Weight Loss

[karlac]

Well, an actual diabetic on insulin can eat anything they want, just do more insulin.
Of course, they need to stay on top of it, though.
Obviously accidents can happen .

Was once borderline type 2, about twelve years ago.
No more after losing weight (80lbs) and diet change.
Gained some of it back, therefore my relatively recent interest in a keto diet.

Would not advocate anyone taking medical advice over the Internet, however, Ken Berry has a video on diabetics and keto that might be interesting for anyone with type 1 or type 2 and thinking about it.

Just recently lost a type 1 diabetic friend from ketoacidosis ... scary.

 

[birddog]

I tell my doctor it's about quality of life not quantity. I just came from the doctor, as I need a form filled out For SSD. Prognosis poor BMI 46. Yeah that makes me morbidly obese. After stopping @ academy I really thought about hitting a Chinese buffet near by.

Get skinny, the reward is you can hammer the shit out of that buffet once a week.

I’ve got an awesome buffet nearby with crab and sushi. I plan on bankrupting the place once I drop some weight.

 

[birddog]

Well, an actual diabetic on insulin can eat anything they want, just do more insulin.
Of course, they need to stay on top of it, though.
Obviously accidents can happen .

Insulin is damn near as toxic as glucose. I’m type 2 and test roughly 10 times a day. Keeping track of my glucose is like a cat chasing his tail.

The key is never letting your glucose rise. Now that I know how my body reacts to certain foods, I try to keep it below 130 after a meal. Avocados seem to do the trick.

My problem is milk, I love the stuff. I must have been breastfed.

 

[karlac]

Get skinny, the reward is you can hammer the shit out of that buffet once a week.

I’ve got an awesome buffet nearby with crab and sushi. I plan on bankrupting the place once I drop some weight.

Feel the pain.
I turn cartwheels, one night a week, at the local Chinese buffet.
Anything goes ...

 

[baboon]

Get skinny, the reward is you can hammer the shit out of that buffet once a week.

I’ve got an awesome buffet nearby with crab and sushi. I plan on bankrupting the place once I drop some weight.

I have seen videos of the way people act when the crab is slow coming out @ a buffet. If I want to destroy a buffet aint nothing stopping me. Only reason I didn't go was I came home to see if the wife wanted to go. Best buffet ever was the place I learned about Thai food. Use to be a place that had sushi & snow crab here in Houston that was good.

Now it's either Dimassi's or a chinese place I some what like.

 

[birddog]

Funny thing.... before I was diagnosed, about half the time when I’d hit a Chinese buffet sometimes I would literally feel intoxicated or woozy and then get sick to my stomach to the point of losing my food. I thought it was MSG, but it was my glucose skyrocketing out of control. Dealt with it for a number of years before it was diagnosed.

Thank goodness I like vegetables. I could have inadvertently suicided my ass.

 

[birddog]

I have seen videos of the way people act when the crab is slow coming out @ a buffet.....

I’ve seen some Asians damn near come to blows at the buffet I was referring. They pile a mound almost 3 feet tall to try and keep everyone satisfied. I like to eat early so I avoid getting jap slapped.

You want to see someone that can eat keep an eye on the 4 foot tall Asian chicks. It’s bewildering, I’ve never seen anything like it. They must have a digestive tract like a cow with multiple stomachs.

 

[vmax]

I tell my doctor it's about quality of life not quantity. I just came from the doctor, as I need a form filled out For SSD. Prognosis poor BMI 46. Yeah that makes me morbidly obese. After stopping @ academy I really thought about hitting a Chinese buffet near by.

You gotta get real with yourself man
If your doctor isnt kicking your ass about your life threatening condition, you need a new doctor now

 

[tsugsr]

I went from eating ANYTHING I wanted, to limiting carbs to 120/daily.
Still quite a few carbs, but difficult enough to keep below, lol.
No bread, fruit, or real dessert.

How’s it working? Been doing it long? I just started something similar, hasn’t been too difficult so far.


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[ZX9RCAM]

How’s it working? Been doing it long? I just started something similar, hasn’t been too difficult so far.


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Been at it about 3 years.
Lost weight in the beginning, I guess my body got used to the change up and have put some of the weight back on.
I just get tired of eating pretty much the same thing all the time.
I eat alot of the frozen Atkins meals.
Luckily I like salads also.

ETA: My A1c dropped 4 points in about 6 months.

 

[birddog]

Awesome dropping your a1c that much. Whatever you’re doing, it’s working.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Awesome dropping your a1c that much. Whatever you’re doing, it’s working.

Yep, just paying attention to carbs.

 

[birddog]

Tuna didn’t make it on the menu. Roasted chicken leg quarter+ & steamed half whole head of fresh cauliflower with butter & pepper. It really hit the spot.

Edit - never noticed until today that cauliflower has a mild sweetness to it. Sweet deprivation may have something to do with it.

 

[deemus]

Been at it about 3 years.
Lost weight in the beginning, I guess my body got used to the change up and have put some of the weight back on.
I just get tired of eating pretty much the same thing all the time.
I eat alot of the frozen Atkins meals.
Luckily I like salads also.

ETA: My A1c dropped 4 points in about 6 months.

FYI, CHuys has the best fajita salad around. Its pretty much the only place I have it. When I made some changes I went to every mexican joint around. Chuys "Taco Salad" with chicken fajita is the best. On the Border has the worst. Mi Cocina is pretty good, but not as good as Chuys. Not sure if you guys have Mi Cocina down there.

 

[birddog]

I would have a REALLY hard time going to a Mexican restaurant and ordering a salad. In hindsight, it would be impossible.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

I just get large bags of "salad".
They are 1.5lb bags.
I use zero cal, zero fat, Italian dressing.
The entire bottle contains 50 grams of carbs I think.
I have a large platter before lunch, and dinner.
Also top with shredded cheese.

 

[Hoji]

I would have a REALLY hard time going to a Mexican restaurant and ordering a salad. In hindsight, it would be impossible.

It can be done. Not if you are with a group of friends/family. If with a group you will gorge on chips.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

As a side note, my reason for dieting was not to lose weight, I needed to lower my A1c.

 

[deemus]

I would have a REALLY hard time going to a Mexican restaurant and ordering a salad. In hindsight, it would be impossible.

I do it twice a week.

 

[birddog]

Speaking of mexi

I just get large bags of "salad".
They are 1.5lb bags.
I use zero cal, zero fat, Italian dressing.
The entire bottle contains 50 grams of carbs I think.
I have a large platter before lunch, and dinner.
Also top with shredded cheese.

I do the same. Walmart has lg bags of iceberg lettuce salads on sale every couple of days. They’re eaten quick enough that they don’t go to waste.

I do Greek dressing diluted with pickle juice, chopped green olives, feta cheese, and black pepper.

,fwiw.... this morning I hit two Walmart’s, a big one, and the small Market that sells nothing but groceries. The prices at the market are significantly less expensive. $1.69 vs $2.89 for 1% milk is one example. Outside of minor seasonal fluctuations, it’s been that way for years.