HI Everyone
I'm looking for some guidance please on the whole LCHF diet plan.
I was diagnosed back in april with steroid induced type 2 diabetes due to the amount of medication i take for my asthma. My HBa1C test levels were 48, so not completely off the scale but not normal!
Since then i've done some research, got some help on here (thanks ), cut out the main carb culprits bread, rice pasta, oats, and i've started to do some exercise. I've managed to get my results down to 38 which i'm really happy with. A recent hospital spell for my breathing meant i was having my glucose levels checked a couple of times a day which isn't something i've done yet. However, at a post discharge appointment I was given a Blood glucose monitor to keep tabs myself due to the fluctuating steriod doses. So this has been my first week monitoring and seem to be ok, between 4.3 lowest and 7.9 highest (post food), I've only had one measurement out of range at 9.7 after a meal out with wine, so i'm not overly concerned about a one off. I've only been testing once a day at random times though.
The thing is, (sorry I'm rambling) i'm about 4 stone overweight which is the next thing i want to tackle. I've kind of started low carb as a default of cutting out the main groups, and as a result have about 85-90g a day, but i don't measure/monitor this strictly so far and only lost about 6lb in the 3 months. I want to get weight down and quickly and am thinking of going hard core for a couple of weeks at 20g then settling around 50g to make it manageable. if i'm too strict for too long i might fall off the wagon, also i want to start trying to conceive soon so its got to be ok with those plans as well. (another reason to get my glucose levels under tight control! )
Is this a totally wrong way of going about it? will i lose weight at 20 then put back on at 50? or do people find they can still lose at 50? i want what i'm doing diet wise to be effective, quick if possible, but also safe. I wouldn't want to discover i was pregnant then panic and change diets and undo all good work ! or risk the potential baby's health. Its a hell of a lot to think about and as always i'm trying to do more than one thing at once!
I'm looking for some guidance please on the whole LCHF diet plan.
I was diagnosed back in april with steroid induced type 2 diabetes due to the amount of medication i take for my asthma. My HBa1C test levels were 48, so not completely off the scale but not normal!
Since then i've done some research, got some help on here (thanks ), cut out the main carb culprits bread, rice pasta, oats, and i've started to do some exercise. I've managed to get my results down to 38 which i'm really happy with. A recent hospital spell for my breathing meant i was having my glucose levels checked a couple of times a day which isn't something i've done yet. However, at a post discharge appointment I was given a Blood glucose monitor to keep tabs myself due to the fluctuating steriod doses. So this has been my first week monitoring and seem to be ok, between 4.3 lowest and 7.9 highest (post food), I've only had one measurement out of range at 9.7 after a meal out with wine, so i'm not overly concerned about a one off. I've only been testing once a day at random times though.
The thing is, (sorry I'm rambling) i'm about 4 stone overweight which is the next thing i want to tackle. I've kind of started low carb as a default of cutting out the main groups, and as a result have about 85-90g a day, but i don't measure/monitor this strictly so far and only lost about 6lb in the 3 months. I want to get weight down and quickly and am thinking of going hard core for a couple of weeks at 20g then settling around 50g to make it manageable. if i'm too strict for too long i might fall off the wagon, also i want to start trying to conceive soon so its got to be ok with those plans as well. (another reason to get my glucose levels under tight control! )
Is this a totally wrong way of going about it? will i lose weight at 20 then put back on at 50? or do people find they can still lose at 50? i want what i'm doing diet wise to be effective, quick if possible, but also safe. I wouldn't want to discover i was pregnant then panic and change diets and undo all good work ! or risk the potential baby's health. Its a hell of a lot to think about and as always i'm trying to do more than one thing at once!
