Hello Emily and all of the 1 October starters, I don’t have a huge amount to lose, but it would be heaven to be a stone less, but I have dieted and lost and found the same 14 lbs over and over again, since I was nineteen!!!! NOt good, but now I am older (67) it gets harder and harder to lose a pound let alone a stone, I have thyroid problems which don’t help either – but I have stuck with the diet since 1 October and feel really motivated that so many of us are doing this together, with all of its ups and downs and I don’t want to let anyone down so that way my conscience has stopped me drinking wine (despite a family BBQ ) and eating away from the confines of the diet. ITs easy to follow and the food is good I went out for a mammoth shop today to make sure I had the foods on the menu plan so fingers crossed on SAturday when we post our weight ( if peeps want to) I will be happy to have lost anything, though more would be better than less! Food today, no breakfast, ploughmans – no carb for lunch and one sausage and cauliflower mash for dinner, with tea etc just over 800, good luck to everyone X

Aww thank you so much for the pep talk, I really appreciate it!

Well the scales moved this morning but in the wrong direction :O …. 0.2lbs on!

I’ll keep on going! Would love to understand what is going on though!

Hi Wendy 1947

Advacardo has 9 g of carbohydrate per 100 gram according to my information source hope that helps
Good luck with the day
Cathy

No, not slimy!
I really like the taste of aubergine – I will post that recipe too
My favourite is ratatouille – I haven’t made that for a few weeks
Years ago you had to salt it and drain aubergine, which was faffy and took ages – I don’t bother, but apparently the bitterness has been “grown out of them” now. this wasn’t the article I read that in – but here is a similar one:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2010/feb/10/salting-aubergine-eggplant-crossing-sprouts
It also absorbs mega amounts of oil if you put large quantities of oil in when you cook it, which will contribute to it being slimy. The original recipe talked about using tons of oil, then draining it off. Duur?!
I will make it myself, and do it with as little oil as possible, then post it.

I also bought some delicious aubergine ‘dip’ from Waitrose – it was called a dip, but more of a pate consistency. I added yogurt to make it more liquid.http://lovemoorish.co.uk/moorish-baba-ghanoush-ish-aubergine-dip/

Hi Jimjamz,

Sorry to hear you’re feeling despondent. From what I’ve read on these forums, a plateau is fairly common soon after you start this plan. The key is to keep going and not give up as you could only be a couple of days away from a sudden big loss. Have you done anything differently this week compared to last? Have you kept up your water intake and so on? Small changes might make big differences! Also, are you tracking your food/cals/carbs?

Hi everyone,
I’m now on my last day of week 2. I lost 9 Ibs in week 1, but so far I’ve not lost anything in week 2. Finding it hard to keep going, when I’m not losing anything. Has this happened to anyone else?

Well done Janrg1 – for your weight loss, of course, but particularly for resisting roast potatoes, Yorkshires AND brownies. No wonder you are feeling saintly!! Keep it up! I’m pretty sure I would have caved for at least one of those things…..

Great stuff Verona.

I will be sticking to 40 carbs 😰 Aiming for a loss of 2 kgs 😇😇😇 How about you, and Krysia, what you both aiming for.

I’m having difficulty finding out an accurate carbohydrate listing per 100grs & although I am rereading the BSDiet book I’m not sure how many carb grams we are supposed to be eating with 800 calories a day? Having eaten avocado yesterday I was trying to find out how many carbs are in a large avocado. They are one of my favourite foods & I have three more in the fridge!
We are embarking on day two so hoping it will be OK because we have never had two “fast” days together before.
Good luck everyone on their second day.

Hey Verano,

Well done on your reboot challenge! I think I might try aiming for around 40g carbs this week instead of 50g – just to see if it’s doable and how I feel etc. Will see how it goes today!

Hi Doordie. If I understand you first post right you detail calories and protein. You might be like me and need to track your carbs more carefully to get a weight lost boost. Some of the BSD recipes can be a bit high in carbs for some. I was sticking to 50g carb limit a day then dropped to 20g and lost 7 pounds that week. Whilst also upping my calories from fat. Some people can eat much more carbs than me and lose.

It’s official: 10LBS DOWN!

Onwards and downwards! 🙂 🙂

Hi
Anjiejag, Theresa May is T1 diabetic, rather than type 2, causes and risk factors are significantly different I believe.

Someone I worked with had bariatric surgery about a year ago – she has lost weight, but no more than people on this forum (less than you I believe Lynne) – and ended up with a very calorie restricted diet.
In the period that I worked with her, she wasn’t making particularly informed choices (pizza, albeit in v small quantities, sweet flavoured yogurts with commercial muesli), and made with the knowledge that if she over indulged, she’d be sick anyway.
When I discussed it with her, she said it effectively gave her a year to change her eating habits.
I don’t know whether or not she was diabetic, but I don’t see what the surgery added that she wouldn’t have got from a year of BSD

Morning Caz,

I think your crossed fingers worked for me as official end of week one weigh in says 10lbs down! Yay!

Hi

We crossed in cyberspace !!

New thread … 7 Day …. Pick a carb level… Tuesday 4th October

Thanks for all your encouragement I couldn’t have got through this last week without you all.

Here’s to the next week and good luck to everyone!

Hi all,

I started on 3/10 too…off to a slightly slow start as I think I may have exceeded (obliterated) the 800 Cal limit (learning early on just how easy it is to do!). Even so, I still went to bed last night with a migraine 🙁

I’m hoping to lose about 2st eventually…

Happy Tuesday 🙂

Thanks Igor for the measurement tips! I don’t know where my tape measure is so I will find some test garments and see what happens with them. Have already had to go onto the next belt hole and the one after that won’t be far off! Usually it’s going the other way….

I’ve just done my official end of week one weigh in and am 10lbs down! Can’t believe it 🙂 Well done everyone on your week 1 successes too – I hope you are feeling like you can take on week 2 with ease now!

Feelinghopeful – welcome! I often do what dlmoulton does and head for bed. But other things to stave off hunger include a big glass of sparkling water, something crunchy like celery sticks, or just distracting myself by going upstairs away from the fridge and cupboards!

Hi kriysiaD

Not sure what I wrote that was anything useful, I’m usually full of waffle, hehe and fat pixies, but it would be great to have you on board the reboot BSD bus, we all sit on the back seat together, cuddling up and supporting each other. 😊😊😊😊😊

Verona I think you make an excellent role example, so it should definitely be you leading the thread, kriysiaD also wants to join in, so are we starting today. 😊🚌😊

After a really successful 7 Day Reboot a few people would like another week plus challenge.

I find moving on one week at a time suits me best so for the next 7 days please choose a carb level to suit yourself and let’s see where it takes us !!

I am moving up to 35g of carbs this week because I really need to add more vegetables without having to juggle too much with other food.

I know Jan and Krysia are on board. Anybody else ?????

Thanks Yowzer! I tried on existing winter coat and it’s too big which is lovely! Another bag of clothes going to charity bin today. When I finish will have a chat with GP. I still have a lot to lose. She was really interested in what I was doing and recommended after 8 weeks to up the calories and fat a lot more but cut carbs way down. I am a bit scared to go past 800cals but she really knows her research and says I will still lose weight quickly. It is so motivating to talk to a doctor who is open to this way of dieting.

Hi Lynne😀😀

I’ve also seen the results of bariatric surgery and personally I’d rather be fat!!!!

Seriously, I wonder about the wisdom of ‘routine ‘ bariatric surgery as ‘cure’ for diabetes. I think that at the end of the day less maybe spent on treating diabetes but I think the mental health bill will escalate . Why would anybody be happy to spend the rest of their lives eating ‘6 teaspoons ‘ of soup when they could have good, nutritious low carb ‘real’ food!!!!

Well done SHNITZEL! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
What a great result! What are yr plans post week 8?
I am like you,i buy a nice shower gel for now,makes me feel nice,but i want a lovely new winter coat!

Verano very well done – what a stunning result from your week at 30g. I think the majority of BSD people do well on 50g carbs but some of us (a much smaller percentage of people and I am one of them) need to go lower or we don’t lose weight. It is such a good idea to increase by 5g per day to find your ideal amount which is probably pretty close to the 50g. I will be doing that when I reach my target weight. 30g doesn’t give you enough vegetables long term so I am looking forward to more veggies soon.

Greenjanet – it is so good to see you back. When I first started BSD I did a marathon read of loads and loads of threads and I loved reading your posts.

Weight lost this week 2 3/4lbs which takes me to 1 stone 1/4lb lost since 3rd Sept. I am so happy with that.

I would like to join your new thread as it really helped me posting on this thread. Although I may only have maybe 7lbs to lose now I will more than likely need to restrict carbs long term to 50g or lower because I would be absolutely heartbroken if I had to go back on insulin. I feel that need to treat my pancreas gently and not make it work too hard so that it keeps on working.

Yesterday I substituted some veg for 2 squares of dark chocolate – which was lovely but my tastes must be really changing because I wondered as I ate the chocolate why it didn’t taste as amazingly good as it used to.

In Week 7 I lost 7 pounds! Now down 29 pounds and starting last week of Fast 800. My weight loss was slowing down to about a pound a week which I felt a bit disappointed with so I looked closer at my macro nutrients. Had been keeping to under 50g (usually between 30&40g) so dropped to 20g max a day and lost 7 pounds. 5.5 inches off my hips and nearly ready for another change of jeans! Good thing I kept some smaller pairs!

I watched the programme,too and it brought it home to me just how damaging this condition can be. Since starting on the BSD I have spoken to quite a few people who have been diagnosed with type2, just in the village where I live! Even Theresa May is a diabetic,as she revealed on TV this morning. As a nation, we really need to wake up and address this ‘epidemic’. I was astonished to learn how much this is costing the NHS. I never considered myself to be much overweight and didn’t consider myself to be a big eater of carbs and sugar. What a wake – up call!

Hi Verano *waves*

Many years ago I watched a programme about stomach stapling. A woman featured had the surgery performed four times. Yes, four times! First time she realised she could eat liquidised Mars bars! Then various things happened, leading to the repeat ops. Three of which were on the NHS 😱

Again, many years ago my mother was in hospital and I was speaking to her surgeon. As well as the op she was having, he also performed stomach stapling and each time Imsaw him it seemed he was looking at me as a prospective patient so I wrapped my coat more tightly round me. And I had seen some of his patients post-op!

I was, for the want of a better word, surprised earlier this year when I read that bariatric surgery would be routinely offered to all diabetics.

Perhaps the programme will lead people to get their bloods checked so if they are diabetic or pre-diabetic it will be picked up early. And for those who have already been diagnosed hopefully it will lead people to take more care of themselves. But as long as the current guidelines are in place I do worry about the future

It was also concerning what was said about the form of diabetes that children are being diagnosed with being “more aggressive”.

Hi Suoon2bethinner 😃

I did think that about the woman! Thinking about the Ribena – years ago my aunt was diagnosed with diabetes shortly before her 60th birthday. It had been missed and when it was finally detected she was immediately admitted to hospital. On the ward was a woman, also diabetic, who drank neat fruit squash. Yes, the squash you dilute – she was drinking neat, straight from the bottle! Makes my toes curl to think of it😱

Hello,
I also started yesterday 3/10. This is my second time. I lost just over 2st between March and April. My diabetic medication was halved and I got excellent blood results. However a few bad habits crept back in, as did a few pounds after a holiday!! So, I’m back on it now with the aim to lose another 2st and finally come off all medication (hoping to get to 10st).
I’ve found it easier this time round too.

Hi Frog

Jan has started 800/50 but would like some company. I plan on 800/35 for a week. Come and join us if it helps …. haven’t a thread yet!

I look forward to the salmon recipe. I actually don’t like honey unless it’s ‘hidden’ in something but I always have it in as my OH loves it!

Can I ask about the aubergine ? I haven’t eaten it for many many years because when I did have it, on only one occasion, it was ‘slimy’. Is it still the same?

I have a great butternut squash and chickpea curry recipe but it is rather high in carbs. Only have if when I’m desperate for spice and stodge !! It’s roughly 20g of carbs but only 250 odd calories. Freezes beautifully.

Hi Jan

Good to see you back. I’d be happy to carry on for another week, not sure how long I can go at this pace, so just one week at a time at the moment!

Do you have a thread or shall we start one?

Avila

Us old-timers commented months ago on how much money we were saving the NHS. And that was only on drug prescriptions! After watching Panorama last night the amount we are saving the NHS must be massive.

We hear so many comments that 800 calories is too low, but the woman who had bariatric surgery had a meal of 6 teaspoons of soup!

Many years ago I was seeing my mother’s surgeon (who also performed bariatric surgery – not what she was having) and each time he saw me, it seemed he was looking at me as a prospective patient – so I wrapped my coat round me, thinking there was no way I would do that – I’d seen some of his patients post-op😱 Wish he could see me now 😃

Hi Frog and Littlepete

I watched Panorama last night (carefully avoiding the more gruesome scenes of surgery!). Perhaps it should be required viewing for ‘non-compliant’ type 2 diabetics. I was going to ask how we have reached the point where a child has cirrhosis, and more children each year are being diagnosed with type 2 – previously unknown in this country in 2000. But we know, don’t we!

Interestingly (or scarily) there seemed to be a thought that the childhood type 2 is more aggressive 😱

Well worth watching. Not seen the BBC Wales programme yet – tonight. And I also enjoyed the one a Frog mentions “the doctor who gave up drugs”. 😃

Well done Mixnmatch!

My scales showed 0.2kg less this morning, which was a nice way to start the day. (I weigh daily too).

Food plans for today: two small meals – late breakfast of a poached egg, beans and mushrooms and an early dinner before a 6pm meeting, of salmon or chicken and veg.

Exercise plans for today: just walking today, hope to start HIIT on Thursday

Starting multivitamins and vitamin D in earnest today too.

Hi mauricem

The total number of carbs a day is individual. Some on here are/were diabetic, others not, and that can influence our decisions.

Some have around 25g a day while others can eat more and still see benefits. I have had to keep mine around the 25g level – it was the way to bring my blood sugars down to normal levels.

Chickpeas – I’ve just checked and A can of Tesco chickpeas in water has 16.1g of carbohydrate per 100g drained, or 19.3g of carbs in half a drained can. I would advise caution. As for hummus, I also love it – but am cautious with portion size. I had 1 teaspoon of it the other day. Previously I could happily have eaten at least half the pot. There are recipes in the BSD books to make your own hummus – that could be an option for you.

Can I suggest that you check carb values, rather than GI/GL 😃

Verona, how about we doo one together, I am on day one of my reboot. 800/50 and down by .4 kgs, but I can start day one today if you like. How about it. 9.2 lbs amazing, 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏but I don’t think I can keep to 30 carbs, what was you eating? 😱😱😱

I saw the program and found it really ‘sobering’!!

I also hate this idea that bariatric surgery is offered almost matter of factly. I’m sure that all of these patients are told to lose weight prior to this last step, but I’m not sure that they’re given the correct tools.

The biggest problem I see with bariatric surgery is that it could be seen as a ‘quick fix”. People aren’t being re-educated food wise and maybe still don’t understand the risks of diabetes. Bariatric surgery isn’t always a cure all as some people do manage to put weight back on in time! Liquidised mars bars!!

On a serious note … if that program didn’t scare every diagnosed diabetic to take care of themselves then I don’t know what will.

Let’s just stick to this trail moving us all to better health!

Hi Maurice
the BSD book does not set a max carb limit
the easiest way to get the most from this forum is the search box – top right hand corner
i didn’t spot it myself for a while, but if you search on “max carbs” it will bring up all of the existing threads on this topic

with yogurt, the best type is full fat natural yogurt – Fage is a particularly low carb brand, but is relatively expensive compared to supermarket own brands. 200g sounds like quite a large portion, but 11g for that quantity sounds quite good. Do double check it is the nutrition for the full carton, not for 100g of it! Again, lots of pre-existing threads on yogurts!
similarly cheese is good, but watch the portion size – 30g is generally the amount advised as a cheese portion

We’ve all noticed ruthdownunder, especially when your shorts fall down, hehe it’s a great feeling isn’t it, great worl
😊😊😊

Verona

Bril work delighted for you it will have given you a brilliant motivation now😀😇🙂😇😀😇😀😇

This morning I am back to my pre-weekend off weight of 12 stone 10, so it will be interesting to see how quickly it drops this week. Breakfast will be buckwheat porridge with some Linwoods, a banana and some more cream, then a big gap to lunch which is to be determined.

Hi Littlepete
well done, that’s great
was it the panorama program? I’m going to watch it on iPlayer when I get time
Avila also posted a thread with a link to a BBC wales program on low carb/high fat eating that was interesting – not BSD specifically

also I recently enjoyed BBCs “The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs” – good results from regular walking

OK – you’ve inspired me Verano – I have no weekends away, celebrations planned, and the only meals out can be very BSD friendly restaurants I WILL have a VERY strict 7 days and see!

I’ll post the salmon teriyaki recipe
I did pause on the honey and think how much damage can half of quarter of a teaspoon do – the other side of the argument was how much difference can it make to the taste.
If I’d been making it at home, I simply wouldn’t have had honey here – or some of the other ingredients,
I decided at the weekend that I need to do an audit of what spices I do have, and maybe get some more.
I definitely want to have a go at making the aubergine curry that my friend Ann cooked for me a the weekend.

another beginner question!
Examining GI GL tables, they indicate the chickpeas have zero GL. does that mean that i can eat them alot. i love humus, which includes also tahini (sesame seed). pls advise.

mauricem

Last report!

Yesterday:
Calories 727
Carbs 35.7

Average over the week
Calories 788
Carbs 28.5

Weight loss today 1.2lbs overall 9.2lbs!!!!!

Well I’m stunned to say the least! It’s amazing what you can do when you stick to the plan like glue!!!

The question is ‘What next?’

I’m not sure what my plan is. I feel that 30g of carbs is a little low for me in the long term. I may just go up 5g a day p, for the next week, to allow for more vegetables. Having watched Panorama last night I won’t be staying too far from the path!!!

How was the blood sugar this morning sunshine-girl ?

Hope you all had a good week.

this is the beginning. i just read the book and start my diet today. i need help figuring out how to select foods based on the carbs grams, especially in cheeses and yogurts. i start the day with coffee and yogurt. the one i have now says 11 gm carbs per the 200 gm container. i need to know if this is good or bad. and what is the max carb grams that we can accumulate through the day?

thanks
mauricem

not brilliant, best to avoid altogether, but lighter carb snack bars that I like include Nakd (esp the cherry bakewell), and Kind – with real very good chocolate. But I am still not great at having them in the cupboard and not eating them 🙂
Try measuring nuts into small portions and having with you instead of an energy bar.

Lunch meetings – is it an option to let everyone know that you’re on a low carb diet, and have a BSD friendly salad arranged when you’re in a lunch meeting?

Chuck the biscuits (if there’s any left!) – don’t buy any more
try having a drink rather than giving in to the cravings – and once you get into BSD, the cravings for sweet & carby stuff will lessen

Hi Trelawny- you’re doing so well. I’m so impressed!

I’ve been struggling like crazy and unfortunately failing. Did OK for 3 days before emotional eating kicked in and I’m back to square one! I suppose I’m a bit wiser now and am finding things that work and don’t work for me. I really need to be more patient too – I think I fail because I look too far ahead and stop focusing on a day at a time. I now know I cannot eat breakfast. For some reason it makes me want to eat more during the day. My new weeks (and essentially my first BSD week – again) resolution is to have lunch as late as I can (not earlier than 1pm). That seems to help with hunger pangs. That means I can try and push until eating the main meal later and have a small pudding/breakfast to look forward to afterwards; or if I can’t make it that long I can have a snack between lunch and evening meal.

Who knows if I’m going to manage this time – I was pretty certain that I could do it last week. Self-sabotaging is such a strange thing. I’m terrified that before I know it I’ll be at Christmas and still going through the same old battles!

Hi Frog

Yes good weekend here but mealtimes a bit askew and I have realised I can’t do asked anymore. ….. got really really hungry but managed to avoid binge!

Interesting that you left out a quarter if a teaspoon of honey I think I would have put it in!!! I do use the odd teaspoon of sugar here of there especially in tomato recipes. Think I will make teriyaki salmon on Sunday, my grandchildren are coming for lunch and they love it on skewers!

Just about to make my final report on 7day reboot … can’t believe what happens when you stick to the plan like glue!! Question is what next????

Hi gang,
I start work later now.
I leave home at 7am and get home at 8pm now.
I have to fit in housework, prepping meals , exercising and more importantly … living and having FUN.

If I get the other job I would be home at 5:30pm……..

Hmmmmm….

Yogurt and an apple for lunch today.
Salad for breakfast, weird, I know.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Oh well done everyone , I think I lost a large amount because I have a shed load of weight to loose . I have drank “Sleepy tea” the last couple if nights and have had a better nights sleep or it could be my body getting used to fewer carbs . Enjoy your day x