if you go to their own website, there is a £1 off voucher – click on it quick, it doesn’t come back!
stores listed include Waitrose, co-op, holland and barratt, budgens

If you can’t get any, I’ll post you some over, shall I? 😉

Hello Frog 🙂 Nice to see you again 🙂

It was all Janey’s find, what a little star. We owe her everything. Unless it’s nasty and then we can whisper about her behind her back.

Wow – looks amazing, am off to Waitrose tomorrow!
Thanks Janey and Lucky

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA loon!

H&B over here, definitely! I didn’t realise you were in Ireland 🙂 Hey, how do you pronounce bó? I’m fascinated with languages and the similarities between them. Cow is buwch in Welsh, pronounce be-you-and then the ch that only the Welsh can do without spitting. Closest thing I can think is the ch in loch.

HI Starcyl – keep at it – I think a lot of people get a bit of a plateau after the initial weight loss – stick at it, and have a lovely day tomorrow- keep thinking about adding to the 11lb when you see anything tempting but carby!

Cos it has no milk not because they snuck in some slabs of steak 😹😹😹

Ooooo wow!!! That looks great!!! I’m not sure we have it here though, maybe in Holland And b? Will definitely have to research!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We do have this though: http://nobo.ie/ very very tasty bit 50g =100 calories 😹😹😹 no bó means no cow (bó in Irish 👏👏)

And! Read these reviews!!

http://www.waitrose.com/shop/DisplayProductFlyout?productId=382284

Will do, seems fine so far.

If it’s working for you then there’s no need to change anything, that’s the way I look at it. I don’t count the carbs, but because I try and eat the allowed foods I think I’m doing ok on that score. But last week, when I had a stay the same weight? My instinct says it was exercise and not carbs. So I’ve tried to move more this week, and yep, the scales have moved too. Me too on the 14 stone something, another 9lb to go I think, and I’ve lost 17, 16 and 15 stone behind (hopefully) never to be seen again!

I’ve no idea on the dosage of the tablet, plus I’m not diabetic. I’m a firm believer in gut feelings though. If it doesn’t feel right, see what you can find on the internet.

Deep breath… This is momentous…

Google OPPO ice cream… And then thank me for making life worth living BSD style ☺️

Tell meeee!

(Yes sister you will beat all odds again tomorrow and boldly walk where no lady has walked before but mind your knee as knees are useful)

it was me i have spoken to the doctor who says its about the diabetes not the tablets. 2000mg a day seem like a huge dose to me, but i am not medical so what do i know. I am not so diligent as you i weigh very little, i think that if i don’t lose weight then i will start to weigh things. As i seem to eat mostly veg and cauliflower cous cous and hummus and carrot for lunch it seems ok for the moment. I also have many targets so have been 16 st something 15 stone something and looking forward to being 14 stone something within the next couple of weeks hopefully.

It was your discovery Janey, you can do the honours 🙂 Don a garment of smugness first, and Eps? Sit down for this revelation…

Yes indeed, tomorrow is another day. One in which I am probably not going to be able to walk… lol. Ah well, no pain no gain, right Eps? Right????? Come on, Smartcoach me! 😉

Should we share the latest discovery Lucky?………

I know but it looked nice And it does t even have any added sugar in it, just coconut flour, coconut oil and dessiccated coconut so it’s almost a health food 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂

Just kidding, well done 🙂 My knee is aching off, I’ve had it up all night, on a pillow and had to take a painkiller. Couldn’t do any more if I wanted too lol.

Eps, you have zero restraint! That was for tomorrow! Tsk 😉

Haaaa haaaaaaaa

Tomorrow’s another day dear 😂😂💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

Lucky is not speaking to Eps tonight. Can someone tell Eps that Lucky is not speaking to her? Please?

Pfffffffffffft.

It was you who was wondering about some tablet causing tiredness ages back on the thread, wasn’t it Josie? Was it Met something? Did you ever go and see your GP about it? It is really easy to follow, I find the hardest part is the weighing and adding up, that’s time consuming. But my cravings are very few and far between, I’m enjoying the weight loss too much at the moment, and I’ve had years and years of eating things I shouldn’t have. It’s a small price to pay though, right? I can’t wait until I need to buy a whole new wardrobe, but I’m quite a few stones off that happening yet 🙂

9190 steps yaaaayyyy

Ate some and now I feel sick. Ah well..that ll teach me! Not too badly over anyway as falafel was low enough.

Ooo yes I do know autocorrect but didn’t know there was a website ha ha ah good so tears of laughter so! I thought you were doing car tax online or something 😹

thanks for that i will google it

so far i have lost 15 1/2 lbs but have t2 diabetes so seem to be really tired a lot of the time, don’t do much walking as i am too tired when i finish work and decide what to cook its then too late. But the diet is the easiest to follow strangely and seems ok to follow it doesn’t seem worth cheating. I don’t follow the plan so much but do keep within the calories. I have many clothes that now fit but am concerned that they will be too big soon and then i will have to buy more. Oh well

LOL I’m in just about the same boat as you that I have sizes ranging from 12 – 18 that don’t fit right now. I’ve just about made it into those 18s so many time it’s sick. I was a size 12/14 when I got married 13 years ago, so I know there is no power suits but they won’t be the height of fashion right now. LOL But I don’t care, I will wear them with pride if I can just get into them. 🙂 My short term goal is to get out of the W sizes. I want to wear just a 18 with no W.

Wow Tokyo, that’s fab! I love Saints (seriously!) although most of my experience has been with Saint Jude. The patron of hopeless cases, and of things almost despaired of. We could have done with him last Friday I think. And Saint Anthony for finding lost things. Saint Hildegarde sounds like a cracker, she can be an honorary #bsdbabe 🙂

Yay Eps, glad you had a recipe win! I bet you can’t wait for tomorrow now. I found a crumble topping think it was ground almond, butter and coconut sugar. More importantly, did you beat my steps? Bet you did, didn’t you?

Seriously both of you about the autocorrect??? You know how phones and… usually Apple items love correcting things that you type in messages, texts etc? Making the most innocent thing random or filthy? Well, sometimes you don’t notice and post or send… there’s a whole website of phone and message screen grabs from DYAC moments! Damn you autocorrect dot com, no spaces. God, it’s picked me up many a time when I’ve been low, it’s hilarious!

Ooo st. Hildegard sounds quite the lady! I find biscuits in general good for the humors😝😂👍

they will fit soon, I promise!
I have a lock up storage unit that has all sizes from 12 to 18 – I’m just a bit concerned that when I get to the size 12s, I’ll find I’ve been paying to store a collection of brightly coloured 80’s power dressing suits with giant shoulder pads

I only had a splash of red wine to accompany the cheese. BSD hangover need not come tomorrow morning. As you say, I have a cake to bake!

Yes what IS AUTOCORRECT?

Yaaay good walk, tired now. Tasted crumble omg it is actually really nice!!! Had to go back through all our crazy chats to find the recipe which wS really easy anyway. Didn’t make enough crumble to cover the rhubarb and raspberry but seriously nice! Not like crumble, more like a coconut something but definitely not a fail 😂💪🏽💪🏽

What’s autocorrect thing?

Janey wine and cheese yuuuum

well this working is really interferring with my posting on here!!
by the time i get on at night i have missed it all and no ones around all busy walking or baking or reading or making candles!!
i send good thoughts and prayers for baking friday i pray the saints of baking will watch over you all and look what i found on a proper saint website !!!! ha ha !!! patron saint of BSD

Saint Hildegard
1098-1179

Feast Day: September 17

St. Hildegard is not officially the patron saint of anything. But a mystic nun who wrote recipes and developed a nutritional philosophy belongs on any list of Catholic saints associated with the culinary arts.

St. Hildegard’s interest in the healing properties of food makes her a very modern saint. To promote health and cheerfulness and to slow the aging process, St. Hildegard recommended a diet high in foods she considered most nutritious (spelt, fennel, chestnuts, chickpeas, meat from animals fed grass and hay, certain fruits and vegetables) and low in harmful ones (strawberries, eel, refined sugar, and sausage, to name a few). Among her dietary principles were that breakfast should be eaten late and served warm, and that a walk should be taken after dinner.

A brilliant woman, she also invented an alphabet, composed sacred music, founded monasteries, wrote books on medicine and botany, spoke out against corruption, travelled through Germany as a preacher and healer, and corresponded with popes and emperors. Never formally canonized, St. Hildegard was recently named by Pope Benedict a Doctor of the Church, one of only four women to be so named.

St. Hildegard’s recipe for “Cookies of Joy” is still used today. She encouraged bakers to eat the cookies often: “They will reduce the bad humors, enrich the blood, and fortify the nerves,” she wrote.

http://www.loyolapress.com/~/media/Images/Loyola%20Press/ocf-articles/arts-faith/FF_SAINTS_HILDEGARDE-250.ashx?la=en&hash=47B452152495CD558E8B919B2458B5A349837BBB

Go easy on the wine! Don’t want a BSD hangover! You’ve got a cake to bake tomorrow, remember?

I’m guessing you mean burned, should be ok 😉 Haven’t made ratatouille for years! Not since I binned everything-intolerent friend who survived on fresh air, water, and dust.

I’m in the middle of my quarterly visit to damnyouautocorrect and I am in TEARS here. I’ve had to clean my bin lids three times already because of the tear splashes. It’s my usual go-to when I’m feeling a bit down, it’s actually a novelty to be reading it in a good mood!

Hi I haven’t post for nearly two weeks but have been reading what you have all been up to. I did really well in my first couple of weeks but haven’t lost much since, those scales are being really stubborn but I have lost just over 11lbs and feel a lot better. Tomorrow is our company mid year do with free food and drink so a bit of a challenge but I am going to drive so a perfect excuse for not drinking. Mind you I was bad last weekend and had a few glasses of wine but felt awful the next day so will try to avoid for the time being.

I have noticed my knees feeling a lot better this last week and did wonder if it was anything to do with the diet, let’s hope so as it makes a huge difference to daily life.

Everyone seems to be doing well so keep it up, you’re doing yourself good but you are helping me too x

I’m enjoying goats cheese and my S&P crackers, and a snifter of red wine! Yum! Ratatouille with chicken was ‘well done’ thanks to OH’s usual appalling timekeeping but was nice anyway. Very caramelised. Altho, surely we should avoid caramel lol

Hehe, but unfortunately the pooch is out of favour at the mo, as she bit me quite badly yesterday, and am feeling quite poorly , she’s a rescue dog, show type cocker, with severe PTSD. All I can think was she was stressed by the fan, so no exercise for me at the mo. Typing here is just about it. Always surprised at the effect of shock. Sticking to plan though.😹

It will Definitely help with that,

Thanks guys. Think I will give it a whirl and see is it helps. Constipation has long been an issue for me, so perhaps this will give some benefits.

Just tried cauliflower and not sure! Put the cauliflower in with a scoop of oil but after 30 mins was still really chewy !!! Think I may go back to roasting
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Thank you Ziggy. I am not at all an expert (Internet research and a couple of books only) and don’t know much about Atkins. My drive for relatively low carbs was because I had not very much weight to lose. I am continuing just for a few more weeks (have increased overall calories to 1000 per day) to see if I can knock off the final pound to target. Then will increase carbs a bit.

I think the sweet potato thing does sound good! 🙂

It does make me feel more “satisfied” after eating, but it hasn’t curbed my appetite as such. The visceral fat does appear to have gone down a little too. I can only speak as I find.

I know, they’re bloody burning me Eps! I don’t know about the naked bit though, don’t think the children would appreciate it. I’ve already come face to face with my 12 year old twice now, running (yes, running) the seven or so steps from the bathroom to my bedroom and I have, in his words – ruined his childhood. Oh, and it was also something he could never unsee, apparently. So, I think I need to remain clothed. Until at least September 😉

Oooooooooh you finally get your crumble!!! 😀 What a lovely Friday treat for you! So, OH’s is basically fruit swimming in butter, then? 😉

8863 to beat Eps 😉 Go on, have a nice little walk, really earn your crumble tomorrow.

Hiya, I use Inulin sometimes when I’m a little constipated. It tastes good and I put a teaspoon in a little water two or three times a day. I love steak however it does not digest properly and I’m sometimes a little slow in the morning, if you know what I mean. A teaspoon at breakfast or two teaspoons if I have a brunch sorts me out. I don’t count the calories, however if it has made me go over the 800, it hasn’t made any difference.

Oo great!! Barefoot and all! Next you’ll be doing it starkers like Janey 😹

I have been cooking up a storm, beetroot falafel done in the muffin cups (tasty but a bit dry I thought?) and Bills crumble with rhubarb and apple and raspberries!!😱😱😱 won’t have it until tomorrow though as as usual no calories left 😂💪🏽 Also made mini non bsd one at the same time for oh, had forgotten how to make so was probably a bit enthusiastic with the butter 😳😂

Walk time now, though I could sleep..

Just to confirm that you can enter all the ingredients of a meal, and MyFitnessPal calculates all the numbers for you per serving – cars, protein, fat, cals etc. etc. As Natalie said you can store all your recipes and recall them whenever – sadly you don’t seem to be able to save the method for the recipe along with the ingredients. You can also import meals from on the web too.

I just thought that inulin has three benefits, it makes you feel full, it can help you lose visceral fat, and helps with digestive health. I also read it can take six months for the effects to be noticeable.

I’ve only been on it a fortnight, and don’t know if I feel fuller.

Hello fellow July starters! How are we all doing? Some really fantastic weight losses being reported.
I’m feeling really disheartened. Been doing this for 3 weeks as of tomorrow and I haven’t shifted any weight this week. Lost 10lb in total over the 3 weeks but nothing has shifted from my waist/stomach measurements. Had the odd day when my calories have been a little over 800 but have kept my carbs down to 45 irrespective. I’m not doing a lot of walking but am cycling for 30 mins at least every other day as well as doing HIT every couple of days. I know I’m not getting enough fibre; can only manage 5g (don’t eat nuts) and my diet is pretty regimented. Raspberry smoothie for breakfast, mushroom soup or scrambled eggs and smoked salmon for lunch, varied evening meal but from the diet book. Really hoped I would see a shift this week but haven’t. Feel loads better, am not hungry, no acid reflux at bedtime but the weight isn’t shifting. The only thing I can add for still being naughty is having a sugar in my coffee every other day but I do still count it as part of my carbs.
Any suggestions on where I’m going wrong? Keep up the good work x

Having read your analysis of the carbs, cals etc I think I will wait to try them until after the diet is over for me. If I was doing the 5:2, it wouldn’t be bad to try it on a non-fasting day. I did the 5:2 last year, it was the 600 cal for men, 500 cal for women which MM espoused. I lost a stone on that, but it has crept on again as after 7 years of keeping my diabetes in the normal range according to my HbA1c, I found I was chancing more carby food recently.

As Michael says in a previous post ” There is a bit of confusion about carbs as this is not a very low carb diet, and it certainly isn’t a low fat diet. We encourage you to enjoy a moderate amount of healthy fats, including full fat dairy products. Will be writing a post for The Blood Sugar Diet about the recent research in the area.”

Less than 20 per day strikes me as more Atkins than BSD. But I read some of your past posts and see you know your way around low carb high fat diets, and you aren’t diabetic, just worried about becoming one. Good luck with your and your OH’s losses.

So sit ups eh?

I couldn’t do three sets of 15 so what I did was…. One
Just one.
Then the next day two
Then I added one each day, if it got too much I just stayed on that number until I was ready to add another one.

Simples!

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Heavens to Betsy, where are you all? And I don’t want to hear anything about you having lives outside of this thread, thank you very much!

I’ve just done 65 minutes on the treadmill. 8863 steps done today, not too bad, getting there! I do, very foolishly, walk barefoot on it, and my feet were starting to burn otherwise I think I could have probably done another ten minutes or so… feet up now with a litre of water, and another couple of pages of my book 🙂