Lost a stone in six weeks

Go You :thumbup: Well done that stone slimmer person.

At some point try to learn to incorporate low carb eating into a normal diet. You cant stay on an expensive "programme" for ever, and as soon as you stop, back come the pounds. Been there.

don't understand why your paying a company to do this diet? Ive been low carbing for a few months and have lost 3 stone. I eat similar to what you have described, cooking things myself, ie homemade butternut squash this week for lunch. Tend to have a home made curry with veg or meat with veg for tea, like you snack on meat eggs or fish. I have done all this with only the help and advice on this forum. The company you mention sound like a waste of money to me.

If its the time of preparing your own food that is the issue then cook in batches. I make a curry and then freeze it in portions. Likewise I make a soup on Sunday which does all my lunches for the week. I also make up Sugarfree jelly for my lunches I find 1 packet made up to a pint does me 5 nice sized portions.

You don't need to pay some company to be able to low carb. If you have a look around the Low carb section of the forum you will find loads of help and advice and recipes.

congratulations the_anticarb :clap:

Keep up the good work, anything that helps you loose weight and control your diabetes is great :thumbup:

anit-carb - as others have said, you could do this a whole lot cheaper but you probably have your reasons for doing things your way.
Well done on losing so much weight in 6 weeks, :clap: :clap: , I am thrilled for you, things going in the right direction for you at long last and long may it continue that way x x

I have been type two for about 5 years or so and my doctor has been great in his support. I lead a very sedentry lifestyle, mainly because of my job and I also do a lot of voluntary work. My fav sports are tennis and table tennis although I rarely play. I am encouraged to hear about the low-carb diet and its positive impact. In truth I have struggles to demystify what low-carb actually means and it is great to see actual foods - I tend to have half a toasted bagel in the morning and a cup of tea, followed by a 500 calorie meal at lunch (today I had a innocent carib veggie) and tonight will prob have a curry. My weight is 92kg and I am only about 5ft 4". I would love to get back to 78kg which I was about 2 years ago...

My doc mentioned the gastric band to me last time I saw him and I am tempted to do this. Diet and exercise would erase the need to even consider a band but I am really struggling. My Hb1 reading was 7.3 last time out.

Do not confuse carbs and calories. A low carb diet can be quite high in calories. Most people will still lose weight.
Even half a bagel is probably too carby, try something low carb like scrambled eggs or a cheese omelette (no toast) for breakfast. I personally cannot take heavy food at breakfast so I eat a pot of alpro plain yoghurt, with sweetener and a bit of fruit (a BIT) that is 10g of carb.
At lunch try oat bakes (5.5g of carb each) with a low carb topping, like goats cheese and olives, or a good pate.
Evening meal avoid rice, potatoes, chips etc. Here is a tip, boiled mashed cauiliflower looks like mashed potatoes, and tastes not dissimilar, and will make a good substitue for rice with a home made curry, but the carb content is quite low.
Snacks try an occasional milky drink, quite filling, and soya milk is very light in carbs.
If you like wine, a glass of red wine with your evening meal may be beneficial for a Type2

If you do a search on this site for good books to help you, you will find a lot of information out there