Ah Mr Stud, I’m one of those people who really doesn’t like the rollercoasters! I’d rather have the quiet life!

Happy 10 sizes is just amazing, 8 sizes for bra! I’m down 3-4 sizes and I look a fair bit different it’s hard to imagine how different 10 sizes would be!

I’ve made 2 big shelves out of my sons old cot sides 🙂 and I was in the process of constructing an angular workbench for my easel but my drill ran out of juice 🙁 so I have it charging and I’m having a cup of tea and a little chill 🙂

I’ve ordered some foam board and a glue gun to make myself little drawers, so many ideas, so little time! I’ve put on hold my little trips out to stone circles etc as I can’t spend on trips as well as the craft stuff I have bought recently and continue to buy. The actual space and construction is mostly recycled stuff but I’ve easily spent £150 on bits and bobs for making and sewing! I hope to make some money back but the problem is I still have so many things I want to make for myself/family it could be a while before I can make anything to sell.

Although I have a lot of holidays to use up and I’ve asked for a week off next month so perhaps if I get that week I can do something then as well as in a month I will have a few hours on Friday mornings.

Well I’ve finished my cup of tea so I best go see if my drill has charged up enough to finish what I want to do tonight.

Thanks for the above Orchid..that was v useful info for me! I didnt know about the fruit/ veg/ protein amounts ..i suspected there may be a dreaded plateau lurking in the wings,and yr tip re that and dropping the carbs is worth remembering!
( i have the book but havent read it all yet as i ve the attention span of a gnat!😀 ) x

i bought an apple watch, if i am sitting for longer than an hour it gives you a buzz to remind you to get up and move around, some times i feel like i will have a heart attack when it goes off.

Thanks for that info Sunny ..i think stevia is the only acceptable sweetener allowed according to the bsd book?
Its all good! Cant wait to try some! 😋😋😋😋 x

Just a small thing, but I have just noticed there is a discrepancy between the nutritional values on the website and the side of the pot for the Salted Caramel flavour – differences aren’t huge, just a little confusing. I have gone with what was on the pot, as this shows a higher carbs content and that is the one that concerns me most.

It’s still yummy though!!

Slight revision to the nutritional values, as I’ve just discovered what is on the pot, is different to what is on the website – cals 75.9 and carbs 7.4g. Still not a disaster for a 50g portion though, so no harm no foul – just thought I’d let you know. Oh, and you can’t taste the stevia in it either – actually for me, it could be a little less sweet, but it’s still yummy!

i think i would say we are away that week.

and for anyone thats interested that jaime oliver book isnt bad some good stuff for now and after i get to goal

Hi Autumn, great news that it worked! Personally, I would suggest you don’t make any more adjustments for 2 weeks and see how things go. There is no need to drop to 50g carbs if you are losing a sensible amount at 60g and you feel fine. If you feel fine you will be active and be able to exercise and that alone will be a benefit and help much more with weight loss than cutting your carbs further. Don’t forget, you need between 40-45 g protein a day plus 450g fruit and veg for your 5 a day. On a veggie diet, you probably need the 60g to ensure you get enough protein etc. Also – most of us have had a plateau weeks 4-5 (mine was 7-8) and being able to drop a little in carbs can be the trigger to getting the weight loss moving again.
looking forward to you posting more successes.

janey which jawbone did you get ?

Just want to remind you, that on the BSD, fat is not our enemy. It is carbs you need to avoid not fat, so as long as you count the calories you are consuming, it’s not a problem.

I’ll leave it to others to comment on the airfryers, as I don’t have one and shallow fry with olive oil if I want fried food.

Thank you SunnyB and great to hear your a fan of Oppo!!

Lucky and Janey love your reactions and so pleased you like it! Not every Waitrose and Co-op stock it but there is a store locator on our website which shows local stores to you that so stock Oppo. I’ve enjoyed some Salted Caramel as well this evening!

Hey Forkers – we all have events like this and take the decision to eat like ‘normal’ people, but we are all on the BSD because we understand the there is a better way to treat our bodies. Princetonian in right, no point beating yourself up, it changes nothing and just makes you feel worse, which can only be counterproductive. Give the ginger a try if you can, as it will definitely help to settle the digestive system and all for no calories too. My guess is the giant chocolate bar may have been the problem – the cheeses are fine on the BSD, high in proteins, relatively low in carbs.

Don’t panic, it is unlikely you have undone all your good work to date, with just that one transgression, I’m sure you will find that things are not much changed. As for avoiding carbs and alcohol for the rest of your life, it’s a big ask and most of us will indulge from time to time, guess it just depends how much we want to maintain our newly found health and wellbeing, as to by how much and how often we choose to indulge. We’ll all be going into maintenance at some point and it’s how we make that transition, which will dictate if we manage to remain trim and healthy.

Hope you are able to find your focus and determination to continue with the BSD. There must have been a reason you started – has that changed? Good luck with it and hope to hear you are back on track and seeing good results soon.

As SunnyB says really. Don’t be too disheartened, it WILL work in the end. Water, some fats, making sure you measure everything, writing down everything that you consume, these are all suggestions that have helped me and others when the weight sticks. Measure yourself too, to give you extra encouragement. And don’t beat yourself up about the bread and honey. You won’t have undone all your hard work, so long as you get back on track and don’t feel ‘sod it, I’ve blown it, I may as well give up.’
Keep posting and stick with it, you CAN do it!

Hi oldlady,
Firstly – 4kg in two weeks is great! Yes, we do need fewer calories as we get older, but if you are losing at the rate of 4kg in 2 weeks then that is a reasonable rate of weight loss for any age. As Igorasusual and others have said – there are a lot of other measures that are worth taking, but your waist measurement is a key one. There are days when your waist will drop when the scales don’t. If you find you are losing weight and your waist is not dropping or is going down at a slower rate than your hips, then you may need to adjust your carb intake down a little and the fat up as you may not be burning fat.
Also – yes do have a pair of trousers you can’t get into and try them on, especially if you notice your current pair are getting a bit slack – one of the most exciting things has been rediscovering clothes I thought I would never get into again actually fit and after 4.5 months on this plan, I am now taking them to the charity shop as they are also too large!
The daily up and down I recognise – but I still weight myself daily. My weight-in day is Friday, and I do all the measurements then and write them all down. Other days I just step on the scales and check how things are going. Sometimes, the day before weight-in my weight dropped .5kg, weight-in day it was back up .3kg. Assuming there is no other reason eg a lot of extra food the day before, that that weight will have gone again tomorrow or the next day because it is likely water retention. Since I see the daily changes, and that they right themselves or over correct in a couple of days I no longer worry over these small fluctuations. I also know that often the difference is lack of a bowel movement that day – sorry, maybe too much info….. but true! Next day bowel movement and weight drops lower. I know my body patterns now because I weight daily and do not worry as much about these changes.
The other thing I did early on to help set my own expectations, was to graph my weight loss weekly over the 8 weeks. This website quotes an expected loss of between 10 and 20% depending on starting weight, age etc. MM lost 11% of his starting weight and reversed his diabetes. I lost 12% in 8 weeks and after 10 weeks I had lost 15kg and dropped 2 dress sizes. For the graph I took 10% of my weight and divided it by the 8 so I knew the weekly rate I needed to lose. I did the same for 20%. I plotted both against the weeks on the x axes and I could see easily how I was doing. You can do it in excel or on paper – but it is an other indicator and motivator and shows progress even if some weeks are slower than others. From your profile it looks like you are above the 10% just now 🙂 .
Good luck

Thanks for this!
Sorry only just saw it!

Kerryanne43, it sounds like you have hit a plateau, which is common on the 800 but nonetheless frustrating because of that. Firstly, don’t beat yourself up for today’s transgression, just try to refocus and get back to the 800 tomorrow. Then, check that you are drinking enough, have enough fat in your diet – it helps the fat burning process – and have a look at the carbs you are eating – is there anything you are routinely eating, which is surprisingly high in carbs?

Best to try to pitch your carb intake at 50g or less and this should get things going again. I plateaued early on like you and it was checking my carbs and bring them down, which got me losing again. Try not to be disheartened – easier said I know – I understand how upsetting it is when things stall like this, but you will start to lose again as it’s inevitable at 800 cals a day, but it’s worth trying the above and you’ll hopefully see progress sooner rather than later.

Good luck, keep us posted.

Could anyone help. I am 15 days in & I have been really strict & stuck to diet. I’ve only lost 5lbs & today feel like I hit a brick wall. Felt so disheartened & I’ve just eaten 3 slices of bread, butter & honey. 😤😞 Why would I not be losing more weight?

Yes, Autumn this forum is great! I’m starting to feel like the old me. No new energy yet, but it’s getting better. A good point though is my sleep has been way better! 🙂

Ruthdownunder I love the things you list that we ONLY need to give up. Sometimes it feels like life is not fun, but then I try to think once I get close to goal I can start to introduce some things back in periodically. It just when I have such a big weight amount to lose, I get lost in how long it is going to take… Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions.

I am envious of some of the foods you guys mention, I don’t know what they are like and it’s hard to find some things in Canada – full fat cottage cheese and yogurt for instance. I had to go to a health food store to find them here in Saskatchewan. It was way more expensive than regular food from the supermarket, but I just remembered that I am eating less of it so it all equals out in the end. 🙂

Hi Izzy,
Yes 10 sizes! In fact I just went back to the shop to get a new bra and it’s 8 sizes smaller!!! I just got one. They are so dang expensive and I am too frugal to spend on those since I will need more new ones later. I can wash it nightly!
Now I know why the shoulder straps were all fall off.
Happy day to you!!

MODERATION IS KEY!

Stop beating the hell out of yourself. I too have downer days. I started last Wednesday!
If you are not used to the food, then you do get aches like cramps.

CHINA”S SECRET RECIPE FOR BLOATING AND ACHES

What is it? They have a secret? Well, it goes like this:

Suck on a piece of raw ginger root or make a ginger tea. You can find the tea anywhere. It helps the stomach and digests hell of a lot of the crapola in the stomach. 4,000 years of wisdom…… They can not be wrong. Notice Chinese restaurants and Japanese too use a lot of ginger in their cooking.

Oh wow. I have to share with you this gem of wisdom from my husband’s Jawbone app today. And I quote.

‘Chopsticks have been shown to slow eating speed (no sh*t, Sherlock!), leading to less chance of overeating.’

Well. That’s CLEARLY where we’ve all been going wrong!

The only time I have EVER been able to use chopsticks is when, in frustration, I have speared something large enough with one. Oh, there was this one time. I made what my husband calls ‘A Wigan Kebab’. It was a mini pastie, a pork pie, a cocktail sausage roll, and another mini pie threaded onto a chopstick.

Hi all,
I went a bit overboard yesterday having half a block of haloumi and a ball of mozerella and then a giant chocolate bar!
Apart from the emotional torture I am now going through, I have had insane bloating and cramps all day today. Could this be because I’m not used to sugar?
I have never had problems with cheese before but could my stomach be freaking out as I’m not used to that much?
I drank a lot over the weekend and had carbs but didn’t go mad as I was on holiday but didn’t have any stomach problems until today.
Also HAVE I UNDONE ALL MY HARD WORK?! It’s unrealistic to think I can avoid carbs and alcohol for the rest of my life in terms of social events so I’m trying to work out if this is even worth it?
DIET DOWNERRRR

Crunchy! And virtually calorie free!

Not sure but sleep changes since starting bsd definitely and now about half and half.

Mint lice haaaa haaaa delicious 😂😂👏👏👏

This weekend I am a party pooper. Staying here in the mountains and go swimming in the lake instead of going on a wild trip to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is the capital of the state Pennsylvania. But the high life is a town next to it called Hershey, Pennsylvania. Yeh, that Hershey.

THE SWEETEST PLACE ON EARTH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LJ5H2TZ3xM

I have not been to HersheyPark in over 5 years. But, there is no way I am going with my sister to such a place. I wish I did…but no willpower there.

Stay in Adirondacks and go for a dip and kayaking. I won’t see any junk food saying hello to everyone!

Maybe next year I will go on such an adventure.

Keep your willpower strong everyone! We all fall off the wagon; but get back on it again! 🙂

I forgot to say No, I haven’t watched saving Dad yet, but I do plan to.

Hi Weescotty, hope you enjoyed your birthday and welcome back on the wagon! i like taking photo’s as well mostly of stone circles and castle (and my kids)

Hi Happy, excuse me, but did you just say 10 sizes? 10 SIZES!!!! OMG Happy that is just amazing! You must look incredibly different! Well done you really deserve your success!

Well the kids are all fed and I’ve made my salsa and the fajita stuff is all at that stage where it can be sorted in 10 mins once the little one is in bed. Looking forward to it.

After that I plan to escape to my den. I’ve taken in all the other wood from outside that was waiting to be burned in the chimnea. There are sections of my daughters old bed a couple of table legs and the sides from my sons cot. I have a few ideas and plan to re-arrange my space a little. I’ll see what I can do with what I have. I’d like the original workbench to be just for sewing and plan to make an area at the other side for my painting. I also have plans for other stuff… but it is all still forming in my mind.

I’ve been watching youtube tutorials of people making clever organising drawers for lightweight things from cardboard and foam board which is pretty inexpensive…So I’m hatching plans to build with those ideas between the roof supports. Utilising the space I have to it’s best advantage. I love the planning and thinking and making! The whole process.

Well it’s time to be off and have some snuggles before my sons bed time.

Mint lice cream? *Lucky itches herself discreetly*

Right! I am here and you have my full, undivided attention!

The Chris Martin erotica novel you were referring to? You’d read it? I’ll write it. 50 Shades of Kale. Oh yes. You read it here first.

Eps – tell your OH he is a grand scale LIGHTWEIGHT – he hasn’t even been on it 12 hours and he’s screaming for chips? Together we will break him.

Janey/Runforfun/Everyone – OPPO is *jazz hands* AMAZING! Oh. My. God. We bought ours from Co-op – Waitrose didn’t stock it? Now the magnitude of this is that our local Co-op is notoriously crap. Walk in to a big fanfare of a £5 meal deal… only 3 of the products available. We didn’t hold our breath on the half an aisle freezer section but – in all fairness – there it was. Salted Caramel and Mint. Bought 2 SC as I’m not a huge mint lice cream lover. We’ve had a little tip of a spoonful as we were stuffed after our tea, we’re going to have some later. Although to be fair, you could actually incorporate the whole tub into your daily calories. Daily. This is going to be massive for BSD’ers and the broken hearted. Step away from the Ben and Jerry’s.

Yayyyyy Janey, let me know when it arrives and we will connect and do step battles! I keep it on at all times except when showering. I know you can wear it when showering but I’m old fashioned and wary.

Eps – is it just me and a coincidence, or has your deep sleep gone up since you first had it? When I first checked my sleep for the first couple of months, it was bonkers, as is my hubby (had his for 2 or 3 days now). Now, I have a pretty even(ish) deep/light ratio. If I sleep 7 hours it will be 3 deep 4 light etc, but back in January it was 1 deep 6 light or something mad like that?

And that is all!

I am a few weeks into BSD and I miss some of the foods I used to eat like fried chicken and wings, and that sort of thing. My neighbor just got this new air fryer contraption and she makes chicken wings without the skin and without the fat. That seems like a pretty good compromise.

Anyone have one of these? Which one is the best one to get? I did a google search and found this: https://airfryguy.com/air-fryer-reviews/ – the philips one looks pretty good. Anyone who has an air fryer, can you chime in and tell me if they are worth it or not? Thank you!

HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN TUMERIC PASTE AT HOME

http://organicturmericpaste.naturalnews.com/OrganicTurmericPaste.html

A video on making your own Tumeric paste! It does wonders.

Tuesday July 26

Breakfast: None

Lunch:
11:15 baby carrots and Hummus
1 Peach
4 prunes

Snack:
2:00 Greek Yogurt with 4 cut strawberries

Dinner:
6:30 Chicken Leg with 1/2 cup of red lentils

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgFnb2q1ixo

Oh, man! I am in hunger for a trip to HersheyPark. It is an hour west of Philly. But, I am not going with my sister. I can not hold my willpower in such a place. I am like Augustus in my video before at Willy Wonka! I am banning myself from such an amusement park. I walk by the hershey store in Times Square and I get tempted to buy a 4 pound Hershey Kiss. Will power is the key!!!!

Be Strong! Remember your goals!

Hopefully, I do not do more snacking at night tonight. I will be watch President Clint at The Philly Convention. hope to be on schedule and go to bed at 10 PM tonight.

Change the habits and then all is out of whack. My other KRYPTONITE is going off schedule and procrastination!

Hee hee yay Janey joins the steppers 👏🏻👏🏻👏👏😂 they’re great, you’ll like it. I really like the sleep thing too, tells you how well you slept.

Good one Josie, good luck with olive cake 👏

Josie, use the Nigella cake recipe and substitute sugar for coconut sugar. Then tray bake it for brownies. This recipe is PERFECT for that, it’s really fudgy and squidgy. No one will know it’s a healthy option, believe me! 👍🏼

I’ve bought a Jawbone. I hold you entirely responsible for this frivolous purchase Lucky 🙄

i am to embark on the Olive Oil cake later, by the time i have spiralized a courgette and got all the equipment out i have nearly lost the will to live. My daughter and husband and children are visiting so will probably make proper brownies. Fortunately they have always been to sweet for me so i don’t eat them.

Thank you good advice!
Jill

OMG I just dipped my finger into the Oppo salted caramel. I’ve died and gone to BSD heaven 💜💜💜💜

Thanks all, you are so kind!
One other thing info and have clients do is log all our other measurements of success like:
I got off both BP meds!
My bs is normal!
My dog can sit on my lap now!
I don’t need an extender on the airplane!
I can go to the theater without feeling crunched in their chairs.
I walk better!

Just any positive thing you notice IS another measurement of your success do get a little notebook and log those down also.

Whenever you feel discouraged look at your of and remind yourself how many positives have occurred from your sticking with the plan!

Here’s to health! 💜🌷

It is amazing isn’t it, how this way of eating completely changes our view of food! I’ve rediscovered herbs and spices, fallen in love with cauli rice and just don’t want the simple carbs anymore. Haven’t tried the green medley, but will put it on the shopping list.

Yep, I’ve been scoffing them for 3 weeks 🙂 Not all brands are though, so be careful, I don’t think Sharwoods are. Could almost be massive ready salted Discos 🙂

Oh yes! Opted for red wine most of the time when I drank, but also had the odd G&T, a couple of whiskies and brandies and some champagne – had to, as we came home via the champagne region, so it was de rigueur! Didn’t drink everyday though and drank moderately on the days I did – with the exception of one occasion, when I woke with a slight hangover!

Go and enjoy your holiday and the wedding. Just get back on track when you get home.

Nandos sauce is the saviour of all maladies. Good news. I just checked Aldi papadom sand they ARE made of lentil flour 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼. Off to Waitrose to purchase celebratory Oppo shortly!!

You’re all nuts. I will respond accordingly after I have eaten my salad. The joys. It doesn’t get any better than this tonight guys. But at least the chickpea wraps worked tonight so I will have the illusion of something substantial holding my chicken. And for excitement? Nandos sauce. #livingthedream

Going to Aqua aerobics tonight.

I look like a wallowing hippo…

Hoping to wrap up and leave a bit of blubber somewhere. Doing it secretly as it isn’t coming off with the diet these last few days.

If worst comes to worst,, I could always stand near a bacon slicer…. A few rashers off each thigh please….

I will stop, I am going a little weird now. 😋😜

Love Lucia
Xxx

Sounds like we have the plateau sorted.
I bet after all this hard work making it cozy, we will all leave it very shortly and become skinny Minnie’s.
Oh well.

The things we have to put up with.
Love Lucia
Xxx

Epspecially we are trying to get them in stocked in Ireland!

Happylife
Have just read yr results!
Like Jan said,you give us hope! Thanks for sharing! X