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I'm starting ZOE tomorrow if anyone interesting in sharing experiences?

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SeriouslySomething1 · 31/12/2023 20:04

The blood sugar was fine to put on, did not hurt at all.

I just had my first reading, one hour after I put it on, at 3.9 which is low and in the red. Hmm, anyway the proper start date is tomorrow

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raffle · 31/12/2023 20:21

What is it? That reading is low for blood sugars, does it tell you in which direction it's trending?

EmotionalSupportWyrm · 31/12/2023 20:26

SeriouslySomething1 · 31/12/2023 20:04

The blood sugar was fine to put on, did not hurt at all.

I just had my first reading, one hour after I put it on, at 3.9 which is low and in the red. Hmm, anyway the proper start date is tomorrow

It's needs to calibrate overnight - ignore the figures you are getting now, and don't panic if the overnight figures are red. Very common, esp if you sleep on that arm.

Sunday10 · 01/01/2024 22:48

I am starting it tomorrow, just put my blood sugar sensor on this eve - my first reading was 4 something. Hope you had a good first day with the cookies!

FestiveGrinch · 01/01/2024 23:07

Watching this with interest as I hope to do this at some point this year. I don’t need to lose weight but am very interested in the health benefits and as I’m in my fifties, anything that helps me stay healthy longer is worth investigating.

SeriouslySomething1 · 02/01/2024 07:15

@Sunday10 good luck with the cookies!

I'm doing it for health reasons, not to lose weight also, though after Christmas -5lbs would be nice!

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Mintygoodness · 02/01/2024 07:16

What is ZOE?

catsrus · 02/01/2024 10:44

Mintygoodness · 02/01/2024 07:16

What is ZOE?

zoe.com

They analyse your body's ability to process fats and sugars (you have to eat some not very nice cookies and take a blood test and wear a glucose monitor). You send off a poo sample and they analyse your gut microbiome.

You get scores for all of these and then foods are given scores depending on how you have scored. So I have bad fat processing but good sugar, which means I can deal better with carbs than saturated fats. I eat a lot less cheese than I used to, but have MASSIVELY expanded my diet and eat far more interesting food than I used to. I no longer think about calories, make and eat healthy cakes, ice creams, brownies. All the treats I used to avoid because I thought I'd put on weight.

There is an app where you can track what you eat and get tips for eating more healthily to suit your body.

I'm never hungry and have lost over a stone in weight - even though that wasn't the aim, my BMI was middle of normal and is now the low end. More energy than before and would really recommend it.

Having said that - not cheap - about £300 for the testing I think, then a variety of packages, monthly, 4 monthly, annual. Cheaper per month if you buy the year up front, and I'm glad I did (again just under £300).

I'm just about to renew my year. Wasn't going to bother as I no longer use the app to track, but I do use it to get recipes and see what online recipes would potentially score for me (just imported a recipe for a loaf that looks interesting). I've also stored a lot of my own creations in the app.

They have a podcast that is well worth listening to - to get a feel for what it's about. Science driven - lots of involvement from Drs, epidemiologists, nutritionists.

It's been life changing for me 🤷🏼‍♀️

Sunday10 · 02/01/2024 13:22

@catsrus that sounds promising! I coped with the breakfast cookies, quite sweet, but very dense. I struggled to get them down in 20mins. Not looking forward to the lunchtime ones in 30mins. Still, at least they are the last ones I will have to eat!

imp2007 · 02/01/2024 15:05

I've been slack over Christmas only started in December so feel like I am kind of properly starting now. Have tried out two Zoe snack recipes today in readiness for going back to work tomorrow - the sesame tahini cookies are fab would recommend. Also made the banana flapjacks both from the app. Going to try and keep my meals simple and have picked up some different fruits I wouldn't normally get too.

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