Thanks SunnyB for reporting the ad. It has been taken down.

Well done SunnyB for reporting such a disrespectful advert. I will always remember Michael Mosley with great respect & fondness for his many helpful guidelines towards better health & his insightful wish to help others with humour & kindness through his podcasts & tv programmes. I have all his books & the recipe books his wife Claire helped to produce & my best wishes go to his family.
Margaret

Repeating Violinist’s tribute to Michael after the disrespectful posting of an advert by Jacob

So very sorry to hear of Michael’s passing. He was an inspiration to me as I found my way thru pre diabetes. My prayers go out to his family in these hard days. I thank him for all he has done to help us all be healthy.

Jacob’s dusrespect in posting his advert here has been reported

What a lot of news and positives!
Annie, thanks for the link.. I haven’t watched yet, but will in the next couple of days…I really need all the help I can get with balance! ⚖️
I envy you your husband cooking Sunday lunch, my hubby specialises in sardines on toast… so he is a bit flummoxed now I won’t eat the toast! 🍞

V, I think the pineapple tool beats my most useless items! 🍍😂

I hope you find good house sitters S-G..and get your full refund! Also that you recover from the diarrhoea…that is too drastic a weight loss method.

Sunny, good news for DD’s job… Hope it works out for her! Great idea to have a date night!

Today’s positives for me;
1. The new, all singing, all dancing scales ordered by my husband weighed me at exactly the same weight as my old digital scales! 🥴🤣
2. Celebrating today…5 years since I woke at 4am, realised all was not well, called 999, dragged husband off the bed and did CPR until paramedics arrived. I hadn’t been home the night before, and that day I was going to travel to London for a week. So I count my blessings on the 19th January every year! 🙏
😄

Verano, I’ve been much like you so far this month, in that my resolve has faulted, consequently I have failed back a portion of the pounds I’d previously ditched.
However, I’ve given myself a bit of a talking to and will be making a fresh start this week. We are out for lunch tomorrow, but then my intention is to fast through to Wednesday, possible lunchtime, but hopefully evening meal.
I really need to make January count for something! And I want the body and fitness back, that I had at target weight.

SG, glad I’m not the only person with very out of date cans lurking! Hope you get your house sitter sorted soon.
V, think you might win with the pineapple tool … can’t think of anything of a similar level of uselessness which I’m hoarding. 🤭😂
Annie, that’s a very impressive exercise result, quite puts me to shame for sure. I generally don’t drink anything after 18.30 to 19.00 and it’s certainly much reduced any need to get up during the night. Thanks for the exercise link, will take a look.

Pootle, I’ve just done a balance (and strength) You Tube workout with The Girl With The Pilates Mat and thought of you. Link below for a 15 minute workout – you can use a chair or countertop to aid balance, I’m often close to something just in case as my left side balance is compromised.

https://youtu.be/CiuXtA96IfQ?si=XZY8wsSPEhCPD5vV

Positives today:
Husband cooked a really lovely Sunday Lunch – his signature dish of roast chicken accompanied by lots of low carb vegetables (bought by me😉).
Lots of exercise done today – indoor only but I’ve managed 6miles and over 12k steps. I aim for a daily mix of indoor and outdoor but sometimes it’s only inside.
Had a good night’s sleep last night for a change; hardly anytime awake and, sorry if tmi, no need to make a bathroom trip (no drinks after 7pm seems to be the answer – for now anyway).

I love this 12 month thread! The monthly thread has just 12 days left to run and so I now feel pressure to perform…. not sure if that’s good or bad. I do like the ‘flexibility’ of this thread. Hope everyone is having a good January. Daylight is getting longer each day and spring is just around the corner …. well at a stretch!

Have a good week.

S-g hope you recover soon. Have you looked at HAVA? There is a video on YouTube that came out a few days ago “HAVA keynote 2025”. I just watched it and I wonder if your daughter might find it useful.

I tried HAVA earlier in the year but found it difficult to get my head around after low carbing for so long. However, watching the video today has made me rethink the program. There’s a free and a premium service.

Good luck with your house sitters s-g.

Monday tomorrow, new day and new week so let’s try and get some new enthusiasm. We ‘jumped’ into January but I feel like I’m falling into lethargy. Just 12 days left this month …. let’s make them count! We don’t want to ‘limp’ into February do we!

Pootle I think I agree with Sunny …. don’t bother with the new scales! Wish I could balance on one leg full stop!

Sunny sounds like you’re back into the swing of your ‘date nights’ and so pleased to hear the job front is looking good for your DD.

S-g read on another thread you have a ‘repeat’ sitter for your house. Assuming they were good last time how good would that be!

So finding a positive at the moment is difficult as I’m living with an ‘array’ of my kitchen gadgets, pots and pans etc. sitting in front of me in boxes and on trestle tables! Just one more lighthearted find today …. a pineapple corer/slicer! I don’t even like pineapple! Can you better that one for a totally useless object?

Hi everyone, Margaret so glad your surgery is now within sight of being done.

Feeling better today until I had a bout of the runs and feeling sick. No particular reason that I can pin it to.

Verano, I too am glad daughter has decided not to go the so called ‘easy’ route. Just heard today of another side effect – extreme pain sensitivity, so bad you cant stand your clothes touching you. She already had a sensitive skin condition which is why she is now vegan. It had helped her in many ways, skins, stomach etc.

Just had 2 applications for our April housesit. I was a bit wary as they are both American (love them but it is a long way away). Turns out one is a couple who were here 2 years ago and want to come back. Just waiting for them to verify the dates.

New week, new motivation.

Hi there, I guess you are talking about things that decorate your cupboards but never use. We have an ice cream maker – even a can of ready made custard that is 2 years out of date (so 4 years old) that I was going to use to make low fat ice cream. Also a breadmaker which hasn’t been used for many years. We do have a spare kettle but it is one that goes on the gas hob and comes in handy when the electricity goes off, which it does often.

My positives are:
1. Put our house on the sitters site about an hour ago, already got 2 applications. Only problem is they are in America and our last sitter had so many problems after his New York to Paris flight was cancelled. Need to ask a few questions. We have had so many lovely American sitters it is a shame we are now wary.
2. Hubby putting up new cooker extractor fan and found the new one has its plug in a different place. Not willing to start gouging out holes in the wall to move it I contacted a local builder, again about an hour ago, and already had a reply, he is coming out on Tuesday.
3. This one is not really positive, I have had a terrible bout of diahorreah, positive is I hope it brings some more weight loss :).

Stay warm

So good to see lots of positives being posted. Apologies for not adding any over the last couple of days.
Pootle, can understand you reluctance to move to different scales ….. you’re right, it is about the relativity. And well done on persisting with the balance exercises.
SG, glad you are seeing continued progress. I too like the routine of having a definite a weekly weigh in day. Hope you get the additional refund sorted out.
V, strangely I use my steamer far less than my slow. cooker. I really like slowcooked meats like ox tail, lamb neck and the like.

Well now, being ‘absent’ for a couple of days, means it is easy to find some positives ….
🚗🚘 whilst OH serviced her car, DD and I had a good catch up. Pleased to say she already has a job offer on the table and is hopeful of another during the week ahead
🛋🛋 have purchased and fitted slip covers on our rather tatty but still serviceable two seated sofa. Looks so much smarter than the throw that had been on it
🍽🍛🫂 lovely date night last night … tech sidelined, BSD friendly meal, a good catch up on upcoming plans and even a little dancing too. Really good to reconnect

Hope the rest of your weekend will offer up some positives and hopefully we’ll be reading about one or two of them soon

Margaret I hope I can also help reduce your anxiety about the epidural. I’ve had two surgeries with an epidural. One was a straightforward hip replacement but the other was a broken femur which was quite complex and took over 5 hours. Don’t remember anything! Epidural is so much safer than a general and you are knocked out completely by the sedation. As your friends say the recovery is much quicker . So a win-win situation really. Best of luck!

Pleased to hear you are feeling better S-G & I hope that you will soon be fully recovered.
I am still slightly struggling to fully get back to my BSD routine & only lost 0.25lbs this last week so know I must do much better in reducing my calorie intake & carbs. I was hoping to make this January more successful than the last one so still have two more weigh ins to go to turn it around before the end of January. I really do need to lose weight before my op & have three to six months to achieve this & now need to really focus & get my act together preparing meals from scratch & return to eating a small mixed salad before lunch & dinner to increase our veg intake. I am going to get my SAD lamp out again because it’s another grey dull overcast day today. On the plus side my concern about an epidural during my op has been reduced after chatting to my bowls friends who have had a variety of surgery between them who say the pre-op sedatives work well & they were away with the fairies during their ops & recovered more quickly than with a general anaesthetic 🤔😀
Oh well keep on going everyone & all we can do is try to look after ourselves & eat well 👍🍀🍀
Margaret xx

hi all. Just popping in to say hello. I had a good day yesterday – two long dog walks (one on the beach) and managed to stick with my three resolutions: drink more water, bed before midnight, and no snacking after 19.00. The goals will sound pretty unambitious to most of you, but I’ve decided on baby steps!

I love following your progress and am impressed by all the determination and resilience. Best wishes for the week ahead.

We are in West Wales V. A frost pocket, so later in season than the Midlands, (where I originate) but earlier than the North!

My positives for today (I think number 1 is a positive 🤪😬🤔)
1. Our new scales arrived in the post…supposedly more accurate and better than our original digital scales! (According to my husband! 🫣) I think it superfluous. Having started weighing on the old ones, I am happy that I know how much weight I have lost…it is about the relativity of the numbers. But it will be interesting in the morning! 🤞

2. I made a batch of the Chocolate, pear and nut brownies from the BSD recipe book and froze most of them. So I can have a small treat! (Recipe says makes 16….I cut them in half so get 32! Not that I’m mean or anything 😂)

3. Shopping for food today, I treated myself to a bunch of tulips! 🌹🌹🌷🌷🌷😄

S-g whilst I don’t have any real objections to the injections I’m pleased to hear that the ‘high’ your daughter gets from exercise is making her have second thoughts about ‘injections’. I’m sure they have a place but for me it’s a bit like having a ‘stomach reduction’, in that once you’ve made the decision you can’t go back. Of course you can with the injections but from all I’ve read people regain the weight once you stop, unless you’re Sharon Osbourne! Have my doubts about her inability to regain weight but that’s another story.

This is purely my personal view. I’m a bit ‘medicine phobic’ and a LOT ‘vaccine phobic’ as I have an odd autoimmune system. Please don’t shout at me, these are just my views and I don’t push them or have issues with anybody who thinks differently.

S-g well done on your loss and pleased you’re finally starting to feel better.

Sunny I’m impressed no toaster, spare kettle or bread maker! I wish! My slow cooker is a bit of ‘clutter’ because I use it so rarely. I just have this thing about meat ‘warming’ all day. Mad but there you go. NOW, a steamer, I use mine all the time, maybe 5 times a week or more. I have recently bought a new one and it’s probably number 7! or even 8! My last two were from Lakeland and both lids had the handles fall off but at least I got a replacement the first time and recently a refund. I had thought about having a ‘steam oven’ as I’m replacing my ovens but I believe they’re a nightmare to clean so sticking with my ‘independent’ steam machine.

Pootle I’m guessing you’re in the south, no need to tell me, but we really don’t have any signs of ‘spring life’ here in the North West.

Positives today …..

✂️✂️✂️ My hairdresser has managed to squeeze me in in 10 days after I had to cancel my Friday appointment. Phew! No need to buy ‘spray colour’ for my roots!

💅💅💅 No toe emojis but had a lovely pedicure today so my feet are looking great. Makes me feel good to look at them.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

My positives are:-
cough and cold finally getting better
got refund on 2 of the dresses I sent back – funny though, the dresses were £60 each so £120 and they have refunded £118. Got an AI dude called liam on to in for me 🙂
Lost the 2lbs I gained from the baguette so ready for my next loss before Tuesday. Verano, I can understand how weighing on a different day puts you out of sync. I like to be in control and have things in a certain order.

Another positive, just jumped up to check on my daffys (re: the snowdrop comment) to see if they are in flower yet. Not yet but leaves are there. Then as I came back in to finish post the electric went off and on again. Thought I had lost my post but I must have saved it. Hooray.

Have a good weekend.

At last starting to feel better. At least I am not coughing all night although still jumping between runny nose and being bunged up. More good news is I have lost the near 1kg so back down to 71.5kgs and a total 5lb loss. (mixing kilo and pounds because my scales are in kilos and my brain is in pounds.???).

Cleaned the toilet yesterday. Doesn’t sound much but it included every bit of paintwork, the top of the door, window inside and out. Sparkling clean. At last I cleared the calcare in the loo, I don’t think my cleaner ever got her hands down and scrubbed but I do and I use a pumice stone. Hubby vaccumed the whole house (we are tiled floors on one level). Exciting life.

Daughter has just spend 10 miles on the treadmill and 30 mins in the pool at the gym and decided it makes her feel good so she is going it alone, without the injections.

Have a good weekend. It hasn’t got over -1 degree today, so freezing our buts off.

Hi everyone,
I haven’t had the best week. World events and work stress have been causing some huge anxiety and that has led to trouble sleeping and staying on top of the housework, which means meals planned have not been made. I have next week off work though, so hoping to catch up on things.
We are in for a cold spell finally, so I was chopping some maple wood this morning that I have been saving for just this occassion. My dad came over to help, but even though the wood is nice and dry, it still took a lot of effort to split it. It was a full body workout, and has left my hands and wrists quite sore. I also cleaned up my home office, which is my seed starting area too. I pulled out the shelving unit from the wall and swept and washed the floor, cleaned all the dust and cobwebs off the lights, and did a bit of a general tidy up. So I am quite tired. I think I will make a broccoli and lentil tray bake for dinner tonight as it is quick and low effort.
Cathy, sorry to hear about your gain. It is frustrating, isn’t it. It’s possible that you are retaining fluid, or that your body is seeing that much activity combined with the fast as a stressor, so is releasing cortisol. Hopefully it will come off next week as your body adapts. Also, are you drinking enough water, with all the activity? Sometimes I start to retain fluid if I haven’t been drinking enough.
Mixnmatch – well done completing the 8 day fast. I’m not sure I’ll ever do anything that long, but I may have to start doing 24 or 36 hrs once per week like Cathy to begin with.
SueBlue – you’ve certainly been getting some good walks in. I fell off doing that a bit this week, so will have to try again next week.

Cathy – that is a shame but hang in there, I often have weeks of little or no loss and then a ‘whoosh’ where I’ll lose more.
Mariet – I’ve had a very similar loss this week – 400g. I can’t complain as I’ve been recording what I’ve been eating and calories have been around 1200-1400 most days, I only had 2 days under 900. But I am definitely making healthier choices on the whole, and have been keeping active and having breakfast later, after walking, so I’m able to follow more of a 16:8 pattern. Hoping to build on this next week.
I had a very active day yesterday, walked 12,000 steps and also did 3 hours of gardening, I slept well last night!
Have a good weekend all 🙂

Sunny, your vase sounds lovely… what a find!
I often look round charity shops and it is amazing what they have. I love hellebores, one of my favourite flowers.

Today:
2 minutes each leg again! Think it is going to be a long process before it comes easily to me! 🦵🦵⚖️

The hazel catkins are out, along with the first snowdrops, a few primroses and one lone daffodil! Spring is on the way!! 😻

Hope you have all found a positive in your day today!

Hi all, believe it or not I am still ill. Although today I am going to dip into some housework, just the toilet but going to do a big job of it with windows, mirrors, tops of artwork etc. Not going to push myself too hard.

Bit of a downer today as I am up by just under a kilo which I put down to the half a baguette I had for lunch yesterday. It was a conscious decision so I knew what I was doing. Hoping it is mainly fluid and will be gone in a couple of days.

Daughter is going to start on something like Ozempic. I don’t object in principle as she has around 3 stone to lose and it is really getting her down. Just advised she go to a reputable dealer (drug dealer!!!) and makes sure she keeps up with the exercise as it can cause muscle loss. Lets see how she gets on.

So sorry to hear that CCathy. I’ve had similar experiences over the years and it does take the edge off one’s enthusiasm. I’m hoping you are able to keep on, holding to the principles has got to work in time.

I am 300g down this week, a little over half a pound. Hardly a stellar result but I’ll take it and hope for better next week. I am concentrating on weighing and recording everything and trying to get and stay in the groove. Hoping if I can do that, everything else will fall into place.

Hi Friday Weighers and all!
CCATHY,I feel for you,its happened to me a few times over the years and its been a huge disappointment. But if you can ignore the frustration and hold firm,you may soon be in for one of those lovely “ whoosh” moments when you suddenly see a satisfying drop on the scales.
My fingers,legs and eyes are crossed for you! You so deserve a whoosh! X
DCT I hope youre over the flu now.X
Happy weekend,everyone x!🥳
PS! Just thought – I read about a book a few days ago…” 5:2 your life” by Kate Harrison. (£7.99)
Applying the 5:2 concept to everyday life as well as to weight on a six week plan. Bought it cheaply on Ebay for a fiver. Havent read it yet as finishing some xmas gift fiction,but I love the idea of applying 5:2 to my life,and hopefully get on with “ lifemin” things I’ve procrastinated over for too long! 🥰
PPS…MIXY!love the idea of your body composition scales. Well done on visceral fat loss👍x

Cathy so sorry. What a disappointment. I sometimes wonder if throwing in an extra meal helps the body. Possibly it gets to expect 2 meals a day and then when a ‘breakfast’ suddenly appears it seems to ‘wake up’. Could be totally wrong of course but I do think we can eat too little.
Hope this week proves better for you.

Hello everyone
Disappointed with today’s weigh i! My weight is up by 2lb Ive been skipping breakfast and eating about 1 pm. I did a 36 hour fast on Monday and I’ve been out every day walking 7000 steps! This is not what I expected to see this morning. Feel a bit deflated!

Good luck for Tuesday Verano!
I prefer Friday weigh ins as usually I’ve been “good” (or relatively good! for most of the week) but then relax a bit on the weekend 🙂
Didn’t weigh today but will tomorrow

Great news Lucy! Keep on keeping on …….

Friday …. end of my first week which has been more of an ‘easing in’ than a ‘proper week’. I’ve decided to go back to Tuesday as my weighing day. I just can’t come to terms with Friday. I think it may because the weekend comes immediately after my weigh-in and I just can’t get my head around it. Anyway, hope everyone is doing well. Have a good weekend.

Hello everyone 🤗
I did a silly thing wondering why i hadn’t any posts come through just realised I had accidentally pressed to come off of group🤦‍♀️
Back on now !!
Read them all DCT I am also going to eat like a did when we started bsd it might help as. Have also gained few pounds
Hope everyone getting ok I have all the family over Saturday to see new house lots of adults and grandchildren so lots of food might forget it and enjoy day and start properly on Monday 😉
Have a good weekend everyone
Be in touch soon
Nokie x💞

Hi everyone

Good to read so many positive posts this week, and it’s interesting to see how so many of us are getting into our own groove and starting to see results.

CATHY I had to smile at your description of a “proper week”. I know exactly what you mean and don’t feel I’m quite there yet, so am viewing next week as my first proper week. After a nasty bout of flu over Christmas and New Year, then going back to work last week which kind of wiped me out, I’m only just beginning to feel like things are returning to normal. I’m picking up the walking pace again, but now need to get back to healthy meals and eating at regular times. So next week it all kicks off!

My starting point is going to be repeating the pattern I had from the very first time I started the BSD, which was scrambled eggs for breakfast, vegetable soup for lunch, and a light dinner of chicken or fish with lots of veg. I think the familiarity of that routine will help get me focussed again. I have put on a couple of pounds recently so have set myself a target of getting rid of those by the end of this month, and hopefully another one for good measure. Will report back in due course.

Hello to everyone reading this and I hope it’s all going well for you. Have a great weekend X

Brilliant news!!
Onward and upward..
xxx

So I got my head back together…lost 4lbs this week so 1lb lower than pre Xmas!!!
Onward and upwards. Despite numerous issues in my life at the moment I’m proud I got myself together. 2st 8lbs now.
1 or 1.5 stone to go. X

Down is down V. 😄

Just one positive for me today… 2 minutes on each leg…still a bit wobbly but getting better!! 🤔😁

Pootle, balance exercises are very important … not that I’m doing any myself. Let us know how you progress with them though.
V, the chocolate fountain was purchased for a grandchild’s birthday party a few years ago and now resides hopefully in one of my cupboards. However no toaster, no spare kettle, no breadmaker…. there is an ice cream maker though! I do use my slow cooker and steamer, so won’t count them as clutter.

Sooo, my positive/s for today …
🛍🛒 food shopping done …. but better than that, scored some bargains at a local charity shop. Three tops, all quality named brands and also and more excitingly, a pale blue horseshoe shaped glass trough vase, for the princely sum of £1.50. I’m delighted with it and it looks wonderful with hellebore flowers in it.

Was going to try for more than that, but actually it is quite enough for today.
Hope you might take a moment to post a positive yourself … we love to read them.

Pootle you’ve jumped us over to a new page … 129!

Sunny I’m with you we also have a juicer I never use but do have a great hand held one that’s great for lemons and limes. Fortunately I was never tempted by a chocolate fountain.

Pootle, sorry you can’t have my plate warmer! I have so much ‘stuff’! I understand those huge catering size dishes. I’ve given some to my daughter but still have so many. Slow cooker which we use maybe once a year! Spare kettle we have two! Plus the spare toaster for the toast we rarely make these days! Oh and of course the bread maker from pre BSD days! Did I mention the ice cream maker which I think we used once! Problem for us is that these things are mainly ‘out of sight’ so ‘out of mind’. I really need to get my head around decluttering.

Just one positive today….

✒️📖🔖 I’m returning to Tuesday as the start of my week. It’s only been one week of starting on Friday but I’m totally out of step. So today I restarted. I have taken my weight today and my 31/12/24 weight when we went away so over 2lbs down now.
Onwards for me.

Hope everyone can find a positive no matter how small.

My cupboard fillers are too numerous…the huge, catering size, dishes no longer used…a slow cooker…a spare kettle, just in case…a soda syphon…soda stream…all the unused attachments to my food processor etc etc. I would swap all of them for your plate warmer!! 😅

It is great to catch up face to face…

Positives for today;
1. I decided to go with a Just One Thing change. My balance has never been good, (even at school) so I think balancing on one leg…each in turn…would probably be a good exercise for me. So I did 90 seconds on my right leg and 60 on my left. I did wobble considerably at ankle level and thought I would over balance but managed not to…watch this space for tomorrow’s times! ⏳⏲️😂

2. This evening I watched a Zoom talk to one of my groups…all about Downton and Highclere. It was fascinating! 🏰🩱

3. As part of the above, I caught up with a number of friends I hadn’t seen since early December…it was only on screen, but good. 👍😉

Pootle, well done on remaining stable on both weight and BG. Hope your hens appreciate your effort!
V, not a plate warmer, but definitely a juicer and a chocolate fountain that are no longer used but still taking up cupboard space! When we redid our kitchen, we kept all the cabinets that were okay, added a couple of new ones as well as new doors and worktop. Makes no sense to renew things that are still serviceable.

I have one big positive for today, which was a visit from DD and GS for lunch. Was good to have some time with them both and catch up with news facecto face.

Good afternoon.
Hope everyone is well.

Pootle if I were you I’d just stick with your early morning test and not worry too much about tests after eating. Meals are so varied and not all foods affect people in the same way so you’re evening measure could be way out. You know what your last HbA1c was and if you just monitor your morning reading every few days until your next HbA1c you will have a good idea what your ‘normal’ range, or otherwise, is. I’ve found that if I have a figure lower than 6.4 on average my HbA1c is ‘normal’.

Sunny when I say ‘revamp’ it’s literally the doors, the kick boards and the surfaces that ‘show’. We have a problem with our doors. We did a new kitchen when we moved here 14 years ago. We have very shiny cream doors but unfortunately the manufacturing then left something to be desired and the shiny coating on the doors is coming away! The new ones are still shiny but painted! The design of the kitchen suits my mobility issues really well so no point in changing that. Anyway that takes me to my first positive …..

🥣🍽️🫖 All cupboards that need emptying are now empty apart from one with a few pans in. Anybody else buy an electric plate warmer they’ve never used? Or have a spiralizer with loads of blades that was hidden away.? Anyway, time for a re-organisation of the drawers etc.

🥗🍳🐓 My first week with my new Friday weigh-in day is almost over. I’ve kept a journal of all the things I need to do, like fill in fatsecret, meditate, drink water etc.etc. It’s made me realise where I’m falling short. I’ll only have a small loss this week but it’s teaching me a lot.

🥦🥦🥦 Find these emojis really limiting. Tonight we are having home made fish cakes, no potatoes, mashed cauliflower and peas. I know peas are a bit carby but we need an easy meal tonight.

Even when life seems miserable even one positive can lift the mood a little. Hopefully our glasses will always be half full!

Posted by AngS
Michael Mosley will always be sadly missed. He was a brilliant doctor and communicator. His books helped me reverse my Type 2 in 2017 and I still manage it today. If it creeps up again ( as it may well do if you eat too many carbs), I go back onto a few of my favourite MM recipes for a couple of weeks to reverse it again. So have been Metformin free since 2017.

will update with the last posted genuine testimonial

Norki I am appalled you would post advertising on this testimonial page ….. yourvpost has been reported

To all those struggling with winter ills or staying on track with your eating plan, hopefully things will improve in the coming days. Thankfully the symptom ‘hang over’ from the stomach bug I had, seems to have finally relented.
On the weight front, I have to report a 0.2lb rise today on the reading this time last week. Think this can be attributed to some wine imbibed yesterday. I am aware though, that I need to put together a more structured approach to my diet, if I want to achieve the loss I’m hoping for in the coming weeks. I’ve relied on having no appetite over the last two weeks, but now I’m pretty much back to normal, so any loss is going to require effort.

I can now tell when he has hearing aids in….It is as though I have my partner back! 🎉

My positives for today;

1, My weight is still stable…😁
2. My Sugars are also good (I think)…between 4.8mmol/L fasting and 6.9mmol/L 2 hours after evening meal! 🤞
3. Something made me check the auto closer on the hen house door. The batteries were getting low….so replaced them and hens🐓 are (hopefully 🙏) now safe for another couple of months!

Pootle, now you just need to make sure he wears them! My dearly departed FiL conveniently ‘lost’ his, ‘cos he decided he didn’t like wearing his hearing aids.
V, how exciting to be having your kitchen revamped … such a shame we can’t post photos here, would love to see what you have done.
SG, glad you’re on the mend and well done on the discard. Exciting that you have sorted new carry on baggage.

I didn’t post yesterday, as I really hit the winter blues buffer hard and couldn’t find the will to look for positives, however today I’m feeling lighter and can find the positives ….
💐💐 yesterday, my lovely OH gave me some beautiful flowers for my birthday
🙂🙂 DD has applied for over 20 jobs and is already getting appointments for video interviews … hopefully this bides well 🤞🏻 and she will soon secure a new job

If there have been any notable positives in your day, please take a moment to share one ir two here.

ah SG- Hope you start to feel better soon….I had flu (and covid) jab too and also glad of it, as lots peeps hospitalised with this flu! Finally feeling better after 3 weeks, I had antibiotics at the end as well for secondary ear and sinus infection and also seemed to improve chest symptoms. Back at work this week AND back healthy eating (more energy with less white carbs, hooray) as of yesterday….not started exercise yet, not rushing things.
Love to all xx