Thought I was at the end of 24weeks but it’s 25, so 71.25lbs (5st 1.25lbs) down That’s unbelievable!
Nearly halfway there – not that I’m setting such a big target. One week or day at a time.
It’s strange to think I’m proud of nearly reaching your starting weight Lynne. You are doing so well Gratz on the 32 week new forum I’ll be joining it in a few weeks.

Oops my error sorry

It was the last question that didn’t accept my entry. But all fine now and still dont understand it lol

Keeping mfp at 50g carbs and fat higher than protein seems ok

Thanku for ur help

My offer price UP2 arrived saturday. so far ok though the app keeps crashing on my phone so takes ages to get in to get to the info. But that might be my phone capacity (bottom of range of smart phones).

Igorasusual,

I can’t do the cherry tomatoes… I won’t ever be able to get used to tomatoes or mushrooms but I will try to find something else.
I understand what you mean about the lollies. I have about 15 left so when they are gone I won’t get any more..
Ok thanks again.
Off for a shower.. then to make something for dinner.

Hi Sneak_me

if the sugar-free lollies help, well that’s fine. Though just consider that although they don’t have sugar in, they are continuing to train you to regard sweet things as treats…….which might sabotage you later.

When struck by an attack of the munchies I tried to keep myself to BSD friendly baby plum tomatoes. 6 of these, eaten really s l o w l y are 16 calories and 3 carbs. Yes, they are sweet but not in a sweetie type of way, more in a vegetably sort of way if you know what I mean.

You will have a bit of time to go through whilst your body – which has evidently been working on a carb-driven metabolism – to switch to another way. But stick to it, and you will see the benefits as the carb fog lifts! 🙂

Really? The Keto-calculator site wouldn’t accept 50g of carbs per day?

Did you fill in the personal details at the top, and your best guess of body fat percentage? You do need to do that first.

Because for me it will accept 50g and upwards.

Everyone is different (interesting to see what your Base Metabolic Rate is for your age, fitness level etc), but my macros are as follows if I set carbs at 50g per day (I currently have them lower for mt own purposes).

50 g Carbs (20%, 200 kcal)
79 g Protein (32%, 316 kcal)
54 g Fat (48%, 484 kcal)

ruthdownunder,

I will leave the exercise points alone and think of them as bonus…
Oh yeah I will grab the spinach next time to cook with my sausage and see how that goes. Thanks
Yes well with your friends doing it then I am sure I can do it too as I only need to lose 10-15kg… so hope so…
I will look out for others who post their food ideas too.

igorasusual,

I will again leave the exercise alone…. Keep doing it but not eat more food to compensate. I haven’t so far but wanted to check.
I am already finding that I am not as hungry, but still look around for that little something to nibble. I have gone on to sugar free lollies to suck on at the moment during those times unless someone can tell me they are not good.
It is funny you should mention what you said about carbs and the sleeve… I was more of a sweet tooth after the sleeve and couldn’t figure out why and I was always hungry…. Now what you said might just explain it a bit better…
I can’t wait to be springing out of bed in the mornings full of life and energy!!! I need at least 9 hours at moment and then could easily go back to bed… Sheesh! what have I done to myself….

Wake up girl grab hold of you life and start living it heheheh i keep trying to tell myself that to keep me motivated….
I can do this…. I am gonna get off my medication too …. all of it…..
MFP keeps telling me I am not eating enough…. sheesh! That’s gotta be a first..
Thanks again ladies….

Captainlynne,

Thanks for the info, I am off to read your stuff…

Hurrah timmy is back !! Goid news on the hol food front
like janey says all back in post hol mode ready to start again !!
i am coming ip to my first week weigh in again on thurs so fingers crossed
hoping for at least the 3 lb down that i put on whilst on hol
you have been missed mr timmy !

Morning chickadees!
Welcome back TIMMY and well done on just very modest consumption of holiday goodies! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ X

Thanks
Not sure I got right figures tho
As it wouldn’t accept the 50g carb a day

Hi captainlynne
Just logged in and spotted your post. You are amazing…..huge hats off to you….. brill work.
You may have guessed by my congrats that I’m …..STILL not down to 9st 11lb but I’m getting there….just 1lb to go for me.
(Confession…..out for the day yesterday and along with my healthy picnic. I accepted the tempting offers of others for a cream scone and 2 glasses of wine……oops. Strange but my scales seem to have registered this!!!!)

Been hovering around the magic BMI number but it’s not official unless it is official weigh-in day. So 9st 12lb it is 🙂
Week 30 of strict BSD 800 should do it!!!

Good news is my body has really been working on my tummy muscles in the last few weeks.
The ‘when-is-that-baby-due’ look that I have been sporting for years is long gone.

Just a very small tummy-wodge to go. Body pump this morning might help!!!

Hi Timmy, welcome back! Sounds like you had a great time 👍🏼

We are all in post holiday mode – need to get back on plan! Altho I think most of us were a lot better behaved than we feared prior to the BSD!

Clothes rather than tape is very good shout. I’m waist barely appears to have changed according to the tape measure, but trousers that I used to shovel myself into are hanging off me now. And yesterday when I caught a side on glimpse of me in the mirror my previous protruding gut wasn’t very protruding at all!

Another thing

Look at this site

http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com

And see if your nutrient balance is right if you set carbs as 50g or under. You MAY be eating too much protein and too little fat.

Didn’t have time to jump on the electronic scales this morning (plus my FIL is staying at the moment, and I wasn’t going to run through the house half naked to get to them), but the old fashioned scales looked like I was around the 88kg mark.

My initial target weight was 85kg, and it still is, but I think that would be me with more muscle mass than I currently have, so I’m setting an interim target of 80-82kg with a view to then build muscle back up to 85kg. I think that is the only way I will achieve the flat stomach that I’m after!

I’ll do a proper weigh in on Friday and report back.

DO stick with it. Many people have plateaux and it’s hard to understand if you’re in the middle of one.

I tried a few things

Increase the water even more!
Up the exercise just a bit
Do just one day at a time
Weigh less often and try more clothes as measurements rather than tape measures.

Fingers crossed for you. 🙂

That sounds sensible. 15% is a lot – 10% is also ambitious but should be achievable.

Go for the lower target and if you smash it then no reason not to up the ante! 😉

You could try having a look at this website where after adding your details it suggests nutrient percentages.

I found it very helpful and continue to use it now I’m on maintenance.

http://keto-calculator.ankerl.com

Hope that helps. 🙂

Bonjour people. I’m back from France. Think I put on 1lb or there abouts in 10 days. Instead of eating croissants for breakfast every morning I stuck with my yog and nuts. I did have croissants on a couple of occasions and some nice french bread, but on the whole was pretty good. Apart from the copious amounts of stinky cheese and pate and booze (although far less booze that I would have previously drunk!). I kept moving a LOT, and actually learned butterfly whilst I was away. I’m well chuffed. I’m a very good breast/crawl swimmer but have never been taught fly, so I was whooping like an idiot after my first length.

I then stupidly did tough mudder on saturday. 10.6 miles of torturous running/obstacle courses. I’ve got two mammoth bruises on the backs of my legs and a lovely one brewing on my hip, but it’s got to be said, it was brilliant fun. I’m signing up for next sure definitely!

Just looking for tips here and making sure I have added Goals in it right…

I have set the

Carbs to 50g = 25%
Fats to 40g = 45%
Protein to 60g = 30%

Does this seem right?

Thanks for the link to your blog Izzy – I’ve added it to my Feedly so I can follow you 😃

Hi All

Not sure if this cheating but I’ve downgraded one of my goals. At the start of the plan I wanted to lose 15% of my body weight but have adjusted that down to 10%. I still want to lose 15% plus, but thought if I broke it down into smaller chunks it might spur me on more or am I just fooling myself????

Anyway have lost half of the pound I put on after my Indian Meal ‘TREAT’ on Saturday night ….. no treat at all! will be more careful in the future.

Hi. Do you not have much weight to lose? Are you drinking enough water? Enough fat? Just a few thoughts.

Measurements often change even when the scales don’t move.

Keep on keeping on !

Sorry, but it’s 800 calories, no extra for exercise.

Great result Bissell. It can certainly last. I’ve lost another pound since Saturday, so only 4 pounds to go to my 9.7 target.

Thanks blue1919 😃

I know I’ve been very fortunate. Because I weigh daily I see the same weight for days but then it drops. I’ve learned in all those years of assorted slimming clubs that this can (and does) happen so just gritted my teeth and carried on. What was it those leaders said – “the plan works is you work the plan”!

Again, perhaps I’m fortunate because I don’t drink alcohol. The last time I did, probably around 20 years ago, I was on a transatlantic flight home. That tiny bottle of wine Meade me feel so ill I didn’t know if I was dying or if I just wanted to.

I live alone, so don’t often have carbs in the house. Except when I have the granddaughters staying, or other visitors who need feeding.

But I’m often faced with food in work/social situations. I’ve had holidays and residential conferences since starting the BSD. The early ones were a learning experience food wise. I learned that as well as avoiding carbs I needed to be more careful with portion control. Reach experience has built on the ones before.

For me, from past experiences, I knew at the beginning that I needed to go ‘cold turkey’ and cut out the carbs as much as possible and not have any ‘cheats’ or ‘treat days’. For me that would be the start of a very slippery slope, opening a whole can of worms that doesn’t need opening. I know some folk are comfortable doing that, but it’s not for me.

I’ve been called lots of things, but never a train LOL. Picture of Thomas the Tank Engine in my head. Or perhaps the Flying Scotsman! If I was a train, what kind of train would I be? Passenger, steam, diesel, freight, etc?

Hi thanks for the tip I will up the salt . I have high BP so mindful of too much . Obviously I need more now it’s early days so some changes required .

Ok so day 19 and have not lost any more weight. That’s 11 days plateau. I’m aware that there are other benefits to this for me but it’s like my body has just decided to say no. I’m measuring and weighing out correctly, and drinking plenty most days. I don’t understand why so long. Friends are saying your not eating enough you need a one day a week blow out ( no I haven’t or won’t) but I don’t know what else to do. Am trying to hold my nerve but it’s getting harder each day there is seemingly no progress. I want some good news.

All I can say is…
It’s neArly the bank holiday weekend.
It’s raining, it’s Monday, it’s work day.
Wait.
Did I just say it’s raining?

Yipppeeeee
My favourite sport… Puddle jumping.

Hope you are having a great day too.

😀

Love Lucia
Xxxx

YAY – end of wk 6 – nearly 10% of weight lost today and I am now 75kg. In old money that’s just under 12 stone. I am so happy to have reached this goal and I think it was 2 years ago I was this weight (on 5:2 but couldn’t stick to it). This seems to be my danger time – on MFP where I’ve tried to lose weight over the last few years this is the lowest I’ve got to and then it creeps up again but I think BSD really suits me – I enjoy eating like this. hope everyone has a good week!

I’ve switched to full fat milk. Not very much in tea/coffee and I count it in.

Remember that when the dairy industry takes out fat to get low fat products the sugar and carb content goes up!

If you like the full fat taste – have it! 🙂

Ground almonds or linseed meal make good alternatives to breadcrumbs. I have also seen a recipe recently that used quinoa, you cook it as usual legit drain really well then spread it out on a T towel to get it as dry as possible.

Hi throne

If you are feeling light-headed try having a little more salt.

You could have feta cheese, or a stock cube in boiling water as a drink, or add some more salt to food.

One of the results of the BSD and all the water we’re drinking is that the sodium is being excreted and we need to make sure we get enough. Particularly important if you’re exercising and getting hot as well.

Try the salt – you should find it helps

Ay Caramba *waves*. Just looking for you. Hit 9st 11lb today – how are you doing?

4 pounds and I’m be at my target 😃

I’m still here! Just back from 12 days away at my caravan and happy to report I lost a lb/ stayed the same. It was good for me not to have the scales there, I’ve weighed myself about a dozen times in the 24 hours since I got back. Stuck to the principles but didn’t count calories. Much more aware of when/what/how often I eat now. Could it possibly last? I hope so.
How is everyone else doing?

Well done Babs! 🙂

However I do think there is some link between this diet and the fashion industry as the demand for new clothes is amazing!!!

OH down several sizes and completely new wardrobe!

But it’s all good 🙂

Hi Sneak_me, well done, keep focusing on the BSD principles and you will be fine.

2 things –
I wouldn’t add the exercise calories “gained” to tour 800 target. Just think of those as banked fat-burning ones. Stick to 800 as an aim and keep the exercise going.

Secondly just remember that cooking and eating full fat is good (I know we’ve been told for years it’s wrong, but you have to get over that). It also fills you up.

So you can fry food – although of course you should add in the calories from the oil to your total count for the day. I love my olive oil !

Hope that helps and good luck! Onwards and downwards.

And one other thing – you do realise that by eating the refined carbs and training your body to get energy from them it was automatically making you hungry for more? So it wasn’t you “failing” at the gastric sleeve. If you stop eating the refined carbs, your body will switch to getting its energy from your fat cells (it might take a bit to get used to doing this, but it will do it). This will change hunger and food for you.

And possibly life, too. I write this after having bounced up from bed at 6am – I am so lively and energetic I have gained another couple of hours each day. And so has OH who has also lowered his blood sugar and come off Metformin.

Stick to it! Onwards and downwards:)

hi

I do not think we are allowed to count extra for the exercise – but someone more experienced than I will probably come to the party on that. I think it is just good for us.

When you are cooking your sausage and egg, throw the baby spinach in the pan with it. It will cook really quickly and taste really good. I have mastered a one pan dinner with lots of quick cooking veg as well as the protein. You are gonna need the fibre of the green veg because you have no grains.

It will be fine – just one meal at a time and one day at a time. A lot of people post their food which will give you some ideas as well.

Just to let you know I have friends who lost 50 and 40 kg respectively on similar diets. Big John is now not nearly so big, and completely reversed his diabetes with the first 20 kg. His lady was not diabetic, just very big and they both look completely different, and they have kept it off for some time.

hi

I do not think we are allowed to count extra for the exercise – but someone more experienced than I will probably come to the party on that. I think it is just good for us.

When you are cooking your sausage and egg, throw the baby spinach in the pan with it. It will cook really quickly and taste really good. I have mastered a one pan dinner with lots of quick cooking veg as well as the protein. You are gonna need the fibre of the green veg because you have no grains.

It will be fine – just one meal at a time and one day at a time. A lot of people post their food which will give you some ideas as well.

Just to let you know I have friends who lost 50 and 40 kg respectively on similar diets. Big John is now not nearly so big, and completely reversed his diabetes with the first 20 kg. His lady was not diabetic, just very big and they both look completely different, and they have kept it off for some time.

Hey guys

It still works 12 weeks 37 pounds lost in total including another 2 pounds this past week. Hurray!
Had a couple of celebratory meals this week still ok. I think I’m naturally choosing low carb foods.
Bless my lads as they all order chocolate desserts they automatically order ‘your special mint tea’ mum so I’m not left with an empty plate.

Keep going everyone those 2 pounds a week add up to something great.

My next mini goal is another 5 pounds to get me into the next stone bracket.

Hey theone –

Welcome to the BSD, I have only just started a few days ago and not weighing in till next Thurs morning so can’t tell you how good I am but I do take my BSL each morning and it is doing well but I am still on full medication but I won’t be on them soon I hope.

Myself and my husband had the gastric sleeve done in Dec 2014, we did well to start with but we just went right back to our old eating habits and put most of it back on again. Don’t take our example as a overall for the sleeve’s success as every other person we know that has had it has done really well and stayed off. We are the only ones that didn’t. I don’t tell anyone that I have had it done cox it is embarrassing to admit it now. (I tell you guys in here, that’s different).
We treated our daughter to have it done too a few months after us and she was nearly 140kg, she is now 78kg she did so well and has just hovered around there. She knows how to manage her food like all the other good people who have had it done. We were only just on the bottom line of allowed to have it done as we were not that much overweight and sometimes I wonder if that had something to do with it because everyone else we know of that had had it done and been successful all had a lot more to lose.
I just think I suck at the food managing thing hence why I have been a diabetic for 23 years…
But I am hoping that this will turn my life around…. I have got to believe it will….

Thanks ruthdownunder,

I haven’t touched spuds since I started this so I’m doing ok with that.
I am cooking as we speak a sausage and egg for lunch today just to taste good and not blow it… I always dry fry as well anyway, no need for extra for me. Might not be the best lunch to have but tis what I’m having today.
I will take your advice when jazzing up my veggies and the new ones I will try.
Got a question, we earn exercise points on the fitness pal when we do exercise, do we just leave that as just being extra good or are we supposed to take them up on some more food, not sure on this one…
Wanna check before i end up doing it wrong.

I’m so exited to be doing this and having this support. It will work for me I know it will. It has too.
YAY!

Yowzer, funny you should say that but last night as I was trying to go to sleep I decided that I would start with ebay 🙂 Here is the link to my Blog, you can see what I’ve been doing in there 🙂

http://dragonflydreamseeker.blogspot.co.uk/

I say trying to sleep because I think I had about 2 hours sleep in the end last night grrr. I was very wakeful and fidgetty ALL night. I did have a nice sleep in yesterday morning though and I actually feel fine today despite the lack of sleepage.

Mr Stud I’m having some of my soup for lunch and the rest of mine is chilling as well! Soup is such an easy thing to make and store. I had a look at that Etsy article, lolled at the origami one! I think I will build up a bit of stock and try all of the options. I’ll start with ebay tonight, then I will add in Folksy, and then Etsy. I’ll skip Amazon I think as their listing fees are much higher.

Well back to BSD business!

Breakfast today was greek yoghurt and strawberries. Lunch will be lentil soup and dinner will be something chickenny, not sure what yet.

Have a great day BSD-ers 🙂

Hi, I have ordered one on offer. I am not sure of its accuracy reviews, but a lot of people at my gym seem to wear them. I will post my experiences soon as I get one.

I didn’t report in last week. Don’t know why. In the last two weeks I have said goodbye to another 2.75lbs bringing me to a total of 1 stone 12lbs in fifteen weeks. My blood sugar is hovering between 105 and 110 mg/dL and I would really like to get it down to under 100 before my next full blood test. My husband, who is doing this with me, is complaining that his trousers are falling down again.

Sneak-me I would def leave out the spuds for the time being , and probably the corn for a while, but peas, pumpkin and carrots are ok in smaller amounts. I have eaten them all . Spinach, cauliflower, cabbage – have as much as you like. I thought I only liked cauli in white sauce, but it has started tasting wonderful with salt, pepper and a smidge of butter, even a smidge of grated cheese, if you are careful with the amount. Your blood sugar will go down quickly. If you are headachy, drink more water/tea etc and eat a little more protein and fat, not more carbs. Do not underestimate how good vegies can taste with the tiniest amount of good fat with them. I remember reading years ago that Italian children eat their vegies with no complaint because they taste so delicious

theone welcome -best of luck. Go into the forum and read lots, Izzy, CaptainLynne, Lucky, Lucia, Frog, Hashimoto, HappyLife, Bill ‘this has to work for me’ and many others. It is like having dozens of diet buddies and really works. If you have a question post it and someone will answer it.

CaptainLynne has lost nearly 40 kilos since just before Christmas. And many others have had great success.

It’s a battle my Dr advised me to go on this diet and if I can’t then he recommended me to undergo gastric sleeve . I read you did have it done but put the weight back on so that’s not a solution either . I am also in WA hopefully we can both have success on this 8 week challenge .

Thanks RobbityBob
Describe rough for the first few days, hungry or low BG ? I’m starting to feel a little light headed this afternoon the BG levels are the same . Back to work tomorrow worried about how I will feel .

I’m on day 4 and am definitely feeling more stable. The first couple of days were a bit rough.

Hi ruthdownunder
Thank you, I couldn’t have done it without the support of everyone on the forum, it’s very motivating to read about everyone else’s success.

I’m off work today and would normally go for a 2 hour bush walk, but there’s rain closing in so I came home after an hour. It’s funny how I felt disappointed to have to cut it short, where 5 months ago, it would have killed me to walk 30 minutes. Amazing how the body adapts to exercise!
Good luck to everyone this week, stay strong😀
Cheers
Linda