thanks for the support
and well done janey, glad your week 2 has gone well

I am really struggling with a desire to have food stuffing my face

I have had several of my small coconut flatbreads today – 3 with melted brie on top, with baby spinach, for lunch
but right now, I want more and more and more food
have to go to bed because I need food

I don’t think I am having the amount of veg that I should, but I just cant eat bowls and bowls of saled

am just having another couple of squares of dark chocolate – that will be a few today

last week I only needed 1 square and it did the trick – I am slipping already

also reading about fats (did separate thread on this) it still seems as though I should not eat so much brie or anything

two more days to go for end of week
thing is I am not doing this as an 8 week plan, I am just doing it – if I set an end date then I have a date to go back to all the rubbish, and that is not the intention

Hi Rachel,

Sorry to hear that you have been going through such a hard time this week. There is no failure here… though depression can whisper negative untrue comments into our ears!!
Be gentle with yourself…you have done so well up to now.

I am part way through week 5, my weight loss stalled two weeks ago…despite taking great care over my food choices, watching carbs and calories…I even put on couple pounds this week!
The way I am choosing to approach this setback is to decide that I have plenty of time to lose this weight – I certainly took years putting on the extra pounds – so it’s not a problem if it takes a little time to for me to lose that weight. We are all different and some people take longer, or a different route, to reach their goals.

I understand how difficult it can be living with depression…remember the Samaritans are there whenever you need someone to talk to….you don’t need to wait till you are feeling desperate. Please also go back to see your GP – they may be able to speed up the referral for talking therapy.

In the meantime, we BSDers are here for support and encouragement. Stay strong.

Hugs

Imogen.x

Hi keeptrying,
Glad to see you are getting through Week 2. Janeycoughdrop is right – don’t be so quick to do yourself down, it’s still early days on the BSD and there will be blips ahead (some bigger than others) and you are still at the stage where your body will try fighting back until it adjusts to the regime! You’ve decided to do something to help yourself so persevere – have faith and eventually you will be able to deal with those gremlins trying to derail you.
For what it’s worth, my last super-binge was over the recent Bank Holiday weekend. But since then, things have been under control – I’ve not been a saint by any means. Today I was feeling tired & headachey and was thirsty all day (no matter that I was glugging water all day) & someone offered me a bit of chocolate. I had one square, enjoyed it & it gave me a boost – but it didn’t trigger a mad eating binge. It’s taken a long time to achieve that state and I certainly haven’t lost my sweet tooth but now I believe that I’ve got things under control, rather than things controlling me. So as Janey says, be kind to yourself – you can do it!
Have a great weekend,
Rose

Soon to be 12 weeks for me! Will carry on as long as possible until I get to an ideal BMI. (Roughly a stone to go before I get to my maximum ideal weight).

having just watched ‘FOOD DETECTIVES’ on BBC2, I am left completely confused
they were saying how peanut butter is ok to eat
but the ‘expert’ looking at it still commented on the fact that it was good because the fat it contained WAS NOT saturated

and elsewhere in the programme they are talking about the disadvantages of premium sausages having more fat – saturated fat – and more calories – because they contain more meat

oh and regarding the peanut butter they said that it is ideal eaten with toast as they contain complimentary proteins and how healthy it is to have with a grain

?????????????????????????? I thought grains were now the enemy
this is a programme that has just aired, today, not years old
and this is not the only foody programme I have seen in the last few days giving similar messages

CONFUSED

I’m playing in a charity concert this weekend in the middle of nowhere – which means the tea and cake provided afterwards will all be homemade and excellent 😣
However, my dear fellow BSDers, I am taking my own tea for before the concert since I know we are being given sausage rolls and sandwiches at 6 ish. All is not lost. I don’t even fancy sausage rolls and sandwiches. My cherry tomatoes and cheese together with a carrot and dijon mustard salad will keep me happy. But I might well enjoy a slice of the gluten and dairy free apricot, almond, cardamom and rosewater cake after the concert. I am taking it for a friend and any others there who might also have allergies. It only contains dried apricots, ground almonds, eggs and (ssshhhhhh…) sugar so a better choice than some. And as MM says, cake is for enjoying, on occasion.

This morning the girls and I went to the dentist 😕 but something really nice happened. Bear in mind that we go every 6 months and we’re in and out pretty fast as luckily we never need anything doing. So the dentist doesn’t see me much. As I walked in and got in the chair the dentist said to me. You’re looking really different, really good and so well… have you lost a tonne of weight? Well not a tonne, I said, very pleased ( I felt compelled to be honest, much as it pained me😅). It didn’t half feel good that she noticed and was so positive about it, since many others (as Captain Lynne also found) haven’t commented on my new reduced size appearance to my face.

Thanks everyone, I think I will keep on trying to stick to 800 but adding back in up to half my exercise calories. Day 17 and 15 lbs lost so still working. Inches coming off waist but muscle remaining I think.

Hi all, I’m fairly new to this diet so joined this page for some ideas. I’m pre diabetic but my GP surgery are not being very helpful with their suggestions – just got given the traditional ‘healthy’ plate diagram and told to lose weight! I know already how sluggish I get eating any carbs which I explained but it made no difference. My difficulties will be fitting it in with my lifestyle as a single working mum – not the only one I know so after tips on breakfasts and lunches I can have at work when all I have access to is a microwave I share with lots of other people lol. I’ll be reading the recipe pages with interest. Thanks for reading 🙂

well I cracked, kinda. I managed to forget about the flapjacks for ages, but then suddenly I wanted one and went and got it.

I took a bite and I stood there chewing it thinking…. this isn’t nice enough to come off BSD for. So that one bite was all I had. The rest went in the food waste bin before I could change my mind back again.

It was a minor slip, but I know the old me would have eaten the whole thing, even if I wasn’t really enjoying it. In all honesty the look and the thought of the flapjack was much much nicer than it actually was, in reality. I must try to remember that…

I’ve had my cottage pie. Mince with carrots and onion in a little gravy with a splodge of tomato puree, topped with cauli rice and cheese and it was ok, I ate it and enjoyed it but not sure anything comes close to cheesy mashed potato on top! I’m not sure I will bother until down the line when I may be allowing myself potato once in a while. I don’t miss pasta, or rice, or even bread, but I do miss some potato.

Now I have an odd observation. I know that our tastes could change whilst doing this diet, and I know that our taste and our sense of smell are connected, but has anyone noticed their sense of smell being more acute? I don’t know if it is my nose searching out edible things but my daughter made hot chocolate the other day and I could smell it from the other side of the room. Today I could really smell the starch in the potatoes when I was peeling them for the kids. My nose seems a lot more sensitive than before. I guess It could just be a heightened awareness and if it was only food related I would think that but other smells seem stronger too.

Hi Frog. When I lived in London my oasis of calm was either walking along Rebents Canal or round St James’ Park.

Now I live in a village and I’m still trying to find interesting places to walk too.

Just realised I have chocolate and chocolate biscuits in the fridge that my granddaughters left behind. Not to mention some food in the freezer that was bought for them. And NO I’m not tempted by it. Must check the dates on it all. Last year they left Easter eggs here and collected them last October – untouched!

Lol
Sorry but as many on here know, I’ve never counted calories from the outset.
I simply cut out all of the simple carbs and eat sensible sized portions, I’ve also learned to stop eating when I’m full. The OH has now learned to give me smaller meals as she hates waste 😉
On week 14 I’m down 35 pounds, blood sugars at pre diabetic levels after 4 weeks and off all meds.
I’ve lost 8 inches off my waist.
The moral of the story ?
Don’t worry about going over 800 the odd time, in the grand scheme of things it doesn’t matter a jot.

Hi Frog

Ah … the size of the coat. I tried on a fleece in M&S – a 16 fitted. But finally bought a showerproof jacket in Mountain Warehouse – an 18! Still, smaller than the ones I have been wearing😃. Congratulations on the tea without cake👍

In Cafe Nero (and in Italy) they think it strange I drink espresso without sugar!

Sorry Bill – being originally from foreign parts (Manchester) the stottie was unknown to me😱 Now, an Eccles Cake – that’s a different story😃

Glad you’re enjoying the posts Californiagirl😃 I’ve visited the USA many times but never made it to California.

Since starting the BSD I’ve had a holiday, a residential conference, two whole day conferences, a training day and, today, a funeral tea.

It has got easier to cope when eating out as I’ve realised that in most situations people don’t even notice what I’m eating or not eating.

At the recent residential conference there were so many people asking for items to be omitted from various dishes that I soon stopped feeling strange about the changes I was making. The only comment was when someone noticed there was no dessert in front of me – they said it was paid for! Perhaps I should have ordered one and passed it to him😃

People are now noticing my weight loss and asking how I’ve done it. After almost 22 weeks it really had become a habit just to say ‘no thank you’ when I’m offered something I can’t eat – like Tuesday when everyone tucked into their packed lunches and I enjoyed my black coffee (I don’t eat at lunchtime any more), and someone offered me a home made cake.

I’ll soon be on holiday in Italy, staying with friends so I’ll be making the best choices I can. I’ve already told them I sang eat pasta and pizza any more (so they think I’m coeliac!). I’ll ask if we can go food shopping so I can buy more of the foods I can eat, that they may not normally buy and to help out with their food bills.

My daughter did that photo just after Soozie died.
She was a brilliant dog and the whole family loved her.
In fact she used to go on sleepovers to all their homes, at the kids request of course.
Sadly she passed while we were on holiday and she was staying at Catherines, cost me £87 in mobile calls to the vets from Turkey.

Hi, over 10 weeks I averaged 846 cal/day and have lost 20% of body mass. My average sugars over the same period was 28.4 gm/day. I had quite a few “bad” days but overall they get absorbed, just carry on regardless – it is not a religion, there is no sin, we are just reducing calories and learning to eat more healthily. (no offence intended to anyone who may accept a religion).

The system will show the total amount of members but that’s only those who register.
On average 90% of forum readers never register or post.
There will surely be a huge amount of people following the plan who have never even heard of the forum and some of them will have been doing it a lot longer than us.

I also have realised my water intake has slumped so back on that big style

Hi I am full fat everything bar coconut milk. If I have too much full fat milk it wipes my carb count. I have done ketostix test and only on 2nd pink block. If I lower my carb intake to under 50g it would be as hideous as this week so unsure what to do next. I did like your working out body percentages for loss though.

I know the scales can be counterproductive but it does help sometimes. A small win! Maybe. But will knock it on head for a once a week thing.

I will go back to carb counting and portion control and see what happens next

Hi, it is very early days and it is impossible for any of us to say what will happen to you and your numbers but rest assured that you will not be alone, keep reading the posts, add to the knowledge base eith your experiences where you can and I wish you the best, it is likely that you will settle into a steady pattern but not not certain there have been a few exceptions to the norms but hope for the best and reduce those sugars. Good luck…

I’m also trying to figure out my macros on my fitness pal. Thanks for the discussion. I am in the same boat with Penny, trying to reverse years of high carbs and low fat. ugh.

I’m pleased I found it and delighted with the results, but that’s tempered with a bit of anger.
The knowledge that low carb eating causes weight loss has been around for a long time.
If those diabetes dieticians had recommended it instead of the low fat nonsense they’ve been pushing for eternity, the blood sugar results would have been overwhelming.

Hello Igor, I saw your post this morning and expected you to get some replies before now. Do not underestimate how much energy is required to burn a pound of fat. If your waistline is shrinking then visceral fat is being eaten and may well be liberating your liver and pancreas. I was told in hospital some years ago that I had a fatty liver but it was never explained how, why or what to do about it, if anything. I have lost nearly 20% of body mass now and still have some belly fat that is determined to hang on to its last breath (so to speak). I think you just have to keep drinking fluids, eating a lower caorie diet and keep the sugars down. I averaged 28.4 gm/day over 10 weeks at 846 cal average. Others have plateaued many times I did several times but don’t need to count anymore here in week 13. All the best for now…

Agreed Alan

I wish I’d found this 40 years ago instead of spending considerable amounts of money and wasting many hours of my time on various slimming clubs, both physical and online.

I’m just so glad that I found it when I did, that I started it, and am keeping going on it. And that I’m meeting so many kind, supportive folk on here😃

HI Pinklady51,
just a thought – I don’t want to add another thing to look at – but your fats should be the highest intake per day. It took me weeks to get that right, partly because I was still on ‘low-fat’ everything. A spoonful of really creamy full fat yogurt might help with the cravings…….

Please don’t go simply by the numbers on a scale, they are notoriously inaccurate, and they don’t reflect what is actually going on in your body. Your fat is melting away, you already know this by the inches you have lost. Your body weight isn’t just a measure of the fat you have, it’s also water, muscle, skin, bone, brain, hair,…etc etc. Your weight will fluctuate throughout a single day purely from the amount of water you happen to be carrying at the exact moment you get on the scale. Plus the volume of your muscle mass affects how big or small the numbers are on the scales. It’s just an arbitrary number that really means nothing, and yet so many of us allow it to affect our mood, and our resolve. Do yourself a huge favour and throw the scales away! When your clothes hang on you, and you need a whole new wardrobe you will know this is working.

Hi Tallyhoo. Sorry, no idea how many use the forum. My guess would be that it would be difficult to work that out as some lurk without posting. The same probably applies to numbers of those completing weeks 8 and 16. Seems that some drop out of posting when they reach their goals.

Again I don’t know if I’ll be the first to reach 23 weeks. It feels like I’ve been around on here for ages! And guess what! I’ll be around on here for a long time yet😃 You don’t get rid of me that easily😃

Be interesting to know the stats, but probably too difficult to collate accurate figures. No, didn’t hear Dr M on Chris Evans. Don’t usually listen to the radio – I’m a TV girl!

That’s what I was thinking too. I just did the most ridiculous thing just now. Had made the kids pizza for supper and desp wanted some. As I was cutting it up for my youngest I chucked the crusts on the floor so I couldn’t eat it as was too far away from bin! Crazy but it worked!

I also think part of this is because I have had less water this week so will up that again.

Hi Frog
It’s dark chocolate, I can happily ignore it. Now if it was cadburys, that’s a whole other story lol.
I walked for around 2 miles in woodland, avoided the shops until later, and when I got back the craving for chocolate had gone, I’m just hungry now. Chicken and asparagus for dinner. 😃

That sounds like a plan! Good luck and we will hopefully hear good news next week 🙂

Michael was on the One Show last night
Trying our ecigarettes would you believe 😮

Wow! I can see lots of pics coming soon! A rogues gallery!
Bill, that’s a lovely photo.
I’m not very PC literate so might enlist my daughter to help me do it.

I’m in Cali too! L.A. Just finishing my 8 weeks – so happy to find this diet that actually works! Who knew!?! 🙂

That’s awesome! I’m coming to the end of the 8 weeks and was wondering how successful you can be just to keep on doing it for longer. I’m going to take a week off, still counting calories but allowing myself a few things I’ve been missing (bread!), and then get back to the 8 weeks again. So far I’ve lost 17 1/2 pounds and have 32 1/2 to go 🙂

As a born and bred Californian, one of the things I love about these threads is the “Britishness” of it all. I just googled a “stottie” because I had never seen one — ooh, looks amazing and next time I visit your lovely isles, I will search one out and eat it with gusto. I have had the pleasure of visiting many parts of the UK, including Wales (amazing Bara brith) and Cornwall (incredible pasties) and Lake District (just remember the post-walking beer😜) — you have a wealth of old traditions that we do not share here in Silicon Valley. Thank you all for the mental travel moments. I’m not yet in your 16 week club, only on week 11 but enjoying the veterans’ thread!

Ahh – he looks adorable Bill.
Useful to know – but I think I’ll keep before and after photos private!

What was the TV program?
there was one I saw earlier in the week largely about emotional eating with Tanya Byron. Not the sort of thing I’d usually watch, but it was quite inspiring. She was working with a couple, the woman lost about 3 stone over a shortish period – AND ran a half marathon at the end of ten weeks,

I’m going to stay with a friend for few days over the bank holiday – thankfully I know her well enough to say what I am and am not eating.
When I’m going to be eating out , I check restaurant menus in advance, and get in first with suggestions of where to go – harder if you’re meeting new people though – or events with buffets, although the “no thanks, maybe later” would work well in that situation.

I found a local Korean restaurant looks very BSD friendly if I avoid the rice and noodle dishes, and this evening am going to Prezzo having checked out that they have a number of salads that will be fine if I adjust the dressing. The weekend I’m away there’s an amazing cliff top restaurant that does an amazing Sunday Roast – that should be fine if I just leave the potatoes. (or maybe have a tiny one!)

On the Alcohol front, maybe say you’re driving and stick to water or diet tonic? – Or simply say that you don’t drink alcohol (and hope no one tries to ply you with orange juice!)

Oh dear
I’ve just posted how to show images on the forum,
I have a feeling I’m going to be getting told off by admin.
After I watched Michael on TV last night too.
Soozie
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t163/zog54/310033_3255487882468_2104016170_n.jpg

Ok you need to open a free account at photobucket.com
Upload images to your album by dragging and dropping as instructed
Then double click the “Direct” link on the right of the image, and post the link.
I just uploaded this image of my poor old Cairn terrier who passed a couple of years ago 🙂

I’ve added the insructions Frog
It’s dead easy 😀

that worked Bill – how did you do it?

Hi Rachel,
I carried on for another 2 weeks over the 8 weeks then I was travelling and holiday and I tried to just make the best choices I could. When I got back I had put on a little – I expected gut-fill increase – but my waist was the same.
Everything is a bit chaotic at home just now – I do well with my food when I am organised, but not when I am in disorganised mode. There is nothing in the middle 🙁
I intend to restart late next week and have been plotting how best to tackle the next phase. I lost 60% of my target, but 40% to go. I suspect given I have had a break, I will go back onto the 800 for 4 weeks then increase the food intake slowly moving to the 5:2 and keep on that till I reach my goal. I did try the 5:2 a few years ago, but with travel at work being totally unpredictable, finding 2 days a week to ‘fast’ was too hard. I have also been considering doing 4:3 with the 3 days being 3 of 800 cals. The 800 cals is more realistic for the fast days and I know I can easily do that now!
At different times in our life, we need different approaches. I could not manage the 5:2 before, but hopefully can now. The great thing about this whole approach is covers a lot of different ways of achieving the long term goals, at different rates depending to each persons circumstances.
There is no such thing as failure in this – only wrong time, wrong place etc.
Look at the options described on the website and or in the book and see if you can see one that would help you in the short term, so that as you have time to make other changes with doctors etc. You can them try a different approach for a while and see how that works.
As Jackie says – feel free to post your food and exercise if you want us to help – set up your own blog as others have done and we can all support you as best we can.
You are incredibly brave speaking out in the first place – keep on doing that!

Leeanne, it can be done I think
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Lets see if that works
Ok you need to open a free account at photobucket.com
Upload images to your album by dragging and dropping as instructed
Then double click the “Direct” link on the right of the image, and post the link.
I just uploaded this image of my poor old Cairn terrier who passed a couple of years ago 🙂

Hi Orchid. Carb flu sounds about right. The ME is totally fine usual usual but this feels like those bad days. I am eating a slice of toast with marmite and it tastes good! Like Bill1954 I wasn’t stressed about calories but more carbs and portion and that seemed to work then standstill and weight on. So plan to go back to what I was doing. It’s very easy to get totally caught up in numbers but we all have to live the life we individually have. That’s why I’m not going to stress anymore. In four weeks I’ve had 3 slices of toast which is a total plus for me. I am a prolific baker normally and that’s been hard. But I love the full fat low carb because it makes total sense. It’s so depressing when you feel so ill. I hadn’t heard of carb flu but this totally is me right now. Onwards and upwards but not the weight!!!

Hi rachel62,
Never ever think that you are a failure, you are certainly not! Everyone has different experiences whatever they are doing, you are just having a harder time on the ‘diet’ than most of us.
I agree with your other forum buddies, look at what you are eating, perhaps do the 5-2 for a while, and please please go and see any doctor about your depression, I ‘speak’ as one who has been to the edge looked over and struggled back from the brink, it is an illness, not something to be ashamed of, think of it as your body being out of kilter with your brain, it just needs re-balancing, and that can only help with medication. I have spent a good many years hiding the fact that I was desperately ill with my ‘nerves’ and putting on a face as I went through my front door.
Just remember Rachel you have a whole forum of people here to help you through the fog, some are better qualified than me to help you with the diet side of things, read and take their advice, it will help, you will be in my thoughts and prayers, and I hope you get the help you need and soon! All the best
Christine

Heresy !!!
The humble stottie has been the mainstay of North East bread making for years and is absolutely delicious, especially when home made.
Unfortunately I’m no longer able to sample the delights of this manna from heaven but it’s just about the only carb heavy food that I miss 🙁

Hi Barby – it is great being close to cinema, galleries and stuff – but I would love to be closer to more rural walks.
The only thing ‘rural’ close by is a walk along the canal, but it can get a bit repetitive. I had an appointment over by London Bridge this morning – and afterwards stumbled on an amazing park, a complete oasis of calm – almost in the shadow of the Shard.

oo good question Celestee – I haven’t much of a chance to try that out yet (day 5 today) but have been thinking about something similar as have at hen party to go to during the 8 weeks, and also a weekend away.

I read a comment somewhere that said to say “oh I’m full now but maybe later” when people keep offering you cake etc!
Then people just forget it quicker and it doesn’t become a big issue “ooo you’re doing a diet are you? But you don’t look like you need to lose weight etc etc….” People are funny…they don’t seem to mind that as much as “I am trying to be healthy etc” – even though you’d think the second one would be better eh!! :-)) I think it’s because it makes them feel guilty or question their own choices maybe or just because they associate cake with a good time and want you to enjoy yourself? (or maybe I overthinking it:-))

On the protein and veg or whatever it is you do choose when you are out, I don’t think people would notice – and if they do I’d give a short answer rather than going into the whole story – well that’s just my take – it might be good to be able to explain the whole thing – but I know that afterwards I feel a bit exposed, even if people have been really supportive – so that might feel a bit weird with new people. And also it doesn’t define you – it’s just a way to healthiness that you’ve decided to go on!

I don’t know about the willpower thing – I think I read somewhere that will power works for so long but is tiring on your brain. So better to not have to use your will power at all, just do it because you are already totally convinced that this is a choice and nothing else. (I’m still working on that one:-)))

Anyway not sure if that was any help at all, I’m sure you’ll find your own answer. Exciting about the new city! – great opportunity to try things that are not related at all to food or drink, a new hobby, a new sport. Good luck with it all

Hi Pinklady51,
I get leg cramps is I go below 60g carbs a day. Some people seem to be able to work through that and keep going and it goes away – I can’t. One thing that may help is quinine which you can get from drinking tonic water. I have tried it and it did help when I had miscalculated and looked like I was going to be at 40g carbs at day end. The cramps were milder than I have had, but it did add a chunk to my cals for the day. There is a post from Feb https://thebloodsugardiet.com/forums/topic/slimline-tonic-ok/#post-3457 that mentions Fever-Tree as one brand that does have quinine and works.
The main thing is to keep to a fairly consistent daily intake – concentrate on the 60-65g carbs not the calories. Bill1954 and others never worried about calories and monitors his carb intake and portion sizes.
Not having had ME, I can’t comment on that – but there is something called carb-flu that some people get weeks 3-4. It does get better. It is your body adjusting. If you think this is taking you back to an ME episode, then clearly stop and look at either 5:2 or Mediterranean diet.
A final thought that might help you is using Ketostix so see if you are in fat burning mode.
The carb levels that different people need before they are in fat-burning mode differs. There was one person who reported being in fat-burning mode at 80g carbs per day. I was in fat-burning at 60g cals a day, others have needed to be a lot lower. You can get them from Morrison’s Pharmacy and ASDA’s.
Do an initial check to see where you are on the scale. If you are already in fat-burning mode – then you can increase the carbs a little and keep checking daily to make sure you stay there. Exercise definitely helps you with fat-burning.
Keep asking us questions – we will see if we can find any other ways to help you through this.
Take care.

I find a hard boiled egg very filling and satisfying, just on it’s own. Sounds like your body needs some food, and egg would be better than chocolate?.Enjoy your walk.

Frog I am envious that you can walk 1 mile to cinema, great idea for a distraction. We are in the sticks, about 3 miles from cinema, so I suppose I COULD do that too!

healthy fats are sooo soo sooooo important! I’m trying to think how to explain it without going off on one but maybe I’ll tell you my story….

Once upon a day not long ago – Wednesday in fact!

I thought oh let me be lazy and not bother counting the fat content of my food as long as the calories are low who cares – breakfast and lunch were ok then came what I can only describe as the hunger monster that had me having thoughts of eating my coffee cup – I was ravenous and ended up going above my caloric intake for the day but luckily i didnt eat anything crappy just ate an extra portion of my home cooked meals. then I ate some babybels! then I wanted to keep eating so I smacked my own hand, cried myself to sleep feeling like I was posessed by a demon thinking I’ve royally messed this up now I have to start from Day One again!

Only when I decided to dig deeper to understand what happened I saw what triggered the monster – not enough healthy fat content. Now I rather sacrifice 120 calories to coconut oil in my food and coffee than eat and eat and eat like there is no tomorrow.

hi everyone –

i was wondering – how do you approach social events & functions, particularly those with lots of food & drink?

i have just moved to a new city & am keen to make new friends however – i’m finding it a bit difficult with the fast 800. two reasons – one there aren’t always great options & two – this might be my ego talking – but i don’t want to explain myself to justify why i’m simply ordering salad and protein, no dressing & nope, i’m not drinking tonight? with close family & friends they all know and are supportive but…a bit TMI on the first outing with colleagues?

any suggestions or experiences? do i just need to flex my willpower muscle a little?