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

Well done losers - opendoor dandelion amazing chocegg and phyllis and of course anyone else I've missed (sorry).

I'm 12lbs down at just over three weeks and have met my interim goal. Another 2lbs would be great by Tuesday but if it doesn't happen that's ok.

You know how people say you might not lose weight but the tape measure will tell the truth? Well, I'm the other way round - the tape measure has barely shifted but the scales certainly have! I can also tell from my skirts and trousers how much looser they are around my waist and tummy. Maybe I took really dodgy measurements the first time.

I was watching that 'How to get fit fast' programme and have to post a screenshot, so I will switch to my phone for that.

One stone of fat on the left, one stone of muscle on the right. It really hit home what we achieve when we lose weight!

One stone of fat on the left, one stone of muscle on the right. It really hit home what we achieve when we lose weight!

That must be more than a stone, surely? That's loads.

No, she definitely said it was a stone. Horrendous, isn't it?!

Sorry for the double post, it never actually said it has posted, thingy just went round and round and round....

Crikey. I feel inspired.

Wish I'd seen it before boozing tonight.

I know, I keep looking at it transfixed! I'm going to keep it on my phone for inspiration if I'm wavering.

Gosh that is simultaneously grotesque and fascinating! It does show though why sometimes the scales don’t show what we think they should.

We’ve finally packed ready to leave tomorrow. I’ve got lots of low carb journey snacks and bottled water too. Today I’ve had lots of calories but have basically just grazed - avocado and cheese and ham for tea, some nuts, some total 5% yoghurt (which I later realised is not full fat, but half fat??). I’ve done 25k steps, an 8km run with my friend. And a glass of red wine to start the holiday!

My strategy for the week ahead is: lots of steps, run most days, not calorie counting but not off plan either- meals will be 100% BSD friendly but no snacks, desserts or mindless crap eating. More alcohol than normal I’d expect. A good balance of ‘on plan’ and ‘relaxed’ and let’s see what happens. Then a strict 8 weeks when I get home to lose that last 10lb!

Well it’s day 6 for me, I shall be weighing in on Monday morning, so I hope to do as well as some of the previous posters. That pic of the fat versus muscle certainly is inspiring!
A day in the garden today with a couple of dog walks thrown in, food planned for today and tomorrow ready for Monday morning weigh in.
Have a good bank holiday everyone.

We are on holiday Bear. In our caravan in Dorset. In the pouring rain.

Have a fab holiday bear - sounds like you have just the right approach.

That fat picture is just eye-goggling! I am another 0.5lb down, taking the total to 7.5lbs in 2 weeks. I am slightly disbelieving of the scales though and keep expecting them to jump back up! I am holding off logging any more losses on my fitbit till after the bank holiday weekend, just in case...

My lunch for the last 2 days: Sainsbury's chicken, 2 different kinds of prepared uncooked fillets - mango and coconut, lime and ginger, and Persian chicken koftas. Tomato, cucumber, radish.

Bye Phyllis and well done.

Hello from city break - sun is out and have been walking everywhere. Actually not much wine, food has been largely bsd compliant, but not actually logging anything. Happy bank holiday all.

PS I know no one here is as big as I am and probably hasn't dealt with this, but last night had the joy of actually fitting comfortably into theatre seats (narrow Victorian-era ones!) which are usually uncomfortable. Non scale victory as they say!

very I don’t know how big you are, but the triumph I had when I didn’t have my hips wedged against the side of the bath was utterly blissful!

I weighed in this morning and had put 4lbs on since yesterday. TOTM, but even so. I had a tantrum and weighed again to see a 1/2 lb loss from yesterday. Reweighed another 3 times just to check. Bloody scales scaring me!

That's a great NSV very - enjoy the rest of the break.

Dandelion I weigh several times too. When I get on the scales the first time I hold a selection of items (books, a mirror) to confuse the scales in case they have seen me coming and try and trick me. They are mischievous little buggers! reading that back and I sound totally crackers!

ponygirl that actually is crackers - but does it work?!

Hey everyone, hope everyones bank holiday weekend is going well

Oblomov that looks yummy,
Very that's a great nsv,

I wish I took photos as well as measurements, but will take them now, I have another 12 pound left, which I think will become harder to shift the nearer I am to target,

Also read that as you weigh lighter, you will need less calories to maintain, which sounds taunting, I will really need to up my exercise!!

Bear I think it was you that was counting fibre??
I'v been reading a bit on the ketogenic diet and a lot sub-tract fibre from carb count, were you doing that, and if so, did it help or hinder?

Kettle I don’t count fibre as such, but I find it interesting to see how much I’m having. I think we should aim for 14g per 1000cals (so about 10g on a good BSD day!) and some low carbers deduct the fibre totals from their carbs because they’re not digested. I don’t really actively try to increase my intake so I’m not sure whether it helps as such. It would mean having more veg. And in answer to your other question, yes if you lose weight your daily base calorie burn will go down, so you’d need fewer calories, although it depends how much you lose. If you exercise then your muscle will require more calories than fat so that can balance it out. My tdee is about 70 cals less now than I was at the start but I don’t include exercise in that.

Forgot to post my actual comment!!
On holiday in wet Wales although it was lovely yesterday evening when we arrived. Had bbq dinner, no bread or pudding, and did have a few glasses of wine. I’m going for a run at 8am when the Dh gets up. Trying to be really strict at the beginning of the week so I’ll have a shake and then salad for lunch. We bought gin and slimline tonic so that will be my drink tonight if I do have any as wine every day is just too much.

Very tricky afternoon/evening yesterday. Had friends round for dinner and ate lots of things I shouldn't have done. It was due to unrealistic planning.

I've been eating at 10.30, 12 and 5 every day. Yesterday was 11.30, 2.30 and I was aiming to eat with everyone at 8. By 5.30 I was shaking and faint so thought I would move some of my supper calories and have a snack. So had 2 boiled eggs and 2 ryvita with a tablespoon of mayo. Then two more ryvita with cream cheese and strawberries. Then felt like a normal human being but had gone over 800...

Then I had crisps and dip - pea crisps and sour cream type stuff. Then when we ate I had the meal I had planned plus gravy and cheesy leeks. And then I had pudding - vanilla ice cream and stewed apple.

That has all been really hard to type actually. I felt so upset with myself last night and this morning I feel like I have a sugar hangover. I've had a slightly early breakfast because I woke up starving.

I'm going to try to move on and learn from it. I can't even realistically count the calories I don't think but I will try. And I did not have - Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, kettle chips, chocolate, alcohol (in fact I stuck to fizzy water).

In retrospect I think I should have decided on a higher calorie level for the day and built in a more sensible snack at 5pm. Or done my normal day and not eaten anything.

Don't be too hard on yourself Amazing. We have all done it and if you just beat yourself up you will feel awful and be more likely to turn to food to feel better. Focus on the foods you avoided.

That is interesting re fibre - I checked back on MFP and apart from one day at 9g I averaged 14g/day. Keep enjoying your holidays, bear.

3 weeks in and I'm half a pound off loosing a whole stone. Particularly heartening as I've relaxed the rules the last week or so but still had a steady loss. I just hadn't realised what a difference carbs made to me - feel really positive that this is sustainable as it's changed the way I eat, even if a few treats sneak in!

Love this thread - I only manage to dip in every now and then but it really helps me keep going! Well done everyone on your achievements!