On my first day I took lots measurements all pats of my body and added to iPad diary
I added lots photos to the day I began onto the diary page

Going to look back and compare in couple months.

Just looking at my photos in my shorts is enough to keep going,whenever I flip back

I did once hear of a guy putting his photo on his phone screen saver to keep a reminder.
Then there’s the fridge door,car dash board,biscuit tin,(going too far?) and face book !😂
Alan

Hi, total newbie to this forum here. I’m just about to start the diet and was wondering about coconut oil for cooking. Is it okay to use it, and is it like olive oil in the diet? Thanks for any assistance and advice.

Hi, for me, cutting back on carbs to between 25g and 30g per day works for dealing with hunger and cravings. I seem to be very sensitive to carbs. Between meals I do feel empty but it isn’t hunger as such, so I can tell myself “Only two hours before I eat” or whatever it is.
I also save some of my calories for a mid evening snack, maybe Greek yogurt and berries, or a small piece of cheese with half an apple, some nuts with half an apple, whatever I fancy at the time. Without that, I have problems sleeping because I felt so empty that it almost hurt.
Even with strict adherence to the calorie and carb limit, I seem to only lose around half a kilo a week, but it’s half a kilo I wouldn’t have lost otherwise. Good luck, it’s worth the effort.

My husband and I got off to a flying start – each losing 3+ kg in the first week, then 1kg in the second. But now we have reached the end of week 3 … and nothing! nada! no weight loss at all!!
Reading the “wow, I’ve lost so much” endorsements makes me feel sad!!
We are certainly not planning on giving up. We are eating really well (yes, keeping to or under 800; yes, checking those carbs and fats; yes, drinking lots of water). We have increased exercise. Can’t work out how come I am eating less and burning more and my weight is not changing!! I so envy those people that talk about massive weight loss!!
Today I was driven to look for answers and so arrived at the website and this forum. It has been helpful reading through the replies and knowing that others have the same frustrations.

End of week 5 weigh in this morning. 102.8kg, so -1.8kg for the week, -13.4kg (29lb?) so far.

The weekly “splits” have been

Week 1: 6kg (a lot of water of course)
Week 2: 2kg
Week 3: 2.2kg
Week 4: 1.4kg
Week 5: 1.8kg

Three weeks to go and on target to hit my hoped for goal of the even ton.

Keep going guys. It works.

Wow never thought of the string thats a great idea. I do plan on finding a clinic so will weih myself as well.
Hanks for the support 😉

Thank you hashimoto,
No help required, only I can change this bad attitude I have acquired. I am in my 3rd week, could be doing better weight wise, I am continually hungry with constant “nervy” feelings in my abdomen, light headed and dizzy, not particularly a fan of the food, cranky, going “stir crazy” always in the apartment busy thinking up what to do with the next few menus, then preparing them, then finding I haven’t got one of the essential ingredients, so skip that and look for something else. I thought that I had done my weekly shop successfully. My blood pressure is up for the first time in years, I am technically high but have been normal with the help of medication. My stress level is getting higher with the break down in my computer and pedometer. \even this website is playing up….after 3-4 weeks of successfully logging in with my registered user name and password, the website decided to not accept this anymore ! I have contacted the tech in there and after a day+ they answered, sympathised, offered suggestions and then said they would do it for me. I said “yes” but haven’t heard since. I am making allowances for the fact that they might be in the UK, therefore in a different time zone. There, I have my monkey off my back…I hope ! Is it proper to ask if I am conversing with a man or woman ??
I have also acquired severe cramps in my calves in the early hours in bed since being on this diet. Anyone else got this problem ?

I was very happy with my first week weight loss and have it has definitely stalled since then (half way through week three), but I’m focusing on the fact that I am retraining how and what I eat, un-learning almost six decades worth of unhelpful eating habits, rather than focusing on the weight loss. It’s hard: the temptation to jump on the scales and check every morning to see if I have lost anything is huge. I know it will come if I stick to the diet.

I think one of the key aspects of this diet is remembering to drink two litres of water a day and I’m finding that not so easy. That’s another lifetime habit I’m working on – remembering to drink more.

For me, most of the dietary changes required in the blood sugar diet are easy because apart from snacks and occasional junk food our basic diet was already very healthy. I am becoming more knowledgeable about high carbohydrate foods though – it is easy to eat too many high carbohydrate healthy foods even when we’ve stopped eating bread and cakes and biscuits!

I’m confident I am going to get there but I still have my doubting moments. I’m finding the forum really helpful. I KNOW this diet is sound, sane, sensible and will set me up for eating healthily for the rest of my life and I want that to be a long time. 🙂

Hi, anyone else had this? Am on day 5 of week 2 and have had stomach cramps and diarrhoea after my evening meal for the last 4 days now. And it’s getting worse 😳.

Can you tell I am bored as the telly is rubbish tonight?🤓😐😒🤗🙁😕😟😟
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Falling off the wagon.
What an expression, why do we fall off the wagon?
Why don’t we shut the tailgate, or sit further into the middle of the wagon.

Is we feel as though we may eat too many calories or too many carbs or sugar. Why don’t we make sure those little critters are locked away or not even in the building?
Why don’t we push ourselves further into the safety of our little blog community?

Or even better wear a safety belt, tellEVERYONE including the know it also, who can recite chapter and verse of how many calories are in your eyelash. Then if you go near the naughty stuff, you get bombarded with many sharp intakes of berth or a crazy figure yelled at you. DONT YOU KNOW THERE ARE SEVEN HUNDRED AND NINETY SIX CALORIES IN THAT SANDWICH..,.,.,….?????
Works very time.

Keep the wagons curling, we may just get out by the skin of our teeth.
Love Lucia
Xxxx

My goodness skinny secret agent 0012 – I wondered what you were doing – measuring cheese – none of us get to be skinny secret agents 00anything without measuring cheese. Isn’t it tricky, especially block cheese.

So, set the scene, a dangerous mission is ahead. We may not come back alive.
You have to get th correct combination.
A bead of sweat appears on my brow.
I reach for the lethal substance, I only need a small amount, too much and I could blow this whole building sky high.
Easy does it, little by little, the needle points to the red , danger area, omg, another bead of sweat. Will I be able to complete this mission. So much depends on it.
Carefully now, my hands start to shake, just a little more, the needle is among touching the red, just one more tiny amount. My mouth is dry, my hands shake a bit more, I wipe my forehead, with a tissue. I think I can make it.
Yes, just a tiny bit more.
Phew, all done , the danger is over.

Anyone else having problems weighing the right amount of cheese?

Love Lucia
Xxxx

I hope so Cherrianne.

Day 55 weight 10st 5lb
Blood sugar 10.4

Went down to Mum’s at 7.30am and worked until 3pm only stopping to have 2 cuos of coffee and 2 shakes. Had my pills with me but forgot to take them. The house isn’t spotless and the washing isn’t fully up to date, but it is a hell of a lot better than when I arrived! Came home and slept on the sofa for an hour – I am by no stretch of the imagination a domestic goddess and my husband did the ironing I brought back with me. I’m back down on Sunday to tackle a large amount of paperwork – much more my thing.

I felt ravenously hungry tonight, I made myself a bowl of popcorn to try to quell the temptation of the remaing chocolate from the egg that was calling my name – very tired as well so hopefully will have a good sleep tonight.

Been invited to the Young Farmer’s Advisory Committee meal out next Friday – me and my husband have had several challenging years and this is the first time we will have been able to go for a long time – looking forward to a good catch up.

Hoping everyone is still going strong – losing weight, inches and sugar from your blood. Keep going. 😇

Hi gang,
I now love plateaus, they give me a wonderful kick in the pants. Then just when your bottom lip comes out, it happens.
It’s just like being put into a brown paper and given a good shake.
I love it.
Do you remember the bags of crisps and the salt came in a blue paper twist? You had to undo it , empty it into the crisps and give it a good shake. Well that’s how I feel about plateaus.

This damn computer just said I liked platipus. I may like them, I don’t know any personally.
Have I gone off on another tangent?

Glad you all think I am sane.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Lucia I just LOVE LOVE LOVE your writing. I cannot tell you how big a support it is reading your posts. Even though I have been following this way of life for 4 months now I am no expert and still have days when I am just hanging in there or being downright NON BSD. But you keep me sane and never fail to give me perspective. All of which has helped me to keepisode on losing. I was told tonight that 12.5 kilos is a pound off 2 stone.
Have a brilliant weekend😊

Hi April – there’s something about this diet that makes you feel good almost immediately! I felt different after a few days – more energy, more motivation, determination not to let anything drag me back to old habits. I’ve had the odd blip but shrugged it off and carried on. As you continue it gets better and you feel less inclined to let what you have achieved slip away. The physical difference for me was obvious after a few days and that was amazing for me after years of dieting and failing to make much difference. This diet makes sense to me and I now know what my body is doing when I eat so I am less inclined to do anything that ruins my day. Stick with it, it works and you will feel encouraged to change what you eat so it’s not a diet, it’s a way of life that makes sense!

I love it, Lucia! You really should be a writer, a novelist, you have a unique and witty way with words and ideas 🙂

Imagine the scene.

My name is Lucia, skinny Lucia. (In a James Bond tone)
Well, doctor strange-scales, we meet again.
You think you can play your mind games on me.
You think you can throw me a plateau, just when I am feeling happy.
Well, I have news for you, you and your plans are toast. (Carbs pun)
I have a a bid on a new set of scales, so you will be a thing of the past.
(The skinny secret agent 0012 , glides gracefully over to doctor strange-scales, in one stealth move, grabs him and tosses him out of the bathroom window, a crashing sound below)

I will take that hot water, shaken, not stirred.

Love Lucia
Xxx
What do you mean, I should get out more 😎

Just 5 days into the Blood Sugar Diet, I feel transformed! I’ve spent the past few years gradually feeling more and more fatigued as my diabetes progressed. Even last week, all I could manage at the gym was half an hour of light exercise and that would leave me exhausted. Today, I flew! On the cross trainer with my old man rock music on, I was almost moved to happy tears; I felt so good! What a relief! So I did 20 mins on there with a couple of sprints, then 20 mins on the treadmill and another 20 rowing. I burned 1140 calories! I had to smile to myself as I got dressed because I noticed my skin was pink instead of its recent grey! And I’ve lost 9 pounds in 5 days. Dead chuffed!

Thank you Sabrina

Can you tell I have got info on carbs?

Love Lucia
Xxx

Do you know how long it has taken me to understand that my brain washed idea that
I need carbs for breakfast eg cereal,
I need carbs for lunch eg butties,
I need carbs for dinner eg pasta or potatoes.
Is not true

Do you know the sun actually rises if I don’t have carbs.
WOW! That’s a biggie.

Have go, at reducing them, try and do without them, but they are little sneaky – weakys. They will get into your food no matter what.

Do your best, have a try.
I feel better without them.
It just take a long time for my brain to understand this.
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi all, I make my own wholemeal bread (with glucose powder not sugar) – is this still out in the first eight weeks?

That’s fantastic captainlynne, keep up the great work. Your achievements are very motivating.

Hi lemu
You are about to start on a exciting 8weeks.
I stumbled upon BSD book while I was waiting for my husband to come out of a meeting and I took refuge in a library to warm up and have a sit down and as I walked in it was on display by the door. I found a chair and read it for an hour and it just made so much sence — on the way home I found a copy of the book in sainsburys and it was the best £2.45 I have ever spent.
I’m on week 13 and have lost 3 stone 4lbs and have about another 2 1/2 stone to go — but after years of yo yo dieting I now feel I understand food for the first time— I am now in control of my food not the other way round.
Keep posting your progress.

Weight loss is perverse.
I’m raising calories at the moment and so weight loss is naturally slowing – I’ve stagnated for about 10 days.
Went back to The Smoke last day or two to tune a few old friends’ pianos.
Stayed with Son, Daughter-in-Law and Grandkids. All great except I knew dinner would be carb rich. Son had kindly asked if I wanted to bring my own food to fit in with the regime but that seemed a bit self-obsessed so I went with the flow.
Dinner was a great pile of mashed potato with chicken pieces in sauce with nice veg. I must say I really enjoyed it.
On returning home I hopped on the scales just to give me an inkling of the horrors awaiting me tomorrow morning.
(Mid-afternoon is always my worst time of the day for weighing)
I expect you can guess what’s coming …….. Down a pound.
Crazy or what?

Hi Christine Denise,

Janet1973 is correct the recipe is on the website. You can make them thin or thick depending on your preference or what you are going to eat them with. I’ve used them as a wrap & they taste really good.

Thank you Janet, will try them

B- fage yog/berries
L- 2 rye crispbreads, 50g hummus, 3 cherry toms
D- one piri piri chicken thigh, small salad, tsp chilli sauce
Teas to drink

Great news Bill 😃

Hi Lemu. I’m 65 and been on and off duets since I was 11.

I started the BSD on 19th December with between 6 and 6.5 stones to lose. I have completed 16 weeks on BSD and have lost just over 3 stone to date.

You’ve made a great start. Keep posting to let us know your progress.

Hi Barby, that’s interesting thank you, I’ll look out for it.

I think the chickpea flatbreads are the gramflour flatbreads in the recipe section. Its a batter you make up like pancakes, very quick. Also called besan flour sometimes.

Hi Janet I’d never heard of Tamari, but apparently it is like a Japanese wheat and gluten free soya sauce. There is one on Waitrose – Clearspring organic tamari, with 196 cals for 100ml and 34g carbs. You probably just need a dash of it added to add flavour.

Hi Sabrina are you still going? Where do you get chick pea flatbread please?

B boiled egg, one ryvita with butter
L Minute steak and mushrooms, one plum
D Ostrich Steak, cauliflower rice flavoured with Tahini, green beans, sugar free jelly and berries
Will have an apple later

Hi barby
Sounds lovely. What’s tamari?

B Greek Yoghurt with cherries & blackberries warmed, + teasp chopped nuts & seeds, & linseed

L Restaurant, Instead of my usual veggie burger and chips I had Shepherdess Pie which was green lentils, carrot swede, black beans in tomatoe garlic and tamari gravy topped with creamy caulifower and potato mash, and cheese, with brocolli and cabbage and roast potatoes! It was absolutely gorgeous and I left 2 roasties.

I’m sure I am over my daily limit (cannot guess the amounts) so just strawberries tonight, I should have stopped earlier when full but confess I ate it all. I am going to get some tamari now, it’s a lovely taste for veggie gravy..

Hi Gabby67,
From time to time I have also felt hungry and had cravings. Orchid has made several useful suggestions to tweak things. I also find it useful to have a hot drink (peppermint tea, for example), or just up your liquid intake – it helps keep you warm, and fends off dehydration (which will fool you into thinking you are craving something). I’ve sprinkled some cinnamon in coffee – it makes for a different drink and the cinnamon is supposed to help keep blood sugars level. Just doing something will help take your mind off things – if you are focussed on something that interests you, you will forget your stomach’s demands. I’m sure you will find something that works for you.
Best wishes, Rose

Thank you Janet, our post is very helpful. I’m still finding my way but seeing good results and honestly not feeling hungry at all. Most of my protein comes from eating eggs at breakfast and prawns or chicken for dinner which I love. I was surprised that fruit in particular, excluding sweet fruit like pineapple or bananas, is so high in carbs? I’m not diabetic but realise that I need to control my sugar intake in particular and of course lose some weight to stay healthy as I’m now retired.

L – Veg frittata & clementine
D – Avocado & tuna salad

Now off out with the girls, so may be a prosecco or two too come!
Happy Friday everyone 😊

Lizzy, you are not misunderstanding, there is nothing in the book which specifies how many carbs to eat other ‘low carb’. The 50-60g range is normally enough to get most people into ketosis or fat burning mode. Grandma48, I’m not aware that there is a lower required level. If you are still getting your five a day fruit and veg, then you will automatically have as many carbs as you need.

You can get your fats from other sources too, for example the fat in meat is fine to eat, olive and other oils, nuts and seeds. Oily fish of course and avocado

What a fantastic way of describing it Lucia – you are a born teacher!! 🙂

I’m so pleased for you both Bill 🙂

Well done Bill for getting your stepson on the straight and narrow! What could he achieve if he really put his back into it?!

My stepson and business partner, after seeing how I was doing decided 2 weeks ago to cut out the bread pasta rice and potatoes as he was 17.5 stones.
He still enjoys a couple of beers every night but in week 1 he lost 7lbs, great but we know about week 1 losses. Today for him was weigh day 2 and, incredibly, he lost another 9lbs.
16lbs in 2 weeks and he isn’t doing the full diet.
Carbohydrates are evil things.

B- BSD Bircher

L- vegetable soup

D- Portion of Cherrianne’s Harvest Pie from this site

snacks- half an apple with red leicester, 2 lemon roasted asparagus wrapped in quorn chicken slices.

I’m on the 8 weeks, 800 cal B.S.D, 6 days in and 6 lbs off which is amazing. However I am also confused about the amount of carbs allowed. I thought it was a max of 60g per day?? I find because I enjoy veg and apples that they tend to be higher in carbs than oils fats and protein. So stir frys, which I love, really ramp up the carbs and I end up eating fewer calories a day because I’ve reached my limit for carbs for the day.
I think I must be misunderstanding the rules for the 800 cal B.S.D. Can anyone help please?