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Permalink Reply by Buckley83 on June 15, 2012 at 1:58am

I have just reading Gary Taubes "Why we get Fat", an excellent, excellent book.

I have followed his advice since Saturday and believe it or not I have already lost 3kg! Sounds insane, but true. I have been extremely strict and have been running every day though.

Carbs and sugar reduction is the way to go.. Lean meats, green veg and plenty of water.

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Permalink Reply by Till on June 15, 2012 at 2:01am

Did the same. First read Dr. Berstein's book and directly after that "Why we get fat".

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Permalink Reply by Buckley83 on June 15, 2012 at 2:05am

Yes it was certainly interesting stuff.

I think I will combine it with the much lauded Dukan and have a cheat days once a week, I am hoping to move towards a life style change in the long term rather than a diet for a couple of months.

I have done it before and had similar results, but chicken, steak, prawns, fish, spinach, green beans etc etc. Gets very boring after several months ha..

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Permalink Reply by acidrock23 on June 15, 2012 at 3:48am

Cheat days suck. I gained 4 lbs eating my mother-in-law's padjun (Korean seafood pancakes...) last night. The flour had 23G of carbs per two tablespoons!

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Permalink Reply by pancreaswanted on June 17, 2012 at 1:01pm

those sound fabulous!!! we have something similar ish in spain, tiny shrimp fried in batter in pancake form. i cannot for the life of me guess their carb count or bolus correctly for them! changes depending on where i get them. have given up!
glad you are enjoying!

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Permalink Reply by Jo on June 19, 2012 at 8:07am

The book sounds interesting, I might get one! :) Thanks Buck!

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Permalink Reply by Scott Wilkins on June 16, 2012 at 8:16pm

Weight Watchers. They cater to diabetics, even Type 1s. I've used them before to loose weight and lost almost 30 lbs.

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Permalink Reply by Nancy on June 19, 2012 at 2:49am

Your taking too much insulin if your having too many lows. If your depressed don't take it out on food. Instead take it out on excercise. Go for a 20 min. Walk or bike ride. Control your carb intake. Stop feeding your body insulin.. The more you inject the more you have to eat. Try and cut back on insulin and food. Always check with your Doctor and make sure he checks your Tyroid. Because if it's underactive it needs to be treated or you'll never lose weight no matter how much you excercise, plus you won't have the energy....Good Luck!

P.S I hope your on an insulin pump it's the best thing for type 1 diabetics. I use to take 40-50 units a day on shots and now that I'm on the pump I take 20-30 within a 24hour day:)

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Permalink Reply by Jo on June 19, 2012 at 7:38am

Hi Nancy, I'm still using Humalog pen right now but will visit my endo soon and inquire about pump. Thanks much! :)

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Permalink Reply by Brian on August 9, 2012 at 7:57pm

I've been struggling with weight the past several years and had a lot of frustration with getting lows due to exercise and activity. (The whole question of, why should get on the elliptical for an hour if I'm only going to have to slam a bunch of sugar afterwards when my blood sugar drops?!) But after 27 years of MDI, I've recently switched to a pump. And I think the best thing about it is the ability to turn down the basal rate for an hour or two during exercise and activity. I love that I can get a work out and not drop and not feel worn out from dropping so low so fast.

Talk to your doc about a pump and how it can work for you.

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Permalink Reply by Normdog on June 25, 2012 at 5:40pm

I was taking too much insulin in an effort to keep my numbers in check. Five years ago I reduced my insulin by about 1/3rd which reduced my cravings for food. I also adopted a new diet by cutting out the bad stuff - fried foods, fast food, etc. It was somewhat drastic but I monitored my bs closely. I was surprised by the results - dropped about 50 pounds in 9 months. I gained 15 back but have been stable for three years now. It worked for me but you must watch your numbers. My doctor was all for it when I told him what I was doing. Maybe I was lucky but it did work!

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Permalink Reply by Sick of TYPE 1 on July 12, 2012 at 2:58pm

http://eatingacademy.com/category/weight-loss this site is great - very good info- just like they are all saying less carbs = less insulin = less wt. ---- talk to your doctor about lowering your long lasting insulin (I noticed you’re on a pen) that way you can reduce your carb intake without the ugly lows- once you’re on less insulin cutting all grains (wheat, corn, soy) also any major source of sugar (yes this includes fruit lots of carbs in fruit, try for maybe one serving or less a day and get that from low carb berries, forget about apples and bananas) also give up some of the starchy veggies like peas yams and wht potatoes as eating these will not be low carb- what to eat you ask- lots of fat and meat and low carb veggies like broccoli - and some nuts

also check out http://www.marksdailyapple.com/#axzz1xtNpOvAj

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