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<blockquote data-quote="AllieRainbow" data-source="post: 1967794" data-attributes="member: 473025"><p>I am at the end of week 2 for my 2019 attempt to get the weight off. I decided that a combination of very low carb and calorie restriction would be the best bet to shift some weight quickly, in a version of the Newcastle Diet with real food.</p><p></p><p>The protocol is between 800-1200 calories per day, eating when I am hungry, with around 200 calories in above ground vegetables.</p><p>Otherwise very low carb, and plenty of water. Cream or butter in coffee. To avoid things chugging along too much the same, I have also planned in a "feast day" once a week, where calories will be around 1200-1800, but still very low carb.</p><p></p><p>I am still testing various foods to see what reactions I am getting, as I hadn't tested properly for weeks and things got away from me a little over the winter.</p><p></p><p>I have had a series of colds from well before Christmas that are still ongoing, and realised eventually that my carbs were high enough to have a negative effect on my immune system. At the beginning of last week I took the carbs lower, and concentrated on water, rest, and a multi vitamin to boost the immune system, and stopped doing things that seemed to interfere with optimal immune function. The result last week was a steady worsening of symptoms, which I took as a positive sign that my immune system was more able to fight back, and then a couple of days of feeling truly dreadful with lots of immune symptoms - runny nose, sneezing etc. Today I woke up feeling much better with the cough on its way out.</p><p></p><p>I introduced some gentle exercise yesterday to help my recovery and work on improving insulin resistance.</p><p></p><p>Here are the results so far:</p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Baseline at start of Real Food Newcastle Diet (7th January 2019):</span></em></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>Weight:</em></strong> 119.8 kilos (264.2lb/18st 12.2lb) - <strong><em>BMI:</em></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">39.0</span></strong> - <strong><em>Waist:Height Ratio:</em></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">68%</span></strong> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em><strong>FBG: </strong></em></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"><strong>8.4</strong> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">mmol/l</span></span></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Week 1 (14th January 2019):</span></em></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>Weight:</em></strong> 118.2 kilos (260.8lb/18st 8.8lb) - <strong><em>BMI:</em></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">38.5</span></strong> - <strong><em>Waist:Height Ratio:</em></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">67%</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">FBG: </span></strong></em></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">7.1</span></strong> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">mmol/l</span></span></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Week 2 (21st January 2019):</span></em></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><em>Weight:</em></strong> 116.1 kilos (256.0lb/18st 4.0lb) - <strong><em>BMI:</em></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">37.8</span></strong> - <strong><em>Waist:Height Ratio:</em></strong> <strong><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">65%</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><em><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">FBG: </span></strong></em></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">7.6</span></strong> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">mmol/l</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">So far I have lost 8.2lb and around 4cm from my waist, with no significant changes elsewhere, so it looks like I am losing abdominal fat first as should be expected.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I will keep going and see what the results are over the next 6 weeks, and then make a decision on whether to carry on or change the protocol.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: #000000">Mood-wise I am feeling very unstressed compared to normal, and a lot calmer in general.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AllieRainbow, post: 1967794, member: 473025"] I am at the end of week 2 for my 2019 attempt to get the weight off. I decided that a combination of very low carb and calorie restriction would be the best bet to shift some weight quickly, in a version of the Newcastle Diet with real food. The protocol is between 800-1200 calories per day, eating when I am hungry, with around 200 calories in above ground vegetables. Otherwise very low carb, and plenty of water. Cream or butter in coffee. To avoid things chugging along too much the same, I have also planned in a "feast day" once a week, where calories will be around 1200-1800, but still very low carb. I am still testing various foods to see what reactions I am getting, as I hadn't tested properly for weeks and things got away from me a little over the winter. I have had a series of colds from well before Christmas that are still ongoing, and realised eventually that my carbs were high enough to have a negative effect on my immune system. At the beginning of last week I took the carbs lower, and concentrated on water, rest, and a multi vitamin to boost the immune system, and stopped doing things that seemed to interfere with optimal immune function. The result last week was a steady worsening of symptoms, which I took as a positive sign that my immune system was more able to fight back, and then a couple of days of feeling truly dreadful with lots of immune symptoms - runny nose, sneezing etc. Today I woke up feeling much better with the cough on its way out. I introduced some gentle exercise yesterday to help my recovery and work on improving insulin resistance. Here are the results so far: [B][I][FONT=Verdana]Baseline at start of Real Food Newcastle Diet (7th January 2019):[/FONT][/I][/B] [FONT=Verdana][B][I]Weight:[/I][/B] 119.8 kilos (264.2lb/18st 12.2lb) - [B][I]BMI:[/I][/B] [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]39.0[/COLOR][/B] - [B][I]Waist:Height Ratio:[/I][/B] [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]68%[/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][I][B]FBG: [/B][/I][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)][B]8.4[/B] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]mmol/l[/COLOR][/FONT] [B][I][FONT=Verdana]Week 1 (14th January 2019):[/FONT][/I][/B] [FONT=Verdana][B][I]Weight:[/I][/B] 118.2 kilos (260.8lb/18st 8.8lb) - [B][I]BMI:[/I][/B] [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]38.5[/COLOR][/B] - [B][I]Waist:Height Ratio:[/I][/B] [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]67%[/COLOR][/B][/FONT] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][I][B][FONT=Verdana]FBG: [/FONT][/B][/I][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)][B][FONT=Verdana]7.1[/FONT][/B] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][FONT=Verdana]mmol/l[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][I][FONT=Verdana]Week 2 (21st January 2019):[/FONT][/I][/B] [FONT=Verdana][B][I]Weight:[/I][/B] 116.1 kilos (256.0lb/18st 4.0lb) - [B][I]BMI:[/I][/B] [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]37.8[/COLOR][/B] - [B][I]Waist:Height Ratio:[/I][/B] [B][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]65%[/COLOR][/B][/FONT] [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][I][B][FONT=Verdana]FBG: [/FONT][/B][/I][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)][B][FONT=Verdana]7.6[/FONT][/B] [/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][FONT=Verdana]mmol/l So far I have lost 8.2lb and around 4cm from my waist, with no significant changes elsewhere, so it looks like I am losing abdominal fat first as should be expected. I will keep going and see what the results are over the next 6 weeks, and then make a decision on whether to carry on or change the protocol. [/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=#000000]Mood-wise I am feeling very unstressed compared to normal, and a lot calmer in general.[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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