JSR I looked at the MyFitnessPal as I entered the food I was planning to eat, and noticed the heavier carbs on some vegetables such as chickpeas, red cabbage, lentils and so on. None of these is bad, and all are on the BSD diet, but perhaps having one portion per day is better than two, and keeping below the 50g of carb that way.

Dr MM was drinking coffee during the documentary Eat Fast & Live Longer, so I assumed OK. The general principles of giving your liver a rest apply, but more important for alcohol because of calories. So unless you are a Big coffee drinker you should be OK. Depending on the week, coffee is in the good or bad corner. A recent study of studies said that coffee drinkers had a 44% less incidence of liver disease.
In the recent Australian TV programme he points out that 1 latte = 5/6 teaspoons of sugar, which was a surprise to me. So I have 1 good cup of coffee per day with a modest amount of semi to take the edge off.

I just found Dr MM replies to commonly asked questions on fast diet co uk, which confirms OK.
It seems like posting the link caused this reply to get lost in hyperspace twice, so you’ll have to Google.

Hello everyone,
I’m am a beginner of the Blood Sugar Diet, wanting to do the 800 calories a day. I have no problem counting the calories, but am wondering what the ratios are between protein, carbs and fats. Please help, I want to do this right! Thanks.

Do I need to come off my metformin before starting the BSD

Hi BabsG
Welcome. First make sure your medics are supporting you on this diet. It’s important for you. Remember, your pituitary gland is the leader of your endocrine orchestra. You don’t want any ‘bum’ notes!
Glad you are hear & hope this benefits both of you

Janeycoughdrop hi & welcome to you too. You’re an old hand if you did 5:2. Enjoy the ride & get those jeans ready! The BSD will tame that sweet tooth if you let it
Good luck to you both. Bon voyage!

Sue – Interesting to read this.
My thoughts are drifting towards May 30th when I reach the end [of the beginning].
Pleased to hear that you are managing the transition, and still have a drink.
Congrats on maintaining weight etc.

my bad, I ate it! But in all honesty I don’t feel the need to punish myself. I’ve not suffered any cravings from it, I ate my normal lunch and I’ve added it in to my fitbit log of food and actually I can still finish my day on less than 800 cals, and my usual carbs 40-60g.

What I DID notice though was how tired I became a little while after eating it. Something I’ve not really suffered from recently during the day.

It’s only once a month I have this type of meeting normally, every other instance of eating out I will have a choice of things to eat.

I’m going to have a portion of cauliflower and cannelini soup that I froze last time I made it, and two boiled eggs for my dinner before going to pick up my friend. Looking forward to the history walk but it won’t be 8 miles this time!

Hi folks
There is hope! Just had my Diabetic eye test today. Told the lovely tester about the BSD diet & she said ( unprompted) ” We’ll have to put the details up here”. SCORE! I left all the details with her 😃 👍

Hi Bill, so true!! Thanks for the reminders!!
I hadn’t lost weight the past three days so measured my waist and had lost another inch!

Hi Rubyswallow
Just to let you know my son diagnosed today with Helicobacter Pylori! Explains everything. Starts antibiotics tomorrow.
Thanks for your concern & book details. Will look at it next week after christening
Eureka

Wow that’s great Athorn!! Congrats on all your success!! 🌷

Yes Pam, great thoughts re at least we are eating well and might be losing visceral fat! I can’t wait to lose liver fat also and shock my doctor who is a pretty negative thinking person unlike me. 😀 That will be fun and for every one of us who succeeds and edicDtes our doctors we will be able to have them help more people like us as well. 💜

Hi Caramba,
Thanks for all the hints and kind words! I think I will check those out once I can do a little more. Just so happy I can do so much more than 3 weeks ago!
💜

These are the real tests Izzy – try and remember the happy feelings after week 1, your blood sugar results look great, and you are really walking miles!! Those are worth a lot more than a bacon bum it seems.
Wishing you the best!!

Thanks for the tips Californiagirl! I’m going to check out that book. I’m going to keep going, this is my last hope to get this weight off. And I believe it will start coming off as long as I stick with it. I just need all the motivation I can get right now!

Hi happy life,
Thank you.
Christine x

Hi captainlynne,
Thank you, ironically this morning I reached my target of two,stone lost.
Christine x

Hi janet1973,
Thank you.
Christine x

Hi orchid,
Thank you x
Christine

Hi,
I have just looked up the recipe and it only says baked beans and not the make, and I agree, not the size. The calories are estimated at 260cals per serving. 2 Portobello mushrooms – estimate 40 cals, mozzarella – a handful (?) say 20 grams is 60 cals so that leaves 160 cals for the baked beans. I just looked up the Sainsbury’s website and for a 415g can of Heinz baked beans, half of that is 164 cals – so it is likely this recipe is for that size of can.
As to which brand you use and the sugar content, so long as you count it within your carb and or calorie allowance, then your own personal circumstances will dictate which you choose – the sugar may cause a spike for diabetics, but be ok for others.
Hope that helps.

Hi JSR! I was just signing off to get the day started when I saw your thread — as a serious lover of an ice cold draft beer (especially after hiking) I have had my own run-ins with carbs! My personal experience is that getting your carb intake down below 20 grams per day will really help. You might grab the book by Gary Taubes “Why We Get Fat” — a great carb discussion with good carb control recommendations at the back. And don’t fret about the weight loss — lots of us did not have any dramatic beginning but over time (I am 10 weeks out) we have all lost substantially (in my case, dramatically at the waistline, although interestingly, my muscle seems to be unaffected). If it messes with your head, just don’t weigh so much.

Thanks Bill. I need to lose at least 2 stone. I am trying to keep up the 3l a day of liquid, which can be hard, particularly those days where I am out of the house. Also trying to walk a lot.

I had this last night for tea. I worked out the calories from half a big tin of Branston beans (because they were in the cupboard) and my calculations were the same as the book. I added 1/4 teaspoon marmite to the beans too. Lush! So from a calorific point it was fine.

It is good to see your name back on the thread PeggyCarterRogers! You sound like a new person — your “voice” is empowered — what an amazing example you are setting for your children. They will benefit from this their whole lives (and their children and their children). Well begun!!

Thank you all for the great advice! I am going to start using MyFitnessPal, and reduce my carb intake. I always lost weight slowly and carbs are really my enemy, so maybe that’s my answer is to reduce them even more.

What foods exactly have you cut down on that contain a lot of the carbs?
Any meal suggestions would be very helpful also.

Thanks so much!

Thank you for your input Orchid.

If Bill1954 is reading this: I actually work in the computer industry. Putting the recipes from the book up online would cost absolutely Zero! It would cost them more to host this forum than put up a few tiny pdfs on an external site like dropbox or onedrive. Put a few pictures up on this site with links to an external download site is all that is needed.

Hi Alan – yes Feta is fine – pretty much zero carbs so as much as you want within your daily calories. I normally have 20-30g. 20g is 3g protein, 5g fat, 0g carbs, 56 calories.

Hi Syb,
there is a great recipe for Creamy Cauliflower and Bean Soup on the recipe section that is great and freezes well. I am veggie and like Bill, have kept going since March on daily soup. I make pea soup with frozen peas (1000g), onion, garlic, (lots of) fresh mint added at the end, stock. Blitz well and that should make 4-5 bowls of soup. You can use meat stick, or add bacon or ham as required.
Also – simple veg soup with onion, carrot, leeks, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, curry powder, tin of cannelloni beans. Again – makes 4-5 portions and freezes well.
good luck

Hi Jani, Tofa and Imogen,
can I suggest you read through the posting by Bill – you will find a lot of good advise and his experience of many of the issues you are having. It takes you through his 8 weeks and although now quite long – it is an excellent example of going from diabetes controlled by drugs to pre-diabetic and no drugs.
https://thebloodsugardiet.com/forums/topic/this-has-to-work-for-me/
good luck with the journey.

Hi Clive,
I copy the recipes I want to use from the website and paste into a word document. I may also edit to keep a standard style, and also add in the calories and carbs.
They are then in one place and I can print off a sheet if I need it and amend as required.
I am not the tidiest cook and all my cookery books are splashed with food so I am wary about taking a tablet or Kindle into the kitchen!

Hi,
I take 60g full fat Greek Yoghurt plus 30g blueberries (or rasps). The fruit is frozen, so I weight both out the night before and leave in cupboard to defrost and for the yoghurt to get to room temp.
Add to it 3g pumpkin seeds, 3g sunflower seeds, 3g linseeds, 3g whole almonds chopped plus a good pinch of cinnamon.
The seeds can also be weighed out the night before.
Mix all together when you are ready to eat – keeps me full till lunchtime.
Beware of oats on this food plan – only rolled oats are allowed and in moderation. All others – most that are sold for porridge nowadays, are very quick to release carbs and for those with diabetes or pre-diabetes, they often cause blood sugar spikes.
Good luck.

Hi, I have read something about coffee interfering with some process in the liver so can I drink coffee on this diet?

Thanks so much for your suggestions! The oats make me shudder but I think once they are mixed with yog and fruit I might be able to cope. Congats on such fantastic weightloss too!
Frittata with spices sounds excellent too, and if its in the fridge waiting for me, I can just dig in whilst bullying and cajoling the family out of the house!!

I have a fitbit flex it records all sorts – great piece of kit – if not then you can use a spreadsheet – I did

Hello everyone – I have not posted anything for a while as I have been on holiday to Tenerife for 2 weeks . I was worried I cant lie in case I found my way back to pre BSD but I need’nt have worried as it is all a matter of CHOICE and thats all…………………..:

I ate out every night – requested no potatoes or rice or chips with meals just loads of veg and no bread
I drank every day – vodka or brandy no beer
I lay in the sun every day – I also walked most mornings and found a set of 120 steps and made a point of going up them most days
If sugars went up slightly I walked more
I had a total of 3 deserts in the fortnight and enjoyed every mouthful

CAME HOME – SAME WEIGHT – STILL OFF THE INSULIN – FEELING ABSOLUTELY MARVELLOUS. !!!

lIKE I SAID ITS ALL DOWN TO CHOICE

Sue

Hi Rozy,

I have started reading the BSD book again today – I realise I have not done the exercises as I should, don’t feel motivated to do those but going to try harder. Food wise its going well – Day 3 back on the wagon today and loss of 700grams so far this week. I was not very happy thinking half way in and that’s all I lost so I went to the fridge to get my blocks of butter out and looked at them for a bit – a big block plus a small block minus 50 grams – told myself that’s the fat I’ve lost so far and took a few repetitions but it sank in.

Keeping hydrated is my greatest challenge so I bought a 500ml bottle on the way to work and refilled it twice so far. Fingers crossed and lots of positive energy towards your car so it lasts way beyond the time your finances are ready! 😀

Hope your day is going well – yukky weather has me thinking soup soup soup and I have now resorted to writing on my the back of my hand – No Soup – Lunch in Fridge……..got me a few weird looks as people read my hand but I don’t care.

Thanks for that Bill. I have a tablet too, so how did you get the recipes on it? Did you just type them from the book?

Hi Leeanne
I initially dropped half of my metformin dose and TBH I saw no difference in my sugar levels
I’m off them altogether now and apart from the odd fasting spike, all is well
Give it a go, if things go pear shaped yu can always start it again.

Unfortunately making things available to download takes up masses of server space with the associated costs.
I have a tablet so I can go to the recipe section and just take the tablet into the kitchen with me 😉

Good for you: the combo of mindfulness and food/eating awareness is key to this I think.
It seems like once you *know* it’ll be very difficult to go back to previous ways. But the transition to post BSD will be interesting when temptation reappears. My expectation is that temptation will take the form of a manageable occasional piece of toast and pint etc., rather than eating cakes or equivalent every day, since my calorie, carb and behavioural awareness is now heightened.

Okay, so I am not the sharpest knife in the drawer…..

You know where is says to have chocolate 70% or more.
I thought you could eat 3/4 of any bar of chocolate!!!

Is doesn’t state chocolate built from 70% cocoa powder ???!,!!!

Wow! Nearly fell for that one.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Have you tried cauliflower mash though? If he dislikes cauliflower, you may well find the mash on top of cottage pie, for instance, tastes perfectly ok to him – it has done for others (including my family!)

It’s called Pacer, and you can also connect it to the My Fitness Pal app if you have it.

Hi I’m new here, but after reading the book, it occurred to me that we’re all struggling to cook and measure stuff while holding a tiny book where the pages would get greasy.

Would it not make more sense to be able to download the recipes from the site and see breakfast, lunch and dinner at a glance? etc

Thanks

Not sure if there’s anywhere special here – but I’ve started using MyFitnessPal which is great for logging your meals and also gives yu an excellent breakdown of the components (e.g. protein, carbs, fat etc) of the food..
You can also log in your exercise
It won’t save your day’s intake if it’s below its recommended calorie count but it does keep a record for you.

Or you could make a frittata the previous night with eggs and veg (absolutely fab with cumin and a sprinkle of chilli too), and warm a piece up in the microwave?

I’ve done this before, even before BSD, and like a lot of food it even improves with a little keeping!

I have about a stone and three quarters to lose, which is not a great deal – although it’s stuck to me like glue for a few years! I followed the BSD diet for nearly 2 weeks without much loss (have enjoyed the food, and the feeling of control otherwise), although it was a bit disappointing not to see quite a big weight loss – especially as I’ve given up sugar in my tea/coffee completely. I have been creating my own recipes, following the BSD rules, rather than using the recipes provided.

I then found it very useful to log my meals with MyFitnessPal, which I’ve started over the last couple of days.

This gives you a great breakdown not only of calories, but of the components of what you’re eating. After reviewing this, I thought I’d see if reducing the carbohydrate component to 50g or less per day would help me kickstart the weight loss. Happy to report that over the last couple of days, focusing more on protein, though not dropping out good vegetables entirely, I’ve lost a kilo. And I can feel that my belt needs to have another hole in it!

I would suggest you have a look at this app/website, it’s very illuminating.

Thanks sianeyb, I’m due for my annual bloods, feet, etc next month but the surgery where I go is having a bit of a crisis with no staff, etc, so although I’ve been informed I can have the bloods done, they’re not doing diabetic reviews until further notice! Big help! I’ll try and get a GP appointment after the bloods – I should get one by Christmas! ! Like you I’m also on a 20mg BP tab and a small dose 20mg Statin but have continued these.

I love 30g of Organic jumbo oats mixed with 210floz water cook for 2m 30 sec in the microwave. Once cooked thin out and cool down with a splash of full fat milk or yogurt and mix in around 1/3 pack of defrosted summer berries. I buy Waitrose own and they are good. This fills me up until lunchtime and I was a huge cereal fan and fruit muncher all morning previously. This has kept me going and 2stone 4lb off in 7 weeks thus far ! Other tip was to buy a Nutribullet, well worth the money as I use it for my own curry spice mix etc . 2 handfuls of spinach, a peeled orange, teaspoon of seeds and another 3rd of frozen berries filling and gorgeous but sometimes looks muddy depending on the fruits! I did throw in the whole orange with skin once, never again! Made my mouth feel awful all day! I drink this on the way to work if I am really short on time and it does the job, just don’t spill it down yourself !

Hi
I went to my doctor yesterday who has booked me in to do some fasting bloods to look at the longer view of the Type 2 diabetes and gauge the dosage to drop me down to or even remove. She was delighted with the progress and my readings, she has taken me off the blood pressure tablets and wants to be really sure its safe to reduce Metformin too. Book yourself in and reduce under supervision