There is not much to add to comments already made, but I suspect that your husband might well be worried about his situation and is perhaps feeling a bit helpless and scared, in the face of what he probably feels is inevitable. Wonder if it would be possible for you to attend a visit to his doctor’s with him, so that the three of you can discuss the long term prognosis and what can be done to minimise impact? If between you, you and his doctor can make him feel he has some control, maybe he will get in the driver’s seat and make the changes which you know are necessary to improve his situation.

If he is a reader, perhaps you can encourage him to take a look at the BSD Fast 800 book, it might spark some light of hope for him.

Good luck and feel free to use us as a sounding board.

Should have said, well done at the pub. Sounds like the starter was delicious.

Plus, congrats on the trousers!

I have always allowed myself the odd alcoholic drink on my non-fast days and don’t generally get afflicted by ‘munchies’ but have already had plenty of experience of abstinence on previous though less successful diets. I will be continuing this until 1st October when I will try a Fast 800 diet to see how much more I can lose before Christmas. Final deadline for my target is April next year as I want to be able to fit back in my wedding dress for my 25th wedding anniversary. About another three stone should do it. Still buzzing, I almost didn’t realise how much that obese label hurt until it was gone.

Congrats sunshine-girl! 9lb is 9lb and not to be sniffed at. Many of us lose slowly – I’m one of them – but progress in the right direction, no matter how small, is to be celebrated. Didn’t bother posting my loss for last week as it was only half a pound, but better that than nothing and I’m pleased the reading was lower than the week before, even if it wasn’t huge.

Keep going and keep posting please, as it’s helpful to all of us to see how others are doing.

Mixnmatch – WOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. That’s a phenomenal result! I bet you look and feel amazing. The old you is long gone! I’m always interested in everyones’ longterm ‘maintenance’ options and how it works out for them. I’m generally on Med Style eating with the occasional treat (usually alcoholic!) and also an intermittent fast day depending on how I feel. The waistbands are still getting looser too 🙂

Yowzer -congrats on the 8 week milestone!

Thanks, 54. I’m self-employed and the main, not to say only breadwinner in the household. Sorry about breadwinner – just goes to show how ingrained it is in our food culture. And the Spanish economy has been and still is so bad that I’ve been saying yes to almost everything. Only seven more months till the mortgage is paid off, then I’ll feel a lot more relaxed about things.

Anyway, great motivation and inspiration. So thanks.

Well this morning down to 12st 12lbs. One week under my belt. 7 1/2lbs lost (3.5kg), very pleased. Today I have Mediterranean plate for lunch and a pork parcel with cauliflower, then GY&B!!! On my walk yesterday got blisters on the balls of my feet, ouch! so rather tender at the moment. Will try some HIIT exercise tonight, possibly. I have just received Davina McCalls 7 mins exercise dvd, I will have a look at that as well to see what it entails.
wendyq – Will try an oxo cube. My Dad used to love them (with bread soaked in it, ugh!!) and I always fancied it because it smelt so good but never liked the taste. Now I am older (and we oldies can’t taste salt the same as when we were younger apparently!) I will give it another go. Will let you know how it goes.
Have a good day everyone.

Haha, I’d love to see your doctor’s face Babs! Well done on all your hard work… the success speaks for itself! I am still happily following the Med Style diet with the occasional (alcoholic) treat thrown in. I don’t even LIKE eating bread, pasta, sweets etc anymore.. the body tends to protest! Are you still on 800 cals or more relaxed now?

End of week 9 and lost another 2.5 lbs. Total 9 lbs but that includes a gain of 2 lbs when I had family visiting a 3 meals out in a week. So back on track. When I look at some of the losses I think mine is not worth a mention but it is my 9 lbs, more important for me is the fact that my HBA1c went from 8.2 to 6.7 and my morning bloods are regularly around 90 to 110. Happy days.

Hi Switzerland, I started on the 5:2 (using 600 calorie fast days and controlled but unrestricted non fast days) but switched this May to 4:3 using 800 calories and lower “maintenance” non fast days to try to educate myself on portion size. When weight loss slows I try to change things up so have just (Sept 1st) changed again to 2:5 prior to a 1st October first run at the Fast 800. I still have quite a lot to lose, between 3 and 3 1/2 stone to an officially healthy weight. It has taken me over 18 months of dieting to get this far with the largest part of the success coming after I discovered this way of eating and supportive community.

JulieR62

I have been on trips away and as long as you are strong and think nothing white and NO SUGAR things are easy

Dont drink

Dont be tempted by ‘one wont hurt’ because it will !!!

Think why did you start this new way of eating ?

You will have many trips away when you are your new thin self so need to get used to new eating away style now !!!

Tell EVERYONE you are on the 800 cal a day diet and gain their support.

They wont force feed you

Only you put the food in your mouth !!! (as my aunty used to say!!)

But above all, enjoy the visit !!!

Hi snoop

Hang in there

I dont count carbs but aim at the 800 cals as book suggests

I have desk job so have to stand every half hour and then have a walk at lunch very short, and longer one at night. Have pedometer so just keep going until i see about 10000 (most times 8000)

I am away from alcohol for 8 weeks !!! as know this is a bad thing for weight (Liquid bread they say !!!)

I avoid everything bread like !!! No lapses at all. I am a bread lover (Have own bread maker now gathering dust) but bonus is I dont fancy any bread things at the moment.

Refused a crisp yesterday !!!

Keep going snoop

Great news Krysia

I too look forward to being 10 stone something !!

START DATE 29th AUGUST
ok Day 8 over
WEIGHT NOW: 20 Stone 11 pounds
START WEIGHT: 21 stone 12 pounds
LOSS AFTER DAY 8 : 15 ponds
Exercise. Long walk
Went out for meal last night had smoked salmon , prawns and salad starter as my main
First visit to pub for ages. Had sparkling water .
Came in a small plastic bottle and staff seemed well geared up to such an order
Side effects: Trousers now fit better !!

START DATE 29th AUGUST

ok Day 8 over

WEIGHT NOW: 20 Stone 11 pounds

START WEIGHT: 21 stone 12 pounds

LOSS AFTER DAY 8 : 15 ponds

Exercise. Long walk

Went out for meal last night had smoked salmon , prawns and salad starter as my main

First visit to pub for ages. Had sparkling water .
Came in a small plastic bottle and staff seemed well geared up to such an order

Side effects: Trousers now fit better !!

Mixnmatch – 5.5 – sorry deserves to be in full – FIVE AND A HALF STONE!!!!!
that’s amazing many congratulations

Morning Yowzer

Just had breakfast then off to Hampstead for lesson 3 of Nordic Walking – weather not so great today.
End of week 8 – taaaa daaaaah!!!!!
– have you reached targets & on to maintenance now, or are you planning to continue for a bit?

Well, I woke up with a headache and 100 g more than I got up with yesterday despite sticking to the calories. Not doing as well as everyone else, but also very tied to desk due to work, and obviously eating more than recommended amount of carbs. Maybe I just have one of those bodies that is good at conserving energy!

Unfortunately, work takes priority at the moment. Should be able to ease up a bit next week. In the meantime, onwards if not inwards by that much.

End of first week figures

86.9 kg
+ 0.1 kg
– 1.6 kg overall (approx 3.5 lbs)
Waist 116 cm (-1 cm)

Yesterday’s food and exercise
781 cals
90 carbs (too busy to make lunch so OH made sandwiches)
No exercise

Side benefits: no twinges in my diaphragm area apart from hernia, which has stopped gurgling if I lie on my side. A distinct improvement. Am also sleeping well.
Alcohol: one beer all week, also a big achievement for me.

Well done everyone else!

Good morning folks, two mini goals just hit now, 5 1/2 stones off and the biggie NO LONGER OBESE 😀 BMI 29.9. A busy weekend/Monday following the Tour of Britain has upped my step count into the stratosphere rather than my usual barely scraping 5,000 which I credit for the good loss. I have also changed the fasting pattern to 2:5 instead of my usual 4:3 which may also have helped although as I only changed on 1st September and have just had my first weekend “off” I would have thought it would be too soon to see results showing from that.

Hi Verano, I had 3 weeks like that before my holiday. I didn’t eat any non-BSD foods in that time but I know that the calories had gone too high. My downfall was that I had started adding double cream to my coffee. I started with one teaspoon – which gradually increased to a tablespoon! it’s now gone back to one teaspoon. The legal carbs also had crept up. It wasn’t just the cream – I had stopped weighing everything and had started guessing. Which I now realise I was absolutely rubbish at.
I have done the 800 since getting back from my holiday on 3rd Sept – and have weighed everything – with amazing results.
3rd Sept – 11 stone 3 and 1/4lbs
4th Sept – 11 stone 2 and 1/4lbs
6th Sept – 11 stone 0 lbs – I am so happy. Am so looking forward to being 10 stone something. I am definitely off the plateau.
Blood sugar’s really good. I couldn’t have done it without this forum. It’s great that everyone is sharing their knowledge and experience.

Morning everyone 😃🌞

Many thanks for your kind comments.

When I checked the laptop for ‘before’ photos I couldn’t find any. The few I used to have had been deleted for some strange reason😳LOL. I was the one taking photos, not being in them! Sound familiar?

But then I remembered I had an external hard drive that I’d used to backup the old laptop a few years ago. And there they were. Both needed slight cropping to remove excess background.

Nettle – when I saw them, especially the closeup, I was horrified. And remembered why I avoided the camera. But that was the reality of the ‘before’ me, for far too many years. When they were taken, in 2008 and 2011 my size didn’t really impact on me too much. I could still do most things I wanted to do.

But in the last few years that started to change. After a fall, when I hurt my back badly, my mobility was affected to the point where I often used a walking stick. My weight, combined with the heat, restricted what I could do when I was with friends in Texas and we went on a trip which included a trip to the Grand Canyon. The last straw was when I was visiting my friends in Italy last November. We were taken to an island and needed to walk up the hill to reach the restaurant. The mountaineers who had taken us looked at me and said if I got tired to tell them so we could rest! But then we turned a corner and I saw the next part of the road. It was steep, and long. I could have cried. But I had to say I couldn’t do it. I was nearly in tears. Later my friend told me she was glad I’d said it, because she doubted she could have done it – she has a bad heart! Fast forward to my trip to my Italian friends a few months ago – I could do anything they could do. And they’re about 20’years younger than me. From dragging myself up the outside stairs to their flat, I could now go up with ease.

Switzerland – I did hesitate about posting the ‘before’ photos, but decided to do so for the sake of completeness. The closeup was taken outside the Moulin Rouge in Paris, the full length pic in the doorway of the jail in Terlingua Ghost Town in Texas. The ‘after’ photos were in York last week.

When I went to get my hair cut yesterday, the hairdresser asked if I’d been losing weight? How much? How? As I was telling her another lady walked in, who goes to Slimming World. So she joined the conversation. The sw lady has been going for a year and is ‘fed up’ with it, so I told her about the BSD book and the basic information. The hairdresser has seen me go through the whole journey, and can see it’s had none of the adverse effects some worry about. Hopefully. Few more folk to join the BSD family😃

Ending week 9 with a loss of 2.5 lbs. My goal for the 8 weeks is to lose 3kg (6.6 lbs) and I am already a third of the way there. Must not slacken off just because I have had a success.

Ruth and Verano, better than a gain. I thought I was going to be up having gained half a pound a couple of days ago but it comes off in the end.

Morning everyone,rise and shine.xx !
my last day of the eight week cycle! Woohoo!
ANTIGONE All the best for week six and pleased you have some non scale victories for week 5! X

I’m starting today so I’m a week behind most of you. I did this BSD in May this year and found its success amazing and so encouraging to know I could actually succeed at a diet/ strict calorie restriction and feel satisfied and energised and I lost about 6 kgs. Ok so about 3 kgs have gone back on ( summer, lack of concentrating on myself and my health) but most of that was in the last week. September new start and have not used the forum before. Looks great.
Keep in touch!
Starting weight 76kg. Height 5′ 5.5″. Waist 39.5 inches.
Aim to lose 8 kgs.

Welcome back neohdiver 😃💐

Glad to hear you’re doing ok and looking forward to reading your progress in phase 2.

Welcome to all the new posters! I have had another unexplained gain of 3/4 lb! Could be a combination of time of the month and slight constipation. I won’t let it get me down! Stats from yesterday cals 738, carbs 37.6, steps 10,000+. Hope everyone has a good day!

Hi Verano. I did exactly the same thing! It has started moving slowly again, thank good ness

Week 17 has passed and I lost another pound bringing my total to 2 stone and half a pound.

It’s five months since my last blood test and I have to see my endocrinologist at the end of the month so I went for the test this morning as some of the hormone results take a while to come through. When I had my last test my blood glucose spiked at 138 mg/dL (100 to 125 being pre diabetic). It wasn’t that high the day before or the day after but my endocrinologist pointed a finger at me and said “You are diabetic”. I wasn’t prepared to accept that although I was prepared to be pre diabetic. I then stumbled by chance on BSD and am having amazing results. Before I went for my blood test this morning my husband tested me at home and it came out 97 – not even a bit diabetic. I am waiting for the official results and I expect my endocrinologist, who is a very nice man really, to point a finger at me and ask “Whose blood did you use for the test and whose liver did you use for the ultrasound?”

Watch this space

Hi

Going into week 10 at the same weight as week 9!!!

I had a really strange week. Lost 1lb and then over the next three days put on 1.8lbs!
Then yesterday lost 0.8lbs so back to square one.

Better than a gain I suppose but disheartening.

Need to reassess my food and wine!

Hope you all had a good week.

Just thought I would share I had my first weigh in this morning and have lost 3.4kg. I so love this woe. 😀

Just remember you are carb addicted and that’s what leads you to the chocolate! Once you can change your body to stop needing the sugar you will crack it – read all the threads here where people tame that monster with just one square of dark chocolate!

Count TOTAL carbs – but if you can give up sugar all to the good. I gave up sugar in tea and coffee when I realised how many calories/carbs I was wasting when I could have been eating other things!! I can’t say it was so easy but I am very proud I did it.

Eat good food
Plan ahead and count the cals and carbs (if you can keep under 50g of carbs per day that really helps)
Drink loads – eat a bit more salt as you will be peeing it out
You may have “carb flu” as you kick them out and change your body but stick to it
And good luck!

It really really is worth it. Use these forums for help advice inspiration. Search box for previous comments.

Good luck to you both! New life coming! 🙂

http://www.fixingdad.com

Will he watch this film which is about two sons and their father?

Can you speak to his doctor and get him/her to explain just what can happen with diabetes down the track? And give a really severe warning?

It’s true that people only change when they decide to, sadly.

I wish you all the best.

Hi Everyone

I’ve really enjoyed reading all your comment’s, hints, tips and progress reports this week, it’s really inspiring, I have had a stressful weekend but still managed to keep on track, I would usually turn to chocolate or biscuits, then feel guilty, but I know I need to change my mindset and worked hard to keep going, not only have I lost weight but fought one small battle, I’m sure there will be plenty more along the way, but I’ll tackle them one at a time.

I’m going to London for the weekend and know it will be hard to keep 800 calories up but I will get back on it when I return. Here are my weekly stats:

Start weight 14st 7lb
End weight 13st 8lb
Loss 13lb

Exercise 3 gym sessions burning around 300 calories
Food between 800-850 calories per day.

I’ll post next week even if its a gain from my mini holiday, all the very best everyone.
Julie

On Biggest Loser (my only previous source of knowledge about very fast weight loss) they frequently lose a lot in week one then very little in week two before the loss steadies. It’s just the way the body responds to dramatic change in diet and exercise.

My go-to on any diet/healthy lifestyle change is to reduce processed food and greatly increase vegetables (ie from almost none). But on this plan that means I am generally eating over 60g of carb – from veges, a little fruit, and yoghurt. More meat/cheese would be too many calories and more fat than I’m already having makes me queasy (but I have plenty). So I’ve decided that my average of 60-65 gram of carb is fine, it’s all from good food, vegetables are very healthy and contain all sorts of good things my body needs. I’ll revise that thinking if I stop losing weight.

HI again ruthdownunder,

sorry took me ages to reply but I haven’t been able to log in for a few days for some reason…. But can get back on now..
I was wondering about all your fruit I was reading about in another post and thought it strange but if you have it at your home it must be hard to ignore hey, I hope you have managed to lessen it a bit coz by all accounts it will help you no end if you eat less of them.
I tried avocado the other day with some chicken and I can’t say it tasted much of anything… So why do people eat it? Is it really good for you? I can’t imagine even sour dough (umm!) bread making it taste good. hehehe.

Still at least it is one more thing I have tasted… I won’t try to avoid it if I am out anywhere now as I know I can swallow it. 🙂

This week for me has been a slow week, I haven’t lost anything and I haven’t been eating enough so I guess my body is hanging on to all it can get but I am upping the good food intake and hopefully see some more weight shift soon. That is what keeps us motivated…

Have a great week girls/guys

Yum, Greek yoghurt with berries! You all seem to be doing very well. I agree half a pound is a normal daily fluctuation, although it doesn’t always feel like that at the time!

That it was good and keep going

Thanks everyone for your support. I managed to get thro Day 1 with 799 calories!! YAY ME!!
Loving seeing everyones days and losses! 🙂

You look amazing! Very inspiring.

I started my BSD 800/16:8 intermittent fasting journey on March 28, and made it through 6 weeks before being ordered to go to amaintenance level of calories by my cancer care team. They had some crazy notion that I might need extra energy to heal from surgery and/or make it through radiation. 🙂 I documented Take 1 here: https://thebloodsugardiet.com/forums/topic/dear-diary-my-life-on-the-fast-800-168-intermittent-fasting-diet/

I’m back, on the other side of cancer (clean margins on the surgery, all the best receptors, and nearly side-effect free radiation). Now free from dietary restrictions, I am making one more attempt at achieving daibetic remission. (I moved from diabetic to pre-diabetic in the first 6 weeks of the BSD). I maintained the improved response to consumed carbohydrates – but the background levels (as reflectetd by non-food-related testing) crept up for a variety of reasons.

I probably won’t document it as well as the first attempt – since my life has gotten considerably more hectic. I’m also more confident of my BG levels, so I don’t test as frequently {although that will be balanced by the fact that when I do test, I’m more likely to be testing something I expect to elevate it.}.

I ended Week 6 a 138 lbs. During cancer care, I bounced around between 132 and 135. Eating enough low-carb food to maintain was as challenging as I predicted it would be, but I did my best.

Here’s Week 1 (Take 2):

Week 1
Fasting blood glucose: M: Unknown, T: 5.56 mmol/l W: 5.5 Th: 5 mmol/l F: 3.89 mmol/l S: 4.33 mmol/l Sun: 4.39 mmol/l
Starting weight (this week): 135.5 lbs – Ending weight: 129.2 lbs. Loss 6.3 lbs
BG High for the week: 7.39 mmol/l, Low for the Week: 3.89 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.49 mmol/l Average fasting BG for the week: 4.73

The challenge is that as his health deteriorates – and he will get some very hectic conditions over time – you will find yourself having to ‘look after him’ which can lead to a lot of resentment down the track as it is via something that could have been avoided or minimised if he took action. It also impacts your joint quality of life – ability to travel, socialise etc. My mother went through this with my father and a good 10 years of the last active years of her life were subordinate to taking care of my father for a condition he could have reduced/managed via diet and exercise. So it might be worth you also having a chat to him about the long term consequences of diabetes and it’s impact on you and the rest of the family. Maybe the ‘gentle persuasion’ is not necessarily the right way to go but consider some straight talking and shock tactics. I know some people tend to think “oh well I’ll just take insulin and it will be mangaged’ not really realising the reduction in life expectancy, mobility, vision impairment, amputations and other debilitating conditions that are the consequence of long term diabetes.

Hi captainlynne,

You are an inspiration to all of us. You were when I was reading your posts without ‘seeing’ you. Thank you for posting your ‘before and after’ photos……look at you now!

Your journey continues to be inspiring.

Hi Sunnyb, Yes you were right – I am going to commit to the 8 weeks of 800 cal. Wine just seems to derail me. So here I am until the end of October. I really cant bear to face another Aussie summer feeling bloated and fat.

So today I will have a salad with a boiled egg, feta ( 30grm) avocado lettuce salad and a chicken/veg stirfry with cauliflower rice.

I really need to do this and even thinking until the end of November so I can finally shift 10kilos minimum.

Caro, how are you going?

Lucyjane

Hi All,

Could I join this thread? I started Thursday 26th August. Lost 3 lbs in the first week. Nil since then, though I went overboard this past weekend with desserts when friends were over. And, I realized I really need to count carbs. When I looked back over the week’s carb totals, they were 60-90/day. I think that’s stalling me out after the initial loss.

I only have about 20 lbs to lose, but have tried for years to lose it with exercise and different diets. This one makes sense to me, but I’m working at breaking old habits, raising 4 kids, and find it going slow. I’m not diabetic, but was obese as a teenager and type 2 diabetes is on both sides of my family. Plus, I have an obnoxious nibbling habit (and sweet tooth!) to break whenever I’m stressed.

It’s great to read your success stories, especially in the beginning phases.
5’8″ tall female, 38 y.o.
Starting weight: 167lbs (75.91kg)
Now: 164lbs (74.5kg)

Well done everyone! So glad you are being so well rewarded on the scales and with the measurements!! Hope your week goes well!

Week 3 Day 6:

Breakfast: 2 x boiled eggs
Lunch: Cheese Salad
Dinner: Butter Chicken & Cauliflower Rice
Snacks: Cashews
Drinks: 2 tea with milk
Water: 8 glasses
Calories: 803
Carbs: 38g
Steps: 18643 (including 6km walk)
Weight loss: 300g (60.9kg)
Fast: 16 hrs

Hi Caro-I’m new to this site & have just seen your message. How are you getting on? I’m about to start this new way of eating (not a diet, not a diet) and feeling a bit overwhelmed with it all. I’m a mum of one and I need to lose weight before I’ll be happy to try for baby number 2 (don’t want to be classed as high risk because of my weight). I’ve read the book & got some recipe ideas but I’m a little confused whether you’re supposed to go by total carbs or sugars in carbs. Like you, I could quite easily munch down several chocolate bars a day but now is the time for me to take control and get healthy! We can do this 🙂

Hi GALLEYSLAVE this might sound harsh but you can’t force yr husband to do what you know would be best for him.

He has to take responsibility for his own health but it sounds like he just buries his head in the sand and continues to eat badly despite yr best efforts to cook healthily and encourage him to eat properly.

Some people never learn,some people only learn after a big wake up call,some people just one day click and start looking after themselves.

I feel youre doing as much as you can possibly do – you cook good meals but he binges. You try to gently point out he needs to change and he gets annoyed. Theres not a lot more you can do on top of what youre already doing, unless theres an underlying cause such as he is depressed or worried about something and is comfort eating.

I understand that you’re very concerned for him but unless you can have some long and open conversations to get to the bottom of it,without him getting irritated,i really feel you should just concentrate on yourself.

There’s a saying ” you can’t pour from an empty mug,so take care of yourself first” . Then at least if his health continues to deteriorate you’ll be in good shape for helping to look after him.

I really hope things improve for you very soon X

Appreciate the ideas. Thanks. I have to simplify for breakfast and lunch on the run. Wow, that 50g carbs is challenging, but the reward is great.

My husband is type 2 diabetic and has been told that he will be on insulin by Christmas if he doesn’t lose weight. He only pays lips service to this and whilst I do my best to cook healthily he has binge sessions which he thinks don’t matter really. I don’t nag I just try and carefully point out what is happening but he then gets very irratible. This I think is because his sugar levels go up. He has been known to just have a piece of cake for lunch if out! I know you can take a horse to water but can’t make it drink but I just see his health going downhill, he has problem feet, etc