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How long on LCHF before you reached your target weight?

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Hi All,

Have had a few weeks away from the whole diabetes thing didn't want to know my numbers and got very dispondant from it all. (Sorry can't spell)

Have had a very difficult few weeks and I wasn't eating badly but I just didn't want to be weighed down with the necessity of testing my BS 6 times a day.

I'm currently in hospital after having a microdiscetomy operation on my back to fix a slipped disc which had been pressing on my spine and causing me painful sciatica for 6 months! not nice anyway I digress.

I think one reason I become a bit detached from things is that after Xmas I saw my GP literally first day back at work after Xmas and new year thinking this is not gonna go well and to my surprise despite having a few cheat days over Christmas I had still lost weight however a few weeks later I weighed myself at home and found I'd put on 2 kilos! Despite joining a gym and going 4 times a week and pretty much eating ok.

Being in hospital has given me time to think and also had a stern talking to from my surgeon (just what you need when your still off your face on whatever drugs are in your system) but it has struck a chord with me. I know I can stick to LCHF and I know it can work as up until Christmas I had lost nearly 2 stone but I have a lot to lose.

I think what I need to do is set myself some realistic goals I am a coach as a profession so a bit silly that I've not given myself any goals with this. However I just wandered two things did anyone who's followed LCHF get to a point where they stopped losing weight before they wanted to? And how long has it taken you to hit your ideal weight or near it? if I'm honest I'd probably like to lose another 7 or 8 stone so I know I have a long road ahead of me but I'm determined and I know I will do it.

Will continue to follow LCHF from now but won't be able to excercise for several weeks following my operation.

Thanks for reading and any thoughts xx
 
I think your primary "how long" question" is completely possible to answer, but that information really has no material use to you.

I didn't have much to lose, and it was all gone in a few months, without really trying. There are others whose loss has been much slower than mine, or much greater than mine who needed longer to achieve it. As with any other way of eating, the rate at whih any physiological change occurs will differ individually - whether that be loss, gain or anything else. A lack of exercise will not preclude your losing weight, it just might make things a bit slower.

It's hard to tell how long you have been diabetic, and/or what your current blood scores are from your testing.

I never, ever had a primary objective of losing weight, although I always stated I'd be happy to trim up a bit. My primary objective was always to get my blood scores into check, and to do whatever I needed to to achieve that. In fact, I didn't weigh myself (for a host of reasons I'll spare you) for around 3 months after diagnosis. I concentrated on my blood scores, which moved in the right direction, and I knew I was losing weight as my clothes were getting somewhat loose. Personally, I try to have one major goal at a time, with supplementary objectives being there, but not promotable above the one major goal. It works for me.

My only other comment would really be that making a judgemental comparison of two readings, presumably taken in different circumstances, on different scales has limited value. Keep your records based on one set of scales, weighing in a controlled environment. For me, that's first thing in the morning, having visited to loo, nekkid. Switch on the scales, step on, step off, record the number and move on.

If your Doctor's scales show a different number, that's irrelevant, provided both trends show the same directional move. It's much more difficult to create a truly controlled set of circumstances in someone else's environment. If your objective is to lose xlbs in yweeks/months/years, it will show on both sets of scales, but maybe just not immediately mirroring the exact number. Let's face it, if your home scales suggest 2st weight loss and your Dr's 2lbs, something needs to be investigated to explain such a discrepancy.

For me, bloods moderated, and weight went. Bloods moderated more, and more weight went. It then took a while to stabilse the loss to remain stable, and I have ended up a few kilos lighter than my ideal, but don't worry about that bit!

Personally? I think you need to decide on your primary goal. If it is diabetes related, I'd urge your goal to be blood related. For that, you can get valid, personal feedback 6 times a day. If you are following a suitable diet to achieve your blood scores, it is highly likely the weight loss will trend alongside it.

Good luck with your recovery from surgery, that can't be helping matters, but you're right, it makes sense to set yourself an achievable goal - and one which (I would suggest) differs enormously from 7-8st, so that you can progress and achieve one goal, then modify and go for the next. In my view, a goal that is too hard to achieve within a modest time frame is likely to have less worth than something measurable on a daily/weekly basis and achievable.

(If you don't already, I'd also suggest collating all your results in one easily accessible place so that you can review at will for reinforcement.)
 
Hello. I am nowhere near my target weight so can't be of help in that regard but wanted to reply as I'm in the similar position of having lost 2stone since my diagnosis last October and having about 7-8 more to go. So I just wanted to offer some moral support / handholding. I'm taking it one day at a time, one meal at a time. As that's the only way it can be taken! In many ways my diagnosis has helped me - beforehand when I've tried to lose weight I've thought "ah, a bit of carb here won't hurt, all it'll do is stall weight loss" but now that I have the tight focus on controlling my blood sugar, I've found it a lot easier to stay on track.

It must be pretty grim being in hospital - really hope you recover quickly and well.
 
I checked my weight this morning and I've lost 21.2kg (3st 4lb) since November 14th (when I was diagnosed). Got about another 10kg to go to reach my target weight and aiming to be there by May (which should definitely be achievable given my current progress)
I am on very low carbs though (I aim for <20g and absolute max of <25g)

My target has always been 1kg a week weight loss which is enough to be achievable and sustainable and have managed to lose at least that every week. When I first started, the finish line seemed miles and miles away but you have to remember that a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step - you've made that step and now you just need to keep walking :)
 
About 8 months from 90kg to 70kg.
 
Lost 5st in about 8 1/2 months- still want to lose another st at least. I found that the weight loss and BS control went had in hand so without really trying I lost weight.
 
I don't find goals at all helpful.
30+ years of failed diets will do that.
And if someone else tries to impose a goal on me, they will be lucky to escape alive!

I prefer to eat to my appetite, stay active, drink enough and firmlycontrol my BG.
My weight is gently, slowly, effortlessly dropping, and will find its own happy place, in its own good time.
 
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