Sid Bonkers
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- Location
- S.E.London, N.W.Kent borders
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Diet only
- Dislikes
- Customer helplines that use recorded menus that promise to put me through to the right person but never do - and being ill. Oh, and did I mention customer helplines :)
As I said in my earlier post Choco the Newcastle Study used the Optifast diet plan which is low calorie not low carb.
The Tesco drinks obviously are higher still in carbs than the Optifast Plan drinks and at 35g each thats what 105grams of carbs before you add in any veg.
There is no question that a very low calorie diet works it always has done, there not new I used one myself in the 1980's prior to a holiday abroad and lost over a stone in a couple of weeks, the problem was as soon as I stopped I went back to my usual eating and drinking habits and the weight went straight back on plus a bit more which I believe is quite common with this type of starvation diet.
Anyone doing this diet must make lifestyle changes after they finish or they will put the weight straight back on, and I'm not trying to talk anyone out of doing it but real changes have to be made for the rest of your lives for this to make a real difference.
I get the idea that some are viewing it as a magic bullet that will cure their diabetes and it isn't and it wont. And dont forget the Newcastle Study used just 11 people, so results are hardly going to be conclusive one way or the other are they?
That said, good luck to those going for it :thumbup:
The Tesco drinks obviously are higher still in carbs than the Optifast Plan drinks and at 35g each thats what 105grams of carbs before you add in any veg.
There is no question that a very low calorie diet works it always has done, there not new I used one myself in the 1980's prior to a holiday abroad and lost over a stone in a couple of weeks, the problem was as soon as I stopped I went back to my usual eating and drinking habits and the weight went straight back on plus a bit more which I believe is quite common with this type of starvation diet.
Anyone doing this diet must make lifestyle changes after they finish or they will put the weight straight back on, and I'm not trying to talk anyone out of doing it but real changes have to be made for the rest of your lives for this to make a real difference.
I get the idea that some are viewing it as a magic bullet that will cure their diabetes and it isn't and it wont. And dont forget the Newcastle Study used just 11 people, so results are hardly going to be conclusive one way or the other are they?
That said, good luck to those going for it :thumbup: