I’ve decided to redo the new castle university 8 week (though it wont take that long this time) 800 calorie a day diet and blog it on my website. I’m on week 1 and my numbers are listed in the log. I’ll keep going till those drop into normal. I’m not nearly as strict as 800. I need to not go to far this time and to stick this out long enough to reverse things totally again and document it. So far so good. No depression or low blood sugars. I’ll adjust downward if needed. Just trying to avoid the depression and mental fuzz that I had the first time.
Two of the new key elements this time. I’m already off metformin (have been for a couple years) so it’s effects with vitamin B depletion are not involved plus it is not there to force any low blood sugars if my system is working correctly. Also, I’m drinking a greens drink every day for the vitamins as low calorie and fasting support. Their study used something called optifast a key point I ignored last time because of all the sugar in it and I was unable to find a suitable replacement without carbs, a ton of protein or sugar. This time the greens drink will fill in for that providing all the vitamins and minerals I need without the sugar.
My 8 week diet log: Started 5/2/17
Week one:
Day one:
B: Greens drink ,1 Hardboiled egg.
L: Greens Salad w/ Veggies, Hard boild egg, olive oil vineger dressing, walnuts
D: Sandwich w/ turkey, cheese, greens, tomatoes, lift beer
A: Tai chi, walk dogs
F: Fine.
Day two:
B: Greens drink ,1 Hardboiled egg.
L: Greens Salad w/ Veggies, Hard boild egg, salmon, olive oil vineger dressing, walnuts
D: Sandwich w/ turkey, cheese, greens, tomatoes, carrots
A: Tai chi, walk dogs
F: Lite headed
BSL:118 morning 140
Day three:
B: Greens drink ,1 Hardboiled egg.
L: Sandwich w/ salmon, cheese, greens, tomatoes, egg, on 1/2 flatout, carrots, radishes
D: Cheese burger w/ greens, tomato, 1/2 flatout, couple fries, steamed veggies
A: Tai chi, walk dogs
F: Tired
BSL: 119 morning 140
Day four:
B: Greens drink ,1 Hard boiled egg.
L: Sandwich w/ turkey, cheese, tomatoes, egg, on 1/2 flat out
S: Cheese stick, walnuts (hand full)
D: 1 chicken thigh, 1 zuchini
BSL: 114, morning 140
A: Tai chi (3 hours), walk dogs
F: lite headed during and after tai chi. cleared with sandwich, Fussy headed 3 (159). anxious 7 (114)
Day Five:
B: Kava Tea, Greens drink w/ Spirulina, 1 hard boiled egg
L: Greens salad, chicken, egg, cheese, Onion, radishes, carrots, tomato, walnuts, oil vinegar, Kava Tea, Puerh Tea
D:
S:
BSL: ? ,morning 140
A: Tai chi, walk dogs
F: little fuzzy after tai chi (131)
Day Six:
B:
L:
D:
S:
BSL:
A: Tai chi, walk dogs
F:
Day Seven:
B:
L:
D:
S:
BSL:
A: Tai chi, walk dogs
F: