I forgot to say… Good luck when you start! Personally I’d recommend getting organised and starting asap, get those first days over with and get yourself established. I started on a Tuesday, I knew if I left it until the following Monday I’d have eaten lots of crap knowing it was coming …

fage total yogurt is lovely and appears to be the yoghurt of choice for most of us. It’s an interesting discovery (well I thought so) to realise that 95% or more of the yoghurt on the shelves at the shop are all low/zero fat, so make sure you get full fat.

How about boiled eggs? they only take a short while to boil and if you like them cold you can do them the night before too.

I also sometimes make a batch of these… and have them with a few mashed berries

https://elanaspantry.com/silver-dollar-pancakes/

I make a batch in advance and then divide them into portions and freeze. They freeze well and if you like them warm just 30 seconds in the micro should do it, then spreading the mashed berries on like a sloppy jam.

Also do you need breakfast? I prefer to eat breakfast but many on here prefer to just eat twice per day later in the day, prolonging the overnight fast. I prefer to eat twice a day with smaller meals. You could try different ways to see what suits you better.

Lastly think outside the box, breakfast doesn’t have to be traditional. You could have a portion of chicken salad if you wanted, last nights left overs etc. So long as you are sticking with the basics of the plan and ensuring you have good nutrients.

Thank you Frog, yes it is from a supermarket and so far I have been dodging the skin so it sounds as if it it is the right thing to do. Love reading the posts from the different bloggers as I find you are all so helpful. Haven’t weighed in yet but I do feel a lot better in myself so hope I am losing weight as well. Can’t walk all that much at present but am hoping that once I have lost a bit of weight my old arthritic knees won’t hurt as much.

these are lovely and easy to make if you are willing to bake a little. I usually make a batch of these at the weekend and they last all week in an airtight container. I have them with cheese, dunk them in soup and crumble them to use as a coating for chicken at the end of the week.

Even my kids eat them and my daughter is fussy!

https://elanaspantry.com/sesame-crackers/

Week 8 gone for me and couple stone off but need to drop more.
Now I finds last two weeks it’s sticking pound on pound off thing

Am carrying on past eight weeks,holiday July first so would LOVE to drop half stone for then.

Another point is exercise,I haven’t done much walking but still lost it so back to my walks and may stick a couple swims in too,but realistically I want this to become a lifestyle change not a diet which I think is temporary so normal manageable exercise is the answer or it goes back on !

Big push coming
Alanhypno

Re high sugar levels after 8 weeks
I believe stress levels may affect bs levels,also was the aimed weight loss achieved ?
I think the aim of diet is for fast weight loss and if only couple pounds lost maybe this isn’t sufficient to lower bs levels .

I use half a ryvita (wholegrain) on my salad if I’m craving crunch. I just crush in my hand and sprinkle over. It feels like I’m having crutons but only 17cals and 3g of carbs. If you have the calories/carbs spare you can have a whole one with some avocado on. Thats what I have if I crave toast. Be careful though as I find letting stuff like that in regularly brings back my hunger and carb craving.

Hi gang,
you make me laugh,
you think it is so hot that cold soup would be the order of the day!
It’s raining here and is cool again.
My coat is out… Again.

Jealous of you having a holiday fir the queens birthday.

They have just issued a new photo of them. Aged 90 and 95 . Even if you don’t like the royals, it’s a nice photo and they are not sitting at home, they are out and about.
Keeping busy keeps you young
Xxxx

Love Lucia

Thanks for the information. Have read around all the posts etc. I think I might have it for days I am going to the gym in the morning and then on the other days have yoghurt with seeds and berries.

Wow Tracy ann G — what a tremendous story and success!! Congratulations and keep us all posted — your experience on the BSD can be very helpful for others.

Welcome Elsie! Good to have you join us! I will look forward to hearing more about your journey — always hard the first few days — many of us had hunger too. Try hot soup, tea, broth, all help with hunger.

Kettle and others with thyroid problems. You might be interested in this article in today’s Australian. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/health-wellbeing/depression-lethargy-thyroid-disease-and-the-art-of-asking-the-right-questions/news-story/b3bd8969e50e546166e7164d5102299f

Hello

I just signed up today, looking forward to read reliable information about blood sugar diet.
My mother has a DM so id like to take precaution my self.

Fasting BS on Tuesday was 8.5 Wed was 7.5 Thu 7.3 and today 8.0 WHAT’S going on. I also feel quite light headed?

I use MyNetDiary – the Diabetes version. You have to pay for it, and many of the best features are in the premium version which I haven’t bought, but otherwise it’s quite OK. You can scan foods you like and if it doesn’t have that food listed you send them the barcode and picture of the nutritional table and they create an entry within 24 hours.

I also like that I can enter my blood glucose readings and weight. There are loads of charts too – which I enjoy as it shows me visually how much I am loosing.

Hope this helps.

Following on. Just done day 1. Roughly 800 Cals on My fitness pal and no carbs. Did 1hr of linedancing and 10000 steps Now scared of night time. I am a bad sleeper with restless legs and cramps so if wake up in night and hungry will struggle not to eat an oatcake or bowl of muesli. I hungry right now in spite of a good dinner but having a herbal tea in bed then will read and then listen to a story and hope I sleep. Hubby night owl with 3.00
am bedtime so that doesn’t help

I forgot you;re not in the UK, Switzerland – I just started wondering why no one had told me and checked it on the gov.uk website – we don’t have one.

Hi I just wanted to share my story, I was doing this diet to help with my carb cravings and mood swings – and help with my middle age spread – I was 14 .02 stone at my heaviest and always felt hungry and unhappy. I came across this diet in early Feb 2016 when my partner was tested for type 2 diabetes. It was a negative result but my research led me to reading about the blood sugar diet.

I ordered the book and then we both followed the plan. My partner followed it for a month and the weight dropped off.

I found that I had weeks when my weight did not change at all – it stuck. I did notice that my legs looked slimmer, and my partner noticed I was losing weight but the scales did not move. I was struggling with not getting results. Then I came up with a plan. Weigh myself every day! Bit by bit it slowly went down sometimes nothing for 2 weeks.

16 weeks later I have dropped from size 16 to 12 and 14.02 stone to 11.10.

I am still going….. dig deep and enjoy the benefits – even if they are slow x

Science Monkey you’re doing all the right things I know it’s hard but just chill, be patient and it will start to move again 🙂 Your food sounds nice I want to come for dinner!

Hi Polly, I’m not quite post 8 weeks, just in week 8. Monday is the last day so almost there! I’m thinking I will mostly stay on 800 but allow one or two days per week of not counting calories but still keeping carbs low.

I’m sorry you had the confrontation with your friend, these things are hard and I know what you mean. It only takes a little thing with one person and I want to hide as well so I know how that feels. I like to disappear into my bedroom and just be by myself. As for the blood sugars, even if they are only better half the time, it’s still more than before 🙂

Frog I love my fitbit! but honestly it really is just a glorified pedometer lol. I’m a little geeky though and I like the fitbit app. I log all my food on there and my weightloss and I like looking at the numbers and the graphs.

here is a thought for you guys that I had today… I’m mathematical by nature so I often think about numbers. If a person is 200 lb’s (example for easy counting) and they lose 10 lbs that’s 5 %. 1lb is 0.5% Jump to a lower weight of 100 lbs (again chosen for ease of counting and demonstration only) 10 lb’s is now 10% and 1lb is now 1%.

My point is that every lb we lose becomes a bigger percentage of what is left than the previous lb’s. So no wonder it gets harder when people are closer to their targets, but in theory each lb gone is a bigger deal, and again in theory each lb more noticeable.

well I’ve probably put you all to sleep haha.

Dinner by the way was bacon, egg, tomatoes and onion.

I’m going to try my morning shake idea for breakfast tomorrow, I shall report in with results 🙂

Hi Lucia,

……..I knew it……world BSD domination……workplace by workplace…..all you need is ‘the laugh’ – wahahahaha!
Having read about your long week-ends, it’s our turn this week-end. Wait for it…..Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday on Monday….it always makes me laugh that it’s in June and QEII’s birthday really isn’t. Anyway, being a loyal subject I’ll take one for the team and have the day off.
Of course we’re eating soups here because it’s Winter. Pumpkin soup for me this week-end.
Have you tried chilled Summer soups? I’ve never cooked them but I’ve noticed recipes for gazpacho, cucumber and avocado (3 separate soups) on the ‘net. From time to time I’ll order a chilled soup on offer at a cafe – delicious.
I’ve planned a 5 km walk for today so was happy to wake to fine weather.
Happy day everyone.

Not diabetic but overweight and always tired. Various medications make losing weight hard. Have tried 5 2 but hasn’t shifted weight. I do regular exercise but feel I am at risk due to my weight and list of ailments. Find lowcarb hard as always hungry but going to give it a real go. Although 70 years old I am always busy and many of recipes very time consuming

Good evening Californiagirl. I appreciate your insight with regard to your blog this evening about your mind and body. Interesting.

Hi Lynne – sounds like you’ve had a great holiday, safe journey home tomorrow

H Science monkey
I’ve been mixing plain beans with baked beans to dilute the carbs – I’ve been thinking about making beans from scratch with chopped tomato or passata, I’ll give it a go when I’m back from holiday.
I also contemplated getting a fitbit, but decided that I’d stick with my pedometer – it may not have all the whistles and bells, but gives me a comparative measure of how active I’ve been day to day. I also can get irritated by things on my wrist – that could change when they’re slimmer! Do let me know how you get on with it.

Glad that you’re feeling better today Izzy – I found an article on the BBC food website that compared different methods of preparing it – frying or oven cooking did sound better. I hadn’t thought about what to have with it yet – not a huge fan of meal planning a week ahead!

Hi all, welcome to the newbies.

Izzy, mc*** makes me vomit too but that is because of the company as well as the plastic stuff they sell as food. Glad you are feeling better and welcome to the post 8 week bit. I’m still thinking about other diets as I’ve about another 2 stone to lose.

For all those who hit plateaus, I’ve also been following the 800 fast version. My longest weight loss stall was a couple of weeks I think. Just keep at it and the weight will eventually budge.

I’ve bought the cookery book from this diet and she has some lovely ideas and there are lots of free recipes on her blog too. Have linked it cos some of the breads look interesting. https://ketodietapp.com/Blog/?tag=/tagLowcarbBread&title=Lowcarb%20Bread

I like to talk about my depression when it strikes, I find it cathartic and as you said the more we talk about these things, the better for everyone. I had a minor falling out with my friend yesterday as she wanted to go on a longer walk and said I should take snacks in case I have a ‘hypo’. This is something I’ve never had in my life and I knew she meant sugary crap. I said that I’m only eating once a day at the moment and it sort of went on. I took some dates eventually but the whole episode made me not want to bother going out at all today. Really glad I did but these sorts of confrontations – even if they seem minor can really make me want to hermit again 🙁

Had rib eye steak with 2 mozzarella balls (date was up yesterday on them so thought I should eat them lol), mushrooms, spring onion, garlic and cherry tomatoes, all cooked together in beef dripping. Very yummy and blood sugar stayed nice and low today.

On waking was 7.1… then before food about 6.30 this evening it was 4.6 and after dinner 5.4 so things are sometimes very good in that dept and at other times, rubbish.

Hope you’re having a great day today xx

Hi all,

Another day on a plateau (identical weight and fat%) for the 5th day in a row. I got myself a fitbit, so I know I’m moving and groovin’ and burning between 3000 and 3500 kcals a day. Hmeh, it’ll work itself out (or not 😉 ).

We tried the cauli-rice and it ended up with bits everywhere, but it was good with the veggie curry from the recipes in BSD book. But yesterday I roasted a pork loin covered in garlic, thyme and oregano and roasted some red peppers, onion and courgette with the pork. I had a last minute inspiration and chucked in some cauliflower florets and roasted them too. They got slightly browned on the outside and they tasted great and the texture was nice too.

I got inspired and made some grown-up baked beans the other day. Sweated off some kolbasz (smoked paprika sausage); chucked in chopped onions, garlic and peppers sweated them off. Followed that up with some cumin, cayenne pepper and a drained can of haricot beans. The last thing to go in was some passata to make the sauce up. Really quick, easy and tasty 🙂

Nighty night y’all

Hi Keeptrying! How our bodies work to get us back into the old habits!! My theory is that although the old habits were harmful, we actually become adjusted to them. Then, while struggling to set new patterns, our bodies actually fight against it for a while. I believe our minds get there first, but the body plays “catch-up”. I had many of your responses also — for tiredness I just went to bed early and slept as much as I could and when I was too tired to do anything, I just tried to do something non-stressful, like reading or strolling through a park looking at the trees. For headaches I took aspirin and many many cold bottles of Pellegrino water. For anxiety, I went to the gym or took the dog out or gardened (my activity of choice for all things anxiety-producing). I found that the first 8 weeks were better if all I did was the diet — I really put everything else into a sort of sleeper-mode as much as possible. Somewhere around week 6 I finally started to feel energetic and more myself — and then since then, better than I have been for many years. I think this 8 week plan is HUGE for your mind AND body and we (the BSD community) maybe don’t respect how big it really is — you are changing a very important part of your every day life and the change is drastic. I hope you feel better soon! if it doesn’t get better, go get a check-up — good to check just to be sure. Just don’t quit 😜😜!! It gets better just about the time you think you can’t stand it for one more minute!

yes thanks Frog, my stomach much better but I did get a headache this afternoon- gone again now though.

the granola makes crunchy cereal 🙂

I enjoy cauli rice you can just steam it in the micro in a little water, which is ok if you are smothering it with sauce, but if not I prefer it fried up in a little olive oil.

I need to cook our dinner (it’s getting late) but I am procrastinating planning garden work lol.

Hi GR
I like your humour.
My plan is to hop across the Tazzie for a shopping spree once I settle on the desirable weight, I also want to wander the beaches feeling like Elle MacPherson instead of covering up in the neck to knee job.

Beetroot and feta in the fridge but has to wait a few days, you sent us that rain!

N

Also look up chickpea or gram flour. That makes fab crisp bread

Have you tried MyFitnessPal? On iPhone and laptop. I use it all the time.

Hi Trinity – this is a software programme for PC’s only. I thought they now had one for the phone, but it does not look like they have. If you want a phone app this won’t fit the bill.
There is a 10 day free trial then you need to buy it ($49). It is a one off fee and you can upgrade, reinstall on new PC’s etc as you need. It comes with a dictionary of foods – mainly US, but also the base things like carrots etc – I have to remember zucchini = courgette and eggplant is aubergine when I check the products. There is no smart scanning of products, I have built up a database over a period of foods that I use that are UK brands with the breakdown, my copy is now tailored to my food preferences. It takes a bit of time each time you use something new – but it makes you really read the labels before you use it!
I have had it for 12-13 years and it has migrated across a number of PC’s and once when there was a catastrophic hard drive crash, I had to totally reinstall with help from their helpdesk at no extra cost.
I also have activities in it, targets set for weight loss etc. It is not as user friendly as some phone apps, but I am used to it and it has a history of data that is useful to me.
It works for me – try the free trial and see if it will work for you.
https://fitnessassistant.net/

Julia18togo,thank you for your findings. I reviewed yesterday’s food and drinks and notice that I ate very little and drank loads of water. Why? I don’t know. Today I am on a much more even keel and this afternoon I walked for 2.15 hours and went to an hour long Pilates Class. It will be interesting to see the scales in the morning. I have had my evening meal and do not snack between meals.

Hi Izzy
have you been feeling better today?
Hope the granola goes well – does it make bars, or just like a crunchy cereal?

I bought some pre-grated cauliflower from tescos this afternoon (partly I can’t find the attachments for the food processor, and I’m going away next week, and didn’t think I’d get through a whole cauliflower), so I’ll have a play with that tomorrow.

Can’t help there, I’ve really not been headachey or hungry at all (mind you I’ve overeaten for so many years, I’m not sure that I know what being hungry is – “i want, I want” cravings – yes absolutely, but hungry? Not sure that I’d recognise it).

I treated myself to M&S Feta Cheese pastries (12g of carbs for 2), a bit like Turkish borek – delicious
the amazing thing – I only had two, not all four in the pack – AND I finished the plateful salad before I started the second pastry

Pre BSD I would have wolfed the pack (or bought a pack of those AND a pack of a similar pastry with a different filling) – and certainly eaten most of the pastries first – and probably not had much of a salad, maybe a tomato or two, possibly a lettuce leaf!

I’ve started the process of making the granola recipe. I’ve substituted macademia for mixed nuts, and pumpkin seeds for mixed seeds. the recipe says it is 12 portions, and this works out at around 300 calories and 19g carbs/portion. So I am going to divide mine into 24 portions, and have it with yoghurt instead of fruit, or maybe with a bit of almond milk. I will see 🙂 it needs soaked tonight and then baked tomorrow so I won’t get to try it until saturday really.

Hi keeptrying,
Good for you on sticking to things since Sunday! Small steps, but in the right direction – keep it up.

I’ve had a few bad days – like you I had a headache for 3 days & was nodding off on the sofa (stress at work, and not drinking enough) and had to drink like a fish (painkillers didn’t help). Weight went up slightly – only now that I’ve got back to “normality” has the weight started coming off again. Although I’ve not experienced the shakiness, etc that you seem to be suffering.

Perhaps it is your body still being in a state of adjustment – it’s not punishing you, it’s just fighting your new regime because it’s not getting all those bad things it has grown used to. If you give in and have a binge you will be going back to square one and then have to go through it all again when you resume. Maybe this time, try and tough it out (gnaw on a chair leg if you have to 🙂 ) – once you are through the worst of it then it should be easier to cope with if it happens again.

You can do it!

Hi Timmy, thanks for your knowledgeable feedback; much appreciated!

Since i started this 3 weeks ago the types of protein i’ve been eating are, chicken and other white meats, oily fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, bulgar wheat and quinoa, chickpeas and its derivative hummus; making sure i combine rapeseed or sunflower oil to add more flavour and make it more satisfying. Are there any other foods i should consider??

I haven’t been counting the protein or fat grams and don’t know for sure how much i’m supposed to have other than the rough guide of 1 gram of protein per kg or lb of body weight; i can’t remember which it is but i think this measurement applies to athletes, body builders and weightlifters. Should i be measuring the proteins and fat or just stick to carbs and calories?

My weight today was 15st 11lbs and i’ve lost 16lbs in 3 weeks. I’m 5′-11″ but i’ve always carried the weight well. How much protein should i be eating??

I haven’t eaten any white and or starchy carbs and confine my intake to some fruits and veg.

Thanks for your help.

Best wishes,

Trinity.

Hi
there’s another current post that you may want to look at – titled Jumbo Oats. there is a search box in the top right hand corner, or look at the recent topics in forums.

they’re OK in moderation – but 30g of Jumbo Oats contains 17g of carbs, so over 50% carb. I have them occasionally, but not every day.

Good luck with it

Right…I found out today that I am apparently pre-diabetic so I need to sort this out…
Not starting tonight will probably be planning over the next couple of days and getting fully into the swing of things on Monday.

I know from experience that I struggle with sorting out breakfast, I don’t have the energy to cook anything for breakfast in the morning. I previously have done slimming World and one of the breakfast ideas I did all the time was overnight oats…yoghurt, oats, fruit, leave in fridge overnight, eat in the morning. I was thinking that I should go back to this option again…is that OK?

Any other hints and tips for easy breakfast ideas are welcome.

Oh and another thing I wanted to know is can we post pics onto the forum as another diet tip I heard was taking photos of your food for a diary as well and being accountable that way…

I’ve discovered there is a healthfood shop in the nearby town (about 20 mins drive) I might pop along for a snoop over the next few days and see if they have anything interesting 🙂

Welcome to BSD mrstabond! and well done for your loss so far, best not to try to make sense of it just accept it works 🙂

Kale crisps are excellent and you can add spices. Very moreish and not many calories. Google kale crisps.

Hi Orchid, thank you for your advice; very helpful indeed.

I eat meat and that combined with seeds, beans, lentils and nuts gives me a wide variety of protein. I don’t measure my protein levels but watch the cals and the sugar.

I started this diet 3 weeks ago weighing 16st 13lbs and now i’m 15st 11lbs. I’m very pleased with this but i need a more efficient way to monitor my carb intake but i have no idea how much in grams i should be eating??

The same can be said of protein but i’m not so much concerned by that. I think a general rule of thumb is a gram of protein per Kg or lb of body weight but i think this measurement refers to athletes and in particular body builders/weight lifters which i did a lot of in my younger years. It is a guide for me though.

Can you tell me what this app is called so i can look it up please?

Thank you.

Best wishes,

Trinity.

white cabbage is good for crunch – I had some with hummus on.
there’s another thread that I was looking at earlier today on low-carb bread, including ‘cauliflower’ bread – and apparently you can make cauliflower pizza base too.
Gram flour is good – you can make batter and fry/bake it into flatbread or pizza base. – 29 carbs for 100g, less than bread, and very filling

If you’re at the stage where if you buy a packet of something, you find the rest of the pack, some M&S stores have packs of 3 oatcakes.
Nairns (the oatcake company) do an amazing snack that are better than crisps; Nairns Snackers. The cheese ones are amazing – a pack is 100 calories and 13g of carbs – so not brilliant but if you really really want something crunchy. The downside is that they only sell them in multipacks of six, and they are VERY nice!

ok, so I have managed to ‘behave’ food wise since sunday
and it seems like I am hopefully losing the 2lb I put back on last week that I had lost the week before
talk about yo-yo!!

anyway I have a question about ketosis
I have already read some online and here so I am hoping this is what I am experiencing

past few days VERY tired as in could hardly keep eyes open at times
and then headaches for 3 days (but had thought that was the stuffy weather)
but massive thirst – drank about 3 litres of water yesterday as well as teas
and then just feeling a bit shaky like I might pass out, and weak, and sick, and a bit breathless
and pulse weak

trouble is parts of that are similar to my anxiety, but it is not the same
oh well I guess no one can say for sure unless I was blood tested which I am not going to be unless it gets worse
which hopefully it wont

incredible really isn’t it
all those years of bingeing and the side effects (apart from getting fat of course) were far less worrying than all the things I seem to be encountering now
its like my body is punishing me

Hi,
Pappadums are a great idea – however I looked on the Tesco’s website for calories and carbs only to spot that some of them are 50:50 rice flour : lentil flour! Others are 100% lentil flour – make sure you get the lentil ones not the ones with rice flour.

I’m on day 4, and I’m defo posting a picture of my 6 pack once I’ve finished!

Hi and welcome to all the new BSDers!!!

Soon this will all be so,so easy… I am in my eighth week already🙌… not stopping now, am going on until I have left behind every wobbly, stubborn unwanted pound ( or stone, kg, etc)…for good.

Will be looking out for updates on progress from all you guys!

Enjoy your day

Imogen🌻

My first time on any of the forum threads, although I’ve read through many of them and will look to be inspired when I need it.

I’ve had a couple of false starts, but feel this is the time that I will persevere. I don’t have Diabetes, am overweight by around 8-10kg, but have reached a point where the way I look is less important than the way I’m feeling…bloated because I’ve eaten too much.

Now that we are into winter, I feel that soups will be good, but will need to be mindful of my bread “addiction”.

Latish at night here, so breakfast tomorrow is the start.

Best wishes to all…Marsie

Brilliant reading this Izzy – I have just started this week & seem to have dropped 4 pounds since monday which is bonkers – don’t really understand how this can all be water as I am guzzling loads of water – still! I have just discovered cocoa & chilli teabags at my local health food shop – might help with your chocolate craving as they are carb free.