Newcastle study- old guinea pig

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Been mad busy and a bit under the weather (sinus,migraine,head full of cement), so not posting or always testing. The tests I have done are odd in places.
18.11.11
FBG 4.6
bed 5.5

19.11.11
FBG 5.3
bed 5.1

20.11.11
FBG6.8
bed 8.5

21.11.11
FBG6.8
bed 5.8

22.11.11
FBG5.4
bed 5.4

23.11.11
FBG 5.6
bed 5.4

24.11.11
FBG 5.6
breakfast 6.2
+ 2 hours 6.6
lunch (+4 hours) 8.0 - so greek yoghurt is a no no for me!

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Forgot the weight! gained a pound in 11 days- not too bad.

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Just a quick update- FBG and bedtime readings still 5s and low 6s; weight steady after that 1 lb gain, despite a few weekend lapses, and a bad back that has prevented me from doing any strenuous exercise. Still no meds. Hoping to keep the weight off til NY and then have another crack at losing some more.

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Happy New Year to all!

Thanks Pru, but finished slimfast mid Nov- been eating sensibly up til Christmas- in fact I lost the 1lb I had put on and an additional one- but that's history. Fell off the wagon big style over the festive season- no big surprise there- busy Christmas and NY, lots of entertaining, a shedload of food and drink and very little exercise. Not getting on the scales til next week, when I will get back to the classes and all the rest, but I still fit in the smaller sizes I liberated from the back of the wardrobe at the end of November so it cant be that bad?? :wink: Went out for dinner on NYE and on the menu was a quotation along the lines of 'Most people worry about what they eat between Christmas and New Year, when they should really be worrying about what they eat between New Year and Christmas'. Think I'll take that as my motto, putting in God Friday and Easter where apporopriate!
Very busy January but am hoping to lose whatever (and there will undoubtedly be plenty to lose) I have put on in the festive season, and start in February where I left off- maybe using the NS diet, maybe trying to DIY- havent quite decided. I would really like to tailor a diet for myself, 800 cals per day, but doubt that I have the know how to get the balance of protein, carbs etc, or the imagination to make it work- though it would be hard to be more boring than 3 shakes a day!

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An update - a year after finishing the diet I had my annual check up today. I haven't had another go at the diet, and have put on about 10lb of the weight lost last year, but have been mostly eating sensibly, exercising moderately, still no meds for the diabetes.
My blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure are 'normal'. Resounding lack of comment from my GP on the diet and its results. Still intend to have another go at the diet in the new year.

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Sorry busy time of year. Three days in is very early - I wouldn't worry too much about the BS levels- if you look at my posts there were times when the BS were discouraging, but if you keep going it evens out over time. We're human beings not machines and so many things have a bearing on BS levels. Have you tried a bit more physical activity after meals? It helps some people though I never found it made much difference to me. My sister is type 1 and says that for her aerobic exercise sends her readings up, core strength exercise brings it right down. We're all different, it's a question of what works for you.
I didn't use fats or oils at all- on my reading of the study that was a no no- but I did use salt pepper herbs etc
Very best of luck with the rest of your diet- if you can make it work it makes a big difference.

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No, no constipation, but I ate a lot of celery which has so much fibre you have to pick it out of your teeth! I'm not a gym rat myself, and according to,the newspapers housework does count! I did a lot of it on the diet- cant eat if you're elbow deep in soapy water. You're doing well, keep it up!

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Should rename this 'old guinea pig'.
Update 2 years on from my Newcastle diet. MOT today, weight and BS slightly up, nothing to write home about. Cholesterol BP etc all fine. So still ok 2 years on. Have had to give up the Zumba classes because my knees were giving out - replaced it on advice with swimming which is a lot easier on the joints. So still no meds and doing fine. Plan to have another go at the weight in Jan - no point at this time of year!

Hah - managed to edit the title- my children will be amazed!

I've put 10lb back on of the 2st 8lb I lost on the diet. Can't remember the Drs reading , and anyway the way they measure it has changed- today's test result was 47 which is about right. My FB is usually around 5, whereas when I started the diet it was 9+. I haven't excluded any foods but I have cut the carbs midweek- tend to eat what I like at weekends, and be very strict Monday to Thursday. The weight gain is creeping up on me over holiday periods, so I plan to hit it hard after Christmas. I try and still drink 2 litres of water a day and I have a green tea habit which has hung over from the diet and which is reputed to help reduce BG.