Yes it was the maple one. I bought a bottle the other day for a teaspoon or something ridiculous, in a recipe. Used to love maple syrup on pancakes, wonder what it’s like on chickpea wraps??? Or is that asking too much from the chickpea wrap?

Thank you Josie 🙂 How are you doing, are you winning?

hooray very well done

Thanks LACal – I set out intending to do it monthly, and missed by a few days this time.
I try and set as many potential achievements as I can – then I can always be celebrating something! Even when you don’t measure though, you still get the reminder of clothes being too big!

First time making them. I substituted a bit of the almond flour with our old staple, gram flour. Added a bit of olive oil as dough seemed a bit crumbly. No problem getting them off the paper (used a fish slice!) Added a bit of parmesan to some for a pimp.

I’m only making one cake tomorow although might divide a litle of the mix off to bake seperately.. for testing purposes of course. Probably safer to test before I confront the family with it!! Don’t want my sister getting all smug if it fails, do I?!

Let me know how the cupcakes go. Do they have maple syrup in them? If so, that’s why I vetoed the recipe.. of all the useless, expensive ingredients I’ve purchased recently, that is the one I don’t have to hand!

I’ve made them a couple of times now, there’s garden peas in the sauce too and I add red pepper and onion too to bulk it out a little. Plus, food without onion sometimes can be a bit bland. Wondered why they were so good this time and I remembered I made it from my head last time and left out the spices. Plus I used a heaped normal metal teaspoon of each spice this time instead of a level one.

Have you made them before Janey? I have, but with ground almonds. Turned out ok, if a bit faffy getting them off the paper I rolled them between. Had the thumbs up from hubby who had some of his favourite Lancashire cheese on them.

Me too. Hey, how will you know if cake is nice? Are you making two? I’m going for the one Eps put up but in cupcake form. I’ve got a nice selection of cupcakes in the freezer now! The blueberry almond ones, the banana ones from the other day and I’ll hopefully have nice choccie ones too tomorrow!

Ooh meatballs do sound good Lucky!

and you can send one of your mousses to me Eps.. I’m willing to take one for the team.

I have just baked Elana’s salt n pepper crackers. First impressions.. look and taste ok, although I’m waiting for them to cool. All this so I can have a bit of goats cheese later!!

tomorrow is CAKE BAKING DAY

Awesome results Frog!! 6 inches off your waist!?! That’s awesome. I keep meaning to take measurements and then get busy and forget, this is a good reminder to just do it!

They were. And a portion left over for freezing, handy little lazy tea there one night! Might get my backside into gear and do some now (and someone else might do the dishes then 😉 always thinking)

They’ll be waiting for me when I get off…

Yes me too, I have done very little but planning good walk later. Meatballs sound delicious!

I’ve just had the most divine meatballs. Just minced pork, garlic, salt, black pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon, cumin and ground coriander in a tomato and paprika sauce. Meant to be sweet paprika but I used hot paprika cos I’m a rebel like that. Excelled myself and stuffed now! Need to do some walking again though Eps, I’m languishing around the 2000 mark – again! Cooler tonight though and earlier so might get an hour in before rugby (watching not playing btw).

I’m game if there’s chocolate mousse involved…

I’m making them – definitely!!! Will have to find people to eat the other 4 though… any one like to visit? ;-))

Mini goals are good, great ideas Lucky! I might try it too as I sense this last 9kg will be slower than the first 10!!! Will still get there though…YES!

YUM!!!!!

That’s all I have to say.

All jokes aside, I think I might be addicted to chocolate even more than I was… like I only have one square of 85%/70% but omg it tastes just….better than anything. Maybe I need more magnesium or something!

Au contraire. It has NO almond involvement.. and a LOT of heroin chocolate. Whoop de doo!

Ooooh I was wrong!

Before I click the link, let me guess. It contains almond flour… and no chocolate…?

Timmy – THANK YOU, you’ve broken it for me. I was staring at creme fraiche in Aldi wondering why I wanted to buy it, hubby couldn’t think so I didn’t buy it. Twas the steak meal.

Omg Janey, can you imagine??? How brilliant would that be? And yes, Tokyo, for comedy effect, that would be funny.

I know Eps! Eeeeeeek! I love figures and stats, you see, hence my list of forty thousand mini goals. I think I have a goal for every pound. Probably. Ok, I’m not that bad but I’ve crossed off… ten since I’ve started; Half a stone, get into 16 stone bracket, lost 5% of body weight, lost a stone, lost a stone and a half, get into 15 stone bracket, lost 10% of body weight, get under 100 kilos, lost two stone, and today BMI is officially under 40! Next goals are 6lb off for 2 and a half stone, and 8lb to get me into the 14 stone bracket!!

https://elanaspantry.com/2-ingredient-chocolate-pudding/

Enough said.

wow that’s amazing – and not all that long at all!!

Thanks SunnyB. I’ve followed the low carb eating before, but I haven’t restricted cals to 800 like this before. Low carb has always been my best weight loss WOE, but I just get stopped by stress or going on vacation. I’m going to try to stay on plan for the full 8 weeks and can’t wait to see the results.

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 🙁