Dave with T2
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I suggest upping your fats, and having your thyroid checked.HbA1c coming down:
61, 58, 46, 41
No medication.
I need 3000 calories because of the exercise I take. 2500 recommended for average man so an extra 500 seems reasonable given I am walking 6 miles a day on a hilly golf course.
Fitbit reckons I use about 3,300 per day but I don’t know how accurate it is. The point is I am still losing weight and want to stop.
Have you had thyroid checked? I have underactive thyroid, so i am exhausted most the day, if you have over active you will lose weight fast, request thyroid test (yep more bloods) and check with DN on how it effects T2This is my first post. I was diagnosed Type 2 in May but saw it coming since April.
Chasing remission through diet and exercise I have seen my weight drop from 14 st 5 lbs to 11 st 8 lbs. I have not followed any extreme diet but stopped eating between my 3 meals a day and now eat smaller portions. I feel very well and take two 3 mile walks daily.
However, I now need the weight loss to stop. Fitbit tells me I am burning about 3,300 calories per day and though that may be an exaggeration I do believe I need to consume perhaps 3000 calories per day to prevent further weight loss. At an NHS diabetes course I attended yesterday the dietician advised limiting carbs to 135g per day which is only 540 calories worth. This is unrealistic if I am to consume 3000 calories across 3 meals per day.
I appreciate that most of us with Type 2 are initially trying to lose weight but would welcome advice from forum members who have got past that phase and are now eating to maintain weight with a very active lifestyle. What proportion of your calories come from carbs, fat and protein? How many calories do you aim for at breakfast lunch and dinner?
Thank you
Dave
Fitbit reckons I use about 3,300 per day but I don’t know how accurate it is. The point is I am still losing weight and want to stop.
I spent a day walking with 4 friends earlier this year. We all walked the same route, at the same time and pace. They were all wearing fitbits. At the end the fitbits gave steps of 8,000, 11,000 ,13,000 and 14,000.
I know steps are not calories but if that the variance in measurements I won't be using one.
Here I think you are more or less suggesting other food components then carbs have no calories which of course is far from correct. Like others have already pointed out the caloric contents of fats is way higher then that of carbs.limiting carbs to 135g per day which is only 540 calories worth
Whilst I agree with all you said it and there is a small chance this could be the case it is important to note before @Dave with T2 panics, as many might, that he says he is eating smaller meals and cut all snacks. I’m guessing they are all low fat too as is mainstream advice. In which case it’s far more likely to simply be not enough food if they are really small and lacking in healthy natural fats.I would be really suspicious of possibly being a type 1.What happens with a type one is they can eat extra food and lose weight. That's because you don't make enough insulin to actually process your food so some goes through you. Unwanted weight loss is a common red flag of type 1. Lifestyle and diet changes can work at first because as an adult onset you still make insulin for awhile, until you don't make enough and eventually it stops altogether. That can take years.
I'm not saying you are. We all can have different metabolisms. But I would suggest if the problem doesn't seem easily fixable you might request a C-Peptide test and an antibody test. A C-Peptide test if low or low normal, is a sign of being a type 1 because you aren't making enough insulin. High or high normal is a sign of type 2, because you are insulin resistant and make extra insulin to try to make up for it. An antibody test if positive is a sign of type 1, although a few type 1's don't have the antibodies and don't make insulin and they don't know why.
All well and good for simply making calculations and storing lists if that’s all you need.I'd download the MyFitnessPal app, input your height, weight and set a weight loss goal of zero and see what it reccomends as far as calorie intake required...
I use it and it automatically alters calorie allowances for exercise as your weight reduces.
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