Hi Plumptious, wow, congrats on binning the size 20 clothes, you’re doing fantastically! The wedding yesterday was wonderful and my dress looked 100x better than when I first tried it on. Had several comments on how much weight I’d lost which means it’s definitely paying off changing those old habits. I ate the meal and did drink a few G&Ts but I stayed away from the bread and sweets and ice cream. And this morning I’m back on track again! TBH I’m feeling so much better that I don’t want to slide back to the carbs…

I lost 7lbs on my first week and nothing so far on week 2, I’m pleased to read this isn’t unusual!

It does make you think about what you put in your mouth, last night I had some calories left and had strawberries and cream which came in at under 100 calories, very satisfying and tasty 😊

I’ve never counted calories before in my life, and I’m amazed at how few calories there are in veggies. Tonight I ate courgettes, mushrooms, tomato, butternut squash and carrots…Sooo much, and so few calories!

I can understand that it would be difficult or impossible to lose 6 lbs. a week, but a great start like that has to be encouraging. Keep it up!

30th May 2016 – 92.4kg – 204lbs – 14st 8lbs – BMI 28.5 – 8th week of BSD800 done

Weekly loss 1.9kg – 4.2lbs

Loss so far:
Since June 2014 – 48.2kg – 106lbs – 7st 8lbs
Since 1st March 2016 – 31.4kg – 69lbs – 4st 13lbs
Since 4th April 2016 (beginning of BSD800) – 18.1kg – 40lbs – 2st 12lbs

Target complete – 93.8kg – 207lbs – 14st 11lbs – BMI 29 – when I reach this I will have lost 30kg since 1st March 2016

Current target – 85kg – 187lbs – 13st 5lbs – BMI 26.2 – recent targets were a bit closer together, so this is one a bit further away. I’m assuming that this will take much longer to get to as the weight loss is slowing down.

hi Glevesque

1.4kg is pretty good I think, if you lost that every week for 8 weeks you will have lost over a stone (I still work in old money). I dont imagine for a minute that I can sustain a 6 lb loss each week – just keeping it off this week will be the challenge enough.

I had no carbs at all – except for those allowed such as lentils, chickpeas, etc. I did recipes I though would be filling – Chicken and green lentils, steak ,stir fry, and if they didn’t look like there was enough to stop me being hungry I just increased the amount of veggies – eaten more courgette last week then I have in the rest of my life.

Hi ay caramba,
Sorry for not replying to you post 13/5, been very busy and had my cousin visit for a week so not been on line much. Yes, t is a step marathon, but I look at the steps as an activity indicator – if I he been reading and writing al day I am lucky if I get to 1000 steps and need to get out the house!
I decide to try a ‘GPS’ marathon in the last 6 days of May – 42.19km whilst out for a walk – ie not part of a ‘normal’ days activities.
Thursday – 5.9km
Friday – 8.8km
Saturday – 11.4km
Sunday 6.9km
Still got 9.1km to do.
I had intended to do that today as tomorrow the weather is rainy. However on Saturday the walk I did was around on of the National Trust properties – through woods, muddy fields, hills (as far as SE England has hills) and when I got home, I discovered I had pulled a muscle in my lower left back. Spent the rest of Saturday with heat at my back and on Ibuprofene. I also had managed to acquire two blisters just under the big toe of each foot
Yesterday I decided to try a walk closer to home, still through parkland and woods, but flatter with better tracks or paved areas. I managed that- bit slower than I had been the days before. Today my back is still sore but improving – however the blisters have burst and are awful.
Going out now to see how it feels once I start waking ……….. If tomorrow had not been predicting a lot of rain, I would have just had today off and finished it all off tomorrow. Worst case – I did the step marathon and will donate based on that – best case….I finish in May – but I may end up finishing this into June 🙁

6.5 pounds in one week! Wow! I’m impressed. Have been taking in less than 800 calories per day and been doing this for six days and have lost only 1.4 kilogram so far. I’m expecting the weight to suddenly just fall off. Must admit that I’ve only been able to have no carbs at all for the past two days. Maybe that has been the problem? Anyway, not giving up yet.

Hi all
Just starting week 2. Almost had a heart attack reading the posts above about eggs while happily chomping my way through two hard boiled eggs for breakfast! Glad to hear it is less than 100 cals per egg.

Weigh day today and lost 6.5lbs extremely pleased with overall position. A bit disappointed that my weight didnt move at all over the weekend, although that might have something to do with the large amount of gin I consumed on Friday night. Other than my gin binge I have stuck to the diet, not exactly 800 calories, but a recommended breakfast, lunch and dinner from the book. I was out for lunch on Thursday but managed to be good and had salmon and vegetables. Was pleasantly surprised that there was a few choices (was in an italian – all that pizza and pasta!!!) provided you asked for no potatoes, only veg, which they happily did for me.

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Hey !
Today was weigh in for end of week two and I did not loose any thing either !
I lost big numbers the first week 4.5 kg gone and then nothing. I think it’s what they call an early plateau ! It’s so unfair haha !!! definitely sticking to this life style change because it’s a lot better than where I was heading !
Well done on your amazing weight loss for week 1 ! Keep going strong !!

Tallyhoo that is fantastic….SO pleased for you. Well done!!!!

I keep some frozen yoghurt in the freezer – as an ice cream addict I think it is a good substitute.

Thanks LindaA.
Hi JaneyCD, how was the wedding….and the dress?
I have had a good week and have lost another 4lb. Now I am 13 st 4lb and 3/4 ‘s.
I have all the menus and shopping planned for the week and finding it easier swap things around if necessary…like when the fridge was accidentally turned up too high and ruined lettuce, celery and quite a few other bits that had been for incorporating into meals. We don’t carry any extra food nowadays lol!
Twice this week I have had to apologise to unplanned visitors that we don’t have a crumb of cake or biccies in the house so if they are hungry…would an apple do? Fortunately they know us pretty well so weren’t shocked. I think our cultural & social background of welcoming visitors with “white”food/drinks is a very hard one to get over…our cake tin is redundant and Mc V-Biscuits has probably gone bust! In the future I may do some BSD style baking but not for a long while yet.
We have made a real effort and been on lots of extra walks and feel so much better. I can really feel the muffin top shrinking and have put all size 20 clothes into the recycling bin at the supermarket.

Hi Lucia
I enjoy the odd ice cream too – not having diabetes (I think you are in the same boat?) I reckon we can permit ourselves the odd one, as does Michael Mosley – and what’s good enough for him is good enough for me! In fact I keep a supply of mini milks in the freezer for those choc moments (I palm the vanilla and strawberry ones off on the girls, no hardship!). They are about 40 cal each. But a Magnum does sound like a well earned bank holiday weekend treat. Hope you enjoyed it – for me the difficulty is staying off other unhelpful food afterwards. But I am encouraged to see you are human like me! I am trying to be stricter with myself this week. We can do it together.

Christi1948 – sorry I have been absent for well over a week – too busy, another fiddlers rally and also trying to finish off stuff in garden as well as several other events.

Have a good week, all!

Julia x

I’m also using myfitnesspal, you can do your daily food diary, log your measurements, exercise etc so it’s really got everything you need in one place.

Tallyhoo absolutely fantastic you should be very proud of your self
This will also help people starting out to see what can be achieved with this way of eating ( I still don’t like to use word diet as I think this seems temporary )
Alanhypno

Hi, you seem to be very knowledgeable and well motivated so I would expect you to have targets and to try and predict your various outcomes. Do you still get all of the vital nutrients that includes 300 mg/day of carbohydrate? You write 600-800 cal/day and this is quite if not very, tough.If the fat calculation you mention was that simple and Ketosis that predictable it would be great but most of us here did the same thing every day for 8 weeks or more and lots varied, stalled, plateaued and had all sorts of experiences some good and some not so good. If you are nearing your target, well done but don’t be too hard on yourself. I found it tricky getting back to increasing calories to stop losing recently as I was re-programmed! We know this works, I have not watched Dr Fung but my results are great and I am now 16 weeks away from when I started and then I was Obese and now I am not. Good luck Wcorey…

Good job Lucia. I hope you listened to yourself during your ‘talk’.

Hi Tallyhoo,

Congratulations!!! What a brilliant achievement😊😊😊 in such a short time. Enjoy those naughty potatoes – then climb back on the wagon!

Imogen🌻

Well done Tallyhoo – great results.

Resting heart rate varies with BP and I notice that often when Systolic rises HR can fall slightly. Mine is affected by getting over-tired and consumption of alcohol and is up this morning after a family party lunch yesterday. It went from 104/60 to 114/70 today. It was taken as always, on waking, around 0600h while laid flat after laying still for a few minutes. This is the lowest it is likely to be during my day and some would say it is a false picture. Others will criticise the use of a domestic quality device for measuring it, but so long as we accept it is a relative rather than absolute reading there is no problem for me. In Feb when I started my BP 128/80 and HR 60. Since then it has dropped significantly but was never all that high to me in the first place. Lowest HR recently was 44. We all vary and losing weight reduces BP and HR in my case, if that helps? I am 62 and not super fit.

Hi team,
Yesterday, I wanted chocolate, something cool and , I know it’s the wrong word for it but a treat.
So I had one magnum icecream.
I am now in panic mood as it is like a drug , touch it once and you crave it always.
So I have given myself a talking to and will eat pure today.
My last day off, work tomorrow.

Love Lucia
Xxx

GOAL ACHIEVED THIS MORNING!!!! Weighed in for the 18th time I think it is and I have reached the goal I set myself back on 25th January which I had laughed at at the time and said I’d aim to be here by June 17th when we go on holiday. Lost 3 lbs this week having been out for dinner twice!!!!

Started at 14 st 12.6 (don’t forget the .6) now am at 11 st 6.6 so have lost a lovely 3 stone 6 or 47 lbs I think it is. Gone from dress size 20 ish down to size 12 jeans from Next (v proud) to size 14 -16 tops.

Saw doctor for blood test results during the week and am now off metformin and cholesterol pills – cholesterol down to 3.5!!! wow and I forgot to tell him I just eat full fat stuff now – will tell him next time.

My goal was 11 st 7 – I am resetting my goal today – now want to get to 10 st 5…………

Yippee

PS am cooking for family who are round for bank holiday and I WILL have a couple of jersey royals with butter and see what happens

Happy to support.

Kiwi,
I have just sent you an email – without posting my email address here.

Jim

HI Matrika, I checked with hubby , the glucometer was given to him by the hospital,his diabetes is caused by his medication for other conditions.So It could be they provide routinely or it could be because he is on the pension and has a healthcare card.He pays something for the lancets and strips but its subsidized,you could try your GP or diabetes Australia for advice.Hows your BSD going ?

I’m glad to join the group. I’m finishing up week four today. I lost 12 pounds in three weeks, but this week, nothing. Your comments have encouraged me. I fully intend to complete the 8 weeks and I hope eventually to get off some of my current medication and lose enough weight to feel healthy before my 70th birthday.

Hi Lucia,

What a sacrifice you’ve made – researching Thor – and on your long week-end. Your dedication is commendable.
I do hope swooning uses a lot of energy (you know, to counteract the ice-cream).
Did you consider what you could have eaten instead of the ice-cream? I’m thinking 30g nuts or a 30g piece of cheese?

I still have my struggle days, they always surround milk chocolate. My current strategy is to not touch any. If I don’t touch it, I can’t eat it. BUT as I’ve mentioned previously I do have 85% dark choc or guilt free chocolate brownies and I have 1 portion when I’m really craving milk chocolate. I think what works for me with this strategy is that they taste ‘chocolatey’ but do not cause the huge sugar spike and then insulin response.

I was always hanging upside down as a child. We had a swing and ‘monkey bar’ in our backyard. In the lounge room I’d sit facing the back of the lounge and then lean back and watch TV upside down – great fun.

Have a good day Lucia (and forum members). Remember food wise to take it one step at a time.

We started today…Nat is doing the shopping list and I’m planning our meaks around it..work lunche are going to be made at home the night before as will the kids school lunches to take pressure off morning routine

Started with a poached egg and small portion of cashews and black coffee

We’re going to blog all our food so may help others if they are struggling with family life and being on the diet.

Great to be here and keep you posted 😃

Hi Lucia,

Bill isn’t well – pop over to his forum and have a read – I’m sure when he’s well enough he’ll be researching the minion onesie.

I’ve read that the average resting heart rate per minute is between 60-100. Mine is 58. I don’t think I’m that fit. I have low blood pressure. Does having low blood pressure have anything to do with my resting heart rate?

Thanks to both of you. I’m not giving up, it’s kind of made me more determined! I’m already feeling in control of food. I feeling I have never had.

Does anyone think bill has bought the minion onesie yet?

Love Lucia
Xxx

Switzerland.
Did you ever hung upside down as a kid in the park?
I wonder if I could do it again.
I may try that tomorrow.
Look to the news for a big fruit bat terrorising the uk 😎It’s me hanging upside down.

Wonder if a little extra blood to the grey cells will help my faulty wiring.

Love Lucia
Xxx

Hi Switzerland,
I live that you are on the same wave length as me.

Today I had my usual breakfast
Lunch a little chicken and bacon
Dinner steak, caramelised onions and a little sweet potato.

Then I had an icecream. Rats!!!!!!
But it was so good.

I have tried to argue with myself, trying to justify it with over 10,000 steps.
Who am I kidding.
There is a chink in my armour. A gap. I I don’t act like that little Dutch boy and stick something in the hole, I will ah e a situation.
So, tomorrow I am going to do a home made boot camp. On Wednesday, I am going to do a pure bsd. No deviations.
To night I am slobbing out and watchin a movie. Only in the interests of research (cough cough)
It’s called Thor.
He has dreamy blue eyes. Even his muscles have muscles.

And his brother Lokie is the actor with the nice bum who was in the series called night manager.
Swoon, swoon.

Oh the research was… How many times swoon in an hour. Now I have to look up how many calories are burnt swooning.

Soooooo. There we have it.
Love Lucia
Xxx

Hi Sandie,
The main reason that the chocolates are not ate yet is that I have my ear plugs in.
I can hear chocolate calling from at least 367 miles, give or take.

Your will power is incredible.
Team, the force is great in this one.

Again, I take my hat off to you
Love Lucia
Xxxx

This is so weird. First off, As I grew up on the other side of the pond, bs here is on a different scale that what sounds like is the A1C designation ~ 5.x is really good, 6.x is not so good, 7 is good if you are diabetic, 8 is seriously not so good.

I was diagnosed just about a year ago with fbs at 180-something and A1C at 8.5. Not believing I had a chronic progressive disease I armed myself with MFP and a gym membership and in 3 months for my next a1c I turned that 8.5 into 5.8. I also, since last July, lost over 80lbs or around 40Kg? I did nothing special except keep my daily calories below ~1500. I happened on Dr Fung’s 6 part YouTube series then Dr Mosley’s BSD and Dr Fung’s Obesity Code. I’ve been fasting roughly 21 hrs / day and limit myself to under 800 cals. Up until today I’d have said my tiredness and cold feet had gone. Today my feet are freezing. My morning fbs was 110 (shocking really) as for the last week or so it’s been low 90’s with one day at 101 (prior to today). In 13 days I’ve lost 8 lbs. That doesn’t strike me as especially stellar.

What’s interesting though is the sort of confluence between Dr Taylor’s work in New Castle and Dr Fung’s work in Toronto and Dr Mosley’s work. I was kind of hoping to see the 1-2 lbs / day drop after having hit two plateaus just as Dr Fung suggested. Oh, I must add that my 600-800 cal/day is completely absent sugar or white flour…franly any flour. Occasionally I will indulge in a lunch of 2 deli slices of Danish Ham w/mustard and a deli slice of swiss cheese (about 140 cals) for lunch. Most days I am fine going from about 8pm until about 5pm the following day. I used to have that on whole wheat bread but as I cut out bread I didn’t want the sandwich meats to go bad. I am about 30lbs away from, what I would consider, my target weight.

Has anyone else experienced a slow to no weight loss fasting? I thought the entire point was to re sensitise your body to insulin such that one could start burning fat to make up for the severe calorie deficit, i.e 2000 – 800 = 1200 (from fat) * 7 = 8400 / 3500 = ~2.5 lbs/wk. Hmmm. I gues expecting that per day is a bit of wishful thinking, huh? I believe the cold feel signify my metabolism is being throttled back. That would be sad!. Good wishes to all!

Glad you’ve enjoyed the blog Polly 🙂 I’ve a bit of catching up to do as I haven’t put anything on the new one for a while but I have done some visits.

Dinner was hunters chicken, and courgetti And I had spare calories so I’ve had a hot choc which was amazing.

I used two tablespoons of double cream, 1 tsp cocoa, 3 teaspoons of caramel syrup. It is for coffee normally but I don’t like coffee. Had to add in calories and carbs for it but it wasn’t much.

I’ve just discovered I have a day off tomorrow I’d forgotten about, so I’m hoping the weather stays good and I can do something nice, child free for once, and I only have to work for 3 days then as my husband is off on Friday I have ANOTHER child free day. This is rare sometimes I go weeks or months without any alone time, so now I’m super excited haha. What to do?

I’ve planned my food for the next 8 days so shouldn’t have any problems this week.

Night everyone 🙂

Hi Lynne,

Congratulations. You know all of us from the other club houses will pop in, take a look around, get some friendly advice and support and from time to time crash the club house, re-decorate and party with you to celebrate your achievements.
Best wishes.

Thanks, Igorasusual. I shall bear that in mind if my weight loss slows too much. For the moment the fruit and veg do keep me going.

That’s fantastic – sounds really lovely.

More news on diabetes.co.uk a lot of people seem happy to sign the petition but if it just said about low carbing rather than the low calorie part. I can see why they are resistant as they don’t know how easy this way of eating is 🙂

Some of them had problems with the wording as well.

I also use myfitnesspal and there is also a helpful site called eatthismuch.com on which you can tell it how many grams of fat/carb/protein you want to eat and it comes up with recipes based around your needs. You can also tell it what foods to exclude – I have played about with it more than using it but some of the recipe ideas may help – Polly

Loving your photos, Izzy. Scotland is so beautiful although I’ve only been to Edinburgh so far (I worked in the festival in 05 I think it was). Have so much more exploring and travelling to do.

Your friend is doing great if he managed to start cutting down on things and probably for most people that’s good enough. It really is like quitting anything bad for you – your head does have to be in the right place.

I had 2 onion bahjis for breakfast with yogurt and sunflower seeds and this evening had a lamb chop sliced up and stir fried with lots of veg and spiralised carrot and courgette. The carrot kind of relaxes when it’s cooked and becomes noodley – sort of.

hi Skywalker, Yes.. Thats what I am thinking . My EBV should get better and I am back on medication for my fatty liver and spleen . Lets see.

Best Regards
Balaji

I feel your pain. I keep telling myself I am eating to fuel my body not for pleasure and slowly my mind set is changing, although I had some frozen yoghurt this afternoon I am not having dinner as a result. Keep going it will click!

indeed, igorasusual – you are probably right – well I hope so
although I know my mh affects all this too

but yes – I have a very angry CARB BRAIN screaming to be filled

I have yet to find anything equally fulfilling – but then perhaps that is a good thing – so food can become less addictive and even perhaps a pleasurable experience at some point in the future

Hi Lynne,
The dress wasn’t see through, I just felt a bit ‘out there’ in a dress, I normally wear trousers and long tops that cover my belly!
See you in the 16weeks club house on Monday! Will ‘wave’ at you so you can let me in
Christine

MyFitnessPal is on that I like to use.

This is your carb addiction speaking to you. Keep strong – it DOES fade. You’ve been controlled by its hormonal effect for years – boot it out and TAKE BACK YOUR BODY.

You can do it!!!!!

yes you are right

it seems to have imploded inside my stupid head

I feel so angry today
I walked through town earlier and was angry because I wanted a greggs sausage roll
because I wanted ham and pizza and crisps dah dah dah dah

I am having stuffed pepper and salad but I don’t want it
I am making more coconut flatbreads but I don’t want them either
I want to stuff my face with junk food

I should be happy to eat like this, it is meant to be making me feel great but it isn’t
and yet it is no ones choice but mine, I realise that

aaaarrrrgggghhhh the conflict