Thanks Avila, that’s an amazing achievement by CaptainLynne, very inspirational.

My total weight loss for the first week is 8.2Kg, 16.5lb which takes me to 104.5Kg.

Morning all! I’m sat with a coffee looking out onto a beautiful scene, while everyone sleeps! We packed most of the car last night so just need our pjs and packed lunches putting in before we leave. May as well enjoy the silence while it lasts!

Avila, it will take time but I’m sure you’ll get there in the end. I think a lot of us are too hard on ourselves sometimes. We are only human and to expect to change the habits of (in some cases) a lifetime overnight can be setting ourselves up to fail. And that’s never a good idea. You know how stress and hard times can make some people lose weight? Death, divorce etc? Nope, not me. If anything it increases my appetite. For me personally I know alcohol is a bad idea, not just for what I may eat but for what it does to my weight loss. So I won’t drink at home now. Unless it’s a special occasion. I think it’s time to search out a back up plan for danger moments. Treat yourself to something that won’t impact on weight loss. I rarely wear make up, and when i do I look like an oompa loompa, so the other day I went to Clinique, had my skin properly matched and treated myself to a foundation. It will probably last the year and as my husband said, it was less than I would have spent on wine in a week pre bsd. Or as I know you love dogs, why not get one of those tins you can’t open only with a can opener, and every time you resist temptation, chuck a couple of pound coins in and you’ll have a nice donation for a rescue centre or the like. I’ve probably donated more to charity this last three months than I do in a year, because I’m not spending on chocolate, take away and wine 😅 Phone a friend and chat while the urge passes. One or none of these things might be your cup of tea, but there will be something that works, it’s just a case of finding it. But don’t be too hard on yourself, as long as we pick ourselves up and carry on, our brains and body will reconcile in the end! ☺

Hello Frog, did you go anywhere nice?

Thanks Josie it was an amazing day ☺

Right, alarms have gone, crack on! See you all when i get back to sunny Wales and my mountain of washing! The joys!

Tabletalk, good luck. Can’t be easy. Letting the kids finish the snacks sounds like a strategy! Maybe you could do a pud or two? Berries and Greek yogurt, maybe turned into a kind of fool might go down well.

And Arthur, I’m posting my figures daily. I find it good discipline. Somewhere on here, Michael Mosley says that research shows that people weigh daily also do better at losing weight. So I’m not worrying about the weigh only once a week mantra and weigh every day. Even if the loss isn’t much, or I stay the same or go up even (happened once), I like to know. You must have enjoyed seeing your last loss!

Littlepete, what brilliant blood readings. You must be really pleased. I’m really looking forward to getting the books. Lots of people have mentioned the skinny chilli, so that must be good. And thanks for the tip on rapeseed oil. My parents have a Lidl near them, I’ll get them some.

Today’s figures:
84.3 kg
-0.1 kg
Overall change -4.2 kg
Yesterday’s food and exercise
793 calories
32 net carbs
Four hours’ more gardening. I’m knackered!

Thank you for your replies and encouragement.
DAY 1
My plan for today is lunch chicken salad.
Dinner homemade veg soup.
No snacking.
Stay busy.
Move more

I have lost another 4lbs. Yay!!! That makes 1st 7 1/4lbs in total. This is amazing! It’s like Christmas morning excitement when you were a child. Must go as we are taking the dog to a deer park.

So glad that you have had a wonderful time.

Hi Lusti,

Congratulations on your weight loss success!

I have certainly noticed my facial skin is much happier and clearer that it was. And that my skin generally is less dry (more dietary fat?).

I must start trying to notice on the odd occasion now that it gets grotty, whether I have eaten something higher carb. Thanks for reminding me to do this.

Wish I could relate on the cold/flu front, but I still caught the dreaded lurgy!

Three sinus surgeries have helped a lot with my sinusitis, and I am currently hooking into the claratyne daily to ward off the seasonal rhinitis. Working so far 😃

Good luck with Spring!

Hi Kittie,

Two things occur to me.

The first is that I recall reading on another website somewhere that between 50 to 100 gm of carbs a day is the level at which many people go into ketosis. So you may be lucky and the 83g incl banana may be no problem at all for you. So why not start the BSD with that and see how you go?

My other thought is that as humans we try to anticipate every upcoming issue and solve it before we start, thus making life a lot harder for ourselves than it needs to be. If this is the start of a new way of eating for life, then you know you will make adaptations as you progress. So like Shalimar says, you may decide to go smaller banana, half, quarter etc… But don’t try to impose that on yourself now before you start, just start and then manoeuvre once you are on your way.

I have recently completed the 800 BSD 8 weeks. I started out with breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, multiple double-shot coffees. To my utter surprise I finished with only lunch and dinner, no snacks, and only one single shot coffee at lunch. If you had told me this would happen I would not have believed you – and if I had tried to impose those extra rules on myself from the get go, I may have crashed and burned. Amazingly, they just happened, because my body changed. So be nice to yourself, start with the 800 calorie rule, and work with your body from there!

Good luck with the new way of eating, and with the insomnia. I have found that this way of eating has really helped with my insomniac early hours of the morning sessions (maybe the trying to do 10,000 steps a day has helped too). Keep reading, keep posting 😃

Welcome Ella!

You sound very determined and highly motivated, which is really all you need to bring to this plan – the rest is just following the ‘rules’. Your decision to just get it done is going to keep you going when the carbs are calling in the next few days or weeks. Just jump on here and read, read, read or ask questions whenever a challenge arises.

I look forward to reading of your success! Best wishes!

You can get melatonin in a pill also.
If you kept your sleep routine “cleaned up” all the time, as much as possible, then maybe you would have less episodes of insomnia.

What does a medical specialist say about your insomnia.
I have no medical knowledge but i wonder if the banana has just become a habit. If you eat the banana to you still have insomnia? I would think that much sugar would be a stimalant. Do you have caffeine or other stimulants in tea, coffee after 12 noon? Do you have a calming sleep routine. Do you go in for relaxing meditation type stuff.
I’m just thinking there must be other strategies for you.

I am going to miss bananas too. Can you work your way down … to a small banana, 3/4 of one, 1/2 of one …1/4 of one type of thing. I didn’t just get into this whole hog right off … i’ve been on about 4 weeks of preparation … starting with a 12 hour fast every day and working my way up to 15 hours and more … just to get my mind and body ready.

Sometimes a very small snack helps me at bedtime … but not a stimulating sugar.

I’m just thinking there has to be an alternative.

Actually this is addressed in Michael’s 8 week blood sugar diet.

I’m going to be one of the 5 percent that keeps it off …. and we all can be in the 5 percent.

I have been one of those people who’ve been on other “diets” when i decided to stop …. now i am committed to the plan. I’m determined to beat diabetes as well.

Once i actually get determined that i really, really, really want something i get it. My mother always said i was as stubborn as a mule. This will now come in very handy!

Glad you surprised your BBQ friends. 🙂
I think people loose weight in different places at different times. I usually loose weight off my collar bones first. I’m trying to get rid of my belly fat … which i call Candy Mountain Jr. after a local ski hill. I try and do aquabics which twist my midsection … not ready to tackle sit ups because of my back … but i have instructions from a chiropractor who said i could do sitting sit ups on the floor with the couch a little away from my back and lean back using what stomach muscles i have.

Good news weight wise for me … now below 230 pounds … at 228. Haven’t seen that in years and years … went looking for some pants i might fit … and ended up taking winter and now-fitting stuff out of storage and putting my summer stuff in. Charity will be getting lots of clothes etc. as i am purging the entire house … and pitching stuff out and giving stuff away. New rule … something comes in the house … something goes out.

Good thing …. i’ve spent the weekend doing cleaning, clearing, moving furniture. My sister is giving me living room furniture … leather and in very good shape. It’s much better than what i have and i certainly am not too proud to accept. I donate to charity but i shop at the thrift shops myself. I buy new too … but not unless i really, really, really like it or can’t get it cheaper.

It has been a real lesson in buying wisely … because i gave away stuff with price tags still on it.

Lots of lessons in diet and life. Still fasting but i’ve added raw eggs. In childhood we ate raw eggs beaten with a teeny bit of sugar … of course i used xylitol and noticed no difference.

Food i ate as a German child … pickled herring and herring embryos, blood sausage …. Sounds good to me!!

Looking forward to Tuesday … when i get a sofa, loveseat and a great rocker!!
L
Yoga class was a bust … not beginner as it was advertised. I have a book i my try if i have time and just try and get some advice in class about the proper way to do a few things. Lift my ass of the floor while on my back … i don’t think so!!! 🙂

Hope you have a great week.

I am stacking on weight, this is the day that I stick to a diet that works! 60.7 kg this morning, never been that heavy before, want to lose between 8 and 10 kg by 18th December, 13 weeks away.
I will post my weight each day, good or bad.

We will only regain weight if we do not treat the BSD as an eating plan for life. This allows us to do 5:2, general Mediterranean or dip back into 800 cals per day. As mentioned often on here, on this eating plan we do not crave many of the things that have brought us down previously. For people like me whose BGLs have returned to normal (at least for now) we really don’t have a choice, so that ‘s a great motivator.

Hi there,
I can’t help but keep at the back of my mind the fact that research indicates that 95% of people will regain the weight they lose. I have also noticed s return to these threads of people who have regained. Does anyone think that the. BSD circumvents this in anyway?

Hi there, I’ve been on and off the BSD since April, and have just touched the top of my ‘normal’ pre-menopausal weight range for the first time in many years. I was never diabetic. I am asthmatic, get chronic sinusitis and seasonal rhinitis, dermatitis and have had high cholesterol for years. Looks like an inflammatory body hey? I’m fiddling around with fine tuning my diet now to see what effect it has on my dermatitis more than anything, as it’s so visible when it pops up out of perfect skin. I’ve got it largely under control, then i have a bad weekend with a few carbs sneaking into the diet, and wham, I get a new lesion on my face. Does anyone else notice this kind of thing? I don’t know if it’s just random coincidence or not so I’m going to try a bit harder to not let anything sneak in for a few weeks. I just find it hard as I forget, and have a small piece of cake or a piece of toast, and then have a Doh! moment.

And BTW, is it also coincidence that I’ve just had my first cold/flu-free winter in adult living memory? It’s spring here so the worst is not over, but for the first time ever I’m hoping that this is the year that I don’t get a cough that goes on till Christmas.

Day 61
Sunday September 18 2016

Breakfast: none

Lunch: 4 Egg Spanish omlette

Snacks: None

Dinner:
2 Apples
Handful Sunflower Seeds

I ate lunch very late today. Got up at 10 Am and ate the omlette at 3 PM.

Maybe if I can keep such eating habits possible, I can lose 6 or more pounds a week. I feel I am going very slow at the pace I am at now. I should really get more moving into the final goals. If I can not meet that goal, then I can not get any bespoke clothes in summer.

I really need to get new shoes also. barker Shoes look like best for the price for bespoke shoes. I can not fathom having these cheap made shoes anymore. My foot will get smaller too with the weight loss. So, I am waiting for the EEE size to shrink also.

Um ok not what I was hoping fir this morning. 101.4 down from start of 103.7. Still in two weeks that is 2.3k so not to moan either. How is everyone else going? liro? Amandah? That’s amazing Gillian. Well done. How are you finding not regaining?

Day 61
Sunday September 18 2016

Well, well, well. I have been eating up on carbs the last 2 days. The french fries and twizzlers I should have skipped out on. I got constipation from it somewhat today. Yet, my appetite feels a lot less today thanks to finally getting my trace minerals formula:

http://www.devanutrition.com

I started it Saturday when I finally got it when I ordered it 3 weeks ago on Ebay. This is what sucks about buying online. Yet, I finally have it. I started it last night.

This morning, I was not hungry at all. I had a lacking of eating food today until 3 PM when I had my typical 4 egg Spanish Omlette.
I made my Electrolytes Water for the week. I hope to get a drink of it everyday. I usually forget. And the coconut water I also forget daily. But, it flushes out my liver and other organs when drinking the mineralized drink.

Dinner was nothing since I ate so late. I ate l;ate also because I got up at 10 AM in the morning. OMG! this is why I hate staying up too late. But it was worth it when getting my Flamingo and Tango back into motion. I hate these bars that anyone can go to in their jeans or sweat pants. I am quite amazed they have such fancy bar joints still around. Sadly, I have to go back to Berlin for finding Cabarets and a few Jazz Clubs. That was such a fun city in my pot smoking graduate school days! Oh, 10 years ago feels like It was longer ago. LOL
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I must be aging! OMG! I am getting older! I better starting saving my hair when I go to the barber shop. LOL I doubt I will look like Uncle Fester any time soon. Well, gotta go

I finished watching Trump and Hillary (Clowns for president) in the Show THE CIRCUS. Time for RAY DONOVAN in 3 minutes!
Season finale so i have one word for you:

ADIOS! (Adieu!)

First day of vacation…lots of water, swimming, walks on the beach. Friends made dinner, had the pasta and scallops but only 1/4 cup pasta. Mainly spinach salad. Was so close to skipping dessert and wish I had now. I did eat a tiny portion. Also ate my regular good food…celery and a little ham for lunch, but succumbed to a couple of snacks today that I didn’t need. Going to let the kids finish off the snack food that’s tempting me first thing tomorrow, then I’ll be better situated I think.

Today: 163lbs
Calories: 1083
Carbs: 104

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Day 60
Saturday September 17 2017

Breakfast: Kelloggs Corn Flakes With Milk

Lunch: Greek Yogurt with blueberries
3 Ounces Cheddar

Snacks:
1 cup Cottage Cheese
1 Apple
1 Peach
1 Pear

Dinner:
2 hamburgers
French Fries

Day 59
Friday September 16 2016

Breakfast: None

Lunch: Bowl of Kelloggs Corn Flakes with Moo juice

Snacks:
2 Apple
1 Peach
Sunflower Seeds

Dinner:
2 Burgers
1 Sweet Potato
Atleast 5 Twizzlers (Makes Mouths happy!)

Thanks Ruth. Wait a sec….. Ruth was a woman in The bible with Naomi, The mother in law she loved! LOL You… A Woman….and you say no to shopping???? That is like me saying to the bartender…. nah, no more beer for me; one is just enough! LOL

As a guy, I found Cary Grant as one of the best looking actors with lots of charisma. As a guy I said! Clark gable is another with such characteristics……. Mostly because of the old adage: CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN!

Week 5 Day 2:

Breakfast: 2 x boiled eggs
Lunch: Lentil Soup
Dinner: Hunter’s Chicken
Snacks: Muffin/Peanuts/chocolate
Drinks: 2 tea with milk
Water: 8 glasses
Calories: 1085
Carbs: 47g
Steps: 27231 (including 3.6km run & 6km walk)
Weight loss: 200g (59.9kg)
Fast: 16 hrs

Week 5 Day 3:

Breakfast: 2 x boiled eggs
Lunch: Lentil Soup
Dinner: Hunter’s Chicken
Snacks: Rusk/Peanuts
Drinks: 4 tea with milk
Water: 8 glasses
Calories: 1088
Carbs: 63g
Steps: 22504 (including 7km walk)
Weight loss: 100g (59.8kg)
Fast: 16 hrs

Week 5 Day 4:

Breakfast: 2 x boiled eggs
Lunch:
Dinner: Steak & Salad
Snacks: Chocolate
Drinks: 4 tea with milk/wine
Water: 8 glasses
Calories: 1075
Carbs: 32g
Steps: 30260 (including 7km walk & 7km run)
Weight loss: 700g (59.1kg)
Fast: 16 hrs

Week 5 Day 5:

Breakfast:
Lunch: Lentil Soup
Dinner: Lentil Soup
Snacks: Rusk/Chocolate
Drinks: 4 tea with milk
Water: 8 glasses
Calories: 830
Carbs: 67g
Steps: 25938 (including 10km walk)
Weight loss: +500g (59.6kg)
Fast: 12 hrs

Whoops – I was just reviewing the recipe – printing out last weeks food diary to take to DDCC tomorrow – I realised the entries for the individual recipe ingredients looked a bit odd.
The database entries that I had selected for lentils and beans were dried, rather than the nutrients for drained canned pulses – made a bit of a difference!!! – or it a just have been dodgy entries on the FatSecret Database.
Having worked it out again, the recipe is 436 calories, + 62g of carb, so not quite as horrendous – and without the tortilla & low fat yogurt which I left off, 211 calories & 26 carbs, plus I only ate about a third of the mix, so quite a bit less – plus the salad though, which I but green beans and avocado in, & oil for dressing, so another 200ish.
Feeling a bit mean now for saying it was rubbish!!! – the grow bag to gourmet cookery was still tons better though 🙂

no – looks as if still OK!

Hi

Been away for a couple of days – glad you had a great weekend Lucky

reasonably good eating wise, but not brilliant – hope I haven’t put back on all that I lost at the start of last week!
tecchie person JJ fixed the page issue thing on this post the other day, but it looks as if its happening again

Hi I posted earlier
Must have forgotten to submit!
100 kilos start.
This morning (7 days): 98.2 kilos.
Keeping going of course!
Quite enjoy logging it all and eating better.

Hope you all have a great week!

Started the day with an hours walk followed by half a portion of cheesy beans on portobello mushroom which was really tasty. Had the same thing a few hours later after we’d spent a couple of hours at the playground. I think in retrospect I would have preferred to eat it all in one go, as intended. Funnily enough though, the sugar in the beans made Mrs C go all wobbly for a bit.

This evening we were invited to a friend’s BBQ, possibly the last of the summer. I pre-prepared steak with creme fraiche and peppercorn sauce. I rubbed the oil, butter and steak salt into the meat and put it in a Tupperware tub. I made the red wine sauce and reduced it to a very small bowl of thick sauce and I made a salad with spiralized cucumber and mixed leaves (with a squeeze of lime juice to stop it being so dry.)

At the BBQ I cooked the meat on both sides for three minutes – it was so hot it cooked the meat perfectly.

The steak was delicious and we swapped Prosecco for Pellegrino and a slice of lemon. Didn’t feel hard done by at all. In fact, quite the opposite. Other people were a little bit jealous. We’d been chatting about the diet and everyone assumed that a box of salad was all we were going to have. They were quite surprised when we dropped a couple of sirloin steaks on the barbie!

Today has been surprisingly easy when I thought it was going to be one of the toughest.

Hello all.
Have managed to lose around 10 lbs in the last three weeks, so now close to my goal weight, around 10st 8. But despite a fair amount of fasting and exercise my BG seems to be on the rise, which has me puzzled.
May have to just wait and see what happens next.

Hi Nedds mum

fabulous advice from your fellow veggos and vegans. I am not but like to have many vegetarian meals, used to eat the wholemeal pasta and olive oil and veg about 3 times a week and had and still have seed and nut pancakes for brekkie several times a week, and some beans

I just wanted to say I have been here for 12 weeks and have had bad days and bad WEEKS – but still going. As the others told there are many vegetarians on this site and many resources out there on the web

Good luck. Onwards and downwards

Lucky – what a great weekend,

That big bang you heard – that was me falling right off the wagon.

It has been a manic silly week inc community festival all day yesterday where I was organising a stand, so masses of prep before, long hours there, and then working this morning.

I gave into drink during the week, and a whole tub of Ben and Jerry’s this afternoon… And it was nice in the moment but very soon wasn’t. My body can adjust but it seems my stress reaction habits are not getting the message yet.

so pleased LUCKY …look forward to hearing all about it xx night night x

Hi all
New here!
I’m pre-diabetic according to my gp and I’m trying to get down to a healthy weight so I can try for my second child. I had a high bmi with my first and it’s just gone higher and higher.

I have been trying to plan my meals for this diet using my fitness pal.
My carbs for the day would come to around 52/54g daily, before I add on what I call a necessity for me.

I suffer bad from frequent cases of insomnia and every time it crops up I clean up my bedtime routine and have an arsenal of remedies to get me through it like lavender sprays, valerian root etc. I also eat 1 banana before bed as part of this (for the melatonin!) and because I suffer so badly with the sleep issue I can’t bring myself to drop it Incase I start panicking about it and it affects my sleep.

A large banana takes my carbs to approx 83g. I was wondering if this seemed too high and had anyone seen a decent weight loss with a carb intake similar?

Thanks!

The heavier we are the bigger the gap between the calories needed to sustain that weight and the 800 cal. Weight loss comes from the deficit – so if you have a bigger deficit you get a bigger loss. Add in week 1 water rebalancing and a big start is not shocking – but it won’t always be at that level, and some people see a plateau stage. Others like me fall off the wagon and need to get back on. Though the body as you found does adjust to the new foods and the old ones are not as attractive as we remember… the body adjusts quicker than the mind and habits.

Have a read of some of the long term folk from here like captainlynne – people go for longer than the 8 weeks when bigger targets to achieve. It will give an idea of expectations

Hey Yowzer 😊 I had the most amazing day yesterday. I won’t put what I had to eat because… well. You know. But there will be a blog post with gory details and pictures soon if you need to know 😉 All (most) weddings are good but this knocked spots off every wedding I have been to. And doubt another would top it if I lived to be 300. Hope everyone has had a good weekend, and I am looking forward to easing back into normality. Although. Another overnighter next weekend, then my eldest turns 21 and after that… Hopefully, normality. And back on another round of bsd800. See what we can do by Christmas!

Catch up with you all when home 😊

Will be great to see how your HbA1c goes in October. Good luck for that.

Fasting bloods notoriously odd – try searching (top right) for Bill1954’s thread “this has to work for me” where it’s discussed by a number of people here. OH was told by Drs that they placed far more reliance on the HbA1c and also pre and post meal readings.

Best of luck with your ongoing journey and I hope the visceral fat is reducing and your clothes looser round the waist to show it. I’ve just found lots of belts to cope with my jeans slipping. 🙂

Hi Sunshine-girl
I have made loads of silly mistakes with the carbs over the first 4 months on BSD but the good thing is that they are not harming us as they are all good carbs on the BSD. I have to confess that I haven’t followed the recipes in the book but have just taken out the bad carbs from all my favourite meals and just upped the good carbs a bit. The worst thing I did was guessing portion size. I thought I was really good at it but was underestimating by at least 50%. No wonder my blood sugars were a bit erratic when I was injecting insulin.
I never realised that non starchy vegetables had so many carbs – I thought they were carb free. The real surprise was tomatoes.

Fat secret has been a revalation to me because it calculates everything and saves all my favourite meals.

Hi everyone, new starter alert! I started Week 1 on Mon 12th September, weighing 112.7Kg with a BMI of 36.3. It’s the heaviest I’ve ever been and I was feeling lethargic, irritable, suffering from regular headaches, feeling permanently hot and drinking lots of water.

I hadn’t been diagnosed as Prediabetic or Type 2 but I highly suspect I might have been Prediabetic. I heard Michael Mosley on Radio 2 at the end of August and the 8 week plan appealed to me, so I bought the book and read it for a week whilst on holiday and took the plunge despite being told it was too much by others.

I’m going to weigh myself in the morning but have already had a sneak peak and the scales showed 105.4Kg. That’s over a stone in a week!

I was expecting a drastic start but nothing close to this. My target is 90Kg over the 8 weeks with an ideal weight below 80Kg which would be a BMI of around 26. I hold a lot of muscle mass so much lower than this and I begin to look unhealthy. Actually, the high muscle mass may explain my drastic start. Is over 7Kg unusual in week 1 for someone starting at 112Kg?

I’ve followed the plan very closely, using the recipes and guidance in the book. I’ve had lots of water to drink and I’m already feeling so much better. On Saturday I did eat 3 slices of pizza and had 2 beers and 2 alco-free beers with some friends, having already reached 106Kg I decided I would allow myself the indulgence. I woke feeling dreadful! A real hangover feeling, bloated and with an upset stomach which required several visits to the loo throughout the morning.

Needless to say I was straight back to the plan and with a full resolve that I did not want to feel that way ever again. I was out for lunch at a restaurant and even ordered a salad nicoise with dressing on the side and picked off the potatoes.

I’ll post my weekly weights as I go through the plan and look forward to hearing from everyone.

Welcome NOMOREPANIC! You have found a helpful and friendly community here to share with!
Ive been in a controlling relationship too and i feel sure that you’ ll feel like a weight is lifted from yr shoulders when you are finally free of it all! Wise move to physically lose weight at the same time!
Have a browse round and you will find answers to yr questions or ask here and someone will jump in to help..theres a lot of experience here from longterm BSD ers such as CaptainLynne..read her story for some real inspiration! I think if you put Captainlynne in the search box,it will lead to her thread x good luck for tomorrow! X

Littlepete, I know next to nothing about blood glucose readings but that drop looks very impressive! Well done! I’m retired now but like you, I used to walk to work and back. I grew to love the little break it gave me between doing stuff at home and doing stuff at work. No-one wanting anything from me, just a hiatus to clear my houghts , plan my day / unload the day’s stress. I think the relaxation benefits are just as good as the physical effects. Hope the weather stays fine for you!

AFTER DAY 4
Weight 73.6
Walking : only 5900 ( ☹️ It rained all day)

I’ve told myself that I have to post these figures every day, as an added incentive to keep on track. Ideally, I know I shouldn’t need to do that, but in reality, I think I need to be publicly accountable, because otherwise I ‘m far too good at convincing myself that I ‘ll ” make up for it tomorrow ” .

Thanks KRYSIA and MIX for that helpful info xx
KRYSIA i go easy on the berries too even tho they are the only fruit i have…good idea to take some vit C if not getting enough,as we need the vit c to absorb iron . I too fiddle round with my onLine food diary and adjust til i’ m happy with my days grub! I LOVE buttery cabbage..yummy!
MIX I hadnt thought of trying Wethys..! Am always looking for places i can find a cal count x

The Wetherspoon pub local to me, they have a great range of ‘special’ menu’s such as gluten free, vegetarian and vegan and even points! But this was off the main grill section. An 8 oz Aberdeen Angus rump steak with just a side salad, leaves, tomato and red onion, all my favourites. I had a sneaky side fried egg too. I am seeing more and more choices on pub menu’s now that support this way of eating. Not that I eat out in them that often… every meal has calorie values on the menu too, even the scary ones like the BBQ ribs. (My OH added up the calories, at over 2000 just for one meal with the chips and side dishes). That’s before you start on the desserts.

Thank you all for your kind posts. I must admit though I was a little concerned when the pizzas were in the oven because the smell of them cooking was divine as it wafted around the kitchen. But when I looked at the cooked pizzas I just didn’t want them. That is a real surprise to me as in the past they would have been irresistable.
Re: the carbs. I have found if I have an almost carb free breakfast such as scrambled eggs it leaves more carbs for the other two meals. My carb allowance is mainly used on vegetables and it helps if I play around with fat secret in the morning. I will put in what I intend to eat but if the carbs go over I substitute for something else. I add low carb but high calorie stuff like brazils or walnuts which are amazingly high in calories but low carb and very satisfying. Cabbage or courgettes fried in a little butter bulk up the meals. Mushrooms are yummy also.
To get as low as 25g of carbs I have to severely limit fruit to 25g of blueberries from time to time so have been taking Vit C tablets in case I am not getting enough with the diet at the moment.

I am keen to get my carbs down but right now I keep making silly mistakes like the baked beans this morning. Most days I am under 60 so getting there. I am hoping the new cook book has done the calculations but if not I will calculate all the recipes before I make them.

fasting bloods over 7.0 every am which was typical pre bsd

hab1c due early Oct

Hi Nomorepanic

Welcome to the BSD family. It seems lots of us have gone through similar experiences. I was married about 18 years and have been divorced a lot longer. There is light at the end of the tunnel 😃

I have found that keeping control of one aspect of my life (in this case, the BSD) makes me feel better about other things.

Wishing you all the best.

Well, if you came off the Metformin 3 weeks ago then presumably that may also have had an effect. No mention of HbA1c, so have you had one? Or is your feedback on BS from fasting or other tests?

I would think you can’t conclude anything about your response to rhe BSD until

– You’ve done your 8 weeks and
– you’ve had some HbA1c tests to judge long term BS levels.

And did the weight come off round your waist, as this would indicate reduction of the important visceral fat?

Let us know how you get on

Cripes LOOPY i dont think i could manage on 25 g carbs either..KRYSIA how do you do it..i am often under 50 but its usually well over thirty
MIX well done on just two chips! Pub skinny steak? Is that from a chain of pubs or just what yr local does? Sounds just the ticket

I pinched two chips off my OH’S plate to eat with my pub Skinny steak last night 😮 Still under calories and carbs for the day. The steak was lovely and although I enjoyed the chips I didn’t want any more. This is really going to work in the end! A new way of life.