Start logging, start learning.
What is 'in Limbo?'
The shaded Limbo zone represents normal fasted blood glucose range. The 'normal' range is between 4.0 and 6.5 MMol, around a teaspoon of sugar, five grams or so, in around 5 litres of blood at any one time.
As glucose molecules are released into the bloodstream, the level may spike out of Limbo. The body always regulates glucose back down to that 4-6.5 range.
Limbo will coach you into flattening the line through food choices.
Log your weight 3 times a week
Yes, it's a lot - but the numbers are for Limbo to individualise your feedback, not for you to obsess over!
🗓️ Focus on weekly trends, not day-to-day weigh-ins.
📆 Monday, Wednesday and Friday are good weigh-in days.
🥱 Weigh yourself first thing, before you've eaten.
🤖 Use digital scales to automatically log your weight with Apple Health.
Don't try to change everything at once
There's a lot to discover now you can see your metabolism, but take it one step at a time.
🗑️ Don't start with a grand gesture like clearing out all the food you think is unhealthy or completely restocking your fridge on day one.
📆 Give yourself a week to get used to learning how your body reacts to food.
💸 It's understandable that you want to get quick results because you've invested in Limbo. But think about the long-term change. Let's make this the last time you lose weight. Embrace the learning journey in the early days.
🍩 Act on the feedback and advice you get and use your next choice to keep your line flat.
👩💻 Limbo's team of analysts are on your side. Yes, they're real people, assisted by AI. Their goal is to give you the power to make better choices for your body.
What should you log?
🍴Meals - take photos and add descriptive text
🍌 Snacks - add photos and text
🥤 Drinks - add important details like 'decaf'
💃 Exercise - log when you started
🚿 Showers - was it hot or cold
😴 Nap - how long?
😩 Stress - you don't have to give details
🌟 Something else - medicines, periods, saunas, ice baths and other things that may affect your blood glucose
Log things when you start doing them.
Use positive terms instead of negative: e.g.
❌ NOT "coffee no milk"
✅ but "black coffee"
It's a learning process
Your programme is designed to help you change and upgrade the skills that affect your weight.
📆 Focus on making incremental changes to your daily choices.
💬 Enable notifications and pay attention to the messages.
🤔 Embrace repetition in feedback. Messages are designed to coach rather than entertain you!
🔎 Review your timeline and messages and use the feedback next time you make a food choice.
🕵️ Become a spike detective - work out what caused spikes and learn from it.
📚 Read the habit change tips in Limbo.Life.
🧑🏫 Complete the short course on Limbo habits.
📱Have a look at what other members are doing.
Non-food spikes
Blood glucose can be raised by:
- A fright
- High intensity exercise
- Stress
- Cold water
These are down to by mini fight-or-flight reaction. Some but not all are productive for weight loss. Limbo will explain as you go through the programme.
Erroneous spikes
Paracetamol and Ascorbic acid can cause false spikes as the active ingredients are attracted to the sensor's filament.
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Using Limbo
A quick guide to to using the Limbo platform - the app and supporting sites.
