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Stage 1 rapid loss of weight
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NicoleC1971
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Hello.
There are different ways to achieve diabetes remission if that's your aim?
The Newcastle diet can be done on prescription diet shakes (balanced for vitamins, minerals, proteins and fats) or by following real food recipes in a book like Michael Mosely's The Blood Sugar Diet.
If you are on other meds e.g. blood pressure pills and diabetic meds then it is worth checking in with your GP because you will likely lose fluid and salts from your body which could make you overmedicated (dizzy with low blood sugars) .
There are fans of this diet on the forum so I am sure someone will be along with some real life experience soon.
When you finish the initial phase you will need to think about how to eat from that point forward as returning to the usual diet that made you diabetic/pre diabetic will reverse your positive changes. At this point a 'real food' or low carb diet might be really useful.
Best of luck in any case!
KarenVirapen
Member
- Messages
- 12
- Location
- Northern Ireland
- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- getting up in the morning
Hey all, I tried a few years ago and sort of did it half-heartedly so I gave up after a few weeks at that time.
Having just read Professor Roy Taylor's new book, Your Simple Guide to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, I'm having another go. (It's really heartening to hear that he's giving all the profits of the book to Diabetes UK, as they funded his first study). I found his arguments very common sense and I thought it's worth a go, my weight crept up by two stone over lockdown so I really need to do something as I'm having back, joint, sleeping issues
Anyway, I'm doing it with the real food option as I can't stand shakes etc. I'd rather eat real food. I skip breakfast and then have two 400 cal meals, one at lunch and one at dinner. Typical lunch has been a slice of Biona rye bread topped with chicken, houmous, tomatoes, cucumber and spinach, with a small green salad. Or else home-made soup or a big salad with some protein. Then dinner is usually something veggie or a stew with lots of veg in it - I've made batches of veggie chilli with Quorn and lentil and chickpea curry - I've had baked salmon fillet with green veg (roasted broccoli and asparagus with a little spray of oil). And I'm having roast chicken tonight with lots of veg and a spoonful of mash. No snacks, just a small amount of blueberries after my dinner, and I drink lots of water.
The weird thing is that usually I'm a big eater who loves my snacks, but I haven't felt hunger pangs since the first day. Maybe cos I've cut out all the sugary or highly processed high carb things. I'm not tired, I feel fine and no mad hunger or cravings. It does help to get rid of snack options before you start, or if they belong to someone else in the household, put them where you can't see them.
But I have to say I feel good, I think I'll keep going for a while and see how it goes. I'm just going into my second week of eating 800 cals so we'll see. I don't feel deprived anyway, or faint or tired, just normal and if I can keep it going, I will. Lost 8.6 pounds the first week (I have a lot to lose though). But it's not something I'd do long term - like the book says, I'd just do it for a few months then change my diet thereafter to eat about two thirds of what I used to eat.
Anyway, not saying yea or nay to it, just thought I'd share my experience so far. Biggest surprise was the lack of hunger pangs but the book says that's pretty common, most people find after a week or two they're not starving hungry. I guess it depends what you eat and if you get enough protein and things. I couldn't do the shakes, just not for me
Article in the Guardian about Professor Taylor and his book: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/15/how-to-cure-type-2-diabetes-without-medication
Having just read Professor Roy Taylor's new book, Your Simple Guide to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes, I'm having another go. (It's really heartening to hear that he's giving all the profits of the book to Diabetes UK, as they funded his first study). I found his arguments very common sense and I thought it's worth a go, my weight crept up by two stone over lockdown so I really need to do something as I'm having back, joint, sleeping issues
Anyway, I'm doing it with the real food option as I can't stand shakes etc. I'd rather eat real food. I skip breakfast and then have two 400 cal meals, one at lunch and one at dinner. Typical lunch has been a slice of Biona rye bread topped with chicken, houmous, tomatoes, cucumber and spinach, with a small green salad. Or else home-made soup or a big salad with some protein. Then dinner is usually something veggie or a stew with lots of veg in it - I've made batches of veggie chilli with Quorn and lentil and chickpea curry - I've had baked salmon fillet with green veg (roasted broccoli and asparagus with a little spray of oil). And I'm having roast chicken tonight with lots of veg and a spoonful of mash. No snacks, just a small amount of blueberries after my dinner, and I drink lots of water.
The weird thing is that usually I'm a big eater who loves my snacks, but I haven't felt hunger pangs since the first day. Maybe cos I've cut out all the sugary or highly processed high carb things. I'm not tired, I feel fine and no mad hunger or cravings. It does help to get rid of snack options before you start, or if they belong to someone else in the household, put them where you can't see them.
But I have to say I feel good, I think I'll keep going for a while and see how it goes. I'm just going into my second week of eating 800 cals so we'll see. I don't feel deprived anyway, or faint or tired, just normal and if I can keep it going, I will. Lost 8.6 pounds the first week (I have a lot to lose though). But it's not something I'd do long term - like the book says, I'd just do it for a few months then change my diet thereafter to eat about two thirds of what I used to eat.
Anyway, not saying yea or nay to it, just thought I'd share my experience so far. Biggest surprise was the lack of hunger pangs but the book says that's pretty common, most people find after a week or two they're not starving hungry. I guess it depends what you eat and if you get enough protein and things. I couldn't do the shakes, just not for me
Article in the Guardian about Professor Taylor and his book: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/may/15/how-to-cure-type-2-diabetes-without-medication
KarenVirapen
Member
- Messages
- 12
- Location
- Northern Ireland
- Type of diabetes
- Prediabetes
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- getting up in the morning
I should point out though that I'm not on specific medication for diabetes or blood pressure, so I don't know how the Newcastle diet would affect that, you'd really need to speak to your GP about that.
Thank you both for your comments. I am not on any medication. Not diagnosed, but feel like I could well be in a few years if moving in the current direction. I consulted the stage 1 diet with family, and they described it as a 'starving' method. I am keen on giving it a go regardless, and perhaps I should consult with my GP first, on your advice.
