Four weeks no gluten/wheat, no sugar, and…no change

[Anonymous]

I have prediabetes (downstream effect of GD I had last year) and working like a dog to reverse it. I have completely overhauled my diet and have cut out all added sugars, gluten/wheat/grains and high glycemic index foods. No processed foods. I only drink water, sparkling water, tea, and coffee with half and half. No alcohol.

About two weeks ago I stopped eating fruit, even berries. I eat to satiety and don’t feel hungry - I have good energy and feel good. I make sure to walk/move after meals and generally have been skipping breakfast.

I have seen no reduction in blood sugar or any weight loss. Am I missing something? How long will it take to see some impact? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

What ARE you eating? You could still be eating a lot of things that are metabolically not right for your particular body but also too much of them. I have done reductions of sugars/carbs a few times in my life, and for those first couple of weeks I felt like garbage and would have eaten everything in the house in one sitting as my body tried to trick me back into getting very easy sugars. The fact that you say you feel great, have good energy and eat until you are full indicates that you haven’t found the right balance for your particular body to jumpstart weight loss or changed your blood sugar. This is of course presuming you’re actually overweight and not just “five pounds up”.

Also, if you haven’t gotten a health checkup and recent full blood work, do it. And if this started with GD last year, cut yourself some slack, you had a baby and are parenting a really small child.

[Anonymous]

A reduction in your A1C can take a while to notice. And for weight loss, you still might be eating too many calories even if they’re healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What ARE you eating? You could still be eating a lot of things that are metabolically not right for your particular body but also too much of them. I have done reductions of sugars/carbs a few times in my life, and for those first couple of weeks I felt like garbage and would have eaten everything in the house in one sitting as my body tried to trick me back into getting very easy sugars. The fact that you say you feel great, have good energy and eat until you are full indicates that you haven’t found the right balance for your particular body to jumpstart weight loss or changed your blood sugar. This is of course presuming you’re actually overweight and not just “five pounds up”.

Also, if you haven’t gotten a health checkup and recent full blood work, do it. And if this started with GD last year, cut yourself some slack, you had a baby and are parenting a really small child.

I got blood work in February and everything is normal except HDL (low) and obviously blood sugar.

I am 40 pounds overweight.

If I eat breakfast, I eat scrambled eggs or smoked salmon. Maybe avocado.

Lunch might be salad, avocado, sardines/leftover meat (chicken or beef) and green vegetables. Cheese.

I am not really a snacker but will have celery or cucumber or green pepper slices if I do.

Dinner is a variation on the same. Strong emphasis on vegetables and meat. Cabbage, bok choy, arugula, spring mix, broccoli, cauliflower, avocados. I cook with butter or evoo. I make my own salad dressing (always have). That’s basically it. I’m a good cook and find it easy to eat with such a template.

It’s not as much vanity as it is wondering why nothing is changing when I was previously eating sugary stuff every day, pasta multiple times a week, wine every other day or so, ate a lot of sourdough and rice and white potatoes…now I’m having none of that and nothing has changed. It’s kind of weird.

[Anonymous]

When you have insulin resistance then you get stuck like this. Talk to your dr about glp1 meds. You are the ideal candidate.

[Anonymous]

It takes at least two months to start seeing results. It’s tough.

[Anonymous]

Give gluten free at least a 2 month trial.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What ARE you eating? You could still be eating a lot of things that are metabolically not right for your particular body but also too much of them. I have done reductions of sugars/carbs a few times in my life, and for those first couple of weeks I felt like garbage and would have eaten everything in the house in one sitting as my body tried to trick me back into getting very easy sugars. The fact that you say you feel great, have good energy and eat until you are full indicates that you haven’t found the right balance for your particular body to jumpstart weight loss or changed your blood sugar. This is of course presuming you’re actually overweight and not just “five pounds up”.

Also, if you haven’t gotten a health checkup and recent full blood work, do it. And if this started with GD last year, cut yourself some slack, you had a baby and are parenting a really small child.

I got blood work in February and everything is normal except HDL (low) and obviously blood sugar.

I am 40 pounds overweight.

If I eat breakfast, I eat scrambled eggs or smoked salmon. Maybe avocado.

Lunch might be salad, avocado, sardines/leftover meat (chicken or beef) and green vegetables. Cheese.

I am not really a snacker but will have celery or cucumber or green pepper slices if I do.

Dinner is a variation on the same. Strong emphasis on vegetables and meat. Cabbage, bok choy, arugula, spring mix, broccoli, cauliflower, avocados. I cook with butter or evoo. I make my own salad dressing (always have). That’s basically it. I’m a good cook and find it easy to eat with such a template.

It’s not as much vanity as it is wondering why nothing is changing when I was previously eating sugary stuff every day, pasta multiple times a week, wine every other day or so, ate a lot of sourdough and rice and white potatoes…now I’m having none of that and nothing has changed. It’s kind of weird.

Dp. For me, it’s really easy to over eat meat and dairy, especially cheese. I’d invest in a kitchen scale so you actually know how much you are eating.

But, I also agree with the PP on talking to your doctor. If that’s the route you decide to go, it could be life changing.

[Anonymous]

Weight loss doesn't occur just because you stop eating sugar. You need to count calories, religiously.

[Anonymous]

Why are you going gluten free for diabetes? Have you talked to a dietitian?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Weight loss doesn't occur just because you stop eating sugar. You need to count calories, religiously.

NP. It did for me. I cut out grains, dairy, sugar and processed food for about a year. I ate a lot (way more calories than I ate when I was eating those things), and lost quite a bit of weight. Different bodies are different.

[Anonymous]

There is a very strong relationship between animal products and blood sugar issues, insulin resistance etc. You should consider adding back the berries and cutting out all the animal flesh and dairy products you are consuming - it is very difficult to be T2 diabetic on a whole food plant based diet that eschews meat, dairy, refined/added sugars and ultra processed foods. Try it.

[Anonymous]

A1C is a 4 month average!

[Anonymous]

PP here I meant 3. Can’t type