Thank you! Good advice on painting nails will definitely do that! Might be daily ha!

I’ve decided to start tomorrow as my family leave Sunday and I find day 4 of any new diet is when I crave and then binge so I’m hoping that will the rush of them packing etc I won’t have time to think about cravings!
Then when they come back hopefully I’ll be looking slimmer already 🤗

so when i go on fitness pal it say total 36% carbs goal 15% fat 34% goal 40% protein 30% goal 45% so with what the food i have put in to eat today am i still having to many carbs according to my fitness pal hope that makes sense.

I think start it when your family leaves. It will be something that is just for you and I can assure you that the organising, planning, shopping, menu planning etc will give you plenty to think about. You also have the added bonus that when you feel overwhelmed, craving or hungry there is always someone here to discuss it with and take advice from.

Have a good BSD friendly snack to hand, something easy that you dont have to think about or prepare. Portion up some cooked meat up to about 50 calories, have a cold boiled egg, a small piece of cheese and if you miss crunch in your diet, a few – and I mean a few, 6 or 8 almonds or walnut halves, I personally like pistachios but avoid cashews as they are much higher in calories. Before you snack mindlessly drink a couple of glasses of water then think about whether you are hungry, craving or just bored. Eat if you are hungry (BSD snacks) paint your nails if you are bored, you cant eat with wet nails.

Hope that helps. There are lots more hints and tips on this site – just remember it is only 8 weeks if you follow the full plan. Then you can rethink.

Hi all, hope you enjoyed the day Californiagirl, well done V, we know we can do it.

I have to remember that I am taking a drug that reduces my bodies fat burning ability and actually puts on weight so I am fighting a double battle, temptation and insulin. Today my weight is down again so I know I can do it. Reduced insulin to 22 units and BG was slightly up this morning from 4.5 to 5.6 – I know it will steady itself out if I stick with the plan.

The sun is shining again after nearly a week of terrible storms, I even had to put a cardie on the other night LOL. Just had 20 mins in the pool but it was freezing (24 degrees) but nice once I was in and swimming, will do another 20 tonight, weather forecast for today 35 degrees.

Have a good BSD day everyone.

Sorry to read so many are struggling at the moment. No matter how much a gain is, you need to hang on to the bigger picture and overall trend and without exception, you have still made a huge difference when measured against your start point. Yes, it’s frustrating and demoralising when the scales don’t tell you what you’re hoping for, but that’s when you come to the forum and take strength from the group.

Marsie, forgive yourself for going off piste – we are all human and it’s not a crime to occasionally eat things not normally accepted on the BSD. All of us do this from time to time and yes, we might see an unpleasant result on the scales, but we all have the tools now, to be able to pull that back.

Cathy, 0.4lb is nothing in the scheme of things and I’m sure if you are focused for the rest of the week, you’ll be posting something positive next week. And SueBlue, life happens and we shouldn’t beat ourselves up for these one off transgressions. Why shouldn’t you have a few glasses of champagne to celebrate with your daughter? I’m sure it was fun …. and now you’ll be back to the regime and will be posting a positive result next time too.

Topcac, right place to have a rant and although you had a blip yesterday, you’re still with us and setting goals. Have the Mint Magnum and enjoy it! Then get back to the programme and report a something good on Tuesday.

We are all so much better equipped to take control of our eating and our weight now, than we were when we started on the BSD and deep down we all know we can do this. Accept you are human and will err, that life will happen and it will not always be able to observe all the BSD rules, but also know YOU have made a big change already and can continue to do that going forward. YOU have the POWER and YOU are STRONGER than you think – I KNOW, because you’ve PROVED it already….. all of you.

Hi everyone just checking if i have done my fitness pal right i have altered my calories to 800 then it say carbs 30g protein 90g and fat 36g so todays food what i will be eating comes out as total 726 calories then it say net calories 727 sorry to be a thicko lol but just checking i am doing this right thanks

Yes Inka13, it is bizarre to think that we are so close geographically. I’m doing a jewellery course on etching and enamelling. I have very dirty fingers right now despite much washing from messing about with metal for three days. And I’ve just booked and paid today for another 5-day workshop on another form of enamelling to be held in Canberra in September. Haven’t told the boss yet of course!

Thanks Leelee and everyone for the encouragement. I’ll be joining in the forum for anyone starting another round from next week as well as this one. The goal is to get into the normal range for fat to rest of body ratio at the next dexascan. That will be at the end of August so I will have done 6-7 weeks of Fast8. Also that’s when the next bloods are due.

Onward and downward.

Verano,
Happy BSD Birthday and congratulations on your achievements…i am a lurker and very infrequent poster but I always read your posts and you have helped me immeasurably. All best wishes for year 2 and…keep on keeping on, never bloody give up (thanks Bloke41) and all the rest!
towanda57

Happy Anniversary VERANO well done you. Great feeling this new life. Talk about KCACO…keeping calm and carrying on…you CAN do another year. It is so well worth it. I still have to stop and count the months of “freedom” (16)
and be so grateful. It can work, it does work but also needs some work….

Aren’t we lucky we ended up here?
Nettle

DAY 366 ….. My 1st BSD birthday and the start of a new year for me…….

Well, this has been an eventful year. I’m so pleased that I found the Blood Sugar Diet which I can only say has transformed my life.

Twelve months ago I was 53.6lbs heavier, my HbA1c was 6.4 and is now 5.2, my metformin has been reduced by 50% to 1000mg a day and my cholesterol has remained stable at around 4.5. Also those afternoon lethargic ‘naps’ have completely disappeared along with the carbs. I just feel so much healthier and look so much better.

As you will know from my posts my journey has been anything but smooth. My weight loss graph has gone up and down like the exchange rate! But nonetheless I have persevered and am now a true ‘non-carbaholic’. I no longer desire bread, potatoes, rice or pasta. I enjoy my BSD food and have even found a renewed love of vegetables. I’m no saint and do have a few foods for ‘crunch’ like oat cakes, the very occasional (now) digestive biscuit and the odd crisp here and there, but i do stick to the principles 99% of the time.

This is now my new way of eating, although after 12 months it’s not that new. So for the coming year ….. well this looks like being a momentous one for me. Hip surgery looming, new granddaughter almost ready to appear, big birthday to celebrate towards the end of the year to name but a few.

So that just leaves my goals for the coming year. I’d like to lose another 50lbs then I can join the 100 Club with a little to spare. I’d like to get rid of my remaining daily metformin tablet which will make me medication free, a great achievement at my age! I’d like to remain as healthy as I feel at the moment and better if possible.

Thanks to all my fellow travellers on this journey for helping me travel so far. The support of these groups has been invaluable to me and I hope it will continue to be so. So ‘once more unto the breach’ or in sunshine-girl’s words we have to just ‘keep on keeping on …..

JCH & Pollyg, glad to hear that some habits are changed! There’s hope yet…

I bet most people are like me, serial dieters. I know the calories in almost everything, but once I’m back in an old pattern, I’m happy to ignore this… I also eat healthy food, but, likeJCH, a snacker and grazer (but, um, seem to avoid grazing on sticks of celery ). I’m not a big rice or potato eater, but love warm bread with butter, and of course biscuits & especially chocolate.

Hypnosis… my H is a GP who has taken a million extra courses, including hypnosis. I’ve asked him several times to hypnotise me, but he said hypnosis can’t change what we don’t want to change, and the best solution is self-hypnosis, through deep relaxation methods like sophrology. He also believes in firm self-discipline, and of course he’s skinny, doesn’t smoke/ drink etc. and runs like he’s 21. He nags me somewhat, which just makes me hide the chocolate wrappers. Conclusion; it’s essential to keep this in our own hands.

Crabbycams! It’s bizarre to think you are just down the road! I’m deeply envious though, bet the Sturt winter school is great! What are you doing there? And don’t worry too much about the odd slide, it sounds like you are balancing everything out all round. AND it’s really cold so your body is probably begging for extra fuel. Are you staying nearby?
My food intake has been super good today but I have ruined it all with a couple of drinks 🙈 With peanuts 🙈🙈
Oh well. Tomorrow is another etc. etc.
Lee, you ARE the tortoise and the hare then! I hope he took a good look! Well done and hope all went well with your dad, and that your results are good too.

I don’t seem to be getting new posts. Boxes are ticked. Any suggestions?

Sorry you’re having a hard time Topcac but maybe now the ‘wedding’ incentive is no longer there your body is just saying ‘give me a break’ for a while. Congratulations by the way!

It’s my first BSD birthday today and so have been looking back over the last year. Strangely enough my last three months have been iffy. Did really well in the first 9 but only lost 1.4lbs in the last three months. That did include being on holiday for nearly 2/3rds of the time and I did lose/gain/lose/regain and am now losing again! I think sometimes we just get a bit stale and need a bit of a shake up. Don’t be too hard on yourself.

Morning all!
Currently sat in the doctors surgery waiting to be stabbed yet again and enjoying reading your posts.

Crabbycams, I know how tough it is at these type of conferences and like you say, food is the one thing none of us can avoid…but oh the food at these things are a temptation too far at times.

Interestingly. I took my father to the skin specialist last night. He used to be our gp and about 10 years ago he told me that the only way for fat people to lose weight was to have weight loss surgery. He did and I remember seeing him about 6 months later and he had lost at least 7 stone! Fast forward 10 years and last night I could see he had gained it all back (and some) while the tortoise (me) was a normal weight. It just goes to show there is no quick fix. While surgery may work for some people (it did for my friend) you still have to change the way you think about food and lifestyle. And that’s what we are doing here!

I’m next, so will be back later xxx

I think you’re right Polly, I think some of the eating habit from last year did stay with me, I cut right down on pasta, potatoes and bread. The meals I eat were pretty healthy but I’m a serial grazer/snacker but if it’s not in the cupboard I can’t eat it. This time I’m doing my food shop online to avoid the temptation of the snack aisles!!

Interesting you should mention hypnosis b44, I was in the doctors a while back and there was a poster up about it and it got me thinking. I’m a bit of a control freak and I’m not sure I’d let myself “get onto the zone” but would be interested to hear others thoughts on it. One of my really good friends gave up smoking this way so I know it can work.

I didn’t make my last mini-goal of standing still to the end of my holiday last Sunday. I ended with a 5.6lb gain but have lost 3.4lbs of that in the first two days back on BSD. Obviously water not fat! Anyway just 2.2lb to get me back to pre-holiday weight.

So…….
Mini-goal 1. 2.2lbs to get back to pre-holiday weight.
2. 2lbs to get me back to my lowest weight on BSD.
3. The biggy ….. 13.6lbs to get me ‘match fit’ for my pre-op in mid August. This one is a tall order but will give it a shot.

Hope everyone is achieving their goals.

Hi Inka13, Leelee, CanadaLiz et al,

Been loving the posts. Inka13, it was the wind that made it cold yesterday. I’m at Sturt doing the winter school and finding it hard to resist morning tea, dessert etc. Eating massive quantities of greens, but slid with morning tea today and dessert on both Monday and Tuesday.

With food prepared, it is easy to lose control of the portions as well. I find I am eating more, and eating whether or not I am hungry at the specified meal time in case I get hungry later and jump in the car to find a McDonalds. Also eating a good breakfast in the hope that it will carry me past temptation at morning tea. But the chocolate brownies this morning, oh yum.

I find I am so scared of feeling hungry. It’s visceral, this fear. If I come back for another winter school I might have to stay outside the school and organise my own food to manage portion size and content.

My addiction is food. Can’t stop at one of anything. Unfortunately, unlike alcohol, it’s not something that one can give up altogether. And I love food. It’s interesting, I like cooking it and I like feeding people. It’s also something at which I seem to be reasonably good so I also love the praise that comes with it. I love finishing a batch of sourdough croissants early in the morning and taking them to work still warm. They are not hard to make, it’s just a process over a couple of days.

BUT, I haven’t had any root vegies, only the one slice of bread as toast at breakfast, and apart from the nibbles and wine on Monday evening, no extra food/wine. Consolation is that one has to walk from the accommodation to the dining hall and then up over the hill to the workshop, then back again for lunch, and dinner. So quite a bit more exercise. I can do it in the cold morning air without needing a puff of ventolin for the asthma. That has to be a bit of a win.

Will weigh on Monday morning and start the 8 weeks over again, but with more exercise this time. I lost muscle as well as fat on the first 8 weeks.

Thanks for letting me confess …

Two weeks left for me on this second cycle and after all the carnivals parades and samba socialising this last month which has made life somewhat complicated but very enjoyable i,m back on it big time so weight wise i`m only 4 pounds away from my target of
15 stones 7 pounds so i,ve been dropping roughly a pound a week i,m ignoring all the rises and falls i can really hit my target now as life will get back to normal . we had the lamb tagine from the 8 week bsd cook book page 137 i think it is, last night substituted the quinoa for chic peas in the tagine if you try it just be carefull of the amount of paprika 3 teaspoons is alot and its quite overpowering .
Keep on guys and i will post again next week.. Cheers steve

Morning all

I’m blue 🙁 yesterday I just said f**k it and had chocolate (the absolutely wrong kind) and so many roasted salted peanuts that even their low carb content couldn’t help me. It would appear that I am into self sabotage in the big way. I lost weight and stayed on plan beautifully for the first few months but am now in month 9 and am really struggling to do more than 1 good day at a time.

Still – back on it again today – have set a target that if I can remain on plan 100% until Friday then I will have a Mint Magnum and yes…I know that I shouldn’t reward myself with food but it’s actually the only thing that works because I don’t really give a stuff about massages, baths, manicures, blah blah blah. Food is the only thing that gives me any pleasure.

Sorry for the rant …that’s all

Thankyou CG, I will post my experiences, I have ordered the book you mentioned, just really excited now at the very beginning of my journey!!

Hi Dumpty glad I could be of some help.

Sometimes we just get these things completely out of perspective. I think that lots of people are attracted to BSD because of the dramatic weight loss that some achieve in 8 weeks. BUT it doesn’t work like that for everyone. I think it’s all to do with mindset at the end of the day and once you get into the zone then it gets easier. It’s not a diet it’s a way of life if you have diabetes.

Don’t think of it as ‘one lump’ of weight break it down into chunks. Take a look at ‘2017 What’s your mini-goal’, or similar.

As for the tea! Well, I’m not a ‘dunker’ I like my biscuits crunchy by themselves without a drink. I doubt though that they would taste anywhere near as good with a glass of water …. just as ‘wet’ but not as hot! Maybe time to dump the tea!

In the words of sunshine-girl we just have to ‘keep on keeping on….’

SkinnyLiz, did your (his) protein consumption go up by starting this diet?
I have to get going now, but will post more later.
Google ‘protein deficiency’.

Marsie I agree with Mixnmatch.

Don’t be too hard on yourself. Take one day at a time. Maybe you could write down the reasons your started following this way of eating in the first place. Might just renew your enthusiasm.

I don’t believe that anybody can follow this WOE 24/7 religiously day after day. Also, I’m not certain that it’s a good thing to follow the same regime. Mix and match could be the name of the game!!! I do think that your body gets used to being fed the same day after day and just accepts it. I think you need to give it a kick start now and again and I think that eating more calories occasionally maybe the way to do it.

I started these 4 week challenges back in October last year because I just found 8 weeks too long but 4 was manageable. I think lots of people feel the same. When I’m really stuck or back from holiday I do a 7 day short, sharp, shock….. just 7 days… and that usually gets me back on track. But possibly one day at a time isn’t challenging enough because ‘there’s always tomorrow’ to start again.

Or, maybe you just need a complete break. Life is too short to keep beating yourself up for ‘failing’ maybe you should just change the goal posts and enjoy!

Great challenges! I’m feeling challenged as I’ve eaten to much cake, sandwiches and toast over the last few days…
But today’s a new day 🙂 It’s going to be a better one. I will not eat cakes or biscuits that will be on offer this afternoon and I’ll take a big cold bottle of water into the meeting…

Seconding s-g’s good wishes for yesterday for our American pals.

S-g as you have said yourself you are stuck between a rock and a hard place BUT 2lb less and a steady drop in your insulin which in turn will help your weight loss. Must be hard not to get demoralised but slow and steady won the race … you will get off insulin in time.

Well now I’m convinced that Julia is right about water retention and I know somebody else also posted about water retention in the heat. I have dropped another 1.6lbs this morning and that makes 3.4lbs in 2 days so it can only be water. The good thing is that it makes me realise that by sticking to the principles, but upping the calories on holiday, I can lose any gain quickly if I act straight away. Just makes it possible to fit this way of eating into life without too many problems. Just a case of internalising BSD.

Hope you all have a good day.

Hi Marsie, sorry to hear you are struggling mentally, but my advice is if you are struggling to stick to a regime then change the regime. Give yourself a week or several weeks off 800 calories, maybe try 5:2 as it will help you keep that sense of control. Perhaps try to introduce 16:8 fasting as well just to mix things up. There are many variations of this way of eating that are still on a plan, and don’t give you that nagging feeling of failure when you can’t stick to them. My username was selected because of my habit of mixing things up including diets and ways of eating, and it does help keep things fresh. Good luck with your contemplation.

Hi string breaker,
So in honour of the 4th of july.
Here is the challenge.

Find out how many stars there are on the usa flag.
And well, do that many star jumps, it can be over the whole day.

Then find out how many stripes.
Please do that many minutes of exercise, walking, running, jumping, skipping, tap dancing, wiggling, shimmying, anything!

Lets go for it.

Love lucia
Xxxx

Thank you so much everyone. Managed to take on board everyone’s comment and had a great day yesterday. Feeling much better about myself. Wishing you all a good day. X

Yay Mary and FFB! Proud of you!
Have a great time away EC, enjoy those warmer temps. I’m in the Southern Highlands and it’s FREEZING today!
Lee and Liz, are you on the mend?
OiMadam, you are in safe hands here!! It’s a great group and I’ve never laughed so much!
Hi dumpty and madmare, hope today has gone well for you.
I’ve done well food wise and just have to get through till bedtime…..

Hi everyone

great to hear everyone is doing so well congratulations on motivation, weight loss and, well, being generally marvellous ….and Liz AND Lee hope you’re feeling well again soon
spent all day travelling yesterday…even managed to have a healthy/low cal lunch at the airport in Sydney (Hobart airport food is dreadful!) and resisted my urge to have a drink at the airport which is normally a bit of a ritual….but failed to resist with my dear friend last night…I’m OK with it as I’m only just over calorie wise (the alcohol hits earlier/harder with not much food on board!!) and I will be easy on myself while away as I don’t see this as being just for eight weeks….thank goodness for all of you to keep me motivated….thank you thank you!
Dumpty…I slept for over 10 hours last night…can’t remember the last time that happened
I’m going to try to take the mindfullness stuff on board this week

Australia is such a crazy country…left home (I know I’m ALWAYS going on about the weather….its a Tasmanian obsession!!) in 2-3 degree temps and alighted in Nth NSW in the afternoon to 22!

Shopping this morning for all my “good” foods (luckily my friend is always happy to let me commandeer her kitchen) The weekend may be a little harder as we’ll be at an event an probably eating out most of the time……but my cortisol will be low as I’ll be having fun!!

Marsie sorry to hear that you are not in a good place right now 🙁 You are always so supportive of everyone else, so I think we all need to send you some support, and virtual hugs right now 🤗
I haven’t had good results either this week and am late to post this week. Am up 400g, or 0.88lb (actually that sounds better!). My excuse is that it was no.2 daughters birthday last Friday and instead of showing restraint, and only having 1 glass of champagne like Cathy did, I had 4 or 5. Which then led me into having a grilled chicken burger, instead of the grilled chicken & veggies I had planned during our meal out (I didn’t eat the chips though so showed some restraint). Then I had ice cream birthday cake. It didn’t stop there… the next day while out shopping I had Cinammon donuts with my coffee… oh dear! So it was no wonder then on Monday that my weight had gone up a whole 1.8kg from the week before! Some of that must have been fluid because my weight dropped again over the past few days. So where has this left me in terms of the challenge? Am actually at my original goal weight for the 4 weeks, but not the revised one.
Where is all this leading? Well I’m accepting that I CHOSE to eat those foods, I’ve accepted the consequences,
a gain this week, and now moving on.
Life happens, we are all human, there’ll be slip ups from time to time. Also it’s one thing to stick to the BSD for 8 weeks, but it gets a lot harder when it’s long term.
So please don’t be too hard on yourself Marsie! there are many of us in the same boat and all we can do is as you say, keep on keeping on x

Just wondering if anyone has ever tried hypnosis to try and manage the sugar/ carb craving? I have often thought bout trying it but never got around to it and I don’t think it particularly cheap.

He he Polly – forgot to say that I was going away!!!! Went to the Lakes from last Weds and got back this morning – bliss! It was great in that my twin and her hubby came too and they are both following the same diet as me – we took the recipe book with us and tried out some lovely dishes – the meatballs was lovely, as was the broccoli and cauli gratin – truly tasty!!

So I should have weighed myself on Monday just gone, but will do so in the morning to keep tabs on how well I’ve done. I have definitely eaten more than 800 cals per day – possibly up to about 1200 I’m guessing on some days but it’s been all the “right” food, so feeling really positive and happy. The only thing I slipped up on was a panini in Bedale as I really don’t like minestrone soup – the only other alternative. Had a big salad with it though!

I love your attitude with starting again if you have a poor week – it’s just so important to treat this as a lifestyle and not a one off 5 week fad! Have a slightly stressful day tomorrow so it will be interesting to see how it affects my appetite! Keep up the good vibes Polly!! 🙂

Amazing success on this forum lovely to read. I started in January and haven’t posted in a long time. Was obese then starting at 13 stone 13 pounds or 14 stone could have been and did the 8 week twice with a break then have done intermittent fasting and then went on holiday. So have dropped to 10 stone 9 pounds. A healthy weight for me is between 7 stone 0 pounds and 9 stone 7 pounds my goal is to get to 8 stone 7 pounds so I still have 30 pounds to lose. I have lost a total of 47 pounds so more than half done. Reading all your amazing success stories and just your dedication has motivated me to do another strict 8 weeks to try to shift these pounds. Thank you

Ruthie you’ve gone very quiet. Is your head stuck in a biscuit barrel? ! Come back! You could have a quick regroup and carry on. This is for life and slip ups are part of it…! I managed to gain weight last week and have decided that I just chalk that up and get back to it. None of us got these issues because we have good discipline. Sugar is a terrible drug. Come n give it another poke in the eye?

Hi JCH …I had a similar weight regain after doing the blood sugar diet last year. I kept off half a stone. Which I’m quite impressed with as I’ve been a serial dieter all my life and have usually ended up fatter each time. This time some of the better eating habits stuck. My dad is also diabetic and got some serious issues. Mother on the other hand is hopping along just fine with no diabetes at 78. I just feel so much better currently in week 3 with no sugar.

Have to remember that it’s an addiction and to fight the pangs, not give in to them.

Dumpty, I agree with Verano. I write everything down, good or bad…it helps. I also dont think about how much I have to lose as it is at least 100 pounds. Too big to contemplate, so I am doing this for 8 weeks to see how much I can get rid of. I also have an underactive thyroid which slows everything down, and I need to move more to use up calories. I just tackle each day as it comes. I used to say…oh its Tuesday, I will have a drink and start tomorrow. But there is always a tomorrow.

We can do this. I am rooting for you, Go Dumptynomore!
Love Mary
xxxx

Hi Narnea, I personally only count the readings either on an empty stomach i.e. first thing in the morning and just before eating in the evening. If you test after eating you are bound to be high. As 3 sites gave you different responses you need to find a mean average but I wouldn’t test 2 hours after eating. I am diabetic but dont know about your results or your machine, what you need to do is test at the same time every day having eaten exactly the same thing or, as I do, on an empty stomach and look at your results now and again when you have been on the diet for a few days / weeks. I guess it is like going on someone elses scales, you will weigh different from at home but experiment and get to know your normal. By the way, what had you eaten. I rarely eat fruit but had a small piece of melon because I was sick of eating meat to snack on, 2 hours later my BG was 11.0, so be aware of what you are having to eat.

I have just noticed you are not diabetic, so why are you testing, just because someone had similar symptoms, you might be jumping the gun. In which case your BG readings are irrelevant. My husband is not diabetic and his readings 2 hours after eating are always higher than mine, admittedly he usually has a sandwich.

Back already – Verano’s post on ‘100 club!’ helped me put things in perspective. Worth a read.

Night night!

Hi all –
Mary thanks for your good wishes – glad to hear you are doing so well – Verano gave me some good advice today – a step at a time! I can really see the sense in that. Keep going – we will get there! Loved your story about OH – I wasn’t sure if I should have been laughing it must have so worrying for you at the time. I would probably have taken umbrage at everybody thinking being cuddly means you can’t indulge. As I say to my OH – at least you don’t have cuts from my bones (Actually, I don’t think I have any 😀 )

Snoop – good to hear your back story – interesting to see where everybody is coming from with the same destination.

Oimadam – welcome – your story sounds very familiar – let’s do this together!

Menstrual Liz – I am counting on you to give me my daily fix – getting my laugh out loud sessions is a must if I am to succeed – it’s all in your hands!

Everybody else – love reading about your lives – shows it doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom.

I’m aiming to be in bed for 10 sleeping for 11 – apparently lack of sleep makes you gain weight! Hormones, etc! So, I better pootle off.

Good luck

Stilldumpty

Hi Verano – thanks for that very lengthy reply – it would have taken me ages as I am one finger typer :). Well – maybe two – :))

You have been a tremendous help – I always think ‘What don’t I know about losing weight?’ Your post has shown that to be quite a lot, actually! I am very lucky I have escaped a medical history at the age of almost 59 but my luck will run out at some point! I’m guessing soon if I don’t get my act together – might need to make that my incentive. You’re right when you say you have that when you already have a condition. I think I self sabotage for some reason. I managed to get from an all time high of 17stone 2 pounds to 10stone 10 pounds 2011-2012 – what the hell goes on in my head – honestly – so cross with myself. Then worked so hard last year and did it it again.

I’m so bloody stupid trying to think I could have a perfect 8 weeks , then just ended up gaining weight. I am a perfectionist by nature – all or nothing – it was never going to work. Again you are right to break in to small chunks. Much as I poopoohed journalling, I redfacedly admit That is exactly what I am doing – one day at a time. Even seven days would probably be too long for me. My name is dumptynomore – I am a sugar addict! There – I have said it! Onwards and upwards! With food planning – thanks.

Everything you have said makes so much sense and brought calm and order to me. You know how your mind goes in a whirl and you can’t think straight! So -I’m in it for the long haul – 95 pounds to lose – will be over a hundred if you count the initial starting weight of 16 stones. I want to get down to 8stones 7 pounds – however long that takes – no race as you say.

How much have you to go before being initiated into the great halls of this club. Hopefully , there will still be room for us. Going to take me at least a year and a half.

Feeling so much more positive – thank you so much, Verano! Some very supportive people around, thankfully. BTW – any suggestions what could replace a biscuit to go with a cup of tea – it’s ‘too wet without one.’ :))

Stilldumpty

It’s super quiet in here as of late!

Hope everyone is doing well. So 2 days into week 6 and it’s going well so far. Had a total loss of 35lbs and still moving along at 4/5lbs a week which is great I’m thinking 24 weeks at this rate I’ll be at goal weight if not before hand.

Iv deffinatly found it’s easier and easier to fast for longer periods of time (last week due to extended working hours and choice) I managed 24 hours and didn’t feel any ill effects.

Iv also noticed the ‘softening’ of the fat on my body (can’t remember who mentioned that as fats being used for energy it’s solidity breaks down and becomes soft) so I’m hoping with an uptake in water it will pass through nicely.

Up until the last 2/3 days iv been super diligent in my water intake but I need to get back on it tomorrow and start drinking more again! I think being flat out busy meant it took a back seat but no more!

Otherwise all going well, long may it continue!!!!

Well done FFBB…I know exactly what you are saying. I am suprising myself at the moment. Many times I have thought, I would normally have a drink after this happens…but managed to deny myself. Let’s lean on each other and not drink.

Mary
xxx

Hi all

I am going to start my 800 calorie diet but just need to choose a day!
I currently don’t work as i have chronic pain so am home on the couch all day so good is my only comfort. And as you can guess my weight is just going up and up!
So I think this will hopefully help but I’m worried about cravings and hunger.
My family ate all away next week and think I will start either before they leave or when they leave…but I usually turn to food when alone.

Can I ask if there’s any tips you al have?
Maybe if I snack on raw veg and have higher protein as I find high fat doesn’t satisfy e like protein does.
Thank you!

My official weigh in today is distinctly birthday celebrations affected, and just out of my comfort zone again at 11 stone 0.6. Missed yesterday’s fast day as well, it was going well until I got home and found the birthday cake again 😊 Not badly over TDEE though, thanks to 16:8 fasting not leaving me so much time to over eat. Will do my planned second fast day on either Thursday or Friday, and then hopefully back on my new plan. Well done to everyone for keeping on keeping on.

Hello all,
I have been feeling tired and unwell for a while and the other day I watched “dr in the house”. It was an episode where the lady (same age as me) was diagnosed as prediabetic, she had all the same symptoms as I do. Then I remembered that there are a number of close relatives with diabetes, my aunt has lost part of her foot because of it. Anyway long and the short of it is I got dr moselys book and am going to start the plan on Thursday.
The thing is, I received my blood glucose monitor today and did a test 2hrs after eating. Result was 8mmol/l. And so looked this up on line and found one site sAid I am diabetic another said normal and another said pre diabetic!!
Please can anyone clear this up for me?

Hello all I have just signed up ,I began the BSD last Monday, I’ve been having trouble with my glucose levels for months 19-20 usually 2 hours after eating. On Friday of last week 9.9 after breakfast ,today 7.3. Lovely food much to my surprise I’m not missing bread or potatoes.Also never hungry before starting I was always hungry. Pulses and vegetables rule. One very happy bunny.😀

Day 11.

Went over my 800 calories today, but only by 124, still on track for a monthly average of under 800 calories and that is what counts.

I was really, really hungry and instead of coming and going in waves it was consistent for hours so I added cheese to my tea. Notice that I haven’t used this to think “fuck it, crisps and dip and booze here I come”. Believe me the old me would have used any excuse to binge.

This WOE really does make you think.

FFBB

Am up 0.4 lb today. A little bit disappointed as I did a 24 hour fast on Friday/Saturday and a 16 hour fast on Sunday, the reason being that it was my son’s engagement meal on Sunday and when I looked at the menu there was only one vegetarian option for main course which happened to be cheese and onion pie but I had that with green beans only. I had Waldorf salad to start but did opt for creme brûlée for dessert! . I had one glass of champagne. I am really struggling to get below 144 lbs at the moment and have hit another dreaded plateau. I so want to get below 140 lbs. Anyway, now that there is a wedding on the horizon I have more of an incentive to keep chipping away. Am going to challenge myself to lose 2lb before next Tuesday! See you next Tuesday for the final weigh in of June to July.

Oh Liz yet again eating my breakfast with tears running down my face. Your ear for dialogue is superb. I am sorry that the birthday trip was so uncomfortable but as ever you turn it into gold.
Lee this is jealousy, pure and simple. Take it as a strange twisted compliment that you are looking fabulous! You are certainly unsettling them. Hope you are feeling better.
Made that cauliflower soup last night absolutely gorgeous
Had two AFDS!!!!!
This mainly due to me tweaking my back and being totally unable to sleep. I can walk stand sit etc but cannot lie down so could not sleep for the last two nights.
Any way been to the chiropractor who caused strange clicking noises in my spine and found a couple of spots in my back that made me squeal like a pig but much better now!