Mixnmatch – that is seriously impressive *in awe* 🙂

thanks for the recipe suggestion Randam – sounds yummy. And 7 lbs in the first week is fantastic. I can see why this method is motivating when you see changes like that. I think I’m heading for about the same, I’ll see tomorrow.

I just sat through Finding Dory in the cinema and ate a couple of marshmallows, a few haribo and a small bit of popcorn. I can officially announce they tasted horrid. Something strange is going on…..
Feel shattered today as I’ve got the worst sore throat and it’s been keeping me awake at night for the past 3 nights. Normally on days like these I’d be heading for the carbs and coke to keep me going, but not today. Having to keep on it! 2 hours of lawn mowing will be my fitness today so hopefully I’ll burn off the bad sugar I had this morning.

Keep going guys 🙂

Thanks Frog, that’s helpful! Looks like I’m averaging between 30-40 most days so far, so that must be ok!

Hi
there isn’t a specified level of the carbs in the book, many here aim for 30, some 50, others just generally aim to eat low carb.
There are several threads on it – if you put “max carb” in the search box (top right hand corner of the web page) you’ll find existing conversations around it.

Wow you guys have posted awesome results after just 1 week! Just amazed by the almost 10lbs GreenTea lost, similar for Lisa67, Suluro 11lbs and Sierravalley 13lbs-??!!! Of course any loss would feel amazing and I truly feel for you Happygirl must be so frustrating to not be getting early results. Bet it will happen soon, it’s all a matter of chemistry!

I was really moved by you sharing such a vulnerable part of your story, Carb_Addict. I, too, had a mother who was always dieting which resulted in me always feeling fat. I remember my dad telling me as a teenager “you might actually be pretty if you weren’t so fat”. I also agree with Shalimar that we should be kind to ourselves NOW, not wait for some ideal, thinner time.

Frog- hope you find a good source of rhubarb. I grow my own, it grows really easily here.

It’s so good to be home! I can’t wait to plan the weeks meals and shop for some new flavours. I got a whole bunch of clothes that I love that are too tight and hung them where I can see them every day. I will look at them when I’m tempted to binge!

Observations on Day 4
-it is often seeing food or smelling food that makes me feel hungry, if I stay away from food I don’t really think about it
-feeling sensitive to cold but headaches are gone, maybe because I’ve upped water and sodium.
-feeling really positive and resolved like never before
-need to allow this to be the most important thing in my life for now, need the energy for my willpower. Am doing this to feel well and happy
-I read somewhere that a few walnuts 15min before a meal can trigger satiety signals in the brain, and it seems to be working. I don’t feel as ravenous and can eat slower.
-planning ahead is everything. I track everything I’m going to eat on MyFitnessPal in the morning so I have my day worked out and am a lot less likely to unknowingly go over my limits
-Sugar free gum is my emergency food when I want to give in and trash all my work
-struggling with discipline about tracking small things like extra vegetables, artificially sweetened beverages and small snacks. Just trying to be easy on myself and vow to do better the next day.

Things to do this week:
-make a vision board on the fridge door out of photos and quotes
-plan my exercise ahead of time

Question:
Have I missed the part of the book that say carbs have to be less than 20g per day? Someone said less than 50g is okay?

Anyone want to be friends on MyFitnessPal? My username is LizFrencham

Nice, Natalie! I’m in Melbourne.

That doesn’t sound too great! I’ll certainly be posting back here if things go south. Hopefully not. I do have quite a love for carbs, though, so I can imagine I might have a bit of a withdrawal!

thanks Wendy – I will keep looking then!
The only Tesco near me is a tiny one, when I find some I will buy tons and freeze it!
I love it, and was amazed at how low carb it is

🍾🎉🎉🎉🎉
Well done!

I’m in Australia too, Sydney. I can warn you to look out for carb flu/sugar withdrawal around the end of day two and into day three. It might feel like you’re coming down sick, cranky, why not quit the diet for now and start again when you’re feeling better? Don’t listen to that voice! Hold on and it will get easier after a few days. If you give up “for now” you’ll just have to go through it again next time (I should know!).

Hello Frog
I found some in Tesco when searching for gram flour.

Mixnmatch … Fantastic!!!!

What more can you say!

Trying to sort out how to store all the nuts seeds etc?
We found Tesco sell cheap kilner type storage jars that are Italian called Fido, they also sell gram flour the only local shop I could find near me! Surprisingly I couldn’t find any in Sainsbury’s or Waitrose although they are shown for online shopping.
My husband also searched for stick on label holders to be able to write ingredients & use by dates on & found some in Staples.
I am slowly changing my former cereals cupboard into one only containing porridge oats, oat milk & all the seeds nuts & other dry ingredients from the recommended lists in the BSDiet recipe book.

Hi Lucky – had to google NaNoWriMo – thought it was japanese and Maneki connected at first, hope it goes well
Yowzer – mine only seems to be when I’ve had a hot bath, and not every time, so not too troubling. Glad that Ziggy has found his toys and inner kitten.
Antigone- enjoy riding tomorrow, hope it all goes well
I did read/hear/see something the other day on cholesterol a few weeks ago – basically intimating that we’d been fed comparable dubious research and ideas on cholesterol as fats, and cholesterol in eggs isn’t bad for you. Are you concerned about cholesterol off the scale from a nutrient reading on MFP/Fatsecret etc, or from a blood test?
My blood pressure was fine when I started BSD, but it has got lower (but still in normal range) since I’ve been doing BSD – it can change quite rapidly with exercise, stress, etc. Best thing is to be very relaxed when you’re doing the reading.
Did you do your 24 hour blood pressure reading yet Yowzer?

Just done an experiment, took blood pre-breakfast 4.8 and again 2 hours later 6.6. Now to me 6.6 sounds good but I don’t really know what it means in terms of my diabetes. My husband has agreed to let me test him, pre-brekkie and 2 hours later so I can compare a non diabetic results with mine. He’s a star.

Hi Lucky, good to see you checking in, and I hope your troubles are shortlived. I think you are absolutely doing the right thing, being sensible and keeping moving are the key. Yowzer hope you are feeling better today. My latest pair of JOTF didn’t even make the box before I was wearing them. Decidedly jeans of the present. Antigone, I thought the latest advice was that dietary cholesterol wasn’t the problem. I lose track though given that things seem to be changing so much at the moment in nutrition science.

Wendy1947 & Dona Rosa
Loved reading your posts like you Dona Rosa my knickers are not rolling down so much lol Wendy1947 I brought carbs and calories counter brilliant book wouldn’t be without it now I too am pear shaped so hopefully will start to see results where needed but happy with just having a weight lose. I must try the ginger rhubarb sounds really nice. Have a good day everyone x

Hi MummyBadgers, if the pathologist is going to do a test on the blood of the day then it might make a difference. However, the pathologist will probably be taking venous blood not a finger prick, in which case the results will be based on an average level over the last 12 weeks and you can’t cheat on that. Mine is around 5.0 pre breakfast but I have checked 2 hours after eating and it is around 7.0 so still diabetic. I make my husband do the test too so I can see how a non diabetic does, he is 4.0 before brekkie and 2 hours later still 4.0.

I found this diet quite expensive at first because one day it was one veg, the next another and I wanted to keep the variety going so was buying lots of different types of veg. Now I look in my fridge and plan my recipes around what I have available rather than going out and buying fresh. Also, nothing goes to waste in my house, I have frozen melon, avocados (yes they freeze well) chunks of cheese etc, all ready for another day.

Oops, forgot one. I am now missing over a third of the person I used to be. Over 33.33 recurring percent down in body weight from the starting point. Well I say missing but that’s not true really 😁

where do you get your rhubarb Wendy? Ate lots of it when I started BSD, but haven’t seen any in ages as its out of season

Lucky – thanks for checking in. Hope all I’d resolved soon.
Yowzer – hope you are on the mend and yes, I will be back on the BSD horse tomorrow (still not showing a gain from my dirty week off!) Also back on the real horses tomorrow (after a back injury).
As I have had a carb heavy week I thought I’d have the left over egg yolks for lunch (made meringue for guests – NOT me!).Low carbs alright but cholesterol off the scale 🙁 Looking to reduce blood pressure – not on meds but scared myself recently. Any advice great fully received 🙂

Morning

not a good start, made tea and the milk had gone off. Yuk!
Your lamb sounds lovely Krysia – I really like lamb, but don’t often cook it myself.
I cooked the M&S dine in for £10 chicken yesterday -really nice, with a small potato because I can’t bear the thought of roast chicken without roast potato – and it wasn’t that good and I chucked most of it. Small glass of wine was nice though!

Verano – I’m sure you know enough now to make good choices when you’re away – enjoy

Very brave Dona Rosa & how encouraging😀
I am pear shaped carrying most of my weight on stomach & thighs & my stomach is slowly going down & my thighs less dense & softer ( rather difficult to describe ) but I think fat is being removed?
It’s day seven for us so out of interest I will weigh tomorrow to see what my true weeks weight loss is having weighed yesterday after only five days. I am skipping breakfast today to save some calories for another serving of ginger rhubarb with some natural yoghurt for pudding after dinner tonight. I must buy some more rhubarb to make more.
My husband who is out for the day took a packed lunch of broccoli soup & mozzarella cheese with lettuce, peppers, celery & tomatoes with a heaped spoon of pesto on it for more flavour. He also has a small packet of sunflower & pumpkin seeds to nibble if needed. I’m planning the brunch recipe of bacon, mushrooms & broccoli for supper. I have also ordered the Diabetes UK booklet on carbs to try to better monitor our total carb intake. We seem ok on daily calories but I’m a bit clueless on the carb levels of some vegetables!

Hi

Weekends are difficult but I’m seriously impressed sunshine-girl ….. 600 cals and 9 carbs …. that is excellent !! Your b/g is so good you must be really pleased.

I’ve not worked out my food yet but will do it shortly.

I’m not a lover of lamb but do like slow roast shoulder. Yours sounds really lovely Krysia! Glad to have you on board for next week and hopefully longer! Glad you’ve got your head round ‘fat’ . Can’t believe how brainwashed we all were. I think getting over ‘fat phobia’ has probably been the most difficult part of this plan for me.

We are away for a couple of nights next Sunday and Monday. This will be a real trial for me. Think I’m just going to have to keep thinking Hba1c at the end of the month!!!!

Right need to get on with lunch. Catch up later.

I am anxious to loose a 10 kg as I’m far too heavy for a 160 cm, diabetic, 67 year old female. I live and work in South Korea where cuisine, cultural and social obligations differ significantly. I’ve an extremely busy work schedule and I haven’t cooked in over ten years. Carb, calorie counting and recording give me the chills. Of course, would love to have a buddy to go through this sea-change, but not possible here. Any /all advice on how to begin, the pitfalls experiences etc is most welcome. Thank you

Hi Sunshine-girl – your halo is back on and just as shiny at sparkly as before. Your blood glucose is seriously good. You will definitely reach your goal of 73.9. The Zumba class will help. I have noticed that when I do more steps – especially fast walking – my weight drops faster and my blood glucose is lower.

My hubby also likes a glass of whiskey in the evening and a glass of wine with dinner. When I couldn’t drink wine I discovered Bailey’s Irish Cream which I love and doesn’t cause any problems – no matter how much of it I drink. It was lovely in coffee also. I was so shocked when I entered it into fatsecret as it is seriously high in carbs. So reluctantly – no more Bailey’s.

Absolutely, at @curly1! I love your confidence!

Not that the end date is in sight, but we will finish up on Sunday December 4- just in time for the festive season!

Took a risk and had a naked look in mirror today. Now there is something obviously happening. I appear to have lost some tyre under my boobs, the waist is slowly appearing and the lower portions look flatter. Took a risk and tried on a skirt that I bought off Ebay and then got depressed when there was a 3″ gap to fasten zip but I could fasten it now but will not risk wearing it yet until it is a bit looser on hips. Very impressed. Oh and on a lighter note, the knickers are not rolling down any more. Grated lots of carrot, fennel, red and white cabbage to go in salads this week. Chicken ready to go in oven – well done to everyone. Forca! as we say in Portugal.

Hi all, count me in starting 10/10. Fingers crossed it’s a date to remember as the first day in a bright future. Here’s to us all getting healthier and happier!

Well done Mixnmatch. That’s a great result. Next week will be just as good.
Randan, good for you too. Very motivating for you and for the rest of us.

Krysia, a bit like Verano I fell into a vat of alcohol, in my case it was vodka and tonic (slimline) which made my halo slip round my neck and my calories to around 1000. Weight increase, now 74.3 (gained 0.3 for the sake of a drink). Must learn my lesson but weekends are so difficult. Hubby always has a whiskey before dinner on Sat and Sun, then he has a couple of glasses of red wine with the meal. I have seriously gone off red wine but know if I open a bottle of white for myself I will drink it, so I have a couple of vodkas instead. That’s it, over and done with, still got 2 days to reach 73,9 and have a zumba class tomorrow evening, that might shift it.

Calculation for today is 600 calories and 9 carbs, that’s bacon, egg, mushroom and canned tomatoes for brunch (250 cal and 4 carbs) and I have trusted the recipe book with the Chinese Duck coming in a 340 cals and 5 carbs. Leaves room for a snack BUT NO ALCOHOL, I have to promise myself, just 2 days and that is all.

Morning bBlood glucose 4.8 (87)

Have a good day all.

Hello everyone! How are you all, I am just checking in to let you know I am ok, just got a hectic and… troubling personal situation at the mo which is taking up my time and headspace. Hello to all you newbies too, good luck to you all 😊

I’m still being good, reasonably good, I did have a few vinos last night while watching the rugby league grand final, and then my favourite dart player was in the final, but I had walked for three and a half hours Pokemon hunting with my two boys! My weight loss will have to come at its own pace from now on, I have decided. Being sensible and moving more is the key for me.

I’m also doing NaNoWriMo again this year, so October is prep month. I’ll see you all in December then… 😂👍

What a good idea to have smaller meal in preparation, @gadgetgirl! I hope the program works for you! I have never done anything like this, either, so I’m keen to see how my body responds! I hope that you are able to acheive no BSL problems! That would be so awesome!

I’m based in Australia, so I’ll be kicking things off a bit earlier than you guys in the UK. So you’ll hear all about how I am going each week nice and early!

That’s awesome Mixnmatch!… well done!
That’s an amazing total loss

Like you I also use Sunday as my weekly weigh day
I’ve lost 7lbs… and 2 inches off my waist
I am really pleased !… and motivated!
They are not going on again!

I’ve got 4lb to lose to be 13 stone something – so that’s next weeks goal… as I know it will slow down now.
I’m going to try and reduce how often I stand on the scales … I get obsessive otherwise.

Best meals last week:
Red Thai curry
Courgetti bolognese
Halloumi kebabs
And
Yesterday’s brekkie… which was

red pepper cut in half…, lined with ham, whisk 2 eggs and pour in on top of the ham… 25g mozzeralla sliced on top … and bake for 25mins on 200c
I found it in a different recipie book…their BSD quick start guide, as I couldn’t face avacado!

Just had my first piece of fruit for a week – an apple…
It was so sweet!

Keep going everyone… I can’t wait to hear all your total losses for the week tomorrow

Hello Deb
Hope you are feeling better today! You sound very well organised with your forward planning. I’m a bit more haphazard with having done a large shop last week of many vegetables & most things on the list in the recipe book. Each day I tend to poke around in the fridge to see what I can put together.
I was most interested to read that Canada has a Thanksgiving Day because I ignorantly thought only the USA had that.
I hope you enjoyed your birthday dinner Happy 🎉 🎁💐

Hi Cecily – yes I may have too much cheese but not eating fish means I can have more than you 😉
I should do more batch cooking – I’ve just got a larger freezer but it seems to be full already with pizza, chips and garlic bread though I’ve got lots of frozen veg in too. I will have a go at making a stew and soup to have during the week; my son will eat the same as me when I cook so maybe I’ll stop buying separate food in for him apart from his packed lunch stuff. I’ve bought some tofu but I’m not sure what to do with it.
NewForestDieter – I have to eat later on my yoga days but I’d find it hard to have nothing after 6pm – you’re doing well. I’m finding it easier to wait to eat and to be hungry – I’m enjoying what I eat more for doing so. I’m lucky to live with an adult son who has no expectations of me cooking for him – he sees it as a bonus when I do and is supportive of me losing weight. When I did have 3 children at home I found it much harder to do my own thing.

NewForest and Ariana, I don’t eat meat either, although I do eat fish.
I’ve found the amount of cheese I can have and stay under 800 calories is minuscule which is frustrating for a cheese obsessed greedy guts like myself. However, going for really strong cheeses has helped: 25g of goats cheese crumbled over a salad adds a lot of taste.

Veg and lentil soup has been my saviour on cold days. Also, harissa paste. A stew of mixed veg and beans with a large blob of harissa is very warming and still under 200 calories.

KJ – all the sympathy in the world! I have 3 kids aged 10, 14 and 17. Making pasta, pizza, sausage and mash for them, it does feel like a cruel punishment. We watched a movie together last night and I nibbled on one Pringle while everyone else helped themselves. At least when it’s chilli or curry it’s easier to avoid the carbs they tuck into.

Verano – yes I am up for it and would like to carry on. I also do much better in smaller manageable chunks and have found it much easier to think of it as a week at a time.

Yesterday we had slow roasted lamb shoulder for dinner (not something I would normally eat because it is too high fat, but it was close to sell by date at Tesco and really cheap). My portion had rather a lot of the most yummy fat in it. I felt so full after eating it and still felt absolutely stuffed with food when I went to bed that I was dreading the scales this morning (obviously all the brainwashing from my stints at the Rosemary Conley slimming clubs).

But when I got on the scales I had lost 3/4lb. I am stunned and finally beginning to believe that fat is not the ‘bad guy’. Carbs were a bit low at 19 because the fat from the cream cheese with my tuna at lunch and the lamb at dinner took my calories to 825.

Verano – your averages look good. Averaging it out like that gives us flexibility to incorporate BSD into our lives more easily.

Sunshine-girl – I hope you were up early polishing your halo this morning and that it looks really shiny and sparkly. Carbs and calories are looking good.

Loopylou, hope you had a lovely evening with friends – I bet they loved the food as med friendly food is so tasty.

Frog – well done for the weight loss. I agree about the good dark chocolate – It is still my indulgence of choice, especially since I became allergic to wine (sob sob)

Congratulations, great results for a first week. Don’t forget though that some will have been retained water from both measurements and weight results, and next week will probably be quite a bit slower drop.

Woohoo, as at this morning, I am under 80 kg, under 175 lb and have lost 40 kg in total since I started last Feb. Onwards and downwards 😀

Cecily, at least your craving item is acceptable on Med style, when no longer calorie restricted, in fact it sounds so nice I will give it a try sometime. I love all three but have never combined them like that.

Blasted autocorrect, that should have been passata in the above post.

My first official Fast 800 weigh-in this morning, I have lost 5 pounds and 1.3% body fat. I have also lost 1cm off my waist. I am doing my official weigh and measure on Sunday as I will usually not have time on Monday morning, so this has only been 6 days. I am also now under 80 kg according to my rough calculations, and under 175 pounds in weight. Only two pounds to go now until I have lost 6 1/2 stone! Maybe next week, fingers crossed.

Be a little careful which passage you use as I have noticed that some use added sugar as well as the natural tomatoes. I always read the ingredients as well as the nutrition table when weighing up whether to buy or not. I use it fairly regularly, counted, but am not a diabetic, so as suggested, if you are check for blood sugar spiking.

I have had my first weigh in this morning. I’ve lost 9.9lbs!!! I’ve lost 4 inches from my waist and 2 inches. From my hips! I have taken the weigh and measurements 3 times because surely that can’t be right?

Indeed, I have got to the stage now when I can find things ‘too sweet’ where before the diet I had a very sweet tooth. You will be amazed how sweet some things like tomatoes start to taste when the taste buds are retrained.

I use protein shakes on my badminton session days, instead of an evening meal. I have been using For Goodness Shakes Ultimate Protein, which is 40g protein and only 10g carbohydrate. I have now bought some whey protein though and will be making up my own shakes, hoping that is a little cheaper in the long run, and definitely more flexible as I can add it to smoothies and the like.

Been on the bsd for a week. Lost 6 pounds but fasting blood sugars down from 12 to 6! Pleased with the result. I have so much weight to lose that I cannot think about it,but will stick to it.

Congratulations on halving the dose 😀 if you look at my diary this week in Fast 800 it looks like I lived on chicken, spinach and salad, but I tried to change things at every meal, different seasonings and flavourings, hot or cold. Variety is the spice of life, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be a problem if you eat the same thing a few days running, particularly if you like it.

Hi Nettle
Enjoy your time here in Sydney, you’ll love it!
My Dad said to me today that I am now too skinny! I’ve learnt to ignore those comments regardless who they come from and I just don’t respond. My husband, Mum and rest of the family continue to tell me how proud they are of me!
I bought a pair of size 10 jeans and a size 8 cardi this week and I still don’t quite believe it! At 60kg, I now weigh less than what I was at both my wedding and before having 2 kids.
I don’t have a full length mirror at home, so when I go into a change room, I get a shock at how I look and how much weight I’ve lost (100g shy of 30kg now).
I’m continuing to avoid all refined sugars, simple carbs (and polyunsaturated oils, but that’s another story!) and will continue that for the rest of my life.
For all those thinking of starting, just do it, you won’t regret it!
Cheers
Linda

Yesterday’s calories were a little lower than usual at 775, but I had had enough so didn’t go picking to fill them up. Carbs were quite low too. I usually aim at 40 but yesterday came in at 33. Tea was the lovely trout fillet with half a roasted cauliflower steak, and cauliflower, garlic, chilli and red pepper mash. The mash was really tasty, but was originally intended to be more steaks, they fell apart into florets when I sliced it so I improvised 😊 I also made some fresh parsley sauce and thought I’d try some chia seed and coconut flour to do the thickening. After about half an hour I panicked that it was never going to thicken and tossed in a teaspoon of corn starch as well. It was still a little runnier than normal but had thickened beautifully this morning in the pan. I also tried the Greek style yoghurt with a teaspoon of cinnamon which made a fantastic dessert.

What are you going to use Stevie?