Hi there Igorasusual,

Thanks for the reply and helpful advice, I am not allergic to those foods as far as I know…I have not had them since early childhood.
I did try two new things last year and found I liked them.. Cherries (real ones not glazed) and something else that has slipped my mind for the moment but I could try to add a few new tries this year… I cannot imagine facing a tomato or a mushroom though. Can’t even stand the smell of them.
When i make myself a salad it consists of cheese, beetroot, carrot, tinned corn, nuts, chopped up boiled egg or meat that is it… I love that but it isn’t really healthy….
I really wish I loved all the salady things, my husband and daughters love it all and my two sisters love it all so what went wrong with me?? hehehe anyway I shall do a few trials and see how I go…

Thanks again

Hi Steve, congratulations.

I have been doing the diet for eight weeks. Can you tell me are you still following the 800 calorie diet at 12 weeks. I’ve been unsure if I should carry on or go on the 5:2

Thanks.
Sandra

Morning! I am starting today. I have tried (and failed) to lose weight over the last three years, having significantly lost before but binged it all back (thank you sugar addiction). I know that this will work, although I am worried about regaining and it triggering a binge reaction. I struggled with the 5:2 because the ‘normal’ days were just too unstructured for me. I’ve signed up for Slimming World but find the emphasis on ‘free’ carbohydrates and restriction on fats a bit bizarre – I will use up my membership but honestly, I just want a good kick up the weight loss after being stuck at 13-14 stone (a good 45-60lbs more than I need) for so long.
I struggle to exercise because I am a full-time parent and my daughter is autistic. She is also overweight because her stomach never feels full and she has hypermobility, so gets tired very quickly. Her diet is all beige and we are working – and have been working for six years – on that… Anyway. I am determined to show her that transformation is possible. I have worked out my food for the first day using MFP and am delighted at how much I can eat for 850 calories – I’m aiming for 800-900 and no more than 100g carbs, as I know that I cannot cope with the brain fog while looking after my girl. I have got rid of all the trigger food in my house.
Has anyone else found they cannot lose weight on a ‘traditional’ calorie counting diet? I have counted for over 400 days on MFP but as soon as I go over 1200 calories I stop losing. I was part of a facebook group and they just didn’t believe that I could not lose weight at that level and said I was responsible for it after years of yo-yo dieting and low muscle tone…
Fingers crossed.
Starting weight: 14 stone 1/2lb. (5ft7) chest – 38.5 inches; waist – 38.5 inches; hips – 47 inches; (horrified!!).

Hi. I have an under active thyroid and diabetes. I had got very low because I thought nothing would ever work. When I asked for dieting advice from the doctors they repeatedly told me there was probably nothing I could do. Fortunately they were wrong. I have just completed eight weeks of the blood sugar diet and I have lost lots of weight and size. Go for it. I found it easy to stick too and you just feel better and better each week.

Today I am weighing in at 11st 6lb. Decreasing slowly. 👍 This is OK and I am feeling brilliant. My boast is that I can now take my size 14 jeans of without undoing them!

yay another day complete.
Sticking to calories, did 20mins weight work out and almost at 10,000 steps for the day.
Made a chicken and silverbeet bake that the whole family enjoyed for dinner.
Only thing is I felt really tired after the gym but drinking heaps of water.
So far so good!

Breakfast raspberries and a nectarine, tea then glass of water. Off to Pilates for 8:30am. A beautiful day.

Hey Izzy, sorry to hear you’ve been feeling a bit rubbish 🙁

You should do both. Enter the competition first and if nothing happens there, submit, submit, submit!!! He who dares, Rodney, he who dares… etc 🙂

Oh God Antigone, I’m sorry, I missed your post. You fell off your horse, didn’t you? Hope you’re feeling better by this morning. The wine was medicinal *nods* I understand 🙂

I have to say SheB, with the exception of the chickpea wraps, I haven’t yet tried any of the recipes in the book nor on the forum. A lot of the things we liked to eat anyway can be adapted, or are suitable anyway once you omit the pasta/rice/potato element. It’s being away from the home that’s my downfall. Picnics, days out etc. And, obviously, camping…

Hi Sneak_me and welcome!

I’m sorry you feel you can’t eat so many foods – are you intolerant/allergic?

If not, I would urge you to try a few – not too many to start, but a few within the suggested recipes – because many people here have found that they begin to like things they’d never liked or eaten before. It’s strange!

A little bit of trialling might broaden your scope which would be an additional great result for the BSD!

Other people will suggest things to help. I’m sure.

Mr Stud, hope you made it to Jupiter – I’m both a believer and a skeptic!

My son frequently runs out of fuel due to frequent visits to the moon, where he agrees that there really is a man up there, and it is all made of cheese.

Hello Happy! You have done such an amazing job well done! You should use the bag – no sense just looking at it!

Well today is weigh and measure day, well it should have been. I remembered to weigh but forgot to measure haha.

Anyway my weight is same as Friday which gives me a 3.5lb loss this week, so got rid of last weeks gain plus a bit more. I’m happy with that. Would have liked another little bit just to be over the 2stone lost though but hopefully that will happen this week 🙂

With the odd glitch this really feels like a lifestyle for me now. Even when I do have my misshaps I never eat as much carbs as I once did, I make different choices at home and when out for meals than I used to. I know my losses are still slower than most but I can see if I just keep this lifestyle that sooner or later I will plod my way forwards to my destination – health!

I’ve been pondering what to do about my book – there is a competition I could enter in September, or I could try submitting the manuscript to one of the publishers that accept unsolicited ones. Many of the big publishers will only accept manuscripts via an agent and I’m a little daunted at the idea of that.

There is only one publisher I could find in Scotland, which I thought might be nice if they wanted me, supporting industry closer to home and there are many in the UK.

I’ve had my morning shake, I’ve got left over chicken from last night and tomatoes for lunch. No idea about dinner. Maybe pasta bake for the others and courgetti for me…

Have a great day 🙂

You’re welcome SheB 🙂 Sorry I didn’t reply last night, I flaked out super early. No, of course I don’t mind, I think that’s what is making this work for so many people, complete honesty. I started at 17 stone 9 on the 11th June. I’ve lost 31.5 lbs, put a little back on whilst camping, but I’m 2.5 lbs off the 31.5 lbs again after four days back on BSD, so my week of being lax will probably be completely undone by the end of this week. That’s one of the great things about this plan. My husband started the same time weighing in at 18 stone 4 and yesterday he was 16 stone 2.5.

Great advice there from Frog too on all counts. I think when you’ve been walking you actually miss it when you don’t go, and they say something about taking 3 weeks to make or break a habit. I assume you have some sort of fitness band or pedometer as you’re keeping track of your steps and miles, I find it’s been invaluable in making me move. I’ve also been duelling some of the ladies on the thread who have the same band as I do. I find the element of competition makes me really shift 😉 I don’t like losing… only pounds and inches hehe 🙂 Keep going! Beg, steal, borrow dogs if you can, or as Frog said – make some extra cash doing it!

Frog, my hubby said the other day that there was a group about 5 miles from me and they were doing a walking marathon and half marathon for charity, a local children’s hospice. I’m tempted. That would be an achievement. And a good way to raise cash for a really worthy cause which helped my friend’s daughter a few years ago.

Fantastic! Congratulations! What an inspiring story. Very best wishes for the final part of your journey to health! 🙂

You can have your own spreadsheet, but I used MyFitnessPal very successfully (there are other apps) which lets you enter your stats and goals and helps you plan your meals by telling you the nutrition.

You can also scan in barcodes of shop bought product.

Helps you keep track of carbs within your calories also – if you can keep to 50g per day of good carbs or less this will help your weight loss – or so many people have experienced.

Good luck! 🙂

Well. I fell asleep in my chair at 8.30 pm. I was nudged awake at 12.30 am. And then slept again until gone 6 this morning 😮

Another 0.1 kg down this morning, only a small movement but still, in the right direction!

Smp – if you find something online, just bookmark the link. That’s what I’ve had to start doing, then just go to the bookmarks list and find it from there. Mine is in date order on Firefox so they’re not scattered around date wise, and I can see anything from June onwards is BSD friendly, and I have to ignore every recipe bookmarked pre BSD 😉

That’s the badger, Frog. Peanut butter one I bought. Think they were new in to this particular shop, and they only had the two stocked at the moment, peanut and vanilla I think they were. The raw pies do look nice! I never thought I’d see the day that I’d try stuff like this let alone buy it.

Desert Island Oppo – it would have to be coffee. Sorry Frog. Ooooooooooh coffee and walnut, actually.

Hope you enjoy it after my recommendation Avila! Even my husband liked it so that says a lot.

Thanks Tokyo! Oh that’s good, best they’re out of temptation isn’t it? The headache could be to do with the hot weather too, a bit of both. It’s funny, now I’ve had my little holiday blip, despite being quite good about it at the time, I’m now kicking myself for not having the things I miss! Why didn’t I have a slice of pizza instead of a slice of cake? Or a pie instead of a sandwich?? Why didn’t I use my naughtiness more wisely??

Oh Runforfun – naughty 😉

Janey, if you’re making chickpea wraps whilst on holiday, you deserve a beer! 🙂

Well done Ruth. I think it works to an extent, but there comes a point where you have to track, doesn’t there? Even I have to now, I think from the 7th week.

Right – today’s grumble for you. Back? Fine. Hip? Fine. Leg/knee? Fine! Yippee?? No. So this is for any walkers here. Heel pain, and I mean under the foot specifically, when you put your foot onto the ground. Searing pain too that has you walking almost on the toes of the affected foot. I’m assuming it’s connected to the increased walking. Other than pain relief, is there anything I can do to prevent it or ease it? Any suggestions gratefully received because I don’t want to stop walking.

Hi there Nikki,

Thanks for the encouragement and the info about your own journey..
I liked your tips for food but there is so much in there that I can’t eat.. Mushrooms, Tomatoes , eggplant, Zucchini etc
This is why I get disheartened….
Still I will give it a go..

Thanks again heaps and keep in touch..

Hi all,

Just started the 8 week BSD, and Need to plan my meals & snacks for the week.
Just wondering if there is a PDF or Excel spreadsheet available that we can manipulate to add/include our meals and snacks for the week.
Rather than doing one myself. It would be really good to be able to add up the calories for the day, as I’m substituting some meals in the plan and need to make sure I’m still within the allotted calorie count.

TIA, Hayley

Weighed myself just now. Lost the weight gained + another pound (despite caving in to a bag of Wotsits last night!) Very pleased

Angeline, I have approx 4 stone to lose also, and am a very slow loser, but now in week 8 and have only 3 stone 1 pound to lose so keep heart

Hi Frog,

I think you have to “subscribe” to it.
Log in to the main website on a computer and you should be able to find where.

I’ll have a look tonight.

John

SUE2000……..your diabetic nurse speaks wise words.

Keep finding some gems on the forum.

Keep posting.

Daniel you are doing fine. I can see you in those sharp new suits – but you won’t need quite so many if you are no longer on Wall St. Merino wool like your sneakers is fabulous for keeping warm and keeping cool – don’t know why.

What is a sloppy joe? – down here it is a casual top but I guess you are not eating that?

Good work Steve – keep it up.

Hi to all while most are still sleeping, I am glad we don’t have oppo icecream here. Orinocco you are doing fine just watch those bp meds. My bp and many other dropped very dramatically

Well ladies and gentlemen you convinced my that I should track instead of eyeballing.! I am glad someone mentioned that MFP is not always right. I did my day perfectly and there were my carbs well over 120 – MFP telling me that my 3 little passionfruit had 96 gms of carb. I have emailed them – wonder whether they will fix it. I may just have to add them in mentally.

On a serious note, thanks to all. I was on a plateau and then went up 3 pounds, but did not panic and have now lost it all and more and it is all due to you lovely people. Have a great Wednesday bsders

Hi Sneak
Well done for joining. I too read the book and really mentally prepared myself. I don’t like veggies much either unless their with a sauce or in something. But I love salads. My husband can eat a big pot of steamed veggies, I wouldn’t enjoy it unless its covered in gravy …which by the way apparently is an allowed food.
I’m 55 and live in Adelaide and started the BSD Sunday 14th August which means I am on day 11. I’m 5’8 and started at 87.3 kgs .
I too am on medication for high blood pressure and hoping weight loss will help get me off it.
I have now lost 3.6kgs in 11 days! I’m pretty happy with that result especially if it keeps going like this. I’m doing it to lose weight but my husband is doing it to reverse his type 2 diabetes. He started at blood sugar levels of around 7-8 and its been steadily going down , this morning it 5.7. He’s still on a 1 metformin morning and night but plans to reduce it to 1 a day if his results stay around the mid 5’s.

Re: what to eat, the key I have found is planning ahead. Its surprising what recipes there are which suit the diet. Also I have found it easier to just have 2 meals a day, that way I can have more calories at each. So I skip breakfast and have an early lunch.

To date I have made a veggie lasagne – you can buy carb free lasagne sheets in the health food section of the supermarket. I used almond milk to make a white sauce and added a layer of ricotta cheese as well. I just sprayed slices of eggplant, mushrooms and zucchini with olive oil and pan fried in a char grill pan. Then just layered them and baked…delish. Veggie omelettes are great too. see the recipe on this website. I just added a photo of one I cooked this week.

Later this week I am making Chicken San Chow Bow, and almond crusted chicken schnitzels. We also often BBQ chicken and have a salad (often coleslaw as its a good food for gut bacteria and low in calories) with it. There are 5 people in the family and even though only 2 of us are doing the diet everyone is eating it as well, my 26 yo son hasn’t even noticed there are carbs missing.

And eating out is not a problem, last night at the pub I had a warm chciken salad with avocado and quinoa. Lunch out with a friend today I just had scrambles eggs and roasted tomatoes with some basil pesto on top, no bread …and I didn’t miss it too much.

I am viewing this as a change of lifestyle eating. I will never go back to eating the amount of carbs I did in the past. I just love crunchy food and was always looking for something to munch on. At 87 kgs, I was the heaviest I had ever been in my life!

Also don’t forget to increase activity. I am doing more stairs whilst at work and trying to walk more. I’m still waiting for my fitbit to arrive in the post, then I can monitor how many steps I am doing daily..

Using the My Fitness Pal app is great, you can log your calories and look up how many calories, fat and carbs in foods. Also make sure you don’t get constipated and take something to help if you do. And lastly I take a daily probiotic (Wegeners make one with 11 different probiotics in it) to help the bowel. Once you load up on probiotics, you need to eat foods that thay love to keep them ie cabbage, yogurt, fermented foods (miso, pickeld onions, gherkins etc). Dont forget to drink plenty.

Hope all this helps. Once you see kilo’s dropping off, it will inspire you to keep going. Cheers & Good Luck Nikki

Hi all well ive been going for 12 weeks today i went and got all of my blood tests done this morning looking forward to seeing my doctor on Friday afternoon so far i have lost a total of 24kg. I have not been this size for over 25 yrs my goal was 30kgs in 12 weeks so ill go a little over that . I walk on the treadmill every morning at 5am for one hour just short of 8klm and then do weights in the arvo for 30mins 6 days a week I find i dont need lunch or if i have lunch i dont need dinner never felt better would like to get to around 85kg currently 106kg another 3 months should see it done.

I am female, 81kg, 48yo from Western Australia.
I have been type 2 diabetic for 23 years after having gestational diabetes when pregnant with my 23yo daughter. I have never been able to shake it off. I am on Metformin 3 times a day and diamicron once a day too just for diabetes, I also have high cholesterol and a bit of blood pressure which I also take meds for (metabolic syndrome).
18months ago I had a gastric sleeve performed and I lost a bit of weight but I have put it back on.
I am joining here today to change my life,. I have read the book and have downloaded mindfulness app and I am ready to go.
I will need lots of help along the way as I have never like salad foods, fish/seafood and not a lot of vegies, this makes things a lot harder for me.
Anyone with any advice is welcome to message me…
Here goes every one..

Hi all,

I’ve just received the latest BSD newsletter from Michael Mosley, where he excitingly announces that there will be a recipe book due out in September i think. Greatly looking forward to that but would just like to ask if the recipes in the new recipe book can have more nutritional info in them, such accurate calories, fat, net carbs, protein etc.

It would be a huge help as i’ve just spent the best part of 2 nights working out the carbs in the recipes in the original book! Please tell me there will be more info and i won’t have to spend an age working it out myself! Fingers crossed.

My experience has been fantastic. I completed the eight weeks relatively easily. I think I must have just been in the right mind set.
I lost 35.5 lbs and I was on full medication averaging blood sugars between 14 and 20. I am now meds free and average between 4.6 and 5.9.
I think the biggest motivator for me was to concentrate on the blood sugar results rather than the weight.

I have decided I would now like to lose another 20lbs and get my bloods to average at 3.5 to 4.5.
My only criticism of the book was that it does not really lead you into what you should do next. I found that part a bit vague.

So I have yesterday started the 5:2 diet. I hope this is the right way for me. I would be interested to see if others have done this.

Sandra

no worries
some of the cycling is v confusing – they explained some of it just now – am even more confused

Don’t worry Tokyo, I’m off the beach. It’s dark out there and the tide is in now! Fajitas made with lucky wraps tonight. Accompanied by a beer admittedly.. But still trying to be good!

what newsletter stringbreaker? for here?
I don’t get one!

Hi frog,
Thank you, I think I’m still well under 50g carbs for the day!
Christine

according to my fitness pal – 3 maltesers
Calories 30
Total Fat 2 g
Total Carbs 4 g
Sugars 3 g
Protein 0

Hi stringbreaker,
I have just had a read the newsletter, it looks interesting, I might treat myself to the new book, I need some inspiration! Thanks for pointing me in the direction of the newsletter.
Christine

Hi Lynne,
It’s a bit late, (been watching the cycling) if you get chance to read this before you set off for London in the morning, have a good and safe trip, I hope all goes well and you get back in one piece, I will be thinking of you, getting measured for your new uniform!
If you do have time you really do deserve to look for something new for yourself.
Christine

Hi all,
Weight this morning, 12.5, so that’s 8oz lost
Food today,
Breakfast, portobello mushrooms, goats cheese and pine nuts, cup of tea another recipe from the book.
Midday meal, two stick of celery, mini pot of Philly cream cheese, two cherry toms, small piece of Roquefort cheese, water.
Evening meal, dry fried chicken breast, large mixed salad, 3 maltesers! ( grandchildren called in while eating, what can I say)
Supper, coffee and nuts.
Again not sure of calories, carbs well down on 50g, don’t know how many carbs or calories three maltesers are?
So there we are. First full day yesterday on back to basics and down half a pound, onwards and downwards.
Christine.

Have you seen the latest newsletter-? New BSD recipe book about to be released.
John

Hi SheB
the other thing might be to look for walking groups in your area – either the ramblers, or there maybe independent groups as well. Even if you only hook up with them monthly, you’ll get the stretch from a longer walk, and meet like minded people that enjoy walking.

I did a 12 mile walk earlier this week, with a walking group that was new to me which I really enjoyed, and I’m about to start a Nordic Walking course too.
The biggest increase to my daily steps is walking when I’d normally get the tube or bus – but that;s probably easier in town than in a rural setting.
Maybe you ought to set up a dog walking business!

Date: 17/8/16 (Day 2)
Weight – 89.9 (down 1.2kg – gotta love how quick the water weight drops off)
BP – 138 / 79 (systolic is high but diastolic is pretty good)
RHR – 62

Day 1 was tough at times but clearly my body was working on adjusting to the new regime. Down 1.2kg. Clearly a lot of water weight but it shows how much excess weight can be stored simply based on what you most recently put in your mouth. Good start and provides motivation to continue.

Browsing other peoples success stories (and there are some inspirational health transformations) it appears water & more water, keeping busy and sufficient protein levels are keys to success. Any other tips most welcome.

Hi Lucky. Thanks for replying. Week 10, I am so impressed. What has been your weight loss (Please don’t answer that if you do not want to, I understand). I live in a small village, so will have a look round to see who has a dog. Tomorrow is the first day without the dog and I have decided to see exactly how many steps I used to do before I started this Blood sugar diet. I think it will be an eye opener for me. If no dog appears for me to walk, I have decided that I will continue the routine, minus the dog, Discovering the different foods have been a real joy. The only one I have not enjoyed is the Chicken and green lentils. Not for me

Hi CaptainLynne

38.5kg – that’s incredible. You must feel amazing!! Congrats

I am starting out by fasting through until lunch as I seem to have more behaviour control earlier in the day :). I will monitor my energy levels and try the high protein brekky approach if I am struggling.

Yesterday (day 1) as a bit rough – low energy in the afternoon (after lunch) and a bit of a headache but keeping busy seems to take my mind off it. I hear it gets easier as your body adjusts so I am encouraged to keep going.

Frog i recommend Oppo vanilla and peanut butter!

Sorry about that Avila – just wanted to check with Lucky that that was the stuff she’s had.
looks dangerously tempting! – enjoy

to date, my ultra ultra but semi sensible treat (I think I’ve had two) has been Kind’s Nuts & Spices Dark chocolate bar. there is some sugar, but only 5 grams, and 16g of carbs.

So today I’ve had 3 dried apricots, 6 whole almonds, a plain yogurt and 2 glasses of red wine (maybe 3 by the time I go to bed!) Couldn’t eat dinner. Feeling sorry for myself after a fall this morning 🙁

well done lucky on your ” lucky” scratchcard see what i did then !!
well i have given the milk chocolate oreos to son so no more temptation but by god there were delish !!!!
back to bsd routine today so no treats but boy i have a banging head tonight !! drank loads but knew i would get this
but it will pass .
hope miss janey not still sat on the beach in her bikini a go go !!

Tired now,
I need to do a belly flop into bed.

Had seafood tonight,dine in squashed tomatoes pretending to be bolognese sauce.
Yummy.

Love luica
Xxxx

Hi everyone, I am new to BSD but had put on over a stone and a half before I was diagnosed with Hasimotos (on top of the other 3 stone I already needed to lose oops!) I found that the Levo hasn’t really helped with the complete exhaustion or brain fog but that going gluten free made a massive difference within a couple of weeks. I’ve been having a nosey at the BSD for a few weeks now and I’ve finally decided to take the plunge! 🙂

Oops fell into that website Frog – and then fingers slipped and I seem to have ordered some!