Week 1 - Reverse Diabetes Challenge

Week 1 of my reverse diabetes challenge is done. Now let's see the trend in my calorie intake and check the measurements of my weight and blood sugar. I need to do this in order to see the effectivity of my diet.

My blood sugar today is 117mg/dl or 9.8mmol/L. I started with 224mg/dl or 12.4mmol/L. I lost 107mg/dl or 2.6mmol/L.

My measurements last week and today are listed below.

March 28, 2016 Weight: 193 lbs. Body Fat: 30.9 Body Water: 50.6 Muscle Mass: 1064 BMR: 1719 Physique rating: 3 Metabolic Age: 62 Bone Mass: 6.8 Visceral Fat 16	April 5, 2016 Weight: 189.2 lbs. Body Fat: 30.5 Body Water: 50.9 Muscle Mass: 1248 BMR: 1694 Physique rating: 3 Metabolic Age: 61 Bone Mass: 6.8 Visceral Fat 16

I'm at 189.2 pounds today. That means I lost 3.8 pounds after 1 week of diet. However my BMR (calories I burn at rest) dropped to 1,694. Huh. I thought it would go higher. My visceral fat is the same. Visceral fat is a concern for me because the main purpose of the diet is to lessen or completely remove the fat that surrounds my organs especially the liver and pancreas. So that my insulin production will come back and my diabetes reversed. My Herbalife coach told me that I should use the herbal tea to burn the fats. I will check on it later and may incorporate it in my diet.


Here's my calorie intake for Week 1:

March 29 - 1,086 calories
March 30 - 1,119 calories
March 31 - 2,348 calories
April 1 - 1,451 calories
April 2 - 1,642 calories
April 3 - 1,972 calories
April 4 -913 calories

Average of 1,504 calories per day.