Very well done Newbie with your weight loss 👏👏 It is always such a good feeling buying new clothes😀
I weighed this morning & have lost 1.5lbs which I am pleased about & getting back into the routine of daily meal planning recording everything in my food diary that I am planning to eat before I do to check the calories. I have five weeks to go until my river cruise & have still to get out my summer clothes to check what I can still fit into but hopefully losing more weight will make them look better 🤞🤞. I have just booked an airport lounge at Gatwick because we will have to be there at 5am which will be horrendous because I am an owl not a lark & hate getting up so early!! Oh well one of the penalties of flying anywhere.
Enjoy the weekend everyone
Margaret xx

31 scam and advertising posts today – I wonder if they are paying to be on this site.

Hi Newbie, great about the 1lb loss and so close to your goal. I am sure your bloods will be good – not sure about the measurement you use but if you know thats all that matters. I do finger pricks in the morning and that measure in 2 different rates i.e. for me between 80 mg/dLand 120 mg/dL is good. Then I have my HbA1c and that measures 5.8 or 6.9 or whatever, so both different.

The exercises on this course at intermediate are not difficult – they are mainly resistance training with weights or push ups etc. The difference from the easy is that it was seated. Today I have a Pilates session and the only difficulty is my computer is in our little office which has a wooden floor so I will have to put down a duvet and then my exercise mat. I will also be straining to see the screen. As for the diet, it is the same as you can do on this if you use the BSD or Fast800 menus in the back of the books or even the recipes on this site. The difference is the whole day is planned out for you (you can adjust for preferences). For me I would have 2 boiled eggs but would also have a Ryvita with butter, lunch today was a chickpea, red pepper soup but again I would have a Ryvita. Since starting this plan I have not had any Ryvita. Hubby did grilled cod with a salad for me and chips for him, then he piled about 7 or 8 chips on my plate. Maybe before I would have been tempted but now I just put them on his plate – he had quite a bit to eat 🙂

Dont know where everyone has gone but for those following just keep on keeping on…

Hi everyone and thank you for the birthday wishes.
I had a lovely day but have been feeling pretty poorly for the last few days, really bad aches all over, uncontrollable shivering, high heart rate and temperature, generally feeling out of sorts. I felt it was a uti but it felt worse than ones I’ve had before so I decided this morning to go to the nearest nhs walk in centre as, if it had become an upper uti, a pharmacy wouldn’t have been able to help (whereas apparently they can with lower ones). I had to wait a couple of hours to see the appropriate nurse but it could have been worse. She’s pretty sure it’s an upper uti, kidney infection so has given me a 10 day course of antibiotics. I’m not sure how closely I will be sticking to my online plan menus whilst I’m taking them but intend to try. I don’t feel as if I’ve given the plan my best go after the first few weeks so really want a few months of doing that now then will decide whether to cancel or not.
Dawn XX

Hi DCT
It made me feel better when i read that even though you spent 20 years working in education you found exam invigilating stressful. Having spent 40 years working in a medical world this is completely different and i do find it stressful as the JCQ rules are stringent and complex. I had to supervise a group of 15 quite challenging students over a 2.5 hour period who had a clash of exams this week and then go straight into a 3 hour sports hall exam. I think ill be glad when the exams are over and I might look for something different going forward as i am not sure it’s the job for me. Also I have to travel quite a way to get to college and parking can be an issue. I will enjoy my wages though!
Like you, I don’t do the exercises on the programme and I think I too will cancel when my free month is over as I have printed the recipes I like and I need to learn to go it alone now and eat more variety. I have learned what works for me which is low carb and low calorie. I am only eating fresh unprocessed food and not eating between meals. These rules should keep me on track. I think my new rule of being strict unless it’s a holiday or a festivity will also help me to stay on track. Once I get to my target then it’s going to be a weekly weigh in and strict rules when my weight creeps up. I can’t afford to get out of control again!
Have a lovely weekend everyone. Keep doing what you can. We’ve got this!

Good morning all, just reporting a little 1lb loss this week and the lightest I have been for 20+ years. I have been shopping and brought new clothes which is lovely. I feel like I am at a sensible weight now with maybe 3lb to go to cover my ocd symmetrical even number brain that I have and will allow myself a half stone wiggle room. My last hba1c blood test was 54 so I’m heading in the right direction, I shall either request one or pay privately for one in a few months to see if I am continuing to decrease it. Had yet another meal with cauliflower rice yesterday and I couldn’t eat it, i need another rice substitute.
Anyway, Sunshine-Girl it sounds like you are doing well with the online plan, how did you get on with the more advanced exercises? Monthly blips i feel will always play a factor in our gains and losses, but we just need to be mindful of this and not let it upset our overall losses. I have yoghurt, berries and granola for breakfast each morning and I really look forward to it, but I am going to try your caprese salad as I love it but never make it at home and yet it is so simple and flavoursome.
Wendy so pleased you are not on the infected cruise ship, it sounds terrible, but hopefully everyone isolating will be ok.
The sun is shining here and the washing is on, so a day of chores is ahead of me and maybe a bike ride, I’ve been struggling with a cold the last few days so I’ve not been able to run, but today it seems to be on it’s way out so all is good.
Have a lovely weekend everyone x

DAWN Happy 60th! I hope you have a lovely birthday and a great year ahead.

CATHY great results for you in terms of maintenance. As you say, it will take a while to get into a new groove but I have every confidence that you will do it. Hope the invigilation goes well too. I worked in education for over 20 years and always used to find exam invigilation really stressful. Not sure if it’s better or worse if you know the pupils but I always used to worry about inadvertently doing something wrong.

I’m vaguely back on track and have lost 2lb this week which I’m pleased about. I say “vaguely” because I’ve had a couple of strict days then other days when I’ve had events that involve eating out and I’ve done my best but the options aren’t always great. And I’m off to a big family event today and don’t know what will be on the menu. Wish me luck!

Those of you on the online programme, how are you doing? I’m thinking of cancelling it soon. It was great to start with and I stuck rigidly to the plan. Maybe that’s the answer – I know it worked really well for you CATHY. But now I’ve used a lot of the recipes I find I’m not using it as much, just doing my own thing along the same lines. And I’m not doing the exercises or the reading part either. So it’s a bit of a waste unless I really get back into using it religiously every day. I’m tempted to just make a separate note of all the recipes I’ve really enjoyed and make my own plan based on that. Any thoughts from anyone else on it?

Anyway, heading off soon, so hope you all have a wonderful weekend X

PS SUNSHINE GIRL thanks for your post too and I hope you’re doing well. I completely agree about all the spam on these forums. I do wish admin could do something about it – perhaps a more rigorous sign up procedure or something. But I don’t know what these spammers are trying to achieve with their often nonsensical posts. Even if I were in the market for anything they are offering, there’s no way I would use a company that employs those kind of tactics! Like you SUNSHINE GIRL I often report them but don’t post on them as engagement is what they want. Let’s hope they get the message!!

Dawn- I believe it is your 60th birthday this week. Just want to wish you a very happy birthday. 🥳 🎂 🥂 enjoy your special day.

Hello everyone
I weighed this morning 10 days after coming back from my little holiday to Kassiopi and upping my calories and transitioning from keto to 3:4 which I’ve not found easy. This morning i was 142.8 lb which was 1.2 lb increase. I am ok with this and mindful that I am eating more calories, feeling hungry as i am not in ketosis and have to learn to eat well, eat enough and keep my weight steady. Ideally i would like some wiggle room so am still aiming for 138 lb by 15th June and then maintain between 138-142. I’ve not been on my walking pad for 3 weeks as I had an issue with my knee pre holiday and i hope i can get back to exercising a little more next week between my busy invigilating schedule.
My plan for the coming week is to get back on my walking pad, lose 1.8 b so I am 141 lb next Friday and to try and eat intuitively without following the plan too rigidly.
I know that maintenance is going to be difficult- I can’t go back to how things were and some food is off the menu for me unless it’s a special occasion.
How is everyone doing?

I know you have got this but can I just put you back up to the top, above the scammers and adverts which are driving me mad.

Putting this back to the top

Positives are:-
Eye test today and everything is fine. They keep trying to find something wrong with me but at least I am being looked after.
Doing well on paid for Fast800 and not feeling hungry as I did when I tried to get back into the BSD after the holiday. Maybe because it is costing me money and I am being monitored – although by a computer programme not an individual person.
Did 20 mins of resistance training. This programme doesnt bother with aerobics as maintaining muscle mass is more important when on low cal.

Keep on posting.

Good for that. Mostly the hygiene is down to the customers. Do they always sanitize or wash their hands after the toilet. Did they have an infection before they joined the ship. These are the things the cruise line cannot control. I know on our cruises (Cunard and P&O) they practically chase you around with sanitizers. We think our next cruise will be a river – possibly the Rhine or the Danube but not for at least next year.

Still doing well although my weight had a blip up but when I look at the date (middle of the month) I know that was always my time of the month and still after all these years I feel myself bloat up. So it should drop down.

The scammers and advertisers are still driving me mad. Maybe the answer is to keep posting on topic and not letting them stay at the top. Have a great weekend.

No I am not thank goodness S-G my cruise with Viking will be on 21st June & as they are one of the more expensive cruise lines I sincerely hope that their hygiene standards are as good as they were a few years ago on our Rhine cruise🤞🤞
My return to the BSD seems to be still going well with getting used to eating low carb food & MM’s recipes.
I hope everyone is doing well?
Margaret xx

Hi all, just seen the cruise ship in Bordeaux with norovirus and hoping that Margaret (Wendy1947) is not on it.

So many scam posts it is getting impossible to find genuine posts about BSD or Fast800. I am well informed if I live in Mumbi and want my teeth sorting out. It is a disgrace.

Still enjoying the paid site and doing very well.

Come and join the few of us who are still here.

So much for reporting scams and adverts to admin. Today there are 30 non site related postings. Yes, some from a couple of days ago but these should have been removed as I have reported some of them twice. Losing all faith in this site as it has become an absolute mess.

Hi ADD, happy birthday.

What do I have as positives today

lost more weight on the paid Fast800 site
Bought 6 courgette plants – hopefully at least 3 will survive as is normal
Raining so cant plant out courgettes but my tomatoes are getting a lovely drink
Keeping this at the top

Just scanned down the posts and there are 28 today. Okay some are still from yesterday. Do I have the time and energy to report this lot or am I still expecting admin to do something about it.

Another loss today and still enjoying the recipes. Today I had yoghurt, blueberries and strawberries for breakfast and a caprese salad for lunch. I was just tomato, mozzerella and torn spinch with olive oil but it was so tasty. Also doing the exercises, todays is 25 mins of strength training. Not long but better than promising to do half an hour a day then doing nothing. Because this is right in front of you on your days plan it is easy to remember and just get on with it.

Hi Sg,
I just wanted to pop on to say well done for reporting all of the advertising, it’s becoming ridiculous. I haven’t posted on positives for ages but will start trying to remember to. Here are a few for today:
I turn 60 tomorrow and weigh lighter than I did at the start of the year so am happy about that.
Some nice presents have been arriving in the post:)
Once tomorrow (and a few treats) are over with I feel in a positive frame of mind to continue the Fast800
online plan which I started off well on but which I haven’t made the most of!
Dawn X

I am posting today because this subject has gone so far down under the scam and advertising posts it was getting totally lost. So my positives for today are:e

reported around 25 scam posts – hoping to see lots more genuine posts
doing well on my Fast500 paid for plan in my 7 day trial
having lunch in the garden every day – before it gets a bit colder again.

I have just reported 25 scam ads, it is making it impossible to seek out genuine posters who might need help or advice. Please report them and dont say anything in their post box as you will just keep them at the top of the listings. I am now going to comment on Positives because it is about 29 posts down and lost in this mess.

Can I ask when admin are going to make an effort to stop these posts from even getting on the site. I have just counted 23 in the first 25 posts. From dental treatents in Mumbi to computer programmers in somewhere or other.

When we log in we have to register and if we make a mistake on log in, say something a bit off topic or out of turn, or break some silly rule, we are blocked straightaway. How are these posts even getting onto the site.

Hi Newbie, after much confusion and still finding my way around, I have settled in. Strict day yesterday 850 what they call fasting day. I have lost 3lbs overnight. Yes, fluid but a I am always on a diet I didnt expect that to happen. Did one set of exercises but they were seated so it took me a while to work out that because I said I hadnt been doing any exercise (true I have been lazy since my holiday) so it listed me as sedantary. Found where it was logged and changed it to something like fit to do standing exercise. So today I have a hiit session for just 5 mins. If I find it too difficult I will adjust me level again. it is all connected so if I cant eat something it will let me change it and it automatically changes everything, the calories, carbs etc and also my shopping list. Think I am going to get on well with it but I will still be here.

Shame we cant post photos on here, I have some lovely examples of paint by numbers.

HI DCT and everyone
Glad you had a lovely holiday and felt rested. I understand what you mean about starting afresh post holiday. Holidays can be difficult times when trying to keep low carb and low calorie because we do like to enjoy our holiday treats and that is what holidays are for. I had a delicious ice cream when I went for a walk by myself on holiday – choc mint chip my favourite and I sat outside a beautiful ice cream shop enjoying it. I didn’t beat myself up – I wanted it and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I have every confidence that by continuing with the online programme you will be successful. Let’s keep going for a few more weeks with it and see how it can help us .
I too am doing 3:4 transition for the next four weeks before going onto the way of life programme. I’m finding it difficult to change from 800 keto but I am sort of adapting the meals around what I like and increasing the calories. I’ll weigh on Friday and then I’ll be able to see how the increased calories and food is inpacting any loss- though I am expecting a gain! Now that my blood glucose is normal I feel that is my main win from the programme during the last 12 weeks the weight loss has been a massive bonus too! I do want to achieve 138 lb but I’ve got a whole month before my birthday so depending on how much I gained last week it may take a few weeks. I’ve been really hungry this week because I am not in ketosis. I really would prefer to stay on a keto diet and increase my calories so I need to do some research. I’m not sure the programme will allow me to stay keto.
I’m busy invigilating for the next few weeks as it’s A level time. I find it quite stressful but I want to continue to the end of term. we have a family weekend away at the end of June to celebrate my husbands retirement and I plan to have that weekend off plan. I think my new rules are going to be strict unless it’s a holiday/ feast. It has to be a sustainable way of living and enjoying life.
I hope everyone is well and having some weight loss success or NSV’s . Do come on and let us know how you’re doing.

Hi everyone just checking in to say hello! I had a wonderful week away and felt very rested when we got back on Friday, though life soon begins to take over! But I have that fresh post-holiday sense of determination to make some positive changes to my lifestyle – a bit like New Years resolutions I guess.

A small gain for me whilst away, which was what I was expecting, but am starting afresh today. I’m still using the online plan and am starting off this week with “TMAD 4:3 transition” which does 800 calories for 4 days and more relaxed for 3. This should hopefully work as I have 3 events planned. I think I’m going to adjust the plan week by week to fit in with what else I’m doing rather than try to go all out for 12 weeks and fall by the wayside. I’m hoping that by doing this I can see a gradual and steady loss of 1 to 2lb per week for the next few weeks. Here’s hoping 🤞

CATHY I’m so pleased you had a good break, and I have every confidence you will reach your birthday goal of 138lb. I’m really proud of you for being determined and single-minded, and you really deserve your brilliant results!

DAWN I hope things are going well for you and that you lose the weight you have recently put on. I always think of recent weight being easier to shed than established weight, but maybe that’s just being naive! Good luck anyway X

ARCTIC FOX how satisfying are those NSVs! Well done. I’m also really pleased you are doing well with your new counsellor, and also that you are making a start on your nutrition training. On which point you mentioned magnesium. I seem to be being inundated with adverts and articles about magnesium at the moment. The gist being that it’s very beneficial for older people to take magnesium supplements, particularly magnesium glycinate. Just wondered if anyone on here has any related experience? Have you tried them and did they do you any good?

Hope that everyone else is ok? Do post to let us know how you’re doing X

Good morning all, It’s a cold windy day today in the UK. How’s the plan going S-G, have you tried the meals yet and any success with the exercises? I didn’t realise the plans came with specific exercises to do. So my weekend was good, I took my paint by numbers to my friends however we spent the whole evening eating chicken salad, chatting and putting the world to rights as us women do so well, so I shall save it till the next time. I manged to get a PB for my 5km parkrun Saturday and ran it in 28 minutes so I’m very happy with that, now to get to the gym this week and start training. I ate ok this weekend, could have been better but then we always can be can’t we, I think I’m wavering a little and need to be more strict with myself, still eating between 10am and 7pm so that’s one thing. I have a trip to Italy coming up so that will be interesting as I’ve never been before, how do I navigate that? just eat the best I can? but I so want to try the pizza and pasta 🙁 Friday I weighed in and the scales were kind and I lost all my pre-naughtiness weight, lets see how this week goes. Have a good one all 🙂

So busy reporting the whole of the Indian sub-continent posts. I never type REPORTED as it just brings them to the top of the page. Just keep reporting them.

Good to see you Margaret, I am not doing much better. 2lbs off, 1lb off, then 2lbs back on. So I have just joined the paid for site. It is taking a bit of time finding my way around it but I have joined to keep me accountable instead of just kidding myself. Anyway, the main thing is I am not having to think about what I am going to eat. Some of the meals dont suit like all the fish but I am working my way round substitutions. One good thing is you have a full weeks menus and it generates a shopping list, then if I go and change a meal it updates the shopping list. So it is all done for you. On this plan I write an menu then I type it into a chart I have made up, then the company that produces the chart changes and I have to start paying (Life360 etc) and I have to start again.

Thanks for the heads up arcticfox, I will chime up if I need help but I am just impatient and hate reading through all the instructions. I am the same when I buy something like a phone or music player – hubby has to read how to use it and tell me cos I cant be bothered with the technical stuff.

I will stay on this site and update on how I am doing.

Hello & sorry about not posting & thank you for setting up this thread S-G. Two weeks ago I gained weight & was so shocked that I had crept over into 13 stone that I have tried really hard since last Monday to get back to recording what I am eating & again preparing low carb food. I am delighted to say that I have lost 3 lbs 😀. It is hard work but I am going to try much harder now 🤞🤞
My new focus now is one day at a time & trying to improve my amount of daily exercise. I have 2 & 3/4 stones to lose to get to my goal weight of ten stone however losing one stone before my French river cruise on Sunday 21st June 🤞🤞is my first goal.
Good luck next week everyone
Margaret xx

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S-g – just popping on to say that there are some Fast 800ers over on the other thread. Clarinet Cathy has been quite successful on it, and Dawn and DCT have been doing it as well, and Cathy is vegetarian so might have some tips about substitutions.

Hi everyone,
Welcome back Cathy. Glad you enjoyed your holiday and the food but managed to not overindulge. That must feel good. Here’s hoping you did not put on too much and can get back on track quickly as a result!
I have a NSV to report. I noticed that the size 18 jeans I have been wearing were getting quite loose, so I tried on another pair that are also supposed to be size 18 but fit quite a bit smaller. They were a bit snug when I first put them on this morning, but loosened up enough by the time I was ready to leave the house that they were quite comfortable. So going by the numbers I haven’t gone down a size, but I think in reality I have. My counsellor was worried that I might not be getting enough to eat, but I reassured her that not only am I getting enough, it is quite healthy too. The only thing I went a bit overboard this week on was the dark chocolate, but I think that is okay on occasion as it is the Lindt 100% with orange peel, so a reasonable source of iron and magnesium and no sugar.
I have been eating spinach and asparagus from my garden for veg. Unfortunately, I lost a lot of the other veg that I had planted several weeks ago as we had a hard frost and down to -8 C one morning last week. It even set back the asparagus and that hardly ever happens. Luckily the snap peas survived, so looking forward to those in a few weeks. I found some sweet potatoes at the garden centre. I tried to start some myself, but was not successful, so it was nice to get these plants. I bought two and planted them out already and put a frost cover over them for the night. Apparently it is common to get around 2 lb of potatoes per plant, so fingers crossed this works as I really miss having the occasional sweet potato.
I started my first human nutrition course today. It is just an introductory course, so will be pretty basic. My aim is to get a good grade so that it will help with my application to the dietetics program. I’ll keep you posted how it goes!
Hope everyone is doing well.

Hi Newbie, I have been studying the new plan and starting to get the hang of swapping things around, and it gives suggestions as to whether it is similar cals, protein etc. Just takes a bit of planning and they give you a weeks menu so I can mess around with it before I go shopping. To be honest it is not much different to what I do now but all the meals are planned out for me so it takes that “what are we having tonight” pressure off. Now just got to find out if I can transfer the exercises to the TV rather than on the computer in a small room.

We still have our original agent but we took on someone else and in 8 months he has not brought a single viewing so I have told him we are cancelling. He was okay about it. In his place I have signed up an independent who only charges 3% as they have no overheads. Lets see how it goes.

I do paint by numbers and some of them are very intricate. Have also sent them photos and had them put onto canvas and done one of my grandsons and one of my and hubby on a cruise. I find it very relaxing.

Enjoy the weekend.

Your recipes sound yummy and think i may need to try them, I love a courgette with parmesan and lemon juice just tastes so fresh. I weighed this morning and am now back to what I was last week before the bank holiday naughtiness so I’m happy with that.

I havent tried the online plan but have been tempted to try it as people seem to do so well on it, you would think it would have to say about allergies in order for the plan to suit you, could you substitute the fish for a different protein or would the recipes not work?
I’m sorry you had to cancel the estate agent, but like you say hopefully this new one will be better placed to get people in and may be more passionate about helping you sell.

A sunny weekend forecast here in England so hopefully I shall get out in the garden after park run tomorrow. Going to a friend’s this evening for craft night, I have a paint by numbers 😀, she’s doing chicken salad for dinner so that should be safe. Have a lovely weekend

I have just signed up for the paid Fast800 7 day free trial then the 12 week course. Straight away for 3 days in a row they are giving me fish with nowhere for me to say I am allergic. It looks like I will have to set my own menus so it really is a waste of time and money as I can do that already. If anyone has done this (was it you Newbie) where to I cancel.

Still not keeping to my current diet due to stresses. We have just cancelled one of the estate agents and today signed up with someone new. One problem is that she is French with no English – we managed, but it might be good as she will be dealing with French clients more than our other agent does.

Weekend coming up, hope you are all doing well.

Hi Newbie, glad someone is joining me. Sounds as though you have been doing well to resist temptations.

Yesterday I made some cottage cheese bread – just cottage cheese, eggs and oats. It turned out very well but a bit more like brioche and hubby doesnt like it. I also made some courgette rings with parmasen cheese and managed to eat the lot. How bad can cottage cheese or courgettes be but I did have a small gain. Today I have been worse as I get fed up of thinking about what to make so I did homemade burgers (just mince, onions and flavourings) and had one brioche bun with some beans. Feel sure that will not do me any good.

I am seriously thinking of starting the paid Fast800. They are doing a 7 day trial then a 25% off for 12 weeks. I will have a look, I can always dip out if it doesnt suit me over the 7 days.

Hoping some more stragglers are going to join us soon.

Hi everyone,
Welcome back Cathy, I’m pleased you had a lovely holiday and well done for not over indulging! I’m going to weigh myself on my birthday next week. I don’t think I will be down into the 10s as I had hoped to be by then but I would be pleased to be back down to 11st 3 which would mean I had lost the weight I put back on over the last half of the 12:week online plan. Dawn X

Thought it about time I posted some positives again and bumped the positives thread up the list. Still in Turkiye and these are the high points that easily spring to mind ….
🌻🌻 was panicked by my Dad having an emergency visit to the hospital, but so grateful that my son and daughter in law stepped in to make sure he had support
🌻🌻 bought a succulent and cactus to go into the rockery area I intend creating here
🌻🌻 visiting with some Turkish friends for breakfast and a catch up on news

Hope to see others posting a positive or two here soon.

Hello, sorry I’m late but I’ve made it at last.
Well done Sunshine Girl on your loss and reduced BG, sorry we all abandoned you, I’m here now so you are no longer alone, and Verano will be back after enjoying her hols.
Had my nephews birthday party on Saturday, crisps which are my weakness and the thing I miss the most, then a chicken kebab (no pitta), so grilled chicken veggies and salad, it was delicious and hopefully not too bad, but I couldn’t escape the crisps 😢, then my partner caved on his healthy eating plan and so a Chinese takeaway was ordered, again I tried to be good, chicken, veggies etc, then on the Monday a family bbq, so lots of salad and meats, avoided the potatoes and bread rolls and the burger, and declined the cheesecake, so all in all a bad weekend, but Tuesday I was back on plan and today I have continued, I exercised over the weekend and am enjoying my running, going to join the gym so I can swim and strength train ready for my triathlon next month – yes I do always leave it till the last minute but I do them for fun not for a decent time, I just like to finish 😀.
Anyway a cuppa is calling me and food prep for tomorrow to be done before bed, weigh in on Friday (I know I’ve put on over the weekend, but will see what happens)

Hello everyone
I am back from my book club holiday to Kassiopi. We had a wonderful holiday and as you can imagine there was much merriment and copious amounts of eating and drinking was done but not by me! I did, at times, feel a bit of a party pooper but after working so hard for the last four months I was happy to eat well but not over indulge. As I was in Corfu I adopted a Mediterranean style diet with the odd glass of red wine and G&T. I am not weighing myself for a week or so. I will have put a few pounds on as I’ve upped my calories over the last five days. I don’t want to see the scales for a few days to give myself time to get back on track,
How is everyone else doing? I think the first few months of this year have flown by. I am looking forward to warmer weather here in the UK as summer approaches. I am going to stay with the online FAST 800 programme to help me navigate towards maintenance and my plan is to get to 138lb by my birthday in five weeks time. I think it should be doable but I don’t yet how much I’ve put on. I would guess about 5 lb. I will get weighed on Friday 15th May and take things from there. I like to make monthly plans and write them down on a post it note and then I like to see if I have achieved my goal. I find that keeping things simple and manageable is rewarding if it’s been achieved and if not, then it’s something to aim for without being too difficult. Small steps, big wins.
Looking forward to reading your updates. No weighing for me this week but I’ll be facing the music next week. In the meantime, I am back to healthy, low carb meals but I have to increase my calories now after 12 weeks on 800 calories. It will be interesting to see how my body responds.

Thanks for dropping in Verano, hope you are having a great holiday. I think everyone has abandonded ship here.

My weigh in yesterday showed half a kilo, so a total of 3.5 lbs. Out last night so didnt dare weigh again today, will leave it a few days.

Good news is my BG was right down to 70 this morning, hope that is going to be my normal and not just a glitch. I am using 32 units of insulin which is quite high but will give it a couple of days to see if BG settles before I start to reduce.

Hello!
Just managed to get online after a couple of days with almost no internet. Sorry you’re feeling lonely s-g. Afraid I can’t help out until we are back on land in 10 days. In the meantime hope everyone is doing well. I’m not telling!!!

Im starting to feel a bit lonely here right now. I hope you are all just enjoying your weekend.

Diet is going well although one of the disadvantages of weighing daily is seeing the ups as well as the down. I find both quite motivating depending on my mood. I am human and sometimes when nothing moves or goes up I can get a bit peeved and sabotage things. However, we have to remember weight loss is not linear and changes in our bodies can give different daily results. The trick is to stick with it and have faith in yourself if you know you are doing all the right things.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow, it will be my official weigh in.

Hi all, although no one has come on yet.

I need to take a new approach to my diet. I seem to be ignoring the small things like the afternoon snack, it might only be a slice of cooked chicken but then I might go back for another. This morning I cut out the Ryvita with butter that I normally have with my 2 boiled eggs and that has just saved 100 calories, plus a carb and fat. Husband is cooking fish tonight and I am having mine with a salad instead of with mushy peas (I know they are okay) and he always gives me a couple of chips, which I wont be having.

New motivation – lets see how it goes.

Happy Birthday DCT. I hope you had a good day.
Just another NSV to report. I went for a walk and talk session with my counsellor today to unpack all the stuff that has happened this past week (it’s a lot!!!) and I usually wear my athletic compression tights because they support my lipedema tissue on my legs during exercise and also have a leg pocket for my phone. But they are not acting like compression tights anymore because they are too loose! Good and bad news I suppose. Not great that they are not supporting my legs anymore but the good news is that they are not too expensive and I can get another pair in a smaller size at the mall.
Anyway, we unpacked what happened on the weekend and like the counsellor I spoke to on Sat, my counsellor confirmed that of course it would be upsetting to me and validated me for being so persistent in seeking help and seeking the right person to help me after that situation. I also had another situation on Monday that really blew my mind. I had an online interaction with my old counsellor on a therapy social media page. She did not know it was me as I was posting anonymously, but from her post I found out that she is high masking autistic. Wow! In 2 years she never told me that. I know she didn’t have to disclose it, but here she was disclosing to some anonymous person on a public forum. It would have helped me to know that. I have training and experience working with autistic people, but although I was picking up on a lot of signals from her, I wasn’t connecting the dots, I think because of her masking. If she had disclosed it, it would have helped, although I now see that she was getting really overwhelmed by how intense I can be, and that was causing me to feel like there was something wrong with me. So it has been a huge week of insight for me and that was why there was so much to unpack. I have also realized that I really need daily deep connection in-person with other humans who accept me for who I am. We were talking about how to identify those humans who can do that and who do not get overwhelmed by me, and how I have been trying to shrink myself down to fit in with those who do not accept me for who I am my entire life. I feel like this shrinking down is likely connected to the binge eating in a big way. We were also starting to talk about some workplace accommodations for me that would result in less interaction with people who wear me down so that I have more energy to connect with people who build me up outside of working hours. So, yeah, a really big day. Thanks for listening! I come across much less intense and more manageable for most people in writing!

You cant delete it. I wish you all the best with the group you are going to join but you might find that they will give you what we call ‘old fashioned advice’, especially about carbs. It might be worth staying around here to let us know how you are getting on, what they tell you (maybe you can help us) and if you are unsure about anything.

Hi everyone, looking forward to seeing you all at some time on this new thread. Marvellous May had already been used so I changed it to Monumental and that feels good as we are going to have some monumental movement. In May it is getting warmer and we can get out of our winter clothes. But do we want to show off our bodies – well this year we do because we are proud of who we are no matter what lumps or bumps are there – and they are going to disappear soon enough.

Come and join us and be motivated by all the great people on this site. See you here.

Hi all, hope you are doing okay. Newbie, it sounds as though you are a boredom eating but I wont give you any tips (like painting your nails – you cant eat) you seem to have it in hand. Great you have someone to run with. The chiropodist was my routine diabetic free pedicure so was nothing special.

I have had a rash on my arms and feet since Sunday and it cant be something I have touched as I wore long sleeves and boots when I was planting tomatoes. I saw the pharmacist and he said an allergy and gave me a stinky cream which did nothing. When it was on my feet (noticed at the chiropodists) I popped into the doctors on the way home to make an appointment and doctor saw me an hour later. He was a bit worried it might be a circulation or blood clotting problem and sent me for bloods. Nothing came back as something wrong so I am stuck with the cream (but a different one and not stinky). At least the doctor took is seriously as I am always worried about being a nuisiance but know diabetics can get all sorts of skin problems.

Diet is going well and I am losing slowly. Need to put a spurt on as I am going out on Monday for a meal and drinks.

I will set up the new thread now – Monumental May – we will make it. See you there.

Happy birthday DCT, hope you’re having a lovely day🎉 Dawn X

Happy Birthday DreamsComeTrue 🥂 🥳
Have a wonderful day and enjoy your holiday . I’ll see you back on here when you are back. Holidays are for fun so don’t be too hard on yourself whilst you’re away. Enjoy it and get back to it when you come home.

Cathy – wow! Well done on your blood test results! You really have done so well so far this year – I’m glad you have your trip to look forward to as well, that’s a nice reward for all of your hard work 🙂
Mariet – congratulations on your loss too!
ArcticFox – don’t want to leave you out so well done on your latest NSVs with your belt and healthier eating.