Hey Fifi&Flo – don’t worry about the halo slipping. We are all human and we all slip up and the best thing to do is chalk it up and move on. I can’t advise on the blood sugar aspect, but the advise from sunshine-girl seems sound. At any rate, it will be what it will be, so just get back on track, push ahead and don’t waste emotional energy on negativity. Stay positive, keep going and post us some great results soon!

PS Well done on your weight loss, Chrysalis, and quite right, you shouldn’t beat yourself up about the wine – I’m sure we are all tempted, sometimes we succumb, sometimes we don’t. On the scale (pardon the pun) of things, the occasional slip won’t hurt, as long as we don’t treat it as an excuse to binge!

Good morning all.

Welcome MissFreddySausageDog – another dog walker 🙂 I think everyone should get one (or 2, as in my case ) as at least it forces you to walk, but not sure I could then manage 12 hours on my feet on top of that (going through cab flu atm) 🙁

Just wondering how everyone’s doing today?

Things going ok for me and very pleased to report that the incredible weakness I was feeling yesterday has definitely improved today. I didn’t start to feel wobbly until the last half mile of our walk (and that bit is all uphill) and, unlike yesterday, recovered quickly, so hoping carb flu is on it’s way out.

Little concerned about facing my first weekend on BSD because most of our social life happens then. Also O/H always goes out with his mates on a Friday and I settle down to a lovely quiet evening snuggled on the sofa with a large glass of red in my hand (to be honest, generally more than one!). But I will try to be strong and resist the call for wine and the accompanying snacks / crisps etc. 😉 If I manage it, this will be my 5th BSD day, and my 6th day alcohol free, which even if I don’t lose weight, has to be good for my liver! 😉

I was going to make Mondays my official weigh in day, but considering the above, have decided to make it Fridays, so that if I do slip a bit over the weekend, I will have time to recover and lose any little weight gain I’ve made over the weekend. Is this a cop out, do you think?

Have a good day everyone.

Great result Chrysalis! Don’t worry about the wine, I’m sure you will see good results again next time too. Keep going and good luck.

Report on lunch at Le Manoir- all I can say is WOW! I have not been before, and was a bit apprehensive, although I was expecting the food to be amazing, (which it was) I thought it night be a bit posh and pretentious – not at all! A really beautiful house, we were welcomed by all and looked after perfectly.
It started with a glass of champagne and canapes, then a five course tasting menu, each dish a small amount of exquisitely cooked and presented food, with flavours, textures and colours blending and contrasting beautifully. Then coffee with petit fours to finish. My son and his partner also had the wine recommendations for the various courses, which they said were excellent.

It was afterwards when we took a walk round the grounds that I appreciated that ALL the vegetables we had eaten were seasonal and grown organically in their own garden!

So how did I do? After the champagne, no more alcohol; I didn’t have any of the wonderful breads on offer (in fact didn’t really feel tempted, wanting to keep my appetite for the food to come); and I gave the shortbread biscuit that came with the fabulous citrus desert to my son. Apart from the dessert, petit fours and the small amount of potato there wasn’t that much obvious carb, and this morning I am exactly half of one pound up! That will go tomorrow; today will be a very low cal and low carb day. And I’d kept the rest of my calories for yesterday to under 500.

My bottom line for life events is going to be minimal or no alcohol, and NO grains, specially wheat; otherwise I shall enjoy!

Going to hire the rower today and get going with that- not sure the village is ready to see me scooting around yet, but perhaps I can get my 4yr grandson to come with me when he comes to stay to save my selfconciouness 🙂
Mary

Hi everyone, weigh in day for me and loss of 5lbs since last weigh in. Still not able to excercise, which is a shame, but sticking with it. How is everyone else getting on?Had a stumble last night and succumbed to a couple glasses of wine, but not going to beat myself up about it…for too long 🙁

Shadynook – congratulations on your superb achievement. It must feel really great to have defeated diabetes – well done for all your hard work and determination.

Fifi, absolutely not, although it depends on where you were and where you started. I’ll explain, if you have lost say 3 or 4 lbs on this plan then a blow out could set you back to square one, if you have lost more then it might just cause a small increase in weight. It is all a matter of percentages. So, yes you might have stalled or put on a little but it is not the end of the world. If you are diabetic and have managed to get your BG under control then a glitch should not increase your BG to pre-BSD levels but may increase it a little over the next couple of days.

Whatever has happened has happened. Today is a new day and I hope you are back on it straight away – no waiting until after the weekend, no excuses. Just keep going and don’t blame yourself, you have not failed when you are still here. Giving up is failure. Keep on keeping on…

Lynne – Hopefully you are less busy today and get the chance to relax a bit.

Well done Verano and Jules. The BG is the most important thing for us diabetics, for me the weight loss is a bonus. Today I am back to having lost 4 lbs since starting 2.5 weeks ago (how do you type fractions on the keyboard???) so just half a pound to my pre-holiday weight. Hopefully, I can join in with you all and set this goal for the end of this mini challenge and happy to join you in whatever comes next.

Again my BG was up slightly at 6.0 (108 on other scale) but settling nicely. Just finished my HipHopAbs exercise routine and will probably do it again tomorrow. It is only half an hour so goes very quickly but is quite intense. Nothing much else to report, just feeling good and very positive.

Have a good day.

Verano – well done on your weight loss – you really are on track now. Your b.s. was really good – properly normal.

JulesMaigret – fantastic Hba1c. Shows how well you have stuck to the plan. Your other stats are excellent also.

Yes, an interesting article, I think I saw something about it a few months ago on one of the many television programmes- it might even have been one of Michael’s.

I’m not sure though how relevant it is WRT the BSD, since the mice were on low/high fat diets, not low/high carb diets. I really don’t think I can blame the bacteria for my devouring all those carbs and putting the weight back on last year! But I am sure that having healthy gut bacteria is key to health, and cutting right back on the sugar as you do in BSD should go a long way towards this. In any case, we’re not going back there again, are we ladies- it’s going to be low carb for long term maintenance, so the bugs won’t get the chance to do any more damage! Another good reason for maintaining properly when we get to goal.

Fingers crossed for a whoosh! moment for you soon TC. Think it has to be water related, for you to have gained that amount whilst doing the plan. It must be so frustrating, but I’m pleased that you are managing to stay positive. Really hope that you see a big positive soon.

My daily weight checks are going okay, but I don’t want to speak too soon and am holding on for my end of week weigh-in, before I confirm any loss. I have bought myself a swiss exercise ball and have started to use that, which I am hoping will help with toning and might also help to burn a few calories. Am still rowing a little most days – I confess I’m not managing to increase the duration by much at the moment though, but hopefully it will come.

Keep going everyone and keep posting!

I’ve done 2 x 20 hour fasts and 1 x 17 hour fast this week. To avoid hunger I have coffee with coconut oil, butter and cream. It really works. I’ve lost 2lbs since Tuesday morning. I try to just eat once a day and gradually working up to 48 hours fasting once or twice a week. I seem to have lost interest in tea with milk which is very surprising!!

I’ve read a lot about the benefits of fasting in the book The Complete Guide To Fasting by Dr Jason Fung. It’s a great book full of useful information.

Thanks. I have found that when I have eaten only one meal I don’t feel any different the next day. No particular hunger and I think this is because I feel properly full after a bigger/higher calorie meal. I just need to see how this feels paying more attention to the meal content.

Well done Verano and Jules. Great results and heading in the right direction. Not sure about the fennel tops Jules. I’ve never really tried fennel but I think I’ll buy some today and see how I get on with it.

Margaret, Evelyn, Inka and Fairyface,

Thank you SO much for the kind words. Happy to report that I feel some of the heaviness is lifting today and I am feeling much more positive about life. There’s no doubt that some of it is due to work pressure and loneliness – I spend too much time tapping away on my laptop at the dining table at the moment, often well into the night with only the cats for company. (Wow, I sound like such a bad stereotype there!) However I can see some of it is due to a) the weather (yes, you can get mild Seasonal Affective Disorder even in Dubai!) and b) my endometriosis giving me some pain and making me feel rubbish. Basically a ‘Perfect Storm’.

I think there’s also some more fundamental stuff at play in the background too – kind of a mid-life ‘who am I, what do I want to achieve, where do I want to live, why am I still single, AAAKKK!’ stuff going on which needs to be worked through. But I accept this was just a bad week and I move forward. Evelyn, you are right, I am still placing too much emphasis on how I look from the outside: living in a super-glamourous city where everyone seems to look like a model doesn’t help! It brings out my deep inner anxiety that I’m not ‘good enough’ (attractive/funny etc) which, to be fair, has been better in recent times. That said, I had a lovely night at a dinner reception for a group of visiting (and scarily brainy) Harvard students last night where I received some lovely feedback about the positive energy I give out, and tonight I am off to a music festival tonight with another friend who is good for my soul. Just got to keep working on that balance and getting enough daylight to regulate my serotonin. I feel I’ll be back properly on the Fast800 within a day or two and able to cope. I might have to push through the first few days again but don’t we all. I have set aside time tomorrow to plan meals and shop for appropriate food.

Ongoing work in progress, huh….. x

PS: Fairyface: i am most sorry to hear of your friend’s passing this week. Sincere condolences.

Good morning, so many people are managing to keep going! What a team! I have lost one of the three pounds I put on during my holiday but what is better is that I have been having high morning blood sugars which I think are the dawn phenomenon- this morning my fasting BG was 5.4, a significant improvement on the 6.5 it has been for a few weeks. Happy with that!

Just re read these posts…….because I could very easily fall off the edge. But the support you all give is really helpful.
Hope you all have a better day.

Important things first – just been to Morrisons, not only have they got loads of courgettes, they’re actually on offer!

After that went for my catch-up with my diabetes nurse after my blood test. The results:

* Weight 18st 2lb – my target for this challenge – 75% of the way to my target weight
* Blood pressure of 116/72 – well into normal for my age and size
* Cholesterol well into normal, I can’t remember the number, because:
* HBA1C of 35! (sorry for those who use percentages, but I don’t really understand them) but well into normal

So that means HBA1C of 67 in August, 54 in October and 35 now.

Well chuffed – I may celebrate with a glass of green tea, with fennel tops in it.

In all seriousness, my most sincere and on-going thanks to everyone on this site for all their kind help and support, even when I ask stupid questions.

Now the small matter of keeping on track and getting rid of the last two stone …..

Very wise words Evelyn & my thoughts are also with you Sarah & hope today is a better day for you. You are brave living away from the UK & working in what traditionally has been a male dominated society but I expect things have changed a lot since I lived in the Middle East hopefully for the better! But you are are still coping with a busy work schedule & it can seem rather irrelevant finding any focus to look after yourself in all that; however you are still important as is your health & well being so hang in there & try to maintain the positive changes you have already made👍😀.
I am still on the very slow train & was tempted to eat two homemade rock cakes the other evening ar WI because they looked so tempting & tasted good. I have calorie wise been eating below my BMR but not managing many 800 calorie days & am definitely not so focused as when starting on the first eight week stint. We had big mushrooms last night & soup for lunch but also some crackers with the soup & a little cheese. With my husband having achieved his goal mine seems more relaxed now with only weight to lose & not managing blood levels & diabetes. I do seem to have lost a few more inches around my waist & tummy & might have lost a pound in weight by Sunday at my three week weigh in. I have maintained a dry January!
Oh well let’s all keep battling on to the end of the month & see where we have got to then.
Margaret xx

Did Tesco shopping early this morning – but not quite early enough because Esnecca and JulesMaigret had cleared the shelves of all the fennel! Will have to wait until next week to try it. Was pleased though that courgettes were in stock.

We are trying cauliflower rice again. We didn’t like our first efforts at cooking it last year but hopefully we will have better luck this time.

The dreaded plateau for me this week 😒……but reading this thread is very encouraging to see that most people seem to hit it at some point! SO not giving up as still lost 3.5kg since 2nd Jan and definately feel better and clothes looser. Will try the soup idea SueBlu, good luck everyone.

On the subject of grandchildren I once saw a T shirt with the words: If I’d known grandchildren were so much fun, I’d have had them first!
And my mother in law had a magnet on her fridge: Grandchildren spoilt while you wait!
I understand both sentiments perfectly…
Well what a shame you’re not going to have a family visit and how awful to have an infection after dental surgery. Your poor sister! I hope she’ll feel better soon.
I’m looking out for the movie…there are several cinemas that show films in English but we sometimes have to wait. Sometimes the film is actually out on DVD before it gets to our cinemas! Never mind, a cinema trip is always nice. I can’t imagine a pretzel will make too much difference. I had some chocolate yesterday (mea culpa)that I found in the back of the fridge. I’d hidden it at Christmas…I enjoyed it and it didn’t make a difference this morning though I did have vegetable soup for dinner to compensate.

Yesterday’s peak was a very pleasant walk down the canal. I wouldn’t have liked to do it alone but I had company and we had a coffee afterwards.
The pit: still got the sniffles so I guess I’ve got something, cold or allergies: who knows!
And another peak, the mimosa is starting to bloom which always lifts my spirits…
Have a good weekend, Janet. Hope you’ve got something fun lined up.

Good morning everyone

Hope you are all well. Just 4 days left now to get to our mini goal for this challenge. I can’t even remember what mine was! Anyway I seem to be back on track at last and have now dropped down into the next stone and the next 10lbs and have even lost a little more from my waist. Just under 8lbs to get me back to my pre-disability ‘over-weight’ weight, which I’ve not seen for maybe 7 years!!!

My really good news is that I did a BG test 3hrs after my lunch yesterday and it was 4.6. I just couldn’t believe it I have never had a test that low so am really happy. Hope it wasn’t just a one off. Anyway, it’s just keep on keeping on for me at the moment but I do feel as though I’ve had a real boost.

Hi sunshine-girl, must admit I found the first week of the course a bit dry as you said. The second week is far better and a couple of the videos feature Michael Mosley. The bit about biological washing powder is really interesting but I won’t spoil that for you.

Sorry to have wittered on about myself today and I hope you all have a good day. It’s off to the hairdressers for me now. I always enjoy that.

I’ve transformed into a breakfast-skipper too and I have lunch around 1pm. Like you after lunch my appetite is raring to go once I’ve eaten and it’s hard not to graze. I have dinner round 7.30.

Because I make lunch for both of us I think I’d find it hard to not eat then but I would be very interested to hear how you get on, Timetochange, if you do cut down to one meal. I wonder what impact it would have on the next day’s hunger. Interesting.

Timetochange, I too have cut out breakfast as it woke my appetite, whereby I could eat all day right up to bedtime! I find evenings are my worst time for wanting to pick. Now I manage to go the 16 hours by not wanting to break my fast and let my gut rumble away and heal itself.

After losing a stone in the first two weeks seem to have flatlined this week, which is a bit disappointing. On the other hand, having lost barely nothing off the belly despite the loss in the first two weeks have lost 3 inches off the belly this week! Weird.

Angela06 interesting article, sounds feasible. Could be why I put on 2 stones last year after the Atkins diet! Thanks for sharing.

My halo slipped too! After a gruelling 2 hours last night at my daughter’s 6th Form open evening and getting home at 9.30pm not having eaten since 1pm, I succumbed to several glasses of wine, mini bounty bars and some cheese. Gutted. But then I read your “My halo slipped” post and it picked me up. Those numbered points were brilliant. Thank you.

But I am a bit worried that, having flooded my body with sugar, I will have undone almost 3 weeks of good work. Although I need to lose weight, my main concern is gettig my blood sugar out of the pre-diabetes range. Not sure how the science works on this. Have I put myself back to where I was before I started the BSD?

Hello, I hope you don’t mind me butting in here but I read this a while back and just thought it might boost the spirits of those who have regained

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/24/yo-yo-weight-caused-by-gut-bacterias-memory-of-past-obesity-says-study-diet

It seems like it’s not our fault after all though I’m not sure what can be done to persuade the gut bacteria to come on board the BSD.

Hi Ebs,

the veggie sticks are a good idea or I treat myself to a square of 85% chocolate with a cup of tea. (I love tea and chocolate). My particular weak point is around 4.30pm and I find having something relatively harmless helps a lot or just doing something completely different until the moment passes. And it will pass because at 8pm it’s unlikely to be hunger unless you don’t eat in the evening.

Good luck, Ebs. And to all of us who have moments of weakness.

Good morning everyone
I’ve had problems logging in
Sarah, hang in there, your health is more important than anything. If you find that you’re in a place where you are having difficulty following the diet, don’t be so hard on yourself. Enjoy the carbs! Tomorrow is another day.
A lapse is not a collapse, as someone pointed out here on this forum earlier on.
My father used to say to me that in the work world there are days when you are the pigeon but there are others when you are the statue!!! Just try and not take it personally. A day at a time and be nice to yourself.
Living away from your loved ones, in another country robs you of your basic and necessary support system that we all take for granted growing up. However, you learn to stand up for yourself and become stronger, whether you are aware of it or not. But the dark days are made darker as everything seems more heightened.
I hope you don’t think I m preaching but I think I might understand where you’re coming from, or not. If so, I apologise.
Sometimes I think we all forget to focus on our beauty. Our size doesn’t define us, but our actions do.
I once read that you can’t put a flower in an a##hole and call it a vase!!! Whether you are oversized or perfectly proportioned, an a## hole is what it is.
Sarah, you come across as a beautiful sensitive soul, in need of a cup of tea or a night out with the girls, dancing around our handbags!!!
Kisses and good wishes
Evelyn

Thanks SueBlue will make a batch of soup and keep it in the freezer, fruit tea sounds good, will also try the almonds, the evenings are the hardest, have taken up knitting to keep occupied and try not to think about food.

I am careful with the root veggies but carrots and beets in moderation seem OK. I avoid turnip and parsnips as my wife doesn’t like them.

Today for supper I had peas, kale, sauted cabbage, sauted carrots, leeks and celery, spiralized zucchini plus a protein. About 200 calories and 25 grams of carb before the protein. The carrots were 16 calories and 4 grams of carbs, supposedly, but was probably somewhat more, but still not too bad.

Myfitnesspal lists a large tomato as 34 calories. Not much at all.

Jan

PEAK: Went to see the movie, “La La Land”. I had seen the preview’s and didn’t think I’d like it but I actually ended up liking it.

PIT: My sister had to have 4 teeth pulled and has a serious infection so won’t be coming to spend the weekend. My mom may not come down either since snow is expected up in the foothills for the next two days.

I ate a large soft pretzel at the movie. I thought about it and decided I wanted to eat it! I have to say I did enjoy it. I’m sure I won’t enjoy seeing my blood sugar and weight up tomorrow.

Also, I went to my dermatology appointment today and he took a culture. He thinks I may have a staph infection on my face. I should find out sometime in the next week. I also showed him an area on my back that itches and feels like a scratch. He says it looks like some kind of spider bite. Yikes! I hate spiders!!! To think one was on me creeps me out!!

My digital scale seemed to stick to a number for days so I would get on it carrying an exercise weight which seemed to reset it. Or I could weigh myself 10 minutes apart and the readings were different. I got a new digital scale and the same thing happened. It was annoying.

I ended up buying a used scale from a doctor’s office, the kind with the sliding weights. It works way (sorry) better and I can track my daily weight accurately and easily.

After the first week’s water loss, which comes from the body using up its stored glycogen , it has settled into a regular 2 pounds a week.

As other people have mentioned, it is important you get a lot of your calories from fat. Simple starches and sugars will be stored as glycogen, which is very heavy as it contains a lot of water.

Jan

Snoop we have the Bragg brand here, only can get it at health food shops, JulesMaigret im hoping to get some relief with my gout, l dont like taking the tablets when l get a attack. Hoping it does the trick

It’s Mary who was off to LeManoir, Laska. And I’ve ordered my scooter!

Hi Laska , 3 meals is working for me (although this is only Day 6!). I get up at 6am for work, and don’t get to eat dinner until 7pm, and find I can’t go over 12 hours without eating (well I could but I feel really hungry to the point of nausea).
What’ seems to be working for me is a 200 cal breakfast (eggs, porridge or veggie sausage based), then a 250 cal lunch (a big salad with tuna or lean meat, or leftover dinner from night before) and then a 250-300 cal dinner. I have about 6/7 hours between each meal. This leaves me 50-100 cals for a snack if I need one (some days I haven’t).
Yesterday I had an unplanned snack (sliver of colleague’s birthday cake), so had no snacks and a slightly smaller dinner to fit it in.
I think if I didn’t work full time I’d probably only have 2 meals a day – brunch and dinner.

Ebs – I’ve had hunger pangs a few evenings this week. A hot drink helped (coffee one night & fruit tea the other). Would soup help? I made up some veggie soup, blended it and put into containers. If I add some more water to it I can drink it from a mug and it’s only about 30 cals. I was hungry on the way home from work earlier in the week (to the point where I felt sick) and 3 almonds helped there (sounds weird I know!). Otherwise could you cut up some veggies (celery, capsicum etc) and munch on those?

I had a really good start to the day yesterday sticking to the diet for breakfast and lunch, however by the evening the hunger pangs started, after 2 pints of fizzy water I was still hungry and got stuck into blueberries and yogurt, then an apple, all I can say is thank god there was nothing else in the house to eat. As it was garbage day I had gone through the cupboards and chucked out biscuits and heaps of other carb filled goodies, which were hidden on the top shelf at the back of the pantry. My problem is I get the munchies in the evening around 8.00 pm when I sit down to watch the TV. Back on the diet this morning, scrambled eggs on tomato.

Hi everyone. I returned to the BSD after Christmas and all of the extra calories that the season entailed. I was very hungry starting off and decided to play around with the numbers of time I would eat. Having been a 5:2 faster I was comfortable with going for quite long periods without food. I have basically been fasting from 8pm until I eat my first food around 1pm on the following day. Mostly this has been a smoothie that I make with veg and coconut water and some berries. I don’t eat again until dinner around 6-7pm. I have been a eating a normal meal and not counting calories as such just eating until I’m satisfied. What I want to do is use this approach but make the evening meal around 700 calories as I use some calories in the drying and some cups of tea with a splash of milk in the day. My question is whether anyone else eats this way? I do find that ‘waking up’ my stomach just makes me hungry and I don’t like not feeling satisfied at the end of a meal. This way I eat then it’s done for the day and I’m back to fasting for 17 hours. Thanks .

Yes get one Maharani!! .. I have a lovely purple micro scooter flex which folds down.. Its such fun.. very sturdy and looks a bit like a skateboard , but is easier to use (I imagine) , Several other companies do adult scooters also .. some much less expensive than the Microscooter brand.. DH just got me the same make as we had bought for the grandchildren, he doesnt t think to shop around . But I am totaly thrilled with it.

MK how was le Manoir? How fantastic! (I am sure that was not a time to hold back! , ( I wouldnt if Iwas lucky enough to go .. oops… bad Laska) You can start again tomorrow.

We had a water rower once.. a long time ago .. It was bought 2nd hand by someone who was living with me at that time.. Then they left and left it.. . It made a great clothes horse.. I sold it eventually. But when I was working at a university , some time ago , I did use the rowing machine in the gym there for a few weeks in a fit of exercise enthusiasm . I remember, it was a Concept ..I rather liked it . The water rower never seemed the same to me ..

So Day Three , Ive done well today definately under 800 and not hungry , Dranklots of water and Ill be taking my mint tea to bed in a bit. So yes a good day ( maybe i’ll see a small loss on the scales tomorrow )

HI again and Mumof Crazynamekids its great to get back in contact . are you still on MN? I could Pm you there for gossip catch up or you could me .. My name there is now Laska5772 . Sorry to hear you are ‘still single’.. did you move back down then? I am still on the IOW and have 3 grandchildren under 5 now !

I did manage the whole 8 weeks last year and lost 19lb.. It was pretty easy actually – easier than 5:2 I found but after that decided that was good enough. However that was a mistake. I really I should have carried on to get down to what I managed on 5:2 that first time (10st) .. or at least got back to it after my summer holiday . But hey i didnt .

But yes it worked and it was easy once I had got into the zone ( and stopped blethering on about no wine!) . I am still a ‘Franks on everything’ girl!! Love my chilli! ,

So yes, after a ‘piggy to the max’ Christmas, I discovered that only one bra now fits and my sz 14 jeggings ( which I shouldnt have kept) , are the only jeans I can wear , So Im finally doing it again. (somewhat shamefaced)

Ive now decided to go for a weight (9st 4) slap bang in the middle of my normal BMI as a goal , which I never got down to before.. Whether I can do it I dont know , but re-reading the book , Dr M does say to think ‘big’ on goals, so I am going to ! .

Being the other side of Meno now means I am going to have to watch it now even more , as I have realised that I have inherited my Grandmothers body type after all ( a tendency to big boobs and stomach ..) and now look so much like she did both facially and in body , although i am taller than she was. . She did get pretty big in old age .. . no Diabetes , but she had heart problems not helped by her size I think ..so a warning ..

So I am now on day three and its been fine .. stil the same weight this morning 12st 2and 3/4.. (ive not admitted that on MN).. but a good day and definately under 800 this evening ..

Fraggle and mumof Crazyname .. we are about thesame weight then . I am older though .. height is 5’5..

I am trying to think ahead and get individual meals and meat/fish portions in the freezer as that worked well last time. So
I have just madea big pot of turkey mince ragu pretty to my usual recipe (a Delia/ HFW mix) but using turkey mince instead of beef and being more careful with the oil.. It comes out to six big portions at about 300 cal each according to MFP..

2 of those portions will become a chilli (probably no kidney beans or rice for me probaly green beans or cauli instead ) for tomorrow evening and rest will be portioned up in the freezer. (ill probably divide the rest into smaller portions as they will be just for me and use them as a ‘sauce’ over veggies’ .. MY DH works away all week so I only have to do ‘proper size meals’ at the weekend!

Anyone else have any tips?.. this week I am struggling a bit over lunch (and wanting to snack inth evenings!, althoug I have resisted so far and this evening have drank for lorts of fizzy water with ice in which has helpedbut evening snack desires are a problem.. I think once I am in to it I will be able to skip lunch as such and make do with miso soup.. but I like breakfast (usually eggs) ..

What are you doing? , 3 ‘meals’ or 2 a day ?

I’m so excited and just had to share – I weighed myself this morning and I’ve lost 2.2 kg (4.8lbs) in just 5 days 🙂
I know a lot of this is probably water, but to put it into perspective, all of the other diets I’ve been on in the last few years, including ones led by a dietician, have resulted in a 1kg PER MONTH loss.
This has really spurred me on. Today is day 6 so still early days yet, but I truly feel that this is a diet I can stick to.
The advice from other users here has been invaluable, I read the latest posts first thing every morning.
What has helped me the most is planning my food in advance. Each evening I plan the next days food and enter it all into My Fitness Pal.
Yesterday I had a ‘slip up’ of sorts, it was a colleagues birthday and there was cake. I cut myself the tiniest piece and then ate it really slowly. I then just tweaked my dinner calories to accommodate it.
In the past I would have had a normal slice, then thought “bugger it I’ve blown my diet now so I may as well eat whatever I want today and start again tomorrow”.
I’m not advocating going over 800 or anything, but to be honest this week I have gone over by 50-100 on 2 days and I’ve STILL lost weight so very happy 🙂
I suppose though that 850 calories, although 50 over budget, is still a LOT less than the 1500-2000 cals a day I was eating.
I bought the BSD recipe book yesterday, so excited to try all the meals. This morning I had the porridge with coconut oil and cinnamon – lovely, tasty and satisfying 🙂
Good luck to everyone else 🙂

Verano you are right, I am doing The Science of Nutrition, finding it hard going even for an ex-nurse. I will look at the other one but not yet. Thanks

Day 20 and feels like the weight is falling off.
I’ve lost 6.3kg just about a stone

Hunger nowhere near as bad as first 12 days
Haven’t used a recipe from the book but will do soon as my own recipes have come to an end of their usefulness in terms of excitement lol

I don’t eat meat which I’m sure helps

My wife is doing really well losing nearly 5kg

Stick with it, it truly works

I love my oats, blueberries, cacao powder and almond milk for breakfast

Low salt chicken noodle soup with 5 big sticks of celery and onion homemade soup for dinner with small handful of nuts keeps me from 6pm to bed with peppermint tea and fizzy water with lemon

Roast carrots and broccoli are always nice and I had a small tuna steak on spinach yesterday which marinated in ginger and a little soy sauce was a true rippa

I actually plan to have a day off on Australia Day next Thursday and go crazy on 1800 calories but not too many carbs as beer is nearly sugar free lol

Can’t wait

Read the book and 800 is 800

Hi,
How are we doing?

We are all getting there.

Went past a chippy , boy did those carbs smell real good.

Had to hold my nose and run.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi
I don’t eat breakfast anymore as it tends to make me hungrier. I also like to have a few more calories for evening meal.
Ideas to grab and go – 12/24 almonds has 80/160 calories. An avocado and 2 small slices of smoked salmon feels decadent and keeps me going for ages. Ham or vegetarian ham used as a wrap for cheese and tomato. Cream cheese mixed with mackerel/salmon to make a pate. Use celery to scoop. An apple-rare treat- with peanut butter.