WOW I really hadn’t realised that I’ve not posted here for over a month. So I apologise because it would be so sad for this thread to disappear. Thank you s-g for keeping it close to the top.

So three positives….

My first and foremost is that I’ve actually now totally recovered from a double episode of the auto immune disease I have.

I guess my second is that our travel insurance actually agreed to cover our extra hotel accommodation and flight change costs despite the fact that I didn’t see a doctor. There would have been no point really because a GP would have had no idea what to do!

My number three is that I’ve had my first day home when I’ve just eaten ‘healthily’. So onwards and upwards… day 2 tomorrow!

Hope everyone has at least one positive to relish today.

Margaret don’t worry about ‘just three weeks’, take what fits! Remember you will be amongst total strangers who won’t actually know if your waist is an inch bigger than normal! Just go and enjoy!

Newbie that’s great news that your aunt didn’t recognise you. We have to ‘live’ so try to relax a bit and I agree ‘how much salad can one person eat’??? I really am not a salad person. I eat it. I don’t like it. I think I might like it better if somebody else made it for me! I much prefer vegetables and I love asparagus but unfortunately I think it gives me gout!

So this is the first Tuesday home for me and it works pretty well because there are now just four weeks in this month. I have set myself a goal of 2lbs per week for the next few months. I’m sure I can do that with just a little restraint. Goodness knows I know everything there is to know about losing pounds it’s just a case of ‘doing it’! I guess it all boils down to how much you actually ‘want it’!

Hope everyone is well, setting realistic goals, but most importantly ‘living’ each day and not wasting any time because of a ‘number’ on a scale!

Mixnmatch so sorry to hear your sad news and as Yowser says, good on you for doing a fundraiser. Great that you are ‘getting back on the horse’ and improving your health and fitness and raising money at the same time…. please post a donation page.
Try and stay positive. Thinking of you.

Hi everyone xxxx
CCATHY,thank you for the mention. I am reading and thinking of everbody,but not feeling well enough to write.
MIXANDMATCH,hi,i renember you from over the last decade ( where did those years go,they have flown past)
So sorry to hear the sad news about your dear hubby xxx but good on you doing a fundraiser. Where can I donate?
Much love and hugs to everyone. XXXXX onwards and downwards!
xx
“ May the dream of peace take flight across the world “
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Hello Verano & thank you for the thread. I am still trying to stay on 800-900 lowish carb calories with walking more but it seems very hard to lose more weight & only three weeks before my French river cruise now 🤔
Oh well I’m keeping going & still sorting out my summer clothes but it’s cooler & rainy here in West Sussex for this next week.
I hope everyone has a good week 👍😀
Margaret

Hi Mixnmatch, I’m so very sorry to hear of the loss of your husband. I’m thinking of you and wish you the very best for your rest. I remember you from our previous go-around and I am sure you will get there.

Lovely to still see so many familiar names here for another year. For those who don’t remember me I have been around these forums for around a decade now, and in the early days of my presence lost an awful lot of weight through the various blood sugar diet variants. I always did mix and match the diets and introduce my own elements to it hence the name.
Sadly my husband died of pancreatic cancer earlier this year, but in a roundabout way that is what has brought me back here. I have started a fundraiser for pancreatic cancer and will be walking every day in June for it. I need to get back in shape, the combination of lockdown and Ed’s illness which started at the same time resulted in all the weight going back on again, and my fitness which I always managed to maintain before suffered the loss of my badminton playing group when we moved down to Cornwall.
So I am starting the fast 800 at least for June, no alcohol, no caffeine, and minimal carbs (will vary between 15g and 60g probably depending on fruits and vegetables choices) no white stuff of course, goes without saying. I may relax one or another of my ‘rules’ in July or I may power on through.

Hi all, I am still reading all the posts but not much to say, I am maintaining and so far have been able to remain between 66.5 and 67kg. I’m struggling with it, still looking for lower numbers on the scale when the whole point is supposed to be being satisfied with where I am.
I’m delighted to hear the good results Cathy, after you persevered for so long under difficult circumstances.
I read that several of you have thought of giving up the online program- it wasn’t the right fit for me but I am sure if you are in the right headspace it would be very valuable. I was able to cancel with no problem although I had not reached the end of the free period.
I hope you are all enjoying warm summer weather as we start to shiver into winter here. Even though I am not posting much in really interested to see how you all get on.

Good evening to you both, I have found the new chat and pleased to be here.
So yesterday was a family birthday bbq, I tried to stick to meat and salad, but I had a couple of new potatoes, and then my aunt had made puddings so I couldn’t say no, and had a small slice of cake. On the plus side she didnt recognise me at first after my weight loss so that was good, I tried to get back on track today but I just wasnt prepared enough, no excuse I know, tomorrow will be a busy day but I shall do the best I can, hopefully I shall be back in the mind set to do well, maybe I need to drop back to 800 cals and be really strict with myself, you would think summer would be easy with salads etc, but theres only so much salad you can eat.
Hope you are both doing ok, and looking forward to messages from you both and anyone else that joins us 😀

Hello all, it’s been a while since I last contributed here – thanks for the mention Cathy 🙂
I do read everyone’s posts (they come into my email inbox) and so many times I start to compose a response in my head, but don’t get round to it!! I do enjoy reading about everyone’s experiences and progress though 🙂
DCT – I’m much in the same frame of mind with the program as you are. I did switch to the Transition 3:4 program a few weeks ago, and have been enjoying only having 4 fast days and 3 non-fast, and my weight has stayed stable. Although admittedly I haven’t been following the program 💯, more like 50% I guess. Compared to the start of the year, I am 5kg down, so that’s something I guess, and I have on the whole been eating a very healthy diet, much less takeaway food than in previous years, and less processed foods too.
So I’ve decided to start again on the Very Fast 800. I know you are only supposed to do it once, but I figure that I didn’t do it properly the first time, then have been on maintenance for at least 4 weeks, so should be fine to do a 12 week round of 800 calories. I’m saying this, I think it will be more 2:5 (so 5 fast days and 2 non-fast as I have a few things coming up on the weekends over the next few months). My free month runs out on 9 June, and I’m happy to pay for another month for the program as it’s only around $22 from memory (AUD), which if I break it down to weekly is the same as a cup of takeaway coffee each week!
If after a month I’m not sticking to the plan and not making any progress then I’ll cancel and just go back to doing my own thing.
I really can’t blame the program for my weight loss stall, as it’s me that’s not sticking to it! So I’ll see how I go over the next month.
Cathy the hand weights sound good – I was really enjoying the Resistance exercises on the plan when doing them. You only do each exercise for 20 seconds, then have a 40 second break, and the whole routine is only about 15 minutes. There are modifications for most exercises and some of them are done sitting down (I’m talking about the beginner level here). Then with the HIIT days, that’s only about 2 minutes. I’ve incorporated that into my daily walks, but you can do it with so many other exercises too.
It’s the first day of winter here today, and a beautiful sunny day, and I feel inspired! I’ve had a delicious spinach and cottage cheese omelette for breakfast and now going to do some housework and washing (I tell myself that’s exercise too!).
Hope everyone else has a good week – and as DCT has reminded us we still have 7 months to make a difference to let’s do this!

Hi s-g sorry but I don’t think I can change the title. In fact I thought a ‘generic’ title might work best as nobody seems able to host a ‘monthly’ thread. Of course there is nothing stopping anyone starting a new ‘June’ thread if they feel like.

Hello everyone
I have been having a think and have decided to keep on with the online course after completing the 12 weeks and the free four weeks. I think it is £12 a month and I feel I will be accountable if I stick with it. It’s worth £3 a week! Also, I’ve asked for some hand weights for my birthday as I’ve noticed a lot of saggy upper arm skin since losing weight so I am hoping I will find some exercises on the programme to help. I do need to learn how to maintain and there will be times when I need to lose a bit of excess. I am going to work hard now to my birthday in mid June and try to lose a few more pounds. I would love to be 138 lb on my 65th birthday. I have had a few good days and one particularly indulgent day over the weekend when I ate a delicious chocolate mint chip gelato! I am re-reading a book I read about 20 years ago called End the Diet Trap as I try to navigate my way around maintenance as I want to live life without counting calories or continuously feeling like I am on a diet. It is a very sensible book and reinforces everything I’ve learned doing BSD. No carbs, no processed foods. I am still not eating crisps!
June is a great time to get started if you haven’t already. Well done DCT on your June reboot and for giving yourself a good talking to. The plan is really good and if you stick with it you too will do it. Still plenty of time to make a difference. I managed to lose 26 lb in four months from January to April and as you all know I am a slow loser. Now I have to keep it off and I am determined never to put myself through the anguish of gaining it all back again. I am still focused and motivated hence sticking with the plan.
Yowser, Mariet, SueBlue- how are you all doing? I often think about you. It would be lovely to hear from you.
Dawn- I hope you are enjoying your holiday in the Scottish Highlands. When you get back you can undo any holiday excess.
ArcticFox- I am inspired by how well you know yourself. Enjoy the BBQ and good for standing up for yourself and taking control of what you eat by taking your own food. .
I have loved being off work this last week and the weather was fantastic. I am invigilating for the next three weeks and then I am thinking of volunteering in a charity shop as one of the book clubbers has been offered a job as a charity shop manager so I said I would help out in the shop if she needed an extra volunteer.
I went to see Lulu last week and was inspired by her energy and enthusiasm for life. She looked amazing and she is 77 – she inspired me to be more Lulu.

SUNSHINE GIRL thanks for that. I confess I’m not sure as to cancellation policies, and have also slightly lost track of how many months I’ve already had. I think I’m currently on the free month but expect to be charged soon. However, I gave myself a good talking to last week and had already decided to stay with the online plan for at least another month, and actually use it! I want to stop messing around and stopping/starting all the time. Tomorrow is a new month – and we still have 7 months of the year left – so it’s a good time to reboot.

ARCTICFOX thanks for offering to help too and yes please, any input you can give – and/or a kick up the backside – would be very welcome. It sounds as if you are getting on top of things : diet, medications and life in general. Well done, and keep going 😊

Hello to everyone else. 2026 we’ve got this!! 7 months to go – so however the year has been for you so far, there’s still plenty of time to make positive changes xx

H

DCT I am not sure you can cancel it before the 12 weeks is up, especially if you had the free week. I was thinking of cancelling as I am exactly the same as you – stuck to it rigidly then had a weight increase for no reason – cannot blame the diet as I stuck to it – think up all sorts of reasons, time of month, fluid retention. Anyway, I have had this weekend off with a slight gain so will get back to it tomorrow. I like that I dont have to think about what we are eating and it even sorts out my shopping list for me. I dont follow it exactly but can see at a glance if there is something I dont have in. Stick with it if you can.

Hello, not meaning to but in as I didnt want to do it, but you could add THIS MONTH – JUNE, so people know it is the monthly thread. Think it is too late as I wouldnt know how to change the title.

Hi Tulip. it is the Fast800, I got one week free and then only paying €23 a month. You can pick which diet you want so I am on very fast 800 cals but you can adjust to a fast which is less fasting days. It gives you a menu for the weekl but you can chop and change individual meals if there is something you dont like or cant get. You get a shopping list showing everything on your menu and if you change a meal the shopping list automatically changes for you. So, it is good in the sense that I never have to ask ‘what are we having tonight’, I just click on my days menu and there it is, as well as how to cook everything. There is also a daily info video like something about TRE or fasting or blood sugars as well as a daily mindfulness exercise.

I dont know what is going wrong with me as I was doing well and then had a stuck week and then gained. I put it down to the very hot weather and fluid retention. But you know what it is like, a few bad days and you lose the plot. So I am starting again on Tuesday (I have a meal out on Monday) although you can put in a meal you had out. Still sticking with the meals and having pork burgers and salad tonight – nice change for a hot day.

Hello.

Thought this ‘title’ was broad enough to encompass almost ‘everything’!

How has your ‘weigh-in’ day been?
Did you lose?
Did you gain?
How do you ‘feel’?
How will you reorganise your food/menu?

How have your exercise days been?

How have your ‘pamper’ days been? We all need them!

Do you have holidays booked?

Do you have activities with children/grandchildren in the loop?

Weight is just a number on the scale. Yes obviously it may be important for health but it mustn’t be the defining factor in life.

Let’s come together here, as and when, not only to look for help and advice but to also add tips and ideas

Hi SG….just seen your comment re paid diet……did you decide to pay for the fast 800 or are you doing something different?

Verano, I’ll be happy with any kind of thread, although do you have somewhere in the title as ‘month’ or ‘monthly’ to make it easy to search for in the search bar? If I miss the start of the thread I have to use the search bar and there may be others who think over time to dip back in so we want them to be able to find it? I’m not quite sure how it works….

I haven’t joined any of the other threads- I did try a while back but I didn’t feel I ‘knew’ any of the people on it and preferred the familiarity of this one.

Clare 🙂

Hello Verano & welcome back pleased you are ok with your blood sugar now! A keep in touch thread would be helpful thank you.
I have gained 0.25lbs so not bad after last weekends excesses. My husband & I are taking part in a long & short bowls competition this morning which hopefully will be light hearted & not too physically stressful for my knee. I have never played long mat bowls so no doubt will play badly but compensate with my short mat effort 🤞🤞
I hope everyone has a good weekend
Margaret xx

Good morning!

Bright and sunny-ish here at the moment. So I’m home all washing done, just the ironing now! I actually lost a few pounds while we were away but my blood sugar was dangerously low yesterday at 1.8. Never been that low before. Had a few extra carbs yesterday and back up to 7.2 this morning.

So the monthly thread. I don’t really feel able to be responsible for a new monthly thread at the moment but I’ll quite happily set up something like ‘How you doing?’ where we could report our losses, gains, wins, loses, achievements, or ask for help or pass on recipes etc. So we could still keep in touch but without a timescale? Just let me know.
Have a good weekend.

Hi all, I hope you do continue with the thread. There are others that run and run but that didnt seem to work for us. Weekly was too short and 3 monthly was 2 long and you lost motivation. One a month is about right. I hope people drift back after the holiday season and wanting to get back on track.

Newbie, good for only gaining 3 lbs but I was about the same after my cruise and since I got back have only shifted 4lbs. Better than nothing. My BG went really high while I was away even when I didnt have bread at dinner or a dessert – didnt understand it but I think mass caterers put too much salt and sugar. I had ankle like an elephant and sky high BG. Anyway, besides not doing great over the last week as far as the diet is concerned, I have at least got my BG right down. Sometimes having to get up during the night to eat something. Hubby says I am being too strict on the paid for diet but why am I not losing weight. I have paid for 3 months now so no going back so will keep going.

Have a great weekend.

Evening all, so I weighed in after a week in Italy and only put on 3lb so I’m extremely happy with that, I did fall off the wagon a little and had a few treats, my sugars were high, but I had a nice time and will get back on it next week after celebrating a family birthday.
I like seeing the messages on here, and reading about how people are doing and find it useful so I would like it to continue, but I’m new so dont know how many people used to be on here.
Hope everyone is doing ok 😀

There are certainly fewer of us posting 🤔but I would certainly appreciate this thread continuing 🤞🤞I am still trying to keep on track but did overindulge over the weekend & I have been getting out my summer clothes & find some trousers are much too tight now 🙀but there are enough clothes to take on holiday that don’t look too bad! I need to really focus more in the next three weeks in keeping my calories lower!
Re-juvenating June?
Margaret xx

Verano, I like and appreciate a thread being here- I can’t promise to do more than dip in and out, as my family responsibilities are great at the moment (as well as work), but I really do appreciate someone or someones keeping it going.

Tulip x

Good evening!

Well looks like I’ve been posting, reporting, but those posts are from times past! So, leaving for home tomorrow. All packed. Unfortunately I’ve had two episodes of my auto immune disease while we’ve been in Portugal. Should be home now but had to change our flight. I have fingers and toes crossed that we make it home tomorrow???

I will post tomorrow about the June thread. Sunshine-girl has done way more than her fair share keeping this thread going over recent years. We seem to be dwindling in both numbers and enthusiasm.

Maybe we need just some new ideas?
Maybe we need some new input from somebody ‘fresh’ to hosting?
Or, maybe this thread has just run its course?

Any thoughts or ideas?

Hi everyone,
I haven’t been very active here as I am deep into my nutrition course and working hard on the farm at this time of year. Will check in as best I can going forward.
DCT – if you do cancel and want an accountability buddy, I think I would be ready to do that. I have lost a fair bit just from the medications, but have fallen off piste a little myself this week. After my gastic upset incident I started using my electrolyte tablets again and taking very diluted solution out into the field in my water bottle. Unfortunately that caused some sugar cravings again after being free of them for months. I also got glutened on Friday just by passing an opened packet of biscuits to someone in my support group, helping them find the opening to the packet, and then forgetting to wash my hands after. So I was in agony with my stomach all weekend and did some comfort eating with ice cream unfortunately to try to soothe things. Doing better now though, so hopefully I can get back on track. Eating sugar again after not having it so long started some hot flushes again, so I know I do better without it. Hydration is always an issue here in the summer though as it is so hot and dry, and all of the electrolyte tablets have some sugar in them. I bought some 100% cranberry juice instead this week and I will put a splash of that into my water and add a bit of salt and see if that works better.
Had my medication review with my GP yesterday and he has agreed to let me stay on the latest medication as it was helping with very little in the way of side effects. So I have a 3 month supply now with renewals for up to a year, and I can choose how to use them, whether that is just on days I really need to focus or every day. So far I am finding I do best if I take them several days in a row and then have a day or two off them. So we’ll see how that pattern goes. I can’t take my PPI medications and this one at the same time, so that is extra incentive to stay away from the gluten. We were told today about a staff barbecue at the office in a couple of weeks and I told them that I would just bring my own food. It is a pain, but gives me more control over what goes into my body for sure.

Afternoon all, sorry for my silence but I have been away in Italy and not done so well with the diet, although I havent had any pizza or pasta of my own I have had some bread and icecream, so we shall see what the scales say when I weigh in tomorrow morning.
Hope you are all doing well and will report in later with an update. Try and stay cool in this heat 🥵

I forgot to look in on May until now!
I suddently thought, I’ve not seen any BSD emails- I’ve been so caught up with GCSE stuff-

not had time to read everyone’s news but I’ll tick the notify box so I’ll have reminders and hopefully write a bit more another day x

It’s very warm here so all our fans are going plus an ac unit & food & diet wise I am trying to rebalance from a rather overindulgent weekend with our son staying here 😀
I hope you all have a good week & stay cool!
Margaret xx

I absolutely agree & thank you for reposting this S-G.
Margaret

Had my first swim of the season yesterday
Now lost 4.5lbs on the paid diet. Not going to do the exercises as I am swimming which is enough.
Tomato plants doing great – some tiny buds appearing.

Lost another pound so still going down. Had my first swim of the season yesterday and it was wonderful. Today we have 37 degrees so I am going to wait until this evening before I go for another swim.

I dont know who is going to take on the mantle of starting the next thread as it is 1st June on Monday. I remember Verano saying she would but also Newbie2026. I will let you sort it out yourselves.

For some reason I cannot repost our original words about Michael Mosley so I am going to retype word for word.

I am deeply saddened by the news of Michael Mosleys passing. Thank you for sharing this beautiful tribute. It is clear he touched countless lives with his expertise, compassion and unwavering dedication to improving health and wellness. Beyond his professional achievements, Michael Mosleys kindness and generosity will be fondly remembered. His innovative spirit and genuine concern for others stand as a testement to how one individual can truly make a positive impact on the world. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues. He will be profoundly missed but his legacy will continue to inspire us for years to come. May he rest in peace.
His unwavering commitment to excellence and his innovative approach to science and health have left and indelible mark on the lives of many.

olihoachim, how dare you desecrate a memorial to our founder. You are a disgrace. I am going to repeat our words of thanks to Michael Mosley and you can go find somewhere else to post.

Hi Cathy yes it’s been a wonderful weekend in the sun hasn’t it. I confess to having gone way off piste and enjoyed lots of food and drink with friends. No regrets – I’ve had a lovely time – but the scales took their revenge this morning 🙀. My plan is to have a strict day today and tomorrow, then on Thursday I have my lip surgery so I don’t know what I will or won’t be able to eat after that.

Re the online plan I think I’m going to cancel as I’m not really using at all. The only arguments against cancelling are that when I first started using it and stuck to it I did begin to lose weight at a pleasing rate, even though I was only doing the 5:2. And you Cathy have achieved spectacular results using it! So part of me thinks I should keep it going a bit longer and really stick rigidly to one of the plans for at least a few weeks. I never seem to do as well on my own. Will have a think and report back in due course!

Hope everyone else is doing ok? Hello to anyone reading this post, and hope you have a good week x

Hello
Hope everyone in the UK is enjoying the sunshine. My son has been home over the Bank Holiday weekend and I’ve enjoyed a relaxed few days food wise as per my ongoing plan and so today is back to basics. I am hoping it wont be too difficult to keep chopping snd changing but I have to live my life and find a way to make things work. I am going to cancel the online plan today. I need to go it alone now. I hope everyone is finding what works for them.
Going to dig deep now until my birthday in June and see if i can get under 140 lb. I think it could be a challenge but i will be more than happy to be 140. After the weekend i am a few pounds up but it’s water weigh which will disappear once am back on track. Keep strong everyone- we’ve got this.

Can only see 6 at the moment but will not engage with them. They will disappear eventually – keep at them.

Thanks s-g. I just reported 4 more, so we’ll see what happens.

Hi all, hope you are all surviving the heat, we have 36 degrees here in France. Unusual even for us at this time of year. It has got hotter and hotter since we moved here when I hot summer was 25 to 28. Now it is 32 to 36 and we get a week or so over 40. One reason we are coming back to the UK, it is getting hotter there too but not quite as hot.

Enjoy your birthday lunch Verano and seeing your sone. It would be so nice to sit out with a nice glass of rose but not allowed on my diet and I have to stick to it. Getting close to 5lb loss.

Enjoy the weekend and stay hydrated.

Well done S-G.
I have weighed a day early because of going to an 80th birthday tea & my youngest son is arriving tonight for a couple of nights stay so temptations of wine & extra food. I have lost 0.75lbs so not much but I am still losing weight in my third week of going back much more strictly to the BSD diet.
I hope everyone has an enjoyable long weekend. 🤞🤞
Margaret xx

Hi everyone,
I feel today is the first day I’ve managed to get back to normal eating wise in a while and enjoyed some cheesy ham and tomato pikelets for lunch and chicken fajitas (using lettuce as the tortilla) for tea, both very tasty. I think the antibiotics have worked as I feel my kidney infection has probably gone but I will finish the course and hope that they haven’t damaged my gut bacteria too much (I take a probiotic every day so hopefully that will be helping). I’m going to weigh myself the morning we head off to the Scottish Highlands so I still have over a week to get a bit more weight off and we are self catering whilst we are there and will most probably be having breakfast and evening meals in and just lunch out so food wise it doesn’t have to be too disastrous (though I will definitely be buying a cake or two from a gorgeous little bakery we like in Glencoe).
Articfox well done on your belt going down another notch. We used to have a nice thread titled ‘None scale victories’ NSVs and it was lovely to read about people’s various goals being met.
I hope everyone is having a good week, nice to see that the weather in the UK is due to be nice for half term week.
Dawn X

Well done s-g …… keep on keeping on…….

Yes. I finished it yesterday. I really enjoyed it and definitely an interesting ending.

A couple I’ve read recently are Lisa Jewell ‘Then she was gone’ and Claire Douglas ‘The Wrong Sister’ both worth looking at.

I also love John Grisham and have just Red ‘The Judges List’. If you like him it’s definitely worth reading.

Looks like there has been a clear out of the scams and ads, we have to keep on top of this by posting so their posts drop down the list.

Still doing well on the Fast800 but not seeing much by way of inch loss – only lost half an inch so far but down 4 lbs.

Have you finished it yet Verano

The positives, If I comment on this thread it will push at least 5 scams down a few levels. My positives today

Pool has reached 20 degrees, so only 4 more before I swim
Heat wave, but not sure that is so positive – 35 degrees by Saturday, that used to be heat wave weather, now seems to be pretty normal
Enjoying following the Fast800 paid for diet – chicken with balsamic and cherry tomatoes for dinner.

Hi arctic, just report them but without mentioning it on their post or you will just bring them back to the top. I have reported over 30 of these posts with no response from admin.

Seems we have to keep posting regularly to keep the thread above all the spam. I don’t think the email address for reporting is being monitored anymore. I certainly never got a reply when I sent them a message about my old profile not working anymore.
Anyway, just popping on to quickly report that my belt has gone in another notch (almost 2, but not quite comfortably yet!), so I guess I had my jump all of a sudden since I last posted 3 days ago. I have been working really, really hard in the garden. At least 2 hours a day of weeding, some days more, plus planting. I fasted for over 20 hours on Sunday because I stayed outside until I got a job done, but unfortunately then made a mistake about how I broke that fast and ended up with some gastric upset, and then I didn’t feel like eating much for the rest of the day. So my downward trajectory may be largely due to that episode. But I’ll take it however it comes!

Positives

Lost 3.5lbs and 1 inch on the Fast800
Not planted courgettes out yet but they are doing fine – prefer to lose 2 or 3 or will be living on courgettes in summer
Looking forward to 34 degrees temperatures on Thursday – not really, it is too hot too quick.