Would love to have some communication with others who may have Crohns & Diabetes who can give me some tips regarding suitable foods. Please see my profile to understand my dilemma!!

Hi feltwicked, Another useful source for quick checks are the supermarket websites. In the UK, those who do home food deliveries have the brand and their nutrient info online. I am not sure if Australian ones do the same – all-be-it upside down :-).

Good morning all,
The sun is shining after a very frosty start.
The sun set last night , dawn and the sun rise this morning there all just beautiful.
Been out playing, sorting things now to go for a long walk, aiming for 20,000 again.

Speak tonight.
Love Lucia
Xxx

I started 5 weeks ago 14.2 and 40 inch waist. I lost 6 lb in first week but have only lost 1-2lb subsequent weeks. But my waist is now 37 inches.
I was eating oats for breakfast too Fantail but cut those out 10 days ago to reduce carbs a bit more and replaced with 60g Fage full fat yog, 80g frozen berries warmed and 20-30g nuts and seeds. It’s not been a dramatic change in weight loss as a result but I just generally feel so much better, not hungry in an uncontrolled way as I have been before and I know that I’ve broken the cravings for sweet and carbs. So I’m motivated even though I’m not seeing the dramatic changes. Hope that helps, don’t give up!

Thanks Cherrianne. That is a good idea to keep the tofu separate to keep it crisp, I will try that in future. I will also try some Tempeh as I know our local health food shop usually keeps it.

Hi Alan I’m on my second week and still getting into this. I use My Fitness Pal on laptop, and although it won’t let you complete day as under 1000, I still find it very handy to log food and see if balance of foods eaten is OK.

Yesterday I was shocked to see I’d eaten way too many carbs. I’d had lentil and veg soup for lunch, then chickpea and lentil burgers for tea. I just wasn’t thinking! My cals were just OK but carbs way over. I could kick myself, but i’m learning. Will stick to simple veg soup in future.

Sounds like you’re doing really well, good luck with it.

Alan – if you don’t click on the complete food diary button at the end of the day then my fitness pal won’the keep telling you this message. Another way round it is to just click on the quick add calories button and add say 500 cal without noting nutritional information. Then the app will be happy!

Well done with your progress both on sugar levels and weight loss!

I have frozen it when I’ve had it soaking in marinade and that works ok, I’ve also frozen the tofu pillows. Haven’t tried freezing this one though. Tempeh can be frozen.
For the stir fry recipe, I experimented with what I had in the fridge and cupboard then weighed everything out. I thought I was making enough for two portions but when it was ready it made 3 fairly generous serves. I photographed one plate then took it through to ask my husband if he thought it was enough food. He asked to taste test and ended up demolishing the lot! This was at two in the afternoon and he was still too full at 6.30 to eat any dinner lol.
So I guess that answered my question 🙂
I think it will keep in the fridge for a couple of days. I have a portion left but have kept the tofu in a separate air tight container so it stays crispy.

Hi Alan,
You are doing so well, ignore the myfitnesspal app, everyone seems to have that problem with it. It doesn’t like the 800 cals.
Your fantastic blood sugars show you’re on the right track 🙂

Tomorrow is my first day! Im excited to get rid of this horrible disease. Im a little overwhelmed. it seems that it is essentially no sugar and low carbs.

My first week was “only” 4.4lbs, but because I am on a diaretc I know that was mostly fat, not water. I lost 3.4 the following week and I’ll know week 3 when I weigh in tomorrow. I’ve also lost 1.5″ from my midsection.

I am quite pleased with these amounts and hope they continue (although I wouldn’t say no to a loss of over 5, lol)

I am staying at or really near the 800 mark calorie wise as well.

I track my totals in my profile too. Best of luck!

Cheers,

Deb

Thanks Vanessa. Like you I was hoping for more since my weight is high. Will try orchid subjection below and hopefully this will move things along. Am trying to go hardcore because I just want to get it done so I’ll keep the 600 ish which should give me a bit of leeway if I need a treat day ie I just feel like I want more of something. Will keep you posted.

Thanks orchid. All products full fat but it looks like the porriage will have to go :(. Will give that a try this week and let you know. – I just realised that ryhmes !

Thanks for the quick reply. That is so good that you have lost 3.5kg, well done! How has your husband coped with 800 calories? I’ve just cleaned out the pantry, thrown out heaps of junk or moved it out of reach :). I’m glad you don’t follow the recipes, that makes it a little easier. OK so keep off carbs and processed foods, just need to eat simple. A bit of protein, veg, and good fat, too easy. Glad you haven’t needed to cut out the wine. Good luck to you also. Dora.

Hi Dora, I have been on it for 2 weeks my husband is on it cause I do all the cooking 🙂
I have just been counting calories and sticking to roughly 800 cal cutting out carbs, I haven’t used any of the recipes , you don’t need to just cook what you like that fits in the the BSD so far i am down 3.5kgs I’m not diabetic and haven’t cut out the Friday night wine or 3
Good luck.

Hi all
Well I’ve read the book and going to start tomorrow morning. My husband and I are going to do it together, we both work full time and neither of us are really good at following a diet plan but we are fine with counting our own calories. On the BSD if we make sure we have protein with every meal and stick to the 800 calories rather than making up the recipes in the back of the book will we still loose weight? I assume regardless of weather you are male or female you both consume the same amount of calories? Any ideas thoughts would be very helpful. Thanks heaps. Dora.

Thanks, I was just being lazy, a habit I’ll have to break. I didn’t think of the nutrition info on the jar, I guess that comes from residing in Australia and having my blood run upside-down 😉.

I lost 27 pound in the 8 weeks. I’ve now completed 17 weeks and total weight loss is 46 pounds (just over 20% of my starting weight).

Thanks Cherrianne. I’ll send out party invites! Watch this space😃

Hi Cherubneddy. Are you eating a lot of vegetables? Some people (including me) have that problem with lots of veggies😳

Hi, started this last Sunday with my hubby. He is type 2 diabetic and overweight and I’m overweight. Today I’ve not felt hungry at all and have eaten just because I felt I should. Should I do this or if I’m not hungry just don’t eat?
Also I’ve noticed I am weeing all the time.
Also finding it strange to buy full fat stuff e.g yoghurt after years of buying fat free or low fat.
We are weighing together tomorrow. Hoping for good results as I know my belly has changed but looks worse at mo. My belly hung over 😝 but is now sticking out and look pregnant!

Day 56 (8 weeks)
Starting weight 11st 2lb. Today’s weight 10st 4lb ( 12 lbs lost)
Starting waist size 38 1/2″. Today’s waist size 36″. ( 2 1/2″ lost)
Blood sugar has been irratic all the readings were taken first thing in the morning the highest reading was 13.7 on day 15 and the lowest was 7.5 on day 2. Today’s reading is 11.9.

I got a nice surprise today, I started the diet a size 16, I bought a pair of size 14 jeans today (no elastic in the waist) and they fit with room to spare.

I’m staying in the diet and my exercise regime will mainly consist of cleaning mine and my Mum’s house. Visited my Oldie today and the pills have started to work.☺

My usual sweetener is sucralose based, but I’m going to use stevia for the next week to see if that makes any difference to my blood sugar readings and I have stopped putting Diabeti Sweet sweetener on my porridge as well.

Continuing the journey ……

Thanks. It’s getting worse. 5 days now. After googling “rabbit starvation” I wonder if I’m having too much protein and not enough fat? Going to start having cream in coffee for breakfast instead of nothing.

On the plus side, am 12 days in and have lost exactly a stone, as of this morning!

Hi Christine
That all sounds lovely!
Penny

Hi Vanessa
Glad you’re feeling better.
On diet doctor.com they say low carb diet makes you excrete more salt and we should eat more so it makes sense
Best of luck
Penny

Christine I think it’s only ice cream I can get away with… it is only really the proper homemade Italian stuff which tempts me and I find if I just stick to (for example) chicken and non starchy veg I can get away with it as a dessert on the odd occasion and still lose weight. My dad worked out years ago through copious b s testing that he could have minestrone soup then meat and veg followed by ice cream without it spiking sugar levels. It is because the low GI of the beans and veg balances out the higher GI of the gelato. Might not work for all but certainly if you are going to be naughty I would say best balance is to do it at the end of a ‘good’ meal rather than as a separate snack? As Bill says though, onwards and upwards! (a pity shrinkwards isn’t a word!)

Christine
Today in London 6 degrees with a wind chill factor of 6. So it felt like 0 degrees.
Middle of April in the soft south!
Penny

Hi christine
I snack on water!!!!
Penny

Next stop Amazon for that spiralizer! That’s too good a deal to miss☺ thanks so much Judith!

Janet – wedding dress was tried on by my 16 year old daughter the other night. It almost fits her but she is not as tall as me yet. I must say I am rather more keen on fitting into a Monsoon teal silk dress I wore as my going away outfit. I kept it as I had never before (or since!) had anything so nice and although 19 years have passed it doesn’t look at all dated because of the classic fitted styling. I am determined to borrow Lucia’s (not to mention all the other equally focused souls on the forums) grit and get there, hopefully by the summer. However, not doing this for the dress, although it is a bonus. My biggest motivation is to avoid the diabetes which plagues so many in the family. I have been lucky to have got away with normal blood sugar levels up to now but knew with the weight I was carrying and the family genes it was only a matter of time.

Christine – hope the break has been excellent and the diet damage not too bad! You may just be pleasantly surprised when you step on those scales😆

Hi Lucia
Today I have been mainly eating ham, cheese, walnuts, tomatoes and cream cheese, plus Greek yogurt, strawberries, and almonds.
Tonight I ate chicken, veg and 1 glass of wine, well it is the last night of our holiday!
Christine

Thanks penny 😉

Hi Odette
Someone posted that as your fat cells empty they fill with water which can cause stalling – I don’t know if it’s true.
Have a look at Jenny Ruhls book if you haven’t ‘low carb problems solved’- it might help.
Penny

Hi captainlynne
Gosh I still have a way to go to get to that! Well done though, I read an article the other day that said if you want the weight to stay off keep on the diet for a year! However ours is not a ‘diet’ so we will be on it forever, with a little jiggle here and there!
Looking forward to losing another 1 stone 9 lb. that’s my next goal, it’s the only way I can do it in little increments.
christine

Hi Granmarob
It’s so frustrating isn’t it.
Have a look at Jenny Ruhls book ‘low carb problems solved’ that might help.
She also says in another of her books (diet 101) that the more out of control your blood sugar is the bigger effect a low carb diet has, which is why I’ve been very slow as my BS was ok.
What I did was really monitor my carbs keeping to 25-35g per day, upped my fats, and I do ‘intermittent fasting’ which really is just not having breakfast.
Dont despair, hope things get better for you
Penny

Hi julia18togo
Jealous! I only have to look at forbidden food and I put weight on! However I will be gracious and say – well done you! I hope it keeps coming off for you
Christine

Hi Doola
Frustrating I know.
You could have a look at Jenny Ruhls book ‘low carb problems solved’ (£3 on kindle) it might help.
She has another more technical book – ‘diet 101’ in which she says the more out of control your blood sugars are the more of a big effect you ll get from low carb. My BS were ok so I think that’s why it’s slow for me.
I found really monitoring my carbs and trying to stay around 25-35g plus upping my fat, and having some intermittent fasting – which just means having no breakfast- helped me.
Penny

That’s interesting. I started out slow dieting last summer when I was 105kg (ish) and started the diet when I weighed 92.8. I ended the eight weeks at 82.2kg so shed 11.4% during the diet and another 11.6% of the original weight before that, 21.7% of the summer weight, I’ll take that.

Despite me being a svelte 33/34 inches waist, down from 38inches, a collar size is of 15.5/16 inches instead of 17.5 and I have not measured my chest but the suit I bought for a wedding last May looks like a tent, I am still in the overweight band for BMI at today’s weight of 80.8 kg (about 12st 10lb)

I haven’t found an alternative to pastry flours, but I haven’t been looking. I have just steered clear or done quite a different crust: such as an almond based one which has a very different texture, so isn’t trying to be something it can’t.
It may be that chickpea or coconut flour would work for pastry, but I don’t have experience enough to know. I wonder whether a crustless quiche might be a better option.

Hi Beverly
👍🏽
Penny

Hi julia and christine at the moment they are on offer at the moment – £30 instead of £70. 🙂

Hi Janet
Tamari is a type of soy sauce
Penny

Hi Julia
That’s a great weight loss, the plan is working when so many others have failed for us all. Do you still have your wedding dress to try on?

That will do me grand! As a lovely nun at school used to say – we actually used to call her Sister do me grand as she said it so often! 🙂

Hi julia18togo
I am going to get a spiraliser when I get home from hols, they sound like a good idea! I often have to cook for family too.
Thank you Judith for the info! Any idea how much they are, I still have birthday money!! to spend?

Hi Judith
I will wear all my clothes to keep warm, and pack the sunshine in my case! Ok?

Thanks Cherrianne – that looks really good. I have a 200g block of tufu in the fridge, that would make 4 portions. When I used it last, I did a stir-fry, enough for one meal then forgot about the rest of it and it had to be thrown out. With most things I make 4 (or more) portions and freeze for later days. From memory, tofu does not freeze well…. have you every managed to freeze tofu?

Don’t forget to include all fluids in your count – it is not just water. If you like herbal teas, have a couple of cups of them during the day, that will add a 0.5l onto what you already have. I have to large glasses of fizzy water with iced lime, one at lunch and one at supper. That on top of other fluids takes me over 2l a day.

Yes thank you cherrianne,I’ve pasted your replies into my notes to refer to they’re very helpful so I keep them thanks,input on here is fantastic .
Just myfitnesspal app which I keep food I’ve eaten and work calories keeps telling me to eat more it’s unhealthy etc !
Alan

Hi,
I lost 12kg over the 8 weeks and carried on a couple of weeks – now down 14.5kg. The expectation is a loss of between 10 and 20% of your starting weigh. I lost 12%; MM said be lost 11%. It probably depends on your starting weight, but also how quickly you get your body to start burning fat.

Hi Fantail, Welcome on board. I did not get as much weight loss the first week as some of the books examples. I felt I lost the same weight that I would have on any diet – in fact last time I had tried was the 5:2 and weight loss was about the same week one of that as it was week of this.
Re-reading some of the book, what MM says is that you should lose between 10 and 20% of your weight in 8 weeks (he lost 11%). I lost just over 12% which was two dress sizes & I was happy! Your 8 lbs is pretty good! On the range 10-20%, you should expect to lose between 26 and 52lbs total; on average 3 – 6.5 lbs per week.
The change I made in week two was to start checking my carbs as well as my calories and in weeks three took the scariest plunge and started eating full fat yoghurt instead of skimmed.
I had started with shakes and my carbs were 80-90g per day, although my calories ranged from 700-850. You need to get your body to burn fat and although everyone had a different threshold, that will be below 60g carbs per day. For me 60g works, and below that I get too many cramps at night. For others, they are managing fine and aim for 50g and under.
Use all 800 calories but restrict the carbs and you will keep the weight coming off. That may initially mean that the oats come off of the menu.
Hope that helps.