Blood sugar diet days 1 and 2

[Nomoreexcuses]

Yesterday I started the 8 week blood sugar diet. I'm not diabetic but I'm struggling to get my weight down (I've been stuck about 11st) since summer) and want to reduce my bmi body fat and waistline.

So it's 8 weeks on 800 calories per day and I've got to say I feel awful. Constantly hungry, light headed and headachybut determined. I've lost 1lb in a day and hope I'll lose at least a stone in the 8 weeks.

Think it will be an early night to avoid eating.

If anyone else has experience of this id love to hear how you dealt with hunger. Does it pass?

[moreless Administrator 7 stone]

My guess, Nomoreexcuses, as I'm no expert, is that you need to get everything out of your body that will cause cravings and the longer you go, the less hungry you'll feel.

gman1961 has just started and pcrw is a graduate, so maybe you can swap notes?

[Nomoreexcuses 2lbs in reply to moreless]

Thanks moreless I'll look them up x

[Hidden]

I’ve only managed a few single days (not consecutive days admittedly) but I’ve found I wasn’t hungry, and I put it down to the full fat yogurt, the porridge with soaked chia seeds and lots of protein. I wish I could commit to a week at it, because I’m sure it would shift the last few pounds I’m struggling to lose, but I seem to be out or have other commitments which mean I can’t commit on those days. Good luck, Nomoreexcuses . Have a look at gman1961 in tomorrow’s weigh in - he’s been doing it for a week.

[Nomoreexcuses 2lbs in reply to Hidden]

Thanks Hidden . Finding day 2 tough but hoping it passes soon. I've organised my meals for the week so hoping that keeps me on track. Reading the posts here is keeping me focussed.

[pcrw Maintainer Healthy BMI]

I’ve done it and after 48 hours I felt fine , food craving disappeared . I lost weight rapidly the first week but the book says that’s water but after that you lose fat. I found it amazing how quickly I lost inches from my waist. I had to buy new clothes twice having gone from size 16 to size 12 . At the end of the 8 weeks I carried on excluding potatoes rice pasta and bread and sugar but have increased calories to 1000 to 1200 .

Certainly my energy levels are better and I sleep better

I also increased activity and now I walk at least 10000 steps a day and have done so since the 2 nd week of the BSD

Hope it goes well for you

[Nomoreexcuses 2lbs in reply to pcrw]

Thanks pcrw that's given me some strength to keep going with it. Hopefully I'll feel brighter tomorrow. We had storm Ophelia through the night (I'm in Scotland) and so I didn't sleep great with the wind howling round the house which I don't think helped today. I love my sleep.

[pcrw Maintainer Healthy BMI in reply to Nomoreexcuses]

Hope no damage after last night

[Nomoreexcuses 2lbs]

Today...scrambled eggs for breakfast, lentil and feta salad for lunch and dinner was Thai red tofu curry with cauli rice

[Nomoreexcuses 2lbs]

No idea. According to MFP my carbs are higher than my protein intake which concerns me a bit.

[Pickle_77]

The blood sugar diet personally sounds extreme ... good luck though I’ve read good reviews for it ... I know Gloria hunniford just cut out sugar and has kept her weight steady and healthy as she was prediaberic from what I read in her article .. she looks great ..and yes withdrawal symptoms from sugar can happen ... doesn’t last forever though .. oh yes and Jane McDonald from The Cruise programme did the same and she said she feels great and she looks great

👍

[Hidden]

I’ve just started and have found that it has immediately stopped the heartburn I often get from eating bread etc. A few days in (and I’m probably eating closer to 1000 cals) and the weight is coming off much faster than the first 3 weeks of Normal dieting and exercise. It does take some adjusting to and willpower, but feeling less sluggish already.

Good luck with your journey!