I am in the same boat with making lots of appointments, S-G. It’s like a part-time job, isn’t it? And somewhat never-ending. Best wishes on good A1c results, and also on finding that perfect pair of jeans.

I agree with you about the rogue posts. It makes the site seem much less safe and comfortable, as well as just being annoying. Thanks for reporting them. By the time I see them, they’ve usually been reported already. When you report them, do you ever get a response? It seems like if they’re going to keep this website open, they’d have someone whose job it was to monitor it.

Becca

Good morning everyone & I hope that you will all keep posting your news & progress 🤞🤞I have weighed & lost one of the two pounds I gained from last weekend when away. My knee is much more painful again & I know that I must lose weight to improve my situation & I am going to try to start again tomorrow & focus on losing some meaningful weight throughout March.
I hope you all have a good week.
Margaret xx

Hi all, yes Becca it is like a job but even more so that I have to do it all in French. Think I have now arranged everything even in June when we go to the cardiologist for both our heart check ups.

Yes, I do often get a response with ‘thank you for reporting’ and sometimes get a note saying something about the post, especially if I have made an amusing comment like to one advertising Viagra. Wont say what came back 🙂

Well my weight is up and down again, I really want to be under 74kgs before I see the doctor on 16th, so still got time. Did get some skinny jeans but had to go up a size (from 44 to 46) but better to be comfortable.

Had a drink last night but first one in 3 weeks, I just get fed up of always being on a diet. Not just for a few weeks to lose weight but for the rest of my life for the diabetes. Something has to give sometime.

Hope you have all had a good weekend, see you next week – tomorrow.

Didnt log in yesterday for my weigh in as I could have just repeated what I said a week ago. Still keeping on…

Hello. Just popping in because I realise we are on the last stretch of this three month thread. So far I’ve really done no more than maintain. What can I say?

March feels brighter especially as we now have some sunshine instead of the constant rain of the last few months.

So I’m just carrying on as I have done in the recent past. If I lose fine if not fine. I just need to stay healthy. I really don’t eat much ‘rubbish’ but do have the odd days when I want to ‘eat’!

Anyway, hope everyone is achieving the goals set, if not then make them more realistic. We have to live!

Just be healthy!

I agree Verano- lovely spring weather making everything brighter ☺️

Weighed today and I have still lost 7lbs. Not good enough with less than 2 weeks to go. Tomorrow I will be home alone so I will take the opportunity to try on all my dresses – I think one needs the hem turning up. If they are too tight I have a black lace bolero jacket to come the arms, back and shoulders. I also have a beautiful white silk scarf/stole which I can drape over my shoulders and tie at the front. Just hope I can still get into them as I was 7lbs heavier when I bought them.

Talking about this particular thread coming to an end at the end of March and needing a new one setting up for April, May and June, I am sorry but I wont be here after the 18th March so I hope someone else will step in, just to set it going. If not then it goes. Sorry.

You will be missed, Sunshine Girl. I do understand since you have perhaps outgrown this forum, and it seems like the site is dwindling down and being infiltrated with spam posts. I also have been debating about staying involved, since my weight loss efforts have been less than consistent, and definitely have not at the 800-calorie level, but I do love the feeling of “checking in.”

I’m also preparing for a doctor visit, Sunshine, which will happen on March 17, so trying to get weight down for that, although I will still be obese regardless. Then on March 20 I’ll be gone for a week on the desert trip with my daughter and granddaughter.

My daughter turned 40 last month and because of that has been of a mind to start getting all kinds of first-time health screenings – mammogram, colonoscopy, lab work, nutrition counseling, etc. She unfortunately just got word today that she needs to return for a secondary mammogram and perhaps even an ultrasound. Apparently this is not uncommon and just a way to get a clearer view and solid baseline, but that doesn’t make a person feel any less anxious. She won’t be having that until after our trip, so hope she’ll be able to have a good time in spite of that hanging over her head. As her mom, I’m of course anxious, too, and reminded that I need to get my own mammogram scheduled.

Becca

Thank you for all of your support, encouragement & very useful guidance & information S-G throughout the time this & previous monthly threads have been going you are very inspiring & will be much missed. As Becca says it would be lovely if the thread could keep going after you leave & unfortunately I don’t know how to do this. I hope S-G that all your future endeavours go well & in particular your move back to the UK 😍
I have weighed today & lost 0.75lb after getting back on track & being more focused for the last five days. I’m sure that the better weather has certainly lifted my mood & helped my focus plus feeling less hungry now.
Good luck everyone for next week 🍀🤞🤞
Margaret xx

Hey there, I am not going anywhere, except on holiday and wont be around to set up the new thread. I am sure most of you know I am going on a cruise and will be away for nearly 4 weeks. I just need someone to set up the new thread. Nice to get the accolades, it is like hearing what is said at my funeral before I am actually dead.

Margaret it is easy to start a thread, you just go up to Forums, click again on The Forums and it gives a list of all the subjects like Welcome to the BSD, scroll to the bottom of that sections where it says Browse all topics/start a new topic, click on start a new topic and it brings up a blank you just type in a new title like ‘April through June, join us soon’ go to The Content box and say a few words of introduction. I hope someone manages to do that for me while I am away.

Weight dropping again so determined to keep going and get to at least a 9lb loss.

Have a great weekend.

Hi. Weird but I only seem to get message when Margaret posts. So I was shocked to see her wishing you well in the future s-g!
Margaret if you’d like to set up a new thread then great but I’m here until the end of April and would be happy to set up a new thread, haven’t done one for ages now. Just let me know.

Becca please stay involved. It’s the times when you are ‘less consistent’ that you really need to have some encouragement. I know it can sometimes be hard when all around you seem to be doing well but you are just feel like you’re only just keeping your head above water…. that’s the time to hang on in there. Even if you don’t post don’t give up otherwise everything suddenly starts going south before you realise!

Hope everyone has a good week.

Ah, so relieved to see no one is actually leaving!
And very grateful to see thread will continue…I don’t feel able to take responsibility for anything extra at all (due to massive commitments with 3 autistic/ anxious kids, one doing GCSEs and one doing A levels as well this year, plus juggling job, health etc etc)…very grateful for peeps keeping it going 🤩🤩 …I’m up to my eyeballs all the time just holding it together really 😅

Thank you Verano if you can set up the continuation thread because I’m not very IT competent! Pleased you are not leaving S-G & I hope you will have a wonderful cruise 👍sorry for misunderstanding 🙀🤔
Margaret xx

Ahhhh, sorry I misunderstood, Sunshine, but very happy to be wrong in this instance! And Verano, thanks for your kind words of support today as well as all of you for the ongoing support, and I will keep checking in and keep making an effort! I do get annoyed with myself for all the up-and-down, but the overall trend continues downward and that is the important thing.

Wendy, great job on seeing the scale go down this week! And Tulip, I just want to reach through the screen and give you a big hug of support for all that you are dealing with.

Not sure how it is in the various places you all live, but we start daylight savings time tomorrow night, which means the clocks move forward one hour until they get put back again in the fall. The result of this is that it stays lighter later in the evening, which I LOVE, since I’m more of a night person than a morning person. But I feel for all those who will find it more difficult to get up to more darkness in the mornings.

Happy almost spring!

Becca

thanks Becca, much appreciated 🙂 🙂

Stress and exhaustion have been huge factors in delaying me getting back on the WOE….I’m so glad to be back on track now, as although it takes effort and planning, the upshot is much more physical and mental energy to put into all the other things too 🙂
UK here, I believe are clocks aren’t going forward until the last Sunday in March….?

xxx

Hi all, Becca I think you should stay with the site despite all the trolls. As soon as you think you have got this and you leave you have no reason to stay safe, no one to discuss this with, not many people understand the low carb and calorie way of life and they soon get sick of hearing about it. Take my word, even when we go on holiday hubby always says dont talk about the diet. But it is inevitable when people at the table see me going without bread or rice or potatoes, they usually ask me, and hubby rolls his eyes. But we are here and you can tell us anything just for someone who understands you.

I bought a little black lace bolero to go over my dress which shows my back fat. Anyway, yesterday I took a couple of inches off the hem and while trying it on thought I would try it with the bolero, could I hell as like find it. Even hubby went through all my drawers and looked under the bed, everywhere. Then last night I went to bed and had a dream that I found it and it was in a white Amazon bag with a little plastic zip. So I asked hubby to take another look, only this time looking for a white bag not a black item. He looked everywhere again. I went into my leisurewear drawer (swimming costumes, yoga pants etc) and there it was. The power of dreams.

Monday tomorrow and our week is starting to fill up with nurse for blood, car service and cleaner coming and it is getting near to our leaving. I dont want to start packing until after our viewing as I dont want suitcases and stuff strewn about. It is on the16th so I will have 3 days to get packed up. So have a good week everyone, see you tomorrow if I have anything to report.

SG: I think that’s great advice, about staying on the forum- absolutely right, I feel like people start to think we are obsessive or something if we go on too much about calories- I’m most likely to tell other people I am eating a healthy mediterranean diet and mention Michael Mosley as my guru but I don’t go into more detail unless they’re really interested.
Also, great dream!

S-G, I know just what you mean, having you all here to check in with is like a safe harbor. ❤️

I’m down to minimal calories and carbs for the next 12 days as I prepare for getting weighed at the doctor’s office and possibly getting into a swimsuit on my trip! Looking forward to the trip, but hoping I won’t put too much weight back on.

Becca

Hi all, I am well and truly fed up, scales this morning show me up from 74.2 to 75.2. Not a morsel has passed my lips that shouldnt have. Not quite managing TRE as I am looking for a snack in the evenings but it is usually meat or chicken. Anyway, I am fasting tonight as the nurse will be here first thing in the morning for blood letting 🙂 So no food after 8pm.

Finally started my packing. All seems a bit over the top but I have 4 long dresses, 2 dressy jump suits and 2 short dresses, then 2 dress trousers. That is 10 nights so 2 more but I think it will be the trousers again with different tops. Then on the last night you just wear what you are leaving the ship in as you have to have your bags outside your cabin by 10 pm the night before. Exhausted just thinking about it. Luckily I have a packing list that I can follow.

Will let you know my results tomorrow afternoon, they usually dont take much longer than 4 hours but nurse has to drop them off at the lab so that depends how long she waits to take them.

Bye for now.

Results are in and I am back down in the 6’s but only just (6.9), that is down from 7.3. Cholesterol is very low at 2.45 and I am going to ask doctor to reduce the amount of statins I am on as I also suffer from really bad cramps at night. Triglycerides is really low so just proves I dont drink much alcohol or eat processed foods.

Weight has dropped back down but I am past worrying. Fitting into all my dresses for the holiday although I by my natural instinct will not be diving into cakes and still sticking to low carb. Things are a bit mad now with everything happening at once, nurse and bloods, car service, cleaner on Friday, house viewing Monday followed by doctor in the afternoon, hairdresser on Wednesday, sitter arrives Thursday, leave for holiday Friday. Phew I am exhausted thinking about it all. But I have nearly finished my packing.

Have a good week everyone.

S-g WOW!!!

Yes lots going on but health wise all is looking good.

Packing almost done – great!

Next thing is to just take lots of deep breaths and get through the next few days.

Holiday is almost here!

S-G as Verano says almost there & it’s brilliant that you can fit into all your dresses & also having good health results. 👍👏👏. I hope that you will have a very enjoyable & relaxing holiday! 🥂🌝
Margaret xx

Hi everyone,
Sorry I have been absent for most of the ‘new year’. I haven’t caught up with all your posts… so many to read, I just hope you are all ok and keeping on!

I have been working through a cancer scare since mid January and finally have had biopsy taken… non cancerous! 😅 Such a relief!
During this time I have not been watching my diet carefully, but have kept to the same weight as I started the year. (5.5 stone less than when I began in 2024 but 1/2 stone heavier than my lightest in 2025)
Blood sugar has kept stable!
🤞🤞

So pleased your biopsy showed no cancer Pootle💐 You can relax now after your worrying last few weeks 👍
Margaret xx 😍

Good morning everyone & I have just weighed & gained 1/4 lb so I am exactly the same weight that I was one month ago! There is no doubt that I am finding it difficult to get going again on losing weight & being mindful of what I am eating & drinking every day because it all feels such a faff!! Tomorrow I will be going to a Mothers Day family gathering at my eldest sons house seeing all three grandchildren & we will be eating pizza & drinking wine so a diet exclusion day.
Happy Mothers Day for tomorrow 💐🥂🍷
Margaret xx
Oh I had an odd message supposedly from BSD staff asking me for my email address to verify me for future logging on & was concerned so didn’t do that have you all had that today?

Hi all, Margaret, my scales show I am exactly the same weight as I was on Sunday last week. So no gain but a wasted week. Got the doctor tomorrow so had hoped to be less than 74kgs which is what I was when I last saw him, now 74.7kgs. Just waiting now to get the viewing over tomorrow morning then I can get on with more packing.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

S-g hope your appointment went well today. Just want to wish you ‘happy hols’.
ENJOY!

Hi all, leaving on Friday morning so this might be my last post as still a lot to do. The viewing went well and it is between 2 houses. However, they are spending a week in France so have lots of other houses to see. Unfortunately, they want a second viewing while we are away. I am lucky enough to have a housesitter who is happy to keep the house clean and vacate when any viewings occur, plus I have a lovely agent who said she will come in before the viewing to check everything is as it should be. She said she would even do a deep clean if she had to. I am sure she would. Just want it to be super tidy. Just a thought, when we were selling up in the UK 21 years ago we had a viewing while we were on holiday in France – a reversal of roles – and that was the viewing that sold our house. Fingers crossed.

Doctors visit went as well as expected because it wasnt my doctor. A young man who didnt even know why I was there. He was happy with my results, I got him to decreases my statins due to cramps, and he didnt bother to take BP or weigh me. So I got away with not having lost anything since last visit. However, being stressed I was going to have a few drinks last night but didnt and stayed away from snacks (roast pork from Sunday) and I have lost a kilo. My total loss for this season is 8lbs and I am not finished yet. Still got 3 days to go.

It has come to the time to say I will not be around when this thread comes to an end and I hope someone will step in with just a few words and a new title. It is not difficult. Otherwise I will come back and find a very lonely place.

Have a good Spring and welcome to the Summer months. See you in 4 weeks.

SG, have a lovely holiday xxx

Also very glad you are ok Pootle 🙂 🙂 🙂

S-g I’ve agreed to step in and set up the next thread so ‘WE WILL SURVIVE’! Thought the title you suggested will be fine unless anybody comes up with something spectacular……
suggestions please!

S-g 2nd viewings are good. You usually get a ‘feel’ for a place first time round and if it’s negative no second viewing, so good luck. Strangely enough we sold our last home when we were away. The viewers viewed on Christmas Eve!!!!! They went back on NYE and made an acceptable offer. They always say you can’t sell a property around Christmas but you know, when you see a property you want it really doesn’t matter! Best of luck with the sale.

S-g glad your appointment with the doctor went well. I’m being really naughty. I got a message from my doctor to have blood tests a few weeks ago but haven’t! Maybe I will soon,

Pootle hello again. So sorry to hear of your ‘worry’ but so pleased it was unfounded. The worry with these things can so knock you you can’t really concentrate on anything but the ‘outcome’. Glad yours is good.

Just a quick note to s-g and Margaret …. my scales stayed the same today too. Such is life! Next week is a new week ….. let’s work a bit harder!

Happy holidays s-g see you next month. Enjoy!

Thank you Verano for agreeing to set up our next thread. I think surviving is rather apt certainly in my case because I am struggling to get back on track particularly after a carby Mothers Day family gathering 🤔
S-G I hope you have a wonderful holiday 👍🥂
I was prevented from logging on yesterday by a security message that I hesitated to respond to but did in the end so late responding to S-Gs happenings.
I hope everyone has a good week & the sunshine here is lovely🌝
Margaret xx

Good morning,
The sun is shining here this morning, a welcome relief from all the rainy days!
S-g enjoy your holiday and good luck for the viewings and sale! 🤞🍀
Verano, I think the title for the next thread is very apt.
I am, once again, struggling to lose the excess weight I gained at Christmas with the carb cravings still having a major hold on me! I can go all day being very good then ruin it all and in the evening by picking at all the wrong things!
The worry of the past 2+ months, whilst it has eased, has had an unwelcome effect on my resolve! I just have to find the motivation to knuckle down and get ‘carb control’ again. Not so easy now my husband has filled the kitchen cupboards with very tempting treats!
Just hope I haven’t pushed myself back into diabetes!
Onward..
k x

Think we have our wires crossed a little! When I said ‘we will survive’ I was talking about the three monthly thread! S-g suggested ‘April thru June: join us soon’ . Maybe we can combine the two …. any ideas?
A couple I have
April thru June: our time to bloom.
April thru June: survival is out tune.
Personally I’d like a ‘positive’ vibe just need to give it some more thought.

Verano, I’m pretty easy about the title, but I also like a positive vibe 🙂