I just thought I would introduce myself as I have been hanging around in the background for a few months and feel I should now join in. My story so far :
I have been overweight for most of my adult life (now 49 !) and 3 years ago managed to lose about 36lb just by calorie counting. I kept this off until last year when a few lbs started to creep back on.
My OH is type 2 and has been diagnosed for 10 years and started on insulin at the start of this year. He is just in the obese range but not inclined to do anything about it despite warnings from everyone.
I occasionally test my fasting bloods and was shocked to find them nearly at 6 earlier this year so I decide to try the BSD and lost 20lb in 8 weeks and fasting bloods were down to just over 5 which was great. I wasn’t overly strict as I am not diabetic however I cut out all refined carbs and most sweet things and have definitely lost the taste for them and feel so much better.
I have lost a further 4lb since then without really trying and have decided that I need to lose another 16lb to get me well into the healthy weight range and I don’t want to wait until after Christmas so I have started today. I’m actually looking forward to doing this again as I didn’t find it a chore the first time and I know it will work.
My husband has said that he will eat the same as me this time so hopefully this may also help him a bit.
I’m off to set up my spreadsheets and weight charts :o)
Laura

Hello lauraknits and welcome. Good luck with your plan and hope hubby can do it too. My husband is not diabetic and has been sort of following this plan but recently diagnosed with a combination of high triglycerides and high fasting sugars – altert, heading for pre-diabetes. Why would he still get that when he is on this diet. Easy, he has croissants or toast and marmalade every morning, always has bread at lunch and just cuts out the carbs at dinner then has cheese and biscuits. So I am going to have the same struggle with him as you are likely to have. He has been eating porridge for the last 2 weeks and as he is usually up before me I dont see it. This morning I was up very early to go have my blood test done and there he is liberally squirting his porridge with honey.

Hope we both have some success with our mens diets.

Thanks sunshine-girl, they sound very similar. I’m looking forward to the challenge, just hope he catches my enthusiasm.

What a great BSD story Linda.

Best of luck to you and sunshine girl on the husband project. The story about the honey made me laugh, mine it’s maple syrup on his – but he’s an ultra runner so his body burns fat like noone’s business. I’d rather do the BSD personally!😂

Good for you, lauraknits. Your husband needs an injection of your attitude and focus. He must be a bit of a tough nut to crack, carb addiction-wise, for him to be so phlegmatic about a decade of diabetes and the introduction of insulin. Shove that man full of fermented foods! 🙂

Good luck and welcome.