I have recently fractured my ankle and been told that I have a condition that has made the bones in feet ‘crumbly’. I’m now not allowed to do any exercise that puts pressure through my ankles and feet and have to limit walking and only on flat surfaces. BUT I want to lose weight and get fit. What can I do? (sadly I don’t have a bike and nervous of water).

Does anyone have any resources for exercises that might help?

Thanks.

Hi NannyC, I’m starting tomorrow also. I know what you mean about bread – ooh I shall miss it but we know we need to avoid the bakers or the bakery section in the supermarket!

Good luck.. keep us posted.

AnnaGoAnna

Week 1 over lost 3kgs, which I am happy with, I have been strict enough with the calories , carbs etc but I really miss my bread.
After a week I still feel very new to this but if I could give any advice it would be to plan your meals it helps loads. The chicken noodle soup ( on this thread ) was terrific and did help with hunger!
I feel limiting to 1-2 pieces of fruit a day is strange as I’m quite sure using the Med diet as a guide they would eat loads of fruit freely.

Yeaaaa Frog

I’m back in the game again, techkies fixed the email thing, so now I know where you all are, ooh missed all you guys.
Pizzagate so funny, a friend and I used to run a centre, and as it was all volunteers there was always some sort of gate. Skipgate was a big problem and spinach gate oh and there was a pig gate, very big problems caused all sorts of mayhem. Hmm best not ponder on that one.
Well I’m back on track hurrah, feeling better, know what you mean about pizza though, it just tastes of salt , don’t worry it will just be a blip.
Okay I will follow on the other thread. Keep at it. 🙋🙋🙋jan

Hi Mixnmatch
Thanks for your welcome. I am already enjoying reading threads. Have completed day 4 and still happy to continue, but nervous to weigh in case it is not good. Maybe tomorrow

I read or heard an article about kefir a while ago & was very impressed
I bought grains on line, had bottles of it in the bathroom – couldn’t bring myself to drink it.
The basic flaw was that I don’t like milky drinks, ended up chucking it away.

Absolutely!! We can change the next generation!! I am doing the same with my girls and it’s amazing how they are now turning down sugar and loving things like Greek yoghurt and cauliflower mash!
Well done on your loss too, it’s such a great feeling!!

Hi everyone I am starting the bsd tomorrow and am a bit nervous about it. I am worried about not having bread as I just love my nutty bloomers and will find it hard to give up. I am 72 years old and do have willpower but will need support from you all for the bad days. Looking forward to having your advice and support.

JulesMaigret – you are so lucky to be able to buy yours from a goat farm up the road. I am really envious.

Yuk
I was in an area today with my favourite pizza restaurant (so good, that its now a chain with about 30 branches) – I gave in had one, but didn’t even like it – THE SALAD WAS NICER!!!
now feeling v yuk & bloated.
Used to be a total Pizza addict – a real revelation to not enjoy it anymore!!!
I had lost 3.5k of the 4k that I put on in December when I weighed this morning – but that was pre pizzagate

I did find some Jerusalem artichokes this afternoon (we used them at veg. cookery class last week, at my suggestion, but they are incredibly hard to get hold of from supermarkets around here), a huge bag of ginger – and fresh tumeric, that I had never seen before, so I now have to discover what to do with that.
Bit carby, but Jerusalem Artichoke soup at some point next week – the one wee made last week was amazing.

Hi Jan – just looked back and my recent posts have been on a thread called “4 WEEK FIX … 27th December … Welcoming 2017 with BSD gusto!” – including a very long debate about tea!

Fairyface, that must have been a great feeling!
Carb addict well done on your loss, and sympathies everyone who is struggling a bit. I have been flapping about in the background, a bit ashamed to post as I am following the same pattern I have since I started, a few great days then a social event comes up and I cave, despite my best resolutions! Having my husband home and off-plan has NOT helped but he had just returned to work so this morning I am fasting till lunch then just eggs and spinach and grilled chicken and veg for dinner. I want to keep going so much and reading your posts is keeping me inspired and laughing but I’m sorry I keep having the same tale of woe!!
Wishingyou all a great week!

Hey Yowser luvvy,

How the Beckie peck are you, yep told them about 3/4 hr ago and its sorted, yeaaaaa need this forum to keep me focused. Weigh in tomorrow, had a very wobbly week back how about yourself.

Trying to fend of the carb monster at the mo, so just had a little gage and flaked almonds yum 🙋

Well done clarity and k8sgettingthin
Super starts!

The headache could be the start of carb withdrawal symptoms, keep drinking plenty of water, add a little salt to your meals if you don’t already, and take painkillers if you need them. Be kind to yourself until you feel better.

Daisymay, that does sound like carb flu, not everyone suffers from it but some people have reported symptoms lasting up to a week before they abruptly start feeling better.

Hi Way of Life
I also have just reached the end of day 2.
I did have a flash headache today and thought the worst, but gulped down some of my 3 litres of water followed by a coffee and it went away, thankfully.
Hope your headache has departed now.
Hope all the water had filtered through now and will not have me up all night!
Roll on with day 3 – good luck with it.
Kate

Swing it sister!!
You rock Fairyface!!
Congratulations!!

Hi,
I also started on the 01/01/16 but with a starting weight of 15st 6lb I was lucky enough to lose 11 lb in my first week however my diet prior to this was absolutely rubbish, all the wrong food and too much wine. I think the drastic initial loss is purely due to eating a sensible diet for a week. I suspect this will drop considerably next week but I have to say I feel much better already, skin is better, no headaches or light heads. I did speak to my doctor before I started and she suggested increasing the amount of calories slightly as I have also started the gym. I increased to 1000 by adding in an extra meal.

Keep going and good luck, just remember all these loses add up and provided you are enjoying the food stick at it.

Good Luck .

Hi everyone,
I started the BSD on the 01/01/17, decided to take the bull by the horns. I spoke to my doctor who knew of the diet and she agreed it was ideal for me, however suggested I increased the calories slightly as I had also joined the Gym. I made the choice to add in one extra meal / snack to take it up to the 1,000 and this has worked well this week. Shopping cost has increased but with a first week loss of 11 lb I am more than happy and motivated to start week 2. Amazingly no headaches or withdrawal, plenty of fluids and trying things I have not had before.

Good look to everyone starting in January

We had the Cauliflower Cheese tonight and it’s sent my levels to 15.4.. holy cow!

You too, it has to work if we are doing it right a number 2 will help no end I am sure, let’s see what next week brings, don’t give up, best of luck xx

The problem is as soon as they are defrosted enough to mash up they go black and truly awful so I will try one baked. If that doesn’t work they will end up in the bin.

Good evening/morning one and all

Well done on all the losses reported on here. 👍

End of day 2 for me.

Food choices going well but I have had such a nagging headache all day.

Anyone else had that but now feel brighter?

Hi Pollygarter

Similar to you – did BSD800 diet successfully but let between 6 and 7 kilos creep back on in the latter part of the year. BUT, as you say, not all of it. At my heaviest I was 93.4, and got down to 79…. this week I have lost 2 kg (it was 3 the other day, but we all know weight fluctuates and I determined to use the figues on a weekly basis, even though I step on the scales daily).

Like you I have family with type 2 (in every generation we can remember, even those that weren’t overweight!) but am not diabetic myself. However, a random test recently showed blood sugar higher than it normally is for me, 5.9 (and that was a fasting one). So, I am very motivated to get this right and reverse the trend.

Am doing the #walk1000mile challenge – combo of walks and runs. Looking at these forums is the best inspiration though – it really helps to keep me on the wagon food-wise.

All the best with your journey to better health!

Julia

PS JAN : – tell the techies! Theyre really nice and will help solve yr prob…
Tech@thebloodsugardiet.com
XXX

Hello all.

How are you getting on?

End of day 2 for me. Yesterday went well but today I have had a constant nagging headache and don’t feel that great. Is this likely to pass soon?
I’m not particularly hungry though.

Also, I have just read on another thread that soya products can make women gain weight.

Is this the case?

It is a major source of protein for me (soya yogurt/milk and tofu).

Not sure what other proteins I’d eat other than nuts and seeds on this low carb eating plan… ? Not a huge fan of lentils.

Hola JAN my dear old pal and a Happy NewYear to you! X
So sorry youre still not getting alerts,have you tried asking the techies for advice?
You sound pretty determined now 👍🏻 so here we go! Crimbo really is over,Soon be spring,and we want to get into some nice little flimsy outfits this year heeheee!
Sorry Jan i havent got a jawbone so i cant have a duel with you.

I’ m finding it tricky trying to have more cals whilst still,keeping the carbs low at same time!
Have lost two pounds since finishing week 24 BSD on 28th Dec,so i must be getting something right!
JAN! i am such a muddled Moomin..i was making a cup of tea the other day and i poured the boiling water into my teacaddy full of Tesco Finest Teabags instead of into my cup….GAH!!! X

Thanks Inka13, I’ll put it on my shopping list!, if all goes to plan I’ll have lots of flabby skin to disguise 🙌

Well done! I’d be well chuffed with that – I also feel very weak and exhausted but hoping it will pass. Keep up the good work.😀

Thanks for the feedback.

Hi JulesMaigret,

Was it the wee chia balls that grossed them out? Next time you could try the grinding trick. Once the chia has been pulverized, it pretty much disappears. Then you could sneak them some chia pudding without their knowledge and only tell them what they’d eaten with an insane villainous Vincent Price laugh at the end of the meal. 😀

Mashed up raspberries sounds like a great addition. I was thinking of making a sort of poor man’s compote using blueberries and some honeybush vanilla tea and swirling that through the pudding or layering it like a parfait.

Lucia – on cheese or sweet potato, cheese every time. The stronger and stinkier the better.
Snowdrops not out yet… like the weight loss, they will soon be in evidence. 2 kg down since 1st of month. It was 3, but scales are horrible things! Clothes are a better marker of progress…
Lucia, you’d be proud – inspired by you to move more. Ditched the car where usually I would use it. And that makes 24.9 miles walked or run this week. Don’t forget the .9!
Have a good week at work, Lucia.

And Natalie – love the answer to the diabetic instructor!

Julia

Hi all

Well despite good intentions beginning of the week, lost the plot immediately, so I have day one in the bag today, so new start for the next instalment of my BSD journey, 3 st down half a one up, but hey it’s better than I have done in the past. But still am not getting alerts for the emails here so rather tedious, have checked all the settings etc, haven’t a clue, so I will be weighing in everyday, plotting on my fitness pal again, and getting going on my jawbone up. Anyone up for a up challenge.

Frog and Yowser you both seem quiet how’s it going.🙋

Thank you all! Will give all suggestions a go!

It’s dawned on me tonight 10 days in and feeling good that I have been overweight all my life and not known how I should eat!
This is life changing for me and educating our little ones it’s so important!I am also making changes for all my family.Education is so important even my 4 year old has been talking to me about why it’s important not to eat to much sugar and this time the conversation doesn’t revolve round tooth decay!
8lb loss clear skin and feeling great bar the dips but top tip drink plenty of water 😃

Sunshine-girl I think iwanttobeslim is saying they stay up all night and go to bed at 5am – hence a snack before bed is in the early hours of the morning.

HI Nanamandy, I am starting tomorrow and have prepped lots of dishes made from the receipes on this site. Not all give the nr of carbs and I like you are wanting to stay below 50g a day. I am aiming for at least 8kg in 8 weeks,,hope its possible. It looks as though you have done really well so far.. so inspiring. I am a bit worried about reaching my 10 000 a day steps as it is full on winter here with lots of snow. I will however be going to the gym a few times a week.. grateful for any tips you have,..thanks

Hi miss kumquat, I started 6 days ago and have not been either !!! I am drinking lots more water than normal around 3 pints minimum, peeing at least twice during the night, I have lost 6lbs so far and happy with that ( 12.11 start weight) proper weight in tomorrow but I am feeling poorly, lightheaded, wobbly and basically off colour and very weak. I am ploughing on as I really want to get off the 1 stone 11lbs I have put on since I moved full time to Spain. Does anybody else feel like this and will it pass, I have heard of carb flu but think that only lasts a couple of days, I felt fine for day 1 & 2 and not hungry either then it all changed Day 3 till now . Good luck everybody and I hope you feel better than I do xx

Hi Sprite

Might be worth a quick look at a book I recently added to my Kindle. Dr Tim Cantopher has written a couple of really excellent books which are easy reads and might provide other suggestions for how to resolve/identify possible other causes for these symptoms, rather than assuming that it is the food in the diet itself which is causing them. I’m not doubting what you say is happening, but it may be that other factors are also at play in stopping you sleep. ‘How to cure insomnia without really trying’ is available on Kindles/tablets as well as print version, and ‘Depressive Illness – the curse of the strong is also really helpful’. The latter not so relevant here but I mention it as I found it some of the content a revelation and hugely beneficial in identifying and then making necessary changes to my lifestyle which have had a direct impact on my weight loss.

Speaking as someone who has suffered stress/anxiety myself, I feel your pain.

Julia

I’ve just looked up frozen avocado on Google. I’ve never seen them here. By the looks of it, frozen ones are best used mashed in dips or puréed in smoothies. Don’t go try baking with any expensive ingredients just in case it doesn’t work. I’d be sorry to see you waste loads of costly pine kernels or best Stilton, for example.

Hi Granny,
Rose hip oil is really great for your skin, a few posters were worried about skin on their face forming some lines after they lost weight and I suggested the oil. You can find it at chemists and even supermarkets, if you use it at night it’s really nourishing. Actually you could use it all over if you mix it in with some moisturiser..!

That’s made me feel better…fingers crossed that afterwards I’m in for a surprise!

Hi Esnecca,

I made some chia pudding just before Christmas and it is the only time that the entire family point blank refused to even consider eating something after just looking at it. 😉

I thought it was actually quite nice – I added a bit of mashed up raspberries.

I wanttobeslim, you dont have to get up at 5am to have a snack, you have it around 10 or 11pm before you go to bed. The Dawn effect happens about 5am. Or are you saying you dont sleep, which can really upset your BG.

Hi Mixmatch, Trevaskis puddings are to die for aren’t they? I have found the cafes, bars etc, I have used are only too happy to accommodate with altering meals. The meatballs should have been in a sub, but I declined that and asked for a few chips, ‘cos felt like a treat.

It can certainly cause extra water retention, I often used to get a weight gain or plateau when on my period.

Kumquat, if you are on your period you might get a big surprise when you are over that. It can put on between 3 and 5 lbs.

I buy mine from the goat farm up the road – I’ll get my coat!

Frozen avocado sounds………challenging!

The egg process is the same as blue cheese, but it’s nice to add a shake of chilli flakes. Just bake until the white is set. Good with a bit of grilled fish.

Thanks guys…I thought the fibre intake should be ok as I’ve been only eating recipes from the book. I also have a personal trainer twice a week for an hour so I thought that would help. Can being on your period affect things?