just passed by and noticed your reply
how kind
thank you rozydozy

head is not good
have also given in to bad eating including a whole packet of cheddars for lunch, and copious other things
(so have blown the wheat free as well)

have ordered all fresh produce, chicken, fish, and veg for Tesco delivery tomorrow and hoping that will work out

I’d agree with skywalker I don’t think the apple is the best lunch, no wonder you are hungry!

As for the gallbladder I don’t believe it is a problem for your blood sugars. I’ve had mine out too but I’m not diabetic so I can’t confirm for sure, but my understanding is that it has no relevance. It stored and released bile, which helped digest fat mostly and to my knowledge has nothing to do with blood sugar.

I’d recommend re-reading the book if you have it, or brushing up on the guidance here. I don’t usually cook different for the family either but I cut out bread/pasta/rice/potato etc and I have courgetti or cauli rice frequently. I’ll usually have yoghurt and fruit for breakfast and soup or salad type stuff at lunch with cheese or chicken etc.

Hi keeptrying,
If you are still reading these messages, I’m sorry that you are still feeling uncomfortable. Remember, you are better than the “bad” foods, don’t let them get the better of you. You chose as your name “keeptrying” – I suspect there is an inner core of determination within you. I hope you find your way back when you are better able to cope with things.
Take care.

Thanks Cherrianne 😃

I’ve used a slow cooker but have to say it’s not my best friend. But in your circumstances it could soon become one😳

Hello all,
I agree with Skywalker – I’ve been BSDing since mid-January, approx. 20 weeks – I bypassed the 8week/800cals, and the 5:2 part, I just went in at the simplest level possible and have just continued. I found for me that tweaking things when necessary works best for me. So far, I’ve lost 1.5 stone – still not yet in the healthy section of the BMI but I’m on my way. I recently relaxed things a bit and had a few off-limits foodstuffs (for variety, to use up some things in my cupboards) and my weight loss stalled but, most importantly, it didn’t go up. The past few days I’ve excluded the off-limit stuff again and the weight loss is restarting.
For me a LITTLE of what I fancy does me good but hopefully now I’ve learned not to go overboard. So I wouldn’t worry about having a celebration meal or whatever, and I’m not going to agonise over things. So long as I monitor things I know what to do if I need to nip things in the bud. I truly believe that this way of eating is the most maintainable diet I’ve ever tried.
So don’t worry about life after the initial 8 weeks.

Thanks Frog 🙂

When I was doing low carb a couple of years ago, I made lasagne using full fat cottage cheese mixed with a beaten egg as a substitute for the pasta sheets. Worked really well! The egg set and it formed a nice cheesy layer between the mince and tomato mixture.

It is really hard for me to find full fat cottage cheese – my local supermarkets rarely have it. Glad you like it 🙂

Hi TiggerB
£2 – someone really wanted the space back in their bedroom! – enjoy. I went to the gym this morning for the first time in ages & used the stationary bikes there – and the rower.

I love fruit in savoury food – rhubarb with fish is a favourite.
Partly inspired by realising that full fat cottage cheese is tons better than skinny versions, I was remembering an upmarket (well I thought it was at the time, I’d have been about 13 or 14, and visits to my sister in London were very glamorous and exciting!) that my sister used to take me to in the early 1970’s called Strikes – I loved a dish with an open burger with cottage cheese and a peach on the top.
Sounds weird, but I’m planning to recreate it!

I’ve been adding cinnamon to yoghurt too – I had some apple and yoghurt with lots of cinnamon for desert the other day – really tasty.

Congratulations Josephsmum – on the weight loss and resisting the cake!

I think the being full is related to the fat content – hence the full fat yogurt rather than the no fat variety.
I’ve had cottage cheese this week – I think I’ve previously only had low or no fat versions when on other diets, and thought it vile, but encouraged by other posters on here I tried some full fat, and its really delicious and incredibly versatile – it doesn’t add the tang that yoghurt does when you add it to things.

well done on the ‘not wanting to kill everyone’ too – I’ve generally been fine, and in a really good mood, but I realised this afternoon that I was feeling really grouchy – I decided I’d not slept much last night, and went to bed for a couple of hours, before I sent any more grouchy emails!

I am thinking of chicken with a nice crisp salad.
But I thought you were going to go veggie for the weekend.
So when does the weekend start?
I say 6pm on a Friday to dawn Monday.
Sssooooooooooooooo, I suppose some of that dipped rubber then, sorry I meant tofu.
Harken me, don’t I sound posh again.
May wear a kaftan for the meal.

Love Lucia
Xxx

Well gone really well so far, was surprised I wasn’t hungry – had a little glitch yesterday and ate a piece of cake but even then by daily calorie count was under 1200. Forgave myself and got back on it 🙂

I had avocado, grapefruit and cheddar salad the other day – like in the book but normal salad leaves instead of fennel. I now love grapefruit in salad!! I am also using extra virgin olive oil in my cooking/salad dressings and also eating full fat mature cheddar. Using lots of spices in my food too – ginger and cinnamon at least in my yogurt in the morning – which makes food interesting.

Really enjoying it and feel like I’ve lost weight. My Hba1c is in the pre-diabetic range so measured my blood sugar on Tuesday morning (after not eating for 8 hours) and it was 9.1. Going to weigh myself and re test my blood sugar on Tuesday next week to see what it’s like.

Exercise hasn’t really got started though I have bought an exercise bike off eBay for £2 lol.

Thanks everyone for commenting 🙂

Well done Kel that is terrific you must be over the moon

Well done SunnyLife that is fabulous!

8 weeks done but carrying on
My measurement loss has been
Chest 2 inches off
Shoulders 2 inches off.
Thigh 3 inches off
Waist 4 inches off I measured this at fattest part
Weight 2 stone lost
Blood pressure from 138/82 now 122/80
BS today before dinner 6.2 but still on tablets,except sitagliptin 100 mg which I stopped weeks ago
Alanhypno ,doesn’t seem loads inches but clothes all baggy
I intent to reduce metformin one at a time now gradually
Cheers folks

Burritos.
Did you wear open toed sandals and a big floppy hat too?

Love
Lucia
Xxxx

Ok. A bit of gossip, shhhh but don’t tell anyone.
Our Michael Mosley has been busy doing a programme of those electrical cigarettes.
Must be a long wire if you smoke outside.

I notice the people in work on them are not reducing their addiction.

So there you gave it

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi Switzerland,
Well he is just a perk of the job!!!!

No, I think our bodies are evolving and doesn’t need meat every meal.

Still say pandas are chunky on leaves and butterflies are skinny on pure sugar. It’s not fair!

Once I finish in work, I have my laundry to do.
Sunday is suppose to be 22 degrees.
As I am still in Fahrenheit I am not impressed u till it hits the 70’s 😎😎😎😎😤😤😤😤😤😤😎😎😤😎😎😤😤

Now don’t all say add 34 , and subtract your birthday and add six if there is an r in the month.
I am too thick/lazy/old/cute/daft to work it out.

Anyone got any news or gossip ?

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi, still interested in inulin and have read some of the research which says its a good thing. I had been doubtful because of its high starch content and thought it might be high carb but have found that Amazon sells “inulin fibre (chicory root) – LCFoods available from West Coast source”. It specifically says zero carbs and diabetic friendly ! Prices in dollars so clearly available in USA, so will continue to chase info about organic version in UK. Am wondering whether its possible to have visceral fat with a BMI bordering 20/21??? My BMI was previously 24. Without an expensive scan don’t know whether I have visceral fat. Sadly after 3 months still getting some fasting blood sugar readings of 6.3, 6.4 so still pre-diabetic although some more hopeful ones in the mid 5.’s. I also wondered about inulin as now I eat beans and pulses very sparsely compared to previously (vegetarian) to keep to carb targets. i.e very small amount of quinoa, lentils and chickpeas. I am largely dependent on fibres in veg which continue to have the more obvious desired effects…..!! Similarly wondered about taking Vit B complex ?? Tofa

Thanks AlexX – ah cheese, totally my weakness 😉 I’m starting to try and go through recipes to see what I like and what I should stock in the house. 🙂

This is actually working! I started the 800 plan last Thursday and have found to my surprise that I have not wanted to kill everyone I meet or rush home to eat the carpet!

I am splitting my 800 calories over 3 meals, and depending on how hungry I feel, I will adjust the amount of food I eat at each meal. I do find that the more meat or eggs I eat at one meal the less hungry I am for the next meal. I know it’s all about protein being more satiating than carbohydrates, and I am happy with that.

I have mainly been eating eggs in the morning (more like brunch time) or full-fat Greek yoghurt with frozen berries, and then a nice big bowl of home made soup in the afternoon or a large salad with some meat, then a main meal in the evening will keep me full all night quite happily.

Today was a good test for me. I volunteer on Fridays for a local charity, and one of the other volunteers brought in a home-made lemon drizzle cake – my absolute favourite cake (or it was – before the diet) and I wasn’t even tempted to take a slice when offered!

There is a long way for me to go yet, so I am hoping my resolve continues for the next 7 weeks – but so far, so good!

Aw you guys are so impressive. You have will powers of steel. Mine not so much. I’ve struggled here in the US to eat healthily as we’ve been out with friends a lot, hey ho, I’ll get back on it.

Keep up the good work and inspiring posts! Hope you two lose your 2 pounds Bill and FifiP!

Have fun x

Hi OzVeggy, I am still new to this and only in my first week. A couple of days ago I adjusted my goals to
Carbs 30g 15%
Fat 53g 60%
Protein 50g 25%

I am going to see how that goes and if it’s too difficult I will increase carbs/reduce fat. Looking at the last couple of days I haven’t always eaten the fat but today I am adding in some avocado.

Half way through week six and I finally hit 10% lost from my starting weight!! Don’t give up!!

I am on week seven, once I finish my eight weeks I’m thinking of doing two days LC Med and 5 of the 800 just to allow for some variety but I have a lot of weight to lose and this is going to be a long haul for me so thats why I’m thinking this way. Quite frankly, I’m so accustomed to the 800 calorie meals I don’t think my stomach can handle my old way of eating anymore anyhow and thats a GREAT thing!

Hello, do you know what you blood sugar reading is before you start? have you taken body measurements and photo? Being addicted to sugar is no joke but can be overcome to a large extent in just a few weeks if you replace it with good fats and protein. I suppose you must have some idea of your BS level or why would you be concerned unless your diet is sugar/carbs/white foods heavy? Use the search box for your own ares of interest there is loads of good stuff around here. Happy eating, it should not be that hard if you are committed and willing to learn the ways and pitfalls of others on here. PS as a rule I never throw food away, give it away but food waste is bad and nothing is forbidden within 800 calories its just that some calories are worthless in terms of nutrition. All you really need is a set of digital food scales, plenty of veg and the will to succeed…

Hi there, General, not sure if what you wrote is the whole picture or not but I would guess that an apple and some hot water is an unhealthy way to live and eat and does not seem to me at least to be following the Fast 800 guidelines. We need the fluid sure enough, but also fats, and protein and 30 gm carbs but in one hit at the end of the day I do not think you will get the benefits the rest od us are getting. I admire your strength and tenacity but how you mange on that regime I cannot even start to imagine. Good luck and do not be so hard on yourself.=, perhaps you are not? PS I have lots of gall stones but cannot answer the question for you, I think though it would be unlikely – perhaps others know better?

Hello everyone, I’m more concerned about my Blood sugar levels than weight (“lucky you” ,I hear you all say).No I consider it will be much harder to achieve this 8 week plan due to goals, you see those people on here losing weight have a visual incentive, ok maybe a little chubby tummy and that’s my visual ,I had a father who was Diabetic so although I think I’m not prediabetic, prevention is better than cure,so here it goes ,this week end reading book fully and stocking up as well as throwing out foods and lets see how I feel in 8 weeks
James the positive

I’m well impressed at your cooking skills JillyB, i’m more Jamie Oliver in my approach, fast, casual + hope for the best!!

: )

Thanks Glevesque, don’t lose heart – it’s all going in the right direction – just keep persevering. Upping your excersises is great – you will feel so much better so much faster. I suspect my weight loss in the first week was amazing as I have so much to lose (4st now) It’s definitely slowed down now. I know it is depressing when you try so hard and it’s not coming off fast enough but I do feel quite motivated as I keep giving myself a talking to – I am fed up of not being able to do activities I want to do with my family and friends, of buying clothes because they fit rather than I like them, not wanting to meet new people because I worry about what they will think of me (next to rather fit and gorg hub) and being generally self conscious all the time and not living life to the full. Only I can do something about this. I am sure you can think of your own reasons – thinking about that makes the craving disappear like magic. Keep on going – you sound like you are doing all the right things.

I’m so glad you and the OH are on the mend Bill. Have a great holiday, you deserve it. 😀
Well done Lynne on staying strong on your holidays 😇 . You have such amazing willpower, the desire to lose those last pounds must be so strong. You really deserve a BSD biggest loser award lol!
I’m still enduring our endless house renovation. Feels like we are camping here or stuck in a reality TV home Reno show. Not so much fun living it as when you’re watching it though. The slow cooker has become my new best friend. I can leave the food to cook while I rush around trying to clean up the plaster dust 😠

Hi All,

Im a 50 year old male and I was diagnosed with Diabetes last November with a hba1c score of 106. at the time I was 203lbs and measured 44″ around my waist. Im 5’11” tall, I was prescribed 2 metformin per day with warnings that my condition was incurable and I would soon need stronger meds and might even need insulin injections.I was also warned of the complication I might face. I was advised to eat a balanced diet of starchy carbs fruit and veg fish and meat.

I read the book, 8 week blood sugar diet and now Roughly 6 months later I’m165lbs and 36″ around my waist, more inportantly I got the news from my gp this morning, My hba1c is now 37. I am now down to 1 metformin per day with a promise from my gp that if I can keep my hba1c in the normal zone in 6 months time I will be off all meds.

My gp was very impressed and asked me how I done it, My reply was following a low carb diet and excersise.
Thanks to Michael Mosley’s 8 week blood sugar diet book.

Now the challange is to keep it up,
Best of luck to people at the start of there low carb journey, It can be done,
Kel

JillyB

I wondered how I would cope in Italy. Not sure if staying with friends is easier or harder! They take me to other friends who don’t know what I’m doing. So I have to explain again. Getting some strange looks😃

Visitors today so a cake baked last night. They ate some after lunch while I enjoyed black coffee 😃

Hi to everyone, Its so helpful reading all your posts. I am now at the end of week 3, total weight loss is about 4kg.But I’m more focused on my BGL which is not going down much.I’m also not strict on 800 cal there have been days when I miscalculate the calories. Or when My BGL is low, I treat myself or giving in to certain food urges.I was already limiting carbs before I started and I did paleo diet for a while but didn’t loose weight.I haven’t had headaches and food cravings are not too bad, although I really want some bread and Vegemite right now.Yes its an Aussie thing.I drink japanese green tea and miso soup to increase my fluids.I plan to get more exercise this week and limit my portion size. I find that I eat too much meat.I need a few more tools ,a\new kitchen scale and a more accurate calorie counter.I will read the book again to get more focused. I will let you know how it goes next week. cheers

I’ve started saving the stock that’s left at the bottom of the pan when I’ve steamed vegetables – I haven’t made any soup with it yet, but I’m planning to!

Hi Christine

Sorry about your virus and knee😱

Watched 6 people eating huge ice creams yesterday😱 We checked the menu & asked waitress but nothing was sugar free! Just had sparkling water😳

Visitors today. Last night friends made a Devil’s food cake. After lunch 4 ate it. While I had my black coffee!

In general I find food on planes not worth eating. Now I either eat before boarding or take something with me. On a BA flight on Wednesday the cabin crew commented that not many people accept the food offered. This is my 2nd holiday this year, plus 2 residential conferences. I’ve stuck to the BSD principles, eating low carb, and have learned I need to watch portion sizes. When possible, visit the local market/ supermarket and buy what you know you can eat. I’m currently in Italy, staying with friends, and am avoiding pasta etc. Been to the supermarket to buy foods friends don’t necessarily have in their kitchen. Yesterday we were taken to a great ice cream place. But everything had sugar in it so I just drank sparkling water. Felt strange? But Ive decided I want to be fit and healthy for as long as possible. If that means avoiding things I used to consider treats then so be it. I can’t eat as much as I used to, but enjoy what I eat, so it’s not a hardship.

Week 6 Day 1
No loss of inches or pounds this week most likely due to travel for the past couple weeks. Two days till we are home eating our own food.
Seems there is too much salt and hidden items in eating out and also too much salt eating smoked salmon for an in room meal everyday.
Also couldn’t take my meds yesterday since we were driving 8 hours so retaining water there as well
Excited to see what week 6 brings once we are home again.
Stayed in the plan 99.9 percent and only went over in carbs 1-2 days out of 18 due to food choices available (potatoes for vegie).
Yesterday was under by 150 cal and 15 carbs.
C’est la vie. Keep on trucking.
💜Good things to note is my skin is really better all of a sudden. Under my eyes and backs of arms is super smooth with no bumps at all. So even though I lost no weight or inches I am still progressing in other ways.

I know nothing about gall bladders General Dogsbody – but your post made me appreciate the luxury of living on my own – the only ‘person” to interfere with what I eat is my cat, who only wants to sneak away stuff that I’ve carefully weighed and logged.
We’ve just ‘shared’ lunch of steak with vegetables – she starts off by trying to look incredibly cute, then stalks the plate, sits on my laptop, and finally tried to attack my feet until I cut some steak off for her.
It must be really hard cooking for other people and having them eat tempting stuff. I was at work the other day, and someone had toast – it was only grotty white bread that I wouldn’t normally eat, but the smell was to die for!

There’s a BBC program, I think Wednesday evening, looking primarily about the psychology of couples losing weight, but around that weight loss and fitness generally – quite inspiring as the series started the day I began BSD.

I don’t measure my blood sugar levels, so I don’t know the impact on those, but I do try and spread my 800 calories more evenly through the day, and haven’t been feeling hungry – I occasionally miss breakfast, but I don’t think that I could regularly make it through to my evening meal on just water and an apple.
Good luck with it all.

Mushrooms and stock cube, water and a bit of seasoning in a saucepan and then a soup maker. No fat.

Week 6 Day 1
Well I didn’t lose any weight or inches in week 5. I have stayed right on the program for 5 weeks and the last two weeks haven’t moved much but I am sure it’s do to traveling this whole time.
I am having to eat out daily and restaurants have more hidden calories and salt in their foods even though we only get fish and vegies everywhere we go.
Since we also have been having smoked salmon and berries for one meal each day the salt in the salmon isn’t helping with water retention either.
Yesterday we were driving for 8 hours so I couldn’t take my meds and am retaining water from doing so as well.
We get home Saturday night and I am excited to see what week 6 brings once we are eating our own home made foods.
I am not down because of this, another friend who is a doctor told me our bodies go into hold mode when we travel usually because they recognize we are out of our normal environment and so protect us by not letting us lose much weight when traveling.
Albeit my hubby and I both still lost weight the first 1/2 week of travel but both went stagnant pretty much after that.
We stayed on it totally and yesterday were even short calories and carbs.
More news next week. Just posting in case it helps anyone else who might travel and gets stuck.
💜🌷

Hello Fellow dieters
Baristamum here. Very pleased to announce that yesterday and today seem to be back to normal. The feeling of needing to eat anything and everything, although not the slightest bit hungry has passed. Thanks for all the input everyone gave. I am finding soup very very helpful on this diet, especially the Tomato and Courgette one, on this website. The cals are low for the portion size, and it really fills you up. I have a soup maker and just chuck it all in and hey presto 20mins later, hot soup!! I try to keep a just of it in the fridge at all times, so there is always something available.
Beeswax123 – what ingredients did you put in your virtually calorie free soup? I’d like to make some
Glevesque – glad you are happy to hear our problems, I felt a bit bad after as I thought I had moaned to much, I genuinely wanted help to get over that sticky patch. The typing and reading helped as it stopped me from giving in and going to the cupboards.
Thischarmingwoman – hope your headache has passed, my daughter had one all week last week despite drinking loads.

Does anyone have any idea why my tummy is so bloated all the time? I know I have a grain and gluten issue, but I am NOT eating any.

Yay! I’m in Margaret River WA! I feel like the only peron in WA on BSD but I just found out my neighbour has been doing 5:2. So glad there are more of us in Aus. I’m going to look for those noodles in woolies tomorrow. May be we can start and aussie chatter forum if this one disappears.

My Blood Sugars Levels do not seem to be coming down as quickly as I thought they would, I had my Gall Bladder removed last year and was wondering if this would have any effect on blood sugar levels? Hubby is still convinced that I will give up (as I always have in the past) but when I feel myself getting weak and bread and the toaster is calling my name I think to myself ‘week 2 of 8 I can do this!’ Not feeling that hungry but I have never been a breakfast person, when I get to work I have a cup of hot water, another about 11am, then another half an hour before my lunch – which is usually an apple which I cut up into chunks and microwave for a minute and another cup of hot water half an hour after. When I get home from work I AM HUNGRY, but have another cup of hot water then…. you know the rest…have never done different dinner for family so am keeping this up but I give myself less carbs and more veggies!! and always eat with family at table. Good luck to all.

Had lunch out 1.5 mile walk. No feta salad so had crayfish tails and smoked salmon with a green leaf salad which I dressed with the juice of fresh lime. Coffee and a glass of water. 🙆 Husband said, “That’s and expensive salad we won’t be going there again.” 😟

Hi wg16

I have a shake for breakfast and I stick to either Optifast or Optislim Platinum from the chemist. Low cal and low carb and taste ok. Optislim Platinum needs to be mixed with milk, I use unsweetened almond milk to keep the cals low. I did see a big bucket of protein shake at Woolies the other day that was low cal and low carb, I think it was called Hydrox Protein or something. hope this helps 🙂

Hi Lise,
I’m currently on week 13 but on week 7 we had a week in Cornwall. I stuck to the BSD through sheer determination. My only slip up was a small pot of cashews which I scoffed before checking the cals. Not one pasty, cream tea or bag of chips passed my lips. I did have a poached cod one night – with no batter. I suppose as we were self catering I could plan meals more. I do remember that I took a packed lunch out every day. Even so, I suppose the majority of meals out would have been fish based – so they would have been fine with a little adjustment. Alcohol wasn’t an issue as I don’t drink. We did lots of walking too, averaging 6 miles a day. I would imagine cruise wise you could choose your food anyway. On the go is a bit more difficult as I’ve found it’s quite hard to find take away food that’s suitable for the BSD. If all else fails just get straight back on it after your holiday. Have a lovely time anyway!

captainelynne,

Pleased you are enjoying yourself in Italy. What wonderful will power you are showing. Not sure that I could do that. I am a real italiphile with my food, learnt how to make real Italian food, even the pasta…cutting, layering, stuffing, the whole works. Living in Melbourne is very inductive for eating Italian but I have been extremely good and haven’t cheated even once. I have visited Italy 3 times and stuffed myself silly ! Managed to avoid the tourista food and found little hidden places to eat well and authentically.
Have a great time
jillyB

Hello again all – 3 weeks now into my 800 cal diet.
Been three weeks now since i started this and must admit that i am getting results.. it is a bit difficult to weigh myself as i am wheelchair bound..(not many scales that will accomodate the chair 😉 ). But i am feeling a bit lighter and clothes fitting a little looser so all good.

More energy on tap now, doing some weights from the chair.. slowly ramping the time and weight up each week.

A big plus on this tho is that i have stopped my glicacide tabs, as my sugars are responding to the low cal intake.. just on the metformin now..

Update… i went along to my consultant to have a post op review, and was able to weigh myself using the hospital equipment.. happy to reveal that i have lost 4.5kg so far. yep yep.

The medico’s question my doing this, but have very little to respond to me with, when i ask what could give me the same results, they just go back to the old adage of ‘lose little over time’ been hearing this over and over again for the last 6 years from so called Dietitian’s who, i feel are just spouting out what they have learned back in Uni..

So we keep on with what i have done so far… no breakfast, very light midday meal, generally 2 boiled eggs and some fresh tomatoes, lots of pepper, then a evening meal of around 300 cals. in general 500-600 cals a day.

I am not feeling to much hardship from this so far, i get the odd hunger pangs, but i ride through them. i am determined to follow through with this and maintain the diet untill i have lost 20 or more kgs…

this is doable, i am confident and already getting noticed from family and friends that i look healthier and more vital, so we keep on keeping on.

be well all
Wheelie

I am five weeks in with no slip ups, no alcohol, no simple carbs, eating delicious foods and sleeping better than I have for years. In one week I am travelling for more than a month to several countries and doing a cruise to boot. I don’t want to see a single kilo or centimetre of fat back and in fact I’m hoping to keep losing but I’m worried. How do I do it when I’m on the move? What meal choice should I make for the long flights? Your advice is most welcome.

Hi all

I sometimes have to travel, and one thing which you can do is to buy from a local supermarket a packet of ham, or chicken, or beef slices, and some sliced cheese – I enjoy Emmenthal, but there are many alternatives – and then wrap the two together, to make a savoury roll which appears quite small but is incredibly filling. If you have the carbs available, these are also delicious wrapped round a half or whole small head of chicory.

Easy to put together in your hotel room! I was in Cologne last week, and enjoyed some local ham with some local cheese in this way, and the whole thing was amazingly satisfying.

Hope this helps

Anyone get any aches and strange pains on this diet
Alanjypno