Oh and something else.

I have told you how fat and ill and unfit I was.
It was too much to get myself just off the couch,
Then walking around the house,
Then kept moving
Kept walking
Kept dancing as I dried the dishes,
Kept pushing, inch by inch.
Now I cycle to the gym, do 30 mins in the room with the rowing machine, cross country machine, treadmill etc
The 30 mins in the wright room
Then in the pool, if I am not swimming a length, then I hold the side of the pool and do stretches or excercises, in the water.
Oh and by the way, all the snobby brilliant swimmers all tutted at me when I did a width really really slowly to start with. Now the gutters are my friends.
Then I cycle home the long long way.

Now I told you, at he beginning I couldn’t do the diet cold turkey.
I had to break the wall down into bricks.
Shall I change just one meal a day to start with?
Shall I count the calories if one meal a day and keep it to 300?
Shall I try just salad or veg for one meal a day?
Shall I cut the carbs in one meal a day.
Now I am eating with bs diet way for 80% of the time.
I am not perfect, I am human.but I have noticed my tastes have changed.
I went into a takeaway shop, and had to rush back out as it smelt so greasy it made my tummy flip!!

So team, whether you are thinking about starting or one day one, or about seven months in like me, just keep going.

But I never told you my blood work figures, my tablets that I had to take. My symptoms.
I decided not to prattle on about that junk.
They were in the corner of the room but I did not give the valuable time here on the blog.
Slowly they faded into nothingness.
The only mention I did, was to acknowledge I am off all medication.
I didn’t do a song and dance over it. I didn’t love them. I wanted them to divorce me, to pack their bags, to leave me forever, to walk down the road and forget my address.

I have the same attitude with my blubber, I have only mentioned the size 26 that was elasticated and too tight.
Do I got a baseball bat and mentally beat the living daylights out of each pound.
I was angry with the blubber, it made my life hell, made me ill, made me not live life to the full.
So I take each pound. I think if it as a glob of ugly yellow slimy dense smelly shap the size of a paperback book.
I visualise me beating seven shades of ¥$><<~%€$¥ out if it,, it gets smaller and smaller until it’s gone. It feeds off me being unhealthy, but when I cycle or dance or move, it screams and shrinks, smaller and smaller.
(Yes I know a shrink would have field day with me).
I try to show that it isn’t an essential part of me, that it is a parasite hanging on to me sucking the life out if me. So when I exercise, I imagine me with a baseball bat, bag! Take that, wack, take that!! Etc.

Some people may find it easier and less disturbing, to visualise themselves in a size 12.
I need the aggression as motivation.

So what’s the next step?

Building my self confidence, building the inner me. I have been hiding in this fat suit for far too long. It’s time to step out into the sunshine and feel the warmth in my face……..

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Wendy1947

You might want to look at Bill1945’s thread ‘this has to work for me’ to see what he did. That may help.

Hi Lynne

Yes the turmeric is with ‘pepper’ and the company just sells vitamins!

Good luck with them they certainly seem to be helping Christine and they have definitely help both myself and my OH.

Give them a go !

Christine and Verano

Tablets ordered. Many thanks.

Hi Christine
I’m with you on that 😃 This year’s colours seem to have been the autumn ones since this time last year😱 Give me what I know as Chinese Blue or a nice bluey-pink, even a nice bluey-red. Nice and bright. Not yellow, or orange. *thinks* not even seen any coloured tights for ages!

Enjoy your trip😃

Hi Verano,
Thank you so much for the recommendation, I have been so much better on the turmeric tablets, I will never fully get rid of the pain, as it’s a damaged sciatic nerve, I take two amytriptyline every night and one (can’t remember the name) tablet in morning, my doctor has only just changed it because of the pain I was in, they didn’t work!
So a Big thank you for recommending them, they are a miracle cure for me.
Christine.

Hi Lynne,
I have never liked autumn colours, so like you I don’t like anything in the shops with those awful muddy colours, it’s miserable enough in winter why would you want to wear dull colours? Give me bright happy colours any day!!!

It’s whether I have a connection and have the time while I am lazing by the pool!!!!! I’m sure there will be opportunity to catch up with the forum.
Christine.

Avila

I love fish as well and I’ve discovered how nice it is with a pat of herb butter – I’ve always thought that I couldn’t afford the calories but now I’m not eating any junk I can afford it. My next step is to make my own.

Well done Lucia!!

I went for an interview this week and finally was able to wear one of my lovely suits. I felt fabulous and so much more confident than when I’ve had to cobble clothes together. Like you, I don’t care if I don’t get it because I love the new confident me.

Elaine xx

So,
I have a question for you all.
And I do want to hear from each and everyone if you.

What’s the oddest exercise do you do.

What do you do now., with exercise that you couldn’t do before
Or you couldn’t ever contemplate before?

Mine is…
I try all different things to keep interested and stimulated.

From hoolahoop.
Juggling 2.3 even 4 balls
Hop scotch
Weights in the gym
Puddle bashing.

I look for something really cheap, like the bat and ball in Poundland.

So team, what’s yours?

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Nice to see you Miss Ziggy.

Day 2

todays meals: Breakfast : poached eggs with spinach and pine nuts page 29 recipe book
Lunch: Feta and avocado bash page 49
Dinner: Beef stir fry with asparagus and sesame seeds page101

Verdict: breakfast: tried it will not be having it again
lunch: I think it would be better not mashed together but chopped up with shredded lettuce.
Felt as though I had eaten enough and lasted till dinner time at 5.30
dinner: FANTASTIC.:-) Had it marinating since this morning. Had not got mange tout so used french beans
and a courgette. I did cauliflower florets in the oven. Nice:-)

Had had several cups of tea and loads of water. Might have to have a few almonds later but I will see how I go.

Hello,

I’m starting the diet on Tuesday, after getting some new ingredients tomorrow.

I’m not diabetic – but don’t intend to be and I need to lose weight, preferably about 2 stone, but my goal at first will be a stone.

The weight is around my middle and bottom and I now have cellulite on my thighs, something which escaped me for years.

I realise I will never be a size 10 again, but a size 12 would be fabulous.

Day 3 for me – heaps better on the headache front which is great, just a low lying one. Also noticed an increase in energy from yesterday too.

Meals for me today were

Breakfast: Portobello “toast” with goat cheese and pine nuts.
Lunch: Pepper with jeweled feta.
Dinner: Eggplant with lamb and pomegranate (swapped out lamb for smoked tofu which was amazing).

All great meals today! Drinking lots of water and peppermint tea (peeing lots too!).

Feeling good!

and
This week I have lost three pounds.
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀

So, when I say,…does my bum look big in this.
I can reply….. not so much.

So keep going , I didn’t let one gain of a pound last week upset me.
Hubby said it was wind… eh?

Three pounds in one week.
I haven’t killed myself. It’s been great.
I am mindful still, over every time I eat.

How are you all doing?

Love Lucia
Xxxxx

So team,
How are we all doing?

I have to tell you something about the bs diet, how it has affected me in the most unusual way…..
I have the confidence or nerve or back bone,….. to apply for a top job????,!!!!!😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶😶

I don’t know where it has come from.

Previously as I was so big and out if condition, I didn’t think anyone would want me, I also previously couldn’t be bothered to GO FOR IT.

It doesn’t matter if I don’t get it.

It’s just, well, I think I am worth it.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

I joined and left that facebook (the one that isn’t the official page) very quickly. I still follow the official page. Someone got on their high horse when I said I was starting a second 8 week stint and pointed me to their pinned posts. I had to laugh – they clearly have self appointed themselves and are attempting to make Michael M’s easy approach into something with rules and regulations. The beauty of this plan is how simple it is to understand and as I doubt none of them are professionally qualified nutritionists, their opinions are worth diddly squat.

This forum is so much more in tune with MM’s approach.

On a more positive note, I’m pleased to say that I’ve just finished my first 8 weeks and lost 26lbs. (17st 12.6 – 16st 0.6). I feel fabulous. I had one reading of elevated blood sugar suggesting pre-diabetes, which got me going on this plan. Since then my blood sugar is back into the healthy range. I am eating so much better, having really great tasting food and never feel hungry. My low level depression has completely gone and I can get into my size 20 smart jeans and fitted navy suit. I know size 20 is still large, but compared to what I was wearing at 20 stone, it feels small!

I couldn’t have achieved this without MM’s BSD, this forum, the online food tracker I use and my very supportive husband. Oh and photos have really helped – my face has slimmed down so much.

I REALLY wish I’d come across this approach earlier in the year. I watch all MM’s programmes but somehow missed the BSD 800 calorie/8 week plan. Just glad I found it when I did!

The future feels very bright!

Elaine xx

Hey LolaB,

Glad to hear it’s going well. It is pretty hard when you first start but as you get into the swing of things you find yourself not wanting to fall off the wagon and it becomes easier. I did a mid-week weigh in and discovered I’ve lost 9lbs since I started, which was only on Tuesday! I am amazed! Official end of week 1 weigh in will be this Tuesday morning so am intrigued to find out if I’ll have lost any more by then. Have you weighed yet?

Brilliant flash. Well done.
I’m finding the weekends particularly difficult. Had a few blips but getting there. Think I’ve lost a few pounds.
Keep going.

Hi èverybody around the globe who is in 🙂 aww so we are all mega excited for the loss which will be our reward for being so good. WILLPOWER is our best friend -v- CARBS=bigger dress size!
So today was…..
Greek yoghurt with berries 200
Roast chicken and green veg (gotta have Sunday roast)260
Roasted peaches (yummy) 90
Spicy prawn kebabs 190
Drinks we’ve been having sparkling water with slice lemon (so refreshing) and today I had a cheeky vodka (50cals) with sparkling water as a treat instead of snack
Total 790 cals
Hung the xmas dress for me to see daily that was purchased and failed to get into last year as encouragement.
Hubby is tea tearing on diabetes 2 and hopefully we will reverse it by xmas hurrah :))

I have found the official blood sugar diet page on FB, it is the one which has the title The Blood Sugar Diet and all the posts are from the BSD team with people commenting, it is not a group of women although there are several other bsd site on facebook which appear to be just anyone doing it. Not had time to look at them yet.

Hello everyone.

Hopefully this is the right post to latch onto?

Tuesday I shall be starting properly, as tomorrow will be shopping for new ingredients!

I’m not a diabetic – but my intention is not to become one. However, I do want to lose weight around my middle and ideally lose at the very least, a stone. I don’t exercise much either, although might take up cycling again, will see how the food part goes.

Luckily I love Mediterranean foods, so that’s a good start.

I bought the two books – diet and recipes – and the diet book is such an interesting read.

Well, here goes.

Don’t worry Caz, these things will happen – and sometimes you might even want them to happen! It’s really all about how you deal with it during and after and it sounds like you have a good handle on things PLUS a drop of 2lbs. Not bad! I’ve also had alcohol this weekend. Not a great deal but probably a glass or two more than I should have. But I am not worrying about it because I have kept really strictly to the diet otherwise. If I lose slower, I lose slower. I am not in a race! For me I think I also need a healthy mental attitude so don’t want to start obsessing over every sip or mouthful. Still, it won’t be an every day occurrence!

Mmmm I love lime cordial! Although currently working my way through a Tropical Twister flavour from Robinsons 🙂

There isn’t an official FB group that I am aware of it seems. Ask the leaders if they are affiliated with Michael’s site or forum. If they say “no” then you decide moving forward. For me I prefer they be ethical and they wouldn’t even let me put a link to Michaels true site and forums and blocked me right away when I said they should honor his actual site.
🌷

I have diet coke, low sugar orangina and low sugar fanta or tango. I am careful with the orange drinks as they do have calories and carbs. I also have lots of water, sparkling water as well as a few cups of tea and coffee. I’ve lost 26lbs in 8 weeks and feel I do need to have some treats on hand for when I want something tasty. They are one of my daily treats.

Thanks 1960smp!
It is very encouraging indeed. Just got to keep at it! Looking forward to official end of week one weigh in on Tues morning, which is strange, as until now I have rarely been excited about getting on the scales!

Thanks Snoop.

Third day in and I cheated at 3am had 200 calories I should not have had so was at 1000 for the day.

Day 1 3.5 pounds lost 13st 10lbs to 13st 6.5lbs
Day 2 0.25lb 13st 6.5lb to 13st 6.25lb

Not really a loss for the second day I guess now it is fat not water.

Drunk loads of water, black coffee and herbal tea.

Hi Lynne! Congrats on your great job you’ve done!
Yes the two women were very snip pity and seeing what you wrote confirms to me they started it without approval of this site it seems. I have informed this site as they have made several FB groups which look official but I don’t feel they are since they aren’t tied to this site and forum. I hope they aren’t making money selling his book but they quickly end conversations with people on his actual site and forum.

I need to create my next target. I will be having surgery on the 19th and would like to lose another 5lbs by then so I guess that’s going to be my new target! Ha I figured one out right now!

Big thanks to you, and all of you, for being such great motivators and letting us share without judgement and rude comments.

It’s the best😍

Sometimes people plateau if you they do not vary meals? Another thing is start writing down all what you eat as it maybe that you snack and don’t realise. Maybe add in some exercise? Hope that helps?

Thanks everyone it is really useful to see what other people are doing and their thoughts on the subject.

Four stone is a really good loss, well done!

The sweet thing is a really good point but at the moment finding things a little tough, I cheated at 3 in the morning I came down an ate an eat natural chocolate and peanut protein bar I had left over (it is not very sweet and it is chocolate flavour no chocolate). So my 800 calories went to 1000!

Today I bought some diet death as I like to call diet coke!

Congratulations!!! Fantastic news, well done!

Bet you look really slim and what about that waist!!!!

I am 8 weeks into maintenance and am still astounded by my figure when I look at myself. AND when I’m into smaller jeans than I achieved even on my last weight loss about 5 years ago.

Onwards!!!! 🙂

It’s so inspirational reading about all your experiences having started the BSDiet👍👍
We had a family lunch today including wine & carbs so my husband & I will be starting tomorrow & probably for the first day doing a fast day waiting to eat until supper time but having 800 calories. This will probably be smoked haddock & poached eggs but might include an avocado & a pudding of yoghurt & berries to increase the calories up to 800! My husband is used to adapting his Type 2 diabetic medication on fast days with just supper but needs to make a GP appointment to check how to modify this for three meals a day. We are used to fasting so hoping two or three days like this will go ok until my husband can sort out reduced medication with three meals a day. Has anyone else modified taking Metformin & Gliclazide with 800 calories & three meals a day?

Thanks IMOGEN and JANEY for yr support!
IMO,we have to be strong and patient don’t we and keep the faith!X
I was thinking of you JANEYwhen i got weighed – coz i know you dont weigh which is a good idea as it can stop feelings of despondency as the scales are not always our friends!…plus if we look ok and are healthier,the numbers on a scale don’t matter really X
FROG..i seem to be able to be happy to eat with my eyes now..nine times out of ten anyway..so i was ok with just looking at the samples today
Deffo going for a Cote brekky soon! Youve given me an idea now,havent paid Cote a visit for a few months! X
Ps Where are our boys TIMMY and GAVIN lately? ( Timmy I know youve been ultra busy lately! Howz it going as you head towards yr 40 th? Wd love to be forty again! )

And re the slow weight loss – SEARCH Plateaus and see how many people go through them

Are you MEASURING??

Because often you start getting rid of visceral fat round your middle whilst the weight stays level. Do you have target clothes? Are your jeans looser?

This is really really common. Search and see.

Keep the faith. It will happen!! 🙂

What a good lesson, Banana!

You think you’ve got things sorted and then BAM the carb mobster grabs you when you are least expecting it 🙁

Get right back on that wagon – don’t worry, you won’t have put back on all your hard-earned losses.

What made the carb monster get control suddenly – can you learn from what happened so you can avoid it in future? Did you have a drink handy?

But in general join rest of us. We all fail as we are human. But the best thing is that you are getting right back on the wagon and that is a fantastic success!!! Well done!!!

Good luck and onwards and downwards! 🙂

Happy Monday! have finally cracked the 130!! starting weight for this week 129.8. Only just but don’t care, as that took flippin ages! The next two weeks will be interesting as hubby and I on holidays. Just staying around home as have heaps to do (spring cleaning here we come LOL).
Onwards and downwards!!
KJ

Thank you for so many suggestions! Will shop for both cracker recipe ingredients and get baking I think!

The wine really isn’t the issue – you can count it in your calories

The danger is that it can give you the munchies (personal experience speaking here) and all your good resolutions go out of the window.

So if it were me, I’d resist. If you can’t, drink as much fizzy water or more as the wine so that when you reach for a glass it’s water available.

Wine = lack of control. So be very very careful. 🙂

Not sure I;d trust myself to go to a food fair and not sample lots of stuff I shouldn’t – well done on that one Yowzer!
Cote have this great deal where you can have any hot breakfast with a hot drink and a juice (should have tried to trade that for something too!) for just under £10 – and that runs until 1pm at the weekend.
I was reading the Saturday Guardian food supplement this morning – lots of Ottolenghi recipes, & most of the ones I looked at seemed BSD friendly. One that I am going to look up and try this evening was essentially fried courgettes with anchovies.

Hi Doordie

I reread the BSD book at the weekend – I read it really quickly before starting, then loaned it to a friend & just got it back.
I don’t recall whether you are diabetic and taking insulin or not? There was a reference in the book to research that connected taking insulin with PCOS, that may well be looking up if it relates to your circumstances. Indication was that if your blood sugars stabilise and you stop taking insulin, the PCOS may sort itself out.

Hi Yowser, keep your eye on the goal.. which is to look and feel healthier longterm! If your body shape is still getting slimmer then you are going the right way. And remember that muscle weighs more than fat so your increased exercise plays a part too. Ignore the scales and enjoy your new self!

Sorry for the large reply it has been a busy few days. Thank you for replying Sunshine-girl and of course you are right about getting my bloods done. I am starting the 800 med diet tomorrow., but will make an appointment with my GP.

Hi willbeskinny

7lb is less than a week is a great start – and it’s half a stone – so if your goal is to lose 4.5 stone, that’s exactly 1/9 – more than 11%
It’s unlikely that you will continue to lose at that rate, so it will probably take more than nine weeks – but it’s not exactly as if you’ve only lost a pound.

If you think about how long you’ve been lugging all that extra weight around, and how many years it took to get there, it isn’t going to disappear overnight. Why not have a few weeks of going for walks instead of cafes and deserts?
Go back to making desert at home, where you are control of what is it – and use full fat yogurt instead of ice cream

Thanks FROG for yr wise words.xx
Oh i love Cote! And i love having brunchy english brekkies….really good idea having some avo instead of toast!delish.
Been to a lovely food fair today..so much fab grub,but was quite happy to just look and then buy some falafels,lebanese fritters,Spanish omelettes and peanut butter truffles ( from a Canadian company selling all manner of gorgeous goods)- all for DD and SIL to enjoy..(DD is doing 20:4 ..has done it for ages and pretty much eats whatever she fancies in her four hr window.)
Coming home,the smell of the fresh crusty bread my Beau had bought was driving me wild! Waaaarghhhhh! X

Welcome to my world Yowser😲 sooo…frustrating!! Still, a loss is a loss 😊!

My own weight loss graph looks like a series of very very shallow, very wide steps these days, however the overall trend is still downwards (be it ever so slowly) so can empathise.

I find it helps to remind myself that it has taken a long time to put this weight on, so I guess it may take a while to shift…least in my more reasonable moments😱

I will join you too🙂..Ty fairyface for letting me know about this group!
Tonight I have a huge big salad ,chicken wrapped in Prosciutto ham. I really would love a glass of wine 🤔Should I or shouldn’t I?

If you use the search box (top right hand corner) there was a thread on good eating out options a while back. Searching for Prezzo will find it -that was my favourite at the time. Haven’t been to one of those for a time, must head back!

Hi Yowzer – frustrating, but keep the long term in mind 🙂 – and how much you’ve lost overall

Had a lovely brunch this morning – I’d booked an early afternoon train home, so we went to a branch of Cote near the station. Had a full English breakfast, and they happily swapped my toast for avocado.

I do use a fair amount of no added sugar squash – but prefer the less sweet flavours like grapefruit, lime or lemon. I think I’d struggle to drink as much if all just water!
Pre BSD I used to drink a lot of coke, but find that too sweet now, I also tried diet tonic on its own in a pub instead of a G&T -YUK! About the only fizzy drink that I like now (aside from sparkling water) is M&S diet bitter lemon – but not many branches seem to have it.

Hello everyone!

I started on 29 August and so far have been doing well and lost almost 1 stone and a half (2 and a half stone to go). The last 2 weeks have been very slow with weight loss, only 2 pounds total. However today hunger struck me and I have gone nuts and eaten a piece of sourdough toast and TWO bagels. Will this have a big affect on my weight loss so far? Any tips to help get back on motivation and get over the plateau?

Thanks!