Mea Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Hi there, I would really appreciate some feedback. I have been type one diabetic for 40 years, since I was three, I generally eat well and exercise (running and yoga) but injured my hamstring tendon a year ago, I have continued to do yoga but have not been able to run as it is still not right. I was excited about doing the Whole30, read the Whole30 book and It Starts with Food and started the program. Sadly, and this is very discouraging after 30 days of throwing myself into it, I have not seen good results This Is really discouraging as there are so many people on here, and on the Facebook groups I joined, that have seen all sorts of benefits. A check up with my endocrinologist coincided with day 31 (today) - I was hopeful my blood results would be good ( even though I knew I hadn’t lost weight as my clothes are tighter, if anything), but it turns out that after 30 days of Whole30: - my ‘bad LDL’ cholesterol has gone up from 3.1 to 3.8. Total cholesterol is 6.3, up from 5.8. My endo says this is very serious and has prescribed me to go on statins, which I’m not happy about it all! - I’ve gained one kilo. I’m not overweight, per se, 166 cm and now 64 kg (I was 63 kg at the start of the Whole30), but I generally feel that my best at around 57 kg, I was hoping this program would knock off a few kilograms. I have kept a record of everything I’ve eaten in a diabetes app to help me manage my blood sugar and insulin levels while on the Whole30. My endo looked at it and said it was inevitable I would put on weight given I am consuming so much fat, despite the fact it is a low carb approach. She is in favour of the low carb approach, but not high fat, especially not coconut fat. Very discouraging On the plus side, my HbA1c has gone down from 8.9 to 8.2 but I have been doing 10+ blood tests a day and altering insulin levels accordingly, so I would expect improvement with this increased level of attention whatever I was eating. I was planning to continue with the program until the end of September, but as my endocrinologist stated categorically that it has not been beneficial and there’s no way I should be eating that much fat, coupled with the increase in cholesterol, I am reluctant to continue and put my health at (more) risk, please advise. I can provide food plans of everything I’ve eaten. This is all so disappointing given all the effort and commitment it’s taken and the fact there are so many other people who say they’ve had great results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted September 12, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 12, 2018 If you would like to post a few days of your typical intake, feel free to do so. We're not your medical provider tho... even the creators of this program would tell you that one size does not fit all and there are those that this program, for their context doesn't fit - if you're willing to play around with your meal composition based on any feedback you receive then we're definitely here to help with that but whether you stick to the program or follow your medical provider's advice is definitely your call. Reasons why people don't have success can be many fold - excess stress, eating too little, poor meal composition, extenuating health circumstances, previous eating patterns etc... it's hard to say without seeing what you've been eating so go ahead and outline that for us if you like and we'll see if there's any feedback to provide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mea Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Hi, thanks very much for your reply. I have typed out everything I’ve eaten, more or less. I decided from 1 September to put everything into my diabetes app as I had had a few quite low blood sugars and wanted to work out what the pattern was. When I have said ‘low blood sugar’, it doesn’t mean I was comatose on the floor, it just means I felt weak and needed to eat something Generally coconut water/carrot cheese/Majill dates. I will also see if I can attach the daily nutrition values for each day that the app makes. I know this program is not about counting calories and fat grams, but the app does this automatically along with the carb content. What I’ve eaten this week: Tuesday 11/09/18 Breakfast Half tbsp clarified butter, Half avocado 3 eggs huge handful baby spinach Lunch Half avocado Chicken and Italian tomato sauce with diced tomato, carrot, celery, onion. 1tbsp olive oil to sauté onions. 125g blueberries Pre-exercise snack 1 Cleavers organic grass fed beef hotdog 49g macadamia nuts, raw EXERCISE - 90 minute Bikram yoga class Dinner Big bowl butternut squash soup form Whole30 book (contains coconut milk) plus 1 tbsp coconut yoghurt to serve. Grilled 100g trout, sprayed with olive oil 125g blueberries 1 golden kiwi Monday 10/09/18 Breakfast Half tbsp clarified butter Half avocado 3 eggs huge handful baby spinach 500 ml coconut water for low blood sugar Lunch Half avocado 20g macadamias, raw 100g salmon, grilled Broccoli, eggplant, sweet potato (about 100g each) Dinner Big bowl butternut squash soup form Whole30 book (contains coconut milk) plus 1 tbsp coconut yoghurt to serve. No protein (?) Sun 09/09/18 Breakfast/lunch (got up late) Carrot juice 500ml for low blood sugar Half tbsp clarified butter Half avocado huge handful baby spinach 20g almonds, raw EXERCISE - 90 minute Bikram yoga class Snack 500 ml Coconut water for low blood sugar Dinner 300ml carrot juice - low blood sugar Half avocado 2 boiled eggs 1 tbsp Whole30 mayo Green leaves, tomato, onion 125g blueberries 1 kiwi Snack 125g blueberries Saturday 08/09/18 Breakfast Half tbsp clarified butter Half avocado 3 eggs 2 carrots Snack 1 apple No lunch Dinner (low blood suagar, not at home) 30g Beef jerky 1 Naked paleo bar 125g blueberries 90g raw nuts and raisins 20g almonds, raw 2 medjool dates Snack 20g almonds, raw Friday 07/09/18 250ml coconut water (low blood sugar) Half tbsp clarified bitter 3 eggs 1 carrot 1 apple 40g coconut yoghurt Snack 1 apple Lunch 100g trout grilled, sprayed with olive oil Half tbsp mayo Green leaves and tomato 1 Orange 1 kiwi 10 grapes Snack 45g macadamia nuts, raw 125g blueberries Dinner 10 olives Eggplant, tomato, green leaves 100g Scotch fillet 50g chicken Thursday 06/09/18 Breakfast Half tbsp clarified butter Half avocado 2 carrots 250 ml coconut water (low blood sugar) 20g coconut yoghurt Lunch 100g salmon Half tbsp olive oil EXERCISE walking 6km Snack 500ml Coconut water (low blood sugar) Dinner 1 tbsp Olive oil Half avocado 100g trout, grilled 2 carrots 1 kiwi Wednesday 05/09/18 Snack in night 2 medjool dates (low blood sugar) Breakfast (on the run) 2 boiled eggs 1 tbsp coconut yoghurt Lunch 190g trail mix (nuts and raisins) 100g salmon Eggplant, green beans, sweet potato 100g each Half tbsp olive oil Snack 1 Orange 1 mandarin Dinner (out) Naked paleo date bar 30g beef jerky 40g Macadamias raw 250g strawberries 20g almonds Tuesday 04/09/18 Breakfast Half tbsp clarified butter Half avocado 3 eggs huge handful baby spinach 1 zucchini 1 mandarin Lunch 100g salmon Eggplant, sweet potato 100g each Half tbsp olive oil 1 banana EXERCISE walking 6km Snack 1 litre Coconut water Dinner 65g roast beef 300g Sweet potato Half red capsicum 1 tbsp mayo Monday 03/09/18 Breakfast 500ml coconut water (low blood sugar) Half tbsp clarified butter Half avocado 3 eggs huge handful baby spinach Lunch 1 apple Half avocado 30g macadamias raw Beef mince, lots of mixed veg in diced tomato and chilli sauce Dinner 160g trail mix - nuts and raisins 2 tomatoes 6 strawberries 1 boiled egg 4 medjool dates Half tbsp mayo Sunday 02/09/18 Breakfast Half tbsp clarified butter Half avocado 3 eggs huge handful baby spinach 1 kiwi Lunch 2 boiled eggs 25g almonds 1 tbsp mayo Tomato, capsicum,celery, onion salad EXERCISE Bikram yoga 90 minutes Mid-exercise snack - half banana Dinner 1 bowl mixed vegetables, boiled 8 prawns 1 tbsp coconut cream Saturday 01/09/18 Breakfast Carrot and apple juice (low blood sugar) Half tbsp clarified butter Half avocado 3 eggs huge handful baby spinach Lunch Half avocado 1 tbsp coconut yoghurt Bill beef mince chilli with loads of veg 1 kiwi 250 ml carrot juice Dinner 150g barramundi Big mixed salad Olive oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators SugarcubeOD Posted September 12, 2018 Moderators Share Posted September 12, 2018 Okay great! So can you tell me how 100g relates to the size of your palm? The template recommends 1-2 palms (your own palm's width x thickness x length) of protein at each meal... Can you also say how the 100g of veggies that you list out relates to around 1-3 cups of veggies? (that's just an estimate of 'filling your plate' but you'd need LOTS of veg if it's just greens like spinach where it wilts down to almost nothing). You seem to have a lot of fruit and nuts... nuts can contribute to bloating and digestive distress which may present as 'weight gain'... our recommendation is a closed handful of nuts every other day at most. Fruit is also recommended to be limited to 0-2 servings a day eaten with meals (think an apple chopped up on salad) and not as a snack or letting too much fruit push veggies off your plate. It might be worth revisiting the recommended meal template again if you choose to move forward with this program - it honestly looks like you're not eating enough and what you are eating isn't well composed... some of your days have 1 or 2 eggs as your sole protein for the day - those days I see you have a few snacks for low blood sugar... it's quite likely related. I don't know much about diabetes and the management of such but I would suspect eating more well composed meals would even out your blood sugar which would remove the need for snacking on fruit and nuts which may also help resolve some of the other concerns you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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