Yes, she likes the good stuff does our Nige.

Oh. Oh… bugger. Hadn’t thought of that…

And why does Nigella look so good? Because she likes a bit of cake! I would happily look like her.

Although.. in that case.. aren’t we heading down the Paltrow route with our healthiness? :'(

When folk are talking about carb allowances and cutting carbs, they mean the complex carbs found in veg etc.
The simple carbs in sugar flour pasta and rice are a complete no go if you do the diet properly
A lot of people get confused at the word carbs, you’re not alone but cut out the bad carbs and you will start to lose weight even if you aren’t too strict with the calories

came across this link, one or two I’d like to try with a link to others at the bottom

https://www.buzzfeed.com/christinebyrne/low-carb-dinner-plan?utm_term=.oqZrk87vP#.gbrRmDAzP

We could go on, Timmy, if you’d like. Now, you know who I do love, Nigella bloody Lawson. Now THAT is a woman who looks fab for her age. I’d rather look like Nigella at 56 than how Gwyneth looks at 43. In fact, I just had a shock when I googled how old Gwyneth was.

And eats dust. and does that dole ful look all the time. And was mean to Iron Man.

At what time did you take the reading?
If it was a fasting reading, the dawn effect could have an influence and my experience was, as I was getting rid of the fat from my liver and pancreas, I got high fasting readings and yet my HbA1C tests were really good. The high readings were in weeks 5 to 6, after that they settled down again and I know others had the same experience.
Test pre and post dinner for a more accurate reading

Aside from her complete ungratefulness in divorcing Chris Martin, the fact that she steam cleans her fadge, and is a complete self-obsessed, health crazed lunatic? Apart from that? Nothing much…

Paltrow’s bad, mmmmmkay?

What’s wrong with our Gwyneth?

Friend requests denied all round for Paltrow 🙂

Hi , we are on week 6 of the diet reading before diet and on medication could be as high as 18 , all meds stopped after week one and sugars generally sitting between 7 & 8 once being 6 , however today for some reason they have risen to 12-13 I’ve no idea why , Andy who is the diabetic is wondering if he should go back on meds , he really doesn’t want to but is worried about damage to body , I’d like to hang on until Monday and see what the doctor says . He has been doing strenuous work today , could that cause the problem , please can someone give me some advice to settle Andy’s worries , thanks in advance

JUST SAY NO TO PALTROW.

I think I need a t-shirt with that on.

i was holding out for lucky to do it i checked the number and whilst writing my post lucky sneaked in !!!! doh
lucky you can do 2000 !!! which at the rate we go on here wont be long !!
i shall be refusing the paltrow if she adds me on twitter !!!

There are never any guarantees.
OK so someone has wrote a book which tells us how to control our diabetes, maybe the word “reverse” was an unfortunate choice, but to me, it’s just common sense that if stopping the stuff that made you ill in the first place makes you better, then starting it again will make you ill again.
Or am I being a little too simplistic? I don’t think so.
As in everything else in life, we all have to take responsibility for our own actions.
On a brighter note, Summer arrives this weekend 😀

Never seen it Tokyo lol, watch very very little TV 🙂

You know what, I am dreading drinking! You lot are doing a wonderful job of keeping me sober. My hangovers were horrendous these days anyway before BSD, as little as a couple of glasses of wine and I was ruined the next day and craving rubbish (or a hair of the dog if junk food didn’t work). Now that I don’t have the greasy option for recovery, I’m really not bothered about having a drink at the moment!

Pots of hurrah all round, Janey! Who’d have thought it would have come to this, I only came on to say Hello… LOL.

You just HAD to mention bloody Paltrow, didn’t you. Although, if she could see my kitchen cupboard now…

LUCKY! You got the 1000th post! A pot of hurrah for you!

Aaah, the BSD hangover has struck Timmy!!! Same for me last weekend. 4 glasses of bubbly.. wiped out all sunday! We are rapidly turning into smug health freaks whether we like it or not! Gwynneth Paltrow will be adding me on FB next..

I was reading on another website that you lose a lot of salts with all that water in the first week of a low carb diet which can lead to headaches. A cup of broth i.e. Water plus boullion or a stock cube will cure this. Just a thought for those suffering.
Glad to say I am back on course.
Honeybee check out the calories and carbs in one glass of red wine. It’s not too bad. You may be able to fit it in as long as it’s just the one. Better to have something you really miss than to ditch the whole kit and caboodle because life without red wine seems too hard.
I had a diet tonic water last night with ice and a slice. Didn’t really miss the gin! Now I am sounding like an alcoholic!

shakes her head in despair and cries GAME OF THRONES jon snow !!

Congrats on your contract but booooooo on the hangover. Are you going to do the Dad’s race? My sports day is Monday unless it’s cancelled due to bad weather and if so – that’s it. No sports day. Hate them with a passion. Hate seeing disappointed children.

Ditto Thanks Bill1954 Would have to be very cautious to say that we have actually reversed Diabetes. Am no medical expert…..BUT we have certainly taken back control and reduced or stopped taking our medication. So that is a win as regards to improving our health……no guarantees …..

Isn’t Jon Snow a newsreader???

That looks pretty darned good Janey, I hope you’ve donned one of the items of Smugness?

Well I am officially a complete lightweight. I had a beer and a couple of glasses of wine last night to celebrate the big contract that I won. Considering how I feel you’d swear I was doing Jaggerbombs until 3am.

And I’ve got the prospect of racing against the other dads at sports day later. Thankfully I’m working (shirking) from home today.

D’accord

Sorry, was editing! I put a layer of humus instead of butter, mature cheese, handful of rocket and sliced tomato. Its not as crunchy as proper toast but pretty good!!

ooh Lucky.. Bomb da Bass!! Loved them Love So True is an even better track 🙂

Not working Janey
When you upload an image, click on it. To the right of the image are some links I’ve circled the one you need. Left click in the box where the text is, this copies it, and then just paste into one of your posts

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t163/zog54/how%20to.png

Oops, looks like you got it 😀

1. My sister who’s started the BSD 800 a week ago has lost 8.5 lbs, so delighted she is really enjoying the diet. She has extreme anxiety, as do all her family around her, and she is feeling calmer.
2. The currant bun. (Sun) is out.
3. My energy levels are back so trotting everywhere, as i have lost another pound making it 20lbs in 17 day.

And an extra one LOVE ALL YOU GUYS. Couldn’t do I t without you all.
🍓🍓🍓👽🍓🍓🍓

omg Janey! I was going to say no photos :-))))

That looks delicious – What’s in it? right, have cauliflower, am making the carrot flat breads at the weekend and THAT toastie

Its a toastie Jim, but not as we know it!! Was possible to eat it with my hands although it was a challenge to persuade the toaster to release it! Farty undertones reactivated by heating up the broccolli!!!

Hi RemyGrace,
Welcome to the forums. You’ve got a good plan in place. Best wishes for your BSD journey.

Thanks Bill1954
Well-written, considered response.
Nettle.

” you know nothing jon snow winter is coming ” ( you have to be a game of thrones nutter to get this but 991 posts
1000 is coming lucky !!

Frost in May is a great book too :-))) About a girl in a really religious boarding school.

1.Goodness will prevail.
2. All of our positive thoughts make a difference.
3. Kindness matters.

Yes there’s savoury crumble lol. That does look fab Bill, ooooh love rhubarb, but I’m the only one who does 🙁

There was a song back when I were a lass, Winter in July by Bomb the Bass…

oooo sounds great – will be trying that!! Thanks mil Bill 🙂

I’ve had this recipe for coconut flour crumble mix for a while but haven’t tried it yet (loads of lovely rhubarb in the freezer too.)
It may be good or not but maybe worth a try

Servings: Covers a 9″ pie
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 cup
shredded coconut
2 Tablespoons softened
coconut oil

Place all ingredients in a bowl.

Using hands, mix together.

Sprinkle over the top of your favourite pie/dessert.

Cook as per pie directions – rotating pie if needed to get even browning.

Double recipe for a thicker crumble or to cover a larger area.

That’s it. Too much food talk. I’m making the toastie…

Hey I think there was a sponge in the book recipes, wasnt there? Not mad on sponge but I might need some. For the “Autumn” in July, you know 🙂

Think the jumbo oats are okay but very limited amounts of them, as far as I remember in the book. I had them sometimes with those chia seeds and berries, left over night – yuuuum.

ha ha ha is there such a thing as savoury crumble??? ;-))) Definitely sweet – like with molten gorgeous rhubarb and some delicious topping. And then some Fage yoghurt on top. 🙂

Morning Eps, it could well be, you know? Looking out of my window at the weather, it’s just like Autumn/Winter and it’s triggering off dumpling mode, I think I said the other day. When you look out at sun and blue skies, you tend to think lighter food. I do, anyway. Are you talking savoury or sweet crumble? That’s the only thing with these flours, they’re just nuts aren’t they, and what do nuts make??? Calories! I used to make a nice crumble for my GF friend using oats. Did I read that they are ok as long as they are a certain type? And in moderation?

No, I meant that you log into your company platform BEFORE checking this thread…? That’s awful!

Just kidding. It’s nice when things work out in the end, isn’t it? Whenever I start on the line of thinking about my ex and wishing I’d never met him I think; a) my son, and b) if I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have been in the exact place at the exact time that I needed to be to meet my now husband. Everything in my life, good and bad, has led me to where I am now. Very lucky, very blessed and very happy.

If you’re hungry, you must eat. Or would a willie or two tide you over?

Good on you Lucky, that lady pound will be gone again in no time. (love it Janey)

So delighted it’s Friday. Had breakfast of loads of green leaves, blue cheese and slice of pear and few walnuts. Was really nice but hungry again now ;-( Nothing beats eggs, I don’t know why I try to be interesting.

Kind of craving crumble at the moment, I wonder what that’s about. Not exactly roasting here these days, maybe I think it’s winter. I’ve tried making a healthy version of it before but it still too many calories. Maybe I’ll have some MEAT later! That should help I hope

Sorry but you can’t make a post like this then say you won’t respond to other posters in the thread.
The fact is, the BSD is still really in it’s infancy but with some outstanding results, me included.
All evidence now points to the fact that simple carbohydrates and sugar cause T2D. The experiences of many people who have followed this plan is that they can, and have, managed to get their blood sugar readings down to normal levels.
Now if you want to call that reversed, under control, or a host of other names, it’s just semantics. The test strips don’t lie, but, in my honest opinion, if you then start eating the things that caused the diabetes in the first place then it is going to come back.
In a way it’s like alcoholism, if a sufferer does AA and stops drinking, no matter for how long, they still class themselves as an alcoholic, regardless of whether they start drinking again.
Everyone who has read the book or the forums knows now what caused the diabetes.
If you manage to get your sugar into the normal range by cutting out the bad stuff and then start eating it again, that is your choice and any reappearance of the diabetes will be by your own actions. Play with fire and you get burned.
Personally I class myself as a diet controlled diabetic and I will never call myself reversed, I have finally taken control of my disease and it’s up to me to keep that up, it is not the responsibility of the doctor, the nurse, Michael Mosely or anyone else, it’s all down to me.

Nah, apart from the bad curry, it was a great day!

Now I’m getting hungry. Is it too late for breakfast? Is it too early for farty toastie?

Bloody hell!!!! That’s awful!

Thanks for the posts.
It seems to me to be becoming increasingly likely that the BSD is just a method of managing blood sugars rather than ‘reversing’ or curing diabetes.
I will try to arrange for a glucose test to be undertaken after the 8 weeks to see whether I am no longer diabetic and will post the results at that time.
HypoGal Why would an 8 week 800 calorie diet not balance blood sugar levels regardless of whether Dr Mosley mentions it in his book or not? The question I am posing is will the BSD cure diabetes – see my original post. None of the replies above appear to suggest that it is likely to permanently fix diabetes which seems to run contrary to the thrust of the book.
You will have to forgive me but I do not intend to address any further posts as I can see that this could rapidly become both time consuming and unproductive.

Mais oui Californiagirl, je suis Charlie Hebdo et Paris et Nice. C’est terrible…

Other sandwich toaster brands are available but yes!!! Toasted fart bread is on the agenda!

I have to confess that when I switch on the PC in the mornings, as soon as I’ve logged into our company platform, my next port of call is this thread to catch up with the BSD gang!!

Not sure about that recipe as I don’t like sherry and not overly keen on prawns( original husband of many decades ago made a prawn curry and then told me he was leaving me – its a mental block!)