Blood Sugar Diet & Fast 800 Diet Thread 25

[Anewagain]

Starting a new thread as I accidentally filled up the old one.

Here’s a link to the old one: www.mumsnet.com/talk/fasting_diet/4570776-blood-sugar-diet-fast-800-diet-thread-24

Hope everyone finds this and look forward to welcoming newcomers to the thread too!

Well done @Anewagain 🙌🏻

That's really interesting reading @MistySkiesAreGone I think you've maintained really well. And like you, I transition badly out of it whenever I have tried. 5:2 is also my aim eventually.

I have just finished my early morning gym class. It's raining, but I am going to persuade the dog to have a quick walk now.

I'm not sure what to eat today. I might make the chicken polenta things again this evening as the teens should eat those too. Not sure what to have for lunch 🤷🏻‍♀️ Pizza courgette maybe? Or salmon.

Good morning everyone. I am planning another mini fast today. I weighted myself this morning and am 83.4kg which is down from 84.3 last week. I often fluctuate between 82 and 84 so my first goal should really be to get to 80kg. I had a good week generally but had a couple of glasses of wine in Friday and scoffed a bag of Haribo over the weekend. Habits are starting to slowly change though. I have no bread in the house and the only biscuits are Nairn's which are lower in sugar than most. This week is another 'easing into'. I have family visiting this week so I really need to avoid temperation as they all enjoy good food. Next Monday will be my official start date. I need to get into the habit if checking in here every day.

Welcome @redredprincess. I am new too and they are a lovely bunch here. I hope your husband is doing ok adidas. It is so stressful when our loved ones are unwell.

I have a GP visit this morning to check my HRT and have bloods done. After that I have to do some grocery shopping so not planning to eat until 2pm before my 3pm physio appointment. I will probably just have an egg and salad for lunch. I have some cold grilled chicken in the fridge so that will do nicely for dinner with some greens. Have a great day everyone.

I’m 11.3.7 which isn’t too bad given the crap I’ve eaten for 3 days st
hoping to be in plan today but not got much time to cook and haven’t had chance to plan things
but least I should stop the sugar (and not eat a whole pack of biscuits in 2 days!)

I don't know what got into me, but I went back to the gym after a coffee and did a second class 😆🙈🤷🏻‍♀️

My teens were dead impressed with my commitment.

It's raining now though and I still need to walk the dog...

I have decided on free soup and a couple of small organic hot dogs for lunch and then the "one dish beef and halloumi" for dinner, although it's two dishes and a frying pan for me as I decided to pop it in the slow cooker this morning.

@Goodiewhemper that sounds very sensible for this week 🙌🏻

@Addidas look after yourself 😘

3lbs up after my weekend, sigh. Oh well. Combination of birthday cake, two meals out and much wine, and then hangover munchies yesterday which included cookies. Never mind! Back on it today - egg and ricotta breakfast bake is in the oven and I did a 20 min weight workout this morning for the first time in ages.

Very impressed at your gym efforts, @xraydelta!

Be gentle on yourself @Addidas after such a difficult week.

Thats amazing commitment @xraydelta! I’m feeling pleased because I finally ran again after two weeks - and I managed the first run of the final week of the Couch 2 5K programme.

Sorry about the gain @TooExtraImmatureCheddar. Three pounds will disappear quickly though.

I’ve lost 4.25lbs this week taking me to a total loss of 37.25lbs at the end of week 11.

I am so upset. I am back to 11 stone 1.5 !!!!!

I look and feel fat. My skin is absolutely terrible. I am pissed off that this isn't working and I am going bloody backwards. I am two stone heavier than I should be for my frame size and genetics. Even if that's unrealistic due to being in my 40s now, I shouldn't be stuck over 11 stone! I don't think I weighed this was 9 months pregnant with the big teen.

I am sodding doing this almost perfectly and exercising regularly. I am so depressed about lack of progress and fed up of looking like shit. And I swear I looked way better a month ago, certainly skin wise 😔 and I was definitely happier! Why do I feel bloated??!

I need to resist just binging today, because that's all I feel like doing 😔

So today is soup for lunch and chicken of some sort for dinner with green veg. And a gym class in the evening followed by yoga.

But I want to do is eat potato and drink wine.

I’m sorry @xraydelta and not sure what to advise. Could it be water retention after exercise as muscles repair?

Thank you for the sympathy @Anewagain

I think it's partly hormonal due to a medication I am taking and partly post exercise water retention 😔 But that doesn't completely explain why so slow/non existent weight loss overall. I am honestly baffled and feel really down about it.

I am definitely not a secret eater though. I promise I am not in denial about that 😁

I think I'll have the Parmesan chicken tonight. It may not be potato and wine, but it's still delicious 😁

Hello all!
I’ve had great success with Fast 800 in the past (waves to @PhoenixMama) and, after a rubbish peri-menopausal winter, need to sort myself out again.
The days are getting longer, my hormones have settled somewhat and I’m ready to get going.

Weighed in last Wednesday at 71.4kg, and at 70kg today. Aim to get down to 65kg initially and see how I feel.

Still settling into things food wise, but reaching for a small bit of ham or a cherry tomato rather than crackers if I need something between meals. Look forward to getting to know you all!

Hi again @VenusInfers 👋🏻

Still 11 stone 1.5 😫

And I spent a sleepless hour in the middle of the night googling "weight gain while dieting and exercising" 🙄

I'm just going to keep plodding on and see what happens.

The plan is to have two boiled eggs with asparagus soldiers for lunch because I am going out for dinner with some friends. I have already scoured the menu and will be having chicken curry later (I won't have rice or bread) so I've chosen the best lunch to mitigate that.

Just finished my early morning weights class and I am going to make a coffee before persuading the dog for a walk.

Have a great Wednesday everyone! 🙌🏻

Hi all! Just checking in. Another pound down here, although the remainder of this week will be hit and miss due to celebrations.

Well done @Simonsaysitschristmas and hope you enjoy celebrations this week!

Any insights or answers after your google search @xraydelta ?

Mushroom soup for me today. I’m at a work lunch tomorrow and then away with work from Sunday for a few days and I won’t have much say in food options. This is my final week of the strict 12 week Fast 800 so it’s not great timing for me as I want to finish strong and get as close to losing 3 stone as possible (I’m 5lbs away)!

Sadly just the usual "water weight" and "muscle weight" @Anewagain 😔

If I stick to it, I surely must be able to lose weight though as I am in a large calorie deficit. That's what I am clinging to anyway.

Well done @Simonsaysitschristmas 🎉

It's a tough week for celebrations and I am definitely having wine on Sunday for Mothering Sunday 🍷

Hi guys
still not back on plan but will tmrw. Just emotionally and physically exhausted from recent events.

@xraydelta measure urself ur excercising hard and prob building muscle and loosing inches

@Addidas you need to be kind to yourself 😘

Yes, I should have measured myself all over 🙈 But the bra I had fitted before Christmas when I was 10.9 fits me again, so that's positive. I just want to get below to what I was in December, then I'll feel as if I'm making progress.

@xraydelta i get a bit focussed on the number too. I’m sure before this happened that’s what happened to me coz a pair of jeans fit me but the scales were stuck.

I shall report tmrw but I’m currently eating a bar of choc. It’s all gone then and I must get back on . Dh still been a bit unwell so I’ve been stressed and busy. I shouldn’t eat my emotions and it would be better if I could eat an apple rather than a crossiant. But it’s just not the same!

@xraydelta , it is so frustrating, isn't it?
How long have you been stuck?
I think you and I must be similar heights (I'm 5'2") and I like to comfort myself with the thought that every pound lost for me is probably the equivalent of 2 for DH at 5'11". If you throw in medication-related issues - that might account for skin problems, if it's a new medication? This diet has so much focus on nutrition and a variety of veg that it must be better for your skin!

Welcome @VenusInfers!

@TooExtraImmatureCheddar I am much taller sadly 😁

A "normal" BMI for me is between just under 9 stone and just over 11. It's a huge range when you're tall, but I was always, always at the very bottom end.

I've been stuck for three/ four weeks looking at my weighing scale app. So fingers crossed it does move soon🤞🏻 I have exercised every day bar one or two (snow closed the gym!) for nearly five weeks.

Oh well. I am feeling fitter anyway 😆 And I have ordered vitamins which should help hair and skin and nails. And I've just had boiled eggs and asparagus. That's good too!

Right I’m back on!
yoghurt and rasberries
chicken stir fry
eggs and salmon
x

Good Morning @Addidas You have this 🙌🏻

I didn't go to my 6:15 exercise class this morning due to a gym kit/washing machine/no heating issue 🙄

I vow to walk 10,000 steps though today at work and this evening.

And I was going to have green fritters for lunch and chicken Parmesan for dinner, but due to being at work over lunch, I will instead have an identified previous fast 800 leftover from the freezer for lunch.

It could potentially be turkey curry, or low carb lasagna, or possibly something with beef 🤷🏻‍♀️ It's Fast 800 roulette.

I must start labelling leftover food...

Sorry @xraydelta, completely wrong end of the stick! I can't see any reason why you shouldn't lose weight on 800 calories even if you're already a healthy weight. Highly frustrating! I bet you don't look fat, though - the way I look at myself is completely subjective and bears no resemblance to the scales. I can look and think I look bloated/chubbier but then step on the scales and I've lost a pound. I have thought I looked thinner at a point where I weighed 7lbs more than I do now - it's weird and it is most definitely all in my head!

Go @Addidas, you can do it!

I have a tick list on my phone where I keep a series of milestones to tick off. Things like 'lost half a stone', 'now BMI under 30', 'Zara jeans fit'. This morning I ticked off BMI now 29, and I'm 7lbs slimmer than I was at my low point last summer before I ate all the Christmas food. I'm going to be joining you all in the trying to get under 11 stone gang - currently 11.3.8. It's 2 weeks exactly until I go away with friends and it would be amazing to get under 11 stone, but I've been averaging no more than 1.5lbs off in a good week, so I'm not sure that's realistic. Helping DM move house tomorrow and she's already mentioned take-away and fizz!

@TooExtraImmatureCheddar great work. Loads of little goals. I just want to get under 11 and seem to be trying for about 6 months and not getting there! Or getting there for a week! It’s though. I’m sure u will be in the 11 stone gang soon!

I’ve not been perfect but I’ve stayed away from sugar and prob 1200 calories by time day over. I’ll take that given I’ve been on about 2000 and carbs for last 6 days.

tmrw aiming for a prop fast 800 day.

also need to get back to excercise now I’m sleeping again!