Verano & S-G
I have succeeded in the aims that steered me to this website and the forums 12 months ago, but I still need the support and input from people on this site.
I don’t think I would have achieved the goals without your and S-G’s advice (and non bullying!!🫣) and I hope my experience might just help someone else.

I think your presence would be greatly missed… I, personally, would miss the input and hope that you do stay around, at least popping in from time to time!

I know why I stay on this site. I too have made friends – both real and digital. I feel we have a unique connection. The other reason is I would hate for someone to slip through the net with diabetes. Although that is a 2 edged sword, I like to help people and I know I do but I also lose people who ask for advice and then you never see them again. There have been 2 successes over the past year and I nearly lost them when one thought it was too hard to stick with but did in the end. I know I am not indispensible and hope that if I take a backseat there is someone who will fill the gap. Lets see how it goes but you wont have to mind me butting in now and them or even just dropping in to say hi.

Do you remember when the site went down for a few days? Maybe a year ago or so. I was far more upset than I expected (particularly since I had been lurking rather than taking much of an active part). I would really miss you Verano and s-g so do please stick at it (though of course have a break!). I am still of a vintage (under another name) of missing AllieCat, Theodora, JGwen and others. Good to know Wendy is still in touch with you s-g.

Heidi oh yes! I remember all of them too, and more! I sometimes wonder how Esnecca is getting on. She had lost an astonishing amount of weight but she was so very, very strict with herself. I enjoyed AllieCats posts.

S-g you have been meticulous in picking up every post by someone with T2 and always give great advice and it would be a real shame if stopped doing that. I still feel that ‘weight’ is being pushed by medics as the ‘demon’ rather carbs. I often feel that newbies come here thinking that if they could only lose weight their T2 would magically disappear. But we know, only too well, that this Way of Eating is a ‘lifetime’ ‘lifestyle’ change and not a quick fix! When I was unwell I watched some ‘live’ tv which I don’t often do and I was stunned by how ‘junk’ food is portrayed in such an appealing way. No wonder people are addicted sugar!

Pootle you have done remarkably well and will be able to offer great advice. I think you realise that keeping BS in check is a balancing act which changes, almost daily, with our commitments. I also think that the ‘balancing act’ is personal to each of us. Not all carbs have the same consequences in ‘every body’. We can ‘live with’ a T2 diagnosis once we understand the reactions our own bodies have.

No I’m not going to disappear but I’m ‘stale’ and can no longer offer the necessary support and nor can I ‘encourage’ in the same way as I did years ago. On the other hand I can’t just stand by and see people blindly assume that you lose weight, get your BS into the ‘normal’ range, then ‘go back’ to eating ‘normally’.

Yes, a walk down memory lane, CaptainLynne was one I remember.

Well it finally caught me and I have been very ill today, vomitting but not so much from the other end. Just had breakfast at 8pm, a boiled egg and slice of toast. I needed the toast to give myself a dry base to the ‘meal’. Fortunately, hubby is fully recovered but didn’t seem to remember I was in the bedroom sick.

Our house is finally properly on the market with all the correct photos. Not allowed to adverise but if you want to take a peek we are on Leggett, Dordogne at €315,000, single storey house with a cream/pink rendering, listed as Exclusive, or on Rightmove Dordogne at £269, 240 or something like that. Not going to give the link as I think that would not be allowed.

Going to watch Emmerdale now and then going back to bed. Might see you all tomorrow.

Hope you recover quickly s-g.
I couldn’t help being nosey! 👃and looked you up… your house is gorgeous, I hope you get a quick sale! 🤞
Since my hand has been bandaged, the pain in my arm and shoulder has eased enough for me to get creative again. So I have been getting ready for a job next week! Husband has taken over feeding the bullying lamb who butted my hand, forcing my fore and middle fingers apart round his dish of food! (He has been weaned now)

Still keeping my weight steady… bs seems to be ok… looking forward to a phone call in July for my first annual visit to the diabetes nurse who was so unpleasant at the start of my journey! I do wonder if she will bother to call to make an appointment! She doesn’t allow the receptionist to make appointments for her! I complained about her whole attitude to the GP. So I am probably down as a difficult patient!!
Keep on keeping on!
Xx

Feeling better, at least stopped being sick. It is a horrible feeling and makes me feel like a child – helpless. Although I am feeling absolutely shattered and washed out. Might need a couple of days to get fully over it. Also it is so hot here (32) and that doesn’t do me any good.

Hubby has lost 3 kgs from his about and I have lost absolutely ZERO. Sods law. He doesn’t even need to lose weight.

Just going to slob around for the rest of the day.

Great that you are over the bug, but sorry to hear you are washed out. (and that it hasn’t resulted in weight loss…maybe that is delayed????)

I have set the July thread up…ready for next week. I wasn’t certain how to do it, and as my hand is restricting I thought I would get ahead! So Jubilant July 25 is ready and waiting for next Tuesday!

Keeping on. xx

Thanks Pootle, I will go and say hi.

It doesn’t seem possible that June is nearly over.. The change in the weather here is not conducive to outside living, so The Joys of June not apparent here today! . Humid, overcast then very hot sunny spells, the wind gusts then the cycle starts again, with sun, cloud and humidity! British weather living up to the legend! 🫣😂
Hope you are all doing well today..keeping on keeping on! Xxx

That’s really heartfelt and genuine—sounds like you’ve come a long way over the past year, and it’s awesome to hear how the support from this community, especially from Verano and S-G, has made a real difference for you. Forums like this can be such a valuable space, especially when the advice is given kindly and without judgment. Your gratitude and openness will definitely resonate with others who might be on their own journey and need that encouragement.

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Last night I did something I never do. I was spontaneous. We had our first viewing around 5pm and spend most of the afternoon getting everything shipshape, including mowing the grass, vaccing and washing floors etc etc. After the viewing I sat down and watched The Chase and suddenly realised I had dinner to make. Okay I had a plan, chicken and lemon garlic, but I just couldn’t be bothered. I picked up the phone to our fave restaurant and booked a table for 8pm. Dash of makeup, change of clothes and off we went. It was wonderful and we should do it more often instead of worrying all the time about my weight, BG etc. There were no white carbs in the meal of grilled duck breast with pak choi but I did have a strawberry dessert which had a biscuit attached to it.

Okay, gained 0.3 kg but feel refreshed and ready to stick to the plan again. What do they say, a little of what you fancy…..

Well done you S-G! Spontaneity is missing from so many of our lives. We never thought anything about jumping in the car at a moments notice, but as we age it feels like we have to plan everything… What seemed natural a few years ago, now feels like ‘too much trouble’!! We once drove 80 miles to a restaurant, just because, when we got in the car we felt like eating at that restaurant!!!…luckily got the last available table as we hadn’t booked and the couple behind us were turned away!!
Why don’t we do things on the spur of the moment any more??

Great that it refreshed you…

xx

Hi everyone, or those still around, is it too hot for you in the UK.

Pootle, I spend so much time worrying about my weight and my BG 3 month results I am always going to do things tomorrow or next week or later. Anyway, it did me no harm as I have dropped the 0.3kgs and even more and put my weight under another kilo mark. Don’t think I will reach the 2kg goal but still have until Tuesday before I count a new month.

Planning on a swim but it is so hot right now, if I leave it until later I will need something to eat first. Must get my motivation going.

Enjoy the weekend and the heatwave and try to stay cool.

Hi S-G…I understand most of the UK is in a major heatwave…but not in West Wales!! It has been overcast and drizzling all day. Currently 18* outside.

Hope everyone else is staying cool (and keeping on keeping on!)
xx

Managed to get through Saturday without a drink of wine so keeping weight to what it was yesterday. Not very exciting but I do usually mess things up over the weekend.

As June ends and we move into the second half of the year, I have set up another monthly thread for July, so I hope to see you all on “Jubilant July 25”.
Take care in the heatwave, and keep on keeping on.
See you tomorrow! 👋🤗