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 🙂

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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!)

Morning Janey! Eeeeeh a thread milestone! Exciting! Lady pound, is another for the FAQ/Glossary, methinks! Too funny. Hubby is asking is it his time of the month too, because he’s put on a pound as well?

I saw something nice last night in an email newsletter http://blog.jamesvillas.co.uk/my-holiday-dish-prawns-with-chorizo-sherry/?utm_content=main+body&utm_source=email+UK&utm_medium=jvh&utm_campaign=140716

I’d imagine without the bread it would be ok? Not sure on the sherry though, any ideas? Suppose red wine would work there as well.

Not only do you do your job, and your housework, but you now have the added distraction of this thread… 😛

Are you going to Breville the sarnie?

Sounds awesome Timmy congrats on the contract and the weightloss!

Today is Friday!
I just had an awesome breakfast shake
I’ve just ordered some more things to paint, and I think the parcel waiting at the post office is my sewing machine pedal 🙂

Hi LynnPollen

Tomorrow I’ll have finished 30 weeks on the BSD 800 calories, low carb.

When I started on 19th December my HbA1c was 9.6, I April it was 5.5 – in the normal range.

Still a little weight to lose to get me to my healthy BMI, although I have already lost 75 pounds, so I’ll be staying on the BSD 800 calories until then. After that my aim is to eat low carb Mediterranean style, making slight adjustments until I discover how to maintain my reduced weight.

Hi bigP
Do whatever is comfortable for you.
Keep on rocking 🙂

Hi HoneyBeeMee

I think looking at the carbs and calories of food you might eat when you’re away may just help. Even if it’s only to help you avoid the really bad stuff.

At the end of the day we still have to have a life! Enjoy!

Morning campers… this is post 977! We will be through the 1k mark before the day is out!

Lucky, come away from those scales, they’re still recovering from last month’s repairs. You know that is a ‘lady pound’ and will come off again in the next 48 hours 😉 Tokyo – your tea sounds lovely.. keep the hubby out of the kitchen!!! I want to see how those pizza breads turn out Lucky!

I am working from home today which is nice in some ways (don’t have to get dressed / cats keep my company and sit on the laptop to keep warm / I can wander about thinking of Paleo things to cook), but also bad because not only do I do my job I also end up changing beds/hoovering/cleaning.. and checking the cupboards for things to eat. Fortunately the latter is less of an issue nowadays (I can’t even be bothered to have brekkie so far this morning – unheard of pre BSD!) but I do object to being Cinderella as well as career girl on the same day 🙁

Fart bread sandwich for lunch…let the experiment continue!

no how very dare you use the “f” word tonights tea chicken with a greek twist !! ( recipe i saw on sunday brunch!!) afraid i am craving something sweet but cant find anything i like the look of !!
hooe you feel ok hugs !

Thanks HappyLife 😃

Mmm … Refried beans! And salmon tortillas! Sounds yummy 😃

Went for blood test yesterday. Nurse hadn’t seen me for several months & was amazed at my weight loss. Asked me how I’d done it, so told her all about the BSD – she’s going to get the book😃 Yes, she needs to lose weight.

I told her that I’d given the diabetes nurse a copy at the beginning of the year and she was really surprised because the diabetes nurse has never mentioned the BSD. Says it all really!

I saw the diabetes nurse at a funeral on Tuesday and see her professionally next week for test results. See what she has to say then!

Talking about men cooking, my hubby doesn’t half make a lovely ‘meyt and prater pie’ Tokyo. It’s his signature dish… ok, it’s his only dish. When I tell the kids that their dad is cooking, the reaction is ‘Oh great. Pie then.’ Lol.

Yeah I’m ok, I know what it is anyway, and it will remedy itself in a couple of days. No hissy fits, no RADA moments, I promise you 😉

I’m wondering what the easiest thing to make today would be. Devil me is on my left shoulder whispering ‘Kebab’ into my ear lol. This is what I’m thinking about, doesn’t look too taxing, think it was Janey who posted it a couple of days ago http://beautyandthefoodie.com/grain-free-stuffed-pizza-bread/ I don’t need to bake anything sweet yet as I have scones and muffins in my freezer and we’re just not wanting them at the moment, even the healthy ones. What a difference 5 weeks makes! Have a feeling I’m going to end up in a ball on my cuddle chair with a hot water bottle and a fleecy blankie later so I’m going to push on as much as I can now. Keep us updated as to what you’re making Tokyo, what’s for tea tonight for you guys? Fritatta??? 😛

Hi Everyone,

After some pondering yesterday I’ve decided to increase my calorie intake on workout days as suggested by Timmy and Californiagirl, but will do so slowly. I just had a work out this morning and added some boiled egg and spinach to my post workout breakfast, adding a “massive” 103kcals to my daily intake.

Again, thanks to everyone for their advice, and if anyone else can shed some light or offer some knowledge, it would be much appreciated.

morning
ignore those pesky scales!!!! i couldnt weigh every day it would be too traumatic!!
trying to find something to bake today but so far nothing is tickling my fancy – ooh er mrs !!!

Thankyou!

Morning, my little chickpea munchers! How are we all today? I’m a pound up today, in a re-run of this time four weeks ago *nods knowingly* but now that I’m ‘old hat’ at all this, I am not going to go cray-cray about it, I am going to see what I am on the scale tomorrow, accept it, switch the scale to kilos, and take my measurements. Ready to press on for another week.

According to my meal planner, I’m making the pizza loaf thing for tea. We’ll see.

Hi Leanne

Think you have done brilliantly to reduce your BS results so much. My results a couple of months ago in March were 7.2% and are now within the normal range so perhaps the weight thing does make a huge difference.
Even if we haven’t reversed our Diabetes diagnosis we have made a massive difference to our health and our future.

Continued good luck.