I’m here to change my lifestyle after my father passed away from the Coronavirus 2 weeks ago. He was also a diabetic. When he caught the coronavirus it caused his diabetes to become Sepsis and eventually passed away the following day. My father, grandfather and great grandfather were all diabetics. I’m here to break that chain in my family. I knocked out sugar and bread from my diet and solely drank water and ate only chicken and vegetables with hot sauce for the last 7 days. I’ve lost 16lbs in those 7 days as of today. I’m currently 6’3, 332lbs and was 348lbs before starting my no sugar/bread diet. The last 2 days I’ve been doing the OMAD diet. Instead of eating during my one hour today, I’ve decided to go on a 7 day fast and then continue off with OMAD diet again. To be honest, I never ate alot. I did have bad habits eating late at night but my biggest taboo was drinking soda like water. My arms are not fat, nor is my legs. Only my chest to my pubic area is fat. Main reason I’m here today is because I want to change my lifestyle and break my family curse. I have 2 kids and a wife that looks up to me every day and I don’t want to end up like my family before me. I would like to ask some questions regarding my new lifestyle.
My questions are:
I’ve noticed I’m losing weight pretty fast compared to bigger people than I am but of the same height. Is this because my weight was mostly from consuming sugar drinks non stop and not from over eating? Explaining why fat is mostly portioned on my lower belly area and the faster weight lost? Or is it that I’ve been having a decent quick metabolism all along but my soda consumption was too much even for that and now since I’ve stopped, I’m losing weight at a very high rate?
What kind of gum can I have that won’t break my ketosis especially during my 7 day fast?
Can I drink Perrier Strawberry water during my 7 day fast and if so, does it matter how much I can consume?
I might have more questions but those are the main ones at the moment. I understand during my meals I should take in only healthy fats, low carbs and around 20% protein in my daily diet. Thank you for your time on reading my story and questions!