chocolate pudding is lovely, the chocolate and macadamia bars and the Orange biscuits are realllly lovely! P.P.S. Every recipe LCHF has that...
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    Feeling a bit isolated.

    Hi there Julie, I'm recently diagnosed too and what a shock it was. I was distraught about it and unfortunately, the first thing I did was join a weird LCHF group on Facebook who liked to send you pictures of diabetic feet and photos of complications to make you stay on the diet. I was out of...
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    Newly diagnosed and freaking out :(

    Great advice, thank you for the time you took to write it, Ross!
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    Waiting for confirmation.

    Put it out of your head until you know. It could be that you're only pre-diabetic and that is reversible. It could be that you're diabetic and well, you're in the right place if you are. I don't think I could've gotten through these last few months without the help of people on here. It is a...
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    Newly diagnosed and freaking out :(

    Man, Ross, that made me laugh. They were right bellends, indeed!! Your readings are amazing, as well. Super well done to you! What does your weekly food diary look like, if you don't mind me asking? What are your usual staple meals and how much exercise do you get? I'm asking purely because I...