hi sorry for the delay in responding to this thread. I am a vegetarian and use Tofu a lot. in addition to Cherrianne’s great ideas, another couple of thoughts for you.
Firstly make sure use high quality GMO free tofu (Cauldron is the one that I find most readily available.)
if you want it to have a denser texture, wrap it in kitchen towel and press it between to plates with a weight on top, to rid it of excess water (I don’t bother to do this for everyday use in stir fries.)
Tofu is bland, so as Cherrianne says it is all about getting the tofu to absorb flavour so I often use some combination of garlic, chilli, lime, ginger and tamari (wheat-free soya sauce, which many people say is healthier). If you chop it into cubes and marinade it in some tamari, for even 1/2 hour, then fry in a little olive oil and add to any sort of stir fried veg. e.g. I make a quick dinner that is low calorie, low carb, good fats and protein. – add fried tofu to a stir fry of shredded cabbage, onions and mushrooms (great with a tablespoon of peanut butter stirred in at the end and/or some coconut milk if you have enough calories left over!)
Good luck and do let us know how you get on!

Hi gradyoldlady, welcome to the forums! No, in most people’s experience this does not slow down! How is that for good news? However there can be one or two plateaus where nothing seems to happen then whoosh a few pounds drop off over night!
That full fat yoghurt is a dream, isn’t it?
Glad you have joined us all on this path 🙂

Thank you, out of the corner and a normal colour now!

Hi Chloee
Just spotted this thread.
Although some people think they are not a good idea (too processed/not real food etc.) I do use two shakes a days when working away and all that would be available otherwise is sandwiches or other high starchy carbs like chips! (didn’t really want to mention them, like saying something rude!) I use shakes from a company called Certaslim. They allow you to purchase on line and they are low carb (about 12/13g per shake) and low calorie (about 120/135 calories). They are mixed with water and therefore easy to use when travelling. I then have an evening meal using the remainder of my calories and carb g, making sure there is lots of good fat and protein. this is working for me as I have a chaotic and very busy life and it means I only have t think about one meal!
Hope this helps.

Not drinking at the moment but I had my first cake of the year this morning to celebrate Bill’s news. I burnt 500kCals on the bike and thought maybe I could trade that off for a scone (no butter/jam of course).
I must say, I never really believe you can do a one for one trade off on calories burnt by exercise – in my experience, the equation is
calories burnt (1,000) minus extra 1000 calories eaten = +1lb on the scales 😉

1 week to go for me

Got some nice big raw prawns this morning, doing the coconut prawns tonight!

Hope you’re feeling okay now lizzy, I agree with the others, no need to worry at all, you didn’t come over as judgemental. Posting on a new forum can be a bit nerve-wracking but this one looks like a rare gem… one where people are all about supporting each other and not about scoring points – long may that last!

Day 6 and already 8lbs gone and 2 inches from waist. No diet has ever done this before and it really keeps me going. Am guessing this will slow down soon ? Chunky 50 ish female, not diabetic, but in need of a metabolism re-charge in order to shift 2 stone that have been hanging around too long. So far, so good. Am loving full fat natural yoghurt, blueberries and some great salads and soups. Looking forward to adapting family food over the coming 7 weeks. Cheeky vodka and slimline tonight to celebrate (just the one!!)

Hi witchywoo
Welcome to the forum and a big well done on your first week. Look forward to hearing your week two update. Make sure you keep your fluids up. Good luck for next week.

Bill,

So glad to catch up with just the best news, apologies for the late congrats, have a wonderful celebratory weekend, the f ever there was cause to celebrate 😀🍾🍾

Thanks Buxtonmick, If you’re from Buxton I’m not very far away 🙂

I noticed while walking to the shop I had already started to question why I decided to go 800 calories and not 5-2 so that I could find excuses to eat my old favourites. So I gave myself a talking to and promised I’d do a week of 800 at least to prove I can do it.

Heck, 1 day will be an unprecedented success!

Just had a large chicken salad and it was delicious. I feel quite full.

Michael is so right… when you’re not overeating food tastes great. I realised some time ago that I didn’t really enjoy food because I was never actually hungry but couldn’t get myself to change.

I’m with Bill and M, no hole dug, no red face needed. This is a great place for people who are making lif changing progress, the support here is genuine and real …….have seen a couple of ‘ off piste’ posts suggesting to try another diet etc that are not supportive and get short shrift!

This is a way of eating that can help T2’s and many others and we are all here as proof of it, welcome me again 😀

Hi cherrieanne, can I imagine the mess a group of 10 year olds could make with glue and sand? Oh yes! I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve done things like that with groups of children (in the house) with paint in the mix as well! As a primary school teacher I’ve had as many as 40 at a time doing art work in my classroom. Then there is the time the children prepared a Roman feast for themselves and any parents who wanted to drop in. I expected that olives might be something they hadn’t tried but turned out they hadn’t had anything but sliced white bread either. Oh and the time we were making our own healthy lunches in class – or making exciting foods from veg from the school garden. The time I taught them felting and brought in a raw fleece and teasels so they could see the whole process from raw wool to the finished product – so all up to their elbows in water, soap suds, various coloured wools, needle and threads, brooch backs etc.

Glad you had a mozzie free night and hope the party goes well – so much more memorable than something like a trip to McDonalds!! 🙂

Bill, I am so very pleased for you and your family.

Have a great weekend.

Sue 🍾

I was getting a bit tired of the constant taste of coconut so a search brought me to fragrance free coconut oil. Am now using Suma oil. The smelly stuff is now a body lotion.

Hi bizzy lizzy, you are allowed an opinion. That”s the essence of debate and honest dialogue so get out of that corner and keep us posted.

worry not as far as I am concerned (and I expect others will say the same.) – I don’t think you came across as judgemental at all – there are many forums that I don’t join as people are competitive or seem to try to “score points” – I understand that we all can behave in ways that we wish we didn’t sometimes, it is just that I don’t want to be part of a support group that isn’t supportive! (sounds like you don’t either?)
so come out of the corner and enjoy the support to be had here……best wishes.

Hello everyone. Just weighed in at the end of the first week and am very pleased with a 5lb drop together with an inch or so off, especially as this week I enjoyed a carvery (no pots or yorkies) including a large glass of red.

I’ve mostly followed the recipes and ideas in the book with varied success. Loved the stir fry chicken with chillies and coconut milk but disappointed with luxury fish pie. I’m now going to adapt my own recipes to fit in with the calorie and carb count. Does anybody have any idea of the calorie/carb count of roasted red onion. I do a Mediterranean veg traybake with haloumi and usually include red onion but I know they caramelise whilst cooking and that means sugar.

Any advice would be most welcome.

Too late to edit my original post, so thank you for your very kind and welcoming posts. I am not a judgemental person but seem to have come across as such. So I’ll take my red face off to a corner and have a think.

Janet and Bill – Just wanted to say that I love all your questions (lots of them are mine too! and by the way, I have don’t have any answers!)

Hi mandy, put last week behind you. That was the past and this new week is your future. The weight will drop off, probably suddenly like so many others have experienced. Next week is going to put a smile on your face 🙂

Have a great Birthday Bill, am sure you can cut yourself some slack for one day, you have done so well ‘ keeping the faith’ and motivating so many people. Hope you & your family have a lovely time together, now’s the time to go out & buy some smaller trousers as a treat!

Thanks folks will let you know! 😄

Welcome Lizzy! I am nearly at the end of week 4 and I have found this forum, or rather the lovely people on it, very welcoming, helpful and not at all arrogant or know it all. the support and encouragement I have received have been great. keep us all posted how you are doing and good luck to both of you in reaching your goals.

Lynne those 56 lbs will go. The drop in your BMI is amazing – another drop of almost 7 will get you close to your goal – that’s another 36 lbs to get to a BMI of 27. Doesn’t seem so daunting put like that. You will need new summer clothes, hope you like shopping! 🙂

No hole, we’ve had 1 or 2 here, they don’t get a lot of response, I try to think of them as professional dieters doing it to improve performance or look better. It’s their choice.
Loads of people have been conned over the years into diets that don’t perform so, in that respect, I suppose we are all serial dieters to some extent

Oh no week 3 and lost nothing. Lost 7lb 1st week and 3.5lb the 2nd but nothing week 3. Did have a blip one day ( but only one day!!) Ate 2 large lamb chops!! Not lost any inches round the waist measurement either. I’ve been slowly increasing my morning run distance this week so really thought there would be a difference. Oh hum will keep plugging at it hopefully next week will be better

The US version of the Blood Sugar Diet will be published on 22nd March (which, incidentally, is my birthday). To help with spreading the word I would really appreciate hearing from Americans who have either done the diet or are thinking about doing so, and who wouldn’t mind being involved in some publicity.

It could be for a magazine, newspaper or radio. I would obviously let you know exactly what you are letting yourself in for before putting you in contact with a journalist, but it would be great to have some stories to share.

If you’re interested, please email info@thebloodsugardiet.com.

Thanks in anticipation,

All the best,

Michael

Now that you’ve posed that question, lynne, the mouse AND the leaders faces 🙂

Welcome Lizzy, congrats on you and your OH progress and welcome to the forums. There are some great people and ideas here, Imhave been a serial dieter for nearly forty years but have finally found that this way of eating answers all the questions the others did not. I no longer crave sweet things, have no raging hunger to battle against, sleep better and have more energy……hope to hear your progress soon 😀

Hi jpscloud I totally agree about not having artificially sweetened drinks. Sweeteners may be 0 calories but not good for one 🙂

Oh please don’t think I am criticising anyone who has tried lots of diets, I’m really not, that was a bad choice of words. I meant those who have their own rules and apply them strictly to all forms of eating, and anything different is wrong. I feel I may have dug myself a hole here, and can’t get out of it…….

I’ll try again later. No offence was meant, I apologise to all.

Hi Lizzy 🙂 a belated but big welcome from me
Your postings may not be about exciting weight losses but you have 5 weeks experience, you have seen the successes and the pitfalls and you’ll have some very important advice to give to others.
I sympathise with you re the serial dieters but this diet is so good it works for anyone and who are we to judge.
I suspect that most of them only became serial because they never found a way of eating that took weight off and kept it off.
In truth they could become this diets biggest asset, there won’t just be (ex) diabetics shouting about it, The whole thing could go mainstream and provoke a food revolution.
Pie in the sky ?
Stranger things have happened.

The texture is a bit more cake-like than scone-like, but very nice. How to find out what happens without egg? – try it! My only experience with coconut flour is one batch of these scones, but I’m going to try to make some coconut biscuits, which I’ll put some desiccated coconut in along with the flour, butter, and possibly egg or milk.

Hi AD1966 – by and large, yes grains are included in foods to avoid, although quinoa is fine because of it’s protein content. This makes quite a good substitute for rice. I think buckwheat is okay in small amounts very occasionally – it is quite high in carbs though, so be cautious. Grains such as wheat, corn (maize) etc. are best avoided. The key is keeping carbs low and fats and proteins high on this diet.

Good luck and be sure to make full use of the forum, there’s lots of advise and tips and a huge amount of support. Let us know how you get on.

Hey tinforest, take a look at funkydoofamilys latest post.
No weight loss for a week and then 6 pounds vanished overnight.
That’s just the way it works sometimes, keep the faith, it will work for you
Catsong, wonderful results, congratulations

Thanks Bill and Judith.

Still 56 pounds to go to where medics always say I should be 😱, so I’ll be around a while yet 😃

Thanks for your support 😃

Welcome to the forum and well done for taking the decision to change your life. The first week is perhaps the most difficult (along with the second and third…that’s as far as I’m up to so far so can’t comment on the other weeks.) but you are doing it with food rather than meal replacement shakes etc. so it will be far more varied and interesting. Treat it as more of an adventure than a ‘diet’, feeling the subtle changes that your body goes through as it adjusts. Try to be strong during those moments when your body questions your sanity, reminding yourself that this is your health at stake, and possibly your life.
Do post regularly on your progress and, if any, your struggles. It really helps when one is enduring a difficult spell to know that others go through the same things.
And do please post more recipes that you may have or come across – I’ll be trying the omelette for tea tonight…

God luck and good health, Mick.

Wow, the support is amazing here! Thanks captainlynne – I did the same with slimming world last year, people thought I was mad for joining just before Christmas but it did help me moderate my habits a bit.

Off to the shop now, for some salad stuff. Walking, of course! I’ve already started walking over the past year but slipped back into lethargy over the last couple of months. Hoping the BSD will help me get energised again now.

Consider the downward spiral at an end. You may have some initial side effects but within a week you should be sleeping better and feeling full of energy.
Then you see the weight loss happening and the blood sugar readings decreasing and you dont feel hungry and you start asking yourself, am I really on a diet .
Then comes the realisation that this diet has become a way of life, you’re loving the food, the healthier feeling and you can’t understand why you used to eat chocolate, biscuits and crisps all in 1 night
As I said earlier, you’re at the start of an amazing journey, and we’re all coming along for the ride.

Sounds like an excellent plan! Hooray for gardens!

Wow lynne, fantastic results! More than 2 and a half stones AND such low blood sugars! You’re an inspiration! 🙂

To see the mouse or leader’s face? 😂

Thanks bizzylizzy! I’m just about to walk to the corner shop for some cucumbers and carrots, then after lunch I’ll go and do a bit in the garden. Spring is a good time to be starting this, I think!

Hi jpscloud.

Before I found the BSD I could happily eat anything that wasn’t nailed down – but sometimes I could eat the nails as well – usually between slices of white bread.

I’d gone the traditional route of different slimming clubs, low-fat diet, whichever diet came out at new year. It might have worked short-term, but that was all.

Then diagnosed type 2 diabetic I followed the ‘official’ advice. Did it work? Of course not. Not for me.

Then I found this book at the end of last year and jumped into the BSD with both feet on 19th December. Yes, just before Christmas. I knew myself well enough to know it would be dangerous for me to wait until new year – I might change my mind!

There are many of us on here, including me, who will say “if I can do this, you can”.

We look forward to hearing your progress. And someone is usually around if you gave a question or a problem.

Wow Lynne, you just keep getting better.
Great encouragement for those of us who have a lot of weight to lose and intend to stay on the fast 800
I’m a stone and a half to go to my first target weight and if I can perform like you, I’m going to smash it before June.

Great news – as you said, onwards and upwards!

Hi Hashimoto, thank you! I like black tea, oddly enough, so I’ll be relying on that to get me through! I might try some of the green teas again too. I’ve done a bit of preparation already, I threw away the leftover crisps from the big bag I ate on the way home from shopping yesterday – why do I feel the need to have a “last supper” like that?! Anyway, they are in the bin. I am going to go through the cupboards today and do a bit of sorting out too. People at work will benefit from my clear-out!

Thanks Sharon, I really appreciate the support. That reminds me, I must get some fizzy water in. I do like fizzy, but don’t want to be drinking litres of artificially sweetened drinks.

Wish I had been there lynne! 🙂

Hi, I have just joined the forum too, but been lurking for a while. Well done on deciding to go on this diet! I am in the 5th week and found the trick is to plan, plan and plan some more! I’m sure you will get a lot of support on here, post as often as you need to. Good luck!