Thanks Lynne, great tips, did you stay the same weight on hols or continued to lose? Hopefully my resolve will be strong after 4weeks 🙂

Carl – no, I didn’t count calories when away from home, wherever I was. I still ate low-carb and watched portion sizes. I haven’t touched alcohol for many years, so that wasn’t an issue for me. In Italy I stayed with friends so shopped for foods I could eat when they ate pasta, bread etc. We ate out several times, sometimes with others, and I always found something BSD friendly I could eat, especially the antipasto. When we were taken to a special ce-cream cafe, the only thing without sugar was black coffe, so that’s what I had! Self-catering in this country – just eat BSD friendly foods, low carb, and watch portion sizes. And drink lots of water! Hope you enjoy your holidays. I look forward to seeing your results.

Hi Yowzer *waves*

Thanks 😃 . I’ve been there so often before – I’ll join the slimming club at the beginning of the year. Oh, it’ll be too full, everyone does that, I’ll wait. Oh, I can’t afford it this week, I’ll wait until payday. Etc, etc. So I realised that if I joined the slimming club just before Christmas it would be quieter and I could settle in to the programme ready for the new year. Last Christmas my neighbour plated up a dinner for me – turkey with all the trimmings, and Christmas pudding with cream. She’ll never know how much went in the bin 😱. I portioned the turkey and froze most of it for later meals. Potatoes, parsnips, stuffing etc straight into the bin and I cooked some extra green veg. Given the choice of cream, brandy butter or custard with the pudding, I asked for cream. When it arrived the pudding went into the bin, to be replaced in the dream by fresh blueberries. Did I feel deprived? No. In a way, it was a challenge. What could I do to stay with the plan? After all, Christmas comes every year so I needed to find a coping strategy sooner rather than later. And that helped when I’ve been away from home, whether for holidays of work.

has anyone else notice that this topic never goes to the final page when you post now, just the penultimate one?
Happens when you hit ‘reply’ from the recent posts page,
or is it just me

I’ve emailed tech support to see if its an issue with the number of posts on this thread

Hi lucky

Missing your many posts are you okay

Hi Yowser
Yes I remember them I’m 58 mind you don’t feel that age anymore before bsd I felt 88 it’s such a miracle this plan

back to the hair debate of yesterday, there are threads on here

HAIR PROBLEMS – last post 3/9/16
HAIR LOSS ETC- last post June 16

I read recently that castor oil is good for hair loss (presumably similar to coconut oil) My hair has got thicker recently, but I read about it being good to encourage thicker eyebrows.
I tracked some down in Morrison’s hard to find – apparently is can be used to induce labour as well, so lots of chemists don’t stock it.
Can’t really comment on it’s effectiveness – it would probably help if I;d used it for more than the first two or three days.
Made a nice cuticle oil as well.

Yes i’m still subscribed JAN…i just seem to get totally logged out if i look away for a moment! They dont like me
😩😩😩 actually the techies here are so nice

Co op..i love it…there’s always such a gorgeous display in the bakery …mmmm..but not for me any more..i eatit with my eyes and nose!
I do still get pangs but other healthy stuff is gorgeous so its not too bad..i love lettuce sandwiches – some tasty ham or halloumi inside two crisp romaine lettuce leaves!
JAN do you remember the old fashioned co op from the fifties ( i doubt youre old enough) They used to put your money in a little tin and it used to go along a pulley thing then come whizzing back with the change! No self service then
Enjoy yr book..im just going to have a shower then me too.. A few last chapters of a book to read! I left it at a suspenseful moment!
Then – lunch! No I Havent even had lunch yet hehe! Go me! I had some yog for elevenses and not been hungry since.
Glad you got sorted online..hope it works out ok! Nothing worse than having to ring places and be kept waiting listening to rubbish music! X

Hi Jan
just checked – Lucky’s last post here was earlyish yesterday morning, so she’s not been AWOL too long!

My supermarket downfall is Morrison’s sausage rolls, love them!
Last time I was there I treated myself to a single one (I used to buy and eat a packet of 4, because it was cheaper!) – and it was a meal, rather than a snack!

Like CARL i never fail to be astonished that you started just before Christmas!
The fact you did so and low carb’d all over that festive season indicated how dedicated and focused you wd continue to be over the next nine months!
You really deserve the great results youve got Lynne coz you really gave it your all!
Enjoy reaping all the wonderful rewards now! X

Yowser
Have you checked right at the beginning of the thread you are following that you are subscribed to follow it, as it sometimes unsubscribed you, how irritating and time consuming, well I have just been up our local biggest in the country coop did a mini shop and was only tempted to treat myself to some very nice cooked pork loin to wrap around some lovely pickled gherkins. In the past I would always buy one of their pasties as they make the most divine pastry, but no it didn’t even occur to me. Ooh am I cured hehehe don’t think so but getting there, it’s like belonging to AA this lark isn’t it, or how I imagine it to be.
Going to have a nice cuppa and a treat of a little relax with a good book for half an hour, a very rare event for me, think I deserve some time out as for the last 6 weeks I’ve been trying to contact an office in Ireland to complete my PCI compliance for my shop and couldn’t get my password recognised, but I have got through and done it. Woo hoo, not sure what I agreed to online, but I really don’t care any more. Cuppa calls me.
☕️☕️☕️☕️
BTW where the hecky peck is lucky these days, have I missed her or something.

Sumo, there’s a brilliant mini goal thread. It’s always good to feel like you’ve achieved success. My first one is to reach the weight that I was at the start of the year. In my mind, I set myself the target of reaching it by the end of the month, but in fact I might achieve it with a few days to spare. Anything that’s meaningful to you will do, just don’t make it too big.

https://thebloodsugardiet.com/forums/topic/whats-your-next-mini-goal/

And congratulations, greenjanet. You must feel really pleased.

Hi Jill
Congratulations – great results!

the normal range for the HbA1C test is 20 to 42, so you are in the normal range, not particularly near the border, so no need to worry about it. (well other than sticking to eating sensibly to keep it in that range 🙂 )
You can request access to your patient records online, which is brilliant – you get the full history of test results (I think mine goes back 8 or 10 years) together with the “normal range” alongside your own result.
The other benefit is that when you have a blood test, you get to see the results before you discuss them with a nurse or doctor, so you have time to think about any questions before you meet.
I got very concerned that they’d measured albumin and creatinine, but not given normal ranges or the ratio (and in different units of measurement, so not easy to calculate. Turned out my results were “too normal to calculate a ratio”

A discussion on “Inside Health” on R4 just now was debating the benefits of aiming for an upper blood pressure of 120 rather than 140 – I checked mine from my records and noticed that in September last year it was 127/80, and now its down to 112/79.

First week hotel in Italy and second week self catering in uk. Did you calorie count whilst away? Those 800 don’t go far, as I like a glass of wine or 3 !

Right, I’m going to stop counting carbs too. It’s doing my head in because things like yogurts and the like that I can get here don’t match up with Fat Secret. So I can find something that’s more or less the same in calories, but it comes up with twice the carbs. So I’m going to stop bothering, just not eat masses of fruit.

That said, had a great pud today of blackberries and yogurt. Anyone else’s taste buds seem more sensitive? I have the best sense of smell I’ve had in years.

Oh thank you so much Frog. Your advice is most welcome and I will have a go at what you say. What would I do with out the helpful people on this forum?

try this keto calculator – Igor’s favourite!
http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com/
you put in your data, planned food intake (eg 800 calories, however many grams of carb, etc) and it works out targets for fat and protein.
For example mine was 800 calories (of course) 50g carb – I then opted for 50g of protein, and it calculated that my fat intake target should be 45g. When I recently reduced carb target to 30g, I didn’t adjust protein, so it now indicates I need 54g of fat.
TBH, I eat to be within or around the calorie and carb target. I’m not veggie, so don’t have to worry about protein too much, so I let the fat and protein totals fall out by themselves.

Most of the standard calorie count things are set up to run with – well bog-standard stats – so they’d typically work on 2000 a day intake for maintenance, and if you eat 100 calories a day less……. in ten years time you might have lost a stone!
I think the sites have presets and error warnings to avoid being held responsible for people doing dangerously silly diets/encouraging anorexia, etc.
To avoid error messages, just don’t bother with ‘completing your day’
You are in control of what you want to eat, and what your targets are, not the app that you’re using!

I did successfully set up an 800 calorie a day target on MFP, I can’t remember how, and have done on FatSecret as well.

Thanks. My first trip

Hi Carl.

Holiday – where are you going? Hotel or self-catering? This year I’ve been to Prague and Italy as well as a few places in England.

Christmas – yes, it was a challenge but I knew if I waited to start until 1st January I would find excuse to put it off until the 2nd, then the 3rd etc. Armed with my trusty BSD book I only ate low-carb foods throughout the holidays.

Hi and welcome FLASH ! X
Weve all done it…lost and regained..many times in my case..
The important thing is to get up and try again..forget yesterday,today is day one of the rest of yr life,corny tho it sounds
I was dismayed at the thought of giving up bread,toast,spuds,chips etc, but my friend had lost well over two stone in 8 wks on bsd so i gave it ago
its not as hard as you may think..the less carbs you eat,the less you want them coz you’re not as hungry.
Yes Its true those ‘ filling’ carbs were making you hungrier.! Who knew!
I have now followed my pals example and lost two stone eight pounds in 9 weeks. ( i am repeating the 8 wk cycle now,day one week ten today, coz it is so do able)
My saving grace is Fage fullfat greek yoghurt..i have it every day,its creamy and delicious. Plus its lovely to put some butter on yr greens! Thats one great thing..its a fullfat diet! No low fat trans fat spreads or low fat desserts loaded with sugar for us!
Drink plenty of water,keep an eye on yr cals and carbs,move more,and you may be delighted with the results very soon! Read asmuch as you can on here…tons of help and advice.
Kick The Carbs To the Kerb! 😄😄😄😄 xx

Hi JAN i must say I dont like this waspy top now it fits!
It maybe relegated to the charity shop bag!
Well,in the SEVEN mins since I posted the message you replied to Jan..ive been logged out and it took three tries to logback in …Grrrr?..too hot to be faffing round..and why tho i endlessly tick Remember Me,it never does?🤔🤔

Hi Frog
Thanks for info. I tried My Fitness Pal but couldn’t get on with it so will have a go at Fat Secret. Hopefully it will help as you say with eating out as that’s what I will be doing in holiday.
Have just done MFS and it insists that my RDI is 1400 calories per day.
Do I just ignore that figure and just record what I eat and do my own thing?
Also butter, I only want say a teaspoon but it won’t go that small. Any advice?
As you can tell I am not that techy.

really inspiring thank you Captainlynne!

I have 2weeks holiday at week 4, any good advice tips, noticed you started BSD just before christmas which must of been a challenge too?

Yeahhhhh Yowser are you doing the super special smaller top dance. I’ve found some of the things I’ve been desperate to get into for years, now I can I don’t like them, and that one week you just get into something, then the next week it’s too big, especially with trousers, amazingly wonderful 💃💃💃💃💃

Hello Puneet!

Thank you for replying 🙂 10kgs lighter is amazing – go you! It’s great hearing people’s success stories, so I’m hoping they’ll spur me on too. I reckon food addiction does play a part – perhaps more so than we realise – especially when we’re stressed. I think I will also re-read the book while I’m in these early days, just to make sure I don’t miss anything important.

I’m aiming to post here often so hopefully I’ll soon be writing about some successes 🙂

Thank you very much for the encouraging post Switzerland. Have a great day!

Hi bsd chums x
jILF well done on bloodtest results and weight loss! X
Phew a hot day today! Keep cool everyone
Ive managed to get into another top thats languished in the wardrobe unworn for many a long day!
dont you just Love non scale victories!
Ps altho coz its striped,i look rather like an angry wasp! 😄😄😄😄😄 x

How is everyone doing….day 3!

I’m finding it ok, the food is really tasty but prep is a bit of a hassle/time consuming (following the book), and have split my lunch into two as need a late pm snack to get me home from work On the plus side, I’ve lost 4lbs after weighing in today and found this very motivating. Also energy levels in the afternoon have been noticeably better, so the carbs must of been causing tiredness. I’ve not been craving the evening glass of Vin as much as expected either.

Ideally need to lose 2 stone, which feels a long way away at the moment…bit worried about the weekend!

This sounds great! I like your idea of sticking to the same set of meals and then experimenting when you have more time. I’ve just started a thread too, in an attempt to maintain accountability and motivation 🙂 Good luck! You’ll be at your goal in no time!

Good on you for trying again.

i did the same thing. Four years ago when i got diagnosed with diabetes 2, I lost 13 kgs through a similar diet(I was not aware of BSD at that time). My sugar levels were great and felt so much better. However, changed jobs, highly stressful and with in 6 months all weight was back on and sugar levels were again scary.

About 6 months ago I started exploring the idea that i had food addiction. If there was food in front of me i had to eat it. Next three months were a real struggle- I was trying to curb my eating without much success which led to anger towards myself.

I cant say what changed two months ago. I went and bought book , read it and then read it again ,suddenly, a switch turned on and here i am 10 kgs lighter- sugar levels are erratic but they will settle down.

I can still succumb to curries ,especially when my son gets takeaway but have had a naan or roti in two months.

i am extremely satisfied as of now.

I just want to wish you all the best for your venture with BSD.

Sumo – you may want to try even smaller goals – half stone, down into next stone number, clothes size etc. Each success helps along the way 😃

Sounds amazing Susieb – I haven’t dared weigh myself yet! Day three for me and doing ok at the moment. Not felt hungry but have been drinking buckets of water and also peeing like a racehorse – may weigh myself on Friday….

Wow Jan that’s brilliant – congratulations
sorry, I missed your post this morning, I must have been looking at another thread

Lots of us here to help if you need it. Just ask.

Hi,
I’m a vegetarian and did the full on BSD800 earlier this year after a diabetic diagnosis. It’s so easy to eat loads of carbs when you don’t eat meat.
I gave up sugar first which was the hardest bit.
Then I did 3 weeks counting carbs and calories and it was hard but I lost 1.5 stone. I only stopped because I was starting to sag everywhere so decided to take things more slowly.
Since then I just keep to low carbs with occasional treats and haven’t put anything back on. My blood sugar’s in the safe range for diabetics and I’ve never had to resort to meds:) Hurrah to Mr Mosley and this forum. I also sleep much better, don’t get indigestion and don’t snore!
My tips are: eat lots of lentils and pulses; have occasional treats- xylitol is great for sweetening low carb cakes- tastes better than stevia and is good for your teeth; never eat white flour or rice. If you overdo it one day, it really doesn’t matter. I have switched from wine to gin with light FeverTree tonic as I don’t want to start on nasty chemicals in ‘diet’ goods. And eat lots of avocado and nuts! Fat is your friend. Oh yes, walk everywhere and do yoga or pilates. You don’t need to push yourself physically unless you really want to.
Enjoy.

I think as my first target is 5stone I should break this down in to stone goals that way the next target is never too far away, and give me more chances of the yes feeling?

i am travelling to England and hopefully Scotland.

Hi Minnie

Have you tried using an online calorie counter?
There are lots of free ones out there FatSecret (my favourite, they have a UK specific site and not many ads) My Fitness Pal, caloriecount…

It’s mot much of a faff to do, it helps you keep track of calories, protein, fat, carbs…
As well as a more accurate record, even if you only use it for a week or two, it will help you understand the carb counts of foods that you regularly eat (or maybe make you want to review whether you should be eating them as regularly 🙂 ) – and helps you assess restaurant menus more easily too.

I find calorie counting alone is relatively easy, but the more nutrition facts that you want to log, the more complicated it gets!

Hello everyone,

I’ve finally plucked up the courage to register on this site properly and join the forums after lurking around for a while. I’ve come to the point where I realise I absolutely HAVE to do something about my health and weight or otherwise I’ll be looking at a very miserable future! Being tested for Type 2 diabetes on Friday and am also recovering from/suffering with extensive back problems (3 slipped discs and degenerative disc disease) – neither of which are being helped by being significantly overweight….However, despite these and other problems looming over me, I find diet willpower very hard to come by! I’m full of good intentions, read all the books, do the shopping and so on but the minute someone says “fancy a takeaway?” or “here’s some chocolate” and all my determination dissolves. I did once lose a good 3 stone (42lbs) but since then I’ve let it all pile back on and more. So, I’m looking to use the BSD to turn things around. I want to lose a minimum of 100lbs but need to break this down into more manageable goals! I’m aiming to use these forums as a way of keeping accountable and motivated and look forward to “meeting” everyone here. What advice can you give a newbie like me? 🙂

Yeaaa Yowser
🎼🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤

Hi Puneet – welcome.

Great result. Where will you be travelling?

Thank you for your post SunnyB.
I have taken on board what you have said so salad tonight will not have beetroot and sweetcorn but will have olive oil dressing. No avocado because I don’t have any left.
I have written everything down today and am amazed at where the calories go.
Don’t seem to have eaten much but have already used up quite a lot of calories. Think it is time for water boost with a dash of lime to get me through.
I must confess I have been guilty of guessing calories so writing them down has been a big eye opener.

Thank you lovely people.
I’m not deliberately straying, I just haven’t got to grips with it yet. I thought being a vegan would make it easy but it does t really. It’s certainly made me realise how much carb/sugar I was consuming
Have decided that for the first week I am going to cut out the processed carbs/ large amounts of chocolate and biscuits and hope that it will ease me in gently. I haven’t started counting calories/carbs yet (to be honest that seems like a minefield to me!) until my body has adjusted to not eating rubbish.
Am on third day and it’s going quite well. Had a couple of wobbles. Have taken your advice and only been angry with myself for minutes then ‘moved on’.

Weighed myself on Monday morning and will do so again next week, so if I have lost weight that may spur me on to continue. Fingers crossed…

Thanks again

Good luck – I’ve started today, so will follow you with interest 🙂

Thank you for the lovely welcome 🙂

I’ve been reading posts thoughout the forum and have decided what am I really waiting for, so have begun today! I’m took all my opening stats, quite horrified really that I’ve done this to myself. I’m inspired by how friendly everybody is and how well people are doing!

Thank you for the suggestions and tips. I’m starting to work up a good plan and shopping list to get me through the next few weeks.

I’m in the system for a hospital referral (optician referred me) so I am getting checked. It was just the flashing light that told me I need to improve my health.

I think I’m going to keep a diary, something to reflect back on when I question why I’m doing this as I know I will at some point!

Hope everyone is having a lovely day.

Tiredx

Wow! That is an amazing story and really motivating.

I have been on BSD for about 6 and half weeks. I have lost 10 kilos. However, i am struggling with my sugar levels.

I am hoping to lose another 2-3 in next week and half and then move on to maintenance. Your post is just in time for me.

also, as my eight weeks finish I am travelling for 3 weeks – a real test.

These posts are what are keeping me on the narrow path and I am going to rely on them during my travels.

Hi Jan *waves* 😃

I agree Janet. Found that posting on here does help. We don’t get face to face support from a slimming club leader or members, so the support of these forums is great. It’s certainly helped me to stay on track and that’s one reason why I’m continuing to post 😃

Happy to hear your news, and that you’re back on track 😃💐

All

Firstly many thanks for tips on 1 cal spray. Will go shopping ASAP. Secondly, I have just come through Waterloo station which smells of pasties. Heavenly, but feckin unhelpful. Drifted into M&S where I picked up the most delicious king prawn and avocado salad which I am now merrily munching on the train, leaving aside the potatoes.

I too am not counting carbs, only calories. I am not eating any grains, sugar etc. My treat is sugar free jelly which I make once every two days. OH bought catering pack for me!

All good so far…

Well done team – keep up the effort!

Day 56
Tuesday September 13 2016

Weight: 323 pounds

In 56 days I lost almost 20 pounds.

Well, that is quite an achievement. It is september and fattening up the stomach again is very near:

Trick Or Treat
Thanksgiving (3500 calories the average eaten on that Thursday)
Christmas
Channukah potato Latkes and chocolate Gelt
New Year’s Resolution

My Resolution would be to keep LOSING!

About 3 pounds a week is my average.

So, 12 pounds a month.

September to new years Eve is 4 Months. 4 times 12 = 48 pounds. So, I should be 275 by New Year’s Eve singing Aud Land Zine with Champagne everywhere.

So Then 6 months later in June 2017, I should lose another 75 pounds. Then I will be 200 pounds. A good 20 pounds to go on losing.

So, June I will be doing my shopping for new clothes.
10+ suits
20 + Thomas Mason Custom Dress Shirts Shirts
12+ Dresses for the Lady of The House
20+ Blouses for The Misses also

Scabal, Vitale Barberis Canonico, J & j Minnis, Loro Piana, John G Hardy, Burberry, Dormeuil, Holland and Sheery would be my top choices.

I think I like best:
Holland and Sherry
H. Lesser and Sons
Dormeuil
Burberry
Scabal

But Vitale Barberis is quite very good for their Fresco fabrics for the dreaded summer heat. Atleast 4 of them would be Fresco and maybe one Seersucker for casual days in summer. The rest would be very conservative windowpane and herringbone style suits.

I never knew it would take planning to buy a new wardrobe. Months of planning. It is like I am planning to move to the moon.
I would say I would do the shopping in Palermo, sicily in July. It would take a good 4-6 weeks to finish after the third fitting for all of the stuff. for both of us. I would be down the sea a few miles in Malta doing some even more serious shopping…… And it ain’t clothing!!!! Atleast they speak English there, but drive on the wrong side of the road!

Oh JAN thats lovely having a floaty feeling! Ive had a few floaty moments over the last 9 weeks!
Doesnt It feel nice!!! I want more of them..sometimes these days i feel so light that I get a surprise when i see myself in the mirror looking…weelll,as my dad would say…rather stout!
Horrid word that!
Anyway lets sing the Nimble loaf song Jan! And fly off in our hot air ballloooons!
🎤 She flies like a bird in the sky -y – y !🎤 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈 xx