ah SG- Hope you start to feel better soon….I had flu (and covid) jab too and also glad of it, as lots peeps hospitalised with this flu! Finally feeling better after 3 weeks, I had antibiotics at the end as well for secondary ear and sinus infection and also seemed to improve chest symptoms. Back at work this week AND back healthy eating (more energy with less white carbs, hooray) as of yesterday….not started exercise yet, not rushing things.
Love to all xx
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To all those struggling with winter ills or staying on track with your eating plan, hopefully things will improve in the coming days. Thankfully the symptom ‘hang over’ from the stomach bug I had, seems to have finally relented.
On the weight front, I have to report a 0.2lb rise today on the reading this time last week. Think this can be attributed to some wine imbibed yesterday. I am aware though, that I need to put together a more structured approach to my diet, if I want to achieve the loss I’m hoping for in the coming weeks. I’ve relied on having no appetite over the last two weeks, but now I’m pretty much back to normal, so any loss is going to require effort. -
Hi all, believe it or not I am still ill. Although today I am going to dip into some housework, just the toilet but going to do a big job of it with windows, mirrors, tops of artwork etc. Not going to push myself too hard.
Bit of a downer today as I am up by just under a kilo which I put down to the half a baguette I had for lunch yesterday. It was a conscious decision so I knew what I was doing. Hoping it is mainly fluid and will be gone in a couple of days.
Daughter is going to start on something like Ozempic. I don’t object in principle as she has around 3 stone to lose and it is really getting her down. Just advised she go to a reputable dealer (drug dealer!!!) and makes sure she keeps up with the exercise as it can cause muscle loss. Lets see how she gets on.
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At last starting to feel better. At least I am not coughing all night although still jumping between runny nose and being bunged up. More good news is I have lost the near 1kg so back down to 71.5kgs and a total 5lb loss. (mixing kilo and pounds because my scales are in kilos and my brain is in pounds.???).
Cleaned the toilet yesterday. Doesn’t sound much but it included every bit of paintwork, the top of the door, window inside and out. Sparkling clean. At last I cleared the calcare in the loo, I don’t think my cleaner ever got her hands down and scrubbed but I do and I use a pumice stone. Hubby vaccumed the whole house (we are tiled floors on one level). Exciting life.
Daughter has just spend 10 miles on the treadmill and 30 mins in the pool at the gym and decided it makes her feel good so she is going it alone, without the injections.
Have a good weekend. It hasn’t got over -1 degree today, so freezing our buts off.
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S-g whilst I don’t have any real objections to the injections I’m pleased to hear that the ‘high’ your daughter gets from exercise is making her have second thoughts about ‘injections’. I’m sure they have a place but for me it’s a bit like having a ‘stomach reduction’, in that once you’ve made the decision you can’t go back. Of course you can with the injections but from all I’ve read people regain the weight once you stop, unless you’re Sharon Osbourne! Have my doubts about her inability to regain weight but that’s another story.
This is purely my personal view. I’m a bit ‘medicine phobic’ and a LOT ‘vaccine phobic’ as I have an odd autoimmune system. Please don’t shout at me, these are just my views and I don’t push them or have issues with anybody who thinks differently.
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Pleased to hear you are feeling better S-G & I hope that you will soon be fully recovered.
I am still slightly struggling to fully get back to my BSD routine & only lost 0.25lbs this last week so know I must do much better in reducing my calorie intake & carbs. I was hoping to make this January more successful than the last one so still have two more weigh ins to go to turn it around before the end of January. I really do need to lose weight before my op & have three to six months to achieve this & now need to really focus & get my act together preparing meals from scratch & return to eating a small mixed salad before lunch & dinner to increase our veg intake. I am going to get my SAD lamp out again because it’s another grey dull overcast day today. On the plus side my concern about an epidural during my op has been reduced after chatting to my bowls friends who have had a variety of surgery between them who say the pre-op sedatives work well & they were away with the fairies during their ops & recovered more quickly than with a general anaesthetic 🤔😀
Oh well keep on going everyone & all we can do is try to look after ourselves & eat well 👍🍀🍀
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Margaret I hope I can also help reduce your anxiety about the epidural. I’ve had two surgeries with an epidural. One was a straightforward hip replacement but the other was a broken femur which was quite complex and took over 5 hours. Don’t remember anything! Epidural is so much safer than a general and you are knocked out completely by the sedation. As your friends say the recovery is much quicker . So a win-win situation really. Best of luck!
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Hi everyone, Margaret so glad your surgery is now within sight of being done.
Feeling better today until I had a bout of the runs and feeling sick. No particular reason that I can pin it to.
Verano, I too am glad daughter has decided not to go the so called ‘easy’ route. Just heard today of another side effect – extreme pain sensitivity, so bad you cant stand your clothes touching you. She already had a sensitive skin condition which is why she is now vegan. It had helped her in many ways, skins, stomach etc.
Just had 2 applications for our April housesit. I was a bit wary as they are both American (love them but it is a long way away). Turns out one is a couple who were here 2 years ago and want to come back. Just waiting for them to verify the dates.
New week, new motivation.
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S-g hope you recover soon. Have you looked at HAVA? There is a video on YouTube that came out a few days ago “HAVA keynote 2025”. I just watched it and I wonder if your daughter might find it useful.
I tried HAVA earlier in the year but found it difficult to get my head around after low carbing for so long. However, watching the video today has made me rethink the program. There’s a free and a premium service.
Good luck with your house sitters s-g.
Monday tomorrow, new day and new week so let’s try and get some new enthusiasm. We ‘jumped’ into January but I feel like I’m falling into lethargy. Just 12 days left this month …. let’s make them count! We don’t want to ‘limp’ into February do we!
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Verano, I’ve been much like you so far this month, in that my resolve has faulted, consequently I have failed back a portion of the pounds I’d previously ditched.
However, I’ve given myself a bit of a talking to and will be making a fresh start this week. We are out for lunch tomorrow, but then my intention is to fast through to Wednesday, possible lunchtime, but hopefully evening meal.
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Hi all, thought I would have a weight loss after my stomach problems but quite the opposite. Maybe because I snacked on meat late last night.
Verano, thank you for the recommendation. I have just watched the HAVA presentation and found it just common sense, which foods will fill you up with less calories. My objection is that you have to pay a monthly subscription. I think my daughter, who is a food scientist, would be very much aware of the science behind the diet. There is an app called YUKA which is free and you just point the camera at any food and it will give it a score for carbs, fat, salt etc. Also works with pre-made foods so, for example, I pointed it at a particular brand of coleslaw and it came out and it came up with a score as ‘Poor’, high in fat and sugars, and immediately told me which other one to choose – as if it knew I was in France it gave a French brand with a score of ‘Excellent’. It also gives a number i.e. 100 is really healthy and going down gets less and for those not au fait with number (calories, number of carbs etc) it is also colour code, green for good down to red for very bad.I read somewhere that a high Keto diet emulates Ozempic as it helps the body produce its own GPL-1, which we all have but often supress by eating rubbish.
I think my daughters problem is, being a vegan she is eating too many carbs also, she is tempted by the occasional gin and tonic 🙂 As she doesn’t have any real medical problems (except skin and digestive) she can cheat and, for example, she is in London this weekend and the diet will go out the window, although she did find a good vegan restaurant. She is not massive but would like a quick fix rather than going the long haul.
I will weigh in tomorrow.
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Hi everyone .I am checking in at the beginning of the week. I have found my post festive Mojo and feeling much brighter and less ‘stuffed ‘ ! No more acid reflux thank goodness
I had a blood test last week ( overdue as the last one was 2 years ago although I do have my own meter ) Fortunately results are good, triglycerides, cholesterol all fine and blood glucose was 4.7 so I am grateful for that .
I am doing periods of fasting during the week which suits me.I never eat breakfast .
I am still struggling with beef, pork etc but had a piece of duck magret (breast) last night with rainbow chard and I coped fine with that . I have made a few Deliciously Ella veggie recipes with beans which are quick and easy .I don’t eat massive portions and so far it hasn’t affected my blood scores .I don’t count calories by the way and only weigh myself after several weeks .
I wanted to share with you a recent find of low carb / keto recipes by Monya Kilian Palmer who is a chef and worked with Heston Blumenthal .She knows her stuff although she does use quite a lot of cream. I made a cod and fennel dish this weekend which made 4 portions and was delicious . She has written 4 books which I have on my Kindle and also has a website called Fats of Life .
It helps me to source interesting recipes which don’t involve a lot of faff .
I hope everyone is feeling better .Sorry about your recent issues SG . I am sure the loss will show up soon .Anyone who has been struggling to get motivated, I get it .I have been there but I know I just have to pull myself together nad knuckle down if I want to feel better .
SG so much talk of Ozempic, Wegovy etc.I am sure it is the solution for many who have struggled with long term weight issues but I don’t like taking any meds and would prefer to find if I could work it out myself .If the injections work by suppressing appetite, well I can do that with extended fasting and listening to my body . I am glad your daughter has decided against it for now .I understand her struggle with being vegan and the heavy carbs .I had a struggle balancing healthy Mediterranean style eating with lots of good fats, olive oils, avocados, oily fish etc , all good but with legumes and beans .I think if I can keep the portions lowish it won’t be a big deal as good health is a priority for me .
My son and his parter are coming over this weekend and I will be trying out an Anna Jones recipe of Black eyed beans with chard and green herb smash !I have just taken delivery of an online bio shop order which fills me with joy !!
Anyone with stresses , anxiety, low mood at the moment, sending you a massive hug and wishing everyone a great week
Wendy xx
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Hi all, it is my weigh in today and I am exactly the same as last week. No gain so nothing to complain about.
On the subject of Ozempic I was told not to touch it by my doctor as he didn’t know the longterm outcomes. Now that was about 10 years ago when Byetta first came out for diabetic use or (as with a friend of 24 stone) for the seriously obese. I wont be asking again as I have seen for myself how people can react i.e. gaunt half sizes of their previous selves, also research is now showing people are putting the weight back on within a few months because they haven’t either addressed why they were overweight or how to eat properly. I am not really fat but I am only 4 foot 11 inches. I will keep on doing what I am doing and be proud of my own efforts.
Currently waiting for the builder to come and move a plug socket for our new hob extractor fan. He will probably turn up at the end of the day as he lives at the end of our lane and it will take him about half an hour.
We think we have decided on a sitter, a couple from British Columbia in Canada who will already be in Europe during the whole of March through to July. Will be doing a WhatsApp chat tomorrow evening.
Have a good week. It is warming up a bit here – 13 degrees today but I am still feeling the cold.
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S-g I have free access to HAVA although there’s also a premium, payable version. I’m not sure if they still offer a free version as I started to use it around 12 months ago whilst it was still in development. As you say just ‘common sense’ although I have to say there are odd anomalies such as a tbsp of Hellmans bring the overall score of a meal way down.
When it comes to the ‘injectables’ it seems that once you reach goal you ‘micro dose’ to avoid weight gain. To me that just means a lifetime of injections. Not for me and as you say we have no idea what the long term effects are.
Well I’m back to my Tuesday weigh-in and it feels so much more comfortable. So 3 weeks into the year and I’m 4lbs down which is fine. Just going to keep on keeping on……
Have a good week.
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V, well done on reporting in with a loss and SG, even sticking at the same weight is a win. Pleased your domestic things are are coming together nicely, SG.
Shamefully I have to report that I’m 1lb up on this time last week. However, I’m currently 28hrs into a fast, to try and kick things off well for the coming week and next weigh in.
I’m a bit annoyed that I haven’t made January count yet, but am determined not to waste what’s left of it. Fingers crossed I’ll be reporting in with loss next week.
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Weigh exactly the same again today – slice of toast before bed, must get properly back on track.
Verano, I have just double checked HAVA and you get a free 7 day trial where they take the money and will give you a refund if you log everything below your basal rate for at least 30 days – it is £34 a month or £49 for the premium (personal contact). Don’t like that sort of ethos. My daughter is with ZOE and she pays a monthly fee so it is just me who doesn’t like to pay for things when I can come on here for free.
I am talking to prospective sitter tonight but not sure we are a good fit as she is in a wheelchair. When I originally said yes to disability I was thinking more that we dont have any stairs to negotiate, didn’t think about manouvering a wheelchair around corridors. I am going to show her around the house.
Have a good week.
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S-g my membership must be a throw back. I agree I don’t like that type of ethos either. Strangely enough I find Zoe one of the least palatable. I took part in the Covid study and subsequent others. I do think that the idea behind the gut science bit is good but I feel that they have gone one step too far with the ‘30+’ nutrients supplement. What started b off as ‘scientific’ study has turned into a plain and simple profit making company. Not that there’s ’ anything wrong with profit per se.
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Oh I’m with you SG, see no point paying to be part of another group, when there is this great free resource here.
I’ve been reflecting on why I had to report a gain this week and realised that it was likely an excessive intake of nuts. My mistake I guess was two fold …
a) not weighing, measuring and recording everything I’m consuming and b) that I had been indiscriminately browsed on nuts left prominently on the side in the kitchen.Anyway, I’ve just broken a 50hr fast, which I’m hoping has set me up well for the rest of the week. 🤞🏻there will be a better result on the scales to report next Tuesday.
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Hi all, still the same weight.
We had a lovely chat with our sitter and I showed her around our house. The only room she wont be able to access is the utility room which only has the washing machine and she said her hubby can be on washing duties 🙂 We are very happy with them and looking forward to meeting them for real in 12 weeks.
Builder came and looked at the job we want him to do. He is coming back to do it on either Monday or Tuesday morning (he needs daylight as he will be turning off the power) and he is charging us €35. Great.
Have a lovely evening.
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Nothing to report but looking for some knowledge from you peeps. I always cook down chicken bones and use the broth for soup. Can I do the same with braised meat (specifically pork) as I had a ham hock at the weekend and hate to throw anything out. I have skimmed all the fat off and put it in the freezer for now.
Been trying to understand why I am so hungry all the time and I have now put it down to being cold, having a cold and generally not feeling well. Being good now and only snacked on a Ryvita with cheese 2 nights ago and nothing last night.
Weekend is here – lottery tonight – fingers crossed.
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Good evening!
Still plodding along here trying to get to my 2lb a week loss which may be a bit ambitious but am almost getting to target. My plan was 26lb in 13 weeks. So far working well!
Hope everyone is still on track with your goal even if they have to be ‘revised’. Just have to carry on!
Nights are drawing out which is uplifting, and now just two months, eight weeks or so, before we ‘spring forward’ again. So looking forward to the lighter nights.
Almost the end of the month now and hopefully we’ll carry on into February. Thoughts for ‘uplifting’ titles??
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Hello everyone & I’m not doing very well weight wise losing only 3.25lbs so far this January. You are doing well Verano & thank you for your reassurance about epidurals.! I now have a couple of hospitals appointments in April & May that I hopefully assume are surgery pre-assessment ones but have been warned by other people that a surgical date can always be cancelled & delayed. However it gives me three months to try to lose at least a stone & hopefully much more.
S-g your travel plans sound as though they are coming together well & I hope you are fully recovered now?
I know that I need to further reduce my carbs & calories & am trying to make sure that my husband & I are eating enough protein 😀
Keep on going everyone 👏👏🍀🍀
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Happy Sunday, Margaret you are doing perfectly well. After being on the diet for a while 3.25lbs is a respectable loss. Glad you are feeling reassured about the epidural.
As for my travel plans, we are now 79 days from our cruise (I look on the booking every now and then) and we have a housesitter who is from Canada but will already be in Europe, travelling from Germany to us.
I have to stop late night snacks. Okay they are only a Ryvita and Laughing Cow cheese, but I know they are messing with my weight and BG. I am afraid of going to bed hungry due to some hypos but I know I should be okay. Also, being honest, it is more of a craving for something, anything, rather than real hunger.
Going to try to start up my exercises again tomorrow. Not done anything since Christmas except my facial yoga.
Have a good week all.
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Hi all, my loss didn’t last long and I don’t know why. Yesterday I had my usual Sunday brunch around 11.30 – 2 grilled sausages, canned toms, grilled mushrooms and a fried egg. Dinner was steak and salad, only snacks were my usual 85% dark chocolate square and a couple of slices of chicken.
One thing I did have was an absolute melt down – and over nothing. I am diabetic so cant just say to hell with it I’m going to have that cake or sausage roll or whatever – never, ever, ever. I have lots of friends and know of many people who do say that, I also know people who have lost limbs, sight or have serious organ complications or are even dead. So I am not going to be stupid and my diet is a personally enforced regime. BUT just sometimes….. I wish I could be like everyone else. One thing I miss are strong flavours like pickles. I know I can have them but they don’t usually go well with what I am eating – you cant have scrambled eggs and piccillili or branston. Yes I could just have a teaspoon at any time but its not the same as an accompaniment to a meal. So last night when I served out steak and salad for me and steak and chips for hubby, I put a large dollop of horseradish on my plate. He took one look and sarcastically said ‘sure you have enough there’. I am sorry to say I shouted and screamed at him to just leave me alone, let me have something nice for a change. Later when I calmed down I apologised for over-reacting and explained that I feel like every day of my life is being restricted (which it is) and I am sick of living my life like this. The alternative is to stop the strict diet and eat cake and sausage rolls and be dead in a few years or lose a leg or toe – which I also don’t want. I also have the double whammy of wanting to lose weight and look better but not just that, it is better for my overall health and diabetes.
I still feel weepy but know I have to keep on keeping on…. But no, its no life and I am fed up with it. I know depression is a common consequence of diabetes, just because we have to live with it day in day out and I will talk to my doctor about it. I just don’t know if I can go on like this.
I’m not looking for a solution as I know I just have to keep going with the diet but finding it hard to find joy in anything. Maybe the weather is not helping as we can’t get out in the garden when it is cold and wet and miserable.
Sorry for my moan but sunshine girl is not always sunny.
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Sunshine-girl my heart goes out to you.
I guess we all feel down at times. It’s allowed.
I live with restricted mobility which gets me down now and again. We both have ‘something’ we have to live with and I guess ‘accept’. I have no choice. There is no alternative for me which in some ways makes it easier. Maybe there are some pickles you could have that aren’t sugar laden or maybe ‘treat’ yourself with a square of cheese with a spoon of Branston once a week or so.
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Thanks V, it is not so much the pickle, pickle was just an example – I could have pickled beetroot or onions etc etc it is just not something you think of eating on its own or I would be even thinking about calories in cheese – and I do have cheese and pickle every week in a ploughmans. That’s not the point. It is hard to explain except you understand with your mobility problems that it sometimes seems so bloody unfair and you just have to live with it. And then for someone who should understand watching and commenting on what you eat or drink which you know perfectly well the item in question was not bad for me, he was policing my portion size – even though I didn’t mention he was having chips and I wasn’t. Sorry but it was just a tipping point.
Every morning I get up and have a medication in water and add vinegar, then I take 9 tablets. My day is spent obsessing about what I can and can’t have. I write a menu but want something interesting or exciting or something like fresh strawberries (not possible). I look in the fridge and there is cold meat or cheese but is that it! I have some kiwi in the bowl but it is saved for breakfast. A few nuts and again, the calories. Then in the evening I take another 3 tablets and, of course, the dreaded injection. It doesn’t hurt much but it is a constant reminder. It is just a constant battle and I know I just have to put up with it just as you do, but as you say, I am allowed to get down about it now and then and not pretend to be living the life I want to. Even thinking ahead to our cruise my mind goes to what I can or cannot eat and will I gain weight, will my blood glucose get out of whack. We have free afternoon teas every day onboard which hubby loves and I will sit there watching him enjoy sandwiches (I can throw the bread away) or cake/scones (which I definitely cant have). I might as well just go and sit in our cabin but don’t want to leave him on his own. Yet when I want to swim he won’t come and sit by the pool with me so I go on my own.
Tomorrow is another day and I will be okay – I am going to get back into exercising this afternoon. That should get some of the feel good hormones going.
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SG, I hear your frustration and imagine it must get really tough, having to live constantly under certain restraints because the alternative is so grim.
It’s okay not to be okay and without doubt this is the place to come and vent. Once you’re feeling more upbeat, perhaps we can help you think of ways to incorporate more robust flavours in your meals, meanwhile, take care and be gentle with yourself. As V said, sunnier days are on their way, when we’ll all be able to get out in nature and enjoy some warmth.
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Thank SunnyB. These rules I live by are self-imposed and necessary to keep me well. I am a good cook and do experiment but mainly day to day food is the same old, same old. I think one thing that is getting me down is not being able to have a drink. Yes, I decided to do dry January, mainly to give my body a rest and also lose weight. It is not that I want a drink but just that I can’t have one – why, because I would be so disappointed in myself if I didn’t see out the challenge. So most of my problems are not only self-imposed but self-inflicted.
I will be back to my sunny self in a few days and might go a do some shopping, look at some nice jewellery to go with my cruise outfits, maybe buy a few bits that are totally unnecessary and see if I can cheer myself up.
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How about while hubby indulges in afternoon tea on the cruise, you indulge in something for you …. a shampoo and blow dry, a facial, a swim or some other onboard activity? Just a thought.
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S-g yes I understand how sometimes we all reach that ‘tipping point’. It can be the smallest of things that turn out to be the ‘straw’ but it’s worse when it comes from someone who we feel should know better!
I wonder if you can maybe just relax a little. A few posts back you said you aren’t ‘fat’. Maybe you shouldn’t worry about the calories sometimes. Even if it’s just one day a week or one meal a week. Sad to think you are worrying about the food on your cruise. I know it’s not easy when faced with all those temptations. We don’t go to afternoon tea as there’s no point for me! I have learned to eat a ‘taste’ of something but it’s taken me years. I know this wouldn’t be the way for everyone but I can quite happily take one spoon of a dessert and leave the rest. That works for me. I know you have to be far more careful but I wonder if one of the constant glucose monitors might help you work out which foods actually do send your blood sugar high. I think people have different tolerances to different carbs and maybe you could try and find which ones you could have that don’t spike your blood sugars. Speak with Dr Gorgeous I’m sure he will help if he can.
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So sorry you are having a difficult time…maybe cut yourself some slack…I think we all lose it from time to time, and regret what we can or cannot any longer do/have. I don’t really understand why people have a ‘dry month’ in January. I find January a very depressing and difficult month without depriving myself! Perhaps a little retail therapy will be restorative.
I see Verano and Sunny B have some suggestions….and I think you should know that we are all here to support if we can.
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Ah S-G be gentle with yourself but I do really sympathise with you because it’s so frustrating feeling restricted on a daily basis!!. You are so supportive of everyone on here & we are all here to also give you some support. How about giving yourself a different kind of pampering treat such as a massage or facial right now & of course also whilst you are on your cruise?
I have read that the Chinese have a screaming tree to shout at & offload & Ive always thought that was an excellent idea except my neighbours would hear me in my garden🙁failing this bashing the hell out of a cushion ? We are all allowed to have an occasional meltdown & I frequently stomp around like a two year old!!
Do take it easy & pat yourself on your own back for how well you are managing your diabète in such an inspirational way👏👏👏⭐️
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Hi everyone, thank you for your kindness and support. As I said I wasn’t looking for advice and it really was nothing to do with pickle. It was more like living this way for 20 years – almost to the day. Just feeling really fed up in a cold, wet January and husband making a stupid remark.
Weight has stayed the same so I can be proud I didn’t go off the rails after my little meltdown. I will declare my final weight on Friday. I set myself a goal of 3lbs a month and sure I have done better than that.
I am heading off now to get my feet done. Have a good week.
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S-g ‘fed up’, ‘cold and wet January’ (and February, March and April ( here in the UK at least) Yes I see it.
I feel the same in the winter. Just have to look towards the positives …. less than 8 weeks before the clocks ‘spring forward’ on March 30th. We can do this. Clocks move forward on March 30th just less than 8 weeks away. We will all feel better with lighter and brighter nights.
January for me has been at best an ‘average’ month but in saying that the ‘number’ is reducing.
Looking forward to February, onwards and upwards goals.
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Agree V, January is too long after we have already had Nov and Dec. I check the clock every evening to see what time I am putting on the livingroom light. Moved from 5.20 to 5.45 so we are moving in the right direction. February has my birthday so something to look forward to.
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Quick report in with my weekly weigh in result. Pleased to say that I’m 2lb down on last week’s reading, which is a really good outcome given I’m a really slow loser.
Have been giving some thought to a title for February’s thread. Two ideas came to mind ….. Forging Ahead in February, or perhaps Feel Fabulous in February …. has anyone else got any thoughts or ideas?
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I like the idea of forging ahead because I know it’s going to take effort on my part to keep going!
Well done with losing 2lbs SunnyB 👏👏
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Forging ahead gets my vote too. I always find February a difficult month so battling ahead fits my mood well!
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Forging ahead gets my vote too!
January is my ‘difficult’ month, closely followed by February. I find motivation almost impossible, for many years I have thought I should hibernate! But January is nearly over, and February a short month, so nearly out if the woods… so hard not to comfort eat, but remaining strong, and self forgiving if I slip slightly..(6 chips yesterday! ) -
Seems a number of us struggle with mood and motivation at this time of year, it’s certainly a tough time for me.
January is my birth month, but I loath it with its short cold grey days and almost constant rain! And quite often it doesn’t really improve much until well into March!
Anyway, let’s stay focused and do our best to finish January strong. If there’s a slip or two, we’ll forgive ourselves and get right back on track ready to start February forcefully 🙂.
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Thank you Sunny for offering to kick off our February thread. I did so many threads in the past that I’m quite happy to take a back seat now. But, I will step forward if needed.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 🎉🥂🎉🥂 (belated) Sunny hope it was a lovely day. My birthday is a week before Christmas so really short days but with lots of ‘anticipation’ around the mood is brighter.
So coming towards the end of January, in general, I have ‘jumped’ into 2025. Had an eye opener yesterday. I had a full on carb day. A very small piece of wheat and rye sourdough bread. Carrot and BUTTERBEAN soup…. I should have known ….. 1lb gain this morning. I realise this is ‘water weight’ so I’ve not gone off the rails just had chicken breast for brunch and salmon and veggies for dinner so hoping the ‘number’ Will be more favourable tomorrow.
P.S. s-g is your birthday the 7th?
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Hi there, feeling better but still looking forward to my weigh in tomorrow – today is still in January so tomorrow is the day.
Yes V, my birthday is the 7th.
Nothing much to report. Done some exercise, Monday 30 mins aerobics, Wednesday 30 mins on the wiifit – it told me I was 1.3kgs lighter than my last visit but it was several months ago. Going to do another 30 mins wii as it was indoor jogging then some other balance, strength and aerobics – totalling 30 mins.
Electrician came this morning so hubby is putting the finishing touches to the new extractor fan. It is so much smaller than the last one we are going to have to either repaint the kitchen or hope we can find some leftover paid and do the patches – same thing in the bathroom when we put the new sink unit in. Another job.
Have a good weekend everyone and I will report in tomorrow on the new thread – thank you Sunny.
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S-g I have a very dear friend who also shares your birthday …. no excuse to forget!
I don’t have anything to say. Looking forward to the February thread and thanks in advance Sunny.
Have a good weekend.
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Just a quick note to say that the February thread is now available and I look forward to seeing you all there in the days ahead.
Wishing you all an excellent weekend …. enjoy!
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Thank you SunnyB I will report any weight loss after I weigh tomorrow on the February thread👍
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Goodbye January…we jumped in and I am strolling out…into sunnier days!
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