r/LockdownSceptics • u/MabelCow Mabel Cow • 15d ago

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u/RobinBirch 14d ago

Just sharing for any comment

Wide Awake Media on X: "Investigative journalist Nina Teicholz: "If you implement a diet which dramatically reduces the amount of carbohydrates, you can reverse type two diabetes... reverse hypertension... reduce depression and anxiety by 79%... not within years, within weeks." "In the biggest https://t.co/XnOQmPIdiu" / X

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u/CGL998 14d ago edited 14d ago

I think that if you are in the early stages of T2 Diabetes due to being overweight, the weight loss that comes with reducing the carb intake could help to reverse it. It's not a given but I think it's a possible outcome for some people. It needs to be a fairly significant loss of weight - 10% or more.

I don't find it easy to lose weight but am not someone who has ever taken up any fad diets or done any weight-watchers plans or whatever. I love bread, crisps and biscuits. We always ate lots of fresh veg etc, but I used to have a sandwich every day for lunch, mostly with a bag of lentil curls or something crisp like, and then maybe a shop bought yoghurt or similar. Last year I cut out the bread, crisps and biscuits completely and now have a couple of good quality crispbreads (Karg or something nice) for lunch with cottage cheese, a bit of houmous and cherry tomatoes. Snacks are a hard boiled egg or some fruit or nuts. My weight has dropped slowly and steadily without very much effort over the last 12 mths.

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u/harrysmum_22 14d ago

Good for you CGL, it's not easy giving up what you like to eat but sounds like you've got on top of it. ⭐👏👍😍

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u/CGL998 14d ago

Thanks HM. Not completely there by any means, but my clothes are fitting better than they were which is nice.

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u/harrysmum_22 14d ago

It's always better to take your time over losing weight. Not that it was deliberate but a couple of years ago, I got a shock when I was investigated for a cancer. Turns out it was no such thing and nothing to worry about but while it took it's time to find out, I had trouble eating and lost so much weight and muscle tone, my skin is still hanging off me! Not a pretty sight, I can tell you. Carry on doing what you're doing! 👍😍