Hi whoopsiedaisy, I often have non BSD friends round and just don’t have the carbs, sometimes I make a bsd meal and people don’t seem to notice 🙂

Hi Jotsaroop, welcome to the forums and congratulations on your weight loss so far, we’ll look forward to reading your successes on your BSD journey! 🙂

Hi Simon, as Bill said 50g or less of carbs. I have used calorieking to find carbs not on packaging – but you need to deduct the fibre from the carbs for the correct figure in britain 🙂

Hi boggis1 welcome to the forums and the BSD way of life! Once you have done this for a few weeks you will find eating out easier than you might think – you just need to leave the carbs and make sure you don’t have too much alcohol on those special days.
I agree that it is better to start as soon as you can and you’ll be a healthier you for those special days 🙂

Thanks Hashimoto, I will definitely have a look and try them out.

Thank you both… I think I’ll stick to a small amount of whole grain spelt for now.. Thanks for the tips..

Thank you all very much for your support I’m going to start tomorrow and see how I get on. I’m terrible at drinking water so that’s something I will need to change!

Thanks who ever sorted this, it really helps

Same finger literally a couple of mm apart. I have found them both to be different in the past. As long as I stick with the same one I know if it is going in the right direction or not. I have some control solution and have just tried it on them both Accu check is 5.2 and Element is 5.7.

I have learnt my lesson from taking my good meter on holiday with me and it being broken on the journey.

I am normally a size 16 but since I lost 2 1/2 inches from my waist I decided to buy some size 14 jeans – I have them on now ready to go out tonight. They are quite roomy so I looked up the waist measurements for a size 14 jean and it is 31″ but I am 36″ and they are still roomy – must be one of life’s mysteries. Had a problem tonight looking for a top that didn’t look way too big – a nice problem to have. 🙂
I’m not buying anything smaller until I come back from my hols as it is all you can eat breakfast and evening meals. I’m going to take my shakes with me for lunch. I will eat correctly, but the salads are delicious, vast and varied so portion control might be an issue.

Bella the headaches are more likely to be from carb withdrawal
Have your coffee, I do, just count the milk in your daily calories.

Brilliant lynne. 🙂

Denise that’s good news about your ibs.my neice has it and is hoping starting this diet will improve it. I forgot to add that i have not had a flare up of diverticulitis which needed antibiotic treatment since I started this diet.

These improvements are incredible. I love this diet 🙂

Most of us try to keep the carbs down to 50g or less per day.
This is because that figure should put your body into ketosis or fat burning mode
Best of luck on the journey, it may be eventful but we’re all here to offer support.

Hi jotsaroop

Well done sticking through the tough bit and congratulations on the weight loss!
I’m only in my second week and have lost 7lb (gained one of my lost pounds and plateaued for the past few days but not getting hung up about it and putting it down to all things female : ( ). I basically was surviving on carbs before this and I have had ‘carb flu’ symptoms and huge hunger since I started, but I have to say the hunger is definitely subsiding, as are the horrible symptoms. I still had pains across the top of my nose yesterday, along with a stuffy headache, a bit like sinusitis but I’m guessing I’m just taking longer to shake it off as I was so steeped in bad carb habits.
Persevere! We will get there and it will be sooooooo worth it!
Good luck – you’re doing brilliantly!

Already done Judith 😃

Thank you for your replies!
Feeling much better today and yes, I made an extra effort to add some healthy fats, so added a lot more avacado, and olive oil to my meals and feel a lot better for it!

Denise, lynne, Switzerland , marcus, would you mind just putting your health improvements in the ‘list your improvements ‘ list? 🙂

No more acid reflux since being on the BSD
Persistent cough disappeared
Cold-induced cough disappeared
Reduction in joint pain

More energy
Better concentration
Thinking more clearly

Hi sianeyb could you put that about your acid reflux in the ‘list your improvements’ thread? 🙂
Skywalker would you put your improvements in that thread too? 🙂

I thought it might be useful to prof taylor and dr m.

Hi bella I. Have had my 2 mugs of nescafe every morning for the 3 months I have been on this diet. Have reached the weight I want to be at.
I just would not go without my morning coffee!
You might find this much easier with your morning cuppa as long as it’s not with cake lol 🙂

I’d also say start now. I was going to start on 1st January, but changed that – starting on 19th December. I knew that if I waited I might change my mind and keep putting it off. I’m still on 800 calories – tomorrow I’ll have been on the BSD for 18 weeks.

I’ve lost over 3 stone (more still to lose) and my blood sugars are now usually in the normal range.

It’s surprising how much food you can eat for 800 calories once you stop eating the carbs. I can’t imagine going back to eat the quantities I did before, or the carbs, because I feel so much better now.

Hi polly, lidl and aldi are wonderful shops 🙂

Hi plumptious the gram (chickpea/besan) flour flatbread recipe is on this site – look for the recipes tab on the tool bar. They are really tasty and lovely with a curry. They freeze well too 🙂

Wow julia! You have had a strenuous day! I’ve been digging my veggie patches and coming in for rests on the forums to save my back! 🙂

Thanks all
Yes my acid reflux has also gone , I have put all the Rennies spread around the house into the medicine cupboard!
Still not sleeping great but at least I can walk!
Keep up the great work guys
Sian x

Thanks for the advice and the breakfast ideas! I reversed my quantities this morning and had a whole 170g pot of yoghurt and just a few stewed blueberries and the carbs came right down to 9 whereas the calories are about the same! Brilliant! Will get some strawberries for a change too – good idea! XXX Fluff XXX

Lucía – have done my 5.01 km run AND a Pilates class AND an hour or so of hard graft in my garden. Very pleased with myself 😊
Hope everyone is having a good day !

Hi JaneyCD,
Not heard of those. Are they pre-bought ones or have you been making them yourself?
Good news about the loosening trousers!

I’m going to try the aubergine bake either tonight or on the weekend, looks very yummy. I lived with a vegetarian for 15 years and as I did the cooking when we were together I became mostly vegetarian by default… Now we aren’t together any more I’ve sort of lapsed into meat eater style thinking and am finding it hard to think in a more veggie fashion but it’ll come back.

I was looking at the dairy not helping insulin resistance link that someone posted a bit higher up and now I’m not sure about whether all cheese is equal in the spike respect.

Breakfast was a lidl greekish yogurt with a sprinkle of ground linseed and a granny smith’s.

Lunch was a tin of mackeral on a bed of mixed lettuce, also all from lidl. I like lidl

Polly
xxx

Day 2 struggle. Yoghurt & walnuts. Chicken, avocado. Headaches due to caffeine withdrawal so had an instant coffee tiny bit of milk. This is the hardest part as I adore my morning flat white but I know it bloats me, and dries me out.

Had two more cubes of skinless chicken, three cherry tomatoes & avocado. Finished off with 1 glass of Pinot noir (it is Friday night after all).

Now tomorrow the exercise starts.

Thanks, BSD but tougher than thought. Went grainy wheat toast knowingly so not a good start though had a better day today. Getting used to reduction but it takes willpower. p.s. our office has morning tea on Fridays-requested my name removed from the roster today; feeling a bit antisocial but better to not attend until I’m “ready”.

I’m finding myfitnesspal doesn’t seem to count the calories the same as in recipes from the book. Not sure which one is right but if I’m going by the app/site they tend to say that there are more calories than quoted. Also don’t know why, if you do exercise, they up the total allowable calories. I’ve been sticking to the 800 and not their total. Is this the right way to do it?

thanks Polly

Hi there, any idea just how many grams of carbs I should be eating a day ?

Is there a rule, I’m 18 stone so have a lot to lose !

I’m non compliant as I don’t ever want to start taking tablets if i don’t have to… really your GP should be pleased as it means the cost of meds are not then paid for by the practise? I’m in Wales so prescriptions are free but I don’t know how it works elsewhere.

I mostly started the fast version as I have had recent high blood pressure readings over the last 4 months or so. I should invest in a monitor really.

Yesterday I was told I’m probably type 2 diabetic so I definitely want to nip it in the bud before it blooms and I get other problems. Good luck with coming off or reducing meds 😀

Hi justabloke I have noticed that the weight loss doesn’t slow down – for me it has only steadied once I increased my calories – but no starchy carbs. 🙂

Hi lucia your relative seems very extreme, in 63 years I’ve never seen anyone behave like that about their views on food. No wonder you feel a bit scarred about vegetarianism. 🙁

Sure are. What’s really interesting to me is that the weight loss has followed a pretty steady slope since the initial rush. I was expecting it to slow up a bit, but it just keeps on going.

Hi Juliet, not sure if you missed the previous post but a recipe search has been added which should make things a little easier. It’s top-right of the site, just above the recent recipes.

L I’m thinking of getting a T shirt printed for my holiday with “I’m a loser” in big letters on the front and the website address on the back.

Oh and when you get it engraved with the 800, as the 8 looks like a Pair of ‘m’ s side by side ( mirrored image) it could be. Mm. Michael Mosley, initials. As a hidden tribute to him.

Or it could stand for. Mm
Mazing models

Mindful mass

Mini mannequin

Marvellous mates

Mad members

Can you think of more?

Michaels minions, oooohhhhhh banana.

Love luciaXxxx

My local diabetes organisation (in Australia) has one day a month when you can take your meter in to get it recalibrated so you could check if you can do that where you live. I think they test it against a standard sugary liquid. But I think there is variation in your blood even depending if you take it from the tip of the finger or further down, so it’s never going to be perfect.

This would be really helpful! I often find myself trawling through them with a certain number of calories ‘ left’. Is there any chance they could be sorted by calorific value as well as key ingredient? I know it’s a huge ask – I would have no idea where to start : / So glad the site is here though, as it really does make a difference feeling part of a community – thankyou so much : )

Christie, 1948.
Silver eh. You should wear it for our 2017 get together ( if Michael heard me asking for it)?
You will look stunning then.

It will be called the Diet convention but we will all be slender. It should be fun.

Looking forward to it.

Love luciaxxx

Hi gang,
Thanks for your kind words and understanding. Like all things , I think you can get ‘over enthusiastic ‘ people.

Yes, I am going to do what I usually do, I am going to gradually reduce my intake. Using a few days a week to be a vegetarian. I will let my body and time dictate if I should go further.

One family member was totally absolutely a vegan. During family meals, she would kick off. I don’t know why she came to the meals, if she hated what we ate so much.
I remember her telling my nephew exactly what little animal he was eating in his burger. He spat it out on my carpet and was ill, with stresss. I couldn’t believe it. He was still in huggies that’s how young he was. He had eating problems after that.

As I was brought up on a farm, I knew at an early age, it was explained simply to me. Nothing was covered up. But my nephew was from a built up area and never had it explained simply to him.
Sad isn’t it.

So I hope you understand me better now.
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi! I’ve added in a recipe search to make things easier to find, I hope that helps a bit. 😀

Cherrianne that gelatine made me remember the time when I told a strictly vegetarian friend I was surprised at the wine she was drinking as it contained animal products. She asked her son ( a wine buyer for a company) if that was true. Guess what happened? The wine went down the sink and she had a G and T instead! 🙂

Now the forums have been running for a while and so many of us have completed quite a few weeks, the stories, like yours, Carsong just keep on coming. It’s more like a miracle than a diet! That feeling of well-being is wonderful.
Glad you shared your wonderful story Carsong 🙂

Hi Sue
I have 2 meters, admittedly both from the same maker but different models, the contour and the contour plus, and I have used both on the odd occasion when I doubted the reading, and they have always shown the same results.
I suspect that meters from different manufacturers may differ though.

So is it worse than a normal Yorkie..

It was so light and crispy.. It made a huge Yorkshire!!

Hi, I’ve been doing this too. It isn’t that hard. The whole family is eating more vegetables and slightly less carbs at family meal times (they still eat the same amount at breakfast and school or work), which I think is a good thing. We also have more brown and wild rice than we used to, no white rice – I have a tiny portion. When they have pasta I have the same sauce but with grated carrot or courgette – it isn’t as nice, but it is okay. Similarly when they have jacket potato I have grilled mushrooms as in the book. We are all eating more apples and berries rather than tropical fruit, again I have a small portion. We have added some other whole grains too. For some meals I simply miss out the potatoes – it is important for me not to cook too many so that there are no potato leftovers.

Thought for today – how accurate are blood sugar meters? I got my old Accu chek one out to check the battery is alright ready to take on holiday next month and got a reading of 9.0, then checked same finger a few seconds later on the Element machine I usually use and got a reading of 10.5. This isn’t the first time I have had different readings!

Day 62 weight 10st 4lbs
Blood sugar 10.0 (Element machine)

Having two shakes again today as going out for meal tonight – might even have a diet cola. 😀