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<blockquote data-quote="bulkbiker" data-source="post: 1921282" data-attributes="member: 219467"><p>Hi and welcome</p><p>Your meals look pretty good to be honest so nothing to say there but if you fancy starting a bit of fasting it can help quite a bit in lowering blood sugar levels although every has different approaches. </p><p>I skip breakfast (haven't had it since diagnosis) and start the day with teas and coffees with respectively lactofree milk and double cream. Sometimes have lunch (but only if feeling hungry) and always have dinner. That's the way I found most comfortable for me. Other people find it easier to skip dinner and concentrate on just breakfast and lunch.</p><p>Te science behind it is that you want to limit insulin production which can be achieved by not eating. This allows your pancreas to relax a bit (which it does overnight when you are asleep anyway) but by either not eating before bed or not eating in the morning you extend that rest period. The liver can then dump some of the excess sugar that you have stored as fat.</p><p>If you have a bit of weight to lose then it will help that too. So by eating in a restricted window of time you get multiple benefits.</p><p>Most people aim for 16 hours of nit eating and the eat their 2 meals in an 8 hour time slot. Best to try not to snack either.</p><p>Once you have been low carbing a while you should find that you can fall into this pattern by only eating when you are hungry rather than out of habit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bulkbiker, post: 1921282, member: 219467"] Hi and welcome Your meals look pretty good to be honest so nothing to say there but if you fancy starting a bit of fasting it can help quite a bit in lowering blood sugar levels although every has different approaches. I skip breakfast (haven't had it since diagnosis) and start the day with teas and coffees with respectively lactofree milk and double cream. Sometimes have lunch (but only if feeling hungry) and always have dinner. That's the way I found most comfortable for me. Other people find it easier to skip dinner and concentrate on just breakfast and lunch. Te science behind it is that you want to limit insulin production which can be achieved by not eating. This allows your pancreas to relax a bit (which it does overnight when you are asleep anyway) but by either not eating before bed or not eating in the morning you extend that rest period. The liver can then dump some of the excess sugar that you have stored as fat. If you have a bit of weight to lose then it will help that too. So by eating in a restricted window of time you get multiple benefits. Most people aim for 16 hours of nit eating and the eat their 2 meals in an 8 hour time slot. Best to try not to snack either. Once you have been low carbing a while you should find that you can fall into this pattern by only eating when you are hungry rather than out of habit. [/QUOTE]
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