Thanks SunnyB. I did a pilates session using YouTube earlier today. Most of it was doable so feel good about doing it. Thanks.

Lots lof luck! You can do it! 👍😃

Mumofcrazynamedkids. I have had headaches (easing now) but I never have caffeine so that wasn’t reason.
Many have advised to drink
More water, take painkillers and be kind to yourself. Have done all 3 and feel heaps better.

Well done Ragz134. Good going!

Bex1. Ditto the above. Day 3 for me and feeling better than yesterday. Very low and headachy. Great now. Long may it continue for both of us. 🙂

Hi AnnaGoAnna – might be worth having a look at Pilates, as this is largely floor based. It would be worth attending a few classes, rather than trying to do it sole, at least to begin with. The instructors I have trained with, took into account any physical limitations when giving directions on the various exercises so that people didn’t overstressing areas of concern. Worth remembering too, that any physical activity over and above your normal level, will help to burn calories.

Yes the yogurt breakfast is my fall back breakfast, as there is so much that can be added to it to ring the changes. When I have time at the w/e, I swap to an egg and a rasher of bacon or smoked salmon for breakfast. Yogurt is amazingly versatile and the BSD is a great excuse to make spices your friends, as they add loads of flavour for no cals/carbs.

You would probably have been okay with the bacon, mushroom, spinach and mozzarella omelette, but you probably don’t want to hear that right now!

Hi there I’m new to this too. Started at the weekend so this is my day three. I found yesterday quite difficult but feeling loads better today. Think I’m over the 800 cal today but not by much and not hungry…..for me this is a revelation. Good luck everyone ☺

Being new to the BSD it is so encouraging to see a forum where individuals have successfully continued on the BSD. Your weight loss is amazing and it is great to see you are on to your second year. I am on week one and already I am loving the fresh food and recipes, I had not realised how much rubbish I ate.

Please keep motivating us newbies as it helps a lot

Cheers x

Nannyc, you could try dry frying some flaked almonds ( I do whole packets and store in a kilner jar) for when you need that yummy toasted nutty fix x

Hi Annagoanna and Nannyc, I started today too, we’re the 9th Jan club! I’m 44, single parent of 2 kids, work full time, had used 5.2 fasting 3 years ago and lost the stone I needed and kept it off for a couple of years, but the past year I have gained, and although not type 2 or even pre diabetic. I am over 2 stone above a healthy bmi, have been bingeing on carbs for too long and need a short sharp shock to reign things in so I can go back to maintaining with intermittent fasting.

Today was good, but as with 5.2 fast days, I do need to stock up on easy to prepare food. I used to survive my fast days with protein and salad or ready made and filling soups. This WOE is more complex with the protein /fat/sugar restrictions, so I am still trying to find my way and make sure I truly try and eliminate the sugar habit. (although I will never give up alcohol long term, it’s just too much of a pleasure!)

I have just taken my measurements and logged them on myfitnesspal app. I know that for the days when the scales don’t want to be nice, hopefully the tape measure will show results!

Mocnk x

Hi sunshine-girl

Looks like we do have similar tastes. Five weeks to your birthday does that make you Pisces!!!! My daughter is one!

Must admit the Spanish beginners 1 is really well organised. It’s a bit basic for me but it gets down to pronunciation almost immediately. Might be worth you taking a look. I remember when I first started my OU Spanish course the online tutor asked if I’d ever studied French. Basic difference is that in Spanish 98% of the letters are pronounced allthough there are odd exceptions!

I have had/ am having the day from hell today!!!!!

Have just suddenly, after 6 months, lost the plot ….. chocolates …. baileys truffles x 3 …. hero’s x 3 , cheese and onion crisps, which I HATE, end of a large bag, maybe a normal size packet, piece of fruit cake!!! Can’t believe what I’m writing here but at least there will be no more tonight!!!!

Scales will tell tomorrow!

Hope you are all having a better day than me. Good thing is now that I have ‘confessed’ I will be able to be ‘normal’again tonight!

I used to work nights years and years ago.
When I got up after a DAYS sleep I would have my breakfast.(Family had a cooked main meal for evening meal) During the night at work I would have my main meal in the canteen or take a salad with me. When I arrived home next morning I would perhaps have breakfast again. So I would have two breakfasts and one main meal in the 24 hours.
During the night I would drink plenty and possibly have a fruit snack/biscuits. I realise this is not BSD friendly to have fruit and snacks so perhaps now I would take a measured amount of nuts and a small chunk of cheese to nibble on.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Hope you’re having a great day Maharani🎶🎶🎶😀😀👍

Happy Birthday MK, I hope you are having a fabulous day. Sounds like you’ve come up with a plan regarding the jacket! I have an interesting side-effect in that being petite I can now shop in the children’s department (age 13/14 clothes)! There is actually VERY few things suitable for grown ups to wear because they tend to make kid’s clothing out of much thinner fabrics, but it’s amusing to think I could if I really wanted to 🙂

Do any other ladies have the phenomenon with tights that are now so roomy you can tuck them into your bra band? He he!

Thank you both 🙂 I’m been and got some nuts, big bottle of water and some herbal teas. Will see how I go!

Hi all, I started last Tuesday, so day 7 today. I’ve just been having two meals a day, no snacks apart from cream in coffee twice a day. Found it really easy, haven’t been hungry…
This morning I was 8lb down from my starting weight of 210.8lbs. Hopefully a little more off tomorrow for first week total, but I am happy with that as my 10% target is 21lbs. Inches going also.
I think I found this WOE easier as I have 5:2 before and my body is now used to that. When I first did 5:2 I felt weak and shaky and lightheaded on the fasting days, but after my body adjusted I seem to be able to fast even after months of eating and not have any of those effects. Interesting…

Happy birthday, and definitely order the smaller jacket MK, I have sent far too many barely worn clothes to the charity shop.

Not for a night shift but I used to keep a mixture of nuts, seeds, cocoa nibs and pine nuts on my desk during long days with no time for lunch on a previous diet, maybe a few dried fruits as well, but be cautious with those as they are high carb. It was just nice to have something there that I could dip into and eat whenever I wanted.

Happy birthday MK, my turn in 5 weeks

Anyone who has been on this site for a while will know that I had a mini goal of throwing out some scruffy knickers. Well when I reached a certain weight out went 3 pairs. Reading your stories of clothes no longer fitting because they are too big, I bought a 5 pack of panties from Sainsburys (I can call them panties now as they are not big knicks) and picked up a size 14. On reflection I decided to take them back and get size 12. All well and good, got them home and they are too big but in this cold weather they will keep my midriff warm as well as the other bits.

For those of you suffering headaches, have you cut caffeine? Lots of people who did 5.2 used to talk about the headaches, but I didn’t suffer with that, but I never gave up caffeine either! I am waiting for the freezing shivers, by this time next week when I have shifted some pounds I know I will be wrapped up in 3 sweaters and a blanket! 😂

The ultimate no cook low carb breakfast most of us keep coming back to is full fat Greek style yoghurt with berries. I sometimes jazz it up a little by stirring a teaspoon of cinnamon in or cocoa powder, but this is one i never get tired of. There are so many variations I can’t imagine running out of inspiration. I have used fresh figs, cocoa nibs and pine nuts as well, it feels really decadent if you get creative, almost more like a dessert.

Thanks mixnmatch. Took painkillers yesterday but thankfully headaches are starting ease today.

Great post Happy Vegan. Thanks for the link! Very interesting. It must be so difficult for you to get your protein. Hopefully you’ll find it easier on your return. Great recipe ideas too. Thanks for your time posting.

Enjoy the strawberries 🙂

Approaching end of day 3. Feeling lighter.
Still experiencing headaches but not as bad as yesterday. Don’t have the dizzy/nauseous feeling anymore.
Very much looking forward to feeling great by start of week 2. Many have commented on that and I can’t wait!

Topcac and Jacks – thanks for the advice re headaches.

Well done everyone.

My husband is a wonderful cook and Sunday roast yesterday was a cheat day for me, twice as much carbs as I should have 😏 He made some home made soup and his soups are always delicious, he’s very supportive of my diet and understands the basic no bread, potato, rice, pasta so I never thought to ask him what was in it. After I’d eaten it I asked him what was in it. He gave me all the ingredients and ended with ‘…. and one small potato.’ He thought one small potato wouldn’t make that much difference but when I checked it actually has 24g carbs! So today has been a bit of a bust as well 😒 Need to pull my socks up tomorrow and get back on track.
Well done to all sticking with it despite the headaches. I didn’t suffer with any of that thankfully.
Val

Yay, almost at the end of day one.

So a bit more info about me, I am 44, 5’6″ weigh 13 stone 2 pounds (but this is a recent Xmas binge eating gain, have been 11.5 stone for last 18 months, but started emotional bingeing on carbs and alcohol a few months ago!)
However, after doing 5.2 previously I know I am happiest weight and healthwise at around the 10 stone 10 mark. And that is a healthy bmi for me.

I am very disorganised, throw myself headlong into diets and tend to like simple easy non faff meals at the start of any new eating regime, I know that after 2 weeks of this I will be finding it relatively easy, and then I can take some time to cook more thoughtful meals, but for now, I just need quick fixes of meals that fill me up with minimal faff!

So my day one menu has been:

2 eggs scrambled in microwave served with half an avocado, salt and pepper

Tin of sardines in tomato sauce!

2 fresh coffees with semi skimmed milk (need to buy cream instead this week!)

2 large slices of Aldi tourchon ham rolled up with full fat cream cheese, spinach rocket and watercress

1 walnut.

1 or maybe 2 cups of tea with semi skimmed milk

3 litre of fizzy water

Roll on tomorrow and hopefully a pound or 2 less on the scales!

Hi

NannyC, me too. Today hasn’t been too bad but like you the evening is my bugbear! However I’ve been good at clearing out my cupboards in preparation and plan on doing the 30min activity throughout the evening which hopefully will mean that I’m getting up and doing something every 30mins and therefore not time to ‘forget’ and be naughty. Hope you’re evening is OK.

Tyrefighter. I’m really hoping to lose a large amount initially so that it will, I hope, keep me motivated as I’m able to see a change. Definitely weighing myself daily – I’ve got some Withing scales so they also have my BMI recorded as well as weight. It’ll be interesting to see the changes.

JulesMaigret. Oooh, I look forward to that moment! 😉

We can do this! x

KrysiaD – weather tomorrow should be ok. 😃

Hope there’s no snow until Saturday – I’m conducting a funeral on Friday morning (a burial).

Maharani Kitten: Happy Birthday………..

Happy birthday and yes, send for the smaller and then buy that one!

JulesMaigret
Am very impressed with your step count today.

Captainlynne – hope you get a better nights sleep tonight. The weather today isn’t very nice – hopefully it will be better tomorrow. Although there is the threat of snow later in the week.

The stunning thing is that in a few weeks you will walk past the bakery section and have no interest. It is really an amazing change.

Hello SunnyB

I can’t drink coffee but I’m loving the sound of your chai with cream … Please do tell how you make it 😃

Thanks

Hi everyone

Just thought I’d update .. I’m still in week 1.. Felt so light headed and nauseous for the first few days, even though I normally drink loads water I drank even more and also added a little salt to my food which I don’t normally do and this has definitely helped.

I’ve reduced the amount of insulin units I inject as I’m finding blood glucose is coming down very nicely.

I feel fantastic today … I can’t remember the last time I had so much energy!!

From reading your posts I realise I should’ve planned my meals.. It’s something I’ve never done when trying to lose weight in the past and I think that’s one of the reasons where I’ve always gone wrong.

How do you plan your meals?

I hope you all have a great week!

Note to self.

Do not let that nurse take blood again!

I’ve just taken the plaster off and you should see the mess she’s made of my arm!😱

There’s not only a big bruise, but also a big lump!

Definitely a Monday to forget!

Thank you SunnyB for the helpful information!

I have been browsing through Amazon looking for Keto cook books/ LBS cookbooks – I want to try a few recipes from the official LBSD book first though. Specifically breakfasts for “on the move” as this is the biggest fail of my day. I don’t want to use up over half of my Carb allowance on porridge each morning. Can you recommend any ‘No Cook’ low carb options?

I made one of the porridge recipes today for an at work breakfast (generally around 10am) for 210cal / 34gCarbs. Then the Roasted Pepper and Hummus salad for 190cal / 10gCarbs for lunch.

My Partner is trying to support me which is lovely but he is cooking a Bacon, Mushroom, Spinach and Mozzarella Omelette for dinner and I only have 6g carbs left!

I intend to also download the “MyFitnessApp” I have seen discussed on the forums later. Counting Carbs and Calories is quite confusing for me as I am rubbish at maths. Keep thinking I am doing great on calories then realising mt carbs are way ups ha ha !

Looking forward to another loss!!
Libby 🙂

Thanks for the good wishes and advice re jacket. Have tried it on again with better bra and slimming slip and if I’m honest, it’s slightly roomy with a thinner jumper – although it looks great. I do really love it, perfect for Spring and Autumn, or milder winter days, smart, but looks great with jeans.
So am going to keep it, in case it goes out of stock, (this is always happening with LTS), send for a smaller size and compare then decide.
I’m like the little engine that could at the moment – I think I can, I think I can…. It feels almost scary to believe I can truly be the slimmest I’ve been as an adult – and feel so healthy. I’ve never been this shape, either. I have a thigh gap. My stomach is flat. I have a waist! I’ve never had a waist! What a lovely birthday present! MKx

To Anna from Tyrefighter. If you stick rigidly to the “no pasta, bread, rice or potatoes” regime you will find it fairly difficult to fit your meals to this but it can be done and it is well worth the effort. I found that I lost ten pounds in the first two weeks but then my rate of loss became much lower so I gave it a rest for a week and then started again with some success.
Use the Mediterranean diet as set out in Michael’s book, cut out all the snacking, have just one bottle of wine at the weekend, weigh yourself every day.
Bon Voyage!

To Inka from Tyrefighter. Hi Inka! We are going very well, thank you. On our members’ individual record sheets I put the first weight reading of 2017 in red inka to act as a datum for the year. I told them –
Write down your target weight and put it where you can see it.
Write down your target date and put it where you can see it.
Write down the number of weeks to your target date and put it where you can see it.
Write down how many pounds per week (or month) and put it where you can see it.
Use mental imaging for five minutes when you get to bed each night for about three weeks. Imagine that you have actually reached your target. Picture the clothes that you will be able to wear – they have been sitting in your loft for God knows how long. Imagine friends you haven’t seen for a year or two saying that they didn’t recognise you and how fantastic you look and how did you manage it? This will give your subconscious the job of making sure that you do achieve your target. Read the book “Psychocybernetics” by Doctor Maxwell Maltz. I bought my copy in 1960 in Oahu and I have lived by it every since. It is not a religion! You can still get it on Amazon at a reasonable price.
You ask about my time in Australia. In fact the last time I went there was flying some freight to Maralinga while I was in the RAF. It was a four-engine piston aircraft and it took us over a week to get there – Malta, Tripoli, Khartoum, Aden, Karachi, Ceylon, Singapore (day off) Labuan (Borneo), Darwin, Adelaide, Maralinga. It took us 13 hours to get from Darwin to Adelaide!
Hold fast to the faith!
Tyrefighter

Hello Anna Hope you get off to a good start. I have found today a ok but am wondering how I will cope during the evening which is my bad time. Haven’t had any bread and feeling good even though I keep running to the toilet as I am trying to drink a lot. Keep in touch and we will support each other. I think the forum is brilliant.

I’m just the same – like walking, but need it to have a purpose.

After just 3 hours sleep last night have done nothing more strenuous than (necessary) admin, so no walking today. Hopefully the weather will be better tomorrow, and I’ll have had a good sleep tonight. Then I can get some walking in.

Hi All,
Rolling into week 2 and feeling much better. Lost 6 pounds during the first week and looking forward to a few more this week.
As so many have said, planning really helps!!! My biggest challenge has been dinner planning and keeping the carbs down. It feels odd to be eating such whole rich foods. Sometimes the whole fat dairy and all the eggs are so rich it makes me nauseous so I tend to stay away from it and have moved to 2% cottage cheese and am cutting back on my eggs and other cheeses. It’s just too much. Never thought I’d say that! I love cheese and rich foods!
Onward into Week 2!
Good luck everyone!

Happy Birthday Maharani kitten, hope your day has continued to be ab fab! The jacket sounds gorgeous given one you love. I too would swap for the smaller size. I bought pants recently, that I loved, and figured I would lose the weight to fit and sure enough, they are perfect now. In fact they are going to be too big soon, way this programme works. If you are on a mission to lose that stone then you will and a stone represents a size smaller, more or less. xx

The tube strike today meant I got my 18000 steps in today. Like Krysia I don’t like walking for its own sake, I like to “walk with a purpose” as my first boss used to say.

Major unplanned victory.

I was presenting at a client’s conference today in a nice hotel in central London.

Firstly due to the tube strike I walked to and from the hotel (18,000 steps) and secondly the buffet lunch had poached salmon, courgetti and caponata as an option – Big Win!

Captainlynne – that’s exactly what I have been doing lately. I have just walked from work to a cafe in a garden centre – I would have taken the car before and can’t think why I didn’t do this before as it is only a 15 minute walk.

I also like to walk somewhere with a purpose rather than just walk to get my steps – which I have to do a lot.

Today I had an absolutely full diary – no time for any breaks – but luckily it unravelled with clients not well – which is why I am relaxing in the lovely new restaurant with my cup of coffee and reading Saturday’s ‘I’ which I haven’t had a chance to read yet.

Hi Frog, Thanks for your advise. I’ll investigate what’s around and do some YouTubing. Anna

This isn’t an easy one and I can understand why you are in a quandary. I would say be cautious with the porridge, as this is high carb. Some people use porridge though, just keep the portion small. I would suggest trying something that includes some olive oil or nuts – something with a good fat content, as this will help you feel full for longer. Are you able to take a salad with you and some French dressing perhaps?

Hopefully someone who has experience of running the BSD with nightshifts, will be able to give you a better response. Good luck.

Hey Libbyohno – firstly welcome onboard. Secondly, sounds like you have made a good start – well done. And thirdly, you do not need to stick to the meal plans rigidly, you can pick and choose and even go off menu and create meals of your own design. The key to the BSD is keep the cals and carbs low, so as long as you calculate and record what you are consuming, that’s all you need to do. So limit your calories to 800 daily and watch the carbs – most of us aim for 50g or less a day.

Check out the recipe section on the website, as there are lots of meal options on there as well and of course, there are lots of low carb cook books out there too. Really, if you think in terms of a protein source and plenty of green veggies as main meals you won’t go far wrong.

Good luck for continued success and we’ll look forward to reading your positive results soon.

Hi Rebecca,

Yes it’s easy. I had a 2 eggs omelette for breaky. Same for lunch (still full now) and having Chicken Satay for tea with fresh cauli rice. total is around 700 calories and around 20G of carbs.

Satisfied!

Ooh – Sarah – we are all dying to know how you’ve got on – let us know when you weigh in !!!

Hi Seahorsesal – I feel your pain, the menopause did the same to me too and I ended up the heaviest I had ever been, excluding pregnancy – although it was close! Make sure you include good fats in your menu, as this helps to make you feel full quicker and for longer, which might help if you seem to be much hungrier these days.

Good luck with it and keep us posted on your progress. Be sure to shout if you need support or advise, as there are lots of great people on the forum and they are great at offering help and useful tips.