ann077 I have lost no weight either (I’m gaining) but my blood sugars are looking better yesterday and that is progress for me…I am not in my second week yet…if you are prediabetic you may have very high levels of insulin (as I still do, however I am well and truly diabetic). If that is so, things like dried fruit or fresh fruit or rolled oats will interfere with weight loss because they trigger insulin in some of us…and insulin instantly puts the kaibosh on fat burning for anyone with insulin resistance, so it is a harder battle.

You can get insulin levels taken at the same time as you do the 3 hour blood glucose tests…but you usually have to insist that the doctor request them…most GPs unfortuantely don’t recognize the importance of insulin measures…I have been told it is useless and the information wont tell me anything. Not true at all and reason to change doctors and find a better informed one.

Best of luck and keep on collecting your responses to different foods and tracking your blood sugar levels cause they will indicate what triggers what.

I am going to try the ketostix that I’ve seen mentioned on other threads, they sound like a good idea to show exactly how few carbs we need to hit in order to create fat burning.

Hi captain Lynn,
Cat girl and I need the toasted mouse calories in case Bear needs to skinny babes to go out under the stars with.
We need to count our calories.
How many calories in a swoon?

I have been out and about walking yesterday and today.
Had steak last night and chicken today. Asked for a slice of toast, I cut it in half, ready to enjoy it , took a bite and didn’t enjoy it. So I passed it on.

Seems the stuff I couldn’t live without, I can’t live with now, that’s great. I am really happy over it. So I am now ready to explore other foods. My life is really evolving now.

It’s been cloudy today, but have noticed birdies with twigs in their beaks, ready to build, without planning permission. Anyone notice this going on?

Love Lucia xxxx

Hi All, there is light at the end of the tunnel. I think I can say now that I’m through the blood sugar spikes. Last three mornings have been 5.2, 5.3 & 5.3 again today.
So for those who are still going through it take heart. Mine lasted just over three weeks I think.
I hope there are no more nasty surprises in store. All the best to those of you still having the high sugar levels

Coconut prawns sounds just the thing when I have the munchies.Just hope I don’t burn the house down!

Hi Sunnyb, if you were still around 23 g carbs including two glasses of bubbly then it shouldn’t matter what your total calories were, you should be fine. But even if you do put on, it will only take a day or two to go again. A reasonable sacrifice for your celebration I’m sure!

The only times I get the shake’s is when there is no alcohol to drink! 🍷🍻🍹 cheers.

Like you, I have had a wobble today. Had a celebratory meal for my daughter’s 30th, so there were a couple of glasses of champagne, food wise to dodgy things were one small parsnip, peas and gravy. Felt over full and guilty afterwards – ate at 3 and still feeling too full! as far as I can guestimate, I was about 120cals over for the day and 3g carbs above my recent consumption of 20g per day. Now I worried I might have trashed the 2lb loss I seemed to have consolidated this week.

Tomorrow’s another day and I will be cautious and make sure I keep tight control of things. Weekly weigh in is Monday morning, so the truth will out soon!

thanks hashimoto

doing better this morning – don’t seem to have a headache threatening today. and have lost a little weight, but the pants are feeling looser, and that’s an all day reminder things are moving in the right direction.

There are lots of herbal teas out there to try and chais – with or without milk, or coconut water (watch the carbs though), or unsweetened almond milk (again watch the carbs). Whatever you decide to try, be sure to count cals and carbs.

I should add – I have stuck to 50 carbs. I could go lower if I gave up my lattés 😉

Have you tried Mulled wine or a Whiskey Mac? Both very warming. 🍷☕or coffee and Cognac! ☺

Rubbu, a pound and a half off which is great for me – and effortless. I’ve always been sceptical of diets that say you don’t have to count and in the past they have never worked for me. But only counting carbs is definitely the way to go for me. Before I started carb counting I was getting a bit hung up on the calories in things like olive oil. But now I don’t care. I have taken particular inspiration from the DD’s plates with the butter on and that’s how I have been eating my vegetables. They taste so much better and I’m sure I am able to digest them better and get more nutrients from them.

How about yourself? What are your thoughts?

A bottle of Beaujolais work’s for me 🍷Cheers.

Thank you so much for your kind replies!

Janet1973
How did you get on this week with carb counting and not calorie counting?

I found 3 on this site
http://www.discount-supplements.co.uk/grenade-hydra-6-908g-tub
http://www.discount-supplements.co.uk/phd-nutrition-diet-whey-2kg-tub
http://www.discount-supplements.co.uk/sports-supplements-whey-protein-optimum-health-ultimate-whey-protein-2-25kg#hasKits

I went with the Grenade Hydra 6 as it was on offer with the code and bogf the Phd I will try next was a good low carb/sug and Optimum Health I have tried in the past was good value but more carbs.

Yes Mandy stick with it. I have 24 lbs to loose in total. Week 1 lost 7lbs, then 1, followed by 2 lbs, than nothing! gained 2lbs and now at week 6 lost 3 lbs… I have done ww before and bsd is faster not to mention easier as I find most days I am not hungry,. I have slipped a few times but this way of eating for life seems manageable long term not to mention the health benefits… Let us know how you get on this week…don’t give up! Xx

Hi Janet 1973
Agreed!!! Andrea is my daily dose of eye candy and motivation 😀

So yesterday marked one week. Bang on six kilos lost. I assume it will taper off to something more stable for the rest of the time, but that’s a good base from which to work! I’m finding it pretty easy hunger/cravings wise. Hardest thing is variety. I’m not so much following the recipes here, just drawing on a subset of ingredients and using myfitnesspal to judge portions and track calories and macronutrients

Been alcohol free for a week. I suspect that’s helping the weight loss!

Natasha, sounds like you are doing really well…. am I jealous given my stalling this week! I imagine it is very tough being in a situation where you are out of your comfort zone. We are rooting for you though and I reckon that you are better to go and have a hot bath – this should be relaxing as well as buyng you time while you think what you really want to do😊
Seems like you have come far already. I in awe…..

Hello there,

Just checking in as it ‘s been a few days, really interesting posts, especially some of the recipe calculations!!

I’ve been posting in the Facebook groups and see there have been a few problems. I haven’t checked in on there for a couple of days… I hope everything is ok??? I think support is vital and hope it’s here and also on FB.

I am going through a really down patch today. I basically cancelled all my social stuff for 8 weeks while on the bsd, and this weekend I’m on a training course with 300 people I don’t know, and for some reason I feel really unsettled, when I usually enjoy these types of things, but everything feels really strange and unfamiliar.
The weather is also freezing cold. I had an incredibly strong urge to comfort myself and relieve this horrible unsettled/unsafe feeling by having a burger and chips, chocolate, or something comfort foody which I know would make me feel better, and had to fight it because I knew that would make me feel worse afterwards. I just feel horrible 🙁
Sorry for the complaining. I am losing quite a lot of weight quite quickly and wondering if this is why I’m feeling bad.

Sorry thread is called (feeling cold)

Hi Christi1948
Have a look at the iam cold thread you might get some advice on that. Stick with it and hope you feel better soon.

Judith. Unfortunately I’ve no old, outgrown clothes, they went to charity shops years ago 😢 . And when I visit charity shops to buy they have every size but mine, whatever it happens to be 😳

Fortunately I kept my old uniform as I expanded, so am now working my way down through those. The other day I put on a skirt and it slipped right down, when I checked the size it was the skirt that used to cut me in two at the start of BSD 😱 . It is on its way to a new home!

Bishop Aukland – mmm, didn’t even think of clothes shopping there, but popped into Beales for a coffee and saw them.

Jpscloud LOL. I could usefully lose another 10 inches or thereabouts. At least I’m not straight up and down now! At 5ft 2ins it wasn’t a good look 😱

Thanks Sharon. 😊

Hi Malkay, have a fabulous time in Ireland and don’t worry about a darned thing! Rose

I started the diet at the beginning of February, in the first four weeks I lost 16lb, I had a few wobbles but got to the end of the four weeks, I am now at the end of the the 6th week and have barely lost two pounds, I am cold all the time, ( I know it’s cold at the moment in the uk.) however I am unusually cold and at this particular time I am having real wobbles and am tempted to eat to get warm! I am trying really hard not to succumb and haven’t as yet, what I want to know is how long this feeling lasts, does anyone else have this cold and hungry feeling that comes and goes, and what do I do to get through it, it is making me feel awful in so many different ways, it seems pathetic to feel this way, especially after I got through the daughters birthday last week, making trifle and choc mint birthday cake! I have stuck to the diet to the letter too. Just having a wobble and a gripe!

Hi Rubbu
As well as being quite entertaining (not to mention a bit dishy) I also think the diet doctor makes a lot of sense and complements the bsd 800 very well. His videos are well worth watching and the recipes are also useful.

Thank you everyone, it’s a relief to know that others are experiencing the same thing and that I know it’s ok. I can’t believe how easy this has been so far.

I’ve not felt as cold since yesterday, so hopefully that part has passed.

Good luck everyone on your missions.

Celia

From diet doctor…..
Wheat is not a vegetable, it is a grain. And anything made with flour contains lots of rapidly digested carbs. Avoid this as much as possible when on a low-carb diet. Whole grain products are just less bad – it’s like cigarettes with filter on them.
Bread, pasta, rice, cookies etc. are not vegetables, and they are full of carbohydrates.

High fructose corn syrup – the sugary nutrient in soda – does come from plants (corn). But it is not a vegetable and it most certainly is not low carb.

Great thread, I am vegetarian but live in France which causes lots of problems. Even a goats cheese salad comes covered in lardons! Tofu is the one thing I can get but have never liked. Perhaps I will give it another try.

Hi good luck. I’ve been doing this diet for 5 days. I have no idea about my blood sugar levels however feel I needed something health wise. Weigh loss so far is great and using different ideas from book and here. Stick at it x I’m worried about failing too but looking at forum to help motivatee too.

Hi Jet
Yes, its definitely a challenge, I haven’t yet kicked my Pepsi max habit but here are some other suggestions:
Add full fat cream to your coffee (but count cals and carbs)
Fruity teas, with a spoonful of coconut oil
Fruity tea bags in fizzy water – gives more of a fragrance than a taste
Mint tea in fizzy water with lime – non-alcoholic mohito

See what you think and let us know how you get on. Best wishes.

Hi Sophie
This diet was designed with TOFI’s in mind amongst others). Its a short sharp shock which hopefully puts you on track to improve your long term well being. You may well only need the eight weeks (or less!) but in that time you can re-educate your mind and body with good habits that will stay with you forever. Best of luck to you Sophie.

Hi jpscloud, well done on finding your way here and completing your first day. You can wake up in the morning knowing you had a great day yesterday and it was so easy!

I just wanted to have a little word with that devil on your shoulder who has been trying to tempt you to go for the 5:2 where apparently you can ‘eat normally’. Well, in this case that means still sticking to the med style diet just with no calorie counting. So probably not any of your old favourites, I’m afraid. Now little devil, b***r off and let jpscloud get on with losing weight. There is nothing wrong with the 5:2 as long as you are doing it right but if you want to lose weight fast, the 800 is the way to go. Wishing you every success.

Hope you enjoy them – let me know how they turn out.

Welcome bizzylizzy

I agree with what the others have said and pleased your out of the corner.

Hi jpscloud
You can do this you have taken the first step and like you said if you have a blip you can pick yourself up and carry on. Before too long you will be posting your good results.

Wow well done
Lynne that’s a great result.

Gtx4Jay – that looks like an exceptionally good protein content and very low carb. what brand is it?

Lynne, This seasons colours are not for me either but perfect for my friend. Well, let’s hope the colours change a bit by june/july cos we will both need MORE new clothes.
You’ll be having to dust off long forgotten clothes (like me) or treat yourself to something new as well gradyoldlady!

Lynn I am a bit surprised about Bishop Aukland!

One of my friends gets some lovely good label clothes from charity shops in the posher areas. They always look brand new. If we’re lucky, when we offload our unwanted. clothes at charity shops we might just spot that little something. There could be quite a bit of downsizing going on for a while for the three of us! 🙂

Thanks Lynne, much appreciated.

So today went well… I swerved the hot cross buns in the co op and managed to suppress the naughty thoughts that kept cropping up about how I didn’t really need to do 800, maybe I should do 5-2 and eat “normally” (aka stupidly) today…

I’ve done it though. Just finished my cabbage and fish dinner, it was delicious. Hunger really is the best sauce, although I can’t honestly say the hunger is too bad at this point.

I have never really stopped eating after dinner before, unless I’ve been away from home, except on one or two occasions when my nerve held. So tonight is the test, if I can do this now I know I can take control.

I’ve noticed I’m hopping up out of my chair a lot more than usual today, and getting through chores that I would normally sit and avoid.

Here’s the strange thing – I KNOW I will fail. This time It’s different though – this time I’ll fail, then start succeeding again straight away. Failure is not the end, it’s a pitfall that I can climb out of. It suddenly doesn’t seem so scary!

*chuckles* you see, that brings me to another question. I actually think my weight loss does a little bit better when I am only in a little bit of ketosis. But of course, that’s not scientifically tested. If its any consolation, M, I am one of life’s slow losers, even on this programme. I lost three and a half pounds, and the will to live, with WW before I got here. Then week 1 – 3 1/2 off, week 2 – 1 1/2 off, week 3 – nothing, week 4 – 2 off, week 5 – 1 off. This is still the best thing I have ever done for myself (and I don’t exercise either). Week 4 was when I got my ketostix.

I know its hard when you know you are doing everything right but it really does seem to be true that there are plateaus even on this programme. The thing I like about the ketostix is you know you are doing everything right, you are not just guessing, and the results will come, I promise.

*there was (and still is) quite a bit of waist to lose😱*

I hear you sister!! I’m ashamed to admit I could lose 20 and not be considered remotely waspish in the waist region 🙂

I found 3 low arb ones went for this one as it was on offer bogf
Per 35g:
Energy: 539 kJ / 129 kcal
Fat: 1.9g
of which saturates: 1.1g
Carbohydrates: 2.8g
of which sugars: 1.3g
Fibre: 2.6g
Protein: 24g
Salt: 0.15 g

Judith, I’ve already had to go shopping for new tops and underwear. It’s so long since I could shop in a ‘normal’ shop that I admit to feeling a little daunted. And this season’s colours are not for me 😳 Durham has limited choice so I went to Newcastle and couldn’t find anything there. Strange to say I had to go to Bishop Aukland for something completely different and found some lovely tops in a sale. But quite a bit has come from mail order. Next thing will be trousers and possibly a coat. Needed something nice for the residential conference coming up and fix wear new tops when I was away last week.

Thanks jpscloud. It was a bit of a shock, but there was (and still is) quite a bit of waist to lose😱

Hi bizzylizzy. Glad to see you out of the corner – there really was no need to Ho there, though.

It’s a great group here. Always someone around to answer questions or give support as well as delight in your progress.

Welcome from an old-timer.

Today is the first day of the rest of your (healthy) life.

Post as often as you like – not only with your progress, but also any questions or problems.

Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Hi SophieMac.

Welcome. The book does talk about TOFIs, so I’d say – jump in and see how it goes.

I’m sure someone more knowledgeable on that issue will be along soon

Looking forward to reading about your progress.

Hi gradyoldlady. Welcome onboard the good ship BSD.

Looking forward to reading your progress.

May we swap? – I am around 4 each day (a nice deep rose pink) and losing absolutely nothing!