I’ll get one to have with my TOTM choccy which you said I was allowed to have then? 😉😄. Yep those plateaus are had to put up with, it’s just great that we have this forum to exchange info on, so that we know that they are a common, normal experience and don’t panic too much 😊

Oh dear. Oh well, time to pick yourself up and move on! I certainly plan to incorporate chocolate into my long term diet, if I told myself “no more chocolate ever” I wouldn’t be doing it at all! May even sneak some dark chocolate into the BSD if I ever have enough calories left at the end of the day.

NATALIE I had no idea it was so simple! Will give that a go..so,you dont need use the whole sachet if you mix with powdered milk instead of water,and it keeps ok in the freezer once its opened?
Thanks for the heads up! X

Ps Apart from CAPTAINLYNNE! heehee..doesnt apply to you LYNNE or anyone else who is now at goal 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 xx

I make my own yoghurt with a Easiyo kit. The Greek style works out to 82cal 7g carbs for 100g so it’s lower cal than the two you mentioned but higher carb. You just put a sachet with water in the thermos thing and it makes itself. Thick and delicious. And I can be certain that the yoghurt cultures are fresh and still alive.

Actually I save a lot of money by putting a couple a tablespoons of the sachet (which is yoghurt cultures with powdered milk) with 300 g normal powdered milk. A lot cheaper, and it still works. The sachet keeps forever in the freezer and makes lots of pots.

Hi A New Me ….. the first week is usually the biggest weight loss anyway. Loosing something every week is wonderful!! 🙂

Hi all. I started on September 29, and have been lurking here ever since. It has been so encouraging reading your posts, I thought it was time I joined you. I have lost 11 pounds over the last 2 weeks, with 30 more to go. I did experience the second week slow down in weight loss that so many have mentioned. I did have a very stressful week at work, so I;m not sure if that was a contributing factor. Also, last weekend was Canadian Thanksgiving, so I did eat a little more than I should have. Thanks so much for all of your posts. You’re keeping me motivated!

I didn’t believe it …. This is Canada …. Kelsey’s Restaurant Chain had the calories beside every dish on the menu … even desserts!!!

Hi NUMI how you doing! yeh only two pound down in 3 weeks but i guess its just another dreaded plateau..had one around week2/3
Not too worried,sh*t happens! Thanks for yr concern x
I posted it over on the weigh in thread
Yeah deffo try the Lidl yog, a real bargain. You cant be vexed at that as my friends mum used to say😄
You might be temptd to stick a choc flake in it tho like FROG said coz its jsut like ice cream! lubbly jubbly! 😋
Something for us all to bear in mind…
REMEMBER HOW FAR YOU’ VE COME,NOT JUST HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO
YOU ARE NOT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, BUT NEITHER ARE YOU WHERE YOU USED TO BE
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Thanks Shalimar and everyone for your good wishes!

Thank you Getting my life back I will try that as a breakfast recipe👍😀

Good morning Day Six!

Plan for the day:
B: yoghurt with raspberries
L: cream of chicken soup
D: butter chicken with cauliflower rice

Two cups of tea with milk, lots of water. Rest and recovery in front of the TV!

Me and you both Sir Arthur!! 🙂

And we are all so happy to have you back Natalie. 🙂 🙂 🙂 HUGS 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 HUGS 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 HUGS 🙂 🙂 🙂

I’m a big fan of the Aldi ‘authentic’ Greek yoghurt. Same shape tub as the fage one and much cheaper than the branded stuff at £1.29 for the 500g. But not quite such a bargain as the Lidl one! I’ll have to look out for that. Did I see you say you’d only had a smallish loss this week, Yowzer? It seemed to come up on my email but then not show up here on the thread… odd. Anyway, if that’s the case, I hope you aren’t letting it get you down. You’ll see more satisfying losses soon I’m sure 😊

Hello everyone! I got through the operation ok, a bit sore and I slept 13 hours last night but I’ll be fine.

I had bacon and strawberries yesterday morning then fasted all day, not even water most of it although I did have a drip in after the op. They gave me cheese and crackers when I was alert enough to eat – I was not in the slightest worried about the carbs I hadn’t eaten for nine hours! But I did refuse lemonade or sugar in my tea, I did NOT want to have to go through sugar withdrawal again! I was feeling ok at that point but by the time Tim got me home the pain killers were wearing off, I barely had the energy for a bit of chicken soup then collapsed into bed. Total for the day 795 cal/ 25g carb so it actually fit into the BSD really well. After after three days of no loss, I went down 0.7kg overnight (1.5 lbs). I wonder how much of that was fibroids and blood loss!?

Anyway, really glad to have that done and over with, and I’m also glad I didn’t wait to start the BSD. It’s good to already have nearly a week under my belt.

AFTER DAY 30

Weight: 72.7 kg
Steps: 12,400

Well, I have kept up the activity and I must say that I do enjoy the walks out in the fresh air. Weight wise, I seem a bit stuck. Not really putting on weight but not really losing it, either.

I know that I need to stick more closely to the diet.

Lunch …. was okay. Enjoyed the ambiance of the restaurant, noted the old Blue Jays baseball games on the TV’s. Decided against an alcoholic drink. The calories were posted for the meal … grilled chicken and salad, 340 cals. I thought it through and decided to spend the carbs on sweet potato fries.

AND THEN

in the Walmart checkout line, with plain fat yogurt, big box of sweet kale, raspberries, Stash’s Chia tea and enough toilet paper to last until Christmas and beyond …..

i totally forgot BSD and mindfulness and decision making ……… and bought my favorite chocolates …….. and YES …. i did eat them …. and not at all mindfully!!

Woops!!

Poppetini 🙂 HUGS HUGS and yet more HUGS

It is a big weight loss ahead for me too …. that’s why i’m even planning 2 stages … Now until Dec. 10th and then start again next year.
I had a bad eating day today …. I feel like i am not getting anywhere … like i gained almost all of it back. It’s disappointing but i am not ready to give up … as someone said the other day It is a marathon not a sprint. Let’s take heart!!

but the good things are

1. Got to the bank to put in my old age pension check before i bounced stuff!!

2. Got to the used book store, bought a ton of flavored coffee for my Keurig machine (not my idea but my sister’s Christmas present) … but with the flavored ones i do cut down on the added cream a teeeny bit … bought enough toilet paper at Walmart to last until Christmas at least!!

3. Started my Palouse online free mindfulness course … sent in my questionnaire (I had to say some nice things about myself 🙂 🙂 🙂 well i HAD to …… but when i did my body scan exercise this morning i just kept coughing … still getting over the cold.

Total fail on mindful eating ……. at the checkout line at Walmart i spotted my favorite chocolates and the thought that i was BSDing totally left my mind. It’s like i totally forgot.

And i was relatively ok in the restaurant … i had salad and chicken … and sweet potato fries as a treat which i thought about and decided yes.

Hi!!

HUGS 🙂

Have fun exploring the site and the forums!!

p.s. the is a Search bar on the top right hand corner … if you have a topic you want to explore thats a good place to start.
p.p.s. there is a recipe search bar on the right side as well.

You have lots of company!!

Hello all, I’m new to the group. I bought the BSD books after speaking to a colleague who is looking for rapid weight loss.

She got me thinking about the BSD and after doing an online assessment it’s hit home that I have ALL the risk factors for diabetes. It’s time now for me to get my act together, lose weight, eat more healthily and be more active.

I’m looking forward to being part of this community and being with others who share the same goals.

FROG i LOVE walnuts and brazils..i usually have almonds tho,but i bought some today in the market and theyre very dry
Is a litre same as a kilo? I have no idea how to convert stuff.what are cups all about?🙄🙄🙄
I think youre quite mathematically minded so perhaps you can help me! X
AVILA flashing yr pants ! 🙂 You little hussy ..haha just joking! Congrats on loose trousers and on running👍🏻
I bet yr darling doggy will love it! X

Thank you both for your replys, really appreciate it. I’ve done ok today but made a list for tomorrow, to go to a health shop to get chai seeds etc. I’m really looking forward to doing this and it’s really about time I gave my body a holiday from all the rubbish I put in! It’s true what they say “you are what you eat” Here’s to a fitter healthier positive future and I want to be telling you next Friday “IVE ONLY GONE AND LOST SOME WEIGHT ” ! Got to get into those skinny jeans!!! Lol

Hi all,

I have been weight stable, stress stuff and lack of willpower – and yes it is the drinking that does it (shame moment).

But still had another victory today – even if potentially embarrassing – walking the dog and decided to run for a bit…. and my lovely comfy elastic waist trousers started falling down flashing the top of my granny pants!! Quick grab and stuck to walking the rest of the way…

Hoping to try Parkrun again tomorrow if I can get everything else sorted ready for my community event from midmorning. New Asda sale kit and may take the dog too as that is allowed and may give a safe ‘chase’ outlet for her, I have a harness with bungee cord so not pulling against collar etc.

Thank you Lucia for letting Mazzy know the correct title of your thread.
Before I started the BSD I read the whole of your thread from the beginning and it really helped me get started on the BSD. It taught me just how important it is to increase activity as well as changing how you eat. It was very inspirational.

Hi Yowzer
Don’t stick a chocolate flake in it!
Yes, I had it the other day at the Ethiopian cookery evening – didn’t know where it was from initially, but everyone agreed it was really good (and I think that was the low fat version)
I bought some today too – haven’t tried it yet. Like you, I don;t have a particularly close Lidl – but a litre lasts me for ages

I got some really nice walnuts there too – not something I often buy, but seemed good value at less than £2
scarily moreish with cheese!

Humph! Only lost 2 lbs in 3 weeks! have i hit another plateau? Ah well,keep going! Upwards and onwards!
Remember these words..
REMEMBER HOW FAR YOU’ VE COME,NOT JUST HOW FAR YOU HAVE TO GO
YOU ARE NOT WHERE YOU WANT TO BE, BUT NEITHER ARE YOU WHERE YOU USED TO BE
🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸🌟🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️🌸⭐️

I, too, started with scrambled egg and smoked salmon for breakfast.

Lunch was, unavoidably, a sarnie.

Supper was salmon with ginger, from the book. Delicious.

Home now, so a weekend of lovely food from the book. Have a good, one, everybody!

Usually I have cauliflower rice with something in a spicy sauce anyway, so just microwaving is fine.
If you are having it with something dry (I added prawns the other week), it works well to microwave, then stir through a drizzle of sesame oil. No mess, and probably absorbs less oil than if you stir fry.

FROG was it you who mentioned Lidl greek yog? I got some today,think it was 1.38 for a kilo tub
I pay 2.45 in tesco for 500g total fage! And the Lidll tub is twice the size! Slightly higher in cals but lower in carbs …
Total 95 cals per 100g,4g carb
Lidl 122 cals per 100 g,3g carb
Lidl isnt quite as thick but is pretty thick like a ” yippee its Mr Whippy”ice cream. Havent got a close by Lidl so cant buy it all the time but will deffo go back for more x

Hi Skinnyjeans as Trelawny says we can do this 11 weeks to Christmas I love Christmas luckily for me my girls are all adults they know I am on this healthy eating and are really supportive along with my husband even though he is a very fussy eater and doesn’t always want to try my new meals. Just had the peppered mackerel frittata for my dinner I added green beans for my veg, very nice actually got hubby to eat the other half which he enjoyed haven’t told him the rest of the ingredients otherwise he would have refused to try it lol. I will be having some sweet treats in the house for guests over Christmas but will try not too have any myself. I would love to be 35lbs down by Christmas not sure if that is doable but I am going to try my hardest really am focused. Bit high on my cals today but under 30g of carbs. I’m in my 50,s and can’t do much walking I have a painful foot trying to pluck up the courage to have the steroid injection just sounds really painful in my heel. Tomorrow is the end of my second week I try to read all the threads so many great tips, ideas and inspiration.
Porridge and berries for breakfast, roasted red peppers and butternut squash soup for lunch and frittata for dinner all from the recipe book enjoyed them all xx

Nope, it’s called
My eight weeks

I used to slob out on the settee all the time, eat takeaways family bars of chocolate and Huge bags of crisps all in the one evening.
I couldn’t walk, I had to take the stairs slowly.

Now, e.g. Tomorrow I get up at 6am cycle for 30 mins, go the gym, do 30 mins on the cross country/rowing/treadmill, then 30 mins in the weights room then 30 mins swim,
Then cycle home.
Do 10,000 steps in the day and in the evening yoga and meditation.
I am still losing weight about 1.5 to 3 pounds a week.

I have a life now.
And I haven’t mentioned what I eat now.
Salads, tons of veg, a little protein.
Loads of water.

I used to say I can’t do it, now I break things down into brick sizes, I can tackle anything now.

So all I can say is…. you have already started by reading and joining the website.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Actually Antigone you are following the BSD fast 800 to the letter so for a day that you don’t feel you have done so well – you have actually done brilliantly.

Verano had a really good idea when she suggested looking at the average calories and carbs for the week. When you look at the average for the week – even if you go over your limit for the day on a couple of days in the week – the figures are still pretty good. Which was the reason I wasn’t that worried about my 960 calories yesterday.

I am glad you are on board – we are all doing so well.

I haven’t tried microwaving cauliflower rice. I have been heating it through in a wok with a tiny bit of oil. Microwave sounds even easier!

Thanks Jmarie. I really appreciate your post. I know reading other people’s results helped me and there are people on here who have done amazing things. The first couple of weeks were tough for me but after that it was surprisingly ok. What kept me going was rewarding myself each week in some small way (non-food reward!) and just looking after myself better. I also put a marble in a jar for each pound I lost. If I felt tempted I would pick up my jar and think about how rubbish it would be to gain weight and lose my marbles (in more ways than one!). This reminds me.. I am due something nice for doing 8 weeks! I also need to buy more marbles. Well done on resisting all that party food! Good luck, if I can do this anyone can!

Oh Maefly! That is a fantastic post! You should be chuffed!! All those months of focus and effort have seriously paid off and the improvement in blood sugars/diabetic status is the very best part. Well done, extremely well done you!

Hi Mazzy
I do lots of walking (I try to do over 10K steps with at least 30 minutes fast walking). A fit bit really helps. I don’t like anything on my wrist so I have one that you can clip onto clothing. It really helps to motivate me as you can see your stats on a PC or tablet.
I also do pilates for strength and flexibility.

It is really important to start your exercise programme very very gently and build up your steps and extra activity very slowly, especially because of the arthritis in your spine.

Lucia’s thread (I think it is entitled Hello) is a good one to read. She started almost completely inactive and chronicles her journey to becoming very active.

Congratulations SchnitzelVonKrumm!
You did it!!! You made it through 8 weeks on the 800 calories plan of the BSD. I am so excited for you! 29 lbs. off!! Wow!! That is so impressive. Thank you so much for posting your results as it really motivates me to continue.
Thank you also for sharing your doctor’s advise on how to proceed going forward!

Today is my 6th day and I have lost 6 lbs. Yesterday I hosted a dinner party for 15 co-workers from my husband’s company. I made taco’s with all the trimmings. Dessert of cookies, brownie’s and cupcakes included! The hardest part for me was not drinking any alcohol while everyone else enjoyed wine, and later, scotch after dinner. I drank diet tonic with ice and it worked! I was very close to giving in but kept saying my mantra. . .It’s only 8 weeks! I really feel I NEED to make it through this 8 weeks in order to really lose enough weight and get control of my blood sugar. I can see it as a life changing event.

Good luck to you Schnitzel/VonKrumm as you start the next phase of your BSD efforts. Here’s hoping your BS goes down as you keep your carbs low and add fat to your diet. Keep posting here so we know how you are doing as you venture on.

Hi Skinnyjeans
The calorie calculations for the recipes in the BSD book are for one portion.
Today is indeed the first day of the rest of your life and you can do it!!
I suffer with arthritis in my shoulders, elbows and hands and I suddenly realised after 2-3 weeks on the BSD, the pain had practically disappeared. It is really helping me. I also suffer with a bad back and decided after 2 months of pain and movement problems last Nov/Dec that I had to do something for myself. So lost some weight, started yoga at home with youtube 10 minute sessions and it is all greatly improved. Alas put the weight back on but then in August found the BSD and haven’t looked back!!! 18 1/2lbs down already!!
Good luck. Stick with it again. 11 weeks to Christmas, arghhh!

Hi Wendy1947 just looked on the eat yourself skinny website they have a 3 egg white and spinach omelette with onion and tomatoes I think it said 70 cals and just over 3carbs if that is any help. Sounds nice I might try it myself 🙂 X

Yay for the clothes Krysia!
Well done Greenjanet a MAJOR milestone 🙂
Good work everyone in fact – you are all being very good unlike me today. I have slipped a bit but nothing too serious – still no movement on the scales though . Mackerel for tea – Jamie Oliver’s Mighty Mackerel. It’s really good but without the carby accompaniments of course.
Cals: 828
Carbs: 52
I am now walking away from the computer – walk of shame 🙁
Good luck everyone….

Hi Getting my life back,

I love your name. It says it all. Congrats to your daughter on her graduation and congrats to you for getting into that dress. It’s the best feeling when clothes start to fit.
Carb Addict, so glad you’re back on track and seeing the results, so jealous of you at the beach. Hope you’re not wearing those shorts.
Miss Ziggy, you ARE a superstar, enjoy your steak & salad. I have ‘keep on keeping on’ engraved on the back of my IPad, has a whole new meaning for me now.
I’ve been at work all day, going home now to make fish pie with celeriac mash instead of the usual Friday night pizza. So happy,
so energetic. Bought myself a book today, it contained no carbs, no cals, no fat, Bliss.

Hang in there everyone, bring on the weekend and week 3! ‘Proceed as if success is inevitable’ (I saw that on a mug today)

Love NeNe xxxxxx

No move either way this morning, so still on a pound for the week so far. Had an oatcake for brunch this morning and it felt very wicked to spread it with some of my clotted cream and then a spoon of my plum and chia jam. Almost like a cream tea! Chicken salad again for lunch, and then another portion of sausage casserole for tea. Picked at a little piece of smoked ham in Waitrose on one of the tasting tables they had laid out, very nice. Haven’t counted the calories, was probably only a gram or two but I am reasonably close to 800 today, so will just leave it. I had to guess the amount of chicken I had for lunch anyway, so could have just as easily been underweight there.

Can anyone help? I have five egg whites & wonder if there is anything I can do with them that will fit in with the BSDiet?

Hi KrysiaD
This is interesting as I thought I was drinking more than enough water but I’ll certainly endevour to up my intake from now on. I’m currently 11st 4lb and ideally want/need to get down to 10st as have Arthritis in my spine and carrying the extra weight doesn’t help. Took a half hour brisk walk today which is the first bit of exercise I’ve done since starting. Would love to know what form of exercise other are doing as in need of a little inspiration!

Hello all,

Glad you appreciated my daughter’s day too Shalimar. Today, and yesterday, I have struggled. I’ve reached a weightless milestone, I’ve lost a stone in 3 weeks. OMG. I should be jump up and down happy, but instead … as I’ve still got two and a half stones to go … the enormity of the task seems to have hit me. I love that people on the boards have achieved their 8 weeks … and here I am really struggling at two and a half weeks. However, there are positives too:

1. Getting to know my eating habits more has to be a good thing long term… and I literally mean habits. I like to eat as an activity, as a hobby, as a time filler, for fun, for pleasure, for all sorts of reasons tbh. I think this is as much a mental struggle, as I’m really missing food being something that punctuates so much of my day.

2. Yesterday – aside from too many unsalted pistachios, I somehow stayed on track (today has not been a dietary success as I seem to have used all my strength and resolve yesterday).

3. I managed a long dog walk, laundry and ferrying children hither and thither despite feeling pretty low. I am using kindness to self to try to feel the feelings, whilst still doing bits and pieces that need doing.

Here’s to back on track this evening and over the weekend. Happy Friday everyone.

Well done Ziggy💐💐💐💐💐⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Hi All

I think I deserve a pat on the back. MY husband had 3 friends stay overnight. They went to an Indian restaurant 😰,they had beer and wine when they came in😰,for breakfast bacon sandwiches and danish pastries😡And for lunch French bread cheese and pickle, ham and mustard sandwiches😭😭😭😭During all of this I stuck to the diet👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Tonight my husband is cooking me a steak and he has made a salad to go with it😘.
Keep on keeping on!!!!!!
ZIggy

Hi Mazzy, congralulations on a fantastic weight loss.

I believe that the thirst and feeling of your throat drying up is caused by the fact that you are burning fat instead of carbs for fuel. This (and I am quoting from Professor Taylor’s notes to doctors) causes the body to produce ketones which merely reflect the healthy physiological mechanism. It looks as though you are not drinking enough water and even if you feel you are it would be a good idea to increase the amount you drink. The thirst and the dry throat are a well known sign of a body in ketosis – which is why drinking a lot of water is heavily promoted in Dr Mosleys book.

When I get it I up my water consumption and it goes away.

The rainbow trout was lovely – husband cooked it in the oven in foil with a little bit of butter. It really looks as though my tastes have changed so much on BSD that I actually like fish.

Lentils are so healthy and it is a shame they are so carby.

Walked to the local chemist to pick up my blood sugar test strips and heard an interesting conversation. It was all about a slimming club and how well they were doing and how good it was that you could have deserts on the programme. There was a lengthy discussion about various deserts you could make and they all sounded very carby. I remember all my efforts before at slimming clubs and on my own. I was just as obsessed about being able to add deserts and treats or I felt hard done by. No wonder the weight just piled on afterwards. The BSD is different – you are able to get the carb monster under control and it is wonderful not to think about treats and deserts and enjoy lovely healthy food.

Verano – I will tag along with you and greenjanet (and sunshine-girl when she returns from her holiday) as you go through your journey as I want to keep the injected insulin monster at bay and my maintenance mode will be very similar to your weight loss mode for quite a while.

When I was doing my sort out of clothes I found two pairs of Rohan Jeggins. I think that is what they are called because they are supposed to be a cross between jeans and leggins. Actually they are not like either. I bought them in a sale ages ago but couldn’t wear them because they cut off the circulation in my legs. They are size 12 (a loose 12) straight cut with a draw string waist and a cosy warm fleecy type lining and wind proof. They are now a little loose everywhere but still ok and are absolutely lovely to wear – really comfortable. I shall be living in them for now as like Frog I am really feeling the cold now.

Sizing can be strange. I found several black M&S long sleeved tops that are size 16. They fit really snugly and are not at all big. I bought them early 2000 but haven’t really been able to wear them as they were so small. Surely they cannot be size 16 as that is too big for me now. Or has M&S sizing changed over the years.