Hi QuiOui
Thanks for the info.
Did the fasting lead to a month of excess??!!
It’s quite complicated- is there a book?
Penny

Hi Judith
I haven’t found a uk site I like so I use CK and deduct the fibre.
Penny

Hi Natalie and Judith
It’s normal to not be able to do it. The Buddhists call it monkey- mind. It’s trying to do it that helps, it’s not really possible to ‘succeed’. I learnt this on a silent (!) meditation week about 30 years ago. The success is the trying.
I just keep forgetting to try!
Today though I did some. An app called Payse, which is quite fun and no annoying voices. I did it in the car ( not my turn to drive!!) today. It’s about 10 minutes. You put your finger on a blob and follow it slowly around. Then it follows you. Has to be slow. That’s it. But for some reason that is calming!
The Calm app is more calming but more effort.
I’m going to try to remember.
Penny

Hi Lynne and Judith, I was probably asleep when you both posted. I did ask Bill in my email to forward on to you both. He’s probably too busy painting his fence or blowing bubbles in his jacuzzi 🙂

Hi Justme
Welcome to the forums. Looks like you ve made a good start. Do shout for help if you need any. We really all here to help.
Penny

Hi Beverly
Great start! Look forward to reading your progress.
Penny

Hi christine
I’ve only just git Ketostix. Is there an ideal colour we should be getting ?
Thanks
Penny

Hi Janet1973,
Those are the reasons I don’t like FB. You can’t control what other people choose to post so you are confronted with the profane and pornographic or racist and violent.
I believe in the GIGO principle lol; if you put garbage in you get garbage out 😉

Hi Meredex, how are you going now? Have you had weight loss? Also feeling frustrated as I have had the same experience this week. I have def. been under 800 and did 15,000 steps yesterday and nothing! Really need this to work.
Lucyjane

Amazing dream new life!
Penny

Hi izmoll1,
I would definitely be consulting your health professional about dropping your victoza and gliclazide before you start because you don’t want to risk hypoglycaemia. You may have to print off the information for health professionals from the link in the book. Try and see the diabetes nurse and see if they will monitor you a bit more frequently at first. Maybe your GP responded like that because of lack of knowledge about the BSD.
You will certainly make a dent in that 5 stone you need to lose, over the next eight weeks and after. There are quite a few continuing with the fast800 beyond the first eight weeks to achieve their goals.
Keep posting, you’ll get loads of advice and encouragement. 🙂

Hi Christi 1948,
I am coming into the website because the football is on
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Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi Hashimoto.
I can only find one tennis ball, otherwise I would have had a go at twossies.

I am suggesting things from my childhood for a couple of reasons
A. To feel young again
B. Going outside the normal routine
C. Using different muscles.
D. Finding the energy and will power to actually do something not easily done

I would suggest a hoopla hoop but scared I may put my back out.🤕🤕🤕🤕🤕🤕
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Night all, I’m off to bed, the football is on!!!!!!
Christine

Hi Lucia,
Ah that’s lovely nice to hear about someone who is happy with their man cheers
Christine

Do you think bill is still out painting the fence, hope he has a torch.
🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌🖌
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Stingle what a positive post. So many of us are reaching the 8 week line having achieved life changing results. Getting off the insulin is such an achievement. You must be so proud of yourself. 🙂
The BSD is quite easy after the first few weeks and none of us want to go back to our old way of eating.
Your results will inspire anyone struggling through the first few days of the BSD.

Hi alanhypno
You were asking about Greek yogurt, I don’t know if anyone has answered your question, but here goes, I asked the very same question, look for TOTAL FARGE Greek yogurt, full fat it’s apparently the best as it hasn’t got many carbs in it. So next time you are at the supermarket look for that, then you can add blueberries, strawberries, pear and walnuts, although pear is very high in carbs! So only have that as a treat. Hope this helps
Christine

Hi, I think I am ready to share a little more.

I am happily married to a crazy guy that loves me, warts and all. We have been together since the early nineties. He hasn’t realised he is married to one crazy big bird.

I am altering his diet too, but he hasn’t noticed yet, he’s been on it a month too.

I have been buying low glutton bread from water fields, it doesn’t upset the budget and he hasn’t passed comment or complained.

I love swooning over movie stars or to stars, but the nicest part of the day is cuddling up to my hubby at bedtime. He is my teddy bear. I am blessed and appreciate how delicate relationships can be.

Gibbs, legolas, etc do not come a close second to him.

Diet?
I am going through an egg faze, am enjoying various ways to cook them.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Great stuff, Iwannagetfit!! 🙂
Well done, you can make that victory dance a victory lap now you have all that extra energy lol.
Now you know why the rest of us are such fans of the BSD. Carbs rob you of energy and following the BSD gives it back to you.
Like Red Devil I’m looking forward to your next update.

Hi Judith,
Wow I’m hoping to see 12 stone something in the morning, never mind 11 lb, I am being realistic too, and doing it in stages, after tomorrow I expect t I will put a few pounds on over the week I’m away, however when I get back I will set another target.
We love to got for walks when it’s a lovely day, cold or otherwise,
It’s good to meet up with relatives ones in a while, we have a niece who’s husband has got a job in Florida of all places, they have had a stint in New Zealand and are in Chepstow at the moment, we are hoping to catch up with them befor they move out there, the husband is there already and they spend every holiday out there until the end of term in July then they will be off, niece is a teachers asistant, her daughter is finishing her a levels then she can go to university in the USA.
I’m going to have to get a calendar to work out which week I’m on it can only be nine or ten weeks, you get lost in the days sometimes.
Good luck with your 5lbs you want to lose.
Christine

Here are a few excerpts from a website on Ketosis.

Problems associated with extreme levels of ketosis are more likely to develop in patients with type 1 diabetes compared with type 2 diabetes patients.

If there is not enough glucose available to meet energy demands, the body will adopt an alternative strategy in order to meet those demands. Specifically, the body begins to break down fat stores to provide glucose from triglycerides. Ketones are a by-product of this process.

Ketones are acids that build up in the blood and are eliminated in urine. In small amounts, they serve to indicate that the body is breaking down fat, but high levels of ketones can poison the body, leading to a process called ketoacidosis.

Ketosis describes the metabolic state whereby the body converts fat stores into energy, releasing ketones in the process.

Patients with diabetes who follow a ketogenic diet need to carefully monitor their ketone levels. A serious condition called ketoacidosis can occur if these levels get too high, and although it is most prevalent in individuals with type 1 diabetes, people with type 2 diabetes can still develop ketoacidosis.

Here is the link to the website
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/180858.php

Hope this helps to explain it a bit better.

hugs
Karra

Wow!
That is amazing!
Well done Iwannagetfit.
Bet that makes all the hard work feel well worth it.
😆 I too am surprised at how much extra energy I seem to have.
Looking forward to hearing your next update.

Christine I am wishing you a peaceful and relaxing holiday.
It’s very painful to watch helplessly while our children suffer. Hopefully the girls will have a fun time together and Angela will return home fully refreshed and ready for battle 🙂
Judith

Lynne you will have fun buying new clothes now you are leaving blacks and navys behind! 🙂

Hi Christine, I like the sound of your walks, muddy or not!
Well I started out at just over 11stones 9 and a half pounds, I am now 8stones 13lbs. I hope to lose another 5 lbs but I am now losing ounces at a time because I have increased my calories. I’m quite happy for it to take a few months to lose that other 5lbs so I can get some wear out of the clothes which now fit me 🙂

That was a long fast period Christine. I am only getting pale pink on my ketostix now. I loved the few dark purple ones I got.

I’ve lost count of how many weeks I have done, I’m going to have to count it up on the calendar, I know I was a bit behind Lynne.

Today I met up with a cousin who I hadn’t seen for YEARS along with her family, so a very pleasant afternoon with lots to catch up on!! 🙂

Hi Judith
She is desperately in need of a full time job so that she can move on with her life, I feel a lot of her problems stems from being alone for so long and having a flat she couldn’t get rid of until she got her lease extended, which Sheffield council made extremely difficult stuffing up on more than one occasion! What made it worse she wouldn’t let us help her, it took her ten years to sort it, that’s why she is with us for the moment!
She has gone back with Melanie to Bristol for a couple of days, so hopefully she will be better motivated when she returns.
Thanks for your concern, it really helps me, as I am finding it difficult at times! Looking forward to my hols, we set off in the morning.
Christine

Brunch – Frozen Barries, Full Fat Yogurt, Nuts and oats smoothie
Dinner – Brown Rice with Black Eyed beans curry

7th Day Update… This morning I weighed init is 97.5 KG and I started with 103 KG on 4-4-2016. I feel amazing. In last couple of days i have been feeling that i have lot of energy i started doing some day to day house chores and walking a lot which i hated before. I feel amazing.

Hi Lucia,
I made the mushroom bacon and egg thingies and they are ready for my journey in the morning thanks a lot for the idea cheers
Christine

Hi Trees, what your homeopathic doctor said re diet is really interesting, thanks for sharing 🙂
Congratulations on your fabulous weight loss!! 🙂

Hi Christine I really feel for your poor daughter, it’s so hard when you are conscientious and caring and the job takes it out of you in every possible way. I hope something good turns up for her soon 🙂

Wow neohdiver, it took some guts to try that experiment of yours but it has paid off!! This diet never ceases to amaze me!! 🙂

Wow, funkydoo, two and a half inches of your waist in just 3 weeks is fabulous!! 🙂

Hi, ignore any yoghurts that say skimmed or no fat, or 2% fat etc, also most of the fruit yoghurts have hidden sugars added and or other sweeteners that you should not have. Most full fat do say that on them and the Greek yoghurt has a higher protein content than other yoghurts which is beneficial especially for veggies – it is also lovely :-). Adding berries is fine – blueberries or strawberries are not too high in cals and blueberries release the sugars slowly which does not cause spikes of insulin. A good pinch of cinnamon as well as some nuts to yoghurt is really good.

Catgirl I wish I could press a like button for that message to Janet!! 🙂

I know my son has had to offer real examples of going the extra mile etc when being interviewed for pharmacy jobs.

Dear Janet 1973,

Happy belated birthday. In relation to you wanting to work in elderly care, the fact that you are getting to the interview stage means you are doing something right. I retired last year from my job as a hospital matron after nearly 38 years in the NHS and have interviewed hundreds of people over the years, many of whom seemed over qualified for jobs such as healthcare assistants.

There is absolutely nothing wrong in your supporting statement asking them to see past your qualifications and to look at what is in your heart. Sometimes in life we get to a stage when a vocational role is more important because you have so much to give and so many transferable skills to offer. Your business as a dog groomer means you have customer care and communication skills, problem solving, time management, and maybe conflict resolution skills as not all customers and clients can be happy all of the time. Your skills with dogs mean you have to look for non verbal signs of distress, exactly the same as with elderly patients or clients. You need to ensure respect, dignity and compassion in your role. You obviously can work alone or as part of a team and can take instruction as well as delegate. And you would never take on any task without the appropriate training, these are all things we would look for.

Many areas now use value based questions so you need to think of real examples of situations where you have perhaps gone that extra mile for someone (a dog or client or friend), when you have demonstrated care or compassion, when you have had to challenge poor performance or attitude, it’s about what YOU did, not what you might do or what we may do.

I wish you the best of luck and I am happy to offer any help or suggestions, take care.

I’m now in week 8
Blood sugar as low as 5.4 after exercise down from 25+ in the morning . Now 9.5 in the morning
Exercise 3 times a week dancing and loving it
Weight loss 18 lbs
Blood pressure 135/75 down from 165/85
Calories average 900 per day
No INSULIN for 7 weeks……

I feel amazing my bmi is nearly normal my energy is boundless for the first time in 12 years I’d being diabetic (3years on insulin) and for all you beginners and non believers out there IT SOMETIMES IS HARD IT SOMETIMES IS DISHEARTENING BUT IT REALLY WORKS…ITS CHANGED MY LIFE COMPLETELY . I am going on a 2 week holiday soon and intend to walk a lot and keep of the sugar as I refuse to spoil all my hard work ….. can’t believe I’m actually saying all this 😀😀😀😀😀

hi thanks soooooo much for your very helpful comments i already feel better I have given myself a good talking to and i am ready to start back on the only eating plan that has worked for me i will let you know how i get on i am also re-reading a lot of the posts as there is a lot of very helpful suggestions this forum is brilliant keep up the good work everyone

Hi, Welcome on board!
I was puzzled when I first heard people talking about the Mediterranean diet a few years ago for a similar reason! What it is looking at is the amount of fresh foods – especially veg and fruit that all the countries around the Mediterranean. They eat very few processed foods. There is also a lot of olive oil, fish, beans and nuts. Meat, eggs and full fat products are eaten in small quantities. So – no it is not a diet full of pasta and pizza!
Oats, I made my own muesli to a similar recipe to yours and for the 8 weeks, all processed carbs are out, so no oats. Rolled oats ie, non processed, are ok in small amounts – but best left alone. I now use the seeds and nuts and add to full fat muesli and add berries to that an I find it as filling as my muesli was. 60g full fat Greek yogurt, 30g blueberries (or brambles/blackberries/strawberries), then add 3g each of linseeds, pumpkin seeds, and sunflower seeds, 3 almonds chopped plus a good pinch of cinnamon.
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/diet/mediterranean_diet.htm this is a good description of the principles..
good luck

Hi – if you have noticed some questions in the ‘Over the eight week line and after’ on ketostix – these are a product you can buy that tests urine and will show you if you are now fat-burning. Hashimoto or Bill will be better at explain the background! you get them from a number of the grocery stores in the pharmacy.

Full fat Greek yogurt should have 220 calories per cup. Not sure about regular yogurt, since I buy it far less frequently.

I add 3 Tbsp sunflower seeds (or fewer depending on my eating plan for the day), 20 grams of pomegranate kernels, and .5 – 1 tsp of cinnamon to 5 oz of full-fat Greek yogurt..

Kate_ls, that would be some impressive night out to add 1kg! Probably just some natural variation along with water gain. I actually put on nearly 2.5kg in my 10 days, but about 1.5kg fell off in the first two days of the restart – just like it did at the original start. I put that down to glycogen, plus extra food passing through.

Hi Alan

Until someone more expert replies, I’d just say avoid anything that says Low Fat or 0% Fat, and also any fruit yogurts.

Originally I thought Greek Yogurt was best, but noticed there was a 0% fat version of that too.

You’re right they don’t say full fat – it’s a minefield trying to choose!,

Glad you’re enjoying the blueberries, and hope you get some more answers soon.

Really pleased with another Inch off my waist (40inches to 37.5 inches in 3 weeks) and 6lb off in total though I have yoyo’d in last two weeks with holiday and work commitments making planning meals harder. I’m one of those who isn’t losing lbs in vast quantities but seeing a huge change in my shape, particularly waist measurements as above. So be encouraged!

Bruno you’ll do it!!! 5 lbs and you are at that weight beginning 16 st. I was lucky that this book appeared at the time I was piling weight on for no apparent reason, others were less fortunate. I’m pretty sure, the way my weight was going pre BSD diet, that I would have had an awful lot more to lose! 🙂

Just Me – a brilliant start to your BSD way of life and you are over the toughest week! 🙂

Hi BobSmith, good decision to get the book on your kindle! Don’t worry about your cholesterol as I think you will find, like others, that it comes down on this diet! the only thing which concerned my GP was the fact I was eating full fat. I get my cholesterol checked next Tuesday and I expect there to be an improvement 🙂

Lucia we called it twosie balls – or however such a daft word is spelt!!!

Yeah, Lucia we could defo play it!! 🙂

Olliej, what janet and FiFiP say!!! You could always eat like Bill1954, he sticks to the principles of eating full fat, no starchy carbs, tries to keep carbs below 50g and keeps an eye on portion size without counting calories. Perhaps you would find that easier?
I love what fifip says about your body being a temple not a warehouse!!!

Starchy carbs are what got us all into this mess in the first place!!!

You did it tough for 8 whole weeks, so doing it Bill’s way should be a doddle!!! 🙂

Hi Janice, I’m sticking with the principles of the fast 800, it’s so much easier than 5:2. Some days I eat around 800 other days anything up to 1300. Obviously my weight loss has slowed down but I am still slowly losing., but I don’t need to lose more than another 5lbs.
I don’t exercise enough either but once the weather is warmer no doubt I will be doing a lot of gardening!!! 🙂

Ah, I live in Teesside, perhaps we should meet up sometime when you visit Saltburn! 🙂