Thanks for all the responses and encouragement everyone. I’ve decided to stop beating myself up about not being able to stick to 800 calories and work on eating low carb/no sugar Med style for the moment. Maybe with a couple of 800 fast days, not sure. More water, more exercise (walking). The basics. When I’ve got more of a handle on that I’ll think about calories again.

I dipped out of the forums in summer so missed this post until now – thanks Frog. There is section in the report on mindful eating which is of interest.
A couple of suggestions I noted:
To think of BSD as adding to your eating habits rather than taking away calories/carbs – that veg, healthy fat, extra water etc will crowd out bad choices, is useful.
And to eat with full attention. Just eating slowly and without distractions helped me through. It takes 20 minutes for the stomach to start feeling full and for that signal to go back to the brain. Often ‘hunger’ masquerades as thirst.

The overall theme of the paper that key behaviours can often stimulate change in other areas and produce a virtuous circle of change is also interesting and worked for me. To include major healthy living behaviours they use the mnemonic WEST: Walking, Eating, Sleep and Talking.
A change of diet [E, eating], consolidation of meaningful exercise and adding stretching [nearly the W], doing a mindfulness course simultaneously and recognising an ongoing need to interact with the world, even when semi-retired [T, talking] were all things I experienced. The sleeping [S] component improved as a result of all the above.

You are right Verano, new aubergines are much better, they have found a way to grow out the bitterness without salting. I too had not had it for about 40 years (also in a lasagne) but I did the roasted one and loved it. You need to cook for a bit longer than it says in the book to get rid of the sponginess and only 15 calories per 100 grams. Must try the cauliflower roasted, getting a bit sick of the mash.

Aubergine is likely to be spongy still unless it is very thin, but I am hoping that with the white and red sauces it will be less noticeable, will let you know how I get on if I try it soon.

Thanks for the suggestion, I have a couple of small organic cauliflowers at the moment that i was wondering what to do with, and am now considering roasting them whole with the oil, salt and pepper on. I think I will try it for tea tonight and let you know how it goes. I have done the steaks a couple of times, with sometimes a spiced coating and am considering adopting them for next year’s BBQ season, probably cooked indirectly.

That’s really good in such a short period of time. I think it’s going to get harder for me as I’m quite close to an ideal weight. Having said that I think my food portions have been bigger over the weekend as we haven’t been following the book but making our own low carb meals. Back on it now and mixing in more exercise as my body seems to have adapted to the low carbs. Managed some HIIT training, a 3 mile run and a 9 mile bike ride over the weekend so far. Just keep going I guess

67 year old woman here.
Just started the 800 program earlier this week. No success on getting under 800 calories and less than 50 carbs on any day yet …. except yesterday when i was sick in bed all day and dare not eat or even drink anything.
I’m suprised but not discouraged … i did a couple of things which i knew NOT to do.
Had been on a fast and i lost some weight and measurements. I’m ready to be more sensible now.

I did eat out …. ordered fish and chips … but had steamed vegetables instead of chips … so that’s at least one point for me!

This a.m. made a simple vegetable soup … stock, beans, spinach, cauliflower, celery! …. do i’m doing okay so far today!
I’m looking forward to great improvements …. my FEET for one could do with a little less me!!

Nathalie, you ask how ‘we’ can do it. For me I know that my illness is not going to control my life any more. I know the future without BSD is grim and things can only get worse. With BSD I feel like I have been given another chance to put things right. I don’t know why I am diabetic, I have always been reasonably slim and I have always done lots of exercise but my mother was T2. This eating plan (it is not a diet) has shown me that things can be better, lower blood glucose, lower cholesterol and triglycerides etc and I believe that it will go a long way to making me better and keeping me well. Lots of other diets, and I have done them all, promise the earth but this is the only one that has given me hope. That’s why I stick to it. In 12 weeks I have not had a slice of bread, a potato, a spoonful of rice or pasta, absolutely nothing. I do however like a glass of wine and stay off for the first 8 weeks, I now allow myself the occasional glass, but hey ho, this is life not a life sentence.

I’m with you VERANO, will start a reboot on Tuesday. I am having the weekend off on the calorie count. As I told hubby last night I am not a bloody saint and had 2 vodkas and a glass of wine. I know it will put on a bit of weight but still under the 75kg. Just having a nice weekend and did go in for a swim yesterday. It was lovely. Today it is still warm but raining so no pool today.

Natalie – I followed the well known eat all you can carb diet. Massive portions of tuna mayo pasta where my thing back then (extra light of course!) and I lost 6 and a half stone in 10 months (91lb, can’t work in KG’s) and then my step-father passed away suddenly. That 6 and a half stone, plus a stone where all back on within a year. I never learnt to control my carb fetish or my portion control. I don’t think I have an off switch. I then have lost 6 stone in 12 months on another well known diet, where I could eat what I wanted but count the points…… grrr, within 6 months it was all back again as I used to eat very little, but really rubbish food! So as soon as the restriction was off that rubbish food multiplied.

And now I’m here! Even if you’re not losing weight and not being true to the way of eating everyday, you aren’t ballooning up the scale. I’m pretty sure the stabilising of your weight WILL really help you to get there. Sometimes we just have to get our minds in the right place to go along side it so that we are ready to take on that carb monster!

Good luck, and we can do this! We’ll have ups and downs but we can win the longer battle against the monster.

Well done Billingebabe, I too am in the older bracket but I think there are a lot of us on here. I am 63 and never let age stop me doing anything. Funny though, I feel like I am in my 20’s, so why doesn’t the mirror say that. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Hi. I started the Fast 800 last Wednesday so have done 4 full days. I am a few months off 70 and weighed 13 stone on start day – 4 days later I have lost 6 lbs and 2 inches off my waist. I suspected, although have not done any testing, that I was having problems with my blood sugar levels, my blood pressure was elevated & getting an appt with my GP ain’t easy. And I really didn’t want medicating.
Last week I had swollen ankles, always by the end of the day; got up to the loo 4 /5 times a night and when I got up felt dizzy & unsteady. I was also being woken up by night sweats. A second menopause? I think not.
All those things have disappeared in 4 days. My clothes are looser & I am bouncing around like tigger! (Winnie the Pooh for anyone who is not aware of tigger) but most importantly for the first time I feel that this is sustainable long term. I am planning & weighing madly at this point & learning, for instance, that my usual Spanish omelette was 500 calories. I would love a tracker on this site so am using the one on the 5:2 site & MFP for logging.

You’re doing pretty darn good …. i see you’ve started to see some results!!! Yeah!

I have had 2 days this week where i was either under the calorie limit OR the carb limit, not both. I’m still going with the 800 calories/no more than 50 carbs …. just haven’t succeeded this week.

Came off the fast eating too much … healthy but too much for a fasting body.

I actually haven’t been tempted (much) by the unhealthy carbs … but i do like beans and lentils in soups and stews and chilli. I miss cheese and certain fruits too!

Totally sick yesterday, In bed all day.

But early early this morning i made a veggie soup with beans (too bad beans are so full of carbs because i love them). I was very proud of myself on Friday because i had dinner out with my girlfriend and had fish and chips … but I had steamed veggies instead of chips. Got some great used books too … we were exploring a huge used bookstore that we hadn’t been to before.

I am hoping the stress of being sick is what raised my blood sugar to 9.2 this a.m. after it had been so great.

Hope i feel better in a couple of hours and can go to aquabics!

I’ve been doing this for about 4 weeks. I have about another 32 kgs to go… To get to 70 kgs, which will still make me a little over weight. I think I’m meant to be 65 kgs for my height. But I Ve had four children. So I’m aiming for a realistic weight.. But you never know made I can get into the 60’s.. That’s wired about you putting on a pound.. Hopefully next time you get on the scales it will be down again..

I’ve had such a busy busy week with work. I was across the country on a couple of days and not getting home until nearly 10 p.m. I’m feeling a bit of a bad mum this week (will make up for it with them over the next couple of weeks), however I’ve stuck to the WOE!

I thought I should drop in and let everyone know how I’m doing, and also to document for myself my progress. Although end of my week 2 isn’t until Tuesday, weekends are the best time for me to reflect.

W2, D5 and on weigh in this morning I’ve lost a total of 18.75lb. Pretty good going I think! I’m not feeling hungry at all and actually think eating this way suits me. Lots of things have improved.

My pre-diabetic sugar levels have for the last two days been back in the high end of norm. I know this can jump around but regardless, I’m very pleased! I’m also no longer having questionable spikes after eating, this is the most significant for me – I believe my diet is meaning my blood sugar is generally much more stable.

I’m sleeping better (although exhausted with work), my sleep is an ‘all through the night’ which I’ve not had for a couple of years. I actually wake up feeling refreshed!

My blood pressure is also down – middle of the range of normal, rather than top end normal ‘watching brief’.

I’ll of course keep monitoring all of this, but this alone makes me much more confident for when I need to go to the hospital for my eye. I feel like I’m making much more progress!

In addition to all of this, my overweight hubby has lost 5lb, just from a switch of evening meal and following suit weekends. He eats as he was for breakfast and lunch whilst at work – so a bowl of cereal and a sandwich with fruit at lunch. And my eldest, slightly overweight pre-teen son is complaining his new school trousers are too big – when I’m pretty sure they only just fit when I bought them for him. He also has same evening meal as me, and a green smoothie now for breakfast – but school dinners at lunch and is still having some ‘treats’ with his friends at a weekend. My youngest skinny whippet is still such a fussy eater that I’m trying to introduce better substitutes but so far failing as he is declaring from the roof top he doesn’t like them. So I’ve started blending the better stuff into the sauces of the food I’m cooking so he can’t see it! This is work in progress, and I’m hoping as he gets used to “this is how we eat!” he’ll begin to come around.

I can’t help thinking that our whole family is getting much more healthy, and this is only in just under 2 weeks. Now all I need to do is keep it up for them.

Thank you for your congratulations. Really I should be congratulating you all because without this forum I know 100% I couldn’t of stuck to the BSD. Even when – for the first 4 months – I was losing weight at a snails pace I read all the latest posts on this forum every day. It kept me going reading about the successes and the fast weight loss and it was even more inspiring to read the thoughtful and intellegent suggestions in reply to people who were struggling just like me. It was good to know that you could ‘fall of the wagon’ and then get back on and just keep on going. I would never have found fat secret which has really helped turn my weight loss around if I hadn’t read about it here.

Sunday morning weigh-in stats:

Height: 5′ 10″ (I’m not expecting this to change!)
Waist: 40″ (1″ gone, 3″ total)
Waist to Height Ratio: 0.57
Weight: 14st 7.6lb (another 4.8lb gone, 13.4lb total)
Heart rate: 63 bpm
Blood pressure: 123/87 (coming down slowly)

I managed a big software release this weekend which went surprisingly well. However, I was awake from 7am Friday to about midday Saturday because of it. Foodwise, all was going well until around 6pm Friday but my brain just wasn’t working to my liking, so I started gorging on some of the food that I’d brought in for the people doing the implementation! Anyway, to cut a long story short I finished off the day with a bacon butty at midday Saturday and haven’t eaten since. Pretty sure I would have broken the 1 stone mark if it had been a normal day, but overnight working can never be considered normal.

Friday:
Portobello mushroom ‘toast’ with butterbeans and spinach
Hummus and cucumber
Crayfish salad

Then from 6pm to 12pm on Saturday:
Not saying! Making up for it by fasting until lunchtime Sunday.

Yes Igorasusual. I am trying to be more adventurous. With shoes as well!

The choice of clothes shops in Durham is limited, as is the stock they carry (small branches). When time and money coincide I’ll head back to York – much wider choice, and they have a Zara. At the rate I’m going I should be looking at girls’ clothes (cheaper as well). 😱

One advantage of shopping in Italy is that I’d be unlikely to see someone here wearing the same clothes 😃

I agree with Switzerland. Great post.

Just one more suggestion.

Read Lucia’s “my 8 weeks” (think that’s what it’s called – search box at top) to see what just a little can do. I don’t think anyone anywhere has been more inspirational for me than she has. No stats – just action, bit by little bit.

Very best wishes to you – you realise that your desire for food is the “carb monster” and not the result of any lack of will or “greediness” on your part, don’t you. Don’t kick yourself – realise you are kicking IT

🙂

Please try cauliflower roasted in the oven with oil and plenty of salt and pepper. Cut into florets and include the bits of leaves. You can also cut them into big slices (top to bottom) like steaks if you like.

And when the (inevitable) little bits get brown and crispy and look burnt – they’re delicious!!!!! 😉

Krysia FANTASTIC!!!!

That’s what it’s all about. Really pleased for you.

When I do my reboot next week now I’m definitely going to stay below 30g of carbs a day …. after all it’s only 7days and then who knows!!!!

Nut butters are fine – check the calories though!!!! 🙂

Captainlynne – I wish you would have a look in Zara (I recommended before) as there are some great trousers/jackets which I think would really suit you.

I’m on a trip to recommend slightly older women to be more adventurous in the shops they might try!

Enjoy whatever clothes shopping you do! 🙂

Nut butters are supposedly a healthy fat …. i just googled it.

You can also put in the search words in the top right here and get some hits.

The problem with eating nut butters …. is that they’re just too good tasting!

Such good advice from everyone.

The thing is, that apart from the refined carbs EVERYTHING is allowable on the BSD – plenty to choose from, then

But of course we are restricted to 800 calories per day (or as close as we can get so we average that). In addition, to speed weight loss keeping carbs to under 50g per day seems to work brilliantly for many people.

It’s best to use an app like MyFitnessPal to log you food – really good for planning and for accountability.

And, I tell you, it’s a real education how many calories and carbs there are in things. When you are only playing with 800/50 it is quite easy to think “actually I’ll have a meal for the calories/carbs that cappuccino is” or “whilst I fancy an apple it’s 80 calories and 18 carbs, and I can do so much more with that”

I gave up sugar when I realised it was “costing” me 800 calories a week. A day’s worth of useless refined carbs.

So you can “build in” your latte as a meal; or try an alternative; but whichever you do it will be an education to you.

When you know how much it’s “worth” you’ll never drink it mindlessly again.

Good luck! Keep us posted!

Hi denisesunny

Thank you 😃

They had a rack of clothes from which they chose what we wore, as well,as shoes and even tights. Everything except the tights was handed back. I had learned years ago that more fitted clothes were better on me, but didn’t look good at the size I was, so it was fuller skirts. And I don’t own a dress – always in skirts or trousers and tops.
Now I know why so many wear high stilettos 😱

I’m off to Italy in a few weeks – if I can’t find clothes before I go, guess what I’ll be looking for when I’m there!

KRYSIA,what a success! X! You must be so delighted ! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

KrysiaD

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

You must be so thrilled! What a triumph! So so pleased for you – kicked that insulin into touch.

Inspiration!

Thanks AnnieW – I’ll check it out. 😃

Verano
I also found my fasting levels didn’t go down until I cut the carbs to around 25 to 30g. Keeping to that limit they just kept dropping and dropping.

Today is a really momentous day for me 2 weeks and 3 days without insulin. Fasting blood sugars 4.8. I have just packed up all my insulin paraphernalia in a holdall and put it at the back of my wardrobe. Have just kept my glucose monitor downstairs as I will still have to keep checking and the insulin itself has been pushed to the back of the fridge.
Today it has at last sunk in the BSD really works and I am off the insulin for good.

Hi Malinky
That is a really good and helpful post from Switzerland.

I do totally understand how you feel about your latte. My breakfast cappuccino made with my Nespresso machine and covered with a thick layer of Charbonnel & Walkers real chocolate flakes was my comfort blanket and helped me start my day (in fact I couldn’t start my day without it). Because of the health issues caused by diabetes I made the really hard decision to have my Nespresso with a teaspoon of double cream (sometimes a bit more) just for a short time until I got my blood sugars under control.
Then the same thing happened to me as happened to Frog – my tastes changed and I could never go back to to the cappuccino. I discovered that I loved the taste of coffee and that all that milk was overwhelming the taste of my coffee. When I am out I often get a Costa coffee and I love their old paradise street specialty coffee which costs 20p more than their regular variety and changes every couple of months or so. They always have cream but you have to be careful because they always want to give you loads too much cream. Or of course you can do as Frog says – count your latte as your breakfast. The BSD is really flexible as long as you stick to the principles. Good luck on your journey.

I have now avoided buying coffees out and just make mine at home and take in travel mug. Not quite the same but as its more the habit than anything it satisfies. Then I am allowing myself one or two small ones (rather than usual large) once or twice per week and just accept I will be closer to a 1000 that day. Plus trying to drink more herbal teas…again finding its more the habit of having it in my hand or using as excuse to break from work etc.

That sounds lovely! I like both cauliflower and broccoli but have never thought of cooking the two together! Will give it a go.

I really don’t like the texture of aubergine but in saying that, I’ve not had one for many many years. The last time was in a moussaka and I think the ‘new’ aubergines no longer need salting before cooking so maybe they have a different texture?????

Hi Switzerland
We have also been amazed how low our grocery bills are now – especially since OH decided to ditch the junk this month. Our grocery bills have more than halved.

When I started the BSD the hardest thing to give up was my morning cappucino with my breakfast (my breakfasts before BSD were a huge carb feast). On starting BSD I had just one teaspoon of double cream in my coffee and would dream about the lovely cappucinos I would have after BSD. Now my taste buds love my nespresso with a dash of cream and I could never go back to the horrible sweet concoction that I used to love.

Hi there! I’m brand spankin’ new to this program. I’m looking for an accountability buddy… Someone to touch base with once every day (via text).
I’m a 41 year old mother of 4, from the US. Looking for a women in her 30’s/40’s, and with kids… so we can relate to each other’s struggles.
I lost 50 lbs 4 years ago (getting down to my ideal weight), I ran a ton, including numerous half marathons… Then, last year, stopped running and have been way over indulging with junk food! My worst habit is late night eating after the kids go to bed… I go into complete binge mode. Then wake up and do the walk of shame! I’ve gained almost 60 lbs this past year!! Not okay! I don’t even recognize myself in the mirror!
I’m extremely ready to commit to this plan and really want someone that with give it 100% (not, 50%, not 99%…100%!!!)
To keep it simple, I’m looking for just ONE Accountability buddy… If you are interested, let me know! Thanks!

Hi Natalie — I daresay pretty much every one of us has had a bit of your story — and there is nothing more irritating than all the happy posts when it seems so hard just to get through one day — been there, done that. I suggest that you step away from posting for a bit — a week, ten days, two weeks — and focus on your own path here. It does not matter if you do it perfectly or even very well — what you are working toward right now is just simple actions, with small results. I think sometimes that the “noise” around reading and posting becomes very stressful — just take time for yourself. The goal is not to do it perfectly, the goal is just to do something. A tiny bit day after day does result in huge change. Stay on your simple path. There is no secret — there is just today and less food today and control my carb intake today. You know, you’ve probably been internalizing all of this since December, when you first got the book — and your psyche is pushing you now, to begin, to launch — that may be why you are irritated. This is YOUR journey. Go slow. You are going in the right direction.
Julia

Hi Mixnmatch,
Isn’t it amazing how your taste buds ‘come alive’ when you cut out starchy carbs. I can’t believe how sweet milk tastes now, whereas before I just didn’t notice.
Also, I used to wonder why people would decline sweet foods saying they’re too sweet. Thanks to BSD I now know what those people are talking about!

Hi Melinky,
Welcome to the forums.
You’ve made a great decision to embrace the BSD. Whichever form of the BSD you choose (you’ve chosen 5:2) it is a positive step towards a healthier way of life.
You’ve been able to identify your biggest challenge before you commence – that’s great because being aware of challenges helps you make mindful decisions.
The facts: 250 mls of full cream milk has @ 170 calories and @ 12ish grams of carbs.
The decision: If you choose to continue your beloved latte on the way to work (as long as you don’t have sugar in it) it could potentially be your breakfast. Or, if you want to drop visceral fat quicker, you could get used to a black coffee on the way to work (which does not cause your insulin levels to rise).
The question: Is it possible to have your latte and drink it too?
Several years ago I stopped having sugar and/or sweeteners in my coffee – it took 6 weeks to get used to it and I haven’t returned to it.
As BSD is a way of life you’ll find you’ll ‘tweak’ it (while staying within the principles) as you go along.
Looking forward to reading of your progress. Best wishes.

Evening….
I’ve read a lot about low carb, high fat diets over the last few months…and from Monday I’ll be commencing the BSD5:2 diet. I have about 1 and a half stones to lose….its just crept up as I entered my forties. Now 44. I’m 5 ft 5 ( nearly 6 inches)
As the title suggests my one huge downfall is lattes. It’s a it of a comfort blanket on the way to work , and probably part of the reason I’m piling on the pounds
I’m reasonably fit. I run, bootcamp and occasionally cycle but I need to stop the weight gain

I am guessing at the moment giving up lattes will be the biggest challenge for me…so any advice from anyone who’s had to give up a luxury would be fabulous. I need any advice/ support not only about giving up lattes but also the 5:2 diet. I have quiet a stressful job and it’s easy to reach for high carb quick fix food in times of stress

Thank you in advance
me
Melinky

As long as you enjoyed it that’s great 😀 I hope the head is okay tomorrow.

Thanks Frog, sorry about the depressing ramble! I’m feeling much more positive today and I’ve started the day well with a little omelette. I use a calorie/carb counter app called CalorieKing (when I’m “on” a diet), I had a recent GTT and I’m in the pre-diabetes range as have been for around eight years now, not on any medication but I’m supposed to take Vitamin D and B12 but hardly ever remember, even if I have the bottles sitting on the counter or on the kitchen table! Wait… ok went and took them. I have fibroids in my uterus (about to be removed) and adenomyosis (a similar sort of issue) and pretty sure I’m in peri-menopause so my hormones are all over the place! Just need to keep fighting through the hard days.

I did that today, had planned another meal for lunch but just didn’t feel like it, so had early tea instead and was fine with that (and had a bit of pudding afterwards as a treat, I don’t usually). I love the flexibility of this way of eating. I had a gin as well since I’d been so good, although without the tonic. I find the tonic far too sweet now so just added a bit of sparkling water.

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

That’s the amount of rugby players I leered at tonight 😊

I am very, very drunk 😊

And I ate a Yorkshire pudding 😊

And I don’t care 😊

Hi Natalie
You can do it. Don’t read other peoples stories and feel disheartened. We are all on the same journey. It has taken many of us several decades to get to this point in our dieting lives. We have all been in your position, beating ourselves up about losing the weight loss battle once again!! But my journey involved lots and lots of searching, reading and experimenting. ‘Not eat carbs’! An impossibility, but here I am enjoying chilli and salad, bolognese sauce with a sprinkling of cheese, a bowlful of ratatouille!! I never dreamed it would happen. I followed a well known diet from November 2015 to June 2016. The one that promotes eat as many carbs as you like and the weight will fall off. Well I lost 17 and a half pounds in 7 months. Went to visit relatives up country and moved house in July, put all that weight back on!! Still hadn’t learned to curb the carbs. Then I stumbled upon the BSD and was able to put all that I had read into perpective. I had tried the mediterranean diet, but all I had read always promoted carbs. The BSD was a lightbulb moment for me.
Your lightbulb moment WILL arrive! You are on this forum, you are almost there but I should imagine that you are very nervous about the op, you feel unwell and the kids are at home!! Not ideal conditions. We have all turned to food when the odds are against us.
So why not make life easier for yourself, fast for 2 or 3 or 4 days a week Follow the ‘M’ plan the other days. Follow just the ‘M’ plan until this worrying time is over. Make sure you eat enough protein and good fat as per the book. Read these threads and know that later this year when you are fully recovered from your op that your story WILL be inspiring others on their journey. Hope to hear from you soon. xx

Used as part of a shake with cocoa powder and Chia seed?

Hi Lynne
Found the article online. You look fantastic. Well done for taking part, you are sure to inspire others as you do here.
If the dress wasn’t yours I hope you got to keep it. To be able to wear a dress like that is a dream for me but who knows I should make it in a few months time. My legs won’t look as good as yours though. Denise

So…..how is everyone going on BSD 5:2?
I’ve been noticing that my behavior has changed on my non-fasting days. Spurred on by just not feeling hungry I’m finding that some of these days I’m naturally drifting to eating 2 meals a day.
The other thing that I’m experiencing is a much cheaper grocery bill. It’s amazing how much I used to spend on starchy carbs/junk.
It’s not all about food. I continue to walk most days, always with the goal of 10 000 steps. I continue mindfulness meditation – never underestimate the power of it.

I would like to join you ! I did the BSD for nine weeks and lost 3 stone. It was an amazing feeling as everything was under control, but I had a family wedding to slim down for, and now that is over, fell off the wagon, had lots of carbs for a few days, felt awful and then craved carbs immensely so it was really difficult. Lots of self sabotage going on, but also sabotage from other half ( well meaning but tempts me to binge on carbs, buys in chocolate and cakes etc, because he wants to as well). Have put back on half a stone but after a few weeks struggling on, have decided to go back to 800 calories and low carb. Iit is the only way I can lose weight and feel better. I have heart failure and a peripheral neuropathy which makes exercise and life generally a bit hard, but I had so much energy when on BSD strictly, and lost cravings for carbs completely. I am now 15 stone and 5ft 7″ , target weight is 11 stone. Lots of stress which is unavoidable, but that is where the comfort eating comes in! Bad habits learnt in childhood I think. Need all the help I can get ! 🙂

Hi Libee

It sounds like you are like Dr MM a TOFI – thin outside but with visceral fat.

If you follow the BSD and cut out the refined carbs you will change your hormonal response and start burning the fat cells round your middle.

I know this sounds strange but it dies work – your shape will change and you will see your waist appear much more than it does now.

I recommend you follow the book but you may also like to look at this site
http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com

Enter your details and select a level of carbs you want to eat – people here have success on 50g or less per day. It will then give you protein and fat to aim for and you can use an app like MyFitnessPal to enter your targets and measure yourself against these.

Using this, drinking lots, you will soon find you can transform your health.

Don’t be frightened – lots of people here have had great success with dealing with Type 2 and you can too

Look up Bill1954. Stewart has just recently had phenomenal success. See how Captainlynne has transformed her life.

Lots of people here to help!

Go for it!!! 🙂