I would cook it in olive oil, obvs… hehehehe 😉

Before you roast her (not literally) (although…) – is she dairy free/vegan? If so fair enough. If not, that many calories on nuts is madness. Your slice would have to be like 1mm thin.

Hi sunnyB,
Thank you for your response, it does help knowing someone is there ‘helping me out’ it’s not as if it’s anything serious, however it’s been frustrating! Other people have far worse things to deal with I know, it’s how you deal with them, that’s where I have come a cropper!
Thank you again.
Christine

Good luck Jess J. Sounds like you are all ready to go and focused on making real change. I’ve found a new culinary creativity and I’m sure you will too. Make sure you let us all know how you progress and shout out if you need any support.

And yes, I may tweet Fearne aggressively and demand to know how a cheesecake can be cheese less.

Meat knot???? I think they’re allowed on the BSD!!!!!! Low carb, most definitely. And a small one must be under 800 cals??(I’m off for a lie down in a darkened room now!)

Thanks greenjanet. Mine’s quite canny – produces the yummy cake and says ‘OK, I’ll leave it here – you might fancy it later’ and of course I do. I see your point tho’ I need a strategy to be able to avoid it later or even just find the strength to put it in the bin.

Maybe it gets easier if one gets past the craving for sugar.

You could try pecans, although they are higher in both cals and carbs, but I guess if you use less this will compensate.

Hi Butterlover
Sounds like you have it nailed! Great result to be back where you were in just one week. I was away for a ten weeks, mainly in Turkey and gained just under three pounds. Have been back on the BSD for three days and have lost half of that. Sticking to the plan really doesn’t take too much effort and even without exercise good things seem to happen.

Hey Christi1948,
Hope you are feeling a little better for offloading. Sounds like you have been through a particularly rough patch. I understand those feelings of frustration, both at yourself and the situation. Not been a stranger to that myself in the past. Try – and I know it’s hard – not to feel guilt and beat yourself up for your transgressions, as it just makes you feel worse and makes you more likely to nibble on things you shouldn’t.
I’ve found the BSD regime is so easy to pick up again, I’m sure you will be back on track again soon and seeing results. Take care

Don’t resist. We can share the handcart… 🙂

Must….. resist……. the urge…….. to write…… something inappropriate!

That’s not the worst of it. I read the words ‘meat knot’ and felt hungry 🙁 I am a terrible, terrible person.

1. I made Lucky Maneki look up “banana hammock” on google 😀

2. I’m back on track today

3. I’ve just found out that I’m not working Friday night.

Hahahahahaha. That has made my day 😀

OK – first and foremost. I didn’t know what a ‘banana hammock’ was. So I made the mistake of Googling it. And then the second mistake of choosing Urban Dictionary for the definition…

‘A men’s style of undergarment that holds the genitalia in a sling-like hammock apparatus, allowing the meat knot to protrude offensively. ‘

Jesus. H. Christ. *Crying*

Janeyyyyyyyyy! Hello 🙂 The only reservations I had about the Fearne Cheesecake was… have you calculated how many calories are in THAT many cashews? And… it has no cheese in it. Apart from that… I hope you got your lunch before you killed your colleague.

Awwwwww Baristagirls, chin up honey. Some days are sent to try us xo

Today is not my day 🙁 I bet I will get on better trying to eat in London! That’s the way it goes

Hi interested to know how many of us started this day and how much are you planning on getting rid of. I have 7 st 1lb I want to give away to the fat pixies, how about you.

Hi jeannieone and nettle.

Yes I find this revolutionary diet nothing short of a miracle, mind you only started yesterday, but have absolute faith in the science behind it all. Having dieted badly for 41 years I was aware of all this but all the advise always said the opposite. I don’t have the condition you both have but have other conditions I have to be aware of. But having been reading the forums here for the past five weeks, no one appears to have experienced any serious debilitating occurrences and if there was as this diet is so high profile in the media at the mo, Im sure the media would have found them to make an interesting documentary or something. So onwards, and I absolutely relish this new approach wholeheartedly. Keep up the excellent work both of you. Here’s to lots of losses, and healthy blood sugars, and I’m sure everything else will normalise also, or at least improve.

Hi Everyone.Im back from 10days in Singapore . I managed to eat quite well but I did not stick to the diet,I did discover that I don’t really enjoy sweet stuff now.I stayed in an apartment so I did make eggs for breakfast and get some salad stuff from the supermarket. I gained 2KG and my fasting BGL was a round 6. After 1 week back on the diet ,Iost 2KG and BGL is 5.4.I walked a lot while away as well as swimming.Now its really cold and I am not doing any exercise.Overall, I’m happy because I know that I can stay on the diet indefinitely.I can eat mostly what the family has but no potatoes, rice ,bread etc..I will need to be abit more strict with potion sizes.
Hows everyone else doing?

Janey, I don’t go for the banana hammock type speedos, I’m more of a Daniel Craig/James Bond type of guy.

I don’t think anyone can look good in a pair of budgie smugglers.

Never fear, Janey’s here.. Altho I may have to eat my arm if my ****** colleague doesn’t stop messing about at the tesco self serve checkout… Obviously I can’t ‘just grab a sandwich’ and my lunch is in the office!!! Certainly lots of positive energy out there today from the BSD posse 😉

Tim, sorry about your friend, altho your comment about speedos did make me laugh. BSD or not, No one apart from Tom Daley can pull that look off 😆

Eating or snacking out is a challenge for anyone on the first 8 weeks so I’ve taken some useful hints from this mornings thread. I’m in London at the weekend so will hunt down those healthy pots. Although.. We are destined to hit China town as a treat for the kids, so could be a challenge there. The ‘safest’ meal out I’ve found so far is Indian, as tandoori dishes can be adapted.

Baking wise, I’m in a dilemma about sugars/honey/syrup now. So maybe cheese scones will be this Saturday’s recipe to try. Until I can buy non- sugary sugar that is.. Still got those cashews to use up.. Cheesecake from Fearne anyone?

I did Baristagirls, I loved whole nut, I’ll try that next time I go nut shopping (hahahaha not even joking, sadly) I have cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts and pistachios to use up first. They’re quite distinctive tasting aren’t they, I can see how that would work 🙂 I hope you manage to bypass the pizza, be strong! You only want it because you shouldn’t have it 😉

I’m sorry to hear about your friend passing, Timmy. Don’t be too hard on yourself for dealing with it in the way you did. It’s good to see that no damage was done on the scales anyway, so you’ve had a bit of a reprieve there. Onwards now and push yourself to get muffintop-less before France.

Tokyo, well done 🙂 Did you get anything nice from the garden centre? My garden has gone crackers the last couple of days with the rain we’ve had, absolutely nuts, I’m going to have to go out there later, the weeds that have sprouted on my patio, and ivy, my goodness, literally just in this last week. Just realised sister in law might not be staying with us but she will still be visiting us and everywhere is decimated – indoors, outdoors lol. Meh. Good luck with the brownies, if you do them 🙂 I’m going to try that frozen yogurt with berries and peanut butter bark thingy recipe. It’s only what I’d eat in its normal state, so I don’t see that freezing it will do any harm?

Where is Janey today?

The important thing is that you are here on the site Annadongela.
There are loads of people of all ages, sizes, weights and at various points in their journey so there is always someone to throw in helpful ideas /suggestions to support you along the way.
I think your target is absolutely achievable as long as you follow Michaels advice including drinking the huge amount of water and increasing your activity levels bit by bit.
For me personally ( also a chocolate and cake monster) I knew that if I didn’t move temptation out of the way I would fail very quickly cos I have the breaking strain of a Kit-Kat!
So for several weeks I sifted all the “white” foods and choc treats etc it felt a bit like a bereavement and I very uncomfortable and empty inside.
The other thing you mentioned was not being keen on quite a few of the recipes. Me too. So what we did was sat and chose the ones we liked the look of most to cover seven days of breakfasts, lunches and dinners and then looked at the calendar to see what evenings or daytimes we would need quick meals or events that would trip us up. Did a shopping list split into first half and second half of the week to try and ensure we got the freshest foods each day. Once you get the hang of weighing and measuring things and balancing out daily carbs & calories etc you can put into the diet some of the things you like better than using ingredients you detest. Many folk on here don’t use the exact recipes and post helpful ones in the recipe section ….so I crib those too.
Once you realise you are powerful and can do it….you’ll fly – a bit like learning to ride a bicycle for the first time without the stabilisers when you’re a kid .
Wishing you all the best…get the helmet and knee pads on !!…….P

Hi all,
I haven’t been on the forum properly for a while, just dipping in here and there, I have had a health problem for a few weeks, a ‘virus’ which refused to leave me! Then a back problem that I have had for over forty years, then if that wasn’t enough to cope with I have had a bout of tummy trouble, I do have diverticular trouble, which this problem isn’t, however it is similar! So because of all that my weight and eating has been all over the place, losing one week then putting it on the next! Finally went to doctor, he was only helpful as far as my back was concerned! More nerve tablets to deaden the pain in back and both legs! As to the ‘virus’ and tummy trouble, he says It is
connected! And of course as its a virus I just have to wait till it goes, so Im in a quandary? I am really struggling with the way I feel, so I have been depressed, ( this happens to me whenever I can’t work out what to do) I have not eaten any bread, pasta, rice, I have had a chip here and there, although didn’t have more than one as I didn’t like the taste, so why did I even taste one?
We have had birthdays, Father’s Day, big family gatherings, granddaughters first communion weekend, then this weekend our church garden party, all this one on top of the other from 14 May to now! So that has meant foods I normally would have eaten before bsd! I have found it more difficult than normal with feeling so under the weather, and I’m sorry to say I have fallen off the wagon on a few occasions, which has lead to the yo yo feelings too!
I am trying to get ‘back on the horse’ and therefore carry on, I just needed to offload on here how I felt, I WILL get there it’s a case of when not if.
I am being gentle with myself, (trying) to do mindfulness too, trying to not feel guilty it only makes me feel more guilty and eat all the wrong stuff, mainly with me chocolate is my nemesis!
So, sorry for my rant, I hope it makes me feel better!
Christine

well lucky how good am i ?
i could have gone clothes shopping today but after reading this thred and looking through my wardrobe i decieded to put the clothes shopping on hold just for a while longer ( theres so much stuff in my wardrobe that 1) i cant quite get into or2) is a bit snug with labels on so instead i went to the garden centre !!!!!
i may attempt the brownies from the book this afternoon lets see how these go !!

Good to hear you’re back Judith.

Hi Judith,
Welcome back, you have been missed!
Christine

Hi Lynne,
Well done, I’m so pleased for you, and like all the other members, I agree, do what you feel is comfortable, it’s your life, your body, so only you know how you feel!
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS to match your weight loss.
Christine.

Thanks! Never heard of that in M&S. Will look out for it. I also love the food in EAT. I’ve previously had the chicken pot pie and I could always ditch the pastry bit inside it.
Today is a work celebratory lunch for already hitting our June targets. Pizza. Normally I don’t think pizza is amazing so why do I feel like I want a piece instead of my soup and mozzarella 🙁

Thanks Timmy,

We call that a Butternut Pumpkin, https://www.woolworths.com.au/Shop/Search/Products?searchTerm=butternut&name=pumpkin-butternut-whole&productId=147195
Had it with small piece of steak and steamed veg. End of Day 4

Thanks

Hi Jeff, butternuts and pumpkins are from the same family but they’re not the same fruit. A butternut looks like this http://www.goodwholefood.com/butternut-squash-nutrition/

Whilst a pumpkin looks like this http://www.anaturaldifference.com/pumpkin/

Not sure what the difference is nutritionally, but I don’t expect there to be a huge variation.

Hi JeannieOne

Welcome in, this is THE place to be as you have found. I am hypothyroid, twice tried Thyroxine in the past 10 years and twice crashed and ended up in a/e. Third time I was prescribed it by the specialist endocrinologist I refused to take it. I have tried all sorts to lose weight too, now on week 16 BSD, have lost 13kg, slow but sure, my energy levels are amazing, up hills no problem.

When out on a walk the other day I started feeling frustrated that the past decade had been wasted…then I decided to turn that around to thinking I will celebrate a healthy next decade. It certainly made my day. Accept what we can’t change.

I’m waiting a few more months before I go get repeat blood tests but I know the high readings will be near as normal.
I am an RN, it was disappointing and unsettling at times to work with professionals who thought they had all the answers but patients were not improving.

Being in the best nick you can be prior to surgery will make for an easier recovery.

Well done on your progress to date, one stone in a month is life altering, it’s also empowering.
N.

Hi Baristagirls

Re your London trip can I recommend Pret a Manger, M&S Food and EAT for calorie/carb counted meals.

I would specially recommend the M&S Edamame and Hummous Protein pot (in the takeaway food section), which is really filling (you need to eat it with a spoon), totally delicious and 183 cals with 5g carbs 12gm fat and 10g protein. I always make a beeline for that if having to eat out.

Hope it goes well!

Hello Timmy – glad you’re back on track without having gained weight! I call that success not a write-off especially when you haven’t been sticking to the plan like you would have ideally wanted to.
And I agree – in more ways than one – and I’m sick of talking about it too. I’m glad this forum steers away from it but it’s kind of nice to know that someone out there is going through the same…. enough said!
After all I’ve said today I feel like eating everything but am glugging away the water instead…

Well done. If it’s chicken and lentils you’re after, then try this! https://thebloodsugardiet.com/recipes/lentil-bake/

It’s really filling and really tasty!

Hi Baristagirls, I’ve found a similar trick. I pretty much always used to eat a chocolate bar or come choccy biscuits after my evening meal. Now, when I get the urge I have peanut butter (the pure peanut one) on dark rye ryvitta. I think it is the gloopy consistency of it reminds me of a snickers bar, and hey presto, the urge is gone and I’ve increased my protein and good fat intake!

Back on it this week. The last week has been a bit of a right off for me. My old friend passing away followed by being slightly depressed/angry/gutted at the news on Friday morning that we’re probably not allowed to mention, and I’m sick of talking about it anyway!

Anyway, I’ve drunk far too much booze, and not done enough exercise. Through it all though, I’m been really good with the actual food I’ve been eating, and my weight has stayed the same at 93kg. I’m off to France in 5 1/2 weeks and I want to be firmly in the 80’s by the time I go, hopefully without any love handles poking over the top of my trunks! The muffin top look isn’t good, especially in the speedos that they make you wear in France!

Yesterday made the lovely peppercorn sauce, with steak, hubby didn’t like the sauce, so down the sink went that. I was amazed I felt full after. Made a slip though with using the oil as I went over my cals and carbs calories for the day 988 and carbs 55.9. Learnt to plan everything in advance to avoid going over, the oddest things are very high lentils for example, shocking.
Weighed this morning and lost 2lb of water probably, say no more, hehe getting plenty of exercise. And my wifit age says I am 35 today yesterday I was 60 I am actually 58 hehe did make me laugh.
Menu all planned, enjoying face yog and raspberries, and lots of peroni water with lemon slices yum.
Lunch. Prawns and salad. Dinner chicken possibly lentils need to work it out. Loving this so far, feeling very motivated delicious feeling haven’t felt like this for decades.🤗🤗🤗

Oh and another thing I’ve thought of? Did you used to eat whole-nut cadbury’s dairy milk? I love it! well I find if I eat hazelnuts as a snack it feels almost like a chocolate fix. Bizarre but successful for me

Ah London, I don’t blame you, don’t want to be lugging a coolbag around with you all day there 😉 We’ll be visiting local beauty spots so we can shove our things in the car. No, I haven’t mentioned and won’t mention the 800 cals to many people or I know the response I’ll get. But the thing is, I’m satisfied with it, and trust me, if I wasn’t – I’d have cracked long, long ago. I wouldn’t have made it through the first week. I’m even leaving food on my plate because I’m full, and I don’t want to feel bloated, which is a horrible feeling truth be told. If you eat the right things, you can feel satisfied and full on that amount of calories. Yes, that’s true, I could always have fish and forego the chips, eat some of the batter (just to give me a taste 😉 ) I wouldn’t have to eat it all. Just don’t want to put a dampner on her holiday by making them eat alone while we sit watching them and salivating after eating a bloody chickpea salad wrap in the car haha (I do like the wraps but compared to fish and chips? Nah!). That’s a good idea that, thanks Baristagirls. If this is for the long haul, I’m going to have to make concessions and I’m also going to have to have a ‘treat’ occasionally, even if that is a piece of batter-less cod. I think I’d better stay clear of bakeries though. If anything is going to be my downfall, it’s a pie. Thank you for the pep talk and I hope you have a lovely and successful couple of days 🙂

Well done from me! I’m on week 17 and still get the occasional weight plateau but it’s still going down! Keep at it, it’s very rewarding chucking our big clothes!!

Have a look at this chart. My rule of the thumb is, if its in the green zone, crack on!

https://ggiswheatfree.wordpress.com/2012/06/13/so-many-flours-so-little-cupboard-space-how-gluten-free-flours-compare-for-carbs-and-protein-content/

Funny you saying about my resolve. I have been so bad until recently. I love chocolate but I binged more on things like crisps. I could probably still eat quite a lot if forced in front of me 😉 but the difference is I would feel quite ill. I felt gross all the time before and now if I overeat on the carbs it’s a reminder of how I felt. Planning for London, and don’t want to encumber myself with carrying food so am going to buy low carb things but not calorie count. Will go to a burger shop and leave the bun! Black coffees etc. Same – I haven’t told people I’m doing this apart from family, anyone that knows anything outside of that has just heard I am doing “Low carb” – they don’t know anything about less than 50g or 800cal! They’d call me obsessed – a lot of people don’t understand! Some just don’t seem to realise you know your internal digestive system best and all the struggles you might have with it.
One thing I like to do is keep it low-profile by going into these places people drag you into and buying something! If you’re dragged into a cafe, have a black coffee or black tea, or with a splash of milk. With a chippy you could buy fish! Batter isn’t ideal but not as high as you might think and certainly not as many carbs as a poke of chips. As for bakeries, hmmm, it’s just about all carbs isn’t it but can always get a drink…. you can do this!

Hi Busybee
heretic that I am, I never counted calories.
I found that by cutting out the carbs, my appetite reduced significantly within a week to the point that I was eating much smaller portions without ever feeling hungry and it worked like that for me.
My advice would be to concentrate on getting rid of the carbs in the first couple of weeks, then, when the hunger subsides, start worrying about the calories then.
800 is a scarey number, in reality it’s a breeze 😉

Haha Tokyo 😉 you go girl, spend spend spend. I haven’t indulged yet, I’m still a bit bewildered by it all. Going to try and hold off on making anything dessert-y until I really need to. It’s coming, I can feel it, but not yet.

I know Baristagirls, it’s naughty but as long as we can keep it verbal and not physical… 😉 I salute you eating a third of one of those bars, you have great resolve. The way I look at it is that I used to wolf a full slab of chocolate to myself. Sometimes twice a week. I wouldn’t even taste it, just mindlessly eat it. So I’ve come a long way since then, and I’ll enjoy those three little squares, taking a good ten minutes to eat them. What are you planning to do on your day trips, are you going to try and accommodate the BSD around the day (hopefully) or are you taking food? I’ve got a week of it next week, my sister in law is down for a week, not staying with us this time but local-ish, and I know I’ve got to be on the ball and have things I can grab and go because otherwise we’ll be dragged into cafes and chippys or bakeries 🙁 Nobody has commented on my weight loss either, but then I’ve lost, put on and lost the same stone at least between March and June lol. I’ve lost a little more now, but half a stone is negligible on someone my size. I’ve not told anyone except my parents and my best friend that I’m doing this, so I know that any comments I receive are genuine and not because they know I’m losing weight and paying lip service. Congrats on getting into your skirts. I can’t wait until my new wardrobe fits me 🙂

Tokyo – if there’s a plateau, we’re here to support you, glue your scales back together and you know it will pass, no matter how frustrating. It’ll be worth it when it does, plus you have a really good start anyway 🙂

My friends are back!!!
Well 2 of them anyway…. the third has gone awol somewhere in the USA.
Apparently they’ve not been syncing their Fitbits regularly…..whatever that may mean???

Today I am off to Beginner Ballet and Tap classes….. I’m hopeless at both.
The teacher makes the tap routines ridiculously difficult. I can’t keep up at all.
Still I can chill at Yoga tonight…..that’s if the teacher turns up. She was half an hour late last week….now that is stressful before we start!!!

Excellent! Added bonuses all round then. I’m doing this because I live off sweet things. I work from home so have permanent access to food…. which is almost all sweet. Since working from home I’ve developed a muffin top. Ive had an extra flabby belly for years with an overhang but now the fat has gone higher too and although I’ve never been tested, I’m bound to be prediabetic because of the junk I eat. I do eat decent evening meals but through the day I’m so bad. Chocolate is my thing and I live off it. I’m also going on holiday in September and when I booked it at the start of the year, I vowed I wasn’t going to be fat and suffer with the heat this year. I’m now 2 months away and probably haven’t shifted an ounce. If I can lose the suggested 14kgs in 2 months, that should put me to a size 12 and the thinest I’ve been in 23 years. I don’t doubt this will be hard, I don’t have a lot of willpower either but I need this to work, not just for my holidays but also for my health. So although I’ve turned my nose up at most of the recipes in the book I’m prepared to give them a go, and hoping my taste buds will adapt from the sickly sweet to a wider range of tastes. Tomorrow is D Day!

OH has been on his version of Fast 800 since end May.

He is eating more calories than 800 as not much weight to lose – has gone down from 12st 5lbs to 12 stone (5ft 11″) and a trouser size and 2 shirt sizes.

He is restricting carbs to less than 40g per day and is hoping to get off Metformin.

However although not eating pulses really, or indeed things like cabbage (mostly spinach, courgette) he is finding flatulence increasing rather than decreasing (as other people have reported).

He has, however, added small quantities of milled flax, sprinklings only, in the last few days.

Anyone experienced effects from this?

Think he will try leaving this off for a few days to see if he can be less jet-propelled! 😉

Goodness knows what he’d be like on inulin.

Thanks Annadongela….it feels great.
I think Frog is definitely right about food intolerances etc.
I have very sensitive skin that over reacts to lots of things not only lotions & potions/antiperspirants , but bee stings, brushing against certain plants, offices with “nylony” type carpets, man made fibres ,nickel, elastic & elastane, latex and many things too numerous to mention. Along with that, eczema. It seemed to set off in early teenage years when I did my nurse training many years ago, I think by the horrendously strong scrub lotions .
I am always careful to maintain my skin to its optimum health by a variety of methods but find on some days it just used to become red and itchy for no apparent reason. Sometimes the size of the patches would increase and become really angry looking.
Since eating in the BSD way it has improved so much ! No flare ups. The patches are still visible but seem to be fading and flattening with time . The patches have become much less obvious and don’t cause me any irritation.
I don’t really know exactly why this should happen…could be a number of inter -related dietary things. No wheat? massive reduction of lactose? no foods with artificial chemicals in? but I am really pleased whatever it is.
I am delighted to have lost the weight and feel much better in myself…no longer “weary” all the time but to banish a lot of the horrid eczema problems is a really big bonus to me.
Kind regards
P

We travel a good bit in Australia. I suggest you stop at one of the big supermarkets and buy yourself a cheap coolbox (eski in aus lingo) or cool bag. Otherwise your purchases will very warm in the car. You can then stock up on allsorts of fruit and veg for lunch otherwise on the road outside of the major towns you will get a limited choice, sometimes the only choice is a meat pie. Another tip is stay in cabins in caravan parks and cater for yourselves, cheaper and more varied than pub grub. Cabins have good basic kitchens and are usually spotless and very comfortable.