I seem to have a new issue …..salt!

I had some wafer thin tongue at lunch time and it tasted really salty. Tonight I’ve just had half a cracker and it tastes really salty!!! I’m bemused.

I was very ill several years ago after contracting septicaemia and I remember after a few months I became completely intolerant to salt.

Had anybody else experienced this on this plan?

I may need to see my GP

Any thoughts really welcomed

I’m currently vomiting into my mouth a little bit thinking about him tbh. Wasn’t my finest hour. But then, when you’re 16… you do as 16 year olds do…

Thank you so much for your advice so far 🙂

Day 8

Headaches have stopped. Im drinking soooo much more water now 🙂 im drinking up to 3ltrs a day 🙂

I did my first waist measure today and iv lost 3 inches so far! One of my work colleagues who i mentioned about has lost 7lbs! I forgot to weigh myself last week but weighed myself this week so i can monitor lbs from now 🙂

Im having eggs most mornings now or having yoghurt and dipping apple in it 🙂

Iv noticed im enjoying the food i do have more now too! Im also having three meals a day which i never did before. I would skip meals often. I find myself thinking about my food more. Im really enjoying this diet so far! Even resisted at the weekend! I found a vegeterian substitute in the supermarket that was sooooo tasty!

Anyone have any alternative to takeaway ideas for weekends? Iv heard there is a pizza you can make using cauliflour as a base xx

Hi,

Some people keep to 2 meals of 400 cal each in a day. I try to have breakfast.

At the moment with the summer I am having a lot of salad leaves or spinach. Add tomatoes and capers for a salsa effect. The calories for that are negilible and then add a salmon fillet at 200 calories.

Can you have the breakfast without cheese? Cheese costs a lot of calories though allowed and yummy.

I guess I aim for 100/300/400 in meals across the day or 200/300/300…. except when I blow it! It is an average 800 so I don’t get twitchy about being a bit over for a couple of days. The 800 cal is good for faster weight loss but the book says it is not a magical number, just a low enough but not too low. So if you are at 900 cal most days you will still benefit but just a bit slower – but if that means you can stick with it then it is a win

but whats the dad like ????

Hello chickpea! Glad you missed me 😀

Well, it doesn’t come any more hilarious than the above. Just what I needed with a raging hangover… Daughter says ‘You might know *boy’s* Dad. He’s your age and went to your school…’

And it just went downhill from there. I warned her a few years ago to find out instantly the names and ages of any of her potential love interests parents. Precisely because of things like this. And then I’d let her know if she was allowed to date them. However, she threw me under the bus with this one.

oh lucky and timmy how i have missed you both let the hilarity commence !!!!!!!!

Following — have the same issue!

Day1 -week 6. (second 8 week block)
Another 3 and a 1/4 pounds off…..thank heavens.
Haven’t done as much walking as I would have liked to this week because of the appalling rain/storms and high winds. Still managed some though.
More ” fat clothes” out of the house and a few more nicer smaller items in , courtesy of e-bay.
Have now started getting the “I think you have lost enough now” comments …oh Goody!!! one of them is now bigger than me for the first time ever!?
I am now 11, 1 and a 1/4….can’t wait to get under that next stone marker and begin with a 10.
My crunching knee has really improved and doesn’t complain half as much.
I can really see the light at the end of the tunnel….
Off for more water…….

Yes, I bought some for the first time last week and put them in the freezer. I took one out last night and had it for lunch today with cheese, it was lovely and when I tested my BS 2 hours later, it was a lovely 7.

Is it best for me to do the 800 calorie BSD for the 8 weeks or the 5:2? would like to hear how others have got on with the daily 800, what sort of food you ate and how it helped with your diabetes? thanks

Lidl are now doing a high protein bread roll and it only has 9 carbs. It’s really filling so you only need one and they are really nice.

Hopeful

It’s not bad at all is it Janey? Most bread like of the breads so far.

Yes Timmy, I am rough as today. Rough as. And I just found out I copped off with daughters new boyfriends dad when we were 16 😜😂😂😂😂😂😂 and told him too. Poor lad was cringing. He went purple under his foundation.

Janey, what you keep in your cupboard is up to you!

I’ve still got Willies in my cupboard! Just tried one -even that tastes too sweet 🤐

Did you have the dreaded BSD hangover as a result?

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.