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bigalxyz

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Hello forum,

I was diagnosed T2 diabetic about 2 years ago. In the months that followed, I started to follow a low carbohydrate diet. Initially, the weight dropped off quite quickly and my blood sugar numbers improved an awful lot (also taking 1500mg metformin daily).

Since then, my weight loss has stalled. My blood sugar numbers are still ok - last check about 8 months ago had HbA1c at 5.8%. And I've been fairly physically active too - some walking, playing tennis 2 or 3 times a week, etc. And I still follow a low carb diet. But I'm stuck weighing about 125kg. ok, I'm 6ft 2in tall, but still...10 years ago I was only 100kg, and I'd like to be again.

What could I be doing wrong? I do have a tendency to drink a lot of diet soft drinks (artificial sweeteners are a source of some controversy of course), but otherwise I think my diet is pretty good. And, in the past, low carb eating has worked very well for me. Something seems to have changed, but I don't know what.

Grateful for any advice. Thoroughly fed up & frustrated. This situation is crippling for my body image & self esteem.

Thanks.
 
when I stall (and im a lot like you 6,2 big fella) I go to the gym and absolutely kill my self with interval training on the running machine and I do mean kill myself until im on my knees on the stopped treadmill calling for the paramedics and it seems to restart things, I was 19st originally and in feb 17 and today 13.4st I have no idea what that is in kilos, but maybe worth a try, ok dosent have to be the gym, just go to the park and run till you puke :sick:

:)im no expert and id hate to kill anyone so feel free to ignore me :)
 
Thanks. I don't know...

I don't feel very physically vigorous - intense exercise is very difficult for me. I feel slow, lumbering, ponderous, etc. I struggle with this sort of stuff.
 
bigalxyz said:
Thanks. I don't know...

I don't feel very physically vigorous - intense exercise is very difficult for me. I feel slow, lumbering, ponderous, etc. I struggle with this sort of stuff.
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Hi
You need to find an exercise you like join a gym with lots of fitness classes then you can try different ones and it is a good social time as well
I hated exercise but then found Zumba now I'm obsessed lol
Good luck :-)


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I've been fighting weight for years and over several have lost about 3 stones. SLOWLY> the only thing that works for me now is to eat very little and most of that leaves. I am a long time [8 year] low carber.
Hana
 
Try to increase the fat and try to cut down on the diet drinks. Fascinating how I read about Swedish T2s doing really low carb high fat eating and can stop taking their some consider themselves D0. If you have bread or anything with flour, cut it out.
 
Thanks. I do wonder about the diet drinks. I've got through approx 2 litres a day for the last 20 years or so. Might be time to try to quit again - I find it hard. There's something that seems a bit addictive about them. I don't think it's the caffeine - not entirely, anyway. Dunno.

Re: high fat. I'm pretty liberal on that front - I get through a lot of olive oil, never trim fat off meat, use butter, double cream, eat lots of pate, cheese, etc. Could I do more? Perhaps. I know that the "LCHF" diet has been very popular in Scandinavia in the last few years (butter shortages in Norway, etc.). After reading Gary Taubes, I gradually learned to stop fearing fat. Much more to fear from sugar & cheap processed carbohydrates!

I very rarely eat bread these days (ditto rice, pasta, potatoes - and sugar is pretty much zero). I had some bread a few days ago and it really affected me - I felt very bloated & had bad indigestion for a few hours. I guess my system isn't used to it any more. No bad thing!

The frustrating thing about exercising is that while it's undoubtedly good for blood sugar control, fitness, strength, moods, etc., it doesn't seem to result in a single ounce of weight loss. It just makes me hungry!

What does "D0" mean?
 
Sorry when you said you play tennis 2 or 3 times a week....perhaps reducing calories is the only way
 
bigalxyz said:
Hello forum,

I was diagnosed T2 diabetic about 2 years ago. In the months that followed, I started to follow a low carbohydrate diet. Initially, the weight dropped off quite quickly and my blood sugar numbers improved an awful lot (also taking 1500mg metformin daily).

Since then, my weight loss has stalled. My blood sugar numbers are still ok - last check about 8 months ago had HbA1c at 5.8%. And I've been fairly physically active too - some walking, playing tennis 2 or 3 times a week, etc. And I still follow a low carb diet. But I'm stuck weighing about 125kg. ok, I'm 6ft 2in tall, but still...10 years ago I was only 100kg, and I'd like to be again.

What could I be doing wrong? I do have a tendency to drink a lot of diet soft drinks (artificial sweeteners are a source of some controversy of course), but otherwise I think my diet is pretty good. And, in the past, low carb eating has worked very well for me. Something seems to have changed, but I don't know what.

Grateful for any advice. Thoroughly fed up & frustrated. This situation is crippling for my body image & self esteem.

Thanks.
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I would start using MyFitnessPal and count calories initially and then over time reduce carbs too.


Diagnosed Type II 1998 1 x 80 mg Gliclazide, 4 x 500mg Metformin and 1 x 100mg Sitagliptin - HbA1c - 48 mmol/mol
 
I know this goes against what others are advising here, but, I lost my weight with cutting down on fat. I also reduced the amount of carbs I was eating, but that was because the diet I was on had me really checking everything I ate. To most low-carbers I was a high-carber, about 200 to 300g per day. Now I am on about 150g per day and maintaining my weight at just under 12 stone 5 pounds. I started at 17 1/2 stones 2 1/2 years ago. The only exercise I do is gentle walking 3 or 4 days a week. Never more than 2 miles at the very most. Have you tried reducing your fat intake?
 
Thanks. Haven't done the "low fat" thing this time around. I've had such good results in the past with low carb diets that I tend to think of this as the "default" option. Also I'm reluctant to increase intake of carbs ( = starch = glucose) - my blood glucose control is pretty good and I'm reluctant to mess with it. Still, I try to keep an open mind.

There are other things involved here as well. Firstly, I have a low testosterone level - I've been treated for it in the past & I've just started treatment again (after a break). I had one undescended testicle at birth (now removed) and I'm told the other one is a little small - this would explain why I'm short on testosterone.

Also I've had terrible trouble with depression in the past. It's not too bad at the moment, but it's still there...not much motivation, bit short of energy (physical/mental), moods a bit low.

All of these things (low T, depression, diabetes) seem to kind of feed off each other - I'm stuck in a bit of a vicious circle.

Hmmm...
 
bigalxyz said:
Thanks. Haven't done the "low fat" thing this time around. I've had such good results in the past with low carb diets that I tend to think of this as the "default" option. Also I'm reluctant to increase intake of carbs ( = starch = glucose) - my blood glucose control is pretty good and I'm reluctant to mess with it. Still, I try to keep an open mind.

There are other things involved here as well. Firstly, I have a low testosterone level - I've been treated for it in the past & I've just started treatment again (after a break). I had one undescended testicle at birth (now removed) and I'm told the other one is a little small - this would explain why I'm short on testosterone.

Also I've had terrible trouble with depression in the past. It's not too bad at the moment, but it's still there...not much motivation, bit short of energy (physical/mental), moods a bit low.

All of these things (low T, depression, diabetes) seem to kind of feed off each other - I'm stuck in a bit of a vicious circle.

Hmmm...
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Only you can break that circle
I know how it feels to be depressed that's why for me exercise is the best thing it's keeping me fit I have a new circle of friends and it raises your endorphins plus being diabetic its good for you
And for them 45 mins five times a week everything else doesn't matter
Hope you can sort everything I know it's hard :-)


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