Official Day One and I’ve spent most of the day ridding my office of chips, crackers and chocolate. It’s surprising how much you can accumulate for “just in case”. Our Legal Department is enjoying the clean-out though, so at least I know it’s not going to waste!

I’ve forgotten that pleasant gnawing you get when you’re on the edge of hungry. It may be kind of weird, but it gives me a sense of accomplishment to keep it up.

The withdrawal headaches haven’t started yet. I am expecting those tomorrow. I also need to remember to bring my testing kit with me so that I don’t get too low.

Food today:

Breakfast – two eggs with 1/4 cup of 2% cottage cheese (to use it up, 4% tomorrow)
Lunch – Homemade Chili and two pieces of Laughing Cow Cheese
Dinner (still to come) – 3 cups steamed Cauliflower, I hard boiled egg, hummus

I’ve also managed to get through 1L of water and two pots of tea.

Hope you all had a great day.

Cheers,

Deb

Yes Heather, quite high in carbs, I usually just have half the apple, give the other half to hubby, he is so grateful.

Ah sorry IZZY youve been unwell x good you didnt put weight on tho 👍🏻
I feel like I’ m coming down with a bug..i had it a few weeks ago grrrrrr..these days bugs seem to like to revisit folk…
Oh i bet yr Halloween paintings are fab!👍🏻 x

Lankylady

If you get an app like MyFitnessPal or FatSecret you can concoct your own meals and check the nutrition.

Ratatouille has got all BSD friendly stuff in it – courgettes, peppers, aubergine, tomatoes. Be careful not too many onions – root veg so carby – try some spring onions instead. And weigh all the ingredients to enter in whichever app you use.

Hope that helps 🙂

I have now lost 1 st 11 lbs. I really can’t believe how easy it has been compared to previous dieting attempts. Sunday we had lunch at our daughters house. She does a really good roast dinner. We had beef and gammon – I had a slice of each. We also had cauliflower and broccoli, carrots and parsnips and Brussels sprouts with chopped up bacon. So I had some of each of the veggies. But I feel particularly saintly as I resisted the roast potatoes and even harder the Yorkshire pudding. Then I didn’t have any dessert though the brownies smelled really good. The really weird thing is after lunch I didn’t actually feel as if I had been deprived at all. This diet must be suiting me and I must be doing something right.
Hey ho everyone onward and downward to us all 😇

Welcome and good luck KatKK!

You have found a wonderful thing in the BSD and I hope it will be really beneficial for you. Lots of great advice here.

Do look up Lucia and Captainlynne’s posts and keep asking for support if you need it. You will find it here.

And keep us posted 🙂

Thanks Yowzer! I’ve not been well really so been off the BSD wagon but I really should have posted as one of my positives that I HAVE NOT regained loads of weight lol.

I’m still bizzy yes, been painting lots of halloween paintings over the past few weeks 🙂

Hi Californian girl, what a lovely message. I have piled on the pounds over the past couple of years and was completely in denial. I went on holiday recently and was shocked when I looked in the mirror while wearing my swimsuit at just how awful and out of shape I am😥 I enjoyed my holiday eating and drinking the fantastic food that was on offer but I vowed that this would be my last holiday abroad being overweight and carrying a huge stomach. I like yourself will not be weighing myself but I have taken side and front view photos together with waist and bust measurements. I will check on my progress with the same each month. I also bought a dress which i cannot wear at the moment as it is too small😰. I love the dress and hope to wear it one day. My last word for now…….I WANT MY WAIST BACK!😡😡😡😡
MIss Ziggy

Hello. I just found out about this and want to jump in with both feet. I NEED to do this. I feel this is my last chance. I’ve tried several diets and never go past three days. I am obese. I’m 53 years old, 5’3 and weigh 310 lbs. I am very active with all my weight but having a very hard time getting around. I push myself. I have double knee replacement so exercise is tough other than my daily work. I run a successful and very much loved profession of childcare for 28 years. I have a cattery and love to show my cats. I have children and grand children who I need to be able to keep up with too. My family needs me to be around and so do my daycare families. I am slowing down and feel awful. I do not tell anyone. The only thing I look forward to is bed of which I can’t sleep well even with a apnea Cpap machine. I am by no means a complainer but want all out in the table because I want to do this right. This is a new approach and I’m looking forward to it. I am a positive happy person who hides their inner pain due to my weight. I am married to a super fit handsome man and wonder kids. I want to be here and make them proud of me. They are anyway but you know what I mean. Thanks for this post. I will give it me all.

Welcome LANKYLADY!HEATHER! And RUBYLONDON!great to meet you.some other new starters are chatting here..

https://thebloodsugardiet.com/forums/topic/starting-today-oct-3rd-fellow-monday-starters-feel-free-to-join/

Just shout if you need any help..so many friendly supportive people here with a wealth of BSD knowledge !X

Hi All

Been lurking around the forums for the past few days and thought I would like to join you.

This is day 5 for me on the BSD. I’m m47 and started at 89.9kg and know I need to lose more than a few of those!. So far, over 4 days I have lost 1.7kg.

My best friend now is my fitbit, he goes everywhere with me – getting to 15000 steps a day.

Hope to share / support / compare with you all here

Welcome PRIMADAWN! I too was not a lover of yoghurt..never touched the stuff..now i have it every day..the Total Fage Greek full fat is so thick and creamy and is such a treat with a few berries and a sprinkle of nuts! Its nothing like the watery low fat yog which was the only one i’d had til now..it is a lifesaver and its what has kept me on this way of eating for 12 weeks!
Welcome too PRINCESS and RANDAM to our merry gang of BSDers! XX

Hi RubyLondon,

The BSD 800 book recommends buying full fat foods ie full fat greek yoghurt in this case for you, it makes you feel fuller longer and has less sugars (therefore carbs) than low fat goods. Plus it tastes lovely. I have been cooking with it this week!

Hehe JANsave me some food..i ‘ll be at yrs about 11pm!..on my way from Liverpool right now! 😄😄 x
I’m driving the bus so ive got all the backseat gang with me heeheeh ! X

Thanks Shalimar and Sunshine Girl , think I was so enthusiastic overdid it a bit but much better today, lots of great advice. Finding it easier as at work, honestly not felt hungry which has been a nice surprise – made the Lamb & Pine Nut Meatballs tonight, very tasty 🙂 Can anyone tell me if ratatouille is okay on BSD – no recipe in the book or on site?

IZZY Lovely to see you! Still a bizzy Izzy making and creating things! X

Hello everyone:)

Day 1 for me.

I spent the morning reading the 8 week BSD book and then went into a mild panic about not having any suitable food in the house. Hit the shops after finding a recipe for chicken breasts with basil and pine nuts… cheating slightly by using pesto. Will have with green beans and throw in some rosemary potatoes for family. Today has been a bit hit and miss but so far …

Breakfast: 2 scrambled eggs with mushrooms
Lunch: Hairy Bikers recipe for minestrone soup with a tablepoon of parmesan (long standing staple)
Dinner: chicken breast with pesto and green beans

Might not keep exactly to 800 on day 1 but compared to what I have eaten over the weekend, I am heading in the right direction:)

… Wondering what kind of yoghurt people are buying? I normally buy supermarket brand 0 fat greek yoghurt but have been reading that this is not such a great choice.

Good luck everyone: )

Motivation: Better health and fitness and to reduce HbA1c blood count of 47.

Day 4 and a good day. One small headache only and energy continues to improve which is amazing.

Todays meals were

Creamy Smoked Salmon – Great breakfast dish, used greek yoghurt instead of creme fraiche.
Crab and Mustard Lettuce Cups (not again with tinned crab!)
Chicken and Pea “Pilaf” – great but will up the spices next time.

Took a sneaky look at my weight on the scales first thing this morning and had a 3 lb loss. Hoping that it continues the same for the rest of the week and I’ll have a half stone gone!

I need to get back into doing this!

1. Today I have stuck to BSD.

2. I met a really nice lady at work today.

3. My bottle of varnish arrived which means I can varnish some stuff I’ve painted 🙂

Just started today too.. Had scrambled eggs for brekkie and the mackerel pate on cucumber slices for lunch…
I was surprised at how full I was
I’m following the 8 weeks of recipes in the new recipe book…
So Thai curry tonight .. First one I have ever made!

Thanks Bissell 🙂

Well I’m sat here nursing a headache – but that could well be carb withdrawal which only shows I stuck to BSD today woohoo.

I had some nuts and raisins for breakfast, some carrot and leek soup for lunch and not sure yet about dinner but I’m thinking eggs.

Thanks, I’m trying.
( This is just one of those days where I want to fall face first into a bowl of nachos, if you know what I mean ? )

When you achieve the results you want are you going to be taking things like Konjac root (basically a crutch)

*No, I’ve always used it. ( For the last year, or so.) It takes the place of cornstarch. It’s not a diet aid; it’s just a fiber. It thickens soup – gives it a much better texture – more filling, as well.

We have successfully got through our first day treating it as a fast day & waiting to eat until supper. We have eaten & drunk the following
Four cups of coffee with a splash of semi-skimmed milk.
One cup of Bovril made with one teaspoon of Bovril to increase salt intake
4-6 1/2 pint glasses of water
100g of fresh prawns on a little lettuce with
100g of avocado
95g of smoked haddock baked in the oven with a little butter that melted but was not eaten served with
2 medium poached eggs.
100g full fat organic Greek yoghurt with
100g fresh blueberries
1 small apple
Total calories 747 but don’t know how many carbs!
We are used to fasting doing 5:2 so at the moment it feels just like our usual fast day with more to eat! My husband is seeing his GP tomorrow to check on how to modify his medication but as usual has had half his medication & is used to doing this. The unknown is how to eat reduced calorie three meals a day. Tomorrow will probably be more challenging!! Hope your day has gone well👍👍

My eldest is a convert to courgette, but not so keen on cauli mash – but he’ll eat it! Good to hear you have the family joining you for evening meals too! You’re doing really well – any plans for after week 8, or will you be in maintenance? I think I’ll need a few rounds to get anywhere near my target, but realise this is the long haul.

My weight loss has stalled in week 3 – but have heard this is usual. So I’m keeping at it!! I think regardless of weight loss I’m going to continue eating this way as I feel so much better!

*waves to tigs 🙂 *

Hi Jules
Have both books but on balance prefer the recipe book. Found it cheaper in Sainsbury’s than Amazon. I made the mistake of getting it on kindle first but appear to be an old fashioned girl when it comes to following recipes. If you are an avid reader you can get the first book from Amazon on a buy 3 for £10

Thanks for the advice Igorasusal. I will look at the menu before I go on Friday. I will not be having wine because I
will be driving! We are also out over the weekend but have managed to work round the two days with meal planning.

Thanks Shalimar. I did Yoga quite some years ago and found it very relaxing. I still use the back massaging movements if needed and even my husband has adopted a variation of it. Good luck to you and I hope the weight falls steadily away.

Hi Cowslip – your results are awesome too – it’s just they are showing differently – my waist measurement has only changed by an inch and a half!

Plus my BMI is higher than yours – so I’d got more to lose!

Just finished lunch and am now fighting a nasty caffeine headache. When my students leave for the day, I’ll pop out and grab some unsweetened iced tea. Definitely feeling a bit hungry today but I expected to with such a drastic drop in calorie intake. I’ve been eating a TON lately.

Hi Silverandgold. I’m just retired this year, age 67, Need to loose about 70 more pounds. I am not a big fan of exercise but i do enjoy walking, aquabics, some gym equipment, and i would like to do yoga.

Yowser, I remember you saying you waved goodbye to the carb monster as it wondered of down the road, and this plan is simples pimples, so on the bus we are rocking and waving. Missed speaking to you. Onwards to a slimmer Xmas yeaaaaa.

Ooh yes come round for dinner, I’m in Kent short pop over from wherever you are. 🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌

Think of it as NO REFINED CARB Ploughmans (i.e. without the normal whacking great slice of bread) and NO REFINED CARB bircher – i.e. without all the refined cereal.

Does that help?

May I join you? 61, overweight despite years of trying (3 stone in 5 years is slow going!). Not a fan of exercise but I do like a swim a couple of times a week, for about 30 mins a session.

“No Carb Ploughmans” I am very confused – how can this be called “no carb” when there are at least 20 grams of carbohydrate in the meal? Am I missing something? Can someone please explain?? Same applies to “no carb bircher”!!

So nearly end of day two no problems so far and no headaches !
Have lost 1 kg and feeling resolute off for some minestrone soup and a chapter of the book for inspiration

Having ongoing sinus issues and not feeling to well …. but went to the library close to my house and printed out the readings for first 3 lessons. I am planning on being around this block.

Carb_Addict – have you MEASURED???

Don’t forget either to take your measurements, or easier, have some clothes to judge against. Because sometimes weight is reluctant but yet you find your clothes are looser. It’s the visceral fat melting away.

Weight in pounds can be really discouraging, so don’t get hooked up on that. Other people are other people and you are you and we are all individuals. So just check the MEASUREMENTS 🙂

glucomannan powder, ( Konjac root …… i think i’ve seen that advertised as a diet aid ….. who knows what that’s going to do to your body on top of everything else that’s happening. I would be really leary of that type of thing … The BSD diet is eventually going to retrain your body and your mind …. when you achieve the results you want are you going to be taking things like Konjac root (basically a crutch) …… and in a while you will be back where you started. My theory is that it’s way better to eat healthier and healthier. ????? Just putting my oar in.

HI phlebas

Sorry you are plateauing.

HAVE YOU MEASURED??????

What is your waist doing? Are your clothes looser, your face a little thinner, does your belt do up on tighter holes?

Because – I’ve got a tape loop for this 😉 – sometimes weight will stay the same whilst the visceral fat goes away and your shape changes! This happened to me, and happens to loads of people.

It is immensely frustrating and I don’t know why it is, because surely visceral fat has weight as well as subcutaneous fat????

But tell us how your MEASUREMENTS are doing!

And don’t despair! 🙂

Hi!
Hope it’s not too late to join in with you all?
I’m 5’2″ and 13 stone exactly. I’ve already lost 1 stone 4 lbs with Slimming World but then got bored and wanted quicker results! I’m a type 2 diabetic on tablets and 5 injections of insulin a day and I’ve discovered that I really need the support of a group, so here I am!
Forgot to say that I’m 46 and want to do something to change myself forever before I get any older and I’ve got 4 stone to lose! x

Hi RubyLondon, My mother and my grand daughter are both called Ruby!! Best of luck on your 30 lbs. I have a lot more than that to lose but feeling very motivated – today at least – ask me again in a few weeks! But I did think today was easy. I have not felt hungry and I haven’t had any cravings. Long may it last!! Wishing you all the luck in the world.

into my fifth week now. First four were a doddle tbh … but I’m feeling quite down now.

Have lost no weight at all for 5 days – have been absolutely accurately recording everything. I’ve stuck to <30g of carbs & 800 calories everyday, no alcohol, lots of water, sleeping okay. No reason for not losing weight that I can see.

I will continue & weigh again in another few days. Hope everyone else is doing better!

Well done, Fairyface – great stats and menu!

Just to say re the lunch – where are you going? Can you look up the menu in advance on the net and plan what you’re having?

Have a starter portion and a salad. Or two starters as starter and main. Or no starter and a protein laden main with a side salad and no potatoes. If you are drinking wine, get a bottle of fizzy water and drink it glass for glass (or two glasses water for one wine, depending on what sort of outing it is 😉 )

You will feel awkward and as though you are making a fool of yourself but, as Captainlynne here said the other day re her long stints in hotels for work – waiters are used to customers asking for different things (and no carbs is a very common thing nowadays), and other people are often far too worried about what they’re eating to take too much notice of what you’re eating.

You can say things like – I’m not too hungry this evening, had a large lunch.

You will be absolutely fine, and given you can’t lock yourself away for 8 weeks, you might as well just see how you go when out ! 🙂

Sooooogood to hear from you GREENJANET JAN! Arent you lovely trawling thru the messages,bless you
Big hugs and glad to have you on the bus ….beep beep!
Ps yes,pleased to report those curves are deffo getting smoother! Not such a Lumpy Lulu any more!
Stir fry sounds scrummy,i’ m coming round to yours for tea! 😋😋😋😋😋

It;s good to hear about others struggling with PCOS and accompanying insulin resistance – I’m on day seven of the BSD (although only second day on the 800/8) and have so far not lost a gram! Thrilled to hear about others having great results in their first week but it does make me wonder what’s happening inside me. Will keep plugging away but I hope I get some movement on the scales soon to keep my spirits up. At least I appear to be through the grumpy carb withdrawal phase!!

Carb ‘bloat’ from the little bit of rice round the sushi? Mmmmmm. Perhaps.

But I think more likely from any number of other reasons – and I say this because my own weight goes up and down in similar ways.

My main point was to say to you – if you fall off the wagon for any reason (congratulations on OH’s job, by the way :)), then you are VERY UNLIKELY to have done too much damage in one go.

So r – e – l – a – a – a – a – x (gosh that was difficult to type ;)), and just keep on keeping on.

Believe me, YOU WILL GET THERE! 🙂

Hello everyone and welcome to the people who have joined us all today.

Day 3

Breakfast: Smoked salmon and scrambled egg
Lunch: Big mushrooms baked with feta with a handful of watercress
Dinner: Garlic and rosemary fried lamb (page 130) with beans and quinoa

Breakfast: not a big fan of smoked salmon but I zapped it in the microwave for a few seconds to cook it and then added it to my
scrambled egg. Really enjoyed it.
Lunch: I had big mushrooms in the fridge, brushed them lightly with olive oil baked in oven with feta cheese. Had no spinach so
used watercress on the side. Really enjoyed lunch.
Dinner: Lamb was lovely, not keen on the quinoa so I would perhaps just dry seal a courgette if I cook this again.

Lots of water again today. Had a headache starting this morning so nipped it quick with a paracetamol.

Weighed myself today and I am 3lbs lighter than my start weight. So pleased.
Generally feel quite well. Slept well last night (first time in weeks) and managed to get through three hours of ironing done in one go. Not been able to do that without sitting down for over 12 months.

Before I found the Blood Sugar Diet I really thought I was going to die soon. Felt so slow and sluggish for a couple of years. Started to worry about having a fatty liver! Also not being able to walk very far without sitting down is very depressing. Clothes…….thats for another day.
I am out for lunch on Friday which I was going to cancel but my husband said go and have a lovely time with friends. Bit ‘iffy’ about it as Saturday is weigh day.

Hi all you lovely BSD bus peeps,

IM BACK!!!!!!!! Been to stress land and back, eaten carbs ++++++++ not the solution, so I’m on it and at it.

Yowser luvvy, don’t get despondent, the inches never seem to happen at the same time as the weight loss, feel the bod, are the curves smoothing out, keep up the good work 🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋

I’ve missed you all, and so I didn’t miss out have spent over an hour going through 330 emails to catch up, so we’ll done everyone, keep going, imagine Xmas with a slimmer bod. Woo hoo.

Chicken stir fry for dinner with courgettes, and spring onions, yum.

Am now going to order the new BSD book and a spirallizer.

🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋waving

*Onwards and downwards!
Oh, I hope so!

However, there is a odd phenomenon in the bodybuilding circles known as “carb bloat”. Basically, if you have been cutting, and keeping the carbs low for a long time, and you eat carbs all of the sudden – especially “dry carbs”, ( rice, pasta, beans, potatoes, cereal… ), it can cause a strange kind of bloat/retention. Perhaps, that’s what happened to me? I don’t know. I only know it happened, and now it is gone.

I saw something so “sad-funny” the other day, and it just kind of stuck with me. It was meme that read : “I no longer eat food; I eat numbers.” So true, everything these days is all about calorie, or carb count :-/