Kenny said:
Thanks bob. Tomorrow I will be hungry, but happy to be back with my buddies on the greatest diet known to man.
Welcome back, Kenny. But I will say that a 'diet' is only '
the best known to man' if it can
a)accomplish its goals [jury's out for me on this one]
and
b) if it can be maintained for a lifetime and not promote 'off the wagon times'.
Most people on 'this' diet will end up like you have - starting and restarting endlessly.
Why? Because it promotes 'starvation' - a condition the body will do anything in its power to get out of. You're basically very normal, Kenny, which is why you shouldn't feel any defeat. You can't defeat the 'body's urge' to get out of starvation any more than you can stop the urge to 'go to the bathroom'. And 'maybe' you can make this diet work for you in spurts.
The net effect, though, is that you'll be toying on and off with a very lo carb diet and that alone will have POSITIVE effects for controlling your D and overall health. But it won't be 'the 600/800k' diet that you started this thread for nor will it provide the 'same results' as what this diet promises. You have to make the whole 8 weeks with no 'off the wagon' moments.
My hope for you is just that you'd be on a permanently healthy food/exercise/med regimen that works for you long term.
That's what I've found with 70-100g of carbs a day, portion control, low GI, very little fast acting insulin and an active cycling/gym regimen. I never feel hungry and I eat some of all the foods I grew up loving. I have the same or better numbers for BG levels and lipids as anyone on the very low carb diets, continue to be able to lose weight, don't have to harshly restrict what I eat, and, the best part: There are no 'unsafe/bad foods' for me! 8) Thank goodness!!
I still support you, mate!