I saw a TV chef make a pearl barley risotto this morning and thought it sounded like a good alternative to rice. However, my research has thrown up so many different views. It is supposed to be the lowest GI grain ever at 22, but someone said when it is cooked it goes up to 66. Should I treat it like oats and only have it occasionally or should I avoid it all together.
Any experts out there.
Think a ban would definitely be on the cards, then…
I have been on this diet for 4 weeks and worked my way through the menu plans in the book and have only had salad twice and that was because I had a lettuce in the fridge that needed eating. There are so many other good things to eat. I think I have had something different every day for 4 weeks except where there was something I particularly loved.
and I forgot something else, – I was in a TK Maxx yesterday, so bought some smaller clothes in their sale – Large pants instead of XL!!
I also got some trousers (£7 instead of £55) that I thought would nearly fit when I held them up against me, but when I tried them on at home, they’re actually a lot smaller than I thought – the waist is cut lower than I’d anticipated, so goes around a wider bit than I held them against, but I will get there!
– and I do have a waist now, as well as cheek bones – well I always had cheek bones, but my face has changed quite a lot in terms of visible cheek bone shape rather than a fully inflated balloon look.
Can we change the name of this thread to Lucky’s dirty double entendre thread?
😮
Gaaah, now I’ll be walking the streets at night. No.. wait.. that sounds wrong!
Yes, I’ve got more energy too – even recently when I wasn’t sleeping brilliantly because of the heat (was that summer been & gone?)
I’ve noticed that regular walks are generally faster than they used to be too – I used to allow 25 minutes to walk to the cinema, it now takes less than 20.
That must be partially down to not trying to do everything lugging an extra 10kg around with me – and awareness that if I move more, it will help with weight loss.
I did a longish (8-9 mile) walk at the weekend, and was very stiff that evening, but generally I find that I get stiff less often.
I feel much more upbeat – but that might just be function of the weight loss. My OH says he has noticed I’m a bit less bolshy – which I think is a good thing?!
Timmy, still sniggering about your yoghurt. Very naughty!
The clock is ticking as soon as you accept… 😛
Hmm, that didn’t go so well. UPS depot too far to walk to with a big box! Can I sneak in a stroll this evening???? Tomorrow will be the proper kick off!
Biggest one that I’ve noticed is my energy. I just want to do stuff now instead of vegging infront of the sofa in the evening.
I’m training harder than I ever have before, and it’s mainly because I just feel like exercising more. Yesterday I went for a swim in the morning and the gym later in the afternoon. I can’t remember ever doubling up in one day before. If I see a set of stairs/incline I just want to run up it. It’s a bit weird really! Lol.
The wife and the kids were away on Thursday night, and previously that would have meant getting the lads around for a few beers and playstation, but I blew them out so I could go to the gym instead!
Hi karenv
Both OH and I have noticed an improvement in what we might call ‘aliveness’.
He’s Type 2, hasn’t been very well with liver and other issues, and always felt tired in the morning, so dozy and unwilling to get up and start the day.
As we discuss the BSD and many other things in the sunshine in the garden with our coffee at 7am, I can say that we have both noticed a significant change. He says he feels better than he has in many years.
And there’s so much more time to get things done! 😉
Let battle commence 🙂 This is going to be one way to motivate myself. I’ll be a size 6 by next Saturday 🙂
I just have.. I’ll be running myself ragged.. its the competitive streak!
I challenge you, fair maiden… accept before you go…!
I am going out now, to walk around a bit!!
Ah, it says 7 days total steps. Good job I haven’t been lying to you all on here about my step count then! Not as bad as I thought it would be!
Hahaha I have 43,093 points and you have 0. I don’t know what they’re for but… I WIN!
Why haven’t I got a photo on mine?
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA BRILLIANT! Love it!!! Love it!
Hahaha, BSD w******s!!! 😀
Awwwwwwwww Friend. Up Friend. *Puts two thumbs up in an Inbetweeners fashion*
STOP IT! I’m trying not to giggle uncontrollably behind my screen here! I shall endeavour NOT to think of Timmy’s yoghurt when I make raita later!!!
Aw, you want to be my UP Friend!!
With Timmy’s ‘Special Yogurt Sauce’ drizzled on top?
*retch*
I’m honestly still chortling now..
Track me down on the Twitter… or look me up on the UP app with my real world name!
I have a question: what changes have you noticed in your body/mind since you started the BSD?
Weight changes are fantastic (and that’s what I’m aiming for, that and blood sugars getting in a better range).
But I’m curious if people have noticed other changes since being on the diet – joints hurting less, more alert, more energy, better mood that sort of thing. I imagine that such a drastic change in diet must have a knock on effect on how you feel and how your body is!
Invited you Janey!!!! Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Someone else has one too but I don’t know who she is.
I don’t think many people could stomach such a recipe as dog poo and quorn, Lucky.
Frog – a bit mad? A BIT???? Lol. If you’re gonna do it, you may as well do it in style, eh? 😉 I have to say I have no idea what a Budgens is. Nor have I ever seen one on my travels.
Hi Puneet, welcome 🙂 Glad you’re having a promising start to BSD 😀
Janey, I’m going to see if I can add you via Twitter and then ‘kick yo ass, fool!’ in the step count. Hahaha, yes, like that’s going to happen.
Timmy, just… no. You know I have a weak stomach. If dog poo and Quorn make me want to vomit, then… sheesh.
😂😂😂😂
Jesus H Christ…
That’s what all the ladies say.
No……. must stop it……
LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL, no need for a batch of Timmy’s own yoghurt!!! I may have to have a lie down to recover from that!!
Good advice from FoFi. You ask what carbs you can have. You need to go online and look up the good GI carbs. Forget about bread, rice, pasta, potato and chocolate cake (that was a joke). Look for carb like chickpeas, lentils, nuts, beans and pulses. I know they don’t sound very appetising but tell me honestly what rice tastes of, nothing, bland, boring, until you put a sauce on it or do something with it. Same with good carbs. Make yourself a pot of hummus, if that doesn’t suit your taste add some frozen peas and mint. Have something with you to nibble on like carrot sticks, celery, an apple, a small handful of nuts. These all contain carbs, just good ones.
I’m known for being bossy, so here goes, stop making excuses and get started on this wonderful journey for your health and weight and well being. You will enjoy the food when your taste buds get used to the change.
Also, can I just say, yes it is scary, it is new and innovative and exciting too. Join us guinea pigs and show the pharmaceutical companies that we are taking control back.
Day 9 – I couldn’t resist, I had to step on the scale this morning, I just felt smaller. 🙂 I’m at 8.6 lbs lost since my start last week – not bad for 8 days. I’ve been eating a lot of salads the last few days, I don’t know if that’s the help our if I’m just getting into the groove. Energy is back up. I weeded my garden for an hour last night and then got on the treadmill for 35 mins, not at the speed I was going at before, still not there for energy, but I felt being on the treadmill period was a good thing!
Way to go Napangardi! 🙂 LOL I had to laugh a little because I pictured you literally having 1 cup of cacao with a bit of water. ha ha I’m not a morning gym person either, in my opinion mornings are not fun, give me night anytime! I can’t even get downstairs to get on my own treadmill in the morning, so I sure as heck am not getting to the gym in the morning.
Yes, I loved the aubergine recipe, I hadn’t had it since the 70’s when you had to salt and soak it to take away the bitterness. Now, I believe they had that fault bred out of them. I have had most of the recipes in the book and the only ones I don’t like are Beetroot falafels and anything with fish, prawns etc.
That sounds wrong. I’ll make a fresh batch of yoghurt using a live culture currently in my fridge. That’s better.
Bought some full fat UHT milk and milk powder. I’ll make a fresh batch of my own yoghurt tonight or tomorrow and report back!
Sorry Izzy does not like Rollercoasters. I have no idea if I like or dislike them…….. I never been on one thanks to epilepsy! It sounds like you are melting away!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aopdD9Cu-So
I think you should really reward yourself….Like a swedish massage or something of that sort. What an accomplishment! 7 days and my handlebars and getting smaller. I am still waiting for my scale and glucometer to come. This is what sucks about buying online!
Wish you all for following The Witch Of The West and succeed in MELTING, MELTING!!!!!!!!!
PrincetonianStud
My Jawbone arrived! I am already in love with it <3
Love technology!!
SunnyB….. Thanks for the recognition of my lessons on Ayurvedic Medicine. I learned a few things I guess living in China and India.
I can not say it enough times how much Ayurveda medicine and Tai Chi works wonders for me. Thursday is my next Panchakarma appointment. I am trying to do it once a week for losing weight and increasing brain functions like better memory.
5,000 years of medicine…..could be they wrong?
PS your name makes me want to drink a SunnyD…. Sunny Delight. :O
You really meant onwards and DOWNWARDS! 😀 Downwards is why we all chatting in here.
I speak for all 4 billion members of Men: We are all stubborn and hate others telling us what to do. We go hunt, and women nest (As Jerry Seinfeld once comicly said). 😉 Yeh, I am a Seinfeld and Jay Leno fanatic! Loved seeing them in Atlantic City when I was fattening up my lovehandles from Philly Cheesesteaks!
Live Long And Prosper!
Daniel
haha love Mr T Daniel!!
Hey there sunshine-girl, yeah I really wish I could persuade my dad to go on the diet but he is incredibly stubborn and hard to persuade 🙁 I am hoping that if he sees me getting results and losing weight it might persuade him to hopefully give it a go, or at least switch to low carb mediterranean food. Fingers crossed…
Greenjanet that is fab you haven’t wanted to comfort eat! I know I haven’t been hungry at all, I just get that wee demon occasionally in the evenings saying ‘ooooh something sweet would be nice’…it’s not a hunger voice it’s a boredom, ‘what will I do now’ voice I think. So I need to keep myself more occupied in the evenings 🙂 Off to the gym tonight for a quick HIIT session on the bike (and then a nice steam and hot tub after, ahhhh, makes it all worthwhile!)
That’s great you are on week 2 Yowser49! How are you finding it? Good to know that the tiredness/weakness should pass. I woke up this morning and could barely drag my weary limbs from the bed lol. I just need to be consistent this time and keep going. I like the forums on here, it’s great to have a community of people to talk to with advice and encouragement 🙂
Anyway nearly 3 days in, am going to have to find some new lunch recipes, I’m well supplied for dinner ideas but I bring a packed lunch to work so will have to get a bit more creative…today I had the lentil dahl from the Fast Cook book, it was very nice and filling, had it with a small flatbread yum yum!
Onwards and upwards…
my pedometer is broken – it had previously survived a 30 degree wash cycle, but the 60 degree one was a bit much.
It’s had a couple of days sitting in cat litter, and tried a different battery, still very dead.
I am getting quite good at judging how much I’ve walked (I guess at the end of the day and compare it to the pedometer), but back to amazon for a replacement.
Welcome onboard Puneet. If nothing else, we aim to entertain as you lose weight and get your levels under control!
hi just joined yesterday.I did a similar venture 3 years ago when i was diagnosed with diabetes. lost 13 kgs. Soon i moved to a new job which turned out to be extremely stressful and my weight started creeping back up and went beyond the original. Now after about two years of suffering trying metformin I bought the book and am motivated to start again. last four days that i have been on this diet my morning sugar levels have been dropping and when i get home from work and check my sugar i almost jump with joy. I had forgotten how good it feels to get a decent reading.
reading all these posts is helping me stay motivated and foccused.
Cheers
Thanks all for the kind words of support!
Frog, yes my mum is easy, i ask her what she feels like and she just says give me whatever and she eats it, her favourites are the no carb waffles, the turkey and apricot burgers and the cod with lettuce and peas, but she honestly enjoys it all. She was in a food rut with little appetite before the diet, except for cakes! Now as we are having such a variety of food and different everyday shes enjoying it more.
As others have experienced, we sit there looking at each other in wonder saying ‘are you hungry, cos i’m not!’ its amazing. My mum is happy with her own weight loss and inches too but is made up with my weight loss as well, i tell her its partly down to her for doing the diet with me and being so easy, as i find it easier when both of us are on it, eating the same things and using up ingredients etc,
my god my post keep disappearing then re appearing !!! i am the paul daniels of posts!!!!
after my disasters with baking i shall not be making yoghurt it could only end one way for me!!
probably for the best Tokyo…. 😉