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Share your storyNormalized blood sugar and 135 pounds lost with LCHF
I received an e-mail from Tim Malloroy, who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about 6 months ago. Then he discovered the LCHF diet.
Here’s Tim’s story:
Hello,
I saw testimonies on your site (which I love!) and thought I would add my own to your list. You can use this on your site if you wish.
I have always struggled with my weight. Approximately 6 months ago I was diagnosed with full fledged type II diabetes. They gave me a whole set of drugs to take multiple times a day. After reading on the internet about the 5% club where diabetics were keeping their blood sugar to normal levels with A1C at or below 5%, I vowed to get off the drugs.
I started at 389 lbs (177 kg) early last year and with a mild low carb routine got down to 320 lbs (145 kg) at the point of my diagnosis. I immediately went on an LCHF diet with 70 or more percent fat, a few grams of carbohydrates and moderate protein and dropped to 260 lbs (118 kg) in three months. My blood sugar was in the 100-110 range fasting but I was not satisfied. I wanted normal levels.
I now eat 80-85% fat calories, moderate protein, and very low carbs. Fasting blood sugar is in the high 80’s to low 90’s and my weight loss, which was stalled until I did a 3-day fat fast earlier this week, continues. I am 253.6 lbs (115 kg) this morning.
LCHF works, especially for diabetics. The conventional dietary guidelines don’t work well.
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Regards,
Tim Malloroy
aka RedFlameOut
Congratulations on your impressive health and weight transformation, Tim!
PS
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My latest HbAC1 (prior to the festive period) came back as being at the high-end of the normal range (6% in old money; 42 mmol/mol in new money). I started just over a year ago with a AC1 of 11.6%.
All thanks to LCHF (which I've only been doing since August 2013).
And my lipid profile has very significantly improved too.
Anyone wanting to improve their health owes it to themselves to give the LCHF approach a go. It really can do wonders.
Recently I've been reading around the politics and science of nutrition (Peter Attia, Gary Taubes et al.) and found this rather interesting blog on how official dietary guidelines are determined in the UK.
http://healthinsightuk.org/2013/11/28/sacn-or-sack-em-the-committee-t...
It makes for interesting, if somewhat depressing and grim, reading.
But LCHF lower blood sugar, to normal values and insulin too.. it supose to be healty for allmoste everyone.
And your heart and brain are those how get to use more keton boddies.
Here you get a link to a cardilogist that wrights about food and sciens.
http://www.docsopinion.com/
Can anyone help?
Here some advices for beginners;
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarb101/a/firstweek.htm
And here som menues.
http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/lowcarbmenus1/
http://authoritynutrition.com/low-carb-diet-meal-plan-and-menu/
You should know that the fat is in your food.. like eggs..60E% fat, the same in salmon, makerell, sardines and minced meat!
Fry in butter and sprinkle som good olive oil on your veggies!
http://www.phlaunt.com/lowcarb/DietMakeupCalc.php
Well I'm not that new to LCHF... I've done it for about 5 weeks a few months ago, and I have 2 weeks under my belt this time.
My recent day:
My Food Diary
Thursday
Fat Carbs Fiber Net C Prot KCals
158.43 25.63 2.7 22.93 66.45 1791
Breakfast 42.84 5.56 5.56 16.20 474
Heavy Cream
2 tbsps 11.03 0.83 0.83 0.61 103
Cod Liver Fish Oil
1 tsp serving 4.50 41
Coffee (Brewed From Grounds)
2 cups (8 fl oz) 0.09 0.57 5
Scrambled Egg
2 eggs 15.21 1.96 1.96 13.01 199
Pharmax Finest Pure Fish Oil with Essential Oil of Orange
1 tsp, 5 ml 5.00 45
Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tbsp, 15 ml
Kefir
0.15 cup
1.07 1.56 1.56 1.11 20
Sour Cream
1 oz
5.94 1.21 1.21 0.90 61
Lunch 73.36 8.72 1.5 7.22 24.36 787
Boiled Egg
1 large 5.28 0.56 0.56 6.26 77
Beef Chuck (Top Blade, Trimmed to 1/4" Fat)
3 oz 6.36 16.22 127
Butter
2 oz 45.99 0.03 0.03 0.48 407
Red Cabbage
2 1/2 oz 0.11 5.22 1.5 3.72 1.01 22
Goose Fat
1/2 oz 14.15 128
Coffee with Cream
1 coffee cup (6 fl oz) 1.47 2.91 2.91 0.39 26
Dinner 40.86 10.44 1.2 9.24 21.04 492
Gouda Cheese
1 oz 7.78 0.63 0.63 7.07 101
Cooked Pumpkin (from Fresh)
3 oz 1.31 4.11 0.9 3.21 0.60 28
Goose Fat
1 tbsp 12.77 115
Cod
3 oz boneless (yield after cooking)
7.48 5.69 0.3 5.39 13.25 146
Butter
1 tbsp 11.52 0.01 0.01 0.12 102
Snacks / Other 1.37 0.91 0.91 4.85 38
Chicken Stock
1 cup 1.37 0.91 0.91 4.85 38
Its fasting.. but whith fat for some energy.. one should take a multi vitamine/mineral pill altso.. for other nutrients.
And you can think by your self.. one can indulge that much calories of pure fats.
Its our conterpart to juices that usaly being used for ordanary fasting.
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