So you’re going at 5x the speed Lucky! Therefore the 81 weeks is achievable in just over 16!!! That’s before Xmas!

Even crying into a pinny whilst holding an appalling brownie (the cake not the girl guide type) would be funny Tokyo 😉

Well if you want a meal that is a raging success, try the steak and creme fraiche thing I was on about the other day.

I did it again on Sunday for the whole family. Even my kids were smashing in the medium rare fillet steak. Absolutely lush it is.

Omg Eps 110 weeks to my goal when I started, and 81 weeks now! So that’s…29 weeks I’ve gone down in 6 real weeks! Way to speed up time! Wooooooo!

Oh Timmy, last Friday… it was a bit of a bugger all round. Everything we tried to cook turned to crap. Lessons were learned.

I’m going to just input my start weight in Eps and see how many ‘Up weeks’ I’ve gone down in 6 real weeks!

well all i can say you rottern buggers!!! tokyo in a bus !!!!!!! i think not or with a hedge i shall be photographed crying into my pinny after epic fail friday ( explain to timmy !!)

ah I tend to ignore the Up goals – way too slow for BSD-ers. You’ll be there before you know it!

Brilliant news Igorasusual, what a thrill for you both! I’m glad the Medics took notice too.

As to the noticing other people, I am getting so smug it’s even beginning to annoy me! But at least I keep it to myself, well, at least I hope I do! 😀

I go away briefly because my parents are paying a visit and – bloody mayhem here.

Nobody’s noticed my weight loss either really, I’m quite cross lol. Only people who know about it. Mum said ‘Have you been out anywhere? No. What do you expect then.’ So that was me told lol.

Oh the baby stuff is beyond ridiculous, Timmy, that’s the worst. All mine had second hand prams, and I don’t care either. And proper prams too, not these that cost as much as a car and the baby looks ridiculously uncomfortable in.

It would be a great photo op if it ever happens Eps 🙂 Considering my daughter’s waist is smaller than my thigh circumference at the time of starting. Never say never, but according to the goals on my UP app, I’m 81 weeks off my goal of 62 kg. That’s gone down 3 weeks since yesterday lol, it obviously hasn’t encountered BSD before 🙂

Stop mentioning the Q word… please… *retch*

Hope your day goes well. It might take you a little while to adjust to this WOE, but it will happen and you too will find that hunger becomes something of a stranger. Right now, as you and your body are settling into things, hunger is common. Just make sure you drink plenty, include some fats in your diet and avoid the carbs and even if you go a bit over on cals – like yesterday – you should still see some good results.

Keep us posted!

Day 3 – went over the cals by 88 yesterday but I still feel this is a win. I don’t know how people are not eating breakfast on this plan. I am starving in the morning! It’s 8am here and my stomach is grumbling so loud that I’m going to have to eat something soon to shut it up. Still feeling tired and hungry during the day too, but I’m sure that will get better as I progress with the eating plan.

Got the BSD newsletter today. The story in there should inspire anybody to be able to make this WOE work. TO be able to reverse your diabetes and have an active life like that was very inspirational. If he can do it, why can’t I? I wish we had BBC2 in Canada, but I looked it up and out BBC Canada will not air this program.

Onward and forward with the day!

hee hee

Personally, I’m feeling much better and have more energy. My mood has improved too. I don’t think this is a “placebo” effect!

That was essence of…. quorn fish fingers!

hee hee you sure Janey? There was that incident with the granny knickers….

;-))))

Many thanks will take a look

I’ve got before pictures…..gulp.
Maybe i should do a ‘then and now’ pic when we go back to the place in Spain that we went to last year. you know, that place, where no body failings can be hidden… That’s late September. I’ve got 2 months to carry on the battle!

I’m also a fan of charity shops, dress agencies and Ebay. There’s a smashing shop near where I work, and I’ve had some designer bargains from there over the years 😀 About the only things I have to buy new are jeans, because they’re tricky to get right. Oh and underwear. Second hand underwear?? Nooooooooooo

that would be a great photo (the leg one with your daughter!!:-)) – you should definitely do it!

hee hee yes, ski gear is forever 😉

I’ve never understood the fuss about this seasons/last seasons. The most ridiculous I’ve heard of were my sister in law buying a mamas and papas buggy, brand new, for £30 instead of £300 because it was last seasons colours. It’s a f*^£ing baby’s buggy! And the skiing sallopettes that I bought this year. Screamingly bright blue because they were also last seasons colours. Ski gear doesn’t have seasons, it has decades!

My photo wouldn’t be amazingly different – I still haven’t had that many people noticing and I’ve nearly lost 2 stone now! But who cares eh… I know! And my insides are hopefully fat-free or getting there.

I think stats might be easier to put up and then a FABULOUS photo :-))) Though if anyone wanted a before and after, that’d probably be really effective too! The important thing is that people should look WAY happier I think..

Is anyone seeing any benefits/results from using inulin? I am considering getting some, but don’t want to waste cash on something for nothing, so am interested to know what benefits users are seeing, so would appreciate it if some one can tell me of their experience.

I’ve got before pictures. Ye Gods.

Yes, a diabetes charity maybe 🙂

Yep definitely everything else is getting donated instantly, but I’d love to be able to stand in them jeans one day, me in one leg, my daughter in the other lol.

I love clothes – don’t get me wrong, but the quality and price can be so much better in charity shops. Those who follow fashion getting rid every season, fine by me! If it looks good and feels good I’ll wear it. Don’t care if it was A/W 2010 lol. You’re helping a charity too, so win win.

I think it could work actually. Would anyone be brave to put the before picture in there too?

ha ha ha ha .. a calender!!! :-)))))

I’m not sure I have the cleavage for Pammy… in fact I am sure… I dont! oR the way too small swimming togs!!

Timmy, I know more about your body parts than I do about you as a person… worrying ;-))) just added your white arse to the mental picture…

Great about the jeans Lucky – I’d say keep one pair to show how far you’ve come but ditch everything else quickly, knowing that you will never be back to them!! I’m with you on the clothes and charity shops – saw this really depressing documentary on clothes being made for us Westerners and the terrible lives the people making them have… Since then I’m pretty fussy what I buy! But second hand is ok I decided, because at least two people at least wear the stuff 🙂 Though I do like new stuff too – hmmm it’s a battle. Might have to get my mother to make me a dress for this wedding so – at least I know she’s not working in a sweat shop, just her kitchen!! 🙂

You know a calender of BSD-ers isnt actually a bad idea!! For charity???? And to inspire!

Wow! Thanks for your reply. Am feeling very focussed and encouraged by your reply.

For some the suffering never comes! That’s the great thing about this diet. You are eating real, healthy food and can stay full!

I know I read on one of the posts about a certain brand of water someone’s son recommended as being best, but for the life of me cannot find it now
Any one help?
Thanks

Found it lol
Pellagrano

I’m saying nowt. You’re doing such a good job yourselves. I’m like a proud mother here…

don’t think it didn’t cross my mind. Saying it, not thinking about it!!

Keep digging Janey 🙁

Blessed do you have the recipe for the Thai broth. Sounds Devine!

It would have been worse (better?) if you’d said trimming her bush 😂😂

Tokyo in the garden, trimming her hedge?? Ooh er missus!

She will tell me off for that when she sees….

Tokyo on the bus!!! *Crying* Poor Tokyo, can’t we think of anything more exciting for her? You get tennis, Timmy’s lifting tyres, Eps is channelling her inner Pammy, and Tokyo has to be on a bus???

I know what you mean Timmy. Hubby is in 38/40 waist and there is no way on this EARTH his waist is that small. Beats the shiz out of me too. My ‘chest’ is 50 plus inches, but my bras aren’t (thank God, or they’d have to be specially made!)

Oooh tattoos. I’m thinking about more ink when I’m back in shape.

There’s one thing about clothes sizes and me that I don’t get. All of my current trousers/shorts are 34 inch waist. There’s no way in hell my waist is 34 inches, when I measure it with a tape measure it looks more like 36/38! But my 34s are too baggy.

Also, everything was tight before and now it’s loose, and according to my measurements, I havent’ really lost much from my waist, and sweet FA from my gut. How TF does that work?

Lucky.. you can be on your treadmill, Tokyo you can be on the bus, Eps.. swimming costume shot a la Baywatch!??

LMAO .. count me in! My secret tattoo would be on show then! I’m not dying my hair blond though. I’m brunette and proud now!

Janey could bare her backside like the tennis girl out of the athena poster…

That’s a good idea. When we’re all in cracking nick we should do a charity calendar. I could get all greased up and lift up some tyres like that bloke out of the athena photo (as if!)

We now have BSD monthly pin ups???!

I love this WOE because honestly I cannot be bothered to have lunch! In the past, working from home was deadly as I used to graze my way through the cupboards! Today I had ham and egg muffins for breakfast and since then I don’t want anything! I’ve just given in and had some yog and strawberries to use them up.. otherwise.. bothered? Me? Not!

Well, you could be Mr August I suppose…?

Well Timmy, that’s a good excuse as any to go shopping. Reminds me of my poor hubby who seems to be going from one extreme to the other without any Cinderella moments in between. Everything he’s trying on that was too small for him, is now too big. He came down in some shorts on Thursday and I could have squeezed a leg in them too. He was mortified that he looked stupid in them. He’s having to make notches in his favourite belt now as the pre-punched ones have finished. Now THAT is going to be bloody costly, because without wanting to stereotype, you know how women are about clothes shopping? Well, that’s my husband. Me, I buy what I need, when I need it. And even then I’ll go through charity shops first. Him? Like a bloody Kardashian sister.

Yep Janey, mine were both (supposedly) size 18. Same shop, same style jeans, same bloody rail even only one was traditional denim and the other was the dark blue. Never ever had a problem there before, as long as I know what size I am, I just replace the jeans the moment they wear out. Usually between the legs… because I walk a lot? *nods*

Just back from beach and it was amazing. Had a great swim in the sea andceent body boarding with the kids. Just had a coffee made with coconut oil and milk – all weighed and counted of course. Feel full now. Also drink loads of water.

Hi Lowenna,

There’s a few people on here that have found decent bread replacements. If you put in “low carb bread” in the search box up the top of the screen, then it will show you all the results of the discussions.

Come on, I know you lot by now. You’d probably want to see a photograph of it!

Yet another image we don’t need at lunchtime!!

I am in white shorts today. Yes. Shorts. White. I feel like I am 15 and down the beach! I also have a pair of nemesis jeans in the wardrobe that claim to 14, but I reckon are 12’s (like you Lucky, I bought them supposedly the same size as another pair). They are my target, long with some suit trousers that I bought secondhand and never squeezed into!

I’m nearly out of all of my clothes now. The only things I’ve still got are a suit that I’ve never worn and also my tuxedo. All of my shorts are too baggy, all or my trouser are nearly falling down were it not for my belt manfully keeping them in check. And that is becoming too loose now too. I need new belts pronto!

A also need more shorts, my board shorts are getting way too baggy now and the good folk of Brittany will be getting a view of my pasty cheeks when I’m bodyboarding in the sea if I don’t sort something out soon!

Hooray a doodles???? Lmao! Yes I am on a two day smug streak today! Or is that three? But definitely two with getting my two stone, and then my BMI down in the 30’s! Hubby has also lost 4lb so far this week, he’s catching me up too, think he’s 4 or 5 lb off his 2 stone now, I’m a bit confused with the kilos thing. It’s ok for weighing but as to what it means weight wise – no idea! I know where I am with stones and pounds!

Well, I washed and dried my ‘fat jeans’ yesterday with the intention of charity bagging them. I held them up against me and it was amazing how much smaller I am. I wanted to get rid of all my massive clothes but I am going to hang on to these so I can see how far I’ve come. The new pair of ‘fat jeans’ that replaced them, even they are going a bit baggy and loose on me now. I don’t have another pair in a size smaller waiting for me and I really don’t want to buy any to be honest, I like my clothes to last. I might have a look in a charity shop to see if I can find a cheap pair of 18s to have on hand to do me in the meantime, don’t mind paying £3 or £4 quid, but if I’m not going to be in them long, I don’t want to pay a lot. I do have the 16s that are masquerading as 18s waiting though, my nemesis that I have never fit into. I am determined to get in them! And get out of them too! Baby steps, although at this rate it won’t be long 😀

yes i thought i put a post on saying hooray a doodles !!! this morning but it must have disappeared in the great web of posts !!!!!
you have done so bloody well you must be chuffed to bits !!!!!
not long now and you will be having more cinderella moments !!!!!!

Mine does all that except a watch 🙂 I didn’t choose it, it was a Christmas present from hubby!

Just let the results of your weightloss do the talking Tokyo, and when people ask you how you’re doing it, go off on one 🙂 Did you see I lost another 0.7kg today??? 😀

Yes that’s the one I have, I have the grey one and I just ordered a black one for hubby. But he won’t be much competition for me as he’s not too good atm.

You’ll be fine, we’re rooting for ya!