At blinking last! 9 days no loss. Yesterday, welcomed in the whoosh fairy with 3lbs off. Had 3 nights of great sleep, am sure that’s no coincidence, also stayed off scales for 4 days. Hurraayyyyyyyyy. MKx

Go for it, Maccy! You’ve already got loads going for you – You know you need to change, you have a supportive partner, and two gorgeous girls to provide all the motivation you could need.

You CAN do this, you know, and here you’ll find all the info and support you’ll need. wishing you the very best of everything – it’s not about luck – you do it all yourself. Look around the site – there are lots of big losers. MKx

Hi all, after being told by my doctor that I’m pre diabetic, I found out about the Blood Sugar Diet on line and have decided to buy the book.
Interested in any tips on the 5:2 diet, particularly for the two ‘fast’ days. Thanks! Any help much appreciated.

Yes, I think you are right, Lucia, in suggesting that living alone is maybe the secret to losing weight easily.
There is always so much unintentional sabotage to combat by others.
This is very hard to do always 100% successfully.
Also, sometimes it may offend …

Big hugs to you and I applaud your bravery.

I am in week 3 and the weight does seem to start to come off quickly which will motivate you. I’ve also spent a lot of time trawling through success stories (there’s a whole section for success stories in the My Fitness Pal forum, if you’re using that) and they keep me inspired, and more importantly they keep reminding me that big weight loss is achievable and I can do it too. Also really enjoying the food, and enjoying a way of eating which doesn’t make you feel like you can’t enjoy the food. Luxurious things like full fat yogurt, or the delicious lunch I’ve just enjoyed (scrambled eggs with chorizo and broccoli) don’t leave me feeling deprived like other weight loss tactics have.

You can definitely do this. Stick to the rules, don’t snack (already I can see that tiny snacks, even within the calorie allowance, really slow down my weight loss), be imaginative, and you will soon start to see changes. Very best of luck to you ❤

Well done you – and welcome! You have a supportive hubby and the determination – can’t wait to hear your progress. You may fall off the wagon (you have a long haul to go) but if you do pick yourself up and re read the post above and straight back on it. Sending you good wishes.

I am 37 years old I live in the UK and I’m slowly killing myself. I’m embarrassed and ashamed to admit what I weigh but I’m going to do this.😳 I NEED to do it so any help and support is appreciated. I’m 5’3 …just and weigh 18 stone 7 pounds. Just writing it down makes me feel sick. It’s the one thing I don’t tell anyone. I secretly keep it to myself to hide the shame. I’m a size 20 and my BMI is 45.8 😨. I suffer with asthma have done all my life but my breathing is laboured and I fund just walking my daughter up to school from the car difficult. I have had chest pains since Christmas and my fasting blood sugar is 6.6! I have tingling in my limbs and if i stand for too long my left leg goes numb. I have an amazing husband who is doing this with my as he too wants to reduce his weight and I have two beautiful daughters who need their mam in their lives. There’s a history of high cholesterol, angina and high blood pressure in my family bit no one yet has type two diabetes. I think as I’m in the pre-diabetic state I am seriously concerned for my health. My Dr’s are appalling still dishing out the eat less exercise more rubbish and telling me not to exclude important food groups like carbohydrates. Thankfully I’m not listening and have signed up to this in a bit to change my life. I want to be able to play with my girls to go horse riding and get on that rollercoaster without worrying whether I’ll fit or sit in a BBQ and not worry that I may break the chair. Writing this has made me see how bad things are and how I must change. Please help me achieve my goals.

I’m on day three so far and ive stuck to it like fat to my organs. Constantly on the toilet guess that’s the water going. Cmon mrs u can do this….

Thank you shrinkme81 I’m following the diet to the letter, other than I’m not drinking enough water. I have noticed better losses on the days I have drunk more water, so the theories on this diet about fat loss do seem to be correct.

I have a lot of weight to lose (165 lbs) so for me and others in this position it’s going to be important to keep the motivation up over a long period. I live alone, so there is no one to keep me motivated.

I don’t know how other people tackle this, but I have set myself three goals and I’m only aiming for the first one first. This should be acheived by the beginning of April so not too long, and I have a holiday in April to aim for.

I have started a diary on my iPad, recording how I feel and adding photos. I have also pasted photos of myself at lower weights, including me at each of my 3 target weights so I know roughly what I should look like at each stage and what clothes I’m likely to fit into.

I have sorted out my clothes and packed away smaller sizes into bags and stored them away. I only kept the nice stuff I have given away the rest. The only clothes hanging in my wardrobe now do fit me, which makes me feel better in the mornings. As I shrink out of these, they will be given away or the nicer items sold on eBay.

This may sound silly, but it really has helped me to visualise my own body and why I’m doing this. I had got into a state of denial about my weight gain, and now I really do get it that I was obese ! I have been avoiding mirrors and cameras for a long time. It does help to be in touch with your body and your feelings, even if it is painful.

Hi cmawp,
It’s a bugger, isn’t it! I share your pain, you are not alone!
Just remember to enjoy the Superbowl.

Hi Libby,
I have never tried Atkins products (but have used other meal replacement shakes years ago). I am with Californiagirl – real food is much more satisfying and more beneficial over the long term. Whipping up a quick meal can be the work of just a few minutes.
In agreement with Jande9, too – the cost over the long term would certainly put me off. It’s lbs we want to lose, not £s. 🙂

Helster milk is okay but you have to count the calories, I think full fat milk in tea would be around 30 or 40 cals. I drink green tea without milk so not sure exact calories in milk, the site I use to check is a diet site so only shows fat free. Doh

Thanks mixnmatch. I am in the UK and my husband eats a lot of Fage Total greek yoghurt so that’s a good start! Drinking water is a struggle but I’ll get some Badoit in and also I’ve ordered lemons and mint to try to increase the flavour.

Is it ok to still drink tea and coffee – or should I be limiting milk intake? I don’t remember seeing much about this in the book.

Helen

Thanks sanshu, I am not planning to post my weekly loss normally , as I know it is not a competition but I was so thrilled this morning when I weighed I just had to share. Never in my life have I lost that so much weight in such a short amount of time. I didn’t believe this eating plan would work so well.
The frittata recipe sounds good – will definitely try it.

My Veg Frittata for brunch = 308 cals / 7.8g carb

(I didn’t like the look of the recipe in the book as lots of carbs so came up with my own which I’ve just cooked and it was delicious!).

Recipe below is for two servings:

Frylight 1 cal spray x 2
4 large eggs, whisked
80g Greek Feta, crumbled
95g closed cup mushrooms (4), sliced
134g green pepper (1 medium size pepper), chopped
150g courgette, chopped
42g spring onion, chopped (4)
70g young spinach
Chives, chopped (1 tbsp)
Fresh mint, chopped (1 tsp)
Fresh coriander, chopped (2 tsp)

Method:
Add 2 sprays to a small but deep frying pan and then sweat the courgettes for 2 mins.
Add mushrooms and stir – sweat for another 2 mins
Add pepper and spring onions – continue to sweat for another minute
Add spinach – stir thoroughly and cover and leave for 2 mins
Crumble in feta, add all other ingredients, stirring gently as you add the egg
Let that set on a gentle heat for two mins
Put under grill until brown and puffy
Test by inserting a knife – there should be minimal liquid

I’m told you’re supposed to then let it cool and eat at room temperature but I was far too hungry to do that and it tasted lovely freshly cooked!

Seasidenana that’s still a very respectable loss, and much more than you would expect from the standard “lose weight slowly, 1.5-2lbs a week” tactics. Well done all 👍

Annepod – that’s amazing. Well done!! Especially getting your step count up. I find the hardest thing about getting your step count up is the time. I am very overweight (would like to lose at least 7 stone from my starting weight) so can’t walk fast which means really dedicating the time to exercise.

I know I’ve lost some weight but I’m doing my measurements this evening so hopefully will have lost a few centimetres too.

I really admire everyone who is managing to do this and cater for others too – I don’t know how you manage it. I am very lucky – I am either making for myself or my bf and I are cooking together (or he’s cooking for me). He is hugely supportive so when he’s over is eating what I eat with the occasional extra carbs on the side.

Vogager you have done brilliantly well done. I’m planning my meals for my granddaughters coming visit, and will learn from your experience there ! My loss is not dramatic like some people, but steady. 5.8 lbs off now at the start of week 3.

Hi Nancy B – thanks for the encouragement. I got lucky with time yesterday so instead of driving fifteen mins to the shops I walked the long way around through the parks to get there which was really pleasant and great for birdwatching.

Unfortunately such a large amount of steps won’t be a daily occurrence.

Hi FindingMe – somewhere in the book it talks about lapses. It’s unlikely to have set you all the way back to the beginning and may not have done as much damage as you think. Either way don’t despair. This is a long haul thing – this is a new way of life and not a diet (although we calorie control in the beginning) so we can’t be perfect 100% of the time. I suspect the trick is to just start up again rather than give up.

All is not lost – you were good for a week and a bit so you know it can be done.

Also it must be very hard when campervanning to be good. I think about when I go camping and we live off white bread whilst we’re waiting for the Trangia to cook us something nice.

Be nice to yourself xxx

I’ve just completed five weeks (started 2nd January), and I’ve lost a total of 20lbs, so I’m quite pleased. I’m not counting carbs at all, just calories and following the GI index, keeping under 50 – as far as I can tell a low GI also means low carbs. As I live by myself I can’t be bothered to cook fancy meals so I’m eating mainly eggs, prawns, salmon, cod and chicken, full fat yoghurt and berries – with 25g of cheddar cheese when I make myself an omelette. I’ve bought Birds Eye frozen vegetables as they’re packaged individually and cook for three minutes in the microwave, they’re ok and I add some mixed herbs, or paprika to spice them up a bit. Also plenty of salads and an apple a day – can’t manage without my apple! I only eat between 12.00pm and 7.00pm and so far I haven’t felt hungry at all. Slipped off the wagon twice – once when I bought my eight year old twin granddaughters chicken breasts from KFC, one of them decided she didn’t like them and I couldn’t bring myself to throw them away so I ate all three! I was horrified when I checked on Google later to see they each contained over 300 calories…… I won’t be doing that again. The second time was when I cooked them a pizza, they had apparently had cake and all sorts at their after school club as it was someone’s birthday, so they weren’t hungry – so I managed to eat 75% of the pizza. Unfortunately I belong to the generation where you were made to clean your plate, and didn’t waste food. I think the moral of the story is not to feed my granddaughters!

Hi, I’m starting tomorrow. I’ve written a food plan and a shopping list!

Week four completed and 12.5 lb gone. My goal for this week is to count calories carefully. I am ok with watching the carb count but don’t give enough attention to the calorie count. The diet goes against all the “rules” of other diets I have done that I still find it hard to come to terms with this way of eating. My colleagues at work are all doing slimming world and we are eating the total opposites of each other! They think my diet is weird! I am very happy that this way of eating is helping me lose weight. Almost one stone down and two more to go! I am still very much in control and despite having three meals out this week, lost 3lb. How good is that! If I can lose weight doing this then anybody can lose weight- it has previously taken me five months to lose 12lb with either Weightwatchers or slimming world. I am going away for a couple of nights in March to Harrogate after my eight weeks on BSD 800 and my plan is to have those three days “off” and then will be back on plan again until my summer holiday in June. It will be interesting to see what my body tells me to do off plan! I will not be jumping on the scales now til next Sunday. I got on this week on Thursday and was still the same weight as last week, felt upset all day and spoilt my day off and then on my official weigh day has lost 3lb. Lesson learnt! Have a good week everyone. X

Sunday 5th February end of week 5. I have just weighed & I have lost 2 & 1/4 lbs this week so pleased with that because it’s better than one pound! Since week one I have now lost a total of nearly nine pounds.
My husband is maintaining the weight he lost but his bloods are a bit up! I think because he has introduced back in his diet nuts & raisins, bananas & cheese crackers & we are also eating more couscous & bulgar wheat. We are still working out how to maintain his current weight by him eating more but not increasing his blood sugars.
Sarah very well done getting back on track👍💐💐
Wonderful weight loss Fairyface 💐💐💐
We are going out to lunch today at Cote Brasserie so I’m really looking forward to that & will have a couple of glasses of wine that I will calorie count into my day eating below my BMR for one day rather than trying for 800.
Having discovered kefir I have bought from Amazon a book on it, fascinating history about it, kefir starter & a new plastic sieve because it reacts badly to aluminium but is OK with stainless steel & I don’t know what my own one is made from. So into kefir production when it all arrives probably using whole organic milk. The book suggests starting with eating small amounts to acclimatise ones gut but we are looking forward to repopulating with good bacteria 😂😂😂
Let’s all keep on going because it’s only three more weeks to go to complete another eight weeks👍👍👍👍👍
Margaret xxx

I fell of the wagon this week because of…well, life 😉

Oh well, 1 kg found it’s way back, but when I measured my waist there was no change there. That felt good. My biggest concern now is that my old friend Mr. Sugar Craving is back in town. I suspect this next week will feel a bit like the first one.

I’m back on track and ready for the next 3 weeks of mostly 800 kcal. So inspiring to read all your stories.

Hello all, I haven’t been a frequent poster but I have been watching all of the posts and have found all of the information and advice very helpfull and motivating. It’s good to know that I have not been alone in my constant fight to lose weight for the past 20 years. I have not had a diabetes diagnosis but would consider myself at high risk. I am approx 3 stone overweight and carry most of my weight around my stomach. I also have a family history of type 2. I would imagine that I am insulin resistant which needs reversing. I am now on day 8. I have been having 2 meals a day, I was never a breakfast person so have not found that difficult and I think a daily fast to lower insulin release is a good idea. I have stuck steadfast to below 800 calories and have been keeping my daily carb count to below 30g.
I can’t say that it has been really easy because I find the portion sizes very small and it has been difficult cooking for 5 others in my household before I cook for myself. I work full time so lunches have to be organised the evening before. All is manageable though with a bit of planning and forethought.
I have been trying to up my daily steps and with the help from a friend have been walking every evening. I have managed to get from a poor 1000 steps a day to about 7000. I am aiming to manage 10,000.
Anyway, I just wanted to say it really works. I have lost 8lb this week and 6 cm from my waist measurement. This is a big motivator and is encouraging me to keep going.
So thank you for your posts and good luck for the next week.

Aargh. Today is Day 14 for me and I blew it the past 3 days when away Campervanning in the bush with a group.

I was going so well at home the first 11 days and was so pleased with myself. I’m now back home but am feeling that old sinking disappointment that Ive failed myself yet again stuff.

It’s nearly bedtime here in a continuing very hot Queensland, and I’m hoping I will restart “the program” in the morning but not as confident as I was 🙄

Great to read how well everyone is going though. Cheers.

Hi Nancy. That would be great. Will drop you a quick email now. Heather x

Jpscloud – funny to find I am not the only one who can be good all day at work and then come home and make the most disastrous food choices. Usually when bringing out the cake etc for the student or when, like Lucia’s other half, I am presented with the doughnuts he brought home to share with us! I have tried asking him to keep them away from me, but wherever they are I have an instinct for sniffing them out!

Lucia
As usual you speak to the soul. Spot on.
Have a good Sunday.
Julia

Esnecca – just catching up on posts this weekend and saw your excellent one on decisions above. Would you be able to send me the spreadsheet too? Sorry to gatecrash but it sounds like a game changer. Currently weighing up some difficult decisions regarding changing jobs. I am a massive emotional eater and anything which helps to remove a little emotion from life decisions has to be beneficial in terms of what goes into my mouth. juliabsd18@gmail.com if that would be possible.

Oh Lucia, I feel your pain, I really do. It’s tempting to sweep these thoughts under the carpet and feel that now we’ve all found this eliqusia(sp?) of life that it’s easy to follow and all will be well.

But it’s not easy. It’s hard to break a lifetime of habits and support mechanisms. Food to treat boredom, loneliness, stress etc is such an easy option. And no one ever reaches for the kale in a crisis.

You are doing so well. Keeping up the ideal even when the going gets tough. I’m sure your hubby means well, but could he show you how much he appreciates you in other ways, apart from cake?! It is easier when you only have to make choices for yourself, I do agree. And your choice for yourself has been to improve your health, so you will be around longer for your hubby!

Take care and carry on with your planning and one day it will all become second nature.

Hi,

Thank you all for your honesty and sharing your inner most feelings on food.
On reading them I learnt a lot.

My own feeling just about me is…
I am addicted to food.
I just want to sit down and eat nice food, sweets cake junk all day every day.
How many times have I, out if the blue said… oh I fancy cake, chicken, pasta, chips, chocolate. Etc etc.
When have I ever said… oh I fancy a bike ride, lift some weights, Hoover the whole house for exercise.. never.

To get me over my food addiction, I have to… believe it or not…. focus on the menu for the next day… plan it out…. I use that time to cut all the carbs out.
I then have a map of food, as I walk through the map .. bit by bit… I fight my urges for carbs… junk etc. I have to work on each hour, sometimes each five minutes just not to eat junk.

My hero, I wish I could copy is captain Lynn.
She read the book twice and followed it to the letter. She lost do much weight in such a short time, she got healthy in such a short time.
Lynn lives alone, is that the secret?
When hubby brings coffee and cake to you, it’s a hard temptation.
When hubby says he’s hungry and you make a meal for two when you really didn’t need to eat just then.
I am not blaming hubby, it’s my fault for not saying, oh not just now , put the cake back in the kitchen for later ( like never). Or I could just make him food and omit me.

I do eat more when I am bored, unhappy, lonely, tired, fed up, moody, angry, feeling badly done to, poor, ill, etc etc..

How many times I have come into the house, straight to the kitchen, put food in my mouth, and not noticed or even tasted it? Millions, zillions bagillions of times. It’s just programmed into my sub consciousness.

All the above is my burden, that I carry every day.

To me, I feel as if I am carrying a mountain, so easy to give up the struggle. It is SO HARD!!

That’s why I find it hard to change. I have to break a task down into baby steps.
I share my breaking things down smaller, or spreading the change over a week instead of immediate as I know how easy it is for me to stop/fail/give up/breakdown/say what’s the point/ or say I will just have this and start tomorrow/or I will start Monday.

I wish for a magic wand to change me into a person who eats to live not lives to eat.

Do you remember in Harry Potter, the wand lessons… swish and flick?
I will hold michaels book above my head and try swish and flicking it. See if the magic that’s within his book and in his words, comes out and works on me.

Love Lucia
Xxx

I am so glad I started this. I’ve lost a stone. A STONE!
<dances with joy>

Now for the next one. I’m coming for you!

Thank you Jmarie41 and Angela06. Everyone is so sad because she was such a lovely person and it happened so quickly.

Jmarie41 – I am so pleased your mom will be well enough to come out of hospital.

You are right that it was an amazingly fast response from our NHS. Our local doctors are trying out a new system where a nurse responds immediately to a request for a doctor to do a home visit – assesses the situation and then takes immediate action if it turns out to be serious. This very fast response gave her a few extra hours of life and her family were able to say their goodbyes which actually made them feel a lot better.

PEAK: JulesMaigret mentions on another thread that he now regards food as only providing nutrition and nothing else. Today I suddenly realised that previously – when I was upset over anything I would have gone on a massive carb fest to make myself feel better about the situation. Of course it never made me feel better and probably made me feel much worse.

This time I feel upset and this has made food much less appealing. This was not a conscious effort not to binge – I just wasn’t that hungry. So following the BSD and avoiding all the bad carbs and sugar since May last year has retrained my body to use food as fuel instead as an anaesthetic – so a very definite PEAK.

Well done Carb Addict you are back on track👍🏻I am loving decluttering it’s making me feel good. Today I am decluttering shoes!! Or handbags. One of my best friend only owns three bags😱. I wish …. . Less really makes life easier! If you only have to choose between three bags you will get ready to go out faster and it’s easier to put that bag back in its rightful place. I watched a video on utube yesterday where someone sorts out their bags and it was scary seeing her mountain of handbags. What do you all think…. how many bags does the average woman NEED?
My husband says two😂😂😂 I haven’t counted but I think I have about 25!!! When I have finished in the bedroom I am hitting the kitchen. The freezer is still full of non BSD foods and I am not sure how to tackle it. I have a gene inside of me that hates wasting food☹️ I have bagels, cakes and desserts in there which while out of sight was a bonus in helping me lose the weight. I just don’t know what will happen when I try to organize it all.
Oh well will cross that bridge etc etc…

MIss ZIggy

Hi everyone

SueBlue it really is the best way to go if you try and think of all the food you CAN eat and there is so much that we really shouldn’t have a problem.

I treated myself to an electric spiralizer a few months ago. Just one tip if you do courgette (zucchini) don’t use the smallest blade unless they are really firm otherwise they come out a bit ‘squishy’. Must admit it’s a great little machine and much easier to clean than the manual one.

Haven’t decided what to eat today but I think there will be chicken somewhere. Think I may try the mustard chicken with roasted cauliflower rice and some green vegetables.

Have a good day and may your food choices all turn out to be delicious!

A good weekend sticking to the diet which is amazing for me, weekends are usually disastrous, with wine and too much food. Large mushroom, tomato and scrambled egg for breakfast with 2 long blacks and a splash of milk, lunch was an apple and a mandarin, the one thing I miss so much is fruit, which I could easily live off. The mangoes, peaches, nectarines and apricots are all in season here, its so difficult to say no. Well the only saving grace is that I have dropped a dress size. Trouble is as I am no longer eating masses of fruit I have had to resort to buying psyllium husk, the exercise, extra veg, loads of water does not help me in the bowel department.

Hi Heath
Think we could help each other with support. My e-mail address is nancybutler27@hotmail.com. I am already in touch by e-mail with Susie3 in Australia. Do get in contact.
Day 5 for me today, finding it very difficult to forego my very milky coffees and teas. Like you I am finding it easier to control the calories by just having two meals, brunch and dinner with just 20g of nuts as a snack inbetween.
Nancy x

KrysiaD: I realised that I missed your post. It must be so hard losing a valued friend and neighbour but how wonderful that you were able to support each other through the years. You will surely miss her. I’ll be thinking of you and appreciating my own friends more!

Esnecca: that’s very kind of you to share the spreadsheet. I most certainly will find it interesting. We have all kinds of domestic projects to decide on and it would be good to remove the emotion from the process. And then with Brexit on the horizon there will probably be major decisions to be made as we live in France.

My email address is: ajbsd06@gmail.com

Thank you again and have a good day/night!

Hi Helen
I’ve been doing the med style plan since end of November. Started at 12st 3lbs now at 11st 2lbs. I don’t count the calories or carbs I stick to the principles. I don’t have T2D but my husband does so slowly we are trying to make changes and new habits together. This for me is about a long term way of life. I feel so much better physically and mentally eating this way. I find that I’ve gone from being someone who had to eat the minute I woke up in the morning to someone who can have a cup of coffee, not feel hungry and wait until lunch without struggling. I’d suggest ensuring you take on board the required amount of water. I’d also recommend variety with your meals. I too cook and freeze so that there are healthy ready meals in the freezer. I love and eat plenty of vegetables. I’ve cut right down on the wine (keeping it for occasions rather than every Friday night). I also don’t worry about what other people think. I’ve realised most people are too interested in what they are eating or doing or saying to even notice that I’m not eating the refined carbs. If I think of anything else I’ll let you know. I’ve found reading this forum excellent especially in the early days for help with motivation. I continue to read to take inspiration. Good luck.

For the record, much of the original research that the BSD is based on was done using prepared Atkins style meal replacements. It was a way for the researchers to keep a more accurate record of food intake by the participants.

For short term use they would ensure you are getting enough nutrients but they would be very expensive if you were on them permanently. I tried a few of them and I didn’t like the taste at all.

Fairyface you are such an inspiration! Your weight loss progress is AMAZING!!!! I’m so jealous but it’s a great reminder of the amazing progress that happens when you are consistent. My biggest weakness. Well done.

Faced the scales this morning. Still 1.5kgs heavier than I was at my lowest BSD weight but given that I had put on 4 kgs at one point with Christmas and comfort eating, my weight is coming down again. Got my very first ‘you are looking skinny’ comment the other day. I don’t see it yet – at 86kgs I’m clearly NOT skinny – but hurrah!

Given that I’m still yo-yoing in the same 6kg weight loss bracket since October I guess that I don’t have to worry about any rapid weight loss repercussions, lol. Slow and steady does it. I would love to smash the 1.5kgs emotional barrier this week if I can but that may be optimistic 🙂 That 1.5kgs will be a big deal to me as it will show that I’m really back on my way after the recent inconsistencies.

Feeling more in control of my life too and it’s showing. I have parted ways with my ‘night shift’ start-up colleagues to focus on my own primary business (‘the day job’) and/or getting a new job. Two businesses and a part-time Masters degree was not proving conducive to a healthy lifestyle or my sanity. Starting to understand that I can’t do it all without consequences. I was grabbing food on the go or ordering in out of tiredness again so it was not helping my diet either.

This week: carry on with Fast800; get out and see more daylight; go to bed earlier (now that I have ditched the ‘night shift job); declutter some more also, and start yoga again. And breathe….

Sarah x

KrysiaD~ I am so sorry to hear you lost your dear friend! Sounds like you had such a good relationship with her over the years. How nice to have someone who was there for you when you needed it and you for her. I’ll be thinking of you as you grieve her passing!
Your NHS was so quick!

Theodora~ Another lb. off! Congrats! You are very sweet to cook such a big breakfast for your O/H. It sounded delicious! He sounds like a good man. . .washing the dogs for you after they got all muddy. . .nice! :–)

Angela~ Glad to hear the sun came out after the heavy rain! Nice that you’ve had a good weekend and got a chance to enjoy the France-England match in front of the fire. I’ve never tried Sea Bream! Do you have a fish market close to your home? Fresh fish is always so delicious.

PEAK: I got my laundry folded and put away yesterday. Today I did the elliptical for 30 minutes and got a good sweat going! Later in the afternoon, my husband and I went out for a late lunch. We had meatballs and chopped salad that had roasted red pepper, chicken, small chunks of mozarella cheese, pepperchini, small pieces of salami, and cherry tomatoes with an Italian dressing. We ordered some white wine to go with it and the restaurant had run out of the one we ordered so they gave us an even pricer white wine instead. So nice of them! They only charged us the price of the wine we had originally ordered.

PIT: My mom had to be hospitalized for some bleeding. They did a lot of tests and feel it is her diverticula flaring up but no infection. She will probably be able to go home tomorrow. So good news!

I strongly agree with all the Med diet food recommendations. And all of Mr. Mosley’s related recommendations as well.
One question on diet remains, especially for those of us living in Asia – Is there an Asian equivalent of the Med diet? Lots of reports talk about people in Japan who eat seafood, veges, rice and work hard. What about Thai good etc.

That’s fantastic Theodora!
It is a bit quiet in here – I avoided posting a lot last week as I’d only lost 200grams in week 2, but I’ve been reading posts and lurking 🙂
I started Week 4 today, I was very pleased this morning when I stood on the scales and they read 99.7kg – I’ve been trying to get back under 100kg for ages! So that was my Woohoo a moment 🙂
Total loss, or rather, total fat gone in 3 weeks for me is 3.2kg (7lb). I’m really happy with that, as I have mentioned in other posts I haven’t been strict with the 800 cals per day.
This week should be easier though – no special occasions or nights out planned!

And enjoy your holiday, hope you have a great time!

Good luck Helen, my top tips are to 1) definitely drink lots of water – doesn’t have to be plain water. I have sparkling mineral water a few times a day as it keeps hunger at bay, also fruit teas (can have hot or cold).
2) Don’t be put off if you are really hungry in the first few days (doesn’t happen to everyone though) – it definitely gets easier. Yesterday for example I had less than 700 calories the whole day and wasn’t hungry. I found having some snacks on hand, in case I needed them, helped at first – a few almonds, small piece of cheese, tablespoon of yoghurt for example. I also keep tins of tuna, sachets of miso soup in my drawer at work.
3) plan as much as you can. Each afternoon/evening I plan the next days meals and enter it into My Fitness Pal app. You can always edit if needed.
4) Batch cook and freeze portions, or cook an extra portion or two when making meals. I had a few busy nights last week and it’s great to just pull out a container of chilli and a bag of cauliflower rice and dinner is ready in a few minutes 🙂
5) not sure if you are cooking for a family or not, but I’ve been giving my family the same meals, I just add pasta/potato/bread etc to theirs or give them a larger portion. I even had the family over for lunch on Australia Day and made all BSD friendly foods – no one realised they were eating “diet” foods!
6) I’m going to be honest. If you are following the 800 cal a day version of BSD then 800 is 800, and I’ve read some really good results on here. Then there’s people like me who occasionally (well ok a few times a week!) find it hard to stick to 800 calories, I go up to 900 or 1000. I’ve still managed to lose 3.2kg in 3 weeks (7lb) by sticking to the BSD principles. As I don’t have diabetes, have 20-25kg to lose, I’m happy for it to take a bit longer.
7) Don’t get too hung up by the number on the scales. You may have weeks where you don’t lose much weight at all but keep going anyway – others have described plateaus on here.
I lost 2.3kg in week 1, 0.2kg in week 2, and 0.7kg in week 3.
But I’ve had other benefits – I have a chronic health condition which has really improved in only 3 weeks and I have loads more energy, today I’m wearing a dress that I couldn’t button up a few weeks ago.
8) Keep reading the posts on these forums – they are so helpful and encouraging,
There you go, 8 tips for the 8 weeks! I’m sure other members will have more.
Hope this helps and good luck!

Thanks Theodora 🙂 I would love a wine cellar one day – just wouldn’t be good for me at the moment!
And we’ll done for being able to resist all that temptation!
I’m feeling very positive at the start of week 4, focussing on all the delicious foods I CAN eat rather than those I can’t.
I invested in an electric spiralizer today – Aldi had them for $34.99 so I thought it would be worth a try, it has 3 different blades so I’ll be able to make ribbons as well as noodles with zucchini and other veggies – can’t wait to try it 🙂

Hi All. Sounds like everyone doing good, which is great. I am doing ok. Felt hungry for first time today, although maybe I got away with it earlier in the week because I had a heavy cold. I am sticking to 2 meals per day lunchtime and evening and it generally feels fine. Has chicken korma out of bsd recipe book today – delicious!!
Nancy / Susie3 – I am starting from similar position as you. I am 57. Weighed 17st 9lb last Monday. Been overweight for last30yrs nearly. Tried every diet under sun, but never stuck with them. Last health check my blood sugar test was high and the gave me the jolt I needed to sort out my health.
I am going to weigh and measure again tomorrow – Monday mornings are always too rushed, so going to settle on Sundays as wi day.
Night everyone.

Susie3
It’s v late here in UK – 11.30pm at night – very tired about to go to bed. Well e-mail you in the morning.
Nancy x