Hi Revenanto
I changed GP this week after 3 years of no support! Give her a copy of the book, inscribed of course. Perhaps as a goodbye present.

Hi HappyLife, today is the first time I joined this forum and am already addicted. My husband cannot believe that I have been on for most of the day. Everyone’s posts have been an inspiration to me.
I am from Michigan and have 75 pounds to lose. Much success to you on your diet.

Hi happysheryl, my name is Georgia and I am also from the United States. I just started my diet today. My husband bought me the book yesterday morning. I read the whole book and started diet this morning. I have been on so many diets my whole life. I will lose go off the diet and gain back the weight. It has been an emotional roller coaster. I noticed it has been a few months since your last post. I was wondering how the diet worked for you.

Hi everyone, it’s been great to read your chit chat posts!
I am in Washington state (not DC) and have a lot of weight to lose. I am not diabetic but it’s probably because I have been vegetarian for 35 years then pescatarian for 5 so I always ate a lot of vegies. It does run in my family and I do want to avoid it so am excited to lose weight for that and to move and do more things with a lighter body. 😍
All your posts have been so inspiring my first two days. I did read we aren’t to do major exercise while on this, is an exercise bike moderate level okay?
Thanks for this great thread Izzy!
❣

Today is the last day of my 8 weeks. Now what. Does anyone have ideas around maintenance of the good work done to lower the blood sugar to a normal range? I see the doctor again in a month or so. This is where my Hba1c is tested again. I probably won’t cut medication entirely until I see him. So far my Hba1c
has come down to 6.5 millimetres per litre. I am still on BP medication and my Statins have been halved. I have room to move with Diabex and Byetta.. They can be reduced. My daily blood sugars have been around 5 to 8. I am a bit nervous of letting go the diet and choosing a 5-2 but I expect to be using low GL carbs as reassurance. Ideas from experienced people welcomed….

All the best with your progress…. I just finished the 8 weeks today and am searching for “what now”. I think it will be the 5-2 but I won’t want to ruin the good work. I am about the weight I want now and my sugar levels are well controlled. Like you I think eventually the 5-2 could be the way to go although I want to get off all medication. So far I have managed to get off about half the medications. Thanks for your posting.

Hi GillyD, Congratulations on your weight loss! Sorry to hear you had to deal with the flu on top of you trying to lose weight. Keep up the good work.

B: protein shake
L: lettuce wraps stuffed with smoked turkey and topped with a mix of finely diced cucumber, tomato, and feta
D: Grilled salmon, baby spinach sauteed with lots of garlic

I’m at 640 for the day, I’ll probably have another protein shake for 160cals, I’ve been eating a lot of grilled meat on spring mix greens or romaine, I’ve grown tired of them but I really don’t need them as filler anymore because 13 days in, my appetite has decreased considerably. I need to come up with some ideas for meals this coming week.

Thanks for this Cherrianne, I’ve read Bill’s posts and see that his levels are coming down now which is great. I’m continuing with the lower dose of metformin and will try not to dwell on morning BS readings especially after reading what you’ve said. I’m in my last week now and like you I plan to continue with the diet after but without the 800 cal restriction. I’ll keep the carbs low though (apart from the odd treat!). My Hba1c was 6.4 before I started the BSD but that was on 2000mg of Metformin. My GP doesn’t think much of this diet and won’t test me again till June! But if my BS settles I might try and reduce to 500mg of metformin a day before I go back for the blood test. I’ll keep you posted and thanks again!

Forgot to mention I’m Scottish too 😊

Hi Mrs G,
I cook for 5 kids and a husband too, and often for kid’s friends and my father in law who comes to stay.
I cook parallel meals, same ingredients but minus the carbs for me.
If I’m doing pasta for them, I’ll eat the veg and sauce but have spiralised zucchini or no carb noodles. Stir fry or curry but minus the rice. I’ll eat a gram flour flatbread instead.
I’d have mashed cauli to top pie filling or replace mashed potato. Omelette or frittata instead of quiche. Falafel with Greek salad instead of wraps.
You’ll soon get into the swing of it, and your children will barely notice you are eating differently 🙂

Hello! I wondered if I might join too? I am about to go into week 4 and have so far lost 12lbs… This week has been hard as I have been floored by flu but stoicly kept to the diet… Missing my exercise but hoping to get back to it next week! There are some brilliant success stories on the threads and I read them frequently for inspiration. I would like to lose about another stone/ stone and a half as we are going on holiday in 9 weeks. Interestingly, life without carbs is a revelation and I’m pretty sure food tastes better… And not really hungry at all!

Revenanto, hats off to you! You’ve achieved a huge weight loss, shame you didn’t get support from your doctor. I bet your success will go a long way towards changing her mind.
Have you reduced your meds at all, although I guess that’s a bit tricky without your GP on board.
Keep posting your journey as it’s all motivation for newcomers who might be overwhelmed at first. 🙂

Odette, welcome to the best forums ! Enjoy your trip to Bologna and enjoy the food too. Now at least you won’t find yourself being offered Lone sausage butties a la the Broons while there!

Odette your post made me laugh, but that’s at least 3 scottish lasses here 🙂

Julia we certainly could do with nicer weather, but it was actually not too bad here today. A bit windy but much nicer than yesterday when it was snowing grrr.

bedtime for Izzy. Night all

Hi all
Had a busy day so haven’t managed to look at the forums until now. I planted a box hedge for my mum (40 plants so lots of digging) and I also got myself to the shops to buy loads of food for a batch cooking session this afternoon. Between that and the house and dealing with teenage girls I am absolutely exhausted! But happy that I am back on track following a difficult few days (well probably more like a couple of weeks really) of not so careful eating. Hopefully this week will show better results.
Lovely to hear about everyone’s stories. One thing I have learned on these forums is that so many of us have had life throw more than its fair share of ups and downs at us, and I have read many moving stories on here. But I don’t think I have ever come across such a supportive group of folk as the BSD forums. Miles better than WW etc (at least in my experience) and what’s more it doesn’t cost us a penny to join!
Wishing you all a great week ahead – and hoping for some warmer weather for us UK residents (we could do with some of the warmth from those friends in other parts of the world). My central heating doesn’t know whether it is on or off I have been chopping and changing so much with the weather recently. I think we have had all 4 seasons this week! Ah well – just so long as my scales know that the direction has to be down, the heating can do what it wants😀
Julia

Saffron – bright, exotic, expensive (!)

Hi Will and Leanne,
I think that the blood sugar spikes hit when your liver starts releasing it’s stored fat.
Metformin works by slowing the release of sugar by the liver. So if you didn’t cut down your metformin until week 4/5 you wouldn’t expect to see the blood sugar spikes until after that. By taking metformin I think you are effectively stopping what you want the fast800 to achieve: ridding your liver of it’s fat stores.
I wasn’t on medication so my liver started shedding fat a few weeks into the BSD. Bill was still on metformin but had ceased other diabetes meds, hence his fasting blood sugar spikes.
It took a few weeks to settle but the results are very worthwhile. All my blood sugar readings are now in the non diabetic range. I continue on a low carb med style diet without calorie restrictions.
Good luck with your blood sugars 🙂

Hello, may I join this global chit chat! I am just outside London. Ive just finished week four and realised that Im finding it quite easy at the moment, Im loving the food but still need to buy a lot less, Im still buying far too much.
Ive never really exercised so I decided to join a gym and I do aqua aerobics, which is really helping.
Im off to Bologna tomorrow for a week, so the mediterreanean diet shouldnt be hard, apart from the wine. And the pasta. And the pizza. And the ice cream. and the cheese. As Oor Wullie would say ‘Aw, jings!’ Ps Im Scottish.

Well done Anthony, it sounds like you’re putting all the puzzle pieces together and have figured out what you have to do for the rest of your life.
Please keep us informed of how you go after week 2 and don’t be discouraged if you don’t lose as much.
I’m a 5’6″ female and lost 4.6kg ( just over 10lb) in my first week. I’m on day 4 of week 2 and I can see that the scales are not being as generous even though I’m doing the same as in week 1. I’m not worried, follow the plan and it will happen😀

Thanks napangardi, glad to hear from someone who is in a similar situation. We can cheer one another on. I have joined Weight Watchers here in my area several times, but the members in my classes had only 15 to 40 pounds to lose. I would get discouraged and quit. Good luck with your weight loss! Sounds like you are off to a good start.

Hi Georgia, welcome again, I’m now in week 2 and am finding the forum a fabulous way to stay inspired. I too lost a lot of weight only 4 or so years ago and managed to put most of it back on. I think the difference this time is that I know this is the way I’ll be eating for the rest of my life and not just until I reach my goal weight.
It’s been raining since 4am, so not sure how I’m going to get my walk in today, may have to dig out the walking machine thats been hidden under storage boxes for the last 4 years!

You’re doing great congratulations on that massive weight loss! Hope week two goes smoothly for you 🙂

Glad you liked reading MooLoc, good luck with your journey 🙂

Well here we are another day done. I can’t believe how easy I have still found it. I’m a little scared it could suddenly get harder but so far so good.

Day 12 done
breakfast- yoghurt and raspberries

lunch- didn’t have time, 30g mixed nuts

dinner- a version of chicken and veg from the recipes here, baked in the oven in tomatoes, with courgetti quite nice it was.

Took daughter to the optician earlier and we had a walk around a castle locally (I got married there we love it) so that took care of most of my steps for the day too. Off to take a herbal tea to bed now.

2.2 lbs= 1kg if my memory serves me right!

It’s a lovely group here everyone has been nice so far as I’ve seen 🙂

Hi Georgia, welcome… Like you I can get discouraged but I think a forum where you can hear the stories and be encouraged by others successes and hiccoughs is a great place to be. I have almost finished my first week and have lost 1:2 kilos – I had hoped to lose more but it will happen. I wish you every success. Keep posting and am sure you will connect with people all over the world. I am from Australia, hence the use of kilos — I was in early primary school when our nation changed to metric… I can’t visualize the pound thing but from time to time will look at a converter app to see what people are referring to … Oh I have a similar weight loss to go so I expect we will be on these forums for a little while cheers 😀napangardi

Yes..it’s nice not to meet with the opposition that some people seem to get. It’s SO frustrating when we all know just how well this can work and how life and health changing this can be. I guess we all have to keep plugging away at trying to spread the word! Signed the petition by the way and encouraging anyone who will listen to do the same. Thankyou for the welcome! I really hope you’re feeling a lot better by now.

Hi Bill, my first image was filling a ULP car with a bit of diesel! The engine does not work efficiently and/ or at all depending on how much. Then I hopped onto the scales and thought so what happened yesterday… No carbs and nothing …mmmmm I realized that I am still 1.2 kg down and that must be real loss. I am one of😜those quick fix people so that has to change….so today is another day….

Hi happylass, it’s good your gp and nurse are so on board with this diet:) and welcome to the veterans club! 🙂

Hi Izzy, thank you for responding so quickly. I have read some of your recipes that you have posted, they sound delicious. I can’t wait to try them!

Hi folks! I’ve been reading the forum for ages and really enjoy all the info and chat..brilliant! Never been on a forum before so haven’t a clue if I’m doing this right so I’m just hoping I am!! Just over the 11week line and I’ve lost 28lbs and brought my BS down from 8.5 to an average of 5.5 and to be honest I’ve found it really easy. It feels so incredible to finally be in control and I’m happily chucking my fat clothes to the charity shop..NEVER going to need them again! I’ll stick with this for the rest of my life. I’ve got SO much more energy and look a hell of a sight better than I did 11weeks ago. Sleeping better, exercising more and my diabetes nurse is really pleased with my progress and impressed with the diet! My GP has put what I’m doing into my records and has been on the 5.2 diet last year apparently! My BP has dropped too. I’ve been sticking pretty much to the 800 cals and 50g carbs..not slavish about it but it works for me. Been low carbing for about 18 months just eating too big a portion of things. The BSD has brought this under control and stopped me picking..BAD habit! I have a shake and 18 soaked almonds everyday for brekky,veggie protein or fish and vegetables for lunch and a snack for tea each day. Incidentally..I see lots of folk asking which shakes to use. I buy Shake That Weight shakes(buy online) 130 calories..12.5 carbs. Nice flavours and the more you buy the cheaper they are! Can also recommend Rose Elliot’s Vegetarian Low-Carb Diet book. There’s a good kick start section for 20 carbs a day..handy for people who aren’t sure about what that looks like! Combined with the lovely recipes in the BSD book I’ve found it easy to get the food and portions right. Anyway..I’m rambling..sorry! Look forward to continuing to read all your great posts and thanks for all the inspiration and laughs

Hi Georgia, welcome to the BSD 🙂 I hope this works for you. I’ve not been here long myself but there are many success stories, I’m almost through my second week and it has been far easier than I expected as well as actually reminding me I actually like cooking!

Well, Revenanto, as she doesn’t believe carbs and sugar are a problem why not? 🙂

Full fat yogurt
Aubergine
Roasted peppers

I used to eat very limited veg, when I decided to lose weight in 2014 I made myself try 2 new foods every month and now I eat shed loads of veg but never got round to the aubergine….kicking myself now!

As for peppers, I’ve never liked them until I tried some roasted recently…I’m wondering if my taste buds are waking up now they’re no longer getting to taste sweet foods?

Thanks Patsy, drinking water a lot today with fingers crossed!

Hi everyone, my name is Georgianna, most people call me Georgia. I live in Chesterfield, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. I am so happy to have found this site. I am married with three grown children. I have recently retired and have a lot of free time. I do not know many people from around the country and do not travel outside the USA because I have always been afraid to fly. So this will be exciting for me to get to know friends from around the world. I just joined this site yesterday. My husband bought me Dr. Mosley’s book . yesterday. I read the whole book and started the diet today. I am anxious to try it . I was diagnosed with diabetes last year. I lost 30 pounds and then I reached a plateau and did not lose anything for three weeks. I got discouraged and put it all back on plus more. I need to lose about 75 pounds. I have been on so many diets, get discouraged and quit.
Anxious to hear about success stories.

…… and I can take her a big box of chocs just to show there’s no hard feelings !
(I wouldn’t really do that to anyone..but it’s tempting 🙂 )

2 poached eggs and spinach for breakfast, reddish and chopped carrot (raw) as a snack and olives and king prawns for dinner.

It is strange – I don’t seem to be hungry, so just had nibbles this evening… (the olives and king prawns)

Total today 770 calories

Hi all,

Sorry I got sidetracked for a few days. Been looking at other low carb type diets online. I came across the harcombe diet and dietdoctor.com. They all have recipes which may be nickable 🙂 I’ve been plateauing and also trying to get my head around my diabetes diagnoses. Glad I’ve started to take the first steps towards correcting weight and sugar issues 🙂

Everyone else seems to be ticking along nicely 🙂

My favourite herb is thyme but am quite boring with it and mostly use it with slow cooked meat.

I know you only wanted one but coriander or cilantro in american recipes is really good either added to things like guacamole or just eat it in salad. I used to hate it cos it used to be like eating washing up liquid but I quite like it now. It’s also full of lots of good stuff

Polly x

I can’t see how being on the diet, especially for just a day, could cause pain in your joints like that so I suspect it’s either coincidence or possibly dehydration as you suggest. I hope you have a more comfortable night tonight.

Hashimoto and Jandz, those both sound good. I’ll give them a try.

Pureed butternut squash is a good thickener for curries, soups and stews. I’ve been using that for a couple of years. It’s got quite a rich, creamy flavour without too many colories but the texture doesn’t seem quite right o me for a white sauce.

B poached egg, 2 turkey rashers, tomato
L veg soup, apple
D ostrich steak, broad beans, green beans, mushrooms
Will have sugar free jelly with raspberries later

So gang,

If you were an ingredient, what would you be?
And why?

I think I was a King Edward potato. Big, uneven, dull, just a plain old spud.

Now I feel I am celery, green and youthful, crispy, slender.
But
Like marmite you either. Love it or hate it.
You either love my crazy, going off on a tangent, or hate that I am not just fact and figures about the diet.

I hope , merely to bring a smile to your Face and dull days.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

B – full fat yogurt & warm berries
L – nothing
D – lamb tagine with courgetti
S – full fat yogurt with cinnamon on top

I need to use stuff up out of freezer, careful planning needed so don’t eat too many carbs, thankfully have a week off work so can miss lunch if needs be as never normally hungry when at home during day

Just been having a browse around on this subject and found folks saying to thicken sauces with gelatin powder. No carbs, obviously, as it’s an animal derivative.

Hi everyone what a great day.
I have had my eyes tested and all is well with them.
I have been to a little company that has a unit, not a shop, and ordered a pair if specs, I had to get the new glasses fitted as my head is SO SLIM now.
Garden is tidy again, front And back.
Been out and about
Had steak onions and mushrooms for my evening meal.

Been okay today but now, in the evening, my cold is coming back, so more honey and lemon etc.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

I do similar, but use milk instead of butter.

I make a cheese sauce by melting butter & cream cheese in a pan, add in some grated cheese and Worcestershire sauce.

Could swap Worcestershire sauce for mustard

Not quite the same as traditional sauce but it’s still yummy

On Atkins and other Keto diets, arrowroot is recommeded as the lower carb option for thickening sauces, etc. It has 7g net carbs per tbsp. When you think about it, you don’t use much to thicken and the sauce goes a long way, so fewer carbs per serving.

B – Fage yog/50g blueberries
L – half tin tuna, tomatoe, cucumber, lettuce
D- sirloin steak, tomatoe, cucumber, spring onion, half tbsp mayo

Tea to drink