One more resource!
https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/fed-fasted-state/
Cheers
Linda

Hi bloke41,
I’ve been doing a fair bit of intermittent and extended day fasting for autophagy (killing cells) mainly for prevention of cancer and Alzheimer’s and to keep maintenance on track.

Check out these resources:

https://www.dietdoctor.com/longer-fasting-regimens

…also check out Jimmy Moore’s podcast ‘Fasting Talk’. Listen from the beginning if you can, you’ll learn everything you need to know about fasting.

https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/fasting-talk/id1192105323?mt=2

Finally, the ‘2Ketodudes’ podcast and website is my go to for resources.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/2-keto-dudes/id1086736152?mt=2

http://2ketodudes.com/

Cheers
Linda

Evening all, can I join you?
I had a good start: 4 weeks, lost some weight, then went on holiday and really lost the umph. It’s taken me 3 weeks to realise that for me I have to be very strict: no snacks at work, no sneaky crackers, slices of toast or packs of biscuits. I’m not able to eat a little bit… So yesterday I started again and have kept in control for two days: not perfect, but a couple of squares of 81% dark chocolate and a few toasted nuts is far better than half a loaf of bread, butter and jam…
I’m learning that for me eating and being hungry seem to be two unrelated ideas.
And it really helps to have someone to be accountable to: thank you!

Ohh Euthenia what a lovely problem to have , agree with California girl . I had weekend away at cold and wet seaside and decided to have an ice cream and ate half a small jersey potatoe. Next day peckish all day , ate seaweed crisps and chewed gum in between meals to get me through as I now know I am responding to insulin highs and lows . 2 days later appetite reset. Interestingly thought the potatoe had unpleasant texture never noticed before. Good fats have made this diet tasty, varied and sustainable I suggest that you use them as your balancing food – they are so high in calories that a little goes a long way.
The reason for beginning to write today is to bring back into the front of my mind that I am dieting which means counting the calories , weighing stuff, not having seconds cos it was tasty and planning a bit more ahead.
I love food and use it as a reward, a comfort , it connects me to my past and is an outlet for the little bit of me that is creative . I know that if I use all the startegies that this diet has shown me I’ll get those last pesky 6lbs down then will join the maintenance crew- again see what I did there .
NN

Thanks for the advice. Mr Euthenia is delighted he can eat more of the same but keen to tell me he likes beer!
Pastryless quiche is fine…. lunches of sweet potatoes instead of pastry work well so I’ll try the nervousnellie option above! Isn’t it odd how people respond when they ask how you lost weight! They seem to come back weeks later and ask for details…

Really sorry for your loss, LLCC – the fact that is was not unexpected doesn’t make it any easier, so not surprising you reached for a (good) burger.

Well done on still coming in at 821 for the day.

Yes I did take measurements but I’ve not checked them since I started.
I’ll do it in the morning to see if anything is different.
I’m weighing all my ingredients as well so fingers crossed I can start shifting some more off this week!

So how did wednesday go for you?

I had a big bowl of veg soup, felt stuffed.

Then i was too full to eat this evening.

Loads of water.

More work on the house.
Getting there bit by bit.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Crappy day!

Started on my whoosh high and came home to the news that one of my cousins had passed away from lung cancer. Not unexpected, but shitty nonetheless.

It’s amazing how a loss can trigger the emotional hunger. I so wanted food and a drink!!

I did have some comfort food in that I had a cheeseburger. Bsd friendly, all homemade with top quality ingredients and accounted for and have actually come in at 821 for the day. Boy, I fancy something sweet now though!

Sorry to unload guys but you make a great conscience!

L xxx

Did you take measurements when you started? When the scales stop moving temporarily usually the inches start going instead, as visceral fat is burned or the burned fat is temporarily replaced in the cells by water which takes up less room. If you didn’t measure, try on a pair of jeans that used to be too tight instead, you may just get a nice non scale victory to bolster your motivation instead.

Stay strong and ignore the cravings or try to fool them with something on plan like a small piece of cheese or peanut butter on the tip of a teaspoon. The carb monster doesn’t like being ignored and tries to prod you into feeding him (or her). Distraction can be useful as well, find something absorbing to do every time they strike. The good news is the cravings go and don’t come back unless you go back over your personal carb threshold, after a couple of weeks and then you begin to recognise that most of what we thought was hunger was actually just the cravings.

Hi everyone. This is my first post so please bear with! I heard about the BSD about 2.5 weeks ago and felt inspired enough to download the book and start it the following day! I think because last year at this time I was 2 stone lighter and so annoyed I’d put the weight back I just needed to kickstart and get back to where I was.
Anyway in the first week I lost 8lb, second week 3lb. Into the 4th day of my third week and a bit frustrated as no weight lost. This despite sticking rigidly to the 800 plan, drinking water etc.
I’ve read on the forums that this is quite common so I guess I need to just stick it out. Blooming annoying though. I could understand it if I’d downed a few bottles of Pinot! It’s going to be a long haul so need to keep focused.

Gday all,
Well done snoop and stjames keep it up,persistent is the key. Might have to have a squig at that book arthurconanddoyle. Been very hectic with work deadlines. Week 42 and 43 dusted last sunday. Only a 0.3kg loss taking me to 103.8 kg, 56.1 kg loss to date. This last 10kg been painfully slow. 99kg goal seem far away. Watched a interesting program on program called sunday night, about benefits of fasting. They were talking about a 5 day fast, only could have a few nut bars and soup. Research claimed it killed of bad cells and generated new stem cells. Will try to find the link. Found it fascinating. So i tried a 2 day fast just water though. Surprising i held up ok. Have a rd trip on friday for my wifes grañny funeral so dont think i get to do a weigh in this sunday. Have a good one all and most of all never bloody give up!

Well done mixnmatch, you is awesome! Well done for maintaining and staying the course xx
Have a lovely break Theodora xx
Thank you for your lovely comments Marsie xx

Don’t worry about a week 2 slowdown in weight loss. Your body will pick it’s own time to let go of the weight, search for ‘whoosh effect’ on the forum and you will see that such stalls happen to almost all of us and are related to fat burning related water retention. I didn’t cut back on my exercise while doing the 8 weeks at 800, but I was already very well fat burning adapted from doing low carb 5:2 including some fast days on exercise days. If you aren’t ‘hitting the wall’ on your run then it sounds like you are pretty well adapted yourself, and if you are adapted, then the more exercise you do the more fat you will burn.

Thanks for your comments, I know the BMI is a rubbish system. I shudder to think what I would look and feel like if I lost the remaining stone to what the Boditrax reckons is my ideal weight, 9 stone 11. If I look at the muscle mass though I’ve got almost 10kg more than what it reckons is ideal. I show as 51.6 kg muscle and the scanner reckons the ideal amount is 41.9 kg. Since there is quite a lot less than 10kg between my current weight 69.4kg and ideal weight (according to the Boditrax) of 62.1kg I am clearly quite skinny enough already. I am really glad I did the scan though, because my bathroom scales still keep stubbornly telling me my body fat percentage is 34%!!!! Enjoy your gourmet break, Theodora and make full use of that wiggle room if necessary.

Hey Bonnie I am also new to this I have had questions to ask and people on this forum have been great and soooooooo helpful my journey starts tomorrow I am so excited now i understand what I have to do with the advice and help from people on this forum. I have read all different diets and have been so confused now after people helping me on here I finally feel in control and I feel this is a great support network so I wish you all the best in your journey we can do this if we stick together I need people here because my hubby would just offer me a snickers bar lol so I have no support at home good luck bonnie keep us posted bring on the new healthy us.

Oh, I’ve just seen this. I’ve been running 5k before breakfast 3x a week and walking everyday. Perhaps that’s why my weight loss has stopped in week 2?

How’s everyone doing?

Apart from a tiny slip at the weekend, I’ve been sticking to the plan and exercising too, but weight loss stopped a week ago. They say this happens sometimes, so I’m plodding on…

Hi Euthenia — fantastic results — you worked hard! There are some good threads on maintenance here so you can get great advice.
I’ve been at goal since last June, I haven’t gained anything back — I eat very low carb, usually less than 40-50 grams per day (and almost ALL of that carb is from vegetables) — moderate amount of protein (any kind except cured meats) and good fats, heavy cream in my coffee, cheese, avocados, olive oil, butter and lots of salads and veg except starchy veg and some fruit and some wine!
No bread, no crackers, no cookies or sweets. I figure I average about 2200 calories per day. i do exercise and hike and swim but not every day although I try to get in a walk on non-active days.
I think the most important is the carbs — I can really pretty much eat my fill of everything else but carbs are a problem — they activate my appetite and so I just don’t eat them. My big reward for a couple hours hiking is a draft beer! Man do I look forward to hiking! Haha!

I too have lost all the weight I need to and would like some advice on maintaining that weight without losing more. Odd as it seems I’m finding it hard to find clothes which will fit if I get smaller! (BMI 19.5). Thanks

So I might take a fresh look at it — you’ve lost an admirable amount of weight and now you are struggling for six months to lose just six more pounds? Maybe your body needs to settle down for a bit and regain its balance — when we diet as seriously as we do in BSD, we definitely disrupt the stable physical self that all bodies strive to maintain (and I mean your body, which is always working toward a steady energy state and equilibrium).
How about you step back into maintenance (where I am now) and just “sit” with your wonderful new weight for awhile.
Let your body exhale and rest. Then you can look at it with fresh eyes in a couple of months. Who knows, maybe you are at a good sustainable weight for you.
Losing that much weight is BIG work for your body and your brain. Maintenance could be restful for you while you gather up the energy/resolve for that last six pounds.

Thanks all for replies , its made me realise you guys are real, I have looked in on these posts a couple of times a week across most of the year and have followed the tips and the struggles of this community . I remember reading from somewhere that the Nottingham research on reversing type 2 diabetes has found that having the support of others is a key to weight loss success which is one of the reasons for taking this plunge.
I am following the determined alcoholic thread most days since it began as it is funny, with the odd occasional drama and made me realise a bit of swearing is ok on the forum and like the observational nature if it which I hope to follow.
SG and SB agree about how my motivation has dropped as weight lessened and family and friends begin to notice.
Have others noticed though that it is a bit like when you are pregnant , this applies of course to the women of the forum, that your weight loss becomes public proporty. In my work, which is in health, so maybe we are a nosy bunch to begin with, I have had my loss discussed across meeting tables. Interestingly though many of my colleagues are following suit and I think my initial openness had led to a bit of a social movement.
Thus has also happened in my family, my sister, son ,husband and brother in law have all joined the team and between us we have lost fourteen stone and counting .
Did try vinegar fizz as I warned I might , needed a bit of tonic was ok , but tasted like a G and T left out overnight, then did a pastry less quiche. Used squeezed frozen spinach, yoghurt, Parmesan and lemon rind as a base bound together with a tablespoon of almond flour. Not bad I must say.
NN

Thank you sunshine-girl and Theodore before finding this site I read tons of diets and was more confused than ever, now after your advise I feel more in control than I ever have I am from norfolk in the UK and I am what is known as a norfolk dumpling lol weighing 13 stone 10 at 5 foot 3 aged 43 but that is about to change my journey begins tomorrow and I so grateful for your help and advice. I have a blood test in 4 months so time will tell I don’t really know results from last time was just told pre diabetic go and lose weight so I am determined to do this.I love reading people’s journeys on this forum it’s so encouraging and hopefully one day if my journey goes to plan I can then help somebody so thanks again

Nice to see you back, Melb100!
Haven’t totted up my miles for the 2nd half of June yet – that’s a job for the weekend.
You reminded me that I have the BBC radio adaption of LOTR on CD kicking around somewhere – must dig it out and relisten.

Well done, Theodora, on being 5lbs under target – don’t apologise for losing weight while on holiday. I think walking 15-20miles would probably take care of that! I remember coming back from holiday once and weighing 3lbs less than when I started – it was Iceland and I ate royally, plenty of fish & meat, all that skyr. One week back in Blighty and it was back on.

My original goal was (and still is) 9.5stone – I’m 5’3″ so it’s not unreasonable. You are absolutely right – there’s nowt wrong with hovering around 10st. In 2007 I was 10.5stone and just went up, so don’t get me wrong I am delighted to be around 10st all these years later. But I feel there is a bit more wiggle room to be found, particularly round the waist/belly. As mentioned before in my posts, I relaxed too much at the back end of last year and paid the price, and it has been a lot slower to come off this year – I think of it like chipping away at granite with nothing more than a toothpick. I think I’ve referred to it as my own personal Groundhog Day, losing, gaining & then relosing the same lb over & over! I didn’t expect the final few pounds to come off without a fight.

But I had a good day today – I managed to negotiate Tesco’s without succumbing to temptation and a problem at work has been resolved. (I run a charity shop and it’s a near continual battle to wrangle volunteers to make sure I have adequate cover for each shift.) And as I type, I’ve got some beef slow roasting in the oven so I’m looking forward to that with some veggies & horseradish sauce.

Have a great trip, whether or not you lose/gain any weight!

Hi Snoop,

Sorry to hear of your loss. Just go with the flow. We are all here if you want a moan. Go easy on yourself, you are important too!
Hope everything sorts itself out.

Mary xxx

We all need to find the best way to make the 800 cals a day work for us, Tryinghard. For some it’s having three meals and maybe even saving a few cals for a snack; for others it’s two meals and a longer overnight fasting period. In the early days, I found I needed three meals and sometimes a snack too, but now I am comfortable with two meals and that longer fast period.

Hunger pangs are very normal in the early days – and I think most of us can identify with finding it hard to stop eating when we know we’ve had our calorie quota, at least occasionally. The hunger pangs will decrease as you adjust to the new regime and your body gets used to not having the carbs it used to get – ride it out and in a few days these will die down, making life easier.

Anyway, no matter how you decide to use your 800 cals each day, remember we are in this for the long haul, so it important to find a way to blend it into your life in a way that causes the least disruption and that is trial and error. Good luck!

Dumptynomore, glad to read your story. Here’s mine: started on 29 August last year weighing 89.7 kg (just over 14 stone). I’m 1 metre 55 cm (just about 5 feet). Managed to get down to 76.9 by early February this year. And then things got complicated. My Dad was ill and eventually died a couple of months ago. My Mum isn’t coping. So although I live in Spain, I’ve spent a lot of time in the UK in recent months. Food has been the least of anyone’s concerns.

Weighed myself today. Now back up to 82.8 kg. So less than when I started in August, but quite a bit more than in February. I’m shocked as to how quickly I can put weight on!

Am due back to visit my Mum again in a few days. She lives on her own now. She’s started trying to eat more sensibly, but she still goes in the main for ready meals, cakes, buns with clotted cream… She says she’s losing weight. The only thing she doesn’t do is drink alcohol. I imagine I’ll come back heavier but at least I’ll have had a dry spell. Then I’m here for a few weeks before going back again towards the end of August.

Do we have goals on this thread? I’m trying to do things in baby steps. I’d love to start a new BSD year in September back at 76.9 kg, but probably won’t make it. Getting back into the 70s by the end of July would feel like a big achievement. Cutting out the wine would be another.

Have done reasonably well so far today. Picked three ballistic missiles today (otherwise known as courgettes/zucchini – anyone who grows them will understand), so that’s us for courgetti for a few days.

Edited to add: I’m not a diabetic but have other health issues that would be improved by weight loss and alcohol reduction.

Well done MnM, great maintaining – and a belated happy BSD birthday to you, and an early happy actual birthday to you too.

As far as your BMI goes, as Baristagirls says, we are all different. Case in point, my fat %age is higher than yours at 23.1 (don’t know the distribution), my water %age is 56.1 and yet my BMI is only 21. On the basis I have a higher fat %age than you, one would have thought my BMI should be higher than yours, so there are other factors involved. BMI should be taken as a rough universal indicator only – there is no way that one size can fit all – and on all the measurements that really count, you are in FANTASTIC shape. Well done.

I didn’t join this thread as I was going to be away for most of it. Maybe I should have as I’m still trying to get maintaining right, but still dropping, despite a 2 week holiday – went away 2lbs under target, and came home 5lbs under target, so will have to increase my cals / carbs a little more, but I’m off for a luxury 5 day break on Friday (Christmas present from our son and his wife) and as there will be loads of fabulous food and copious amounts of wine, I am very happy to have that 5lbs to play with atm. 😜

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

Well done on a successful first day, Trying hard.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

B= 2 boiled eggs

L= Spanish chickpea soup

D=shepherds pie with cauli mash

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

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

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

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

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

Mary xxx

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

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

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

Stilldumpty x

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good luck everybody! Good health awaits us!

Ihopei’mgoingtobedumptynomoresoon!

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

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

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

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

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

Keep on keeping on…