Blood sugar diet thread 10

[thenewaveragebear1983]

New thread for the Blood Sugar dieters

Link to our old thread;

Blood sugar diet thread 9 www.mumsnet.com/Talk/fasting_diet/3143559-blood-sugar-diet-thread-9

It was another sts this morning. I lost 15lbs in the first few weeks but don't think I have budged this week :-( Definitely a set point which I knew but I really want to drop the stone number on the scales.

Best pudding ever!!!!!

One Ryvita, 10g cream cheese, 30g sliced strawberry. I was ready to quit and that 65 calories has saved me. Was crunchy and sweet and creamy and refreshing and delicious.

I'm with you Shrink love Ryvita. Had 3 for dinner tonight with cheese omelette and tomatoes. Coming in at 858cals.

Just been looking at Cathedral City mini cheese portions - there's a variety pack which are 14g and 50 calories each. I'm trying to think of new things for lunch. I'm imagining a beautiful plate filled with tiny portions of delicious food. Cheese portion, slice of naice ham, mini peppers, cherry tomatoes, baby cucumber.

What have I missed?

Amazing hummus and veg sticks? It cracked black pepper Philadelphia (in little pots at Tesco)

My day was going so well, and then... some chocolate happened. I’m very tired and had a busy day, kids were climbing the walls at bedtime, Dh not home. And I cracked. I promise to try harder tomorrow.

In my defence, I did weigh the chocolate before I ate it, and I am still under tdee, and I ran 7.5km after work. So not all awful. I just really wanted to be virtuous this week so I remain virtuous on holiday!

Ooh I like the sound of cracked black pepper Philadelphia. Will have to go shopping before work.

Bear, I've read through all the threads I could and your posts are always supportive and kind. So what would you say to yourself? I suspect you would say well done for weighing it, well done for running and get back on it tomorrow.

So are Ryvita within rules?

Another decent day here - 850, but I'm fine with that.

Ah thanks amazing, that’s very kind. That’s pretty much exactly what I’d say to someone else, but we’re much tougher on ourselves aren’t we?

I think it basically boils down to the fact that I feel a bit ‘fragile’ about it at the moment. I’m actually really quite scared that it will all fall apart and I’ll end up regaining the weight, and perhaps it’s the pressure of that making me a bit ‘bingey’? Ironic. I did a before and after picture the other day but I don’t really want to post it because the after shot, although I look pretty slim, shows how incredibly damaged and stretched my skin is and it looks horrible. So I am finding it pretty hard at the moment, probably as much if not more so than the early days. I know how much damage I can do in a weekend or a week off plan, and I suppose I’m very wary of doing that because one leads to another, then..... I know this is all hypothesis because the reality is that I had a few squares of chocolate! But that’s how I’m feeling. Probably exacerbated by tiredness and stress! It’s ridiculous really- I’m fitter than I’ve ever been, today I ran my 500th km this year (and a few more), I’m wearing bloody size 8 clothes which I never even imagined I could! So I need to get a grip don’t I???!!!!

Thanks to all of you on this thread, like others have said, I get so much support on here and couldn’t do it without you all

Just popping in to say bye and best of luck to everyone. I finish my 7 weeks on Sunday and judging by today's weigh in I am on track to have lost about 16lbs and back into my happy weight half stone. I am just on the cusp of a bmi of 25, have shifted my Christmas and stress weight and got out of my snack habit so have met my objectives.

It's been a v mixed experience and loss has been slow with a big plateau. But I've enjoyed the food and will be sticking to the main principles (in the week at least).

So good luck everyone and keep going.

Ah Phylis, well done. Do pop in occasionally to let us know how you’re doing and any tips for maintaining!

Whitney I personally wouldn’t have ryvita because of the grains and the effect on my carb cravings- but you could have them if you can incorporate them in the calorie count. Some varieties Will be better than others, don’t some have seeds and stuff on them? I often browse the artisan crackers and such in the supermarket but I don’t think I’d stop at 1 or 2 so I never get them.

I seem to be ok with rye and oats but a mere sniff of wheat and I eat the whole world.

Bear - maybe you should have a look back at your old posts and see your joy at each pound lost? You've done an incredible thing for your body.

Well done Phyllis do keep dropping in as it would be great to see some more maintainers and get tips and tricks.

Bear I know what you mean about half expecting things to fall apart. This plateau is denting my confidence in the plan a bit. But you've done amazingly and you are an inspiration. It's actually really helpful to have somewhere to even admit that I can feel really out of control around food but I have far fewer cravings eating this way than I did before.

Ryvita - I get the really dark rye ones which are actually very tasty but I don't seem to binge on as long as I have them with cheese or something equally fatty.

Thanks everyone. I feel a lot more perky today! Haven’t faced the scales though.

Just had an avocado and Parma ham breakfast- I wouldn’t usually eat this early but I’ve been ripening that avo on the window ledge all week and it had reached its optimum texture- and I was right, it was perfect! Lunch is boiled eggs and salad, then dinner tonight is going to be a bit of an all-day-breakfast type affair to use up stuff from the fridge before we go away.

I do have rather a lot to do today, dc’s assembly, work, run later, packing, clearing up before we go away.....list is endless!!

Well done Phyllis and as others have said it’d be great if you pop in and let us know how maintaining is going.
bear it was 2 squares of chocolate AND you weighed and counted them...I don’t even think that’s a blip as it was controlled. I know what you mean though about it all falling apart.
I’m up a 1lb today (since yesterday) because I’m getting cocky and not weighing stuff or putting them on MFP. I’m sticking to principles (around food) but that’s not enough so I need to get back to weighing and MFP and ensure it is only 800 cals. And drink more water!

Enjoy your holiday bear!!

Busy is good - no time to eat!

Week one weigh in - 8lb off

Have a lovely time away Bear . One thing you have said previously , which really struck a chord with me was the thing about not worrying about messing up one meal as it is only 1/21 of your week. I don't know about others on here , but I have had a tendency in the past to think 'Fuck it' and write off the whole day and give in totally to my greed. So sabotaging myself. I am going to come at it with a different mind set this time.

Amazing that's fantastic .

Amazing that’s brilliant! Great job!!

I am so chuffed! I was not in a good place last night but I went with the feelings and didn't try to suffocate them with food.

Today's menu:
Overnight Oats for breakfast
A huge selection of tiny delicious things for lunch
Pizza topped chicken breast and green salad for supper

Great weight loss. Well done!

Bear I succumb to chocolate too. I've been keeping it in the freezer, which does help a bit.

ChocEgg - I'm on a long plateau too. I lost lots in week 1 and have gone up and down the same 3lb since then. But my waist has appeared.

I've not been 'good' enough to worry about doing this for 8 weeks then stopping I think. I have 6 weeks until we will go on holiday (maybe- not booked yet), so I want to stay low carb/cal until then.

Shrink well done on first week.

Primal I've been the same. I lost the first 10lbs in the first ten days and have bounced up and down a bit since. Still, 1lb off this morning so 16lbs total in not quite 5 weeks. I am on a stone weight and the scales flirted with taking me down to the number I wanted- But I will have to wait for next week! I had a Google about BSD plateaus and week 4-5 seems to be the common time. People on the BSD forum found mixing it up a bit helped - so moving their eating window around, eating a high carb low fat meal, going extreme low carb for a day. But maybe the weight loss would have happened anyway.

I know I'm not drinking nearly enough so new target is to drink more water.

Bear and other holiday makers have a great time!

We are going away for a long weekend and I am worried. Eating out as a low carb veggie is a nightmare - every veg option seems to be pasta or risotto. I'm going to take some Slimfast bars with me. Frumpety your advice was perfectly timed. Last time we were away I ended up eating everything in sight! So maybe I will do one indulgent meal a day.

Me and DD are away too, but I'll be sitting beside a tennis court for two days. Long days and early starts make dieting difficult. I'll pack hard boiled eggs etc for tomorrow during the day, but will probably end up out for dinner at night. Sunday will be an early Premier Inn cooked breakfast then snacking. Oh well, back to it on Monday.

Amazing that is fantastic. Well done.

Glad you are in a better place today bear. I think evenings can be tricky for negative self-talk but you talked about it rather than sabotaging yourself so that's a good thing.

I have broken the half-stone barrier in just under 2 weeks - this is motivating me to not stuff this up, even though I am not officially 'on it' over the weekend. I just need to not go wild and maintain.

Week one weigh in, well I say week one but only since Monday. 7lbs off so I’m happy with that.

I know it won’t be the same every week but it’s gave me the encouragement I need to continue.