Blood sugar diet thread 6

[thenewaveragebear1983]

Continuing thread for the blood sugar dieters......

I was coming on here to confess to an eating binge disaster. Will come back to that.

Slim - I read your post and wanted to offer you some support. I'm not on antidepressants and I'm not vegetarian, but I'm also not mad keen on eggs and am generally very fussy - don't really like vegetables, most of my pre-BSD diet was pasta/rice/potatoes/cakes/chocolate... Anyway, I was 12 stone and I'm 5 ft 2. Heaviest I've ever been and I felt so miserable. I read the BSD book after Christmas and DH and I both decided to give it a go. I was worried about my health, my dad is type 2 diabetic etc. You get the picture. The way I dealt with it was to tell myself this was a medical treatment. For 8 weeks, food wasn't food it was medicine to make me well again.

I did manage to stick to it - 12 weeks in total in the end and now I've been maintaining/slowly losing for another 6-8 weeks. I'm now 9 stone 7 and I've lost 11 inches off my waist. It wasn't always easy, but it wasn't impossible either, because I had the motivation and then the results come so fast that it keeps you going.

This thread is superhelpful too. Keep posting and keep going. It was so worth it.

Oh, and yes, I was very strict yesterday, was starving today, and managed to eat a whole bag of pretzels. Felt guilty, checked the calories - 750 calories. Its my worst eating disaster since January and I feel really angry with myself. They weren't worth it at all and I really wish I could un-eat them now! Fridays seem to be a bad day for me.

Thanks Scandi, that's good to know, well done! Do you know how much you lost in the 8 weeks?

The pretzels are over now. Don't worry, you are clearly doing a brilliant job.

Ps I think I'll think of it as medical treatment too. I don't feel good at this weight but I largely ignored it because I blamed the pills. Plus tbh when I initially gained it I didn't feel lethargic, just shocked!

Ah interesting people have mentioned meds. I'm on thyroid replacement meds (bloods apparently all good) and beta blockers which some say cause weight gain, others not. I hadn't been losing weight on 5:2 only maintaining, gaining the odd pound or two when off. But I think I wasn't being strict enough so bsd now and new thinking.

As to cloud bread I'd forgotten all about that until you guys reminded me. Bought the ingredients but got home to a dead pet guinea pig so had to deal with that. Will try this weekend hopefully and report back, bearing in mind Flighty's comments.

Tobee - sorry about your guinea pig.

Slim - I lost about 2 stone in the first 8 weeks. That includes a little bit post Xmas before I started on BSD when I was doing 16:8 only.

After I posted earlier, i had two thoughts about my pretzel disaster. First was that, I was super active yesterday. I walked 25,000 steps (have been running but couldn't yesterday because I've got some cold bug thing). So when I looked I was in minus calories when exercise was offset by MFP (which I don't normally do since BSD). So I was bloody starving all morning and should have eaten something earlier. By the time I ate, I was too hungry to have an off switch.

Second thought, I've still got no control at all over that kind of carbs. Which is scary. Need to try harder to address that.

Third thought, it was only one meal, go back to being sensible and try not to either (a) be too annoyed or (b) do it again!

Happy weekend everyone. Weekends are tough, especially when the sun is shining!

Tobee - sorry to hear that.

Scandi, that is amazing!
Can't help but winder if I will get loose skin though?

Book said to get a testing kit, bit mystified by them on Amazon but quite pricey at Boots.

Today isn't over of course but I think it's been better the expected due to heat!

Don't worry about loose skin Slim - that will improve with time and won't influence the huge improvements in your wellbeing

Emerging from lurkdom....... I am at the end of week 5' and am thrilled to have lost 24lb.i was doing 5:2 before and felt like I was maintaining but not losing (although in reality I was down 4lb in 4 months on 5:2 which puts me at 2 stone weight loss in 2017 with 24lb of that in the last 5 weeks) 18lb in the first 18 days then 2.5 weeks with no loss when I started to lose faith....... Then 6lb in just over a week.
I have always struggled to lose weight and felt diets didn't work for me. Mfp has been a massive help. Not one bite or sip has not past my lips in the last 5 weeks unless it has been weighed and logged and that has been a massive education. I have had a (large) glass of wine the last 2 weeks on a Friday and sat - but all counted and within my 800 calls and 50g carbs. I have only gone over 800 on one occasion when I accidentally drank a glass of prosecco at lunch with a friend.
I hope this doesn't sound like a brag. I have struggled enormously to lose weight and thought I would always be overweight. I am writing this to encourage anyone thinking of trying BSD. Tonight I am a Bmi of 25.6 so nearly in the healthy range and am wearing a pair of size 12 trousers for the first time in 20 years. I have my 10 year wedding anniversary in July and Am 4lb off my wedding weight.........

Sorry for the essay. This works if you stick to it, and even when it feels like it isn't working it probably is and will show on the scales eventually.

Hi all. Just looked for an up to date thread on the BSD so I could praise it lol.

I have followed it to a T, with no hiccups and I have lost 18.5lbs in 3 weeks. I have got a lot of weight to lose though, so maybe that's why it coming off so quickly. I also have an overactive thyroid, so have always use this as an excuse to why I'm a chubster.

I am amazed by this diet. I've not felt hungry once and the food is right up my street.

Wished I'd have done it years ago.

I did have 2 glasses of red wine last night though as we're off on holidays today, and man am I feeling it this morning . Shouldn't have bothered.

We are off camping (apparently torrential rain and thunderstorms!!!) so going to try and stick to the principles, but will have to give myself a bit of leeway.

I was 15.7st. Now 14.2.1/2

Long way to go, but I now feel like I am going to do it.

Thank you I'm going to give it a go. I'm going away in 3 weeks so will try it religiously til then, then will try to make sensible choices whilst away! Only away for a few days.
One of my biggest downfalls is booze, but I can happily drink gin and soda water.

Hashtag you won't regret it! I would think seriously about the booze though - gin costs a lot of calories and if you're on 800 a day it will possibly not feel worth it when you're counting everything!

Good luck - I'm just coming the the end of 4 weeks and have lost 16lbs which makes me really happy - I've got a lot to lose and a way to go, but the regular and consistent loss is very encouraging and keeps me going.

Amazing successes, well done and thanks for the motivation.

Ginger and the Biscuits sounds like a band

Still unsure about buying a glucose machine, they are expensive and I wonder how accurate they are.

Hashtag - if you will be sticking to this plan religiously your body should go in to ketosis If your carbs are under is it 50g?? ketosis is where your body burns fat instead of carbs and that's why If stuck to it you loose a lot of weight very quickly. It puts a strain on your liver and it is very dangerous to drink alcohol at all and not advised.

I've been doing ketone based diets for a few years now and know if you plan to drink your body should be out of ketosis for a little while.

If you can't go without alcohol may I suggest you stick to the 800cals but not limit your carbs so you don't go into ketosis, it's likely if you drink you will be knocked out anyway but it can be very dangerous.

Sorry, I don't mean to come across as harsh but didn't want to remain silent on the matter.

Sorry hashtag if I've misread you will be drinking on holiday not during the 3 weeks.

I am coming off this in 2 weeks as attending a party so will eat carbs to get myself out 2 days before.

I like to drink at weekends, I've done low carb before and survived but yes I see what you're saying about the 800 calories.

Will prob end up having around 4-5 days off plan when I go away.

Pcat - that's an amazing story! Am seriously impressed with your motivation. Am going to bite the bullet and do a week of 800 calories and then 5/2 after that. Going on hols in 5 weeks so not going to pretend that vanity and bikini-wearing is not my motivation for this but also a bit alarmed at how stubborn my belly fat is in the last 6 months. Starting today and have had 0% Greek yoghurt, blueberries and 10g of low-sugar granola so far.

So ds is 18 today🎉! First challenging weekend as curry restaurant booked for tonight, shall be avoiding rice and breads and pudds. Tomorrow at sister's for her birthday will be doing similar and cake is not a word in my dictionary.

Everyone delighted that, as am currently teetotal I can do all the driving!

Uh oh.....hungry and it's only midday.

Happy birthday tobee DD!

pico go for full fat options, they will keep you fuller for longer.

Thought I'd cracked the exercise conundrum by eating more yesterday in advance of a long run this morning. Definitely felt better for the first 4 miles or so but totally crashed after that and had to walk repeatedly. Doesn't help that it's so hot and that I was almost wetting myself laughing at a podcast. Frustrating.

Anyway. 12st10.25 this morning. A week of mainly c1000 calorie days but sticking to the principles, and a bit of exercise thrown in too. Stomach area above my belly button has shrunk considerably, just need the baby belly underneath to go next!

("Babies" are 6 and 2.5 )

Happy birthday tobee DS and hello to all the new BSDers.
bear we stuck to staycations whilst DS was small too (except for family weddings abroad). I have no idea how he will be with the heat

Week 1 day 1 today - drinking lots of water. 100 cal for breakfast and same again for lunch so thinking 600cal dinner is easily achieved. Forgot to weigh myself this morning so shall do that tomorrow. Motivated by everyone's successful weight loss.

Seriously struggling despite a 3-egg omelette with spinach and tomato at 12.30. Will see if coffee helps!

Hi! I'm really enjoying reading all your success stories- very inspirational!

Can I please ask for some tips on how to make the plan fit with family life, especially when I have a husband and son who nearly faint at the idea of being hungry for more than a nanosecond. I don't want to become a total diet bore, but I want to totally commit myself for the next 8 weeks. I find that I am okay if I am just in my own little bubble, but am so easily led astray and then have a very all or nothing way of thinking, so end up blowing it. Any tips would be very gratefully received.