Annie sometimes we just have to face facts!!!
Anyway for the moment I’m just keeping on keeping on …..

Lucy just give yourself a ‘big hug’.
Tomorrow is another day.
One day at a time.
When the time is right for you you will get back on track …. in the meantime no guilt just heal yourself.
Take care.

Verano thanks for your “I’m never going to be ‘thin’, never have been, never will be!” I need to accept that too.
I’ve managed to gain 3kgsover the last 3 months – putting some of that down to the very hot weather as it’s also been really humid. But that is 3 too many, some gained whilst trying, loosely, to lose🤪. It stops here now!!! Just heard stepson is not coming to dinner tonight which is a shame but means that the one “very naughty” pudding/dessert a week that we have when he eats with us won’t be eaten tonight so that’s a positive!
Just looking to see where this month takes me weight-wise as we don’t have any real distractions or plans this month…… so far although we can be impulsive as in Monday’s 4hour trip to the coast because it was cooler there than at home.

Hi Lucy, I’m sorry you are feeling so low. I’ve been struggling a bit recently too (and that’s after being on this way of eating for many years) it happens, often for no particular reason except a bit of “body/mind rebellion” but you have good cause. So, as Pootle says do be kind to yourself and don’t add any guilt about losing your way on the eating front to the load you are carrying right now.
You can find your way back and re-booking your cancelled holiday is a great idea and incentive.
I know what you mean about being seemingly ungrateful about giving away birthday chocolate and cakes (in the past I’ve “scoffed” the lot in one or two sittings just to get them out of the way). Could you perhaps donate some to your local food bank? That way someone else gets to celebrate your birthday, even if they don’t know it. And not now, but before Christmas or your next birthday perhaps make casual comments about how you don’t find such things appealing anymore and love nice toiletries, or anything else you enjoy, instead? Maybe your friends will hear you and it also gives them a gift idea. I did that and now it’s actually true.
Wrap up any food related feelings of shame/failure in left over birthday paper and throw it in the bin where it belongs. Also, this very hot weather we are having can also cause us to retain fluids and swell up and weigh a bit heavier, it was spoken about on this site a long time ago.
I hope you did have a nice birthday.
Best wishes to you

Hi Lucy,
As I said, be kind to yourself!
I am not surprised that the diet has fallen by the wayside, but it is great that you are climbing back on board and you will soon see results!
I think the weight recently put back on will come off more easily than it did the first time round!
I know what you mean about feeling ’free’, I believe we would all agree that having to think about what we are eating all the time can get very tiresome! But I also know that the guilt that follows a slip up is very destructive!
Part of my motivation is finding something I can reward myself with when I have stuck to the ’plan’! (In my case, a super, low carb meal out, but as my fav fish restaurant has closed…now another new hat! 😂)
Many happy returns for yesterday…
🤞🤞 and all positive vibes coming from me to you!
Take care.

Hi Pootle. So sorry been absent. Have had a lot to deal with, my dad’s funeral and having to cope without him, seems a cliche but I miss him so much. My parents were married for 60 years and were together 3 years more than that so understandably my mum is heartbroken. So much to sort out admin wise too .
I’m ashamed to say the wheels came off completely which is partly why I haven’t messaged. I’ve put on half a stone, probably more now. It’s my birthday today so have had lots more goodies and alcohol etc. I’ve loved being free so to speak and eating what I want but now I just feel foul and fat again. More worrying is my yearly blood tests ar eon the 9th…and that’s not going to be good either.
I don’t know how it all went so wrong but it did and I have to regroup . New beginnings…but have lots of chocolate and cakes in the fridge which aren’t going to go in a day or two. Maybe I will have to give them away but that doesn’t feel righ4 for those who bought them for me . I’ve probs gained 3/4 stone now and I have let myself down.
I actually want to get back to it. Have rebooted a holiday that got cancelled due to my dad’s death for 30 Sept…so want to be right back on track and slim by then.
Hope everyone is doing well. . … or at least better than me.
I don’t know how I can focus wirh all this stuff in the house. But I really have to. Xx

Hi Lucy,
Just posting to let you know that I am thinking of you.
Take care and be kind to yourself.
Xxxxx

Great to have you both posting!
S-G a loss is a loss! Enjoy eating out with the family, I hope the weather is cooler for you!
Verano, wishing you well in your efforts to get a buffer before your holiday in 4 weeks time.
I am just keeping on keeping on! 🤞🤞

Hello!
July 1st!
New month!
New start!
New mid-year diary!
Here we go again!

I’m away 4 weeks today so just wanting a little ‘buffer’ before we go. Having spent many, many, many years ‘obsessing’ about ‘weight’ I’ve sort of come to the conclusion that I just need to ‘relax’. I’m never going to be ‘thin’, never have been, never will be!

Despite my weight I’m pretty healthy so just want to keep going that way.

Love the interaction on these threads. They really are inspiring. I just need to keep posting to get inspiration and inspire if I can.

Promise to post …. promise!

Have a good July.

Another month to make a new start. Didn’t make my 1kg for June, just over half but I always say, aim for the moon and you might just land in the stars. So I am 1.65kgs down now. Still going to make every effort but know there will be a lot of meals out and temptations when family arrive. I have already booked 3 restaurants over the week. Luckily I will be doing most of the cooking the rest of the time. Grandson is a healthy eater, daughter is a vegan so will be getting beans with everything and I will just live on salads in the hot weather.

Come and join us and tell us about your weight loss/healthly lifestyle journey. All welcome.

Yes Pootle it was a nice surprise. But can I say that we might not be the only people on private pensions who might be due a refund. Something to do with a law change in 2018 bla bla bla, read the letter but didn’t understand it at all. Just be sure that if you are due you will get it automatically or you could ring your pension provider and ask them about Guaranteed Minimum Pension and its relationship to SERPS. That said –

Didn’t swim yesterday as 40 degrees makes it too draining on the body. Lucky enough to be retired and able to just relax.
Swam 30 mins early this morning before another 40 hits us.
Only 20 days to family arriving.

Looking forward to welcoming everyone to the fresh monthly thread for July!

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

Hi S-G.
What a brilliant positive👍!!!!! To get a windfall (even though it is money you should have been paid before!) I don’t envy you the 40 degrees, and Hope the air con has been working! 😂
My positive for today is that the very hot weather seems to be missing us!!! Absolutely great as I really cannot stand the heat! 😅
Emojis in evidence as I am on the phone not laptop! 🤞🙄

Hope to return with more positives later in the week!

That sounded awful, hope you all know it was a joke about being able to afford air con.

Hi all, just same old, same old here. One big positive@0

Hubby received his pension today and it was ten times more than it should be. Rang the company to tell them they had made a mistake and no, they have just taken over from another pension company and been finding errors. It was not a mistake and, although not saying how much, enough to go on a nice holiday.

Family coming over in exactly 3 weeks, I think there might be some extravagance abounding.

40 degrees today but we are lucky we can just do nothing, stay indoors and run the air con – think we can afford it now 🙂

Sounds like you are on our diet, enjoy and hope it continues to work for you.

Have been enjoying reading everyone’s positive posts and having been absent for awhile (while we had family visiting) I thought it time to post a few myself.

So, the first one is …
🌸🌸 was lovely having eldest DD and fiance visit with us.
🌸🌸 my mum is still doing well … declining, but still managing to stay active and positive in the face of her diagnosis
🌸🌸 sunny days ….. I’m a ‘hothouse flower’ and hate the cold!

Hey everyone! I’m Ana Luise, a health coach passionate about nutrition. After years of yo-yo dieting, I’ve been testing a well-formulated low carb approach for 6 weeks. Anyone else here on this journey? Let’s share experiences!

My Current Low Carb Meal Plan (Week 2):

Breakfast:
Avocado & smoked salmon roll-ups
2 soft-boiled eggs
Matcha latte with almond milk

Lunch:
Grilled chicken Caesar salad (no croutons)
Parmesan crisps
Olive oil dressing

Dinner:
Zucchini noodles with shrimp alfredo
Side of roasted Brussels sprouts
Glass of dry white wine (occasionally)

What I’ve Noticed So Far:

Mental clarity improved significantly

Stubborn belly fat finally starting to budge

No more 3pm energy crashes

Biggest Challenges:

Meal prep on busy weekends

Finding quick low carb snacks

Dining out options

Would love to hear from others – what’s your go-to low carb meal when you’re short on time

Good evening all,
I hope you are all surviving the heat wave, which seems to have bypassed us here. A bit humid tonight, but it rained this morning and we only had a few sunny spells during the day. Mostly overcast! So onto some positives:
1. It is my god-son’s birthday today and his card arrived in time… so Royal Mail managed that! 😁
2. I picked the first sweet peas today! 🌺💐
3. My new notebook (from eBay) arrived ahead of time.. so I am ready to continue recording weight and sugars when the current book is full!! 📚📘

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

Hi everyone,
Good to see all the upbeat posts in spite of all the challenges.
I’ve had a really rough week, but feeling a bit better about things now. I had a counselling appointment on Tuesday, and things didn’t really go the way I expected around something we were talking about. So I was in a cycle of negative self-talk for a couple of days. The one thing I did accomplish on Tuesday evening was that I did not comfort eat even though it was the kind of situation where I previously would have done that. I can’t say that my diet has been stellar this week though. My kitchen got backed up with dirty dishes as I was working my way through my problems and that makes it impossible to cook and prepare healthy meals. I’m getting back on track now though. Kale chips with dinner tonight, and the kale is fresh from the garden.
I obviously have an issue from my last session to address with my therapist, but if we can get through that, I am going to ask her about possibly doing some EMDR sessions around my eating habits. She is an expert in eating disorder recovery, so hopefully if we can get our relationship back on track that might be a way to address the negative food patterns too.
DCT – I haven’t had much time to think about applying with everything else going on, but one thing my therapist did suggest was to book a couple of sessions with a dance and movement therapist to see if it might be something I would like to do. Unfortunately, because they aren’t in the area I would have to travel around 500 km to get to one. I did reach out to one who lives near my godmother (she’s said I could stay with her) and got on her waitlist, but it could be several months. She was also very nice and gave me some information about the demand for it. Basically, because it isn’t accredited in Canada, people can’t get their insurance benefits to pay for pure dance and movement therapy, so you have to combine it with other types of counselling to be able to make a living. So not off the table yet, but it complicates things a bit.
Heidi – I ended up doing 9 hours of weeding over the course of last weekend. It barely made a dent in the amount of weeds though. I’m going to get landscape fabric down tomorrow on the rows that I have weeded (they just have daffodils in them so they won’t mind being covered now) just so I won’t have to re-do them over the course of the summer. We’ve had so much rain this spring that the weeds are just out of control. They are predicting yet another summer of drought though, so the crazy growth will likely slow down.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Great that it refreshed you…

xx

Morning all! Lovely to read all your news. Well done to all who are losing at the moment, particularly HEIDI – am so pleased for you. I hope your visit to the UK goes well and that you have some good quality time with your parents. I know it can be difficult when you live apart and have to cram so much into the few days you have together. So take care of yourself too and rejoin the ship when you return.

YOWZER I’m so sorry you are still unwell. You bring such joy and inspiration to us all. I just hope that you can feel the love coming back your way and that in some small way it helps. Really hope that you start to feel better soon X

And POOTLE how is your hand? It must be so frustrating not being able to use it properly but give it time to heal. Hope you are fully recovered soon and so glad you are still keeping on. The black swimsuit does fit, thankfully, and the blouson top covers a multitude of sins! On which point DAWN you have my full commiseration on your disappointing weigh in. I seem to be slapping on weight at the moment. It’s a slight concern as, whilst I know I’ve gone off plan recently, the speed of weight increase seems disproportional to the extra carbs and cals. It may just be I’m retaining fluids in the heat – maybe that’s the case for you too DAWN? But when I get back from holiday I need to do a complete reboot (yes, yes, another one!!!) and see what I can do about it.

MARIET it sounds as if you are doing really well. Well done! It was interesting to read your doctor’s advice about the weight vs bone strength balance.I still want to shed about a stone once I get back from holiday but I also want to be careful that I maintain good nutrition during that time as well. I was also interested and reassured in what HEIDI said about BMI limits being higher for older people. I don’t want to use that as an excuse for lowering my aspirations, but need to realise that trying to get as slim and light as a much younger version of myself may not actually be a realistic goal to aim for.

CATHY how lovely to receive compliments at the wedding! It’s easy to forget previous victories isn’t it. I know that even though I’ve added a few pounds and bulges recently, I’m still over 20lb lighter than when I started this journey way back in 2017. And occasionally I will come across photos from the year or two before then and can really see the difference.

ARCTICFOX any more thoughts about applying for that course? Do keep us posted! And I’m so pleased you’ve rediscovered your love of dance. As you say, it’s so important to find some exercise you really enjoy rather that force yourself to go through the motions. And I share HEIDI’s admiration for your gardening stamina too. I’m not a good gardener, and in fact did pay someone last summer to come in every couple of weeks to keep it under control. But he seems to have abandoned us and so I’ve started getting on with a few things. I’m fortunate that my husband will cut the grass and do any heavy digging. But I’ve been weeding and trimming and planting and it’s beginning to look a lot better. I don’t really know what I’m doing tbh, but I’ve learned the secret is to try and keep on top of things which I’m trying to do, and am actually kind of enjoying it.

Anyway I’ll sign off for now as I’m off on holiday tomorrow so will check in when I’m back. I also have my friend’s 70th birthday party later today which is going to be fabulous – caterers, live music, the works! (You can see why I’m putting weight on!). I’ve bought a lovely new dress from Joe Brown’s which is long and frilly and covers the bulges beautifully 😀.

Have a good weekend everyone and special thoughts to those who are unwell or struggling in other ways X

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Sorry to read you’re still struggling with sciatica and shingles Yowser and a sore shoulder. How awful for you. All those three things are really hard to deal with. . It gets one down when dealing with health issues and it can be hard to keep your resolve. I hope you’ll soon be back to full strength.
Heidi you’re doing great. Losing a stone is fab news. Well done. Thank you for the reminder about a raised BMI being acceptable for us over 60s! I’ll be using that to aim for a bmi of 27/28.
Mariet- my aim is to get into the 140s and I would be so happy with that. I am hovering between 154 and 155 and can’t seem to lose anything. I had a virus which scuppered any weight loss and I am fearful that I won’t have lost anything at the end of the month! Another month gone and another wasted opportunity.
Here is my NSV- When I was at my nieces wedding last weekend a few guests I hadn’t seen for many years commented on how I had not changed over the years and how good and young I looked!! Wow!! I’ll take that!! I did ask them if they were getting me mixed up with someone else!!
So as we come to the end of June I am mindful that I need to increase my effort! My holiday is in about 6 weeks. I know I’ll probably put on at least 7lb on the cruise. I really do need to get to 149 before I go so that I’ll be where I am now when I get back and then I can work hard for the last four months of this journey. It’s proving to be really difficult to lose weight. I am staying the same week in and week out. It’s so frustrating.
Thank you to everyone who is doing well for inspiring us and well done on your amazing achievements. To those who are struggling to achieve their goal- be kind to yourself. We are trying our best every day.

Thanks Heidi.. this is fascinating… a really good read, and advice on this forum!

Having to find a positive from a really sad negative today!!
My favourite fish restaurant has closed down (as a result of the Nat Ins changes and increased business rates). (very unhappy face)
So I am resurrecting a recipe I haven’t made for a few years! “Hake on a stick”. Cubes of hake wrapped in smoked streaky bacon, on a skewer, a squeeze of lemon and a grind of pepper then under the grill. Going to serve with cauliflower rice and a bit of lightly steamed samphire… Yum Yum. Really looking forward to it! (Happy face)

So the positives are;
1. I remembered the dish and how to make it! (Happy face)
2. I was able to get hake fillets and samphire this morning. (Fish)
3. It is low carb!!!!! (Halo)

(Still no emojis on laptop…should have used the phone!! Laughing face!)

Bumping this forum up for Mariet.

Arcticfox I am so impressed with 5 hrs weeding in a day. I don’t think I could manage that in a week! It is great that you have rediscovered some exercise that you love. Carry on dancing!

Best wishes to Yowzer and Pootle. Shingles…broken bones…wishing you a speedy recovery. x

Mariet , slow and steady progress sounds the most lasting solution for good health. You must be very proud. I saw quite recently that the medical profession was shifting to a BMI of 25-32 for women over 60. Not sure if you fall in that age category, but I certainly do. And I shall embrace the extra freedom! There is a forum on this site for those who have reached their goals. Title is something like I’ve reached my goal, what next. It had some useful strategies on weight maintenance.

Dawn I think you should give yourself a hug not a wet lettuce!

And my update, as DCT requested. I am nearly up to 5 weeks of healthy eating, (no processed food, white carbs, no alcohol effectively). I have discarded 6.5 kilos – just over a stone. I feel hugely better for it – both physically and mentally. I am having a few days off while I visit my very elderly parents in the UK, and will be back on it next Wednesday. I suspect I shall have to start counting calories for the next push. But so far so good.

Get well to those who are ailing, Have a lovely weekend.

I think if a doctor can see results from getting rid of pre-diabetes it is a job well done. It is when you have become fully diabetic that they just go to their old favourites – Metformin, glycazide, insulin etc etc. My doctor doesn’t recommend my diet because he says it is too hard to stick to. Point is though, sometimes a little effort can have big results and when we get the results we want we then want to stick with it. We don’t want to go back to what it was like before.

A blessing that you were there to save your husband but also to stand up for yourself with that nurse (I remember her comments) and keep your doctor on board.

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

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

Grukgo, you are welcome to comment on this site, especially when your comments are helpful, as they are. But could you please refrain from advertising your own dieting site with your link at the bottom of the post. This is not allowed and future posts will have to be reported.

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

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Hi everyone, ages since I’ve posted and no excuses either ☹️
My progress has been very slow but steady and I am just about ready to look at maintenance. Dr is not keen for me to lose any more though I am still overweight at 149lb, she reckons the risk of osteoporosis outweighs any benefits of more weight loss.
I am sorry to read of the difficult times so many have been going through. Thinking of you all and hoping things get better for you soon.

Hi everyone, ages since I’ve posted and no excuses either ☹️
My progress has been very slow but steady and I am just about ready to look at maintenance. Dr is not keen for me to lose any more though I am still overweight at 149lb, she reckons the risk of osteoporosis outweighs any benefits of more weight loss.
I am sorry to read of the difficult times so many have been going through. Thinking of you all and hoping things get better for you soon.

Hi Yowser,
I am not getting notifications either! Sounds as though you are going through a really bad time! Thinking of you, hope the rest in sick bay soon has you bouncing round the decks again!

Hi everyone,ive missed so much as for some reason,I havent been getting notifications! Will have to wait til I feel a bit better to read everything but thanks for the kind words Ive seen as ive scrolled down. Still feeling pretty awful,shingles are burnong and itching and taking its time to leave! Plus still got sciatica AND a sore shoulder,so Im in the ships sick bay until i recover,then I ‘llbe up andstriding round the decks catching the sea breezes! Weekend is comin up,hope its a good one for everyone, see you soon XXXXXXXX

Pootle your day sounded so positive. And from really early on. I hope the good mood continued!

Three positives:
Still controlling what I put in my mouth. Now over 4 weeks. This is the longest that I have been in control in years.
I feel so much better without sugar. I’m sleeping better. Less moody. Skin clearer.
Started a painting job that I have been putting off. (covering up a water leak). When I asked myself why another day would be better than now, I ran out of excuses!

I hope you have all had a good day too.

I agree S-G, it is in the GP’s financial interest to keep us listed as diabetic. However, in September (when I had a pre-diabetic reading of 43) my GP offered to take me off the list. I declined as I was only 3 months in and didn’t know whether I would be able to keep it up. I think my GP is unusual… or she might just think, as her prescribing very nearly killed my husband, and I had a major argument with the diabetes nurse, they would be better off without me on the list! (Long story, but I was doing CPR on the bedroom floor at 4am until paramedics arrived. He was hyponatremic, dangerously low sodium and potassium, as a direct result of the drugs she had prescribed then not monitored properly!)
I consider I am still learning how to live this life.. keeping the weight off and the diabetes in remission. The recipes are good, though I tweak most of them. It is only ‘afternoon teas’ and ‘pub grub’ meals out that are difficult!

Oh Pootle, 18g of 85% chocolate, I think I will have to shoot you now!!! I have a 10g 75% every night after dinner – no impact on BG at all so stop beating yourself up. 100 times better than the chocolate brownie 🙂

Evanita, if I can just add to what Pootle has told you – the facts, there is one other thing. Once you are diagnosed diabetic the doctor actually gets paid more to have you on his books. The diabetes for life is still true with doctors but not true in real life. We know if we can keep below a certain level we can be classed in remisssion – but why would a doctor do that when he is getting paid.

We have one lady on here for 9 years who went into remission after just a few months on this plan. She has stuck to it over the years and has only just been accepted by her doctor to be no longer diabetic. We have to learn to live with it and their decisions. There are other reasons to keep below whatever level your doctor recommends like travel restriction and holiday travel/health insurance -they shoot sky high with the word diabetes. Take care and keep going.

Hi Evanita,
I understand that once you are diabetic, you are diabetic for life. You can put it into remission, but lapsing back into the ‘bad eating ways’ will cause the diabetes to be ‘active’ again.
I had two blood tests in mid June of last year.. the 1st Hb1Ac was 50 and two weeks later 49. I have used the BSD, completely changing my diet, lost a lot of weight and by December my reading was 40.. I relaxed slightly, adding porridge to my diet and eating the occasional treat, resulting in a hike back to 44 in May (pre diabetic). So, I think it is a way of life for the rest of my life as I want to avoid medication!
Hope this helps.
Xx

Started the Fast800 in March. Found the food really delicious and enjoyed it. 3 months later HbA1c is 39 but just been told one result of 49 means I will be listed as diabetic for ever – which is bit gutting. Is that really how it works.

Thanks Pootle🤣 Dawn X

I seem to have lost the emojis on my laptop… (Unhappy face) Dawn…another day another weight….hope the wet lettuce helped (Lettuce and caring face) !! xxxx

Sunshine Girl – so good to hear about the blood results! My husband had exactly the same experience. Diagnosed as pre-diabetic which is what precipitated the diet and totally reversed after 8 weeks. My stomach is misbehaving still although nice to hear of good results for others. Am trying a weird Swedish device atm which is supposed to help – iOro fyi – you’re supposed to use it for 6 mths to feel the benefit. Sigh – everything saggier and heading South, I think the elastics in my body are expanding!! Lol! On to 3 positives:
Gorgeous walk with dog this am with 360 degree blackcap and garden warblers carolling away in the trees.
Roasted apricots, raspberries and greek yoghurt for breakfast. Yummy.
Day off. Reading an unputdownable book!
Have a fab day everyone!!!

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

Another day of healthy eating!! 😇😇😂
Supper out yesterday with friends…good friendship and chat, with steak and salad, what could be better? 😄
Creative ideas for next week coming together! 👍😁

Feeling good today.. 😅