I still think you are doing yourself considerable damage on that diet. It's a kind of low/no diet and starvation level to boot. No carbs and I don't argue with that but the occasional veg thrown in could be useful. I think you are far too low in protein. And what is absolutely lacking is fat and fat is essential.
The problem with that note is that it assume your body is using fat rather than protein (muscle). A carbless diet by itself sometimes isn't enough to put your body in a state of ketosis. Have you actually confirmed (with test strips) that your body is in a state of ketosis? Don't necessarily assume that all weight loss is good weight loss.
I suppose this is where we differ. Unless you're 5ft (150cm) tall, that's not a bodyweight I would consider to be "healthy."
I think higher of the Eatwell plate than I do of the BMI index, in all honesty. It suggests that an amphetamine addict is somehow healthier than I am. That's laughable. The BMI is useless and it's nothing more than a pathway to anorexia.
Apologies if this has been answered already, I've been away for a week enjoying the sun in Rio de Janeiro while my wife was attending a conference. You say you have faith that your pancreas can always meet the insulin requirements of the body. Have you had a c-peptide test and if so, what were the results? If you know that it's 100% OK, then obviously insulin resistance is the problem and what causes that isn't always down to weight. Certainly the Newcastle trial showed weight loss led to lower BG levels, but there is also growing evidence to show that long term low calorie intake causes a slowing down of the metabolism. You've probably heard of what dieters call "The Plateau", partially caused by not adjusting calorie intake as weight is lost, though adjustment required is small if you go by the Harris Benedict formula.
I think saying "the BMI is useless" doesn't meet the standards of objectivity that you aspired to in your post above. Clearly the BMI model has some degree of usefulness for some people in some situations. It's a general guide, and can tell us things like - when a person has a BMI over 40, they are likely to be at risk of obesity-related health problems.
Yeah that's fair. For someone significantly overweight, it can be a good tool for telling him or her that action is needed. I used to have a BMI of 46 and I got it down to 27, which I was pretty happy with. I would have liked to go lower and I still want to achieve this eventually. Perhaps my view of the BMI model is more positive than others because I was obese in the past. In my experience when you are overweight or obese you don't always have an honest appreciation of how big you are. Even a rudimentary tool like BMI is better than nothing, if it gets the message through.
Waleed I am 8 stones overweight with type 2 and underactive thyroid. I admire safe weight loss to help with my insulin resistance. What I feel most people want to know is have you conquered a similar fight of weight loss to 'cure' or nearly cure your diabetes type2?
