I’ve been chuckling about this
Along with my blood test results this week I was given an appointment for the 30th to discuss them with a doc and a sort of questionaire form. One of the questions is “How can you see yourself moving forward to improve your diabetes?
I’ve wrote “Ignore all medical advice and stick with the diet that I found myself which is producing great results and will eventually get me off medication”

Now THAT is going to be an interesting conversation.

Wow rico, THREE stones!!!! Well done!

Soda with a slice of lime, spritzer with just a drop of white wine occurs to me
Take paracetamol for the headaches, they will go away soon and make sure to get that 2 to 3 litres of fluid in you, it really does help with the headaches and constipation.
The hunger will go too, it’s just carb cravings really
Best of luck, you will be smaller this time next week.

Hi tish-ren, you will slim down faster than you think! 🙂

Once again I had an abnormally high fasting sugar reading today (9.9) but my ketosis reading is 4
I’ve fairly well convinced myself that it’s stored sugar and fat being released that is causing this so I’ll just go with it in the hope that my liver and pancreas will be fat and sugar free well ahead of me.

I’m on my 4th day, so not checked any weight loss or anything yet, but a little concerned that the first 2 days I struggled to actually get up to 800 calories! On day 3 I made it by having scrambled eggs for breakfast.

I have to admit to feeling a bit more hungry today, but also head-achy, so I’m probably not getting enough water which will account for some of the hunger, too.

Also, does anyone have suggestions of what to drink when out with friends? Seems a bit bad to go to a pub and only drink water.

Hi Judith
if you don’t mind, could you email me your way of making this.
I tried it at the weekend and it was a disaster, I followed your lead and used an oiled board and rolling pin but the mix was so sticky, I couldn’t get it off my hands and it still stuck like glue to the board.
Worse still, I had already made a lovely spinach and ricotta filling. That went into an omelette but I missed the pasta.
I wonder if chilling it for a couple of hours would help

Oh yes, dead, buried, and well hidden 🙂

Hi White Flour
The chick pea pasta recipe looks quite easy. Does the dough keep in the fridge and if so, for how long? Can you freeze it? Or can you dry it like ordinary pasta?

Thanks!

LOL, Bill! ‘What happens in Chemnitz stays in Chemnitz’?

Judith the frames were the wooden framework that had the canvas stretched across so you could prog the clippings through it.
Posh people had proper metal proggers, we used half a sharpened clothes peg 😀
My Grandad was a bit of an artist and produced some lovely designs, my Grans favourite rug was black with a huge red rose in the centre

3 stone – incredible! Im afraid my meals aren’t nearly as exotic sounding as some on here!
B – yoghurt and 10 black cherries
L – 2 scrambled eggs (started eating and felt really sick so only ate about half)
D – 2 slices boiled ham/small salad

Tea/water

OMG Paddy’s day
I remember driving down to a new Irish pub in Chemnitz for Paddys day night
Got back to the digs 4 days later, the boss was NOT impressed 😉

Hi, fatty *waves*. I’ve spent some time in Germany in the past too… Their health food stores (and even the supermarkets) tend to be amazing for lots of healthy ingredients, fruit teas, etc. Can’t imagine living in Germany and not liking beer, though. Enjoy the Paddy’s night fun 😉

In a way I’m slightly jealous that you can just feed yourself without having to worry about other family members – I’m finding it a bit of a pain to cook separately for me vs the rest of the clan so I’m trying to adapt their meals to suit me (e.g. by just eating more of the meat and none of the carbs).

Hashimoto, I’ve just noticed that a lot of the recipes are your inventions – are you a keen cook? I am planning to try some soon. 🙂

For me -this is a pre-emptive strike against developing diabetes and a way of becoming healthier/losing weight. There is a lot to lose – at least 20kg. I’m conceiving of it as an experiment, what will my body do under these conditions?

For what it’s worth, random things I’ve noticed;

Week one was lucky not to feel very hungry. I lost weight fast.
Week two, hunger is still not predominate but sometimes I am so in need of food (low blood sugar) …I snap my family’s (collective) head off until I get to eat :/
Vegetables are key for filling up enough, and I don’t do as well if I don’t have time to prepare them
My skin looks better. I look healthier.
Week two, not sure if I’m losing anything yet- but keeping faith from what I’ve read of others posts suggesting plateaus
Enjoyed the pleasure of trying on some pants I previously could not get on, and to my surprise and pleasure – could do them up!!
I’m starting to remember the feeling -its still distant- of what it feels like to be a healthy weight. It’s a shock to realise it’s been so many years and it’s hard to imagine what it will feel like to be that way again. I can’t believe I’ve been missing this long.
I feel determined.
I love the support and information shared on these pages and am grateful for it.
OP

Thanks Hashimoto…. Don t feel sad… I have been quite happily a fatty boom baa all my life…. not ashamed of it… but really have a medical need to change now… so I am going to…
Thank you also for your advice…. measuring right now….

And Bill, yes if your a beer drinker life is pretty grand here… however I HATE IT!!! so sitting around in pub and at beer festivas really does not rock my lil boat… having said that am going to an Irish festivity tonight… really I meant that I have no social family obligations here so that being in charge of what I shove in my gob is much easier…X

I don’t remember frames but I do remember helping with the making of clippy mats! Yeh, we’re definitely showing our age and yup I still remember the stiff arms! 🙂

Hi fatty (I feel sad writing ‘fatty’) welcome to the forums! I would get the tape measure out, you will be able to measure changes from this point – and there WILL be changes! And those clothes will soon be too big for you!

Take some paracetamol for the headaches, they won’t last long! 🙂

Coconut prawns were YUM!! Had some I didn’t use for dinner last night, so decided to have them for lunch. Dusted them with coconut flour, a little hot paprika (a personal fav) and a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Fried them off in butter – delicious with a squeeze of lemon. Will definitely be doing those again. Thanks for the idea Bill.

Rico61 3 stone!!!
That is incredible, you must be really proud of yourself, well done.
If any new starter needs any motivation, this is the only post they need to read.
I only hope I can emulate you eventually.

Brill, Lucia. Well impressed!

Just found this – inspiring and new ideas springing off the screen. Thanks.

3 stone lost. Several more to go.

B – 2 eggs, spray olive oil, 30 gms broccoli, 3 button mushrooms, hot chilli pepper, tomato omelette
L – miso soup, m& s mini tin of Alaskan salmon + sauerkraut
D – chicken breast, broccoli, fine green beans, cherry toms, beetroot, cucumber lettuce – dressing of mustard & balsamic

Lets hear it for herbs and spices!!!
They can make even the blandest food seem interesting and should be used liberally.
Take a well full credit card, it’s one of those shops where you can spend much more than you think, but most of all enjoy it. It’s all part of your new lifestyle.

Don’t panic ChannelK, stick with it and it will come right. I had a difficult w/e last week, eating out twice and drinking a couple of small glasses of wine. Please to say I didn’t actually gain any weight, but I certainly didn’t lose either and it took a couple of days before I saw any positive movement.

Secret is not to waste time beating yourself up for the transgression, but to stay focussed on the task at hand – remember that you need to keep your head straight to succeed, so don’t self-sabotage by expending energy on the negative. You will soon be losing pounds again – keep us posted.

Daz I know the venue you mean in Herefordshire, I used to do Kielder twice a year but the retinopathy put an end to that.
Now I just drag the scope out on the odd clear night if my eyes aren’t too tired from staring at a computer screen all day.
I suspect we may have met online before, probably on SGL
Anyhow, keep posting the results, they all add to the motivation factor for new starters.

Can’t wait, they seem to have a load of ‘healthy stuff’ I will wear my glasses and go for a read, see if there is anything I can use and enjoy.
Problem is , I am so used to plain and ordinary food, that it is a cultural shock for me to add even pepper. Yes, you already know how weird I am.
Love Lucia
Xxxx

posted by Tish_ren
on 17 Mar 2016 at 11:49pm

Congrats to all of you keep up the good work.
I can’t wait to feel slimmer.

SunnyB mixing in some spices sounds like a great idea. I love Thai food so this is worth a shot. Bill coconut prawns, sounds good.

Think you will be fine with those providing they are the tea bag type and not the granule type – which of course is basically flavoured sugar. The bag sort are made with tiny pieces of fruit and herbs, so essentially you get the flavour and not much else. I checked and on one of the boxes I have, it actually shows no cals and no carbs for the finished drink. The others just show the ingredients, but are very similar, so I’m pretty sure the cals/carbs would be the same.

Think you can be reasonable sure these are not going to undermine your efforts.

Might just try that for lunch Bill!

I’m thinking coconut prawns – lots of them, oh dear I’m hungry now.

Hi RPN
you will only know from experience
We are about the same age both T2D but I have more weight to lose.
I did feel slightly light headed for a couple of days right at the start but you have to look on that as a good thing as it’s carb withdrawal symptoms.
I’d say go for the fast 800, then if you start getting any serious side effects go to the 5:2 but bear in mind, if it is carb withdrawal symptoms, it probably won’t make much difference.
Best of luck and remember to keep us all informed of your progress

Holland and Barrat ? Beware
I can’t walk past one of their shops without thinking of Harry Potter and fear, if I enter, I’m going to come out with a wand or even a Snowy Owl (wonder how many carbs in one of those)
Still loving your whole attitude to this Lucia, long may it continue.

Hi Scotgran – sounds like and interesting idea to me. Why not add some spices or herbs to the flour before coating the fish? I’m thinking maybe sumac, crumbled dry tarragon or dill, hot paprika or even a pinch of ground cumin and coriander. Coconut and fish works – think Thai cuisine. If you do try it, let us know how it works out – might even trying for myself.

What do you mean you thought the last one was the final one.
Walking to the bus this morning I noticed birds called starlings. They have oily, shiny feathers that glisten a rainbow of colours in the sun. They remind me of Teddy Boys 😎
Have you listened to their song?
They impersonate all sounds around them, one sounded like a phone!!!!!

Find out yourself, take a walk on the wild side ( but stay on the path).

Love Lucia

Xxxx

HaHa – thanks Bill1954!

I’m going to weigh myself tomorrow (day 5) and see how it’s going. I’ve been a diet controlled type2 for 4 years but I am now finding it increasingly difficult to control. I eat full fat dairy and try to limit the simple carbs as much as possible.

I’ll update tomorrow with my results 🙁

I have seen it mentioned somewhere as a coating for fried food. Perhaps try a small piece first ?
I love the flatbreads, especially with cream cheese and strawberries 😉

And finally,
Do you want my top tip for losing weight?
The one item that will make you shed pounds…..

Monkey nuts, or that’s what we called them when I was a kid.
Red peanuts but still in their brown , hard, shells.
I CANNOT get into the damn things to get the nuts out 😤😤😤😤😤
I tried half a dozen last night. Nearly went into the garage for a saw. !!!!!!!!

Thought I would share that top tip as I am now an expert in losing a quarter of a pound.

Keep going, keep losing
Love Lucia

Xxxx

Hi hashimoto and amazedbanana ,
Thank you to you both, I was a bit worried that it would be counterproductive, however now you have told me a bit about them I shall look forward to opening my present. I hope to continue losing weight for a little while after the eight weeks by doing a few more days on the eight week diet. I have more than 28lb to lose, at this moment I have lost 18lb, so I think I am on track than you once again.

Hi SnowWhite

Welcome to the BSD family. It’s absolutely fine to tailor the diet to suit your likes and dislikes, as long as you are not eating sugars and starchy stuff. You said no fish, but I’m assuming you eat meat(?), if so you’re fine with that and veggies you do like, but do try to avoid root veg, as a lot to these are starchy – try to opt for those that grow above ground. A lot of people seem to be deviating from the menus in the book and devising tasty dishes for themselves, some of which they post here, so take a look at the recipes on the site, there might be something on there that you like the sound of.

I’m sure you will soon be seeing positive changes – keep us posted on your progress and good luck.

I would’ve thought it would make it sweet. I tried the bread it was awful. Nearly a full bag going to waste

Hi Bill
Many thanks! Yes, I was like a little kid at Christmas this morning! I’ve just ordered some more test strips so I can keep a proper check, and will also be recording waist size as well as weight…

Our weekend away was a star party in Herefordshire – saw some stars even if technology let me down again!!! Haa Haa!!
When we get our garden sorted, I will have a dob on the patio while the camera does it’s thing in the obsy!!

🙂

Hi team,
Thanks for your kind words, yes, if, no , when my weight starts with a 12 we won’t need the website, you will hear me cheer from the bathroom. 😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Regarding my speech, I may do a gwyneth, and blubber for ten minutes. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Having my salad with feta cheese today.
I haven’t had feta since I was on holiday ten years ago. But I thought, let’s go for it.
As I am now living dangerously, I may venture into the unknown….. Holland and Barrett. I have looked in their windows, but their customers always seem so skinny. So now that I am 13 something (yes, a large something, but who cares), I am of their clientele now.
Love Lucia xxx

Has anyone tried using coconut flour as a “dressing” for fish? I’m thinking dipped in egg, dusted with coconut flour then fried? Just a bit tired of steamed poached or baked fish. I’ve got a big bag I bought for the cheesy scones which were horrid so I need to use it up some other way.

Hi, advice please. I’m a 59 year old male, I have been a Type 2 diabetic for around 5 years and am 2 stone over weight. I still can’t decide if I should go straight onto the 800 calorie diet or start on the 5:2 diet, the reason I’m unsure is that as I work full time I’m concerned that if I start on the 800 calorie diet would I experience headaches or giddiness which could cause safety problems while at work? Any advice/tips would be welcomed.
Many thanks
RPN

Hi gang,
Yup, I was delighted. I looked at the psycology of it all, worked through my emotions, fought a big fight with temptation and got through it.
Do you know what hubby said?
You put on 1/4 LB -? I doubt it. I think the scales are faulty, probably a bad reading.

You know the noise a balloon makes, when it deflates? A raspberry?
That’s what I replied with.
Could I have skipped all this emotion?
Just goes to show
Love Lucia
Xxx

Good stuff Chezza1961 you’re not doing things in halfs are you!!!. No idea on the comparison of pork to chicken, i’m sure you could look it up somewhere, I know you can get extremely lean pork, it can be the leanest of all meats.
Welcome Snow-White. Not sure about that. Hope you find some vege combinations you like soon.

Things are going ok, I’ve finished 2 weeks now, just starting my third. I’ve lost 4 kgs and just sitting stable on that. My grand plan is to lose 9 more kilo. Sorry, I’m in Australia, gotta love metric measurements. I’ve been Type 2 for a couple of years, no meds so far. I’ve just had a Hb1A whatever its called so will be interested to see what it is, as my starting point. I’m pretty sure the stomach measurement that the Chronic Disease Management CDM Nurse does is changed, so will need to find out what that was too. Good luck everyone. keep it up. Remember we are all human too. This is the first concerted action I have taken since having Type 2. Hoping I continue to get positive results. I must say the food I think is so tasty. I forked out and picked up the book for $19 today. Prior, I had been using the menus I could find off the internet, daily mail site. Think I will need to photocopy the recipes and put in plastic otherwise they will not be looking quite so clean. Ah well off to bed, week 3 begins. Yeah!!!

Hi Daz
what a good start. If someone told you that the weight could drop off without trying you would find it hard to believe. Of course for you, as I, it’s the blood sugar readings that are the most important and the fact that you can see regular reductions in both is massively motivating.
Keep it up, and soon, there will be a lot less of you under those midnight stars (I dabble, got a 12″ flextube dob)

Hi

I only drink fizzy water or herbal tea. Recently I’ve been drinking more fruit tea’s than anything. Are they allowed because they are quite sweet ?

Hi Snow-White
I was so tempted to say “don’t eat any red apples” 😀
The most important thing is to cut out the simple carbs. Keeping carbs down below 50g a day will start the weight loss and blood sugar reductions.
Veggies are fairly important as they give you complex carbs which are hard to digest and keep you feeling full, just eat the ones you like. Remember to use olive oil and full fat dairy to keep your fat levels up.
I would suggest starting off by cutting the carbs out first to give you a kick start and then worry about the calories, I, and many others are doing it that way with great success.
Eat the stuff you enjoy as long as the harmful stuff isn’t in it
This time next week you may just have surprised yourself.