Well girls….we can all congratulate ourselves for something. I am indeed happy that it is a pound OFF….I would like it to be more especially when I know how hard I have tried. For instance, today I had a one egg omelet with some mushrooms…then tonight, I have eaten, cold meats and salad….my calorie intake for the day….352! Now what do I do…I am full…..don’t want any more to eat and certainly do not want a drink….no carbs means no biscuits, cake etc. What do I do to get my calories up? Don’t you wish you had my problem….the fact is, this happens to me a lot….so that is why I am puzzled that I don’t lose weight. Anyway…onwards….next Tuesday will see a whoosh I am sure.

Liz, my shoulder loves to feel you resting there. Please stay well. Love to our Kev and Mom…and all the other ladies.

Nonna Mary xxxx

PS… I am not despondent, I only asked for hugs, because I like them lol

Welcome clever – get back on the wagon heave and ho- get through the carb flu and you know you will be rocking again!

Julie- left my heart in Edinburgh as a student! Send my love to Carlton hill and Arthur’s seat and the elephant house!

Mmm I think restrictions often breed a bit of a blow out so go easy on yourself!

Today I ate:

Oat bran 20g made into porridge with almond milk and 30ml cream and 100g strawberries 250 k

Lunch – chipped liver with eggs – Jewish recipe fry onions and garlic add pack of chopped raw livers and fry add two boiled eggs and mayo or yoghurt. Yum. 260k

Dinner- sea bass fillet padron pepper and courgettes. 200k

Bit under but had a few coffees with milk so that probably rounds it off.

Got all meals packed for tomorrow as on the road!

Day 24 in the BSD house.

Short and sweet today. I have really struggled with my appetite and have had just over 1000 calories.

I won’t show any loss this week, well I haven’t so far but as long as there is no gain there will be no pain.

All the best

FFBB X

Hi Besties,
EC your life sounds like mine! Well done on maintaining your goals when all around you is in chaos. I know it’s hard.
Lee–splurge on some clothes–you deserve it!! When you look in the mirror it will be like seeing yourself in your very own hard work trophy.
Mary–for fuck’s sake girl it’s a pound!!!! Go to the fridge and get out a pound of butter. Put it on the counter. Pull up a chair and gaze at it. That is one less pound on your bod! Fucking well done you!!!! Kev and I were at the grocery store when I had lost my first 10lbs. He’s got the cart and is a bit ahead and turns around to see his wife clutching 10 lbs of butter to her chest. I literally loaded my arms with 10 lbs of butter. I just wanted to feel and see what it looked like. Next time you are in the shops try it–it felt amazing. Nonna Mary, I am generally strong but in my weak moments your shoulder is where I rest my head. Thank you for being there.

……and now a drumroll please……..I have just got back from the shops. Because I’m so tall I can only buy my black pants for work at Long Tall Sally and they are frigging expensive as they know here in Toronto tall women have very little choice. I only have 3 pair as they are $98 a pair. My pants were size 22 when I started this diet. After 18lbs I took them in about 1 1/2″……and today I bought a size 18. And girls I’ll tell you I FEEL LIKE A FUCKING ROCKSTAR!!!!!! They are slightly snug but they are on me and will motivate me to keep losing. Even the girl in the shop who is about 25 saw me and squealed “OMG Liz–you are really doing this!!! We get loads of women saying they are on diets but you are seriously doing this!!!!” And she gave me a ‘special event’ 15% off. I gotta tell ya–I’m feeling the love. The self-love. And it feels good.
Loving you all,
Lizzie 18

Thanks for the encouragement Yowser – yeeeeeha! (Cracking the whip good and proper now!) I did a fair bit of whingeing a couple of weeks ago but you’ll be glad to know I’m in a much better place now. I will be kind to myself – with a bit of Kale or something – doesn’t quite have the same ring about it as a Fench Fancy. Suffice it to say French Fancy and I are now divorced. And I have disowned toast and butter -and sugar – that can take a running jump too. There – I feel so much better now!
Wishing you continued success Yowser – please hang around – we need maintainers to keep us moving forward!
Slowbutsuredumpty

Mary – a big hug coming your way as requested! Mary , don’t be despondent. Look at it this way – 1 pound off a week means you will be 52 pounds lighter this time next year – nearly 4 stones. We can never go back to our old habits so I am using this transition as a dress rehearsal for the rest of my life. I know that we want it NOW but some people just lose quicker than others. I too lose slowly. I’m currently about a pound a week too.Was out on Friday and had a proper good time to myself and it’s taken me since then to get back to what I was before the indulgence – serves me jolly well right! The thing to remember is that we are in it for the long haul – I just kid on I am aleady thin and this my life. So, I try not to worry about the odd indiscretion. I have given myself 18 months before I am 60 and trekking the Grand Canyon – Haha! Well- one can dream! Stick in there friend – chin up and forward we march-we WILL be dollybirds no matter how long it takes!

Good wishes to everybody else – Liz – hope you’re mum’s ok and ‘my Kev’ too.

Hi Mermaid, you have been exercising really hard your muscles have been hoovering up water to help in the repair and building of new muscle so don’t despair. The loss of inches is a great sign that things are working and the water will go when it is no longer needed provided you keep well hydrated.

Well the wheels have come off my plan for the day with an ice cream for lunch and a paneer curry for tea (no rice or naan though) I worked through my lunch break so missed the healthy egg salad I had planned, and the ice cream beckoned. Then my trip to Waitrose on the way home, starving, reminded me why it’s better to shop when not hungry. Will stay within my planned calories today, but the macros may well be out 😊 Off to hopefully sunny Cornwall on Monday probably, for a week, followed by a trip to the Lakes. Missing badminton tonight, mainly because I wanted a nice sociable meal with my husband and a watch of the Tour de France highlights of today’s stage, rather than any weakness, and will try to stick closer to my plan tomorrow.

Hi Jan – I know I’m going to weigh daily regardless, si I don’t even know why I mentioned it. – the OH gets very sarcastic – I’ve told him to mind his own – haha – hard enough to lose weight without him chirping away in the background! Already got 7554 steps-8007 by the end of yesterday – ok I did walk afew ties around my bdroom to kick ot over the 8000). Hopefully I’m addicted to walking now – well – maybe addicted is pushing it a bit. Let’s just say, I’m not arguing with myself to go anymore. You’re right – once you’re out there , it really is lovely – the good weather definitely helps – let’s hope I don’t crawl back in at the first sight of rain!
That’s a proper breakthrough -declining sugar. Onwards and downwards Jan. I know what you mean about low mood -I think a lack of sugar does that in the beginning – I may be wrong – I’m ok just now but I’m still eating fruit so I don’t know if that’s having a positive effect. Will probably need to cut that out when the weight loss stops. But chin up girl – we got this.

Theodora – you story is very inspiring. It’s good to maintenance techniques – I am mad at myself – I lost so much weight then regained – probably because I lacked maintenance skills. I’ve a long way to go – but I’ll keep your methods in mind, because I never never want to have to go through this again. I know I can’t go back to bingeing but that’s ok. – life is so much easier when I can move easily, I’m happier and healthier, not to mention wearing lovely clothes. I have clothes of all sizes – must be over 100 items. And I have about 3 things that I can get into right now. I am proper ashamed of myself. No wonder OH keeps banging on about it!
Don’t know what he’s going to moan about when I finally lose it. Haha – I’m sure he’ll find something. Anyway lovely talking to you both and anybody else that might be reading me rambling on.
Stillonthecasedumpty

Hi Mermaid

You seem to be doing a lot of exercise, a lot more than I can be bothered with. I did yoga last Wednesday and apart from that, the usual housework and stuff. I have got below my standing still bit, but I am a bit stuck again. I got my OU result today and have come out with a 2:1 ( I think…unofficial). A bit gutted as I was hoping for a 1st. It has been an emotional week for me too. My daughter got engaged and then was sacked by her friend as a bridesmaid because the bridezilla thought that Lara getting married before her was unfair!!!! Mother of bridezilla is a good friend and I cannot bring myself to speak to her for a while. She should have stopped her daughter being such a little madam. Anyway, at least that is a few hundred quid saved by not going all the way to Scotland for a wedding, I can use it for my daughters tiny little wedding that she wants. What is the point of spending thousands anyway? I should be losing pounds due to emotional stress, but only a couple in the last week. I am consuming a fair bit of alcohol (a glass or two or three every second night recently). I suppose I will just have to stop that for awhile again. I will probably have a glass or two to celebrate my degree, either tonight or tomorrow, but hey ho…..life is too short to obey the diet rules all the time.

Let me know how you get on in the next few days. I hope the fat cells shift, cms usually means that they are.

Chat soon

Catriona x

Just to let you know I managed to get some raw sauerkraut from a local Polish deli. It was in the chiller and comes in a bag. Ok, so I’ve tried it and can only say that it’s a bit boring. I feel as though I need to add something to it to give it a bit of ‘punch’. I was expecting it to have a more ‘pickled’ flavour but it’s just salty. I feel as though it needs to be mixed with something. I’m not sure what to eat it with …. any ideas gratefully received!

I really look forward to knowing how the ones from Arnold’s condiments taste maybe this one is just not a particularly good one.

Thanks Marsie – let’s hope you’re right. The stupid thing was that there was no earthly reason for it – I’d had a lovely day and a lovely meal and I ended up eating things that I would NEVER have eaten before BSD. Chocolate????!!!!🤔

In fact my lovely young granddaughter always gives up chocolate for Lent, and every year she asks me what I’m going to give up. I’ve always replied “Chocolate, just like you” But she is growing up now and isn’t quite so gullible, bless her, and this year when we had the Lent conversation, it continued like this……..

Granddaughter…….”But you NEVER eat chocolate!! It’s supposed to be something meaningful, which you’ll really miss!”
Me……….”Like what?”
Granddaughter…………”Errrr, wine?”

Needless to say, I duly accepted that I’d been rumbled so gave up the wine, which probably helped my BSD journey immensely. But I’ve been happily imbibing again since I was released from Lent on Easter Sunday 😜

Well done, Jan – seems as though you are well on the way to kicking that carb monster into touch 😇

Sorry you’re feeling depleted though – maybe the weather? Very humid here, though at the moment we are experiencing a tremendous thunderstorm, which will hopefully freshen things up a bit.

Jande9, you’ve inspired me to give it a go after all. I might use a variety of cabbages — Napa, green, red — and there’s definitely going to be garlic in there because I’m hooked on the combination.

KrysiaD and SunnyB, congratulations on finding the good stuff online. I hope you find it as satisfying and refreshing as I did. Krysia, I had tried sauerkraut before but didn’t like it at all. When I was still on the carbs that astringent sourness tasted terrible to me so I never ate it willingly. Now that my tastebuds are no longer disabled by sugar, that hit of sour has become a favorite flavor. I actually crave it! A quarter cup of garlic sauerkraut piled on top of chicken sausage with spicy mustard is one of my go-to easy dinners. A couple hundred calories, no carbs, hearty as hell.

My brand, just to add to the excellent record on this thread, is this one: http://shop.goldminenaturalfoods.com/Sauerkraut-Kimchi/products/61/ . Mail order is probably only feasible for people in the US. They do international shipping, but the cost is likely prohibitive. I’m glass y’all found proper raw sauerkraut on Amazon and on a website in your neck of the woods.

Hi Theodora
Thanks for the inspiration, Bril work, 🙋🙋🙋jan

Ooh just had a lovely revealing moment in my mind. Today I walked the pooch, but eversince I have felt bone weary, even went for a bit of a lie down for 20 mins, I had my usual fage yog breakfast, and tuna salad for lunch, so not sure why I’m feeling so depleted, but along with it is a rather low mood. I thought I will have a cup of tea, and try to chivvy myself up. Normally at these moments I would treat myself to some sweet nibbley thing, in other words raid my hubbies sweety and bickie stash, he has to keep it in a cupboard away from my eyesight. Anyway I was sitting thinking hmmm shall I, and I realised, it was the last thing I would want to do WOO HOO, what a relief, when the carb monster, starts shrinking away into oblivion. It was such a relief to feel that I am thinking like a person with a normal appetite.
Well I’m still feeling weary, but I am definitely uplifted now. 🌞🌞🌞

Hope you enjoy it KrysiaD and SunnyB. Didn’t realise the simplicity of making saurkraut, Jande9. The one I’m eating, and in love with, has ginger, turmeric and juniper berries added.

I’ve decided that, if I’m feeling desperate for something in my mouth, I’ll have a small forkfull of either the kraut or kimchi. I found recently that it gave me crunch and flavour without damaging my numbers, and quelled my mouth hunger.

Nice idea to keep this thread going, adds a little more to the challenge thread, and is good for stirring us to something new.

Have managed to hold my food to 673 cal/52 carbs today. Will endeavor not to add to my carbs for the rest of the evening. I’m not patting myself on the back after 2 days because that’s often when I self-sabotage, usually to a fairly gross degree. What I will say is that I’ve maybe taken a couple of steps away from the wall and would hope to see around it soon, instead of just barging into it.

And it seems that the wall both Verano and I have admitted hitting recently has replicas popping up all over the place. Lovely friends, I’m certain it’s far less damaging to us to work our way around the wall rather than hitting it head on again and again. (Which has been my pattern 😕)Perhaps some lateral thinking required.

So, after 2 days under 800cals, according to my stated plan for this challenge, I now have 5 days between 800-1000cals. .

Pod, yes it is! !

Ha ha, LippyLipid, yes, always the lightest clothes, no jewellery😀

Good luck with the shoulder, MaisieMouse, hope is not serious. Have been there. …

Theodora, urk, but it’s done and is not going to happen on a regular basis is it?
You felt too awful physically and emotionally for that, but it’s instructive for all of us, I think, that just when we believe we have it sorted, up pops that damned overeating demon (sitting on top of a pop-up wall? ) just waiting to lure us into a crash. You’re too clever Theodora, and enjoying your new feelings too much to let your guard down too often. 🙅

Into the week everyone. Those walls aren’t going to hold us up xx 💜💜💜

Hello fellow challenger’s – I am back after our fabulous month in the US visiting our son and delightful grandchildren.
I am pleased to have gained ‘only’ 5 lbs – last year I gained nearly a stone! I tried to eat BSD food when possible, skipped breakfast when I could, and ate lots of lovely fish. I confess to having three days when I was tempted by the carb monster and ate all the wrong things but managed to get back on track the next day. Alcohol was consumed every night, and yes I did enjoy sitting on the front porch with a large glass of red.
Yesterday I climbed back on the wagon and it has been surprisingly easy to get back into the routine of this WOL though the lack of alcohol may prove more difficult!
Keeping on keeping on one day at a time.
It’s good to be back amongst you lovely peeps.
X B

You had me going there for a minute Julia, it runs to 1st August then I am doing one more week before family arrive and happy to come back to it after a week or 10 days off. But even on my off time I will be logging in as we are not going anywhere so have computer access.

Hello Folks,

Hope you are all okay.

I have been diagnosed with having a subtle blood sugar disorder back in 2013, i have cut out alot of sugar i used to have. My blood sugar has never been documented to go low but the doctor confirmed it was reactive hypoglycemia symptoms which were not linked to a specific disease. I have had many blood tests to name a few i have had the following checked thyroid, hormones, glucose tolerance tests, cortisol, hemoglobin A1c, i have also had MRI scans of the brain and heart nothing has been found.

However the symptoms seem to be getting worse, despite being on a sensible diet. I have been recommended if i am struggling to take acarbose by my endocrinology doctor, which is for type 2 diabetics, however i am worried about the side effects and i am not sure if this would help the condition.

I please wondered if anyone knew any vitamins / minerals i could add to my diet that might help strengthen my body, or any herbs that could prevent the low blood sugar attacks i am having? Currently i am having 2 – 3 low blood sugar attacks a day which is very upsetting and not very nice. Further does anyone please know any good snacks to have when walking around, that might be high protein and low sugar? I have tried eating a small bag of almonds when i felt a low blood sugar attack coming on, but it seemed to make my blood sugar fluctuations worse.

Thank you so much for reading my concerns and any help would be appreciated. I really am struggling and it certainly is not an enjoyable life at the moment especially with these attacks 2 – 3 times a day. It really is hard trying to manage this condition in a better way, as there is no specific reason why i am having these low blood sugar attacks. I may have to consider trying the acarbose if i cannot seem to get control of my condition.

Many thanks,

Paul

Oops – just realised 8 weeks isn’t yet up. I think we go on till the end of the month if I have got my maths right.

Well done S-G on the pound off! Getting that insulin down again too seems like a good idea not only in terms of health benefits but also in terms of future weight loss.

Just been out for a lunchtime run at work – hot and sunny up here in Edinburgh at 24 degrees! Much better than in Mallorca for running though – the heat was the reason I only managed 4 runs while there, as I had to be up early before it got too hot.

Cleverblonde73 I am with you on the snacks between meals, that was my downfall yesterday, but today I am bound and determined to make it till tomorrow morning with no extras!

Verano – being in it for the long haul means you have tenacity – but as a human, 100% stickability is not really to be expected 100% of the time. You must have improved your health massively already, and I am sure that you’ll get back in spite of the odd blip.

MnM – will be intersted to know what happens to the numbers on the scales when you increase the cals.

Question for all – is this thread finishing now the eight weeks are up, or are some continuing here or elsewhere?

Right, off to shower and get back to work, tonnes to do here after 2 weeks off.

H66 They are a great, and cheap, incentive. I imagine myself in the jeans and dress by holding them up to my reflection though I think I will be in the size 16 jeans before the size 18 dress zips up fully (boobs!) I haven’t been lower than a size 14 since puberty so I know size 16 is an achievable goal and a realistic one.

Mary BIG HUGS coming atcha.

L what a brilliant reason to have to go clothes shopping…so much better than having to “size up”.

Hi Maryschoen its my first shot at this tried other diets but nothing worked i lost 7 pound in first week 2 pound 2nd week currently lost 10 pound today’s weigh in i started at 13 stone 10 would love to see the scale go under 13 stone lol and well done to you. I did have a couple of days where i could have easily fell asleep but at the moment i am putting the teenagers to shame as i have a lot of energy and the dog is loving the extra time out on walks a border collie so she is enjoying her time out with me, i haven’t really started to excersise properly as i haven’t had the time what with work but i have been walking more, i would like to maybe try HIT training in time to see if that helps but so far i feel good. I love to read everyone’s achievements it keeps me motivated keep up the good work everyone and have a good week.

I’ve just found this!

“Isn’t it nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?”

Yes, it is!!!!

Krysia, I declined statins when they were recommended a year or so and see no reason to change my mind. From my research, higher cholesterol on its own with no other risk factors is less to be feared than statins are. Though I am still keen to reduce it if I can with diet.

Keep your chin up Ann, you’ve done so well. Just a blip, it’s nothing in the scheme of things.

Then if you really like the 5;2 you can buy MM’s original 5;2 diet book.

Hi everyone,
I haven’t at all got back on track yet with walking and water drinking due to a)working away and b)a shoulder injury but despite having a difficult few days with that and an x-ray at the hospital today I was thrilled to weigh in at 9st 10 1/2 lbs this morning! That’s a rather marvellous loss when I haven’t been calorie counting at all but it’s perhaps a bit of a blip and I’m quite possibly dehydrated. I shan’t expect to lose any more next week but would be delighted to stay the same 🙂

Hi everyone, what a difference a day makes. Thank you all for your support and to V for coming out of hiding to gee me along. Final weigh in and I lost 1lb since yesterday, see I can do it when I really stick with it. It has been the drink creeping in, sitting out in the garden at night with a long cool martini or something. I think the problem is that I am almost totally in holiday mode with people visiting and they are on holiday and want you to join in. As someone once said, I can resist anything except temptation. I was on a bit of a downer yesterday, it was just so hot, hit 38 and too hot to even go outside so when hubby decided to go for a swim at 9.30 pm I just couldn’t get the enthusiasm so missed out. I should think of Julia running in the heat, the pool is so much better. Already done 30 mins this morning.

BG is down again to 4.3 so thinking of a further reduction. Sticking with no carbs is certainly the key.

Another fly in the ointment, so to speak, friends have just invited us out for Sunday lunch (23rd) and we are going to a restaurant that serves 7 courses all inclusive including aperos, wine and spirits with every course. Oh help, that is incentive to be really good before then but I do know I can resist as I went there when I was on my no alcohol plan and managed to not drink and not eat too much. I remember asking for carpaccio of pineapple for dessert thinking I was being good and it came with dark chocolate sauce, at least I know this time and will ask for it without.

Welcome back Cleverblonde, always good to see you. I have 3.5 weeks to my family coming over so need an all out effort to lose just a few more pounds. I will just keep on keeping on…

Hey, Pod – as we are in confession mode, I shall bare my soul too.

As most of you know, I have been very focussed on my bsd journey, and have been in maintenance for 10 weeks – was 5lbs under goal weight.

Well I was as good as gold yesterday, yoghurt and berries for breakfast, no lunch, BBQ for supper, consisting of asparagus, chicken and veg kebabs and salad. And a glass or three of white wine sitting in the sun! Then, and I have no idea why (certainly wasn’t comfort eating as I’d had a lovely day sailing, walking and gardening, so don’t have your excuse), I had cheese and biscuits – didn’t need them, didn’t particularly want them. Then yet another glass of wine, which led to some nuts. Then some more nuts. Then some more wine, and some strawberries and cream. Then some more nuts and finally – and I cannot believe I did this……………I am not and never have been a chocolate type of person, and there has been a box of expensive Belgian chocolates which a guest brought as a gift, sitting in my cupboard for 2 YEARS, and I have never even been vaguely tempted. They are now out of date but, you guessed it, last night I broke them open and scoffed half a dozen!!😆😝😢

Did I enjoy them…………NO!!! Did I enjoy any of the over-indulgences? NO!! Why did I do it? Absolutely no idea but I didn’t have the courage to get on the scales this morning😭

I think in the entire 6 months I have been following this WOE, this was my first full on, mindless blow-out – paid for it though as I was up most of the night, with a churning, bloated tum. I will be having an 800 (at most) day today by way of atonement.😇

It really is helpful to have this forum to stay accountable to – I feel as if I’ve been to confession 😜

PS The remains of the out of date box of chocolates went in the bin this morning, which is where I should have consigned them long ago!!

While I was posting, the answer about fats and cholesterol was posted!! Really interesting.
Lippylipid, I would remove my glasses and watch, earrings, rings, etc etc. Also thought of going in a bikini but I haven’t got one!
Good luck with your weigh in!

Help! No weight loss for two weeks running!
Admittedly, last week there were a few meals out, with wine/ beer, and dessert on two occasions. But my calorie count was low, on average (around 900 cals/ day), and average carbs still lowish on average (60g a day).
I’m walking and running regularly. I almost killed myself with one particularly heavy workout, and took days to recover from the muscle pain (I walked down to the river, ran the 4km walk alongside, and walked up a steep hill, doing 8km in total).

So why, oh why, aren’t I losing? I did lose a few cms, though.

Back on lower carb options this week…

Hi all! I have removed 1lb this week, was going to be 2lb, but, just to sabotage myself, I went on a comfort eating binge last night. Cheese, seeds, more cheese, chick peas, more cheese, vegetable crisps, and finally, just to make sure I did as much damage as possible, I had a pitta bread. I’ve resisted the urge to comfort eat for weeks and mainly been successful, but yesterday I gave in. And guess what, I didn’t feel any better. I saw a counselor yesterday about my depression, and when you’ve talked about what makes you feel sh*t for over an hour, you certainly come away feeling sh*t! So, I turned to food..
but, Yesterday was just a blip…
today I’m full of new resolve and will fast until lunch time, it seems to work for me, so back on the wagon I go!!
I was interested to read about high cholesterol, would eating more fat increase the cholesterol levels? I’m confused.com?
Keeping on keeping on!!!

Well there you go – didn’t realise that adding a direct link, was as simple as pasting in the web address! Glad it worked.

I agree Verano, I think this thread has been really helpful in encouraging me to think about the BSD anew and has provided some inspiration, so I thought I might offer a couple of things for today as well.

How about …. ‘Don’t make a mountain out of a mole hill.’ …. by which I mean, if you have slipped up and gone over the allotted 800 calories, don’t make things worse by giving yourself permission to trash the whole thing by saying ‘I’ve messed up anyway, so what the hell.’ and then guzzling down more. We are all human and have days when it just doesn’t go right, but don’t make it worse than it already is.

Food wise – how about a piece of fillet salmon baked in a parcel, with a slash of pernod, pastis, or other aniseed beverage? You can also add in a disc of lemon, a little onion and even a sprig of Tarragon if you have it.

Verano – I have ordered the same one as SunnyB has – but will order directly from the company next time. I will report back also on what it is like.

SunnyB – thank you for the link (it does come up as a direct link). I have just ordered this product from Amazon and it is much cheaper if you buy direct from them – so I will get it from them in future. So thank you for this.

Just had a look at amazon for sauerkraut myself and noticed that someone had asked about a product from The Sauerkraut Company in West Sussex, so I googled them and found you can purchase direct from them, unpasteurised sauerkraut and kimchi, both at £3.49 plus £1.50 p&p. Ordered a jar of each and will report back, when I’ve sampled it. Meanwhile, if anyone wants to take a look themselves, their web address is http://www.arnolds-condiments.com/ – sorry I’m not tech savvy enough to understand how post that as a direct link on this forum.

Hi
Ddnmore
You seem to be on track, that’s good, I weigh daily, I like the encouragement if good or the kick up the bum if needed, as you say a week is too long, I could eat millions of carbs and cals in that time 😅😅😅 hope you have a good day. Keep up the steps, it makes you feel marvellous once you get used to it. 💃💃💃
🙋🙋🙋jan

LippLipid and Mariet – you might be interested in reading this recent article from the ‘i’ newspaper about cholesterol. https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/health/cholesterol-levels-heart-disease-statins-lancet/

I was particlarly interested in this comment from Sir Richard Thompson, former president of The Royal College of Physicians, said: “The seductive theory that cholesterol in blood and the diet is the enemy, and therefore must be lowered at all cost, has diverted attention away from the unnatural increase in sugar intake that has a greater influence on obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Time for a rethink, and a change in our diets.” Insulin resistance The authors say the focus must shift away from LDL-cholesterol and onto ‘insulin resistance’, a phenomenon that drives both cardiovascular disease and type-2 diabetes and state that instead of investing billions into to drug treatments more money should be spent into policy directives to encourage population wide behaviour change towards healthier lifestyles.

I must however declare that I am totally biased against statins as I was damaged by statins and my medical records state that I must never be given statins again. However – I do think that the comment from Sir Richard endorses our BSD way of life.

I see there is a slightly mixed bag of results being posted, but well done to all those reporting any kind of loss and commiserations to those who haven’t had that privilege this time round.

For me the report is that one of gaining and losing 2lb over the week, so weighed in at exactly what I was this time last week. Whilst that is a minor win on one level, on another level, it’s frustratingly a week lost in the effort to get back to target weight. I’m going to take it as a win though, as at least that goal is no further away! We are out later today and I am pretty certain the result will be extra calories and carbs. However, I have decided I’m not going to stress about it, but will enjoy the day, stick to the BSD principles and start afresh tomorrow with a strict 800/20 regime.

Hope everyone has a good week and can report a positive result next Tuesday …. Best of Luck to one and all!

Hi everyone,
I am back on the Fast 800 after gradually putting lbs back on over past months. Pretty annoyed with myself, I am a comfort eater and with Redundancy, house move and new job all happening in April I gave in to the carbs and have undone the good work. Not an excuse but I know my weaknesses and need to put it out there.

Yesterday I started things off again, feeling positive as I know this works, I havent had problems with breakfasts and dinners, its all the bits in between that have crept in, in between. I battle with easy to prepare, tasty lunches if anyone has inspiration, that isnt salad and more salad!

I have had terrible headaches past 24 hours, which is annoying but makes me feel I am on the right road again. Wanted to post as I found the mutual support network previously really helpful.

Have a fab day

Hi Mariet,

I see you’ve upped your good fats and fibre to try and reduce your cholesterol. Are you taking statins as well?

Mixnmatch – what inspirational results you have achieved – you’ve lost a whole person in weight since 2015! Have a great summer enjoying all your upcoming trips.

ClarinetCathy, I’m struggling with the same two pounds coming and going. I have resolved to log my food, drink more water and only drink alcohol at the weekends at social events. I got caught out last Friday at lunch with an old friend, she automatically ordered a bottle of rosé because that’s what we do when we meet up. Half a bottle of wine at lunchtime really takes some drinking nowadays, even with a jug of tapwater – I feel the effects of the alcohol after just a couple of sips. Needless to say I went home and nodded off and have since beaten myself up for not saying “just a glass for me”!

Good luck one and all on your weigh-ins today. I’ll be interested to see what the GP’s scales weigh me at when I’m fully clothed! I’ll be hunting out my lightest underwear and not be wearing my glasses or earrings!!

Lee, I am pretty sure I have enough salt….I am not retaining much water as I could pee for England…I have checked my carbs and they are very low too! It has to happen eventually as I am not going over 800 any day (with the exception of Saturday). I will just have to persevere and hope for the best.

Until then I have everyone else’s back and live vicariously through you all.

Hope your back is improved.

Nonna Mary
xxx

Wow MnM that’s a huge loss for the week!
S-G so sorry to hear you are toiling – think sometimes we get hung up on numbers, but for me the numbers of units of insulin you have got down to is a big success. Ignore the scales for a few days, maybe?
I wasn’t as successful as I’d hoped yesterday, although half a kilo is off since then. But given what I ate, I know that is water coming off from the holiday. I am struggling to sleep at the moment, and so resistance was low when I had to stop to get petrol and drive up the motorway to pick up my daughter – confectionery involving peanuts came in at a whopping 245 cal and 27g carbs. Today I am running at lunchtime, so will think of S-G in the pool at that time.
Egg salad for breakfast, mackerel salad for lunch, beef stew for dinner. And hoping nothing extra today. Last night I slept better so self control will be better too.
Verano, will be thinking of you as you prepare for surgery. Sending best wishes.
Onetowatch – welcome! Might try out the omelette with turmeric and coriander, sounds nice.

Well done Mixmatch – that’s a fabulous result!!! Bet you are feeling really chuffed and so you should be!!

I am reporting a 2lbs loss from last Tuesday – if I can just keep that going then I might just make my 4 week challenge goal of 8.5lbs but one day at a time. Today I am so pi**ed off at work (and it’s not even 9am yet) that it’s going to take all my strength not to blow it on bad stuff!!

Have a good day all – hope the scales are kind to you xxx

That sounds simple enough Jan. Did you use a white cabbage?

Krysia would really like to know which one you’ve ordered and what you think of it when it arrives. We have quite a number of Polish grocery shops here so may my send my OH out on the search for raw unpasteurised sauerkraut or kimchi. Exciting to have a new taste to look forward to.

I made a stir fry with cauliflower rice last week but didn’t really like the texture of the ‘rice’. So, last night I made it with very lightly steamed shredded cabbage and it was so much nicer. I added red and green sliced peppers, lots of sliced garlic and ginger, shallots, bean sprouts, spring onions, soy and a touch of sesame oil. I had it with cooked chicken but any other protein would have been good.

Out tonight to a Turkish restaurant so it will be salad and chicken kebab for me. Bit boring when you know what you are eating even before you get there so just hoping the company will make up for that.

I do feel more energised by this thread so maybe we can carry on helping each other here.

I made sauerkraut and it came out fine. Chopped up a whole head of cabbage, put it in a bowl, added 1.5 tbsp salt and massaged it with my hands until a lot of water came out and the cabbage shrunk a lot, about 10 minutes. Put everything into a quart jar and weigh it down so all the cabbage is submerged. I have a ceramic disk I use to push the cabbage down. Put the lid on lose enough to allow gas to escape but still keep out dust and bugs and leave for a couple of weeks. Tastes just like store bought, but a little saltier.
I added caraway seeds to my last batch and it tasted good.
Salt is a good preservative so I wouldn’t worry too much. If it goes off it will smell bad and show mould.
Jan