Weight loss since diagnosed

[Dudette1]

I think you have the wrong end of the stick there - going low carb is stopping the biscuits and feeding the dog on meat - I used to have a black Labrador who was the envy of many - and a waistline similarly so. High carbs soon got rid of my 24 inch waist - but they are considered a healthy diet by many.
These days (after I used the printouts from my doctor to light the barbecue the day after diagnosis), I eat meat, fish and seafood, eggs and cheese, and up to 40 gm of carbs a day - I do eat some lettuce, but you'd need to search for it under all the other foods. I have stir fries, salads, small amounts of berries, coffee with cream - it is the least boring way of eating I have ever come across. There is no struggle about it - I eat twice a day as I don't need more, the only problem is replacing clothes which no longer fit or stay up around my waist.
I doubt that I'll ever have a 24 inch waist again, but at least I no longer have the equator I developed on low fat low calorie diets with lots of those healthy carbs
There is no struggle about it. I’m not going to write anything else. Well done on your remission and floating throu

That is a lot of weight to lost. Congratulations.
And I am glad it worked for you, although I suspect newly diagnosed T2s could often avoid the increasing drug load people used to get by trying low carb or very low calorie first? (Although very/ultra low calorie needs medical supervision, the trials were in hospital, so low carb might be easier and it is sustainable long term.)

I choose to for low carb first, and I weighed a lot more than you at the start. I'd 'failed' so many diets while the weight went up, and taken drugs that caused massive weight gain, for other conditions. But low carb below 130g at first and then down some more really seems to shift it for most people.
Although many medics still focus on weight loss for new T2a, I choose to get my blood sugar down quickly first as I wanted to avoid diabetic complications, and I knew from past attempts to loose weight I can do that while eating loads of sugar and high carb foods.
So this time I was strict about carb counting, no more than 30 in one meal (including any coffee,etc) and no more than 100g a day, soon cut to 85g.
I was lucky as this was enough to get my blood sugar into the normal range, and for me to lose weight without counting calories or going hungry. I now aim to keep my blood sugar fairly low (mid 4s or a little lower before meals) with only a minor increase after meals because spikes can cause nerve damage.
On the way I lost over 5.5st, in a year.
It's plateaued at the moment but I will kick start the weight loss after my current work schedule evens out - this last 2 months were hectic and while staying low carb throughout, overall meals and my longer fasting periods have been erratic.

well done on losing all that weight. that is amazing. The struggle is real but I’m sure some can find it a breeze! .. I’m glad someone understands what I was trying to say. It easy for some and harder for others, so gradually instead of the constant slipping in and out can work better for some people like me. Gradually might not be the best way but it’s a sight better than constantly abusing it.It’s taken me nearly a year to adjust properly finding what’s right for me and what is wrong. I saw a few of those studies that people who lost a lot of weight can reverse it just with weight loss and maintenance of diet, maintaining good blood sugars on the way...My blood sugars are so much better, I was in the 12’s to 14s all day every day it was so frustrating, that was when I did low carb at the start my sugars would just not come down. I’m now in the 4 and 7’s I’m under no illusion this is probably the medication as well as my diet and exercise but I’m hoping on my next hba1c visit to take gliclazide out..I can then start adjusting my diet more and more till I get it right..hopefully coming away from medication all together, keep going and going. Ignorance is not the answer nor will it help someone who is feeling defeated. I have met people who have abused it for years and no complications as yet but now I know more I’m shocked some people actually do that. But I also understand aswell why they do. X