ladybird64
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Well done on your weight loss, but I worry that the body will go into starvation mode and store anything as fat, would that happen on a fasting diet?I have done 24hr fasts every day for the last 14 days.
I have lost 13 lbs. My one meal is an LCHF dinner at around 6pm.
My pre-meal readings are between 3.8-4.2. The best 2hr postprandial reading was 4.
Fantastic short term impact. I don't think that it's for everyone..
Hope very much to keep going.
I have done 24hr fasts every day for the last 14 days.
I have lost 13 lbs. My one meal is an LCHF dinner at around 6pm.
My pre-meal readings are between 3.8-4.2. The best 2hr postprandial reading was 4.
Fantastic short term impact. I don't think that it's for everyone..
Hope very much to keep going.
Well done, keep up the good work. My problem is that I am already underweight so have no fat to lose (or live off) and I don't want to be losing what little muscle I have got!I have done fasts for six weeks over Lent before. It is difficult for the first 10-14 days, but then I sort of got used to it. By fasting I mean that I didn't eat anything before dark - usually around 7pm. I did drink water, tea and coffee, which is cheating a bit as the tea and coffee had a couple of spoons of sugar in them. But I usually lost around 7-8 lbs in six weeks which I would then regain over the summer.
I am losing more weight with the LCHF approach, around 1.5 lbs a week. Almost 2 stone in 14 weeks and still going down.
I first read your post and thought "Bloody hell no food for 14 days" , but then saw you meant one meal every 24 hours, you dont say how many calories you are eating tho ...........
I.F. is very good , I have done it a lot in the past (way before it became the next big thing) but dont use it now as need to take meds with food (sometimes do a 16/8 tho)
You are basically doing a short term restrictive calorie diet by the looks, which will work for most people , as you say short term tho......I do prefer the steady eddie approach (LCHF) on its own........
Well done on your weight loss, but I worry that the body will go into starvation mode and store anything as fat, would that happen on a fasting diet?
black coffee is my drug of choice use to limit myself to a mug a day. now with IF, i take two. besides being an appetite suppressant, it is also a pleasurable experience for my reward center two birds, one stone...I honestly find this fascinating, not to mention inspiring! Ordinary drinks during the day, tea, coffee as well as water?
fat has been a close friend since i was a child...Well done, keep up the good work. My problem is that I am already underweight so have no fat to lose (or live off) and I don't want to be losing what little muscle I have got!
Thank you for this graphic, it's just about the most helpful thing I've come across! I've copied it (ok, my fifteen year old did!) for constant reference.That bit wasn't explained clearly. Maybe they thought they would confuse people if they went into more detail, but they sort of glossed things over.
At the beginning and end of the programme the husband was given HbA1c tests.
These can be measured in 2 different units. He was given scores of 9 (before) and 7 (after). Most of us, and most docs, use a different set of units for the HbA1c. In those units, his 9% = 75 mmol/mol and his 7% = 53 mmol/mol . Remember this is after he had come off 2 diabetes medications. This test gives an average reading over the last 2-3 months. So it is worth remembering that he scored 7 after only a month. He would score lower if he stuck to the diet for longer.
The finger prick test he did on himself was the usual blood glucose finger prick, and he got a result of 5.9 mol/l at that time.
This pic should explain.
Di honestly don't know @Magsx1.
that was what i was always told BUT since i started LCHF more than a year ago i do not think it is that simple.
my ketones are at 2-4 throughout the day, so I am metabolising a lot of fat rather than storing it.
putting aside weight loss for a moment, for a T2 like me, getting my blood sugars under control was the priority & LCHF did that. the weight came off as a consequence. when i started to obsess about weight loss again, i found it distracting.
Going on to these 24hr fasts has given me fantastic blood sugar control and by focusing on that aspect, i suddenly find myself a stone down.
Fasting isn't for everyone. But if you want to try, start with pushing your meals closer together (and leaving wide spaces where you don't eat including sleeping hours), keep yourself well hydrated by drinking lots of water & my one meal of the day has a good amount of fish/lamb/duck/eggs & butter/coconut/olive oil so i am well fed.
good luck.