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posted by Bissell
on 12 Jun 2016 at 09:10

You know that feeling when you are walking along and suddenly think ‘something is missing’ and you realise you’ve forgotten your handbag or coat or something? I was walking down the road yesterday and thought ‘there’s usually something with me that isn’t here’ and then I realised what it was. My stomach!!!! I’m so used to it being between me and my bag that I missed it! In a good way, of course. Not that I’ve exactly got a six pack yet, still more of a party seven!

So that got me thinking, are there any other unexpected consequences to this diet that you’ve noticed? I’d love to hear them! As another example, my kitchen is easier to clean as there is less fat spattered about!

Over to you!
posted by Frog
on 12 Jun 2016 at 09:21

Most of my trousers are too long and my pants come up too high!
posted by Barbarar
on 12 Jun 2016 at 09:22

-Rekindled my passion for cooking
-8 bags of clothes to charity shop
-discovering a whole new wardrobe of clothes that fit.. Sometimes properly for the first time.
-Knowing that at least 6 people have had significant weight loss and other health benefits because I became a walking advert for the diet and told everyone about it (must have bored quite a few)
-discovered love for yoghurt… Now make my own.
I’m sure there’s more… They are all quite small things but in total have made me happy
posted by Izzy
on 12 Jun 2016 at 09:31

A sudden desire to customise and alter clothing instead of throwing it all out.

as the poster above a rekindling of a love and excitement about cooking and food.

Finding I’m saving on not eating crap and then spending a lot of that on Almond flour -my new fav baking ingredient.

Hopefully giving my kids a better start with food than I had… No disrespect to my Mum as she gave us what was accepted as a healthy diet of homecooking, no one knew any better then.
posted by orchid
on 12 Jun 2016 at 09:49

Dropped 2 dress sizes so the clothes I bought in the sales a size smaller were too big! Charity shop got lots of bags.
Discovered Frittata’s – only ono Friday – but made an Asparagus one and had half for Friday hot and had yesterday cold. Delicious!
Spiralizer – I did not believe the courgettes could be enjoyable other than in a ratattoille as a thickener!
posted by Izzy
on 12 Jun 2016 at 10:33

ha! me too I love my spiralised courgette! and cauli rice… who knew?!
posted by Bissell
on 12 Jun 2016 at 10:55

Me too with the cauli rice Izzy, and my pants stay up instead of rolling down Frog! And great that you have helped other people make such positive life changes Barbarar. That’s not a small thing at all!
I’ve got my annual MOT with the Practice Nurse tomorrow, I can’t wait to see her face when she weighs me. 😜
posted by Izzy
on 12 Jun 2016 at 11:29

unintended consequence – Bissell’s nurse passed out in shock !
posted by Frog
on 12 Jun 2016 at 12:49

I’m not hungry, but my stomach just made a very loud rumbling noise.
Every time it happens my cats ears go up and she looks wide eyed and incredibly startled!
posted by Bissell
on 12 Jun 2016 at 13:04

Ha ha Frog! Amos, my Saluki Lurcher, gives me a withering look if my stomach rumbles. And that’s another consequence, the dogs have given up hoping for leftovers; I eat everything on my plate now! It’s too precious to share.
posted by JCH187
on 12 Jun 2016 at 14:03

My food shop is now cheaper and quicker as there’s a third of the shop I never go into now!
posted by Frog
on 1 Aug 2016 at 00:25

I’ve just realised today that pre BSD, more and more frequently I always did stairs one at a time (ie putting both feet together on each step, rather than alternate steps.
I guess I felt uncomfortable about shifting my weight from one side to the other if that makes sense!
Not doing it anymore – and I’m going upstairs on buses more often.

An unintended consequence of the unintended consequence will be fewer steps on my pedometer!
posted by Yowzer49
on 1 Aug 2016 at 00:56

Great idea BISSELL! So funny about yr dog and FROGS cat!
My pyjama legs have gone too long! I keep tripping on them!
And supermarket shopping takes a very short time when youre not perusing the sugary carby aisles!
Night all x
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posted by Frog
on 1 Aug 2016 at 01:31

night yowzer

I had that with sports trousers that I wore yesterday – and they were so big and flappy!
(and they spent several years at the back of the wardrobe because they were too tight!)
posted by Yowzer49
on 1 Aug 2016 at 12:47

FROG 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Well i had a half expected consequence of the too long jarmie legs today..
Was walking out of the kitchen carrying a cup of tea. My big toe got caught in the hem of my pjs…
Nealry went flat on my face but managed to right myself! What really impressed me tho was i kept hold of the cup and saucer! the tea flew out of the cup and all over the floor but i still had the cup n saucer firmly in my paw! For a small cuppa,there seemed to be a lot of tea to clean up!
Note to self..turn up the hems of pjs x
posted by Timmy
on 1 Aug 2016 at 14:31

Food coma, or the lack thereof. ALWAYS used to get the mid afternoon head droop. Can honestly say that I haven’t felt like that since I started eating this way.
posted by Yowzer49
on 1 Aug 2016 at 14:41

Its so funny you said that TIMMY! I was thinking this morning, i used to get a horrible four o clock dip.felt cold and miserable and grumpy and wanted to eat. Didnt getit ever on 5:2, so far havent had it on bsd x
posted by orchid
on 1 Aug 2016 at 15:02

Timmy, Yowzer49, I recognise that! I also used to get the evening nap – usually about 8.30 to 9pm when I would manage to sleep through whatever programme I was watching no matter HOW much I was enjoying it. Both gone!
posted by Frog
on 1 Aug 2016 at 15:18

ouch yowzer – hope that you’re OK after your fall.

Yes, I used to want to nap in the afternoon – and I used to drive over and take my Dad out to lunch – I’d always feel dangerously sleepy on the journey home.
posted by Frog
on 5 Aug 2016 at 15:28

Not a direct unintended consequence of BSD – but when I cleared my fridge and freezer out the other day (and got rid of lots of ice, even when it’s supposed to defrost itself), I didn’t adjust the temperature.
The fridge is so much colder now! I just took some salmon out (of the fridge, not freezer) and had to zap it in the microwave to thaw it.

I then had to google to find out how to adjust the temperature – on a scale of 1 to 6, apparently 6 is the coldest, bit counter-intuitive!
posted by Marsie
on 12 Aug 2016 at 17:49

Thanks Frog, hadn’t come across this thread, amusing.

On the Vegemite thread, the question was asked if my Coeliac OH had used toaster bags to avoid problems with the toaster.
I replied that my OH is a very nice man, really. Shares household chores, hasn’t let recent healtth probs turn him into a grumpy old man….but….he’s not the most patient man with “gadgets” (his description) so I used the toaster bags to avoid contamination by my bread.

However, I haven’t had bread or toast for 8 weeks now thanks to BSD. Unintended consequences? No more bread crumbs so no need for toaster bags😉
posted by Numi
on 14 Aug 2016 at 18:36

Hi Bissell, I also have a Saluki Lurcher who has a great line in disapproval. And he has a tiny waist, I think I used to hope that the urban myth about people looking like their dogs would work to my advantage. But until I found the BSD that seemed like fantasyland, now it might just happen as my trousers have stopped rolling down too. I spent far too long in denial about the fact I should have been buying bigger sizes 😄 It’s just fabulous to have a bit of a waist for trousers to sit on again.
One of my unintended consequences is stronger nails, all the calcium in the yoghurt for breakfast perhaps?
posted by GrumpyT2
on 15 Aug 2016 at 11:14

After 3 walks yesterday, I think my Border Collie might actually love me more than his Daddy now 🙂 Totally unexpected!
posted by Frog
on 29 Aug 2016 at 12:30

No one has posted here for a while!
I’ve just realised that now my blood sugar is back to normal, all the cat scratches on my legs (she likes climbing up my jeans!) have healed & gone away – they weren’t very deep, but some had been there for ages and ages.
posted by Bissell
on 29 Aug 2016 at 12:35

Wow Frog, that’s a real positive isn’t it? It’s easy to dismiss diabetes as not a serious ailment, but one can forget how many knock on effects, like being slow to heal, it has.

My favourite unintended consequence is still my thighs not rubbing together, especially on a hot day like this! As a consequence, I’ve just mowed my daughter’s lawn without too much flaking out.
posted by Frog
on 1 Sep 2016 at 08:33

Yet another unintended BSD consequence – because there’s no toast involved, breakfast in bed & no crumbs.
Despite the earlier intention posted to wait and have brunch later on, the poached egg was calling to me!
posted by oldbluejeans
on 1 Sep 2016 at 09:54

who knew that after 8 weeks and a loss of 8kg so far:
– I would happily be drinking large glasses of tap water
– eating eggs for breakfast (and sometimes with tomato and spinach)
– that I could open the bread bin without grabbing a slice and smothering it in butter, marmalade or marmite
– that I now realise that previous to this I must easily have been eating more than twice the amount I needed every day
– that I wouldn’t feel self conscious walking down the road on my own
– that I can look in a full length mirror without feeling completely depressed.
Next 8 weeks coming up on Saturday. Another 12kg to go.
posted by orchid
on 1 Sep 2016 at 22:20

Great news about your healing faster Frog!
My unintended consequence is that I can now garden kneeling down on the grass instead of using a ‘kneeler’ that is raised 4 inches off of the ground with two handles either side that are 2 foot off of the ground to help me get back up. I’ve been using this for a good few years and yesterday, without thinking about it, I picked up the plant that needed planning, a trowel and hand fork and walked over to the gap, knelt down without thinking what I was going, and carried on to plant 5 plants, getting up and down with no help! it was only after I realised that I had not been able to do that for over 10 years!
posted by Esnecca
on 8 Sep 2016 at 04:10

Before BSD I used to think serving sizes were inherently ridiculous artifices that bore zero relevance to the way people actually ate. Now that I weigh and measure, I have a completely different understanding of serving size and how much food I actually need to feel satisfied. I’d been counting carbs for six months or so before starting BSD, but I had no idea how many calories were in my go-to meals. Salad dressing is a big one. I used to use a 1/4 cup of olive oil for every family sized salad. That’s 473 calories in oil alone! On top of that, I usually threw in some cheese — a block of feta, crumbled, 240 calories, half a package of blue cheese, 400 calories — and then of course the veggies.

Nowadays I use exactly 2 teaspoons of olive oil in all my salad dressings, usually with a tablespoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of vinegar. The trick is to whisk the dressing at the bottom of the salad bowl, add the veg and then toss everything with your hands. Tongs or spoons are nowhere near as effective at spreading around small amounts of dressing. When you use your hands, the dressing distributes perfectly, and it takes much less time to accomplish than it does with tools. The end result is fresh, crisp and delicious. Far better than the much heavier salads I used to make that I thought were great at the time.
posted by Igorasusual
on 8 Sep 2016 at 08:31

I agree esnecca.

Whilst weighing is a bit of a faff, quite easy when you get used to it and it certainly is an education as you grasp how many calories/carbs everything is

I combined this with finding out how many calories I need for maintenance daily for my age/activity level. It’s only just over 1500 per day (I’m on maintenance, having lost more than 15% of my starting body weight on BSD).

So I’m really pleased not to be eating bread! With a couple of slices in a sandwich and perhaps a slice with dinner, just think how many of my 1500 would have gone without even thinking of it! Wasn’t a doughnut or biscuit eater but they also wouldn’t have helped. No wonder the pounds gradually accumulate.

Not any more!
posted by Tizzie
on 8 Sep 2016 at 16:43

My unintended consequence is the reduction in my time spent food shopping now.
Has anyone else noticed just how much of the supermarket is ‘off limits’?
I even walk past some aisles now (mostly the ones that used to be my favourites….)
It also means I’m spending much less too.
posted by Yowzer49
on 11 Sep 2016 at 11:49

TIZZIE yes the shopping is done faster and i am spending less!
I think The Fage Yoghurt Co must have noticed a jump in profits coz i buy so much of the stuff now! But ive noticed the supermarkets stock much more 0% fat yog than the full fat..grrrr… But i guess more folk are still buying the 0% fat version.
some great UC here FROG,ORCHID and OLDBLUEJEANS et al ! X
posted by Frog
on 11 Sep 2016 at 12:40

If you have any Greek, Turkish or Cypriot supermarkets near you – likely to have walls of unflavoured, un-defatted thick creamy yogurt – I was amazed, and planning to go back when I next need some cottage cheese.
I did mention it to a Turkish friend though – apparently he buys all his in Lidl 🙂
He did assure me that it was made by Turks in Germany (Would definitely only have Turkish yogurt, even if most “Greek” yogurt in supermarkets has been no closer to Greece than my cat)

Unintended consequence – my new t shirts fit on the clothes airer stretched flat with space on either side, rather than being bunched up, so no creases!
posted by JulesMaigret
on 11 Sep 2016 at 14:26

+1, I work with a Greek guy and he buys his yogurt in Aldi – apparently better quality and far lower prices than the local Greek Deli!

I can’t believe I eat far more full-fat cheese, eggs and yogurt and my cholesterol level is plummeting, well into “normal” now.
posted by Tizzie
on 11 Sep 2016 at 17:47

I give a wry smile when I see all the low fat dairy products filling the shelves and wonder just how long before the tide turns. In my small local supermarket the 0% fat premium greek yoghurt has just been joined by it’s normal counterpart- I’m convinced it’s a sign!
posted by greenjanet
on 12 Sep 2016 at 07:52

Hi only just found this thread.
I’m at week 10 plus 5 days, I’ve lost 16.28 kilos, my first surprise was that after 41 years of failing at dieting, I could doo this, and it works marvellously.
I had also been pre diagnosed with SLE a serious potentially life threatening condition, with no cure, and after 5 days my serious symptoms had completely reversed.
I am my doctor and practise nurses surgery Guinea pig, as they are so delighted with the change around in my health by using this plan.
My prediabetic bloods are now normal
My liver function is now normal
Just within 48 hours I felt alive with loads of energy.
Shopping for a week is now just 3 bags instead of 6
I at the age of 58 feel more alive like I am 19 again.
I love this plan, and I know when I took a week of at week 9 for a holiday and ate rubbish carbs, I didn’t really enjoy them, and left me feeling unbelievably unwell, put on 2 kilos, and took me 3 days to reverse the muzzy head, lethargy, and low mood.
This plan is for me a miracle and I love love love it. Thankyou doc m😀😀😀
posted by JulesMaigret
on 12 Sep 2016 at 09:23

One unintended consequence for me is that my tea now tastes creamier. I’ve been making it the same way for 40 years but now I’m actually having to use less milk – weird!
posted by Yowzer49
on 21 Oct 2016 at 15:18

I Know what you mean JULES..i find my tea tastes slightly sugary ..and idont take sugar..i think my renewed taste buds can taste the sugar in the tiny splash of milk i put in! X
posted by JulesMaigret
on 21 Oct 2016 at 15:31

You may be right, it may be the sugars in the milk. I’ve switched to Earl Grey as I only add a splash of milk to that and to Green and Ginger teas which obviously don’t need milk.

I was also on the train the other morning and accepted an apple juice before breakfast and couldn’t drink it, it was just too sweet. The bacon, egg and black pudding was OK, though!
posted by KrysiaD
on 21 Oct 2016 at 15:54

I agree about the milk. I drink redbush tea no milk and coffee black or with cream. I was given coffee with milk by mistake today. Yuk – it was horrible – so sweet,
posted by oldbluejeans
on 21 Oct 2016 at 16:54

my unintended consequence – because I look and feel soooo much better I’ve taken more interest in how I look and been experimenting with new makeup and colours and instead of pale, fade into the background makeup I’ve learnt (via youtube) to use bolder colours and to apply them properly. Comment from best friend the other day ‘Wow, you look gorgeous’ – (she’s not my best friend for nothing 😄 )
posted by Fairyface
on 21 Oct 2016 at 17:32

Just found this thread.
Oldbluejeans how wonderful you are feeling so much better and taking an interest. Keep it up.
I must admit I am getting a bit of zest for life back now. Felt a bit yucky yesterday but soon perked up.
Feel so positive on this diet.
posted by Avila
on 21 Oct 2016 at 17:34

I have been going to sewing group once a week since sept, and making a blouse – today I have found that the size I cut out from the pattern weeks ago leading to the size once sewn on arms and side seams today, is huge on me! I have had to shorten the shoulders and move the side seam in by an inch on each side!! Would be very very happy with that, if it wasn’t for all the unpicking and faffing, so merely chuffed!
posted by Fairyface
on 21 Oct 2016 at 18:18

How fantastic is that Avila:-) Congratulations on your weight loss and shape change.
posted by captainlynne
on 21 Oct 2016 at 20:24

Congratulations on the changes Avila. 😀💐

That’s exactly the reason I’ve not made any clothes for myself since starting the BSD. I’ve bought some fabric to make a skirt, but waiting a little longer for my weight, shape and size to stabilise 😱
posted by Fit_My_Jeans_Again
on 21 Oct 2016 at 21:17

I love this thread!

For me, a hormonal pimple on my chin that would come back every couple of months seems to have disappeared for good. Small change but a nice one!
posted by oldbluejeans
on 21 Oct 2016 at 23:10

Hi Fairyface (that’s a lovely name), hope the yuckiness was a temporary blip! Glad you’re feeling a bit better now. Avila I’m very impressed making your own clothes. I should really learn how to alter mine, I’ve got some good clothes that just hang off me now (they’re in a storage bag marked ‘big’!) and I don’t really want to go out and spend £££s on more at the moment, maybe I’ll trawl youtube for inspiration.
Captainlynne you are amazing and a real inspiration. Did you get to keep that lovely dress you wore for the Mail article?
Fit-my-jeans we are obviously of the same mind because my name is about an 8 year old pair of blue jeans that I would love to wear again – not there yet. I used to get the hormonal pimple but now I’m older I’ve have grown out of it 😄
posted by captainlynne
on 22 Oct 2016 at 09:22

Hi oldbluejeans 😀

Thank you. No, they wheel a rail of clothes in, make their selection, take the photos then put the clothes back on the rail! Same with the shoes.

All I brought home was the tights LOL

I did try a similar dress from M&S, which I loved. It was red, with a v-neck. And the right size. But it was a ‘standard’ not ‘petite’ so it needed too many alterations. The shoulders were too wide and the sleeves much too long (I’d not need gloves LOL).

Hopefully I’ll find some when I’m in Italy for the next few weeks. But I don’t know if they cater for ‘petite’ ranges – I’ll soon find out LOL

I have just bought some fabric (red) to make a skirt. When all else fails, get out the sewing machine! And, yes, I could have altered the dress, but I decided it just wasn’t worth it. Jersey fabric is not the easiest to work with for me, unfortunately. And I don’t see why I should pay good money for clothes, then have to make alterations before I can wear them. Shortening something is about as far as I’ll go when I buy something. Mini skirts were/are great for me – they’re knee length LOL
posted by Igorasusual
on 22 Oct 2016 at 09:34

Hello Captainlynne and all – I lurk a bit round the boards and popping in on the mention of clothes (work in fashion) to say that Italian brands fit is generally a bit “neater” than UK ones – certainly at the more premium end of the market – so you may find some good styles to suit your newly svelte frame!

I’m still bang on target during maintenance (carbs generally under 75g per day max which is easily achieved) and am updating wardrobe with size S jackets and 6 (!!) and 8 trousers!

Good luck to all – keep MEASURING and watching those carbs!!! 😉
posted by captainlynne
on 22 Oct 2016 at 12:36

Hi Igorasusual 💁🏼😀

Thanks for the advice. From memory, many of the clothes shops near where my friends live are international chains, but there are also some independent ones.

I think the time has come to be adventurous 😱 Finances often dictate supermarket clothes, but that’s not working at the moment! Perhaps I need to spend more on less, that fits better and lasts longer.

I’ll be shopping with my friend, and can trust her judgement (and her translation!) 😀