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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2253273" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>In addition to the excellent advice above can I just warn you of a few common hiccups people have, in order to avoid them.</p><p>1. Hunger. Don’t go hungry. In these early days eat as much fat and protein as you feel you need to avoid this. Meats, cheese, cream, bacon etc etc. In a week or two, once you’re getting into the swing of it and over the first couple of weeks adjusting you can cut this back to just enough to keep you full. Ideally you want to burn the fat you wear rather what you eat</p><p>2. Talking of fats ...This drastic change in eating habits often leads to other habits changing. A big increase in fats for some people can bring on diarrhoea. Just ease back the fats and spread them evenly through the day. You will adjust but some people take a little longer than others. Conversely other people get constipated. Or think they do. Less rubbish means less waste out so maybe it’s just less. But if it’s really a problem more fats and magnesium supplements help as does water.</p><p>3. Water. Carbs hold water in your body. Less carbs = less water so drink more, quite a bit more. Dehydration makes you feel terrible.</p><p>4. All that extra water and less processed food means you might well need extra electrolytes. Sodium, magnesium and potassium. From foods ideally but supplements will do if you are struggling. Lack of these can cause headaches, lethargy racing heart and a general terrible feeling.</p><p>5. Eyes. It is not unusual for vision to go a bit blurry as bgl drop pretty quickly. Your eyeballs are used to swimming in sugar and have adapted to it. They need to readapt which usually happens in a few weeks. Don’t race out and buy new glasses if you must get something the cheaper the better as you’ll probably need t9 change them again in weeks. </p><p></p><p>Try and stick to filling meals and not snack. Every time we eat we stimulate insulin. Not good for improving insulin resistance- the fundamental cause of type 2. It’s better to allow rests between feeds. Eventually you’ll find appetite drops a lot when eating this way (nutrient dense instead of empty calories) and having longer gaps between meals gets easier.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2253273, member: 480869"] In addition to the excellent advice above can I just warn you of a few common hiccups people have, in order to avoid them. 1. Hunger. Don’t go hungry. In these early days eat as much fat and protein as you feel you need to avoid this. Meats, cheese, cream, bacon etc etc. In a week or two, once you’re getting into the swing of it and over the first couple of weeks adjusting you can cut this back to just enough to keep you full. Ideally you want to burn the fat you wear rather what you eat 2. Talking of fats ...This drastic change in eating habits often leads to other habits changing. A big increase in fats for some people can bring on diarrhoea. Just ease back the fats and spread them evenly through the day. You will adjust but some people take a little longer than others. Conversely other people get constipated. Or think they do. Less rubbish means less waste out so maybe it’s just less. But if it’s really a problem more fats and magnesium supplements help as does water. 3. Water. Carbs hold water in your body. Less carbs = less water so drink more, quite a bit more. Dehydration makes you feel terrible. 4. All that extra water and less processed food means you might well need extra electrolytes. Sodium, magnesium and potassium. From foods ideally but supplements will do if you are struggling. Lack of these can cause headaches, lethargy racing heart and a general terrible feeling. 5. Eyes. It is not unusual for vision to go a bit blurry as bgl drop pretty quickly. Your eyeballs are used to swimming in sugar and have adapted to it. They need to readapt which usually happens in a few weeks. Don’t race out and buy new glasses if you must get something the cheaper the better as you’ll probably need t9 change them again in weeks. Try and stick to filling meals and not snack. Every time we eat we stimulate insulin. Not good for improving insulin resistance- the fundamental cause of type 2. It’s better to allow rests between feeds. Eventually you’ll find appetite drops a lot when eating this way (nutrient dense instead of empty calories) and having longer gaps between meals gets easier. [/QUOTE]
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