Well done…two number celebration soon! That’s great.

I am just back home today. Very tough week, funeral and staying away from home.
So have had about 10 days off. Have put a bit on but not all yay……so starting again tomorrow like its day one. 114.8 kg. Target 100 kg by end of November.

Hi Switzerland 😃

Enjoy your time relaxing 😴😴😴😴😴😃

Congratulations Stewart 😃🎈

I wasn’t aiming for that figure, and reached my target after 91 pounds. But 100 is such a nice, round figure. And now I’m only 4 pounds away from it. 😱

Hope to join you soon 😃

Thanks everyone. They provided the dress!

*comes out of hiding with paper bag over head*

Thank you everyone for your kind comments 😃💐☕️

I’ll try to answer your questions/comments.

Antigone – I should be emailed some photos on Monday. They couldn’t do that until the article was published for copyright reasons.

Yowzer. – the shoes, clothes, and even the tights were provided! I was asked beforehand what size Clothes and shoes I wore. I have never in my life worn 4″ stilettos, and I don’t remember wearing ‘nude’ shoes either! The first outfit was a skirt and blouse, then the second was the dress. I had no say in what I wore, or which outfit was used in the final photo. Sorry, but the interview was before we started the circus😱💐

ruthdownunder – if I had done the interview in my professional capacity it would have been very different. I had discussed it with our media people as well as my boss. I know from bitter experience how careful you have to be when talking to journalists and it was safer to do this in my private capacity. Apologies to any media folk on here.

Avila – they positioned me in a variety of poses😱 Seeing photos in the Mail since, I noticed how often they use just a few poses! Legs crossed, or one knee bent in seem particularly popular. Hands by side or hand on hip. Stand on angle or front facing.

I was told that it had been a struggle to find anyone prepared to speak to them, and I understand that I was the only one off these forums. The others seem to all know one another from the Facebook group. It was mentioned that there may be a man appearing – that could be next week, if he decided to proceed.

Hope this helps. It was certainly an experience going for the photo shoot😱😃

Hi Lynne,
Great article, and great photos of you, well done, it would be interesting to see what you wrote and how it was changed for the paper by the journalist?
Plus I agree with sunshine-girl, who and where are the other successful woman who were featured, are they not on the forum?
Christine.

3. above should have read BSDers.

1. School holidays – time to relax as well as getting work done around the house (with helpers of course).
2. Relaxed enough to sleep in today.
3. Feeling joy for BSD in England that have featured in the Daily Mail.

…pulling up a chair ready to welcome you to our new 100 Club – clubhouse!

I have been working out how to celebrate, a dance, a bike ride, a walk in the sun.

No longer do I even think of a nice meal!

I hope those food addicted days are behind me.

Off to put my cycling/dancing/walking boots on.

Congratulations Stewart! 😀 I just worked out how far short I am of joining the club and it’s 16 pounds. I like the new clubhouse, and look forward to joining you in here soon, perhaps after my first Fast 800 8 weeks cycle which is due to begin next Monday.

Hi captainlynne,
Fantastic! Just looked up the Daily Mail online so I could read the article from afar. There’s not much left to be said, but in Walt Whitman’s words “OCaptain! my captain! our fearful trip is done, the ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,…….”
Have a great week-end Lynne. Best wishes.

Hi Penny
there are lots of threads on alternate breads, as well as the cloud one – as Igor’s said, the search box is invaluable, and will bring up a wealth of comments.
Personally I tried hard to get away from having bread with everything, and don’t think I had any at all in the first 10 weeks or so.
Habbit/Addiction is not totally broken – I was eating out last night, carefully ate the smoked salmon starter and left the sourdough toast that it was served on.
Before the plates were taken away, I tried a tiny bite
then another one…..
slippery slope
Thankfully, it was only a very thin, small slice

When I started BSD, I’d have different carbs to replace bread
So where I really missed toast when I had egg for breakfast, I’d have it with a small portion of low sugar baked beans. After the first couple of weeks, I felt less of a need for that, and now I have the egg with avocado, and either smoked salmon, ham or bacon – and shopping yesterday I came across some tasty looking asparagus, so will have that for brunch.

Hi Captainlynne, I have just managed to get the on-line version to show all the photos – earlier this morning I only had the ‘before’s’. Great to see the difference and all the positive publicity it is generating. Well done for volunteering!

OATS
Used to hate them. My mom made them mushy and soupy.

I use the large flake oats and just pour boiling water over them and let them sit a few minutes. I usually add cinnamon … andy anthing i like .. . nuts, fruit, applesauce unsweetened, unsweetened coconut and a few cranberries taste like cherries, flax seeds chipped in a coffee grinder, chia seeds … any and all of the above.

A friend also likes soaking them in milk/water overnight and then add goodies.

Instant oatmeal gives me chills … because you don’t really need to cook it … i like my oatmeal al dente!!

Okay, I guess Lynne is captainlynne but would the others like to reveal themselves so we can give you all a round of applause, well done ladies (yes, where are the men)

My stove isn’t working and i don’t really cook. I have an electric frying pan and 1 electric element so i don’t really do recipies anyway.
“”The Blood Sugar Diet is based on eating a low carbohydrate Mediterranean style diet. This contains few refined, starchy carbohydrates (because these convert rapidly to sugar in your blood), lots of green and coloured vegetables, plenty of protein and, you may be pleased to hear, it also includes moderate amounts of healthy fats such as olive oil and even some dairy products such as full fat unsweetened yoghurt to keep you feeling full for longer.””
is from the basic Blood Sugar Diet tab on this website.

Eggs for breakfast (or whenever i feel like it) in some form. Occasionally with bacon. or non starchy veggies … in any form you like.
snacks … small handful of nuts seeds
lunch or supper … tuna, salmon … canned, drained with Miracle Whip or mayonnaise with chopped celery or maybe water chesnuts or something like that
small quantity of large flake oatmeal, 1/2 cup? … i pour over boiling water and let sit for 5 min. …. can put in some berries, apple, cinnamon … bit of xylitol (I don’t like my oatmeal mushy) and/or

plain full fat yoghurt, greek style … add some berries … some chopped nuts, seeds,

suppers … meat or chicken maybe with salad with olive oil and your favorite vinegars

I make a huge batch of soup with non starchy vegetables, perhaps beans and or lentils in some chicken, vegetable, or beef stock (or perhaps a chilli) …. put it in equal sized containers to determine calories and carbs

you can get books that count calories and carbs or explore sites like myfatsecret … or just Google it

add total calories/carbs and divide by portions

There is a recipe tab her on this site as well

Until i get a stove i can’t do much with anything complicated. That’s plan for now.

I have an overdue library copy of the book … mine is coming on Thursday i think.

wow stewart – 100lb!!
7 and a bit stone
45 kilos

lose some more calories by doing a celebratory dance!

Hi Janey – have a fantastic holiday

found the mail article – congratulations Lynne, you look fab – and to everyone else in it too, if you’re still posting here with slightly different names.

Well, today I got on the scales and I have done it.

I have dropped 100lb (200 bars of lard) since 26th April.

No hunger.

No cravings

Just healthy, (in my case organic) food.

All thanks to this amazing diet.

Hi BennyBoy

I was not on meds, but I was thirsty a lot, needed to go the the loo with great haste and had blurry vision sometimes, which are early symptoms of diabetes. All those have gone, but I did not go to the Doctor (I know I maybe should have) but all have totally gone now.

It is interesting, I thought my weight loss had slowed. But.

Today I hit 100lb loss.

And on Thursday I cycled 45 miles.

All due to this amazing, wonderful diet.

Hello to everyone from hot, sunny, naked Spain! Been here less than 24 hours and already feeling life’s stresses ebbing away! Slimmer silhouette also makes me happy walking around in the buff!

Frog, that clothing charity option is a BRILLIANT idea. Wish I’d known about that a couple of months ago 😩 Still got some work wear left that will need to go soon so I will investigate.

Just read the BSD article on Mail online. Lynne, the change is amazing. And to all the other success stories on there (some of whom might be anonymously among us), you all look fantastic and are a credit to the BSD way of life.

Mind you, Lucky, Tokyo and I may ask to appear in the ‘alternative’ version… what an eye opener that would be 😆😆😆

Great results mate, have you been able to cut down on medications?

Thank you everyone. I am onboard! I have already felt a difference in the pain I used to get in my feet that I believe can be a symptom of high levels of sugar in the blood. Not loosing much weight so just downloaded an app to help me sort quantities out. Fabulous that everyone is so helpful and motivated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048nzmv

oops pressed send before titled properly

It’s a brief clip from Sep 23 episode, where Dr M looks at evidence of benefits of Meditation/mindfulness.

I’ve asked the moderator to transfer the recipes and the other varied non-mindful threads to more appropriate forums, so that mindfulness doesn’t get forgotten.
So far no change. However it allows me to get a post with Mindfulness in the title at the top.

Mindfulness isn’t about being passive! haha

Saw the article online!!! Everyone looks so amazing …. what life altering transformations. I have some of those problems in the examples. I’m looking forward to similar JOY.

Thank you all so much for your help. Is it possible for someone to show what a week of food looks like on a daily basis so I can get some ideas for breakfast,lunch and dinner.

Thanks again

Hi Julian,

I am 41, was just under 16st and 5 ft 10 on blood pressure meds for 2 yrs. In a month of the BSD I was a stone down and getting light headed, my blood pressure was low because I didn’t need the meds anymore. Went to GP and was signed off the meds.

Life got chaotic after that and I didn’t stick to the diet fully, but still on the BP all clear. Trying to get going again as need to lose 2 more stone. But definitely worth doing, be organised, don’t have temptation in the house if you are free to do that.

Having a target event/date is a good motivator…

Go for it!

Yes, Captainlynne you looked great! Fabulous to hear your success story even if it wasn’t quite your words! 😉

Re the article as a whole, It’s such a hard line between “miraculous results” and the assumption it must be another “fad diet” when people want to focus on the results – of course! – and not the science behind it which makes it clear it’s not a “fad” like many others you read about on the net.

I noticed MM referred to “low carbohydrate Mediterranean Diet” when before I didn’t think the “low carb” came into it? I always thought the Mediterranean Diet description was confusing as you might well think that lots of pasta and pizza would be fine on that, wouldn’t you? Perhaps the descriptive words are changing slightly now?

And because “Trust me, I’m a doctor” is now on, perhaps MM is seen as trustworthy and his recommendations can be relied on?

So much previous (and current!) medical advice to reverse……

Still, we’re the people to keep proving it!

Lucky – that article is horrific. There are plenty of reasons I avoid the Mail but not so personal, being read by someone affected by autism themselves…. upsetting is so mild a word sometimes.

Wow Lynne you look so healthy out there strutting your BSD stuff on behalf of us all and gorgeous too. It’s so important for us slightly older ladies to have a role model and you lady are it!

I don’t post that often apart from weekly weigh ins but have a similar goal to you so love to follow your progress it keeps me inspired.

Thanks for doing the article it will reach so many people you might never know about – life changer for some.

Bravo!!

ANTIGONE fab about hitting yr first target! Funny about the biscuit tin! A bientot! X
RUTH yes pls we’re low on clowns so far !x you just need the red nose and one of those hats with a flower that squirts water!
Morning GAV good to see you..so glad youre still doing well !
AVILA yes DM have got a cheek!
XX

Hi Kookaburra, thanks for the info. Went for a nice long walk on the beach this morning which cleared my head a lot. Definitely taking pain killers, no need to suffer too much aye. Stoked to be seeing that 7 number for sure.

Jonnyboy – I am glad your diabetic specialist friend was able to give a proper explanation of why your sight deteriorated. Isn’t it interesting how much our high blood sugars affect our bodies and that they need time to adjust to lower levels.

Great that you are losing inches around your waist.

Verano – hope your reboot goes well over the weekend.

Frog – your GP sounds really good. She must have been so pleased with what you have achieved. Just think how much the NHS would save if all diabetic patients would do the same. I am seeing the consultant at end of October and will be requesting to stay on the diabetic register also so that they will continue to monitor me. It will be another incentive to keep on the BSD

Yowser said

‘Typical Daily Mail tho with their headline ( LUCKY I’ m not a Mail fan either) ” we beat diabetes with the MAIL diet” ermmmmm i dont think it was yr idea DM!’

My thoughts exactly, and the implication that everyone had got the info from the Mail not from the BBC programmes or online stuff etc etc.

But great pics and stories – is the standing with legs crossed a photographer’s thing, so many of the ladies are posed that way. Would all look fabulous with out any ‘thinning’ tricks on the lower body.

Welcome JULIAN x good luck! You cant go far wrong if you follow Gardengreen and Igors excellent tips.

JOHNNY so pleased optimistic results from yr optician and the diabetes specialist
Youre doing great with weight and inch loss too..you must be feeling so pleased!x
Hey VERANO thats great news too! I think mixing things up a bit now and again really helps with weight loss as it sort of confuses yr body! X
SUNSHINEGIRL good news re your tootsies! The doctors dont always get it right! X

Type cloud bread in the SEARCH box

See what you think.

Interesting, Verano! Well done!

Funnily enough I think overdoing the calories IS less important than keeping the carbs low. You are probably having still many less calories than your body needs to maintain weight. Lowering the carbs forces your hormones to start burning the fat cells.

But, whatever, well done and onwards and downwards! 🙂

Ah yes! Good advice about planning ahead. I found that when I didn’t I would end up with 50 calories left for dinner😟

Welcome!

Some great advice from Gardengreen there.

I would add – once you’ve read the book plan your meals ahead of time with the good food.

If you are planning on cooking, get yourself some small scales so you can check your weights – easy to make small but important mistakes when you guess. Entering everything in to My Fitness Pal or alternative does really keep you on track.

Depending on how many carbs you eat now, you may have physical effects – carb flu – as you stop eating them. So be prepared and keep going through this.

Measure yourself as well as weigh – the book recommends this – either with a tape or some clothes, so if weight stays level you can see your shape changing, as it will.

And prepare to find lots of food you will really really enjoy as your tastebuds return. Yes, they really do!

Lots of great advice here – use the SEARCH box in right. And post any questions, your successes and failures here. People will help.

Good luck 🙂

Lynne, you look stunning, although I was secretly hoping for a pic in the new tailored uniform. You have inspired me since I first found this forum, and I think a plug for your wonderful organisation would have been good too.

Avila so pleased you still have your mischievous dog. Keep bouncing

I don’t want to buy new clothes yet, as I do not need many clothes, (retired and living in a warm place )so may be I can be a clown and hold up my long shorts with braces instead of the belt. i am sure I can find a red nose somewhere. I told OH I would buy new shorts when they fell down, but it is amazing what a belt can do.

Hello to all

Ok! So this is weird !

Got weighed this morning and have lost 2.4lbs of the 2.6lbs I’ve put on since I’ve been away!!!

Haven’t kept my Fatsecret log since last Monday.

Have ‘walked’ more than normal for me, probably doing 1500 + steps a day. Just a point, my consultant said that for me to walk a mile , I wish! , would be the equivalent of an able bodied person walking 5 miles .

Have eaten eggs each morning instead of yogurt and walnuts.

Have probably eaten fewer carbs because I’ve not been counting I’ve tried harder to stay away from them.

No snacking between lunch and dinner, sometimes a couple of stem ginger oat biscuits!

Makes you wonder …. maybe being a little more relaxed but sticking to the principles is the way for me!

Morning all 🙂

Good to see and read about you captainlynne !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope everyone is well. Lost another 1lb today, so my weight is slowly crumbling away on the 5:2 plan now.

BARBY You can do it! You ve done it before…you just need to get yrself back into the right frame of mind x the Mail article may just be the help you need,or keep calling into here for support,we are all here to help each other.

Typical Daily Mail tho with their headline ( LUCKY I’ m not a Mail fan either) ” we beat diabetes with the MAIL diet” ermmmmm i dont think it was yr idea DM!

LYNNE i love love love yr nude shoes….they look so good. Did you pick that outfit yrself..the red looks so good on you! A lot chic – er than the lady in blue with black shoes tho good for her too on her inspiring story.

Cant believe it tho..you didn’t take the chance to get a free plug for our circus! 😄😄😄😄😄 X

Yay! Captain Lynne – just checked out the Mail on-line. You are a star! Such an achievement – I hope you will have a framed print of the article on a wall somewhere (over the biscuit tin!). Maybe we should all do that! That’s a metaphorical biscuit tin of course – none of has a real one any more do we?
Great information from Frog re the clothes bank – thanks for that!
Pleased to see Lucky has not lost the will to type 😉
Good luck all for the weekend – I’m cooking for friends tonight :{ But it’s all good because I have hit my first target (1.5 stones) a couple of days early 🙂
Toute a l’heure mes amis

Looking great Lynne!!!!!

You look really good and why not head for the 100. Sure you can do it and you’ll still be within your healthy BMI .

Good luck !!

OOPs YES it does …found under the camera icon! Duh I should really wait before adding replies