Hello and well done to Dawn, Sue and MixnMatxh. You’re all off to a fab start. I forgot to weigh myself this morning and only realised when i was eating my breakfast. Because I’ve been taking it slowly my main aim has been to reduce carbs, do some time restricted eating and get myself on the right path. Im planning another fast on Monday and hope that the weather picks up so I can get some steps in next week.
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Hi everyone,
Sounds like everybody is off to a great start and nice to hear everyone being so optimistic. I’m not weighing, of course, but I have had a bit of a NSV this week. I suddenly realized that I have a feeling of wellness creeping in around the edges. I have less joint pain, a bit more energy, better focus at work and I’m sleeping better. It’s not a huge difference so far, but enough to be noticeable. If I’ve lost any inches (or mm), it’s only on my hands and feet. Definitely not above the ankles or wrists yet.
I’ve been going for at least a 15-20min walk most afternoons. When I’m working at home, I go up the road that goes up the hill. Gets my heart rate going and good views across the valley along the way. Quite windy as well, but that helps clear the head. I’m hoping it will start to help with the insulin resistance as well.
I’ve been impressing myself with how well I’m eating, and preparing lunches. I’ve been alternating chopped kale with roasted red peppers, artichokes, and cottage cheese or konjac noodles with bok choy, or hummus on broccoli sandwich bread, with a clementine and small handful of nuts on the side. For dinner, it’s been broccoli with fish or soy free tofu or lentils, or a black bean chili. Breakfast when I have it is skyr with hemp hearts and pomegranate. So it feels quite well rounded. I’m not hungry except right before meals and I am not craving unhealthy things. So nice! -
Popping by to wish everybody a good week on the Good Ship Lollipop ( with no lollipops!)
and to mention an item I find really good for brekkies..high protein yoghurt.
I get mine from – rhymes with sparks – comes in 200 g tubs,is very filling,much thicker than I was expecting,100 g or 50 is enough.
Three lovely flavours,strawb,vanilla,and mango and passion fruit are really delicious in my humble opinion.
I sometimes have a scoop as a dessert after evening meal. If you like trifle,add a scoop of low cal jelly and a few berries,and its as good as any trifle ive ever eaten- except for my daughters super amazing trifle,which thankfully she only makes at christmas,as its irresistible!
These are the figures for the vanilla – the other flavours will be much the same X
Typical Values per 100g:
Energy 328kJ/77kcal
Fat 0.6g
of which saturates 0.3g
Carbohydrate 5.5g
of which sugars 3.9g
Fibre <0.5g
Protein 12.5g
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Almost at the end of day 7 and still going strong, so will carry on at least until Tuesday, which will be day 9. My sister’s birthday on Wednesday so probably won’t make the 10th day this time. Weather has definitely warmed up a lot so went shopping today with no coat, I got cold hands, but no worse than that. My body comp scales recorded a healthy visceral fat percentage for the first time this morning so that is good news 😀
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Yowzer – that yogurt sounds delicious! I’ll have to look for something similar here.
Arctic Fox – so glad to hear you are starting to feel wellness creeping in around the edges! What a perfect way to describe it 🙂
I know exactly how you feel – when I first started BSD 8 years ago, that was what impressed me the most – even before I had lost much weight I had a noticeable reduction in joint pain, and an increase in my energy levels. I was having regular blood tests at the time and they showed a reduction in inflammation levels – this is what initially inspired me to keep on keeping on 🙂
I too am starting to feel wellness creeping back since my new year reboot. It’s early days yet, but already starting most days with a walk is becoming a habit – husband and I walked for an hour this morning and it was just on 6,000 steps.
We had a beautiful walk on Saturday – we ended up at Shark Beach on Sydney Harbour (Nielsen Park), it has lovely harbour views. I was kicking myself for not having my swimming costume (we weren’t planning on going there), but I did manage a paddle! We were walking around markets earlier in the day so step count ended up being almost 16,000 for the day. And sitting in the park overlooking the harbour was a great mindfulness exercise!
I’m having a good day today so far. After returning from my walk I decided to clean out the fridge and discovered leftovers and vegetables that needed using up – so i now have veggie soup cooking in the slow cooker, and a dozen freshly cooked breakfast muffins – made with eggs, ricotta, leftover roast turkey, pumpkin, zucchini, broccoli and capsicum – waste not want not!
I’m trying to introduce a new habit each week, so as well as walking more, and planning and recording food intake, this week I’m adding 16:8. I had breakfast at 9am (was starving as was up at 5.30am) and planning to eat my evening meal at 5pm. I’m making Tacos for husband and daughters and am going to use lettuce leaves for my portion, instead of taco shells. That’s the plan anyway! Now to tackle the housework before I go back to work tomorrow. -
MixnMatch- I can’t believe you’ve managed to fast for so long! Are you just having water? Take care when reintroducing food- i often get “intestinal doom” after fasting for 36 hours when i start eating again. I am doing my Monday fast today and am going the full 36 hours this week. I already feel mentally in a better place than this time last week so I know i am going to be able to complete the fast. I’ve got a nice selection of lemon and ginger tea, peppermint tea, rooibos and gingerbread chai. At mealtime I choose a different cup of tea as my meal!
Sue you sound really motivated and you’re getting plenty of steps in. I am hoping now the ice has melted that I will be walking more this week. I like your idea of adding a new habit each week. I find that mixing things up really helps to keep me motivated.
I am considering this as a proper week. Last week was slow and steady and “getting into the swing of things”. I had a couple of good days and a couple of not so good days but all part of the plan . This week I plan to be strong and strict!
Have a good week everyone!
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Hi Cathy, no I am being a touch cautious and having a variety of herb teas, ‘liquid lunch’ of bone broth, or marmite or on two days a miso instant soup as well as the water to make sure I keep my electrolytes up, and I am having a multivitamin and fish oil capsule a day (which reminds me, I haven’t had todays yet). The largest calorie days are the soup ones at 35 calories. I am hoping to avoid most of the issues doing this without affecting the main point of the fast. I have dropped caffeine which gave me my only symptom of a mild withdrawal headache. I am actually impressed with how well I am feeling and how well I am sleeping (probably connected) I will certainly be doing this again, and may pluck up courage to go just water/herb teas for the next one but not for at least another six months as the study I read said no more than twice a year. I will probably do that anyway for my 36 hour fasts when I start doing them after getting back to eating normally in a phased way as planned which will take several weeks. I need to be strong and strict with myself too and not risk jumping back into a normal diet too quickly.
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Greetings! I wonder if anyone has combined this approach to dieting with a jab such as Wegovy or Mounjaro? I have a friend who paid privately for Mounjaro and has lost about 3 stones in 5 months. She experienced some digestive discomfort, which I think is common, but otherwise is following a higher protein, fewer carbs, no treats approach.
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I can’t remember the exact figures, would have to look them up, but I am pretty sure that in 2017 I lost about the same without the jabs, I lost 8 stones in total over 2 years but most successfully at the end when I discovered the BSD, both 5:2 and the Fast 800 which actually took me down to my target. No digestive discomfort either, other than a few rumbles.
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Hi all, so nice to read such cheery posts from so many!
I have been weighing and recording in MFP like I did seven years ago. I am sticking to 8-900 cal and less than 40g carbs, mostly less than 30. My regular weight day is Friday but I’m doing a cheeky weigh on Tuesdays as well. Sadly so far there’s little progress but we’ll see what Friday brings.
Today I went to a ‘gentle’ exercise class. I wouldn’t want it to be any faster! But although it felt like hard work at the time I felt great after it and I’m going to continue once or twice a week.
Hope everyone is having a good week. Good luck with the rest of your fast, Mixnmatch.
Sueblue, sounds like you are having some wonderful walks around the city.
CC I hope your week goes well and that this is a good ‘proper’ week for you.
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I’m off to a great start to the week having just completed a 38 hour fast. I went to bed early last night as I was feeling cold and grumpy. Had a terrible headache (carb flu) but slept well despite waking up a few times. Just eaten a couple of medjool dates and some peanut butter with a cup of rooibos and it tasted delicious. Was going to have a boiled egg but I can’t face it so I’ll have it at lunchtime. I have to be really careful what I eat after a 36 hour fast. I’ll leave it a couple of hours before going out just in case! This week I am going to stay low carb, time restricted eating and more walking. I am looking forward to making progress slowly but steadily. Today feels like a win. Last Monday I only could manage a 24 hour fast.
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I broke my fast this morning, so ended at 8 full days, with a proper cup of tea with milk, and have had a few hazelnuts, followed by a low ish carb Eggs Benedict with a thin slice of muffin with melted butter instead of the Hollandaise, 1 slice of ham and two eggs. No ill effects so far, I also had a herb tea to try to keep my hydration up. Tomorrow is my sister’s birthday and she has chosen a Chinese so I have been busily planning what I can reasonably eat from her choices of dishes. (Not an awful lot, considering her first two requested dishes are lemon chicken and sweet and sour battered prawns.) I think I can make an about 300 calorie dish by having beansprouts instead of the rice and minimising the sugary dishes, so that is the plan for tomorrow for my sole meal. After that as planned I will be easing back in to eating properly over the next couple of weeks and tracking my weight so I don’t gain too much back. Thursday and Friday aiming at 600 calories (2 meals) Saturday and Sunday 900 calories (3 meals) Monday and Tuesday next week 1200 calories (3 meals plus a few glasses of wine maybe) Wednesday and Thursday 1500 calories (almost back to my basal metabolic rate) Friday, Saturday and Sunday 1800 calories (my theoretical basal rate, if I gain weight at this I will lengthen the stay at it to a week as that may signal my BMR has reduced due to my body being more efficient). If I don’t gain at my BMR I will do a week at 2100 calories and expect to gain at that. After that I will take stock and maybe start an 8 weeks.
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Hi everyone
Good to read so many positive posts this week, and it’s interesting to see how so many of us are getting into our own groove and starting to see results.
CATHY I had to smile at your description of a “proper week”. I know exactly what you mean and don’t feel I’m quite there yet, so am viewing next week as my first proper week. After a nasty bout of flu over Christmas and New Year, then going back to work last week which kind of wiped me out, I’m only just beginning to feel like things are returning to normal. I’m picking up the walking pace again, but now need to get back to healthy meals and eating at regular times. So next week it all kicks off!
My starting point is going to be repeating the pattern I had from the very first time I started the BSD, which was scrambled eggs for breakfast, vegetable soup for lunch, and a light dinner of chicken or fish with lots of veg. I think the familiarity of that routine will help get me focussed again. I have put on a couple of pounds recently so have set myself a target of getting rid of those by the end of this month, and hopefully another one for good measure. Will report back in due course.
Hello to everyone reading this and I hope it’s all going well for you. Have a great weekend X
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Hello everyone 🤗
I did a silly thing wondering why i hadn’t any posts come through just realised I had accidentally pressed to come off of group🤦♀️
Back on now !!
Read them all DCT I am also going to eat like a did when we started bsd it might help as. Have also gained few pounds
Hope everyone getting ok I have all the family over Saturday to see new house lots of adults and grandchildren so lots of food might forget it and enjoy day and start properly on Monday 😉
Have a good weekend everyone
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Friday …. end of my first week which has been more of an ‘easing in’ than a ‘proper week’. I’ve decided to go back to Tuesday as my weighing day. I just can’t come to terms with Friday. I think it may because the weekend comes immediately after my weigh-in and I just can’t get my head around it. Anyway, hope everyone is doing well. Have a good weekend.
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Good luck for Tuesday Verano!
I prefer Friday weigh ins as usually I’ve been “good” (or relatively good! for most of the week) but then relax a bit on the weekend 🙂
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Hello everyone
Disappointed with today’s weigh i! My weight is up by 2lb Ive been skipping breakfast and eating about 1 pm. I did a 36 hour fast on Monday and I’ve been out every day walking 7000 steps! This is not what I expected to see this morning. Feel a bit deflated! -
Cathy so sorry. What a disappointment. I sometimes wonder if throwing in an extra meal helps the body. Possibly it gets to expect 2 meals a day and then when a ‘breakfast’ suddenly appears it seems to ‘wake up’. Could be totally wrong of course but I do think we can eat too little.
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Hi Friday Weighers and all!
CCATHY,I feel for you,its happened to me a few times over the years and its been a huge disappointment. But if you can ignore the frustration and hold firm,you may soon be in for one of those lovely “ whoosh” moments when you suddenly see a satisfying drop on the scales.
My fingers,legs and eyes are crossed for you! You so deserve a whoosh! X
DCT I hope youre over the flu now.X
Happy weekend,everyone x!🥳
PS! Just thought – I read about a book a few days ago…” 5:2 your life” by Kate Harrison. (£7.99)
Applying the 5:2 concept to everyday life as well as to weight on a six week plan. Bought it cheaply on Ebay for a fiver. Havent read it yet as finishing some xmas gift fiction,but I love the idea of applying 5:2 to my life,and hopefully get on with “ lifemin” things I’ve procrastinated over for too long! 🥰
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So sorry to hear that CCathy. I’ve had similar experiences over the years and it does take the edge off one’s enthusiasm. I’m hoping you are able to keep on, holding to the principles has got to work in time.
I am 300g down this week, a little over half a pound. Hardly a stellar result but I’ll take it and hope for better next week. I am concentrating on weighing and recording everything and trying to get and stay in the groove. Hoping if I can do that, everything else will fall into place.
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Cathy – that is a shame but hang in there, I often have weeks of little or no loss and then a ‘whoosh’ where I’ll lose more.
Mariet – I’ve had a very similar loss this week – 400g. I can’t complain as I’ve been recording what I’ve been eating and calories have been around 1200-1400 most days, I only had 2 days under 900. But I am definitely making healthier choices on the whole, and have been keeping active and having breakfast later, after walking, so I’m able to follow more of a 16:8 pattern. Hoping to build on this next week.
I had a very active day yesterday, walked 12,000 steps and also did 3 hours of gardening, I slept well last night!
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Hi everyone,
I haven’t had the best week. World events and work stress have been causing some huge anxiety and that has led to trouble sleeping and staying on top of the housework, which means meals planned have not been made. I have next week off work though, so hoping to catch up on things.
We are in for a cold spell finally, so I was chopping some maple wood this morning that I have been saving for just this occassion. My dad came over to help, but even though the wood is nice and dry, it still took a lot of effort to split it. It was a full body workout, and has left my hands and wrists quite sore. I also cleaned up my home office, which is my seed starting area too. I pulled out the shelving unit from the wall and swept and washed the floor, cleaned all the dust and cobwebs off the lights, and did a bit of a general tidy up. So I am quite tired. I think I will make a broccoli and lentil tray bake for dinner tonight as it is quick and low effort.
Cathy, sorry to hear about your gain. It is frustrating, isn’t it. It’s possible that you are retaining fluid, or that your body is seeing that much activity combined with the fast as a stressor, so is releasing cortisol. Hopefully it will come off next week as your body adapts. Also, are you drinking enough water, with all the activity? Sometimes I start to retain fluid if I haven’t been drinking enough.
Mixnmatch – well done completing the 8 day fast. I’m not sure I’ll ever do anything that long, but I may have to start doing 24 or 36 hrs once per week like Cathy to begin with.
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hi all. Just popping in to say hello. I had a good day yesterday – two long dog walks (one on the beach) and managed to stick with my three resolutions: drink more water, bed before midnight, and no snacking after 19.00. The goals will sound pretty unambitious to most of you, but I’ve decided on baby steps!
I love following your progress and am impressed by all the determination and resilience. Best wishes for the week ahead.
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I love this 12 month thread! The monthly thread has just 12 days left to run and so I now feel pressure to perform…. not sure if that’s good or bad. I do like the ‘flexibility’ of this thread. Hope everyone is having a good January. Daylight is getting longer each day and spring is just around the corner …. well at a stretch!
Have a good week.
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Hello everyone
I agree with you Verano- it’s nice not to feel any pressure and a year long thread gives us flexibility, time to improve, time to step away for a breather etc. Today is my Monday fast. Woke up dreading how I would cope. Had a coffee with cream so not technically a water only fast but I felt it would help me get through it. My husband is off to India on Wednesday for a Buddhist convention for 10 days. I am seeing the retina specialist tomorrow for a review following the vitrectomy and epiretinal peel and am at Christie on Wednesday for my MRI scan result. I feel a bit mixed up at the moment. I go between I’ve got this to what does it matter. I think last weeks weigh in disappointment didn’t help! That’s why I am glad we have the luxury of the year ahead to get in the right place again if we have had a bad week. ive told myself this weekend that i can’t live like this forever. I’ve got to get a grip of my weight once and for all and I’m hoping that with slow and steady progress I can get to where I want to be this time and draw a line under continuously trying to lose weight and to look forward to maintaining. I said this last year and I can’t keep saying it ever year- I’m worn out with it all . So today I am doing my Monday fast. I am going to drink more water this week. It’s only January, the weather has been cold and miserable but nights are getting lighter and hopefully I will feel more positive over the next few months and see some progress. Not giving up the fight! I’m in it to win it. This year is going to be the year of success . I did it in 2017 and I’ll do it again on 2025. Like Heidi, I’ll be taking baby steps: -
Hi everyone,
I’m just catching up with posts now.Hope everybody is having a good week. I weighed myself on Friday and had lost another pound, not much but have still been just going gently. Today I’m starting the Fast800 properly as feel in the right frame of mind at last so will hopefully have bigger losses from now.
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Hiiii DAWN and everyone!
DAWN you’re off to such a good start to 2025! You will soon need sunglasses to look at your sparkly chart!😄X
SUE I love the sound of yr walks. Since June 2024 I havent been able to walk much at all due to sciatica and it isnt getting better despite everything Im trying. So I like walking vicariously by reading about your walks X
Hi HEIDI,i love your name! Baby steps are defo the way to go,with anything in life,I believe,,so youre on the right track. Those steps really add up. I used to be ( and still have tendencies that way) to be all or nothing and it never works out well in the end X
FOXY hope this week goes better for you X
I’m loving my book” 5:2. Your life “ and the concept of 5:2 life as well as 5:2 way of eating. Due to aforementioned sciatica and not able to do housework without pain,I was getting quite anxious about cleaning,decluttering etc, getting overwhelmed,but I find the idea of choosing just 2 days a week to concentrate on chores is more doable ( of course,washing dishes,tidying,putting a wash on, etc on the other 5 )
I think this book appeals to folk like me who enjoy notebooks,journalling,to do lists etc..(VERANO for one,I know)
I cant believe after all the 5:2 fasting years,we havent thought of applying 5:2 to lifemin as well. Im not suggesting anyone buy this book,I just think the idea is useful,specially for anyone dealing with health probs,poor mobility etc
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Hello yowzer and everyone
I am going to get the 5.2 book as well yowzer I think it’s a good idea 👍 I am settling in to our new home it’s strange not knowing anyone but from tomorrow I am going to go for my walk each day so maybe I will bump into some people !!
I have re read all my notes from when I did the sugar free all those years ago I think this post will be good for us all I think we all want to do well but the pressure seems to be off somehow
I made some lovely veg soup with left over turkey from the weekend I find soup a good go to at lunch time I also did the recipe (hubby ) loves it from the keto book it’s scallops with baby mushrooms and sun dried tomatoes 🍅 😋 yummy
Have a good week everyone
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NOKIE I think your new neighbours are very lucky to have you x
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Yowzer YES, YES!
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Thanks Yowzer😀 So sorry to hear that your sciatica is playing up, I know it can be really painful. I’m keeping everything crossed that you’re feeling better soon. The book you mention sounds really interesting. I may download a sample on my kindle. Dawn X
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Hi everyone,
I’m having a week off work this week. It is a holiday at home (as always!) and not that much of a holiday. Sunday I sowed the first 600 seeds, yesterday was my appointment with the orthopedic surgeon. Today I was supposed to be catching up on housework, but I just had a call saying that the MRI centre had a cancellation and could I come in. I must have been put very near the top of the list for that to happen! My mum has been waiting months and only got her booking notice this week for the end of March. Our health care system moves really fast when cancer is suspected. We don’t think mine is cancer but the surgeon is doing due diligence. I’m glad someone is finally. I waited 7 months for the appointment with him and he was a bit shocked that the only investigation that has happened so far is a single ultrasound. It looks like he wants to remove it either way though given how embedded it is in the muscle and with the pain it is causing. I was worried about recovery time but he says it should be pretty quick. So I have motivation to get as healthy as possible before the surgery. Anyway, I’m off to get the MRI done. Wish me luck! -
Good luck ARCTICFOX. Hope it all goes well for you and they can sort out what needs doing . I’m glad you got the cancellation.
And CATHY hope your appointments go well this week too. What a busy week you’re having!!
Will be thinking of you both xx
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Hello everyone
ArcticFox- hope you get your scan results very soon. Sounds like your Surgeon is on it and it was great that you secured a cancellation! Great to be in peak condition when the time comes for your surgery. .
I went to see the retina specialist today and he is very pleased with my left eye. Not as pleased as I was to be told I have 6/6 vision for my distance. Incredible! I’m having the right eye cataract removed on 10thFeb and he is going to assess whether I need to have another epiretinal membrane peel on the right eye when he reviews me in May . He said the epiretinal membrane has increased also in that eye since my last scan in August but he said if the cataract removal improves my vision I may not require to have another vitrectomy. In other positive news I was delighted today to put on a pair of jeans and they were not tight but swished on! I wasn’t expecting that after Christmas! It was a very nice feeling!
I’m off to Christie tomorrow for my scan result. My Schwannomas are very deep inside my abdomen on the femoral nerve at L5/S1 so they won’t operate!! I feel like a ticking time bomb. Let’s see what they have to say.
I’ve been low carb this week, fasting 18/19 hours each day and did a 23 hour fast on Monday. Had vegan chilli with cauliflower rice tonight. I will weigh myself on Friday and see if I’ve lost anything.
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Thanks for the good wishes, DCT and Cathy. The scan went well. I have an appointment to discuss the results with the surgeon on Friday. Hopefully the report from the cancer agency is back by then and I’ll know if I need a biopsy.
Trying to continue to eat well. I’ve been doing some spring cleaning today as I don’t have time for that once actual spring arrives. I’ve been averaging about 8500 steps per day which is pretty good for winter. The counter doesn’t give me very much credit for housework though even when I’m working up a good sweat.
I bought a new Mediterranean diet magazine with lots of good looking recipes and hope to get some inspiration. Tonight is roasted kabocha squash with salmon.
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Hi everyone,
Just a quick question. I’ve been having trouble getting into the My Fitness Pal app since last night. I’ve planned my meals for the week on it so it’s frustrating, it’s stuck on the loading screen. I think I may have to uninstall it then reinstall it but does anyone know if it will lose all of my data if I do that? I have lots of my regular meals loaded on it which is handy. Thanks, Dawn XX -
Dawn I don’t think you will lose your data if you log back in with the same details. Maybe try closing the app and just rebooting your device first. Good luck.
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Thanks Verano,
I’ve rebooted my device a few times with no luck so will try reinstalling and keep my fingers crossed.
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Hi again Verano,
It’s worked, thanks😀 I had to reset my password but its kept all of my data, including around 40 regular meals I had loaded, phew! I think I may start doing written menu plans , just as a backup to know what shopping I need or what I may need to get out of the freezer in case it happens again. I usually prefer pen and paper, mfp is one of the few times I don’t:/
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Good morning ladies!
DAWN Im pleased you got your MFP sorted. Trusty old pen and paper is always a good idea as back up 👍
Have a good day folks and a good night SUE and MARIET and remember….
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CATHY great news about your eye appointment! And also getting into those jeans – a very welcome NSV that outs the scales into perspective. How did your Christie’s appointment go?
ARCTICFOX I hope there is positive new for you tomorrow. And the recipes in that magazine sound great. It’s good to get fresh meal inspiration.
DAWN I’m glad you got your app sorted! It’s great that there’s always someone on here to help – thanks VERANO! But a written meal planner sounds good too if that’s your preferred way of doing things. Maybe get a pretty notebook to keep them in?
My first “proper week” has got off to a slow start but I’m finally getting my brain in gear!
Go well everyone, and thank you YOWZER for your inspiring words as always xx
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Hello everyone 😊
Great posts i enjoyed reading what we are all up to
Arcticfox i really hope you get some good news tomorrow 🤞Dawn that happened to me with my app I was so worried i would loose my data like you i didn’t want to loose my recipes!!!! Glad all sorted🤗
Cathy that’s good news about your eye appointment also I am jealous but great you got into your jeans 👖 gives me hope 🤣
By the way I always write everything down in a special note book I always buy a pretty covered one makes me feel special I think it helps to plan and yowzer thanks for your words you always make me smile 😀
I could do with some special words at moment i have not felt well with back ache i thought it was from moving too much after the house move but doc told me yesterday I have shingles it’s so painful and itchy too😥
Never mind let’s hope it goes soon
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Hello everyone
I am confessing to buying a chippy tea last night on my way home from Christie’s. I set off for the hospital at 1 pm and got off the bus and to the chippy at 6.30 pm absolutely exhausted. I had a less than good consultation with a junior doctor who was confrontational and inappropriate. She told me I need to do back exercises. I haven’t got anything wrong with my back- I’ve had an MRI scan which was normal.. she told me I should be taking Gabapentin and I said I am not taking it until the pain is unbearable. It’s sporadic and random so I don’t want to take it yet. She left me alone in a consultation room for half an hour when she went to speak to her consultant. He came in and was absolutely amazing. He explained the MRI scan and listened and explained everything to me. I am having another scan in April because the Schwannomas have grown. He needs to assess the rate of growth. It’s a complex case and there is no simple solution because to remove them could end up being catastrophic. He could not believe that I am able to walk after having the previous one removed in 1999. After that op I was left in excruciating pain and with a femoral nerve palsy but my nerve eventually regenerated and he said he doesn’t think I will be so lucky this time if he removes them. They’re deep inside my abdomen and attached to a major nerve. It’s a risky procedure. So, I got home exhausted and angry with how I had been spoken to. By the junior doctor. I am ok today. My husband is in Dehli airport waiting for his connection to Gaya. I am off to hair salon and I am debating whether to send an email to the consultant to inform him of my experience prior to him coming in to talk to me. I wish I had confronted her yesterday. I feel annoyed with myself. Did I enjoy my chippy tea- not as much as I hoped. It meant I could eat straight away and I was too exhausted to think about cooking. Do I regret having it-no. It’s the least of my worries at the moment but I won’t be having another one any time soon.
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Nokie- get well soon- sorry to hear about your shingles. I had it a coupon of years ago and didn’t know what was wrong with me but I had a burning back. It took a while for the spots to appear. Take things easy for a little bit and hopefully you’ll soon be feeling better
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Hello Cathy
Thankyou I will try and rest but not easy with the house 🏠 it’s so painful isn’t it and horrible itching 😔
Sounds like you had a terrible experience I am sorry hope everything works out for you
Chippy tea sounds wonderful to me but I will decline and be good 👍
Have a good day
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Dawn can you take a screen shot of your recipe pages? Although must admit I’m also a ‘pen and paper’ person too!
Yowser great saying. Why is it we are always seeking ‘perfection’? Progress is sufficient .
To those struggling with health issues hope they are soon resolved and you are feeling better.
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“ Chippy tea”…🥳🥰🥳 two of the best words in the English language! * chef’s kiss *
CCATHY I wd defo send that email. Junior doctor needs to be told,or she will just get worse. Good news about your eye! Isnt it a lovely feeling when that misty veil lifts?
I too am jealous about your jeans! You really deserve good news and what could be better than to put something on and find its loose fitting! X🩷
FOXY good luck with yr appt tomorrow,let us know how it goes X
NOKIE youre the second person ive heard this month who has shingles,Im so sorry,I hope you recover soon X
DAWN!im glad you have a nice notebook! My latest one is flowery and says Keep It Happy! I love the Pukka ones, tho they have plain covers, because they have sections! Which makes them even better! I have a hatbox full of diaries going back to 1980. My best friend is re reading her diaries from the 70s and sends me pictures of her entries. In the latest one,from 1972,its just before we went off to work in Austria for the ski ing season,and she was devastated as her boyfriend at the time had taken her diary and read it.What a cad!
DCT well done on your first proper week.X
Crimbo is a distant pleasant memory now and Jan is nearly over so come on guys,lets sail on into smooth seas,onwards and downwards 👍🥰 X row row row your boat gently down the stream!… 🎸🎶🎵🎸 -
Hi everyone,
I’m just catching up on some posts. Articfox I hope you are enjoying your week off. Cathy, I’m not surprised you were annoyed with the junior doctor, she sounds very unprofessional and unhelpful! Nokie, sorry to hear u have shingles, I’ve never had them myself but my Mum has had them a few times and I know they can be pretty painful, I hope they go soon🤞
I’ve had another good day food wise, am so pleased MFP is working again for me, as u say DCT, it’s great that there is always someone to help on this forum😀
Verano, I haven’t taken any screenshots of my recipes but I have loads of unused notebooks (I can’t help buying them if I see a nice one! ) so I’ve used a nice Bodleian Library one to write all of them up in today. I also have used a tear off meal planner pad which I used to use all the time to copy my weekly menu plan onto so I’m all set if there are any more problems!
I love that quote Yowzer😀
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Hi everyone,
I weighed myself today and have lost 2 and a half pounds this week. I also took my waist measurement and it’s 1 and a half inches less than when I last measured it on 1st January so I’m pleased about that. My middle feels more ‘jiggly’ today and when that’s happened in the past I’ve had a bigger weight loss the following week so 🤞
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.
Dawn XX