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Nice sense of progress

sanguine

sanguine

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May not seem much, but first BG under 6 (5.8) and first dinner +2 under 7 (6.8) this evening :D
 
Also BP down from 160/90 on 18 March to mid 140s / mid 80s now (exercise). OK the former was a one-off spot reading in the surgery and may have been affected by white coat syndrome, but it was one of the factors that prompted the GP to hand me a statins prescription so readily - not that he probably needed any excuse :banghead:. Lost about 2 kg in weight - little acorns ...

Still 10 days to my first DN session, where I'm expecting to counter outdated dogma with real data - should be fun! ;)​
 
Like Chris Packham I like a good graph, especially when it reinforces the sense of what I'm trying to do (just diet and exercise). The linear trend will only work for a short while as they start to flatten out but I'm chuffed with this.

Wouldn't have been able to do it without the advice and support of this forum :)

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Excellent, the graphs show a great improvement. Keep them coming. You BP is falling much faster than mine so well done.
 
Thanks Andrew - your weight loss and HbA1c reduction are pretty impressive too.
 
peacetrain said:
Great work! How did you produce the graphs? Thanks x
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Thanks! Just in Excel. I'm keeping all my data (BG, BP, weight, what I eat, exercise etc) on an Excel spreadsheet so I can track performance, it's handy to show to the docs as well, assuming they are amenable.
 
Another milestone yesterday, BG reading (preprandial) under 5 for the first time. Big drop to 4.6 from previous record of 5.3 - it's probably an outlier, but like the footballer scoring from a lucky deflection I'm claiming it anyway :cool:

Evening BPs also coming under better control, 140/75-ish, which were previously holding my daily averages back (mornings usually around 130/70).

Weight loss has plateaued at 6kg for the time being, but not too concerned about that, at least my nominal BMI has crept below the 30 threshold on the way to target low 20s - but still hoping for a bit more next time I weigh myself at the weekend. Lost 3 1/2 inches off my waist though which is pleasing - Mrs Sanguine says she can see me visibly shrinking - around the face too.
 
sanguine said:
Another milestone yesterday, BG reading (preprandial) under 5 for the first time. Big drop to 4.6 from previous record of 5.3 - it's probably an outlier, but like the footballer scoring from a lucky deflection I'm claiming it anyway :cool:.
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You can't have a trend without the first reading......

If you have plateaued; can you drop the carbs for a few days to give your body a kick?
 
I'm not eating much more than 30g carbs as it is! As I say I'm not too worried about it whilst I'm bringing BG and BP down.
 
sanguine said:
Thanks! Just in Excel. I'm keeping all my data (BG, BP, weight, what I eat, exercise etc) on an Excel spreadsheet so I can track performance, it's handy to show to the docs as well, assuming they are amenable.
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Same here Sanguine, I'm not so hot with the charts tho. Lol



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sanguine said:
I'm not eating much more than 30g carbs as it is! As I say I'm not too worried about it whilst I'm bringing BG and BP down.
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In which case, perhaps increase a bit for a few days? I would, however, agree with your primary goal of reducing bloods and BP.
 
Why would increasing my carbs (and presumably reducing fat to avoid increasing calories) kick my body into losing weight? (As it is I only have two successive results at the same weight and I deliberately only weigh once a week now, so it's not a big deal).
 
Its not the carbs that need increasing particularly, its the calories. If you have reached a plateau your body has probably gone into starvation mode due to insufficient calories for you and your lifestyle. Starvation mode lowers your metabolism and makes weight loss more difficult. If you increase calories for a few days you should see your weight start to drop again.
 
sanguine said:
Why would increasing my carbs (and presumably reducing fat to avoid increasing calories) kick my body into losing weight? (As it is I only have two successive results at the same weight and I deliberately only weigh once a week now, so it's not a big deal).
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Just to give your body something different to cope with. Calories may be the way to go, I guess, as Bluetit suggests.

If you're happy to stick with what you're doing, then that's what you must do. Probably worthwhile just sense checking fluid intake and the other very basics.

Without doubt, you're making excellent progress.
 
A typical daily intake for me at the moment is (just been rummaging in Carbs and Cals) is

Carbs 50g
Protein 82g
Fat 123g
Calories 1800

Breakfast is the biggest variable, depending if I have cooked (bacon/egg/mushroom/tomato) or porridge/berries, or yoghurt/berries.
 
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