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