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Message: <blockquote data-quote="blacksmarty1" data-source="post: 241911" data-attributes="member: 36791">This a post I put on geordie90's page the other day, I hope it helps. There are lots of links to the Newcastle info on the thread ''Defatizing with Slimfast Gunk by Bob'' from bowell.The gastric band is not always the answer, but is a good helper with portion control.I have never been on any medication for diabetes so can't help with that one.This is what I wrote.Hi All it's been a while since I was last on here but just reading through this page made me want to reply to geordie90 about body image.7 years ago I went in for a gastric band op of my own choosing more for the health issues I was facing at that time. I lost 4 stone in 3 months and on one hand was elated at the progress I had made following the program to the letter, but on the other hand was very scared about the rapid weight loss and how I felt and related to it. So I can totally understand how you are feeling. I was due to go for the band tightening and opted to stay with it as it was at that time. I did not loose any more weight and was quite happy with everything and how I was. My starting weight was 20 and a half stone so had come down to 16 and a half and at that point I was not diabetic. Over the next few years I pretty much stayed the same and felt ok, then I was diagnosed with T2, that was 4 years ago. I was sent away with a testing monitor and told that I would not need medication and that I did not need to follow a special diet. ''You can eat what you want but in moderation'' well off I went and truly believed that that was what I could do. I now know that it is a load of rubbish. I had no idea what the monitor was suposed to tell me and the only thing I was advised to do was may be lose a bit of weight. It took me till 18 months ago to decide I was ready to carry on with more weight loss, back to the body image and how I felt about it, so had the band tightened a little at a time over 3/4 month period. When I was weighed I had put back on 1 stone so was 17 and a half stone. I lost the stone over a few weeks and then stayed around 16 1/2 to 17 stone for about a year.On the 1st of August last year having read all about the study I was inspired to do the Newcastle program. My starting weight was 17st 1lb and I lost 33 lbs in total, see below the stats. 9lbs week1 4lbs week23lbs week33lbs week44lbs week53lbs week64lbs week 73lbs week 8I went back for the blood test and my Hba1c was down to 5.8 from up around 6.9 the time before.my morning bg ranges from 4.7 to 5.5 and never has gone above 5.8 at any time of the day since I stopped the program. I have not been able to continue with the program, even though at the time I fully intended to do so. I don't know why not, but I am so pleased with how my blood is now, that I am not too worried about that. So it's almost 4 months since then and yes I have put 10lbs of the weight back on, about 6lbs in the first 4 weeks of going back to eating more and the other 4lbs over the christmas and new year period. I am on here reading everything and I have to thank everyone for their support and the knowledge shared on here, that I now feel I know more about the condition. While I am now back in the normal range for Hbac1 I do not know if it is a complete cure or just a hold on the diabetes for now. I still try not to have lots of carbs anyway and I will go on to lose some more this year. Mine is now a long term goal that I have set for myself to continue reducing steadily, there will be times when things are easy and some times when they are not. I have learned to love the body image changes that are taking place and am no longer scared ..........I love it!! So what I wanted to say to you geordie90 is love all the thrill of the body changes you are having and bring out the new version of yourself that has been hidden for a while but was really there all the time..........You will grow to like him!!! Well done.regards Dianeblacksmarty1   Posts: 26Joined: August 17th, 2011, 4:32 pm Private message</blockquote>

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