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• posted by Rose1958
  on 21 Feb 2017 at 16:48

  

  Hi everyone,

  I have the 8 Week Blood Sugar diet and recipe book, have done my food shop and am starting this tomorrow.

  I’ve read the average weight loss is 14kg. Is there anyone out there who could tell me what they lost and what they weighed when they started.

  I am only 5 foot and am 11 stone 3. I started at 12 stone 3 and have been losing 1lb a week (if I’m lucky) on 1000 – 1200 calories a day and am concerned that I may not lose as much as someone who is starting from scratch – ie has not been dieting.

  I do exercise but only twice a week and am going to do more.

  I really want to lose two stone by May 1st and have decided to try this approach, as I believe it’s a healthy VLCD (I’ve done others) and Michael Mosely is respected in his field.

  Any advice, tips would be appreciated!
  Thank you.

• posted by SunnyB
  on 21 Feb 2017 at 17:24

  

  Hi Rose1958 – welcome on board!
  There are lots of folks on here who have lost an amazing amount – check out captainlynn for inspiration, she has lost around 100lb now and Mixnmatch has also achieved amazing results. Like you, I am vertically challenged, coming in at approx. 5ft 1inch and I started out on the BSD at 10st 9lb, after losing 7lb and getting stuck.

  My weight loss has not been as speedy as many have reported, but we are all different and any loss is a positive in my book. I am now at 8st 13.2lb (this morning) and have a target of 8st 9lb, but hope to push down to 8st 7lb if possible. I’m down two dress sizes now and feel better than I have in a very long time. I would say that it is probably wise to set a mini-goal (there is a thread for this) to help to keep you focused and don’t be disheartened if you don’t lose as fast as you had hoped.

  The important things to remember are good hydration, include full fats to keep you feeling full, watch the carb intake and record everything you consume. And don’t forget to use the forum for advise, support and to let us all know how you are getting on.

• posted by Mazzer
  on 21 Feb 2017 at 18:15

  

  Hi, I am new too, I have been following this diet for 7 weeks and have lost 25lbs or 11.3kg. I have to admit that I don’t really calorie count as I Iove Green veg and salad and tend to pile it on the plate! But stick to the Mediterranean principal….. At a guess I am on roughly 1200 calories, but quite active and check my blood pressure, pulse and blood sugar regularly, which are all healthy definitely due to the diet as I still weigh 14st 8lbs which for a 5’8″ woman is still 3 and a half stone overweight. It’s easy now as you can settle into a normal healthy eating habit for life, something that is sustainable. Good luck to everyone

• posted by Mazzer
  on 22 Feb 2017 at 09:07

  

  Hi, I am new too, I have been following this diet for 6 weeks and have lost 25lbs, I have to admit that I don’t really calorie count as I Iove Green veg and salad and tend to pile it on the plate! But stick to the Mediterranean principal….. At a guess I am on roughly 1200 calories, but quite active and check my blood pressure, pulse and blood sugar regularly, which are all healthy definitely due to the diet as I still weigh 14st 8lbs which for a 5’8″ woman is still 3 and a half stone overweight. It’s easy now as you can settle into a normal healthy eating habit for life, something that is sustainable. Good luck to everyone

• posted by Rose1958
  on 22 Feb 2017 at 13:24

  

  Hi Mazzer & Sunny b!
  Thanks for your messages, that’s very encouraging. I’m on day 1 today … So far I had scrambled egg for breakfast & fish pate for lunch. The fish pate was a small portion, so that will take some getting used to 🙂 but filling!
  Mazzer you’ve had an amazing weight loss! & SunnyB you are where I want to be in May.
  Okay I’m in the zone! Will update my loss after one week. I’ve been on 1000 – 1200 cals for the last month so I hope going down to 800 will make a difference. It certainly feels like a healthy way to do it. I did a shake plan a few years ago and put all the weight back on. This feels more normal – IE good healthy fats.
  Thanks again! 😉

• posted by SunnyB
  on 22 Feb 2017 at 13:45

  

  Glad day one is going well for you and hopefully you will settle into the regime well, given that you had already reduced calories and even so, I’m sure you will find eating 800 cals a day will make a difference to your weight loss. Think the problem with shake plans, is that they don’t train you in eating real food in sensible quantities, so when they’re finished the inclination is to go back to your old way of eating.

  Anyway, will look forward to your end of week weight loss report.

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