I can relate to the clothes not fitting posts.
That’s me 3 stones down. I currently wear a jacket to work that now looks like my big brothers 😀, two months ago I couldn’t fasten it with no chance of zipping it up.
I was 18lb down before my clothes began to feel loose, but that was because I used to fasten my clothes using a rachet strap (just kidding).

Silver I was talked into trying something sweet at Easter and although I could taste a flavour, I couldn’t identify it as being sugary or even sweet, it was just, well, a taste.

Brilliant and encouraging replies!
I wonder have any of you eaten sugar – like a piece of chocolate post the 8 week?
How did it taste – did you enjoy it?

I love your musings chongolo. I am reading as many posts as I can in order to distract myself…gave up on the ironing! Like you I am determined, not sure how many kilos I need to lose to move into overweight bit I suspect it would be twent five + kilos. I should check it out. At the moment I am planning to get through this eating approach day by day. Day three and I miss my carbs…interestingly not my wine so that is a good thing! One habit at least being changed.

Hi All
I have just joined the BSD site and need some advice! I was ‘diagnosed’ with Type 1 diabetes back in December 2014 and whacked on Insulin before I could say ‘blood sugar’! I have now just been to see the consultant this week to be told he is not sure if I am Type 1 or Type 2 and has stuck me on Metformin (one tablet a day). I had a really rough time medically in 2014, and huge amounts of stress and trauma. My doctor has put my diabetes diagnosis down to everything I was going through at the time.
So my question is do I start the 800 calorie diet for 8 weeks or not?
I am 5′ 7″, 79kgs with a BMI of 27 – so not obese by any stretch….. but confused about whether I should think about the 800?
Would love to hear any views/advice on this!

Many thanks

Hi RodB
I love yr plan and have saved it for reference.
You’re doing fantastically. I’m sure you ll reach your goals.
Best of luck.
Penny

I’m almost there too – I finish my 8 weeks on Saturday morning then head away for the long weekend and will try not to undo all the good work. I had a fantastic first 4 weeks but the last 4 have been slow going. 4kgs only… lots of days on plateau which have been frustrating but this week I seem to have broken through and if all goes well for the next 2 days I will be 14kgs down for the 8 weeks. Needless to say I am pleased with this as it is just around the 10% mark. I’m going to do 2 weeks of 5:2 Med style then a solid 8 weeks of BSD800 before the summer vacation.

Hashimoto, I made your tofu stir fry- I did not have the mushrooms or sprouts ( the salmonella outbreak has put me off them in south Australia) but I added cauliflower . It was delicious. I have only cooked with tofu once or twice so it was a rewarding experiment….
I do not have a headache but now two hours after dinner my tummy is rumbling….probably my extraordinary serves of vegetables. Interestingly no sign of reflux! Well back to ironing and listening to a tape…cheers

Hi, all from Australia.
Tis been another sunny warm day today – in autumn ??? But blowing a gale – not so nice as I had to go out for my 5 weekly eye injection.
Well this has taken me to the half way point….started my 1st day of my 4th week.
Pro and con : lost 10 1/2 lbs ..a bit disappointed, have been stuck for the last week. My reflux has gone, no my pills. My blood sugar readings have become almost normal. Have had no insulin since day one. Still waking during the early hours with quick sudden cramp in my calves in spite of taking magnesian supp. for years [ as I am prone to cramps ] and have now bought some salt tabs , so have had a slight improvement. Guess it is because of all that water flushing my body salt out. Have settled down a bit with the food and my husband is being a terrific support even though he is not dieting…he’s just a 6 ft 3in lean machine, can virtually eat what he wants, don’t you hate people like that ?? My blood pressure is still a bit high after I have had it under control for years.
Have been reading all the latest news from you all.

Time for bed. Goodnight, jillyB

Day 2, evening.

dinner was amended at short notice when I discovered that the tub of cottage cheese was actually sour cream – bugger! so substituted it for some of the sour cream and 25g of havarti cheese. I can report that spiralled zucchini is AMAZING yum yum, cooked with a smidge of onion powder some garlic and fresh pepper.

now its near 8 pm, and i have the evening munchies, so I am compromising with a small bowl of raw fresh red radishes. they are nice and low in carbs and calorie, have a nice bite – really crisp. Ordinarily I would be having cheese and crackers to ‘fill the gap’ and now I have had to measure out 25g of cheese I know I was adding a huge whack of calories every time I did that!

another of my interminable peppermint teas, looking forward to the hunger disappearing. I’m pretty good at this dieting malarkey so I know that the really hard part is going to be in the next few days. I must focus on the right now and not get bogged down in the future! (yup, deleted a great big paragraph of twaddle.)

I can also heartily endorse radishes as an emergency snack.

Mentor, or do you mean mental and your spell check is on😬😊😗😇😜😜

Brace yourself…. Going for another walk tonight, so I will have time to think.
Then bombard you all with my weird little mutterings.

Love Lucia
Xxxxx

Thanks ever so much for that bill
Soo will try once directly before a meal and one two hours after to see how I react ?
Many thanks Alan

Judith, no I’m afraid, they ended up around my ankles!!!
I’m being haunted by this mankini thing, whose idea was that anyway?
Aycaramba, oh yes the need for new clothes gets rather urgent as you progress through the plan 🙂

Eyes are doing great hun, no signs of any further bleeds 🙂
How could I not lurv you any more ? You’re my little protege, (notice the L word in there?)
I love the answers you have been providing to people too, you’re turning into quite a mentor 😀

Sorry that should have read hi Tofa – the auto correct function is a pain. Imogen

just thought you didn’t love me any more now that I am the shadow of my former self.

Glad you are back, are you at the registration area greeting our new members?

I remember you were one of the first to welcome me.

How are your eyes, have they settled down?

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi Toga, this is all a bit new to me -trying not to be baffled by the science!
On reading through earlier posts a rise in fasting blood sugar not unusual Phew! My tests later on in the day are dropping down. Some people recommend a small snack before bed, a drink of milk or piece of cheese. I am going to give that a go tonight and see if it makes a difference. I think the phrase is ‘don’t panic’. How are you getting on with the BSD?0

Hi L
Just had a busy couple of weeks with work and family.
You don’t get rid of me that easily, look after that cold 🙂

Just having a hot lemon drink.

I like having a cold.
If you want people to leave you alone, pretend to start the build up to sneezing. Boy to they move quick.
Love Lucia
Xxx

Hi, my computer is having a field day with
Rub down with an oily cloth?
Love Lucia
Xxxx

The sun is shining, beautiful blue sky.
Probably snowing here on the weekend knowing my bad luck
😕
Love Lucia xxx

Better than a rip up down with an oily cloth
Love Lucia xxxx

So Bill, where on where have you been?
I have been asking after you for AGES.
Are you on the thread called … After 8 weeks?
Where all the skinniest ones are?
Are you swooning?

Love luciaxxx

B- 200g Fage Greek yog/strawberries
L – 2 Heck sausages grilled/ small tin tomatoes
D – poached egg /150g baked beans

Teas to drink
(First time I’ve tried Heck sausages – found them very filling and tasty)

And I did get the importance of pre and post meal testing ….thank you Tofa

Hi Cherrianne and Bill54, thank you both, will look for thread and will have late night snack….hoping it works. A bit reassuring for me that others have had this experience and to better understand the probable reasons….(felt very tearful that all my efforts were to no avail and I was doomed! ) So does this mean that if I wanted to do a fasting blood glucose I do it 12 hours after the milky snack ?? Perhaps the answer is already on the thread you recommended? Tofa

Oh good. Pleased you have decided to stick with it Meredex and although I sympathise with the small weight loss to date, I am secretly pleased I am not alone. I have gritted my teeth when reading about the amazing successes on these posts – lbs dropping off like there is no tomorrow after a few days. How does that happen! Most people I know would be lying in hospital on a drip if they restricted themselves to my meagre calories. But hey ho, onward I go and will be reading the posts from other sluggish weight loss hopefuls as it keeps me motivated knowing THERE ARE OTHERS! Low carbs, no sugar is the way forward. Keep posting please!
Jussi

I’ve “only” lost 3 kg in 4 weeks (but try looking up what that much fat actually looks like!) but I can put my slow loss down to the chocolate I still turn to when stressed! I’m working on it. I also think the oestrogen being released from my fat stores (see the Just Ladies thread) is messing with my hormones. I’m just happy to be steadily losing, even if it’s not amazingly fast like for some.

Maybe look for Frittata, I now some folk love them on here.

I was looking on the recipe list for a crust less quiche with veggies, figuring I could make it on the weekend and just have a slice every day or lunch. None there, so going to the source of all knowledge Google.

Good to hear guthlac but please be careful with the long fasting period, the last thing you want is a hypo.

I used to see a TV ad that showed a woman tossing and turning all night, worried about something, until her helpful neighbour gave her a particular brand of feminine hygiene product and she was able to sleep easy. I never really understood it until now. I’ve never before had periods that were so heavy I had to change pads at night, and worry I was staining my pjs and the sheets. And a three week long period? It is certainly inconvenient. Apparently it’s quite common with rapid fat loss as there is a lot of stored oestrogen being released back into the body. I guess I’m prepared to put up with it to lose that fat!

I remember being told back when I was pregnant not to lose much weight because of the extra oestrogen going to the baby. Pretty sure Michael specifically says not to do the diet if you’re pregnant. Could be an issue if you were breastfeeding too.

thanks, I am using the week 2 menu from the blood sugar diet, but I think I have swapped around the meals for today hence maybe why no fat – lol. I will be content with the nuts then, which have improved my alertness already.

I don’t know about the calories Tippytwo but there doesn’t seem to be a lot of fat in that meal plan.
You do need it to help with the weight loss.

Hi Imogen, you may have seen my posting this am….my fasting blood sugar has apparently risen from 6.6 to 8.3….having just bought a monitor…I am in despair….can you tell me about milky drink idea please? Tofa

Hello, to combat drowsiness this morning, I have had a couple of tablespoons of peanuts and raisings – I have has blueberry and green tea shake this morning and planning to have the beetroot, apple and cannelloni bean soup for lunch, then crabcakes for tea – am I over the limit of 800 do you think?

Alan you are off them now.
For the next few days forget the fasting readings and see how the pre and post meal readings are doing. It’s a far more accurate measure as there is no dawn effect involved.

Hmm first my secret identity and now this!!!
I’m seriously beginning to believe in clairvoyancy here. Hope you can’t read my innermost thoughts Judith 😀

Hi.
New on the forum but now in week 14 of the 800cal. I started on shakes and non-starchy veg as per the Newcastle protocol but now I’m ‘on solids’ again. I’ve lost 2.5 stone so far but I’ve another couple of stones to go as I’m 81Kg and need to get to around 66kg to be in the middle of my normal BMI. My fasting BS levels have fallen from early teens down to mid-six’s. Weight loss has slowed significantly to less than 100g/day so I’m considering ‘proper’ fasting for a couple of days per week. This is also to help improve my insulin resistance and improve my BS readings. My HbA1c after eight weeks was 43 (normal 25-41). No ill effects 14 weeks in, though, and feeling hugely better in myself as my blood pressure is now low and my cholesterols are brilliant. Started the gym yesterday too.
guthlac

I have managed to score a set of scales and am using the same ones.

19 days in stone lost and going back on those metformin as BS seems up n down n all over
7.7 fasting today from a lower measurement yesterday
Soooo continue this plan with couple pills thrown in daily will see how I go and come back off pills in few weeks,maybe they’ll help purge the sugar out system ?
Alan confused 🤔

This is true. Hubby (who’s not on BSD) weighs half a stone heavier in one branch of Boots than he does in another. Same sort of digital scales. He obvs goes with the lighter one!!

Duh…I am such a newbie…
Have just been reading some of the earlier topics and it seems that this is not so unusual. I will try a late evening milky snack and see if it helps…or maybe, stop testing in a.m.😊

Low carb waffles with strawberries and dollop of yoghurt – I find the coconut flour in recipe makes them rather dry – I’ll use almond flour or half of each next time
Prawn Pho from the 5:2 diet book – added extra mushrooms and snow peas and ‘Slendier’ or konjac noodles – virtually no cals in these.
Roasted eggplant (aubergine) stuffed with ‘bolognaise’ sauce left over from the other day when I had it with spiralized zucchini –
I always add some greens on the side.
I have two coffees a day before lunch with a spoonful of real cream, and at about 5.00pm I often have a cup of decaf tea with unsweetened almond milk and a slice of the skinny brownie from the main book or hommous with celery and carrot sticks – keeps the wolf from the door while preparing dinner!

Caravan Sue, are you weighing on the same set of scales, or in different towns as you previously said you might do? There are sometimes big differences between different scales that might account for your apparent weight gain.

Hi feltwicked
Welcome to you both. Lots of help here. Look at past topics in forums.
As you lose weight etc your sleep should be better. A big + for any shift worker ( I did it years ago ). Keep posting & good luck

Thanks for that. I look forward to it!

Hi Tofa,
It sounds like you’ve perhaps experienced a blood sugar spike at about the same timeframe in the diet that I did.
If you have a look at the thread ‘ rising fasting blood sugars’ you’ll see that this happened to several people around week 4/5 and lasted a couple of weeks.
Stick with the diet and you will get the results you want. The bedtime snack of cheese, yoghurt or a glass of milk really does help counteract the dawn phenomenon. 🙂

B – full fat natural yoghurt/berries/seeds
L – poached egg on avocado slices
D – cottage pie and cauliflower mash (yum)

Hi Elma
Way to go!👍
I’m in week 12 & off meds for a week & a half. My FBS shot up again at first but are now heading south daily so fingers x ?
I’m 65 in July & looking forward to it now ( well we all know the alternative don’t we).
Just had a family hol & went swimming! First time for years as I didn’t like to see me in a cosi let alone others! Looked OK & felt same. More water to come 🏊🏻 as I still need to lose more weight
Keep on keeping on