Tee hee, are you calling yourselves a pair of 💩💩’s??!! I know red wine is ok on the BSD Lucky.. But 2 bottles?!

I made Elana’s rye bread yesterday – very respectable I thought! I also over indulged in the end of holiday Indian on sat night and lived to regret it yesterday (bring in the scales!!)

Yeah Janey, are you calling us 💩’s???

Started buffet 4.45 am. Finished it 9.15 am. I was horrendously drunk. Standard. The only naughty thing I had was… One half a bap with egg mayo and cress on. No pastry 😊 No dessert. Took hummus and pepper and carrot sticks and had my elana bread sarnies. Salad. That was it. But I did have 2 bottles red… 🍷😱

Sat here planning a menu and thought I wonder how you “spend” your 800 calories or thereabouts when planning what to eat.

I am finding I can easily use up 300 on a breakfast if doing a 2 egg omelette with cheese etc and then struggle to use remaining 500 sensibly

Guess it’s finding better choices that fill me but “”cost” less…

Any ideas or tips apprecitated. Thanks

When you say the 💩💩💩 are back, are you referring to me and Lucky!??!?!?!!!

Aw, the 💩💩💩 are back!!

Yes we missed you. How was the buffet? Did you behave??

Guy liner?? Ban him from the house. Immediately.

Guy liner? Oh dear. Take lots of photos. If the relationship becomes serious, you’ll be able to embarrass him when he grows up and realises that guy liner really isn’t a good shout.

I have the logging in problem so I’m posting from page 1 😑

Am home, barely unpacked and daughter just sprung a new 6 foot boyfriend on me sporting lip piercing and guy liner 😳

That scale is class Timmy. The thread has missed you more than you know. Think I did at least a kilo this morning. At least. 💩💩💩

Miss me Janey??? 😉

Hi ay caramba

Good to hear from you 😃 You’ll lose that pound, no problem!

I was asked how long before I reach 9st 7lbs (top of my revised healthy BMI) but I couldn’t say for certain. If the weight goes at the rate it has been doing, it could be another 2 or 3 weeks. It might be a little longer. But I will get there. 😃

Muahahaha love it!

So inspiring to read everyone’s posts and met goals. I don’t know why it took me so long to realize the path I was on, and to realize that I could alter that. Thought it was aging and normal. Figured I’d end up looking like my not-so healthy old Mom and grandmother as time went on. Now, despite a medical setback, this program has shown me that I am able to lose weight and regain some of the youthful energy and painfree living that comes with being fit. Congratulations to everyone for such hard earned but well enjoyed success.

Hello,
Be careful! I am recovering from gall bladder removal surgery after being on the 800 calorie diet for 5 weeks. Met the criteria, was feeling good, then had a terrible attack and had to have my gb removed.
I was not aware of any previous condition. Had just moved and wasn’t so fond of new doctor, and did not get doctor’s approval to go on diet, as i believe the book “8 Week ..” advises. I didn’t think this doctor would have approved, or investigated my gb for the sake of this diet, so just went ahead.
Now I am researching effects of living without gb. Any tips regarding weight loss going forward in this condition, once I heal, would be appreciated.
Eat smart …

Thank you. I will definitely try this. It looks very so delicious to make this.

Congrats! How did you do it — what did you eat? Interested to hear how everyone is getting veggies in?

End of week 1 – lost 6 lbs but feel like I have a better hang of it now and can lose steadily moving forward. During this we were even out of town for 2 days and had to rely on restaurants — for breakfast lunch and dinner and did well. I didn’t plan as well as I should have during week 1. Veggies were not as prominent in my portfolio of food as they should have been. I relied more on prepackaged items like single serving hummus and guacamole. I need to balance WAY more and bring in veggies and fiber to keep me more full. I have never been great in the kitchen so that has been a bit of a challenge trying to determine a way to make low carb veggies exciting. I would welcome ideas from others on how they plan for the week and cook up some nice veggies they can enjoy later in the week. Thanks everyone!

Ooh Igorasusual, that sounds lovely. I made something similar today with a marrow, which had been a tiny tiny courgette a couple of days ago! 😀. Didn’t add coconut milk or eggs, so more of a side dish than yours. I was just desperate to use the blighter up! Will have it tonight with some leftover chilli and cauli rice.

Arrrrrrg Imp98 you are going to have to pay a penalty for mentioning the X word.

Just for your info – how I did the curry

for 2 people, so the ingredients/calories etc would be halved for one portion:

100g portobello mushroom chopped
2 spring onions chopped
6 baby plum tomatoes chopped
40g baby spinach leaves
300g courgettes chopped into chunks
1 green chilli pepper (de-seeded it was about 18g)
20g red pepper chopped
2 hard boiled eggs
1/2 tin coconut milk (200ml)

Spices I used:
garlic paste from a tube (about 2 inches)
ginger paste from a tube (about 2 inches)
medium curry powder 1 tsp
turmeric 1 tsp
cardomom seeds (1 tsp)
coriander seeds (1 tsp)
black mustard seeds (1 tsp)
fenugreek seeds (1 tsp)
cumin seeds (1 tsp)
black pepper
salt

fresh coriander (2 tbsp) (I have some which is frozen and I keep in freezer)

mustard oil (2 tbsp) (I ordered this specially from Amazon – it makes the food taste genuinely Indian, but of course olive oil will do)

Heat the oil, add the black mustard seeds until they pop, then add the garlic and ginger paste, the rest of the spices, the chilli pepper and the red pepper, the mushroom, onions and tomatoes, pepper and salt. Once softened, put in the spinach.

Whilst this is going on, heat a dry pan and sear the courgette chunks over a high heat until they start to brown and soften. You can also cook the eggs if they’re not hard-boiled already.

When the vegetables are softened, and the spices mixed in (you might need to add a bit more oil), this will take 5-10 minutes, then add the coconut milk (shake it up before opening) and stir it all in, bring to the boil and allow to simmer.

Peel the hard-boiled eggs and add to the pan (spoon over the juice so the eggs are covered).

When the courgette is browned and softened to your liking, add to the pan and mix in. Add the fresh coriander over the top.

You are now ready to serve!

We had this in a bowl and ate with a spoon. You could serve it with plain broccoli or your favourite vegetable, or cauli rice if you like.

By my calculation, total calories for 1 portion was 348 calories, 14 carbs.

And it was lovely. Not too hot.

🙂

Ok I concede Marmite is delicious. It is.
I will even eat it myself when the shop runs out of Vegemite. It does have a lot going for it.
Buuuut, its not really a war, is it, when Vegemite is unquestionably much much Much much nicer 🙂

Thanks, Timmy!

Well done Pally. Keep it up!

Really chuffed to have lost 8lbs in my first week. 1.5 inches off my waist and 2.5 inches around my hips. I lost 4 pounds the week before doing something else so my 8lbs can’t be all water! Fasting blood glucose dropped from 5.5 to 4.8. Never thought I could do 800cals so pleasantly surprised and ready to keep going.

Hope it’s gone now sunshine-girl and that you’re still feeling good!

First week done and I’m pleased to report 7lbs weight loss in 7 days. I’m feeling good, my jeans are looser and I’m looking forward to a healthy future 🙂

Be warned GemGem, you may have just started a vege/marmite war. Marmite of course will be the undisputed winner because vegemite is what the devil himself eats. 😉

Great suggestion Igorasusual thank you! And thanks for the tip about salt, I didn’t think of that… for two days I have not added any at all … hmm and i’m already over my day’s allocation of food… I might go dip just the tip of a teaspoon in the Vegemite jar and stir it in some hot water for some salt! (I’m Australian, Vegemite is the best thing ever!)

I’ve never made curry from scratch, that’s impressive! This diet really does make you think about food so much more doesn’t it! Flavours, spices, nutritional content. I saw another of your posts on a different thread about My Fitness Pal showing a breakdown of your nutrients, I had a look at the website. I’ll have a shot at that for tomorrow’s meals. Thank you 🙂

I am getting back into soup mode. Go here go there; fly here fly there: Amtrak here; Amtrak There……. Summer is exhausting and tiring! I thought it was vacation time!

What a big weekend: Japanese First Lady visited Pearl Harbor. No Prime Minister or any high end politician in Japan ever visited it before in Hawaii. Tyra Banks teaching at Stanford Business School? You got to be kidding me! Thanks god I went to a less liberal school in Hamburg!

Well, getting ready for my travels next week for the US Open and some shopping bargains. Who wants to buy a Rolex in Chinatown for 50 Bux? LOL

I wondered where you’d go to!

Thinking about investing in some new scales. These caught my eye. There’s been a few times on this forum when people have been unsure about the accuracy of their weight because of uneven ablutions. This will solve that problem once and for all 🙂

http://news.iheart.com/onair/klinger-31984/toilet-seat-scale-drop-a-sea-14448415/

Jacob’s Creek: Them Aussies do make some good wine, mate! 🙂

That lemon you put in the water should be the first thing you drink before that good old cup of joe in the morning! It makes your digestion into a power machine from that 8 hour rest!

I use this digital scale all the time and I weigh myself 3 times and get 3 different numbers. I should go back to the old fashion scale. What should I expect from buying chinese junk on ebay?

The first week is water weight. Expect less weight numbers later weeks. That was a dissapointment to me. But I still and a LOSER! 😉

Live Long And Prosper!

Thanks for the feedback, very welcome. I have also measured my waist around the belly button, so will keep an eye on that as well as the scales.

Oh the weight varies enormously day to day and hour to hour! Water, food, whether you’ve been to the loo, all can have an effect – which is why it’s really important not to get too attached to it (though I completely understand why you are focusing on it!!)

People do different things, but it may help to weigh just once per week on a pre-planned basis.

Also – have you MEASURED? Very important to get some measurements – you could use clothes – to see if weight is shifting on your body, if not on the scales.

But you are very very early on in the BSD programme, so best not to draw any conclusions – it’s an 8 week plan, so take it nice and calm and slowly. Your body will sort you out! 🙂

well done on the weight loss Imp – but Christmas already??!
Have started seeing Christmas cards in shops – very depressing!

Hi Barnett – plateaus are so frustrating – I sympathise
Something else to consider maybe constipation – with BSD you probably have a lot less junk to eliminate, so probably need to poo less than you did – but it may take your body longer to adjust to not having less food waste to process, another cause could be low salt – easy to achieve without realising if you’ve cut out lots of processed food..
And essentially if you aren’t eliminating waste, it’s inside you, and adding to your weight.
There are a number of threads on constipation – use the search box in the top right hand corner to locate them.

Hi all, well done everyone, welcome newbies, and thanks to all for your inspiration 🙂
After 4 weeks I’ve lost 11.6lb (it was 12.5 but a pesky lb snuck back on overnight 😡). I started to feel a bit downhearted but then realised that I’ve still lost 2lb this week, I was just a bit miffed as I was hoping to have lost a whole stone – but I’m only a couple of pounds away now so I’ve pulled myself together!

LindaA thank you for your post, I started on a similar weight to you and my aim is also 65kg and I can definitely do this for another 14 weeks – in fact it’s 17 weeks until Xmas hols (sorry!) so that is my target. Also my friend at work is on a mission too so we have a pact to be good together, which will help 🙂

Onwards and downwards we all go!
L xx

Bit low tech – I found a website that calculates estimated calories used for exercise when I’d done my taster session of Nordic walking the other week. I forgot to bookmark it, but found a similar one just now:

https://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc

You put in your personal stats and how long you’ve done a particular exercise, and it works it out – would work fine for a regular class like aquacise.
I tried walking and it came up with a result fairly close to my pedometer.
I didn’t bother to calculate the calories used cleaning my teeth – it didn’t specify manual or electric toothbrush for starters!

First Nordic walking lesson proper tomorrow!

Day 1 starting weight was 77.3 kg this dropped to 75.7 on Day 3. I was very pleased with this but today (Day 4) my weight has gone up to 76.5 kg. Can’t understand this. I have also done one aerobic & one resistance session during this time, also been drinking lots of water. I have stuck to 800 calories/day, with recipes from the BSD book.
Maybe unduly worried, not sure.
Has anyone had something similar happen to them?
Any feedback welcome.

Not an issue to go slightly over the calories, GemGem, it should be an average of 800 calories.

One thing I noticed on the BSD was how good spices taste! I added more ginger and garlic to recipes, additional salt and pepper (don’t forget with all the water we are eliminating salt from the body and therefore need more), and I adore chilli.

So you could experiment with those and find that with very little calorie additions, you’re making really tasty food. Have just got into making my own curries and though I say it myself, they’re delicious! 🙂

I’m in the car on way home 😊 welcome home Timmy hope you had a good one! Speak to you all later!!! ☺

A spoonful of chopped nuts, a spoonful of natural yog and a few berries. Fair play, I’m absolutely ravenous now. Lunch will be a mixed salad with brie and bacon. Tea tonight will either be a chicken curry or bean curry with popadoms.

There’s a penny sale on at H&B too so I might have a few pistachios this afternoon.

Day two.. I admit I struggled a bit trying to get the calories correct.

My breakfast and lunch were from the book and fine, but I had a few between-meal almonds and walnuts as snacks – not realising as a newbie just how high in calories they are!! I had no idea nuts were so high.

Which left me with only 170 calories to play with for dinner.

Dinner was 100g minced turkey, 150 g cauliflower rice, with garlic, a sliver of finely chopped onion, parsley and some herbs. This brought me to approx 170, but then it tasted quite plain so I sprinkled some parmesan over it – Ended up going over 800 by 50 calories.

I was prompted by a pre diabetic scare and have yet to go back to my GP (due in September) – just finished the 8 weeks today and have lost 33lbs (15kgs) and I am delighted with my result and having the self control. I am hoping the specialist diabetic nurse will be delighted with my weight loss so far when I go back with my blood tests.
I have decided to continue to eat sensibly my wife and I invested in a Kenwood electric spiralizer and discovered things like courgette spaghetti and have thoroughly enjoyed other things like celeriac, butternut squash, swedes and other vegetables we just wouldn’t previously have thought of cooking or even having in the house.
By substituting these for the potatoes and pasta we would previously have eaten and eaten far more fish and chicken we have both enjoyed the last 8 weeks.
We have used the suggested treats like the red wine and dark chocolate and I have only had 2 meals on weekends which has been harder to do but we think we have changed our eating habits for good. It did take longer for us to cook meals to start with because everything is new but we are looking to devise healthy versions of the meals we would previously have cooked and if we can make them as interesting and as enjoyable as they were previously we will include them in our future meal planning.
My belts have moved up 2 notches so far so the weight has gone from the right places – I am putting off buying new trousers until my waistline has stopped shrinking – my face has gone thinner and my watch strap has gone loose – I don’t want to look skeletal.
I’m now aiming to get back to my rugby playing fighting weight of 14 stone 10lbs of 30 years ago which means I am looking to lose another 23lbs – I have set myself a target of the end of the year.
I’d like to thank everyone who has been involved in pulling together the Blood Sugar Diet – it has worked for me and has been relatively easy and straightforward and given outstanding results.

Ok holiday season is winding down, lets all kick a**e and have a good week.

Cheers guys. I’m all raring to go this week again. The truckload of wine and beer that I brought back from France can stay firmly in the cupboard for now.

As of typing right now, I have 102 days, 12 hours, 41 mins and 30 seconds until I’m 40.

My present to myself is going to be a flat stomach and great cardio fitness. I think I’ll reach my goal way before the 100 days are up. Holiday mode is completely and utterly gone. My next holiday is in 172 days and I’ll be training hard before that one anyway as I normally do (skiing holiday).

I am loving the sound of that one Captain…
I’ll be trying it if I can ever find any of these flours in these little towns where I live.. hehehe I will track it down.

Look at Garmin. They do swim proof fitness devices and also a swimming heart rate strap too.

Later this year Fitbit will be releasing its new devices, one of which should be swim proof.

Hang in there Barnett. Some really good advice from others here. Adding my thoughts
1. Too much protein can raise blood sugar in some people
2. You might also be intolerant to certain foods (eg Dairy) which I have heard can stall weight loss
3. You could try introducing a 16/8 intermittent fast to the routine (eg eating only between 1pm & 7pm and fasting outside these times)
4. Doing some resistance training could also help

Of course stress is the other factor to consider as cortisol will certain disrupt your weight loss.

Hope one or two of these might help kick start your loss.

Just done 2 weeks and lost 10lb!! Very happy! I like the food as I am a big veg/salad fan! I’m also used to going without carbs as I’m wheat intolerant and while holidaying/eating out tend to go without ,if there are no alternatives (which is a large percentage of the time ). Have felt hungry but I weirdly quite like the feeling ,is that odd? It makes me feel like it’s working! I did have a brunch type English cooked breakfast after nearly two weeks and my stomach felt very uncomfortable ,I think it has shrunk? Is that possible after only two weeks?

Does anybody know if there is a waterproof thing that acts like a fitbit?
I do 4 aqua aerobic classes a week as my main exercise, but so far haven’t seen anything to measure the amount of effort put in.

** Ignore this have found some through Amazon**

Hi All – So week two has come and gone and below I have one again tracked my day by day progress.
Saturday the 20th of August was my weigh in and as predicted my weight loss this week has not been as spectacular as week one with a loss of 1.5kgs now weighing in at 82.3kgs. (Complete weight loss for 14 days has been 4.6kgs). On the 8th of August I measured my waist which was 37.5 inches on the 17th of August I measured it again and it was down to 32.5 inches.

15.08.16
DAY: 8
WEIGHT: 83.8 kg

My hunger seems to have returned this morning due to a certain monthly friend making its untimely appearance. I am managing well except I made the fatal error of having another shake option which later resulted in me feeling like part of the cast from The Walking Dead come the afternoon. My current mood has swiftly shifted from 0 to giant bitch in 0.5 seconds as I believe my body has become so used to me feeding it on all of life’s temptations i.e. Kit Kats, Chocolate Chip Muffins and the likes that it really doesn’t know if its Arthur or Martha.

16.08.16
DAY: 9

Sorry Gents…but Ladies beware the arrival of Aunt Irma!. She will be sent to tempt you and will send you on a roller coaster of so many emotions you may feel tempted to dip you fingers into the biscuit tin or reaching for the nearest sugary laden item you can find.I wouldn’t suggest that any female start this diet during this part of their menstrual cycle as it could well set you up for a giant fall. I was lucky enough to start the BSD before this monthly agitation struck so to be fair my sugar cravings have not been as bad as they used/could be.I incorporated more nuts into todays daily food allowance as they are high in magnesium and helped immensely with my sugar cravings. Try not to weigh yourself at this time of the month as some women do suffer from water retention which can cause weight gain. I would recommend a weigh in the week after as seeing that you may not have made a loss during this time could see you turning back time and giving in and eating a shed load of crap to make yourselves feel better. DO NOT REACH FOR THAT BISCUIT TIN!

17.08.16
DAY: 10

Today I feel like a train wreck if I had a pound for the amount of nuts I have consumed I would probably be close to a millionaire. On ones arrival home I decided it was time to do a full body measurement graph and after measuring my waist again it would appear that I have lost yet more inches bringing my waist down to an amazing 32.5 inch’s (result)!

18.08.16
DAY: 11

I have to say that I am finally coming out of my PMS haze and my energy has returned. Today I visited Abokado (http://abokado.com/menu/) again as I like the way all their food is calorie counted and I am able to purchase something that is rather tasty, edible and is also within my calorie count for the day. Todays choice was Miso Soup (81 cal) and a nice Salmon and Egg Salad combo (238 cal). My hunger pangs have once again subsided and I have struggled to actually finish my lunch so this must mean the old beer belly is shrinking into submission.

19.08.16
DAY: 12

Yay its Friday and almost another week down and completed. I had lunch out with friends today at a great little place called The Natural Kitchen (http://www.thenaturalkitchen.com/) and chose their Seared Tuna (398 cal) My breakfast was the Bircher Museli (180 cal) so for my dinner option I chose was Portobello Mushrooms with Goats Cheese (150 cal).Today I have really started noticing how clear my skin is looking and that I almost have a angelic glow. Its hard to believe that I have nearly completed week two of the BSD.

20.08.16
DAY: 13

Today I met friends for a Ladies lunch we went to Bills (https://d1k0w6lyhojuj5.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/03151916/Summer-Lunch-Dinner-12.5.pdf) and whilst my girlfriends sipped on their alcoholic beverages there I was on the real stone cold sober hard stuff – sparkling water with lemon. After lunch the waiter slipped the dessert menu’s under our noses and for the first time in a very long time I declined the sweet temptations in place of a green tea. Today was my weigh in and as predicted my weight loss this week has not been as spectacular as week one with a loss of 1.5 kgs now weighing in at 82.3kgs. (Complete weight loss for 14 days is 4.6kgs).

21.08.16
DAY: 14

Today is my first day free from Aunt Irma. I visited my in-laws as they had just returned from Italy and gifted us with a multitude of biscuits and lemoncello. Needless to say my Husband will be packed off to his office tomorrow with those biscuits and a stern reminder that they had better not return in his handy Mandy backpack!

Hi Sneak Me, there is also evidence (not sure if it’s empirical or anecdotal) that sugar free sweet things can be equally as bad as sugary things for messing with blood sugars and promoting fat/weight gain. Dr Mosley mentions it in the book.

Another tongue in cheek way of saying it is how often do you see skinny person drinking diet coke? Hardly ever!

For me, if I get that craving I find that a teaspoon of meridian peanut butter (it has to be meridian as it doesn’t have anything else added) is perfect. It’s not only packed with protein, good fat and is filling, but it also satiates the sweet cravings for me.

One thing you will find on this WOE is that your tastebuds will change so you may find that you start to like things that you previously didn’t.

I’m quite lucky in that I have a fairly good balance with eating food as a function or simply for pleasure. By that I mean I will quite happily eat something that I don’t particularly like the taste of if I know my body needs it. Before I started the diet there were only 2 foods in the world that I really didn’t like and wouldn’t eat. Olives and oysters. Now there is only 1, oysters.

If you can begin to introduce a greater variety of foods that you previously have avoided, not only will your body thank you for the increased range of nutrients, but it will make each meal different, and hopefully this WOE more sustainable in the long term.

So Happy 😃😃😃week 2 done and now have lost 10lb !!!! Was so excited forgot to do waist measurements 🙄 I can feel it in my clothes!! And I cheated a little over the weekend as we bought a Motorhome and went away in it ! There was a complimentary bottle of fizz in the fridge it would of been rude not to share it with my OH !! Managed to keep with food even while camping (took most of it with me ) got to say I’m a little bit proud of myself !!

Frog – you have inspired me to have a go just ordered a keyboard having watched youtube instructions. The external keyboard is ok in the desk setting but just annoying in the lap!

Week 4 day 1 weigh in – 94kg stable more than loss but having fallen off the wagon a couple of times over the week couldn’t expect any better.