I do burn scented candles (Yankee addict…) and have reed things and plug ins… and I sneeze when I put perfume on… or my husband is wearing strong aftershave like Million or Eternity… oh bugger. So, I can’t eat bread, crisps, chocolate, pizza, pasta, rice, ice cream, cake, I can’t drink wine, I can’t wear perfume, and my house is going to stink. Thank God I’m married is all I’m going to say… because I’d be a crap date! Bwahahahahah 😉 Love the cat psychology, my best friend would love that!

I know, it’s brilliant. I think he’s really into it because he can see the results quickly. He hasn’t even had his once a week toast treat for the last two Saturdays because he can’t justify it. He has lost a lot of weight before on WW, put it all back on of course… but this has been like ‘WOW’ and in 4 weeks. Where he’s lost it from too, to look at him, he looks like he’s lost a lot more, it’s made such a difference to his body shape. Very soon, I’m going to be venturing into weights that I haven’t seen since the late 90’s. It’s very exciting but also sad that I’ve spent all of my twenties and my thirties obese. I wish I’d found this years ago.

I’m toying with the idea of making a small pumpkin bread loaf…

Hi
I have also experienced a total remission of my semi diagnosis of S.L.E. There is a lot of research around polysaturates omega 6 I will have to find the link LindaA gave me. It indicates SLE. ME. ( MS I think don’t quote me. ) Asthma. Allergies. Interesting times. It’s so good to have an improvement of debilitating sometimes life threatening conditions isn’t it. Keep up the good work
Regards jan😊😊😊

Thanks Lucky! 🙂 Yep I get you on the stuff in the sandwich, which is now on a plate! Bread is filler anyway, who wants filler – lets have more of the good stuff!
Mind yourself with the allergies, that sounds annoying ;-( Wonder what it is… Hey dyou have candles on a lot? Flavoured ones? I know you said you bought a nice one recently (or I think you did?) – I find they make me sneeeeze loads. But anyway, that’s just a random theory because the vet said that to us about our cat when his eyes kept running – keep him away from candles or incense or that kind of cleaning product stuff. So I have jsut used amateur cat psychology on you :-))))) Dont be insulted though as our cat is lovely! 🙂 Hope it gets sorted soon anyway and your healthiness extends to your nose.

YAYYY to the recipe swapping and banter. And great about husband ordering the good stuff. Hee hee it’s funny how priorities change.

Was on treadmill today, did 5K – not particularly fast but without stopping and after the run felt very good (which is unusual for me)
Have to start other core exercises and mindfulness exercises today too – another Monday of fresh starts 🙂

Hi MaryH

Go for it, I’m loving it 13 days in. Plan , count, eat, exercise simples.😊😊😊

My official weigh in day is Wednesday but had to celebrate with a post–my fasting blood sugar this morning was 85!!!!! Amazing. I am so pleased. Feeling better each day. I did weigh and am down 1.5 pounds since last Wednesday but will post my official weekly weight in two days. Thanks to everyone for encouraging and knowledgeable posts. Downward we go. Laura.

Hi.
Bril work for restarting, I also when started weighed in at more than you 117.73 kilos, 13 days in have lost 17 lbs, so us curvy ladies can do it faster me thinks. So we are in it for the long haul. Thank goodness we’ve started huh.
Go for it.😊😊😊

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Epspecially! 😀 Massive, massive well done on completing the 8 weeks and your fantastic weight loss 😀 I agree that the lack of bread and wraps and potatoes and things does leave room for more good stuff, whether that’s a bit extra meat or veggies. I love vegetables so it’s a win for me. I loved my burger salad last night and I also loved my B.L.A.T salad the other day, but if I had a salad as a meal, like… meh… salad? I haven’t wanted it. I’m finding that it’s what I’d have enjoyed on bread, that I’m enjoying the tastes of on a plate, does that make sense?

Those breads look fab, I’m going to try too! Like the idea of the beetroot one. May be cheaper to make using the chickpea flour, and probably a tad more savoury too? The almond flour is so pricey that I think it lends itself more to sweet recipes if you can get away with using chickpea for savoury things.

In the last year and a half I’ve had allergies spring up overnight. At first I thought it was hayfever, and loratidine and cetirizine (i think!) combined used to work. Then winter came and I’m the same so it’s not exclusively hayfever, then wine started making me go the same way, and then the tablets stopped working. I had to try another called acrivastine which works in time, but takes a good couple of hours. I had a slice of toast a couple of months ago and waaaaaaaaah! Proper bakery bread too, wholemeal and I could have grated the insides of my nostrils. I did wonder whether it was gluten or wheat or whatever and was hoping this diet would end that bit but I’m 4 weeks plus now not eating it and I’m still the same.

Hubby asked me to buy avocados and raspberries today. He has been well and truly BSD’ed. Five weeks ago it would have been pork pie and roast pork and crusty rolls. Oh and I forgot to tell you, the little love is in another stone bracket, 16 stone 13lb. He’s like a dog with two er… dangly bits, today!

So we press on with the recipe finding, the sweet, the savoury, the chickpea, the creating, the weight loss, and most importantly – the banter. Agreed?

I’m missing Tokyo 🙁 Hurry home Tokyo…

SunnyB
Bril work 👼👼👼

Well done everyone, some great results being posted here. I am posting an overall loss for the week of 2.6lb, which I am quietly pleased about, not least because I was expecting bad news when I stepped on the scales this morning. I have had a couple of iffy days, going over the 800cals, what I was forgetting was I have been under for a couple of days earlier in the week. This also means I have lost all of the weight I gained while I was away, plus a smidge more and now I only have 0.2lb to lose to be exactly one stone less than when I started the BSD and away from achieving my first goal. Once there, the aim is to drop another stone – fingers crossed.

Just checked again .2 of a kilo is more like a quarter of a pound, not half, but hey ho, who cares, it is a loss

Brill work Hush, keep it up, it’s so wonderful isn’t it to find a eating plan that works, and makes you feel better.
Regards jan😊

Hi greenjanet and Sunshine Girl.

Thank you for the replies and for the confirmation that I’m not the only person who had found a difference between the calorie counts in the BSD book and recording them elsewhere on something like My Fitness pal.

As I tried to explain in my original post, I wasn’t having a pop at the diet or trying to be negative, I was just curious and bit surprised by how different the calorie amounts can sometimes be. The way I see it, I’ve lost a stone in 2 weeks, my blood sugar level is now 0.5 off the normal range, (having started in the diabetic range despite my never having been diagnosed with diabetes), and I’ve experienced no lightheadedness or headaches as a result of doing the diet so I’m not complaining at all.

Essentially all I’ve realized is that to be absolutely certain of the amount of calories etc I’m consuming a day, I need to work out the calorie counts of the recipes in the book myself, not rely on the ones in the book. As greenjanet also said, by doing this it’s also possible to monitor carb and sugar intake.

hope feeling is gone by now but maybe make some soup Cherry8? Not bread I know but it’ll keep you busy and make you feel nicely full and well fed. The chorizo and chickpea one in the book is delicious, or some of the cauliflower ones on the recipe forum?

Or if that doesn’t work, maybe try eating more fat – maybe greek yoghurt and cinamon? Or there’s always loads more water – especially fizzy water – seems to be the cure for everything!

Hope you survived anyway and are feeling good again now.

Hey Baz
I was in the same position as you and on 3 diabetes meds.
4 weeks into the diet I had my HbA1c tests and the results came back as pre diabetic and good cholesterol levels.
I’m now off all meds and my pre and post meal readings are always within normal levels.
You may just surprise yourself. Best of luck.

How many of use have been looking for the miracle for weight loss and reducing blood glucose. You follow all the traditional rules and nothing works. I have tried low carb before but that just meant no bread, I have tried Atkins, WW, Slimming World (both those have some good recipes), grapefruit diet, honey and water, you name it. When I came across this diet I was sceptical but thought ‘okay I’ll try anything once’ never expecting such dramatic results in such a short time. Wow wow wow, this has changed my life and will be my life from now on. I get my blood done in about 5 weeks and looking forward to seeing the doctor instead of dreading it.

Yay, such lovely colours aren’t they Janey – let me know if they’re nice, I suspect you’ll get around to them quicker than I will! From now on I’m only trying out interesting savoury recipes though so maybe I will soon :-))) True, sweet tooth has definitely weakened a bit so another few weeks will probably weaken it even more. I realise I don’t really like sweet stuff, just chocolate and only the very dark stuff! So now that I think about it I guess I have improved a lot. Maybe it’s magnesium I need – more green veg :-)))

hee hee about your OH – don’t get her started on the rant about sugar!! :-))) But it’s all true though and hard not to want to share new found knowledge! Especially to really young people who could avoid every having problems at all!

I use a site called Sparkpeople.com and log all my food and it calculates my calories, carbs, fat, protein etc etc. I have noticed some differences in calorie count of recipes but none of these sites are completely accurate. I am using the recipes exactly until I feel confident to make my own and finding they can be between 780 and 830 calories. I don’t think that matters, I think it is what you are eating more than how much. It also depends on whether you are looking for weight loss or reduced blood glucose or a bit of both. The important thing for me is the b/g and mine is way down in just over a week (fell after day 3) so I am super happy.

Wow! Those veggie flat breads look amazing! Quite apart from being better for us, they would really liven up a dinner table and kids would like them too if we were creative! I’m adding them to the ‘must try ‘ list 👍🏼

Well done on your 8 week milestones Epspecially. It’s great to know you’ve gone the distance isn’t it? And then of course, we just keep on going anyway 😆 Fortunately my sweet tooth has receded to about 10% of what it was. I’m astounded when I see how people around me just plough through sweets, cakes, junk now. My son complained he was hungry about 15 mins after polishing off the remains of some ice cream in the freezer and I told him he was having a sugar spike/slump (at which point my OH rolled his eyes and said ‘you’ve started her off again now’!!).

Yipee, I know it sounds silly but I have lost half a pound. The reason I am so happy is it is in the right direction. I remember just 3 weeks ago I used to weigh 79. something, every Monday I would say ‘as long as I never see 80 I will be happy’ , invariably I would see the 80 and have to try again. Today I weigh 77.5 and know I will never see that 80 again or even the 79. So I am happy. My b/g was 78 this morning so I am extra happy.

Tomorrow is my official weigh in day and feeling positive.

These look kind of nice too Lucky – if looking for picnic stuff: http://www.greenkitchenstories.com/vegetable-flatbreads/

Yes Lucky ooo do try the butternut squash – was really soft and fluffy and tasty, worth a go. (Though I havent checked how much carbs per slice yet)

I hear you Timmy – weekends definitely harder for me too! Least you know you wont want bread now though, that sounds painful 🙁 Maybe it’s the wheat? I love bread but don’t usually feel great after it either though haven’t had in… 8 weeks!:-) Toast is delicious, but sometimes I think it’s the butter I like more than the toast, and I can still have that! Ever tried Rivita with butter? Yum… and one piece isn’t bad, and only has rye which doesn’t irritate as many people. Also lvoely with marmite Janey! (well, I hear – I don’t like Marmite much but boyfriend eats with butter on Rivita)

Another 1kg this week and…. 8 weeks over today WAHOOOOOOOO…just over 10kg gone in total :-))))))) It was easy and hard I think, some days easy and some days not. And I guess if I hadn’t had the few squares of chocolate every now and again (and chickpea biscuits x3 last night!!) I might have lost more but am very happy with progress and not totally losing it yet as a bit of balancing out strictness so probably better in the long run. Also didn’t really change life and had a few weekends away during the time.

Have lost just over 10% of body weight and according to healthy weight charts online I should lose another 10kg though will see how that goes as that would put me thinner than I probably have ever been. Will continue as I’m doing I think, and maybe add in only good calories along the way if necessary. Feeling a bit tired the last two weeks and not as bright and healthy feeling as first 6 weeks so not sure do I need a few more carbs/food in general? (Or maybe that’s just all in my head and I just having a tired week). Also want to be careful with adding in sweet-ish stuff as definitely haven’t lost sweet tooth at all yet! I know some people seem to, but 8 weeks later I still like sweet things! Guess I want a lot less of them though so that’s good. But yes, will definitely keep this up for another 10kg – checking along the way how it’s going. Would also like to properly add in more meditation and different exercise as have mostly stuck to walking and cycling so far.

One massive thing I’ve learned is how when you leave out bread and empty calories you have so much more room for loads of amazing green veg and coloured veg and all kinds of good fats and that this just makes me feel so much better and healthier in the long run. No crashes after sugar and just balanced feeling most of the time. (even when feeling hungry, not crazy hungry I’d eat 10 buns, just oooo I’m hungry would love some salmon!! :-))))) Also I love the feeling of not feeling sick after eating – I seemed to get that a lot! Probably from eating too much of the wrong stuff (for me) even simple things like bread. Great to have an idea how much of things is a normal portion/enough too – especially with cheese – even when I move on to not weighing stuff, I know this will stick.

So yes, even aside from the weight loss, it has been brilliant really and I am going to keep it up, trying new recipes and new foods and not obsessing over my next bar of chocolate. Official healthy weight zone here I come – it’s totally in sight now. So grateful for finding a healthier feeling way of eating and thanks million for MM for such good research and plan!! And also the lovely forum chatters! xxx
(I’m not gone yet, but good to mark the first milestone!)

Im delighted to start using my 20 minute video workouts, finally!
I had a lovely weekend with my hubby which set me up nicely for Monday
I found out how to link an ipad to our tv hence number 1 is much easier 🙂

Morning Baz. Welcome to the start of teh diet. I’m at the start of week three and still find some days difficult. My advice is to take it one day at a time. Every little step of progress will make a difference.

Hi everyone

Ive been reading the updates on my phone but am better at writing on the laptop and only got around to it now.

Igorasual, thanks for the update, great to hear you are still achieving weight loss 8.5 weeks in!

Ive been finding it hard to keep it under 800 for quite a few days last week however I still managed a loss of half pound so Im down to 10st 6lbs as of today. Im going to have my weekly weigh in on wednesdays now because that seems to be the day I kind of ‘settle’ so I will let you know if it changes again then 🙂

Friday was a night out at the indian with about 10 people who all thought the banquet was a better idea than the a la carte so it meant there was rice, naan and all the creamy dishes on table. I didnt know the group well enough (husbands work crowd) to say no, I want the a la carte! I could have orderd much better.. funnily enough the next night I met a few of them and they were like I wished we went a la carte too…anyway I resisted an overload of carbs for the most part. Someone (ie my husband’s boss) plonked down a glass of prosecco in front of me and I was like darn it! Very hard to push it back in the situation, but I was very assertive in no refills so I was able to stick to one. First drink in the last 4 weeks!

Rest of the weekend was fine but still hit the 900 mark many days.

Generally I am feeling much better 4 weeks in, (Im counting my detox) 8lbs down in total so clothes are starting to feel better. I feel lighter and confident. I was motivated to start my 20 minute video workout when I came home today, I seem to feel more awake then and warmed up after the cycle home from work so maybe I will try and stick to that routine as much as possible.

Early to bed tonight I think.

Hope you are going alright Julie13 and everyone else!

Who put that other loaf up a few days ago, the butternut squash one, was it Epspecially? With the seeds on top? I might have a crack at that one in a couple of days. Might be handy for summer to have a sandwich on a picnic.

I don’t want another child OR any more prosecco. BUT I would like marmite on toast!!

Loren So pleased for you, safe journey. Keep it up the excellent lifestyle.🍓🍆🍋🌸

Oh no, Timmy 🙁 Hope you’re feeling a bit better by this morning? Sometimes it takes things like that (or a shocking hangover… Janey lol) to put us off for a while. Unfortunately, I find it’s like childbirth, time lessens the horror of it and we indulge once again… 😉

Hi Izzy,
I really admire your self motivation. It’s awesome. To be able to do creative activities for the sake of creating/making something beautiful/writing a story that you need to, is what life is about. We are sentient beings and need to express our creativity. I look forward to your future ‘creations from the den’.
Have a great day.

Hi
I started a thread a while ago, as my sister had started the diet, but because the book doesn’t say count carbs she doesn’t, I calculated the no carb Bircher for ex. It had 287.50 cals not 180 and a whopping 38.1 carbs. I also have done that with many recipes some are not so bad, but they are mostly grossly underestimated. Hence I have lost 17lbs in 13 days I count up to 800 cals and up to 50 carbs, mind you I do have a lot to use, but I know I wouldn’t have achieved that if I had done what my sister is doing, and just following the recipes explicitly. I think this is a very tentative subject though, believing in this diet to have faith in it, we won’t hear those who are saying something that can be deemed judgemental, so yes I agree for me this has been a life saving way of eating, I had life threatening symptoms believed to be S.L.E. That are completely in remission at the moment, haven’t felt this well since I was 19 and I am 58 now.
I think on here everyone gets the good message, measure and count everything, as for my sister I have pointed her towards this forum, but not interested. You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.
How are you doing,

Morning Timmy, oh dear, lesson learned! Same with me and prosecco. BSD body does not tolerate alcohol well!! So looks like I will be a VERY light consumer in the future as don’t want to feel like that again 😩

My food processor has arrived! So I may attempt the Paleo walnut and date bread later. Wonder if that can be eaten with marmite??!!

Well I was naughty yesterday (weekends are definitely my weak point!) and had some cheese and marmite on toast. Holy F S Balls I wish I hadn’t. I had stomach cramps all evening and through the night. I’m assuming it was the bread that did it.

On the plus side it’s put me off eating bread for a while! Absolute poison.

Hello folks.

Whilst not wishing to be a merchant of doom and gloom on what, I think most people here will agree is an excellent diet, I’d be curious to know whether anyone else has found that when they manually enter all the ingredients of the various recipes into something like My Fitness Pal, the calorie content is coming up higher than the amount stated in the BSD book?

Initially I thought it was a one off, but I’m finding that it seems to be happening fairly regularly. Below is an example of the Beetroot Falafels, which in the book are given a calorie count of 290, but which on My Fitness Pal is coming out nearly 100 calories higher at 360.

• 1 container Chickpeas 400g Tin (240g When Drained) – 306 cals
• 0.50 tablespoon, Oil – Olive – 60 cals
• 1 tsp, whole, Spices, cumin seed – 8 cals
• 0.06 tsp(s), Cayenne Pepper, Ground – 0 cals
• 32.00 g, Button – 5 cals
• 1 large, Egg – 72 cals
• 1 tbsp, Tahini – 89 cals
• 3 beet (2″ dia) (82g), Beetroot – 105 cals
• 0.50 Cup, Chopped, Red Onion – 16 cals
• 1 clove, Smoked Garlic Clove – 4 cals

Total cals = 665 divided by 2, (recipe does two portions) = 332.5, plus 9 cals for rocket and 19 cals for 2 tbspn natural Skyr = 360.5 cals.

As I said, I’m not dissing the BSD as it’s one of the first diets in a long, long time that I’ve been able to stick to, but I’m just a bit surprised at how ‘off’ the calorie counts seem to be.

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Day 1 for me.. Totally un-prepared, feeling apprehensive yet very determined.. I shall succeed! I’m sure this journey like any other will be full of twists and turns and ups and downs.. The start of my new adventure with food and exercise, we shall fall out with one another,, make up again, laugh, cry, scream and smile. My goal to get somewhere near my pre pregnancy weight.. My babies are 25, 22 &15.. It’s taken many years to create this body and will take many months to find the me within the obese, unhealthy body I have created.. Here’s to a healthy long life and healthy insulin free blood sugars – good luck everyone x

Hi everyone,
So I’m on day 6 and I weighed in this morning and have only lost another 100 g since my day 2 weigh in. A total of 1.3kg. What gives??? Has anyone else come across this? I’ve been sticking to the diet religiously. Feeling a bit frustrated… On the upside I do feel better and haven’t got any cravings so I’m poaching some chicken breast for dinner together with a salad. Hopefully the scales will change soon.
Great to read about everyone’s successes! It does keep me motivated and thinking that maybe this old body of mine is just trying to trick me into thinking it doesn’t work 🙂

Shouting in the voice of Victor Meldrew ( the Scottish comedy actor in one foot in the grave) Google if you don’t know hilarious, anyway “I DONT BELIEVE IT ” I’m at day 13 and lost total 17 lbs, my fat pixies are getting it all back. Yeahhhh love this diet, love this forum, and best of all feel amazing even though I have 97 more to go, so well, want to trot everywhere. Only two months ago I was being investigated for S.L.E. Symptoms all gone. This way of eating is a magic wand it you embrace it and love it, do it and love life and yourself again. Good luck everyone.🤗🤗🤗

So – One week in – time to weigh
Male, 6ft 1in, Type 2 diabetes for 7 years, Not taking any diabetic meds, On Ramipril for elevated BP. Slim build – TOFI maybe

04th July 2016 Starting Weight – 13 st – 01 lb – 04 oz
11th July 2015 After One Week – 12 st – 09 lb – 09 oz
Total Loss = 05 lb – 11 oz

Pretty happy to say the least 🙂

1. Continued to de-clutter the studio.
2.Spent time with my husband when daughter went to sleep-over and before son came home.
3.Having curry for dinner with cauliflower rice (had to wait for my daughter to be away as she doesn’t eat curry,)

1) today I sang in an 850 strong choir in Bristol’s Colston Hall, amazing experience!
2) went out for an Italian meal on Saturday with old work colleagues who I haven’t seen for a year,; lots of positive remarks (smug grin from me)
3) I ate mozzarella and toms, followed by sea bass and veggies and it was delicious! Who knew?!

Good morning my lovelies.

Monday again, how does that keep happening so fast?

Yesterday my daughter and I were not overly impressed with the movie ‘The Secret Lives of Pets’ it wasn’t bad and there were bits that made me laugh – but it wasn’t awesome.

Before we left I didn’t know if my husband would be home in the afternoon and I set the oven timer to cook the chicken for dinner. I was feeling smug. However when my daughter and I were sat in the cinema I suddenly remembered…I may have set the timer but the chicken was still in the fridge. Thankfully I texted my husband and he was home to pop it in lol.

Yesterday evening my friend came desperate to see my loft den. So we were up there chatting and enjoying the atmosphere of the room, discussing my plans, and I painted a dreamcatcher on a coaster 🙂 It still needs varnishing so once it is finished I will add a picture to my blog. She is an amazingly supportive friend worth her weight in gold and more. I need a 2nd seat up there for a guest so I was thinking I might get a bean bag.

My daughter asked if she could have the stoney painting I did the other night so I’ve given it to her, and she has requested I do her an underwater scene with lots of fish! I will try. Sudden thought – I could make people christmas gifts this year…

Food was strawberry shake for breakfast, lentil soup for lunch, pasta bake for the family so I’ll make something for me with courgetti.

I would have been over calories on saturday and sunday (over carbs then too I expect) so definitely back to 800 for me today.

Have a lovely day 🙂

Aw Lesley I don’t think I have ever been quoted in such a way as to become a screensaver! I’m glad you liked my comment 🙂

Janet – Stay greedy, have 100 positives!

My friend came yesterday to inspect my den! She loves it and insisted I paint something whilst she was there, she stood patiently watching me paint a dreamcatcher on a coaster, provided encouragement and insisted I keep doing my stuff. She is an amazing friend I’ve had in my life for 21 years and seriously has walked beside me through my hardest experiences. She is my biggest cheer leader and I love her dearly.

Had a lovely day yesterday out with my daughter,

My son gives awesome hugs.

I’m up to date with the laundry. Of course that will last half a day at most but still!

Morning! Well it’s the end of my initial 8weeks today. Haven’t lost anything this week, I suppose I had to go through a plateau at some stage (or was it those chocolate covered strawbs😳) but I am happy enough. I have lost over 2 stone (13 kg) and over 6 inches off my waist. Feeling healthier and more energetic than I have for a very long time. A colleague wanted to know if I had something done as I looked younger by the day – a lovely comment! Off on holiday tomorrow and I will be trying to keep to my new way of living. It really isn’t much of a hardship at all. Will check in at the end of the month when I am back. Thanks for all your support on this site – you are all amazing. Keep at it – I look forward to reading about your progress! X

Hi all -starting BSD today – 50 year old bloke over 16 stone type 2 for 10+ years & in denial for most if it. I know it will take weight off(had a go at the Necastle diet for 2 weeks-the n Easter happened!). Just want to help my condition – I have no expectations that it will reverse it as I’ve had it for quite a while but want food & drink to stop controlling me as stress default – Cheers Baz🙂

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Hi Everyone,
I have just started the 8 week plan today. I’m vegetarian so will be modifying some of the recipes – any other veggies out there? I need to lower my blood-sugar and my husband has bad arthritis so he is doing the plan with me to see if it helps with his inflammation. We have lots of social functions coming up but have started anyway. I’m always fussy lol so no-one will notice. I’m not usually big on eggs but since high sugar diagnosis I have tried to include more – this morning I had a kale, cherry tom, spring onion and red pepper omelette and for lunch an almond butter and avo/salad lettuce wrap. Reading your posts reminds me to go drink some water. Will menu plan tonight and shop properly tomorrow.

Congratulations to everyone for doing so well.

I’m still learning about what I can and can’t eat, and so am getting mixed results.
I’m using Ketostix to see if I’m burning keytones instead of carbs. that way I can see what foods tip me over into the carb-burning zone.
I can’t login so often due to the work I do; I work away from home for three weeks out of every six.

A summary of my first week is below – in case it is encouraging or useful to anyone. Please correct me if I am wrong on any of my hypothese.
1. I found that I got an awful headache on about the second day. I had the headache for about two to three days. I looked up what happens to our bodies, and found that, when eating and burning carbs, your body releases insulin, even at the thought of food, When the insulin stays in your blood (as I suppose it does if you don’t eat carbs – apparently insulin holds a “key” for assisting the carbs enter the fat-cells in your body), you get headaches. I suppose that when the headaches go, a person is burning ketones instead of carbs and not releasing much insulin.
2. I lost weight – not much, about a kilo, then put it on again when I ate a Vietnamese dish – Pho, when in the city with my daughter. there were noodles in the dish – and I ate them. I also noticed, from the Ketostix, that I stopped burning keytones.
3. Drank some red wine one night, but that did not seem to affect my weight loss, but lowered the amount of ketones being burnt.
4. Not discouraged, I went back on the diet and lost another kilo. I have lost my enthusiasm for food, which is a good thing. But thought I’d try to make muffins. I googled and thought I’d make my own recipe based on low-carb recipes on-line, and the comments on what reviwers would do to improve the recipe. My version was delicious – but this morning, I was almost a kilo heavier, and my body had returned to burning carbs (Ketostix evidence).
5. So today, I will return to just drinking black tea (vanilla rooibos), one coffee with a tablespoon of cream, a quarter teaspoon of cocoa in water with a tablespoon of cream, and my favourite – vegetables fried/broiled in coconut oil and butter, and a little haloumi or goat’s cheese.