Congrats on a year well spent s-g! You have achieved so much in that time and I hope that you will be just as successful in the coming year too.

Well done on a successful first day, Trying hard.

As Barristagirls and SunnyB have said, measuring is fine, instead of weighing, but it further down your journey, it seems a shame not to know exactly how much you have lost, because it is very motivating, particularly when you hit a plateau (and you will) to be able to look back and see just how far you have come. I found this to be so, anyway, but each to his own.

Two meals a day is fine – I generally have a late breakfast (circa 11am) and an early supper (6pm), leaving a 17hour fast in between, and this has worked for me (I’m now in maintenance) and in fact, the fasting can have many positive benefits. Do a search on this site, there are lots of threads about it. Lots of people routinely do 16:8, so only eat within an 8 hour window, fasting for 16.

Well done on completing your first day and good luck tomorrow, and all subsequent days – don’t forget to drink the water..

Happy BSD birthday, s-g. As Verano says, here’s to another successful year.

Hi caz and welcome, it sounds as though you are getting well organised and getting a handle on this WOE, so well done and good luck. Your menu sounds great. Enjoy.

🎶Happy birthday, happy birthday to you, happy birthday🎶 in the words if Lionel Richie. At least your not singing 🎶it’s my party and I’ll cry if I wanted cry if I want to🎶!! Well done and here’s to another successful year🥂

It’s all that keeping on keeping on that leads to success…..

Hi again, your menu plan is perfect as it allows you a small deficit in case you want a snack, and we all do sometimes even if it is just the urge to nibble. So you could have half a dozen almonds or a slice of cold meat for another 60 or 80 calories and still not go over. However, there will be days when you are closer to 800 or even a little over, if you do 680 one day and 840 the next then you are still averaging 760 which is a good figure. It is a good idea to do the calculation before you have eaten so good for you in forward planning.

CCathy, thank you so much for your kind words. Was originally only aiming at losing 21lbs (didn’t think any more was possible), but as it was coming off, I just kept going, and breaking my desired weight loss into incremental targets – started at 1.5st, then 2.5st, then 3st. Now, frankly, I cannot believe I have managed to lose 47lbs(3st 5lbs) in total!!! But enough is enough – I now have a BMI of 21, which is definitely low enough. My body fat %age is now just under 23, my body water %age just over 56 and I feel fabulous. So far, 2 months in, maintenance has not been quite as difficult as I feared. I am sooo determined not to regain the weight (apart from the wriggle room pounds) that I have been increasing my calorie / carb intake really, really gradually (apart from the last couple of weeks when it was a bit of a free for all). I obviously haven’t got it right yet, as I have lost 5lbs on maintenance. So I will enjoy this coming 5 days of luxury (Christmas present from my lovely son and his wife) without worrying and see how I am after that. If I have bounced back to my actual target weight, I will gradually increase cals / carbs over the next few weeks until I level out. If, on the other hand, I have bounced OVER target, I will have a total fast day to repair the damage and if necessary do 800 again for a few days.

As far as my walking is concerned, I hasten to mention that I only walk between 15 – 20 miles a day when on holiday with my dogs – two big, bouncy, energetic ones. Normally, they only get between 6 -9 miles a day, in two stretches. I don’t think this has contributed to my weight loss though, as I have always done it – they would be bouncing off the walls with less. However, I am doing it much faster and more enthusiastically now. I feel great, really healthy and energetic and am determined to stay this way – I am 68, so on the slippery slope into old age, which I am attempting to stave off as long as possible.

I am really pleased to hear you have lost 2.4lbs this week, well done. That last stone will soon be gone, and it will be you here talking about maintenance. Just keep plodding on………….

Bigeater, do you measure? Because I suspect that it is visceral fat you are burning (which is the most important stuff) and this will show more in measurements than on the scales, which would account for why people are noticing, even if your scales aren’t! Just remember that, despite the small blips and the odd portion of mashed potato, your diet and, therefore, your body, is much healthier than it was pre-BSD. As you say yourself, you are looking and feeling healthier so just keep on keeping on and the results will come.

Good luck to both of you, and I look forward to hearing positive results soon.

Yes it’s a pain, isn’t it? Although loose clothing does remind you that you are in a losing trend, even if not at the actual time. (I did fall off the wagon a bit last Sunday though, so maybe my sins are catching up on me!) I have totally lost track of what week I’m on…but I think I’m now just going to think of it as a lifestyle, rather than a diet for a fixed time. When I eventually get to my goal weight I think i’ll gradually start introducing things and see how my weight changes, and try to find a carb/calorie level where I can stay there long term. I also really want to go back to being vegan, so that’ll take some adjustments, trying to stay low carb.

Yes I bought some and its truly nice with no nasty added extras in the ingredients!
Now the challenge for the afternoon is not to eat a cheese straw from the pile a kindly colleague has left in the canteen.

Hey, I’ve not really joined this thread because I am a maintainer, reached my revised and final target weight on 1st May (I revised my target 3 times so that it didn’t seem too daunting – started aiming at a loss of 1.5st, then when that got close, I lowered it to 2.5st, then 3st). I am now 5lbs below that final target so 47lbs loss in total, (still cannot believe that 😛) which gives me a bit of wriggle room – just as well as I’m going to need it this weekend – off for 5 days sheer indulgence, masses of gourmet food and copious amounts of alcohol (sorry 🤔) courtesy of my son and daughter in law (was their Christmas present to us!).

I would like to add that I didn’t touch a drop of alcohol whilst trying to lose, but am now allowing myself one glass of wine a day, occasionally more on social occasions – it hasn’t caused a weight gain so far, I am happy to say. Obviously not a good idea to those of you who cannot stop at one or two, but maybe encouraging for those who can?

Anyway, back to what I came here to say……………whilst I probably don’t belong on this thread, I read it most days and it makes me laugh out loud! 😝😜😋 You are an inspiring lot, and with each other’s support I just KNOW you can all achieve your goals. Adapting to a whole new way of eating in order to improve health is hard enough, but to give up alcohol if you are dependent upon it at the same time takes courage and determination to a whole new level. So just wanted to say, good luck and well done to each and every one of the, hopefully, “losers” (meant in the best possible way😜) on this thread.

Keep up the good work, keep up the support and PLEASE keep up the laughter.😛😁☺

All of us hit a plateau at one time or another, the secret is to just keep plodding on and it will eventually come right. Be sure to keep hydration up and it might be worth checking your carb levels haven’t crept up – other than that, just keep going. Have to say it sounds like you are doing pretty good though victoriaplump. Hope your next weigh-in gives you the reward you are hoping for.

Hi me again well i have done my shopping list and planned for a week of food please can i ask for example if i ate

B= 2 boiled eggs

L= Spanish chickpea soup

D=shepherds pie with cauli mash

i have put this into my fitness pal and it comes out as 680 calories does it matter its not 800 or do you aim to get to near as to 800 as you can sorry if i am sounding thick lol but i am trying to plan as much as i can and maybe do batch cooking as i have quite a busy work life thanks for the help guys x

Hey nervousnellie – welcome to the clan! You have done fantastically well to date and I can’t imagine doing what you have, without the support of the lovely folk on the forum, who have dispensed advise and support on a regular basis, to keep me on track and sticking with it.

Sunshine-girl is right, it’s easy to loose focus when you’re getting close to target weight, so you’d be very welcome on any of the threads on here to make sure you keep pushing ahead to your ultimate goal. There is a thread – Starting the last push to ultimate goal today …. – populated may people who are getting close, but are still not there yet and there is a mini-goals thread – 2017 MINI-GOALS. WHAT ARE YOURS? – where people post interim goals, to help to keep themselves motivated.

How ever you decide to tackle the last bit of your weight loss, I wish you every success – you have proved you can do this, so I’m sure you’ll soon get there. Keep us posted on your progress.

Hey Dumpty….you will be Dumptynomore, we will help you. We all have a wobble now and then….we just have to learn to manage them better. We can do it.

Mary xxx

Hi nervousnellie and welcome. You have done so well. It is always on the last hurdle that resolve waivers. You probably look so good now that you are still adjusting to your new shape and size and dont feel quite so bad about yourself when more than 3 stone heavier. That makes you a little less strict with the diet because weight is no longer a really big issue. What you need to tell yourself is you have come so far and you will reach your final goal and you can do it. When you get there you will also have to think about maintenance and that is another issue that people on here can help with as there are many who are at goal weight, dont want to lose more but are scared to eat just in case it goes back on. So keep going and keep blogging and watching other posts to get you to where you want to be. Me, no I’m not there yet, still a way to go.

Hi NN – Welcome -how could I not reply to you. I, too have, recently ‘come out.’ See my confession on ‘determined alcoholic’ under ‘welcome to BSD’ – that’s a brilliant and very supportive forum.

So – congrats on taking the leap. Great success and here’s hoping you wind it up soon. From my extensive reading, the recommendation is to change it up a bit to get that weight moving. You seem to be doing that – so – won’t be long before you’re there. Good luck and all the best!

Stilldumpty x

Hi everybody – a while since I checked in – hope you are continuing on the healthy road

Mary – we’re definitely twins! – about the same age as you and most of my leisure time involves sewing, knitting reading! Need to get up off my bum! Lovely to hear your back story. I’m a firm believer that our weight is a symptom rather than a result – and you seem to have a lot to contend with. But what I love about you is that you still come acreoss as a very positive and ‘glass half full’ person.

EC – sorry to hear your bad news – hope things get better -but see my previous point about how things affect us – so go easy on yourself. Definitely coming to visit you – sounds gorgeous – one of my cousins lives in Melbourne and she’s always going about me visiting her – haven’t it yet! Life takes over!

Lee – well done on your weight loss! Very inspiring!

Snoop – welcome – I’ll be honest – I’ve been lurking since early last year and aside from a few comments on other threads this was the only one that has encouraged me to ‘come out’ – ha ha – Thanks Liz!

Liz – love your take on life! I would never think to mention ‘having a scratch’ – laugh out loud! And brill control –

So here’s my latest sheming and planning on ‘losing weight’. The back story is that I put on a lot of weight trying to be perfect on an 8 week stunt. When I slipped up , that would be it till the following Saturday (my weigh day) when I would endeavor to start another perfect 8 weeks. This nonsense has been prevailing since the beginning of the year! And a weight gain that I can’t even comprehend. So annoyed with myself!

So here’s my thoughts. Life ain’t perfect, always going to be temptations, events, hiccups. Although I did a perfect 8 weeks last year and lost 22 pounds it deludes me now. Maybe I’m just sick of my whole life being about losing weight – born a fat baby and fighting it ever since. Going to be 60 next year. I have to crack this before then. I have 18 months to lose the weight get fit and walk the GrandCanyon. I really really want to do this and so much else – but I won’t because I am so damn fat and unfit.

I received my diary from Amazon today – Begins July 2017and ends August 2018. Page a- day. A5 size.The cover states ‘Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.’ The plan is to take one day at a time – there is no yesterday and no tomorrow. I intend to plan tomorrows food and exercise and things I need to do. Even I can do this for one day only! The rest of the page I intend to write something when i feel the urge to go off piste. Because, in the moment, we can justify anything to ourselves! The start of the slippery self (and slope). Nice timing – July 1st is a Saturday – my week start and weigh day and the start of the 2017-2018 diary. It’s Karma! Meant to be! See the games I play! If July 1st is a disaster , that’ll be it with the diary and the next 18 months – no – I jest. I want to make this work! Till Saturday – gradually cut the carbs and cals, get the sugar out my system and hit the ground running.

I want to commit – and I always find it helpful where others are coming from – so here’s my stats at the moment.
Height – 5’0″ – Weight – 15 stones 3(4)pounds – lowest weight I ever achieved was 10 stones 10 pounds in 2012 (started out at 16 stones) Last year I got to 12 stones 10 pounds by November after loosely following Fast 800 (was 16 stones when I started 8 weeks last year – so thankfully I haven’t regained it all). So near and yet so far!

Started last Saturday – not perfect but not too bad – aim to be ‘good as gold’ from the 1st and forgive myself if I slip up and ‘confess’ in my diary. After all – tomorow is a new day! And NO BINGEING! That’s me shouting at myself.

Didn’t mean to write all this – more as confirmation to myself and if if anybody thinks it’s a ‘fabulous idea’ then I’m happy you have been inspired. We’re in this together sisters!

Good luck everybody! Good health awaits us!

Ihopei’mgoingtobedumptynomoresoon!

Hi all — an interesting of story of a hypo happened to me yesterday — I’m taking an all day/five day class this week and all morning we were busy walking and moving about and I had eaten a small breakfast (scrambled eggs and coffee, very typical for me).
Then around 11:30 AM we had a snack “presentation” (this is for Waldorf schools) and to be POLITE I ate five (5!!) tortilla chips (organic, blue corn, I mean it’s Waldorf!).
Within ten minutes I had the first hypo I have had in 18 months since starting the BSD — so so weird — I had ALMOST forgotten that strange cold/numb/dizzy response but the minute it hit I knew what had happened.
I’ve been on maintenance for a year but this was a new experience — I couldn’t believe such a tiny bit of carb set it off but I think I was hungry and jet-lagged (in New York) and we had exercised — normally I would eat a protein filled lunch with maybe just some nuts for dessert so my body was shocked.
Next time I will decline being “polite”! It isn’t worth it!

I am slightly ashamed to say that I have been reading these forums for 9 months but have never had the courage to post, in fact I have never written any sort of blog, so this is a first. I submitted a ?? Pen name a few weeks ago- nervous nellie – because writing this is slightly discombobulating to me – isn’t that a great word, better than anxious
I also know that after a first flush of optimistic enthusiasm i can get a bit overwhelmed by the busy-ness of life and my commitment tails away. As a kid joined girls brigade , I think my mother wanted me to get out more- bit of a fat nerdy kid- went weekly until mum bought the uniform which included a hat the shape of a pancake and then never went again. My younger sister wore that hat on a day to day basis, alternating with my riding hat, which I also no longer used after falling off , which she wore to bed until her head started to become misshapen and the hat had to disappear .
Any way always been a bit fat and after another sisters wedding last year, where I saw this fat middle aged woman I decided to do something . A GP friend told me that she was buying the BSD book for her patients and I thought I’d take a look. I was convinced by the science and the references – still a nerd but now just a bit less fat.
So I started , 9 months later I am 3 1/2 stone down with 6lbs left to hit my target which is the upper limit of my BMI.
That’s the good bit, bad bit I have been trying to lose these last 6lb since Xmas and have been oscillating , another good word in my opinion , for weeks .
So this is my introduction to the BSD forum world, please join me if you too have been lurking and have never tried this before , I will try to write a post on a semi regular basis as a way of strengthening my resolve and commitment to the diet which has given me control over my nemesis – my appetite – was always just a bit peckish but no longer.
Today I am fasting for 16 hours, topped up with tea, considering a cider vinegar fizz I just saw on the gut forum. Tried plain as a drink was revolting. One of my motivation in writing was to pass the last hour and to distract me from the rather loud grumbles emanating from my gut forum.
See what I did there ??
Good day to you all .
NN

Hi everyone, Todays my birthday, todays my birthday, todays my birthday – said with a little dance for anyone who remembers Friends. It is not my actual birthday but one year since I started on the BSD. I wont repeat my achievements as I listed them yesterday and, yes, I am pleased with how far I have come. Okay my mind it set and I am a stubborn little terrier so back on track.

Since starting this 3 weeks ago I have lost 1.75 lbs so at least it is a loss. My BG is stable around 80 to 100 even on reduced insulin so all is well. I checked the pool this morning and one night of storms has dropped the temperature from 28 degrees to just under 25. I would have got in but there are black clouds swiftly moving in and it has gone very dark outside. To replace this I sat watching Lorraine and the ladies on the cruise being put through their exercises – incidentally it is the same cruise I am on next year ending in Dubrovnik. That motivated me to get out the weights and spend that sitting time doing 200 each arm bicep curls and 200 each arm behind the head dips, to keep my arm muscles firm – not much I can do about the bit that hangs down the lower part.

Well V, I gained around 5 lbs on my extended holidays and had the occasional dessert (even a chocolate bomb but it was 80% dark chocolate) and it only increased my HbA1c from 5.4 to 5.6 so get straight back onto it when you get back and you should be okay. What about the rest of you – Julia, Ali, Susie, Moulay, vnunny to name just some of you. How are you all doing, is this working for you, are you struggling. Let us know, we are all here to help each other and you have all helped me.

Keep on keeping on…

Oh, I am glad I am not the only one suffering from a plateau! Soooooooooooooooooooo fed up with being the same weight for over 10 days now!!! I’ve only got 1 week left of my 8 weeks and haven’t made it to 1.5 stone off. Woe is me!!!!! That said, my clothes are much looser. One of my skirts keeps swivelling round while I am wearing it. And it was tight when I started! Perhaps the mysterious, unseeable visceral fat is melting away and not having any effect on my weight?
Well done, Old Sponger!
Think I am going to do the 800 calories a day on weekdays and ease up a bit at weekends once my 8 weeks is up.
Any more tips for getting off a plateau? I feel like I need to be helicoptered off it…

Well, easier and harder than expected!

With planning it was easier than I thought to get three meals out of 800 calls (though I did use the slim rice which I’m not that keen on).

But I did feel empty in the evening and had dinner an hour earlier than usual.

But the after dinner cravings for something sweet were very powerful. I had saved 20g of almonds but it was HARD to stop eating.

I am wondering about going to two meals a day, breakfast and a late lunch. Does anyone do that? It seems that the act of eating stimulates my appetite!

Sorry all, and especially Rozy, plodding along all alone!

I have been tracking my steps – and what a lot of palaver at that old Inn in Bree!

75 miles from 8 – 30 May left me camping on the edge of the marshes and swatting the midges away.

More active in June; 114 miles so far. Frodo is sadly injured, having put the ring on right in front of a load of black riders (idiot)! So we are trudging on to Rivendell now while avoiding the road – about 3 days out from Weathertop. Hoping for a glimpse of the river soon!

Actually a few days ago I was way down on my step count so walked on the spot in the living room while listening to the LOTR audio book – full immersion!

May Galdalf protect us all!

G’Day,

Wow EC I so want to live where you do. I adore frosty weather…the sort where you can see your breath as steam, but you feel toasty inside your clothes. The place you live sounds unbelievable. I live 2 miles from a major airport so totally different. Although, I am almost next door to fields and woods, it is still very urban. I may have write the story of Joe’s memory loss in serials, as it is a VERY long story.

Lee…well done! You were so right to enjoy your birthday! So pleased you have had a whoosh…I am looking forward to that feeling.

Love to everyone
Mary xxx

Mixnmatch, please don’t consider 24.6 as a high BMI. Not only is it in the normal range, we are all so different that I personally dislike BMI as a standard measurer of what we should be. At my good weight I am also exactly that amount, and that’s quite nice and slim 🙂 I have very heavy bones so BMI doesn’t hold much water!

Ooh good to read – well done 🙂 Buying clothes because the old ones are too big is such a good feeling. I’m going through a plateau myself right now, so reading about your loss has reminded me to keep ploughing on. It’s so strange when you think of the weight loss in terms of packets of food too…makes you realise how much extra you were carrying around!

OMG! Quick update before work.

I appear to have had a whoosh!!! (Despite birthday indulging) midweek weigh in puts me at 147lbs dead or 10 stone 6 for imperial peeps like me. WTF??? How did I do that???

Another 12lbs to go for my goal, but I’m so happy I could do a little dance 💃

Couldn’t have done this without each and every one of you heavenly peeps xxx

me again…firstly, excuse the typo on the previous post…I must proof read before pressing submit!! Liz, I meant the one you inherited your wit from…etc, etc

Nothing to do with diet as such…but

This afternoon I had cause to go halfway up “our” mountain to a little village called Fern Tree. Driving home I was struck by the sheer beauty surrounding me as listened to Phillip Adams with his sonorous voice interviewing a very erudite writer on Spanish culture. I drove down in the pre-sunset painterly light looking over grey green hills and into the valley with the Derwent River nestled in and surrounded by the low rise (at least for now) of the city.
Intrepid souls riding up the hill after the work-day, a young child on foot racing a parent in a car up a steep driveway, each pulling an empty rubbish bin (yes, one attached to the tow bar!!) and hardy walkers rugged up against the weather.
Home to the apricot glow of sunset over the mountain and a forecast of snow to 300 metres overnight! (glad we have central heating)

Days like this it’s SO good to be alive. I cherish it!

I’ve been told to eat every 2 hours so that’s 6 times a day otherwise my blood sugars crash. Isn’t the BSD only 3 meals a day? How have you prevented blood sugar crashes? Thanks

Thank you all. It is quite interesting looking at the distribution of the fat I have left. My trunk reading is down to 18.4%, at 6.8kg only left, my arms have about 1kg each, and my legs just over 3kg each. Apart from maybe a little more off the legs, I really don’t think it would be healthy to lose any more, even if my BMI is still quite high at 24.6. I will pick up on the weights work though to try to stop losing more muscle. It is such great stuff for driving the metabolism.

ClarinetCathy, Hi! It was kind of you to ask. I am sorry to say I drank six glasses of wine last night. Indeed I am starting to realise I have a bit of a problem. I don’t drink anything for about 8 weeks, Then drink way to much in one night. Binge drinking. That is the 3rd time I have done that in the last 6 months. Before I started the BSD, I would never have recognised this problem. I will experiment with restraint and the very occasional one glass and just see if I can do it. Otherwise I fear I may have to become a tee totaler. I don’t want to continue with unhealthy habits. Speaking of which, I have been good on the food front, managed to stop those dalliances before I let it all slip. Still on the BSD. Still intend to stick to this way of eating and still intend to lose more weight. I have only lost 1kg in the last 4 weeks and I am not entirely convinced that I wasn’t around this weight about 7 weeks ago.

Anyway, there are so many positives. I am getting lots of compliments, people are noticing my weight loss of late (really – one kg?). Anyway I will take it. I do look and feel healthier and the only way forward is sticking with the plan, albeit I have to be stricter and not let in any random mashed potato again!

ClarinetCathy, let me know how you are going, sounds like you are going through a rocky patch. Only 1 stone to lose – I could be so lucky! All the best
Bigeater

Great maintenance Mixnmatch. It’s always good to hear of people maintaining over a long period.

Oh dear!
Make that a gain of an extra 2.4lbs so that’s a total of 5.2lbs!! These holidays are not going me very much good. Just hoping my HbA1c will be ok. Best get myself back to 800/30 next Monday without fail.

Ann/pod, thank you for posting. Your results speak very much of your strong character. To achieve progress with weight loss, AND also becoming a non-smoker, in the face of clinical depression is very, very impressive. I hope your meds are now right for you.

Hugs and love to you in your continuing journey🙅💜 Marilyn

Started today too. I have read the book a while ago and picked bits and pieces …. and than life caught up with me and I was back on the chocolate. My doctor was please to hear, me starting this diet. I am travelling a lot work wise, I will be not home for weeks and that will be the difficult part. Luckily I love my veggies (but a nice sausage too), see how I will go and a forum like this can help and encourage.
Have a nice day everyone!
A

G’day all (yes we really do say that here!)

thanks May and Lee for your understanding yesterday. None of it was new news, but I’d just had long conversations with two friends going through the aforementioned and well, life’s fragility felt a little overwhelming!!

The good thing is that I felt so shabby this morning that I’m not in a hurry to repeat the exercise AND the only food I overate was frittata, so low carb at least!!

Dumpty…truly its safe to visit…we rarely get below zero…and its only snowed at my house two or three times in the twenty years we’ve been here….I actually really like that unlike some parts of Aus we actually get all four seasons

back at it holding all your hands spanning this wide wonderful world this morning…..freezer full of soups and am about to tuck into a piece (just one) of the leftover frittata. At a seminar tonight so out of temptations way!

Oh, and Mary…lovely to hear your whole story (and now curious about Jovis’ memory loss!)

Liz…your mum is obviously the from you inherited your fabulous wit from…heaven’s brass section!
….and I totally get the tea bit….A thermos has often been my salvation (sticking to the religious theme)

go well my lovelies
xx

Great news Mixnmatch!

That’s fantastic Mixnmatch!! Just really excellent. I am sure you are very pleased with your hard work!

My BSD birthday passed unheralded a week ago! I had to look back to make sure of the date but June 20th 2016 was my first 800 calorie fast day, replacing the standard 5:2 I had been on up to that point. My actual birthday is on Thursday this week, and there will be some indulgences over the next few days, as only seems fair. 😀

I went for a second boditrax scan today at the gym. Fat percentage was down a little from 22.5% in December to 21.8% now, muscle and hydration were also a little lower, but I expected that as I haven’t upped my exercise, and the exercise I am doing no longer involves hauling that extra weight around. Pleasingly the visceral fat reading was still 4, so the same as it was immediately after finishing the 8 weeks, and we’ll into the healthy range. I am still in the same thin/muscular zone on the body composition grid, so won’t be trying to lose any more weight just yet.

Today was the end of week 3 V.

Hi Spicycoffee!

I am starting tomorrow!!!

Excited and terrified! Read the book and done some shopping in preparation but I know it will be hard!

How has your day gone?

Wendy

Seems to me you have heaps of will power, Pod! Don’t worry about the excess calories today, you can get back to the programme tomorrow and today’s blip almost certainly won’t register on the scales, so just ignore it. Just keep on keeping on.

Thanks Sunnyb and clarinet Cathy, weight wise I’m doing good. Although I’ve blown today’s calorie count, apart from the potatoes and sausage, tonight eating coconut flour bread I made a couple of weeks ago, it was in the freezer. So at least didn’t give into the carb monster again, I did get a piece of OH bread out of the bread bin, went to put it in the toaster and thought ” what are you doing” and put it back in the bread bin! I must have some will power then!

Oh you ladies do have a way with words.

Hey Pod – sorry to read that you are struggling at the moment. Hopefully the new dosage for the anti-depressants will set you right and you will soon be feeling better. Meanwhile, excellent news about the 3lb loss and a big congrats on achieving a whole year smoke free. All-in-all you are doing brilliantly, despite the struggle with depression. Keep posting and we’ll keep supporting – onwards and downwards (weigh-wise that is). x

Yay Liz, I admire your restraint…I would have opted for the punch. A friend of mine was in Starbucks and asked for a tea…the assistant said…is that large or medium….my friend asked what the difference was….she was told the large was more expensive….my friend said you are charging me extra for hot water? This confused the assistant who said …no for the tea….my friend pointed out that whether the mug was large or small the tea bag was the same size so they were charging her for hot water. The assistant fetched the manager who explained….The larger mug holds more Tea therefore the price is higher…..again my frustrated friend explained, the only thing that changed was the water…Manager getting slightly arsy explained in a patronising tone, that my friend was wrong. So she again asked if she was being charged for the water….The manager laughed and said, no for the Tea. My friend left and went elsewhere.

Moral…of the story….There are pricks everywhere who don’t understand what Tea is or how to make it….we should tell them to Fuckoffee!

Haven’t tried cauliflower rice yet but that sounds like a lovely filling meal..,

Off to reflexology in an hour. It’s so cold right now, I could do with some really bad comfort food! But only got 174 cals for the rest of the day…

Damn these cravings!!!

Oh way to go to Liz. I could so go a burger right now….

Just a quick note from the McDonald’s parking lot…..

Just went through Mcdonald’s drive thru for a tea.
Me:(belting my order into the speaker) large tea with milk please.
McHer: is that everything?
Me: Yes thank you.
McHer: Would you like to try our McCarb/McFat/Super McCalorie summer combo? (or whatever she called it)
Me: Did we not just confirm “that is everything.” Soooo, just the tea please.
McHer: I’m sorry Ma’am I didn’t hear you. Can you repeat that?
Me: DID WE NOT JUST… oh fuck it–ONE-LARGE-TEA-WITH- MILK- PLEASE!!! NOTHING ELSE–JUST TEA.
McHer: Did you know you can use your tea in place of a pop with a lunch combo?
Me: SERIOUSLY?? TEA!!!!!. JUST TEA.
McHer: Would you like a hot apple pie with your tea?
Me: CAN-I-PLEASE-JUST-HAVE-THE-DAMNED-TEA?
silence…….
McHer: Ma’am, I’m just making sure you are aware of your options. Pull up, second window.
(I pull up)
McHer: would you like to donate to Ronald Mcdonald house……

I was hoping one of my options was punching her in the throat.
diet mood: maybe a little crabby.
diet success…..waning.
desperate for a pick up LIKE A TRIPLE BACON BURGER (old Lizzie used to get a kid’s meal and feel virtuous) but may try out murder for immediate satisfaction.
DICKHEAD TOLERANCE VERY LOW TODAY!!!!!
Seriously??!! What am I?? The fuckface whisperer?? What part of JUST A FUCKING CUP OF TEA WAS SHE NOT GRASPING??
But, as the eternal optimist I will pull success from this irritating as fuck experience–didn’t cave for treat, and didn’t punch the idiot in the throat.
Lizzie 1 – Cravings 0

Right, must drink my tea, only 2:25pm so another couple hours of work, then home, uniform off, bra off, under tit scratch, stretchy pants on, big loose shirt, feet to soak in a cold bowl of water, vat of tea and a bowl of homemade red pepper/cauli soup!
yours, L xoxo

Bigeater- how are you doing? Hope you’re still sticking to BSD. I agree with you that it is difficult to keep going and there is often a slippery slope to contend with. There are a few of us determined to get there by hook or by crook. I am still plodding slowly along the slippery slope and gripping on til the bitter end! Another stone or so to go so that might take three months but “I ain’t gonna quit” (Officer and a gentleman)!