Quick update as I’ve been very busy and still am.
BS levels been 7.1 / 7.2 / 7.2 in the past week.
So it’s stable but is that good?
My BP is still down to average 123/72.
My weight is down to 13st 4lb. That’s a loss of 3 lbs in a week.
I’m a bit disappointed with my B.S. levels going back up. But I’m into week 5 of the diet now so hoping for a drop soon.

Never mind, SunnyB, similar week for me. I did chalk up a couple of days where I’d lost nearly 2lbs (I went back to having soups for a few days) but it went straight back on. Warmer weather makes it easier to drink lots of water, eat salads, but it’s been so hot (particularly at work) that I’ve felt lousy, not done so much exercise (the lure of Wimbledon on TV), and generally resorted to comfort eating at times. Have eaten plenty of good stuff but rather spoiled things with “extras”. Still bumbling around the 10st mark.

As someone commented a while back, I seem to have got maintenance cracked! Just a pity that my mind is not set on maintenance just yet. When I look back, it was around this time of year in 2016 that things started to slow down & generally became more difficult. Just have to keep reminding myself that I’ve come a long way and that I actually weigh less than I did in 2007 when I had significant health issues, so any more losses are a bonus. Must make sure I prevent future gains but it’s difficult when I don’t seem to have totally lost my sweet tooth – must be genetic, I remember my mother gave up smoking but she admitted that never a day went by that she didn’t want a ciggie. I know plenty of people have posted that they just don’t enjoy sugary/carby stuff any more (good for them) but I still feel the need even after all this time (I don’t have to enjoy it to eat it).
But that’s for me to deal with – you have plenty of determination and are so close to reaching your goal. I’m sure it’s only a matter of time.

A long-winded title with a bit of everybody’s ideas!!
We will “Keep on Keeping” on in July andAugust
No matter what life throws at us!!

Or maybe July to August – Putting Your Health First

Hi Topcac
I had “July-August: keep on keeping on no matter what life throws at us” after a line in someone’s post – will have to look back and see who said that (am on phone at the moment).
So how about “August rush – keeping on no matter what life throws at us?

Firstly, well done to all of you who have posted another lose this week, no matter how small. Commiserations to everyone struggling or unhappy with their results. Don’t allow that to derail you, stick with the regime and it will come right again.

Baristagirls, it’s important to reject the negative thinking and the word ‘failure’ from your mind set in connection with BSD. My advise is to get back to basics. It’s so easy to let things slide a bit and when that starts to feel comfortable, not to remember to pull things back. I’ve been doing that myself and have just started to get back to weighing and measuring everything consumed, keeping a strict check on cals and carbs. You’ll be surprised how quickly you see the pounds dropping again. Think positively, because you know you can do this and will be successful again.

I can report a loss of 0.8lb for this week. Not huge, but it’s much better than where I was yesterday – which makes me think yesterday’s reading was burdened with some water retention. Anyway, assuming I can believe today’s reading, I’m now 1lb away from target weight again. Little worried as this week promises a lot of social events, all featuring eating. I do however, have a plan to minimise the impact, so am hoping things won’t get too out of hand.

Pod – just love that Christopher Robin quote and I shall be copying that somewhere for future reference.

Looking forward to the next challenge. I’m finding the challenges really help to keep me focused and on track.

Krysia,I had exactly the same problem with the almond butter,it was so delicious!I’m sticking to peanut butter as well as it hasn’t got the same temptation.

Final challenge weigh in for me sees me 4.5lbs heavier than when I started!!! This has to stop. I have maintained from last week but the 4lbs that I wanted to lost at the beginning of the challenge has become 4.5 on….not good enough.

On the plus side, I haven’t put on any from last week, I DID get married and have a honeymoon in that time and I didn’t eat the Mint Magnum….the weekend was a disaster – it would appear that my new wife was right (grrrr) but with two picnics, two BBQs and a cream tea, it was never going to be brilliant.

So – moving on….new 4 weeker starting today? Did we decide on a title – my suggestion is ‘August Rush…to lower BS and lose weight’.

Any other ideas?

Well I didn’t make it through the whole 8 weeks of the 800 cal BSD because by week 6 I was getting a bit fed up, very busy, away from home a lot and had quite a few social events … seems to have been a common theme amongst us this challenge!

But rather than go completely off the rails I made a decision to apply the principles of the mediterranean diet without counting any calories and everything felt a lot more manageable that way. Crucially I didn’t feel deprived. Well, apart from a little bit sorry for myself at the birthday party where the most enticing chocolate and guinness cake with a huge frosted topping took pride of place on the table… but I had two helpings of fruit and cream instead of even a sliver of that… I am quite fearful that even a taste of it would have sent me back to all of my former ways…

So despite eating a fair few ‘extra’ chunks of cheddar here and there and quite some ‘fry-up’ breakfasts, I’m pleased to have lost four pounds overall this challenge. I said I wanted to be ‘somewhere in the 9’s’ at the end of the challenge and have just scraped in this morning with 9 stone 13lbs and 3/4…. hardly there I know and yet so nice to see that number 9!!

I’ve realised Verano and Clarinet Cathy that maintaining is a massive achievement in itself, so please don’t take that as an excuse to be mean to yourself – it isn’t! Krysia you are a shining example to us!

Baristagirls I find that when I’m feeling like that I avoid the scales… but I don’t think that works out well for me. Best to face up to it which is what you are doing, hop back on tomorrow, and continue in any way you think is manageable, with much self compassion! In your ‘self talk’ imagine you are advising a dear friend xx

I use the ‘fat secret’ app for recording food intake & weight. or I have before! must get back into counting food to keep below the 800.
I seem to remember from when I did it before that the book does not talk about carbs for the 8 week 800 regime, but I may be wrong. I Know that for me carbs are the enemy, so Im going to try to keep them fairly low.
Good luck everyone.

Verano – you have done well maintaining your weight. When I was in the weight loss stage of the BSD I spent more time maintaining weight than actually losing weight. Although I was often fed up with this I think it really helped me in maintenance because I had had so many maintenance stints on the weight loss journey.

Just think how far you have come – a real achievement.

Baristagirls – I am sure that there is no-one on this forum who hasn’t done exactly what you have done. It is only a failure if you don’t try again.

Pod – I do love your Christopher Robin quote.

In the 6th week of my second 8 week challenge and weighed in at 64 k this morning. Started at 76 k January 17 and finished the first challenge at 68k, so haven’t lost so much this time, but am really doing it on my own this time as hubby and sons have kinda fallen away a bit. Keeping up the exercise and have had the odd alcoholic drink on a few occasions, still trying to stay within the 800, but sadly have gone over many more times than before.
Having said that, I have lost more from my waist and my blood sugars are more often under 5 than over…and I’m feeling great in my clothes and when I see myself in the mirror, with upper thighs no longer rubbing and getting lots of complements from lots of different sources. I love being able to climb the stairs at work without getting puffed and being able to easily dry my ankles after a shower.
I have tended to have a good weigh in and then drink or eat something I shouldn’t. I generally weigh in most days so that if I have put on, I can address it straight away. My son says I need to do more weights, so that I’m making muscle and not losing it, so I have been increasing my arm weight repetitions and still doing 20 sec runs during my morning walk. Sometimes I feel great and sometimes it’s tough, but trying to push on. We have three family birthdays coming up and a long weekend away, so I’m expecting to either finish the 8 weeks early, or just expect to be a little disappointed at the final weigh in. I’m not concerned as I feel I’m in charge and will be able to keep losing by just sticking to the 5:2 afterwards. I saw my ideal weight for my height is 55 k, but I really think I would look (and feel ) unwell at that weight, so I really would just like to get to 60 k and then maintain that. So really only 4 nasty little kilos to go. I feel like I’ve been doing this so long, I am a little scared of reaching that goal, but at the same time I feel really driven to reach it.
Hang in there folks we are amazing and we have all had such wonderful successes! I am in awe of some of you and the battles you have faced and won, and even more so when you have started again after a setback.
I can’t remember who said it recently, but I totally agree, Life is for Living and no matter how gradually or rapidly you are reaching your goals, you are in charge of your future. Have those little diversions, enjoy them, revel in them and get back on track.

I feel almost too ashamed to post, I didn’t even weigh this week or last week, I have been straying far from eating the BSD way.
Whilst this is an utter failure I will try again with the next challenge and try and pluck up the courage to weigh tomorrow.

Well done Mixnmatch and Pod and ClarinetCathy. Yesterday was my 7 months on maintenance. I am at the top of my maintenance weight and would like to drop a couple of pounds to be at the bottom of my maintenance weight.

I was on track to lose half a pound this week but my nemesis was a jar of meridian almond butter. Instead of eating an occasional spoonful as a snack I consumed the whole jar in just under 2 days!! How shocking. This is the second time that has happened. I will stick to peanut butter which I don’t have the same problem with and buy the almond butter as a special treat at Christmas.

What was interesting though was that once the jar was finished there was no crazy urge to rush out and buy another jar – nor did it set off an eating binge which is what would have happened if I had eaten the bad carbs.

So another challenge over! I’m down 3.6lbs this week and 2.2lbs overall. This actually means nothing! I started the challenge while on holiday and am still just over my pre-holiday weight by 0.2lbs. So truthfully just standing still.

Like you SunnyB I need a kick up the bum as well. I think that after 12 months of this WOE I’m just bored. I need to sit down with my journal and seriously re-evaluate my current regime, where I’m going and where I want to be.

Hope everybody else has had a good week and a good challenge overall.

Welcome Home Lee,

Should I say Grrrrr, you sexy cougar you!…This bloke obviously had good taste…I wouldn’t presume to advise you on this, but you probably did what I would have done. I love it when men are flattering, but it hasn’t happened to me for years and years and years and years.

Today is my weigh day….and having been so strict with myself over calories….and not having a drink for 2 weeks…and doing exercises….guess how much I have lost…..go on guess…..that’s right….ONE FUCKING POUND !

Before anyone says, yes but you have probably lost inches……NO I HAVEN’T! I read the forum and everyone posts their losses and I can say ONE MEASLY FUCKING POUND!

Having had that moan….I am not giving up! I am just a little pissed off about it. I will carry on with the way of life, although it is my grand-daughters first birthday Tea today, so I might just let myself have a sausage roll. I will let you know later.

Keep the faith peeps.

Love Mary xxx

Thanks Sumo we often forget to keep life in perspective.

So a loss of 3.6lbs for me this week which leaves me with just a smidgeon of holiday weight and just 1lb more than the start of the challenge. Three weeks left for me to lose that pound and actually end up with a total loss.

Having been away for nearly eight weeks of the last 3 months I’m not too sad about my progress. I don’t have any plans for maybe the next 3 or 4 months so I really do have to concentrate my mind and get back into a good routine. I couldn’t even manage just one day of 800/30 yesterday so I really do have to re-evaluate my regime.

After 12 months following this WOE I think I’m just a bit bored. I don’t eat the bad carbs but am just eating too many of the good things. I need to ‘diet’ again. Just not sure what I should do. Maybe try 5:2 or even 4:3, leave the boards for a while to re-group, just carry on with maybe 900/40 or force myself back into 800/30 for ‘Just one Week’. At the moment I feel as though I’ve got my finger on the self destruct button. I have surgery in just over 8 weeks and instead of concentrating my mind to lose more weight it seems to be having the opposite effect.

Sorry for this . Hope you’ve all had a good week.

Hi – confused as recipes in 8 week blood sugar diet book have calorie count but not carb count!! As suggested will still count both but it does seem odd. Does the recipe have both??

Hope everyone has a good day 😊

Morning Yowser
I’m the same I have been overweight for 42 years, it has so affected my life, but now as I loose weight I rejoice In my great good fortune to have found this plan, as nothing has ever worked for me like this plan.
THIS PLAN SWITCHES OF THE CARB MONSTER. Yeaaaaaa, and the monster appetite goes yeaaaaaaaaaa
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🤗🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I restarted five days ago, and as I say bye bye to the pounds, kilos, this time, I’m saying bye bye permimently. So I have no regrets, just pure joy, to be eating this amazing food, that just makes my mitochondria feel like they are bursting with energy. Woo hoo

Hope your amazing achievement continues to flourish.
Love Jan 🙋

Down 2.2 pounds this week. seems like I’ve been up and down the same 2 lb for a while now so this week I am upping my game and am determined to be less than 140 lb by next week. Am looking forward to moving forward and drawing a line under this challenge. Hope everyone has had a good challenge this time and if not, like me, let’s move on and keep chipping those pounds away.

Hi Lucy ab

I’ve also just restarted this is day five for me. I find using the app myfitnesspal indispensable, it counts everything, scans barcodes, you can record weight with photos etc, have a peek at that. It’s also good as you can look up food before you eat it.
I find using this app, really keeps me on the straight and narrow, and it’s free, I weigh daily in kilos, so it measures tiny increments of loss, and this morning was amazed to have lost 2 kilos so far, and I’m eating 1200 cals a day, as I work very physically, and walk at least 10,000 steps a day.
So good luck, download the app if you are in u.k. It’s easy peasy.
🙋🙋🙋jan

Morning! (Well, it is here)
Evening! (To those in the South!)
Well, after what has been a challenging few weeks, I managed to remove my target weight!
Removed 4lb this week, that’s 9lb total for the 4 week challenge. I checked my bmi last night and it was 28.5, out of obese and into overweight.. I don’t check it often, so I was really pleased to see it out of the 30’s.
Next challenge will be to move out of the 11 st and into 10 st.
But I’m gonna celebrate this success before I start getting ahead of myself. I’m on track to be at target weight, 10st, by my October holiday.
It’s been a really tough few weeks, but at long last I am feeling a little better! Phew! Thanks for all the lovely messages of support, I really appreciated them, and a couple of them I kept on my email and read many times a day, in fact they are highlighted!, I really needed to feel strong 🏋🏼‍♀️ and they really, really helped 💕
I also kept repeating over and over in my head the AA Milne quote from the Winnie the Pooh books. It helped me to keep hanging on! I’ll type it out here for those of you who don’t know it,

Christopher Robin to Pooh,
“Promise me you’ll always remember:
You’re braver than you believe,
And stronger than you seem,
And smarter than you think”
AA Milne

Have a great day everyone💕💕💕
Ann

Final weigh in on this challenge and I am a hair outside my comfort zone at 11:0.8 which is 3.8 pounds above my target, but I haven’t had a fast day since before my birthday and have been relatively unrestrained in eating so actually quite pleased with this, still off to join the seriously challenge now for a 7 day ‘reboot’ to get my head back in the game and try if I can get some autophagy going, with a 5 day fasting mimicking diet.

Hi guys, so initial weigh in today before my 7 days of fasting again, and I am a hair over the top of what I am calling my comfort zone at 3.8 pounds above my target weight, so 11 stone 0.8 pounds. I am not really trying the fast to lose too much more, but will be interested to see if I have a similar glycogen loss to first week BSD proper. Meals already planned including phase 2 from Thursday, fasting mimicking so will see what happens. Today and tomorrow are badminton days so will have my usual protein shakes, and my new favourite Cornish bulletproof coffee as the heart of the day, with some leftovers from last night’s tea I have to eat up, at around 4:00pm today, so sufficiently before badminton time that I should regain my mobility 😀

Hi all. Lost another poind this morning so have 6 pounds to lose to reach my goal and will stick to this diet until I’m there. Going to Stamford in Lincolnshire on Friday evening and taking a picnic to watch A Midsummers night dream so going to Marks and Spencer to get the food as I will be able to work out the calories etc.
However I will definitely have a glass of rose’ wine!

Look at you girls squabbling over 1/2lb just think how far your journey’s have come, months ago you would have been gutted at only moving 1/2lb.
SSG good to see your sugars are starting to do as you hoped, looks like it may be a case that diabetes will always be with you but you and not drugs will have control.
On ward and downward. I lost a pound yesterday, I think it fell out of my pocket ?

Hi all! Hope you’ve all had a good week. I’ve removed 4lbs this week. As I didn’t remove anything last week I’m quite chuffed! That’s 3 and a half stone gone and 1and a half to go.
Checked my bmi score today it’s 28.5. Still overweight but out of obese. Yay!
Hope you all have a good day
Ann x

Hi
I’m also going well on day 2! Pleased to have group support.

Does anyone know about the calorie count in the recipes in the book? I made the courgette and feta salad and it says 270 calories, but I added it to my fitness pal and it came up as 371. Anyone ideas as to why this discrepancy? A tablespoon of olive oil came up as 121. Wondered if the recipe was supposed to say 1/2 tblespn or a teaspoon?

OP

Thanks Ann. I’m back on it today and I am HUNGRY!!! Hopefully that will disappear quickly again!

First day has gone really well, happy to share my food diary each day if that helps anyone. I’m accustomed to eating two meals, one at about 12-1pm and one at 6-7pm.

Yesterday I had scrambled eggs and smoked salmon for breakfast, sliced pear and full fat greek yoghurt for afternoon tea and a vegetable stir fry with cauliflower rice and a sausage for dinner. A few cups of tea here and there.

I have been adding back my exercise calories as I figure that will be a strong motivator for me to exercise each day. I am logging using an app similar to MyFitnessPal but on the Australian app store.

My weakness is late-night snacking. I have started having a fibre supplement before dinner which has really helped me to feel fuller more quickly and prevent overeating. I still had late-night cravings last night, that’s really the hardest part. I can keep myself busy during the day. I just try to get to bed early and read a good book.

Thank you for your welcome & understanding Mary , I realise no health benefits gained from drinking wine , certainly a contributor to my weight gain & pre diabetes , & if I don’t change , in the very near future if we don’t part company , I’m not going to be PRE, I’m going to BE Type 2 Diabetic & I really don’t want that to happen with all its nasty possible complications !
From what I’ve read I’m sure this blood sugar diet is the answer , it’s great to know I’m not going it alone , the support is right here , so with that I’m off to make a pot of tea Mary , look forward to catching up with everyone soon 😊
Bye for now ,
from Hello 66

Hi all.
I’m back. Have just landed and will report on the damage the Emerald Isle has inflicted over the last 5 days.

Quite frankly, I shall be fine with it. My aunts baked for me (and I coped) I had a few drinks one night (which was inevitable) but they did deal quite well with a non drinking Lee which surprised me….

My cousins ranged from saying “you look fabulous, keep it up” to “are you ill?” “Do you have an eating disorder?” “Eat some bread for goodness sakes”

So, time for a quick, funny story.

I’m 43. Now single after 2 long relationships and content to remain that way. I’m also accepting that my appearance may have changed quite dramatically over recent months but did not expect to “pull” while back home!

Now, my family have a local pub we haunt. We are well known in there, going back to my grandfather in the twenties. I’m also known in there and know a lot of the regulars. On Friday, one regular became rather fixated on me. Why after all these years? Have I really changed that much? Does losing weight really make such a difference or is it (as I suspect) that I’m happier since starting this journey and that makes someone more attractive? Ah well who knows?!!

Anyhow the funny part is, that this guy (I shall call him Barry as that’s his name 🤣) is 24. Yes, that’s right. A full 19 years my junior 😱🤣🤣
So, I had the opportunity to be a cougar (a la sex in the city) all on the west coast of Ireland! Flattered though I was, I had to play some pretty full on hide and seek to try and get away (and he really was quite persistent!) but I can’t help smiling about the massive ego boost I got! It’s certainly given me a shove to start my next 8 week cycle. I’m back in Galway in 8 weeks and hope to be in an even better place by then. Poor Barry!

Liz, you have my hand, always. I’m thinking of you.

Welcome newbies, sorry I’ve missed you all but come on in and join the tea party. They are an ace bunch!

Will post damage update tomorrow with great relief that I have a bsd friendly shop arriving to rescue me!!

L xxx

Bigeater – I don’t stick to 800cal because I take off my exercise calories, so I eat about 1200-1400 calories and try to burn off 400 calories at the gym. It’s working, so I’m not too fussed, although I really don’t stick to any part of the diet on the weekend which means I spend the first two days of the week getting back down to the weight I was before the weekend. I really need to stop that cycle because I’m almost down to one of my first goal weights! Strawberries and cream sound delicious, it’s winter here so no strawberries 🙁

Frazzledmum- thanks for the tip about the sauces and dressings, I’ll do that. Sorry to hear you’ve been stressed, see if you can get some time for yourself to do things you find relaxing.

Onetowatch – well done on your weight loss!

That’s an interesting idea. I did try adding a pinch of salt, but it didn’t make any noticeable difference, but savoury cheesy overtones could be really good, like pineapple and cream cheese.
Part of the point of using cream was that I could whip it to get more air in, but the egg whites were much better for that so there won’t be any loss of texture by using mascarpone instead.

Great to see you back Mariet! Glad you had a fab time. And I can’t believe its freezing in Sydney.
Enjoy today, and hopefully the scales will be kind tomorrow. But heyho, life’s for living, and with your great willpower you’ll soon remove any gain!

Hi everyone, I’m Baaack! 🚢🎊

Had a fabulous time, went so many places, met lots of great people and yummy,yummy food! And cocktails and champagne and lattes and now to face the damage with eight weeks to my son’s wedding.

My clothes all still fit but I am not hopping on the scales until tomorrow because my legs are swollen like elephant legs from the heat and the long flight. I am hoping the damage will be 2 or 3 kilos but will report tomorrow.

Good to see some of us are still here and keeping on.

Brrr, it’s freezing in Sydney! Can’t believe I was sweltering in Shanghai yesterday!

And isnt that great JOSIE that you feel you can continue without pasta,rice,bread ? I feel same way. This time last year,i thought it was a complete impossibility that i could give up toast and other carby stuff! Just shows,doesnt it,the more you eat floury stuff the more you want it. Stop eating it and the craving goes! Who knew!!!
Wish i had known this about 30 years ago…wd have stopped me livng thru many years of yoyo dieting.
Really I wd love to lose 23 more lbs,and then i wd be half the weight i started off at….will do that slowly tho and without pressure. If for some reason i cdnt lose another ounce that wd be ok.
I feel embarrassed i had so much to lose,but it works out i gained an average of five lbs per year for twenty years!
Shows how insidious it is,just creeps up
I think maybe the main thing for us folk in our sixties is to aim to maintain. Lot of people here are maintaining successfully which makes me hopeful of similar success for myself! X

I am 64 and also very many wrinkles, although i have reversed my blood sugars i am prone to having the odd chip and other things that i shouldn’t have, hence i haven’t lost any weight since after xmas

I do have bacon occasionally but i find it too salty now
Fortunately i do like mushrooms so often put cheese on them and bake in the oven
Just get lazy really, i shall probably not eat pasta rice brea or anything with flour in again

I still have 14 kgs left to lose approx 30 lbs.
Today i restarted low carb 800 calories a day and high fat. Hope i will lose 8-10 pounds by the end of july.
not doing intermittent fasting will add that in next week hopefully.
Hopefully will be joining you all on maintenance in the future.

Thanks – assume I need to keep carbs below 50 each day – pleased with my first day – have counted carbs now and they are below 50 👍 And drunk lots of water 🙂

So far, so good on day one, although I have to remember to drink more water. I’m not sure if Dr. Mosley’s book specifies a carb limit (I took a quick look through it this morning and couldn’t find a specific reference). I find if I let my carbs creep up I start to crave them, but if I keep them lowish (<50), I actually forget to eat sometimes (which boggles my mind!)

I also did a 40 minute ‘seniors’ aerobics I found on YouTube. I always feel so much better afterwards even though I dread doing it but I don’t have to leave the house, I like the woman leading it and the price is right, so there’s no excuses.

Well I have started (again!) today.

I must try harder in finding varied things to eat. Perhaps I could buy the cookbook – does anyone find this worthwhile? I had a small apple, very small remains of a sausage casserole, a little but naughty yoghurt thing low fat and sugar ( I know fat is good!) and scrambled egg and beans tonight and loads of water. I ate well under 800 calories but carbs pushed 60. That’s what I always have problems with on this way of eating. Too few calories and carbs too high. I need to get a better idea of what an 800 calories plate of food looks like with carbs being under 50g at least. Any bright ideas???!!!

I also went to the gym – as I’m so unfit I only do light stuff for 30 minutes.

Oh well, it’s a start!

How did everyone else do?

Lucy

In a word, yes. I was shocked to find out how many carbs were in veggies that I assumed were naturally low carb. I used to use a quarter pound of onions in dinners all the time. One look at the nutritional data of a medium yellow onion on MyFitnessPal and that changed forever. Onions are packed with sugar, which is why they caramelize so beautifully.

You really don’t know what you’re eating until you look it up, and should you feel the need to make changes to speed up your weight loss, overcome a plateau or adjust your blood sugar response, you’ll know exactly how many carb grams to trim and how to do it. The math may seem tedious, but it’s really not if you use an app like MyFitnessPal or FatSecret, and hard data beats estimates and assumptions any day of the week.

Try adding some mascarpone cheese for taste, I broke my ice cream duck after almost two years with a rather lovely orange and mascarpone one in St Ives, and it would probably work just as well if not better with a little less sweetness.

Hi JOSIE i have yog every day..total fullfat fage greek yogurt from Tesco monday to friday
Weekends i have Aldi Brooklea fullfat greek yog as a treat..its much cheaper at £1.29 per 500 grams,but got more cals and fat than Fage…tastes gorgeous doesnt it!
Total has just gone up on price at tesco..£2.75 for 500 grams ..grrrrrr! its getting too dear!
Do you like cheese? Its low carb. How about bacon and eggs occasionally? Makes a good brekky,brunch,lunch or tea,specially at weekends.
I too could lose two more stone but it wd take me down to a weight i havent seen for over thirty yrs..i think maybe at 67 and now looking very wrinkled due to weight loss, i might aim to lose ten pounds to one stone quite slowly
I suppose we shdnt get too hung up n nubers on a scale xxx

Hi Pancita, bananas and greek yoghourt is a low fat way of making ice cream without additives, but is quite low in fat and fairly high in carbs. Cream, eggs and fruit will be high fat and low in carbs, but so far it’s also low in taste 🙁 I blame the raspberries. I snuck one before I mashed them and it was pretty tasteless. 🙁
I’ll try peaches next time.

eta or I could give up on fruit and just make vanilla ice cream! And actually the raspberry is ok it’s subtle though.

what do you have instead of yogurt, i eat the yogurt Monday to Friday and have eggs at the weekend. I am not sure what to have after that, i suppose i need to go back to the book. I still have 2 stones to lose

hope all is well with you and yours now, i am sort of stable not put on any weight but not lost any either

Hi Ellen
I’ve started this then fallen off the wagon for a couple of weeks – that sugar demon! I did stick with it for 2 weeks and felt fab, I couldn’t believe how much fat went from my tummy.
I’ll join you then we can support one another, I have 2 weeks before I go on holiday for 5 days, back 2 days then off again for a week, back 2 days then off again for the weekend !! I want to try and stick with it as much as I can on the first 2 holidays as I want this to be a way of life. My first target is to lose a stone to get to a healthy BMI.
How about you?
Sian

if you keep your carbs low your body will burn them but will also turn to the fat you are hoarding. Your muscles shouldn’t be used by your body until your fat reserves, of which most people have a large store of. It can be difficult to know when you are fat burning – fat adapted – but once you are you have a plentiful supply of fuel. Your body switches quite happily between carb burning and fat burning once it gets the idea. Of course the best thing you can do is eat healthily as per this way of eating low carb medium protein, high fat.