Weighty Issues!

I have often said I went low fat, (by that, I avoided all fats of any type), low GI, and portion controlled, to lose the 5 stones.
Or the Newcastle diet, which again, is low fat, and very low calorie.

I did need to add fat back in, as I needed to up the carbs and protein in fact, to stop losing weight, but don't actually like fat, it's certainly not any added fat, I'm still on skimmed milk, low fat cheese, it's surprising how much hidden fat there is in food.
So my maintenance diet, ie one that stops me losing weight, is probably 33/33/33.
But it was very low fat when I wanted to lose, and it'll still be the first thing I cut normally.


To be honest I don't particularly count as such though, so long as I still portion control, keep the calories in < calories out, I find my weight goes down, and I eat to my meter, and my BG is good as well.

I probably am better at managing carbs now, certainly the weight loss has improved my insulin resistance dramatically, I know what is a good or bad GI food for me, and I know how much to eat.
(This is particularly useful if I need to eat out, I can simply eat an amount of food to keep my going, and so long as I stop, I know my BG is going to be ok. I'll make the best choice I can, of whatever is on offer, but there'll always be something, which is why I like to keep my options open)
I'm also fortunate I don't get the 'carb cravings' others seem to get,ie I don't have a few carbs them feel an uncontrolled urge for more, I simply put the rest of the food down again, but then I have had 18 months of practice to turn my habits around.

I even managed to have the 1 chocolate hob nob last night, and not the entire packet, like I would have done pre diagnosis.

We have to agree that everyone is different and so is our metabolisim so we all process foods differently hence some being able to eat foods that others can't so we can only find out by trial and error
My husband is 82 and diagnosed T2 this year probably because he takes steriods Straight away he gave up all the sweet foods that he loved and rapidly lost about 11/2 stone..he wasn't over weight to start with... he still eats cereals and a slice of toast for breakfast every day just as he always has he won't have a cooked breakfast and he is not keen on eggs..he has porridge or Weetabix and after his evening meal he aways has a banana or a pear the only fruit he likes with plain greek yogurt.other than those he has normal meals of meat and plenty of vegetables... not to much potato just a few small new ones a couple of times a week he occasionally has a few chips when we eat out and he snacks on nuts now instead of biscuits and cakes He does not put on an ounce of weight and his BG levels are not high on the odd occasion that he does test...his nurse said he only needs to test occasionally so that is all he will do so I don't argue with him he was only just over 7 when diagnosed.. He says at his time of life he is not going to make any more drastic changes to his diet other than stopping the sugar stuff He had his 3 month blood test last month and his BG level was again just over 7 so the nurse said that was fine

Hi BeeGee the only way to find out how different foods affect you is, as everyone has already said, by testing before and after meals as we are all affected differently. I don't stick rigidly to LCHF as I find that I seem to be luckier than a lot of people here and can eat 2 slices of Bergen bread or have a couple of roast or new potatoes with my meal and still have my hot oat cereal and oatbran for breakfast. However I've also found out what makes me spike and I should avoid. Because I leave the house before 7 in the morning and not get home until 5.30ish (sometimes later) I often have no inclination to go out again however I invested in a cross-trainer which I've put where I can see the TV so I go on that for about 20 mins most nights. At my last check-up on Monday my hba1c was 42, cholesterol 4.3 (ldl 2) and I've lost 8 KGS since August

BeeGee said:

Hi everyone and thank you all for your thoughts and information.
No, I didn't realise just how much carb I was eating .... I was horrified when I posted my "diet diary" for the day and almost everything on it was "wrong"!
I don't mean that literally!
Bananas, dried fruit, Weetabix ... oh dear!!!
But, it was really helpful to know and also to find another thread that people share what they have eaten during the day.
It's given me lots of ideas.
I really appreciate all your comments - I'm going for the low carb at the moment - I'll let you know how it goes!
Well done, Daphne, on your recent weight loss.
Bee Gee

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Thanks Bee Gee - it's not as impressive as some on here but it was not until being finally diagnosed with an under active thyroid last December and having meds for that that the weight began to come off. I was told years ago by a specialist that I was one of the few patients that he could genuinely say would find it very difficult to lose weight because my thyroid wouldn't make up it's mind what it was going to do as it was either over, under or borderline and was affecting my metabolism. However once the meds kicked in and I cut down on carbs the weight has slowly but surely come off.

low fat will lose weight, just not as much or as quick as LCHF
http://www.dietdoctor.com/weight-loss-time-to-stop-denying-the-science

doug will eventually get to his goal weight and then has to decide on the carb/protein/fat and/or drugs to maintain his weight and BG level