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    Newcastle Diet

    Very similar to me, thanks that's reassuring. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    confused with newly started Newcastle Diet after just one day lol.

    Don't get discouraged about the rate of weight loss, I lost 10lbs the 1st week and plateaued for several days before the weight started going down again but much more slowly. Once the actual fat starts to go, it's 2 - 3 lbs a week. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Newcastle diet journey

    I'm on week 6 of the ND and when I've finished I'm going back to absolute normal Friday night to Sunday night and on a modified ND from Monday to Friday - including no booze. I hope that will work. But when I say normal, stuffing yourself is never good. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    800 cals Real food or shakes?

    I downloaded a guide from the Diabetes Team at St Johns Hospital. It says that you can do the Newcastle Diet if you are metformin but not if you are injecting insulin. I am not on metformin, just bp control tabs ramipril & bisoprol. The diet recommends 3 shakes per day 200ml of veg soup ( non...
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    800 cals Real food or shakes?

    I have two 200 cal slimfasts a day, I make up it to 800 calories with (non starch) vegetable soups and sometimes salads. Soup works well, you can make a very filling soup with cabbage, carrots, onions, celery and tomatoes - with plenty of spices. If I want a lot of soup and am not doing a lot...
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    Newcastle Diet

    I am Day 25 of the Newcastle diet, 800 calories a day, I've lost 17 lbs I'm atill about 25 lbs short of of my target, i intend to do the full 8 weeks, as hellish as it is. I am now called "souperman" because I'm becoming an expert. However, in a week's time we have a long standing dinner...