Just checking in. I don't alway write, but always try to read.

I finally have the plan that is working for me. Makes me wonder why I ever tried anything else. I'm doing the Carbohydrate Addict's Diet both Intuitive Eating and Intermittent Fasting. I find a lady on a CAD/CALP thread on another website who does it this way. I eat 1 carby meal and 1 low carb meal. I weigh everyday and will be averaging the weight loss at the end of 7 days. My weight is stabilizing which I feel is the process of puttig on the brakes so my body can adjust for me to start losing weight. The weight loss will be slow but that is okay with me. My FBS has lowered from over 200 to 162 in just the few days I've been on it and my blood pressure is normal. I am very pleased with my progress.

Bonnie Congratulations on the 113 FBS.

Wannabehealthy Congratulations on a successful job eating at the restaurant.

Hope everyone is doing well today.

Trish, I have been able to stick to low carb for the past 2 days and have gone from 198 - 195. I know it's the water weight from no carbs. I am trending toward IF...not eating anything after 5 PM. I know I cannot sustain this long term, but I'm giving my body a jump start. I will eventually eat carbs, but maybe after doing low carb for a few days I will be able to limit them to small amounts so I don't feel deprived and go on a carb binge. We eat out a lot because we like different things. Last night we ate at a place that has fantastic rolls. They are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. I brought them home and put them in the freezer. I think if I'm going to have a carb meal, I want it to be something I really, really like.

We are so much alike. My FBS was 152 this morning after a long period of 200 or over. Your success is inspiring me to keep on.

My fbs today was 133. I will change my ticker to read my progress with this new way of eating... will change my beginning weight to where I was when starting CAD with Intermittent Fasting Intuitively because I weighed a little more than my present ticker and weight is up a lb more than ticker shows. I actually lost 1.4 lbs this week. 3fc doesn't do tenths. I like the idea of weighing everyday on my digital scale because by using the tenths keeps me from becoming discouraged and giving up. It helps me stay on track, because if I'm up or down a few tenths I usually know why. However, when I had a regular scale that only read in lbs, I couldn't always understand a 1 lb gain. It works for me. Oh, and my blood pressure seems to be running normal now. My eating plan is a combination of 3 diets or ways of eating that I have personalized to fit my lifestyle and my likes and dislikes and it works. I am very happy and pleased with my plan.

Hi Gang: sorry to be MIA again, Dad had an anaphylactic reaction to an antibiotic and his pneumonia isn't resolved yet, so he is still in hospital. Hoping to get him back here soon. Have been doing ok with eating, I did cave last weekend once, but have been ok since then. Weight is creeping down and I hope to have a good weigh in when I go to ww Tuesday night. Not expecting to be busy in the next week with work. Will just have one client due, and then no one due for a month.
BOnnie: I am really glad your doc listened and upped your metformin dosage. It was time and will help you some.
Ruth: I wish you were down my way so I could do your blood work for you.
Hellos to Trish, Carol Sue, WBH and all.

fatmad So sorry to hear about your Dad. Sure hope he recovers quickly and is home with you soon.

I found another article online by a man named Steve Cooksey who controls his T-2 diabetes with Intermittent Fasting and Primal Lifespan. He says there's 2 ways to do it. One way he calls Planned IFasting where you eat 30 grams of carbs a day starting out and no more than 50 grams a day of carbs a day as you adjust to eating this way. You choose how long and how often you want to eat and fast.

The second way he calls Unplanned IFasing where he says "if you're hungry, eat. If you're not hungry don't eat". He says he only eats 2 meals a day but never really shares in the article I read what his eating window was. However, he did mention having done 24 hr fasts, but I didn't get the feeling he did this on a regular basis. I think he must do shorter fasts more often although most I've heard of eat within 5 to 8 hr window and fast 16 to 19 hrs.

It is so exciting to find another testimony of someone else that has successfully improved their health and their bs, bp and other numbers are normal because of eating this way. The second the Unplanned IFasting is the way I eat now within 5 to 8 hr window and fasting 16 to 19. And I'm feeling good. Just sharing what's working for me. He does stress that it is important to eat plenty of protein and fat before fasting.

Trish, there is a guy in England who has a book called the "fast diet" which is having 2 days a week where the person only takes in 600-800 calories in the day.
I don't know what effect these have on blood sugar in the short term, but any weight loss helps us in the long term. My question is with just 2 meals a day, are folks getting some severe lows, or rebound eating too much, and then getting highs? I think the meals still have to be planned to ensure a reasonable number of calories and appropriate foods. I for one am really bad about rebound eating and unplanned eating. Today I ate a bunch of mini chocolate bars in my Dad's place, because I was in the car during lunch time and was hungry and there was no food in the house. SO there I was out of control again.
Good luck folks with the IF

Madeliene Here is the way to the website so you can read it...

http://www.diabetes-warrior.net/2010...ng-what-it-is/

Well, has been quiet around here lately. DD made her zucchini strips as noodles lasagna tonight, and it was yummy again. My Dad is here for a week to recover after being in the hospital for 3 weeks. He tires quite easily, but is game for anything. I have him eating lots of fermented and probiotic food to get his gut back to normal after 3 weeks of antibiotics, and we have to fatten him up, and get my weight down at the same time. We'll see how that goes. Planning for lots of gardening this weekend. Hope you are all getting and enjoying good weather.
If anyone is down there in Tornado alley, our thoughts and prayers are with
you. May the wind blow fair.

Hey guy's sorry been missing for a few days but I have been busy. Well my aunts daughter had surgery on her foot she will be out 8 weeks and she is still scheduled to have her surgery on the 13th of june. Been busy we finally got our pool up and now I have been busy cleaning the garage and stuff. today was the last day of school and my daughter passed with flying colors. She is in 10th next year she has all honors classes she does well.

All is ok here my weight is still up my stomach has been giving me a fit taken the 1000 metformin in the am and the pm. Don't know what to do it has been given me a fit.

I hope all is going well for everyone.

Bonnie - Congratulations to your daughter on her good grades!

I hate to be critical of your doctor, but he upped your Metformin from 500 1Xday to 1000 2Xday. That is a pretty big jump and that could be why you are having the stomach problems. Do you have any of your 500's left? If so, maybe you could take 500 2Xday for a week or so and then increase it. I know I should not be urging you to change your meds without your doctor's approval, so maybe you could call the doctor and discuss it. My Metformin was increased gradually from 500 2Xday, then to 500 3X day and now to 850 3Xday. I had issues when I first started Metformin, but none since then as my body got used to it.

Mad - I also would love the zucchini strip lasagne. A restaurant we go to serves zucchini parm and sometimes eggplant parm and I like to order that. It's very similar to zucchini lasagne. My husband loves lasagne and I have hinted around about making it with zucchini or eggplant and he isn't interested. I wish he was more willing to try new things. I alway say "The next time I get married I'm going to marry someone who will eat whatever I put in front of him." LOL Truthfully, I don't intend for there to be another time.

Hope you Dad is doing better.

Trish - Hope you are doing well with your Carbohydrate Addicts Diet and IF.

Ruth - Hope your BS is under control and you get a good A1c.

Closing this thread shortly but wanted to post in here that I am so happy you chicks have kept this thread going. I have been remiss in posting because I am too darned busy these days. I will try to do better in June.

Wannabe, try making lasagna with one lawyer of thin zucchini or of eggplant and see if he notices.

Trish, how are you finding things now that the kids have gone? Better?

Bonnie, I agree that some of the tummy problems are probably from the abrupt increase in the Met. My doc put me on it very gradually and I had only minor tummy problems. Congratulations to your DD!

Mad, So good that you can take care of your Dad. I wish him a speedy recovery to normal life. I've never made lasagna with zucchini but have done so with butternut squash. Worth a try later in the season.

See y'all in the June thread!