Almond flour and ground almonds are not the same thing and although some recipes might work with either they won’t all work. Almond flour isn’t available in everyday shops I buy it online and it is quite expensive, it might be available in local health food type places.

I’ve not tried the courgette muffins the recipe didn’t appeal to me, but I am one of those people who enjoys the challenge of seeking out healthier alternatives to the old things I liked. I know for some it can set off cravings but for me I feel in control and at ease with controlling my portions and only eating what I’ve planned.

this is the cheapest place I’ve found to buy almond flour (I’m in UK)
http://www.realfoodstore.co.uk/gluten-free-flours/

this website has some amazing recipes
https://elanaspantry.com/

I recommend the silver dollar pancakes in particular (they freeze well) and the cracker recipes. I make a batch of crackers most weeks and use them for my lunch at work with cheese and salad. At the end of the week I mash the crackers up and use them to coat fish or chicken as a breadcrumb substitute, it works very well and even my kids eat them.

I’ve tried a few more of her recipes and most have turned out well but you do have to watch for calories and portion sizes. It isn’t cheap to follow some of these recipes that is definitely true, however I justify it easily in the knowledge that I no longer buy any sandwiches/crisps/chocolate/general rubbish either at work or otherwise. I’m not out of pocket buying the expensive ingredients when I compare what I used to spend. This is an investment not only in my own health but in the health of my family.

Finding healthier pancakes etc that my kids also enjoy is better for them too.

I thought coconut oil was the stuff you put on your bare skin in the sun for deeper tans?
Love Lucia
Xxxxx

And
You get used to grabbing a bag of dried pasta, throwing it into boiling water.
Frying mince meat.
Grabbing a jar of Bol sauce, then putting it all together.

In the daily mail today a chappie called doctor aseem malhotra has written about when he was on the ward with people who had heart attacks, and the hospital was serving up sugary cereals, white toast, jam and marmalade. The stuff that put the patient there in the hospital in the first place.

I thought this article compliments what our Dr Michael Mosley is all about.
It seems to be the same message, but it is great that it is getting good publicity this coming week.
The more publicity th diet or cure gets the better it is for the world.
He has a book and a website too.

So my long long lesson, that I am still learning about is, if it is in a jar or packet, it will have tons of sugar and those sneaky little buggers (carbs) in it.
I try to eat fresh food, I am SO lucky I have a veg shop with local grown produce in it. I have a fish shop a few mins walk from my home, it’s next door to a great family butchers. So for the bulk of my eating i do not have to go into a supermarket.

I will read, with interest dr Malhotra’s articles this coming week in the daily mail.
If you are abroad, you can go into the website and read the articles there.

Hope this comment helps.

Love luica
Xxxxx

I just made these… http://www.ibreatheimhungry.com/2013/07/strawberry-mug-cake-low-carb-and-gluten-free.html

I made the small ones in silicon cupcake moulds in the microwave but I think they would be nicer in the oven. Couldn’t spend the calories on making the bigger ‘mug’ version. However the microwaved cupcake version was a hit here, we’ve all eaten one even my daughter! A healthier dessert I can now offer her 🙂

I’ll be ending my day on 1100 calories today but carbs only at 38.3 which is reasonable for a free day I think 🙂

It is almost bedtime for my son, then I’ll be having my chilli for dinner and then I might do a bit of painting.

They now have the coconut oil in Aldi in England now

So I was asked, how did I manage to eat without carb overdose.

It wasn’t easy.
You are programmed from young age of want to eat.
You have set ‘traditional ‘ dishes.

You just get used to a cooked breakfast with bread and butter or toast.
You have to learn to eat it without the bread.

You get used to a dinner with four spuds.
You have to learn to put an extra dollop of veggies on the plate with carbs

You get used to a big portion of boiled rice, when you enjoy Chinese food.
You have to learn to eat it without or substitute with cauliflower rice.

You get used to a big pan of boiled pasta with mince and Bol sauce.
You have to learn to spiralise a courgette or something, boil it and use that instead of pasta.

It takes time to change over from the dark side, but if you all use the force, we can do it.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

I have found all of these sorts of things are like going back to my old ways.

New Doug, enjoys apples, a handful of nuts, tomatoes, he does not eat cakes.

So I have not tried any of these recipes.

I have not found the diet at all expensive as I have had simple things that are low calorie and low carb.

D

Reporting back. The muffins are not good. Very crumbly yet still a bit ‘wet’. The coconut flour makes them taste a bit claggy and I like coconut. They’re sort of bland too. I really don’t think these recipes were tested or, if they were, someone has edited them down and left out some vital information. We’ll eat them because I won’t waste good ingredients but they might have to be turned into something else. I don’t think you can really trust diet versions of high carb food. Better to find pleasure in healthier things I think.

And one further thing to encourage you – I was LOOKING much slimmer way before the weight came off too much.

So you may see some results quicker than you think. Fingers crossed 🙂

Hi HappyLife

Just checked back through my notebooks for you.

No, I haven’t had a plateau week so far. I weigh daily and sometimes the weight stuck for several days but Inalways managed to lose at least a pound on my official weighing day Saturday)

But back in March I went to Prague for 4 nights and came home 3 pounds heavier. The next week, however, I lost 5 pounds.

Hello again;
So pleased to tell you I have lost 10.6 pounds in one week! I am so happy about that! I have 65 more pounds to go- however I am so encouraged that I do believe this can be done.

I felt great this week overall. Initially I think my carbs were a little high- leaving me feel not as good- keeping a close eye on my carb counts- limiting fruit and ensuring a good volume of vegetables, protein, and a good mix of healthy fats really left me feeling great. I did not feel deprived.

I have the extra challenge of travelling and working out of town. I planned my meals ahead- brought food with me and it really helped. Another challenge I am happy about is that my husband and I like to eat out. I checked the menu out ahead, calculated it on my fitness pal, and enjoyed it! I was even able to fit in a glass of wine.

Thanks for your encouragement- We can do this and feel great and not feel deprived 🙂

So wonderful to hear how this has worked for you!

Thank you for sharing and we must continue to tell ourselves that by sticking with this it will work! So wonderful to have something that will actually work for weight loss. Your weight loss is such an inspiration! Wow! And your tapering plan sounds very good also. This can actually be done!!! Thank you! I am sometime sceptical – but really want to believe this can be done. I have 60 pounds to lose.

I have just completed week 1 and have lost 10 pounds. I am over the moon happy about that! I feel great because I am following the principles you have recommended. I am really be careful about “quality” with my calories. Quality with my veggies and proteins- limiting fruit and no white stuff. Also making sure I have some quality fats, avocado, olive oil, full fat diary. I allowed an indulgence of a glass of wine- counted it and felt good about it, and still did well this week. I may also allow a slice of pizza at some point- as long as I count it and include it in my 800 calorie calculation- and include those quality foods through the day

For myself I would also add how important planning is…need to have those 2 or 3 go to plan based meals ready, planned prepped and available that keep us on track for every meal. Both my husband and I work full time- so planning is essential.

Did you follow the exercise recommendations also? I am doing that and feel so great.

Celebrating your success with you! And encouraged.
Thanks again!

Happy 4th of July HappyLife and everyone else! We have similar issues with traffic and just folk walking around and partying here at Lake Tahoe — they started arriving Thursday and every house around us is packed with people barbecuing and beer drinking and general merry making — can’t even ride a bike down the Truckee River trail, it is so packed with strollers, dogs, children and bikes 😜 it is a good time to head out on one of the longer trails because no one else is willing to waste that much energy. We are hot here — yesterday close to 90 degrees, which makes the lake more attractive anyway. This will keep up until the 5th of July, when most folk will head back down to San Francisco Bay area and Sacramento — where all the real jobs are!!😜 I hope the fireworks are good this year!! Have fun!

Hi Lynne,

It’s the one event at church that I go to and not to help but to enjoy, I had something to eat before I went so I was ok, they always do strawberries and cream at the garden party, it’s not a fund raiser, it’s a community get together, of course someone has to plan it and get it ready, however not me for once!
Cherrianne has got in touch and I think I know now what went wrong! So I can now do something about it, thanks for the good wishes.
Christine

Hi ay caramba,
Thank you, last night I had a bit of an upset tum plus heartburn! I haven’t had that since I started the diet! we went to a garden party at the church, nothing for me to eat except strawberries and cream!
When I got back I looked at the forum, cherrianne asked if I had taken any anti inflammatory tablets? Well I had and completely forgot, I don’t normally take them as they upset my stomach!! However I had got to the stage where I had to take something I was in so much pain! Now I know what is wrong I can do something about it, so thank you for thinking about me, it is appreciated.
I feel such a numpty! But because I haven’t had to take ibuprofen for so long I forgot it didn’t suit me!
Christine

I was going to try the brownies but can’t find almond flour. Wondered if it meant ground almonds and if so, why not say that? Also what to do with the dates? It makes sense to chop them but come on, explain! I use cacao nibs in breakfast shakes anyway and like them so these make sense. I’d love to try them but don’t trust the recipe to be anything like a brownie… diet brownie or otherwise! Did anyone else notice the mixed spice disappearing in the method to the muffin recipe too. Much more attention to detail needed in a lot of these recipes.

I really think for the next addition of the book the recipes should be tested and explained in more detail. The muffin mixture was nothing like the texture and consistency of muffin batter. I had to add a full cup of liquid to get it to muffin mixture consistency. I wondered if it meant to be like a scone or english muffin but this didn’t tally with the muffin cases. They’re in the oven now and burning slightly before being cooked through. That temperature seems far too high… I’ll report back in a while…

Oh and hair.. Just a tidy up and thin out as gets very think. Obviously a total waste of money as its now getting blown and rained on 😡

Hi Loopylou
Just read a bit more of this thread and now I’ve seen your excellent advice on resetting the goals on MyFitnessPal.
Doh wish I had spotted this easy fix!!!
Hope your back soon feels better and it is a short term problem. A bit of R and R needed today. 🙂

Currently sheltering from a passing shower in the food tent. And what a find! RAW honey! Yes, yes I know we are supposed to avoid all sugar type stuff BUT in recipes this is better than sugar! Also sampled local cheeses as that’s allowed 😉 No lager or donuts for me tho!

i resisted everything other than a bottle of water!!!
on my way home now and i have no idea how it started bloody men he will be sat at home in the dry watching tour de france !!!
let us know how the frozern yoghurt was i bought some coconut sugat no idea whu i am putting it with my other useful/useless items !!!

MyFitnessPal is great for recording what you eat and helps make you aware of the carbs and calories you’ve somehow overlooked!!!

To get it to work out your projected weight loss etc at the end of each day. I just go to the snack section at the bottom and
Quick Tools. Then I do Quick Add Calories and stick in 300 calories ignoring the carbs,fats and protein section.
The following day I just click Copy yesterday.
The 300 extra imaginary calories tricks it into thinking you’ve eaten over 1,000 calories and it is happy that you’ve eaten a healthy amount.
I put 300 extra calories in every day regardless of what I’ve eaten as this seems consistent.

The phantom 300 calories works for me as some days I eat a bit more and sometimes a bit less than 800 calories.
It also feels as though I have allowed a bit in there for not being absolutely accurate.

This works for me and I seem to average a loss of around 2lbs a week since Feb 1st.
.

Hi Christine

Your church garden party sounds just like the parties we have. Except nobody ever brings salad to ours 😱 Or strawberries and cream! But they do bring corned beef pie 😳 . I think every congregation must work from a template with slight local variations 😃

Hope you’re feeling better – well done on getting to the garden party 😃

Oh no Tokyo 🙁 How on earth did an argument start over the weather??? Did he predict it wrongly or something??? Yes, resist the cake. I wish I could send you a blueberry muffin to have with your skinny tea. If you need something badly try and grab an apple from somewhere to tide you over. Don’t blow it!! xo

Ooooh new ‘do Janey or just a trim? My hair was nearly down to the bottom of my back in May, and I had it all cut off to an inverted bob. Best thing I’ve done in years, I looked like Neil from The Young Ones. Have fun at the fair!

Hubby helped me do the veg and I’ve lifted everything we need for tomorrow out of the freezer. I made some of that yogurty fruity bark thing too. Didn’t put coconut in it or sweetener, just vanilla. And raspberries. Looks good. Nearly frozen. Result.

Hi cherrianne,
Light bulb moment! Yes I had to take ibuprofen for the pain in my legs, back and sciatic nerve problem, I don’t normally take it because of my diverticulitis, however had to resort to it as a last resort as I was in so much pain, ( I had to get up one morning at 5.30 am and just walk around the house for and hour)! So the following evening I took the tablets!
I never gave it a thought! Thank you, however I am already trying to do what I normally do when I have a bout of diverticulitis, just can’t have rice or white bread, that usually works for me!
I was only thinking this morning that I would have to get some probiotic yogurt, I normally steer clear of dairy, (milk mainly) as it seems to slow down the healing, I don’t know why? So I will be getting some of that shortly.
Yes I’m on Pinterest so I will take a look.
At the garden party today there was only strawberries and cream that I could have! There were white and brown bread sarnies, quiche, pork pies, sausage rolls, and a tiny bowl of salad! Then of course cakes, biscuits, tray bakes, scones. I had something before I went then had a few strawberries with cream, so that was ok.
Funnily enough I wasn’t tempted by any of it? That might have something to do with not feeling great still though?
Thank you so much for your response, I really must remember that the purpose of this forum is to help each other out, and not struggle online, which is what I did for a few weeks!
We have relatives in Perth, and friends in Melbourne, Fred in Melbourne keeps asking us when we are going over again! We went over in 2008, had a great time, so Perth then flew to Melbourne, we packed so much into five weeks, still want to go back and do Urulu?, Alice springs, and the Great Barrier Reef, maybe one day my wish will come true. Thanks again, you have been most helpful.
Christine

Hi igorasusual,

Just got back from the garden party, ( which was held indoors!) will sit down and read the paper in a bit, however the bit I did read before I went sounds just like our diet?
If it gets the message out there I don’t suppose it matters which hymn sheet we are singing from?
At the garden party one of my daughters friends stopped me and remarked on my weight loss, I told her all about the bsd diet and the article in the paper today, she was more interested in ‘my’ diet! Said she would have a look on line, so I told her to sign the petition and put it on Facebook too! Also my daughter is looking at the diet, has ordered the book to read and plans to do what Lucia has done, start gradually into it, so more success there too!
Good luck with your weight loss journey.
Christine

Hi happyLife,

Congratulations on being able to drop your blood pressure meds!
So this is a new day for you, not taking the meds? Good luck on the rest of your journey.
Christine

Hi Annadongela, Yep, I know what you mean, I’m at work and really struggling energy wise. But, I am being careful to eat enough. Make sure you eat your calories, but more importantly, make sure you’re eating enough protein and fat. I had avocado and a boiled egg for breakfast, with some pine nuts (yeah I know sounds awful, but actually filled me up right the way through to 2pm when I had to remind myself it was lunchtime !. I’ve just had a tuna salad with some mixed beans and a glug of olive oil to get that fat up !. It’s a new way of eating, but I think we all know that eating sugary coco pops for breakfast wasn’t exactly the healthy option !!

Resist the cake, Tokyo! It’ll just give your husband ammunition otherwise! If it’s any consolation I am trapped with 2 kids intent on winding each other (and me) up! Had hair done earlier to escape them for an hour. We have a ‘healthy’ picnic before heading to the fair. The cookies are packed!

Just reading through the posts, there are a few comments about Fitness Pal ?. It is an excellent app, and really helps with recording your food/drinks etc. Unfortunately if you want to lower the daily limit to 800 calories, and customise how much fat/protein/carbs you want to eat, you have to opt for their premium service, which I think is £7.99 a month ?. If that sounds a lot, then put it into perspective, slimming clubs charge a lot more than that (and don’t work – why would they ?, they want you to keep coming back).
Also, using fitness pal really focuses the mind on what you think you’re eating, and what you ACTUALLY are !

Hi Seadog. I’m on day 2 too and feeling similarly jittery, headache etc. Having finally, eaten some lunch I’m hoping I’m going to feel a bit better. I don’t think I’m eating enough, had less than 600 calories yesterday :$ but being such a picky eater I find it hard to know what I can have. Looking forward to steak for tea though (my favourite, and allowed!) I seem to have brain fog today, really struggling to type lol, could be the migraine tho. We WILL get through this together!! 🙂

Thanks Loopylou. Just had to go into the cupboard to put the flour away that the kids left out and that’s where all my snacks are. Grrr kids!! I resisted but it did make me think oooooh.

Hi Switzerland 🙂

My eyebrows look a lot nicer but there is a sore bit below the right eyebrow like she pulled a bit of skin off? I’m guessing a bit of wax might have gone on there by accident. Still I know it was just an error we all make errors. The beautician was very nice and the rest of it went well, so it won’t put me off having it done again sometime and the skin will heal soon enough.

As for fasting because I’m up early on workdays I can’t really fast too long on those days as I do like to have breakfast and the only time to eat it is before 0700. Usually on most days we have our main meal before 2000 so at least 11 hours between then and breakfast. Days like today are easier as I didn’t have my breakfast until I was home from getting eyebrows done but we did have a late dinner last night too. It would have been 14-15 hours between last nights dinner and this mornings breakfast. So sometimes it happens naturally anyway.

I’m not too worried about the plateau, I really see this as a life change now, the weight will sort itself out at it’s own pace.

I realised when I was cooking the chickpeas that I ran out of olive oil, so I used the low calorie spray oil and it worked well they’ve come out crispier. I guess they will be a bit lower calorie as well and lower fat – I know low fat isn’t good but the protein in the chick peas will give the filling power without the fat I think.

It seems I am likely to go over calories today but that is ok as I will be sticking to BSD principles and still within my own unofficial plan of following 800 most of the time with up to a few days off each week. I had a lot of cauli pizza lol.

Happy it’s interesting you saying that about the gluten, it could certainly be true! as for my little crafts I’ve also started a hand sewing project I’ve had in mind for a while. My daughter loves mermaids and I’ve seen a lot of these little mermaid tail blankets (like mini sleeping bags) online, either crocheted or made with fabrics. I had thought of knitting one but not got around to it so I’ve decided to make her one. I have a blue skirt I never wear that has some ruffles on it so I’ve cut it to shape and lengthened it a little with the cut off pieces. I’ve chosen some other garments that are in the pile for the charity shop that are nice colours and fabrics, I’m going to cut these up into scales and sew them all over the skirt to make a multicoloured tail, then once it’s all finished I have a blue fleece blanket that I will use to create a cosy lining for it. I thought it was something I could have downstairs and work on when my son is around. I won’t use pins I’ll just sew as I go freehand, then I might add some nice trimmings at the very end. I have some seashell buttons etc.

I’ve also bought her a large art kit, https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000Y1204Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

She has been talking about wanting water colours for a while and I like to encourage reading, art and any out to play type activity, and I decided that to get it for her now at the beginning of her school holidays might give her something to stop the boredom over the next 6 weeks!

well i am sat in costa coffee and after walking past every single cake and biscuit i had a pot of tea !!!!! i even had skimmed milk when asked if i wanted that or whole milk smug isnt in it !!! but boy oh boy what i would give for a piece of cake they are calling me i am sure !!!!
i blame my hubby after an argument that started over the bloody weather of all things and included every bloody subject after that !!! i stormed off it wasnt till i got outside the house after a very dramatic slamming of door i realised i left my car keys so i have come into town on the bus !!!!
am avoiding all food ( not ready am sure i would pick something wrong !!) so had my breakfast and will have my tea when i get in !!
so sat alone i costa coffee checking phone but i have one stubborn husband so he wont make the first move !!!!
i knew it was going to be a shit day !!!
i tell you that cake is calling me !!!!

Hi all, I’ve just started as well, and am now on my second day. So far, not too bad, although I am suffering from headaches a feeling of slight anxiety/out of sorts if you know what I mean ?. I’m a little grumpy as well -more than usual ; ) and feeling very tired. I’ve tried several times before to get going on this way of life, but stumbled unfortunately. Anyway, this time I’ve sorted my head out and realised that this is want I want above all else. I have 3.5 Stones to lose (approx. 23KG) which I know is entirely achievable.
I’ve discovered a few things already, using mindfulness can distract me away from bad choices. I’ve just had lunch, a tuna salad and then felt like something extra if you know what I mean ?. Anyway, I didn’t, I went for a walk and distracted myself. I had a little chat with myself (sounding mad), last night, or internal monologue that we all do, and decided that this way of life is above anything else, and that I just need to get over the first hurdle and it will become much easier.
I must admit, I’m finding it tough, I feel quite jittery, but I know that these feelings end. I will look back on this post in a few days and hopefully start feeling the improvement ?. Also, I’m drinking a lot of water, I’m aiming for 3 litres a day at the moment, which means I’m spending half my time in the loo ! I’m going to take one day at a time, and just slow down, planning ahead and seeing any problems that may come up, anything that might sabotage my efforts. Such as….a meal round my sister in laws tonight. She is a great cook, but I don’t want to upset her by pushing food around my plate, so I’ve just rung her and explained what I’m up to. She was lovely, and is going to cook me a BSD ‘friendly’ meal (salmon and steamed veg). I’ve always felt too ashamed to tell people I’m on a diet because of the social stigma, but now, I don’t care, I really don’t. I want to be rid of the extra weight, and will do it as quickly as possible using this diet. I’m up for a ‘buddy’ if there is anyone out there who wants to bounce thoughts around ?.
Best of luck to you all, we can do this can’t we….

Welcome back Hashimoto!! Have missed your postings and inspirations an am glad you are back. Hope your trip was fun and amazing! I hike to get to Australia or Nee Zealand next year!

Izzy you are becoming a girlie girl! What’s funny is I am wearing some makeup now and then as well!! Around twice a week input on eye shadow and mascara and a little blush. I always wear lipstick or lipgloss.
Guess female confidence makes us more girlie feeling. It’s a good thing!

On another note Izzy, I was thinking about your down periods and how you are now having fun projects and an upbeat attitude as well as pulling yourself quickly out of a funk recently. Wondering if you are away that it’s been reported gluten can cause depression in some people. Since you are off it for long now wondering if that’s helping you? I hope so!!

Here’s to your girlie self girlfriend!!

💜

Thanks Izzy!

Today is my first day without one f the meds. Kinda scary but also exciting!

I also found out the other day I can have my favorite eggplant and tofu with black bean garlic sauce! It’s a Thai or Chinese restaurant favorite! I also looked up the recipe and it’s super easy to make so we might try it this weekend.

Tonight we are meeting my son and daughter in law and the two grandkids for dinner at a dim sum place. Luckily this place has several delicious vegie side dishes and a tofu dish. Asparagus with black bean sauce, pickled green beans, and baked tofu! I also order the vegie dim sum and only beat the insides which are delicious!!!

Last night my hubby took me out to celebrate the good news on getting off my meds. We shared 1/2 of a kale/arugula Caesar salad (so 1/4 each) and also shared a halibut entree. Both were delicious and the wait staff who know us were all asking what I am doing. So nice!

It’s July 4th weekend here so lots of towns and the cities have things going on for Independence Day. Our little town has a walk/run, two parades (kids then adults), a dance event at a park, and then fireworks at 10pm. So many other towns and cities have so much going on that after we go to the other side of the lake to eat with the kids tonight we will stay close to home the rest of the weekend. It’s too crazy with traffic and parking to deal with it all for us. And our dog is scared of fireworks so we always stay home with him anyway.

Bought a new desk and desk chair and my hubby put them together. He also took down and put away our dining table and chairs as we never use them but 2-3 times a year. Since my son has a big house now all holiday meals will be at their place so it’s made our little place a better working space for me – for now.

My smaller undies I had to buy about 5 weeks so which were somewhat tight initially are now too large. Want to wait another 20 lbs before buying more though.

Have to find a dress to wear to a friend’s wedding in a month also. Might take one in but it’s a lot of sizes to take in so might have to buy a new one. Trouble is the stores are starting to have fall and winter clothes and the wedding is on an expected 85 degree day!!! I know it will all work out – just thinking about it.

My hubby couldn’t stop saying how proud of me he is last night. Over and over. So cute.

Well it’s early here – I was wide away at 5am and it’s 6 now. Even the dog is still asleep and so is my hubby.

Have a great day everyone and enjoy yourselves wherever you live!

Hugs!
🌷

Thanks Josie 🙂 Well done to you too, and yes, give it a big, big push this week! I don’t eat enough fish, but I was surprised last night how much haddock I was able to have for so few calories, and it was filling too. I made those muffins but I made them in silicon cases so they’re a bit bigger than fairy cakes but not as big as a muffin. Don’t look anything like the picture lol. 159 calories each, hubby and I had half each and they have the thumbs up. Going to have one tomorrow in our lunch box and freeze the rest.

Sorrry to hear you’re not well Annadongela. I hope the migraine passes soon. Snacking is my problem area too and bread is my nemesis. Once I start I can’t stop. I know it’s early days, but so far I am not missing it

i hated slimming clubs and been to them all except for Rosemary’s my friend went and was encouraged to leave a third of her food on her plate. Madness to me.

Does anyone think that i could make chips from courgette if i cover them in Polenta

New to this eating plan, and my digestive system is very confused. Thanks for all the sensible viewpoints!

woo hoo well done, i have reached 12 lbs now hopefully a stone next week. I will start week 4 tomorrow lots of fish i think.

Hi, Janet! I hope it’s going well for you so far. I can’t think in stones so I had to google – that’s a solid goal, and I hope we can all help you achieve it! So far I haven’t experienced the easing of hunger pains. I am still hungry. I hope this sorts itself out soon.

Thank you all for the kind words about getting off my BP meds! It’s scary not to take it today but exciting as well!!

Lynne, you are just amazing!! Did you ever have a plateau week?? 71 lbs – just amazing!!!!!

Igorausual way to go!! So exciting to have “new” clothes isn’t it! Congratulations and enjoy them!!!

Hugs to all!
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Thanks Loopylou. Will have a look for that. I’m really ill today (2nd day) Got a migraine lurking, taken migraleve, been to bed and although the headache has eased it hurts to move my head and I feel violently sick. (Had so much to do today as well 🙁 )Don’t know if it’s connected or not as I do get them. Surprisingly not hungry. Have only had a raspberry smoothie so far today. I’m much more mindful too about snacking. Snacking is my thing and I do it without thinking, that’s the hard bit but I’m being mindful of whether I am actually hungry or not and so far avoiding all the niceties in the kitchen.

Well done on being so good lat night. I think socially will be my weakness too, though I bypassed cakes and biccies last night when I was out.

Very interesting, Christine.

The BSD is indeed a simple, easy to follow version of a low carb, high fat diet – I think Michael Mosley set out to make the programme simple so that people didn’t have to worry too much about nutritional percentages but had instructions which they could follow to produce often quick results.

It would be great if people did get to know how much better you feel without refined carbohydrates, and how easy it is to do once you accept the Mediterranean Diet principles.

Amazing how pervasive all the ‘too many eggs are bad for you’, ‘bread is very important for health’, ‘carbohydrates give you energy’, ‘don’t eat too much fat, it makes you fat’ “rules” have become.

Ann: on my fitness pal you can reset the goal to 800 calories, then it stops nagging you! Go into ‘more’, then goals, then nutritional , and you can change it there.

I have been doing B SD for half a week so thought I would have a quick review and check- in. This morning I was down 4 1/2 pounds. Whoopee! ( dances around room). Had a headache for first couple of days but had one before starting BSD so not blaming the diet. This morning I woke up feeling great.

I had my first challenge last night. I went to a quiz with lots of snacks , Pringles (😁 I love Pringles), followed by a plough mans with bread etc and wine. I took a bottle of fizzy water , declined all snacks bar a few peanuts and had a bread- free ploughmans. Came home feeling really virtuous.

This morning I was in the woods walking the dog when my back gave way. This hasn’t happened for years. Had to hobble out of the woods and call my hubby to pick me up and am now lying flat on the lounge floor. Will not be doing my 10000 steps today or for a little while! Determined to stick to the diet though. I’ve got my son making me tuna mayonaise in iceberg lettuce wraps as we speak.

Hi Christine,
I really hope you are feeling better soon. Just wondering if some yoghurt, full of probiotics, would help your upset tummy if it’s something dodgy you’ve eaten? Another random thought, have you taken nurofen or other antinflammatory meds as they can cause similar problems?
It is hard when you have to feed other family members something that you shouldn’t eat. Baking then freezing cakes in individual servings can be helpful. Asking family not to bring their chocolate or whatever home but to eat it while they’re out might help you too. Making sure you have low carb alternatives available to your biggest temptations does help also. I don’t know if you are on Pinterest but there is an amazing number of low carb recipes on there that are great substitutes for just about everything. Some things are always going to be hard to resist ( I’m ok until a bag of crisps is opened and then I’m so weak lol, just ask Judith) but if you buy them infrequently or in smaller packs/ individual serves you won’t do as much damage.
I remind myself that controlling my blood sugars and staying healthy is the most important reason for not eating whatever is tempting me. Since doing the BSD the sweet stuff doesn’t bother me at all, but I do find crisps and crackers harder to resist. Crisps don’t seem to affect my blood sugar as much as other carbs, so an occasional indulgence hasn’t been too bad.

Thanks for the encouraging words Igorasusual, it’s very kind of you to share that. I will keep that in mind and will try more liquids aswell, something I find hard to keep on top on. I love herbal tea but I probably don’t drink enough water. Onwards and downwards for sure! 🙂

Sydneygirl, for me it feels like only yesterday when I was desperate to get under 10 stone (good I noted some of this down, otherwise I’d truly think it was very recent – in fact I broke that barrier on 28th May).

This morning 9st 3lbs, which is another 1lb lost since last Sunday, 13% of starting body weight. As I’m getting closer and closer to target my main focus has been really upping the liquid even more – this week I’ve been having at least 4litres per day, with accompanying effects!

I think the only thing to do is week by week, get your foods counted and sorted out, keep the carbs low, find a few favourite menus (I’ve never eaten so much chilli in my life, now absolutely love it!), and watch the measurements as well as the weight.

If I can do it, you surely can. Yes, mark those milestones!

Onwards and downwards! 🙂