Hi everyone! I have good news to report after being on CALP since Wednesday, I have lost one pound. The best news is that I'm not hungry, at all. My fasting blood glucose this morning was 90 which is down a good 20 points from my normal. I'm a recently diagnosed type 2 diabetic, and I'm not medicated, and I want to keep it that way.
This has been absolutely painless to stick with, and I think that getting rid of sugar substitues and msg (carb act alikes) has really helped.
I'm new to this, and I know I'm energetic about it, but it feels like I've found the secret to life here. It isn't even about the one pound, I feel wonderful and on very low carbohydrates, I'm breezing through the day without cravings. I have to fight the urge to say, "Don't put that in your mouth!" when I see people drinking diet sodas. I tell myself that it's their body, and if they want my opinion, they'll ask....but it was such a toxic thing for me. I thought Splenda was the answer.
I was afraid to try eating any higher carb food with my RM. I thought I'd go into a craving tail spin, but in the controlled way this program allows, I can enjoy the (almost decadant) pleasure of a baked sweet potato again, after I've eaten my salad, meat, and low carb green beans. AND, my blood glucose level is almost normal!!
Please bear with my newbieness to the program, but I am one happy camper!