I’ve just completed Week 2 of the BSD.
I’m not Type 2 diabetic but was / am clinically obese: I’m 5″3 and my starting weight was 15.5 st. I’ve tried various other diets in the past and have lost up to 1st at a time but am now the heaviest I have ever been.
I lost 8lbs in Week 1, which was great. I realised that the weight loss would slow down in Week 2 so wasn’t surprised that my mid-week weigh-in registered a 2lb loss – I thought that I’d probably lose a total of 3lbs this week. However, stepping on the scales this morning, at the end of week 2, and I’ve only lost 1lb overall this week. Somehow I’ve put *on* 1lb in the last few days.
I suppose that a 1lb loss is better than nothing: overall I’ve now lost 9lbs in two weeks. However, this is what always happens to me when I try to lose weight. I lose a significant amount of weight in week 1, very little in week 2 and nothing thereafter. Consequently I’m feeling very despondent this morning and am wondering whether this diet is actually going to work for me. If it doesn’t, I’ve no idea what I’ll try next.
I’ve been weighing everything religiously and counting every single calorie – even milk in tea (something I’ve never done before!). I’ve not had any white starchy carbs (another first) and I’ve stuck to things like berries instead of bananas to keep the carb count down. I’ve upped the amount of water I drink quite significantly.
Any idea what I might be doing wrong, or am I just one of those people who can’t shift weight?