my copy of the 8-week blood sugar diet has arrived. I see it is now half price with online orders ( I used the Book Depository ) . I am mainly concerned that although am losing weight very slowly my waist measurement is ‘stuck’ at too large for that lovely belt I bought.
Have found it an easy read – even the science bits, and I am not highly educated in science. I will give it a go but need to prepare first.
If you are curious there is a website https://thebloodsugardiet.com which might explain it easily. Something passed my eyes ( I read so much!) also that if the gut flora, is the wrong balance, can make us crave the sweet/sugary things. I can believe that so will find out how to improve the balance of my gut bacteria.
My only caution is, can I afford to eat almost no carbs? they are what makes me feel full? I try not to eat too much wheat but even rye bread is carbs… Protein can be expensive on a pension – and we have no regular fruit and veg market here so am limited in choice and price compared with some places.
It is a case of changing shopping habits, eating out, taste buds and attitudes.
Here goes. 🙂

Hello WeeScotty,

I use coconut flour regularly. It is definitely more expensive than wheat flour,but I use very little of it. It’s basically a low-carb thickening agent, I use it in broccoli patties and pancakes and the like instead of flour or breadcrumbs. I suppose you can order it online, even if the supermarkets don’t stock it in your area.
Forget about the spiraliser – I have one and it creates interesting vegetable strings, but the recipes are bound to work if you just cut up the vegetables or even peel them into stripes with a potato peeler.

So, do they advocate a sort of paleo diet in the book?
Please keep posting about the blood sugar diet if you have the time.

Cheers,
Austrian

Hi all, Hope progress is being made? I have just watched a video of Dr Michael Mosley and his wife in Australia. If you are flagging a bit and need a boost it would help to watch.
https://thebloodsugardiet.com/welcome-and-a-talk-i-gave-in-australia/

They DO mention the 5:2 in relation to the BSD in their presentation. Sorry if I missed it but couldn’t quickly find a link to it elsewhere on the Fast Diet website hence posting for you here.

Quite sobering the amount of food in my cupboards/fridge/freezer that don’t fit so well for BSD and am not going to throw it away so it will take longer to get to starting point proper. In the mean time am cutting back calories AND carbs each day which can’t be harmful. Would be helped if Spring arrived permanently. We are back to November in grey cold/damp days in Perthshire – deters me from being out and about much.

Excellent. There is so much more going on than the scale indicates.

Congrats, WeeScotty, great to hear!
Aubergine, Zucchini and so on…I LOVE shakushka on my fast days – very quick to make, but possibly a bit less tasty than the “everyday” version because I just cook the aubergine bits and canned tomato, add salt and spices, then add the zucchini and eggs. Really nice and filling, even if you don’t use any fat at all.