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Hi Everyone : )

Please can I claim late entry into Team January? I started last Monday and have lost 5lb so am really pleased.

I did start last April and lost 8lb in the first couple of weeks, but my dad died very suddenly at the end of January and I’ve only now been able to think about doing this again. Needless to say I have more to lose than I did then, but hope doing this will help me feel a bit more in control of my life! My dad had diabetes and heart disease, as I mentioned when I first signed up last year. Little did I know then how few the precious days left with him would be.

So… this is all good! Good luck everyone – I look forward to the journey with you. : )

Hi all, just an update. I’m on week 2 day 7, lost 11.6lbs so far. Still on plan, had a few higher calorie days but no off plan foods (okay, I had 2 chips). Went back to the gym today, muscles struggled a bit but I felt good for it. Generally feeling pretty good and hopeful for the next 6 weeks.

Just had to post to get rid of my earlier, I think David has refused my proposal but I was only after his cheese. Even that sounds wrong.

Congratulations, it is so great to hear that you are no longer regarded as diabetic. 😀😀😀😀😀 this WOE really does seem miraculous sometimes doesn’t it, but then as you said, it couldn’t happen without your hard work and determination, so well done!

By following the Fast 800 diet and increasing activity since being diagnosed in October 2016 I’ve lost over 2 stone and managed to reverse diabetes!! I had a fasting blood test last Monday and got the result today. My HbA.C was 39 down from 51 and glucose was 6.6. As you can imagine I’m over the moon! All my hard work and determination has paid off.
To anyone out there just starting the BSD or considering starting it, do it, it REALLY does work, I’m living proof.

Nope, from where I was standing, you looked as if you were passing a baton 🤓

Go girl go!

To everyone that has even done the tiniest bit of exercising or movement, I am proud of you.
Now are you ready for a challenge?
Let’s DOUBLE it!!!

Come on, the worst that can happen is, I have to call my hubby again to the bed and get him to unhook my earrings from the knee of my stretchy trousers as I have been doing yoga. Again.?!!!
He always says… Now what.
Then quietly untangles me, then walks away, shaking his head.

Love Lucia
Xxx

Hi Frog/happyvegan,

I’ve only ever used MFP for tracking as have found their database quite extensive in terms of things we buy in our everyday UK shop, and apart from other MFP members perhaps incorrectly logging the wrong nutritional values for some items most things are pretty spot on. I’m guessing where this might differ is generic non-branded items such as broccoli, where if you select the generic product that shows in your list, 100g are stated 6.6g of Carbs whereas if you select the Sainsbury’s Basics this is listed as 1.8g Carbs (net) as I believe the generic items have been input using the USDA nutritional values, i.e. Total Carbs as Frog suggests. So whenever I input fresh fruit/veg and any other non-processed items I tend to go with the UK supermarket equivalent to ensure I get the correct UK values….bit of a faff as it would be nice if MFP had a UK option to convert US values. But I suppose the good thing is that if you have been inadvertently using the US values, then you will have overstated whatever carb amounts you have logged than the other way around….I realise I may well have done this myself with some of my fruit/veg logging now!

I’ve never heard of FatSecret, might take a look at it to see how it compares.

Net carbs, are what most people use, I am not sure if the book was explicit. I always used net carbs, as that was the only way to make sure I got enough fibre.

Hi DavidA, our local gym has just got the scanner, and was doing a promotion where the first scan was free. Subsequent ones cost £5 I think. I don’t know of any others, and had never heard of it before that so I can’t help much I am afraid. I plan to track what I am doing every few months, as it has totally put me off relying either on BMI or my old Salter scales 😊 also just to reassure you some more I am not a prop forward either, just a keen social badminton player.

Hi everyone – good to meet you all.

I’m just starting out too – first day today, so it will be lovely to have some company along the way! Ideally I would like to lose 28lbs and, more to the point, keep it off. I am saying that straight off so I have a record of it when I feel I am weakening. In fact, I will change that and say I am GOING to lose 28lbs and keep it off!

My inspiration has been two of my closest friends (married couple) who lost respectively 3 stone (him) and 2 stone (her) in the 8 weeks and, so far they have kept it off for 3 months and have never looked of felt better. One of my difficulties, however, is that my husband is THIN. He can (and does) eat and drink what he likes and never puts on so much as an ounce and still weighs the same as when we married nearly 40 years ago (12.5 stone and 5’11” tall). I, on the other hand, am 4 stone heavier (but I was too thin then – hey, those were the days 🙂 ). We both really enjoy food (I love cooking, he loves eating) and wine. I’m really gonna miss my wine and good artisan bread which are my two real weaknesses!

So far today I have had a few nuts for breakfast and a dish of Greek yoghurt and blueberries for lunch and I have made a pot of ratatouille for my supper, and will freeze the rest in individual portions to use later – but I’ll have to cook something far more calorific for O/H, or he’ll totally fade away. On the positive side, I feel fine so far, though early days..

I have today purchased a pedometer and a set of scales which not only weigh me, but also calculate my BMI and percentage of body fat/water. Haven’t used either yet, but watch this space………

I guess I am going to have to walk more – I already walk the dogs approx. 2.5 miles (approx. 5,000 steps) a day but I’m sure they are gonna love the fact that I need to increase my steps to 10,000 per day 🙂

Having now made my first post, guess I better get off my butt and start moving!!

Mocnk – thing is, if you really stick with the Fast800, you will probably find your palette changes and all those high carb things you crave now, really won’t appeal anymore. I too love food and an alcoholic drink, entertaining friends and so on, but having been on the 800 on and off for almost a year, the cakes, sweet treats and alcohol isn’t so attractive anymore and I’m rarely tempted to consume them and even more rarely do I crave them. These days a small dram of whisky will sate an urge for alcohol and a cube of chocolate will deal with a yen for something sweet.

My advise – don’t panic about what happens later. Concentrate of sticking with the principles of the BSD for the 8wks and take it from there – you’ll be a different person by then, both in weight and taste and you won’t feel deprived.

Seaviewjoy – you will probably find that kelp noodles are available on Amazon, as are konjac noodles. They are equally low calorie and low carb, but can be a bit rubbery. I find the thin ones and the transparent ones are more palatable than the others, and they are very filling. Unfortunately most of the yummy oriental noodles tend to be very high carb, as well as highly processed and the carbs tend to convert immediately into high blood sugar levels. My worst realisation was that sushi rice sends your blood sugar spiking as quickly as sugar, so now I settle for the salmon sashimi and kaiso salad.

Hi Frog
Didn’t know that ! So what are we supposed to use on the BSD plan ? I’ve not been deducting fibre values – should I be ?

Thanks for the tip.

Congratulations Daisiesmum – what a fantastic achievement. You must have been dancing the happy dance all day.

Sunshine-girl – hopefully you will start feeling a lot better very soon. It’s horrible when you feel under the weather.

Today has been a much better day than yesterday. Husband is beginning to feel a bit better. My new website – which had been down over the weekend has gone live and looks really good.

Have had the whole afternoon off and don’t start back until 6pm. I thought I would wander through the city centre but had absolutely no intention of buying anything. But as I wandered through M&S I saw the perfect jacket in a lovely shade of red in size 10 which fitted me perfectly. So did the one in a lovely shade of teal. They were originally £45 marked down to 22.99 – who could resist that. As I walked past Rohan I thought I would just glance at the sale stuff. Saw a lovely size 10 top and small midnight blue fleece which again fitted beautifully – both at a really good sale price.

Not at all hungry today and struggling to even eat 800 calories.

Weigh day today and down another 1.7kg to 109.7kg down 35.2kg so far.

Problem is that the US measures carbs including fibre, and UK standard measurement is carbs net of fibre.
I started off using MFP, then switched to FatSecret, because they have a UK site – still not perfect, but I prefer it despite the ghastly name.

Hi ShelboBaggins
Yes very happy with week one. Really spurs you on doesn’t it ?

I try to check entries or use verified ones and if not I opt for Sainsburys and Tesco too but occasionally I just don’t have the time. Have learned from this though and will be extra careful from now on.

I plan on going through my list of regular foods on MFP and checking them which will make life easier. Also looking for a good list/chart online of the cals, carbs, fat, protein and fibre in foods. There’s plenty of good sites with the info but I want one I can copy and edit for the foods I eat. There must be one out there.

Personally, I rely largely on yogurt with various toppings, but I also use the following on occasion:

Scrambled egg and smoked salmon or gravadlax
Line a bun tin with thin ham, drop in a few tiny subs of cheese. Pour in a whisked egg and bake until set – doesn’t take too long.
Gem lettuce leafs topped with some cold meat or a thin spread of cream cheese or hummus.
Pancakes made with almond flour – you can add a spice to make them more interesting.

Congratulations, Daisiesmum! What a delirious joy it must be to see all your efforts paid off in full. 🙂

I’ve noticed errors like that before in MFP entries. I edit them to correct the mistake.

Hi Sunshine Girl – hope that the cold is on its way out – the lemon juice should help.
I hadn’t noticed that with the PLJ – but I did buy a large bag of lemons as I got to the end of the first bottle. They pretty much sat on the kitchen counter, went mouldy, got thrown away, so I’ll probably stick with PLJ and not assess the colour of my pee – although I switched to drinking ginger in the mornings when I had a cold, and I’m still doing that.
I got seconded to a workgroup once that involved periodic residential stays away. The first one I turned up to a couple of them had just got back from the states, and were chucking back berocca to avoid jet lag. Everyone else knew each other really well, so it was a bit odd to be in a room of about ten strangers with everyone discussing the colour of their pee.

I like the Tom Kerridge book, I haven’t cooked anything from it yet but yes, the large recipe sizes are a bit irritating – also the portion sizes are huge, there was a two person omelette with about seven eggs.
I’m coming to realise that I primarily use recipe books for inspiration, rather than actually following recipes, so I’m happiest to find a recipe, asses the ingredients and make my own version without using the recipe too dogmatically.
He does talk about having meat free days, but meat and fish do feature quite heavily; not one I’d recommend for a vegetarian.

I have just made (and eaten) my version of a Moroccan-style chicken with lentils that I found on the BBC website – very tasty, I had it with cauliflower.

Very nice going – I bet you feel fabulous ! That is wonderful ! What a great inspiration to get this week rolling !

Yay Daisiesmum!! You go girl!

I have found that on the low carb eating style, alcohol affects me much more quickly than it ever has before. As a consequence, I pretty much avoid alcohol these days. Will very occasionally have a small whisky at home and if out socially, might have a small red wine or occasionally a g&t. It was my birthday on Friday and we went out for a meal, so I allowed myself one small sherry, one small glass of red and a small brandy to finish. This represents unusual consumption for me these days.

Have to say, I feel so much better for not consuming alcohol regularly and if you can avoid it whilst on the BSD, it’s probably best to.

Woke up to read you fantastic news Daisiesmum! Congratulations, that is massive! Bet you feel like you are floating (in joy and because you are now so gorgeously light haha). xx

Welcome NLR2407! Breakfast can be really different than what we have been taught to eat for breakfast — I go to the gym most mornings for a boot camp or spin class and my go-to is coffee with 2 Tablespoons heavy cream and a slice of cheese (1 ounce). Keeps me going to lunch, even through hard workout.
Sounds high fat (and it is!) but it is very satisfying and I eat lots of green veg/meat later in day to get balance.
I reached goal in June 2016 — have maintained since then. Good luck with finding your own good breakfasts!

Hi DavidA
Just to reassure you, I am not now, nor ever have been, a prop forward.
But next year, maybe? 😀

Hello Snekker, You’re doing well with your weight reduction – I found it very difficult to stick with the 800kcals a day diet, although perhaps I didn’t persist for enough days to adjust to the low carbs. I’ve been re-inspired by two books I read recently. One is Wheat Belly by Dr William Davis, and the other is Eat Fat Get Thin by Dr Mark Hyman. They both recommend low carb diets but emphasize clearing out wheat, and eating more good fats. It’s too soon for me to say I’ve had much success with the advice but I’m managing to reduce my carbohydrates now, without cutting them altogether, and feeling better than I did at first – I was pretty down and irritable going ‘cold turkey’.

Hi Mixnmatch

am intrigued by your mention of a Boditrax scan. If it’s OK to ask, how, where can you get 1 of these? @ a gym? my gym doesn’t do such things & have tried a search in my local area but nothing found

would appreciate any help on this

best wishes
David

Hi Sal
Firstly, well done on making a positive change in starting the BSD today. Try to ditch the wine for the 8wks of the BSD, or keep it to the very occasional 100ml glass and add the cals and carbs into your daily allowance.

As far as meal plans go, you could follow the one in the book. However, if you want to create your own meal plan, think in terms of a protein source and green veggies or salad for main meals; my go to is full fat yogurt for breakfast, with various toppings to ring the changes day on day and lunch tends to be egg or cheese based – today for instance, I lined a bun tin with lean thin cut ham, dropped a few grams of chopped up cheddar in the bottom and topped with one large whisked egg, then baked in the oven until set. Other days, I’ll have salad or use gem lettuce leafs instead of bead, and add various toppings.

Take a look at the recipes on the website too, as there is plenty of inspiration there too. Hope you manage to put together something that suits your palette and life style.

Good luck with it all …

Thanks for your congratulations BISSELL and FAIRYFACE, I’m still a bit shell shocked, exceeding my weight goal (albeit by .4lb) early! I still have a few exercise goals to reach – to put it mildly.

I also found it difficult to refuse alcohol in social situations as it was definitely regarded as odd not to imbibe. I went from being a near teetotaller to being a regular drinker who liked alcohol very much.

Sounds like everyone is doing REALLY WELL!! Well done everyone! Also it’s encouraging, in a way, that everyone is losing at at different rate, but everyone is losing! It works!!

So it was my 1 week weigh-in today (even though I ummed and erred about whether I should weigh myself at all after slow start). I have lost 3 lbs. Not too bad. Not nearly as exciting as some but it’s a hearty rate at which to loose if I can keep it up. I kept to the 800 every day more or less and I fasted about 3 of the days (no breakfast). So it’s going pretty well. I have always found it hard to loose weight so I will be pleased with 3lbs.

Above all I am feeling very well. Clear headed. Light, in a lovely way, especially in the mornings when I fast. Less obsessed with food (although 6pm hunger strikes hard still) and finding my feet with easy dishes for myself – which I have to prepare in addition to cooking food for the rest of my family, who won’t eat anything I do! They are a fussy lot… So that is an extra challenge/temptation each day. I have a vegan and two carb-loving carnivores to cater for… Give me strength!

Hope everyone is feeling motivated by their first week results – and therefore excited for this second week. If I can loose another 3 or so lbs then I will already be down half a stone. Not bad! It’s not torture and in fact I feel well. Fingers crossed.

I’ve reduced the amount of wine I drink at home to about a 60ml measure which is alot less than a 125ml measure deemed a ‘small’ glass in pubs and restaurants. Some places start with 150 -175ml small glasses. I take more time over it, and if drinking when out, sometimes just leave a third of the wine in a pub measure. At family gatherings I secretly chuck a bit away. I don’t have alcohol every day now, so that I get alcohol-free days. I always have some food with wine, and some water on the side. That said, I’m quite capable of drinking to excess, and of drinking every evening. Alcoholic drinks are very enticing – so much choice and variety – but alcohol doesn’t particularly suit me and I’m quickly affected by it – hence my need to restrict it and drink very modestly.

Hi to all!
I started 10th of January and my goal is to loose another 20 kg and end up at 73 kg. So far I have lost 3 kg during my first 6 Days which is probably not only a coincidence. I have a heriditary high cholesterol and my grandfather had diabetes typ 2. Prior to this I tried weight-watchers wich worked ok while I followed the program a couple of years ago to get rid of the weight I put on after my second Childs birth. But I then I gained it back on again…

I have not followed the 800 kcl diet strictly but it seems possible and I am so happy to be back on track again!
Happy monday to all of you!

Soba noodles are often though not always made from a mix of buckwheat flour and wheat flour. Traditionally I believe they were made from buckwheat flour only. Buckwheat doesn’t contain gluten, whereas wheat does. I think buckwheat in very small amounts might be okay with other ingredients that altogether keep the glycaemic index of the meal low (wheat contains two forms of carbohydrate, one of which, amylopectin-A, is digested quickly and has a higher glycaemic index than table sugar). I read this in a book that’s available at WH Smith, Wheat Belly by Dr William Davis (who also recommends a low-carb diet).

Hi folks,

After reading the Mosley books, about the 5:2 and blood sugar diet, back in december last year, I tried limiting myself to 800 calories for about 12 days before Christmas. Unfortunately I did not have a scale as I was on a business trip living in a hotel at the time, but at least found out that the 800-calories fasting was possible to maintain (although I had a little head-ache the first day). I had no issues working during the day, it is no office job as I was working as an engineer on a commissioning project and have to walk around and usually stand during work.
After arriving home on 23rd of december, the weight scale was about 2 kg less than before, so I had gone from 102,3 to 100,5kg. But main point was that I knew I could “function” during fasting.
I decided to start the fast 800 diet from the 9th of january and enjoy the 2 weeks off with y girlfriend. We went to my cabin in the mountains in Norway where we went cross-country skiing and snowboarding before coming back home the weekend before the 9th and I would start the diet for real.

Anyway, I started with the 800-diet on 9.1.17 and my starting measurements were:
100,1 kg
Hips: 107cm (around where my underwear sits)
Waist: 115 cm (around the belly over the belly-button)
Chest: 113 cm (over the breasts)

Reason for starting on the diet:
Over the past years the weight have seemed to gradually creep upwards and I said to myself and my girlfreind that when I get above 100kg I will have to do something. This happened maybe 5 years ago and I have not really found a way to do it. When me and my girlfriend cook at home I guess we are cooking mostly heatlhy, lots of fish and vegetables, but I am sure I have eaten to much milk, rice and white bread especially. And always lived up to the idea that skipping meals is a bad idea for dieting. Skipping a meal would lead me to get bad temper and possibly a headache, leading to binging whatever.
The last two years, after buying a new mountain-bike, I have been training a lot especially during the summer, but this has really only reduced my weight marginally. In october 2015 I signed up for a mountain-bike race in Norway, the Birkebeinerrittet 86km, and trained a lot up until the race late august 2016. A few days before the race I felt in better shape than I had been for a long time, so even before having done the race I felt that I had reached the true goal of joining. Finished the race in about 4h and 15min, I had hoped to finish in under 4 hours. Mostly I was slow on the climbs I guess and for that the weight is a big factor. However, with all the training during summer, I didn’t really loose much weight, so I realised that I had to do more diet-wise. After signing up for the same race in 2017 last october I tried to find out what I could do to loose weight which eventually lead me to reading the Mosley books and I have also seen the BBC documentary “Eat, Fast and live longer”.

Well, so here I am now, a week into the blood sugar diet. I did not go to the doctor first as I felt it would be no problem for me to do the diet as I am not being treated for anything, do not use any medication and do not have any health problems. Due to working offshore I get checked regularly, last check march 2016. There are some cases of diabetes (1) in my family: my grandmother on my mothers side had it for years, but was painstakingly correct on taking insulin (she did injections herself), excercising and eating correctly. She died over 90 years old. Both her sons (my uncles) got diabetes and one of my uncles recently amputated his leg.

Anyway, I have done the diet for a week now. I check weight every morning (before any meal, after the usual morning toilet visit).
I decided to measure chest, hip and waist circumference once a week.

Status after 1 week:
96,9kg (down 3,2kg first week)
Hips: 105 cm
Waist: 109 cm
Chest: 111 cm

I felt fine, though craving food the first 2-3 days. First day was worst.
Trained squash on tuesday and friday evening and did some indoor (Zwift) cycling on thursday morning. On saturday our squash team had a squash match around 15:00 and from the morning I felt completely without energy (3 hours squash on friday evening and no food after), so I had to take some more food and basically broke the 800 calorie goal and ate totally about 1800cals (squash burned about 1500cals I guess). Saturday morning I weighed in at 96,2kg and sunday the weigt was up to 97,3kg, I guess because of the food I ate on saturday. I decided to get back on track on sunday, so except for a few fruits spread over the day I ate nothing but water and kept the calorie intake over the day to about 300 calories.

Going forward, I am going to try to only eat one meal a day and limiting that to a maximum of 800 calories, although fewer is also good. At this time I am aiming to continue the diet as long as I can, then re-evaluate as I (hopefully) get down to 90kg, then 85kg which is my goal at this time.

Best wishes to all you others as well!

Angela~ Congrats on not eating that delicious sounding chocolate cake! Cake with buttercream frosting is one of my favorite desserts. I would of had to douse it with salt and throw it away in order to keep from eating it. So awesome that you have gotten to that point where you forgot it was even there.

PEAK: I finally got every single last Christmas decoration boxed up and put away! I also finished my project of going through my closet and collecting all the clothes that don’t fit me any longer.

PIT: I didn’t do any formal workout this weekend. I made my 10,000 steps because I was busy but I need to map out a workout plan for the coming week.

Wishing everyone a nice week! ~Janet :–)

Ooohh glad I found you, got stuck on the January starters thread, but a 9th Jan start is even better.

Hi all, lovely to hear about your first weeks and the more experienced posters and their amazing losses.

I’m Gill, 44, single parent to 2 young kids, lost 5 stone after pregnancy 8 years ago, kept it off for ages, but 2.5 stone has been regained in the last 2 years. I have an underactive thyroid which is medicated with 125mg of thyroxine.

I weighed 13 2 last week, and 12 8 this morning (annoyingly 12 7 yesterday but weighing daily helps me see that those free and easier weekends that I was planning may not give me the rapid weight loss I want!)

So 8 pounds loss in first week is great ( I also think it coincides with my menstrual cycle so is probably a bit elevated as I had my period)

I didn’t count cals over the weekend, and went to 1250 on Friday, and probably similar or a bit higher sat and Sunday with wine on Fri and sat. I need to find a WOE that strikes the right balance between indulging in my favourite pastimes like drinking and socialising and yet remaining healthy.

I didn’t do any exercise last week, other than my usual 9000 steps a day average, so this week I want to start some of the exercises recommended in the book.

Definitely back to strict 800 cals during the week very low carb, no starchy stuff at all, so.although I love sweet potatoes and squash, I am avoiding for the moment.

Homemade broccoli, cauliflower and cheddar soup for dinner last night and lunch today and stuffed peppers planned for dinner.

Hope you are all having great Mondays x

Great job everyone on their first week weigh in.

I started on Jan.9 and just had my first week weigh in and am down 7.6 lbs. I had done just one week back in July and did good then but got off track with too many things going on. So I’m here to see how I do for a full 8 weeks. I did average about 945 calories and 52 carbs for the week.

Hello Way of Life
Thank you
Was wondering how you got on?

Kate

Hello all,

I do love to read about all of your weight losses! Shame my first week wasn’t quite so successful.

Today is day 1 of week 2 so I weighed myself this morning and have lost of 4lb in week 1. I’m really disappointed as I was hoping for more but think I know where I went wrong … I’d been really good with my calories and had a few left over in the evenings. I’d read that nuts are ok as a healthy snack so each evening I would have a few. However, I really underestimated the calories in them. I got around to weighing some out yesterday and I was so shocked to find out how many calories I had eaten with my supposedly healthy snack. I didn’t eat that many either! Oh well, the nuts have all gone and I wont be buying anymore!!!

Hopefully week 2 will be an improvement.

A while ago, I was recommended Berocca tablets as a way of fending off colds. The colouring in it has a startling effect on pee. Day-glo yellow is an under-statement.

Have you ever woke up and just felt terrible, not ill but like there is something wrong. I have felt like that all day.

While in the Uk I bought myself a bottle of PLJ (pure lemon juice trademark) as I normally squeeze fresh lemons every day and decided to try this old remedy, I remember it when I was a teenager. Well the first thing I noticed is that is contains sulphides as a preservative, only to be expected, the next thing I noticed, my pee is bright yellow to lime green. After 4 days on it I decided to see if that was the cause and went back to squeezing lemons. Sure enough I am back to a normal colour. I will use it now and then when I run out of lemons but it is the same as all these artificial drinks, cola, diet coke, etc there has to be something in that is not really good for you.

Didn’t weigh this morning as I know I was naughty over the weekend but my BG is good at 4.7. Might be time to reduce the insulin again but I will give it a couple more days.

Have a good week everyone. Keep on keeping on…

Firstly, a big Thank You to JulesMaigret, donnyman & Mixnmatch; I’ve learnt a lot from you

I was expecting to be told that a Target Weight calculation could be found on page xx but now realise that it’s not that simple – have to say I’m a little surprised (disappointed?) that the doctors involved use terms like target weight, underweight &, yet, fail to clarify what they mean (perhaps that’s why my friends say I’m ‘picky’)

I guess if JulesM, arguably France’s premier detective, doesn’t know the answer then us mere mortals have no chance!

I’m going to follow-up some of the things mentioned: US Navy body fat %, Boditrax, Smart BMI – all of which are new to me

Another thing that really puzzles me – are all forum members ex prop forwards? Am I the only well-past-my-sell-date cricketer on here?

I guess not only is Target Weight/Diabetes/etc stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine….

A very puzzled David

Well my third week started last Friday. I have lost a total of 11.2lbs which I am very pleased about but the past 3 days I have lost nothing despite sticking to it like glue so feel a bit despondent. However, 11.2lbs is more than I have ever lost in such a short space of time so I slap myself!

My sugar was 5.8 this morning. It has been in the normal range for over a week now, and the evening has been normal for even longer. My bp is down to normal range although I am on tablets.

My surgery rang me on Friday for my annual Hba1c test as it is now due. I am not going to do this until I have at least 12 clear weeks on this and I will explain if they call again. I can feel a bit of a row ensuing but what the heck. It is my life. On this note too, if my Hba1c test is very good I am wondering whether to ask to have the ultimate fasting blood glucose test (which is what diagnosed me with Type2) again. Will they allow this? it is only a blood test, drink a sugary drink and another test so surely it can’t be that expensive. If no, can I get it done privately? hmmmmmm. Why do the GPs not seem to realise the benefits this can have on diabetes? I feel leaner, I can feel my middle has already lost as clothes are much looser there and apparently that is the main place we need to lose it – visceral fat?

It is very hard to find yummy meals without carbs isn’t it. It does seem to get boring. I can’t do all the meals in the books but thinking I will have to look more into it. Omelette and salad tonight.

Ive never heard of kelp noodles. Thanks a mill. Hopefully i can get them in ireland.

I sympathise with your frustration RozyDozy, its so annoying when the scales go up and down over the same couple of pounds and you feel like you are putting in the effort, for no tangible result. These things are sent to test us, so keep with it and it will come right eventually. Well done on your determination to get back to the swimming, even if you can’t do as much as usual, something is better than nothing.
If nothing is looking tempting in the fridge or recipes, I’m guessing you’re not really very hungry right now, which could be the boost to losing you need right now. Hope you enjoy the crackers, they are quick and easy to make and you can flavour them in lots of ways. Roll them really thin and you will lower the cal/carb count per cracker, as I calculated mine on the dough making 24 in total.

Hope you will see good results when you next weigh in – good luck.

Hi k8sgettingthin

We started BSD on the same day.

I think 1.5 kg is brilliant.
Keep going, you are doing well.