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Originally Posted by fgummett  Did you mean for this to sound like it is reason NOT to try low-carb? Is the health establishment party-line diet any better in terms of weight loss, BG control or compliance? I've tried them all by the way... I gained 100lbs on the prescribed the low-fat diet. For myself I have no issue with compliance... I do not miss or carve carbs anymore and do not feel deprived with what I now eat.
I have lost 60lbs since mid-August 2008 (starting at 300lbs): 25lbs of that was on very-low to zero-carbs and the rest has been since weight-loss surgery in October 2008; while still eating very-low to zero-carbs. I am now using 1/3 of the insulin I was using in August (30u of just basal compared to 90+ units of basal and bolus) but it dropped from 90u to 50u concurrently with cutting the carbs and BEFORE the weight loss.
Did you realise that insulin also stimulates appetite and has been used as a treatment for anorexia? |
Good for you on the weight loss. Curious - what surgery did you opt for? Bypass or band?
And your diet works for you, but would not for many people (for many different reasons). I know that my diet also would not work for many people, again for many different reasons. Which is why I am not forcing it on anybody, or being so ridiculous to suggest that it would work for everybody and is the only way to eat.
And yes, I am aware of insulin as a treatment for anorexia. Exogenous insulin in a non-diabetic drops the BG level to a point that stimulates the hunger response - that level is below normal. If my BG is below normal, I am also hungry. That is how the body is supposed to work!!!
