Hi Snoop

Glad the ‘puttanesca’ went down well!

To make life really simple I make a batch of tomato sauce and freeze:
4 x 400g cans of chopped tomatoes, cherry are nicer if you can get them
2 large chopped onions
1 grated carrot
Garlic, 3 cloves or as much as you like
1 large sliced green pepper
1 large sliced red pepper
2 bay leaves
Salt and pepper and 1tsp sugar

Put some olive oil (2tbs) in a pan, sweat down onions, add Garlic, chopped, then the rest of the ingredients except sugar.bring to a bubble and then turn light to the lowest setting and cook for about 1-1/12 hours until some of the liquid has evaporated . Add sugar if needed. Remove bay leaves. Blitz.

This makes 16 good portions , 57calories and 8.6 carbs a portion. Freezes really well!

I add the anchovies, capers and sometimes sliced black olives to the sauce when I’m reheating it. Add the courgetti and hey presto ! a meal in minutes!

I’m starting this on Monday,
I have read the book
Taken time to prepare
Bought the new recipe book
Looked at my diary for the next 8 weeks……. Arrrggh

I’m in a hotel for 9 days with work at the end of October

So what are my options?

Diet Shakes for a week?

Has anyone else overcome this obstacle?…
Any tips or ideas ?

Hi all, I don’t post often but saw someone comment yesterday about many people appearing to be missing. I’m still here, still sticking with it. Always do 10000 steps minimum, keeping my carbs under 50g. So far I have shed 16lbs and am feeling great. Well done to all who are keeping on track and good luck to all that fall off occasionally.

Some of the rotisserie chickens do use a sugar glaze to brown them and the chickens are often impregnated with flavour enhancers. I used to work on one of the counters that cooked them.

It is a minimal amount but it will be in virtually any rotisserie chicken or pre-cooked chicken.

In the short term it may not matter but it might be a wise move to prep your own further down the line once you’re used to the recipes and in the swing of the 8 week plan.

Good luck

Ruth, I don’t think he’s that desperate! 😀

Morning all! Or whatever time it is where you are!

My weight this morning was 123.2 lbs which is about 0.5 lb above my final BSD target.

However at one point this week I was on 122 point something and it oscillates around 122 and 123.

Found another pair of trousers yesterday which are really too loose round the waist. But generally it’s not the trousers – always bought 27″ jeans and M in Zara so they’re just much more comfortable everywhere now (for new I am in S and 26″) – it’s the shirts and jackets which are excessively roomy.

Some are workable but the more tailored styles look like there should be two of us in there. Oh dear, most expensive of all to replace.

Had hair cut yesterday and hairdresser said “wow, lot less of you! Don’t lose any MORE weight” which I’ve said before is so discouraging. Too slow for follow up on my part but have concluded next time I’ll say “I’m really really happy the way I am – but you obviously think I’m too slim, then?” Just to see what the response is.

On other hand the girl washing my hair wanted all the BSD details. 😉

So great to see all the new starters here, isn’t it – I am inspired as I read 🙂

Ruth – it could get me into trouble! My skirt could slip right down – not a pretty sight😱

Weigh this morning showed a pound gain (9.3 again) – but I expected it because I didn’t eat until late last night. Strange what affects the scales😱 I’ve noticed before that if I eat or drink late at night the scales reflect that next morning. Obvious, really!

Was very busy yesterday. A Macmillan Coffee Morning at church raised over £100. Nearly all the cakes were sold. I bought jam and marmalade for my family 😃 Then I was dealing with some finance matters with someone for hours – that took me past my usual meal time.

Was trying to decide if I’m going out today but don’t really need anything and I’m really tired so will probably stay in. See how I feel after more coffee!

Really need to sort my wardrobe out again. Dispose of the unwearable items – lots have already gone in the charity bags that come through the door. A skirt (possibly two) needs taking in. I might even try to alter my favourite top that is now a few sizes too big! But my poor wardrobe is looking quite bare again😱

Whatever you are doing, have a great day 😃

Hi Ian just about to start today myself. Actually read the book completely which is a first for me. Good luck reading some of these posts are giving me the confidence that I can actually stick to this one 🙂

Lummy, Tabletalk, you had a very low-calorie day. I’d have found it very hard to resist all the goodies at the church, having eaten so little. Well done, you.

Hello pgates. Good to have you join us.

Well, I didn’t make 83.5, but never mind. It’ll happen some time this month for sure! Keeping this inspirational thread in mind will keep me at it:

https://thebloodsugardiet.com/forums/topic/5-stone-loss-in-4-12-months/

Figures for today:
83.7 kg
-0.1 kg
Overall change -4.8 kg
790 cals
58 net carbs

Verano’s suggestion of courgetti with anchovies, capers and tomato went down a treat. And very few calories considering the flavour punch. OH loved it. So we’ll be having that again. Thanks, Verano if you read this. So few calories, in fact, that I had 50 ml of red wine to go with it. Disgraceful, I know, so I thought I’d better own up!

Have just written a post and lost it so for today …..

Yesterday
Calories 779
Carbs 36.4 !!!

Average for the four days is
Calories 748
Carbs 31
So ok with that.

Down another pound today despite going over on carbs!!

Well done everyone! Keep going! Now on downward slope just 3 more days to go!!

Thanks.
How’s it going?

lol very true unless I decide to start eating rubbish again! 🙂

Bissell, having nothing to wear will probably dazzle him a lot!
R(::

Lynne, I would like your clothes problem

I was away on 1st September, but a few days before I weighed 9.10 and a few days after it was 9.8. Today I weigh 9st 3lb. That’s a pound up from last Saturday but down overall in the month.

Yesterday was a strange day. A MacMillan Coffee Morning at church raised over £100. No, I did not eat any cake! My purchase was some jam and marmalade for my family. Then I was too busy to eat until late last night😱 So I was expecting the scales to show that this morning. But …..I am still 4 pounds under my original target 😃 And my clothes are loose again. My poor wardrobe is nearly empty again.

Whatever it was, Fatbloke – gone now and good riddance!

Onwards and downwards! 🙂

Oh, good news Caz123!

I remember my first couple of glasses of wine at a dinner with friends whilst on BSD. It was meant to be only one – lost control of that – fairly good BSD dinner but then got munchies on way home and bought Pret a Manger veg wrap for the train and THEN had 2 slices of toast when I got in. As some lovely person here pointed out that was a really good lesson.

So – subsequently – when unable to avoid a drinking occasion I drink as much fizzy water as wine (sip for sip works for me) and therefore always have full glass available. Less likely to lose control (more time in loo also now I think of it) and the fizzy water fills you when you’re dragged to the meal so even if not very BSD possible you can eat less of it.

If you know you’re eating out, look at the menu online to plan. Have two starters, or a starter and side salad. Both of these seem not to raise an eyebrow now.

But you have escaped well do really it was all worthwhile for the lessons learned. It’s not the calories for the alcohol – it’s the potential loss of control.

And now you know.! 😉

Well done and onwards and downwards! 🙂 🙂 🙂

I have lost 3.5lbs which does not surprise me as I jumped up in that weight over a few days due to eating loads of sugar. I guess it will be the glycogen in my muscles.

Good luck to all of you

It’s very inspiring to see your enthusiasm and I will look forward even more to see your success.

The BSD can be easy – and then more difficult – but there is nothing better than taking control and seeing the effects of, not a diet but a way of life, on the machinations of your body
Sorry about that sentence but you know what I mean

Stick to it and you will win!

Good luck to you all. Come back here if/when you fall off the wagon and let the lovely posters on this forum help you back on! 🙂 🙂 🙂

Woke up this morning and decided that falling off the wagon was not going to derail me total – and that last night should just be viewed as a minor detour. The plan being to go for a long walk today to help deal with the damage.

Just weighed myself – and another 2lbs have come off!!! Not sure how that worked, but I’ll definitely take it 😀

Food for today is already planned out. I’ve still got this!

Last post of the morning….sorry, I got a bit excited.

I am going to suggest all who want to post at the end of the day with what they ate (good to share meal ideas) and how the day went. I think this will help keep me accountable. Then maybe post each week with pounds lost. Obviously this is just a suggestion and is just what I feel I need to do to stay on plan. Xx

Just watched Michael Mosely’s BSD video on YouTube and feel v inspired!

Breakfast was scrambled eggs plus 2 slices of hot smoked salmon. Am surprised how little I missed the carbs after initially thinking “But where’s the toast!?”

Lunch will be Dahl with kale.

Dinner will be hummus and carrots.

I need to do a proper week’s meal plan as am winging it today. I need recipes suitable for adapting for the whole family. I shall do some planning this eve instead of Netflix and wine!

Go Team October/November. We shall do this!

Thanks Frog, am up weighed and feel ready to go on and up as Yowzer says!
Surprisingly, I have dropped 0.6kg since yesterday weigh in so that also inspired me , considering I indulged in too much of naughties…( def not niceys for bsd ) but I suspect the diabetes is the reason for the loss as its happened before to me.

Lots happening over the weekend for me, including a home made bake sale of cakes – however, because am gluten free too, I manage to not indulge, so yer a double whammy for me when it comes to food…grrr

That cookery course sounds interesting…wonder if my dietician will suggest similar lol…well am going on Weds next week but will be armed with my “sticking to the BSD” and will be back to show you why!!

Aah – have found some recipes with BNS! Lamb hotpot and a lovely looking soup. Now tempted to change my lunch regime.

Sunshine-girl – since 3rd Sept I have been putting all my meals into fat secret in the morning and it seems to have also really helped me. It’s like – once it is in the diary the days eating is cast in stone and my brain won’t let me deviate. Totally weird and not like me at all. It also allows me to adjust and change what I am eating to stay close to the 30g target as I am not good at doing this just before I eat.

Frog – what a lovely day at the gallery and another good BSD day. It seems to be getting easier to eat BSD now when out so I wonder if a lot more people are cutting down on the carbs when eating out now.

Yesterday I did no steps at all. I was literally glued to my computer all day. At 5pm I rushed out to teach my classes so I at least I was on my feet for 4 hours. Back home at 9.30pm and another hour and a half on the computer catching up with admin (my sister who does some admin for me is ill so I am doing it myself).

What did I eat in the evening to console myself for having to work literally non stop all day and do admin that I hate – shock horror – absolutely nothing. Just a glass of water – but I do think I might have wavered if I hadn’t been posting here as I was pretty fed up.

Pre BSD it would have been a cappuccino, some crisps, some insulin some nuts, some chocolate (dark of course as it is so good for you) more insulin, more crisps, more chocolate more insulin etc etc.

So yesterday net carbs 26.42. Calories 847. This morning 10 stone 3 3/4lb – which is exactly a stone since 3rd Sept and 2 1/4lbs since Tuesday. No insulin for 3 weeks 1 day. Fasting b.s. 47.

Billingebabd Not far away then I am in Rustington!

I am currently in a yoga class … but i have several problems with my feet, one knee is almost always swollen and very sensitive to having any pressure on it, and i have eroded discs in my back and recurring sciatic nerve problems … my yoga teacher has suggested chair yoga but i haven’t tried it yet.

Yay, loads of us on here. Welcome all.

FYI non Brits, a stone is 14Lbs in our antiquated system! So I have four of them to shed. They must go!

Glad to hear others have coped on the 800 calories without feeling too bad. I think my biggest fear is feeling hangry (hungry and angry!) whilst caring for my young kids. But I shall focus on how I can hopefully buy some decent winter clothes a size or two smaller after these 8 weeks. I am fed up of feeling dowdy in big elastic-waist things!

I will check in tonight.

Best of luck today, wether it is your first day or not.

So pleased to have a little support community. The more the merrier. Xx

When I did a week BSD about a month ago I had a real surprise. After taking indigestion medication my whole life, I didn’t get heart burn the way I had. I always put this down to poor tolerance of fat in my diet, it seems it was due to bread, pasta and even my favourite potatoes! I have eaten more ” normal diet ” over the last few weeks and had heart burn again! So looking forward to losing the indigestion and weight!

Despite posting on another thread that I was adapting my usual recipes I have been inspired by this thread & just downloaded the recipe book. Unfortunately started to read it at 6am and am now ravenous! I really fancy cooking the cod and chorizo but don’t like fennel but leeks would be great. Thanks for the suggestion Frog. So that is tonight sorted.
Probably won’t be tempted to do any of the lunch dishes as my half pot of Waitrose soup regime is working well. However last week I wasn”t going to buy the recipe book so that may very well change.
Just about to look up nutrition data on butternut squash – from 3 plants I have grown 15 down at the allotment! I suspect I will roast, mash and make soup. Any other suggestions will be gratefully received.

My saviour in the evening is hot chocolate. Half to a teaspoon of cocoa powder,2 sweeteners. Add boiling water. Stir and add milk. Tastes better than low calorie bought sachets as not sickly sweet.

A pinch and a punch, it’s the first of the month! How can it possibly be October? Anyway, maintenance weigh in time and I’m 67.9kg, so that’s about 0.8kg less than last month, so really pleased with that. At the risk of sounding smug, I’ve had no real struggles: I’m sticking to LCHF principles and trying to avoid snacking. I seem to get away with eating quite a bit of cheese! Oh and I’ve chucked out so many clothes that I’ve realised I’m going on a date today ( another unintended consequence) it’s chucking it down with rain, and I’ve NOTHING suitable to wear. Oh well, I will just have to dazzle him with my smile instead.
How is everyone else doing? Best wishes all. And keep at it, all you new folk, it WILL work if you stick to it.

Oh wow how fab is it seeing all the posts that we are all here to encourage each other along. Can’t wait to see how we are all doing at week 1 stage. It’s so much better when we are all in the same boat setting out to achieve success. Hello to all those across the pond 🙂 a stone = 14lbs by the way. Ye hah let’s shake this weight off!

Hi, I will join you all. Will officially start on Monday. I plan to play around with some recipes this weekend. I am 5’8, 275 lbs. I have elevated blood sugar but not diabetic. I bought the book last Sunday, read it through and spent the week preparing to start this coming week. Good luck all.

Hi everyone. I’m Kristy and i’m from Wisconsin. I’ll be starting this today so will be nice having others doing it as well. I’m ordering the book so maybe a bit behind . Hope you don’t mind me joining. 🙂

Hi princessl
This is general info, my experience, we do have to be aware that we are all different. I am a RN (retired) but do tend to research a lot, often. I was diagnosed with Hashimotos 10 years ago, had two trials on meds which caused huge problems, once the boffins had nothing else to offer I was left to self-manage. I also acquired an element of adrenal fatigue as part of the deal. Until March this year when I decided to give this BSD a go I was getting by but only at half mast most of the time, and despite trying to quit kgs with exercise, nought worked. I am not diabetic nor pre-diabetic my HB1Ac was getting up there though. The BSD had me curious so gave it a bash. I am still on it 6 months later, just achieved my normal BMI and tweeking the plan to keep me here. Have lost 19kg to date and feel great, energy abundant, wellbeing a treat to behold. I had recent blood tests thinking for sure my TSH would be as near normal as humans get but it wasn’t, it’s OK and not rising so I”ll take it. Feeling this healthy is the pay off. If you are cautious about the fast 800, how about starting with the 5:2 a lesser form of fasting.

Neohd
Your doctor seems to be well informed adding the vital T3. Hope you are in good form now, what a hit you took!

N.

Snoop, you’ve been losing steadily! I’m sure you’ll do fine, and even a setback you’ve figured out how to bounce back from. Hope you enjoy the wedding festivities : )

I agree it’s sad to be missing some folks from the start of the thread. If you’re out there, friends, and want to jump in again we’d love to have you!

Welcome pgates! Glad you’re off with a bang! I’m interested in your shakes…what have you found? A backup plan would be nice. The cabinets get bare fast around here, and I sometimes realize I’m existing only on eggs and greek yogurt…and nibbles of my kids bread : / or, heavens, I dug a few of the raisins out of the raisin bran today…who’s carb addicted?
Today:
582 calories
42 net carbs

Went to a ladies’ meeting at church tonight with loads of desserts spread out. Made it through with only a bite of snack mix! 😀 So grateful they put it all away by the time my resolve had weakened towards the end of the meeting! Saved from sabotage!

Think i’m doing the skinny cottage pie for Saturday too, have nearly all the ingredients in bar the mince beef, so hopefully its not too much of a faff. Thanks for the heads up about the creamy fish bake. Anyone else have any experience with it?

Hi, can I join you all, – started this morning, yet another diet for me, but I really really hope this one will work, have read the book, gathered recipes together, and half way through first day, yoghurt and berries for breakfast, homemade burger in chickpea flour flatbread ( bit of mayo – tiny) and chicken and roast veg tonight – will be hard not having wine tonight but it’s got to be done, good luck to everyone and thank you for letting me join you and no doubt venting in the next few weeks, ha ha.

Hello, ok if a yank joins your group? I started two days ago, I am 56, 5ft 4in, and 195lbs. I am not quite sure what a stone is but it will be fun to learn. I love to have friends and support from other countries!

Just thought I’d checked in with my 1st of the month weigh in.
Starting weight was 89.9kg
Target weight was 63kg
Current weight is 60.8kg!
Seems I’m a maintenance loser as I’m still losing!!
I’m still walking every day and following the principles of the plan, just trying to up my good fat quantities to increase the calories.
Guess I’ll have to up them a bit more😀
How’s everyone else going?
Cheers
Linda

Sounds like a beautiful day Frog!

A successful first day. 827 calories, 56 carbs. 6470 steps. Need to work on getting more water in. Have weight loss shakes and plenty of salad veggies as back up when pressed for time. Some hunger, but overall feel good.Reading the threads interesting and inspiring.

Hi Everyone

had a lovely lunch out today – we just had a starter ans shared a salad. I had halloumi with tendetstem broccoli and a spicy dressing called chermoula, and the salad was butternut squash with pearl barley.

We were at a fantastic gallery in Somerset called Hauser & Wirth – a brilliant place.
We wandered around a deserted gallery with a Louise Bourgeois exhibition, only saw one other visitor. Lots of very exciting work, including the spider that was in Tate Modern when it opened. Stood alone in huge barn like gallery, just me, friend, and The Spider. Amazing experience.
Later we asked for directions to other parts of the gallery, and told that although the gardens and restaurants were open, very sorry ALL of the galleries were closed to the public because it was a “Press Day”. Apparently the private view is Saturday, and it opens to the public from Sunday.
So that was why it was soooo quiet and peaceful and we had the place to ourselves. Staff stationed at every door of the gallery after that!
Well worth a visit if you’re in the area. Beautiful gardens too.

Thanks for updating us Doordie!
I’m in Canada a few hours north of Duluth Minnesota!
Canada’s medical system has it’s problems … but even up here in a not so large city with a doctor shortage … at least money is no concern. There are lots of walk in clinics and a largish hospital. It’s not perfect but it’s sort of manageable. We have a new medical school shared by 2 Northern Ontario cities … so we are starting to get a few more new doctors in the area.

We do have a Diabetes help organization (free) as well as a newish category called nurse practitioners which are in between a nurse and a doctor… which can also be helpful.

The Victorian Order of Nurses offers foot care for diabetics and others (i have an appointment … this does cost but it’s like a pedicure). This VON also offers a free exercise class for seniors at the community centre just around the corner from my house.

So there is some support … and free.

Wish i had those bananas …. or even a fridge with a freezer compartment … soon though~!

hi 1960
It’s frustrating, but Diabetes nurses and dietitians haven’t caught up with BSD or the Newcastle research yet – the official line is low fat everything, brown bread & medication. Have a look at my Dodgy Diabetic Cooker Course thread if you want a good laugh!
I’ve done 3 weeks of a 12 week course, but it isn’t BSD friendly, and the dietitian cook/course leader understands what my diet is, is a bit in awe that it’s working, happy for me to adapt recipes, but essentially it isn’t what she is being paid to teach.
& she genuinely doesn’t believe anyone can survive on less than 130g of carb a day!!

Last time I saw the diabetes nurse, she was happy because I was her second patient that day whose blood results had improved.
And very proud of the fact that her other patient was following a “proper” diet, rather than a silly one like mine, and was taking all her medication.
When I followed that up by asking what the other patients results were – still in the diabetic range (unlike mine 🙂 )
At least my GP was very enthusiastic when I spoke with her a week or so later.

the diabetes UK funded Newcastle Research project runs until 2018 – personally I don’t think that there will be any changes to mainstream diabetes advice until after that is published.

Just want to say HI to everyone! Wishing us all good luck. The measuring tape can be a good friend when the scale isn’t.
I soooo love that even with a little weight loss … clothes fit so much better!

Hi Fairydewdrop, more encouraging still is this thread that I’ve just read.

https://thebloodsugardiet.com/forums/topic/5-stone-loss-in-4-12-months/

Amazing!

hi doordie

glad the doctor was OKish – no wonder he seemed tired & overworked!
Hope the tests come back with good results & next week goes well – & great news the weight loss

Had to google “first nation”, so looked on a map to see where Fargo was – I can see where you are now!

I’m staying with a friend for a few days, so less control over what I’m eating – but she is cooking amazing BSD friendly food for me (mostly!). Delicious aubergine curry yesterday, and salmon with sauce vierge & mange tout this evening. BUT desert – oven baked banana with two tiny squares of very dark chocolate baked inside. Would have been rude to say no!

I have the aubergine recipe and will post it at some point.

Thank you ! That is very encouraging to hear.