Hello I started the BSD on the 12th September as I stated before , am now coming to the end of my 2nd week . I have to say I am in the ZONE and found the BSD not to bad overall, just as you say a lot of work and preparation. I write a food diary which is honest as I do the BSD to the nth degree. the 1st week I lost 5.5lbs . Now the second week I found much harder , was heavy eyed, very cold but not hungry as such( not sure why that happens) . I was getting a little anxious as I was not loosing weight however I have 1 more day to go before my 2 weeks is up and I have lost another 2.5lbs so far this week with one day to go. I have to say I made a nice meal for my husband birthday last night and I did miss that glass or 2 of wine. Plus he had a start, main,desert and cheese and I had just our main the Trout with the peas. Also I get a craving for sweet things. I shall not given in and I am due to see my doctor in 2 weeks and I am interested in the results. I am taking my BS each day and they range from 5.4 to 6.1 as they go up and down a little each day. (they were 6.9 before I started)
I am thrilled and feel my tummy has reduced. Many Thanks Lyn 1950.

Hi all

I return from my holiday on Tuesday evening and have chosen that day for the first of 7 days, yes just 7, to do a reboot !!

I had decided to do this a few days ago but after reading Krysia’s amazing achievement of being off insulin for over 2 weeks I’m spurred on even more.

So …. My aim

To stay under 30g of carbs each day for seven consecutive days!!

Not even sure I will count calories I think they may take care of themselves! Will keep a diary so that WHEN it works I’ll be able to look back and see just what I did.

Doesn’t sound toooooo difficult! Must be worth a shot! Join me! It’s just 1 week, 7 days!!!

Hi ladies, i am 53 years and delighted to see you all online when i popped in to find some online support. I start the Fast 800 tomorrow Monday 26 September. My stats (to keep me honest) and hopefully inspire others down the line as i see successes are: height 151cm (5ft minus a bit in imperial numbers), weight 82 kilos (180 pounds), waist 110cm, bust 115cm, BMI 35. Not pretty stats. Looking to loose 25kilos and keep it off. I am 9 weeks away from going on a cruise for 10 days so this fits nicely to start now and be moving into the 5:2 maintainence phase on the holiday and hopefully have learnt the skills of not overeating so be better able to judge amounts on the ship. I have my meals planned and done my shop for ingredients, and read the 8 week blood sugar book all the way thru. I work as a casual in the hotel industry so i think i have some good strategies in place to beat the “so hungry i could chew my arm off” moments as i always have a shift that works thru lunch or dinner times. I plan to time my meals so i have eaten just before my start time or have quick meal options for straight after finish times. I think my challenge will probably be sticking to a routine of being organised, i can be a bit hit and miss. The good news is that my man is away alot over the next 8 weeks so i mostly only have to look after myself, it really is the perfect time to get this started.

Sunshine-girl the ‘plan’ has to fit in with our own individual lifestyle to make it sustainable and if that means, for you, having the weekend off, or even the odd weekend off, so be it!

But hey when you checked your cals and carbs it was still no where near a ‘binge’ !!!

Ok!!! (Deep breath)!!!

Going to start a new thread for Tuesday …. see you there!

Hi sunshine-girl

Not sure you’ve turned me onto aubergine … will wait to see a few more comments !!!

Roasted cauliflower is lovely and even if it looks a bit charred it’s so sweet! I particularly like it marinaded in yogurt and spices and then roasted. Great with a bland fish like cod.

Izzy thanks for soup ideas and curried cottage pie with butter bean mash. Have added them to my file. I get bored rather too quickly if I eat the same thing too frequently – first world problem I know, imagine eating phala or similar every day with no variation. You would just have to if there is nothing else. Very bad situation in Malawi this year. Poor harvest. Remember them.

Lucky – if the worst thing you manage whilst drunk is a yorkshire pud, well I think you’ll be fine.

Now I need suggestions for using a rising batch of bread dough – made as a visual aid at church harvest festival (being like yeast, small things can have a big impact, etc).

Apart from not supposed to have bread – kneaded by random scouts on a church table (even cleaned) I would not fancy it.

So uses? Polyfiller? stress relieving toy?

Hi phlebas,

Thanks for the post – the bread, baked potatoes and crumble – all faves of mine but soooo carb laden too – well done you with the smoked mackeral pate and veg – sounds yum.

A PT once advised me that the trick is to find things that you like to tempt you, helps focus on the foods for you.

Day 1 not too bad, am drinking either water or herbal teas (my preference) to distract myself from the usual conveyor belt of picking / eating all day long. Also keeping busy with things, again to distract myself. Did a 20mins RT DVD and then a 40mins jog, beautiful day – I looked like a tomato!!!

Have a great week everyone – can’t wait to weigh at the close to see the scales going in the right direction 🙂

Thanks Jackie. Just on my way out but I’ll take a look at the documentary later as I haven’t seen it before.

Great exercise Vikkia. We’ll done 👍

I have just done a check on my naughty weekend treats and even with the wine and vodka I will be having 900 calories and 44 grams carbs. Still okay but not too often.

Poppetini I haven’t been hungry in anyway. Just fill your plate with lots of vegies if you are hungry. I did this but I’m now finding that I can’t always eat all of it.. So I’m learning to not put as much on my plate. Drinking water also helps too, if you think your hungry try drinking some water first..
Hanks98 I’m guessing as I get closer to my goal, that my weight loss will slow down. I went for a 18.6 km bike ride yesterday.. My poor bottom is sore today.. Lol. I did a 6 km walk today. And tomorrow I’m off to the hydro pool to work out for an hour there, then I will most likely do a 3 to 5 km walk with my dog.. My goal is to get to the pool twice a week, to help build up the strength in my knees and ankles, and do some abb work. Walk every day. And try and get on my bike 3 to 4 times a week.. I’m hoping this will help not only with weight loss, but help tone me up.

Great results Billingebabe😃

I’m another ‘recycled teenager’ at 66. 😃 Since December I’ve lost nearly 7 stone (2,pounds short) following the 800 BSD. Like you, I’m now Tiggerish again.

Looking forward to seeing your further progress. !

Hanks98
Have you watched Dr Michael Mosley’s documentary recently? I revisited it before I started and it answers many of the questions that crop up along the 8 weeks. He was not a fattie but went into diabetes territory and that triggered his investigation into fasting.

http://documentaryheaven.com/eat-fast-and-live-longer/

I found that switching out carbs [bread, pasta and porridge] for more veg, fish fat and modest meat consumption did it for me. Even after I started making spiralised meals etc with bigger portions. There were times when weight loss seemed to stall, particularly when I started anticipating more weight loss. But it picked up again and continued to the end of the 8 weeks. That took me to a decent HbA1c and I can maintain with lowish carbs and slightly less alcohol than before. I exercised throughout, with energy after the first couple of weeks, and found I was enjoying exercise with a more concentrated effort, which complemented the change of diet. On exercise days I’d allow myself a snack of, e.g., celery with houmous and/or nuts. And sometimes I would just *need* an orange at night. You will probably find that your taste for carbs has moderated dramatically after the 8. I treated myself to a few vices like a pork pie and cakes and normal chocolate and they just weren’t as enjoyable – soggy, too sweet etc.
If you read around the subject you will also find that diet drinks are not helpful – your brain is fooled into thinking its getting some sweet food/energy and then gets angry and so pushes you to eat more.

Congrats on your progress so far and ‘just keep going’…

I am seriously contemplating starting this diet tomorrow……however……I go on holiday for a week end Oct and obviously will be difficult to continue……could I do this for 4 weeks, have a ‘week off’ then start again?

Well done on taking a brave new step Poppetini. I’m not into diets either but the tasty food makes this easier to stick too especially if you get the follow up recipe book. I was warned about getting cranky and I was fine so it may not happen to you. Expect really low energy levels by the end of the first week though. I pretty much crashed out over the weekend and by the Monday my body had started to adapt. That was the toughest bit for me along with a few headaches, just try to drink at least 3 litres of water a day. I carried a bottle around with me. The upside is waking up each morning and watching your weight fall off you. That’s amazing and keeps you going. Good luck and let us know how you’re doing 👍

Natalie, sounds like you need the 5:2, 5 days on the Med style and 2 days of 800, or even 600 if it is only 2 days. You don’t even have to do the 2 days in a row. Just get rid of the carbs and you will feel better straightaway.

Poppetini, you do not have to worry if you accept that for the first few days you will feel a bit cranky, carbs are addictive and as they leave your system your body will bang on about them, trying to tempt you. You will get headachey too (not everyone does) also you might feel tired and have no energy for a few days. Just remember why you are doing this and don’t let the carbs dictate to you. Drink lots of water and don’t be worried if you have to get up in the night to pee lots, it is the fat leaving your body. If you eat enough fat like olive oil or full fat yoghurt you should not be too hungry but remember you are reducing your food intake so expect to be a bit hungry. Put something to one side to snack on, I leave a bit of my lunch to eat later. If you really need something to eat make it the right type of food, a couple of prunes, a piece (small) of cheese. Do not be tempted to eat a slice of toast or sandwich as you will just put the carbs back in control. Once again, I will say, drink lots of water, it helps to combat most of the symptoms that carb withdrawal bring and helps you to feel fuller.

Good luck, we have all been there.

Hi, I’m about to start … absolutely terrified as ‘dieting’ isn’t something I’m any good at. I”ve put on three and a half stone in the last three and a half years, and finally feel as though I have the will, and energy, to start doing something about it. My biggest fears are a) failing after 1-3 days, and b) getting cranky if I’m hungry (hangry). I have two children – both early teens, am married and don’t want to take any ‘bad-tempered because I’m hungry’ feelings out on them. Does anyone else have similar concerns? And … more importantly, am I worrying needlessly …

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.