Hi Izzy,
I hope all goes well with your son tonight.
Your plans for the loft area sound brilliant. I’ve also been getting back into creative things – currently counted cross-stitch on linen. I have a few ideas for other things but I must focus on completing one thing at a time. You must let us all know how the loft works out.

Hi Lucia,
How is everything? Have you got back into the whole work routine?
I’m tiring of eating various vegetable soups for lunch so I’ve launched back into salads..kind of crazy because it’s cold here but a refreshing change. I’m going to try and find a patch of sunlight in a protected area to eat lunch today – a win:win situation of eating an egg salad and getting my daily dose of Vitamin D from the sun.

anyone had a look at wholeheartedly healthy lots of stuff on there that you all might like

Hi Skinny-to-be,
Welcome to the forums. The first 1-2 weeks are the hardest. It’s so rewarding to stick with it and you’ll find you’re on a steep learning curve as well as feeling great. We’re all here to help and support each other.
The wonderful thing is that you’re doing this now. Your daughter will grow up with healthy eating/lifestyle being second nature to her..what a gift!

Hi Angiebabe,
Best wishes for a very Happy Birthday.

Hi Tokyo14
Be careful of the agave syrup as it is very high in fructose which is a significant contributor to a fatty liver. Michael mentions it in the book, I think on page 91. Personally, I stay right away from anything that contains fructose as it’s not at all good for you.
Stay well
Linda

Hi angie babie,

Don’t ask me for tips on how not to be hungry.
Read my previous blog where I stood in front of the oven shouting at the chicken to cook quicker…😳😳😳😳😳😳😳
I ate more meals of 200 cals, overdosing on veggies etc. Eating regularly.
When my tummy growled I would have a drink, just in case that was all I needed.
Have something cheap in carbs and cals ready in case you get the munchies.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi Frog

Great. Please email me on captainlynne@gmail.com so we can arrange something.

Thanks spcox. It’s interesting what you say about diet coke. I had the same thing with slimline tonic. YayaM, I will look into Metamucil.
I think the answer is to carry on but keep an eye on fibre!

Thanks for the support.

Thanks Leanne my fitness pal says 28g for strawberries so can’t alter it in my fitness pal but it makes my carbs today within the 50g

Many thanks Frog,
I’ll take a look – and maybe get a cat!

Hi Lynne – that would be great
Does your train come in to Kings Cross? – I think that was the station you mentioned when you were en route to Heathrow
I live quite close to there – but I’m quite central, so wherever is good for you

And – one solution for the jeans dilemma – I went to the cinema with a friend who is eight months pregnant this evening – she’s promised me her maternity jeans when she’s finished with them! Presumably they cope with getting smaller as well as getting larger? She is about a size 14, so it will be a few weeks/months before I get there.
Odd film – Ma Ma with Penelope Cruz; it had the potential to be quite hard hitting, but was unbelievably schmaltzy and full of improbable coincidences – not recommended.

Hi Lynne – that would be great
Does your train come in to Kings Cross? – I think that was the station you mentioned when you were en route to Heathrow
I live quite close to there – but I’m quite central, so wherever is good for you

And – one solution for the jeans dilemma – I went to the cinema with a friend who is eight months pregnant this evening – she’s promised me her maternity jeans when she’s finished with them! Presumably they cope with getting smaller as well as getting larger? She is about a size 14, so it will be a few weeks/months before I get there.
Odd film – Ma Ma with Penelope Cruz; it had the potential to be quite hard hitting, but was unbelievably schmaltzy and full of improbable coincidences – not recommended.

I am on my 3rd week and so far not really felt hungry, i have a bag of almonds that i take one or two from should i feel the need.

Good luck

Evening all 🙂

Well another day almost done. Managed to get an hour of garden work done earlier and feeling pleased with that.

Ran out of the pull up nappies my son wears to bed so decided that we should just try no nappy. Wish me luck that I’m not up stripping beds in the middle of the night!

I keep having more ideas about what to do in my loft 🙂 I’ve looked at prices for flooring and a lamp, I have an old table I can utilise and a chair I can put up… I think £80 is all it will take to do enough to get me up there able to use the space. £80 and a bit of freetime anyway lol the latter being the more difficult to come by. I can’t be sawing and drilling when my son is in bed so might try to book a one day holiday to try and get the flooring down.

I’ve been making an amazon wishlist with all kinds of crafty things on it, jewellery making stuff being my latest addition as I’ve not tried that yet, and it could be used to make my own embellishments to add to clothing too.

My inner creative self is making the biggest push for freedom that I have ever seen!

Now I need to pop to the shop, and have a shower then I’m going to attempt a little writing before sleeping.

Night all.

your dead right. i only started yesterday but i came off it today. i plan to start again on thursday and i will do a shopping list. i plan to do shakes for breakfast and omelttes then i will choose 3 different lunches and 3 different dinners and repeat them for the first week untill i get into the swing of it

charity shops are a great idea, as are clothes swaps with any local people. I’m planning to try to alter and customise some of my too big clothes 🙂

Hiya
My Husband and I started yesterday and I must say its been ok so far. The key really is planning the whole weeks menus so you know what you are going to eat when you get in from work. Last night we had Tuna steaks and mushroom and beansprout stir fry, with just a little oil and some soy sauce, Yummy ! Tonight it was homemade moussaka with aubergine and salad the rest of the meat sauce is going in some beefsteak mushroom for tomorrow dinner!
Doing it with your hubby is great 😉
Enjoy
xxx

If neither of you are type 2 diabetic then you don’t need a monitor unless you want to. I got one because I was curious and wanted to see what my readings were lol.

He will have enough to eat although he may feel hungry for a few days until he gets into the swing of it. You want to aim for protein and good fats rather than grains.

Good Luck to you both

try charity shops as i presume you will continue loosing weitght.

Hi Frog

I’ll be in London on 17th August. Just down for the day to sort out new uniform. How about meeting for coffee if you’re around.

Welcome to the club Leeanne. 😃💐

Great results.

Hi everyone, so Im new to this whole diet. Although I tried atkins a couple of years ago it restricted many foods that were hard for me to quit altogether. Plus my husband who is 200% mexican found it hard to support me when he couldnt even have beans. Lol
So I am reaching out to you all. Can you provide me with great Mexcian recipes (BSD approved) that me and my hubby can enjoy through out our weight loss journey? Thanks in Advance

Hi Snaffler, are you my twin? 😀
I’m also a comfort eater. I’ve not started yet but I can’t wait

Em x

That’s good to hear, I’m about to start with my hubby too

Hello again Cherrianne

I looked at the thread you mentioned – thanks for that.

Herman’s Brot looks like German pumpernickel. I managed to buy some today as it has a low net carb and I do like the stuff – sadly, my husband doesn’t. I also managed to get a reasonably low gluten free which is ok for toast. It can be quite difficult to find things that are just that little bit “different”.

Thanks again for the info.

Hi everyone, I heard Michael on radio 2 yesterday, went and bought the book, went home and read the book and now I’m almost ready to start.

I’m approx 2 stone overweight and I’m going to be doing it with my hubby who is approx 6 stone overweight.

My main concern is will he have enough eat. He’s not over keen on grains whereas I really enjoy them.

And I don’t want to be faffing about the kitchen for hours on end 😀

Do I need to buy a blood sugar monitor?

Em x

Hi LindA

Caching up would be great if it would work and probably at the end of our trip. We leave on October 31st and plan to be in Sydney a couple of days before that.

Keeping pasta out of our diet is key for us. Just given some unopened packets to my neighbour after clearing out the larder today

Thanks for the invitation and I will keep you posted on the itinerary.

Hello gettingthere

That’s interesting. I’ll mention it to our son’s in-laws as they know Brisbane and I’ll add it to my list of places to go en-route. Thanks for the info.

Hi spcox

Fortunately, my daughter-in-law will cook well for us and she’s asked if I need anything special. Thanks for the tip on Uluru as we plan to go there. I’ll make a point of going onto caloriekng – it’ll give me a chance to familiarise myself with some of the product names.

Another time I’d like to visit Tasmania. My grandmother lived there but I never knew that side of my family.

Thanks for your help

Hi YayaM

Thanks for the info on the wide variety of cuisine and it’s good to know a meal can be modified. We’re not fussy eaters but want to stick to the BSD even though we’ll be on holiday. I’m sure we’ll have a great time and are looking forward to it with great excitement.

Just to say, Carina62, that RDA and other dietary advice is questioned by the BSD – it’s perfectly possible, as Frog says, to enjoy life and live well on less carbs than the 130g you have read about. And many experts think you will feel better for it.

I can testify to feeling very well indeed on 20g of carb per day, which I will maintain till the end of the BSD (I’m in my last week of 8), and I intend after I finish to maintain carb intake at c 50-75g per day ongoingly, doing a 5:2, with two days of 20g carb per day.

Hi

I am diabetic as well, and haven’t had any ill effects from lower carbs – my lowest day carb wise was around 20g – there was a post yesterday by someone diabetic that was trying to maintain 5g daily.
I’m actually doing the 800 cal a day version rather than 5:2 -there are some people on the site that have been following that for 6 months or more, with the 50g limit on carbs – no one has reported losing their marbles yet!

Sorry forgot, do you aim for 50g of carbs on your Fast Days or is that the amount you have daily, regardless?

Thanks for that. Yes, I forgot that I don’t have to make up the carbs amount if I choose not to but then again I did read somewhere that the RDA for carbs is about 130g daily for brain health and function although this could apply to non-diabetics but as I am a diabetic, I have to keep my carb intake low for good BS levels but I know that the amount of carbs tolerated is in an individual thing with diabetics. Always good to get answers 🙂

Please don’t be daunted LorrieW and greenjanet – it may sound a bit confusing at first, but you WILL get used to it, and it will all become clear really quickly.

Promise 🙂

Good luck and onwards and downwards!

Hi josie53,

Info from the USDA (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture) site https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/2385?manu=&fgcd=

100 grams strawberries = 7.68g carbs, 2g fiber (5.68g net carbs)
1 medium strawberry (1 1/4″ diameter, 12 grams) = 0.92g carbs, 0.2g fiber (0.72g net carbs)

Hi Snaffler

Here’s a thing a psychosomatic thing that is I haven’t started this yet, but because I am thinking about it so much, planning etc in prep for starting tomorrow., I feel like I have hardly eaten but I have, dry mouth like I have experienced on a severe diet before, headache, just shows me all that I experience is just in my mind.

Lol, thanks greenjanet it is daunting

Hi LorreW

I asked that yesterday re veg and was advised count everything starting tomorrow feeling very daunted by it all .

Hi Leanne, in a previous reply you said in the book I have re strawberries , which book are you referring to. Thanks lorrieW

I’m confused about carbs and calories in fruit I know not to eat bananas but I’m stumped with other fruit can I eat it as a snack? Also do you count the calories in snacks I.e almonds in with the 800 calories
Thanks

Hi Carina

quite a lot of people on this site aim for 50g of carbs, some far lower (and presumably some higher than that too)
I aim for 50g, some days its as low as 30g, other days up to 60g – generally higher on days when I don’t have fish or meat.
typically, people with carb limits at the lower end of the scale tend to loose weight faster

Particularly if you’re on your first day, just consider the 70g as a guideline highest level – there isn’t any need to go searching for more carbs if you eat less than that and feel you’ve eaten sufficient.
Over time you’ll get to a target that suits you and you can easily achieve.

Re. strawberries, the book I use states :
3 heaped tablespoons equals 27 cals and 6g carbs. (Relates to fresh not tinned).

I’ve always chewed sugar free gum – I even forgot to count the cals!!

I am doing my first Fasting Day today. I am a Type 2 diabetic on Meformin (x2 daily) and also carb counting.

My question is that I have only had 11g of carbs so far but will have more with my evening meal but wondered how many grams of carbs I can have? I am trying to stick to 80g of carbs a day so I could have 70g of carbs tonight but I feel that this is too much and don’t know how it will affect my BS levels.

Any suggestions? thanks

my sentiments too on fearne cotton but for me top of the ” we are so smug and slim chart” has to be the helmsley sisters!! i have tried so very hard to find them appealing but i found it a struggle some meals are ok but check out how to make bone broth on their webite i rest my case m’lord!!!!

Sorry Tokyo, I was half way through typing my missive before I saw your post. The legendary agave syrup!!! Let us know how it goes!!

I have just given in and ordered coconut sugar online. This will largely complete my collection of pointless ingredients I never thought I would buy, and will probably never use up. However it will also allow me to inflict THIS https://elanaspantry.com/cinnamon-coffee-cake/ on the family as an experiment.. muahahaha.

I have a Kindle AND the app so might have a look at those free books on Paleo/low carb. My one concern is that we are now all trying to find nice cake and dessert recipes that probably still have lots of calories.. just not the worst kind! Time will tell, eh?! Btw Lucky, I bought Fearne Cotton’s ‘healthy’ cookbook recently, and whilst most of the time I think she is pretentious AND needs a good dinner to stop her looking so skinny, I think there was a cheesecake recipe in it that you might be able to use or modify. Will have a look later.

5 Stone Lynne – that’s amazing – inspirational as ever.
I know you’ve often said the number of week, but I’d not realised that you’d started in the week of Christmas – Really Hard.
You’ll be in to size 12 tops very soon I’m sure!

Snaffler – agree that flies must be zero carb!

Hi Custard Lover
I only have my cat to contend with – and she helps by wanting to share anything on my plate! – and all my friends are very supportive when I eat out or am staying with them.
There was a series on BBC1 recently – still on IPlayer, called “Lose Weight for Love” – it followed four couples that had each put weight on during the course of their relationships. The program took fairly drastic action of having them live apart for a couple of months to kick start weight loss and break bad habits, and they worked with nutritionists and personal trainers.
They weren’t following BSD, but it was more focused on the psychology of overeating, particularly in relationships – you might find it interesting and pick up some tips from those. I followed it because the first episode aired the day that I started BSD
the website doesn’t say how long they are going to be up on IPlayer for.

Lots of luck with overcoming the saboteur!