Hi Bill, my readings have been really good. Fasting down to the 5s, however got a 7 today due to cough sweets for a bad chesty cough. At other times theyve been in the range 5 to 7s, but im still on 4 metformin a day, 2000mg. Haven’t dropped any yet.

Sounds like you’re well around that corner Aly
one long finishing straight now 🙂
Isn’t it strange how you just don’t want the sweet stuff any more

Good question
the fact is that it won’t be a true picture but it will show the improvements in your sugar levels.
Are you testing daily, how are your results ?
I managed to drop a med after 4 weeks based on my lowered levels and I’ve just this week cut my metformin dose in half.
Just take it in stages, if you have good readings for a few days try reducing the meds, if it creeps up go back on them and try again later.

that sound fine to me and clarifies one of the big differences in the approach – positive that they are helping!

Today I have been offered my once favourite jammy biscuits and a piece of home made cake, said no to both as I honestly did not want it. The thought of my former binge habit puts me off! I am not hungry either. Have I turned the corner at last? I am no longer looking for the next thing to eat and am happy to wait for a meal time. Strange stuff!

Way to go Lucia
That’s just it though, you don’t have to try hard, in fact half of the time you don’t even think about it.
Chocolate schmocolate
We don’t need that stuff any more do we ?

Just checked, I have the email too
Low calorie diet ??
They need a good talking to

Hi
I just had one to, but like Janet said all is not lost, I think go for it and try again.

Hi Judith,
I have received the email saying the petition has been rejected. All is not lost. They have suggested a petition that they would accept which I think just needs a few extra words adding such as ‘a low calorie diet based on a low carbohydrate approach rather than the current high carbohydrate approach’. I think thats all it needs. What do you all think?

All I can say is 13 st 11 lb
I am delighted.
Ate well,I am suprised that I am losing weight.
I am not even trying hard.
😏😏😏.
How are you all doing.?
And we are going into chocolate egg season…..

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hello Bill, thank you for your input, have just emailed NZ with details of some easy recipes to follow, fish is so good there he should have a head start!

Petition, what have I missed…. Sorry, is there something I should be signing?

Thank you Patsy! We are having the pork, apple & mushroom dish from the recipes listed on this site tonight, looks very tasty. My green-grocer must think I have a family of about 20 to feed, the amount of vegetables we are eating, we have always liked our greens, but with the absence of carbs, kale, cauli, asparagus, peppers and mushies are getting more than a look-in. We were keeping the excess veggies in the garden on a table whilst it was cold, but now it’s getting nicer my fridge is set to explode!

We are not big confectionery eaters so Easter is not an issue for us, but my fingers are crossed for everyone out there who is struggling with choccy-egg temptation. Good luck!

Hello fellow 800’s!
I am a bit confused regarding my hopes to either reduce or stop my diabetic medication eventually. My next review is due in June, however until then my medication remains. My query is if my hba1c is normal at this time, how can this be a true picture if I’m still on medication?

I wrote the original message hoping to inspire new diet plotters but have to say I’m taking away so much more inspiration to keep going from everybody else’s contributions. I am only half way there I want to lose another 21 lbs and then keep them off. I’m going to do some serious thinking about the end game strategy.

I love wine, but realising that it doesn’t love me back is the key I think. Whoever said nothing tastes as good as thin has my undying thanks, it’s a philosophy for later life. Keep it up everybody and thanks for your thoughts 🙂

Nic

Fantastic result!

Well done Patsy!

Well it’s something they don’t tell you when you are diagnosed and I only got on to the modified release version because I did some research, there will be people out there suffering because they don’t know any different. Normal dose Metformin costs £30 and modified cost £120 a year so it mounts up if you don’t tell anyone there is an alternative.

Day 33 weight 10st 6lbs – the pound has come back off
Blood sugar 10.9

Have got the fitness dvd’s out from the back of the drawer – have been watching them while waiting for the man to repair my oven. I want to check that I will be able to do the warm ups before I actually start doing any exercises. Now he has fixed the oven I have to clean the house for my visitors coming for lunch on Sunday – just having a coffee before I start. I’m not a fan of cleaning.

Hope everyone is resisting temptation, I’ve been bought two big reduced sugar eggs by people who know I’m on this diet! They actually have more sugar per 100g than my husband’s dark chocolate “normal” ones.

Fantastic weeta

You coming over to the ‘over the 8-week line and after’ thread?

Keep letting us know your progress.

Some of us diabetics can’t cope with porridge – it spikes our blood sugars. Others are ok with it.

I normally have bacon and egg, or cooked meat. It keeps me going until my evening meal.

Looks like we need a bigger venue for the ‘over the 8 week line’ party 😃

That’s so encouraging. All these people finishing the 8 weeks, with great results, and sharing their successes on here. 😃

Well done to those approaching that 8-week line. See you on the other side!

Hi bill1954,
I was getting a bit worried as I was doing all the right things, then wham it just started to fall off again, thanks for the support, I know I am a wimp, I have done every diet going and after always put more weight back on so this has to work for me too, you wouldn’t believe that I got married in a size 8 and with every child put a stone and never lost it (I have five children) so at size 20 and pre diebetic something had to give, can’t wait to see the kids, they live all over the place, to see their reaction. Anyway ramble over and thanks again!

LOL Judith. If I’d have been there I’d have given you a hand. Are you buying a belt?

Hi everyone. Just catching up on the threads today.

No diet I have ever been on in the last 50 years has ever been so successful, or produced such quick results. The others (and I’ve tried just about every slimming club and diet book you can think of) have never retrained my tastebuds like the BSD has.

I’ve not touched bread, pasta, pizza, or chocolate since I started this in December. The smell in the bakery section of supermarkets is no longer enticing. I am even losithe raste for diet fizzy soft drinks! Today I was out shopping and wanted a drink, so looked in the chiller cabinet in the last shop I was visiting – the only sugar free drinks were 7up free or still water. I prefer fizzy drinks so bought the 7up free. Two mouthfuls were enough to convince me I’d made mistake. It was far too sweet.

I have been thinking long-term and know that I have to keep low-carb for the rest of my life. The moment I let my guard down and allowed those nasty carbs back in would be the start of a very slippery slope.

Judith – did you buy a belt for your jeans?

Wow !!
Well done! 🙂

Hope you’re ok Judith.

Answer received:

“Thanks for emailing Steve Rowe about our meat and poultry products. As a member of Steve’s personal team, I’m replying on his behalf.

I’m sorry you’re disappointed that some of our meat and poultry products currently contain sugar.

Our cooked chicken and some of our meat products contain a very small amount of sugar. This is added for two reasons – to improve the flavour of the meat, and to enhance browning during the cooking process. It is used in very low levels and the products aren’t marinated in sugar.

I’d like to assure you that sugar reduction is very much on the agenda and we’re currently investigating alternative ingredients which deliver the same succulence, flavour & colour.

On behalf of Steve, many thanks for getting in touch.”

Two interesting points: sugar added to improve the flavour of the meat (!) and ‘products aren’t marinated in sugar’. I’ve never added sugar to meat, surely it has enough flavour of its own. And the label on the roasted chicken products clearly states ‘roasted in a sugar marinade’.

Methinks a response is necessary, but will have to wait until Saturday when I can hopefully get a photo of the label.

But at least they replied. And quickly.

I’ve been eating the multigrain porridge from M&S, it is very low carb, and even includes flaxseed to help with constipation 😉

Hi Scotgran. Nothing wrong with interesting food combinations – that’s the story of my life LOL.

Bee Lady, you can do it! The recipes are in the book – there are links in various sections of the kindle book to take you through to the recipe section, or go to the contents page and get there that way.

There are some recipes on the website, too – take a look under the “recipes” menu at the top of the page.

I am hopefully starting this today. I cannot find menu plans on this site. Are they in the book? (I have Kindle version)
My HbAc1 was 64 last week. Today I weigh 79.1kg and goal weight is 65kg. My last Retinopathy showed ‘slight bleed’ in 1 eye. That scares me and I know I MUST do something positive. Trouble is though that worrying also raises BS. I’m feeleing very anxious

First way in. Day 4 and I’ve lost 3lbs. Quite pleased with that. My weight varies quite a bit from day to day anyway so I’m not sure it means much but it’s encouraging.

Wow! I weighed myself last night, after 10 days in, and 9lbs down! can’t quite believe it – don’t seem to have lost anything round the waist yet, but looking forward to getting back into clothes I haven’t been in for a couple of years!

Four Heck Chicken Italia chipolatas plus some cherry tomatoes

30 gms mascarpone, 50gms full fat Total greek yogurt and 20gms frozen raspberries – my favourite; very indulgent tasting and very filling!

Thanks. I thought it was OK after the 8 weeks, but not before – could have misunderstood. Will check the book again as I like porridge and the weather is getting cooler again so it’ll be more appealing than yoghurt.

Well done FiFiP and husband!

Weighed myself this morning and I’ve lost 3 lbs. Quite pleased with that.

My husband just ate a biscuit and I was very tempted to have one, but resisted. He’s eating what I am in support, but having extra food too as he doesn’t need to lose any weight.

I think that porridge is okay as long as it isn’t instant or otherwise heavily processed. The book mentions it and I think you’ll find it on here.
Many on this site are taking a harder line on carbohydrate than the book does.

I had it for much of my first two weeks which went very well. Since then I have more or less skipped breakfast and had larger lunch and dinner, or if dinner is going to be later had a 4pm snack.

thank-you!

Welcome Lostgirl
Like Bill said you are not alone, they are so many people here to help you.
I’m about to stat week 6 on Sunday and I have lost 19lb so far. I did have a blib in the first few weeks, but got back to it l have at least another 8 stone to go, but I know with this way of eating I WiLL DO AND SO CAN YOU.
You go girl.

I though porridge was ‘out’ FoFi?

I like yoghurt with chopped pear and some coconut shreds.

I’ve made a few substitutions too, to use up food we already had. I know the book said to prepare first, but I knew if I put it off for a few days that would turn into a few weeks.

I’ve been on the diet 4 days now and lost 3 lbs, so I don’t think I can be going too far wrong.

I also have yoghurt (full fat) with raspberries or blueberries and a small amount of mixed nuts and seeds. That seems to keep me going from 7am until lunch at around 12 🙂

I was feeling lonely! Seemed like no one was replying to my posts. Then I discovered they’d all gone to the junk email folder. Without permission! I’ve sorted this now(Ihope) and just read loads and loads of your encouraging replies. Whew, glad it wasn’t something I said! It’s been an interesting week, I stupidly used an app that reminded me that I had only eaten so many calories, then slowly realised it was because I was entering exercise. So now I know you literally cannot have your cake and eat it. Food wise, I’ve been looking after the grandsons in their house all week and as we get ready to join their parents for the Easter weekend, the food supplies here are running down. That’s led to some interesting meal options which I’ve not cal counted but have left me full and also “got things moving” which was becoming a problem. For example I had to sub the ingredients in the no carb Bircher. We ran out of yogurt and blueberries (the kids ate it all) . Soaked currants in apple juice then added the flaxseed and two tablespoons of double cream. It was delicious. Lunch today was bizarre, a portobello mushroom filled with liver pate and a salad of spinach and celery. Looking forward to my batter less fish no chips and mushy peas, great idea, thanks for that. Happy Easter everyone. We don’t have Internet connection where we’re going, speak again on Tuesday x

Hello Lostgirl
I echo what Bill1954 said.
You are not alone anymore
And to lose 13 is one week is AMAZING!!
You are going to do this – you are going to have the life you always wanted
GO GIRL !!!

Great way to get the word out Steve and Ei
Anyone who mentions I have lost weight get’s regaled with my BSD stories.
I bet I’m considered as a bit of a bore now, but ask me if I care !
I may just be doing someone some good.

Me too. Bought a jacket on the “expensive (by my standards), but will last me for ever” principle, and now it hangs in the cupboard, with some other oversize stuff. Now operating on the cheap, and cheerful basis, for a while. Two pairs of jeans for a tenner in ASDA, and surprisingly good.
Ei is still going down the weight range, taking it slowly after the initial 8 weeks, so we are buying a few things as we go. Not too much at any size. Hooked in a shop assistant, overhearing our discussion, for the diet, a few days ago. They tell you, “I’ve tried everything – how have you done it?”

Porridge with milk is about 200kcals.

Nowhere near as expensive as the reception, hotel stay, and transport, and it does make a good keepsake
Judith there is a new member, Lostgirl just posted in the (I think) BSD way of life thread I’ve replied but I think she may need a lot of support.

Hello Lostgirl
Guess what ??
Your’re not alone any more.
You now are part of a worldwide family who all have exactly the same hopes, fears, and goals as you.
The fact that you are ready to start a new lifestyle (and it WILL become a lifestyle not just a diet) means that you have taken a massive step to a new and healthy you.
There will be pitfalls along the way, you may suffer a few initial side effects, but if you cut out the carbs and stick to around 800 cals a day you will soon see the weight move and you will feel better than you probably have in years
Make full use of the forums and the recipe section, there is a mountain of advice and tips in there.
Don’t forget to throw the low fat stuff away and start to enjoy full fat products and keep the water intake up to 2 to 3 litres a day – this is important
If you need help, just shout out. There is almost always someone there with a swift answer
This way of eating will not just save your life
It will recreate it 🙂

God, bill, what a pity it was an expensive jacket! It must be very rewarding though to see it ‘fitting’ like a tent 🙂