Did Tesco shopping early this morning – but not quite early enough because Esnecca and JulesMaigret had cleared the shelves of all the fennel! Will have to wait until next week to try it. Was pleased though that courgettes were in stock.

We are trying cauliflower rice again. We didn’t like our first efforts at cooking it last year but hopefully we will have better luck this time.

The dreaded plateau for me this week 😒……but reading this thread is very encouraging to see that most people seem to hit it at some point! SO not giving up as still lost 3.5kg since 2nd Jan and definately feel better and clothes looser. Will try the soup idea SueBlu, good luck everyone.

On the subject of grandchildren I once saw a T shirt with the words: If I’d known grandchildren were so much fun, I’d have had them first!
And my mother in law had a magnet on her fridge: Grandchildren spoilt while you wait!
I understand both sentiments perfectly…
Well what a shame you’re not going to have a family visit and how awful to have an infection after dental surgery. Your poor sister! I hope she’ll feel better soon.
I’m looking out for the movie…there are several cinemas that show films in English but we sometimes have to wait. Sometimes the film is actually out on DVD before it gets to our cinemas! Never mind, a cinema trip is always nice. I can’t imagine a pretzel will make too much difference. I had some chocolate yesterday (mea culpa)that I found in the back of the fridge. I’d hidden it at Christmas…I enjoyed it and it didn’t make a difference this morning though I did have vegetable soup for dinner to compensate.

Yesterday’s peak was a very pleasant walk down the canal. I wouldn’t have liked to do it alone but I had company and we had a coffee afterwards.
The pit: still got the sniffles so I guess I’ve got something, cold or allergies: who knows!
And another peak, the mimosa is starting to bloom which always lifts my spirits…
Have a good weekend, Janet. Hope you’ve got something fun lined up.

Good morning everyone

Hope you are all well. Just 4 days left now to get to our mini goal for this challenge. I can’t even remember what mine was! Anyway I seem to be back on track at last and have now dropped down into the next stone and the next 10lbs and have even lost a little more from my waist. Just under 8lbs to get me back to my pre-disability ‘over-weight’ weight, which I’ve not seen for maybe 7 years!!!

My really good news is that I did a BG test 3hrs after my lunch yesterday and it was 4.6. I just couldn’t believe it I have never had a test that low so am really happy. Hope it wasn’t just a one off. Anyway, it’s just keep on keeping on for me at the moment but I do feel as though I’ve had a real boost.

Hi sunshine-girl, must admit I found the first week of the course a bit dry as you said. The second week is far better and a couple of the videos feature Michael Mosley. The bit about biological washing powder is really interesting but I won’t spoil that for you.

Sorry to have wittered on about myself today and I hope you all have a good day. It’s off to the hairdressers for me now. I always enjoy that.

I’ve transformed into a breakfast-skipper too and I have lunch around 1pm. Like you after lunch my appetite is raring to go once I’ve eaten and it’s hard not to graze. I have dinner round 7.30.

Because I make lunch for both of us I think I’d find it hard to not eat then but I would be very interested to hear how you get on, Timetochange, if you do cut down to one meal. I wonder what impact it would have on the next day’s hunger. Interesting.

Timetochange, I too have cut out breakfast as it woke my appetite, whereby I could eat all day right up to bedtime! I find evenings are my worst time for wanting to pick. Now I manage to go the 16 hours by not wanting to break my fast and let my gut rumble away and heal itself.

After losing a stone in the first two weeks seem to have flatlined this week, which is a bit disappointing. On the other hand, having lost barely nothing off the belly despite the loss in the first two weeks have lost 3 inches off the belly this week! Weird.

Angela06 interesting article, sounds feasible. Could be why I put on 2 stones last year after the Atkins diet! Thanks for sharing.

My halo slipped too! After a gruelling 2 hours last night at my daughter’s 6th Form open evening and getting home at 9.30pm not having eaten since 1pm, I succumbed to several glasses of wine, mini bounty bars and some cheese. Gutted. But then I read your “My halo slipped” post and it picked me up. Those numbered points were brilliant. Thank you.

But I am a bit worried that, having flooded my body with sugar, I will have undone almost 3 weeks of good work. Although I need to lose weight, my main concern is gettig my blood sugar out of the pre-diabetes range. Not sure how the science works on this. Have I put myself back to where I was before I started the BSD?

Hello, I hope you don’t mind me butting in here but I read this a while back and just thought it might boost the spirits of those who have regained

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/nov/24/yo-yo-weight-caused-by-gut-bacterias-memory-of-past-obesity-says-study-diet

It seems like it’s not our fault after all though I’m not sure what can be done to persuade the gut bacteria to come on board the BSD.

Hi Ebs,

the veggie sticks are a good idea or I treat myself to a square of 85% chocolate with a cup of tea. (I love tea and chocolate). My particular weak point is around 4.30pm and I find having something relatively harmless helps a lot or just doing something completely different until the moment passes. And it will pass because at 8pm it’s unlikely to be hunger unless you don’t eat in the evening.

Good luck, Ebs. And to all of us who have moments of weakness.

Good morning everyone
I’ve had problems logging in
Sarah, hang in there, your health is more important than anything. If you find that you’re in a place where you are having difficulty following the diet, don’t be so hard on yourself. Enjoy the carbs! Tomorrow is another day.
A lapse is not a collapse, as someone pointed out here on this forum earlier on.
My father used to say to me that in the work world there are days when you are the pigeon but there are others when you are the statue!!! Just try and not take it personally. A day at a time and be nice to yourself.
Living away from your loved ones, in another country robs you of your basic and necessary support system that we all take for granted growing up. However, you learn to stand up for yourself and become stronger, whether you are aware of it or not. But the dark days are made darker as everything seems more heightened.
I hope you don’t think I m preaching but I think I might understand where you’re coming from, or not. If so, I apologise.
Sometimes I think we all forget to focus on our beauty. Our size doesn’t define us, but our actions do.
I once read that you can’t put a flower in an a##hole and call it a vase!!! Whether you are oversized or perfectly proportioned, an a## hole is what it is.
Sarah, you come across as a beautiful sensitive soul, in need of a cup of tea or a night out with the girls, dancing around our handbags!!!
Kisses and good wishes
Evelyn

Thanks SueBlue will make a batch of soup and keep it in the freezer, fruit tea sounds good, will also try the almonds, the evenings are the hardest, have taken up knitting to keep occupied and try not to think about food.

I am careful with the root veggies but carrots and beets in moderation seem OK. I avoid turnip and parsnips as my wife doesn’t like them.

Today for supper I had peas, kale, sauted cabbage, sauted carrots, leeks and celery, spiralized zucchini plus a protein. About 200 calories and 25 grams of carb before the protein. The carrots were 16 calories and 4 grams of carbs, supposedly, but was probably somewhat more, but still not too bad.

Myfitnesspal lists a large tomato as 34 calories. Not much at all.

Jan

PEAK: Went to see the movie, “La La Land”. I had seen the preview’s and didn’t think I’d like it but I actually ended up liking it.

PIT: My sister had to have 4 teeth pulled and has a serious infection so won’t be coming to spend the weekend. My mom may not come down either since snow is expected up in the foothills for the next two days.

I ate a large soft pretzel at the movie. I thought about it and decided I wanted to eat it! I have to say I did enjoy it. I’m sure I won’t enjoy seeing my blood sugar and weight up tomorrow.

Also, I went to my dermatology appointment today and he took a culture. He thinks I may have a staph infection on my face. I should find out sometime in the next week. I also showed him an area on my back that itches and feels like a scratch. He says it looks like some kind of spider bite. Yikes! I hate spiders!!! To think one was on me creeps me out!!

My digital scale seemed to stick to a number for days so I would get on it carrying an exercise weight which seemed to reset it. Or I could weigh myself 10 minutes apart and the readings were different. I got a new digital scale and the same thing happened. It was annoying.

I ended up buying a used scale from a doctor’s office, the kind with the sliding weights. It works way (sorry) better and I can track my daily weight accurately and easily.

After the first week’s water loss, which comes from the body using up its stored glycogen , it has settled into a regular 2 pounds a week.

As other people have mentioned, it is important you get a lot of your calories from fat. Simple starches and sugars will be stored as glycogen, which is very heavy as it contains a lot of water.

Jan

Snoop we have the Bragg brand here, only can get it at health food shops, JulesMaigret im hoping to get some relief with my gout, l dont like taking the tablets when l get a attack. Hoping it does the trick

It’s Mary who was off to LeManoir, Laska. And I’ve ordered my scooter!

Hi Laska , 3 meals is working for me (although this is only Day 6!). I get up at 6am for work, and don’t get to eat dinner until 7pm, and find I can’t go over 12 hours without eating (well I could but I feel really hungry to the point of nausea).
What’ seems to be working for me is a 200 cal breakfast (eggs, porridge or veggie sausage based), then a 250 cal lunch (a big salad with tuna or lean meat, or leftover dinner from night before) and then a 250-300 cal dinner. I have about 6/7 hours between each meal. This leaves me 50-100 cals for a snack if I need one (some days I haven’t).
Yesterday I had an unplanned snack (sliver of colleague’s birthday cake), so had no snacks and a slightly smaller dinner to fit it in.
I think if I didn’t work full time I’d probably only have 2 meals a day – brunch and dinner.

Ebs – I’ve had hunger pangs a few evenings this week. A hot drink helped (coffee one night & fruit tea the other). Would soup help? I made up some veggie soup, blended it and put into containers. If I add some more water to it I can drink it from a mug and it’s only about 30 cals. I was hungry on the way home from work earlier in the week (to the point where I felt sick) and 3 almonds helped there (sounds weird I know!). Otherwise could you cut up some veggies (celery, capsicum etc) and munch on those?

I had a really good start to the day yesterday sticking to the diet for breakfast and lunch, however by the evening the hunger pangs started, after 2 pints of fizzy water I was still hungry and got stuck into blueberries and yogurt, then an apple, all I can say is thank god there was nothing else in the house to eat. As it was garbage day I had gone through the cupboards and chucked out biscuits and heaps of other carb filled goodies, which were hidden on the top shelf at the back of the pantry. My problem is I get the munchies in the evening around 8.00 pm when I sit down to watch the TV. Back on the diet this morning, scrambled eggs on tomato.

Hi everyone. I returned to the BSD after Christmas and all of the extra calories that the season entailed. I was very hungry starting off and decided to play around with the numbers of time I would eat. Having been a 5:2 faster I was comfortable with going for quite long periods without food. I have basically been fasting from 8pm until I eat my first food around 1pm on the following day. Mostly this has been a smoothie that I make with veg and coconut water and some berries. I don’t eat again until dinner around 6-7pm. I have been a eating a normal meal and not counting calories as such just eating until I’m satisfied. What I want to do is use this approach but make the evening meal around 700 calories as I use some calories in the drying and some cups of tea with a splash of milk in the day. My question is whether anyone else eats this way? I do find that ‘waking up’ my stomach just makes me hungry and I don’t like not feeling satisfied at the end of a meal. This way I eat then it’s done for the day and I’m back to fasting for 17 hours. Thanks .

Yes get one Maharani!! .. I have a lovely purple micro scooter flex which folds down.. Its such fun.. very sturdy and looks a bit like a skateboard , but is easier to use (I imagine) , Several other companies do adult scooters also .. some much less expensive than the Microscooter brand.. DH just got me the same make as we had bought for the grandchildren, he doesnt t think to shop around . But I am totaly thrilled with it.

MK how was le Manoir? How fantastic! (I am sure that was not a time to hold back! , ( I wouldnt if Iwas lucky enough to go .. oops… bad Laska) You can start again tomorrow.

We had a water rower once.. a long time ago .. It was bought 2nd hand by someone who was living with me at that time.. Then they left and left it.. . It made a great clothes horse.. I sold it eventually. But when I was working at a university , some time ago , I did use the rowing machine in the gym there for a few weeks in a fit of exercise enthusiasm . I remember, it was a Concept ..I rather liked it . The water rower never seemed the same to me ..

So Day Three , Ive done well today definately under 800 and not hungry , Dranklots of water and Ill be taking my mint tea to bed in a bit. So yes a good day ( maybe i’ll see a small loss on the scales tomorrow )

HI again and Mumof Crazynamekids its great to get back in contact . are you still on MN? I could Pm you there for gossip catch up or you could me .. My name there is now Laska5772 . Sorry to hear you are ‘still single’.. did you move back down then? I am still on the IOW and have 3 grandchildren under 5 now !

I did manage the whole 8 weeks last year and lost 19lb.. It was pretty easy actually – easier than 5:2 I found but after that decided that was good enough. However that was a mistake. I really I should have carried on to get down to what I managed on 5:2 that first time (10st) .. or at least got back to it after my summer holiday . But hey i didnt .

But yes it worked and it was easy once I had got into the zone ( and stopped blethering on about no wine!) . I am still a ‘Franks on everything’ girl!! Love my chilli! ,

So yes, after a ‘piggy to the max’ Christmas, I discovered that only one bra now fits and my sz 14 jeggings ( which I shouldnt have kept) , are the only jeans I can wear , So Im finally doing it again. (somewhat shamefaced)

Ive now decided to go for a weight (9st 4) slap bang in the middle of my normal BMI as a goal , which I never got down to before.. Whether I can do it I dont know , but re-reading the book , Dr M does say to think ‘big’ on goals, so I am going to ! .

Being the other side of Meno now means I am going to have to watch it now even more , as I have realised that I have inherited my Grandmothers body type after all ( a tendency to big boobs and stomach ..) and now look so much like she did both facially and in body , although i am taller than she was. . She did get pretty big in old age .. . no Diabetes , but she had heart problems not helped by her size I think ..so a warning ..

So I am now on day three and its been fine .. stil the same weight this morning 12st 2and 3/4.. (ive not admitted that on MN).. but a good day and definately under 800 this evening ..

Fraggle and mumof Crazyname .. we are about thesame weight then . I am older though .. height is 5’5..

I am trying to think ahead and get individual meals and meat/fish portions in the freezer as that worked well last time. So
I have just madea big pot of turkey mince ragu pretty to my usual recipe (a Delia/ HFW mix) but using turkey mince instead of beef and being more careful with the oil.. It comes out to six big portions at about 300 cal each according to MFP..

2 of those portions will become a chilli (probably no kidney beans or rice for me probaly green beans or cauli instead ) for tomorrow evening and rest will be portioned up in the freezer. (ill probably divide the rest into smaller portions as they will be just for me and use them as a ‘sauce’ over veggies’ .. MY DH works away all week so I only have to do ‘proper size meals’ at the weekend!

Anyone else have any tips?.. this week I am struggling a bit over lunch (and wanting to snack inth evenings!, althoug I have resisted so far and this evening have drank for lorts of fizzy water with ice in which has helpedbut evening snack desires are a problem.. I think once I am in to it I will be able to skip lunch as such and make do with miso soup.. but I like breakfast (usually eggs) ..

What are you doing? , 3 ‘meals’ or 2 a day ?

I’m so excited and just had to share – I weighed myself this morning and I’ve lost 2.2 kg (4.8lbs) in just 5 days 🙂
I know a lot of this is probably water, but to put it into perspective, all of the other diets I’ve been on in the last few years, including ones led by a dietician, have resulted in a 1kg PER MONTH loss.
This has really spurred me on. Today is day 6 so still early days yet, but I truly feel that this is a diet I can stick to.
The advice from other users here has been invaluable, I read the latest posts first thing every morning.
What has helped me the most is planning my food in advance. Each evening I plan the next days food and enter it all into My Fitness Pal.
Yesterday I had a ‘slip up’ of sorts, it was a colleagues birthday and there was cake. I cut myself the tiniest piece and then ate it really slowly. I then just tweaked my dinner calories to accommodate it.
In the past I would have had a normal slice, then thought “bugger it I’ve blown my diet now so I may as well eat whatever I want today and start again tomorrow”.
I’m not advocating going over 800 or anything, but to be honest this week I have gone over by 50-100 on 2 days and I’ve STILL lost weight so very happy 🙂
I suppose though that 850 calories, although 50 over budget, is still a LOT less than the 1500-2000 cals a day I was eating.
I bought the BSD recipe book yesterday, so excited to try all the meals. This morning I had the porridge with coconut oil and cinnamon – lovely, tasty and satisfying 🙂
Good luck to everyone else 🙂

Verano you are right, I am doing The Science of Nutrition, finding it hard going even for an ex-nurse. I will look at the other one but not yet. Thanks

Day 20 and feels like the weight is falling off.
I’ve lost 6.3kg just about a stone

Hunger nowhere near as bad as first 12 days
Haven’t used a recipe from the book but will do soon as my own recipes have come to an end of their usefulness in terms of excitement lol

I don’t eat meat which I’m sure helps

My wife is doing really well losing nearly 5kg

Stick with it, it truly works

I love my oats, blueberries, cacao powder and almond milk for breakfast

Low salt chicken noodle soup with 5 big sticks of celery and onion homemade soup for dinner with small handful of nuts keeps me from 6pm to bed with peppermint tea and fizzy water with lemon

Roast carrots and broccoli are always nice and I had a small tuna steak on spinach yesterday which marinated in ginger and a little soy sauce was a true rippa

I actually plan to have a day off on Australia Day next Thursday and go crazy on 1800 calories but not too many carbs as beer is nearly sugar free lol

Can’t wait

Read the book and 800 is 800

Hi,
How are we doing?

We are all getting there.

Went past a chippy , boy did those carbs smell real good.

Had to hold my nose and run.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi
I don’t eat breakfast anymore as it tends to make me hungrier. I also like to have a few more calories for evening meal.
Ideas to grab and go – 12/24 almonds has 80/160 calories. An avocado and 2 small slices of smoked salmon feels decadent and keeps me going for ages. Ham or vegetarian ham used as a wrap for cheese and tomato. Cream cheese mixed with mackerel/salmon to make a pate. Use celery to scoop. An apple-rare treat- with peanut butter.

Hi Mumofcrazykids
If I think I’m hungry I drink a glass of water – a pint- and wait 20minutes. If after 20 minutes I’m still hungry I drink another pint of water and wait another 20minutes. Only after that will I eat if still hungry. The first 20 makes the boredom eating craving stop, second makes it clear if I am actually properly hungry. I’m managing to go beyond noon most days and 2-3pm some. This also adds in 16:8 fasting, another great technique for improving health and blood sugars etc ( plus hopefully weight loss!) I will just say that s couple of days I came in at 600 cals because I hadn’t been that hungry and didn’t want to eat for eatings sake. The next day I woke ravenous and only lasted till 10. Nite to self to hit 800!

I would really like to recommend this course. Nutrition and Wellbeing.

Frog got me hooked on ‘futurelearn.com’ several months ago. It’s a website offering a myriad of courses. They are set up by various universities, have world wide participants, cover every subject imaginable, are suitable for every ability from professionals to the ‘interested’ , last from 2 weeks with as few as 2hrs a week requirement, which can be spread over however long you want because once the course is downloaded, on a Monday, it stays on your PC, or whichever device!! They are free!!

Take a look!

Hi MissFreddieSausageDog and welcome 😊 love the name …there are some very inventful people on here! I definitely need to get more organised in the meal planning dept but not there yet! I have found a fitness tracker really helpful in challenging myself to walk more … and I’m the same, a pound at a time works for me.

SSG think we have crossed lines. This is a different course ‘ Nutrition and Wellbeing not the ‘Science of Nutrition’. Which one/ones are you doing?

Oh … I haven’t bothered with the ‘extra’ reading!!

Yes V, I am doing it although I only started week 2 today, week one was a bit hard going with all those enzyme link and hormone strings.

Yes think I will try a large container. I do have a garden but it’s very low maintenance so don’t have much ‘free’ soil !

Sunshine-girl have you seen the ‘Nutrition and wellbeing’ course on FutureLearn? Just started on Jan 16th. This second week of the science of nutrition course is much more enjoyable, I think!!

Jules, the UK produces more different cheeses than France (800ish to 500ish). My contraband is due to just fancying some Cheddar now and then especially as I can now have full fat, also I was intolerant to cow products (milk, cheese, yoghurt) for a few years and had to have sheep or goat products (which I love) so I have gone mad. Also it has to last until May when we have a stop over in Southampton. I forgot to stock up on Hallumi – you can’t get it here.

On the subject of contraband, in October we stopped off near Perth at a wine producers called Cairn O’Mohr (care no more, get it) where they produce lots of fruit wines and things like elderflower champagne, or oak leaf wine. Fortunately we did not get stopped by French customs, that and the cheese would be grounds for deportation (never mind Brexit).

Verano, it would have to be a big container. If you have a garden try stacking some tyres and filling with soil. You can also paint them pretty colours so they dont look like tyres. That has given me an idea for my strawberries which get eaten by slugs every year.

Hi folks – just starting out on my first week, bought the books makes interesting reading re the low fat stuff, feel like we have all been conned for years. Like the look of Med diet, I pre planned in advance and went and bought myself a book, I write down my meal plans for the week, and write down a shopping list. I shop every Friday buy what on the list and cross it off, if its not on the list it doesn’t go in the trolley is my thinking. So far so good, my first weigh in will be this Saturday, I must say I feel better already – like the food options and despite a national courgette shortage ( its been on the news today) I managed to find some at a small co-op store. I am having meatballs with courgetty for tea, the book is helpful in that being single and cooking for 1 if the meal is for 2 persons I make it and then have it again the next day. that way I get the right portion just have to eat the same thing for 2 days but I am used to that or I would spend a fortune on shopping. This week I have had porridge for breakfast but am going to go down the full fat greek yougurt route next week with a few raspberries on top. I made the Red Thai Curry this week too with the cauliflower rice, I have to say it was delicious. Considering I am a cake monster ( I love my cake) and partial to shortbread especially those Scottie Dogs that Sainsburys do. I have been amazed with no bread, ( how can I live without bread), rice, pasta, or potatoes – all the things that I love that I have not once strayed off the mark and feel pretty good. Got a fitness tracker coming this week to wear, with the dog walking on top plus 12hrs on my feet at work each week be interesting to see what I am doing and get myself fitter week by week. In an ideal world I would love to lose 6 stone, that would take me back to what I weighed in my 20’s. But I am going to take this a pound at a time and 1lb off is and always will be better that 1lb on. Positive thoughts for a new start. 🙂 feeling motivated – & love the posts on here find them so useful. xx

Thanks All for the carb advice. I upped mine over the last few days and feel much better! Love the notes regarding the spiralizer. Gotta get one of those!
Keep up the great work everyone! The stories and ups and downs are all so encouraging!!!

Sorry to read people are struggling with things at the moment and I am in the same boat.
Okay diet wise but this week has been very emotional new baby born and an old friend passing away.
One extreme to the other. But one thing I learnt long ago that life goes on around you.

(((((X))))) hugs to those who need them.

Question for all you budding gardeners … can you grow courgettes in containers? I managed to get courgettes yesterday with no problem but I guess after the news today they will be as scarce as hens teeth for a while!

Good to see some of our less prolific posters online today. Even better to see so many of the group so close to goal. Maybe there could be a 4 week thread for maintainers as well.

Today is definitely a more ‘controlled’ sort of day for me. Hope you’re still going strong as well sunshine-girl. I dropped back down into the next stone again this morning…. whooppee … so that’s keeping me keeping on at the moment! Are you happy with JM’s title SSG? So much easier !!!!

Sorry if I don’t respond to everyone but there are just so many posts today …. brilliant support !

I never used to feel the cold, but went through a phase when I felt cold all the time. That now seems to have passed and although I can get cold if i dress unsuitably my new furnace metabolism generally keeps me quite warm. The exception seems to be my hands which get really cold so I will have to start wearing gloves more often.

OK so I gained again today – half a pound more – making 2.5lbs in the last five days. Been on it since Sunday morning so there’s obviously something amiss. Cmawp – I think you might be right – I am working out at cardio or peak for most of my gym session and that’s probably making me retain water – not going to do that kind of workout now until Monday or Tuesday (will go on Saturday but will just swim and will make it a ‘fun’ session instead of my usual) to see if my body dislodges some of that excess weight – I’m sure it’s fluid – it’s gotta be really – nothing else has changed….and I am NOT going to weigh until Monday!

Never had a week like this on this plan – not liking it AT ALL!!! 😀

That made me chuckle ebs😂, i did exact same thing ystday with sneak weigh in……will not be doing it again! Its the things you dont think have any carbs or are supposed to be ‘healthy’ that cause havoc eg i had a chai latte and then when i logged it later in the day found out it had a whopping 24g carbs AND it wasnt even that nice! Hope it doesnt distort my weigh in tomorrow. Well done cathym, great 1st week loss.

HaHa Chrysalis – so even after all this dieting, we’ll end up looking fat because of all the layers, even though we are really thin underneath? 🙂 😮 We’ll be the opposite of MM’s TOFIs – we’ll be FOTIs in fact 🙂

Theodora, I’m a bit of a reptile in that I am always cold! However, I do think I struggle to get a heat even more since cutting out the carbs…which probably isn’t surprising. I just put up with wearing extra layers these days! Cant wait for Spring! 😊

Californiagirl is right FIB, there are few of us who haven’t had blips, slip-ups or even huge falls from grace. The secret is not to waste time beating yourself up, as this is counterproductive. Allow yourself to be fallible, acknowledge it, refocus and move on. As long as you can keep getting back on track, you should see success like the rest of us.

Make sure you keep with it, just refuse to quit until you get to your goal and keep posting.

Good morning FiB, welcome to the BIGGEST group on these forums — the “fell-off-the-diet-for-lordy-only-knows-what-reason” group — and now you can climb back on the NEXT biggest group on these forums — the “started-back-up-again” group — and I’m here to tell you that it is STILL going to work if you keep getting back on the wagon. My motto has been and continues to be (and I am unanimous in this 😜) that if it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing poorly! Even doing it about as badly as anyone can possibly do it, I have lost the weight, reached goal and am only six weeks from my one year mark. So don’t despair, just start again. It is the keeping on that will do the trick. Just don’t quit!!!

Hi Cassandra – sorry to hear you are struggling too. Do you track your carb intake? If not, I would recommend do so. I was advised to do this and it has certainly helped me to get things tracking in the right direction.

Hope you manage to get things sorted and can report a good result when you do your end of week weigh-in, whenever that might be. Good Luck!