Hi Linda. I’m following the 800 calorie mediterranean diet, keeping the carbs to 50 grams or less. Also, making sure I do at least 10,000 steps a day. I bought myself a fitness tracker to make sure I was doing the steps. How are you going?

That’s great! Keep up the good work Jean. Are you following the 800 calorie diet or 2 days fasting at 800 calories (5:2 BSD)? Thank you, Linda

Congratulations Taniavic on your 8 weeks of success!!! That is awesome! May I ask if you followed the BSD 800 fast calories or the 5:2 BSD? Thank you, Linda

thanks, Switz!

Hi everyone. I am an American so I just use pounds. I have been on the diet since mid December and have lost 54 pounds so far. I am off all insulin and Metformin. My A1c has gone from 14 to 6.6. My sleep apnea and acid reflux are gone. I am so encouraged by others posting their fantastic results. I have about 40 pounds to go. Keep up the great work !

awesome loss! I’m expecting to slow down in week 2 too, will be happy if I lose 1 kilo!

well, I’d like to report a 3kg loss this morning 2/5/16 😀 that’s 6.6lbs in the old money (I am a child of the metric system) happy with that, I was expecting 2 though – also I started on Tuesday, so this is 6 days, not seven, but Mondays is where I want to keep it!

‘okonomiyaki’ egg omelette was very good, I would stick to cabbage and up the onion volume next time, poor old zucchini was a bit lost in this one. I chopped the chicken into small bits and marinated it with a tsp of minced garlic and the soy and a quarter capful of thai fish sauce. Fried down the onion, then added the chicken stuff to cook. when done I removed the meat and onion and sweated down the veges with a splash of water. then I added the meat back in when they were suitably dead, whisked two eggs with another quarter cap of fish sauce and poured that on and let it cook (I did poke it about a bit to get the egg to set a bit like a scramble – there’s not enough egg to make it set through) very nice! too much really, dog got the last 5th or so (onion-free bit). I used a bit of coconut oil for the initial frying of the onion and chicken.

onto week two. be interesting to see if I lose much – history shows a much slower loss every second week for me.

Hi, just wanted to say yesterday was the completion of my 8 weeks. I’m really proud I got here.
I have lost 12 kg (72 to 60kg) and BMI from 28 (overweight) to 23 (healthy weight range).
Blood pressure now normal and feeling great. To anyone starting out ….keep at it, as the weeks go by the diet just gets easier and easier week after week. Now onto maintenance… (always the prickly end for me) !
T

Good luck! you can do it!

Hi Hawke, thanks for those awesome tips! Really appreciate them and you!!
🌷

I loved the first series and watched it also!!

Welcome nosugar.
Yes if you’re embarking on the BSD 800 journey for the next 8 weeks it’s 800 calories per day.
A gender neutral regime.

awesome work! i often have to pack food on the go and I like yoghurt with chia seeds and nuts in a ziplock bag to add to yoghurt later, hard boiled eggs, squares of cheese, trail mix (make it yourself for calories), tins of sardines and crudités

Very good point – I definitely think stress impacts on me. However, since starting this way of eating (I too hate the word diet) I have been walking more, practicing mindfulness and generally feel better!

I think the weight gain was mainly related to changing scales – the new ones add on .4 kg to my weight. Also – I weighed myself at night (duh!). Taking that into account, my weight loss as at Day 7 (today) has been 2 kilos (about 4 pounds I think?). Really pleased with this but more so with the other non-scale changes i.e. SO energetic, less mood swings, NO CRAVINGS (SERIOUSLY!), good skin and mood.

Taking metamucil supplements has helped with the constipation and am trying to make sure I eat more veggies and berries than I did the first few days!

I think I have finally found a sustainable lifestyle 🙂

Wouldn’t calorie count allotments be different for men and women??
Is it 800 calories per day for BOTH men and women??
i plan on starting this 8-week diet this week with my husband—so need your input!!
thank you!

My husband bought me a box set of the old ones, I remember watching them when I was younger 🙂 I’m currently on season 6. I’ve watched the new series as well and I enjoyed it, pretty sure they will make more as they left it all up in the air!

Thanks Izzy, following your lead and really appreciate the travel tips!
Haven’t eaten meat or chicken for 41 years but I do eat fish so planning on getting fish and vegies wherever I go for now.
Hoping Starbucks (they are everywhere) will have their protein pack which had a hard boiled egg and a little peanut butter in it.
We switch places we stay 7 times in 18 days but I will plan well by then to make sure I can stay on it!!!
So exciting as today (this afternoon) all my pain caused from day 1 is gone!!
I think it’s from candida die off possibly. It’s better so that’s all that matters right now!!
💖🌷

Wow Izzy! Huge congrats on completing week 2!! You are an inspiration and I thank you for that!!
Re X Files, newest season or old and if newest what’s your thoughts on it? I want them to continue it! 😄

Re shakes
I went round all the shops that sell shakes to check the prices to find the cheapest ones, I ended up buying Superdrug’s own brand as they were on offer 3 for 2. When I needed some more shakes they were on offer again at 1/3 off. I didn’t want to buy skimmed milk as my husband only likes semi so I made the shakes up with water as well as milk. I now make my shakes with only water which means if I have to go somewhere at short notice I grap my shaker and a sachet and water is readily available. It also gives me a few more calories to play with for other meals.

Hi there. I don’t have diagnosed diabetes 2, but do have high blood pressure. Started BSD on 10th April 2016. Had a hiccup initially due to celebration with friends, but still lost 2.8 kg in the first week and blood pressure has dropped.
2nd week lost 1.3 kg and 3rd week 700 grams. That’s 4.8 kg in 3 weeks. Amazing. I have also dropped 6cm off my waist. So happy with this plan and don’t feel hungry at all now. I lacked energy in the first couple of weeks, but now full of energy. Would highly recommend.

Hi Georgia thanks for the kind words! I spent the weekend in bed but am feeling better now and thinking about getting back into my exercise next week… Hope all goes well with you… ?

HI Lucia,

hope the mountain climbing went well. I find doing most things in jeans to be uncomfotable, Leggings are definitely easier and comfier to be throwing yoga shapes in.

Polly x

Hi Sue1234
Any problems with machines is very unnerving. We are trying too hard to have them misbehave

Lunch, Tiger Tiger – Whole Water Chestnuts in water, 140 gram
Tiger Tiger – Sliced Bamboo Shoots In Water, 140 g
Wakame – Instant Miso Soup, 2 Packet (18g)
Generic – Garlic Clove, 1 clove (3 g)
Carrot – Medium, 35 gram
Egg – Organic Brown, 50 g
Onion – (Red), 37 gram I used the miso as a base and chucked the rest in, it was really filling too. Egg added at the end as I was trying to go for the hot and sour soup texture but I’m not sure how to do it without scrambling the egg… was still nice though

Dinner, Iceland – Chicken Thighs Amended, 178 g ovenbaked
Generic – Celeriac, Boiled Mashed, 235 g
Goldessa – Cottage Cheese 4.5%, 100 g
Was going to mash the celeriac with butter but just put the cottage cheese on top of it instead.

I forgot to say… I bought some coconut flour and I might try to make pancakes. Maybe…

My diary is helping me keep track, I hope yours does too!

Well done on the 4 lb’s off already!

By May 18th I’m sure you will have some tried and tested foods for in the car. I take lunch to work every day and I quite like either home made scotch eggs (I added the recipe they have no breadcrumb coating) or cheese or ham salad. Also you can make some low carb soup to flask up, depending on what facilities you have in between driving.

The oils in the cooking for this way of eating won’t matter as much only the sugars and other carbs. I guess the main thing is to avoid pasta, rice, potatoes and bread. Avoiding coated food like things cooked in batter, or breadcrumbs. Most menu’s would have a meat based dish to your liking and you can ask for no potatoes and some extra veg.

Hi everyone,

My name is Michelle and I’m starting this journey tomorrow. Can anyone recommend shakes that people use? I plan on using teal food but might want to suplement a shake here and there. Excited to start. I know it won’t be easy. Currently I’m taking Metformin, high blood pressure meds. I want to be done with these. I’ve just had it really. Any tips anyone has would be much appreciated.

Hi captainlynne,

that’s a brilliant result, I’m hoping my weight loss and becoming no-longer-diabetic will happen as well as yours has/is.

You really are inspiring to a lot of us newer eaters in the blood sugar style.

Polly x

Hi Marcia
Oh to run again! It’s all ay caramba’ fault. 😉 When do we have to post our intention to do the London marathon then? Hope we can all keep this up? 💤

hellooooo again my lovelies, another day done for me. Can’t believe that tomorrow is the last day of week 2, WEEK 2!!!

Had a lovely morning chilling with my husband and kids, then I walked to the shop to buy eggs (we’re getting through a lot of eggs lol) then I cooked us all brunch. I had bacon, fried egg, cherry tomatoes and a couple of freshly picked grilled chilli’s. I forget the name of them but they aren’t spicy ones. I have 3 varieties growing on my window ledge 🙂 Over the years I’ve managed to kill pretty much every plant I’ve had including cacti, but chilli’s… Well I am THE chilli mama. I’ve grown loads from seed and given loads away. We like our chilli’s here lol.

This afternoon was spent re-organising my bedroom whilst watching Game of Thrones. There were a few occasions throwing out rubbish, chocolate wrappers etc that I had a few minor cravings but nothing enough to make me fall off the wagon. To my shame I was a classic secret eater. No more.

Dinner was stuffed courgettes, made with minced beef, onion, green beans, passata and a little cheese.

I was behind with my steps but watched an episode of X-files on my treadmill and all is well with the world of Izzy.

Now, I still have a pile of stuff on my bed to put away so I’m off to do that, then bedtime with a herbal tea and snooooooze time.

Hi Syb. Try putting some asparagus, or broccoli, and a lilltle bit of feta or goats cheese in some greased muffin tins, cover with beaten egg and bake until set. Easy to transport and perfect with some salad.

The machine I am having problems with is an “Element” manufactured one and nothing to do with Accuchek. But thanks for trying to help.

Yesterday Day 70 weight 10st 2lbs
Blood sugar 11.8

Today Day 71 weight 10st 1lb Another 1lb lost. 15lbs in total.😀😀😀😀😀
Blood sugar 9.8

Only 8 lbs to go and I will have a normal BMI. 👍

I have a growing attachment to courgetti lol

Demi, at least you were naughty with something low carb, we can’t be good all the time and 7 miles is a great walk!

I’ve tried mooli and kohlrabi on my spiraliser, both are very good. I do find it can’t really handle celeriac (which I’m sure is too starchy to be allowed anyway). I love the texture of spiralised veg, much nicer than grated.

Hi Polly, I had a lovely holiday in Wales a number of years ago would love to visit again.

many have managed to reverse their type 2 diabetes, I hope you get to be one of them.

Will definitely try the cottage pie with cauliflower mash😊

hello, I’m in London, just starting the 800 cal plan. I stuck to it today except was naughty with some brazil nuts. I knew it was a mistake buying them. However I did walk 7 miles, so I’m forgiving myself!

Hi Hashimoto
Getting your carbs right can be very tricky and at times a constant juggling act. 100g per meal may not be good for everyone but it works well for me😊. When I talk about carbs I’m talking about pasta, rice, potatoes and biscuits At the moment I have 100g per day and do feel the need to have any carbs for lunch of dinner😊.

Bread’s my absolute downfall, always, the thing I just can’t control, so I’m putting the breadmaker away for 8 weeks. Interested to know that spelt has better GI than ordinary wheat, because I have found a lovely light spelt flour that gives a wonderful crusty loaf. I’m looking forward to that in two months’ time!

Hi happylife, oh I see, I know having too high a level can cause heart problems. Getting levels right can be a tricky business
🙂

B – 2 hardboiled eggs
L – Quorn burger + salal + half burger roll
D – large bowl minestrone soup with parmesan

Well done Eureka.

1st BHF Marathon
8,500 steps which is about 3.7 miles. Took ages brisk walk with a couple of very small runs in between. Had 2 hour nap afterwards lolo before dinner. Lovely first day. Can’t wait for tomorrow😊…thanks ay caramba for getting me motivated and the Fitbit info.

Hi Hawke, I was thinking why I had gained weight back and whilst constipation is not the issue I know I am not counting calories and then last night it occurred to me that for the first few days I drank my water quota but not since then, So in terms of accountabikity, I am going to drink the two litres of water suggested today.
Stress seems to be a big issue for many of us…what do you do to destress so to speak…I am trying meditation but have to be more consistent ., a common theme across all areas of my life😩
Napangardi

Hi keeptrying,

As Patsy says, you can adapt the recipes to suit your preferences. Many of us doing BSD800 have reported the absence of acid reflux when eating this way.
The book also explains the science behind the BSD and its core principles.It’s suggested in the book that the reader completes reading the book before commencing BSD in order for you to have all of the information you need to get started.
The forum page is a valuable asset for those of us on the journey – it gives support and information.

Good for you. Its touch to cut curbs for me because I feel like nothing else can fill me. Can I ask what do you cook with meat? I can think only of rise and potato. Can you share some recipes please!

Hi Hashimoto, thanks for your response! The reason it was lowered was for the first time in years my thyroid levels were better. On any higher dose I get heart palpitations (hyperthyroid) so the level was changed.
Thanks for all of your advice, it’s really appreciated!!
🌷

Only a small part of the book is actual recipes and in any case they can be adapted to suit your taste.

L – cauliflower & broccoli cheese
D – spicy pork ribs & courgetti lightly fried in butter, garlic & chilli flakes
S – full fat yogurt & berries

planning to make the cottage pie with cauliflower mash from recipe on here for tomorrow, will help use up more from freezer.