ND done, 5:2 fast didnt work now ND with a twist

I love my family dearly, but since I was ill, they are keeping wrapped in cotton wool with a ton of bubble wrap. It's driving me crazy as I am fine now, but I have to take on board their concerns. They want me to do one day on, one day off. I want to do weekly, but the odds at the moment are against me. :lol:

[edit to add] The protein shakes look great, but I prefer the meal replacements as they have all the vitamins and minerals I need, and when it comes to protein in my diet I much prefer a hunk of steak. :lol: Thank you though, maybe once I get to maintenance I will give 'em a go.

My youngest daughter finally said something that made me decide what I was going to do. It's her birthday on Thursday, and she said "if you do a week of shakes, you will miss my birthday". She will be 13, so it's a very special birthday and she wants me to make a low carb cake so I can share it too. How could I possibly have shakes on her birthday? I couldn't, so alternate day shakes starting tomorrow. I am psyched up and ready to start this, so fingers crossed THIS has some effects, unlike 5:2 fasting!

Day one back on shakes started with a positive. I have dropped another 2lbs so am now just one and a half stone away from my goal weight. As I posted I reached normal BMI the 11/2 stone is my own personal "I want to be that weight" goal, and will take me to around the middle of a normal BMI rather than at the high end as I am now.

Shake one was Atkins 3g carbs. Dinner will be a Slim and save shake 13g carbs and supper another Atkins 3g carbs, so total carb intake on shake days will be 19g. I am not testing BG today, but yesterday I did a few to see how I was going into this, and I am back to my safe low figures I like.

Today, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday are shake days this week, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday next.


[edit to add] Day one went pretty smoothly, although I did feel more hungry than I can remember when I did the ND properly last time. I did go to bed with a growling tummy, but soon fell asleep. I did decide to check my BG last night, and +2 hours after my last shake I was 5.5. No major reduction is my usual numbers, but I didn't really expect any, not on the first day.

Today (Tuesday) is normal food, shakes again tomorrow. So far I have not felt the desire to eat more than I would normally, which was the same result I had with 5:2 fasting. For me it seems, a day of calorie restriction, is not a trigger for more food the following day.

Shake day done, it was easier today than Monday, it feels more like when I was doing the ND properly. No hunger pangs, and I feel really good.

Today's shakes; Shake 1; Atkins 3g carbs, shake 2; Slim and save 13g carbs, shake 3; Atkins 3g carbs, so total carbs 19g.

Tomorrow is my daughters birthday, so calories and carbs are going to be higher, but I will be having severely restricted portion sizes so I can share everything with her, but keep as tight a reign as possible. No testing, I need to be able to be mom for the day, not Jo the diabetic.

catza said:

Have a lovely day tomorrow Jo.

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Thanks Jo, daughter is a very happy young lady today, and I have another couple of surprises for her later. Busy baking, so she can have a yummy tea tonight, this for me is going to be a serious lesson in restraint as it all smells lovely.

I am doing shakes today, but it's going to have to be the last day. I am dropping weight too fast, and I'm concerned. Since Monday I have dropped 6lb this is not a healthy way to go, when I have so little left to lose now. I truly had no idea this would happen, and on my non shake days I have been eating normally, yesterday I didn't even add up my calories as I knew they would be high, yet the weight is still dropping like a stone. I think it's time to put these diets and fasting behind me, and from now on just have the healthy diet I usually have.

Added to the weight loss I have dropped two dress sizes in two weeks, it's just not healthy to lose as much as quickly.

I'm sorry for stopping this experiment as quickly as I have, but I won't risk my health!

Jo.