Blood sugar diet thread 12

[thenewaveragebear1983]

Shiny new thread for the blood sugar dieters. Info to follow.....

*Keep me going. Not feel me going!

Reckon I'm on 800.

B 2 rashers bacon, fried egg,
L 79 cal of prawns, an apple, some cheese,
D 2 lamb cutlets marinated with rosemary and garlic; green beans.

Day 30 of no alcohol.

Water how are you feeling after day 30? That’s brilliant!

I’m not sure of my calories today and I’m not going to calculate them by guesswork as there’s no point. I will say though that I have not snacked today, and have only eaten BSD friendly stuff at 2 meals (brunch at 2, dinner at 7.30). Realistically the next few days will be a bit hit and miss as it’s bank holiday and we have various social things on, so I’m just going to stick to the principles and do my best when I can, with a view to starting properly again on Tuesday next week.

I’m then going to really try for a proper strict few weeks until end of September when it’s dh’s birthday and we are away for a weekend. Hopefully by then I could be at target!

Thenewagebear, I feel great!

35.9g carbs and 763 calories and day 18 of 30DS

Another reasonable ‘no count’ day for me- nothing til lunchtime which was salad, ham and avocado, then dinner was pork steak with a tbsp bbq sauce and cheese, and salad. Had a few raspberries with some cream, and also sampled a very small Bakewell tart that I made for the children, but other than that there were no misdemeanours.

I’ve done 15k steps if which 6km was a run this morning. Rest day tomorrow.

Again, I feel like I’m sort of muddling along pretty well but then also not tracking anything so could well be doing terribly without even realising it. It’s very liberating not weighing myself, I feel very calm about it all at the moment. I’ve not been snacking, but also haven’t really been even thinking about food except at mealtimes, and I think that’s partly due to simply not eating breakfast until lunchtime (that doesn’t make sense does it, but you know what I mean!) Today it was 2pm til I ate. It definitely seems to calm my appetite a lot.

My hypnotherapy was cancelled unfortunately and I wanted to time it with my binge-prone week if my cycle so I’ve postponed for a few weeks now. As my period was v late last month I’m not entirely sure when week 3 will fall anyway so probably for the best to delay it a bit.

I'm back from my holiday - I had such great plans to stick to the BSD principles. Instead it was a bizarre sugar/carb/alcohol frenzy. I was craving my normal BSD food by the end.

I put on 4lbs but was expecting much much more. Have just started cycle 2 of BSD (four days in), and nearly all the holiday weight has vanished! Am amazed (and relieved!).

Average the no weighing seems terrifying to me but am glad to see it's making you feel more relaxed. Once I get closer to my ideal weight I definitely want to start experimenting with getting used to practicing a more relaxed attitude - my fear is that if I take my eye off the ball all the weight will go piling on. But what you're doing sounds very sensible, it's about adjusting to normal habits and if normal = eating sensibly then you don't have to stress about constant monitoring.

Polpette it is a bit scary to be honest. I’m trying to just really focus on actually following the rules and not using the scales as a barometer of how well I’m doing. Partly though, that’s because I’m not convinced I’m going to get through the BH weekend on plan and I’m planning a big relaunch on Tuesday (a good 6 week stint with only weekend #5 with anything planned) to get me to target finally. This is like the calm before the storm.

Today I’ve made all my food for tomorrow’s do, and it will be entirely possible for me to load my plate with BSD compatible food and not miss out. Sundries like couscous and bread obviously aren’t included in that but will be there for guests. I’ve done a med style, Greek (ish), tapas-y buffet so I’m looking forward to it. The question is whether I can resist the other things- pudding, cake, wine....
I’m going for my long run tomorrow (hoping to do 12km) which will hopefully remind me how hard it is to burn it off!!

Not sure whether to have a glass of wine tonight. Part of me feels very motivated to go without, and part of me feels the impending famine next week looming and thinks if i don’t then I’m missing my last opportunity!

720 cal and 49g carbs today. Was really late home from work and starving, nearly cracked in the supermarket and bought sweets. Decided to be sensible and bought some babybels instead and ate one the train home. Too tired for 30DS and weirdly for a Fri too tired for wine

Everyone sounds like they have had quite a positive week! Amazing, how are you after your dental work?

I have found it difficult this week being back on it. When I started BSD in May it felt effortless, I wasn't even trying very hard but just naturally sticking to it. This second go has not been like that - I have felt ravenous in the evenings and the BSD-friendly meals that I have planned out just don't feel enough. Maybe I need to add in lots more veg to bulk out. But having said all that, the scales are down on this time last week so as long as the number sticks I will take it as a win and keep on plugging away.

Hello there all, hope you are having lovely weekends. Have recovered a bit from hideous start to the week, have even made it to the gym this week!

On my lowest weight so far after a bit of fluctuation/fluttering up and then back down over last few weeks; skin is also resolving after brief outbreak, no doubt from last weekend's sugar extravaganza. I hate to say it, the cut-out-sugar-to-improve-your-skin thing is right. My face looks so much better since starting BSD, and maybe it's psychosomatic, but as soon as I binged on sugar/carbs last weekend I broke out again.

Debating whether to cap off lazy Saturday w/ a trip to the gym or a lazy walk.

Oh, train, forgot to say, the other expense besides food has been not just clothing, but bras. Realised at one point that I had lost enough that bras were not at all doing their job, and buying new is expensive. Looks like Oxfam accepts donations of clean lightly-used ones, so need to take my pile there...

Hello everyone, I hope everyone is enjoying the weekend. I had a lovely day yesterday out with friends, ate well. Was driving so no alcohol, think it's day 32 today :)

B: breakfast muffins
L: crab, lobster, green salad, tomato salad
D: apple, 2 Marmite cheeses

Walked 3 miles.

Best of all, I measured myself this morning and so far I've lost 8 inches off my waist. In just over a month so that's great! I still have a long way to go but I am feeling motivated. I even managed to avoid the bread basket in the restaurant.

I weighed in after my run at 10.3.6 which I was very pleased with after my freestyling week. Lovely BSD buffet type food today and will be having the same for dinner although I have had wine and also cake, pls my guests brought chocolates so..... might all go Pete tong.

Well.....it did sort of go awol last night, too much wine, bread, cake.... and I felt rough all night with my stomach churning and growling. Quick rainy run this morning to start the day. I’m planning to eat lightly today, then another party tomorrow, then Tuesday is back to healthy eating and I cannot wait!

Hey everyone 👋🏼 Happy weekend! I’m just checking in. I’m failing miserably at maintaining in that I’m still losing. I’m not sad about it but I wanted to practise maintaining weight before I go into my second BSD cycle in a couple of weeks so I am a little frustrated with myself. I’m struggling to eat more calories because on this WOE I’m just really not hungry but eating when I’m not hungry doesn’t really make sense to me? My husband is taking me out for Mexican food tomorrow though so that may help

I think it will level out when you reach your optimum weight, Junk. It can be hard to go from one frame of mind to a different one.

My low weight didn't stick, but I was out for dinner last night with onion rings, chips and alcohol. Going to try and have a really low calorie day today to kick start the week.

Have weighed this morning and I'm another 3lb down in a week so that's good.

Definitely ate too much last night: chicken, with skin, roasted peppers, garlic and carrots, broccoli with anchovies, chili and garlic and oil. But I am about to meal plan for the week and go shopping.

3lb is great! Well done.

Closing the kitchen on 755 tonight, a better day.

Morning everyone, happy bank holiday. Ended up eating rather a lot of chocolate yesterday. Received some bad news about an old friend and found solace in some green and blacks Praline.

Today is the last day of gluttony. In fact, I’m not planning gluttony but food is out of my control today as it’s my niece’s first birthday, so will have to muddle through, but tomorrow, oh boy I cannot wait for tomorrow! I feel so overfed and bloated and I’m thoroughly looking forward to some healthy light BSD foods, wine detox, and going back to basics.

Just checking in. Have put on quite a bit of weight. Don't know how bad it is because haven't plucked up enough courage to weigh myself.

Oblomov hi! Please keep checking in, we miss you!!

Tomorrow morning is my big post-summer weigh in and start of six strict weeks for me, so if you fancy Hopping on board the support will all be here when you need it?

Is anyone slightly irritated by how much prep this diet needs? I spent hours yesterday meal planning, cooking breakfast muffins (that will last me 2 weeks to be fair but still) and making soup and then I shopped and it seemed to take FOR EVAH! I know it's needed otherwise I'll dive into toast or something I shouldn't have but OMG, it's a lot.

Anyway, have meal planned for the week at around 800 a day and bought some nice food so that's something I suppose. And my son told me yesterday that I look loads better.

So I think this is week 5 overall and I am about 1 stone 10lb down since late July, loads to go but it has been a motivating start.

This is day 35 with no alcohol and I do feel better for it.

Wow water, does that mean you are nearly 2 stones down in one month? That's amazing! I do agree about the forward planning, you have to be organised to do this.

Sorry to hear about your friend bear. Hope today has gone OK even though the food stuff is out of your hands.

I have had a better day, looking at coming in around 850, and lots of water.

600 calories and 30g carbs today. Day 1 of level 3 30DS and the start of week 8 for me.
Been thinking about what I do after 8 weeks. Do I do 5:2 and stay under 50g carbs a day?? Do I stay on 800 calories for another couple of weeks, do I just avoid carbs?
Any words of wisdom??

Hi ponygirlcurtis, yes, I'm down nearly 2 stone down, another 4lbs and it will be 2 stone. I started on about 20th July. I'm pleased although I still have a lot to lose.