Awww honey, don't get discouraged. Remember the "little engine".

One thing, I posted on another thread, if your numbers are good, and you gain or don't lose, your body is storing fat. You have to get your body to feed off the fat you have stored.

Low sugars mean weigh gain. Some times we watch what we eat, then we binge, so our bodies store fat so in case you don't eat, it will have the stored fat to fed off of.

Have you tried the 1100 or 1200 calorie a day diet?

It is better to try and fail than not to try at all.

Low sugar means weight gain? I really haven't been counting calories, just carbs. How am I suppose to lose weight and keep my BS's low? I haven't done any binging, have stuck to the low carb very well.

What are your readings?

BTW this is the kind of discussion that is good for the new group "Common Sense Diabetes" we can get more technical on that Board.

Also we can come up with answers more personal on an individual basis.

http://www.dailystrength.org/groups/common-sense-diabetes

come here to read the article,

cutting calories also will help since the body needs carbs to survive and if too low the body will store fat as Granny says

Sassie---I know what you mean. I don't understand it either. People say to count carbs then when you do it doesn't help a person lose weight. That does not mean we go out and binge because I have been really faithful about it too. I just chalk it up to everyone is different and their bodies work differently. I need to lose a lot of weight too but not sure what I will do with the skin left over---that is my concern. Wonder if I could donate it ?? lol

Another thing is----lets say a person stopped eating altogether and just drank water for a few days. They would for sure lose weight so eating less has to cause you to lose weight......it is most likely what a person eats for sure that makes the difference. So cutting down a lot on carbs should make a person lose weight because there are a lot of calories in those also.

If a person has a slow metabolism due to illness----the body is going to burn up fat and calories a lot slower then normal. The metabolism makes a HUGE difference. I have seen people that could eat a lot of food and are not that active but never gain a pound. So it has to be their metabolism that is making the difference.

Yuk----too complicated to figure out for sure......I have just cut down on most foods high in calories. That is what worked for me before.

Well, to start with, I take it your pic is of your baby sassi? Mine also is my baby sassy! Lol

Here is an example if carb OK and calorie NO. Cheese

I love cheese, it is a very low if none existing carb, but high in calories.

You cannot remove all carbs from you diet. In doing so, your liver will start pouring fat into your blood, which is a big no.no.

I know people do not like me making this recommendation, but I learned so much about diabetes from this book. It was written in first person, and down to earth, explains everything. At least it saved my life. If I had not come a across it I would not be a controlled diabetic. Ilearned tthings my doctor nor dietician would tell me. The name of the book is, "Think Like A Pancreas". Please check it out, it will help.

Thank you all for the help.

And yes that is my Sassi, so funny we both have a Sassi/Sassy. Yours is very cute as well. I just love poms.

Sorry Granny, I almost forgot my readings...I have been between 5 and 7 all the time since doing Atkins. I guess for you that would be between 90 and 126.

Those are not bad numbers.