This time next week you’ll be one of those posting the motivating comments for others to follow Patsy
Best of luck on the journey and if you need any help, just give a shout out
Have you set any targets or just taking the “accept the best” approach ?

Great to hear Chrissie
isn’t it good how this diet let’s you pick yourself up after you have a problem and rewards you accordingly.
The likes of you are proving to those who have little stutters, that just by persevering and watching those carbs, the whole thing will kick in again and the weight starts moving once more.
Congratulations on coming out the other side.

It’s my first day and I’ve read through a lot of the comments to help motivate me. Seems like most people are doing brilliantly – well done.

Judith ??? ( You just KNEW this was coming) You have skimpy underware pictures ??? WOW
Reideen Schnauser, and Natalie, a big BSD welcome from me too.
Great too see all the newbies arrive every week, if you 3 stick to this eating plan, and remember to drink the water, you are all going to be very happy bunnies.
Just remember that full fat is GOOD on this diet so chuck the fat free stuff in the bin.
I’m expecting great things from all of you at the week one weigh ins.

Hi Reideen – you’ll be amazed at how quickly your tastes change. Like you I was a chocoholic. Now I never even think about it. Give the BSD a try and use the forum for support. The first few days can be tough but worth the effort.

So – great news😀After following everyone’s advice I lost 4 pounds last week!!! Milk, yoghurt and nuts were the culprits and now I am being very careful with these I am on the loss route again!! SunnyB how about you – how was your week??

My first day of the 8 week plan today.

I’ve noticed a lot of recipes use almond or soya milk. I’d rather use cow’s milk – is this OK and will it make much difference to the calorie count?

Morning bill, isn’t it amazing when a single yorkie can seem the height of indulgence? Glad you enjoyed your birthday, you deserved to 🙂

Hi,

I started today. Like you I’m not diabetic as far as I know, but want to lose weight for health reasons. Wishing us both success.

Hi Trees
congratulations on a great weight loss!
I amongst others, intend to stay on the diet after the 8 weeks is up and one of the members contacted the team to check that this would be ok, the answer was if you are feeling good, by all means stick with tit for a few more weeks before going to 5:2
I can’t ever see myself going back to what I used to call normal food, why would I ? The food I’ve been eating this last 7 weeks is delicious.

Welcome to the forums Reideen, stick with the diet and before you know it you will not want chocolate even when offered. I am still reeling at turning my nose up at it – and i used to love choccy!

If you want help or advice just shout, the forums are full of kind and helpful people!

Important points:
* drink 2 to 3 litres of water a day
* eat full fat dairy
*keep your carbs low

At first it helps to plan your meals ahead, even prepare the days meals in the morning.

If you have always eaten a lot of sugary foods you may experience sugar and carb ‘flu’ – it won’t last long just take paracetamol til it goes.

Get some fizzy water in and some herbal teas. Fizzy water with a small splash of lemon or lime juice is very palatable. Some people make herbal teas and chilll them.

Just shout if you want help or support there are lots of us to help 🙂

I got the book yesterday and had a carb free but not calorie counted meal last night. I’m starting the eight week plan today. Haven’t got diabetes as far as I know, but have symptoms of high blood pressure (lethargic, thirsty etc) and am overweight. I’ve given up other diets very quickly, but am hoping that if I see rapid results with this one it will keep me motivated.

Welcome Hawks
the diet should get you where you want to be, and as you have already done the 5:2, you should know mostly what to expect re short term carb cravings etc.
Best of luck and keep reporting your progress.

Het Reideen
get stuck in, you may get a couple of initial side effects but you will be amazed at how fast you stop even thinking about sugary and carb laden food. You will be impressed at the fast weight loss and how quick your sugar levels reduce.
There are loads of great tips and recipes on the forum and we are all here to help you along the way.
Best of luck, keep us in touch with your progress.

Hi lucia, i love haikus too, they and kennings are a great basis for children learning to write poetry.

Are you familiar with chidiok tichborn’s elegy? He wrote it in prison waiting to die the death if a traitor (the babington plot), he was only about 23 and each time I read it I am astounded that he could write something so clear and moving in the worst of circumstances.

Well today my son gets the keys to his allotment – I’m going along in more of an advisory position!

Have a great day 🙂

Hi, I’m just starting the eight week blood sugar diet this morning, I weigh 14st 6lbs have high blood sugar also, I want to get healthy please. I just crave sugar, chocolate is my downfall and could eat any amount of it.Any advice or help would be appreciated

Ooh Lucia
are your clothes starting to get too loose ?
You are well on your way now and I expect great things from you.
If determination can guarantee success, you’re going to be a star.
Have a great new week

Thanks again everyone for the good wishes. I tried a Southern Comfort last night – horrible, far too sweet for me now. although I did permit myself a birthday treat and actually had a yorkie with Sunday lunch 😉
Doesn’t seem to have done any harm, fasting sugar reading this morning was 6.9
Aly, great to see you back on track again.
Penny, hope you’re enjoying India, lots of new recipes on your return please.
Jpscloud, thanks for the comments, it proves that, even under high stress levels, this new lifestyle still works.
Best of luck to all this week, especially those just starting out.

Hi, I am starting this diet today March 22, I am prediabetic and weigh 14.6lbs I’m a chocolaholic and would swap dinner for anything sweet given the choice, and advice or tips would be appreciated, thank you

Good news about the blouse lucia 🙂

Welcome to the forums schnauzer!

Don’t wait to get started! Google daily mail 8 week blood sugar diet, it will have michael Mosley’s name to the 5 articles. There are 4 weekly food plans. I downloaded and printed the menus and stuck them in a book.

Remember : drink 2 to 3 litres of water a day
Enjoy full fat dairy
Keep carbs low.

What to do now:
WEIGH yourself
MEASURE yourself
PHOTOGRAPH youself in your undies

Next: watch everything change as the weight drops off !

Looking forward to your posts 🙂

You will be joining people who have tried lots of diets which have failed – this is the ONE!

If you want any advice or support just shout, there are lots of people here to help 🙂

Hi spirit, I hope you have a great time at the wedding. You had a wonderful deadline to lose your diet and get fit.
Week seven , I think I will be on that week as you leave for Florida.
I lost a lot in my prep week, then stalled, now I am ignoring the scales for a few days and focusing on my eating.
Love the idea for me to get a wobble plate. But it could cause major earthquake tremors. 😆😆😆😆
I am now adding more to my exercises, yesterday evening I tried a bit of yoga. Just lying down on the floor on towels and tried leg lifts, bum lifts, knee bends etc. I am getting there.
At least I am not on the settee, glued to the to.
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi Hashimoto,
Yes, I love his clean description and his you can feel what he is saying.

I am having fun with haku’s at the moment. I love the idea that Japanese samurai could write such beautiful words before battle.
Love Lucia xxx

Natalie if you start and stick to this diet properly you will be amazed at the results. Go for it girl and enjoy a new you 🙂

Bill1954…. I have just logged on after a few days away and seen your post. I am so thrilled for you and your family its the best news you could have. As you get older you hear about so many people suffering with cancer and it is lovely to hear a happy ending to yours. I am sure you had a fabulous birthday. Well done for sticking to the healthy eating throughout all the stress. You and all the other people who are posting fantastic results are a reminder to me to keep with it as it is so easy to slide back into old habits when weight is nearly down and blood sugars are stabilised. I have been telling everyone about this diet!

Morning spirit, I think it was lucia who wasn’t sure what pussy willow was! I’m intrigued by your mention of a vibration plate – what is it? If it firms up places not reached by walking I’m interested!

Are the horses yours or is reaching them a good walking goal?

Good news about your dress, you must be thrilled! 🙂

Monday morning, have to leave earlier for the bus as there are no school kids this week.
Apple with yoghurt for breakfast.
Ham salad lunch. With an apple.
May be Working until 7 or 8 tonight.
Chicken with stir fry with bean sprouts when I get home.
Sorted.
The weather is changing from our sunshine to dull or rain for Easter. No worries, doing my disco dancing inside whenever I can this week.

Good news. I always have to wear my blouse outside my skirt, then force the zip up. Guess who’s blouse is tucked into her skirt today…. 😄
Have a happy one
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Wowowowo such inspiring stuff. I heard about this last night on the radio during a bout of insomnia. I have ordered the book online and reading the feedback here is so great…so great for you all. I hope to join you all soon. I am fortunate nit to be diabetic but am wanting to avoid it and lose weight. I have tried so many things. ….Each one I think is the one (avoid bit like men..apologies) and then a let down so I am soo hoping this will be ‘the one’

Hi sunny, re your request for tips on easy meals for hubby to take to work: any of the dips with crudites. I make up a large batch of hummus and freeze it in portions in tiny tupperware. Frittata is also an easy packed meal – you can ring the changes – yesterday I fried onion, sweet peppers and chilli, added 4 eggs, then when it was ready to go under the grill i sprinkled a handful of grated cheddar on top. Delicious hot or cold and a 4 egg fritatta makes 2 portions. You can add spinach, rocket, courgette, bacon or anything that takes your fancy.

Any of the salads make good packed meals. If you have a wide necked flask he could take soup to work. A tub of full fat yoghurt with a container with some berries and nuts is a good meal.

Snacks: a few berries, a few pumpkin seeds, a boiled egg, strips of pepper or carrot, a couple of almonds, a small piece of cheese.

Hope that helps 🙂

Yay so week three begins today and 2kg lost last week and down a jeans size. Let’s go week three here I come. 🙃

So I’m going away this weekend to stay with relatives, luckily with my mum who is also on the diet. We won’t be indulging in chocolate but there are a few other things that might clash with the diet.

Firstly breakfast. The relatives normally have cereal or toast, we thought we might bring our poached egg device to solve that problem.

Lunch there is normally potato salad and barbecue or sandwiches.

Dinner is either a barbecue/pizza from their favorite local Italian restaurant or from the pub.

I realize we won’t be able to completely control the diet on the weekend, but any tips would be awesome!

Morning all,

Lucia – wobbling will actually help reduce your fat, that’s the principle the vibration plates work on – and it’s fun.

Hashimoto, the pussy willow is small and furry. I’ve put it in a vase on my hearth.

Lucia, today I start week 7. It’s been slow for me. Week 1 was the most I’ve lost in one go – 8lb. then plauteau-ing for a couple of weeks, then drastic reduction of cals to get it moving again. Speaking of getting going – that;s been an issue for me until that is I remembered how good Potters cleansing herb tea is for clearing out the ol pipes!

I didn’t have loads to lose, I did the Dr Mosely 5.2 (original) diet back in 2013 and lost 3 stones. Rather alarmingly a bit of that had crept back on in the last 18 months. I thought I’d been eating healthily – loads, and I mean loads of fruit, pasta, brown bread etc. who knew eh!

I had a breast reduction in august so all my size 12 tops fitted properly again. I’d just wanted the bottom to match. My daughter is getting married in Florida on 10 May and I fly over on 6th. I bought my dress in the size12 – at the end of week 1. I left it hanging in the wardrobe without trying on until last week. It now fits. today is the start of week 7 and I’m keeping going because I want to lose another 7lb or so.

I usually get away from this computer at lunchtimes (work from home) so tend to wander down the road to see the horses. It’s a steep hill on the way back up and that really works the leg muscles. However, I have found that the vibration plate has firmed up in places where the walking hasn’t affected!

I don’t know if I quite belong on this thread but I thought I’d check in to tell you my experience. I am pre-diabetic, 45 years old, about 25 kgs overweight. I started the blood sugar diet straight after Christmas but never had more than a few days in a row 100% sticking to the diet. Most days were more like 1000 calories, sometimes more, and often those extra calories were chocolate! So I never got away from refined sugar. And I didn’t exercise. By week eight I couldn’t really be said to be on the diet at all, I was just eating whatever. Nevertheless I never felt like I completely abandoned it, I was still eating a lot more veges that I used to!

Over the eight weeks I lost a total of 4 kgs. I’m not sure whether to be happy with that or not, it doesn’t seem much for a lot of work but on the other hand it was “real” weight that didn’t come straight back on once the diet was over. I have regained a little bit in the last couple of weeks after an endless stream of parties.

Anyway, after a break from dieting and feeling yuck when I eat too much junk, I’m starting again next week and this time plan to actually stick to the plan! 800 calories of clean food, and gentle exercise. I’ll see what the results are like if I follow the rules.

Hi denise, great weight loss! I’m impressed that you are doing so well and coping with applying it all to shift work 🙂

Hi Hawks a 10 point drop in your BMI is amazing, well done! The bsd should be a doddle for you with all that experience 🙂

Hi Sunny

I have done 2 weeks now and have lost 10lbs so this is very motivating. I am finding that I am not at all hungry, and although I work 12 hours shifts, I try and keep my eating to all within an 8 hour window. I now bring my breakfast to work with me and eat this about 9am whereas before I was having breakfast at 6.15am, so by 9am was looking for more food! I then have two 45 minute breaks throughout the day and have my lunch and my supper in these. You have to be SUPER organised so I use my days off wisely and have become very selfish in allocating time to myself during my days off to do this for ME! As I usually only do one night shift (but am ironically writing this one as I’m coming off a 2nd night shift), I tend not to eat throughout the night at all. This is easy to do when its just one shift, but with 2 shifts, then I have done the same principle as I practice in the day to the night. We are not allowed out during our night shifts, so I now bring an ipod to work with me and relieve some of the quiet times by moving to some music so I’m still getting in some steps during the shift too.

I use a small handful of almonds as a snack, or chop up salad veg such as cucumber, carrots and peppers and snack on these. The low calorie soups would be a good idea for your husband too as he can use these instead of the cup a soups.

I wish you both the best of luck, but when you start losing the weight, it will be the best motivator you can have.

Denise x

Sorry. To hear about the pain you have been in Mosleyfan, sounds as if you have had a lot to cope with in life. Glad you are seeing the benefits of the diet 🙂

Should have said when I was doing chi Kung was the first time my cellulite legs disappeared too and removes fat really quickly whilst relaxing you too reduces anxiety. And was the slimmest I have ever been. Bonus was even though I wS being stalked by my ex and bringing up 4 kids with no family or Any help… Looked a million dollars and years younger To the point that my solicitor said the court judge would find it hard to believe how bay I was being stalked even though I had a psychological domestic violence order haha shows you benefits of chi Kung … I’m starting it again ! I have had a neck op x2 spinal fusion hand fusion and full of arthritis lol so no excuses arthritic people

Did I mention I’m using the free ‘fat secret ‘ app now ? It’s soooo good ! Enter your good eaten and calculates instantly fat protein carbs etc and you can get a pie graph even shows you a picture of what you’ve eaten shading g fat protein carb really highlights well

That should have read 800 cals….and I think like was posted… I wasn’t eating enough fat

Hi all sorry have not replied have been in agony with shoulder pain… Anyway was walking at the shops and pull up trousers nearly fell down!! Nicely awkward so I seem to have turned the corner… But it’s weird not dropping any weight at all first three weeks… Double checked scales but now. A kilo gone (Australia!) and measuring weekly had kept me going with 890 cals a day and thank you to all for your great support … Wasn’t drinking enough wAter … It’s 30 c here haha and I still drink tea and coffee all day like a pom! Also watched what you said about carb counting .. I wasn’t doing that… I’m an English fat pear do not centrally fat… Just strange monster of visceral fat arrived with menopause!! I am going to add in chi Kung again I used to teach it and it’s like tai chi but much better! Lowers BP can heal internally when you get really good at it! You can just stand and move your arms to form a circle finger tips touching at busy level .. Palms towards chest. Then sink down into semi squat … Don’t have your knees going over your toes… For those that can see toes lol… Focus on your breathing … It’s reverse to what we usually do.. As you breathe in you let your tummy stick out haha shudnt be hard ! Then breathe out imagining your tummy button is drawing back to your spine… Get a book from library or go to amazon online !

Matrika, that’s shocking! If that is the way a prof thinks then there is a hell of a way to go! 🙁

Great news Aly 🙂

Penny, I’m ‘seeing’ it. I used to watch the eagles in Oman – not too far from Goa as the crow flies. Sounds wonderful 🙂

My current GP wrote on a recent blood test request “eshews statins”. I should think so…I have a cardiac calcium score of zero!

She’s filling in for my regular doctor who is a lot more supportive and off having a baby…but basically, no GP I have seen has much clue about the connection between food and insulin hence BGL, they are obsessed with BGL and can’t get beyond that. Its infuriating. And patients are accused of not working hard at getting healthy or losing weight!

I had one professor in charge of a diabetes clinic thump the desk and growl “a calorie is a calorie” in response to me telling him I respond differently to carbohydrate and other food groups. I’ve given up on them and only attend for my tests, so I have the information to keep on working from.

So, two days back on the wagon and I have lost once more 3 of the 4 pounds I put on during my week of catastrophic eating. Hopefully this is all the proof I need that this does work!

Hi Bill must sent that from Dohar Airport in Qatar!
Goa is beautiful. Very hot! Wedding on Wednesday. ( grandson, who is half Goan. )
Think of me lazing in the pool in the 37′ heat watching eagles gliding over head!
Hope your celebrations are going well.
Penny

Hi Penny,
Are you in Australia?
I was trying to access it from a PC…joining was easy but haven’t actually used it since I found the Samsung app on the phone (researcher Darwin led me to it)…it is pretty good except it is a bit rigid ie can’t input leeks green leaves, only the white (which I’m not eating). Similarly I can’t always reduce the quantity to what I’m using eg teaspoon coconut oil… 1/2 TBS is their smallest quantity. But that is really not very important…its great so far for me and it beeps and tells me when I’ve reached daily exercise goals or calorie goals…it gives me a reward which I find fantastic!

Hi matrika
I haven’t joined Calorieking and I use it all the time. Hmm.
Great you found that app on your phone.
Good luck
Penny

Hi Captainlynne
I literally saw that on my docs records -‘non compliant’ !
They took it off after I said I’d seen it.
Are we supposed to behave like good children and not question anything??!!
Penny