Hi Frog, I used to live somewhere smaller without a shop and found it frustrating having to get the car out every time I needed something small I’d forgotten to stock up on. I like small places but I also like a bit of convenience and I like to walk. Our shop here is quite good and open til 10, so no cake after then lol.

Now, can I have a drumroll please?! thankyou…. I have a minor announcement. IZZY HAS CRACKED THE STONE MARK….yay I’m down 1lb since Tuesday so that’s me lost 1stone and 0.5 lb 🙂 very pleased. I guess I’m one of those candidates who will only lose 10% in the first 8 weeks, maybe even a little less depending on the next 2.5 weeks. I need to lose another 3.5 lb’s to hit my 10% so it is both possible and just as likely to be just under. I guess we will see, but I’m not too worried in fairness. Happy to have lost a stone and happy to keep going.

Not sure what the day will hold for food, I haven’t planned yet. I will check in later 🙂

20 stone at the start
Today week 7 I am 17 stone 9 pounds 😇

Sadly my bs not as dramatic ,morning erratic and last night 6.1 before dinner 8.5 couple hours after.
Maybe I will have to go back on my pills again ,sadly

Alan happy sad

Sooo on the scales this morning
End of week 7
This week I dropped four yes 4 pounds
Start weight 20-00 stone now 17-9lb
Think I’ll celebrate with huge English breakfast mmmm

Sadly my bs not coming down as quick 6.1 before last nights dinner couple hours later 8.5

Alan happy sad !

Day 5 saw a 100g drop. Sufficient for the target I have in mind, and the trend continues. Almost got my hamstrings back in full function and off the ice packs so daily exercise will soon make a reentry to the daily schedule to speed things along.
The mindfulness also starting up. That reminder to take a few minutes off the conveyer belt of life is proving to be an unexpected helpful addition.
Keep at it folks!

Thanks for the encouragement. I think you are right about sluggish metabolism, from which I suffer too.

frustrating isn’t it Jackianne
I lost lots the first couple of days, then have been see sawing up and down between half a kilo (99..2/99.7/99.5 etc) – even though I am a bit more active and easily eating a fifth of the calories that I used to )and probably 10% or less of the carbs) I need to really up the exercise I think – but swimming a mile sounds impressive, so that doesnt seem to be the problem for you.
I figure that I have had this extra weight for many, many years, and it will take a while for my sluggish metabolism to kick in.

Good luck with it, persevere!

many people seem to use myfitness pal – I started off wasting a couple of hours creating a lovely complex spreadsheet, then switched over to myfitnesspal. (and allarmingly discovered I’d registered an account with them three years ago when I was 15k heavier!)
there’s a similar one http://www.caloriecount.com which I’ve used in the past- both count a range of nutrients including fat and carbs,

the important thing to remember is that users add to the database – so you do get erroneous entries, If I enter something new, for me, I cross check the nutrients on the database with the packet or supermarket site for the item, just to ensure its accuracy.

I did record a loss of two pounds at the end of week three, but have now gone up by a pound. Oh dear. Fewer than 800 yesterday, swam a mile and played 18 holes of golf.

Poor dogs, glad to hear they;re better now.
Like us, they;r digestive systems were reacting to something they’re not used to,

Hi Isabel, maybe it’s the fibre that’s making your bowels, urm, ‘overactive”? Hopefully it will settle down! The diet has had the opposite effect on me, as with some of the others. I’ve had irritable bowels for, ooh, 30 years I guess. Urgency and frequency every morning, avoiding eating breakfast if I had to go out straight away, that sort of thing. Now, I only go every other day and feel fine. What a relief! Also, without wishing to be gross (!) my dogs are normally on a raw meat diet. Small firm poo, once a day. They had to be on kibble (carb rich) for a few days,: looser bulky poos several times a day. Back on the raw meat now, thank goodness! The dogs that is. 😀

Hi all, I am very excited to start my new journey to a healthier me. Day one started. Look forward to all your stories and suggestions. Motivation and consistency will be a challenge but all in all should be ok for 8 weeks. Just wondering if anyone can suggest an app or site on web that tracks your calorie intake in a no fuss and easy manner. I have used “spark people” in the past and find it pretty good. Other suggestions? all the best on all your travels… Pam 🙂

So cool Switzerland
I wish you every success😀
Linda

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Mia77 to start is the right beginning. 🌟

congratulations Switzerland, thanks for your thoughts on what worked for you – lots of best wishes for the follow on plan

So, yesterday was the end of Week 8 for me. My weight is down 1.2 kgs this week, making a total of 9.1 kgs. My waist measurement is down 8 cm in total.
The BSD Fast 800 has been such a success for me. Having tried many ‘diets’ this is the only time I’ve achieved such successful stats.
What worked for me? Eating low carb med style 800 calories a day has taught me that I can be satiated on that amount of food as long as it’s the right food. Over the 8 weeks I’ve continued to learn and grow in knowledge (both of what to eat and when to eat it so I don’t become driven by seeking out the wrong foods). I persist with the goal of 10 000 steps/day – I’ve learnt to be kind to myself surrounding this goal when I am time poor and I make it up the following day. Mindfulness meditation – it works for me – investing a small amount of time daily comes back ten fold in how I can better manage situations that arise.
These forums have been (and will continue to be) so valuable. Everyone’s contributions make a difference. So, if you’re reading this and have never posted – don’t be shy – hop on a thread and start or continue a conversation)
Where to now? I have a way to go before I reach my goal. The BSD has become a way of life for me and I’ve commenced BSD 5:2 today and will continue it until I reach my goal.
Happy days.

Hi Davena
Don’t worry about it – if you’re sticking to the principles of the diet, drink lots and and not cutting back on fat, that should help keep you feeling full.
I’ve not been particularly hungry ether (day 8) – but to be honest, I have been overeating for so many years, I’m not entirely sure I really know what hungry feels like!
Bored/craving food or sweet stuff, yes, lots – but that’s often when I know I can’t be hungry because I’ve just eaten.

I’ve had a few days under 800, and a couple a bit over (none over 1,000) – the only big slip up that I’ve had was one evening when I got in latish one evening, thought “I’m not hungry” and didn’t bother to eat supper.
Later on I had a piece of cheese , only 30g, surprisingly tiny, but it contained more calories than the meal I’d planned, then sometime after midnight, TWO snack pack of Oat Cake things.

I’m on day 2 and think I may be overeating as I don’t feel too hungry! I’m keeping tabs on my eating by using an online calorie counter/menu diary. It SEEMS as if I’m within my 800 cals a day limit but, still, I don’t feel very hungry. *worried*

thanks Izzy – I’m a bit worried about sticking to BSD while I;m away though!
I had a long conversation with the friend I’m staying with about what I can/can’t eat.

I’ve loved living in London, and the brilliant thing about being able to live so centrally is that I don’t spend hours commuting, but after 30+ years here I am starting to get itchy feet.
I had a job outside of London a few years ago, I kept my flat here and rented near where I was working – SIX miles from buying a pint of milk! The first weekend there I did the biggest supermarket shop ever – just so I didn’t run out of anything.
Here I have mini supermarkets – Tesco, Waitrose and Sainsbury within a five minute walk, open til around 11pm, plus a couple of independent 24 hour supermarkets about ten minutes away. Big temptation if I get cake or chocolate cravings late at night!

well done on the loss Leanne
It’s always good to have something to help visualise what you’ve managed to loose – and when it’s something – or someone – you can carry (just), it helps you realise what a strain you’ve been putting your body under lugging it around 24/7.

Hi Leeanne,
That’s so good – well done. It keeps it real when you can physically see the amount of weight you’ve lost (your granddaughter) plus more (I guess she’s to young to hold 2lbs butter while you have her in your arms!)
Best wishes.

Hi ColandClaire,

Well done. As you said, there are so many healthy BSD food choices. It’s so much easier to walk past the tempting foods when no longer driven by carb cravings. Looking forward to reading of your progress.
Enjoy your new way of life together.

Loving the results I’m getting, despite major cravings this afternoon!! However, my question is, if I am successful and I can reverse my diabetes after 8 weeks, my A1C test will still be high because of the previous 4 weeks, so although I will be technically non-diabetic, my doctor will still want me to take medication for another 3 months. Is this the case, and if so what should I do?

Hi happy life,
Thank you, yes feeling a lot better, have kick started the ‘diet’ and am back on track, Although today I have been cold (again) tired and had headache! That I can cope with if I’m losing weight
Christine

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Hi Judith,
Welcome back? I have missed you, where have you been, never mind, I’m glad you’re back
Christine

Hi trees,
I’m am officially jealous!!
I started the diet in February, I was 14.9lb and size 20, I have lost 2.2lb and am in size, barely, 18 bottoms and 16 tops, captain Lynne is the same as you! It’s not fair, I’m not playing anymore!
Oh I know everyone is different, and I am pear shaped, I’m just having a winge.
Well done on your weight loss, especially as you have had to put up with a lot recently.
Christine

I look after my youngest granddaughter one day a week. She’s 11 months old. She’s a chubby cutie! Today I decided to get on the scales whilst holding her. I was flabbergasted when I discovered I’d lost her equivalent body weight plus 2lbs extra. She’s heavy to carry and you know you’ve got her! No wonder my knees feel better!!

Hi julia18togo,
I have a daughter doing horticulture courses at the moment, and I remembered you were asking Lucia how to stop cats using your garden as a toilet? My daughter puts orange peel on our veg patch where cats use it as a toilet, she says they don’t like the smell of citrus, might be worth a try? Hope alls well with you, are all the exams finished now? I hope they did ok when do they get their result? Callum our eldest grandson, got an a in his last exam, ( he has done an extra year at college) so he will be going to Aberdeen in September.
Christine

Hi rachel62,
How are you Doing? Hope you are ok.
Christine

I hope you enjoy Dorset Frog!

I’ve never actually been to London, but I would like to visit one day. I couldn’t imagine living in such a busy place though I like a quieter and calmer pace of life.

Polly, if you are feeling tired then it’s best to sleep when you can. When my depression hit a few months ago I was in bed by 8pm every night for weeks, it was just what I needed to do (among other things) to start to heal.

Well tonights dinner was yummy yummmmm

I sliced a chicken breast and dipped in egg, then dipped in crushed almond flour crackers that I made last weekend. Then I baked them in the oven. You could fry them I guess but I was saving on calories.

I made this sauce (hope the link works)
http://www.slimmingworld.co.uk/recipes/chicken-katsu-curry.aspx

and I made a little courgetti

and all together it was lovely. Hubby had his with rice and now wants me to cook it again lol. I will but not as often as he is requesting (every second day haha)

I’m down to two crackers left so I guess I know what I’m doing with my day tomorrow, as my almond flour has arrived woohoo 🙂

Well into Day 4 and although I have those hunger pangs sometimes I can beat it down with drinking some water. In the first few days I have lost 7 lbs in weight with the missus losing 4! The problem we have is what to have to eat as there is so many choices and we are trying foods that we have never eaten before. I was so proud of resisting temptation like sweets being left in my van by another driver walking through the supermarket and breezing past the chocolate bars. Long may it continue!!!!!

oh dear, the shifts must complicate things!

I lost loads the first two days, then have been sea-sawing around the same weight for the last five or six, which has been incredibly frustrating.
I’m trying not to think “sod it , it;s not working, chocolate must be the answer” – the weights been there for so long, its just my body taking a while adjusting to the new normal!

Weird stuff this BS
6.1 before lunch 8.5 two n half hours later,and a one hour walk too !

Feel like eating cake then chocolate drown my sorrows 😱

Alan 7 weeks in ,thinking my bs won’t change 😱

My day on the road was fine. I had ‘brunch’ for breakfast of mushrooms and omelette then didn’t need anything else til I got home tonight, just lots of water while on the road. The benefit of delivering to pubs is there is always a loo handy!!!

Thanks for all your kind words of support. I just wanted to encourage those who are starting out or maybe having a plateau. Btw, yes jimnz it is a kiwi name. Kiwi by descent, dual nationality. Best of both worlds. 😊

tv and crochet at the moment, Imogen
had a very tricky and stressful day

polly you have much more faith in me than I do

I am so pleased to lose weight but all I want right now is my binge foods
and I am scared to even have a cream cracker because I have stopped gluten

I look in my cupboards and I want to throw the gram and coconut and almond flour at the wall or the bin
I am sick of trying to eat ‘healthy’ and ‘right’ even though it has only been so short a time
my mh issues are pretty serious I guess and I just get so overwhelmed
I just want to stuff my face and disappear

oh and supportive hugs are very welcome
thank you – hugs back xx

Frog, I’d love to move TO London, I’m in the Rhondda and bits of it are beautiful but I really dislike the nosiness (friendliness) that goes with it and like to keep to myself. Although I had a lovely walk with my friend and her dog earlier. Only 1.9 miles though. Where we walked is in danger of being bought by a quarry though even though it has woodland, a meadow and rare flowers. 🙁

Dorset does sound lovely though

Izzy and Happy I’m the opposite. Have been waking up and then going back to bed. Not really healthy I know but I feel that it’s quite healing.

Need to up my exercise a lot more as I stopped doing it while I visited my other half for a week. Mostly due to pulling some muscles in my thighs and resting them. Will introduce more exercise soon 🙂

keeptrying,

loving your fat/bubble wrap image 😀

If you look at some of your earlier posts then you’ll see that you’ve come on leaps and bounds. MH is a total and utter (insert much swearing) there is no sense to depression which is where I have some issues. Can be great and then really low in the space of minutes. Following politics and stuff really doesn’t help me but it’s so addictive.

Sending you a supportive hug which you can take or leave as you like 😛

Polly x

I really feel for you doing this with minimal support, if you are eating out then there is always the protein, salad, no carb option. Some restaurants will replace carby sides for cooked veggies or salads.

Can you have a cupboard that you can keep clear of the junky foods and is just for you? Managing 9 days in an awkward situation is brilliant though.

Is there any way that you can talk to your relatives and ask them to be left out of eating out sometimes if that’s helpful? Hope some of this is helpful even a tiny bit.

Good luck, Polly xx

Hi Celeste
Well done on going solo, you are amazing , as many have said this is a long term change for life so the ups and downs are to be expected. I am almost afraid to eat out – how ridiculous does that sound. Try to make choices o you have some control well done you go girl.

Sounds like the evening’s are more challenging for you at the moment?
Can you treat yourself to a nice relaxing bath or pamper session?
I sometimes use a hypnotherapy relaxation CD to get me past those rough moments or have a bit of a dance to my favourite tunes 🙌 – use whatever gets you through the day!

Imogen🌻

hi all –

day eight:

weight: 196.3 (diff: – 13.5)
calories: 1913
carbs: 75
breakfast: two hard boiled eggs
lunch: ground beef with veggies
dinner: chicken burger with lettuce bun
snacks: wine
exercise: —

whoa. this day just didn’t go as planned. feeling super discouraged. perhaps i need to get better organized. here’s hoping tomorrow is better.

celeste x

Today was soooooooo much better!

6lbs lost for a start! I was in London for the morning, the trainer was giving chocolate for correct answers but I didn’t have any. I didn’t drink my usual amount of water due to tubes, trains etc but managed ok and had enough to not have a headache.

Resisted M&S lunch at the station and came home to the cauliflower and cannellini bean soup.

The wobbly feeling wasn’t as bad today so definitely getting better each day. I’m not sleeping very well and my legs ache, is that normal?

Pukekogirl,
Well done. Your experience is similar to mine as I reported on another thread. My last HBA1C was 40 – not as impressive as your 36.
Your username sounds as if you are a Kiwi?
Keep up the fantastic progress
Jim (another Kiwi)

yes I have mh support
but right now, this evening
alone as usual

hi all –

i’ve been on the fast 800 for 9 days & i’m really struggling.

my fiance is supportive of me but not at all interested in doing it with me & we’re in this SUPER strange situation. we moved to a new city & bought a new house…..that we don’t get possession of until August 15th.

we are staying with my parents in their basement. they do NOT have the healthiest of diets and have all sorts of treats & things in the house and WORST of all they go out for dinner ALL.THE.TIME & invite us. eating out is SO full of calories!

i’m just really struggling with maintaining the fast 800 but i really want it to work. any suggestions? anyone else flying solo out there?

celeste x

Hi keep trying,

We all give and receive support…that’s what the forums are for.

You are making changes, you started BSD… Celebrate every success, each and every good choice you make… Forget the rest!

May I ask…are you getting support for your mh?

Sending hugs,

Imogen🌻

Ah, if only that was possible. As a shift worker I have rotating hours and no defined breakfast time. However, we do set an approximate same time every Thursday before the evening meal.

FeltWicked

Hi, I had a few days away recently and after only a couple of pints over 3 days and a couple of pub meals I was reversing progress rapidly. Being lightest on waking I was horrified to find such a change after what I considered to be a minor departure. Fortunately, it is soon put right. I am nearly 20% down now on February’s body mass and am on a variable approximately 5:2 maintenance diet.