Hello everyone
I’ve got good news to share- i am 3lb down since Monday! I was in ketosis on Tuesday evening! I didn’t think it would happen until today! My goal for February was 158lb and today i am 159lb. I was actually 158.8 yesterday. I am really pleased with how this week has gone. My goal for March is to lose 4lb to take me to 155 lb. I am continuing with the very low carb theme. My blood sugars have all been really good this week. I always keep a check on them since being diagnosed and thankfully reversing pre diabetes last year.
I hope DCT and. Nokie will have some good news to share after their reboot this week. I am making meals from the various MM recipe books I’ve bought over the years, BSD, Keto, Fast 800.
We have booked a cruise for August so I know that if I keep going all last year’s outfits will be fitting well by then. My niece’s wedding is in June and I’ve got a nice dress which will look lovely if i lose about 10lb which is doable by end of June.
I hope my positivity will continue and i hope that my hard work rewards me with 1lb per week. Monday begins week2 of my BSD 8 week reboot. The way of eating is quite simple really, eliminate all the bad carbs!
I hope everyone else is feeling positive and I look forward to reading your news and updates.
Thank you for sticking with me through thick and thin. I look back at the last few years and realise how difficult times have been. However, I am proud to be still in the fight with your continued support. Many times I’ve wanted to throw in the towel.
I am so happy to be on this cruise with you all. I can see a lovely summer ahead and I can imagine myself on the top deck wearing my swimsuit!

Just adding a little update. So I weighed this morning now I have 10 days behind me, and bye bye 8lbs. I got on the scales 4 times to check that was correct! Im so pleased and proud of myself.
I have no headaches, I’m sleeping better but still a bit disturbed because I have some work and personal stresses going on. I get out of bed much easy and don’t hit snooze.
Food prep the night before is key as well. Especially when I’m in the office the next day or on sickness cover so might be called in. Which happened this week.
Thank you again for everyone’s advice and support I wouldn’t have had such a good week without you.
Hope everyone is also doing well

Today’s positives are harder to come by, but determined to find one ….
🌞🌿 today was sunny, whicht meant I was able to get some gardening done at the village hall.

Just that small one will do for today, as having received some sad news this afternoon, it’s not easy finding any others.

Just a quick post, to let you all know the March thread has been set up, ready for us all to transfer to on Saturday. Will look forward to seeing you all there.

It seems that February proved a difficult month for many of us, with discards hard to come by. If you were lucky enough to buck that trend, a huge well done.

Now we’re about to step into a brand new month, so an ideal time start anew. The days are markedly longer now, with clocks springing forward at the end of the month. So hopefully longer, brighter days will bring the positivity and motivation which was so illusive in February.

Now is the time to check our whys, what we want to achieve in March and what we need to tweak to reach our personal goals.

Please join us here and keep us posted on your progress.

SunnyB, SunshineGirl and Wendleg

Hi everyone, still dithering around 71 and 71.3. Was going to have a treat this weekend but think I can do without and as we are not going out on Monday I will be in a better position as I dont really seem to have lost anything this month. I will declare an official number on Saturday on the new thread.

Aqualady, an HbA1c of 6 is the equivalent of pre-diabetes so your doctor should no longer be talking about medication. Good luck for your test.

SunnyB thank you for offering to set up the March thread – I know it is a bit of a chore as I did it for nearly a year, so thank you for taking on the strain.

No more news so have a good rest of the week.

Nearly forgot to say that I have done 30 mins hiphopabs every day this week and even added hand weights yesterday. Just 1kg per hand but certainly made me feel it.

Aqualady, well done on those positive results. I’m sure your doctor should be impressed this time. As you say, Rome wasn’t built in a day so just keep going.

The exercise thing has always been something I find hard to put into practise too, so you’re not alone in that just do what you can. As for stress management, perhaps try to find five minutes a day for a little meditation? Even if it’s only the last few minutes before settling down to sleep, it should still help

Anywsy keep doing what you’ve been doing, you’ve proved it works, so all you need to do is more of the same.

Not seen any blossom yet Yowser, but there are plenty of spring blooms starting to pop open now. Pootle, enjoy the evening with your friend. Spontaneous get togthers are precious. V, music and flowers sound like a recipe for happiness, so take great pleasure in both.

Positives from my little corner …..
🌦🛒🌦 managed to get the grocery shopping done between rain showers
🍸🍽 I’ve planned the menu for Friday date night, prep starts tomorrow

Those will do for today. What about you?

Clinging onto February, just! Birthday month so some treats on the day. Love seeing the crocus and daffs out earlier today. Early Feb was 3 months since starting the BSD800. Initial Hb1AC of 89 mmol in November no symptoms so started Bsd800. Repeat test a month later and down to 70mmol, 6lbs down and feeling good despite the Dr saying it wasn’t good enough and I need meds. Fast forward, had a private HB1AC today and now down to 60mmol (no meds) and 15lbs down. I have my GP blood test on Monday so wanted to be informed ahead of that. I intend to keep going with the diet, it works, I e got into a rhythm with it, I don’t feel hungry and my weight loss has plateaued at times, but I feel single minded about it. However, what I haven’t got right is the exercise and stress management, which is also key to reducing sugar impact over all. I know Rome wasn’t built in a day, I just need to be patient and keep at it!! Thanks for all your inspiring stories. Meaningful/Mindful March here I come!

Yes I’d love to add ‘mindful’ to our March title. Maybe with the sun shining a little more we need to be mindful and motivated and marching through the month instead of coasting.

New month , new choices, new aims, new goals …. pick the best choice for you self!

Hello everyone!

Yowzer no I’ve not seen the blossom yet but I will make sure I take a diversion to see it!

☀️☀️☀️My daffs started blooming yesterday and the sun shone today and we also had a rainbow, but looks like we are coming out of winter… thank goodness.

🎼🎹🎼 My OH plays the piano by ear only. When he’s ‘happy’ he plays. He’s playing! So I’m happy too! Very happy!!!

🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️ Still keeping the faith!

Yes it is so important to try and concentrate on the positives in our lives, no matter how small, they are still a ‘win’.

Hello all,

Yes Yowzer, spring has definitely arrived! Catkins, flowers, blossom and frogs!!

Positive for today…a friend contacted OH last evening to see if we are home and is coming to stay tonight! Will be brilliant to catch up!

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Hi everyone,Was just calling in to say feels like spring is here and then I read about your sunny day SUNNYB! Same here!
And saw some lovely blossom on a tree today.VERANO may well know and have seen the very same tree..its by The WheelBarrow eating place? Looks so pretty.
My other positive is …grateful in general for all the happy times in my life,feel very fortunate for all the good things I enjoy xx
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Here are a few of positives for today …..
🌤🌞 another day of mainly sunshine!!!
🍽🥘 made a slow cooked beef casserole for dinner
paired with a cauli dish. Florets partially cooked in the microwave and allowed to cool, then tossed in a mix of yogurt, grated cheese and seasoning and finished off in the oven … was really tasty.
🥳🎉 a friend received confirmation he has secured his dream job. So pleased for him, he’s had a rough couple of years and really deserves for 2025 to be a turning point.

What about you? Any positives for today?

I agree, February has been a bit of a wash out … and not just on the weather front. Despite a weekend away, cocktails and take away, today my scales registered a small discard for the week. However this brings me back to exactly where I started, still hovering 1.5lb from the right stone bracket and 8.5lb from target weight. Hopefully others have seen better results and will be posting about their progress.

With regard to the March monthly thread, how about “Moving Mindfully through March” as a possible title? Do we have a volunteer to set it up? If not, I’m willing to kick it off … just let me know.

Hi.
Sorry I haven’t contributed much this month, but I have been following everyone’s posts.
This month seems to have flown by, I almost cannot believe we are nearly in March. St.David’s day on Saturday will have lots of daffodils on show this year! Last year they were nearly over!
What about “Marching On through March” for next month? A bit corny but ….
Xx

S-g I think I’m in a similar position to you. February has been a ‘stand still’ month for me too with just a half pound loss overall. This was not my ‘plan’ but hey it is what it is. So new week today, new month starting on Saturday. We can always find a new start but in fact each new day is a ‘new start’.

‘Forging’ ahead in February turned out be be more like ‘Foraging through February’! Anyway at the end of the day a loss is a loss and better than a gain so we just have to keep on keeping on …..

March is almost upon us so do we have any inspirational titles for our new month? I definitely don’t want ‘March Madness’. I’ve managed that for February pretty well without much help!
Motivational March
Moving more through March
March winds will blow us towards success.
Marching towards success
Spring is sprung …….
Sorry they are all pretty bad but we do have another three days to come up with something.

A bit disappointed as I have only lost 0.2 of a kilo and that has been up and down when I actually lost more but there you go, bodies are strange. The monthly quiz night and meal have been cancelled to no excuse now and wont be indulging until hubbys birthday at the end of March. I will have another weigh in on Friday for the end of Feb goal check in.

Nothing much to say. Except I get Slimming World magazine every 1.2 months (8 copies per year) and the first lady with a weight loss story is wearing my new red jumpsuit. Listed as Adrienna Papell – looked at her site and I must have got a real bargain as most things are in the 100’s of dollars mark. Must try it on to see if I can manage to shorten it with the frill down one leg or have to get it done professionally. I am also going to take up my full length evening gown which I find very old fashioned but might look good as a cocktail style dress.

Just count my blessings, I seem to be wibbling around 71kgs but I am 2 stone lighter than when I started 8 years ago so at least I haven’t had a gain. Exactly the same but would like another 2kgs off.

Did 30 mins aerobics yesterday and going to try to do it every day so I must go and put on my DVD. Have a good week.

V, well done on all those days of meditation … 🤞🏻 it’s now an established habit.
Pootle, isn’t it wonderful to find a charity buy that fits perfectly with something you already own! Once I found four champagne flutes in the same design as a set of six we already had, so we ten matching flutes now 🙂.

Reporting in with positives for the weekend and today ….
🙂🙂 lovely weekend visit with my parents … Good to spend sometime with them.
🍸🍹 Saturday I enjoyed a cocktail experience with OH, which he gave me for Christmas
🌷🌷 was given a huge bouquet of tulips by one of my lovely DiL.
🌷🌱 had a pleasant couple of hours gardening this morning …. most of today was sunny and bright here, with just one small rain shower 🌤🌞

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend full of positives… would love to read about them.

CCATHY! Thunderous applause! you sound so strong and so committed! You’ve got this! X
NOKIE you too sound full of fresh resolve! 👏Im so glad youre recovering from shingles and i hope you enjoyed tai chi and met some nice people X
DCT i feel i am slowly coming out of hibernatey mode,ive enjoyed it,but theres now a sense of spring in the air and fresh breezes blowing all over our ship …it really is ‘ time to come alive’ just as in our current title
you sound very positive! You have so much to look forward to in your new upcoming phase of life! Good luck for the next six weeks! You can do it!X 👍

Hello
Hope Nokie and DCT have had a good day today with our renewed enthusiasm and reboot! I am very pleased with my mindset and my effort today. I don’t want a swipe of Yowser’s wet lettuce or to have to walk the plank during this cruise! I want to be posting some positive news next time I write which will be Friday. Totally low carb today- ketostix on order and hopefully in ketosis by Friday. I keep telling myself this is day 1 of the 8 weeks! It’s helping me . 8 weeks is all it will take to make a difference . I could be One stone lighter in 8 weeks. When I did it first time I lost 17.5 lb in the first 8 weeks! That would be amazing! Keep strong everyone- let’s avoid a wet lettuce 🥬 and nobody will be walking the plank on this ship!

Yowzer 😘
Thankyou my nerve pain is improving I am now taking tablet every other night trying to wean off them !
It’s been horrible but I feel so much better so now onto getting my weight down
DCT I might need a lettuce 🥬 if I go off track !!🤣
Will be in touch end of week just off to tai chi I haven’t been since the move so new place for me hopefully meet some new people as I don’t know anyone yet
Lv nokie x💞

NOKIE any improvement in your nerve pain?im going to order some magnesium tablets. Im already using magnesium gel which is a bit sticky to rub in but does seem to help. Also,gently massaging it into the soles of your feet before bed can help with getting a good nughts sleep.
Good luck with your fresh start! We will soon be out on a sunny deck in our swimmies so we want to look our best – sleek and sylphlike! XX🙂

Hello all🥰
Cathy DCT you are great I am feeling much better today and I read your posts I too have gone back 2017 reread my notes and also the bsd book I did it then and feel if I have done it I can do it again
It’s no excuse to blame things that have happened in my life I need to stop feeling sorry for myself and knuckle down
Mm was such an inspiration to us all and I often hear his voice in my head telling me not to give up
I am going to start today I won’t put a target but would love to loose a stone so hear goes
Goodluck everyone and DCT I hope you manage your 6 pounds by the time you retire
Have a good week everyone
Lv and hugs nokie x😉

Hi DCT and all,good luck for the week ahead! XX
I have a good supply of wet lettuces in my cabin if anyone needs a slap. I have just whacked myself with one to remind myself Im supposed to be maintaining,not monching,cronching and grazing my way through the ship’s menu!
Walking the plank is also available for anyone wanting a wake up call 😄!
I read a sign saying DIET stands for “Did I Eat That! “ …so true in my case! XX
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Hello everyone, and here we go for another week! Lovely to read all the recent posts and catch up with your news. Well done to those who are losing or maintaining, and hugs to all who are struggling with weight loss and/or medical issues. I am thinking of you all and hope that medical issues resolve soon so that you can feel some kind of control over eating and exercise again.

Apart from saying hello, this is just a quick post really to say that CATHY your post really resonated with me and I plan to up the ante this week too, and get back to basics. I just feel I’ve been coasting for this year so far. I’ve been in full on couch potato hibernation mode! Which is fine if that’s what I want to do – the whole point of this thread is to take things at our own pace rather than feel continually pressured or stressed about losing weight. But this weekend I felt a bit of a sea change – glimpsed myself in a full-length mirror and realised that the belly fat really does have to go. And also the fact that I now have less than 6 weeks to retirement, which is a new phase of life for me, and I’d somehow envisaged being at my long term target of 133lb by then, was a bit of a wake up call.

I’m wary of posting targets on here because I usually don’t meet them, but I would really like to get below 140lb by retirement. Just feels symbolic somehow. Which means I need to lose around 6lb in just under 6 weeks. In theory it’s do-able, but I think self-sabotage is my super-power 🙀. Wish me luck . . . . . .

Have a great week everyone xx

Lucy six months or so ago your first post said ‘I need to lose lots of weight’.
Yesterday you said “I’m the lightest I’ve been in years “

I understand how difficult your personal circumstances are but despite all of that you are doing amazingly well …. Lightest you’ve been in years…. grab it with both hands and run with that!

You have very difficult circumstances at the moment but you need lots and lots of pats on the back for coming as far as you have.

Carry on carrying on !

My favourite meal, while not really low carb, but which is my go to meal when I need/want something spicy and delicious ….. salmon (you could use chicken) red curry served over tender stem broccoli or bok choi. That’s my ‘indulgent’ meal.

Other food I love are either chicken or fish based. I love a grilled fillet steak but only have it every now and again. I’m not fussy on other steak unless it’s stew etc. About twice a year I have lamb, cooked long and slow, but otherwise don’t choose it.

So I guess my favourite proteins are eggs, salmon, fresh and smoked, sea bass, kippers, fillet steak plus loads of vegetables …. sprouts, cauliflower, asparagus, cabbage, peas and salad, with some things. Although I’m not really a great salad lover.

Tonight I’m going totally off plan and having a roast potato(es) with roast chicken! A real one off but I am trying out a new roast potato recipe with bi-carb so I have to test it to see if it really works!!!

Hello everyone
Hope you’re all staying strong! We are nearly at the end of February so for those of us who’ve endured a long, dark and cold winter we are almost there and spring is around the corner! The feeling of having to get up on top deck in my swimwear has put a fear in me and today I’ve got out my original 2017 “8 week blood sugar diet” book off the bookshelf. I remember how excited I was to start this way of eating . My book club friend told me her mum lost 3 stone and I couldn’t wait to get started! Here I am in 2025 having been there and done that (lost three stone and put two back on) and tried so many times and keep going up and down the same few pound. I am totally fed up and so I’m going to go back to 800 calories for 8 weeks . I’ll be walking 7000 steps a day and like you said SueBlue I too still have room for improvement. I am going to aim to get into the 150s hopefully by the end of the first week in March . Could be a big ask as my weight had crept up even more last week. I hope to lose 4lb a month.
It’s been a difficult slog over the Cold January and February months- I’ve been living in my joggers and jumpers and nobody can see my bulges but I won’t be happy when the sunshine comes and I’ll be wanting to get into my my nice summer clothes . They don’t hide any of my bulges!
I hope like me that those of us who haven’t yet seen much success will feel motivated to dig deep and see the scales move in the right direction and our clothes to feel more comfortable.
I’m going to read the book again this afternoon and tomorrow is BSD day. I’ll report my weight on Friday.
Swimsuits at the ready everyone we will all be sunbathing on the top deck in June!

Another day and weight popped up again, I wouldn’t even know it if I only weighed once a week but it is my habit for knowing how much insulin to use in case I have a whoosh.

Reduced insulin down to 13 units as I was having too many lows. But still had a low this morning and was eating Werthers and one Lindt very dark chocolate at 6 o clock this morning which might account for the 0.2kg blip upwards.

We are having a weird dinner tonight. I batch cooked some beef and made several portions of stew. So when I went to the freezer (trying to empty it out before out trip) I found a tub of ‘stew’. When I looked at it today I thought it looked strange so opened it and it is one portion of mince with onions and carrots. Not enough for 2 of us – hubby had labelled it incorrectly – so I am defrosting some chicken thighs to go with it. It is what it is… We are not traditional when it comes to Sunday lunch – in fact it is my most hated meal of the week – so boring and takes so long that I never feel like eating it. Anyone else feel like that, what is your favourite meal of the week. Mine is Sunday brunch – sausages, bacon, egg, canned tomatoes and mushrooms. Yum.

Just had a thought, I batch cooked some Spanish chorizo and chickpea soup – we could have a small portion of that as a starter and then some mince with shredded chicken. Yes, still weird but will stop me from needing something else to top up later.

Hi Pootle, I’m doing really really well thank you. Carb monster has done one, he didn’t stay long at all. I’ve not had one headache. I’m surprised and pleased at how well I’ve managed it. It’s funny how quickly that stage passes. Onwards and upwards now and hopefully that mind set stays! I’m not going to weigh until Friday so i would would have had about 10 days behind me then.
I used to weight every Friday as soon as I woke up. I did wonder this time about not weighing at all and just going by clothes. We’ll see.
Hope you and everyone else are doing OK too

Thank you all. You really do keep me going. I’m not where I woukd like to be weight wise but I’m rhe lightest I’ve been in years.
Yes the journey is hard with dementia, we are looking in to respite currently and funding etc which is a minefield in itself. Day after day there’s loads to do whilst struggling with what this cruel disease has made of my dad. I dread the day we drop him off at a care home even for respite…..how do you even explain it. My mum is barely surviving and really struggling. Especially as she lives with four other peiple who aren’t even there….just in my dad’s world, so it’s constantly having to answer to that…where are they, why have you taken the car, they need it, why haven’t you made them a meal, why are you in their bed, why haven’t you taken them shopping…..the list is endless. . .. they’re upstairs they’re on the garden….wow what a world!
We all need a break. She can’t operate a computer, she’s never paid a bill, so it’s all that too. I’m running 2 households!
I’ve decided there should be a law that you can’t just have one child lol!!! It’s way too much.
Anyway here we are still trying to lose weight! Sometimes I just want to sit down, relax with a cuppa and a pack of biscuits!
Thanks again….you all give me a pat on the back when I need one. Xx

How are you doing Suzysunshine?
Hope the carb monster has subsided a little and the headaches have receded!
Thinking of you.

Well done V. Good to hear you are ok and the ‘arm thing’ hasn’t recurred.
SunnyB, enjoy your weekend away.

Positives for today:
I took a leaf out of your book and found a set of small glass ‘fruit dishes’ at our local cat charity shop. They exactly match a pair of larger bowls and a set of ‘melon’ plates that I inherited from MIL! 😄🍨

The forsythia is in bud, so I have brought some into the house to open out, ready to put with a bunch of daffodils next weekend. (St. David’s day) 🌼🌼

The sun has shone all day!! ☀️☀️🌞

Happy Weekend!

Just one for me today ….
🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️21 straight days of meditation. Is it now a habit? I hope so.
Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Lucy … well done! Just keep doing what you’re doing …it’s working!

Margaret yes still feeling fine thanks. Think (hope) it was an odd one off.

S-g glad you’re still feeling motivated. I woke this morning to a loss which I had not expected. I’ve had almost a week of fish meals and it now seems to be paying off. Just have to carry on with fish but we are out to tonight so slightly more difficult!

Keep strong, the days are lengthening so keep on keeping on ….. spring is almost here!

No worries S-G & the sun is actually shining here today & my husband & I sat outside having coffee with our neighbours. We have rugby on the tv & I am trying to knit Easter chicks to cover cream Eggs to sell to raise money for our local hospice 🐥🐥😀
Margaret xx

Hi all, hate to say that my motivation is still up as some of you are struggling. I guess I have a clear goal in mind with 3lb a month and a holiday looming. Can’t wait to try on all my holiday clothes even though they are the same every year except for a few new tshirts and accessories. I have about 5 long dresses/jumpsuits and I wear them every year – no one remembers but I am not happy for the photos to be the same – hey ho.

Nothing to report really so will just wish you all a great weekend.

I hope you are still feeling better Verano?
I have just weighed & lost 2.5 lbs to balance out that gain of my hosting lunch. However I’m still very demotivated & it feels very hard work trying to get back on & keep on a good diet track.
I really like the advice of just do your best & I will tell myself that from now on to try to take my perfectionist pressure off from myself 🤔
Thank you & I hope everyone has had a good week?
Margaret xx

Nokie sorry to hear about your shingles nerve pain, I hope you get some relief soon!
Dawn glad you are feeling better 🙂
Cathy – I can sympathise with you as my weight is staying the same despite walking 5-10,000 steps each day and definitely eating better than I was. I still have some room for improvement though so will knuckle down this week.
Thanks for your kind words as always Yowser!
And DCT hope you enjoy your half term break, how exciting for you that retirement is so close now!
Have a good weekend all 🙂

Hi Shipmates!
NOKIEIm so sorry youre still in a lot of pain,I hope that changes for you asap 🙏 I have sciatica and the nerve pain and muscle spasms are the worst thing about it,theyre hard to deal with. Sending you hugs and saying dont worry too much about low carbs for now,think ‘ damage limitation’ and just try to eat carefully and make healthy choices while your body heals.Maybe throw in a treat,you deserve it XX
CCATHY The weather is so grey and its been so very cold. It makes me want to stay home,draw a chair up to the toaster and just live on hot buttery toast and pots of tea and other such comforts. You are being so good though with your walking and watching your carbs,you deserve to see the results you want,and its so frustrating to be only 4 lb away from the goal you have set. Maybe try weighing every day for the next week and you might find when you average it out at the end of the week that you are closer to that goal than you think? Got my fingers crossed for you! XX
Im supposed to be maintaining but Im having gooddays/ bad days,going up/ down a pound or two,but Im blaming it all on the weather,and me being in hibernating mode. I heard someone call hibernating “ “wintering” and I like that name.
DAWN and VERANO,Im glad to hear that your pain problems have settled down.The ship’s doctor is run off his feet looking after all our ailments! XX
DCT Im glad your sadmin jobs are coming to an end and I hope when retirement comes you can settle into a more leisurely pace of life.XX
I know theres more I want to say to everyone but I darent turn back a page to reread posts and lose this,but love to MARIET,SUE,POOTLE,HEIDI,FOXY,ANNIE,MIXNMATCH and everyone sailing on the high seas. On we go,onwards and downwards! XX
We’ll soon all be out on deck enjoying the spring sunshine! 💕🩷💕💜💕

Hello everyone

Some of us are struggling to get into the swing of things! Why is it so hard? Ive had another disappointment on the scales this morning. Ive had what I thought was a good week. Ive walked 7000 steps every day. Ive lowered my carbs and my weight is up by half a pound! I have written out a timeline for my weight loss over the next few months and end of February is supposed to read 158lb. Today it is 162! There is no way i can lose 4 lb before the end of next week! So disheartening! Just got to keep trying different things I suppose.

Hello everyone 😘

Sorry I have not posted for a while but I have been in so much pain with the nerve thing after mr shingles I just have not felt like doing anything the tablets I am on are antidepressants and they make me so hungry which does nit help the carb situation 😥
I am feeling bit better today so over weekend I will try and do a plan again
I didn’t want you all to think i could not be bothered I read all your posts and to everyone I send big hug 🤗 and hope you doing well
Have a good weekend my weight has gone sky high !!
Be in touch soon 😘 x

Hi Lucy, I know it’s hard but don’t despair 2lbs in a week is really good, especially as you have been at this for a while now. Just think, if you hadn’t got yourself back in hand so quickly, that 4lb+ more would have been the result, instead you got back on track and are going in the right direction. Please remember bodies aren’t robotic machines – deprive of power and they slow or stop – no our bodies are alive and can be contrary (to our minds), sometimes they let the fat go and sometimes they don’t. You are doing brilliantly but as you know weight loss is not linear and can be a very surprising journey.

Your situation isn’t made easier with having to cope with familial dementia. As you say it is a long, hard road. My father-in-law has been on that journey for a few years and luckily, up to now at least, does not have the aggression or fear traits (by pure luck he is in a very good dementia specialising home) but it is hard to see “him” disappear both mentally and physically.

You have come so far and done so well.

Lucy, losing that 2lb is a success.
As has been said before, be kind to yourself. We have all slipped and had to face the consequential gains. But the important thing is that you have ‘climbed back on’ and gone on to lose that weight!

I admire you enormously, thinking back to the time we were looking after MIL with dementia, I doubt whether I could have been as strong as you are and kept to a strict dietary regime! Give yourself a pat on the back.
Onward and upward!
Xx

Things are just so stressful. This dementia road is long and hard thats for sure.
Anyway lost 2lbs this week. Confession was couple weeks ago I stayed rhe same then went a bit crazy for a day or 2. Put on 4lbs!! But it had gone again by last Friday and today I have lost 2lbs.
So I am now the lowest I’ve been. In honesty slightly disappointed as I’ve been 100 percent and 2 lbs doesn’t seem much. But I’m determined to stay on the path. Hope everyone is doing well x

Hi everyone,
Thanks DCT I’ve had no kidney stone pain since last week so 🤞
Weighed today for the first time in a few weeks and I’ve maintained. I feel it’s been a wasted few weeks as if I had continued sticking to my food plan 100% I would have a fair bit more off by now but the good thing about this woe is that as soon as I’m back on it the weight (usually🤞) continues to come off steadily so that’s my plan for the coming weeks. I know it’s totally carbs/sugar which drive cravings so aiming to keep my carbs under 50g which usually works for me. Will aim for between 20g and 50g per day.
I am weighing again next Friday no matter what sort of week I’ve had as I think it keeps me focussed. Hope everyone has a nice weekend.
Dawn XX

Pootle, you’ll soon be surrounded by little froglets🙂🐸.
V, glad you’re feeling better and if wasn’t anything really concerning.
My positive for today was having lunch with GS and then he came back with me, to help me set up our rowing machine again. No excuse for not exercising now!
From tomorrow we’re away for the weekend, so I might not post everyday, but will read any posts made, so please remember to share your positives.

Pootle sounds wonderful!

Good to read all your posts.

Just one positive for me … shoulder has healed with paracetamol and rest. Can’t ask for anything more!

Have a positive week.