Hi just thought I’d post my experiences of week 1.
Background – Been type 2 for over 15 years & followed the usual route, diet, meds, insulin (Lantus + rapide) with associated weight gain etc.
After xmas found myself at my highest ever bmi 31.9 so on 13/1/16 started a diet before discovering the 800 cals a day one.
So on 25/1/16 I started the 800 calls a day & my bmi was 31.2.
I lost 11.2 lbs BMI 29.8 & on day 2 found I could drop insulin to 0 & stopped metformin – But Day 5 blood sugar started rising again so I’m back on metformin and extremely reduced insulin (rapide after meals not lantus)
What have I found? Apart for the craving for white bread (croissants) and booze I’m ok, with exercise my calorie deficit is around 2.2k/day.
I have had to reduce to 2 meals a day & noticed my calcium was down so I now take calcium additives.
Also I’d lost 11.2lbs by day 5 but now have hit a wall and have been the same weight for 3 days
Going to stick with it and see if the weight drop restarts. Good luck with your diets.