Hi there. I am going to keep this as brief as possible, but let's see how it goes. I've struggled with my weight/food FOREVER. I was diagnosed with type one diabetes at age eight, I'm 22 now. My sugars have been terrible for years and so has my weight fluctuation. It really began around the same time that I heard/realized 'insulin makes you fat'. I began withholding injections while loading up on sugar. It's called Dibullimia. That, along with a host of other food-related issues, caused me to drop from 180 to like 110 lbs in about a year. Eventually, I got "healthy" and weighed between 120-30 lbs. I felt great but it wasn't long before eating caught up to me. (side note: this and all my other issues have certainly caused me to feel defeat in weight loss. I fear I've ruined my body forever and that I'm bound to weigh this much eternally. It's terrible because I spend SO much energy thinking about my food/diet/lifestyle choices and my body. I am a slave to it and yet have no respect for it). I've been fine in regards to taking insulin now for years, but my A1C is still terrible.
Long story short, I'm back to 180 (183 to be exact). I still have a hard time accepting that I am the same person I struggled to believe I had been when I was thin. Anyways, a doctor (an internist) actually recommended the Bulletproof diet to me when I went to him, desperate to loose weight in a healthy way. This was back in October of 2016. I was beyond excited, especially after reading about it, realizing that I could actually have control and confidence again. I was committed. That October was the first time in YEARS that I did not binge. I was checking my blood sugar more than usual and seemed to have reached ketosis (was testing using the urine strips). My blood sugars were better but certainly far from perfect- the thoughts and fears about insulin crept back up on me but I didn't skip doses. One month in, I weighed myself at the doctor (I didn't have a scale at home), and I had gained like 3 lbs. I gave up. It was great while it lasted, and perhaps I would go back, but the fear about eating carbs- exiting ketosis- was lost on me since clearly nothing that significant was happening anyways. I did not keep track of my macros. I will say that. I probably ate more protein than most (does that have an impact?). I also did not keep track of my calorie, fat or actual carb range but was very diligent about keeping it all low.
What happened? I understand that ketosis is a potentially amazing tool for type one diabetics to get their sugars under control and for all to significantly regain their insulin sensitivity, but, what about weight loss? Is this (Keto, not bulletproof) still the solution that I'm hoping for (or would something a little more "balanced", such as the slow carb diet, make more sense?)?? Are there any type ones (particularly those who started with control issues) that have lost a significant amount of weight on Keto? Weight loss is especially complicated when we have this to handle (plus I'm a woman which makes it all even slower) but I'd like to know that I can do it. I need to see immediate results to keep going ( I know, regardless of weight loss, it will help me in the long run).
For the t1-ers out there, what's worked for you? ( I am going to be tracking everything from now on) What makes Keto for us different than Keto for them? How can I make it work best?
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