Signing in to the 800 Reboot, though I’m also on the 4 week one – can’t have enough challenges to keep you focused! I hit 10 stone on 2/1/18 for the first time in donkey’s years and just realised that puts me in the healthy BMI range, great start to the new year. Goal for the 8 weeks is to be 9st 7lbs, continuing with 800 cals, max 20 carbs, mainly one meal a day to maximise the benefits of intermittent fasting, gym classes 3-4 times per week. So looking forward to seeing 9 something on the scales. Have a happy and healthy new year everyone!

It’s actually really good. Local produce, meats, cheeses, craft beers, a small but varied menu that most people ignore in favor of their well-known thin crust pizzas. I chose not to ignore — baked lemon cod served on a bed of green beans with a blue cheese field green side salad — and it was perfect. Lightly spiced and golden outside, soft moist interior, lemon brightness mingled with the luscious richness of the brown butter in the green beans. The cheese and salumi appetizer I ordered for dessert when everyone else shared a couple of a slices of carrot cake was delicious too. The fat rind was even peeled off the prosciutto, a small detail but one that pleases me deeply.

Everyone else at the table had pizzas and all reported that it was great. One of them was clearly way overcooked/charred to a blackened husk and I would have sent it back in instant, but the person who ordered it insisted it was fine and perfect. They were all your normal range of pizzas (wild mushroom, supreme, roasted mixed veg). Nothing gross like mac and cheese on them.

Some other table had that monstrosity on the table. They also fed their youngest child (maybe 5 years old at most) a massive slice of triple layer chocolate cake for dinner. It must have been 6 inches high and 4 inches wide on the back end, I swear. Huge. He insisted that was all he wanted so they shrugged, ordered, tapped away on their cellphone while he ate a literal giant pile of sugar for dinner. Then he ran around the restaurant screaming, turning around in circles so fast he got dizzy and collapsed, getting in the way of servers and the bartender. It was like a really bad 80s public service announcement: THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON SUGAR. I find eating out in the US is often like that.

SunnyB I forgot I like celery cooked in chicken stock! I think I used to do it more like a stir-fry after having something similar in a Chinese restaurant, it’s been a while. I’ll have to experiment.

I’m going to try making broccoli bread from this site and have it with my poached eggs tomorrow. I don’t miss bread but I want something to soak up the eggyness.

Lol Esnecca I admit to still liking both Mac n cheese (haven’t had it for a long time tho) and pizza, but together? Urg. Are you sure this was a ‘restaurant’?

Flick eight weeks seems a long time a the start but nothing once it’s past!

Squidge, I don’t know what makes an oat jumbo, but oats in general are very high in carbs. Some people do eat them on the BSD (Dr. Mosley among them) because oats are slowly digested (not all of them; instant and rolled have been defibered, steamed and heavily processed and might as well be sugar). They do so in minute portions, however, like 20 grams. A quarter cup (44 grams) of dry oats is 170 calories and 25 grams of carbohydrates. That’s almost a quarter of your entire daily caloric intake shot in one very small portion. The carbs are bad news for anyone who counts. My carb limit for the entire day is 20 grams. I am insulin resistant and needed to go that low in order to lose a large amount of weight. Most people on the forum aim for something along the lines of 50 grams of carbs a day. If you have no blood sugar issues it’s probably fine and you’ll still lost weight, but more slowly than you would have if you’d gone with a low-carb breakfast.

If you must eat oatmeal, steel-cut oats are by far the best option and I’m afraid the carb count is so high avoiding that measuring them before you eat them is very ill-advised. You might also need to cut back how often you eat porridge. Twice a week, for instance, rather than every day.

Good luck!

Hello everyone, it’s terrific to see so many people all fired up ready to make a big investment in their health and wellbeing. Well done. I’m not on this thread as I’m just finishing Week 8 but will be starting a second round in next week. I did though want to barge in to say..

Hey Natalie, No, I feel my full time job is tidying cupboards!

It’s tough if the people around you don’t really agree with the approach you are taking and especially hard when you have low energy from lack of sleep or other worries. I can see my younger daughter (slim, fit, incredibly active) has a bit of trouble understanding what it is taking for me to budge this weight. She’s OK at the moment but I know she will get a antsy (out of caring deeply for me) the minute she thinks enough weight has been shed, or I start to show signs of strain. Be as kind to yourself as you can, the approach you are taking is working well for you – half a kilo is excellent.

I try not to have those conversations with myself, or, have them in full. “No dear body, we are not having snacks for the foreseeable future. I am transforming you into something even better!”. I perfected this technique when I was trying desperately to get fit enough to hike the Tasmanian Overland Track with said slim, fit daughter and her partner. At my heaviest and least fit, despite the trip looming, I could easily talk myself out of every training walk if I gave those thoughts free reign. As it was I completed the walk, still massively overweight but fit enough to enjoy most of it.

So, chin up and enjoy the perfect pool weather.

Thanks for breakfast ideas! I’m feeling very energetic, so far. Back to work tomorrow, so let’s see how I do with food all around to tempt me.

Hi Squidge, Thanks for the nod. The time goes very very quickly! We’ll all the clapping and cheering your results before you know it. I found if I kept the carbs consistently low, it’s wasn’t long before the cravings find a more accommodating host and left me alone. I occasionally found myself wistful for a dish or an ingredient but these feelings are not hard to manage. “Hmm, do I want that enough to accept a layer of disgusting, ugly, dangerous, visceral fat in exchange?”. No contest.

From then on it’s just a matter of plodding on. Oh and navigating the usual social and holiday complications but hey, who doesn’t want lovely complications like that! And really, I didn’t find it that hard. I ate delicious, festive food throughout the season, attended excellent parties and meals out, cooked a mountain of delicious traditional foods and meals for my family and collapsed in a happy heap on 2 January, roughly 2kg lighter.

Mind you just the other day I caught myself swooning about, arm across forehead gasping “Oh no, I may never eat thick slabs of delicious sourdough toast with peanut butter again …. soooob”. Enjoyed the drama for a bit and then made a lovely cup of tea.

Hey Esnecca, It is so lovely having a cheer squad! Thank you.

I am really looking forward to the time when I’ve been eating this way for long enough that my palate has actually changed. Mind you Mac and cheese pizza sounds totally disgusting even to a carb tragic like me. I am stunned that the 8 weeks is nearly up. I’m walking around today repeating Week 8, Day 2. Bloody hell! I plan to just launch straight into a second round. I will still have around 8-10kg to go, depending on the finish point (60 or 58 for wriggle room).

I’m in. I joined an 8 week group in October but failed to get to the end. I am ready to start over but there are still many tempting things left over from christmas :{ Good to see some old friends on this thread –

Hi Grannyvee
So sorry to hear about the loss of your husband. I can’t begin to imagine how difficult things must be.
There’s plenty of help and support on these forums. The “reboot” one is very active with new and old alike.
If you need any help just ask.
I haven’t been on plan for awhile so am rebooting starting today. But I never went back to eating bread or potatoes evenue when I wasn’t fully on plan. It is hard as I used to love both.
I’d ask if you really miss them for their taste or is it a habit? I use various low carb bread recipes if I feel the need for something. I use cauli for topping off shepherds pie. Make it into cauli rice for with curry and chili.
I’m sure there will be others far more experienced than me along shortly to offer some guidance.
Look after yourself. You can do this.

I’ve lost 0.5kg already in the first 48 hours of 2018 so I’m happy with that! Especially considering it’s that time of the month, and I had a little chocolate binge yesterday evening. I have no energy so I’m hoping that changes soon. My husband is one of those who believes exercise cures all ills, he is confused why I would sit watching TV when I want to lose weight but it’s really hard to muster the energy for more. I did go for a walk yesterday. It’s also very hot here, supposed to be 40C next Sunday, lucky we have a pool! Sleeping badly.

Do you ever feel like dieting is your full time job? Planning BSD friendly meals, counting calories and carbs, holding out till the next meal, can I afford to eat a snack, always thinking about food…

Hi. Just wanted to thank everyone for all of these helpful tips and advice. Today I have managed to download the fatsecret app and log my food successfully… amazed to have finished day 1 on 830 cals and 38g of carbs. I even linked it to my fitbit!!! However I have been in bed since 8.30pm so I don’t give in to the temptation of that last slice of xmas cake. Back to work tomorrow and got to face a buffet… I am taking celery and Hummous …but not sure I will have the willpower to resist!!!

Hi Clare
I could have written your first post! I’ve done this before, it worked! I know that this way of eating suits me and my body reacts well to it so I’m determined to get back on track. I was very distracted last year by health and work issues but now I’ve really got no excuses. I’m also looking to just focus on the next 12 weeks and see where I can get to for Easter, even though I’ll still have weight to lose after that. I also struggle with breaking life long bad habits and fending off the carb and sugar cravings. I’m starting tomorrow now I’ve got rid of (eaten or given away) the last of the Christmas goodies.

I was diagnosed in June with type 2 diabetes and was doing ok on the diet but my husband passed away in September and I have been struggling to keep off the bread potatoes and pasta my comfort foods…. now we’re into 2018 and I feel a bit more positive and want to get back onto the diet any help out there?

Hi all! Though it would be useful to join this forum for a bit of support! I’ve started the 800 cal diet yesterday, got just under 3 St to loose and determined to do summat about it! Managed really well so far but back at work tomorrow so more temptations around and a more strenuous day (I’ve been lounging around making meal plans and shopping for last 2 days!). Will be nice to hear how other people are coping!

Anything below 50g carbs should be enough to enter ketosis, although some people struggle to burn the fat significantly unless they take it even lower. I aimed for 40g and usually made it, but that allowed me more room for my favourite veg.

Thanks Mix, Esnecca and Sunny for your encouraging words . No more whys and wherefores from me Im definately going to do this !
so today I had the chicken for lunch , a large bowl of my Borscht and 4 small slices of roast pork that I had already made. . the borscht does have beetroot and carrot in , but the whole recipe is 600 cals for 6 servings .. However MFP tells me I am on 30g carbs ..I should aim for 20g are we saying ?

What about fat and protein?

Krysia, it’s great that you had a productive day! Not only do I appreciate getting
rid of excessive physical clutter from my life, but also the emotional clutter
of negative and/or toxic people and situations that have no positive contribution
to make in a life focused on gratitude. Easier said than done, sometimes, but
always a work in progress just the same 🙂 Best wishes for a joyful, happy
and healthy new year! I hope that your husband remains well, too!

Allie

Congrats LittleLisa. You’ve done really well. I’m rebooting too. Like the low carb lifestyle but went off plan late part of 2017. I’m up about one stone. First aim is to lose 7lbs and go from there. Thanks everyone for the posts

Verano – happy new year to you also. Hope you also have a wonderful 2018.

I have had a massive clear out of the office today and I feel really good and full of energy to start work tomorrow. it’s amazing just how good it feels to get rid of clutter.

Hi SunnyB. I might try taking my drugs after lunch. I’d never even thought of that. Maybe because I’m usually pretty stiff and sore first thing. I reduced and got off steroids by August this year as Dr wanted to see me ‘in the raw’ so to speak as he thought it was rheumatoid arthritis. However after more blood tests I had to go back on 10mg from October. The last few months have been awful. I could hardly function. My head was fine, but from the neck down the only place that didn’t hurt or wasn’t stiff were my fingernails and toenails. Now back on 10 I’m fine. I feel like I’m living again. Have to reduce monthly but not sure how low I can go, again. Still, having lost 2 stone must be beneficial. Not carrying that weight around can only be good.

The half stone I have to lose just takes me to where I already thought I was before I got the new scales! How are your new scales Kazz? Did you get them today and have you tried them yet? Hope they’re as accurate as they should be! KOKO.

Oh no. I’ve just lost a lengthy post. Disappeared into the ether! I’ll have to gather my thoughts again.

Some excellent sides on the site, LTC, thanks for posting the link.

On a whim, I decided I would do some braised celery this evening. Love cooked celery, but don’t often think to make it. Anyway, just put halved stalks of celery in an ovenproof dish, made a stock using a cube (I used a chicken one), some dried tarragon and a good squeeze of lime juice. Parcelled it all in foil and baked in the oven for about half an hour. Was full of flavour and I really enjoyed it as an additional veg dish with my pork chop and mixed veg.

Allie, you are like the best ever cheerleader!
I’m off to Tobago at the end of Jan. yes, I’m a very lucky girl! Can’t wait for a bit of winter sun….
So I’m thinking I will stick to my 1200 cals per day until after that but very much in the BSD format. My aim is to get below 140lbs before I fly and stick to jerk chicken without the rice and peas while I’m there. Then I shall do another cycle on my return. I am determined now…

Why is there a box of truffles beside me right now? 🤣🤣🤣

I’ve seen a few similar articles on the ‘pasta is back’ theme, but they mainly point out that when the Italians eat pasta it is in tiny amounts, with rich accompaniments rather than the cheap bulking agent generally used in this country. In fact all of the white stuff is just eaten in far too high quantities even for those who don’t get the blood sugar spikes. In my ‘relaxed but controlled maintenance’ before Christmas and after my reboot I had many very small portions of delicious pasta, potatoes, rice and bread without putting additional weight on, not every day of course. My additional Christmas weight is pure extra sugar/fruit and alcohol! On reboot of course it is all out of my life again for the next 56 days. After that I will probably relax again.

Here we are ladies, ready to be the best we can be in 2018! Day 2, and I wish
everyone well.

Marie, I usually read the new posts once or twice a day, then come back to
reply. I’m happy for you that discussing the decisions you were considering
has left you focused with a plan that you feel good about 🙂 Like you, I hate
turning something round and round in my head without arriving at a path
forward! Our friends help in ever way on every day, don’t they? I’m sorry that
you haven’t been feeling as perky as usual though, and hope this will be the
solution going forward. There are always so many other factors to consider
with fatigue besides diet, I think. I’m always concerned about vitamin D
deficiency in the winter, as well menapausal issues and sleep disturbances.
It would be really gratifying if you lost that 3 lbs to take you to that celebrated
place, a healthy BMI. Let me know how things go with the new plan!

LeeLee, you know how to make this happen! Tighten the reins up and you’ll
get rid of those 9 lbs. I didn’t realize you were similar to me in the height
department. I’m holding tight at 138 lbs for the past 4 weeks (5’7″) and
I’m feeling much more confident about maintenance. By the way, there is a
new 4 week challenge just starting, if 8 weeks seems too overwhelming at the
moment for you. That could be an option? I’ll be watching for your posts,
and hope that you return here OFTEN! It’s a bright and shiny new year, so
dismiss those 9 lbs. I have every faith in you 🙂 🙂 🙂

Love to all,

Allie

Hi JM, welcome back. Are you still playing Rugby?, the 100 clubhouse has been a little quiet lately, although we do have some new members, and Laska a very warm welcome as well, plenty of names from the past dropping back in for this one. Laska, just to echo what others have said, well done for coming back under the same account, we are all human, it can take a while to get a change like this embedded, and your description of turning away from the scales and being shocked when you got back on them is very familiar to me from other diets, in my yo-yo years. This way of eating is different, but it may take a couple of goes to embed those new habits.

Good luck in your reboots everyone, no matter what stage you are at.

Thanks all, that’s my viewing and recording sorted.

Hello everyone. I am rebooting today too along with some old friends and new friends. Good to read everyone’s reasons for the reboot. I have gained a couple of pounds over the festive period and feel that I need to refocus before I become complacent. I have got rid of all my big clothes as there is no going back for me. It took me the best part of last year to achieve my goal weight and I know only too easily what happens when we don’t keep strong and disciplined. I am back to basics from today. Had yoghurt and raspberries for my breakfast which I usually skip but post Christmas and being first day back at work and jet lagged thought I’d give myself a good start to the day. Had eggs for lunch on some almond and flax seed home made microwave “bread” I made last night and for my evening meal it is going to be a quorn fillet with mushrooms and broccoli. I am going to get last years food diary out to compare how I get on in the first few weeks. I haven’t got a lot to lose but I do need to lose a few pound and mainly refocus. My son gets married in June and I need to get to and stay at goal weight.

Good luck everyone. This way of eating has changed lives. It’s one of the easiest ways to lose weight initially as the weight really does come off quickly in the first few weeks, As some of you know, my weight came off slowly but my advice to anyone doing BSD is to keep plodding on and it will happen and when you get to goal weight it really doesn’t matter how long it took you!

Hi Krysia Happy New Year to you also. Hope 2018 is as good for maintaining for you as 2017 was.

Hi JM and Happy New Year to you to. Sounds like you are still doing really well maintaining. I would be really surprised if your HbA1c has risen given that your have kept the weight off. Keep us in the loop anyway.

JulesMaigret – great to hear from you – especially as you have done so well on maintenance. Even more impressive as you have had such a hectic 6 months.

That’s fantastic, JulesMaigret. They say you’re always practicing something so you might as well practice the good stuff – you must have been doing lots of that. Good luck with the blood test and please let us know how it goes 🙂

Hello and Happy New Year to all you lovely ladies!
Back on the wagon today and boy is it hurting!
Weight was 144.8lbs (damn my accurate scales 🤣) At 5ft 6, that’s still in a healthy range but back in September before health and life got in the way, I was at 135lbs and I delighted in being under 10 stone. Ah well, here we go again. Veggie chilli and cauliflower rice currently bubbling away ready for lunch tomorrow and planning menus for the rest of the week.

Handily I left work early today for my first “diabetic” appointment at the docs which was cancelled for the third time! It’s given me time to plan food but so frustrating. Having read many comments on various forums I’m not expecting better support than I get here but willing to engage to see for myself! I can’t even be sure that my diabetes hasn’t been caused by my adrenal adenoma but I have it now and have to manage it. Maybe I will wait to see the endocrinologist at the end of the month…

So, how is everyone else doing with 2018 so far? Everyone seems ready to go again? Is anyone going to do another full BSD 8 week cycle? I am considering it, just not sure if I have the strength of body and mind!

L xx

Nibble nibble nibble, snack snack snack. That would be me today. All BSD friendly but man, I do feel the nuts have to stop. It’s the dead time, or the cooking time after 4pm that’s lethal. Ho hum. Am typing here instead of finding myself another snack of peanut butter. Let’s see what the scales say tomorrow.

Good Afternoon and a Happy New Year to all.

After a very (stupidly) busy six months at the end of last year, I’m still plodding along in maintenance, although with a few too many lapses which means I have been losing and gaining the same few pounds over and over again, but still 111lbs down on starting weight 18 months ago . I had my HBA1c blood test on 27/12 (who picks these dates?) and am waiting for the results. So I thought now would be a good time to get back into the old discipline, so if I have to do something about it I will be prepared.

Hopefully Zolou’s experience will work for me.

Good Afternoon and a Happy New Year to all.

After a very (stupidly) busy six months at the end of last year, I’m still plodding along in maintenance, although with a few too many lapses which means I have been losing and gaining the same few pounds over and over again, but still 111lbs down on starting weight 18 months ago . I had my HBA1c blood test on 27/12 (who picks these dates?) and am waiting for the results. So I thought now would be a good time to get back into the old discipline, so if I have to do something about it I will be prepared.

Hopefully Zolou’s experience will work for me.

Happy New Year All!!!
End of first week and I’ve broken new ground, 10 stone exactly, I’ve not been this weight for a very long time. That’s 4lbs gone this week (normally a very slow loser but it was fairly recent Christmas gain so easier than the old stubborn fat) and I’m so looking forward to seeing the 9’s. Bring it on!

Hi Allie….Goodness, where to start! You could check out our website which has ALL the info! (elfminiatures.co.uk) Mostly I work in 1:12, but I also do 1:10 (if you’ve ever seen the mini real cookery shows on Youtube by Tastemade, I made their miniature working kitchens in 1:10). I do 1:24, 1:16 and 1:6 too, but they’re a much smaller percentage of my work. I do use aluminum sheet for all my appliances (you can get a feel for some of them with this youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1zWWYifSkQ) . I do make raised panels for cabinets too (on some – not all of course). Countertops are either wood core with self-adhesive film or real laminate (or metal) surface, or real hardwood, or solid perspex (lucite). I both work on commission, and produce standard pieces, either ready built, or as kits for the buyer to assemble, paint, stain etc. I don’t sell to shops at all – I do so much commission work (even standard pieces can often be modified) and having a direct relationship with a client (albeit by email or phone) is the only way to understand what they really need/want. I used to do specialist shows too….but I’m so busy I no longer have the time to make all the stock required for shows! (Shows are stressful too – as well as pleasurable – and I don’t miss that aspect!).

Liz

What I’ve noticed is that when you dive in again, you can more easily get back into the groove of the old healthy habits, so it gets a bit easier each time – it’s that neuroplasticity thing. So not at all surprising if we need a few runs at this. Each time we’re reinforcing those healthy habits a bit more.

I don’t want to interrupt your work Liz, but as a retired designer, my mind
immediately went to thinking of what materials I might use to fabricate a kitchen
in miniature. What scale do you work to? Are you using thin guage metal
for the frig.? Are you doing any welding ? How about the countertops? Are
you making raised panels for the cabinetry? I could go on all afternoon, but
more interested in what you are up to! Maybe a photo someday? In addition
to watercolor painting, I also have produced museum quality ukrainian easter
eggs, and sugarpaste life size flowers for wedding cakes. In other words,
I love doing fussy work that involves high levels of concentration and excellent
hand eye co-ordination! Would love to hear more about your work! Do you
work on commission, or sell your work in shops?

Best,
Allie

Marie, I’m one of the people who did the Fast 800, counting every morsel the whole time, for 14 months. That was not planned from the beginning. I just found the 800 so beneficial and effective that I decided at the end of the 8 weeks to keep going for a while longer. I had something like 150 more pounds to lose at that point, so the endzone was still far in the distance. I kept going until I reached a healthy BMI, then gradually increased my calorie count, never the carb count, until I reached equilibrium 3 pounds under my original impossible goal.

I still count carbs today, unless I’m travelling. Monitoring my daily intake is essential for me because my body reacts so poorly to carbs. That’s how I got to the place of needing to lose 200 pounds in the first place, by having zero awareness of serving size, carb and sugar grams, and the fact that whole grains and beans stimulate an insulin spike in me just as much sugar does.

So, not to be redundant, but you do you. If you feel like you need more cals, eat more cals. However, give your diagnosis and your enormous, almost immediate success at controlling your blood sugar on the BSD, I would suggest you continue to monitor your carbs like a hawk. You do not want to turn back that clock.

Hi my friends and so good to see you back and ready to become losers😂😂😂😂
MIss ZIggy 😃

Marie – having not counted or weighed anything since about the first couple of weeks (on the grounds that we tend to eat the same things over a period of time) I’ve just signed up to My Fitness Pal, as I think it’s all too easy when gradually trying to increase the cals, to overdo it, and end up with even more than intended. In fact, having entered what I’m having today, discovered it added up to nearly 100 cals too much, so I’ve taken out the full fat yogurt I was going to have for dessert (I’ll have the strawberries with balsamic vinegar instead) and foregone my afternoon warming OXO (more plain water!) and I’ll come in on my 1000 a day (give or take 10, and I refuse to bother about 10 cals!). This morning the scales were the same as yesterday….so fingers crossed that remains true tomorrow! According to My Fitness Pal, if I continue as I am, I should lose half a stone in five weeks – but I’m not convinced! (I’d be delighted of course if it happened!). So far too, I’ve not done ANY excercise (I know – I can hear the collected intake of “shock horror – NO excercise?”!) but I am signed up to start at the gym on 15th Jan (we’ve got my daughter home next week til she goes back to the States, and I decided to do it after that, as we may be out and about doing other things next week, and as it’s a freebie week at the gym, seemed silly not to take full advantage of it.

To Marie and JackieM – Re the miniatures, loved the series – beautiful sets and photography. Just like all those Dutch interior paintings you find in loads of art galleries! Hopefully mine aren’t quite so spooky! I specialise in modern furniture, so most of my time is spent designing and making miniature kitchens and bathrooms! In the middle of making a large American style steel fridge just now….so back to work for me!
Liz

It’s a blast isn’t it, getting into something you thought you’d never get into again!! Well done you!!!

I also can get into my wedding dress these days and we celebrated our 20th anniv October’17. When I started on the BSD, I never thought I would be able to get into it again, so it was a real boost to find it fitted once more. By the by, I went for the hidden zip, so can get in and out of mine on my own!

Keep up the good work Jackie.

Laska – as Esnecca says, it took real courage to come back under your original name and own your current situation. I’m confident you are going to do just fine and having taken ownership of your increase in weight, will soon be reporting positive results and reaping the benefits of taking back control.

Personally even when in maintenance – bar being away from home – I have weighed myself daily, so that any blip upwards can be addressed swiftly. If I’m away from home, I elect a fitted garment to act as an indicator for any gain and also take my keto sticks to help me gauge what’s going on. Weight fluctuates from one day to the next for all of us, but I’m keen not to get to a stage where the scales are creeping up unchecked. I have not kept my large clothes, other than one pair of jeans and two dresses one size larger than I currently wear, so I really do need to stay sensible.

We’re all here to support each other, no matter the reason for our being here. Looking forward to reading everyone’s reports.

SunnyB I was just reading this after a shower (I often have a mid afternoon shower when I feel like snacking) so I got my wedding dress out and it fits! Although it is all buttons up the back so I required a bit of help from the girl child to get in and out! These days I would definitely buy one with a hidden zip!

I never thought that would happen again 😁😁😁

Hi, everyone! This is yet another thoughtful and inspired idea for a thread
from Verano. (Hi V., enjoy your time back in the sun 🙂 ) I’ve posted the name
of this book so often to newbies that I know I’m risking becoming a tedious
drone about it! However, more than MMosley’s book, this is the one that
I consider “the bible” for changing the way I think about food forever after
reading it in june of 2016. I continue to do a refresher course on it periodically,
and it’s also the perfect companion piece to the BSD. Californiagirl (hi Julia!)
and I take turns in recommending it! 🙂

Author: Gary Taubes
Title: Why We Get Fat…And What To Do About It

There are also numerous you tube lectures available on line.

Enjoy, and Happy 2018 to you all…

Allie

I love that this reboot has such a diverse mixture of new BSDers, experienced ones, people who need to brush up a little and people who need to brush up a little more than a little. We’re all here to support each other whatever stage we’re at, so it’s great to have a wide variety.

Laska, I’m sure you know this, but I’m going to state it for the record because sometimes we need to hear things declared to really absorb and believe them. What you did by coming back under your original handle and baldly addressing the issues that have cropped up since you left was brave and powerful. There should be no shame in that ever, because confronting a painful truth is a necessary part of the process to get your focus and determination back. Embrace the strength that you’ve just shown and look to the present and future, not the past. You know how to do this and will do it again.

Good luck!

Well done, Flick. You slayed the holiday dragon like St George on meth. Pretty soon you’ll find that everyone else looks like the weirdo when they gorge on sickly sweet, tongue-numbing, bland and banal cakes and such. I saw someone at a restaurant the other night eat a mac and cheese pizza and had to physically fight the urge to heave. It was nauseating. Then I felt instantly better when I recognized that my natural reaction was revulsion now instead of attraction. That is such a great feeling.

Keep on rocking this hard in the New Year and you’re going to see all your goals achieved within weeks. Congratulations!