Ed_The_Gypsy
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Harley, I resemble that remark.
Congrats! That’s quite a start!I am not calling this keto. I just cut out all carbohydrates and am trying intermittent fasting for the immediate purpose of losing a lot of weight. No changes in diet except as noted. I love fish, red meat and green vegetables, so it should be an easy path for the long run.
I feel good and optimistic.
Ed, make sure you get plenty of fiber on this routine as you will get constipated easily.
Good luck and a great start!
No worries, aj. I likes my greens.Ed, make sure you get plenty of fiber on this routine as you will get constipated easily.
Good luck and a great start!
It’s unfortunate that most diabetes treatment has been focused on medications especially to lower blood sugar and little on eating. And even more unfortunately, the nutrition advice has been to eat higher carb and lower fat, when someone who is diabetic is carb intolerant and can even reverse the disease by severely restricting carbs. But until 10 years ago it was thought that type II diabetes was a chronic and progressive disease, and reversal was not possible. The word is still very slow to get out. US medical doctors are not trained at all to treat through nutrition, so are grossly unprepared to effectively treat these chronic diseases of lifestyle that dominate US medical resources.I am also remembering a great friend who had type 2 diabetes and was overweight who died a few years ago with organ failure preceded by a lengthy stay in the ER and toe amputations. A grizley way to die and too, too young. I miss him very much. He never made changes to his eating or diet.
US medical doctors are not trained at all to treat through nutrition, so are grossly unprepared to effectively treat these chronic diseases of lifestyle that dominate US medical resources.
Look into intermittent fasting. Easiest way I have lost weight ever.
Update:
I started no carbs or alcohol on Feb 25 at 300#.
I am now finishing a 4-day fast, only coffee, tea and water. Walking 5 days/week for 45 min. Today, March 5, my weight is 287#, down 13#. Maybe only 5# is water. My diastolic BP is down from 160 to 139.
I have not been hungry at all....
I feel good and optimistic.
I will enjoy dinner tonight. While not hungry, I do think about foods I like (e.g., herring, eggs, pork, beef, chicharones, broccoli, avocados, tomatoes, etc.). I have to keep my eyes on the prize.
I had a mixed reaction to your post. First, sincere kudos on a great start and I wish you continued success on getting healthier. But I question whether such drastic approach can be sustained. Many years ago I lost 50 pounds b strict diet, and not-so-slowly and steadily gained it back. Some 20 years ago I again lost that weight, but through exercise and portion control I've kept it off. Once you lose the weight, please consider what you will do for the long term to keep it off. Again, best wishes for continued success.i
+1Congrats! That’s quite a start!
You are most certainly in ketosis. Cutting out all carbs not to mention the fasting puts you there. That’s also probably why you aren’t experiencing hunger. Cutting out all carbs puts you are on a ketogenic diet whether you call it keto or not.
Understood. I have been taking calcium + magnesium citrate supplements for a couple of years already and have been using NoSalt (potassium chloride) as well. I am pretty sure I get enough sodium normally. No keto flu at all. No light-headedness, no fainting, no trouble sleeping. Yet.+1
If you have cut out that many carbs you are or will be in ketosis. Might be a good idea to do a little research about side effects. Things I recall are: keto flu, magnesium, potassium, and sodium may need supplementation.....
Second that.From the reading i have done, and the presentations i have watched, US standard of care, most type 2 diabetic patients have no idea of their options.
Of course it is! In fact your risk of sudden cardiac death can be 7x if you are under 50 and have type 2 diabetes.This is literally "as serious as a heart attack".
https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news...-7-times-greater-risk-of-sudden-heart-death#1MONDAY, Nov. 13, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- People younger than 50 with diabetes have a seven-times higher risk of dying from sudden cardiac death, preliminary research suggests.
And their risk of dying from any kind of heart disease is eight times higher than for those without diabetes, the long-term Danish study also found.
Interesting!My dentist took my blood pressure yesterday before torturing me. It was 156/111. She then did it after my cleaning was done (125/80). She said the cleaning help my BP go down. Ha! We now have the answer.
The nurses are terrible about taking BP right after you get up and walk to their office/patient room. If they could let you sit quietly for 5 mins it would normalize.
With your cleaning you were sitting quietly for a long time.
Great point. When my doctor comes in and sees my BP elevated she waits until near the end of the visit (after I realize I am not going to be told death is imminent) and retakes it herself. It is ALWAYS significantly lower.
Here's my experience:
When I quit drinking alcohol 10+ years ago,I dropped 20 pounds in a couple pf months. Then the urge for ice cream bit me and I gained 40 pounds back! For me, the urge to replace the alcohol sugars was real. Now I struggle to stay away from sweets in general.