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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lataxe" data-source="post: 2742048" data-attributes="member: 594963">Just recently I acquired an umbilical hernia. The doc tells me that there's no chance of an NHS fixing operation but that losing weight would help keep the little rascal benign.In truth, I've been thinking for a while about losing weight as, although I'm not diabetic just now, it's probably a risk that I could develop type 2 as I get older. So - I'm seeking advice on how to go about such a diet. (The doc says, "I'm not a dietician").Professor Roy Taylor's research and book on reducing the risk of (or getting rid of) type 2 diabetes impressed me. I'm planning to do his 1-2-3 diet (8 weeks at 800 calories a day followed by a gradual return to normal eating). I'd like advice from anyone who's tried this diet.I'm now 75 years old, 5ft 10ins in height and 13 stone 3 pounds. (I weigh myself each morning before breakfast, as a long-term habit). My body type is mesomorph (thick-boned and large-muscled). I'm quite fit (cycling 70 - 100k, swimming 2 miles and doing basic strength routines in the gym, every week). I read in Prof Taylor's book that my "ideal" weight would be around 11 stone 0 pounds, give or take a bit.My first question is: what meal replacement drinks will suit this diet in providing, say, 600 calories per day inclusive of all the necessary vits, mineral and proteins? Fortisip seems the pharmacist's recommendation but this is expensive and also has quite a lot of sugars in it.Any advice will be gratefully received.</blockquote>

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