Yes Verano, all things are truly possible, aren’t they?! So happy that
you are “going for it” 🙂 Best of luck with the blood tests on Mon.
Is it correct that Hbac1 measures a 3 month average? Because of
my husband’s heart condition, we really watch the chloresterol around
here. We’ve both cut out all cheese, and we both have gone from
high levels to optimal ranges. Just a tip if your chloresterol is on
the high side. Shellfish, especially shrimp, is rather high. Strangely,
sea scallops are not. Who knew????

My local organic food store carries them, but you can get them online too. This is the brand I buy: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sea-Tangle-Noodle-Company-Noodles/dp/B00CPQ1C54/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1510330187&sr=8-1&keywords=kelp+noodles&dpID=517p%252BFevVnL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

There’s a trick to preparing them, one I discovered through extensive experimentation. They come out of the bag crunchy which doesn’t really work for most noodle dishes. Boiling them like regular pasta won’t soften them unless you do it for ages. My system is fast and easy. You dump out the bag into a collander, untangle the strands and rinse under cold water. Put a tablespoon of baking soda in a large mixing bowl filled with warm water. Stir until it’s dissolved, add the noodles. Let them sit in the baking soda water for 2-4 minutes, depending on how soft you want them. You can see the tension relax and the strands go from taughtly coiled to smooth. Drain. Rinse. Set aside until you’re ready to use them.

Thanks Allie, and to you. I’m actually quite surprised at how easy it is to stay less than 20g without wine! I hadn’t realised I’m doing 15/9 at the moment because I’m not having breakfast and today with prawns, smoked salmon and watercress salad for brunch, and steak, asparagus and broccoli for dinner with a snack of almonds I’m still under 9g. Unbelievable! I hadn’t realised it was even possible but it is. I don’t normally eat all those lovely things in one day just had some left overs in the fridge.

Monday is my next blood test day and I’m just praying that I’ve done enough to stay off metformin. I haven’t put any weight on but I have been having more carbs so it will be interesting to see what both my cholesterol and HbA1c are. Even if my BS is raised I’m going to ask for a further 3 months to control my diabetes with diet again. Next Thursday is D day so almost a week to wait!

Sorry you’re having “that kind of day”, Jackie. Eleven year old boys
wear me out! Hope things improve by evening. A friend of mine
who was an executive in the rag trade always says that “sizing” is
pretty much of a marketing tool anyway, which is why I always use
height and BMI to indicate where I stand. How can we compare
international guidelines anyway? BMI of 25 is fantastic, though.

Have a good weekend!

Allie

Julia, are you gearing up for some long hikes this weekend? I know
that you’re very athletic, compared to me. Will that be with or without
that refreshing glass of beer at the end??? One of the things that
I loved about living out there in the early 70’s was that the weather
was always the same (except for the rainy winters, when they
existed). Every weekend we were either walking in the redwoods
(I’ll never forget that smell!), out at Half Moon Bay, or packing a
picnic of sourdough, cheese and a cracked dungenese crab to
take to Napa. A few stops at the wineries, and we were ready to
spread a blanket with friends on a quiet roadside and open a
bottle of Cabernet. Feast fit for a king! Napa has become a
foodie destination since then, however, and I probably wouldn’t
recognize it today. When husband’s Army deployment ended,
we drove back across the country with a case of Mondavi in the
trunk, thinking we were going to save it for several years. I think
it was gone in 6 months! I blame Cali for our lifetime habit 🙂

Have a splendid weekend…

Love,

Allie

Currently eating disfunctionally due to stress of 11 year old son who’s too ill to be at school but well enough to be thoroughly aggravating. Eating low car, but disfunctionally!

Hey Alliecat, I am BMI 25 right now, currently 63.6kg (fluctuating up and down the 63’s at the moment, as is my way) and 5’3”. Size UK 12 I think, though still wearing size 14. Happily fitted into daughters size 8 coat the other day though! I think 60kg is about right for me but if I don’t get there I’m happy with anything under 64kg.

Verano, wishing you well over the weekend! Great that you managed
20g of carbs yesterday. Until the cocktail hour 🙂 A glass of chardonnay
is 3.8, so you see how I sometimes end up at 30???? I’m either a 0 or
2 glass girl, no half way measures for me!

Time to lift some weights, and throw in a cartwheel for those
with us. Have a great weekend,

Allie

Hi susiwantstobeslimmer

I am sure you will receive a lot of advice in response to your posting. If you follow the Michael Mosley 800 calories a day Blood Sugar Diet as closely as possible for the suggested 8 weeks, you will find that you will lose weight much more quickly than you put it on. The greatest benefit of this diet is the early, rapid and regular weight loss which most of us have experienced. This gives great encouragement and you will see from many postings that this is really encouraging. You can make a big difference in just 8 weeks and it is not as difficult or uncomfortable as you might think! If you haven’t already, read the book and read the postings on this forum, take a deep breath and go for it!

Looking forward to hearing of your progress.

Hi,

I too started on 6th November and was hoping to gain and share info here. After a tough time this year with family illness and bereavement I have pulled on the weight (my fault completely) and now want to start a healthy lifestyle and loose approx 5 stone.

I had a couple of questions hoping someone might help with? Can I skip breakfast and would this help getting into ketosis? Generally happy to skip breakfast in the week, and do something nice at the weekend.

Also, how do you know you are in ketosis and how can you stay in it?

Doing ok so far. Have the book and did the Medi platter for lunch minus the anchovies. Felt really naughty eating all that feta!

Also, is there an approx weight of veg you can add as a side generally for your main meal? I do like veg and tend to eat a lot of it!

Thanks all and good luck. Clare xxx

Kazz, 30 lbs in savings per wk? Now, that’s what I call a NSV!
Put me down for some nail enamel, by the way 🙂

See you tomorrow!

Lots of love,

Allie

Yes, JackieM., I agree! How close are you to 60kg? It looks like
we’re definitely in the same goal range. I’m 5’7″, BMI presently
21.69, US size 6/8.

Best of luck to you!
Allie

Hey there TC – sorry you have been through it a bit, but pleased you seem to have now got yourself into a good pattern of eating which suits your body. Like you, I don’t think fasting would suit me either (although I haven’t tried it in years). For me a two meal pattern seems to work best, with my first meal being between 12 & 2pm and then evening meal between 6 & 8pm. We all need to find a way to make this WOE work for us, to fit in with our lifestyle and suit our bodies – we’re all unique and what works great for one, doesn’t necessarily suit another.

If I’m honest, since getting back from holiday last week and struggling with pretty bad jet lag, I have been coasting on the BSD front and so haven’t made any impact on gaining back my wriggle room again. However, I’m intending to allow myself the rest of this week just sticking to the principles and then really take control again from Tuesday – properly nailing down the cals and carbs, so that I hopefully start to see some real results. Just need to get a battery for my kitchen scales and I’ll be ready to roll again!

Have a good w/e fellow challengers!

Hi Alliecat – I hadn’t realised you were in the same place as Theodora – my fault for skim reading. Was a bit nervous to post, tbh, but it’s worth excluding anything else, at least, isn’t it? I’ve never had to google ‘can’t put on weight’ so don’t know what it can be an indicator of.

when I am 60kg I am going for a check up as certain things like BM have changed. I want to make sure my cholesterol is OK too. Like I say, I am definitely one of the worried well, but if it alleviates your concerns it’s worth doing, right?

Best of luck with however you decide to approach it xx

Hi, Jackie! I know your post isn’t intended for me, but Theodora and
I are in exactly the same place. I’m 12lbs. below target, and it’s really
work, worrying each time I weigh in that I haven’t lost again. It’s
been niggling about in my mind that perhaps I’ve acquired some
problem totally unrelated to BSD. Thanks for posting your opinion.
Definitely something to think about!

Allie

Theodora, is it worth going to the Dr and checking it’s not something unrelated to this WoE? I’m not medical, so not sure what that might be but 1700 cals a day and still losing, it might just be worth checking? Although I guess the average person supposed to be 2000 (but is that true? I don’t know!)

Anyway, don’t mean to be alarmist, and I am a hypochondriac, but it’s probably what I would do. Xx

Mary – I hope my rushed, early morning post this morning didn’t appear trite in any way as I didn’t respond to your post from yesterday.

I felt quite angry on your behalf when I read about your childhood/early adulthood. Meeting Jovis saved you, quite literally and thank heavens for him. And now after all the years together building the most solid of foundations, raising your family, it must be a very rewarding place to be in. Both of you are SO RICH to have each other. 🙂
Well, I am on leave next week and feeling far different to how I felt at the end of August when I had a week off. I was still bedding in with this WOE then. I’d only been doing it 2 weeks, and hadn’t even scratched the surface! I look back to my first post, around 15 August, and I really have come such a long way in 3 months! Not least, thanks to every single person on these forums… the marvelous support, tips and cheering on, willing me to succeed. I would say I am about a quarter of the way into my journey and am looking forward, forward, forward!

Now – the team and I are all going up to The Loft (that’s our restaurant name because it is on the top floor of our building – the 14th), which is quite high for this small city! – great views! It is, fish and chip Friday! I plan on having 2 boiled eggs and spinach – my usual. They are getting to know me now, the chefs and staff, although I think they are missing my visits and spending up there, sometimes twice per day! I’m saving around £30 per week! Think of me as I am surrounded by crispy twice cooked chips (fries) beer battered cod (all home made), peas, lemon wedge, tartar sauce… 🙂

See you later!
Kxxxxxx

Theodora, I wish I had the solution to your problem, but I need the
answer to this problem too! Hopefully someone will come along
soon with ideas. I’m going to try V’s suggestion and use some
cream in my usual black coffee. I know you’re a “purist” in this
area, but I’ll report back on the experiment nonetheless…………
It sounds like you’ve got some fun days coming up. Enjoy!
If this isn’t too personal of a question, are you getting a lot of
pushback from your husband? Mine isn’t too happy. I seem to
have developed a pressure sore a bit above my coccyx bone
(tailbone) in a now bony area. He has put forth the theory that
it is result of some bony protruberance trying to push thru the
skin. I don’t think I agree, and suspect that it’s because I’ve recently
fallen asleep on my back and not my customary “side” position.
Will have to get some antibacterial cream from the pharmacist!
Have a great weekend 🙂

Allie

Seem to have settled into a routine now. Breakfast at 12-1, lunch at 4, and dinner around 7-8. So doing 16:8. Had a sneaky weigh in this morning and the scales are being kind but no reveal until Tuesday (just in case it all goes to pot).

And I think I may have found the reason behind my catastrophic tumble off the wagon – fasting. If I am really honest with myself, I’ve not been properly on plan since about April, hence the ballooning weight. It was around about the time that I was a) trying to get to sub 30 minute 5k runs and b) started fasting seriously. I don’t think it’s for me. I would do 24 hours of fasting then be starving all the next day, worry about having enough energy to run, panic and eat the wrong things, enjoy those things and eat more of them, forget all my good intentions and…well, you get the idea.

I’ve read about all the positive effects of fasting and I’d love to be a success with that but I’m sticking to three meals a day, and 16:8 where I can and see what happens. I really admire those of you that can fast for 48 hours but I don’t think I’m wired that way. I may start again, slowly, but for now – eating is the way forward.

Have a great weekend all, I have the usual plethora of temptation around with guests to stay and crap in the house – I will remain strong – I want to post a great result this week!!!

Onwards and downwards my challenge buddies
TC x

KAZZ i posted a reply to you but its vanished! Think this happens occasionally here
Thks for book recommendation..ive been grain free for a year or so now tho it took me a while to believe grains are not as good for us as i had thought
Sadly grain free hasnt helped brain fog but HAS given me a more settled tum and no bloating
Good luck with planning going 20g carb..i think good idea to work down over a week or two,or longer x

Yeh KAZZ deffo,sometimes we need something a bit lighter to read in between educating ourselves bookwise!🤓
ESNECCA where do you buy yr kelp noodles or do you buy them online,amazon etc? X

Hi SG – thanks for clarifying! Yes, I’ve got that book also but not started it yet. am reading The Obesity Code – Jason Fung right now. All 3 books recommended. But I might have to have a bit of a break and read something fictional in between! 🙂

Thank you so much for that very useful advice, I will give it a go.

I shall check out the savoury breakfast bun .I am just focusing on the new me which is making me strong.

Dear dear Mary, I was literally speechless after reading your post.
(how often does THAT happen?) I needed some time to think about
it. I’m not shocked to know family members abuse each other
physically, psychologically, and emotionally in the privacy of their
own homes, but what does amaze me is that you or anyone else
for that matter, possessed the inner resources to know how to break the
cycle when marrying and having children of your own. I find what
you and Jovis have created is quite extraordinary in light of the
kind of difficult childhood you both endured. Much respect
for you, dear sister woman! And that comes from my heart (insert
heart icon here).
I was right about wednesday being “Noodle Day”! (that sounds
odd, doesn’t it ? 🙂 I’m quite happy that you will have this to look
forward to each week. It seems your daughter is making progress
on many different fronts at the moment. Wonderful!
As usual, your instincts re the financial planner are spot on. I
would be suspicious too…I wonder if his advice would have been
different if he knew that your visit with him wasn’t to include
further use of his services???

Have a great weekend, my sweet 🙂 🙂 🙂

Allie

nb – We love you too! xoxo

Whoop ! I just went to the Remember Remember thread and saw your post Clarinetcathy! How fantastic well done you. I’m so pleased for you. Very well deserved.

Fantastic news Cathy congratulations ! I’m so pleased for you. I’m going to join this November challenge now, even though I’m very late to the party. Lovely thread.

Hi KazzUK – I dont think there is a problem recommending a book if it is a real recommendation and not a sales pitch. As long as you dont have shares in the company or receive money for promoting then it is just your opinion. I bought the Gary Taubes book Why We Get Fat because people kept talking about it. Although I must say I am finding it hard going.

CC how brilliant that you have reached 134 and got rid of all your bigger clothes. Theodora it’s lovely to hear that you are now wearing size 8, and you have also got rid of bigger clothes you bought during the BSD journey. Your safari wardrobe sounds very chic !

One of the biggest tasks for me has been the clothes issue. I have sold dozens of items in size 18 and 16 on eBay in order to keep funding the next size down. I was originally more like a size 20. I’m now wearing size 14 and in some styles I need a 12.

I was originally aiming for 130lbs but revised my goal a while ago to 140. I’m not sure if I will renew my efforts and aim for 130, but for now I will be happy to reach 140. The loss is steady, but very slow.

Sue Blue, it’s good to hear you are still here and making progress. I will still be around in January for sure ! I need to fit into my wedding dress in April. We are going to the Caribbean for our honeymoon so I want to look decent in a swimsuit by then !

I do think the BSD is a way of life, so I can’t see me going back to any other way of eating really. It seems to suit us all. I hear many stories of people regaining weight on slimming world etc. I myself have lost and regained weight several times in my life, but I really don’t ever want to do that again. Even if I remain just as I am now that would be preferable to the yo yo weight issues I have had in the past. I’ve been sorting boxes for the move and felt very embarrassed by some of the photos taken over the years when my size kept changing.

Best wishes to everyone

Hi all, just another day and my weight is the same as it was on Tuesday. That usually happens to me, first a big loss and then nothing for a few days. It is now that I have to really stick with it, especially with the weekend on us.

I did 30 mins of Hip Hop Abs with the lovely Shaun T and tomorrow morning I will be walking again. Have a good day.

Hi Pauline, I too am on glycazide as I cannot tolerate Metformin. I also use insulin and have been reducing it by a unit at a time slowly slowly. Once the diet kicked in I found that I was having very low readings in the afternoon (3 to 4pm) and these scared me and I posted for help. Firstly, if you do go too low do not revert to old habits of quick fix high sugar foods like a teaspoon of honey, a cheese sandwich or a handful of sweeties. First of all know the signs of a hypo, tingling lips, fingers or feet, shaking, blurred vision etc. Test when you feel unwell or just a bit strange. If your BG is very low try first with a few prunes and a couple of spoons of natural yoghurt (I love Greek). Test again and if it is still low have either more prunes or a slice of cold meat like ham or chicken. Leave it 20 mins and test again. You should be back into a more normal range by then. Secondly, I discovered that glycazide can cause hypos so I cut them from 3 tablets or 90mg (30mg each) to 2.5 tabs and then down to 2. This stopped the afternoon hypos. I have also reduced the insulin and hope that it is that which I will get rid of eventually but staying with the lower dose of Glycazide.

The diet is meant to reduce your blood sugar readings so dont panic and just keep yourself safe by testing and eating sensible BSD friendly snack.

Hi, I am currently taking 500mg of Metformin slow release and 60mg of Gliclazide slow release per day, the only reason I am on Gliclazide is that I have side effects from Metformin, I am eager to start the diet but don’t have an appointment with my GP for another two months, does anyone know how I can adapt the diet so that my blood sugar doesn’t drop too low, so that I can get started.

Abbado, great to hear from you, and so pleased you are still plodding on, 27.6kg is a fantastic loss and I am sure you will look fantastic as Mother of the Bride. Do hope the wedding goes well. But please don’t “crash and burn” afterwards and undo all your hard work and destroy the good habits built up over the past 10 months. Relax a bit if you feel like it, but do try to maintain (more or less) and then hit it again with a vengeance in January.

SueBlue, great that you have checked in with our January thread too. Obviously I knew you were still around because of the Remember Remember thread, so have been following your progress, but it’s nice if we can all update on our original thread now and again. Frankly, I think you have been a miracle worker to lose weight whilst on steroids, so all power to you. So keep on keeping on, and keep updating us please.

Now all we need is Cathy to update her fantastic news on this thread, as well as on the Remember challenge thread.

A hope to be loser. Got told yesterday By the nurse that I had high blood pressure. So need to lose some inches and get my bp down! Determined to see it through this time.

Hello everyone, it’s lovely to read all your news. I’m sorry I haven’t checked in for a while. I am in a packing frenzy as we are moving house soon and we have two houses full of stuff ! We don’t need two of everything, so we are either selling or giving away lots of things ! I’m also trying to bin all the accumulated rubbish which is a bigger task than I first thought. There was a box of old paperwork I had been meaning to deal with for example.

One thing which is definitely going with us is my trusty rowing machine, which has helped me to get fitter.

I met my partner on 5 May and at that point I had been on the BSD 4 months and lost 30lbs. Since then I have lost another 18 lbs, albeit at a much slower pace. I have always done well on the food, but have drunk too much wine in the last few months. So I have lost 48 lbs since we started in January. I still need to lose 7 lbs so I’m plodding on. I do think it’s time I gave up wine for a while, it is how I kick started my WOE in the first place !

Goodness me, I’m struggling a bit on my maintenance!!

As most of you know, I followed Esnecca’s advice on starting maintenance, with reverse dieting, adding 50 cals a day each week. My average TDEE is 1700 cals, and I am now consuming that amount (albeit struggling to do so) and I am STILL losing weight! I believe Esnecca said that at one stage she got her daily calorie intake up to 2500 before starting to put on weight, and reining back? Am I remembering correctly, Esnecca? I’m really not sure that, at the moment anyway, I could manage to consume another 800 calories of food a day!! Could manage it with wine, no problem, but that would destroy all the health benefits I have gained from this WOE. I’m already eating to satiety, and I do want to stay low carb. But another 0.75lbs gone this morning, so my lowest weight so far (since my 20s anyway) and it really is too low (7st 9lbs)for my age – would be fine if I was 20 again! Tried the chocolate last evening – 2 squares – but didn’t really enjoy it, forced some extra nuts down, and had TWO smallish avocados, and the scales still registered a drop this morning. My metabolism seems to be in total overdrive!!!

I know my weight will go up a bit over the next week as, now that it’s Friday, I will allow myself wine for the next few days, then from Monday we are staying with friends, so there will be lots of food and alcohol involved. But that is not everyday life, and I would just like to maintain at 2 – 4 lbs beneath my target weight of 8st 7lbs. Hopefully, by the time we get home next Thursday, I will be nearer my target again, and will have to try REALLY hard not to let it drop again.

In the meantime, any non-filling, low carb but high(ish) calorie suggestions would be appreciated.

PS Sorry to moan about this, I feel a bit guilty when I know that so many are struggling to lose. But at least on this thread we have all reached our goal weight, so don’t feel quite so bad bringing it up here.

Nice to hear from you again Abbado, I’ll still be around in January next year as I still have 16kg to lose.
I’ve been going okay Theodora and Cathy, have been unwell this week with cold, sore throat & ear infection – the new meds I’m on for RA suppress my immune system – which means I get everything going around! I also found out this week that I have cataracts – early ones, most likely caused by steroids. Still I am plodding along with BSD, no intention of giving up that’s for sure! Just the last few months have felt more like maintenance as I keep losing and gaining the same couple of kilos, I’m hoping that will change soon, especially as I continue to slowy come off of Prednisone.
I use My fitness pal on my phone but a few days ago was using it on my computer, and I came across a blurb I had written on my profile. Basically I had said that I was upset at being diagnosed with pre-diabetes and had had enough of constant yo-yo dieting as (at time of writing) I was at my biggest weight ever. Now I wrote this in 2011 or 2012 and my “biggest weight ever” was only a few kilos more than what I am now. So unfortunately despite my best intentions 5 years ago I actually put on more weight! Anyway at least now with BSD I feel I have found a long term solution. I may not be at my end goal yet, but I know I’ll get there eventually!
And the pre-diabetes is no more, the last blood tests I have had my blood sugars have been normal, so that’s something 🙂

Hi loopylou good to see you to and welcome on board. Are you a pompom waving maintainer or a still looking to loser? Whichever good to see you back.

Hi Allie,
Just wanted to quickly say I posted a reply to you but I’ve just looked and it isn’t there. I pressed submit so don’t know what’s happened ?!?. I’ve got to go out now (late as always) so will try again later.
Marie x

CC – I’ve only just seen your post – CONGRATULATIONS!! You must be walking on air! That is so inspiring! 🙂

Kazzee

Oooops, apologies, I’ve just realised I probably shouldn’t have posted a link to someone else’s book…..! Sorry to the admin people… no offence meant. I guess it does confirm though that this BSD way is definitely the way to live to give ourselves the best chance at a healthy life…

HI EVERYONE.Im back from 10days in Queensland. My 65th birthday. Our 40th wedding anniversary and our youngest son’s wedding .Needless to say there was lot of eating and wine
we also entertained family from Singapore .weight wise I had a goal of 80 kg but 2days before I left I was 80.4kg which is my lowest.I was pleased that the wedding outfit was comfortable without the very constricting undergarments. and several people complemented me on my slimness.Its also given me an urge to be more aware of my appearance. I must admit that I had been lazy about hair , make up , nails, waxing etc etc.but now Im keen to maintain. Generally feeling fit and keen to push hard to 75kg .My weight on return was 82.4kg.So I have used this week to settle down to routine.I will start seriosly on tuesday weigh in.well done to all still on the journey
Massive well done to CC on reaching goal.Im inspired cheers

When I said old, I meant familiar !!!

Hello lovely people. I am back and it’s lovely to see some old (slimmer) faces. Although I am late to this thread, I hope you’ll let me come along on the ride. (Pom-poms at the ready)

Yowzer – you are doing really really well 🙂 I’ve yet to tackle 20g but intend to very soon.
Regarding brain fog, someone (Esnecca or Theodora possibly) recommended reading Grain Brain – … I’ve not started the book yet but here’s a link that you may find interesting…
https://www.drperlmutter.com/about/grain-brain-by-david-perlmutter/

Kazzeee

Started eating less carbs a couple if weeks ago. Lost a little weight but not a lot. Also started going to gym. However it has taken years to fain this weight so won’t lose exe toy overnight, will I?

Hi all

Just to say that one day back on 800 calls and almost no carbs and I weighed 4.2 pounds less this morning as mixnmatch predicted. I have always thought that, if I reached my target weight then I should push down a further 7 pounds knowing that this was ‘owed’ for that first week loss and was bound to return. The hope then would be that my appetite or capacity would have reduced to aid maintenance, supported, when necessary, by 5:2. It’s great to have a plan!

Up 1.2 pounds today, but still under my target, and yesterday ended up very carby, due to a ‘light lunch’ provided by my meeting hosts which had huge amounts of carbs in every item, I managed to snaffle one of the two! bottles of plain mineral water provided rather than one of the sweetener or fruit juice filled ones, but still ate quite a lot of the carbs as I was hungry. Tea ended up being just roast chicken though, so I did my best to moderate the damage. Today is a fast day, although I will probably IF to tea time and have some sea bass and vegetables as my one meal today, before going out tonight. If I drink later I don’t want it to be on an empty stomach.

Happy Friday everyone!

I’m running a bit late so I will be back later today. I just wanted to say that I think you are all awesome and so grateful that I found you – I couldn’t do this WOE without you.

I got home last night to find an Avon (cosmetics) catalogue pushed through my letterbox. I think I may have to treat myself to a non foodie item! Ladies – what would you like? A nice nail polish perhaps? The Avon lady is collecting the book/orders tomorrow.

See you later, my dear friends
Kazzzeeee xxx

Morning all,

ClarinetCathy – 👏👏👏👏👏 Your post was such a lovely thing to read on a cold dark morning. Totally thrilled for you and very encouraged to keep on going.

Today +0.4lb ???

But body fat is definitely creeping downwards. My scales tell me I am just creeping under 30% which is marvellous. I have done lots of walking this week and so perhaps my little weight gains will result in awesome glutes? here’s hoping. I don’t have a weight goal as such (as a TOFI it is much more about body fat for me) so my ‘perfect’ number is 23%. Scales say I am now about 29.5 which is down from 38% in August. The last major loss for me was in 1999, with weight watchers when I got down to 124lb but body fat was still around 30%!

I am in total agreement with CC that the support on here will help you to get where you want to go. I had to go to a dinner last night and only ate compliant food. Last week I was really discouraged, and thought that BSD was going on the list of failed diets. The support here totally shifted my thinking.

Have a good day/afternoon/evening, wherever you are.