Mon, Nov-23-20, 11:23
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Senior Member
Posts: 4,087
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Plan: Very LC, Higher Protein
Stats: 227/186/185
BF:
Progress: 98%
Location: Herndon, VA
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Originally Posted by cotonpal
Clearly this program is a valuable tool. That said I decided part way through the challenge that it was not for me. My daily pattern is that I wake up with my bg under 90 and occasionally under 80. I eat my low carb high protein breakfast and it usually rises to the low 100’s. Then it can take the entire rest of the day to come back down. I found that I was not willing to wait for my bg to reach my trigger value in the low 80’s to eat my next meal. Being satisfied with my general health, including my weight, I decided that what I was doing before the challenge began was good enough for me. I really like being in a good place health wise and no longer having to think so much about when to eat, what to eat and how much to eat. The eating habits I have built up over time seem to be serving me well. Why mess with success? That said, the masterclass really did help me get back on track and lose the nearly 20 pounds I had gained. Data driven eating is clearly a good program, just not for me at this time.
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The irony is that I started establishing the 3-day baseline based on the excellent DDF ebook, and I'm finding my waking BGs to be in the 80s, my pre-meal BGs to be in the mid- to higher 80s (except after a morning workout where it goes to high 90s, my post meal BGs to be in the low 90s, so I'll continue to find my PHT over the next few days. I want to experience how my BG reacts to certain foods, and that's valuable information. If anything, it confirms I'm managing my insulin and am currently very insulin sensitive. The good thing is that it confirmed that increasing my protein and lowering fats like heavy cream in coffee and cheese were the right things to do. Thanks to Bikman, Naiman, Westman, and this forum.
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