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Hi @Debmcgee I just wanted to say that this thread might well be my most favourite thing posted here! I found it 4 days ago and enjoyed getting caught up with you and your current journey.
In many ways it mirrors my own story. I joined the forum a little over a year ago with a HbA1c of 50 and after 3 months I lost 40lb or so and brought my number down to 37. 3 months later it was 34 and i had lost a further 25lb. Then life hit me like a truck and people close to me fell ill and my mother passed away very suddenly. Everything spiraled out of control for me I fell back into the old habits of disordered eating that have been such a massive part of my life for so long and I completely stopped taking care of my own health needs.
1 week ago, my latest HbA1c came back as 42 and I have have put back on almost all of the weight I have lost. I was expecting that number to be a whole lot higher and I can't describe my relief that it wasn't! I started to tentatively pick back up with LCHF, only this time I plan to be far more organised and really diversify my menu and ingredients to make sure that this time it becomes a way of life and not something I step in and out of and if/when disordered thoughts/habits make their way through, I know how to deal with them in a low carb way that doesn't undo all of my hard work and make me give up, feel like a failure and walk away again...
Finding this thread increased my determination more than I can express, so thank you for sharing and keep it up!
@KevinPotts Thank you so much for your kind words I hope it wasn't an overshare
I was very cross with myself for going backwards for so long that I'm very happy to be back in the supportive fold of the forum community
Aw thanks!
I have lived my whole life in a circle of self harming with food but more so after my split with nasty ex when I ate anything and everything bad so I would become invisible. It was what I needed at the time but seriously regret it now...
When I was first diagnosed I was amazing. I took charge of the situation and was determined that was it for me...but then the stupid Expert course ruined me and I ended up self-sabotaging myself again for almost a year. I hit my all time record high with weight and bg but this place welcomed me back with open arms.
You can do this. You've done it before life threw you a major curve ball. I'm sorry about your loss. Life's a ***** sometimes but we gotta dust ourselves off and try again.
Discovering Jason Fung has probably been a life saver for me.
Feel free to join in whenever you want. We're in this together!
Here it is...
http://www.dietdoctor.com/reverse-t...il&utm_term=0_41db911777-38c3415bed-463273601
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Borderline T2, serial yo-yo dieter but firmly sticking to LCHF with IF
Ben & Jerrys are evil twins!! I do salivate in the aisle where they live though...especially anything with peanut butter! I'm sure I could devise my own recipe but freezer is chockablock right now!
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Borderline T2, serial yo-yo dieter but firmly sticking to LCHF with IF
Forgot to test this morning. This heat is killing me and I was envious of everyone I saw out and about scoffing their ice creams . None of that stuff for me.....!
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Borderline T2, serial yo-yo dieter but firmly sticking to LCHF with IF