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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrsA2" data-source="post: 2758942" data-attributes="member: 521715">Your head is already in a spin, so just realise it's going to spin some more...A lot of us T2s in here, and across the world, are finding we can lose weight and lower our bg by adopting a form of eating called low carb. There are many variations of this and you will find which suits your body best.But, as you have discovered, just cutting down on carbs leaves us hungry because the second half of the equation is to up the healthy fats and protein so you get full, satiated and have the right nutrients.Also a lots of the so called "healthy" foods aren't so good for us, that includes beans, pulses and fruits, and even the starchy or sweet veg such as carrots or sweetcorn. Then, eating multiple times a day means the body is having to work multiple times a day and because our insulin responses are broken, they never get a chance to start healing. Which is why most of us do some form of fasting, anything from skipping breakfast to whole days or more.All this is probably messing with your head right now so I suggest changing nothing initially except to get a cgm and see how your body is reacting to your current way of eating. (You can do finger pricks as a cheaper option but it takes  a lot of management and a quick cgm would probably  be less stressful for you). While you are doing this, you can start researching and reading around about lchf and about fasting.There's a huge amount to learn, and a lot to "unlearn" so don't rush, breathe and know its a marathon, not a sprint, but you will get there. There's loads of support and advice on here. One final question, you mention vegetarian diet. Is that becuase you think its healthier,  or for all the animal and planet reasons? I ask because it is harder to achieve a nutrient rich lchf way of eating if vegetarian or vegan.  Not impossible just harder. By contrast some people get best results by carnivore once a day. Most of us are somewhere in the middle. Whichever route you take There's help here.As you can see I'm not good at typing so will ask others to comments with the main links by tagging them[USER=401801]@JoKalsbeek[/USER] for nutrients thingy [USER=400972]@Rachox[/USER] for meters infoAnd anyone else with useful links. Most regulars put them in their signatures for easy reference</blockquote>

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