Where are we getting the 50g carbs from? My carbs are always higher, simply because of eating loads of veg. Surely that is not harmful?

Kitchen scales and a calorie counter app are a must in my view, as Bissell has said so easy to guesstimate. Were you thinking not liking yogurt limits your breakfast options? If so the recipe sections has some egg recipes, plus in the Fast 800 section there’s a thread called what have you eaten today, I looked there for some ideas. I’m having brunch today and will make up some coconut floor pancakes.

Black swan naturally sweet Greek yoghurt tastes great but is much higher in carbs than those mentioned above.(Australia) I buy bags of mixed frozen berries from Aldi. Either defrost or heated in microwave for cold mornings is nice.

Thanks Susieb and Bissell for the suggestions and encouragement. Started weighing and measuring my food intake today. I guess I should go and see the suggestions for Week One. One problem I have is the suggestions to eat yoghurt. I’m lactose intolerant, and although I have found lactose free yoghurt, I hate yoghurt!

Feeling better about my intake today.

Hi. I am almost finishing my 12th week and have lost 7.9kg. Don’t give up. I have only had 2 days over 800 cal and my carb intake is never over 35g. I am feeling so much better. I only want to lose another 3-4 kgs so will do another 4 weeks and see where I am then. I exercise most days so maybe that is helping. DON”T GIVE UP! IT DOES EVENTUALLY WORK. Good luck!

Dear glevesque. Oh dear that is confusing! Most eggs are about 70 calories, boiled, soft , poached, raw, however you have them, so long as you don’t add fat. Sometimes they are quoted per 100g, when the raw egg is about 155 calories. I think you are spot one, guestimations always tend to be on the generous side when I do them and those extras soon add up. Would it help to follow the weekly diet plan from the book? I know some of the counts are a bit out, but I followed it for the first 10 days or so and it took the guesswork out. Hope you have a good day. You can do this!

So glad to read your post that its common to stop loosing. I am 3 days into week 3 no weight loss for a week. Lost 7lb the first nine day’s, then nothing. It’s demoralising and very confusing. I’m eating between 800 and 950 cals a day and less than 40g of carbs.I shall keep battling on.

Hi, the 80 calories is correct. For the other one, could you be reading the KJoules count instead of Kcalories?

Hi Drum,

Just finished three weeks. Down 9 1/2 lbs and lost 3 inches in my waist. I am type 2 and my blood sugars are almost normal in just 3 weeks. I feel so much better and my acid reflux is all gone. You can do this!

It helps a lot if you leave fruit in cup of yogurt overnight. The flavors mingle.
Or you could make more of a syrupy kind of topping that really mixes well.
I do this by heating fruit in saucepan. When it’s warm you can smash it. Mix in a very little bit of juice, or water.
Very tasty.

Hi drum,
Welcome to the group and getting started on this awesome journey!
I have just rolled into week 3. I have been surprised by what’s happening to me, whether it’s been sugar levels, weight loss, or food. All pleasant surprises.
I like reading the forums for inspiration or advice.

You have made the first step! You can do it!

If you’re following the low carb aspect of the diet, watermelon might be a bit high. It’s listed as 8 grams per 100 grams of melon, but if you’re anything like me, 100 grams of watermelon isn’t big enough to be satisfying. I count carbs as well as calories, so I do have berries, sometimes a small apple, orange or mandarin, but I add their carb count into my daily allowance of between 30gm and 50 gm. Rhubarb has only about half the carbs but isn’t always available.

Hi, I have just finished reading the BSD book. I live in Australia. Looking forward to reading all the journies and for inspiration/confidence. Have a great day.

You’re a legend Lynne : )

Hi Christine : )

Thanks I’m loving it. Cherrieanne and i are cruising the swan river today : )

I read that berries are ok. Tropical fruits not so much.
What other fruits is everyone enjoying? Is watermelon ok?

Hi captainlynne
I am so impressed with your weight loss, congratulations, you can be so proud of yourself 😀
Isn’t it amazing how you can simply say no to bad choices and how you can find ways around tricky situations! I find it easier to say no when I’m not feeling hungry all the time and that’s the advantage of eating fat! After years of eating low fat, it’s wonderful!😊
Keep it up Lynne, I know you can do it!

My email is j_9s@hotmail.co.nz 😊

Hello! Yes, I’m a Kiwi and I started a few days ago, and need a buddy to be honest with. I need to lose 10 kg (Doctor’s orders to bring down my sugar levels). How do we do this?

OK…just went on a calorie counter site on-line and it says one hard boiled egg has 80 calories and one soft boiled egg has 220 calories. How is that possible? Why the enormous difference? Help! Oops, just rechecked…It says one soft boiled egg has 290 calories!

OK…just went on a calorie counter site on-line and it says one hard boiled egg has 80 calories and one soft boiled egg has 220 calories. How is that possible? Why the enormous difference? Help!

Hi,

There is a mass of meal replacement drinks on the market.

Intend to kick start weight loss by initially using meal replacement drinks – not sure which is the best, any suggestions ?

Had a very busy week and ate some Turkish bread yesterday. Didn’t lose any weight at all for the past couple of days even though I am certain that I have kept below 800 calories and have had a lot of exercise. Feeling very low and exhausted today. Have decided to write down everything I eat to keep careful track of it all. Going to stop guestimating and start looking up number of calories taken in. Not a happy post, but I need to be honest.

Hi I’m 44 mum of 3 kids under 10, about to start this tomorrow , interested in having someone else who is about to start to mail , be accountable somewhat , you know? I have atleast 20 kg to lose, God that looks awful in print.

Lucia remember to relax.

that’s fantastic, well done Lynne, many congratulations! – and now you have your holiday to celebrate your achievements

Hi Christine

Coffee will be on. Might even manage some low-carb goodies😃

Always welcome to visit and have a look around before you move in. See you soon.

Hi Christine

Yippee! Another 16 week veteran on Monday😃💐🌹

My friend’s birthday is just after mine, towards the end of June, so I don’t know if we’ll be going out for a joint celebration like two years ago. The meal had been pre-ordered and I didn’t know what I’d be eating until it was put in front of me😱 I managed to pass shellfish (something I react badly too😳) to my friend. But I did eat the goats cheese, and the beef carpaccio (raw beef!). There must have been a dessert in those pre-BSD days, but I don’t remember it. But I do remember the cake that was bought for us! That year I was in Italy for my birthday. Last year I was in the USA. There I got to pick my birthday meal. So it was steak. The staff were told it was my birthday, so they brought me a gigantic cookie, with ice cream on it, with a lighted candle in it! I was full from the steak, but ate the ice cream, taking the cookie back to the motel, where it disappeared into the waste basket!

Glad you saw your sister, but sorry she wasn’t more forthcoming about your weight loss😢 Seems lots of people are reacting in a similar way. We’ll just have to keep on keeping on, and show them this is our new way of life and ghost we’re not going to regain the lost weight! 👋

definitely yes on the eggs and courgettes (courgette fritatta is a great filling breakfast, 1g carb and less than 100 calories!)]
the other must have is Greek yoghurt – full fat of course.
.
If you haven’t tried courgetti, you may want to try it first – many supermarkets sell it pre-prepared now – if you like it, definitely think about getting a spiraliser

Good wishes for the diet, hope it goes well

Hi Switzerland.

I wandered sound a blog
Then I had a thought about you, and
Instead of posting it here, I posted it on izzys eight week blog.
So can you read it there, but reply to it here?
So I don’t lose my thread
Or my marbles
Or my brain

Please apologise on my behalf to izzy if you want, probably frightened izzy that a crazy persons ranting ended up on their blog .
Try and brush it under the carpet.
They can then ignore it and carry on living. Normal life

Best if I stay here.

Love Lucia
Xxx

So if Switzerland lives in Australia and it is on the opposite side of the world.
And me in England are on the top shoulder of the planet, then Australia is on the underneath.
So technically Switzerland is standing on her head right now to read this.
Wow,
That’s heavy too.

Switzerland when you read this, does the extra blood to the brain
A help
B keep you younger
C help you think faster

So if you are upside down, and you step on the scales, you shouldn’t weigh anything………

Or would you prefer I stop thinking…..

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Can’t wait for Switzerland to come on line and read my recent blogs.
Just want to see if my craziness freaks her out or if she knows me long enough to accept it as the norm.

Love Lucia
Xxx

Oh and I have also had chocolate cravings today.

Sorry chocolate I don’t love you as you are 💩
But you put up one hell of a fight.

Love Lucia
Xxxxx

I May reduce my chestnut mushroom intake tomorrow.🙁😘😫😅😏☺️🤗😟😅😛☺️😛😅😑🙄😆😠☺️🙁😆😕😥😅😠😴🤕🤒😩😆😷😤
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Godness flash, we have only ten minutes to save the earth….
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Collie and sandie,
You have earned so many brownie points from me as you have surely made many readers smile today.
Keep up the good work.

Love Lucia… I need something more catchy like Ming the merciless.
Ahh…. He’s the leader of the universe 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Sorry, just off to sing the theme tune. 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi collie,
It’s probably brain rewiring caused by overdosing on carbs and calories.
Or the reverse effect of all the veggies especially the mushrooms.

I have so much fun now in my head, thank goodness we have no empaths who can read minds ( are they real or was it in Star Trek)

I never used to speak, I was shy. You only know what’s going on in my head as you all live inside my diary, where I write it down.

Now there is an unusual concept.
You are all characters in my book of life. Wow. That’s big, that’s so deep.

So as characters in a book, you can write your own story.
Take this moment and write what you want to do, what you want to be, what your aims and dreams are. Make them a reality.
You are all my hero’s.
Wow.

So why don’t you make a creative chapter of your own?

We are all x men, but there are separate movies such as wolverine.
So team Come with me, don’t forget to pack talc as those leather outfits may chaff!!

Pick a title for yourself. A hero name.
I was thinking.
Lucia the lucky
Lucia the loose clothing
Lucia the ludicrously insane.
Lucia the lightly boiled.

You get the picture,….. Our adventures start now.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

You can never get too excited about growing things 🙂 made the onion bahjis last night but I think they spiked my blood sugar too much. Really not sure why as the flour shouldn’t really be spiking me too much and onions don’t usually. Might try them with red onions instead.

Also had stir fry with bare naked rice, thinly sliced lamb steak, veg and some of my lovely beansprouts which are just so, so easy to grow.

Imogen, well done on such a lovely weight loss. I know in some exercise programmes they talk about carb cycling which is something to do with not having your body adapting to regular carb input. I think it really depends on whether you are insulin resistant to carbs or not. I’m watching mine as I’m trying to be non-diabetic 😀

HappyLIfe, sounds like you are having a lovely time on your anniversary trip. I’ve always thought that if people didn’t like the way I look then they should look somewhere else 😀 Not a shrinking violet, me (actually am slowly shrinking but it’s just a turn of phrase).

Have been trying to push the petition on the diabetes.co.uk website with very little success. Still I only put it up yesterday.

Hi Lynne,
Get the coffee on, although I will be a while, 17th week starting Monday, still I’m in for the long haul too! See you in a bit.
Christine

Oh and someone else said that it wouldn’t matter because the food industry lobby is too strong and that’s who government listen to

Hi Hashimoto, hope you’re having a lovely break x

OK so I had one person who signed the petition and 2 others that responded, one of which said that they’d be really angry if someone forced them to go onto an 800 cal a day diet and the other said she didn’t feel as if there was enough long term research done on it 🙁 Tried to give a positive answer and said that it was free to register here and ask any questions from the lovely supportive community.. So I don’t know if anyone will sign.

But I did get one more signature .

I don’t mind TU leggings but found that the really cheap ones I bought got holes in them very quickly. I love charity shops too much to want to buy new clothes. Also they may be a great way to get new interim clothes while you are still losing weight. Have had brand new clothes still with the tags on in the past so it’s not a case of worn out stuff.

Distractions can sometimes help. Have a hot bath, chew sugar free gum, get naked in front of the mirror and think about your need for the sweets. I disagree about keeping the bickies in the house… chuck them in the bin, preferably smashed to crumbs first. If you think you would go to the shops anyway, make yourself walk there.

Maybe eat something really filling that doesn’t leave room for anything else. I made cauliflower mash last night and I reckon that’s a filling comfort food. Or try a low-calorie hot chocolate.

Hang in there. This is about not dying! We want to live long and live well. 😊

This is my first week, now on day 6. Started off fine, by day 3 I was congratulating myself, not hungry and no cheats. But on Thursday I was craving biscuits, I fought it, drank lots of water, went for a walk … but I finally gave in and had a biscuit. Yesterday I had two. Tonight I had two again. When I get the craving I do really try not to give in, but when it gets too much it’s as if nothing stops me, my mind just blanks out all the reasons why I am doing this diet. Don’t know how to keep strong. (And not having biscuits in the house will not work for me, when I need something sweet I would just go to the shop if the craving was that strong).

I’m also using MyFitnessPal and love that it syncs weight with the Apple Health App. This is where I can also record BMI, BGLs and blood pressure, to track improvements over time.

Agreed. I feel like I’m taking everything I ever believed (low-fat, high-carb) and flipping it in its head. It certainly hasn’t worked well for me.

But it’s difficult to change the mind set about fat when we’ve been indoctrinated for so long.

I’d suggest lots of cauliflower (to make rice) and zucchinis (for zoodle noodles), tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach. And eggs! I also bought small portion-controlled packets of nuts and planned those for a lunch with miso soup. Then some small fruits like apples or mandarines have helped me get through.

I too have cut out entirely the diet soft drinks (and have ongoing headaches as my reward) but I agree that they are linked with hyperinsulinaemia, and probably keep the fat on. As I have never drunk tea or coffee I’m now on the water only. And occasional red wine (but fitting that into 800 calories a day has proven impossible so far… I’d rather have food).

Good luck. I agree that it’s probably better to try and avoid the grazing. I took up sugar-free gum at the start of the BSD… a lifesaver for those many snacking moments of the day.

Hi all, another relative newbie here, a couple of days into week 2.

Week 1 went ok, I lost 0.7 kg which is better than none I suppose. My exercise and steps were inconsistent due to the wicked headaches. I hit those targets probably only 3 times in the week. Some days the headaches are debilitating, probably in part due to the diet and also because I quit the evil caffeine juice 5 days before starting the BSD. I’ve been addicted on and off (mostly on) to Diet Coke, Coke Zero or Pepsi Max for 30 years. Figured this poison was really mucking with my insulin levels. I now only drink water and have taken up fizzy water too.

I got a veggie spiraliser for my birthday (day 1 of BSD) and it’s brilliant. Have only made zoodles (zucchini noodles) so far but they were great. A medium zucchini made a bowl full of noodles for 24kcal.

I also made my first ever cauliflower rice and used it for several meals. Great stuff.

Don’t really miss the carbs too much, although, as a vegetarian it’s unrealistic to ever get extremely low carb because legumes have a lot of carbs in them. But I do miss some Vegemite toast (it’s an Aussie thing).

Good luck BSDers. And especially to my fellow veggies. 😊

Hi, another veggie here. I find that a sachet of miso soup (28kcal) in boiling water will get me through those gnawing patches of hunger. The miso is very fulfilling.

Keep it up!