Happy New Year one and all, whether you are a stalwart, a returner or new to the BSD and the forum, everyone’s welcome to join us!

So here we are, a brand new year for a brand new start, to gain a brand new you.

As Verano said at the end of the December thread, we all need to identify our own personal motivators, our ‘whys’ and from there set our goal and plan how we’ll achieve it.

It doesn’t matter what happened with our WoE yesterday, last week, last month or last year, because we don’t have the power to change any of that, but we CAN control what happens from right now going forward – the decision is ours.

So shake off the residue of 2024 and any over indulgence during the festive season, we know what we need to do to make January count, so let’s get started!

Thanks Sunny,

A new start to a new year…with a new thread!

😁

Thank you & a good message to look forwards in a hopeful & positive way👍🍀🍀
I am fasting today until supper around 7-0pm 🤞😀
Margaret

Hello everyone !
Well, after going AWOL in December, here I am ready for 2025 ! I felt a need to reassess .I have been struggling with a profound aversion to meat and looking into a more plant based approach . I haven’t quite got it all sorted yet but I’m work in progress .Staying low carb is key for me and the only thing that works but I can’t handle meat overload .

We cooked on Christmas Day.I made the BOSH ultimate nut roast which I really enjoyed.Lots of veg but also chestnuts, mixed nuts etc .I am thinking about doing another one and freezing it so I can have an occasional small slice . Fortunately I love veg .
Our friend brought a raspberry liquor trifle ( couldn’t find sherry in France) and it was very good . I made a Baileys tiramisu which was a success on the 28th when we were invited to the French side of the family .That was more traditional French with lots of seafood, oysters and coquilles Saint Jacques .So excessive rich food was consumed .

We just have one last invite for lunch tomorrow and that will be it .Refocus time ! I have a massive motivation as we have booked to go back to Australia from 13th March to 23rd April , 6 weeks to hug my little grandson who is now almost 15 months old !
Flights were eye wateringly expensive compared to 2023 but not going is not an option for me . I have reasoned that noone knows what tomorrow will bring .Right now I am in good health but we all know things can change in an instant . Hubby is 10 years older than me and quite able to travel even though he is a bit slower with 2 knee replacements . So … we are living for the moment . We will just have to tighten our belts elsewhere .

I intend to stay healthy, continue with my pilates, yoga and aquagym classes but I can never take my eye off the ball .I reckon I am also looking at a stone to discard .

Wishing everyone a very happy , peaceful New Year and above all good health for us and our loved ones .

Thank you Sunny and sunshine girl for keeping the thread going . I will do my best to help and support but honestly you are all doing brilliantly with your commitment and determination . I have been reading through the December thread .Well done on all the excellent results, positive medical visits etc .For those who have been struggling , a fresh start beckons .No point dwelling on regrets , just move on .

Food is such an emotionally charged issue , the carb monsters are never far away so let’s do our best to keep them at bay and stay in control of our healthy choices .

Lots of love to everyone
Wendy xx

Good evening from Portugal!

Sunny thanks so much for setting us on the right path for 2025. I’ve signed in tonight so I can catch up with all the posts until I join you on the 12th.

Wendy you are so right. We really do not know what tomorrow can bring so we do just have to take the bull by the horns. Seventeen years ago I contracted sepsis. Lucky to still be here to tell the tale. My mobility has been restricted and yes we have travelled despite everything but I’m now getting to the point where travel is becoming less attractive. I’m only talking about European flights! So, YES, you go for it while you can, keep as fit and healthy as you can and keep enjoying for as long as you can.

Looking forward to re-evaluating when we get home but for the moment I’m just going to enjoy the pleasant weather here. Sit, relax, and make my plan for a healthy for 2025.

Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year to everyone🎉🥂🎉🥂

Happy new year everyone!

Happy New Year to everyone.

First some bad news. Our darling old boy cat died this morning. He was not well since July and on meds but was getting thinner by the day. We were just waiting to find him asleep on the rug – gone. Unfortunately, he tried to jump on to of our very high water heater and didn’t make it and damaged his back and legs. We managed to find an emergency vet and took him to put him out of his pain. Bless you little boy.

Back to the weight news. I have gained 4lbs over the holidays. I set myself a goal for my cruise and looking back I didn’t say what I weighed, just to lose 9kgs. I have a number in mind and still need to lose around 7kgs. New start and will continue with my efforts.

The saga of the dress – I bought 2, size 18 and 16 and both were too big. I re-ordered in a 14 but went shopping before it arrived and found a beautiful red jumpsuit in a size 14. The dress arrived and it was a smidge too tight but would have fit with maybe 5lbs off but I sent it back. At least the jumpsuit could be worn at any special event or going out, so the more practical choice.

Thats my news for now. Will just have to keep on keeping on…

So sorry to hear about your cat s-g. What a sad start to 2025! But it is something we all have to face, if we have pets! 😢🌈

Great news about the jump suit.. Pity the dress didn’t work out! 👗

Our second, better, Christmas has been a huge success’ 🍗😁
So now into 2025… and my goal to maintain the weight I have achieved and keep the carbs low enough for the diabetes to stay in remission!
I take S-G’s mantra and will keep on keeping on!

I am so sorry to hear about your cat S-G it’s like losing a close friend who has always been there for you 😢 I felt devastated when both my cats died because they were so supportive of me when I had to spend time recovering from surgery staying close to me on my bed. But I am sure he had a happy life with you so remember those good times with him.
I am still clearing my kitchen of leftovers & because I hate throwing food away some of them have been eaten! However my mindset now is to lose weight so my food order is reflected in eating low carb with lots more veg & protein based meals & fitting in more fast days as well as going back to TRE.
Best feet forward everyone & Happy New Year.
Margaret xx

Didnt start diet yesterday as we had a toast to our Toby cat and that led to another. Still lost a pound.

Wendleg, I am sure you will be motivated to get back on track. Worth it to see that little face. It is exactly 100 days to our cruise, so still time for me to reach my goal. I am not upset about my dress as it did fit me in a size 14 but don’t really need 2 special occasion dresses/jumpsuit. I will have to have it professionally taken up on the leg as it has a frill all the way from the neck to the floor which will need someone who knows that they are doing. There is a lady in the next village.

So, no more news today, just going to get on with it now.

Firstly, hope you all had a good new year and that 2025 will bring us all some wonderful positives.

SG, having said that, I was really sorry to hear about your cat. Hope you’ll find comfort in fond memories of happy times with him. Glad you have already been able to register success on the weight front and I’m sure you hit your target in time for your trip.

Good to see a number of you checking in, ready to make the first month of the year count … Good to have you onboard.

I had intended checking in yesterday with a personal start point, but both OH and I had an unplanned day away from tech, so my check in here got delayed. Anyway, thanks to a reduced appetite after the stomach bug I had immediately post Christmas, (a period when I’d normally have been over-indulging and gaining weight) I can report that there was a small loss.

This means that my start point for 2025, is to ditch an excess of 11lb, with the aim to achieve this by mid March. Despite being a very slow loser, it should be doable providing I remain mindful and stay in control.

Happy New Year all! Back on the BSD800 after some holiday treats. Didn’t go mad but didn’t feel denied either. Weight has plateaued but kick started it again today. Aiming to get to my interim target by mid Jan. I keep getting ads on social media for Berberine has anyone tried it? Best wishes all.

There is a good article in The Telegraph today about the diet called “The Human Being Diet”. Sounds basically like the BSD — focus on healthy carbs (vegetables) and cutting sugar (carbs) and dairy (carbs). There is a “reset”program which would work very well with BSD principles and might be a good starting point for anyone looking to “reset”.
The good news is that this way of eating is becoming so mainstream!

Amazing that on the news tonight they are recommending a low carb diet. Talking about it as if it is totally new. They also interviewed Dr Unwin. Just lets hope the message gets out there as I had a pointless conversation with daughters MIL over Christmas. She says she is pre-diabetic (newly diagnosed) but blames it on the statins her doctor has put her on for high cholesterol. I told her about my low carb diet but she is frightened as she only weighs about 7 stone wet through. I explained she could go low carb but keep up the calories with good proteins and fats like meats, nuts and cheese. Her daughter kept butting in saying she would die without carbs and I couldn’t drill it into her that low carb is not no carb. In the end she told me I must be really miserable as I seemed not to be able to eat anything I enjoyed. This was after she had put out a table full of 10 different cheeses, duck, beef, turkey, chicken, port and ham – all the leftovers. I told her just because I dont want to eat a meal of just cheese and meats doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy my diet. I had to explain that I do eat and like meat and cheese but not in such large quantities and I brought out the salad from the fridge. Talk about leading a horse to water. Makes me sad but I am not her keeper.

I am sure MIL will be soon cured as she is only going to have one piece of cake a day and one orange as a treat. I am of course being sarcastic.

Weight down 2lbs today so will keep on keeping on…

S-G. At least you tried! You can lead a horse etc!
I feel so lucky that my GP was open minded enough to let me try the low carb way and I found encouragement on these forums!
I find it interesting that people are resistant to the evidence and seem to think we suffer, being unable to eat what we enjoy! My tastes have changed…I still have food that I relish, but find it easy to refuse chips, bread, pasta, rice and cakes, biscuits, suet puddings etc etc!
But I am finding eating out is getting easier…with restaurant staff who know what I mean when I say I am on a low carb diet, and offer alternatives!

My weight was up 3lb this morning…so I went back to weighing and calculating today. That 3lb put me 2lb above my ‘target weight’ !
Keeping on!
xx

Hi All, I’m here to get healthy and loose weight. I feel great on the BSD and went off it in October whilst on holiday and have not got back on track due to loosing my job. Food has always been a comfort to me and I’m here to shake that codependency off. I bought the recipe book because I kept borrowing it from the library as it’s a great resource but I’m planning my meals now and am struggling to find food I like so I came here for ideas to help me through.
A bit about me, I’m 56 and struggling with my mobility which is really embarrassing and I’m hoping once I get back on BSD I will feel great and with the new year, feel motivated as I am through with making excuses.
I love to cook and bake and we grow some of our own food, so I know I’m going to rock this new way of living for me, I’m hoping to get a little support along the way and gain from all the great advice here.

Hello everyone and it is my first weigh this year & I have lost two pounds in weight. I’m pleased with losing some weight rather than gaining more but I have now got at least two stone to lose & I am still feeling below par since Christmas with a sore stomach & a slightly sore throat. I think my digestive system & body are still rebelling from my off piste eating so I suppose it’s not really surprising that my body prefers low carb eating & is now unhappy. However all the Christmas food temptations are now gone & I am back preparing fresh food & vegetables with some left over ratatouille waiting to be eaten with steak tonight for supper & I will make prawn , courgette & leek soup for lunch. I am also having daily kefir again to boost my inner biome hoping to make my gut happy😀
Good luck everyone with getting back on track we can do this & all have a positive January👍
Margaret xx

A warm welcome to MrsKelly, good to have you join us. We’ll be more than happy to offer support and where we can, some advice too. You say you’re struggling with finding food you like … could you tell us if you had allergies, intolerances or just plain aversions to anything in particular? Guessing as you grown some if your own food, veg is not the issue. Anyway, we’ll get to know you and try our best to help keep you wurh us on the BSD way of eating.

Margaret, well done on the loss … a definite plus with festive temptations. Sorry you’re under par but hopefully you’ll be firing on all cylinders again soon. The kefir sounds like a good idea, think I should get back to using some of that myself and maybe making some fermented veg too.

I’ve nothing much to report, no further discard but no gain either. Post-stomach bug, I’ve still no real appetite, but the downside of that is a tenancy to eat odd things at odd times as and when I fancy something. Haven’t eaten a proper meal in over a week now.

Hope you all have a good BSD weekend.

Just a quick hello to MrsKelly and to everyone else who is back with us.

No real news today except we are both full of cold and keeping each other awake with our hacking coughs. Can only believe we will feel better as each day goes by.

Have a good weekend.

Welcome MrsKelly, and to those not feeling great I hope you are soon on the mend.

Quite chuffed that I managed a small loss over Christmas yet don’t really feel I have missed out too much on the lovely food that’s been around. I will be glad when someone else finishes the Christmas cake though so it’s not there waving at me!

Have been freezer-meal-prepping a bit today to hopefully make the next few weeks easier. Trying to make up low-ish carb, under 500 cal evening meals that can be put with green veg instead of a carby option. It also keeps me busy and away from baking which is no bad thing.

MrsK – I found some quite good low carb inspo on the good food site. Just made a chicken and chorizo ragu to freeze ahead, that comes in about 16g carbs and 480 cals per portion. Looks quite decadent with its sun dried tomatoes and stuff. I think really tho the most sustainable meals I have are the things that have come from simple swaps like bolognese without the pasta.
I too would love to hear of recipe ideas from others. My lunches particularly have been very dull and just before Christmas I was feeling a bit egged-out!

Just jumping with a lunch idea. My favourite soup is Spanish chorio and chickpea soup. If you are veggie you can leave out the chorizo and just add chilli for flavour. It is in the BSD book – not the recipe book. Or I can repeat it here.

Lovely idea S-G I always have tins of chickpeas but can order some chorizo 👍😀
Margaret

Casey, well done on the loss. I’m with you on the simple swaps, like green beans or broccoli instead of pasta for instance. My main hack though, is to use various herbs and spices, so that I can swap up flavours on simple dishes that are prepared quite frequently.
Just recently rediscovered shrikand … strained yogurt with saffron, a little cream, ground cardamom and nuts. It’s usually sweetened, but I tend to make it without any sweeting agent. Have made a black dal dish today, had planned to have some tonight but I’m not really hungry, so will save it for tomorrow now.

SG, sorry you snd your hubby are suffering, hope you’ll both soon be back to fitness.

Thank you all for the warm welcome, it’s a tough time with colds and the flu.
Wendy, it’s great you have a goal and I hear you about costs, my mum usually heads to the canaries for a month, this January it’s cost double last year, and it’s tough to justify the health benefits but it’s much more than financial at this time of the year.
SG sorry to hear about your poor cat, we have dogs and I found life can turn on a penny so sudden that you’d get whiplash if you thought about it, from healthy to buried before we can process it. I bet you gave them a wonderful life which is to be celebrated.
Thanks Sunny, I don’t have allergies, food intolerance or anything, I’m just a creature of habit, and found some of the recipes not appealing. My GP told me to cut back on eggs, and I’m reasonably happy to eat the same thing every day, I love cooking so spicy bean soups, chili anything like that. I have the fast 800 recipe book and have not checked out recipes in the main book yet.
I’m looking forward to being part of this community and look forward to interacting with you all.

Good evening all,

Interesting how we all seem to use the diet in different ways. I prepare foods that I like, but have used portion control (weighing everything) and the absence of the ‘bad’ carbs to achieve my goals. I have adapted a number of recipes from the BSD book and Fast 800 & BSD cookery books , cutting out all the spice. (I really hate spiced food…I don’t even like too much ground black pepper..one grind is enough!) as well as my usual recipes! Some of my favourites are;
My variation of bolognaise served with courgetti.
Hake on a stick (cubes of hake wrapped in streaky bacon) grilled and served with cauliflower rice and lemon.
Lamb hotpot from the book.
Chicken and chorizo (I do like garlic, but have to be careful which chorizo I buy, so it doesn’t have chilli!) roasted thighs with butternut squash.
Cottage pie with a cauliflower mash topping.
Roasted med veg from the book.
Veg soup (with home made stock).
Brazil nut and pear chocolate brownies (From the book)
Etc Etc.
I think I am very fortunate that my husband has agreed to eat the same as I do…although I do give him toast, potato and rice when appropriate and I feel like it! 😂
I am finding the maintenance almost more difficult than being on the 800 calories to lose weight! The more I eat, the more I want!! 😩
I still need to avoid the carbs, as I am diabetic in remission, but am finding it hard to up calories/portion sizes without adding carbs from vegetables. I don’t want to up the protein too much so I can keep a balance!

So here’s to our group support..any advice gratefully received!
xx

Hi Pootle …. yes, we all have different tastes and preferences and so make little adjustments to make the BSD principles work for us. Those of us with a partner prepared to be flexible and supportive are lucky, like your OH mine is happy to eat as I do, with the occasional addition of more carby stuff.

With regard to raising cals but not carbs, try adding in a little more good fat, like olive oil for instance.

For those able to watch, Dr Michael Mosley is featuring in Morning Live on BBC1 this morning. With an interview with Dr Clare Bailey!

Yes I am watching it Pootle & I feel that Claire is struggling a bit being in the spotlight it must feel so poignant & difficult for her. There is also another tv programme on nutrition on Channel 4 at 8-0pm on Tuesday. It’s called Eat Smart Secrets of the Glucose Goddess with a French scientist Jessie Inchauspé. She is apparently well known on tv in France.
Margaret

Hi everyone.
Yes,watching Morning Live too. Yes..feeling for Claire Bailey. She is so brave as she is certainly not comfortable …but determined to continue Michael’s legacy. That’s why we are all here after all. So sad to lose him.

Thanks for the tip about the Glucose Goddess,Margaret. She is French but does a lot of her material in English and speaks good sense.
I’m back on track and restarting my fasting schedule. ..alternate days. It works on the days I have a pilates or yoga class as I can’t do anything when I have eaten. I get cold though so need my hot water bottle !
Wishing everyone a great week. Take care if you have snow or icy conditions. Just damp and a bit grey here xx

I really felt for her, she was so nervous! BUT she got the message across!

Good evening.

Have no idea why but I’ve not received any posts lately. Anyway I’ve caught up now. Sorry to hear about your cat s-g. It’s always very sad when we lose a pet. Also sorry to hear about your colds….get well soon.

Welcome to our new starters. Some of my food swaps are courgetti for pasta and finely sliced green beans or tender-stem broccoli as a base for curry or bolognese.

We are now coming home two days early, on Thursday instead of Saturday but I’m yet to make a proper ‘plan’. I think I’m going to opt for ‘building habits’. I have my meditation app, I have some chair yoga YouTube videos, I have my water filter jug and I more or less know what to eat after all these years! So my plan is to build a structure to incorporate all my ‘healthy’ habits into each day, day by day until they become second nature.

Sort of looking forward to getting weighed on Friday and starting from there. I will need to stock the fridge etc so a good time to pile up on all the salads and vegetables. I also am planning on reducing meat meals to maybe two a week, with two chicken and fish for the rest. I love fish so it shouldn’t be too much of a problem.

Really looking forward to getting back into the ‘swing’ of things. S-g not sure when your cruise is but we leave on April 15th for a three week trip with a 10 day cruise sandwiched between to hotel stays. I really want to buy new clothes, in a smaller size, for that trip! Your red jumpsuit sounds beautiful … hopefully I will fit into some new stuff too!

Hi all, I am still here and still ill. Cogugh and cold, couldn’t even be bothered to pop to the pharmacie but dosing up on paracetamol and plenty of fluids. This first week of my diet (if you can call it that) is a loss of 2.85lbs. Happy with that.

Verano, our ship sails on 13th April for 2 weeks on the Med, calling at Spain – Vigo, Barcelona on the way out. Then Rome, Sardinia and back to Spain – Malaga and Cadiz. We are on Cunard. I am sure you will be fitting into new clothes.

Hoping for a healthier week to come.

Hi All,

thank you so much for the new thread. I’ve been ill for 2.5 weeks with the flu, or something similar, thus covering the whole Christmas and New Year period- slowly getting better, but still not well. Sigh. Any how, when I feel better, I’d like to get back on the healthy eating plan.

SG, so sorry about your cat- I have 3, and love them dearly.

Love to all,
Clare xxx

Know exactly how you are feeling Tulip1. We have both been ill for over a week now. Everyday we hope to get a bit better.

SG, there are some really nasty viruses going round- hoping you feel better soon! xxx

Sorry so many of you are struggling with winter ailments …. hopefully you’ll all be properly fit again really soon, meanwhile take care, rest and be kind to yourself.

My result for the week is a drop of 1.5lb. Happy with that, as it’s a step in the right direction for a slow loser. Admittedly most of that loss is due to lack of appetite, but owning it anyway!

Hope everyone who’s under the weather at the moment will soon be well.

S-g we leave Tenerife on the 21st sailing around the Canaries and then up towards Gibraltar ending in Lisbon. Unlikely that our ships will pass in the night! Hope you’re right about me fitting into new clothes but I guess that’s in my hands and my hands alone! I will try my best starting on Friday.

Hi All, well it seems there are a lot of bugs going around, I hope you all feel some relief as my mum got the flu 7 weeks ago and it’s still lingering, so I know how miserable it is to be sick, and here in Ireland we got a lot of snow.
So ,my plans fell flat, amidst this snow, I got a call from my mum who had just left for the canaries, and was miserable and lonely, so I flew out for a few days to either cheer her up, or bring her home, I’m lucky I can drop everything.
The lingering cough was upsetting her and whilst the weather was fab, she was totally miserable, lost luggage, 3 hour bus to hotel, to start off…
I picked up her luggage at the airport and just hugged her, so now she’s on the turn, cough just gone and I can get back to my snow and dangerously frosty roads when I head back tomorrow midnight alone. She’s happy, we all get bouts of misery and it’s no fun.
But the weather is amazing, food is gorgeous, all that fresh fish..just not fasting, but I will be home in 2 days and will be happy to let normal be boring, that’s how I get on track.
Verano, sounds like a fab trip. That’s amazing to be looking forward to…
Lots of great advice, and I’ll go through both books again, I need the stability of them, thanks for all the guidance

Hello everyone,
Just sharing my good news that today I’m 5kg down from my starting weight – yay!
Progress has been very slow for me, but it’s something so I won’t knock it! I was really hoping to lose 9kg within 12 weeks but that now looks unlikely so I will have to think what to do when I get there.

Lovely meal ideas there too , thank you.
It’s been a miserable start to the new year at work with news of redundancies to come in a few months. Determined not to eat my way through the stress but instead hang on to good new habits.
Sorry to hear so many of you are unwell, hope you are soon on the mend. Have a good week everyone!

Casey, well done … 5kg is a great start and as a slow loser myself, I can appreciate how hard won that result has been for you. Keep doing what you’ve been doing, it’s working and means you’ll reach your ultimate goal if you persist. It may not be in the time frame you hoped for, but it will happen.

Hope everyone who has been battling winter ailments is starting to feel better.

Hi all, still here. Starting to feel better and did a grocery shop yesterday. Not much energy and still coughing. Better and better every day. So please forgive me if I don’t have anything to contribute.

Have a good weekend.

Did mean to ask if anyone watched Jessie Inchaupe – the Glucose Goddess. I am a big fan.

S-g so pleased that you are feeling better now and going ‘out’ is a huge step forward.

I did watch Jessie. Very impressed. Never heard of her before but really interesting.

Hi everyone.
Sorry for all those feeling under the weather . Flu is rampant in France too. We are ok…not that we go out that much with contact with hordes of people. We did get flu jabs end November though.
This has been a good week…an extended fast from Sunday evening to Tuesday evening and one meal a day the rest of the week. I am including some legumes and lots of veggies. My keto mojo shows blood glucose and ketones are good. I like that accountability.
I have been incorporating the Glucose Goddess hacks which were mentioned in the Channel 4 programme and which SG has mentioned before. I think Jessie Inchauspe gives good advice but I am less convinced by her attempts to push her Anti Spike pill which seems to suggest it can lessen a spike after eating cake etc. I’d rather hear that we shouldn’t eat the cake !. To be honest she is suggesting her hacks to various people struggling on her programme but it remains to very seen if her pills are mentioned in Episode 2
I hope you have a good weekend. Take care if you are in recovery mode xx

Hi all, still feeling rubbish but nose blowing is getting easier, cough not so dry and hacking. Little by little.

I too hope Glucose Goddess doesn’t try to flog her Anti Spike. I did look at it and it is very expensive – €45 for 30 days here in France. Also thought as a diabetic it might be a bit dangerous to be dropping BG without my control – at least with food I know what I am eating.

For those who are not aware of her 10 hacks – you can go onto her site and download them.

I watched with interest the Morning Live sessions on diet & diabetes and also the Glucose Goddess on C4.
I have set my goals for 2025…1) To keep diabetes in remission. 🤞
2) To stabilise my weight at between 10st 5lb and 10st 7lb.
3) To keep my cool when I get my next diabetic clinic appointment. Not to ‘crow’ 🐓 over the nurse who gave me such a hard time when I was starting out on this journey!😇 (Not sure I will be able to achieve that one!!😂)
4) Continue enjoying the low carb diet and way of life!

Hope everyone who has been feeling unwell is making a good recovery…
xx

Good luck Pootle! Hope you achieve your goals.

Well I’ve not had the best start to my ‘Friday’ start to the week. Went overboard this weekend. Feeling much better now that it’s Monday. Hoping I can just get into the swing of Friday week starts in a week or so.

Tonight we have baked salmon, mashed cauliflower, asparagus and sprouts. Sounds ‘healthy’, feels ‘healthy’ . Hope I can stay ‘healthy’!

Have a good evening.

S-G I hope you are feeling much better now?
Well done Pootle & your goals sound very good. I also like salmon Verano & will defrost some for supper tomorrow to have with some baked vegetables topped with some pesto sauce. Tonight we will have black bean & mushroom chilli with a little Basmati rice I found in the freezer.
I persuaded my husband to go to the Minor Injuries Department at our local hospital this morning because the shin he grazed a week ago was not healing well & I thought the surrounding skin looked too pink. All is well however & they checked his vitals & there was no indication of any infection so he didn’t need any antibiotics plus his leg has been re-dressed with strict instructions to keep it dry & to not change the dressing for five days. Something I had already said of course plus to not put Savlon on it but of course he disagreed. He has also recently seen an NHS Podiatrist, after I had badgered him to get his feet checked. He is now in the system because I keep a close eye on his legs & feet with him being a Type 2 Diabetic as he has lost some sensation in lower legs & his feet & is always walking into things not realising if he has hurt himself. Whilst at the hospital I went to make an X-ray appointment for my left leg & they were able to immediately see me which was excellent. I had a good look at my X-ray & although I have lost some cartilage it looks much better than my right knee which I was relieved about. I finally saw a practitioner at MSK on Friday so I’m also now on the NHS waiting list for my right knee replacement which gives me time to do some exercises to strengthen my thigh muscles & lose weight 😀 I have no timescale yet & probably the wait will be about six months however I have been referred for surgery to the private hospital where I saw the orthopaedic surgeon that would avoid going to a large hospital that has many cases of flu, RSV & covid!. All I have to do now is keep losing weight & do my daily physio exercises 🤞🤞
Keep on going everyone 👍🍀🍀
Margaret xx

Margaret ……

GOSH! GOSH! and GOSH! I just hope your surgery is soon!

Hi all, just weighing in for my 2nd week results. Exactly the same loss as last week – just over 2lbs so a total of 5lbs in 2 weeks. Very pleased with that. Well exceeded my 3lbs in a month but not going to rest with that. If I want to reach 68kgs I have to lose another 7.5lbs before 14th April. If I can do that over the next few weeks I might lower my total goal.

Still feeling really bad. Hubby has a routine appt with doctor right now and I hope gets some antibiotics. He suffered from Whooping Cough as a child and, don’t know if you know this, it can lead to adult Pertussis (the official name) which he seems to suffer from now and then. We both had flu jabs so can imagine how much worse this could have been.

Hope the rest of you are doing well and feeling well.

Great news s-g.
I’m finding it really strange not weighing today, ruling my week off and starting anew especially as it’s 13 weeks today to our next trip! I think I’ve probably weighed on Tuesdays for over 40 years but I’m sure I’ll get used to a Friday weigh in instead. Not changing yet but who knows!