Lessci Newcastle Diet

[lessci]

Hi Cara,

I'm lucky in that way, as I live on my own so I don't have those temptations. and I tried to empty the freezer of all those banned goodies (you know, pork chops, chicken breasts etc all the really unheatly stuff! ) Still getting my roast chicken cravings, but not really craving carbs which is strange as before diagonsis I was a big carb eater although I had cut down alot pre-diet. Have you been on the scales yet or managed to resist?

Lesley

 

[lessci]

Well it's not been a particularly good week willpower wise and I've had a good amount of extras and it shows in the numbers.

Weight has stayed the same at 16s 12
Fasting bg 7.1 this morning
Waist 45.5" so that's 1/2" off

Time to be strict again



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[375lindyloo]

Well done!
I felt that my appetite went to some extent. Bizarrely could have murdered some crushed nuts on my salads!
I used to nibble on a couple of sugar snap peas (right or wrong) or celery-I didn't cheat even though it was hard. Loved the soup but missed the crusty roll!
How have you got your cholesterol down Lessci as mine doesn't seem to want to budge and I can't take statins?
Good continued luck to all who are doing this diet. It's hard but it is worth it!

 

[lessci]

Hi
Surprisingly yes it's down from 7.1 to 5.3 I say surprisingly as there's a family history of hypercholestrolimia. My grandad died at 62 with heart problems caused by it and my dads been on statins for 20 odd years


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[carraway]

How is this week turning out Lesley?

My first week was fine but the weekend was a stuggle. I made flapjacks for the children and the pesky little thing jumped into my mouth all by itself.......................

Better today but I am hungry.

Try again tomorrow

 

[Shzz46]

LOL I would worry if you have live flapjacks in your house


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[carraway]

So Lesley.....anything to report?

It's tougher than I hoped but I have moved on to some Slim and Save products (shakes, soups, bars etc) and have discovered chips made from swede!

 

[carraway]

Hi Lessci


Just wondered if there was an update?

Thanks

Cara

 

[MaudieG]

All this talk about the Newcastle diet and I can't find the diet sheet can anyone tell me where to get it. I have seen it before but now lost the link. I know there is a pdf file and that's the one I would like. ) think I'll give it a go!

 

[2131tom]

Try: http://www.nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/S.../Documents/SJH NEWCASTLE DIET BOOKLET2012.pdf

or you can go to the Newcastle Univ site at: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/magres/research/diabetes/reversal.htm

or http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/newcastle-study-600-calorie-diet.html