Hi Speedy – I have been working on around the same as pmshrink says, between 50-80g a day. I find anything below this makes me feel really funny! I have also kept my fat intake to around 40g-50g a day. Supplementing with olive oil here and there for energy. It’s worked really well so far & I don’t feel hungry at all xx

Fantastic results everyone! My week one was last week too & I lost 7lbs. Am really pleased – it’s great to see something working so quickly. Even more fab for those with blood sugar reductions too 🙂 x

Hi Pesco, I use hummus as a protein boost for a salad lunch, when I just put dollops on my salad as a dressing. I also use it with salad for dinner if I’m making falafel.
It is great to fill the grooves in celery too but if you can freeze it I would have the home made version every time. Never lasts long in my house though as my kids devour it when they come home from school if they see it in the fridge.

Thanks Bill,
Yes big well done to you Fi on your first week loss. Yes it is Bill, I am 55 and Pre diabetic I have tried all sorts of diets but I really think I can do this one and stick to it. I like you Fi, know I have to do this now before it gets worse and I need medication. All the best for next week everyone, can’t wait to see my next week weight loss.

Am still taking Metformin, but stopped Gliclazide as it is what is advised by Dr Taylor. At the Diabetic Clinic tomorrow, so will be discussing meds with Nurse Practitioner.
Was going to start diet next week, after the clinic, but was reminded by husband that we have been invited to a large Cancer Charity event at the beginning of April (Carb rich meal), that I have to attend, so the sooner I started the better.
I have been thinking about doing the diet for years, but I found it was hard to find the “right time”.
I gave up work in October, since then I have been dealing with “family issues”, I was going to start on 29/02/2016 to allow time before my overseas holiday in the middle of May. My husband was unsupportive at first, “you need to lose weight slowly to keep it off” but I finally convinced him last Friday and since then he has been very keen for me to get started.
I think sometimes you just need to stop thinking about it and just “start”.
The thing that makes my blood sugar go up the most is Stress, so eliminating that is what I am concentrating on as well as sticking to the diet.

While that’s true, if your liver has a hard time dealing with alcohol (and if you have a fatty liver, it will struggle) it can mean that water gathers in the legs causing puffy ankles.

Alcohol is a diuretic, ie it makes you get rid of more fluid than you take in.

Stressful weekend
my partner went down with Tonsilitis after telling the kids that we were doing a family Sunday lunch so I ended up making lunch for 12 all by myself (brownie points well earned)
It was a lot harder resisting the mash and yorkies after I had made them but I managed.
So, roast pork and veggies with gravy for lunch (if I have to have fat in my diet it is DEFINITELY going to come from something delicious). Fot dinner I had a home made wholemeal flour flatbread with 1 oz of extra mature cheddar sprinkled on it while still in the pan – very tasty.
Blood sugar yesterday and today was 5.8 🙂
Upwards and onwards.

Sue, you really don’t want to start reducing meds until you have been showing a fasting sugar reading of below 5 for a few days and, then, have a word with your doc beforehand.

Well done Fi and Sharon
Isn’t it great when something you read about starts happening for you.
Just another 2 success stories to add to the growing library.

Thanks Clare and please thank Micheal for writing such a fab book! I am only a week in but 3 of my friends/family have got the book too as I have convinced them on my enthusiasm and my amazing results. Conventional diets just don’t work for us PCOSers so I am so pleased and amazed with the results I’m getting. I’m spreading the word on Instagram ( @thegymlovingfoodie) to my cysters that the book can help us ladies with PCOS as well as those with diabetes so hopefully others can benefit from the book too!

Hi, I take 100mcg Eltroxin every day for an underactive thyroid – I am usually tired by the end of the day and the walk home is a struggle – my legs feel like jelly but once I am home and been on my exercise bike and eaten it is OK. I have been told that I will be on Eltroxin for the rest of my life but I am hoping that this diet and losing weight might give my thyroid a kick up the rear end!

Hi all, This is my first post on here, I have completed week one and have lost 8.5lb, feeling really good and looking forward to week two. I must say all the advice and encouragement on here has really motivated me. I have only felt hungry once but that was after exercising for 45 minutes. Haven’t had any other problems with doing the 800 Cal diet. My starting weight was 20 stone so still have a long way to go! Good luck to everyone this week.

I watched the part of the programme where they explored the pros and cons of different types of milk. I drink goats milk which wasn’t mentioned. What do the presenters think of this milk?

Hello ladies- I am on day 7 now and I have lost 6lbs so I am absolutely delighted!! I just never lose weight so I am thrilled. I have stuck to it absolutely to the letter and done loads of excercise ( 2×1 hour fast paced walking, 3 hitts, 3x10mins rowing sessions and 3weight sessions at 50 reps) and most drastically I haven’t had a drink over the whole week!! 😱 I am terrified to deviate in case it causes it to slow down – which it will at some point but it’s keeping me on track! We booked a holiday to Dubai yesterday in 6 weeks time so that is even more incentive. Loving the food and feeling great!. I have joined the Facebook page ‘the 8 week blood sugar diet’ and it is a great support- I am Victoria on there- defo worth joining if you are on Facebook- great support. I’m also on Instagram as @thegymlovingfoodie putting up lots of pics of the lovely food! Good luck with the forthcoming week X X

Hi everyone
End of week 2 and 9 lbs lost, finding sticking to the diet fairly easy but finding I rum out if energy by mid afternoon. Could This be my thyroid? Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks

Yes, I need to do this – my mum is T2 and she was diagnosed in her 60s (I was early 50s) and seeing her journey, with more and more tablets being prescribed, and having a stroke at the beginning of last year and a heart attack just before Christmas, makes me think that could be me but at a much earlier age if I don’t do something about this now!

Hey Fi, that’s an awesome drop in your blood sugar levels!! What a great first week you’ve had, bet it’s really inspired you to get such good results.

Well done everyone! Such a great set of weight loss by all! I weighed in 7lbs down this morning & feel great!
Time4Change – I have been eating a lot of broccoli & cauliflower. Which I think has helped on the fibre front. I’ve also put some
Prunes & olive oil in my morning smoothie. The prunes take the carb content up a little – but not masses. I think this has helped keep things moving 🙂
Mrs S – are you eating really low fat as well as low carb too? not sure if it would help – but maybe adding a teaspoon. Of olive oil or eating some avocado might help with energy levels?
Keep going everyone! Well done xx

Day 1 was a mess – literally. Made up chocolate milkshake with hot water along with milk, had a tight grip of the lid as I walked and shook -however- heard a pop and chocolate shake ended up all over the living room ! The shaker is only for cold liquids – who knew.

Decided to dust the house as a form of gentle exercise and managed to break the ear off an ornament.

On the good side , my weight this morning is 11st 1lb (-1) & my blood sugar is 7.5 (-1.3)
I enjoyed my shakes yesterday and felt more positive. I had chicken & mixed vegetables and peppers cooked with mixed herbs as my main meal. Had to go to the loo more, because I drank more fluid.

Thank you to the people who are supporting me, this is the first forum thing I have done so I’m still learning.

ps I loved it by the way

First day and for breakfast made the blueberry and green tea shake. It states in the book 100 calories. However, when i weighed out the ingredients mine came out at 170. The tablespoon of almonds was 90 calories alone. I have modified it and managed to get it down to 128. Think my spoons are definitely bigger lol

Well done everyone, I’ve also just done my first week weigh in and I’ve lost 4 1/2lbs. Stuck rigidly to the diet so would have liked to see more but all in all pleased. I am having trouble with blurry vision though and sore eyes, anyone else having this? Also blood sugars been excellent this week 6.3 after eating and 5.3 fasting yippee!

Very pleased to report that I have lost 7lbs in Week 1 (and I went out on Saturday morning for a cooked breakfast – they gave me an extra rasher of bacon when I said I didn’t want the toast)! BS down from 9.2 to 5.7 (although I admit I didn’t have much for tea yesterday after my big lunch – pork loan chop with mushrooms and a dollop of sour cream with loads of veg – I was stuffed!). All geared up for Week 2 now and enjoying it so far – not hungry and no cravings! Do 20 mins on my exercise bike every day so that helps.

Well done catlady, my first week weigh in today and have lost 9lbs, my diet buddy lost 8lbs, so happy.

Hi Mill, I must say I wasn’t overly impressed by the brownies, they had an odd sort of texture. May lay off the sweeties completely lol, will still eat this lot however, I’m not wasting the ingredients!

That’s brilliant Catlady, what a start! I’m on day 6 of week 1, 5.2lb down. Excited to see if anything shifts by tomorrow. Despite drinking lots of water I’m still very sluggish of bowel. That’s my only gripe 😔

Well done guys, all going well. Just done my seven day weigh in, and I am delighted to have lost 8 lbs!!!So pleased!

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Thanks pmsrink, I didn’t know that.
I’m hoping I can devise a way through that is low fat and low refined carb enough, if that makes sense. x

Hi Jay
In the book Michael does say you can have coffee with a splash of milk as long as you count the milk in your daily calories
Don’t know about soya milk but I can’t see anything seriously bad with it.

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Hi Paul,
Do you have an app/device to track your nutritional intake? If you think of what your usual days intake would be ( pre BSD) and you’ve gained weight on that level of carbs, then try reducing to the point where you are happy with your rate of weight/ inches lost.
Not being diabetic you won’t have to worry about your sugar levels, so wouldn’t necessarily need to have such a low carb diet as those of us that are.
Good sources of protein for vegetarians are tofu 1/2 cup = 22g, eggs=6g ea, chick peas 1/2 cup= 5g, cheese=11g per 40g weight, cottage cheese=18g per 1/2 cup, full fat milk=7g in 200ml. So it soon adds up. Most recommendations have 0.8g protein per kg of body weight per day for moderately active people. I also add protein powder to my morning breakfast smoothie to boost my protein intake. Choose a legume based one rather than milk based and it will be lower in carbs.
Sorry I never seem to be able to give a short answer lol!

Thanks very much for your helpful reply hashimoto. One week in and I’ve lost 2.5kg so it’s very motivating. And although I am enjoying the recipes as they’re delicious (even if time consuming to prepare for one person), the lack of carbs has led to physical exhaustion and tiredness as if I’ve run a marathon. I’m finding my regular gym workouts (including HIT aka Fast Exercise) hard going. So I’ll see how I go with my energy levels after the second week has passed. Hopefully I will have adjusted to the new regime.

Keep it up!

Regards.

Thanks for the helpful reply Janet. Cheers.

I think there’s something about alcohol that affects water retention. I’ve just gone up a bit too, and it wasn’t really the calories, just 2 celebrations in a row. I didn’t have much (honestly yer honour!) but I think it’ll be a couple of days before it rights itself.

Congratulations on your weight loss Janet! Mine’s been going slowly, but at least it’s in the right direction. Just coming to the end of 2 weeks intensive teaching so a lot of standing (and sore feet!) but not so much real exercise. It seems to register as lots of steps on my Fitbit so I must move around a lot.

Love the idea of growing lettuce and soft berries. It’s too hot in my Auckland garden. Lettuce just frizzles and soft fruit grows lots of leaves but no fruit. I like to grow the greens that you can pick leaves off as needed. Can do that with kale but nothing more delicate 🙁

Hi Speedy
That sounds like a difficult one- you can’t really be low carb and low fat at the same time.
If you have a look at the thread ‘useful links’ there may be something there to help you. ( scroll to top, press Fast 800, see a list of threads- just in case you don’t know!)

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Hi Hashimoto
Could it be that a few carbs are creeping in, putting you back on carb burning and not fat burning? That will make you hungry.
Have a look at Jenny Ruhls book ‘low carb problems solved’- (£3 on kindle) it might help
Penny

Hi
Can you still have coffee and semi skimmed milk?

Also is soya milk ok to drink too?

Hi Malkay
I read that book a while ago. I do find Michael more convincing as he s talking about scientific studies. So I’d go with what he says. I’m not having hypo attacks now either. Isn’t if wonderful to not worry about that all the time!
Also Marilyn says a lot about physical stuff then brings in the idea of stress and sort of days ‘ deal with your stress’ which I must say annoyed me as really she doesn’t give more details. Also I’m not convinced now that stress is really the problem. I think if you fed loads of carbs and sugar to calm happy people they would become addicted like we have and have unstable or high sugar readings if they had the right genetics!
The difference I suppose with Michael, apart from the science base, is that he goes into detail about everything.
Penny

Hi Auntielil
As I said to niffer , I’d recommend Jenny Ruhls book ‘low carb problems solved’.
(£3 on kindle)
Also I’ve put other links on a thread called ‘useful links’ which may have something useful.
Penny

Hi Niffer
That sounds annoying!
You could have a look at Jenny Ruhls book ‘low carb problems solved’. (£3 on kindle). It might be in there. I’ve put other links on the thread ‘useful links’
Penny

Hi Tryer
Are you on meds? Could you be having too much now your sugars lower? Because those are possible low sugar symptoms.
Penny

Hi Rozy Dozy
The difficulties you describe are dealt with in Jenny Ruhls book ‘low carb problems solved’ ( £3 on kindle) She gives helpful advice as to what to do about it.
As I understand it, we have to switch from carb burning ( carbs we re eating) to fat burning ( stored fat). This process which takes a few days can give rise to symptoms such as hunger and headache. After 2 or 3 days or so those symptoms disappear.
If we eat carbs because we re having such a crap time, the switch doesn’t happen or we switch back and forth between the two states, which means the discomfort continues.
Hope this helps.
Good luck
Penny
PS see the thread ‘useful links’ for more such info. ( new threads are found by scrolling to the top and pressing Fast 800. You ll see a list of threads- just in case you don’t know that!)

Very well done Neil.

Hello cysters! Good luck to you all – sounds like you are doing really well and I hope this diet works for you. It should help and even reverse PCOS. You may have read Cassie’s inspirational story in the book, where she did the 800 cal diet having been on insulin for 5 years since developing gestational diabetes – not only did she manage to stop insulin and metformin within a few weeks, but her cycle returned for the first time in 5 years and she is now delighted to be pregnant!!

Thanks for the video by the way snackerlady it seems like this is definitely the way forward in terms of diabetes care . it’s interesting to find out how much of this has been passed onto gps . My husband is a gp and knows nothing of this other than what I’ve told him . He’ll be starting a diploma in diabetes soon and am really interested to find out what he’ll be taught and if these newer ways of treating / curing diabetes will be covered .

Hi Auntylil, years ago I used to feel dizzy when bending down etc and I put this down to my naturally quite low BP. As I’ve put on weight my BP went up to normal 120/80, I haven’t had it checked recently but I think it may be going down again as I’ve been experiencing the same dizzy spells or light headedness. Yes, drinking lots means lots of visits which during day isn’t so bad as at night. Mouth still very dry, water doesn’t stop it. On holiday to a hotel in the Cotswolds for four nights so it will be a test for me. Hope you get your problem sorted out.