It is perfectly safe when you are sufficiently fat adapted, provided you are not underweight. The body will provide its own fuel. I played badminton for two hourly sessions every week on 800 calories, around 550 calories burnt each week according to the app, without upping my calories or carbs.

Happy BSD birthday Verano! You’ll be joining us in the 100 clubhouse sooner than you think. Keep on keeping on, and never forget the progress you have already made.

Lee, as the saying goes “with friends like those…….” Glad your dad is enjoying them.

Does Michael Mosley say anything about weight lifting and cardiovascular exercises in relation to the blood sugar diet? I can’t imagine he still recommends 800 calories if you’re doing fairly strenuous daily exercise.

Last round was last Oct to Christmas, as I have kept the 2.5 stone off yo-yoing a bit I now call this my current stable weight, onward and down wards once more, I did lose 3.5 stone last time but not in the 8 weeks, so first challenge is to get back to my lowest weight in over a decade, then down again.

caz – unless you’re working out very hard, your protein is too high. Assuming normal exercise, you should aim for a gram of protein per kilo of your goal weight (not your current weight). Bump up the fat instead. I always recommend this great post from LindaA which explains how to calculate your macronutrients: https://thebloodsugardiet.com/forums/topic/20th-feb-starters/page/4/#post-58403

I don`t use my fitness pal but on the fat secret app you can “go into” the day and see how many net carbs you have consumed in grams, you can also change your macros. I have mine set to sodium, fibre, net carbs, fat and protein. Percentages mean nothing to me on their own. 😏

For example my macros today is fat 37 g (44%) carbs 37.8 g (net cabs 26.4 g/fibre 11.4 g 19%) and protein 70.93 g (37%)

Hope this helps.

FFBB

Good to hear TBB! I will be happy to read about your successes!

Hi Maryschoen — you are going to find out! Maybe you can coordinate with your doctor as you move forward and your experiences/blood sugar readings can be helpful to others — I imagine that this is a very common scenario as steroids are used to treat so many issues — you are probably very wise to use diet to treat the side-effects of the steroids (high blood sugar) as it is never good to have high blood sugar. Good luck and keep us posted.

Welcome back Sumo — I look forward to your posts!

Hi Verano! Wow, a year on BSD — a true milestone! I have enjoyed reading your calm and intelligent posts all year and I wish you continued success as the next year unfolds. Sounds like you have big events, “big” birthday and a granddaughter on the way — just think, you spent the last twelve months preparing for them and you will greet them in a healthy happy body — such great blessings!
Julia

Sumo, I see you have lost 2.5 stones and managed to keep that off despite your injury. Well done, and welcome to another round.

Welcome Sumo, I hope you have the book – the 8 week blood sugar diet – as it has most of the information you need. Just shout up if you need help of advice. You say back on the 800, does that mean you have done it before???

I have an autoimmune disease that affects my lungs. I therefore have to take steroids, and always will. My blood sugars are in the pre diabetic range, but it is not known if this is because of the steroids, or if I am “properly” pre-diabetic. Do you think the BSD will reduce my blood sugars despite taking steroids. Also is steroid induced high blood sugars as dangerous as other causes of high blood sugar?

sunshine-girl

Count me in I need to lose an arm and a leg, but I will settle for an all over trim, to show I can be slim.

Back on the 800 here we go

Hi not been around for a while, I sort of got lost, but managed to stay 2.5 stone lower than when I started, I am just lowering my intake to start a fresh 800 8 week, I saw a knee consultant he was polite but basically said sod off fatly come back skinny? A**Hole, he just does not realise how hard lard is to shift of one’s body, so back into battle I go.
Exercise re gym work et all has be low of late, still walking dogs, have 2 now. But wife has decided to change the garden to be more useable, my extreme exercise has been take down old summer house kin heavy, don’t remember it being that heavy 20yrs ago, it must be water logged? Remove collapsing wall, dig earth back and dig out footing for new support wall, new summer house bigger than old so increase hard base and level out.
Not sure how much I have manually dug out, but I have wheel barrowed over 4.5 tonnes of Sand, Cement, aggregate and concrete blocks into my garden plus new summer house to be built.
Now wife has decided to patio the whole area in front of new summer house16Sqmtrs, that will be 2cubic meters of earth to dig out and god knows how much hard core plus slabs, as I am registered disabled with lower back injury, osteoarthritis of Knees, Ankles & thumbs, it has been a challenge, with very little help from my sons?

Oh and my “friend” (who knows I am going sugar free) made me 10 pieces of homemade millionaire shortbread.

How kind….👿😡 talk about sabotage. My father is enjoying them though….

L 😘

Part 2!
So all stabbed by someone who is obviously unhappy in her job and took it out on my veins!
3 days for the result but I’m guessing that if there is anything acute, I will hear quite soon.

Have taken today off as well as still don’t feel right but having had some brekkie and a lay down with a book I feel much better.

Inka, I felt sorry for the doc. He is a genuinely lovely man who always treated the patient with what is best for them and not what government guidelines say. Imagine going through such major surgery which must have been scary, only to end up back where he started.

Oimadam, well done on taking the positive vibes from here. I find these lot so inspiring!

FFBB, I went above 800 whenever I felt my body needed it. I will today as well but I do tend to stick around 1000 on those days. It may have slowed my journey but it has made it sustainable for me. So do what works for you. Nowt wrong with being a tortoise like me….

Dumpty, sleeping sounds good to me. I shall nap today 😂🤣 Verano is right, it really is one step at a time.

Mary. I’m soooo delighted and proud of you (if that doesn’t sound patronising) 6lbs is fantastic but an alcohol free week on top of that deserves a little dance around our herbal tea ☕️

Madmare, I hope your back is improving. That sounds rough as.

Just chilling out with supersize me dvd. Saw it years ago but the results still shock me and will keep me on the right path. I absolutely do not fancy a burger 🍔. Not at all… much….

Nope, not cured yet it seems… 😳😈

L xxx

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Have a good BSD day everyone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Onward and downward.

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

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

Aren’t we lucky we ended up here?
Nettle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I’m next, so will be back later xxx

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

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

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

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

Hope everyone is achieving their goals.

Hi Inka13, Leelee, CanadaLiz et al,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thanks for letting me confess …

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

Morning all

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

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

Sorry for the rant …that’s all

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

Hi Dumpty glad I could be of some help.

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

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

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

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

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

Marsie I agree with Mixnmatch.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hope you all have a good day.

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

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

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

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

Lets go for it.

Love lucia
Xxxx

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

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

Hi everyone

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

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

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

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

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