OH Lucky, don’t be down. I think you have the blanket of mardiness wrapped too tight around you 🙁 If I had any Nigella cake left I would UPS you a piece, quick smart. Also if I was closer I would come round and give you a BSD hug, or slap your legs and tell you to cheer up!

I agree with eating the sister in law actually. She will almost certainly be under 800 cals and definitely low carb..

Being 40 can seem to be kind of rubbish, but remember you are now 40 and 32lbs lighter than in May. I was on a real downer when I was 41ish, but I’ve got through it, and life now is the best its been! And I have you nut jobs to entertain me as I lose weight as well 😀

I can see you Tokyo 🙂

i cant get logged on again !!! hoping this posts me and technology!! its like theres a little man sat somewhere saying NO !!!

Hey old lady (wish you picked another name as we should always tell ourselves positive words) so I change it to young spirit and will call you that. Haha)

Anyway yea get the tape measure and measure your chest, waist, hips, one thigh, and one arm. I have clients do this weekly and do it myself as well. It’s an amazing motivator when the scale isn’t moving much certain weeks.

Hugs!!
💜💜

Oh SunnyB you are an angel – thank you for that reassurance, I had visions of all the good work going out of the window whilst I was away. I take great heart from your example – I will also get some ketostix! Thank you so much
Jill

Amazing just how much delicious and nourishing foods mentioned on this thread and elsewhere?!
Like Autumn says above,eggs,steamed veg,yoghurt are some of our best friends ..and filling too. 🙂
Really enjoying eating this way..i’ m craving green veg at the moment..have you tried Birds Eye green medley with a hint of garlic…tastes wonderful xx

Hey Sunny!
I have a lot to lose also and have lost 39 on this plan (in middle
If week 13 now) and 59 total since February.
Still have 100 or a little more to go like you but just keep going. That’s the trick! It’s easy once you are rolling with it.

And anyone on here saying they can’t lose due to age – it’s not true. I am 61 and doctors told me for 25 yes I couldn’t lose weight due to being hypothyroid. It was a crock and now those doctors are sending me their clients and I work with them and help them lose weight.

I’m here! And guess what, I’m on another DOWNER! Don’t ask me why, I don’t know what the hell is going on with me, nobody has rattled my cage or anything (for a wonder!). Just utterly, utterly fed up at the moment. I could just pack an overnight bag and bugger off for a week on my own somewhere quiet with no TV, no internet, a box of wine and a journal. I wake up fine, bouncy if the scales allow, and the more the day goes on, the more meh I’m feeling. Didn’t help that I had to buy a massive triple layer chocolate cake for youngest son who turns 10 on Thursday. It’s on my dining table taunting me.

Decided to leave the camping until next week. Go on Tuesday or something rather than this Friday. Might be a bit quieter then too. Picked up a few bits to take. But I’m just not feeling it this year. I’d normally have the living room full of camping stuff by now, ready to bounce.

Hello Runforfun, welcome. God help you. Not the diet, no, that’s fine. I’ve lost 32 lbs in just over 6 weeks. It’s amazing. Just… God help you here. Run for the hills and don’t look back. It’s like Royston Vasey in a forum thread in here… 😉

Tokyo, eat the sister in law. Problem solved. No offence to any vegans but… eat her. Otherwise, no idea. Tell her to bring her own food? Or ask her what you can make for her? Wilted kale on a chickpea wrap? I’m no help.

Going to take more than a ******* bath bomb today, I tell thee… I think the elation of turning 40 has worn off, and it’s quite possible that I am having a mid-life crisis. Apologies.

Thanks SunnyB that sounds wonderful,will give that a try definitely x

A co-worker suggested taking 1 tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar before each meal to enhance weight loss. Has anyone heard of this or tried this?

Good luck on your first fasting day Carina..may it lead to more of the same and increased good health👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Hi
There are a lot of us who have 100 pounds or so to loose, so never fear we are in it with you following in captainlynnes beautiful wake, we just follow her example , keep motivated, keep planning, and being patient, the good results will arrive most definitely. I say this from a 41 years of wasting time with slimming clubs etc, all they taught me was how to eat loads. If I can do this plan absolutely anyone can.
So dont despair keep smiling.
Love Jan 🌷🌷🌷

OK. Tape measure is on my shopping list! Definitely lost some stomach flab, there’s not so much area to balance my ipad on now 🙂

Frank that is incredible, whilst the diet makes this achievable, you still have to put in the work and have the willpower to push on and achieve such spectacular results. I am 4 weeks in and have lost 16lb, I am hoping to lose a similar amount in the next four weeks and another 16lb after the full blown diet to get where I want to be. My big motivator is doing this with my wife who has T2 diabetes and is on insulin, she has been steadily reducing her insulin as her levels have dropped, though still on the same level of Victoza and Metformin. Our first goal is to get off injecting insulin (and off the DVLA 3 year driving licence) then maintain the same principals to see if the others can eventually go in the bin. The BBC 2 programme “Fixing dad” was inspirational for anyone affected by T2 diabetes who wants to try and reverse it, if you missed it get it on catch up. Again well done.

SunnyB I have a lot to lose. 🙁 Still over 100lbs and I’ve already lost almost 20lbs. I think that’s why I’m in such a rush to get this stuff off, because there is so much of it.

Thanks for the kudos HappyLife and SunnyB. I look forward to what week 2 has to offer.

Yaay, welcome Oppo ice cream person! I’ve yet to try it but it promises much (it was me who spread the word amongst us BSDers!)

Welcome onboard the BSD too. You’ll soon get the hang of it, and us mad bunch are here to cheer you through and keep your spirits up if things don’t go to plan… You will soon discover how much better you feel in a relatively short time 🙂

Hello!

I have just started BSD. I was introduced to it by someone who emailed in to Oppo Ice Cream after reading this thread! I am an Intern at Oppo so if you have any thoughts or questions please ask away. Otherwise enjoy your ice cream!!

lucky recommended the jawbone one i will have a look at the i got u one speaking of lucky has anyone seen her ?!

7.5lb in a week is not to be sniffed at LACali21!! I wish I could see the same. As a slow loser, I’m chuffed to bits if I can get to 3lb off in one week, with most weeks being more like half of that. What is great with the BSD though, is that week on week, there is almost always some sort of progress to be pleased about – lbs or inches lost, feeling healthier, looking better in your clothes, dropping a dress size, etc. Grab the positive with both hands and set your sights on the future!

Hmm, perhaps we should both hit the Amazon button and go for it! I’m trying the i-Got U version I think..

its just the thought of the doughnut !!!
as lovely as the peaches are it aint no doughnut although seeing how bad OH was after his ” pastry” try on saturday maybe not !!!
think our bodies may soon reject pre BSD goodies !!
i have a wristband in my basket on amazon like you hoping it will spur me on !! or will it go in the cupboard of uselessness ??

Hey Izzy!
You are so talented with all your fun projects!! Wish I had time to do some like you as creating things is so rewarding!
You will reach your 10 stone soon, maybe tomorrow!!!!
I just went to buy a couple shirts yesterday because my shirts are too big and my clients are telling me I need a couple new ones and I am down 10 full sizes from when I started this program. 10!!!
I will probably be in shock about this for another week so bear with me, but it’s amazing and I thank you for all that you share in all of your inspiration.
💜

My partner, Jon, started the diet because his GP was on it and recommended it to him. Jon is not a huge fan of diets but gave it a go as he’d started getting arthritis in a toe and knew of its associations with insulin resistance and arthritis – Jon is 6ft and weighed around 109kilos. I agreed to be his diet buddy – I needed to lose that annoying last bit that never goes when you hit 50.

We’ve now a month in and the diet has changed our life in so many ways. My partner weighed is now 98kg, I’m 67kilos instead of 71 and am a good size 12. We eat 800 calories on work days, and probably head into the 1000 cals in the weekend when we’re at home. We love the food. I am a pretty good cook and we eat a lot of “clean eating” type stuff from the Hemsley sisters – buckwheat pancakes and chick pea pancakes are family favourites . We love the food and the way it makes us feel. It’s given us our life back.

We’re going on holiday in 3 weeks so will be following the 800 calories for 7 weeks but have both vowed that we wont return back to the way we ate before – Jon unsupervised turned away bread in restaurant the other day: – he was always My Bagel man . The alcohol is easy as we don’t drink and we don’t drive and cycle everywhere so the exercise is fine. We have also joined a gym.

I’ll report back at the end of 7 weeks. Jon’s target is to get to around 94 kilos (i.e. below 15 stone) before the holiday and then continue the broad lifestyle so that he gets down to 13.5 which is his BMI.

Great going LACali21 !!! That’s a great first week loss!

Week 1 weigh in – 7.5lbs lost. I’ve lost more on low carb in the past but I was trying to do shakes in the early part of the week and I’m wondering if that wasn’t my issue. Still it’s 7.5 lbs gone and I will take it. 🙂

Way to go Happylife!!! You must be on cloud nine right now.

Oldlady yep find the tape measure, it’s worth it if you see the inches people have lost on here. Not everything is shown on the scale unfortunately.

People who do not listen to a professional doctor, Chandler on FRIENDS has a message from MR T:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd31b4Oz5D4

The secret is everything in moderation. I lack that confidence myself at times.
SunnyB gave some good guidelines.
Keep asking questions. that is why the forum is here for.

Cheers,

PrincetonianStud

Have a doughnut peach!

Am thinking of jumping on the proverbial bandwagon and getting one of those fitness wristbands. I know I don’t walk enough so it might shame me into action! Do I want to be at the mercy of another electronic gadget though???

Thanks all for the kind words everyone re my 10 sizes loss!
Angiebabe you asked how I am adjusting and like you I enjoy wearing the really baggy clothes and pulling them out seeing I could fit two of me in them but my clients and hubby keep saying they are way too big so I was waiting for a big sale at the chubby lady store. Yesterday they had an all store annual clearance sale!! Usually I show my husband each thing as I try it on for his opinion as things don’t always got well but yesterday they all fit great so when I came out of the dressing room, he was there waiting to see each one by one and instead I just gave him a thumbs up and he smiled. It’s kinda neat because now he hasn’t seen anything on me yet so he will be surprised.
All night he kept shouting joyously “you lost 10 sizes!!” As we both were kind of in disbelief honestly. I mean I look much smaller (not small) and clients and my doctor who hug me all said they can feel my ribs now (I thought them mentioning this was funny).
I will say having all my shirts fall off my shoulders was getting maddening.

Keep on it everyone and make sure you measure!! There were weeks I lost 0 lbs but I usually always lost inches. 1 week I lost no lbs and 5.5 inches on my waist! I think Bill said the theory is when we lose visceral fat sometimes our weighty can stay the same as our body adjusts but the fat still goes.

Wishing you all the best! 💜

When you overeat or munch on Haagen Dasz I have one thing to say:

I PITY THE FOOL:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHt49t6EC_4

Thanks for the salmon recipe. It looks tempting and tasty. I will check out BBC for more recipes. Thanks!

Cheerio (Not Honey Nut Cheerios),

Daniel

Day 8 – 7.5lbs down. 🙂 I’m almost wondering if the shakes I drank at the beginning actually hindered rather than helped. I’ve been eating whole foods – salad – for the last few days and seem to be losing faster.

Napangardi I actually found it easier to eat better when I was on my own. I only bought foods that were healthy. DH likes not so good foods so there is more temptations and he likes to eat out more than I did so again more temptations. It looks like you are close to Adelaide. We never got that far West, the farthest south we got was Sydney. It looks like you have beautiful countryside around you. I live in Saskatchewan Canada, which has NASTY winters! It gets into the -40 or 30s degree celcius. I really don’t like the winters but my DH wants to stay put here.

Have a doughnut peach instead!

I am thinking of jumping on the proverbial bandwagon and getting one of those fitness wristbands jobbies. I KNOW I don’t walk anywhere enough so it might nag me into action. Although, do I want another electronic gadget ruling my life???!! (Actually that could be misinterpreted.. oops!)

Tuesday morning….. Spent the extra hours of the night watching Bernie Sanders and First Lady Obama chatting at the convention in Philly!

WHAT A MISTAKE GOING OFF THE TIME SCHEDULE!

Snacking during 90 minutes of chatting in Philly:
1 Apple
1 peach
1/2 Cup greek Yogurt and blueberries

I did not eat any fiber fruit on Monday. my stomach was constipated. Atleast one fruit a day in the daytime is needed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPtRAqTJZc0

Here is the Philly I love….especially for eating! Seattle can not copy a cheesesteak; just like Chicago can;t copy a NYC Cheesecake!

Well, off to Shoprite this afternoon. And no staying up til 11:30 tonight watch a Commie Democrat. I do not feel the bern.

Where you see Geno’s Steaks in the video is where ROCKY went running up the street of Philly. he drank raw eggs…… Is that healthy to do? I never had uncooked eggs before. Does it taste like Chicken?? 😉

Philly Opera House Singing some Verdi and handing out Cheesesteaks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIP4YYEXdUQ

Bonjour Icarus, j’habite en France aussi, pres de Bergerac depuis onze ans. Et vous????

I think when you say ‘hypo’ you mean very low reading and feeling a bit shaky, a true hypo is when your eyes go blurry, you sweat and possibly vomit and black out and that is when the low has gone too far. It is just being aware of your own body and having something healthy on standby to eat – a few nuts or prunes. Obviously if it is a true hypo and he loses consciousness you will have learnt how to deal with it i.e. liquid glucose (you get sachets from the pharmacy) and if no improvement, call the samu. Like your husband I am probably on the same insulin Lantus in the pen and my 2 units is the same as his 2ml. I remember seeing my results going down and down and being a little afraid. After the second week it started to stabilize and I have been on the same units for a week with no intention of reducing further, unless I have another drop.

You should publish his results so we here can keep up with his progress.

Bon chance et bon courage.

and keep within the BSD law !! i am sure i will find something at least it forces me into cooking something healthy !!! but oh how i shall miss some of the bad things!!!!
i am no saint and even now i think ooh i could eat a doughnut etc !!

A tip I was given for helping to keep track while you are away, is using ketostix – actually I’m addicted now and use the daily. They are useful when you are away from home and can’t weigh, as they give you an indication of how things are going. I was away for ten weeks and gained 2.8lb in that time. I didn’t count anything at all while I was away, just avoided simple carbs – most of the time! I admit on occasion I caved and had things I wouldn’t normally consider on the BSD, but mostly I managed to eat within the principles of the regime.

It is so easy to pick up the BSD again after a break, that you can be sure that you can get control again on your return and lose any weight gained during your holidays. Anyway, good luck on not gaining too much while you are away and losing it quickly on your return. Have a great holiday and please let us know how you get on.

thanks SunnyB! 🙂

I know, hard to please everyone! :-))

Hi there, it sounds to me like you are doing fine. As you have already discovered, having some fat in your meals, is a good way to help you feel full and stay feeling that way for longer. It might take awhile, but you will find that you can get down to the 800 and once your body has become accustomed to the new regime, I’m sure you will find it easy to maintain for eight weeks.

Keep us posted on progress, as I’m sure you will have lots of good news to share soon.

Good luck on the BSD! Oppo Salted Caramel is yum!! Great product!!!

Well Vixter, that all sounds quite positive. Can’t really comment on the blood pressure monitoring and the recommended calories, as this came from a medical professional and she is obviously advising what she believes is the best course of action for your Mum.

Yes some carbs are better than other. As you know, on the BSD you are advised to avoid bread, pasta, rice, etc and anything containing sugars, because these are simple carbs and it is these that our bodies become addicted to and causes that familiar blood sugar spiking, followed by hunger. However things like lentils, chickpeas, beans, nuts, quinoa etc are fine as they contain complex carbs, which don’t behave in the same way.

Hope that helps – I’m sure others will offer up some additional advise soon. Good luck to you and your Mum and hope to see some positive results posted soon.

its all very complicated gone are the days when i vould just throw a few sausage rolls on the table !!!
thanks esp i am going to obviously give this thought its like catering three different meals in one!!

Thanks for your comments. Yes, my husband is on insulin once a day. He had a mild hypo last night (first day of diet) and reduced his insulin by 2 mls (we live in France so numbers are different) and was ok during the night. He is on metformin as well. Monitoring his blood at least 5 times a day at the moment just to make sure it is staying stable. It is me who does the worrying as I hate seeing him have a hypo! So far enjoying the recipes (we love to cook) and hope it helps us a. lose weight and b. reduce Js medication!

Don’t fret shinshine-girl – many of us are slow losers too, but with the BSD, you know that it will happen, even if it takes longer than you might like. It seems to be quite easy to consolidate a loss using this way of eating, so once you’ve lost 6lb, you can be pretty sure it’s not going to sneak back up on you. Anyway, don’t be down hearted, stay focused and enjoy becoming a healthy new you.

hmmm… chickpea curry and cauliflower rice? There’s a nice one here though sweet potato could be replaced with something else or you could just avoid those bits. It’s really tasty! http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/the-no-recipe-curry/
(loads of other good vegan stuff here too)

And some porridge bread and ham sandwich for nephew just in case :-)))

Love this diet, thank you so much for all the research, guidelines and work put into the book. I don’t have diabetes but I was starting to put on weight at an alarming rate. I have completed 3 weeks so far, but was on holiday for 2 weeks in between and couldn’t continue. However, I’m in my 4th week and still seeing great results.

I took my mum to the doctor yesterday as I’d like her to give it a go. She’s 82, has Diabetes 2 and takes medication to control her Diabetes and blood pressure. The doctor hadn’t read the book but was familiar with Dr Michael Mosley through the 5:2 so had no doubt this would be good too.
She was happy for mum to do it, but wouldn’t be taking her off her medication and suggested giving her 1000 calories a day and an allowance of some carbohydrates. I asked her what she recommended and she said whatever she likes.
With regard to monitoring my mum’s progress, she recommended we buy a blood pressure monitor, which she would be happy to demonstrate the use of, and to show us how to watch out for trends.
As I’m quite new to this I was just wondering if you feel that’s good advice, as I want to make sure we’re doing the best for mum. And if some carbohydrates are better than others?
Thanks very much.

paltrow has disciples everywhere!!
it is going to take some planning i fear !!

Well done on the clothes!
Vegan? Does she know Paltrow??! At the risk of alienating everyone around you (like I did) you could make lentil/veggie cottage pie with cauliflower mash!!

well trying on done !!
some bits too big hows that happened?? and some bits just too small and some bits just right !!
so shall leave it now for a couple of weeks and see where i am then !!!
now ladies need bit of help am having sister law for lunch in a couple of weeks now we are eating BSD my sister in law is a vegan my brother in law eats anything and my nephew likes ham sandwichs and sausage roll !! any ideas for food to suit all ?

heee heee Jeans of the Future – I love it.

Will need a new pair soon as old ones are either falling apart from wear or a bit stretched looking. If this lifestyle makes the general ordeal of buying a pair of jeans a bit better, bring on the FUTURE :-)))) Jeggings don’t count, these news ones will be proper stiff jeans, unyielding!

Well done Trev, I am a returnee… I stayed on for a few weeks and then slipped off it due to work functions and the reintroduction of my evening wine… I have found it easier to say no now as it is easy to be tempted by carbs following. A glass of wine. All the best ! Napangardi