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Good afternoon.

Thanks for all your well wishes …. they worked! Procedure went smoothly and very little in the way of issues. I had a bit of an ‘ache’ last night and didn’t sleep too well because I was suppose to sleep on my back or the other side neither of which suited. Anyway, apart from light sensitivity all is well. It’s great not to have to wear contacts anymore!

Margaret hope all goes well with your pre-op. I had my first op in February and I must admit having this one in the summer with bright sunny days has meant I’m walking around the house with sunglasses on, a bit pretentious but necessary. Try and arrange to have yours done when we get a wet spell!

I can’t exercise at the moment but as soon as I can I’m definitely going to build some weights into my general routine.

Have a good weekend.

I hope all goes well today with your cataract op Verano & coincidentally I am also booked into SpaMedica next Tuesday for a pre-op visit because they want to operate on the cataract in my right eye now before laser correcting my left one because cataracts take priority 🤔
S-G it’s interesting what you have said about weight training because I have weights & used to use them in my Jane Fonda exercises but have not done that exercise routine for awhile now 🙁I think I must get back to doing it all because it also includes some balance exercises & although I didn’t use my balance stick whilst playing bowls yesterday I am still rather wonky😂
I am trying to eat sensibly this week but I think my poor sleep does also affect ability to lose weight.
Take care everyone
Margaret xx

Cathy, I am doing 1kg a month, not much but add that up over a year. It allows for treats and days out when life gets in the way. Also, my HbA1c was 7.5 after the cruise and I am aiming for 6.5 for September test. I wont join you but will be with you in spirit and looking in.

Well done s-g! It works when it works!

So a minor blip for me today the nurse from the clinic didn’t know why I’d been booked in for surgery tomorrow … left hand didn’t know what the right hand was doing but nonetheless pleased to see they are thorough!

So I’m into week 4 of my Second Nature course now and I have to say I’m enjoying it and learning some new things. This week is devoted to exercise which is difficult for me but learnt something new … in a nutshell, and I may not be right here, but weight training, using muscles leads to less insulin resistance. So I got out my weights, well just a kilo each, and my resistance band and will try to use them every day after my meditation and before my ‘mindful’ breakfast!

HI DCT/Dawn/SueBlue and anyone else who wants to join in our August challenge.
On Monday morning I’ll be reporting for duty for the August reset. I weighed myself today before my cheese pie tomorrow and my gelato over the weekend and I was 142 lb. I am aiming for a goal weight of 138lb. I am happy to share what I eat every day during August and also my weekly weight. I will weigh on Monday morning and take things from there, I am going to aim to walk 7000 steps indoors or outdoors EVERY day too. When I embarked on my 12 week blood sugar reduction diet in February I did really well and got my HbA1c down from 42 to 35 and my weight from 166 lb to 140 lb. I reckon in a month I could lose 4lb. Let’s see!
See you all on Monday for our challenge. We’ve got this!

Thanks everyone but good news! Saw my GP this morning and blood pressure was fine, he wrote a letter to the clinic and I know have a new appointment for Thursday morning! And that’s with the NHS, can’t knock them at all.

Well done on all the weight losses hope it renews everyone’s enthusiasm.
Have a good week.

Hi everyone, Verano, so sorry to hear about your op. Hubby has the same problem, called white coat syndrome, even his cardiologist ignores it and during a session always takes BP at the start and then at the end when he is a bit more relaxed. I do have high BP but I always do 10 mins meditation before I go for an appointment then while I am waiting to go in I do some deep breathing.

Sunny that is a great result, you are on your way.

My weigh in today shows a loss of exactly 1 kg. So I am on track to 1kg a month but now need to lose for July/August so I am actually behind a bit.

The skys were clear blue this morning so the smoke has gone. We are forecast back up to 42 tomorrow but only for one day then back down to the mid 30’s. Had a lovely swim.

Have a good week.

Dawn- I love your new approach and it is a positive approach and mindset. Like you, I’ve “failed” when setting targets and then feel disappointed and a failure. By going with the process and doing what you can you will succeed. It doesn’t matter how long it takes. I also like your positive approach to the next 7 years and like you I have got to the point where I cannot keep doing the same thing and getting nowhere. My aim for 2026 is to end the cycle! I’ve found what works for me, 800 keto and I have to be strict and I plan to be strict in August. I want to get to goal, enjoy holidays and festivities and then be strict in between. I think I can do it! I am hoping that I can keep within my weight range using this method. We don’t need to be hung up on what the scales say but they’re a great guide along with looser clothing and so hopefully over the next few weeks we will feel better. I’m starting on Monday with my strict August schedule- my husband is away next week leading a retreat so it’s a perfect time for me to start. I want to get under 140 and would love to get to 138. I’ve not weighed for a couple of weeks but I know I’ve crept up as I’ve not been as strict: I can’t do 800 keto long term but a four week stint every so often might just suit me. Good luck Dawn. You sound motivated and I’ll look forward to hearing your news and I’m cheering for you. SueBlue and DCT are also up for an August reset so it will be good to share our journeys together. We’ve got this!

Hello.
S-g sounds like you’re doing well. So sad to see the horrendous fires especially in France but seems to be lots of other places in Europe too. The really sad thing is that some are set on purpose and others are just a result of carelessness. Let’s hope they are all under control soon and yes that it rains!

Thank you for your good wishes but I’m afraid they fell on deaf ears. I turned up for my appointment but my blood pressure was too high for me to have the surgery! I don’t suffer from high blood pressure nor do I take medication it’s ’blood pressure monitor cuff’ syndrome! Anyway I’ll see the doctor tomorrow morning and we’ll make a plan from there. The only problem is that his plan is medication and I’m a medication phobic! We will just have to see! Meanwhile I’ve had to order more contact lenses.

Hi everyone,
I started my reset today, have decided to partly use the Fast800 online plan combined with logging stuff on MFP and will see how it goes. I haven’t done any of the online exercises for quite a while so have reset the online plan to ‘beginner’ and did my first set today. I’m not going to be as strict with myself as I have been in the past (which has often been my downfall as if I have a day ‘off plan’ even if it’s not eating really unhealthy food, it can make me go WAY off plan)I am just going to try eat as healthily as I can, using lots of the online recipes, for the majority of the time and not put a time limit on how much I want to lose by a certain date as I think that’s putting too much pressure on myself. I don’t want to spend the next 7 years like the last 7, setting goals and then failing to reach them. I hope everyone has a good week.
Dawn X

Thanks Wendy. My first one was also done at SpaMedica and it was excellent too!
Just need to get it done now when I look out of my right eye everything is bright when I look out of my left eye there is a brown haze over everything! It’s time!

Good luck with your cataract op Verano & I had an eye check a couple of days ago advising me I probably need my second one done as well. I have been referred back to SpaMedica & they were excellent first time around.
Fingers crossed for you on Monday
🤞🤞🍀
Margaret xx

S-g when you move back you the UK we won’t be a million miles from each other so who knows!

Yes the wildfires this year seem to be far more widespread and far more severe. Really sad especially if they are set on purpose, which is quite often the case. Certainly when we had our apartment in Tenerife there were often forest fires in the National Forest and often set on purpose. The only good thing was that the pines always seemed to regenerated really well despite being burned almost to a cinder. Anyway, hope you stay safe in France s-g.

Sorry to hear about your migraine Sunny could it have had anything to do with your fast? You know I’m not a great lover of fasting so just throwing that one out there! Anyway, glad you’re getting on ok with myfitnesspal.

Margaret same happens to me sometimes so I take 0.6 lb of my weight. I weighed a mug with and without liquid and that’s what I came up with. A bit ad hoc I know but having the need to weigh everyday it makes me feel better!

So, to me. Well almost at the end of the third week of my ‘course’ and my weight loss overall is just about 1lb a week but it’s patchy to say the least. I’m finding some of the articles really interesting but the course is really aimed at people who eat a ‘normal’ western fast food/ little home cooked food diet. I think maybe I’m glossing over some of the information because I’m already comparatively low carb and eat pretty healthily. This week the articles have been mainly about mindset and have been really interesting but next week is ‘exercise’ and given my level of mobility I’m thinking this won’t be the best set of articles for me! I haven’t written them off yet but we will see.

I am a Tuesday ‘weigher’ this course has made me weigh on Mondays. I don’t like Mondays! I’m going back to my traditional weighing day… Tuesday!
Hope everyone has a good week without too much heat!

PS I’m having my second cataract op on Monday so may not be posting for a few days… looking forward to finally disposing of contact lenses!

Haven’t checked in for a couple of days, as I had an unusually prolonged migraine episode, which took me out of action.
It’s really sad to see all the wild fires. So many places are being affected and so many beautiful habitats bring ravaged.
On the BSD front, things seem to be going well at the moment. Have been using Myfitnesspal to keep track of things and although carbs were up a couple of days and cals were over on one day, overall it’s balancing out across the week.
My weekly weigh in will be on Tuesday, so although I weigh daily, I’ll wait until Tuesday to report results.
Have a good weekend.

Hi Margaret, did you ever get to the Bay on your trip. I am sure you will have seen photos of the large Dune de Pilat, the largest non-moving sand dune in Europe. It was surrounded by a pine forest which went up in flames a couple of years ago due to arson. Such a shame for all the areas that are burning.

Hi all, shame we are nowhere near each other Verano – different countries – or we could meet up. You wouldnt want to be here right now. We have wild fires in the Bay of Archechon for the second time in the last few years. Such a shame as it is a magnificent area. Unfortunately, it is impacting on us, so no swimming and have to keep windows shut, lots of smoke even though it is around 100kms from us. Hopefully, we are safe here but you never know if some idiot is going to drop a cigarette end in the grass.

Still losing weight and determined not to mess it up over the weekend. Have a good one.

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Thank you – I’m expecting that much exercise should shift a bit of weight too as I’ve hit a plateau!

Keep going but do enjoy your holiday. Walking that much will create an appetite so be sure to have some low carbs or good carb snacks.

SG, you have shown time and again your determination, so I’m sure you’ll be able to hit the targets you are setting yourself.

Read somewhere that a good incentive, is to put a photo of yourself at your slimmest somewhere prominent, to spur yourself on … just a thought.

I’m on day 3 of my reboot. Doing well at not snacking between meals and with recording what I am consuming. Struggling a bit with getting daily carbs down to 20g although managing to keeping them below 30g, but it’s a work in progress. The calorie levels are okay, so hoping that as time goes on, the desired result will reveal itself.

Positives

weight back down and feeling motivated.
cooled down a bit here, now only around 35 degrees – makes a big difference
swam 3 days in a row.

HI SueBlue
Great that you’ll be joining me and DCT for the August reset. I am already preparing to start August with determination, focus and resilience. Four weeks of focus is definitely doable. We can choose how we do it. We can try something different every week if we want. I am choosing to do 800 keto for the four weeks and I will be strict. I think the online plan definitely helps me with daily structure too.. I am still paying for the plan but I think once August comes I will use it daily for exercises as well as recipes and motivation. I’ll look forward to checking in on 3rd August where we can make definitive weekly plans towards our August goal. We’ve got this!

Thanks DCT for being my August Back to Basics Buddy. Let’s weigh in on Monday 3rd and see how we both get on.

A few more positives …
🌻🌻 good gardening session with my grandson at the village hall … all.lookkmg much tidier 😀
🌻🌻 threated myself to a spectacular bog plant, with almost black leaves that look almost metallic
🌻🌻 a successful 2nd day back on thd BSD track

What are your positives for today?