still losing weight, bg numbers good

[lalaleroux]

Is this weird?

I was tad overweight at diagnosis in October. After diagnosis, doctor asked me to lose about 10 pounds. I saw a dietitian, researched diet for diabetes to death and learned all about carbs and the effects on blood glucose. Cut those carbs and sit around 20-25 per meal. My meter rarely says about 120 two hours after meal, and my first A1C was way down. The app I am using to track my numbers suggest it will be in the "normal" range next time.

But here is the problem. I lost the 10 pounds. I am not big eater so meals aren't huge. I lost more weight. I am eating what works for the meter, but I think I am not eating enough calories. All the meal plans are designed for weight loss, but I am now down almost 30 pounds from where I started! I can't lose any more.

So my question is, how do you get more calories without the carbs??? This is making me crazy. I am taking metformin, type 2. My blood glucose responded right away to the new dietary changes so I am not concerned I think with a wrong type 1 diagnosis as the weight loss happened after I changed things up. And my numbers are really good (when I am.)

So what to do?

 

[xfieldok]

Forget calories. Eat more fat and protein.

 

[DCUKMod]

Is this weird?

I was tad overweight at diagnosis in October. After diagnosis, doctor asked me to lose about 10 pounds. I saw a dietitian, researched diet for diabetes to death and learned all about carbs and the effects on blood glucose. Cut those carbs and sit around 20-25 per meal. My meter rarely says about 120 two hours after meal, and my first A1C was way down. The app I am using to track my numbers suggest it will be in the "normal" range next time.

But here is the problem. I lost the 10 pounds. I am not big eater so meals aren't huge. I lost more weight. I am eating what works for the meter, but I think I am not eating enough calories. All the meal plans are designed for weight loss, but I am now down almost 30 pounds from where I started! I can't lose any more.

So my question is, how do you get more calories without the carbs??? This is making me crazy. I am taking metformin, type 2. My blood glucose responded right away to the new dietary changes so I am not concerned I think with a wrong type 1 diagnosis as the weight loss happened after I changed things up. And my numbers are really good (when I am.)

So what to do?

Lalaleroux, I was in a similar position to you when I got very trim. I got trimmer still. When I was trying to stem the loss, I did the following.

Firstly, I just upped my portions of everything a bit. Not huge amounts, but just a larger piece of chicken or meat, more veg and a little more fat. However that wasn't enough.

To be fair, it's been several years now, s I can't be certain which way around I did the next steps. It was either cheese or nuts next, not stemming the loss, then I added the other.

When I added, aside from upping the portion control, my cheese and nuts were in controlled portion sizes. I dealt in units of babybel cheese and eggcups of nuts.

Once I had balanced the scales I could vary what I ate much more, but I gained a clear picture of how much I had to eat, or order to hold my weight steady.

It's not necessarily a quick process,and you may find yourself astonished by what you can and have to eat, if the carbs are being kept low.

Good luck with it all.