I hope that I have stabilized my BS at that time. Before I could have problems with feeling shaky and week after a training. I have not felt that this latest two weeks.
I will bring nuts and raisins with me and fill up with good proteins the day before. And take it easy.
Thank you.

Hi Anna-Maria — welcome to the posts and good start on your BSD journey! I like your Swedish-Lady-Classic — we need one of those in the US!
I’m a big cross-country skier (swimmer, hiker) and I have been on the BSD for a year so I have some good experience with big exercise days and following the BSD.
I seriously recommend that you eat more calories on your big cross-country ski days, but, and here’s the important point, eat your calories in a low-carbohydrate way — add in more fat and protein to compensate for your big expenditure of calories.
Also, take a flask of tea or soup with you on the trail and drink a lot as you go along to keep fully hydrated.
Where will your cross-country event be held? We usually ski in California but we are going to Venabu Norway next month to ski in the Rondane National Park — we love cross-country skiing there– it is incredible!
Best wishes for your cross-country event! Let us know how you do!
Julia

pile of potatoes or rice in the US with the dinner meal especially – to say nothing of the fancy-sounding breads for sandwiches …..
am happy to report that I have made it comfortably into a size12 jeans – not relaxed fit! – I feel good ! have kept the calories around a thousand – some days lower – nuts add up too fast ! However, w/ kitty sadness (she is parked on my lap and has been whenever I sit down – doing the gym is on hold for a couple days) this is a time when I would have indulged in (lots of) ice cream – thought of that as I drove home last evening – but didn’t buy any – BS 120 this AM .
Exercise today will be the Pink Hat Pussy march in town – meeting up w/ knitting ladies and putting ourselves out there – then back to kitty-cuddling …. the ice cream is a thought, not a craving …. like an old habit …..
Fennel ? love the stuff – it is sold trimmed to the bulb plus about 5 inches of stalk – not much greenery – I will have to get to a Farmers Market one Saturday and look for wilder-looking stuff so I can try that in my tea – one of my favorites is a licorice-root tea – but fennel in green tea sounds interesting.
Daisiemum- hope the back is better !
MK – how great you got to talk w/ him ! the word is spreading via actual users of this diet – because the results and benefits are “in your face” so to speak….. I have talked w/ several people at work who have asked me what I’m doing (even though I’m not much into form-fitting clothes, my loss is more obvious than I realized). I have written out the website and we’ll see how it goes ….
re: the amylase function – might be interesting to get some tablets and use a dose before a meal w/ half a recommended serving of a carb and see what it does to BS …. pills as an aid not an excuse to eat the big piles of carb as in the past …. having celiac (malabsorption issues) it figures that breaking things down thoroughly would be a goal to increasing nutrient availability …. probably overthinking that ….
have a great weekend, everyone – onward and downward !!

that still doesn’t tell me what an app is. I presume it is short for application and it is something you can put on your phone to do things but as I dont have a mobile or actually the one I have is 15 years old and only used to send texts and make calls, can I download apps onto my computer so I can use these wonderful thingies, whatever they are. My daughter talks about logging her exercise on a fitbit but I just type it into my Sparkpeople.com exercise page and it tells me how many calories I have used, adjusts the calories needed in my nutrition page etc. Am I correct that that is the same sort of thing. Would hate to be missing out.

You are not diabetic so it doesn’t matter if your blood glucose goes low but how will you feel. I suspect you will be weak and shaky on 800 cals and would increase the day before and have a good meal i.e. omelette with mushrooms and crème fraiche. Make sure you have a snack with you, something like nuts and seeds and raising, easy to carry and easy to nibble on. When I said go over the 800 cals it does not mean to carb load although you could have some porridge.

Others in your position i.e. non-diabetic and sporty, will come on and advise, this is just my opinion and not from prior experience although I do have a snack if my BG is low before swimming but just a couple of prunes and some Greek yoghurt.

Hi, I started BSD two weeks ago tomorrow, and it’s going really welI. I lost 2,6 kilos and lost 6cm round the stomach the first week and I’m looking forward to weight in tomorrow. Only 22kg to loos 😃 to get a healthier life, with no sugar addiction!! I lost my both parents in hart attach and stroke to early. They both were diabetics and not overweight.
To my question.. the 11 of February I have to do a cross country ski for 30km, can I go through with this on 800 calories ? I will be in my 5:the week. I really want to do this because then I have done the Swedish “Lady classic”
(This to be done in one year-100km cykling, 1000m swimming, 10km running and the last one ..cross country skiing ) Can you please give me some advice?
Thank you

Thanks for the encouragement SunnyB, very welcome!

I don’t eat breakfast. I’m never hungry when I wake up, though I do have a milky coffee about 9.30 am and that keeps me going till lunchtime. If I get peckish late morning, I have a miso soup (teaspoon of miso paste in hot water – not the expensive packaged soups). Because it’s so savoury, it makes me feel like I’ve eaten a meal. Very low cal and carb for the satisfaction it gives.

Mrs. Pink, Dr MM says in his book that the old advice about having to eat breakfast is bunkum. If you’re not hungry, why consume the calories?

I just use a free list App(lication) called Shopping UK. It works for me.

PEAK: Went to lunch with a few colleagues; nice to catch up on things with them! This morning I weighed two pounds less than yesterday; glad the water weight came off.

PIT: Didn’t stay on BSD track completely. I had a beer at lunch and some chocolate after dinner. My mom couldn’t make the drive down since she got snowed in at her place.

Afternoon all,

Great to see some of your phenomenal results, I salute your dedication! Well-deserved.

I rather fell off the wagon about 10 days ago – major work dramas, multiple birthdays and stressful visit to A&E. Excuses, excuses. Have tried to stay low carb every other day but there’ve been many bad things. So slightly shocked to step on the scales this morning and find I’m 2lb down in the last 11 days. I will happily take that though! Back on plan from tomorrow.

It’s picking yourself up and carrying on after these mis-steps that seems to have made a difference to many posters on here. Knowing that if you do just pick yourself up, dust yourself down and get on with it, you CAN keep seeing results.

Thank you for all your replies. I did get straight back on it and am so pleased I did. I have to admit it was easier than I thought. I wonder why with other diets I have always dine the “I’ll start tomorrow or Monday” thing. Anyway, whatever the reason am back on track and thank you for all your supportive words.

I hope you’re all doing well. FiB – I hope you’re back on track too. Sunshine – thank you for advice re: BG levels. And SunnyB for great PMA 👍😃

App, what’s an app. Don’t laugh, I dont even have a mobile phone. Luckily I do have a computer but it is steam driven.

Well done Chunkyd!! That is a really great result and I’m sure it will spur you on to continued success. Keep posting so we all know how things are going and shout if things get sticky, we like to encourage and support if needed! Good Luck.

Post number 2, update on the plan.

I have again lost a bit of weight and I am looking forward to Tuesday for the final result although I have spent most of this week undoing the damage I did last weekend, I still hope to have a good (ish) result. So my pledge is NO ALCOHOL this weekend.

My BG is back to my normal of 5.1 happy days, still keeping the insulin at 23 units (it was 22 before Xmas interfered) but I am happy with that – just under 8 weeks to HbA1c.

Have a good weekend everyone and keep on keeping on…

Yes Marsie, it think it is the western diet that piles on the carbs. The other countries that use a lot of rice (India, China, Malaysia etc) and facing a diabetic epidemic but they over eat the carbs because of poverty, which is why we used to fill up, in the days when we couldn’t afford meat every day.

MK you must have been thrilled, I quite welled up reading your post, he is real, this eating plan is real and now he knows we are following his teachings (sounds like a religious guru).

Hey Verano, I would look at the other nutrition course but my head is spinning with French, Spanish and The Science of Nutrition. I have found week 2 really fascinating, now I know why biological washing powders work and why I use it to soak burned on grease on casseroles, and it works. One very interesting fact was to do with amylase – no don’t all fall asleep, if you are diabetic this concerns you – amylase is the enzyme produced in saliva which starts to break down carbs, if you chew and chew something like a potato and try to keep it in your mouth it will start to turn into an sugar compound, the longer you keep it in your mouth the less work your digestive system has to do to break it down, making it less harmful. Next fact, amylase is also produced by the pancreas and we as diabetics have fairly knackered pancreases so it is ineffective at breaking down the sugars in CARBOHYDRATES in later stages of digestion. Not only can the pancreas not produce (enough good) insulin it is also struggling with amylase. Why have the medical / scientific community not cottoned on to this and realised it is carbohydrates that are the problem.

By the way, Dr Mosley is a contributor to this course but mainly as the person talking to the scientists and explaining in simpler terms.

What a thrill, MK, to meet that most forward thinking man (or do I mean the most lateral thinking?). And how significant that he was willing to answer your Qs on maintenance in such a straightforward manner. Think we should all print out and frame this post.

Re “He said it’s only in the UK that people feel a meal isn’t complete without a pile of carbs – spuds, rice, pasta – on your plate,” goodness, I wish it was only in UK. …. nope, it’s here in Australia too.

Thanks for sharing your experience.
Marilyn

When you find a swimsuit that comes with a free nip and tuck let me know please Miss Ziggy.:-)

Wow MK! What a wonderful treat. Maintenance advice from the horses mouth, very useful indeed. Excellent!

Maharani kitten thats fantastic. I am with him when he says people who get wholehearted support from their families and friends is so true. I would not have been able to change my way of eating without this forum and the fantastic support of my husband and family.
Notice I have not said its a diet;-)
I just need to get a grip on the ‘going for a walk” bit. I just had going outside when its wet and windy.

Hey everyone….it’s so good that we are still here to support each other👍🏻👍🏻Well done Carb Addict for keeping positive and continuing with this way of eating. I think that being positive is a huge factor with any diet we embark on!
Yesterday I got back from an overnight stay at a Spa and felt so much better about my body image on this occasion. I go once a year with a friend that is the same size as Kate Moss and have always felt self conscious about my weight. This time I felt nearly comfortable in my own skin….which is a good sign. I ate well but mindfully but woke up feeling slightly bloated with a bit of discomfort. I think my body protests when I now eat non BSD foods or was it the two glasses of wine and three gin and tonics 😐! I went shopping today so by this evening I will be back on track.
I think I have reached an age where I should invest in a swimsuit constructed by an engineer!! I think no amount of diet will keep the flabby bits contained. Back in the day I could buy a cheap swimsuit and look ok I tried a couple from Matalan(dead cheap) but looked cheap on my body too😂 A £10 swimsuit will not do. Do they make a swimsuit that comes with a free nip and tuck?

Love all of you….
MIss ZIggy

Hi MrsPink. If you are interested in fasting it’s definitely worth a go. You can increase the time gradually. Dr Fung’s advice if you feel dizzy or at all unwell just eat something. You can always try again later. I hope this helps.

Hi sjw

Thank you for your advice. I have just taken a loaf out and still have a dished top but it is better than the crater from the first attempts. I used 370 ml cold water (as suggested by my breadmaker instructions) and 1.5 teaspoons yeast. I am not sure where to go from here. I may try adding a little more salt but keeping the other ingredients the same as this time. Let me know how you get on. I’m sure there is a solution to this problem if only we could find it!

😂 I’m off to the gym! Everyone is doing so well and trying so hard, it is great to tell all and get the boost to keep going – thank you all, we can do it!!

Well done Theodora, you are doing great…not to worry…Monday will be here before you know it 😢

New Claire, don’t worry about slipping occasionally. As I see it this is about changing a way of living, and so long as the general trend is low carb and low calorie I really don’t think it will make much of an impact…as Theodora says…onwards and downwards!

PS I can absolutely picture you devouring a piece of gammon whilst trying not to get burned…it’s exactly the sort of thing I would do! 😂

Hi Boston Babe, welcome and well done on finally committing to BSD and your first weight loss.

NewClaire – please don’t hate yourself. Everyone will fall off the wagon sooner or later – we are only human after all – and the important thing is to just pick yourself up and get back on the wagon.

Chrisula, I have been on under 35g carbs all week – lowest was 21 on my first day – but will have a blowout 40 today, as it’s the weekend and I have 2 courses planned for dinner. Daily total will still be only 819 calories though. Will do 2 courses again tomorrow, including a roast, and it will come out at roughly 30g and only 720 calories. As SunnyB says, I think we are all different, and it also takes us all a different amount of time to start metabolising fat instead of carbs. You may have felt tired because you have hit carb flu – happened to me a few days ago, couldn’t believe how weak and feeble I felt, but I persevered (with encouragement on here – thank you) and seem to be shooting through now. So whatever you are comfortable with, as long as you try to stay under 50.

Despite determining not to weigh myself again until next Friday, I jumped on the scales yet again this morning – another pound gone, so 7lbs in 5 days, and my fat percentage has dropped a bit from my starting figure on Monday – was 33.6 and is now 32.9 🙂 and my BMI has dropped below 29 for the first time in years. It has given me the motivation (I think) to try to get through my first BSD weekend without straying too far…………….but oh, what I wouldn’t do for a glass of red (or white for that matter!)

I’m feeling a bit guilty because we were supposed to have some very dear friends (all thin) coming to stay next weekend whom we haven’t seen in ages and I was worrying about sticking to the straight and narrow during their visit, which would have involved feeding them on 2 evenings and going out for dinner on another – and lots and lots of wine. But last evening they rang and cancelled, and they sounded so disappointed, so I tried to sound likewise, whilst in my head I was shouting HALLELUJAH!!! Bad girl Theodora 🙁

Have a good day everyone, onwards and downwards 🙂

Hi
1st post on the forum. I have been on the BSD since September. I have no issues with blood sugar, however a decidedly junky diet has seen me steadily gain weight over the last 3 years. I turned 50 last May and hit the menopause around the same time. Crunch time came when my largest clothes failed to fit me any more & I decided enough was enough … anyway, getting to the point, I read the book & started on 800 calories very successfully, however I found that my brain got a bit woolly, which isn’t good when I drive a lot and have to be quite sharp in my work generally. So I gave up calorie counting and just stuck to the principles (plus slip in a glass or 2 of red most nights – sorry Mike!) and the weight has steadily dropped (10kg in 4 months). I’m staggered…. am never hungry….enjoy every single mouthful of food the I eat …. and I don’t miss the biscuits, crisps and other rubbish I used to trough in abundance. In fact I positively dislike the taste of it now!
So…in answer to your question about calorie counting, I don’t think it’s always necessary. I think that maybe stabilising my blood sugar has made my calorie intake self regulating, thus restricting calories I eat?

Hi
6 days in, 5 lbs down and feeling fine! Blood sugars best they’ve been for a while, even though I was on LCHF.

Just made the Beetroot Falafels for lunch. What a faff! Thank goodness the results were worthwhile. Even beetrootophobe husband liked them. It was he who suggested having a go, since he’s joining me on this journey. Next time I’ll make twice the amount and freeze half the end product.

Good to keep abreast of people’s progress on here. Keep on posting!

Topac I’d be interested to know how you get on too. Please do report back!
I would be slightly worried that I might feel dizzy or faint if I went that long?
As to the eating once or twice a day – I have never eaten breakfast in my adult life ie since leaving school. According to received wisdom and current advice from a dietician I know, that is one of the reasons why I am fat! It’s all so terribly confusing. Perhaps I will buy the Fung book and see what he has to say about it ….

So I had a massive evening of weakness yesterday. I decided to eat poached eggs for breakfast instead of the yoghurt I’ve been eating all week, as I knew eggs would fill me up. I wanted to skip lunch and have a couple of gins with sparkling water and lemon/mint with dinner this evening. Well by the time I was driving home from work I was so hungry I felt sick, I just had water sloshing around in me and I needed food. I ended up stopping in Sainsburys and bought a mini gammon shank from their hot food snack bit and ate that as soon as I got home. I then had a “what the hell” attitude and followed that up with crisps and cashew nuts! Oh, and I still had the gins! I’ve had more than double my allowance of carbs and calories. Went to bed hating myself.

Ive tried to put it in perspective this morning and thought if I end up losing 3-4lbs this week instead of the 6lbs I had lost before yesterday, then it’s still an ok amount. I can never skip lunch again on this diet! So ladies if you need a good laugh, just imagine someone standing in their kitchen eating a big lump of ham off the bone and trying not to burn themselves!

I met Professor Taylor this morning!!! What a lovely, lovely man.
Was at the launch of a new Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall programme for the BBC on obesity in my work guise, waiting to be interviewed, found myself sitting next to him!!!
I shook his hand and told him his diet had all but reversed my T2D in 12 weeks and he was delighted. We had a chat about how low carb is slowly being accepted by diabetes UK who have changed their website.

Anyhow, in the interest of assisting my forum buddies, I asked what he thought was the most important thing for maintenance long term . HE said that to recognise it’s often a harder battle than the low cal induction, and be ready for that, but also that his research shows that those who get wholehearted support from their families and friends are the ones who do best of all. And exercise, regular exercise as a normal pRt of your daily routine. HE’d cycled the 2 miles from his house.

He said it’s only in the UK that people feel a meal isn’t complete without a pile of carbs – spuds, rice, pasta – on your plate, and if whole families could eat four days out of seven without that – just have an extra vegetable instead – and give up reliance on fruit juice and fizzy drinks, there’d be a revolution for the good.

What a kind man, when he shook my hand and wished me well in the future, I felt like I could move a mountain. Which indeed I need to! The HFW stuff was interesting too, but another time. MK x

Thanks for all the advice. I’m stocked up with the basics as the book suggests (I’ve even invested in storage jars & labelling!)

It’s my shopping list app only works once so I’m rewriting each time or scribbling out bits of paper list😏

I suppose I’m asking for the work to be done so I, and others, can use it.

#digitalslave

Hi All,
My first post on here. Had an over 50s health check before Christmas and my blood pressure was 165/130. At least three stone overweight. I had bought the 8 week BSD book months earlier but hadn’t acted on it. On 22nd December, started having breakfast and lunch from the recipe book but regular evening meals and alcohol (too much) to ease into it. Started in earnest on 1st Jan and have weighed this morning – 11.5 lbs lost! Very pleased and looking forward to the next 5 weeks (sort of!). Good luck everyone.

Someone posted about this the other day and referred to the page at keto-calculator.ankerl.com .
You put in your own info and it calculates it for you.
I am aiming for 25g carbs in these early stages.

I find I can run on around 20g carbs a day, but we are all different and you will need to find your own level. To keep the weight falling and the fat burning, it’s best to be below the 50g it seems, but some people manage it on around 60g, so we are all different. If I’m reading your post correctly, it was an energy issue that took you to the rye bread, so maybe you need to have your carb intake nearer the 50g a day level, than the 35g. Think about where those extra carbs come from though – opt for pulses rather than grains as they contain complex rather than simple carbs and so won’t cause blood sugar spikes, which might result in hunger pangs and cravings.

Don’t panic Kathy and don’t let the BSD spoil your special anniversary – this is not a time to be trying to stick to 800cals a day! I have been on the BSD for close to a year now, with two long maintenance periods and am now back to it seriously, to try to get rid of the last half stone. What you need to remember, is that we are in this for the long haul, so you need to give yourself permission not to be perfect all the time. It is inevitable that you won’t hit 800 every day – but some will be up and as you progress, some will be down – it all balances out. As long as you are giving it your best effort, it will be enough.

My advise for you special event is to try hard to stick to the principles of the BSD, so no bread, potatoes, pasta etc., try to avoid the sweet stuff, but allow yourself a little something as it’s a special occasion that won’t come round again. And of course a glass or two of champagne has to be allowed. Don’t worry about the 800 cals, just try to keep your carb intake down.

Once you have your anniversary behind you, you can really buckle down and tackle the 800 properly. Good luck and have a wonderful anniversary.

Hi Chrisula83, I think the aim is to stay below 50 grams carbs, and the lower the better…if you are feeling hungry try increasing the amount of fat eg in yoghurt snack as this should help.

Hi cmawp – exercise is something I’m only recently trying to get to grips with again. We have a decent rowing machine, which I now have set up in the spare room so there is no excuse for not trotting upstairs and doing a bit. Have also recently bought an exercise ball and have found an exercise routine online, which consists of ten exercises. So my aim is to do either some rowing or ball exercise every day and if I’m feeling particularly keen, some of each.

Hope you enjoy your meal out and fingers crossed that you have an agreeable result on Monday morning. My weight has been up and down over the week, but I’m hopeful of registering a loss on Monday when I too will do my weekly weigh-in. The trend is looking reasonably good so far, just need to ensure I don’t blow it over the w/e.

Was it something you ate that blocked you up, or something you had omitted? I had a similar problem this week, but I realised it was due to forgetting to take my chia seeds with me, when I was away last w/e. They really do help to keep my system running smoothly.

Anyway, here’s to good results all round folks … Looking forward to reading lots of positive posts on Monday.

Hi everyone,
Just wanted to ask if there is a minimum amount of carbs you’re supposed to eat a day. I know the maximum is supposed to be 50. I haven’t been eating many at all (under 35 each day) and today I was so tired around midday so I decided to have a piece of rye bread with my bolognaise sauce. I’m not too worried about eating the bread but I’m just wondering if I’ve need to make sure to at least eat 50g of carbs a day?
Thanks for all the advice 🙂

Hi Boston babe and welcome 😊 1.5lbs is a great loss and is good motivation for the times when you feel hungry. I found fruit teas and water help to stem some of the hunger pains. It does get easier, eating plenty of full fat foods will help you feel fuller for longer, but watch your carb intake! Check into the forums regularly as they really help keep you motivated. I’m on day 12 and have to say it really does get easier!

Love the word peppiness Carb_Addict.

Weigh day for me

1.10.16 – 114.2
21.1.17 – 98.4

Just 500g down from last week. But I am happy with that.

The weight is coming off very slowly. Still finding it hard I must admit but really enjoying the food and feeling well is an added bonus.

Hi Kathy, don’t let a hiccup stop you 🙂
I’m finding it hard to stick to 800 cals too, and have gone over some days.
It should get easier for you when you are back at work and in a routine.
I envy you going to Curves. I was a member for 8 years until our local one closed down and there are no others near by. I really miss it.
Good luck this week 🙂

Hi Michaelmas Daisy. I think the answer is to eat bread only very occasionally, and eat only the most delicious bread you can find. There cannot be a diet on earth that doesn’t restrict bread, so we should maybe learn something from that. My personal favourite is the ciabatta they sell in fenwicks in Newcastle – not for a few weeks though. I think I remember reading somewhere that we should try to eat only the most delicious food possible and to waste your carbs/calories on a loaf of sliced white …..

Thank you. Back on the Fast800 wagon today, and feel neither happy or sad about it: it is just the way things have to be to move forward in my life. Am sure I’ll get back to my usual peppiness in a few days when my stomach has deflated and I feel lighter. Will tackle the thorny subject of the scales later this week however: would like to get the number down on whatever it is today before for motivational sakes!

Good morning fellow January starters. Just weighed myself at the end of week 3 and I’m 3lbs down, making a total of 13lbs.

I didn’t feel any different in myself this week and thought I wouldn’t loose much, if anything, despite sticking to the recipes like glue. But feeling quite chuffed with that.

Always really encouraged to read everyone’s posts, thank you. To those who are struggling or hitting a plateau, keep focused, keep going.

HAGWE,
Jacks

Ouch, a day yesterday where I kept kind of drifting off plan, tidying up the last of the Christmas food and overdid it a bit, and the scales this morning have been ruthless. Back up to 11 stone 2, just over 3 pounds up on my lowest weight, and almost 2 pounds up on yesterday. I am eating out tonight as well so will have to be extra focused. Not a setback, just part of the learning curve.

Lynne – your days sound really hectic – but you are right – it does keep you out of mischief.
I love my relaxation times also but do wonder if it I enjoy these times all the more because of being busy the rest of the time.

I also wonder if it is being busy helps to keep us young – and you certainly don’t look your age. People say I don’t either. I will keep this in mind to cheer me up today as am just about to leave the house for another hectic day teaching and I would really like to sit and relax and read my newspaper instead.

Summermoonstone i have also reversed my diabetes. I have lost 3 stone since i started in June. I have reduced my Metformin as well. I am hoping when i go back in May they will review this and let me stop taking the tablets. I feel like you and hated the Metformin it made me feel very ill but they changed it to slow release tablets which i now only take one of a day. Carry on i am stuck a bit after Christmas i only put on about 2 lbs but am struggling to lose any more than the 2 lbs.

Good morning all. Thank you so much for your sympathy regarding my back. It’s definitely much better today, yesterday there were moments of excruciating pain. I will keep moving and doing appropriate stretches, hopefully it will soon be sorted.

I am doing well so far with maintaining my weight, but it’s very early days. It remains to be seen if the adjustment in the dosage of my meds makes a difference weight-wise, but I’m certainly feeling much less lethargic and my BP is still great.

All this talk of fennel has whetted my appetite, I haven’t tried it in ages – move over Jules. Meanwhile I’m loving my celeriac mash – yum!

BTW, there’s a great little half hour tv prog on iPlayer from BBC Wales FAT vs CARBS, nothing new to us but encouraging (and slightly amusing) to see someone introduced to LCHF for the first time and the reactions of people to this way of eating, not to mention the medics surprise at the results!

Happy BSD day everyone.

I like normal cauliflower rice but I’ll have to try that roasted one as well, sounds lovely. I do NOT like fennel, you guys are welcome to squabble over it!

I continue to maintain within a kg of my lowest weight, numerous attempts to get serious again since Christmas but I’ve now decided to wait another week. Kids will be back at school, husband back at work, I’ll have a week before my librarian studies start so I’ll be able to establish some kind of routine which I can’t now.

I’m mostly eating Mediterranean but too much of it (actually a perfect amount if I was happy maintaining!), lots of snacking on cheese and nuts. I am eating potato as well, but mostly staying away from the other carby stuff. I had toast one morning and was so hungry the rest of the day! It’s great reading everyone’s updates, we’ll all get there eventually.