Hi janet just realised you don’t need to click the map button to get the facebook icon 🙂

Hi janet google the petition as nhs to encourage….
Presss map button then facebook icon. 🙂

I had the same issue. If you search gov and petition is takes you to the correct website. I then searched on carbohydrates and it found 2 petitions, one was the correct one.

Mm, I’m doing something wrong, I copied and pasted judith’s statement but when I googled it it took me to the petition that was rejected. Can anyone give me the correct link please? I’ll get it on my facebook page then.

Oh, clever you, Sharon!!! 🙂
There is a ‘map’ button folks, if you look up or click on a section of the map you can get your MPs name. You can also add it to your facebook page to get the word out fast!

Catgirl, I am envious, it sounds like you live in a really idyllic place 🙂

Lucia, well done! Did you always walk a lot or is this a new way of life? 13,303 is really good and still lots of the day left! It’s still lovely here too! So I have stripped the beds and put everything in the wash – now drying. I’m about to dig up a rhubarb clump and replant it. Oh I am really enjoying today. I had cream of broccoli soup and tried to eat an apple, couldn’t finish it I’m so stuffed! 🙂

Thankyou for signing so promptly Orchid! 🙂

Thankyou Sharon for being one of my supporters!! Same goes for Lynne, Bill, Sunnyb, Janet and Julia. I can’t thankyou enough xxx

I can’t help with that one stringbreaker because I really don’t know, I have had a few extra calories when I have had a particularly gruelling hill walk just to stop myself going giddy and walking like a drunk! 🙂

I recently read the book by chance on a plane journey and found it absolutely fascinating. I am not diabetic, 27 years old and love exercising (go to the gym probably 5 times a week). Slowly since leaving university and starting a job with long hours my diet has gotten a lot worse – I don’t eat a lot of your classic bad foods (chocolate, chips, pastries and cakes) but I do eat far too much Pasta potato and bread, which I think has contributed to very poor sleep and tending to peak and crash throughout the day.

By BMI I am classified as overweight (I’m 6’4 and 100kg) but have a very broad physique and quite muscular. I have weighed about this level for the last ten years as it was about the right weight for playing rugby, but I could probably drop some of this now.

The diet does sound intruiging but I’m concerned as someone who isn’t diabetic, exercises a lot and works long hours is 800 calories just too low?

8 now used different email.

Hi cat girl,
So that’s 87 chocolate ices 49 zooms, 126 ninety nines including flake. Oh and a yoghurt for me please!
We are all on the front lawn….. 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎🤗

Then we are on to cherri Anne’s, may I say … Oh I must, I must , Sorry in advance …. A few shrimps on the barbi!!!!
I just had to.

Hashimoto, just got back from the coffee shop, I am on 13,303.
Just had turkey slices and salad, pickles, celery, plumb tomatoes, spring onion, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

It’s still lovely here.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Done – 7 signatures now 🙂
Thanks for all the effort you put into getting this rolling

Well done Judith!

Hi Judith,

That’s fantastic news and thank you so much for your work in getting this off the ground. 🙂

Hi missay,
I am glad someone else has the same feelings, I am not diebetic however was told by doc I was pre diebetic and had to lose two stone at least, I am at the end of the seventh week and have lost 19 lb, however I am due to go on hols 10th April and am worried about my eating habits, I can give most carbs, potato, rice, pasta, bread, a miss, my problem is seriously sugar and everything that has sugar in it, ie cakes, puddings, chocolate. I have been so good on this diet so far I fear I will fall off the wagon! Fortunately I have to go see the doc next Thursday and I am hoping I have lost a little more and get a good report from him, I still want to lose more weight just not sure what will happen when I start eating ‘normally’ meaning less of all the things I used to like and more of the things on the med diet, will just have to see how we go on, I too have had a plateau for a couple of weeks, just like you up and down on the scales, I also have periods of extreme cold and hungar, am having one at the moment two days of freezing, and hungry, however not eating more! Staying with the diet! Anyway I have rambled on as well so good luck and hope you find the transition to 5-2 OK, when you get to that point.
Christine

FABULOUS NEWS The petition has been published!!!!!

You can google. Petition. Nhs to encourage treatment of type 2 diabetes with a low carbohydrate diet

Lets get those signatures rolling!!!!

Best easter gift ever :). 🙂

The weird title of this post is because I went out for a meal with work mates on Wednesday, and when it comes to nights out, I reckon I am a complete lightweight on this diet! I had one glass of wine, and felt like I had had a bottle! I assume that is because of the lack of carbs in my body. I had pre-ordered steak for main and cheese instead of a ‘proper’ dessert. I ignored the biscuits with the cheese (I am sensitive to gluten anyway, so that is relatively easy,) ate all the steak, mushroom and half the peas, and, I confess, * some * of the chips. I had 5 and left the rest. I was pleased that I stopped at 5, although stopping at zero would have been better!
So…next morning I was up on the scales by 2lbs. I expected an increase, but was quite surprised at 2lbs. One of them has gone this morning. I know that being back on track will soon get rid of the other one but it is frustrating, as I was teetering on the edge of moving down into the next stone this week, and now it seems unlikely, especially coming on the end of a 3 week semi plateau of saying ‘hi’ and ‘bye’ to the same 2 lbs several times!

My main thoughts are this though: how I ate on Wednesday was probably similar to how I will be eating when I am ‘off’ the diet. I put ‘off’ in inverted commas, because I know that it won’t ever be a case of truly being off low carb for me, if I want to stay healthy and feeling well, but long term I will be eating more calories but still low carb. It won’t be as low carb as at the moment, I hope, but if that amount of calories over the 800 and that small amount of extra carbs adds back 2lbs, I am wondering what will happen longer term when I increase my ca!ories. I know it wasn’t an actual fat gain as that doesn’t happen overnight. Anyway,I am rambling a bit. I am aiming to continue on the 800 BSD for a while, as I have a lot to lose, but it has made me concerned for the time after 800cals, and I think I will have to increase my cals and my carbs very gradually, to transition into 5:2 or 4:3 fasting.

Interesting info, skywalker, thanks for that 🙂

Everyone is welcome any time, we are within 1/2 mile of the nearest beach and less than 10 minutes drive from award winning conservation beaches with loads of wildlife. Not too far from the Farne islands and Holy island. Feel spoilt but very lucky, buckets and spades optional but I used to do a good line in homemade ice cream! That’s one for my target weight!

A little bit “off-piste” but does anyone out there really know how the calories in/out thing works?
If you go out and burn 500kCals doing exercise does that REALLY mean you can add 500kCals to your intake and stay within limits?
Personally, I’ve always doubted it, but if somone can reassure me that it’s true, then it will be great because I’ll be able to have my first beer this year 🙂
Actually it will only be a pint, so about 200kCals, but I’m still sceptical.

I heard on a Radio 4 interview with George Osborne during the Today programme, that he lost his weight on the 5:2 and is well aware of the sugar situation. Funny now, I remember him before, I think it was the previous election beginning to look much slimmer. What the political outcome will be is uncertain but children’s juices need toning right down regardless of the industry lobbying.

Thanks for the replies tree-peony and Janet. I try to avoid all transfats, and am eating very little carb, as per the diet. That’s why I am concerned, as my reading seems to have gone up recently. However, my recent test was not a fasting one, (‘Id had an egg and some yogurt) so I’m hoping that when I have my retest next week, which will be a fasting one, my result will be better. Fingers crossed.

I get mine in Aldi, lynne x

Judith, I must be shopping in the wrong place! Caulis here are £1.

Hope you enjoy the mashed cauliflower and cheese. Note to self: not had that for a while. Must buy cauli.

I’ll bring my bucket and spade 😃

Hi Judith. I’ll have keep a stock of them in 😳 One Asda sells them, but not the other. Or Tesco.

Going to cook the Asda ones soon. Just compared nutrition info.

Debbie & Andrew v Asda Extra special gluten free. Per sausage

Calories 128 v 148
Fat 8.7 v 12.5
Carbs <0.5 v 1.5
Fibre 0.5 v 0
Protein 12 v 8.7

Waiting to see what the Asda ones taste like!

mmm cherrianne, your son is very clever for his age – the thick stems have more phytochemicals than the florets so I never, never waste them!

$3 for a cauli??? 89p here. $3 is about £1.59 in English currency. So about twice the price for you. Makes me shudder to think what the price would be in non-Aldi shops!

Lynne I fancy the mashed caulie and cheese. I might just have that tonight!

If you’re coming to pick me up Lucia I better get the kettle on 🙂

Thanks Judith and Lynne, we are all better. Just glad it wasn’t in the hot weather so I didn’t have to worry too much about them dehydrating.
Lovely how kids catch everything going in the first year or two of school isn’t it?
Oh well, it’s got to be good for their immune system in the long run 🙂

Hi Lynne, great minds! I only buy the Debbie and Andrew sausages too! 🙂

Mmmm Lynne, blue cheese and mashed cauli. It’s 10.40 at night here and my turn to be salivating! Might have to try that tomorrow. Aldi have caulis on special here for $3. The poor folks in NZ are having to pay $10 a cauli it said on news reports today. How sad is that?
Judith I make broccoli and cheese soup too. A couple of years ago my youngest boy, then about seven, wondered if we could make soup from broccoli stems. I usually save the thinner stems for stir fry and coleslaw but these were as thick as my wrist. He peeled the woody outside off them, chopped them and added a couple of leeks some carrots, celery, garlic and parsley and invented his own broccoli stem soup! It was really tasty whizzed up with Greek yoghurt and some salt and pepper. We’ve never had those huge stems again so no chance of repeating it.

Lynne I’m a devil for making soups – whatever is cheap in aldi!!! Celery soup is nice with cheese too. 🙂

Hi Lostgirl. Welcome to the BSD family.

There’s usually someone around to give advice and support. You are not alone.

You’ve made a really great start – let us know your progress

Hi lucia, I’ve just done 3000 mowing the lawn with my dad’s old 1940s mower. No grass box so I think I may do another 3000 just sweeping up the clippings. My arms certainly had a good work out as that mower is so hard to push, especially through longish wettish grass! Thank goodness the lawn is only small and the rest of the garden is given over to fruit and veg !

The beach, now there is a thought….. my sister owns an old foghorn station right on the cliffs….. might be time to pay another visit! 🙂

I love blue cheese anyway, but it is good with cauliflower in a soup. Not tried broccoli soup yet.

I have been known to just mash cauliflower with blue cheese. Or Brie😃

Hi FoFi

Don’t worry, 7.5 weeks is close! Welcome.

I tried Diet Coke for the first time in ages while I was away. The first two were OK, but the third made me feel so ill! And yesterday I had to choose between still water and 7-up free. Unfortunately I chose the latter. Two mouthfuls and I had to throw it away – far too sweet😱

I prefer fizzy dinks, so always try to buy fizzy water. Sometime I add a slice of lemon or lime.

Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Hi nic if you live in the UK Aldi’s have packs of asparagus for 59p. Buy 3. Just fry 1 large chopped onion in 2tbspn olive oil, chop the woodier part of the asparagus stem and add it to the softening onion. When both are soft add pint and half of stock then the chopped tips of the asparagus. Cook til soft. Whizz with a stick blender the add 6 tbspn of double cream. If the soup is too thick you can add more stock. If you want to freeze some portions do so before you add the cream. Season the soup according to taste and there you have it – cream of asparagus soup.

TBH you can do this with any veg. I made a huge pan of broccoli soup, just fry the onion, add the woodier stems, then some chopped garlic, then the stock, then the florets. Whizz when fully cooked, add cheese or cream to each bowl. Courgette and garlic the same way.
When you get going you won’t be able to stop! Blue cheese can be nice added to broccoli or cauli soup as well.

Happy cooking 🙂

Oh and
5357 steps to the coffee shop before going anywhere else for a ramble or stroll.
Love Lucia xxxx

Captain Lynn,
Will be there in ten mins, put your coat and lipstick on, we are on our way, just have to pick up cherri Ann first…….
Now is it turn left at the English Channel for Australia or right………
Love Lucia
Xxxx

I must have grown up in the wrong part of the north – never did any egg decorating😳 But will have to do it in a few weeks for a group I’m part of 😱

Like you Cherrianne and Judith, I can’t face that unmentionable brown stuff any more. And I used to eat loads of it – profits of the manufacturers must be taking a nosedive!

Great results Bill. Glad to hear you enjoyed the meal. Great choices. Isn’t it good that we can go out and celebrate, make wise choices and not upset our results.

Cherrianne glad everyone is ok now. 😊

I’m with you Lucia.

A BSD day out at the beach😃 Yes please.

I am in a country village and the sea is a two-bus ride, a couple of hours away😱

Hi David and Judith.

Sometimes I wish Ihad a bigger fridge (and freezer) but having the ones I have gives me the excuse to go shopping more often. Well, a girl needs her exercise, doesn’t she? All that walking, and carrying weights😳

Hi susieb

Enjoy your cruise. Enjoy the low-carb food on offer and keep the starchy carbs at bay . How about lots of walking round the deck, and sightseeing trips. All that exercise😱

I’m sure you’ll look great in your posh frock. 😃

Hi Lostgirl.

Wise words there from Hashimoto.

For my breakfast I sometimes eat while out shopping – a 4 item breakfast so 2 rashers of bacon, a thin slice of black pudding and either a spoonful of baked beans or an egg. While I’m eating I often see folk sitting with their 12 item breakfasts and hear them ordering. One man had 6 sausages among other things (and they are not good sausages!). But it looks like that store may not be open much longer 😱

At home I might cook bacon and egg. Otherwise it’s what’s in the fridge – cooked meat, cheese, boiled eggs, hummus, etc. Often with a baby beetroot.

Then I don’t need anything until my evening meal.

If you do like sausages, I like Debbie & Andrew’s Harrogate 97% pork sausages. Each sausage has 128 calories, 8.7g fat, 12g protein and <0.5g carbohydrate.

I couldn’t find them the other day so bought Asda gluten-free. Not tried them yet. In a different Asda I bought the Harrogate sausages so they are now in the freezer

Hi cat girl, the beach?
You lucky devil.
Can I collect everyone on this website and join you for a walk and a paddle please?
I am in a built up area.
Just having a coffee and enjoying the blue sky above.
Isn’t life great?
Come on team, give me a whhaaaaaa. Whhhooooooooo please.
Love Lucia
Xxxxx

Hi all. I’m a bit of an interloper on this thread as I started off intending to do the Fast800 for 7.5 weeks which I have just completed. I am not diabetic, but very obese. I have lost 12.5kg in those weeks which I am very pleased with.

I had four bad days two because we had people staying and two because I went to an unsuitable restaurant and ate things I shouldn’t have. I haven’t drunk any alcohol and am looking forward to a glass tonight. The last few weeks my average has been more like 900 rather than 800, but I am rigorous in recording everything even when I eat too much.

I started off allowing myself 1 diet cola per day, which became occasionally two and then ended up as three or four after six weeks. I have stopped that altogether and feel better, but I am a bit bored of water because I don’t really drink tea or coffee.

It is low carb Mediterranean lifestyle for ten days and then back to the Fast800 for three or four weeks. This will be followed by some 5:2 variant for several months if not years.