Like Igorasusual, I have not used the recipes in the book and so have not had to calculate the carbs in the meals there. I do remember carb intake is not discussed in grams in the book, just the imperative to cut out simple carbs. However, I lost initially cutting back to 800 cals a day, but then hit a plateau and only started losing again, once I started looking at carbs and cutting down to 50g or below. Even now I don’t have any big losses, just the odd pound here and there, but it is all adding up.

I would say that on the evidence found on this forum, there is a need to keep a check on the carbs too.
Good luck and please keep us posted.

thts the spirit i really pwetty pwincess !!

They look good too, Janey, bookmarked! They would be ideal for picnics and days out too!

Yes, I survived Tesco who no longer have an Ethnic aisle. I was told it would be going back but the store was chopping and changing atm, things moving aisles so all the stuff from that aisle was in the back. So a really lovely young lad helped me, he went looking in the back for ages, and then he went to customer services to check stock, and went back again to find my brand of chickpea flour. I cannot make wraps with the KTC stuff, it’s fine for cooking, but not wraps. I savvy shopped in Tesco as I had a money off voucher, went to Home Bargains for my olive oil (same brand, same size, half the price), pumpkin seeds (69p as opposed to over £2 in Tesco) and then I went to Aldi for my meat, greek yogurt, nuts and salad bits. I bought some golden something seed in Tesco too as I remembered seeing it in a recipe posted here over the last couple of days and now I can’t remember which one it was… anyone?

Just a quick FYI – as far as I can remember the next lot of Aldi super 6 coming up included cauliflowers, chantennay carrots, and courgettes. Not too shabby for the cauliflowers, anyway!

I know Tokyo, one day it will not only fit but I will look like a Pwincess in it 🙂

B – yogurt, raspberries and tahini
L – cauli rice, prawns, spring onion, and dressing of fish sauce/soy sauce/chilli flakes/lime juice/garlic
D – Ostrich steak, creamy mushroom sauce and veggies

My loss is slow, 3.5 lbs week 1 and only half a pound week 2 but my aim is to reduce blood glucose and this diet has done that fantastically. I would like the weight loss but happy to stick to the diet and not worry about my weight.

Sorry for the late response Ziggy. Try grating the cheese, so that a little goes further and/or try a few pinenuts (you’ll be surprises how many there are in 10g) – they are high is cals, but a few go a long way sprinkled over a salad, adding fats and flavour. If you can make friends with yogurt, that would really help. Lidls do a really creamy one that is 10% fat (125cals per 100g, of which 4.2g are carbs) and is only £1.40ish for a litre tub – it’s the Turkish Style one. Also, tahini is oil and makes a good dressing – again high in cals, but a little goes a long way and it makes a nice dressing, drizzled over salad or even cook veggies.

I did 7 weeks before I went to Turkey, losing 13lb and post Turkey (having gained 2.8lb back), I’ve just started into week 3, so I suppose technically I’m over the 8 weeks mark, but I’m treating them as two separate events, so I’m on week 3. While I was away, I didn’t weigh and measure, but I tried to stick to the principles of the BSD 800, avoiding all the high carb nasties. I did transgress, which explains the gain, but I used ketosticks to give me an idea of how I was doing, so that helped to keep me on the right track and not gain heaps.

Anyway, please let us know how you have been doing and if you are seeing progress now. Keep going, it will come right I’m sure.

Hi all, I am preparing myself to start the diet – possibly the 5-2 as I am on insulin/metformin. I have a GP appointment to discuss everything and hope my doctor is receptive. I developed type 2 diabetes at the age of 39 and am now 60. I have had success with weight loss in the past, but due to mental health issues, find it extremely hard to maintain ongoing health and low bsl’s. Now I feel I am once more approaching “the zone” where I can successfully follow the diet. When reading the 8 week blood sugar diet, I was struck by Michaels’ reporting of doctors telling diabetic patients to eat carbohydrates. As a patient at RAH diabetic clinic when first diagnosed, I told them in vain that carbs put my bsl’s up, but was dismissed, even when I pointed out that, duh, carbs are converted to sugar in the body. (This was 21 years ago). Sometimes the inflexibility of accepted medical opinion is scary, as our lives depend on doctors’ advice. The other priceless advice by one GP was a lecture on how there were no diabetics in Auschwitz because everyone was starving, and if I stopped eating, I would be cured. Needless to say I was totally humiliated. I am sure this forum will be a more supportive experience!!

Thanks SunnyB

When I tried to get my LHD down I ate nuts, avocado and olive oil and butter. Doctor couldnt believe it, the only thing he approved of was they nuts

My OH went to an NHS dietician the other day, he has high cholesterol (both good and bad). I was a bit dismayed to see that he was recommended a low fat diet. Now I’ve only been doing the BSD for a week, and he doesn’t really understand it, but it will be interesting to see what happens in 6 months when he goes back.

Hope day 2 went well for you pennyrua. I personally find I need to avoid simple carbs as stringently as I can, as some time later, I will get bad hunger pangs and crave more. If I do eat them, it’s after taking a conscious decision to deviate from the regime and in the knowledge I will need more determination to resist the cravings when they arise.
I found once I was past the first few days, I actually didn’t miss the bread/potatoes/rice/pasta etc. If you can make it past the first week without these food stuffs, you will probably find the same.
Good luck, please keep us posted on your progress.

I only added the truffle oil ‘cos I love it, but you could use olive oil, basil oil, garlic oil – possibilities are endless. Give it a go and enjoy!

Yes seeds are high, but you only need a very little of them, so the impact on your daily intake is pretty low. I quit often have a few grams of Tahini on yogurt or as a salad dressing, as a little goes a long way and it’s tasty too.

Hi Keeptrying, don’t give up! Often getting fixated on that pound or part kilo can get demoralising. Sometimes your body is getting smaller or more toned without the scales telling you it! Have you measured your waist to check if its getting smaller? I bet it is!

A lot of the guys on here know I am a committed NON weigher! I go by how well my clothes fit and if I can get into those forgotten garments in the wardrobe.. which I can! I’m on week 10 now; started on strict 800 cals, relaxed into a more 2:5 version (ie. less worry at weekends) and now generally follow a med diet but with an eye on portion size to make sure I don’t overdo it. And I’m still losing weight and fitting into clothes I thought were consigned to the charity bag! I’m in it for the longhaul and the health benefits 🙂

So chin up, and you will get there 🙂

Ooh yes meant to say earlier, not used any seeds, yet, but sesame seeds are bonkers, have you looked them up, horrendously high. I’m on warfarin so seeds are a bit of an antidote food.
Happy eating. 🍅🍅🍅

Haha that made my day! It’s amazing that people don’t realise that eating properly can work just as well as surgical intervention!! Keep up the good work Jan!

Thank you. I will try that app. Just got a smart phone so can do. Yes in the UK, Suffolk.

hello i see i have not missed much today !!!
get trying that butterfly dress on lucky so you can waft and float like a teeny tiny butterfly !!!!!
yep janey we alls want your bread mrs!!!!
hope the shopping was painless lucky !!!

SunnyB

Have just seen your Italian ‘rice’ which looks really nice apart from the truffle oil which isn’t to my taste. Will give it a go.

Hope you survived shopping expedition?! I found that other pizza recipe! http://powerhungry.com/2016/06/63-mini-deep-dish-chickpea-flour-pizzas/

Hi Caro
If you’re in the UK you can buy ready made cauliflower rice in a packet! Sainsburys do it and I’m sure other supermarkets do too. Easier than grating cauliflower but more expensive !
SunnyB
Which herbs do you use? I guess some spices are better than others if you’re not cooking the cauliflower .

Well I rejoice that you and I have found the BSD , everyone will eventually I’m sure become aware of this, but it’s a sad fact that unfortunately no matter how logical and good something is until it is valued the person won’t take any notice of it. But a year from now with many hundreds of thousands doing this eating plan, and singing the I feel fantastic song, I will radiate through out the western world.
👼👼👼 slimmers halo for you

Hehe
I do a wide swerve with my eyes of things like that now, although can’t say I feel remotely tempted, so strange after 41 years of stuffing all these things down my throat, as my lovely John says 41 yrs od dieting has only made me put on weight, but the funniest thing was on my first day I went shopping for the ingredients for this plan, and when my eyes fell upon a stack of Pringles I physically was aware of my eyes zooming in and out, so I found I don’t touch, sniff, connect in any way with the high carb rubbish.
Sounds like your colleagues are pushing at your boundaries a bit, some people love to sabotage, something that they can see as working.
But it’s all good training for our minds, we have to live our lives outside of our BSD bubble.
Keep up the good work.
Jan🍅🍅🍅

greenjanet – I’m the same now; we have Haribo sweets, biscuits and sometimes cakes on the table at the meetings I attend where I work.

I used to think this was a sign that I was working in a pretty nice place, (which, to be fair it absolutely is), but for the last two weeks, since reading the BSD book and starting the diet, I sit in meetings now and watch people amassing piles of empty sweet wrappers in front of them and wonder how soon it will be before, as a society in general, we wake up and realize what we’re absentmindedly loading into our bodies.

I then immediately feel incredibly hypocritical because up until three weeks ago, I used to do exactly the same.

The last meeting I was in a week ago, without me noticing, someone plonked a box of chocolate digestives next to me. When I spotted them, my instinctive reaction was to jump out of my skin, like I’d seen a wasp, and swiftly pass them down the line, muttering to myself as I did ‘who put those there?’. It must have been quite an extreme reaction as the people on the other side of the table just burst out laughing.

Just a thought this book was published in 2015, so is badly in need of a re edit, but it’s good if we count everything, as it will give us the equipment if we are aware of the value of the food we eat, to live the rest of our lives, I for one will never return to my old eating pattern, of high carbs. I view them as poison now, and I want to know how much of a poison each blighter is. Gives me peace of mind.
I’ve hopped of my box now.🌷🌷🌷 Jan

I have just started the 8 week blood sugar diet with the intention of losing 12.5% of my body weight. My understanding is that this will reduce blood sugar levels to within the normal range provided that circa this weight is maintained. This view seems to be supported by the forward at page 10 of Dr Mosley’s book, para 3 which states ‘They (type 2 diabetes patients) remain free of diabetes provided they keep the weight off.’

If the diet prompts drainage of fat deposits from my liver and pancreas for the purpose of again enabling correct insulin production as suggested by Dr Mosley a significant ingest of sugar such as that of the glucose test conducted by diabetic clinics should therefore result in readings within the normal blood sugar range. Can anyone say if this likely to be the case?

Many thanks in anticipation of an unambiguous reply.

No I have 100g fage its 96 cals and 3.5 carbs, if you are in the uk you could try’ myfitnesspal ‘ app it counts everything and so much more, also logs it all for you. Or you will have an alternative app, but this one is easy to use after a little play around.
🍅🍅🍅

Hi greenjanet thanks for that. I just checked my calorie book and discovered that sunflower seeds are terribly high in both cals and carbs. Can you recommend an alternative please? I will definitely try that one it sounds yummy. Am I eating too much yoghurt ? I think I will stay off the sunflower seeds, pity as I have loads left.
Thanks for help much appreciated mary

I have just made the Spanish chickpea and spinach soup recipe which show 210 calories per portion. Put it into my food calculator and it is 320. I did just say chorizo and not fat drained so maybe that saves a few calories but this is such a big difference. Will have to adjust other meals for the day.

Only lost half a pound this week, but my blood glucose morning measurements are fantastic, all around 100, highest 106, lowest 79. This is the BSD not get slim quick, but you get the best of both. Looking forward to another week and possibly a good loss.

Hi Ziggy
If you want to test, there are reasonably cheap units for sale on Amazon – I bought on for about £12. I only test occasionally, as this wasn’t a particular issue for me, but I wanted to know where I was when I started, so that I could see if there was A) a potential issue on the blood sugar front and B) keep an eye on any changes.
Look forward to hear how you get on.

I’m done. I need to go shopping now. Mehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Come away from that toast and get on with organising your meals!

Hi there
Good planning, I tend to have fage Greek total yog full fat obviously cannot abide the runny nat yog very sour, but I find Greek total like clotted cream with strawberries it’s like a cream tea feast without the scone. If you are in uk it’s the navy and white squat tub expensive, but lush. Also Greek is higher in protein so more of an appetite pleaser.
Keep posting.
Jan🍅🍓🐓

Ahhhhhhhh right, not chunks then? I have to do that when I make Sticky Toffee Pudding for my friend’s tart of a husband who won’t entertain fruit in any way, shape or form or it makes him vomit.

I have a camping toaster thingy?

Yes Janey, bread is bread is bread. But toast? Well… toast is toast. Innit.

I’ve fallen in love with cauliflower rice too. It is so versatile and can be given so many flavour twists – Italian, Thai, Indian. I’m getting very familiar with my spice draw and rediscovering herbs again. Have to admit, I haven’t tried cooking with it yet, as it is so scrummy raw, but I’ll give it a try soon for sure.

Hahaha me in my ‘fancy dress’. Anyone would think I’m sitting here in a clown suit!!! Think the dates need to stay in the loaf Lucky, to give it texture and keep it from drying out. You can’t really taste them as they’re pulsed in finely. You lot are determined to toast this bread though, aren’t you? You need one of those bread slice holders I reckon.

Excellent tip Thankyou for sharing.🐓🐓🐓

Buggery, I’d started writing a post and I lost it trying to search the thread for something! I know, I’ll get there Tokyo. What I’m really hoping is that I fit into butterfly dress (the one that fits but I look like a sack of spuds in?) for my best friend’s wedding mid-September. It’s everything I’d want in a wedding outfit, tbh, it’s floaty, feminine, pretty, and still brand new with tags on – so freeeeeeeeeee! I was searching thread to see if it was 2 weeks ago that I’d tried it on, nope it was 19th of JUNE! I’ve lost another 12lbs since then! Time doesn’t half fly.

Curry – I make my own Indian Restaurant Style curries all from one big base sauce (or gravy the official term is), I’ve been on a mission for years. If you don’t put all the oil in (and I mean ridiculous amounts too), all it boils down to is onion, vegetables, water and spices. Then the curries themselves are meat/fish, spices, tomatoes, peppers etc. It IS faffy, but the bonus is once you’ve made a big pan of the sauce (I use a massive pan I ‘acquired’ from the pub kitchen when the place closed down 😉 ) you can freeze it in portions, it keeps for months, and you can basically whip up any curry you like from a korma to a phall in 30 minutes. I find anything else now really disappointing, I’ve been ruined. I won’t go into huge detail (for once) but I wrote a post years ago on it, if anyone’s interested, or a big Indian takeaway fan http://flusteredshell.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/recipe-indian-fakeaway-chicken-tikka.html I’m sure everything can be adapted to suit the BSD, and portion sizes etc if not already suitable. All freeze really well too.

The nachos look immense. And they’ve convinced me to try something I’ve been thinking about. Chickpea wrap lamb and mint ‘samosa’ – baked in the oven. That nacho dough actually looks like it will lend itself to that cause a bit better than a wrap… 😀

Have a good day all, I need to shift my backside too… meh. Laters…

Don’t panic, one pound could be as simple as a little water retention or a bit of constipation perhaps. A little fluctuation is normal and if you stick with it, I’m sure you will find that this sneaky little pound disappears almost as quickly as it arrived.

I must be so gullible. Before I started this diet, if a recipe said 200 grams of something and I opened a 400 gram tin I would just split it in half and assume I had 200 grams. Wrong, just opened a 400 gram tin of chickpeas, actually weighed 200 grams and that left just over 100 grams. I assumed net weight meant without the weight of the tin, but no, it is the weight of the total contents so when you pour away the water you have lost about 100 grams. Another example, tinned tuna, net weight 112 grams, pour away the water and you are left with 90 grams of actual tuna. This can be important when counting calories, so just be aware and weigh things after removing from the tin.

MerryMary – don’t panic about your holiday, if you continue to apply the BSD principles, you will find that it is easier than you think to stick with the regime. As captainlynn says, when eating out, opt for meats, cheeses, veg and salad, avoid desserts and all the usual high starch meal inclusions. I found when I was away, using ketosticks daily, gave me a good indication of how I was doing and as such was a comforting factor. Try to ensure you have quick stuff in the fridge, to eat after a long shift – cauliflower for cauli rice, salad and cold meats and cheese. That way you can throw together a quick salad with protein, or cauli rice with cold meats. I love cauli rice, as there is so much that you can add to it, to give it a different twist. For instance this lunchtime, I’m going to have it with prawns and a thai dressing, made with soy sauce, fish sauce, lime juice, some chilli flakes and a dash of sesame oil.

caramba – I know how you feel with regard to your target slipping just out of reach time and again. I have been hovering on the brink of hitting my first goal of one whole stone lost for a while and at the moment just a fraction of a pound stands between me and being able to make the announcement. I’m on an extra push this week to get past the first stone mark and hopefully start on the next one. Stick with it and I’m sure you will get there. As for future plans, I’m definitely going to keep carbs low, but like you I’m not sure what regime I’ll follow, although I think it will probably be the Mediterranean option, as that will work for my OH as well, making life a bit easier.

Wahhoooooo – go on all of you on the continued loses – Lucky, Tokyo, Janey in her fancy dress, and not forgetting Lucky’s husband – that’s great. It so works doesnt it.

Lucky you’ll be in a size down before you know it – sneaky losses every day add up so quickly and suddenly you’ll be looking at something saying hey, this looks a bit loose? Is this a bit loose? It isss!!!!!!!

Sad cauliflower is being disssssed but that’s ok, I still love it. I know what you all mean about getting bored if repeating the same stuff. Think my banana fiasco kind of came from that. Wont be doing that again, and also wont be allowing little bites of stuff which I did last night. They all add up!!! Had stopped that so back to the beginning again for me, just stick with the plan!

Will have to dig up some interesting recipes so we can try out healthy but lovely stuff. Anyone got a nice healthy curry for me?

I made this frittata omlette thing last week and had a 1/4 for breakfast each day for a few days though used a bit less feta (dont tell me, I dont want to know if that was food poisoning danger, it was delicious!!!;-)))) It’s only basically an omlette I know but it’s really tasty and lots of good veg. Nice with some tomatoes. http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-lemon-frittata-with-lee-77048

These look good – http://www.mynewroots.org/site/2016/03/chickpea-tortilla-nachos/
and this website has verrrry interesting ingredients some times. Some will have way too many carbs, but these tortillas might work? Havent tried them or worked out calories yet but will do something from this site and let ye know.

Ok, have to do some work today!!! No sneaky looks at this during the day but hope it’s a good day for all.

now i am laughing we are debating how to toast a piece of bread i imaginevus sat around a fire trying to toast it on a long stick ( like a marshmallow!!)
good news on the dress front !!! janey and yes lucky your time will come and you too will be doing the cinderella waltz !!!! i find i set one thing aside and focus on that and try it on until like janey i get that wow moment !!!!!

Hi

Day 2 went ok but I think I may have over eaten the sunflower seeds? For breakfast I had yoghurt, sunflower seeds and blueberries, for lunch salad and wafer thin ham (2.5 slices) followed by yoghurt, sunflower seeds and strawberries, then snacked on a few strawberries. For evening I had home made soup, no spuds, some Tesco deli turkey with stuffing and ate quite a bit of that. I drank through the day herbal/fruit teas.

Day 3 has begun and this morning I weighed my yoghurt which is full fat natural Yeo, and I had 150gms yoghurt, 15 gms sunflower seeds and 20gms blueberries. I will have salad home made and some more turkey with stuffing and then probably more yoghurt as before.

Now am I staying on track and is natural yoghurt ok? 100gms of the yoghurt is 82 cals so not so bad.

I am still finding my way and have bought a BSD recipe book which should come today. Yesterday and today have been/are difficult as today is the last day (last year) that I spoke to my son Paul whose 1st anniversary of death is tomorrow. But on a positive note I do not feel deprived at all and can cope without sugar and bread etc. At least that is on the 3rd day —watch this space.

Thanks. Mary

SOCK IT TO THEM! Amazzzzing, i suspect you are on cloud nine with all us other BSD peeps, it’s nothing short of a miracle, this eating plan. Excellent.
Regards
Jan 🤗🍓🤗

That’s hilarious… take it as a compliment!!

Hehe just need to tell you this its hilarious, I live in a historic market town in Kent, other words everyone is nosy. This customer said to me in a hushed voice, she was the only person in the shop, in hushed tones she said, ” you’ve had that operation thingy , haven’t you, ” I said sorry what operation thingy, is that , then she said in a way like she was talking about flogging me some stolen goods or something. ” you know that bunghole operation they do when they tie up something to stop you eating” how I didn’t laugh I don’t know. So I told her all about BSD she then went into that glazed look and said oh no you can’t diet without eating pasta etc, I then thought about what someone posted on here where her husband gave the look oh I can’t do the BSD I will die without pasta etc. I then proceeded to tell her I had lost 18 lbs by eating beautiful foods. She walked away convinced I had lied to her I think, how can anyone loose weight doing the BSD look. But honestly aren’t fold funny I ask you bunghole, she meant keyhole. Still chuckling now.
Love Jan 😂😂😂

Now THAT looks more like it, Janey! Hubby agrees. That’s the one I’m going to try for tomorrow’s tea (and I can use some of this sodding coconut flour up). He’s just been laughing, he was laughing so hard that he couldn’t tell me why, and eventually he managed to choke out that it had just tickled him how we were sat discussing chickpea pizza bases and almond flours… what a difference 4 and a half weeks makes, eh? He’s lost another 2lb by this morning too, so his loss is 21lb to my 26lb. Catching me up!

I’m definitely going to make the bread. Is it sweet with the dates in it? Do you think they could be left out or wouldn’t it work? I want to make the pumpkin one too. Would it survive being toasted the old fashioned way, under the grill, do you think? Have to go shopping later, was supposedly making a list in the early hours but I got sidetracked. Need to be more organised, must know what I’m cooking for the week ahead.

Yayyyy well done on fitting into yet another dress! I’m not getting any ‘Wows’ at the moment, just ‘Oh, ok, these now fit but they’re still a size 22 so yeah, but meh’ moments. I can’t wait for something that really lifts me, like getting into an 18 or something. It will come, and it will come quick too if I keep on keepin’ on.

I started Dr Michael Mosley’s 5:2 diet and in four weeks I had lost just under 10kg but my blood sugar was sky rocketing fixed at around 22mmol/L.
So with supervision from my GP and other health professionals, two weeks ago I started the 8 week Blood Sugar Diet.
I’ve just come from my weigh-in and consultation with my GP and I’m totally sold on this regime.
My blood sugar level reduced to 13 in the first week and is now between 6-7mmol/L and I’ve lost another 16kg – that’s a total loss of 25.8kg in the last 6 weeks! And I’ve brought my diabetes under better control.
I’ll see how it goes this coming 2 weeks and will let you all know. And by the way – it only took about 2 days to break my sugar addiction and I no longer feel hungry on this diet. Its absolutely great.