Hi LindaA
Isn’t it great to have this forum, and haven’t you done well, you have also inspired me, everyone seems to loose if they are sticking to the plan between 16-20 kilos, I have or had 104 lbs to give away to the fat pixies. So I’m in it for the long haul. How have you found doing the bsd 800 beyond the eight weeks.
Regards
Jan

I look forward to reports on faff-free lamb!

I suspect the food processor may ultimately gather dust but at half price I’ll give it a go. I DO own a breadmaker and used it for ALL bread for 2+ years.. can you now see why my weight crept up! Loaves were too delicious to leave.. and you could make chocolate bread in it! Now I break it out once a year to make jam (most of which goes wrong or goes mouldy in the cupboard).

Isn’t a soup maker just a pot??? and a bullet???? Ummm… that’s something else in my book!!!! 😉 The list of pointless kitchen gadgets is probably as long as the list of ingredients we will never use. Soup maker = preserved lemons!

Lucky – have you started trying smaller clothes on yet? Come on, we need to know!

Pub lunch went ok – I had steak with salad. They initially brought it out with chips and peas but I pointed out I had ordered the ‘light option’ so they took it back to the kitchen and scraped it off onto a plate of frozen lettuce!!

my god thats another book
” photos of forgotten kitchen appliances”
to go with
” useless foods that time forgot in a cupboard”!!

the vision of exploding swede reminds me of the gremlins film !!
be interested on the bread front although me and the hubby said last night not really missing it !!
afraid i agree with lucky on the old facebook i just got so fed up of people and it was easier to not use it !! cant say i miss it really and am drained after my twitter trauma !! but now at least i know theres no escaping ladies you cannot hide ha ha ha ha ( evil laugh!)
everyones qeuiet today ?? is it that friday afternoon feeling ?
i bet lucky is having her cinderella moment !!! i have made the wrap batter for tea added dried mint to it as having lamb with spices( did you see what i did there lamb and mint ?! god I am so witty!!) its the lamb recipe from last weeks epic faffing persian lamb and aubergine but i have took all the faffing out of it !!!!!

Yes, you can microwave a whole swede, a handy hint I picked up from a Facebook page. Keep an eye on it and it starts ‘singing’ when it’s ready. Not like, arias or anything, more like a squeaky high pitched hissy whine.

I’ve got two food processors, an old one that the jug is broken and you have to use a knife to switch the latch thing on. It’s a disgrace. And it gets used often. And another one that’s nice, new, clean, in working order, and I just look at it.

I have coveted a breadmaker for years… pfffffffft. Should have run with that one when I had the chance. And a soupmaker. Don’t know why. Just… haven’t got one. To add to my cupboard of useless kitchen appliances I’ve used once and never again. Piemaker. Airfryer. Bullet thingy.

Hi mikeC,
You definitely won’t need butter for bread, however you can use butter for cooking!
Sounds like you have got the diet up and running especially good that you are both doing it, wish I could say that about my family!
I also fast a couple of days, although mine is slightly different, I only have a tea first thing then a small lunch and evening meal with water, then at supper I have another hot drink before bed.
Have you tried the FARGE yogurt it’s lovely and creamy and lower in carbs than other yogurts?
Christine

I am still addicted to Facebook…. I hate it but can’t leave 🙁 Well, I can, but I’m frightened of missing out on something! Nonetheless it drives em to distraction some evenings when we are all sitting there on the sofa, engrossed in our smart phones…

You can microwave a WHOLE swede in a microwave???? Is that safe?? I have visions of exploding root vegetables blowing the doors off the oven!! 😮

My bread tin is supposed to be delivered today.. so maybe ‘bread’ making is in the offing this weekend. I also.. wait for it… ordered a food processor!! I’m fed up of picking gloop out of mixers with my fingers and it was an Ebay bargain.. turns up on Monday!

hi there,

So I am 3 weeks on Monday in, I have kept active and this week have stepped up running as I am due to run a 10K on Sunday, I have run a 5 and 7K this week without increasing calories, in fact most day my fitness pal warns me I am not having enough as I do cycle and walk also. I feel I might need extra fuel for Sunday or not, its hard to judge. When I am running I can tell that my energy is lower which I equate to no carbs, but I am just back running after an injury..

Any advice greatly received.

Doushie, wrote a reply to you and then lost it before submitting – arggh! The Mosley 8-week Blood Sugar diet book got grumbles from lots of reviewers at first for the recipes. Dr Mosley did not write those. See the Amazon reviews. I borrowed one from my library and noted recipes I liked. Title= ‘Low Carb Revolution: comfort eating for good health’ author = “Annie Bell’ . I wouldn’t buy another book as there would be too many I wouldn’t use. I now keep ideas/links/articles as I find them in a ‘folder’ on my desktop or to read offline. I learned the hard way after buying ingredients and not then able to find the recipe again online! Gradually growing my collection. It does take time. Some websites for “Mediterranean” meals, and blogs on food could be a good find. This lady seems popular http://www.lavenderandlovage.com
Check others’ posts on here for clues. One I found is http://oldwayspt.org/recipes/search?keys=&diet%5B%5D=96&items_per_page=12
Eventually I anticipate being able to see a recipe and know how to adapt as my knowledge increases and ‘beds in’.
It IS a big change and even though I am retired and have time there is also an emotional element and I have not found it straightforward. I think you will find as you read more of our posts that we all do have to keep on re-starting after a bad day/week of slip-ups.
Lots of us here to moan at and get inspiration from :-0 plough on….
better press ‘submit’ before I lose this lot!

It’s a trade off, you cut out the carbs and replace the lost calories with fats.
There is no way to increase fat without increasing calories so you have to lose some from somewhere.

Hey pennyrua – welcome to the fold! Let us know how things go and shout if you need support. Be gentle with yourself for the first couple of weeks, as getting used to the new regime can be tough for some, especially if you are used to consuming lots of carbs. Remember to use full fat and drink plenty and you’ll get there for sure.
Good luck!

Simple question but difficult when I don’t want to increase calories. Please help

Em x

As long as you watch the carbs, you should be okay. I haven’t seen the 5:2 recipes, but would imagine they are low carb too. Good luck.

Hi doushie
There are lots of Low carb cook books on Amazon and if you are using the recipes from the BSD book, perhaps you can substitute things you do like, for those you don’t – chicken instead of salmon for instance. I understand you wanting to conserve time and not cook two meals, so maybe the approach most suitable for you, would be to choose meals you would usually produce, but without the carbs – grilled chop, veggies and no rice, potatoes etc. Keep and eye on root veg and tend towards above ground veggies.
Just a suggestion, hope it helps.

Green janet thank you for your reply x I had a bad start with the diet and from today have rebooted my diet . This week I have written recipes and advice notes from this forum in a file to have some info to hand . It is hard as a vegetarian in this diet as all the healthy meals I used to have are high carb . I have been a veggie for so many years so could not go back now though x I started becoming dizzy last week and my arms and legs ached . Doctor said it was low iron so addressing that this werk . Starting again so hope for more luck x

Thanks timmy! I’m re reading the BSD book and the 5:2 is recommended as a follow up diet from the BSD because it’s 5 days of a regular calorie Mediterranean diet and 2 days of 500 calories. So I assume the recipes would be OK to use

Pastry was
1 1⁄2 cups besan flour
1 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 cup olive oil
1⁄2 cup cold water (up to 1/2 cup)

That’s the official measurement. From what I remember, I think the flour worked out just under 100g, maybe 90g. I personally found the little bit of pastry I tried was quite salty and yet I didn’t use a full teaspoon, so next time I’d use half a teaspoon of salt, you can always salt your food after, can’t you? I used 60 ml of olive oil, and I filled one of those 1/2 cup measures half way and that was ample water to bring it together. All in a food processor. I’m looking forward to it, and so is my husband, bless him. Think it’s the longest he’s been without pastry since he was weaned 53 years ago 😀

Facebook was getting beyond a joke for me. I hated it, but I was addicted to it, and people used to really get me down on it, some of the stuff people were sharing and spouting, so I put quitting Facebook on my ’40 before 40′ list and I came off it 4th November last year. Been back on for one night only, just to wish people I wasn’t in touch with any other way a Happy Christmas. Don’t miss it at all now. Hubby is always on it, but most of his family and friends are back in Wigan so I don’t mind so much.

Ooooh roast swede, never had that. My favourite cheat way of cooking swede is in a microwave, because I hate peeling the buggers. And it seems to taste nicer too, just scoop out all the flesh. I’ve seen roast cauli a lot lately on the internet and in recipe magazines, I might give that a try one day. Hungry now 🙁

Hello MoJoJoJobeans!

I am sat at home waiting for my book to arrive and feeling very anxious about the next 8 weeks and if I will be able to manage it as well as having to feed my 3 young kids and not pick at their food….this is my biggest challenge ever and right now could just eat a massive slice of Lemon Drizzle!. Glad to hear you are enjoying your 1st week on diet……wish me luck!!!
Rachael

Ooh Clemetis 76, even I feel relieved you have found the passports!

1) I can choose the recipe with a lower calorific content instead of thinking ‘ oh, I won’t like that’
2) who knew raw courgettes actually taste better than cooked ones.
3) I got whistled at yesterday!

Yes, I know I shouldn’t be pleased about that. And I’m sure the van driver had a ‘Dorian Grey’ moment as he drove past, but it’s been a long time since ANYONE whistled at me. And I checked, there was no one else around.

Hello

I am on day 5 and loving it. I feel so much better and slimmer already. But I don’t think I am getting enough iron as my legs have started to ache a lot. Anyone else have this? What ways would people suggest getting more iron in their diet?

Also I am not someone who like acidic or vinegary type food at all, so I struggle with lemon drizzled over things (unless it is a lemon drizzle cake ;)) or things that have any sort of vinegary flavour. Any suggestions on how I can eat healthy lunches without these things would be great.

Best wishes,

Jo

(p.s I am allergic to cucumber and dairy and I hate mushrooms. I wish I could say this had made me a fussy eater but my 40 inch waist is evidence to the contrary.)

i saw your pie it looked delish !! what was the recipe for the pastry ?
whilst i was out i bought two tiny pie dishes so ideal for small sheps pie or pie !!!!!
no idea why it didnt show i followed you i clicked on the button !! never really used twitter been a facebooker until recently and just got fed up with it so came off so at min a twitter virgin but glad i have a back up in case of bsd meltdown like last night !!!!
i saw roast swede the other day which i quite like the sound of and phil vickery just cooked a roast cauliflower with a spicy yoghurt topping which didnt look half bad !!!!

Not lost any more weight after week one loss of 3.5 lb but still feeling great. Blood glucose is fantastic down from 180 to 97, will be reducing insulin tonight for the second time in 10 days.

Just won tickets for Futuroscpe (theme park in France) so have booked 2 more tickets for grand monsters for when they visit in August, booked hotel so ready to go.

Just feeling great.

Hi, thought I’d give this a go….
1. FOUND THE PASSPORTS!!
Was so stressed thinking I’d accidently thrown them out whilst de cluttering/sorting the office and I ‘d left it too late to get new ones!!
2. Getting back into clothes that haven’t fitted for years even allowing for the short ‘window of opportunity’
3. Generally feeling a whole lot more light hearted ( passport dramas aside!). I don’t think I realised quite how unhappy I was with myself and my weight until I compare it to how I feel now!

I found you! But it was a roundabout way, you didn’t show up as having added me. Weird. Never mind!

Just been shopping again with inlaws, and successfully talked them down from going for fish and chips. They’re going off to a local expensive department store thingy in a bit, but I’m stopping in to wait for the children from school. Tonight is the chickpea pastry minced beef and onion pie with assorted vegetables. I froze the other one. Couldn’t find turnips at the local market, everything but. But! I managed to get a Collins Calorie Counter book from a charity shop, for 50p! Bargain! Handy to have in the handbag, or when I’m camping and don’t have internet access.

Nothing much else to report, I could sleep for a week.

Hi Rhodie,

I bought the book as soon as my doctor recommended it to me.

I’ve been following the plan on and off for a couple of weeks, and I’ve already exhausted all the options which appeal to me (the other half who is not following this plan) – including the recipes on here. There are a good fair number I admit, but most contain ingredients that do not like me (Salmon, Avacado, Crab etc) or my husband doesn’t like or it doesn’t agree with him (allergic to shellfish).

I work full time, commuting is a real pain (takes 3 hours out of my day), then I go to the gym on my way home, so I’m unable to cook a meal for myself, and then another for my husband.

We seem to be eating the same thing over and over which is getting a bit tiresome, so I’m hoping for some new fresh ideas & or a recommended recipe book.

thank god for that now its luckys turn !!!! remind me to stay away from technology in future or baking its been a mare since the baking of the infamous cookies !!!!!!!!!
just returned from attempting to PYO strawberries to find all the strawberries were rubbish so that was a pointless trip !!!
afternoon with feet up i think after making some infamous wraps to have with spiced minced lamb and salad

Oh yummy! Think I may give this ago

I’d forgotten about this. Bad Izzy…

I don’t work on Fridays 🙂

my son is behaving today

I have all my craft stuff in my newly organised loft den ready to be used.

I have everything I need, most of what I want, and some of my favourite things in life are things I never knew I wanted.

Hi
did you have carb withdrawal symptoms in your first 2 weeks?
That episode sounds just like them and may be a late onset.
Chocolate, sugar, and other carbs while feeling like a quick fix will only prolong the side effects, it’s your bodies sneaky way of saying “I don’t want to burn fat, give me my carbs back”

Found you Brenda!

Hmm, I’m not sure that’s you I jsut found! Are you in stealth mode?? You’ll have to follow me so I can see you, I think! janeycoughdrop1 🙂

1. Feeling pleased with myself, as I have ‘spring’ cleaned the utility room this morning.
2. Good that it is the w/e and I get to spend some time with OH.
3. Loving the sunny weather today.

Hello all, I am starting on Monday 11th and am worried that I will be able to keep up momentum – but I am determined! ( I have a hen weekend to get through first!)

I am currently just under 14 stone after spending the last year eating biscuits and comfort eating non-stop because of a stressful job and also doing a masters part time in the evenings. I have a 3 month break before I am back in college and I finally have my evenings back for exercise!
I also have PCOS and am on metformin.

Really happy that this forum exists, even just a cursory glance shows what a wonderfully supportive place it is!

Made a small portion of Ganache today, using 10g of 90% dark choc (Lindt) and 6g crème fraiche. Total cals 96 and total carbs 1.6. Used 6g (just 24cals and 0.4carbs) as a choc spread on a coconut bun, which gave a nice chocolate hit, without being over the top on cals and carbs.

Hi Em it is a low carb 800 calorie diet BUT
I’ve never counted calories, just carbs
I found that my appetite decreased so much that I am eating much smaller portions and that seems to take care of the calories.
Of course if you eat far to many of them, it will affect the diet, it’s really one of those personal things that you work out from experience.

Stay strong keeptrying, you have been doing so well and showing such determination, I am sure you can get where you want to be.

Hi Ginger bird
can I ask at what time you’re testing ?
Fasting readings are erratic due to stored sugar being released through the night, just remember, the more you get rid of, the less you have to deal with.

1. Knitting is so relaxing and has been around for so long that my head explodes when I think about the first person who held vine, twine, thread and 2 sticks and figured it out.
2.Good friends are so precious and appreciated.
3.The BSD way of life makes me feel so well.

Well done Ren65, sounds like you have it cracked and are making excellent progress. Keep us posted and shout if you need support, someone will response for sure.

It has to be that way for me. It’s a well known fact that your weight can fluctuate enormously during the course of a single day so the same day same time thing just makes total sense to me.
I proved this to myself, I weigh on Saturday mornings and one week had to go to the chemist to pick up a prescription on a Tuesday afternoon. I shouldn’t have jumped on the scales but I did, only to find I was 4 lb heavier than I was on the Saturday.
Of course by the following Saturday it was gone with interest 😀

Hi Christi1948,
We are soooo jealous of you going to watch Le Tour de France. Do you think you can dress up in an outfit and let us all know what you’ll be wearing so we can keep an eye out on the telly?

Hi Lucia,
Forgive me, I had to look up Karimore sandals on the net (well, you do know where I’m from)…….they make you look taller, yes, definitely taller – the height suits you.
Yes, I know I live in the most beautiful place on Earth and if I’m patient, Summer will be here before I can say ‘Gee, it’s not long until Christmas’. One of the downfalls of living beside a world heritage listed national park is that the possums were here first. Currently we have possum wars across our roof every morning just before sunrise! Oh well, it keeps us punctual.

Hi Hels,
Have a great camping week-end – now that is good for the soul.

Hi Ginger bird
Welcome to the BSD forum – well done on making a start and some progress. Don’t panic about your blood glucose reading going up, this sometimes happens initially, but if you are following the plan, you will see it drop as you continue.
Stick with it and keep us posted. Shout if you need support, someone will respond for sure. Good luck!

wow Emjomo, sounds like you got a hangover from one small sweet thing..hope you feel better soon

my husband and myself have been on the diet for 4 days. It’s been hard but loving the recipes in the book.
However although I lost 5lb in the first 4 days by blood glucose has gone up ! – was 6.4 now 7.1 – feel terrible now.
In contrast my husband lost 7lb and his has gone down from 5.9 to 5.
I am not obese just probably 20 lbs overweight.
Any ideas please? Thank you

Hi Phil & Sheila ,
You wont need butter if you dont eat bread . Try & cut almost all carbs out if you want results. Everytime you eat carbs your body retains fluid & up goes your weight. Instead of pasta we have Zuchini spirals made with a veggetti. It looks like pasta tastes great & low calories.
Read the labels on your yogurt low fat is high in Sugar exactly what you ate trying to avoid. We use greek style natural yogurt not low fat just plain old yogurt your label should tell how many calories per 100 gm serve.
We try and fast 2 days a week where we only have a coffee for breakfast & a cup a soup for dinner. Sounds harsh but it shrinks your stomach so the rest of the week your tiny meals fill you right up. Salsa just cook up some onion ,tomato , capsicum , chille. Garlic maybe some Zuchini cook in a pan and stir add salt , pepper to taste. Experiment you dont need a recipe its what you have & what you like. We are 5 weeks in I have lost 11 kilos & my wife 6 .
We have blown out a couple of times & had some beers & wine etc but if you get back to the diet you can be on track within 2 days.
Dont give up you will love the new you.

It will pass, just don’t do what I did. Had a bad day yesterday and ate a flapjack bar, way too sweet and this morning I’ve woke up with a banging head and so lethargic. It was not worth it!,

I’ve tried them too and thought they were nice, wished I’d remembered them when I did the chicken coconut stir fry

That really is great news Mike. Be proud.

Thanks Bill,
at the moment it doesn’t feel like a passing feeling… fingers crossed for feeling better tomorrow!

I’m sure you will feel better next week pinksunshine.
It sounds like you are having a particularly bad case of carb withdrawal symptoms.
You’re going to wake up one morning feeling full of energy and wondering to yourself “what the hell was that all about”
You’re close to being past the worst – honest 🙂