Hi Fofi,
Yes, I see just where you are coming from. I buy my full fat yoghurt in 200 ml pots (50pence) so they are good for up to four servings and last for about four or five days in the fridge. I find the fat makes it less sour tasting, to me its like eating cream! I have sweetened it before with honey. Not ideal but at least natural. Coconut oil is also quite good as a sweetener but it is a solid in the yoghurt due to the low temp. Also, any fruit you add would give some sweetness. Apple is lovely, as is pear and grapes.

Just saw this on diet doctor…
http://www.dietdoctor.com/what-does-coca-cola-do-to-a-flower?What happens if you use Coca-Cola to water a flower? Watch the short video above to find out.

What happens if you only drink Coca-Cola instead of water? The result may not be quite as quick as for the flower, but the end result, decades later, may not be that much better for humans.
What happens if you use Coca-Cola to water a flower? Watch the short video above to find out.
What happens if you only drink Coca-Cola instead of water? The result may not be quite as quick as for the flower, but the end result, decades later, may not be that much better for humans.

Obesity and tooth decay is just the beginning. Diabetes may come next, followed by heart disease, Alzheimer’s and possibly cancer.

I think I’ll choose water instead. From dd

Hi Shadow2. Well done for encouraging people to try this diet.

Like so many on here you know this works.

I think you’ll soon hear when the petition goes live, we’ll be shouting it from the rooftops 😃 Won’t we, Judith and Bill?

Hi Quickfix – I felt that too walking the dogs up a hill I walk every day. It didn’t happen to me till the second week. It happened for a few days, gradually lessening. Hope you are feeling better tomorrow.

I posted earlier but can’t find the post!!! Anyway I think the petition is a fabulous idea and I am sure we could get the signatures we need even though it has to be just in the UK. There must be hundreds on this site and I bet they don’t all post. I am telling everyone about this diet and 2 friends have just bought glucose meters to see if they have got pre diabetes and also pedometers to increase walking. Hashimoto says petition is not live yet so that must be why I couldn’t find it. Will someone post when it is live please in case I miss it. Thanks. New people …….. don’t take any notice of the negative comments, this diet DOES work. I go on facebook rarely but will go on if I can do anything to help the cause.

I’m on my third day and have had headaches every day. Yesterday and today felt very queasy also. I took some migraine medication and felt better. I am certain this is just withdrawal symptoms from carbs and sugar. I regularly suffer from migraines and hope that stabilising my blood sugar levels will help having less migraines, after my body gets acclimated to the diet of course.

Some protein and some fat is what you should reach for Quickfix. An omelette fried in butter with some cheese, mushrooms, etc. Some nuts. A slice of cooked meat and some avocado. Some full fat yoghurt with some berries and seeds.

Hi, there are too many battles to fight them all at once and so we picked some and it seems we picked some of the wrong ones. Or at the very least we should have reassessed our position as time went on. Only recently when feeding them dough balls I was more worried about the amount of garlic butter they were eating, rather than the number of dough balls!

Most of the kids yoghurt comes in smaller containers, and another (possibly wrong) lesson I have been trying to teach is that you don’t ask for something from the fridge, eat half leave the rest. Maybe getting used to leaving stuff would be better.

I am looking to get them eating the foods we eat, but I need some intermediate steps. Tonight we are making our own strawberry yoghurt (Greek yoghurt and strawberries, and possibly something to sweeten it a little which I can reduce over time).

Can coconut flatbreads be made the day before eating, or are they better freshly made? Or can they be frozen?

Throughout my life I have occasionally suffered from that cold sweat, weak muscles starving feeling. I am 53 and on day 3 of the BSD. I was out walking today, I have two dogs that I walk a lot! And I had one of those weak and feeble happenings, dripping with cold sweat, shaky, weak muscles and stumbling a bit. Struggles on & back to the car. In the past I would have stuffed myself with choc & carbs. What should I reach for now on this eating plan?

Hi All,

Just wanted to say that I love your posts as they are so inspirational & supportive.
I’m not much of a poster but love reading your posts.

Thank you !!!
Jay

Thanks. I’ll have a go and see what happens.

Welcome to all the newbies and keep up the good work.

Patsy, yes gram flour and water and a tiny bit of olive oil. The recipe is in the recipe section, about page 7 (+/-).

I have had a range of strengths and brittleness. I have used a slightly more runny batter sometimes and I have made thicker and thinner flatbreads. Possible the pan temperature matters. It is worth experimenting. Some would definitely have been strong enough for fajitas.

Thank you SunnyB, yes everyone is very helpful. That’s a good thought about eating the 800 on my walking days. To be honest some days I don’t feel I want 800, but conscious that I need to eat enough calories.

CurlyGirl – 13lbs is wonderful!

TWills63 – wow, 10lb is bloody amazing!

>> 6 cream eggs in about 5 minutes

Easy! I think we may be twins separated at birth…

Maddy733 – well done on delurking and on your weight loss 🙂

Hi Judith. That’s helpful. At least we wouldn’t be left wondering what we’d done wrong. I’m sure it’ll be fine 😃

Or perhaps a trapeze instead of the fireman’s pole? And perhaps a trampoline if you have space. Then you could swing from the top of the washer over to the trampoline and exercise there 😂

Today’s menu:
B – yogurt with mixed seeds and ground linseed topping
L – homemade veggie soup with full fat creme fraiche
D – sea bass fillet, with mixed shellfish foil cooked with olive oil and lemon and kale
various herbal teas and water

I don’t think it matters what colour. I prefer pink too.

Hey Dippymint
Just wanted to say welcome to the BSD forum and well done you! Really excellent result and I’m sure it will redouble your determination to stick with it. I’m not sure about the question of whether or not to increase you calories on your exercise days. My inclination would be to add the calories to you intake on the days you are very much below 800 and not on those that are, but hopefully someone more qualified will offer some advise soon.
Meanwhile, keep going and keep posting.

Hi lynne, not sure but if they reject it they give a reason so I am thinking that it would be possible to rewrite. Fingers crossed 🙂

Dear Lucia, great news about the blouse, I also have issues with painting toenails etc but I am determined it won’t be for much longer. Have you considered installing a lap dancing pole strategically positioned near the washer to use like a firemans pole to gracefully get down from the washer? Heard they are also a good form of exercise. 👯

Orchid, there’ll be dishes with both lemon slices and lime slices so folk can choose either (or both!).

Well done Orchid very inspiring to those of us just starting the journey. Xx

Thanks for that Judith. I was going to ask how long it would take.

Silly question time: if they decide it’s not compliant, can it be amended or do we have to start again?

Hi madmare,
Yes, unfortunately we do need to at least count the cals and carbs in milk, even when its just in coffee. If you can make the switch to tea then all the better. But there are also milk substitutes you could try such as soya milk (don’t go mad if you have an underactive thyroid), coconut milk, almond milk. Always go unsweetened with these. They have fewer carbs than cow’s milk.

Hi guys,
I started this last Monday and my weigh in on Sunday was 8lb down. I’ve been lurking in the forums and reading lots of great posts on here. You are all a very supportive crowd.
I have a question ‘re exercise and calories burned, I’ve started to walk 3 miles at least 5 times a week and on these days I burn approx 300 calories but don’t add to my 800. Some days I may only have 600 calories which would mean 300 if I take off calories burned, should I be adding g t he calories burned to my 800 per day or not?
Cheers Dippymint x

I use calorie king as it gives the full breakdown of nurtition including carbs, I only count carbs. There is also an nhs website that just gives calories which is easy to use. Or the side of the packet, of course. Your eggs would be 80 to 90 cals each depending on the size.

Don’t they just, Janet1973!!! 🙂

Hi Orchid, it could take a week for the petition to go live as they will check that it is fully compliant before they make it available again 🙂

Wow, well done, Orchid! That’s very impressive.

Home made bread is probably worse than bought stuff, because it tastes so good, you’re likely to eat more! I love bread, but I’m avoiding it for the 8 weeks. I think that might be easier than trying to cut down and it will make me find more meals which don’t rely on bread.

Bill, I saw mention of the gram flour flatbreads elsewhere (and can’t find it again now). Are they just the flour and water and made like pancakes? And would they hold together well enough for fajitas and burritos?

Sparkling water with lime is a must! Looking forward to the party 🙂

Is there a reliable place to get accurate information on calorie content of foods? I haven’t got into gear on the fast diet yet but have started cutting out carbs and reducing portion sizes. My wife is not convinced of the benefits of rapid weight loss as she prefers the low GI type diet. I am thinking of going slightly independent and need to know what is or is not within the acceptable range. For example, I’ve just eaten a three egg omelette with a dash of cheese. Would be handy to work out how many calories it amounted to.

Oops, just seen the string……my reply to Bill was about the petition info, this thread seems to have been hijacked a bit 🙂

Thanks Bill and others for doing this. Anyone got contacts with the Newcastle folks to alert them to it’s existence – my be a few more votes!

You have all made comments about the declaration made yesterday about volouteers for NHS and notes of “lose weight and excercise ” as if it is Rubbish as the blood sugar is the perfect solution
All practicioners, professors consultants would agree the “lose weight and exercise ” is the easiest and most of beneficial for all. -even Prof Taylor
I do not test because I have had the support of an excellent medical practice to archieve the goals
Not rocket science, just plain common sense of which I was sadly lacking in my days of over indulgence

Thanks for your reply Bill1954. What I expected, but good to bounce off others.

Party time 😃🎈🧀🍓☕️

Who’s bring what food? Low-carb of course 😃. Sparkling water or black coffee ok?

Oh you two paint such a lovely picture of life with diabetes!

See you girls there next week
Are we having a party ?

I’m not starving, hands up anyone who is ……
I don’t consider pasta, rice, or alcohol to be the pleasures in life
I do test blood and urine, if you don’t, how the hell can you say that you’re ok ?
Why hasn’t your doctor recommended the book to other patients and why aren’t we hearing from them ?
If your consultant thinks you’re so remarkable, why hasn’t HE recommended your method to others and why haven’t we heard from THEM
You seem to have an axe to grind with Dr Mosely as that is the only reason I can think of why a 72 year old T2D would first, bother to look for this forum, pick a teenagers facebook name as in happyslappy, and then go ahead and try to discredit everything that every user on here has achieved.
I won’t give you the respect of replying again, your story is so full of holes I am finding it hard to believe you when you say Hi

Hi orchid

I’m one of those over the 8 weeks and staying on this for a while yet. When asked, the team said it was ok to stay on this for an extra few weeks before going on 5:2 but there are many of us staying on this longer term.

I’m in my 14th week with no ill effects. And lots more weight to lose which I want to do ASAP.

Come and join us on the ‘over the 8-week line and after’ thread to tell us how you are getting on.

No problem Slappy. I wish you success on your own journey.

Dear Janet 1973
Precisely as I’ve said
I have “lost” 3 stones in the past 11 years- yes that long
I am now described as “glucose intorerant ” , pre-diabetic but I have to continue as I’m doing or I’ll have to either go on a pill or the worst case senario Insulin
My consultant says to have type 2 diabetes for 15 years with no medication is something to be proud of as it seldom happens
If it works , more strength to your commitment but I would say in my defence is come back in 10 years and see if your control is still intact
Enjoy your forums but at the end of the day it is the individual’s choice and that’s what I have done

Amen to that sunnyb, my oopsi bread is in the oven. Haven’t got a clue how it will turn out!

May I suggest that we expend no more energy on ‘happyslappy’ (and to be honest, I doubt very much that a 72yr old would choose such a handle). While we are wasting time and energy on this sad soul, we are not using it positively elsewhere – life is too short.