Hi Christine,
Well, we tried to see you. I watched the highlights this morning and established that the sprint in Pezanas was @ 49 kms from the finish. I’ve just been watching the stage replay and sadly, couldn’t spot the tourist office or you. BUT there was reference by Phil Liggett/Paul Sherwen that Thomas Voeckler had a rear flat tyre……..but they just said it, there was no footage. At the time the helicopter was hovering near the church ?Collegiale de Saint Jean.
Never mind – we were there in spirit and when you live in Australia you just have to accept that.
In 2010 ( imagine my joy) when I was hiking to Grand Saint Bernard (Switzerland) and the riders names were still painted on the road from when the Tour had gone through the previous year! That’s as close as it’s been for me. (Sad, but true).
Anyway, enjoy Bastille Day in France in 2016 and let us know if you’ll be at any other stages.
Just stick to as close to BSD as you can and remedy the situation when you get home.

Hi Everyone
Glad to be here.

Enthused – Ever since I watched the Eat, Fast and Live Longer documentary about fasting, I have been a Dr Mosley fan.
Today I completed by seventh 4 day water fast since I first tried them in January 2013. I truly believe the fasting health benefits, specifically in terms of cell damage repair, are genuine and backed up by solid evidence.
I tend to lose around 4kg when I do a 4 day water fast. Having done this several times I have come to know a couple of things. The first is that I can do them! The evening of day 2 is always hell for me, but I pray and get through. So that is a positive which I can exploit: I have short term willpower.
The second thing I have learned is that I always put the weight back on again.On Sunday night I weighed in around 106kgs and at 184cms, I am embarrassed to say I have crept into the obese range. Although my blood pressure is normal, my cholesterol is in the 6s. As far as I know I am not a diabetic, but my health can’t be good. I have been a complete failure in avoiding junk food like bread products, pies and the like. So when found out that Dr Mosley had released a new book: The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, I knew that this might be the thing that could stop my recidivist tendencies around poor food choices.

Confused – Having also just finished reading Dr Mosley’s The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, I am even more confused now about what represents good advice on dietary manners. For perhaps the last decade, despite not following their advice, I have found that that research of Colin T Campbell PhD, Caldwell B. Esselstyn, Jr., MD, and Joel Fuhrman MD on plant based nutrition has been impressive, whilst their work with patients has been highly beneficial and well documented. I have read the China Study and the evidence seems quite compelling that those who had a low protein diet avoided the affluence diseases of their Chinese peers like cancer, stroke, heart attack and diabetes. In everything from that area has suggested to me that animal proteins and dairy products kill you. So the dietary prescriptions within Dr Mosley’s book are almost alien to me. I admit that I have had some anxiety that this was another Atkins type diet. I do want to lose weight but I also want to do what is best in the long term. You can see where my confusion comes from I hope.

I wonder if Dr Mosley or anyone else has any thoughts on the above. I am going to give the diet a go anyway. I need to lose weight and at 800 calories a day, the maths is easy.

My new shed is complete ready to be filled with more trash!

I devised my first low carb meal chorizo chicken and lentil soup and it was yummy

I decided to stop being a hoarder and clear out what I don’t need .

Can we really have real cream. If so this is fab news thanks

I’ve been busy painting again

I did an interesting thing at work today, it made me late but still I quite enjoyed it.

I have some new ideas for a story I’m writing.

Hi izzy and all . I think it’s taken me 3 days to read your diet account and you’ve been an insperation as I have just started week 2 . Keep it up somehow I don’t think I will manage to get down to my ideal weight . My friends always said to me “you don’t eat to live , you live to eat”
Love Fig

Yay for being able to post! I didn’t check in this morning as I was running late.

yes I’m sure I can shift these next 3 lb’s soon, thank you both for your support and encouragement 🙂

taco’s sounded great Happy!

Today’s food- strawberry shake, pickled eggs, cherry tomatoes, nuts, pork stir fry.

I’ve been in my loft finishing off a dream catcher coaster, and doing a dragonfly one 🙂 I’m pleased with the result and I will post them on my blog tomorrow. For now though I think it could be time for bed!

Thanks Lucky!

Hello!

Sorry for not posting yesterday, it was a crazy busy day.

Day 2 and 3 have been pretty similar:

Breakfast; yogurt and blueberries
Lunch; 2 poached eggs and hot smoked salmon
Dinner was a recipe from this site: Halloumi and a quinoa, chickpea and bulgar wheat mix. I didn’t have tomatoes so I added olives instead. It was very tasty – I thought the portion size was very small but I was full afterwards.
I have also had a square of 70% dark chocolate.

Tuesday: kcal 849 & carbs 52g, and today: kcal 782 & carbs 44.7g (I was a bit stricter with my portion sizes)
Total steps Tuesday 7161, and today: 10050
Very happy I’ve finally hit the 10k steps!

I have struggled with hunger, but I am lucky to have some very supportive colleagues and have so far managed to avoid the biscuits – mainly by covering the communal biscuit tin with a jumper so I can’t see it (true story!).

An unexpected struggle was when I also forgot to tell a friend who was staying over that I had started the diet and they brought a bottle of wine. I had to push against the ingrained need to be hospitable and have a glass to be polite, but I did say no and it was fine (of course!).
Thank you for posting your diary, reversing_prediabetes, I hope today was easier for you.

Very proud to have managed 3 days and definitely feeling lighter.
Let’s keep going!

Even I’m feeling a little bileous at the broccoli idea now 😷

i am sticking to my yoghurt !!
over and out brenda !!!!

I don’t know, Janey… you’d need iron guts to cope with fart bread in the am.

i was just sick at the very thought of it brocoli for breakfast !!! bread that smells of farts wrong on so many levels !!!!!

It’s a Scorpio fest! At least we’re all different.

Will an egg go on my fart bread for brekkie? Or squeaky cheese? Can I even do broccoli for breakfast????? 🙄

Yayyyyy another Scorpio to add to my collection 😀 I’ll be up from around 5 am if you weigh early and are excited lol

no i have done my bit for the ill this week back next tues cleaning andcwindow washing tomorrow !!! woo hoo
i shall be here reporting in !!!
and for the record brenda is a scorpio !!!

Haha Josie, that’s a good one, that can definitely go in with a pot of hurrah and tutting at wilted kale. Can just imagine Janey stood over us as we cook like Gordon Ramsay, barking ‘KEEP YOUR CHICKPEAS CHUNKY!’

You can bet a pound to a pinch of shi*e that I would be the one to fart…

Leo the Lion eh? Oh, I’m a great believer in astrology, you wouldn’t believe how many computers have died on me during Mercury Retrogrades over the last five years, I think it’s 4. My mobile phone copped it the last time. I always have to spend about a week beforehand backing up all my stuff!

Good luck tomorrow Tokyo, are you working? If so try and pop on and let us know how your weigh in went before you go!

i am not liking the sound of these flatbreads it may be a fartbread to far !!!! ( see what i did there!!!)

i suppose this will be the new mantra keep your chickpeas chunky

Thanks Eps 🙂 Will check that out now

I just put Lidl Low GI bread in a google search and found the nutritional info on a website. I think it said for 100g, is that a slice? I don’t know, I’ve never weighed bread to be honest, I wouldn’t have a clue!!

Haha, well friends are better to gain than pounds or kilos, eh Tokyo? Depends what biscuit, if we’re talking Rich Tea, then yeah we are better. Chocolate Caramel Digestives… maybe not.

From now on it shall be referred to as an omelette. Even if it is more fritattaey than an omelette. Fritatta is confined to room 101 with coriander the herb and my smoked mackered cauliflower rice kedgeree.

Hello hello, I’m back. Sorry, was battling the grey hair into submission in the bathroom so am now youthful looking (albeit with a runny nose and purple ears).

Now, fish cakes. Pop and egg white in to bind it. And keep your chickpeas a little more chunky.

The flatbreads… Hmm. Lucky and Tokyo already know that I have discovered the farty smell seems to linger AFTER cooking. I tried an off cut and it tasted a bit farty/cauliflower like. But I will reserve judgment until I have made it into an open sandwich tomorrow! The wraps are lurking in the fridge for tonight..

Yoga? I once was asked to leave a Pilates lesson as my friend and I couldn’t control our giggles when a fellow participant accidentally passed wind during a move!! I did a bit of Body Balance too. That’s a cop out version of Pilates/ tai chi and yoga.

And guess what star sign I am (not that I really believe that stuff)…. LEO!!! Gotta be the centre of attention? Surely not!!

so countdown to tomorrows weigh in !!!!
end of week four and so far all i gained are you thelma and louise !!!!!!!!
fair trade tho for bread biscuits pasta potatoes !!! ( although not sure bout biscuit trade !!!)
a good old fry up for tea tonight no fritatta in sight !!!!!! may that word not be mentioned again !!!

that was quick how did you find that, looks quite high in carbs i would guess thats for about 1 slice what do you think

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3428948/I-thought-big-bend-Plus-size-yogi-battled-binge-eating-anxiety-reveals-twisting-body-complex-poses-helped-learn-love-again.html

I’ll be deactivating my Twitter while you’re away then Tokyo 😛 😉

I was wondering how to phrase that, would I have to be terribly politically correct???

I’ll be licking the screen Tokyo 😂😂😂😂😹

Should t matter in a good yoga class what size anyone is. There’s this lady, think she’s American, who is now a teacher and she is still bigger than typical yoga types but obviously gets loads out of it – should look her up with my not very helpful intro😹 She seems inspiring though. Not sure what complimentary description you’d have to put into google to find her though..😳

whilst i love this way of eating and appreciate its many health benefits i am not going to be strict forever and i am going to enjoy life !! so if that means eat the choc i jolly well enjoy it i shall !!!!
i may even taunt you with pics !!!!!

Ha ha ha Tokyo, well you ll be grand so, sounds like a plan👏👏👏😹 And no doubt you’ll be looking fab while doing it

Josie, this one?
Low GI Multiseed Bread

Typical Values per
100g
:
Energy
1206kJ/287kcal
Fat
8.5g
Of which saturates
1.0g
Carbohydrate
36.0g
Of which sugars
3.8g
Fibre
6.9g
Protein
13.2g
Salt
0.9g
Allergens:
For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in
bold
.
Useful Information:
Suitable for Vegetarians

I’d imagine it’ll take a lot less now to make you feel sick than before, Tokyo. Which is good 🙂 Being able to enjoy something without taking it to excess. Maybe one day I will be like that about wine… 😉

before all of this started i had bought low G I bread at Lidl but couldn’t find out what the carbs were so stopped eating it. Anyone got any ideas

I can’t tell, they’re Janey’s to spill the beans about 😉 Yes, I think it’s something I’m going to look into now, feeling a bit more confident about my body, still big but at least I won’t be waddling into there!

Looking at all these posts I am so glad we haven’t got passports and holiday in the UK or I would be in huuuuuuge trouble! Thankfully I only have Llangollen and Norwich to negotiate between now and September 😀 Thank God I’m not going to Devon this year, I need a bit more time and experience (and weightloss) under my belt before I could inflict that on me again. I think the closest I came to fruit and veg for the whole fortnight was the wine (grapes) and the clotted cream ice cream (blackcurrant). Oh, and the salad on my kebab. My word, I was awful.

I had to buy another 2 kilo yesterday Josie, because the ones I bought won’t make the chickpea wraps lol, they just stick to the frying pan, and it’s a really good non stick one. I had to throw about 6 of every ten I cooked.

i am afraid i shall be eating as much beguim choc as is physically possible to ram in my very large and loud gob and if i feel sick i shall blinking enjoy it !!!
by that time i shall hopefully be in many cinderella outfits !!! specially put away for hols !!!!
every night i get up middle of night now !!! to nip to the loo so this water just go straight thru !!!!!

bloody hell i have only got 1 kilo and was wondering the same, i can tell you it did nothing for the fishcakes

Josie I was on France in April and it was partly what prompted me to start this!! Felt sick and bloated and unhealthy after a week of cheese and bread and pain au chocolates (I’m clearly not made for bread I think) and wS determined to change! So it’s all over rated is what trying to say and you’ll be so much better off if you have to avoid or limit it, everything looks waaaaay better than it tastes anyway. Few glasses of red wine will be delicious with some nice cheese👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Sounds great Tokyo, by then you might even be able to afford a few chips and them get back onto it again, or a bit of chocolate, you’ll probably feel sick after so little anyway!!😂At least you’ll know what to do to get going again after holidays. Have to be able to live too. Ah holidays, wedding in Italy in September is mine, can’t wait. Focusing on floaty dresses every time I think of chocolate

so i am 5 weeks in and go on holiday to France on the 15th August, when i return i am due to have my bloods done so am definitely not able to eat the bread but can have a glass of red!!! Oh well

Ha ha yes it’s funny I know, even though some bit of me thinks it can’t mean anything, it’s weird how often my friends are all born Around the same few times of the year!

Oooo you’ll have to try yoga Lucky, it’s sooo great. Just mKe sure you get a nice relaxing class to start out with, and avoid ones where people are more concerned with their outfits.. Loads of good classes for free on you tube too, beginner ones too👏👏

I’m intrigued about the flat bread hee hee it’s not that it smells pretty bad before it’s cooked is it??? Broccoli stink 😹😹👏

I’ve got 4 kilos of bloody chickpea flour… how long is it going to take to use all that up???

Well, we’re definitely experiencing a Tokyo deficiency! Well done on resisting the goodies (or baddies, should I say) long may it last!

The liquid thing is doing me too. My midwife warned me, she warned me that if I didn’t do my pelvic floor exercises I would be like an 80 year old woman by the time I was 40. That’s how bloody lazy I was, I wouldn’t even do exercise that was clenching muscles. Everything I drink goes straight through me in the day, but I seem to be ok at night, oddly enough.

Ooooooooh that sounds lovely Tokyo! Well, you never know, you might not over-indulge either – your body might not like it any more! You might find that you’ve done so well that you don’t want to go completely off track? But if there’s one time you should treat yourself, it should be a holiday. I’m determined to stick to it while we camp though, the more situations I can get through eating this way, the more inclined I will be to stick to it. It’s going to take a lot of planning though, I have got a list… me and my bloody lists haha.

Josie, I hear you! I just can’t stop myself. If I didn’t buy another thing for another three months, I’m sure we wouldn’t starve. I need to stop. Must be a Taurus thing.

Hi BigP! Wow, great results on your weight loss! As an exercise addict, I have had a lot of experience with the BSD and working out and my experience is that I had to figure calories burned and eat at least fifty percent of the calories burned in addition to the 800 calories allowed. If I did not add in more calories I would hit a wall and just be starving/weak and unable to satisfy my hunger no matter what I ate. So I ate more on workout days — specifically protein and fat — and the results were perfect, I retained myscle, lost fat and really importantly lost most of the fat from my waist (10 inches overall). I really think it is important to supplement protein and fat for energy. I usually had extra steak or chicken and extra cheese — all very satisfying. I credit the workouts for my now skinny waist because they seemed to make the biggest difference in WHERE I lost weight. I always encourage people who are not losing at the waistline to do more hard cardio and weight lifting. Hope that is helpful! Huge congratulations on your success!
Julia

Nailed it!

Hi Izzy,
Wow – 3lbs to go for your next goal to be achieved. You can do this Izzy. You’re an inspiration to us. I love how you continue to take positive steps that improve your health and wellbeing.
I had problems posting yesterday, so thought I’d ‘jump on’ before other family members wake and use (our slow) internet.

i am also a Taurus, the reason i have used up everything is that i am fed up with buying loads of stuff that i don’t end up using

Good evening ladies !!!
good to see you cope without me although i personally think your lacking a bit of brenda and her cinderella moments !!!!
i have read girl on a train and i do remember the ending and i thought it was ………….( got you going then!!)
well today avoided tea and biscuits at work god i am getting good at this didnt realise the amount of crap we got !!!!
Weekly weigh in tomorrow so fingers crossed although mid week cheeky weigh in was good !! am struggling with fluid intake at work its a bit funny drinking it all then getting halfway thru an op and saying ” hang on i need the loo”!!!!!! so not quite drinking as much but then if i drink when i get in i am up at night !!! doh the traumas of a BSD er !!!!!
my end goal is that my eight weeks will be up 11 august i go on hols 10 th to antwerp the home of the best chocolate in the world !!! also frites and mayonaise ( not ordinary mayonaise the most lusicious mayo ever and on chips !!!)i shall be partaking of copious amounts so hopefully it wont kill me !!!

Complement me, not compliment me…

It makes for a bloody expensive birthday week though, especially when you add in my Dad on the 12th… lol

My four closest friends are all Scorpios! 4th, 5th, 7th and 10th November. I don’t know why but they just seem to compliment me. Wouldn’t say any were particularly evil though lol. Love Scorpios 🙂

The bread is more than green, Eps, it has a distinctive feature that I’ll let Janey fill you in about. It looked good though.

I think Yoga is on my 40 before 40 list too, I’ve always wanted to try it. Just want to point out that because I started my 40/40 list stupidly late, I’m allowing myself this year to do the things too 😉 Always last minute, me.