Does everyone measure their BS every single day ?
I’ve been doing morning and two hours after meal every single day mainly as I like to see it fall !!!
Alan

Hi Robmac,
Would recommend doing body weight exercises. There are some outlined in The Book.
That would help to maintain/build some muscle bulk which would avoid becoming a stick insect. 😊.

Exercise for me is getting out on the bike approximately 3 times a week, doing at least 24ks a ride over a mix of ups, downs as well as some nice flat stretches. The rides tend to be first thing in the morning before the sun has gotten up. A surprisingly nice time to ride.

I also go to the gym 3 times a week and concentrate on upper body strength training. Slowly increasing the weights as I progress.

I also try to make sure that I accumulate at least 10k steps a day.

Two and a half weeks in I am down 4 kilos and have dropped 2% body fat according to my tanita scales.

Now if only I can keep myself to around 800 calories. Too often it has been more like 1000 and I refuse to think about how much I was eating for the majority of week 2.

Cheers
Red.

It is awfully easy to do, but I combine it with sticking that container behind everything else in the freezer, and cutting them into very small bite sized pieces. And then, when I think if eating them, I have a drink of carbonated water, which takes me a while, and fills me up.
So the lot lasted me a month which is really good going, considering I could eat them in one go.

You can use basil as the leafy part of a salad.
Try it with cherry tomatoes and feta, or tomatoes, avocado with a balsamic dressing, or with cucumber and strawberries or blueberries, or with whole fat yoghurt, whole roasted garlic cloves and olives.

Well done Toofastblack, I also use and love MyFitnessPal but I do have a question some may be able to help with.

MyFitnessPal allows you to enter 800 cals as a daily goal and to split that goal up with percentages for Carbs, Fat and Protein.

From reading the book and some amateur assumptions and calculations I have come up with
carbs 25% = 50g, fat 50% = 44g and protein 25% = 50g and I’d really like someone to verify this is correct?

Once we can correctly enter these goals MFP reports on them, it’s really great.

jane C,

Thank you for that….yes, I do have a nutribullet, so will try your recipe

Regards jillyB

Hi Hashimoto, thanks for the encouragement. My main goal is normalising my bs. I weighed in at 86.1 kg this morning, the lowest since I was diagnosed. But my BMI is 30.1, still obese. The doc and I would like to get that down to 70kg (I’m barely 170cm tall) so I’m halfway there. Realistically I probably won’t hit that in eight weeks, but every kilo lighter is a good thing. If, not, I’ll just keep working on it.

Barby it will happen, and quicker than any other diet. In a few weeks time you will look back at this post and wonder why you worried. It is hard when you so desperately want change, but there are major changes happening already in your body and you will definitely lose weight on 800 calories a day.
The huge, quick losses are usually from men. It’s unfortunate for us but female bodies are designed to conserve fat because they nourish new life. No matter that some of us have passed that point, it comes down to biology.
Look for changes in your body rather than the scales. You will notice things like buttons not straining, looser waistbands, not so out of puff on exertion, putting socks or tights on more easily. Maybe you’re whizzing through the housework or paid work quicker, sleeping better. These little victories are signs of progress that you need to notice and celebrate.
The best thing you can do is to keep plugging away at the BSD, and keep posting on here. We’ll help you to stay motivated. Next post try and think of one improvement you’ve already noticed. You will be able to look back on your progress with each post you make. 🙂

Just remember, chocolate makes your clothes shrink,

First day of my Fast 800.

Breakfast: Leftover beef stew with carrots
1 cup of coffee with heavy cream

Lunch: 1 cup of coffee with heavy cream

Dinner: Roasted chicken breast (bone-in, skin on)
Large salad of spring greens with olive oil and apple cider vinegar dressing

I still want to eat. It’s an emotional need. I’m not hungry. I can hear chocolate singing to me…

Thanks for your reply, Cherrianne.

B: 20g Ham finely chopped
40g Portobello mushroom finely chopped
lightly sautéed the ham and mushroom with a bit of butter add
1 egg beaten with a splash of milk to make an omelette topped with 10gms finely grated cheddar
149 cal

L: 200g of homemade of homemade smoked cauliflower and broccoli soup with blue cheese
240gm
Dinner will be home made Thai style fish cakes have got the calories worked out yet

hashimoto – yeah, but since control was what I was hoping to blow past to get to remission, it really sucks to go back to mere control. As to the exam marking – it’s a bit more complex than the ordinary teacher-out-sick. (Been there, done that – for a month – in a different setting). Several years’ investment of time and money is on the line in an exam 3 months from now, with no one else up to speed (yet) to provide the kind of help I provide.

Eureka – thanks!

Now I’m heading home to do some more research, in advance of the second opinion tomorrow.

Well its the end of week three, my scales have been broken the last two days so no weigh in. I am going to pick up a new set tonight. I hate changing scales and I purchased a new set right before starting so I would have consistency. Oh well. I have definitely lost more weight this week, I would say about 2kg. Would would bring me to a 8kg loss in three weeks. My next goal is to start doing more exercise. I plan to do a 30 minute walk in the evening on top of the normal walking to a from work etc. I am hoping this will get my steps up and help the weight to keep dropping. So far, so good 🙂

A suggestion. With the library of recipes it would be really helpful if a user could select recipes into a week’s plan, indicate how many people need to be catered for and then to press the button to get the choices converted into a shopping list.

I don’t think this feature exists at the moment.

Hi neohdiver
Knowing is halfway to curing. It’s always been my motto & gives me direction & strength to tackle any news & situation I find. My hope is that you may feel the same. With every good wish to you for a quick & full recovery.
Eureka

Hi juliet, although you may experience some times when weight loss stalls it will only be temporary. Amazingly there is no overall slowing down when you stick to 800 calories.
Are you eating enough fat? That’s what helps keep you feeling full. Also make sure you drink your 2 -3 litres of water a day ::

Great weight loss for week one! Keep on keeping on! 🙂

Hi neohdiver, I’m so sorry your suspicion was confirmed. Like you say the diet may have to take a back seat while you undergo treatment for your cancer but you know you can pick up the diet again as you had it well under control.

I’m praying your treatment will be successful, with your positive attitude it should be. Let work sort itself out, you need to think about you at the moment. The educational establishment can sort out lessons, exam marking etc.

Love this thread!

That will be interesting to see the results CaptainLynne.

I think that if our doctors know what we are doing, especially if we’re on any kind of medication that might be affected by dieting, then provided they give the nod too, it should be okay to continue if we still have lots of weight to lose (like me!) I’m seeing my hematologist next week and she’s going to be very happy with my weight loss. She’s been telling me to lose weight for 10 years! I see her every 3 months and need a blood test done beforehand so I’ll be playing close attention to my blood sugar and cholesterol levels to see if there is any change.

And thanks for your answer Toofastblack – that really helps. 🙂

Down another 0.4kg in 2 days to 101.8kg (224.5lb) now. I made a mini-goal on Monday of trying to reach 100kg (220.5lb) by the end of next weekend. Total so far 21 days in: 8.2kg (18lb). It feels great to have lost over a stone! 🙂

Well done CaravanSue! Don’t get disheartened if you don’t lose anything in the next week, it will pick up again after that. 🙂

Hi MerryMary – I agree, this diet is a life changer. I’ve read that it takes about three weeks to change a habit – the 8 weeks on this diet should definitely help us all turn our lives around and create those healthy eating habits we all need.

And I agree with Sabrina that it is a life saver too – that’s how I’m thinking about it even though I’m not diabetic (and won’t ever be now!) I know that I need this diet to turn around some other health issues.

Thank you Hawks.

Hi Patsy,
It’s been a great season for basil. I’ve always had difficulty growing it but this year my persistence paid off. My fall back recipe for too much basil is Basil Pesto. Now I haven’t had it since I’ve been doing BSD (I’m half way through Week 3), but think it may fit the BSD way of eating. Basil, olive oil, garlic, parmesan cheese, pine nuts. (look up a recipe for amounts).

You could put it on any of the vegetables that can be spiralised, or spaghetti squash or the low carb pasta substitutes that are on the market. Enjoy.

Hi Lucia,

I have read your blog start to finish and have dipped in and out of other threads too. I started BSD 800 a week and almost 3 days ago now. Probably not drinking enough water but I’m trying. Have lost about half a stone YAY. Still a few more to go.

I’ll keep on plodding along and am happy that I’m really not feeling hungry at all

Polly x

Hi all,

Having ‘stuck’ to walking short distances since commencing BSD several weeks ago, yesterday I inadvertently walked further. Went shopping and parked the car between 2 major shopping complexes, so I had to walk 1km and back from each one. It’s amazing how quickly the daily step count increased.

By the end of the day I’d walked 11 254 steps all by parking the car in a different position as well as taking my daily walk at home and the incidental activity inherent in our busy lifestyles.

The spicy chicken and lentils is wonderful!

I like the idea of tosting a flatbread – will try that.

Thanks all, this diet is a literal lifesaver.

Thanks all, this diet is a lifesaver.

I have a thyme plant, but haven’t used that lately. Unless they’re on the windowsill I tend to forget to eat them. Must try harder – going out to pick them will add a few steps to my daily total!

Week 3 is behind me. As predicted, it was a doozy! Unfortunately, my blood glucose reflects that, a bit.

Thank you for all of your support through the past week’s fun and games!

As to the diet itself – it continues to be easy-peasy, aside from the fact that I (still) resent spending so much time preparing food.

As to the rest of the week – what a pain. I start week 4 with a cancer diagnosis (bright and early before my first blood test for the week). I’ll let you draw your own conclusions about the impact of stress on blood glucose. That same stress bumped my numbers up a bit in the latter half of the week – but they are still below where they were when I started this phase of Plan: Diabetes Remission!

I hope my newly acquired cancer doesn’t interfere with the remaining 4.5 weeks of my attempt at inducing remission, but if surgery intervenes I suspect I may have to bump up at least the protein and perhaps the calories. It is what it is – and ultimately breast cancer is a threat that demands a more immediate response than putting well-controlled diabetes into remission, so that will take priority.

My tumor has a name, and I’m focusing on making it feel welcome, happy, and content so it doesn’t get tempted to go wandering about the rest of my body looking for a new home . . . until I have a chance to sneak up on it and surgically evict it!

Week 4 will be filled with tests (MRI, X-ray, genetic bloodwork, other bloodwork), an appointment with my surgeon and an appointment with a second opinion doc). And, oh yeah, my job. In other words, more stress. Perhaps a bit less, since I am always more comfortable when I have knowledge, as opposed to when I don’t.

With that prelude, here’s my stats to date:

Week 1 – Fasting blood glucose: M: 5.05 mmol/l, T: 5.28 mmol/l W: 5.06 Th: 5.39 (highest in months) F: 4.44 S: 4.39 Sun: 4.44
Week 1 – Starting weight: 150.2 lbs – Ending weight: 147 lbs
Week 1 – High for the week: 7.72, Low for the Week: 4.06, Average for the week: 5.5

Week 2 – Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.83 mmol/l, T: 4.72 mmol/l W: 5.11 mmol/l Th: 4.79 mmol/l F: 4.83 mmol/l S: 4.33 mmol/l Sun: 4.6 mmol/l
Week 2 – Starting weight: 147 lbs – Ending weight: 144.8 lbs
Week 2 – High for the week: 6.83 mmol/l Low for the Week: 3.5 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.27 mmol/l.

Week 3 – Fasting blood glucose: M: 4.61 mmol/l, T: 4.72 mmol/l W: 4.67 mmol/l Th: 4.9 mmol/l F: 4.5 mmol/l S: 4.33 mmol/l Sun: 4.66 mmol/l
Week 3 – Starting weight: 144.8 lbs – Ending weight: 142
Week 3 – High for the week: 7.22 mmol/l Low for the Week: 3.9 mmol/l, Average for the week: 5.5 mmol/l.
Note: High stress precipitated by early stages of cancer diagnosis.

Week 4 – Fasting blood glucose: M: 5.05 mmol/l – 30 minutes after my cancer diagnosis

Weight loss on Low Carb/Moderate Protein (179 days): 47.1 lbs Average BG 6.0
Weight loss on 800 Calorie Mediterranean Style food with 16:8 intermittent fasting (21 days): 8.2 lbs Average BG 5.42 mmol/l (lower, even after the breast cancer diagnosis – which came in bits and pieces starting the middle of week 3, to the first day of week 4)

Well done Tubbykiwi on your weight lost hope to follow in your lighter footstep
Bit of a disappointment on the scales this morning for weigh in had gone up !!!! nearly a kg…WTF, did have a couple of wines at the weekend so that probably explains it, back to the calorie counting. On the plus side my pants are definitely looser. Have been increasing my walks hitting the 10000 steps more often than not.
Dinner tonight is Thai style fish balls (baked in the oven) with broccoli, capsicum, carrot and green bean stirfry, using a small plate to serve.
There is a good fishmonger close to where I work they often have bags of sea perch for $10.00 , so I use the white fish, raw prawn meat, in the food processor, with Vietnamese mint, basil, coriander, garlic, fresh red chilli kaffair lime leaf, spring onion, squeeze of lime juice, big splash of fish sauce, pinch of brown sugar 1 teaspoon of rice flour and process, roll into walnut size balls, put on a backing tray, cover in cling film and freeze, when they are frozen they just go into a freezer bag, easy for a quick mid week low cal dinner
@ Hawke, I only have my herbs, lettuce, beetroot and silver beet left in the garden as well as my herb, we were Red Zoned so a new build had a fab veg garden in out Red Zone home, my husband has finished the raised veg planter so will hopefully be able to get a few more autumn crops in, currently the veg are just in makeshift beds, did have fantastic success with celeriac have never grown it before must check out the calorie and carb count

Well, survived week 1 and lost 8lb in seven days. Already feeling more confident, happier and have a bit more energy, although truth be told by evening I’m really tired and have got a very fuzzy brain. I’ve tried playing with the times I eat and spreading the calories across the day… but there never seems to be enough calories! I notice Alan that you’re not feeling hungry and I think we started around the same time – any tips?! The cravings have definitely eased up but I’m still so hungry : ( However when I see how well everyone else is doing I feel it must be worth it to press on – Hashimoto, 2 stone 11lb, just amazing – well done. I know the first week is a bit on the dramatic side weight loss wise. What have people found the weight loss pans out at on average after the first week? I don’t want to be too optimistic!

I’ve never had a problem with too much basil . . .now i did have a thyme patch get out of control!

I’m planning an herb pot garden this summer, for the same reason.

Well done, Sabrina! At beginning of Week 8, my BGL is also consistently below 5.0 and now just take 50mg metformin in the evening. Having lost only 6kg in total, I hope to seriously consider going off metformin altogether if I lose another 20kg and reach BMI 25.

Hi the polly

I read the blogs for a good few weeks before I registered.
I wished I had started it at Christmas, but hey, I am getting there.

This website is fantastic, a section on recipes. Blogs on what did you eat today.
There is one crazy bird who tells you of her weird ways of dealing with success and failure. Be careful in case the crazy rubs off and you catch it.

There are wonderfully knowledgeable and sharing people, eg Hashimoto, captain Lynn and Bill 1954.

There are youngsters on such as Christie 1948, and cherry Anne.

There are good friends here too but too many to mention.

Keep paddling around the website, enjoy yourself and start the blood sugar 800 diet.

Love Lucia
Xxx

Hashimoto you are also amazing – great results well done you!

Hi all,

I’ve been lurking for weeks now and following people’s amazing achievements and attitudes so thought I’d join in a bit.

I’ve had a few high blood pressure readings lately despite being the same (over)weight for years and it always being normal so thought I’d look around for a new way of eating.. I think falling off the wagon is a good thing if your wagon consists of all the evils that we’re avoiding. You can run alongside and even overtake it then. Leaving it behind for good.

So in my mid-forties, this is the first diet I’ve done properly although I may have dabbled with Atkins in the past.

I don’t have the problem with full fat stuff as I never believed the hype but I have had problems with portion control.

Anyway I’m at the stage where I had my first blood sugar test and it came up a bit sus so I have to have another one on Thurs morn and hopefully it’ll go a lot better.

Polly

Well nearing the end of the day – I have to b in bed by 10 otherwise there’s no shifting me for work in the morning and I’ve had a good day. …thankfully. Must try to drink the 2-3 litres of fluids as you seem to recommend, be telling porkies if I said I wasn’t hungry – there is a level but nothing too troublesome. Noted about parsnips thank u x

Hi Robmac, it’s hell seeing all the temptations! Can’t give in though as I’m on day 3 of week 7. I was actually drooling at the pasty shop window yesterday. I think I must’ve looked like a nutter! ! I actually licked a blob of meat off hubby’s paper bag I was so desperate!!
P.s. according to my calorie book a pasty is 497 cals!!!!

Sorry if I’m sticking my big neb in where it doesn’t belong but wouldn’t fruit spike your sugars? I thought Dr m wasn’t keen on fruit for this plan?

Thank you 🙂 I was expecting to be very hungry but I’m not at all! I am wondering if I have done something wrong :/ I made the veggie curry for tea which was delicious.

This is all so good to hear. And sorry about the title.

Leeanne, if I was in Cornwall, I’m afraid I would have to have a pastie AND fish and chips! I would cut down to 700 cals per day to make up for it and say 3 Hail Mary’s!

Hi,

Met with my consultants registrar yesterday and asked him about the 8 week diet. Typical doctor he started talking about faddy diets and 800cals couldn’t sustain anyone for a day. He said I need at least 1400cals/day at least because I was on steroids and metabolically I need to be taking in cals. He then started on about portion size and cut down on fat and sugar. I told him its not the fat making us fat its carbs and sugar and processed food. I couldn’t bo bothered agruing with him because from the get go he didn’t want to know. What is wrong with them, why are they so close minded to this food pyramid which is all wrong?

thank you for the good ideas, please add any more is you have any.

Hi Blushingida
We are all pioneers on a journey through uncharted territory. As marked on maps of old, there be bears!
The road is rocky, winding & bumpy. But, there is always good company with outstretched arms willing to haul you back onto this rolling wagon. The price? Your willingness to change.

Good luck to all & keep on keeping on
Eureka

Thanks for all your support. My grocery shopping just arrived. My cupboards look like they belong elsewhere! Am looking forward to the 9th so I can knuckle down and get healthier!

As captainlynne said, BHS breakfasts are wonderful and cheap! We’re on hols this week in Cornwall and I sat and watched hubby scoff a 10 item breakfast yesterday in Truro BHS. I’d already had my yog/strawbs so refrained! ! I’m surrounded by pasties, fish&chips and cream teas!! Tonight I had a poached cod fillet from chippy – delicious.

Penny my knees book arrived yesterday, I haven’t read it yet, I’ll take it on holiday with me! 🙂

Thanks Rose and Hashimoto for kind the words and encouragement.