I am currently on day 9 of the BSD and weight lost has STOPPED. for the first 4-5 days was loosing good weight but now nothing. Have increased my exercise and have being watching everything I eat very closely but nothing.
On day 1 started at 116 and by 4 had lost a great 4 Kg’s but since then NOTHING!!!

I am sure I am doing everything correct. My food is normally;

Brunch;

Either – VLCD shake or Large grilled mushroom with grilled egg

Dinner
Either Grilled chicken, steamed fish, or steak with vegetables and some cauliflower rice
lots of water and 1-2 black coffees and some tea with a bash of milk

Please help this eating plan is hard to follow and the promised weight loose has spotted!

Thanks
Jeff

Thanks Josie53 – I really appreciate the support / kind sentiments 🙂

I started on the 27th! I’m experiencing a slow start but I was kind of expecting that.

Using my fitnesspal and will have to set the carbs up right in the macros. I’m eating well and healthy but I don’t think it’s low carb enough. I know there’s a few threads on that here so will have to have a proper read.
Good luck everyone!

glad to hear from you and well done on sticking to bsd !! i shall leave lucky to comment on the willie!!!!!

That’s impressive Bill; how long did it actually take you to get to that point?

Never fear, Janey IS here! We have a ceasefire at home mainly because neither of us are mentioning yesterday so the bulletproof vests are back in the wardrobe for now. In spite of trying circumstances I have stuck to the BSD all day. Tried a pasty type product I bought from a local food fair at the weekend. Pastry was made from gram flour with a 3 cheese and mushroom filling. Was actually quite nice for a gluten free offering. One Willie as a treat tonight 😆

no i think eating out but not sure where it will be like dodge the carbs !!!!
my other half says it wont matter for one meal but i know i had a bit more than i should tonight then one meal tomorrow and before you know it stuff just creeps up and climbs on your plate !!!!!!
i am thinking have yog etc for breakfast maybe small lunch then bacon and egg with tom and mushroom for tea so its just whilst out i need to be on my guard like a blinking ninja !!!!!

good luck Hush hope you have a good week

I have my little crafting space all floored woohoo 🙂

I can’t find my sewing machine pedal 🙁 so I might have to get a replacement, but then I hope the machine works as it’s about 20 years old and not been used for years. I don’t have a table yet anyways so it can all wait but I’m pleased with my progress so far.

I am however, exhausted so it’s bedtime for izzy. Night all 🙂

Hit my stone today, 5 weeks to the day since I started following the plan. Can’t tell you how happy I am, any previous diet I have followed has been such a slog to any significant weight loss, in fact I think only twice before have I ever managed to reach a stone in one go (most ever lost was 2 1/2 stone after my son was born, on weight watchers which of course was only temporary).

Hope you all have a productive week.

Thanks SunnyB. End of day one and followed day one menu to the letter. Came to bed at 9pm as am pretty hungry so taken half a nytol…hope it gets easier!

Well done Tokyo 😉 haha
Glad your moussaka was a success. I think it’s going to have to be a salad again, meh. I like a nice big side salad with a meal, but I’ve nothing really to say to a salad as a meal, if that makes sense (not without bread and new potatoes, anyway!). That’s the only thing in the cafe that we could have eaten, and it was pricey too! Hence my starving. I’ve got some sliced roast beef and I’m just thinking now, that it might be nice on chickpea wraps, with onions and maybe a bit of mustard. Assemble and roll up. But I need to make chickpea wraps and… we’ll see how early I wake up tomorrow and if I can be bothered. Might take a flask of hot water and some cups of Bovril too, I find that takes the edge off hunger, almost kid yourself that you’re having a nice beefy soup 😉 Shove an emergency apple in my bag (and remember it tomorrow!) and I know we’re having steak and mushrooms and spiralised veg for tea tomorrow so that should do me.
Are you eating out or taking food with you?
Yes, Janey, hope everything is ok?

i have the hang of this gardening thing now no electrical appliance were damaged at all !!!!!
its really hard this eating out business like i said i am out tomorrow and after tonight’s mousaka which was bloody lovely i was hoping to cut back a bit tomorrow to make up for me over estimating cals and carbs on the said
moussaka
have you got any food plans for tomorrow ?
hope janeys ok shes very quiet tonight ? i miss her amusing anecdotes !!

Hi everyone
Just thought I’d drop by and add my thoughts on my first day. I had blueberries, yogurt and a few nuts for breakfast, amazing the difference in the taste of the full fat yogurt and it kept me going all morning. Lunch was a chicken salad and then tonight we have had trout fillet and veg with potatoes for one. I do love the Jersey Royals but felt fine not having them, it is more important to start to shift the weight.
I have drunk about 2 litres of water and had less coffee than normal so hoping I don’t get headaches from lack of caffeine. I just need to start to get some exercise, been a busy day so that will have to wait!

I know every day won’t be so easy so I will keep trying and will do it, feeling positive today.

Hi everyone: Just checking in to say that after 3 days I have lost 5.8 pounds for far. Can’t wait until Friday when I will have my first week done.

LindaOz: I have a fitbit zip that I love.

Emma: It looks like you and your husband had a great first week.

Seadog: I was lucky I have not felt bad at all since starting this plan. But I did do 5:2 before, plus I have been watching my carb intake off and on for awhile now. So it was not that big of a change for me.

Eggbot: Sounds like your first day went pretty good for you. What did your husband make that you couldn’t eat? I keep my meals pretty simple. Basically meat, chicken,( some form of protein) veggie and a salad for dinner. And my husband can always have a potato or rice to go with it if he wants. And yes we can all do this with the help of each other and this forum.

It was ok… lol. As my husband would put it ‘It were crackin’t flags’ when we left home. As we drove further and further into Snowdonia the skies greyed and just as we arrived at our destination, it started raining. That fine rain that soaks you through… 😛 In laws weren’t too impressed as even the most beautiful places look grim in the rain. Walked them around, got them soaked, went in a cafe and despite SIL being on SW… she had a massive baguette (and I mean massive) with steak and fried onions on. BIL had a bacon barmcake. I had… a look of hunger and a black coffee. I forgot my apple. We walked past the lovely ice cream shop there too. By the time we arrived home at 3, I had parents evening at 3.30 and so only had a quick coffee. I don’t think I chewed my tea tonight, Tokyo, I just cut it up and swallowed it, I was famished! Then I fell asleep in my chair for an hour and a half. Going out with them again tomorrow, God help me.
How did gardening go? Did the weather hold for you? Did you destroy anything electrical? 😉

how did the day out go lucky ?

Hi all,
It was a mixed first day for me today with a few challenges along the way. It was a colleague’s birthday but I didn’t feel like I missed out when I (hopefully politely) declined the celebration cake. My husband forgot I was starting the diet today – he’s been working all weekend – and had prepared a big dinner for when I got home. Again I (slightly less politely) declined and had my planned meal of thai chicken and veg soup which was BSD-friendly and delicious. (New Covent Garden, I can recommend it, 177 cal for half carton.)

LindaOz – Glad you’re a fan of the fitbit. Fitting your walk into the commute sounds like a great habit to start. I didn’t charge my fitbit for today but I did get out for a 20 minute walk at lunchtime which I also hope will become a daily habit.

Thanks for the day 3 update Seadog. I’m so hoping we can all do this and it’s good to hear you’re more positive about the new lifestyle than sad about the loss of the old! There are some habits that I will have to say goodbye to over this 8 weeks (possibly forever) that I don’t think I’ve fully accepted yet. Hope you have a really great day 4!

Great results everyone! The health stats are seriously impressive. Why doesn’t every one know about this way of eating!!

I’m focussing on the superficial weight stuff tho hopefully healthier on the inside too. Week 7 just over and another 1.4kg gone yaaaayyyy!👍👍 another stone to go until goal weight though sneaking into the healthy weight bracket in half a stone, v exciting!!! Feeling happier in my self and less preoccupied with food – picking good options is still sometimes a battle but a more automatic battle now😝

It’s definitely gotten bit easier in the last week or so, and I credit cauliflower rice and curry for lots of it! It’s just so much nicer than normal rice.

Hi,
I’ve just done a little research into Dr Aseem Malhotra, who as stated above posted an article in the Daily Mail a few days ago. Anyway, I’ve just found a REALLY interesting article in Mens Health magazine, which puts forward, very succinctly, the benefits of a high fat/low carb approach. I am astonished quite honestly, that we have allowed ourselves to be mistakenly advised to follow a low fat/high carb diet which REALLY annoys me. Why is it that Govt advice is so slow to change ? People are ruining their health through incorrect GP advice. I think there is a gradual change happening, but the advice is still wrong. the so called ‘slimming clubs’ are still making millions out of poor people who are told to follow their misguided and ineffective plans. Sorry, rant over, but if you are like me and just started to realise that we have been sold a crock of s*** by the Govt, it makes you mad !!
Anyway….below is a link to Dr Malhotra research and findings.

http://www.menshealth.co.uk/food-nutrition/the-truth-about-fat-and-sugar-is-finally-explained

I started on the 29th!

Would like to lose about 5 stone to be at ideal weight but would be very happy with 4.

Going really well so far – down 6-7 lbs and feel good. Day three was tough. Biggest challenge now I think is staying active – really having to push to make sure I’m moving. Anyone try the strength training suggestions?

Thanks JaneyCD.
Glad you enjoyed your beer treat.
I am not sure about the coconut oil exactly lol….I just felt that not quite enough oil might be a contributing factor seeing as I had carefully weighed and measured all ingredients, drunk an oceanful of water and did a fair amount of walking. I love coconut and bounty bars so I thought ,what the heck, it has worked for others so why not give it a go. The taste and texture of the one I have is surprisingly light and melted easily (groovy/organic) so would definitely try it again.
Good luck now you are in the over 8 week club.
P

Breakfast – Greek yogurt (60g) frozen berries, warmed (80g) seeds and nuts
Lunch – 100g chicken, some olives and a bit of their oil, salad leaves, cucumber, tomato, pepper
Tea – 2 rashers bacon, slice Rye bread, salad leaves, cucumber, avocado, houmous 1 dessert spoon.
Total 815 cals.

The Daily Grail is running articles with recipes all day this week.

I just started today, though I found the low sugar diet through the ladies gym I joined. Finding it hard to get my head round full fat everything.

Oh Lordy, Janey. It’s no fun being a step parent some times. No pearls of wisdom here either after my track record with my stepson. Chin up girlie x

If you aren’t confident to or don’t want to do your own calculations and tracking, it makes sense to stick with the meal plans. However, I have found this new regime has inspired me to get creative in the kitchen and really think about what I am preparing and eating. As sydneygirl said, if you keep it simple, but add flavour with herbs and spices, it is possible to make some delicious alternatives to the dishes in the book.
Once you are happy with how things are going, maybe you will find the confidence to create some dishes yourself. Keep us posted on your progress and good luck.

Stick with it Aria, it will all settle and come right soon. It does take a little while to get used to the regime when you first start, but once you get over the carb withdrawal and cravings. Keep us posted on your progress and shout out if you need support. Oh and for those with constipation issues, I have found Potter’s Cleansing Tablets very helpful.

Wow fantastic images thank you for sharing .

Hi Everyone ,Well Done GrannyR great to hear about your success.
I had a bad day,its really cold here and I did some comfort eating.Its a shame as my BGL was low today but I didn’t lose any weight, Some of my clothes are looser and I did need to add elastic to my jeans waistband.so thanks for your advice SunnyB
Comments from Baristagirls are so timely.I will start again tomorrow to eat properly, I’m planning to stick to 800 for 4 weeks then review..It seems that just when I think I have it under control, Life happens and I need to start again.so be it. Thanks everyone for posts .Im finding it really helpfull cheers all

Hey, I’m Patrik and I’m new here. I actually found the site because I’m a webmaster/developer and wanted to have a closer look at a live forum powered by bbPress. Funny how things go sometimes. 🙂

In a ‘Low Carb.’ diet, how does one determine what is a ‘Low Carb.’? Has a reference level of carbs. relative to other nutrients been established?
If we look at the now discredited GDA or RI carb. levels, the carb. energy relative to fat energy plus protein energy is about 125%. What should be the relative carb. energy level compared to the fat and protein energy levels in, for instance, the 800kcal. diet?

Alan B

Hi,

My work means that I do manage to achieve the 10000 steps most days with a short evening walk. However over the summer I’m using fitness blender.com. I started with their free 5 day plan and am now doing a low impact program. They are good as you don’t feel pressure to do more than you can and if you follow a program, a fitness test at the start and end lets you see real differences.

Hi all

Just tipped over the midway point and lost another 1lb last week. I am disappointed as I felt I was completely on it but for one night when I had a few people over and I ate a normal portion.

It was baked Fish with Greek salad though. So pretty good. Oh, and um a slither of lemon tart. Which I was craving and tried not to serve to myself but just have some fruit and it fell in my dish. Oops. It was too sweet. Bit shocked about that as I love puddings. Or should I say loved.

These changes are surprising. Just signed up for a ballroom and Latin dance class with the fella which will help as well as be a lot of fun I hope. I dog walk and garden and swim occasionally too. Trying to build up a short exercise routine but I’m a bit rubbish about being consistent with that.

Onwards!

End of week 4 for me and I only lost 1lb last week. Bit of a disappointment after the initial big loss in the first week (8lb) followed by two 3lb loss weeks. Still it is in the right direction. I was careful other than one evening when I had a few people over to supper and I ate a normal sized portion. Still it was not a huge meal. There we are. I have to be careful not to get despondent and think well it doesn’t matter how hard I try, so I may as well have a Twirl or three…

Hi does anyone have a recipe for an easy tomato sauce I can use please

Thanks guys for the advice !, sorry don’t mean to steal Bills limelight, this thread is to applaud him !
I have to work early shifts in my job, two out of every eight days, which mean getting up at 4am, from a common sense perspective I’m asking too much of myself to go without breakfast those days, but the other days I think I will just have lunch and dinner, with a small snack around 9pm, as Bill suggests. I know the science behind fasting is sound, so am keen to bring both the 800 cal plan and fasting into play to combine the results. I think there is some truth in tricking your metabolism as MM suggests, so I’ll do that I think and let you know how I get on !.

Thanks captainlynn, I’m only on day 5 but have lost 4lbs which is a miracle for me so I’m keeping going

Thanks Izzy, thats helpful

Great to see so any brilliant results being posted here. Mine are not so spectacular, but I have dropped 1.4lb since this time last week. I have to admit, I was over cals most days and only registering a low reading on the ketosticks, so I am grateful for ending up with a loss of any sort. Today, I am more focused and back properly tracking cals and carbs.
Good luck to everyone for great results this week.

Nearly – I started on Sunday 26th June, (I have a weird work pattern), so have just come to the end of my first full week on the BSD.

I reckon I have about 12+ stone to lose but I don’t know for definite as I can’t ever recall a time when I was the ‘proper’ weight so I have no real frame of reference – I’ve been overweight, (and more), since I was about 6, no exaggeration!

I made a good start in the first five days by losing a stone, but unfortunately after that I had a pre-booked long weekend away with my boyfriend and when I got on the scales this morning despite being careful on the carb/sugar front, I found that I had put 5lbs on (grrrr!) so this has reduced my first week’s loss to 9lbs, which to be fair I can’t really complain about! 🙂

Fortunately, even though I’d found getting grips with a completely new way of thinking and eating really hard and also time consuming last week, (doing this has made me realize how little attention I was paying to what I was putting in my mouth), as I hadn’t found myself hungry, nor lightheaded during the first week, I’ve hopped right back on the wagon this morning and am quite, unusually for me, relieved to be back ‘on it’.

Having basically dieted the low fat/high carb way for 39 years of my life with occasional temporary success, (put it all back on and more), I’m extremely wary of thinking/believing that this time it will click long term for me, but the lack of hunger/no lightheadedness has been a revelation and also a joy, and I never, EVER thought I would say that about a diet so who knows! 🙂

Hey Janey – Hope you are managing to have a reasonable day today after yesterday being torpedoed like it was. I know it’s easy said, but try not to let this upset derail you. Hope you will be able to open a line of communication with your OH soon and clear the air. Be gentle with yourself and try to stay focused.

Had an overall weight loss for the week, despite an overindulgent weekend – it’s a new week and higher vigilance from today.
Spent time with grandchildren yesterday.
Clearing out some stuff for a charity sale later this month.

Oh dear, I’m still not sure of my final target until I get to where I feel comfortable.
I know it won’t be around the recommended 10 stone something, probably more like 12 but, as I said, I won’t really know until I get there.
I think that personally, I’ll stick to weekly weigh ins though, it’s become a bit of a Saturday ritual and I feel that, if I start gaining again, 4 weeks is too long to go without knowing about it.

If you don’t need a particular meal, then there is no harm done by skipping it. I am sometimes like you, in that I don’t want breakfast first thing, so will have a brunch around noon, a small snack in the afternoon and then eat a main meal with OH in the evening. Just watch the calories and carbs and drink enough.

Hi Seadog
breakfast has never really figured in my diet apart from when on holiday.
Of course skipping it does increase your fasting period, but, I do find that my blood sugar readings stay as high as my fasting levels until I’ve eaten so just something to keep an eye on.
I tend to have a light lunch, decent sized dinner (but still low cal) and a small snack at about 9pm. That’s the way I’ve done it since I was recommended to have the snack to lower the fasting BS readings.
TBH I rarely bother doing a fasting reading any more, just pre and post meals.
Give skipping breakfast a try, if you start feeling hungry pre lunch you can always start it again.

Well done Sydneygirl.

Keep chipping off the pounds and you will get there!

🙂

Hi Seadog

Basically the BSD says you should eat when you are hungry. So if you don’t need to eat at breakfast and your work schedule permits you can certainly eat two meals per day

The BSD suggests this at weekends and it does help by putting your meals in a shorter time span, with more fasting between them. You can certainly do it all week if it suits you – I often do.

Do it to suit yourself and your body is the main thing. Not for everybody perhaps.

Good luck 🙂

That’s fantastic P! TWO dress sizes and all those inches lost is such an achievement! I thought I was happy with just one dress size down!!

This is technically the start of the rest of my life today as I’m in week 9!!! Had a treat yesterday as we took the kids to London and ate in Chinatown, but I can honestly say I was glad to get back to sensible eating today.. All that rice and stodge.. Ugh! I did enjoy my first beer in 8 weeks tho 😋

I’ve heard of people eating coconut oil before. What does it do? Suppress the appetite? I’ve started cooking with it but not felt the urge to eat it by itself!!

How about this. Those who want to weigh in monthly do so, those who want to weigh in weekly do so?

Personally, I think I’d prefer to weigh in weekly for a short time after reaching target, just so I can keep a check on what is happening – until I find out how to keep my weight stable. I know it will be low carb. But unsure how many calories I will be able to eat, hence weekly weighing.