DAY 49: 800 CAL DIET TO PUT DIABETES T2 INTO REMISSION WITH REAL FOOD

Good, good, good.  I lost 1.4 pounds when I weighed this morning.  Only one week and two pounds to go and I will have lost as much on real food as the initial test did with only protein drinks and 200 calories of non starchy veggies.  I will have more notes next Wednesday to summarize what I learned.

I had to take 10IU Lantus yesterday, so I am still a non-responder.  I suppose it could be a threshold thing, and that by the end of this part of the diet, I could be off insulin.  But I doubt it.  I think it is going to take the extra added energy into my brain from the Vielight 810 to make any further progress on not taking insulin.

Here are my stats for the day:

Weight 150.8, FBS 152, Fat% 35.7

And here is the menu for today:

BREAKFAST:  1/2 Slim-Fast Protein Drink

LUNCH:  Mission Carb Balance tortilla, 2 oz uncured ham, romaine, 5 grapes

DINNER:  1 whole Slim-Fast Protein Drink, 1 cup Progresso Tomato Florentine with Italian Sausage soup, salad, 5 Toasted crackers

Total Calories 801, Total Fat 39 gm, Total Carbs 65 gm, Total Protein 55 gm, Total Fiber 24 gm, Total Net Carbs 41 gm.

DAY 48: 800 CAL DIET TO PUT DIABETES T2 INTO REMISSION WITH REAL FOOD

I lost a half pound of weight this morning  That makes 1 lb in the last four days.  Fat percent is way down, over a point, but I seem to be stuck at 152 the same way I was stuck at my old metabolic set-point of 162, ten pounds above.  I figured I would be slowing down.  But at this point I don't know the cause.

Here are my stats:

Weight 152.2, FBS 147, Fat% 34.3

And here is the menu:

BREAKFAST:  1/2 Slim-Fast Protein Drink

LUNCH:  Mission Carb Balance Tortilla, 2 oz Jack Daniels Thinly Sliced Brisket or 2 oz roast beef, romaine, 5 grapes

DINNER:   1 whole Slim-Fast Protein Drink, 3/4 cup Progresso Chickarina Chicken Soup and Meatballs, salad, 5 Toasted crackers

Total Calories 799, Total Fat 41 gm, Total Carbs 66 gm, Total Protein 51 gm, Total Fiber 22 gm, Total Net Carbs 44 gm.

DAY 47: 800 CAL DIET TO PUT DIABETES T2 INTO REMISSION WITH REAL FOOD

Again, no weight loss.  I  am pretty sure the rate of loss is slowing down, but two weeks will tell the tale.  Then we continue with the diet and the Vielight 810 to increase ATP production (calorie burning.)  I lost an average of 3 pounds per week in the first 6 weeks, and I think it will slow down to 2 pounds per week or so as I finish the 8 weeks with diet alone.

I had to take 10 units of Lantus yesterday because my post-prandial high was over 200.  My fasting blood glucose is lower this morning because of it, but I don’t want to hide the fasting reading, so I can see what is happening every day with it.  It is still unreasonably high.   My other post-prandial readings are mostly less than 180, so the 10 units I take about every 3 or 4 days will have to do until I start using the light.  One Type 2 diabetic lady has a testimonial on You-Tube saying she went from 7.2 A1c to 5.1 A1c in three months with twice daily use of the light at 25 minutes each, with no change in diet.  I can hardly wait to see what it does on an 800 calorie diet.

Here are the stats for the day:

Weight 152.6, FBS 140, Fat% 36.1

And here is the menu:

BREAKFAST:  1/2 Slim-Fast Protein Drink

LUNCH:  Mission Carb Balance Tortilla, 3 oz Mistica Cheez-it Coated Chicken Bites, romaine

DINNER:  1 whole Slim-fast Protein Drink, 1 canister Campbell’s Cheesy Potato with Bacon Soup on the Go, salad, 5 Toasted Crackers

Total Calories 798, Total Fat 40 gm, Total Carbs 65 gm, Total Protein 52 gm, Total Fiber 22 gm, Total Net Carbs 43 gm.

DAY 46: 800 CAL DIET TO PUT DIABETES T2 INTO REMISSION WITH REAL FOOD

No weight loss this morning. I am ever hopeful that the last two weeks of this diet will see me at 148, a loss of 22 pounds.  This was the average weight loss of all the Newcastle Diet participants over 8 weeks.  What this means is that as long as you have a good balance of fat, protein, carbs, and fiber, you can indeed use ordinary food to do the weight loss, rather than the all protein drink and 200 calories of non-starch veggies that the study participants did.  I am sure they felt weak, constipated, and listless after their 8 weeks.

At this point, I would be classified as a non-responder in that diet because my fasting blood glucose has remained really high.  But we still have two weeks to go on the diet, then I am going on with the diet and the Vielight 810 for as much as another month.  After I hit 140, I will go off the diet and cautiously start adding food back in.  I will start with adding nuts and dried fruit, which I am craving constantly now, and then sourdough bread.  Both of these have a glycemic index like fruit and veggies, so that would be a first good choice to increase calories.  After that, beans, sweet potatoes and starchy veggies.  Add calories back in slowly, so I will try adding 200 calories per week when I “graduate.”  The Vielight 810 should increase my calorie burning over time, but I cannot assess right now what my upper limit for calories will be without gaining weight, after dieting.

Here are my stats for the day:

Weight 152.4, FBS 154, Fat% 34.9

Here is the menu for the day:

BREAKFAST:  1/2 Slim-Fast Protein Shake

LUNCH:  Mission Carb Balance Tortilla, 1/4 cup Marketside Tuna Salad, romaine, Dole Peach Cup

DINNER:  1 whole Slim-Fast Protein Drink, 1 cup Cugino’s Burgundy French Onion Soup, salad, 5 Toasted crackers, 1 dried apricot

Total Calories 796, Total Fat 42 gm, Total Carbs 66 gm, Total Protein 45 gm, Total Fiber 23 gm, Total Net Carbs 43 gm.

DAY 45: 800 CAL DIET TO PUT DIABETES T2 INTO REMISSION WITH REAL FOOD

 I lost 1/2 pound, and a whole point in fat percent since yesterday.  I suspect the weight loss will slow down from here, but I don’t know for sure.  Patience.  800 calories always wins, I think.

I start the Vielight 810 treatments on Nov 16, after the eight weeks are up for just the diet.  The diet and light will continue until I weigh 140.  I hope by then I will be normalized, and off insulin.  It is OK if I am not.  A pancreas can only take so much, and mine has taken a severe beating.  But I will use these natural methods to get as far as I can.

Here are my stats:

Weight 152.4, FBS 150, Fat% 34.8

Here is the menu for the day:

BREAKFAST:  1/2 Slim-Fast Protein Drink

LUNCH:  Mission Carb Control Tortilla, 2 oz uncured ham, romaine, 5 grapes

DINNER:  1 whole Slim-Fast Protein Drink, 1 cup Progresso Florentine with Italian Sausage Soup, salad, 5 Toasted crackers

Total calories 801, Total Fat 39 gm, Total Carbs 65 gm, Total Protein 55 gm, Total Fiber 24 gm,  Total Net Carbs 41 gm.

DAY 44: 800 CAL DIET TO PUT DIABETES T2 INTO REMISSION WITH REAL FOOD

Still no weight loss, but I remind myself that there will be lots of days I don’t lose weight. Overall, this is an easy diet to work with, because there is no hunger after the first few days. I’ll be able to do this until I hit my desired weight. 

I was hoping my pancreas would make the morning fasting blood glucose come down by now.  It has not, and it may be the first indication that my pancreas is making all the insulin it can for the 800 calories, and it is still not enough.  If this is the case, then I really need the Vielight to help.  The Vielight increases ATP production.  Translate that into body speak by understanding that means burning calories.  Just what I need.  We’ll see if it helps.

Here are my stats for the day:

Weight 153.2, FBS 180 (10IU Lantus), Fat% 35.4

Here is the menu for the day:

BREAKFAST:  1/2 Slim-Fast Protein Drink

LUNCH:  Mission Carb Balance tortilla, 1/4 package Marketside Kung Pao Chicken, romaine, 5 grapes

DINNER:  1 whole Slim-Fast Protein Drink, 3/4 cup Progresso Hearty Tomato Soup, salad, 5 Toasted crackers, 1 dried apricot

Total Calories 799, Total Fat 33 gm, Total Carbs 79 gm, Total Protein 54 gm, Total Fiber 39 gm, Total Net Carbs 40 gm

DAY 43: 800 CAL DIET TO PUT DIABETES T2 INTO REMISSION WITH REAL FOOD

No weight loss this morning, but after the last few days of fast weight loss, I can live with it.  Tomorrow is another day.  And no, I did not let a single piece of candy pass my lips on Halloween.  Getting off insulin is that important to me.

While my body decides to take a break, I thought I would include a link that explains the science behind the Vielight 810 for diabetes.  Here is the link, and please continue your research.

http://blog.mediclights.com/new-natural-remedy-diabetes/

Here area my stats for the day:

Weight 153.6, FBS 162, Fat% 36.2

And here is the menu for the day:

BREAKFAST:  1/2 Slim-Fast Protein Shake

LUNCH:  Mission Carb Balance Tortilla, 2 oz Hormel Roast Beef Au Jus, romaine, 4 grapes

DINNER:  1 whole Slim-Fast Protein Drink, ¾ cup Campbell’s Chunky Hearty Pizza with Sausage and Pepperoni soup, salad, 5 Toasted crackers

Total Calories 803, Total Fat 41 gm, Total Carbs 61 gm, Total Protein 57 gm, Total Fiber 22 gm, Total Net Carbs 39 gm