Hi all
@Flora123 I think it’s personal choice about diet drinks. It seems to be individual as to whether they cause an insulin response and/or trigger cravings. When I was using OMAD almost daily the first summer after diagnosis I found a Diet Coke would often help stave off hunger. Now I find them incredibly sweet and although I have a couple in the fridge, it’s been several weeks since I drank one - like @Pipp I find sparkling water with a slice of lime to be a good alternative. Totally up to you and as @bulkbiker says, if the odd one during a fast helps you continue, why not?
@lessci good to see you on the thread - the more the merrier.
All, I’ve had to adjust my plans. Am starting my fast tonight - just had dinner and will go until dinner on Wednesday. Found out today that it’s my best work buddy’s 20 year anniversary at the end of this week and as she doesn’t work Fridays, we’re planning a celebration on Thursday. I was asked to make some of my ‘healthy’ cakes (one of my younger colleagues proudly tells anyone who will listen that ‘Goonergal’s cakes are really healthy - like eating a salad!!j which will mean baking on Wednesday night and it would be an enormous feat of self control to do that while fasting, and even more of one not to sample any of them on Thursday, so have switched the fast around.
Works well as I’ll leave work early tomorrow and have a long walk to the APPG-Diabetes meeting (walking always dulls my appetite) and then the meeting itself will be a distraction. Will post starting stats in the morning.
@Flora123 I think it’s personal choice about diet drinks. It seems to be individual as to whether they cause an insulin response and/or trigger cravings. When I was using OMAD almost daily the first summer after diagnosis I found a Diet Coke would often help stave off hunger. Now I find them incredibly sweet and although I have a couple in the fridge, it’s been several weeks since I drank one - like @Pipp I find sparkling water with a slice of lime to be a good alternative. Totally up to you and as @bulkbiker says, if the odd one during a fast helps you continue, why not?
@lessci good to see you on the thread - the more the merrier.
All, I’ve had to adjust my plans. Am starting my fast tonight - just had dinner and will go until dinner on Wednesday. Found out today that it’s my best work buddy’s 20 year anniversary at the end of this week and as she doesn’t work Fridays, we’re planning a celebration on Thursday. I was asked to make some of my ‘healthy’ cakes (one of my younger colleagues proudly tells anyone who will listen that ‘Goonergal’s cakes are really healthy - like eating a salad!!j which will mean baking on Wednesday night and it would be an enormous feat of self control to do that while fasting, and even more of one not to sample any of them on Thursday, so have switched the fast around.
Works well as I’ll leave work early tomorrow and have a long walk to the APPG-Diabetes meeting (walking always dulls my appetite) and then the meeting itself will be a distraction. Will post starting stats in the morning.