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Maintaining weight on LCHF diet

HelenHak

HelenHak

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
I can't stop losing weight whilst restricting my carbs. I have lost enough now, have increased my "good" fat intake and reduced my exercise regime. My BG is now within normal range and I am on two 500 Metformin a day. Any ideas?
 
It seems to be a problem for some people following LCHF diets. You lose it and can't stop and end not being happy about it. You can add more protein to your diet or more carbs, but most people having achieved a good a1c are usually too frightened to increase carbs, so maybe that would be a last resort. You can add more fat, like cheese and nuts as snack food or added to meals. Example: Melted cheese over vegetables. Butter etc.

It's a tough situation, you don't want to lose more weight and you don't want to upset the good results you've worked for, Finding that balance that maintains weight isn't easy and may take some experimentation to see what works for you.
 
As @Tophat1900 said, nuts and cheese add weight with out rocking the bs boat much. If I want to lose I will ditch those both. Unless I add unnecessary protein to a big deal I won't gain. Dairy and nuts...always.
 
Tophat1900 said:
It seems to be a problem for some people following LCHF diets. You lose it and can't stop and end not being happy about it. You can add more protein to your diet or more carbs, but most people having achieved a good a1c are usually too frightened to increase carbs, so maybe that would be a last resort. You can add more fat, like cheese and nuts as snack food or added to meals. Example: Melted cheese over vegetables. Butter etc.

It's a tough situation, you don't want to lose more weight and you don't want to upset the good results you've worked for, Finding that balance that maintains weight isn't easy and may take some experimentation to see what works for you.
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Thanks...I have been trying to eat more nuts. I worry about my cholesterol with the cheese....it is still a bit high at 5.6
 
If your bloods are well controlled and your HbA1c is non diabetic then maybe talk to your doc about stopping the metformin.
It has a reputation for helping weight loss (in my case through excessive diarrhea). You could consider asking to go to one a day maybe?
 
Bernstein recommends upping the protein, not the fat.
But I suspect it is really a combination. Things like nuts and pate give a great combination of carbs/fats/protein in a slow to digest way that won't cause a fast rise in bg.

Rather than worry about it, I would see it as an opportunity to indulge in a few decadent extras that you haven't been allowing yourself up til now. Dark choc with coffee, after a meal? That slice of low carb cake you would love but haven't been having? A roast potato now and then? Nuts as a snack while watching a film? Pate on a LC cracker and a glass of wine while you are preparing dinner?

As you can see, I have never had a problem with introducing the odd wee treat! :hilarious:
 
I managed to maintain my weight (after several weeks of experiments) by adding an extra egg every day and introducing cheese to my diet as I hadn't been eating it previously. I also added a glass of wine but not every day, and probably increased my mayonnaise portions. It did take a lot of hard work in the form of weighing the cheese, recording, testing and weighing myself. It was harder than losing the weight in the first place. Once I stabilised I stopped all the cheese weighing. I have been stable well over 2 years now.
 
Resurgam said:
There is actually a correlation between longer life expectancy and higher cholesterol, not lower - particularly for women.
The figures were taken from the World Health Organisation website.
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There is a sweet spot in the centre.
You die either side, but of different causes.

I'm sure someone has a link to the chart
 
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