That’s great Lynne, she won’t be able to ignore the evidence of her own eyes.
It will be hard to get anyone on board if it means going against government policy but I’m hoping the OPAL lady will know who or where to start the ball rolling with.

Thanks Mary, I will remain blissfully unaffected as I only eat chicken breast which I have cooked myself and fish. The rest of my protein is veggie!

Hi captainlynne – you have been such tremendous support to everyone else, I do hope that these messages of love and support will help you. Tomorrow is another day and hopefully yours will run on a more positive note.
Love and thanks for all your support to us all

Hi Patsy,
For many of us that hungry feeling is a new experience. I used to graze my way through the day. Now I very rarely snack between meals. The urge just isn’t there anymore.
Welcome Jude and WIG, you can get the most volume of food for your 800 cals by heaping salads and leafy veg on your plate. Make sure you eat full fat, even adding a teaspoon of butter or oil to your veg will help you to feel full. The fat really does make a difference.
As you won’t be eating so many carbs you won’t be getting the insulin/ blood sugar spikes so hunger isn’t a problem. It only takes a few days for the hungry feeling to pass, and within a couple of weeks the sugar/ carb cravings will be gone 🙂

Hi Lynne and Janet,

It is astounding that most of the processed meat products contain sugar- or dextrose, or some other variant of sugar! I looked at this some time ago when I was wanting to cut out sugar. The ONLY ones I found without sugar were CooP own brand smoked Brunswick ham, and Waitrose German Brunswick ham. Even those have sulphites. The CooP one has only 16 cals per slice, the Waitrose one is 26cals a slice. ALL of the chicken varieties had sugar.
MaryR

Have to check out my local Aldi next time I’m over there. Thanks for that Judith.

Had a great horse steak in Feb in Spain – still often prescribed for those who are anaemic as it’s a great source of iron and extremely tasty to boot😁

Thanks Julia. 😃

Cherrianne, it will be same for our American friends when they start to come on board. All we can do is our best, beating the BSD drum whenever and wherever we can. Great idea about your local OPAL coordinator. Funnily enough, I’ve got someone coming soon who works for the NHS advising people on healthy lifestyles (food and exercise). Last time we met was just as I started this back in December. I think she might be surprised 😃

Ok thank you Bill1954 and hashimoto – that makes me feel a little bit more comforted!! 😀

the way I was thinking of dealing with the choc fest over Easter is to make my own, and allow myself to go over for the day I eat them. I’ll put the recipe into the calorie counter so I’ll know how much they’re costing. I’ll use the thought that I’ve got them in the background to resist random offers of chocolate, and if it turns out that they don’t appeal – I’m sure the rest of the family will be happy to take care of them. Might not work for everyone ( might not work for me), and plenty of people might not think it a good idea, but it’s a way to cope.

You folks are amazing in how quickly you’ve started the ball rolling! Congratulations. Now I’m thinking about how best to get the info out there too.
I know my GP is very interested and has promised to read the book and check out the forums. Our problem in Australia is that health care can vary from state to state, with two layers of government, Federal and State. Some health iniatives are Federal projects, others are state run and then we have local government programmes. Might have a chat with our local OPAL ( obesity prevention and lifestyle) coordinator and see if she can point me in the right direction.

Hi everybody,
I had a thicker blouse on today, that too can tuck into my skirt. It’s that incredible?
I am tickled pink.
What signs other than the scales have you seen?

Also I can touch my toes, knees slightly bent, but I can get down there. Previously I had to sit down. Something else that is great

Keep going, keep losing. Now if I could just work out how to get down from the washing machine.
Love Lucia
Xxxxx

Hi reindeen , have you seen how many people are welcoming you and encouraging you.
Isn’t it wonderful?

I have had another wonderful day. My mental attitude has changed so much. I feel as if I have moved out from under a big rain cloud.

I don’t want to run to the junk food any more.

I have experienced the feeling of being hungry. Previously I was grazing so much , I never stopped, to allow myself to feel this. I am staying to the 800 calories, before my evening meal I felt hungry, I was made up 😀😀😀😀😀
I know it sounds crazy, and I could have just grabbed a few nuts or salad etc. But I wanted experience it.

Boy am I changing. I think for the good.

Love Lucia xxxx

For those near an Asda try these at £1
http://groceries.asda.com/product/measuring-jugs-spoons/george-home-coloured-measuring-cups/910001128102
Really cheerful colours too.

You are absolutely marvellous CaptainLynne. Praying for metaphorical sunshine tomorrow for you. And some of the real sunshine too. Rest well.

Michael Mosley mentions them in the book – how you can use them in the BSD. The topic is covered on pages 128-129 and gives some guidelines to help. I have a sachet in my bag in case my work schedule dictates that I can’t get to a proper meal.

cheers
Libby

I’m on Facebook too Judith, if you want to ‘friend’ me.

Just remember that the US cup is not quite 250ml – about 237ml. So converting from US to either UK/Aust will result in slightly more. Also tablespoon sizes differ from US to UK/Aus.
Best thing is to measure the ingredient cup wise, and keep a record for future reference. The internet does provide volume/weight equivalents especially for cooking.
This website may help – just remember it is US though. http://www.traditionaloven.com/conversions_of_measures/flour_volume_weight.html

cheers
Libby

Great news Judith.

I probably do need to drink more water I try to do 2 litres a day but it does not always happen. I weighed in again this morning and I have lost the 600 grams I had gained so that is good. I think the weight loss is because the boot-camp I belong to ran a fitness test last night which had me pulling on reserves I didn’t even know I had. Thank you everyone for your support and words of wisdom.

Yes, lynne, it should really reach a lot of people. I’m going to add info about the book on Facebook. You have to be careful not to ‘advertise’ on the government petitions site or you get rejected. 🙂

Hi catgirl, I found some skinny packets of nuts and seeds by the tills at Aldi today at 32p a packet. 153 calories a pack, 2.7g carbs. I was busy today and out most of the time so I used a packet and a small pear as an emergency lunch. 🙂

Great news Judith.

Just think of all the people who could be helped if this was put into action. Lives improved and, ultimately, lives saved by getting the right advice. At much less cost and with considerably fewer side effects than from the medications they want to push into us.

😃

Hi, thanks to lynne, bill, julia, janet, sunnyb and bez, your signatures have sent the petition into the checking phase. You have all responded so quickly 🙂

Julia when Bill, lynne, penny, janet and myself go to sleep the wonderful cherrieanne takes over from Australia! 🙂

Thanks everyone. Getting my head back together. Need a good sleep and should be ok tomorrow,

Yay! A 4th from the North East. We could start a club!

I was in North Tyneside for 3 years until last June when I moved to a former pit village in County Durham. My closest coastal erosion would be a Seaham or possibly South Shields. But the weight loss certainly helps on the hills!

Hi Julia

Sometimes I’m almost posting in my sleep LOL.

But like Janet it keeps me out of trouble. And believe it or not it helps me unwind from a stressful day job.

((hugs)) Lynne,

Hope things seem better in the morning. x

Hi Julia
I just have too much time on my hands! Posting here keeps me out of trouble!
Welcome back 😉

Hi there – a 1/4 cup is 37.5g or 1.5oz as a rough guide, however, on the table I checked this varies slightly according to what is being weighed – see below.

Ingredient 1 cup ¾ cup ⅔ cup ½ cup ⅓ cup ¼ cup 2 tbsp
Flour 120g 90g 80g 60g 40g 30g 15g
Flour (sieved) 110g 80g 70g 55g 35g 27g 13g
Sugar (granulated) 200g 150g 130g 100g 65g 50g 25g
Icing Sugar 100g 75g 70g 50g 35g 25g 13g
Brown Sugar 180g 135g 120g 90g 60g 45g 23g
Cornflour (corn starch) 120g 90g 80g 60g 40g 30g 15g
Rice (uncooked) 190g 140g 125g 95g 65g 48g 24g
Couscous (uncooked) 180g 135g 120g 90g 60g 45g 22g
Oats (uncooked) 90g 65g 60g 45g 30g 22g 11g
Table Salt 300g 230g 200g 150g 100g 75g 40g
Butter 240g 180g 160g 120g 80g 60g 30g
Vegetable Shortening 190g 140g 125g 95g 65g 48g 24g
Nuts (chopped) 150g 110g 100g 75g 50g 40g 20g
Nuts (ground) 120g 90g 80g 60g 40g 30g 15g
Breadcrumbs (fresh) 60g 45g 40g 30g 20g 15g 10g
Breadcrumbs (dry) 150g 110g 100g 75g 50g 40g 20g
Sultanas / Raisins 200g 150g 130g 100g 65g 50g 22g

All signed 😉

Make that 4 of us from the north east! I managed to get gram flour at Asda in Blyth and coconut flour at tesco in Kingston park. Shops also seem to be doing a much better range of nuts and seeds but they don’t know what to charge, some ridiculous prices, we need to shop around and share the best places to buy. Just think, our weight loss could be helping coastal erosion at Whitley Bay!🏖

Oops! Never mind, I’ve just seen Squidgey’s thread so will follow that.

All signed Judith
Speak later

Julia, what has happened with your parents is baffling!! Just more proof we need to get this out there 🙂

Breakfast: Home made yogurt and mixed berries with cinnamon

Lunch: Beef salad with pomegranate seeds, lettuce, rocket, toms, basil, pepper, gherkin, olives and horseradish mixed with sour cream

Dinner: Poached smoked haddock with shallots, tomato and spinach, topped with a creme fraiche and cheddar sauce.

Snack: half an apple

Drinks: water, two teas with splash of milk, one coffee with cream, buftermint teas

Thanks Julia, I thought about this early this morning then rejected the idea because I know it’s not likely to get 100000 votes. Then lynne made me think again- so this is as much her as me – and all of you who have offered support for this idea. Let’s hope it goes live! 🙂

Hi all,

I’ve been lurking for sometime and am so happy to find a forum where the focus is on helping and supporting each other – such a lovely ethos for a site to have.

I’ve just finished week 3 and have lost 17lbs and four inches off my (admittedly large) waist, which is fab news and keeping me very motivated and focussed. However, my FBS, which were hovering around 5.2, have gone up to 7.5 – 8.5 for the last four days. I’m being very careful to weigh and log everything and am averaging between 25 – 40 gms of carbs a day, so I can’t understand it. I’m not overdoing the protein and getting approx 50% of my calories from fat. I’m having a small high fat snack (full fat greek yoghurt) before I go to bed. My GP, who’s being very supportive with this diet is now making very serious noises about Metformin, which I would like to avoid, because he feels this will help manage the dawn phenomomen.

So my question is…why are my darn FBS on the rise when I’m not overdoing the carbs and protein?

On a different note – do you Judith, and Bill, Lynne, Janet, Penny et al (sorry I am missing others – memory for all the other names I see increasingly out there!) ever sleep, let alone find time to eat?! How on earth do you manage such impressively prolific posting? I am in awe of that as well as your impressive weight loss (…especially as mine is currently stalled!)

You are all such ambassadors for the BSD and so supportive to so many folk on here.

Sorry to hear that you have had upsetting news. Big well done for sticking with the plan and hope you feel better soon.

Hopefully this will generate some pressure. I told my mum about the erroneous info still on the NHS website. She said she’d spent years telling them my Dad’s BGLs were so good because of the food she gave him, which was not as low carb as MM but still much lower than the advice put out by the NHS. Apparently every time they went for an diabetes check up she was told he should be eating more carbs and every time she responded that eating a greater proportion of carbs spiked his levels. She said it was like talking to a brick wall, even though they had the diary evidence in front of their eyes! So to see this happening, well, I can only wholeheartedly applaud your actions and do my little bit to get the message out there by sharing the petition.

If you want to splash a little more, there as some scales on amazon around the £16 to £18 mark, which give weight, BMI, bone density, fat% and hydration levels. Thinking of buying one myself!

Ive emailed you the link Janet, hope it gets to you ok, my pc is going like a brick tonight

Sounds like you had a really tough day captainlynne, but well done for sticking to the plan. Hope tomorrow is a better day for you.

Thanks folks, things are happening fast!! There will be a gap once the five supporters are signed up as they spend some time checking that the petition meets all the criteria. Then we will really get it out there. Bill is already doing a wonderful job on social media! 🙂

Thanks for sending Judith – all done!
Great idea btw

Have clicked the links and buttons and verified my info on the petition as a supporter, Judith – well done for getting this ball rolling. Let’s hope the petition will generate a wave of interest in the BSD and against the poor information being put out as part of the new government scheme. Guess all we can do now, is wait and see.

😀😁😁

I almost always do that anyway (not that it always makes any difference!). In this instance they don’t have anything online for me to look at but it’ll be the usual bistro type stuff I expect. I’ll see how I feel on the day 😀