Hi Ladies, how is everyone going? I’m doing my 6 week check in. 9.4 kegs down. Yippee. (20.6 pounds)
I overindulged at my daughters birthday dinner. Had 4 margaritas, 2 glasses of champagne, birthday cake with cream (just 1 piece) and a 2 course dinner at a restaurant. I didn’t count calories. I got straight back in to the diet the next day albeit with a mighty hangover and headache. Managed to stay on track since.
Hope you all are hanging in there……
Cheers

Haha Greenjanet – that had me giggling at the idea of your OH blanching at the idea of fishcakes – they need to see how we suffer – haha! Agree with you about preplanning – I’m a lot happier since I started writing down the night before my intentions for the next day. Doesn’t always go as planned – unfortunately – was out last night -an at home get together with friends – the hostess is a feeder. Need I say more?!. The damage this morning – 15stones 1.6 pounds – 1 pound off this week. Today is a new day! So far so good.
And you’re right about less inflammation in the body so it’s good to focus on other benefits as well as the figure on the scale.
Those Thai fish cakes sound lovely – is that a recipe from the book or your own? Might try that. Keep up the good work! Guess what, Jan – I’m also less strict with myself – happy if remain under 1000cals and about 50 carbs – another twinny thing,eh! lol

Welcome onto our deck LainieUK and Hughsey38 – grab an oar! We all seem to be in the same boat (pun intended!). Good to have your company. What neck of the world to you hail from. I’m a wee Scottish lassie (amendment – big Scottish lassie soon to be small).

Lainie – laughed at your lack of motivation re walk. I PROMISED myself I would go for a walk first thing this morning – promising myself for months! Come this morning toddled over to window – ‘Oh, it’s raining’ went to loo trying to talk myself into it, crawled back into bed doing same, picked up kindle doing same – after 5 mins, I gave myself a right rollicking, and with all bodily cells screaming against it, I made myself go downstairs , get my trainers on and just b—– well go! I did! Result! I didn’t melt in all that water surprisingly -I’m amazed! Same again tomorrow without arguing with myself. Haha. Anyhoo – been sitting on bum for most of the day watching Wimbledon – very enjoyable – I’m good to myself!. My weigh day is Saturday – results above. Hope to do better next week!

Hughsey38 – youre aims seem to be pretty much the same as the other ‘rowers’ and mine calorie/carb/step wise. Be interesting to see how we all fair. Is this you’re first time on 800BSD? If it is – be ready for a very pleasant surprise. You won’t need OA – that carb monster will flee good and proper -I still can’t beleve how quickly that happens when you start to follw the rules. In answer to your question, I reckon you could lose at least a stone in 5 weeks if not more. My first time I lost 1 stone in 4 weeks. Those were the days, (eh Jan?). To be fair, setting targets just throws me off target (getting good at this!). My new thing , like Jan , is to just to accept any little loss gratefully and carry on best I can. Life will always get in the way and I personally need to find strategies to not succumb – last night was a total disaster! Good advice from Jan re possible things to expect. Also , you are much less hungry if you have protein at each meal and a little fat. I know this may not work for you but if I am gagging for ‘something sweet’, I allow myself a ‘Werthers original.’ – at 23 cals and 3g carbs definitely better than a slice of cake and lasts much longer. Hope this is of some use to you.
Good luck to all of us. Keep posting – good and bad! It’s clearing the decks to get it all off my chest and start anew All hints and tips gratefully welcomed!
Happydumpty (must have been that 16 minute walk – haha)

Sorry to dib in again today, but just wanted to add in a little mindfulness thing. I am reading a short book called 101 Thoughts and Affirmations to Create Positive Change, by Michael Austin Jacobs and I wanted to share this qute today:

“Life is beautiful. It is your journey. Others can walk with you on the path of life, but no one can walk the path for you. Realise that YOU are the sole creator of what occurs in your reality.”

Beware, I will probably be share a few more quotes from this book along the way.

Not cauliflower but back to aubergine. I made the lasagne using aubergine sheets (pre0cooked) and my 8 year old grandson said “that’s not lasagne nana, its moussaka” – clever clogs.

Glycogen holds on to water and is used up by exercise, if you are eating low carb it is not replaced, immediately. It is just part of the water lost during this switch to low carb along with the sodium depletion which also causes retained water to be lost. I have done a lot of reading about the subject on my journey but am far from an expert, I was looking for a reason why I can lose over 7 pounds in 4 days when it obviously can’t just be fat.

My tip for today, is adding flavour with no calories or carbs. Of course you can use spices in this way, but did you know that fig leaves can be used to wrap food to be grilled or roasted and will impart a slightly coconutty flavour? It works well with fish and I have also done cheese – ricotta and halloumi, any cheese that doesn’t go runny when heated will work.

Like the sound of that yogurt concoction NN – shall give that a go for sure.

Thank you both.

I have to say that I have had that answer (well the first part) ready for just such a moment and it is true. I have considered my maintenance plan and I know exactly what I am going to do when I get there. The bit about the naked/nibbles/diabetes was just for him. I can be quite cutting when I have to be.

FFBB X

Just updating to encourage fellow pcos cysters.
I have now been on this journey just over six months. I have lost a total of 50lbs. I can honestly say this way of eating has changed my life. My periods have become regular like clockwork. My fertility specialist said i no longer need to see him and to try by myself for awhile just to see if i do get pregnant by myself. To any fellow cysters pease try this way of eating also i found cutting carbs to 20g and intermittent fasting helped me alot too. Also drinking lots and lots of water. Hope this encourages and /or helps someone.
I am not finished yet still want to lost approx 28lbs to get to my goal weight. Hopefully will reach that by the end of the year

Been trying out some new recipes from the diet doctor website ave been delicious and also a you tube channel gayle macleod has some lovely low carb recipes too. Enjoy cooking them too.
down six pounds this weeks hurray. This has been after weeks of up and down the same few pounds lovely to finally see a new number on the scale lol
hope everyone’s journey is going well.

News! Down 2.7kg by day nine! Hurray!

Hi Mixnmatch, you mention using up glycogen stores. And then the weight loss slows down. I seem to have missed something somewhere because I don’t recall this in MM’s Fast 800 book. I’ve posted my book to a friend so could you expand on this for me please?

Thanks from Crabbycams

Hi FFBB, well done you. That’s the sort of come back I only ever dream about. Some people have a nerve.

I have a skinny minnie at work who is always telling me what I should do, and that if I lose weight too fast etc.etc. And the concept that you MUST lose weight slowly is like, well, like a commandment that came down from the mountain with Moses.

It’s even more entrenched than the fat is bad concept.

Again, well done you FFBB, may the force be with you and with me when I need a ragingly polite put down.

FFBB…You go girl….I hate that people think they can say what they want when we are bigger….when was the last time he walked up to a skinny bitch and said…hey you are too thin, you look like a rack of ribs?

Effing ARSEHOLE!

You told him…thank goodness.

Impressed…Mary xxx

Brilliant Mary. xx

Well I stuck to the plan last night and I am pleased to say that today I don’t have the urge to drink. I thought it might be a slippery slope but it appears I have on non slip shoes though I did make a swift exit when the pizzas arrived…….I’m not that daft!

Don’t know when I will drink again but it reassuring to know I am in total control.

Thank you BSD.

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Whilst I am here I want to tell you all something that happened last night. Someone I have NEVER met took it upon themselves to give me a lecture on how bad for my metabolism/body my WOE is. He heard me telling someone how I was losing weight but eating healthier. He said and I quote ” You will lose weight too quickly, your skin will sag and you will look awful naked. Then when you return to eating normally you will regain all the weight plus extra for good measure!” To say my flabber was gasted is an understatement! This bloke is easily as heavy as I was 14 months ago and he was having this go at my WOE while inhaling Pringles and drinking Strongbow.

I calmly replied with “When I am at a weight I am happy with I have a plan for maintaining and living my life to the full. If I do gain a little bit I know what to do and as for your other points you will never know what I look like naked so you just enjoy your drink and nibbles and your inevitable type 2 diabetes” I then smiled sweetly and excused myself.

Fucking nerve of the guy,! like the saggy skin isn’t the main thing that worries me about losing weight. I know I will end up with spaniel ears for boobs but that is what bras are for and I won’t get type 2 diabetes or end up losing a foot.

FFBB X

I am a maintainer, having lost 8 stone over the last two and a half years and currently keeping it off (mostly, birthdays permitting). I am just joining in the thread for 7 days while I try out a new style fasting mimicking version of the BSD style food, to reset my weight after my birthday indulgences. It is open to everyone who wants to focus on their eating plan a little more than they have been. Welcome to the thread, and thanks for the menu recommendations, after I finish this phase, and when I get my recipe book back from the friends I have lent it to, I will definitely give it a try.

It won’t undo everything, and my advice would be fast during the day up to the meal and then indulge yourself, and count the calories estimating the weight so you know what you have had later, but don’t worry if you go over on either calories or carbs. You may find an increase over the next couple of days, but equally you may not. I did this quite a few times while I was losing, because life does go on.

Hi everybody!
Last evening tried for the first time the BSD recipe chicken biryani – it is gorgeous!!! So delicious, it’s my new favourite recipe and can highly recommend it. It serves 2 people, so I’m delighted to have half of it for this evening’s dinner so I won’t have to cook tonight. Got on my own scales first thing today and I am so nearly down in the 15s (everyone on here seems to be considerably lighter than me????).
I lost 20lb first time round in Feb/March (start weight was 17st 8lb). So my long-term plan is to complete this second 8-week BSD before my holiday in September, then do a third 8-week BSD after the holiday and before Christmas and then do a fourth 8-week BSD after Christmas and New Year. Then hopefully I will be a ‘normal’ weight looking reasonably slim and in size 14 jeans.
One area I need to improve on is the walking – I must make a big effort to do more.
Nancy x

The journey continues, after 2 days of the 5 I am now at 10 stone 7.4 pounds, a new low again, after yesterday’s later weigh in. Trying to analyse my feelings and the hunger comes and goes, I was absolutely starving last night by the time I got to my main meal (turned into a stir fry, as I didn’t fancy a salad, and included some red quinoa so at least the protein I got was varied) and didn’t measure everything carefully, although I did measure my protein sources so pretty sure that was about right. I maybe have a few more aches and pains today than I have been used to but I had a good long walk and managed 12,700 steps, much more than my usual. At least the weight loss has slowed a lot, so I must be fairly well through any glycogen stores again now.

I challenge you all to try and do better…..

ODE TO B.S.D.

Well it’s early Saturday Morning and I have time,
So I thought I would try to write in rhyme.
We are all here on this way of life
Hopefully, you haven’t too much strife.
This way of life can be hard sometimes.
Even those from other climes
Restrict their calories and alcohol intake,
Think of the self control that must take.

We weigh and research and look at food,
At the end we count and decide if we’re good.
If you’re having trouble the forum will help
Just join in a thread and give a loud yelp.
The support is amazing, the advice it is sound,
Friends on the forum, just abound.
To lose weight may be someone’s aim,
That’s why they keep on with this game!

Some people want to live for longer
Others just want to be stronger,
We all differ, according to self
One thing we all want is better health.
So no carbs or low carbs,
How hard can that be?
That’s life as I see it on the B.S.D.

Keep the faith peeps.
Love Mary xxx

Not much to say today, weight maintaining (better phrases than reporting up and down) and BG down to 4.7 on 21 units. I will leave it until after the weekend before I reduce further.

Had a few celebratory champagnes (sparking wine) with limoncello, very nice for a change. Only had one of those as I was aware of the sweetness of the liqueur, but had to finish the bottle of fizz with hubby or it goes flat dont you know.

Sun is back but I had still been swimming, 30 mins Thurs and 30 mins Fri, will probably get 50 in today, will see. You would think that would be enough to shift the weight but hey ho.

Morning Lee, Hope the back is better. I wouldn’t dare to go out after a bucket of Tea, I would be like the little pig and wee wee wee wee all the way home.

Mary xxx

Morning all!

Have posted a pic of my bsd savings jar on the fb page. Another £80 put in this morning. Beginning to think I should have done it on pounds lost rather than on alcohol free days. It’s becoming very expensive….🤣

Had a bucket of tea and coffee this morning and about to head to the shops. Going to fast from food til lunch, so hopefully that will keep me busy.
Have a great weekend everyone xx

Thanks both of you. I think you’re right ‘overthinking’ can be a problem. Think I’ll take your advice Californiagirl and stop counting and logging and probably posting for a few days. I was away on holiday for 4 weeks with very little weighing etc, came home and did a strict 5 days to lose my holiday gain and now I’m in the doldrums. A break may do the trick.

Hi I’m new to the forum! I am 5ft 4 and have just lost 8lb in 3 weeks on the BSD! Im so happy to be back to 9stone something – currently 9 stone 8. Would love to get back to 9 stone! I think I can do it! I’ve been invited to a gathering tonight and on the menu is pie and peas! I’m vegetarian so it’s a cheese and onion pie! Will having one pie undo my good work. I’m not drinking tonight and this is a one off! Thank you from Hayley

Yes that’s it- interesting 10 year old nephew eats this -can’t tell it isn’t rice and doesn’t ‘like’ cauli.
Posting made me feel peckish so looked through 2 new cook books OH gets them from library .
Thomasina Miers recommended this for brekkie
Greek yoghurt
Dry roasted mixed nuts I ate pecans/whole almonds /pistachios
Supposed to dry fry quinoa – didn’t have any so added tsp flax
Added tiny bit Splenda and a scattering of date pieces -tsp
Added salt and lemon zest
Drizzle extra virgin olive oil
The oil made it lovely- hint of vegetation in the creamy nuttiness.
Will do that again.

NN

Hi how are you all doing.
My Thai fish cakes yesterday were very nice, and as they are very kind on cals, ended the day at 800 cals/55 carbs, Bril, and to keep the trend going, I have some pre prepped frozen Thai chicken curry I will have this evening. Sat evenings are always a challenge for me, it’s no different from any other evening, it’s just in my mind.
How’s about yourselves.
🙋🙋🙋jan

Hi hughsey34
Come on board luvvy, and row with us, sounds like you are brilliantly organised, I’m also doing 800-1000 and aiming for 50 carbs but not being to pedantic, like last summer. As for a target weight loss, in my simple way of thinking, it will be what it is. You will be aware looking through these threads, sometimes enormous weight loss can be achieved, I for one lost 10 lbs the first week last summer, but I was 8 st overweight. This time around I lost 1.6 k in my first week, I think what is sometimes more important, is the amazing way this plans nutrition type makes us feel, and cutting out the refined carbs, definitely for me quells my carb monster, and that unquenchable appetite just disappears. It scientifically, is also having amazing results in its anti inflammatory responses, I for one reversed pre symptoms of S.L.E. which for me was a miracle. So I ave great respect for the science behind this plan.
By the way what is over eaters anonymous. But I would suggest plan your day’s eating, enjoy the food, drink plenty, add a little salt to your food to counteract carb flu which you may have in the initial stages. Carb flu, is withdrawal, headaches, irritability, tiredness, muscle cramps. Just counteract them by as I say drinking plenty, and add a sprinkle of salt to your veg or something. I have always done this to start the plan, and never had any symptoms.
Keep us posted here, there are always loads reading these posts, and many very experienced in this plan, and there is always some one to guide, and give hot tips.
It will be great to hear your progress.
🙋🙋🙋jan

DAY 5 of 7

I love feta and I guess as you say, Nervousnellie, it’s the saltiness. Mind you at the moment I love almost anything!!

Yes SunnyB I think every little bit does help. I’ve just started to do some upper body exercises with 2kg weights and I think it’s definitely helping my waist and midriff although my primary target is ‘flabby’ arms.

So my tip for today comes from Californiagirl ‘don’t over think’ and now and again take a mental break by not counting and logging. I think this is a good idea when you hit a ‘wall’ which has happened to me at the moment. Sorry I’m not being that helpful in helping to renew enthusiasm. But when all else fails I think taking a mental break and just eating good BSD food without too much thought (no mindfulness here) for a day or so may help.

Nervousnellie this may be the recipe you’re looking for. Just googled ‘cauliflower rice paella recipe’ and this came up!

ocado.com
Cauliflower ‘Paella’
Cauliflower ‘Paella’
Cauliflower stands up well to the powerful flavours of chorizo and smoked paprika.

Instructions
1Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and sauté the chorizo until golden, then add the garlic and roasted red peppers and cook for another 1 min.

2Meanwhile, pulse the cauliflower florets in a blender until it forms fine grains, similar to rice or couscous. Be careful not to over-pulse!

3Transfer the cauliflower to the frying pan and add the prawns and spices.

4Season and cook until the prawns are pink and the cauliflower is tender. Stir in the chopped parsley to serve.

Ingredients
100g cooking chorizo, diced
1 cauliflower, cut into florets (or use ready-made cauliflower rice)
180g raw jumbo king prawns
2 roasted red peppers, from a jar, diced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
25g fresh parsley, finely chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
½ tsp smoked paprika
1 pinch saffron, optional

Serves 4
Total time required 20 mins
Preparation time: 10 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins

OcadoLife Recipe published with permission from OcadoLife magazine

Always read posts that talk about food looking for tips and inspiration- trying out new recipes has been part of the joy of this diet -it has expanded the type of food I cook which is a real plus.
I have been thinking about what has worked for me -9 months doing 5:2 – 3 1/2 stone down- and offer up the following
Feta- maybe it is the saltiness – baked / mixed with strained yoghurt with mint and chilli / on Greek salad with lightly picked onions / with watermelon and pumpkins seeds- always a winner in my book.
Cauliflower rice paella – found this in a Waitrose mag few months ago – but can find it on Ocado website, I just checked. Really lovely and can eat with padron peppers or fresh anchovies -real spainish feast.
My final tip , if you like cooking is to collect both cook books and recipes that fit the WOE.
Nigella / hairy bikers / Jamie Oliver all have some great recipes- only one absolute failure which was smoked haddock with cannelloni beans – tasted like baby food, made the house stink for days and because I ate a bit of it ran out of calories – was a sad evening in my household .

I agree with Californiagirl that the diet can get overwhelming at times. If I plan ahead I don’t have to think so much about it and it’s so helpful to log on here if I have a few minutes for a little extra moral boost.

This week, my calories started to increase, so It occurred to me that I can skip dinner and not fade away (it’s so ingrained in my routine) so the last couple of days I’ve done that as I’ve had a late slightly larger lunch.

I’m also 2 pounds away from being in the 100s again, so that been helpful to stay on track as I want to make it to that first goal. I know now that I’m so sensitive to grains and particularly flour that if I have any at all, the next day is much harder and I get cravings.

Ladies,
You sound so lovely and supportive on here. I am 15.3 stone and am about to commit 😳 I have joined a gym and am doing c25k. I am also doing over eaters anonymous to get to grips with my insatiable carb monster. I want to set myself a target for 5 week blocks. What do you think is realistic for the first 5 weeks? I am 5’8 and am going to aim for 800-1000 calories a day and 10,000 steps. Any advice appreciated 😊

Hi Elaine.
Seems like you are all organised, Bril work. My weekly weigh day is Friday’s, but I tend to weigh daily, as I find it keeps me focused.
Hope you have. Good weekend.
🙋Jan

I have quite a high pain tolerance but it’s been really bad lately and today I needed comfort so had a protein bar with a bucket of tea! It helped but took me to 1100 for the day and I won’t even talk about the carb count….😱

Oh Lee, Sorry you have a bad back.. Hope it gets better soon. Hope we hear from Liz soon too! My thoughts go to everyone out there that is facing stress and sorrow.

Hi Janet

My hubby is the same. He mostly cooks his own food now which suits me just fine! I had courgetti, carrot and onion with a little bit of chilli stir fried in 1 cal spray oil with half a pack of M+S coconut and lemongrass chicken escalope – very tasty! I need to go for a walk but I’m struggling to motivate myself.

I sometimes weigh in KG. For step bet, for some reason my scales switched to KG so I kept with it. My target is 107kg and today I was 108.1kg. I have another 20 days so it should be easy enough – but I just can’t afford to go off track.

Stepbet is an online betting programme – you can get an app for it. It’s American but it seems to have been runnding for quite some time. My bet was just $20 and my fitbit syncs to the app. I think other fitness trackers link as well. The idea is 2 stretch step days and 4 active step days with 1 rest day. My targets are quite low – just under 7500 and 9500 which should be easy….she says still stuck at 1000!

I also use Instagram where I post some of my meals. It’s more for me really and it’s a good way to remember nice healthy meals.

Right, must get on and get some steps in the bank!

Elaine

p.s. which day is your weigh in? Mine is Thursday.

Wow, that’s inspiring. It is a pain taking steroids and immunosuppressants but the alternative was worse. I’m finding this easy to follow. I ate so many carbs. The quiz “are you addicted to carbohydrates” resulted in a score of 16/17!
Congratulations on your weight loss.

Hi Elaine

I think we are exactly the same weight, I weigh myself in kilos though as I like the very small increment losses or gains it gives me, I don’t have fancy scales, but I weighed in at 109.2 k this morning that makes me on conversion 17.16 st, ooh I so agree how fed up I am with seeing those weights, last summer I got down to 97k ooh I felt fab, almost got to 14 something, but hey, we have three of us rowing the boat now, so we will all get there together much easier.
What’s stepbet, I have a jawbone up which tracks everything, but unfortunately, they have stopped sinking the steps with my fitness pal, but it’s good to keep you motivated isn’t it.
So I’m on day 8, and feel so much better now. I hope you have happy planning, and enjoy your wonderful weight losses that are just around the corner. Hey imagine this three of us in the boat, all the same weight, as we all loose weight, will we go faster in the boat or slower, 🛶⛵️🛥🚤 ⛴🚢⚓️Ooh that’s something to think about hehehe.
Of to cook my fish cakes yum, threatened my husband with them he visibly blanched he’s a very boring plain eater.
🙋🙋🙋

Hi all!

Struggling today still with hunger and back pain. Is 6pm too early to go to bed?!

Crabbycams, good luck with your course. I do find being out of routine tough to deal with but sounds like you have a plan…..😊 I imagine the transition to retirement will be an interesting journey.

FFBB you are so selfless! Thanks for taking the bandits out tonight. Hope they are not too rowdy for you!!

Have a good weekend all you lovelies.

Liz- hope you and mum are ok.

L xx

Hey Verano, don’t worry about the Shiraz, at least you enjoyed it and I’m confident you will be back on form soon and the result of last couple of days of ‘gay abandon’ will soon be consigned to history.

My offering for today is every little helps, so even if you only have the time and inclination to do a tiny amount of exercise, no matter how little that might be, it’s still contributing to your activity, so do it.

This thread is certainly helping me to think about the BSD anew and getting me to consider it’s various aspects again.

Hello Ladies!

I’m on day 2 although not my first time on BSD. I had a successful first round last year – August – September and although I’ve put weight on, I haven’t put all of it back on. I also had a round this year and averaged 950 calories and 60g of carbs – again put some on but not all.

I weighed in at 17st 3.9 yesterday and am hoping to see a 15 stone on the scales before the end of my 8 weeks. I’m hoping that we’ll have a holiday in October (after my son’s exams have finished) so provided I can keep motivated, I might even see a ’14’ on the scales. I’ve not seen that weight for over 8 years and I have some lovely skirts and dresses that I used to enjoy wearing.

I’m not working at the moment but I am looking for a job….although my attempts are very sporadic! Work always makes me pile on the weight so I’m tempted to wait and look for a job after my holiday. I’m so fed up with see a ’17’ or ’16’ on the scales and feel determined now to blast away a whole chunk of lard!

I’m also doing a Stepbet and a Dietbet challenge – I’ve never done them before and I’m finding they are really helpful in supporting new habits – especially the Stepbet.

I really need to go back and read MM’s book again just to refresh myself. And I need to have a look through what I was eating on my last BSDs. I do love the cabbage stir fry dishes on the Diet Doctors site. I make 3 portions and I am sure it tastes better the following day. I have also discovered courgetti and sprialised cucumber and carrot – they really do bump up the size of my meals and the carbs aren’t too bad. My other ‘go to’ is a packet of pork scratchings. They seem to hit the spot when I’ve got the munchies.

I’ve not tried the Thai fish cakes – I must dig out the recipe. I’ve got my Ocado order placed for tomorrow. I do find having nice food in the fridge really helpful and means I have no excuse to eat carbs.

Elaine x

Well done on resisting that cake and sticking to BSD foods, bigeater. We all have blips, slips and trips – we’re all human and life happens. The good thing is you were able to identify the problem and call a halt. Old habits do die hard, but you are on the way to defeating yours. Forgive yourself for erring and get back to the BSD proper as soon as you can, then I’m sure you will be surprised how little effect that problem day causes at your next weigh-in.
Good Luck!

Woohoo….a weight loss too!…. Result xx

You are most welcome Mary. 🍷

Forgot to mention, it is my weigh day and I have lost 3 lbs this week so in 3 weeks I have lost 11 lbs (7, 3, and 3) ☺☺☺😁😁😁

FFBB out X

I have found that just not THINKING so much about the diet can really help when I am just tired of following it very carefully — I take a mental break from it by not logging, not counting, not even thinking about it really and just follow a typical eating pattern from a regular dieting day (I am sure you have developed a “typical” day which works for you) which more or less keeps me on track but takes the pressure of THINKING about it off my mind for a bit. I also try to do some outdoor activity that is just for fun, not for EXERCISE — like gardening or bird watching —
The constant focus of the BSD is very intense and the calorie/carb counting can get demanding — even on maintenance I need some time to just “be”.
I always feel better after these mini-mental-breaks and it helps me refocus. I have found they sort themselves out and don’t result in weight gain, sometimes even a loss!
The kinds of weight losses we go through are very big changes for our minds and bodies — we have to give it all time to sink in. We are changing habits of fifty years.
I am so impressed by all of the people on this thread staying the course, even imperfectly, because there is no effort without error or imperfection. We are human and that means we are body and spirit living in this food-crazy world and just being here is a huge victory.

Have a lovely time FFBB. It does you good to relax about food and drink occasionally and you have already sorted out how much etc. Well done for being so focused.
Thank you for taking the ‘hit’ for us!

Mary xxx

Not classing today as a day in the BSD house as I am heading “off plan” later.

I am out tonight (flat warming party) and I will drink so I thought I would plan ahead.

1 bottle of wine MAXIMUM (take my own so I am in charge of my own pour, also take one as a gift) it will be watered down with sugar free lemonade and I have garlic chicken thighs to take so I don’t eat the inevitable crisps.

To offset this I will have a late breakfast tomorrow and skip the almonds.

This takes my July daily average to 798 calories.

I am treating this as a dress rehearsal for the rest of my life.

Tomorrow will be day 21 in the BSD house.

Have a fun Friday peeps, and don’t worry as I will kiss the bandits and answer the sirens’ calls for you all so that you don’t have too.

I know, I am so selfless!

FFBB X

Protein is averaging about 21g -max 22g and min 19g I think. Still feeling fine, in fact I got even lighter after I posted this morning (courtesy of a trip to the toilet 😁), down to a new low of 10 stone 8.0, exactly at the lower limit of my comfort zone, so really into the unknown tomorrow.

Ok, so a trip to the hairdressers has revived me. Sorry about my early post which really didn’t add anything of any use or value.

S-g that’s brilliant. Will you wait until next week to put your insulin down as well? Nothing nicer than new clothes to lift the spirits. At the end of the summer I’m going to have a good clear out of my clothes some of which are far too big. I’m reluctant to buy new now just in case they get too big as well …. I should be so lucky!!

Hi Nancy And good luck with your second 8 weeks.

Thank you for the encouragement theodaora your journey is very motivating you reached your goal and got under it. Amazing hipei can d that too.
Lost another two pounds so down four pounds this week. Yay
True about looking overall. Have to understand that occasions parties celebrating is important but then need to balance that with control on normal days.