Thanks Pootle, I will go and say hi.

Great that you are over the bug, but sorry to hear you are washed out. (and that it hasn’t resulted in weight loss…maybe that is delayed????)

I have set the July thread up…ready for next week. I wasn’t certain how to do it, and as my hand is restricting I thought I would get ahead! So Jubilant July 25 is ready and waiting for next Tuesday!

Keeping on. xx

The monthly thread for newbies and old hands continues into July. Here for advice, support and general friendly chat for anyone who needs it. Hope you will all join this fresh thread on Tuesday 1st July.

Feeling better, at least stopped being sick. It is a horrible feeling and makes me feel like a child – helpless. Although I am feeling absolutely shattered and washed out. Might need a couple of days to get fully over it. Also it is so hot here (32) and that doesn’t do me any good.

Hubby has lost 3 kgs from his about and I have lost absolutely ZERO. Sods law. He doesn’t even need to lose weight.

Just going to slob around for the rest of the day.

Hi Heidi,
I love Jasmine, the perfume is just so unique!
I understand your thoughts on developing friendships at this stage in life… long standing friendships where you have ‘fitted together’ for many years are so comfortable… new ones feel ‘dangerous’!! I have made a couple of close ‘later in life’ friends and am so glad I met them!

Onto positives for today;
1. Keeping my hand bound up has eased the pain on my arm and shoulder, enabling me to ‘do’ a little more. So I have been playing with a couple of creative ideas for a job next week. 😄😄 (the washing up 🧫🧫 🍳🥘 is piling up in the sink, but I am closing my eyes to it!)
2. Used one of the ‘roadside’ laundry 20kg washing machines to wash and dry husband’s heavy quilt today. 🧺🧺
3. Weight is still stable! 🎉🎉
I hope you all have some positives in your life, we would love to hear about them.

Hope you recover quickly s-g.
I couldn’t help being nosey! 👃and looked you up… your house is gorgeous, I hope you get a quick sale! 🤞
Since my hand has been bandaged, the pain in my arm and shoulder has eased enough for me to get creative again. So I have been getting ready for a job next week! Husband has taken over feeding the bullying lamb who butted my hand, forcing my fore and middle fingers apart round his dish of food! (He has been weaned now)

Still keeping my weight steady… bs seems to be ok… looking forward to a phone call in July for my first annual visit to the diabetes nurse who was so unpleasant at the start of my journey! I do wonder if she will bother to call to make an appointment! She doesn’t allow the receptionist to make appointments for her! I complained about her whole attitude to the GP. So I am probably down as a difficult patient!!
Keep on keeping on!
Xx

Yes, a walk down memory lane, CaptainLynne was one I remember.

Well it finally caught me and I have been very ill today, vomitting but not so much from the other end. Just had breakfast at 8pm, a boiled egg and slice of toast. I needed the toast to give myself a dry base to the ‘meal’. Fortunately, hubby is fully recovered but didn’t seem to remember I was in the bedroom sick.

Our house is finally properly on the market with all the correct photos. Not allowed to adverise but if you want to take a peek we are on Leggett, Dordogne at €315,000, single storey house with a cream/pink rendering, listed as Exclusive, or on Rightmove Dordogne at £269, 240 or something like that. Not going to give the link as I think that would not be allowed.

Going to watch Emmerdale now and then going back to bed. Might see you all tomorrow.

Welcome back! It’s great that you’re giving low carb and intermittent fasting a try—both can be effective for many people. Regarding your question about bouillon during fasting: generally, plain bouillon (just broth with salt and no added sugars or carbs) is considered okay during a fast because it has minimal calories and won’t significantly impact insulin or break your fast. Many people find it helpful to stay hydrated and curb hunger, especially on cold days.

Just make sure your bouillon doesn’t contain any hidden carbs, sweeteners, or additives that could interfere with fasting. Otherwise, enjoy it—it’s a smart way to stay warm and satisfied without spoiling your fast!

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Heidi oh yes! I remember all of them too, and more! I sometimes wonder how Esnecca is getting on. She had lost an astonishing amount of weight but she was so very, very strict with herself. I enjoyed AllieCats posts.

S-g you have been meticulous in picking up every post by someone with T2 and always give great advice and it would be a real shame if stopped doing that. I still feel that ‘weight’ is being pushed by medics as the ‘demon’ rather carbs. I often feel that newbies come here thinking that if they could only lose weight their T2 would magically disappear. But we know, only too well, that this Way of Eating is a ‘lifetime’ ‘lifestyle’ change and not a quick fix! When I was unwell I watched some ‘live’ tv which I don’t often do and I was stunned by how ‘junk’ food is portrayed in such an appealing way. No wonder people are addicted sugar!

Pootle you have done remarkably well and will be able to offer great advice. I think you realise that keeping BS in check is a balancing act which changes, almost daily, with our commitments. I also think that the ‘balancing act’ is personal to each of us. Not all carbs have the same consequences in ‘every body’. We can ‘live with’ a T2 diagnosis once we understand the reactions our own bodies have.

No I’m not going to disappear but I’m ‘stale’ and can no longer offer the necessary support and nor can I ‘encourage’ in the same way as I did years ago. On the other hand I can’t just stand by and see people blindly assume that you lose weight, get your BS into the ‘normal’ range, then ‘go back’ to eating ‘normally’.

Hi everyone,
Just a quick post to say I’ve weighed myself and it’s not good.Yowzer could I please have about 20 wet lettuce leaves😬
Dawn X

Do you remember when the site went down for a few days? Maybe a year ago or so. I was far more upset than I expected (particularly since I had been lurking rather than taking much of an active part). I would really miss you Verano and s-g so do please stick at it (though of course have a break!). I am still of a vintage (under another name) of missing AllieCat, Theodora, JGwen and others. Good to know Wendy is still in touch with you s-g.

Pootle that all sounds like a countryside idyll – apart from the broken bones! Good you can find a positive in it, but I hope they heal quickly too!

1) Enjoyed a chilled black coffee with breakfast. It just felt too hot for a warm drink. Very tasty.
2) The jasmine is in full bloom and the scent is lovely.
3) Enjoyed coffee with a “developing” friend. I find it a bit strange to make friendshipss from scratch at this stage in life – finding points of common interest, how much to open up etc. But so far so good.

I know why I stay on this site. I too have made friends – both real and digital. I feel we have a unique connection. The other reason is I would hate for someone to slip through the net with diabetes. Although that is a 2 edged sword, I like to help people and I know I do but I also lose people who ask for advice and then you never see them again. There have been 2 successes over the past year and I nearly lost them when one thought it was too hard to stick with but did in the end. I know I am not indispensible and hope that if I take a backseat there is someone who will fill the gap. Lets see how it goes but you wont have to mind me butting in now and them or even just dropping in to say hi.

Verano & S-G
I have succeeded in the aims that steered me to this website and the forums 12 months ago, but I still need the support and input from people on this site.
I don’t think I would have achieved the goals without your and S-G’s advice (and non bullying!!🫣) and I hope my experience might just help someone else.

I think your presence would be greatly missed… I, personally, would miss the input and hope that you do stay around, at least popping in from time to time!

Over 6,500 posts! Probably over 20,000 positives! That’s some going! But yet we are still here! Even if we only post periodically …. we post!

So to my positives …

😀🏋🏻‍♀️🤸🏻‍♂️Fighting fit today after a few days in bed. Ready to tackle ironing tomorrow …. unless the sunshine forces me to sit outside and read a book!!

🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️🧘🏻‍♀️ Back to meditation today. I hadn’t realised how much it ‘grounds’ me and I know it will help me sleep better tonight.

🥗🥚🍅 Back to healthy eating today…… a real pleasure.

Enjoy the rest of the week with hopefully many positives.

Good evening.

Looking forward to the new thread Pootle and yes hope we all feel ‘jubilant’ by the end of July.

End of July! Frightening just how quickly this year is going! Anyway, I was wondering why, although I’m not quite ‘dependent’ on this website, I am still drawn towards it and I wonder …. why? It’s almost my 9th birthday here and I wish that, like many others, I’d ’done the job’ I came here to do then left. I guess part of me still wants to help spread the ‘word’ as does
s-g but another part of me asks, is it time to cut the ropes and move on?

Anyway, I’ll be around for July and will try to contribute as much as I can.

S-g all I can say is ‘thank goodness’ you don’t have more ‘illnesses’ to enable you to qualify!!! Glad your hubby is improving. ……..

….maybe I have my answer… I’m here to keep in touch with the people I have come to ‘know’ over the years!

Hi all,
An unusual positive today ;-
I have broken bones in my right hand.. so cannot do all sorts of things.. making me rest! Enjoying daytime tele!! 😂🫣
Last Friday husband baled our hay and stacked it in the barn. All on his own as I was out of action! I always feel hay making is good exercise, so I was sad to miss it. BUT brilliantly positive that it is done!🚜
The feral kittens are playing outside the kitchen window and I watched the Mum (very warily) touch noses with our old dog! 🐩🐈‍⬛

Hi Lucy,
I just cannot believe we are very nearly half way through 2025!
I hope you, your Mum and your family are coping with the grief. I slipped yesterday..a chocolate brownie got the better of me! 🙄
Only hope it hasn’t disrupted my bloods too much!
It has made it even more difficult to resist eating sweet chocolate treats husband has in the house!
Have broken 2 bones in my right hand.. so finding everything difficult at the moment! That makes me want to eat… trying very hard to resist and be strong!
Thinking of you.

Ok folks. I will set up the fresh monthly thread ‘jubilant July’ next Monday and remind you all to hop over!
Xx

Hi all, Verano, hope you are feeling better. I remember 3 of us had a weekly thread and that was really taxing, trying to think up new motivational intros every week. So we changed it to monthly. Wendy say to say hi. Yes she is back from Australia and enjoying having visits from her Europe family.

Thank you Pootle, that will be a great help and Jubilant July sounds great. Verano is good at coming up with names (just noticed she has approved). Hope your hand soon heals. Don’t worry, you wont be left on your own but at least I won’t have to think about posting every (most) day/s. I will stick around for new diabetics but you are more than capable of giving them advice and encouragement. Just boss them around like I did with you and Lucy – not really.

Hubby is still in bed but feeling a lot better, no more sickness or toilet troubles but just feels totally drained. AND HE HAS LOST WEIGHT !!!

Have you all seen the news about Munjaro being prescribed on the NHS. For my point of view it is rather strict. I think being overweight and having diabetes should be enough as it is a diabetic drug. But with all the other qualifications it rules me out because I only have 3 of the illnesses – diabetes, high BP, high cholesterol. I did have a aponea test but don’t have it, just snore a bit 🙂

Im think of getting in for a swim but don’t really feel safe on my own in case I go hypo and hubby is asleep. Might give it another hour.

Good to read all the posts here.
I feel for you Dreams.. that moment when looking in a mirror gives a sudden shock… shouldn’t be allowed!!
I hope the black swim suit fits! I haven’t been brave enough to dig out my cozzie, but as it hasn’t been needed for over 10 years, I expect it has ‘rotted’ by now. (Last used in a friend’s jacuzzi) Then I would have to look for a new one!
My biggest problem with mirrors is that I often see my Mum looking back at me!! That makes me realise 1. It is 19 years since she died of cancer.😢 (She had type 2, treated conventionally, for about 15 years.. wish we had known about the BSD then!)
2. I am aging…🫣 I am now the same age she was when diagnosed with diabetes! Where have the years gone?

Arctic.. rooting for you in your determination! I find gardening quite therapeutic and walk for exercise… wish I could dance! My oldest friend trained in Ballet and I know she keeps some of it up!

Going to sign off here.. broken bones in my right hand making typing painful… Hope I haven’t been signed out, taken ages to do this post.
Going ashore for a while, whilst hand heals.. keep on keeping on!

Thanks Verano.
Hope you have fully recovered now!
Hand still painful.. 🫣😥 but will get better! I succumbed to a chocolate brownie yesterday as I was feeling pretty low! Now back on board with keeping away from the bad carbs! 💪
Keeping on!!

Pootle …. we must have crossed as we posted! Sorry to hear about hand and hope it heals quickly. Thank you for volunteering!

“Jubilant July” sounds good! I’ll do my best to support you by popping in more often than I have recently.

S-g sorry to hear about your hubby and hope he’s well soon. Really pleased to hear about your insulin injections. Great news.

I’ve spent the last three days in bed with a recurrence of my autoimmune disease. Fortunately it only strikes very rarely these days and only last for a few. All is well now!

I understand exactly where you are coming from S-g. I started a monthly thread way back when and then, as you, found it a bit soul destroying and ‘lost the feeling’. In fact I think that you possibly took over from me? Can’t remember it’s so long ago. Talking about which are you in contact with Wendy? I know she was going over to Australia again but then time passes by so quickly. Send her my regards if you’re in touch and hope she’s well.

So as for volunteering. I think you will have to count me out. I hate to see this thread disappear but I’m not sure I’m in the right frame of mind to host it especially if I end up talking to myself! If nobody else volunteers I could do it for July but only if I know some others will join in ….. speak up now !

The other possibility would be to take a ‘vacation’ and come back in September refreshed and renewed. Of course there’s also the option of joining in ‘yearly’ thread.

Anyway, if there is anybody out there ….. speak up!!!!

Hi S-G
You are not on your own!
Sorry I haven’t been posting… have broken 2 bones in my hand so typing troublesome!

I am happy to set up July thread..what should we call it… “let’s have a Jubilant July 25”???

Hubby got up at some unholy time this morning and I managed to go back to sleep until 6am. Turns out he is ill with diahhorea and sickness. He has gone back to bed and I am sat here nodding off…..

No news although I am looking for a volunteer to take over this thread or at least do the July one. It has been several years since we started this (about 5 or 6) which is a long time and was okay shared by 3 of us (the triumvirate as we have been called). Now I seem to be here on my own and really not feeling it. Any help would be appreciated.

On one piece of good news, my insulin injections are down from 24 to 18 and the results are nice and steady around 75 to 90. That is my main aim right now.

Cooler today at 26, still sound hot but being 12 degrees cooler than yesterday it really makes a difference.

Hi everyone,
Still keeping on keeping on here. Nice to read the posts about summer outfits. After years of wearing competitive swim suits, it was shocking to realize that there isn’t a size that fits me now. I ended up ordering a couple of more recreational types on clearance from Land’s End last year. They are patterned, but probably not the most flattering I could have bought from there if I wanted to spend more, but the price was right on these and they are good enough for going for a dip in my parents pool.
I’ve been swimming a few times this month already, as we’ve had temperatures up to 38 C, but we’re getting some much needed rain this week and it is only 12 C today, which feels freezing, but much nicer for working outside. I spent about 5 hours weeding today. That’s how badly things have got out of control here after a wet spring and my brain being too scrambled from therapy to stay on top of it all. More to do tomorrow while the soil is wet and before it gets hot again.
Exercise beyond the gardening is dancing. I’ve just been doing what I can and find it embarrassing that I can’t even fully get through a 4 min song right now, but I am already feeling a bit better than last week. Better able to balance and push myself a bit anyway. At least I actually want to do this. I kept talking down to myself because I haven’t felt like going for a walk or doing online yoga or going to the gym. But dancing is something I want to do and need to do at the moment, so why not use it to get fitter too? I need to build muscle and stamina ahead of my surgery in the fall in any case.
In other news, Roehampton University got back to me really quickly and said that from what I highlighted in my email I might be a good fit for the program and to please apply so they can assess me properly. So I can’t use that as an excuse for not doing it. Also, a person I used to work with is moving to Yorkshire next month and I told him that I was thinking of heading to the UK too and he gave me his email address so we could keep in touch and said we should meet up if I make it there. So that’s really nice. I’m still so nervous about making this career change but also so excited about the prospect of starting over in a better fitting career and not having to sit behind a desk for the rest of my working days.

As usual the estate agent let us down. She is so bl—dy dizzy – I know her excuses – forgot the time, really busy etc etc. Anyway she is coming on Monday, daughter says I should calm down but she drives me up the wall with all the mistakes she has made. I would share my listing (if it is allowed) but no point until it is correct.

Had a lovely swim yesterday afternoon in the full heat of the sun but wearing a hat (always do to protect me hair) and a T-shirt.

Saw a slight rise in weight but that is one of the pitfalls of weighing daily, every little blib shows but I don’t let it affect me, just keeping on ….

Dreams, I’ll take it whatever 🙂

1) I have enjoyed a lovely dog walk in the cool forest this morning. Now I shall hunker down indoors!
2) I bought some lavender and other bedding plants (look like busy lizzies but aren’t) so I can make a lovely colourful display to go by the garden table.
3) Moving into week 5 of eating healthily. My waist is reemerging, and my face is thinner. Non scale victories are just as rewarding!

I hope you all have a good day. Keep cool and hydrate!

(Just reread my last post and it should have read “thanks for your help”! Blooming predictive text 😂)

Hi sunshine girl lovely to see you. Hope all is well. And thanks god you’d help. The white one was slightly textured and I thought it was one of those tummy control ones but sadly not. Instead I bought a black one online from Next that has a kind of blouson top. Should arrive tomorrow so 🤞it fits. I also have an old patterned one with a frill on each hip and that is much more flattering too. So I’ll be fine but it was a real wake up call 🙀
Have a lovely weekend X

Hi Dreams, buy a cozzie with a bold or complicated pattern or even plain black. White will show everything. Sorry for the interruption.

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying the sunshine but keeping safe. I wanted to go for a swim yesterday but it was so hot I couldn’t bear to be out in it. We don’t have any shade over the pool so you just burn. I will be in later today but wearing a Tshirt and a hat with factor 50. It just wears you out so I couldn’t be bothered.

Talking about later today, we are expecting the estate agent to come and do some more photos. She has made such a pigs ear of things. I think our listing has been altered at least 5 times. First she did a couple of new photos in the bathroom because we have ripped out the old sink, put in a toilet and updated generally, then she put the description as the old bathroom. The problem is that we had the house up for sale 4 years ago and she has just used all the old details and photos. Then she came and updated the photos but still got them mixed up with the old ones. It is just a mess, I did ask if I could see the particulars before they went live on the site and she said I would have to look at them there but I could always change anything. Didn’t expect to have to change things 6 times (it will be after todays update). People viewing must think we are bonkers or have 2 different houses for sale 🙂

Weight loss is steady and nearly reached my 1kg for June but will have to be wary of the weekend temptation.

I am only posting a load of old tosh to keep things going as you all seem to have gone into hiding. Seems to be the same with other threads. Stay cool.

HEIDI well done on keeping going and I really admire your resolve. I’m enjoying reading your posts so keep us up to date with your progress 😊

I had to smile though at your comments about summer outfits. It came just at the right time as I’d had a despondent moment in M&S. I went in for a few basic items, and tried on a white one piece swimsuit. Well!! It looked awful : every bulge on full display. In the process of hastily removing it I caught my reflection in one of those corner mirrors and wish I hadn’t. If I had any illusion about not noticeably putting on weight it was well and truly shattered at that point. I looked huge. In my defence, I don’t think M&S mirrors are the most flattering (which seems a bad marketing ploy to me). But I was horrified. Scuttled out of there asap.

What a wake up call! It’s too late now to do anything very significant before my holiday so I will have to rely on baggy floaty dresses this time round. And fortunately I’d managed to buy a couple of those at a local shop earlier this week. But oh boy do I need to get my act together when I get back in July. Fortunately there will then be almost half the year left to really make a difference and I really need to do that. And I know I can rely on you lovely fellow travellers to help me regain my mojo and finally get to target.

Ok, am off to seek out one of Yowzer’s wet lettuces. Much needed 🙀

Hi DCT,
Thank you for the rallying message. I’m sure you will keep up the fight. Just think of the holiday outfits!

I am still doing well for me – now over 3 weeks of no (absolutely no) white carbs, alcohol etc. Still eating healthily. As expected, the weight loss has slowed. I am now 5.7 kilos down since 25 May. But genuinely the most important thing for me is being back in control of white carbs and sugar in particular. I was just stress/comfort eating every evening, and now I have stopped. I’m not counting calories or carbs yet, just choosing to eat healthily.

Belated happy birthday to CC, and hope the cold has vanished. I hope the wedding goes well.
And wishing arcticfox lots of courage, strength and good luck in considering all the options. x

ARCTICFOX hope you are pleased with your hairdo and that your meetings are going well so far this week. And it sounds like you’re making huge strides in your therapy sessions. It’s exciting that you are considering a complete change of career – and possibly country too. It’s a brave step to allow yourself to start thinking of what you really want, and believing that things can change. And whatever you decide to do, we’re all here cheering you on!

CATHY belated Happy Birthday! I hope you are feeling a lot better this week and that things are improving with your MiL. Have a fabulous time at the wedding this weekend. Looks like it will be a scorcher! I love the heat but am struggling a bit this time round. I just find it hard to get things done when I’d rather be out in the garden pottering or reading! As a result there is lots of domestic stuff and holiday prep piling up, and (of course) I’m also using it as yet another excuse to eat the wrong things. So needless to say my holiday weight loss challenge is not going according to plan. I head off at the end of June so at least may be able to fight off a couple of the extra pounds I’ve put on recently but I’m definitely in the naughty chair at the moment!

HEIDI how are you getting on this week? You sound very determined and have got your reboot off to a great start with your 5K loss. Very well done, and I look forward to hearing more about your progress soon.

YOWZER how are you doing? I really hope the shingles is clearing up and that you’ve had no more breathing issues. Also that you are coping with the heat ok.

Hello to everyone else on here too. Let us know how you are getting on!

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Yes V, I eat by the hubby time and not when I am hungry. The strawberries and yoghurt came in at around 180 cals but had to be topped up with some ham and cheese before my swim. We eat Skyr yoghurt which is mainly protein.

S-g yes I did bring that topic up but it’s my husband that eats ‘by the clock’ ! I don’t really have a schedule unless I’m away. Sometimes I wake up and have breakfast because I’m hungry but most often I have brunch between 11. & 12.30.

BTW there’s protein in yogurt so not all bad. I found some Fage 2% which is almost as ‘creamy’ as the 5% but has more protein and fewer calories!

Weather here today is muggy, very warm but overcast and we could get some rain! Tomorrow I’m hoping for sunshine and the bbq we were going to have tonight!

Nothing to report here, or should I say nothing I want to report! Well done s-g for meeting your goals. As you say, I’ll just have to keep on keeping on…….

Hi all, I am sure you are all (in the UK) getting our French weather – enjoy.
Lost another quarter of a kilo so I am down nearly 2kgs since beginning of May – on target.

One thing about my eating which someone brought up for themselves (possibly Verano), is that I eat just because it is that time of day. Today I didn’t have breakfast until 11am as I am doing TRE, so wasn’t ready for lunch at 12.30 (early for us but estate agent coming to take more photos) so I had a bowl of strawberries with flakes almonds and yoghurt. Again no protein but will make up for that in snacks I will need later.

Had 30 mins in the pool yesterday and will probably be in again later today.

How are you all getting on, give a shout out.

Hello everyone
Had a terrible cold this week- tested negative for Covid but have felt absolutely shocking all week. Had a family crisis with my MIL who has been taken into respite care – she has advanced dementia Battling with my SIL at the moment re organising permanent care but she has Co-dependency issues and it’s proving very difficult.
It’s my nieces wedding this weekend in Liverpool and I’m hoping I’ll be feeling better and despite the current family circumstances it’s going to be an enjoyable occasion. It’s 7 weeks to my cruise and I hope to be below 150 when I jump ship 🚢 for a fortnight! Losing weight for me isn’t easy but once I am feeling better, hopefully next week, I am going to increase my steps and reduce my calories. I am hovering around 155 at the moment and can’t seem to get lower. I feel my body has quite a bit of inflammation at the moment with whatever virus I’m harvesting.
We are half way through the cruise and despite the choppy waters I am clinging on and I am 100% committed to leaving this ship at target weight. I would like to embark on the maintenance cruise at 145. I’ve had to be realistic here! How did I ever achieve 130? My body is battling for every single ounce. Anyway, I’m 64 now – it was my birthday on Sunday- (worst birthday ever) and I’m feeling confident and positive that I’ll make the best of the next six months.
Good luck everyone- let’s celebrate the solstice together and make a commitment to make the next six months really work out for us all.

Great ‘treat’ s-g!

I too have decided ‘it’s Monday’ so time to get back to the good things in my life. So this morning I used my meditation app which I’ve not really used much for the last few weeks. I didn’t use it all while we were away and although I did try on one or two occasions over the last few weeks I’ve just not got back into the ‘groove’. So today is the first day of my new course and tomorrow will be day 2 ……..

I also had breakfast this morning. Well ‘brunch’ really and I know that eating earlier in the day works for me. Sometimes I forget and then eat around 12 and then I seem ravenous all afternoon. Note to self: don’t ignore your body’s signals!

Yes we have lovely weather at the moment so hopefully we’ll have another bbq tomorrow evening. I’m not a great lover of salad unless we’re eating al fresco so, long may the sunny days last!

Have a good week and let’s make it ‘count’ as a step towards better health!

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Heres to a new week everyone. Seems like my little moan did me some good. Made be get my head straight and look at my diet, also with the help of Heidi, making better choices. I haven’t lost any more but I also haven’t bombed out as I usually do at the weekends when I think I deserve a treat. My treat to myself was to be sure not to sabotage the diet.

I am half way to my goal of 1kg a month but might have to increase that as it was based on us going nowhere and not having any visitors. Now family are coming out next month and we will be taking them out and about there is bound to be some meals out or snacking in places with rubbish choices (i.e. a park we are going to which only has a burger bar). Then we have decided to go back to the UK for a week in September, just to break up the gap between May and Christmas – so again, there will be food. Maybe I will try to lose 1.5kgs for June and see how that goes 2 full weeks to go.

Hope you are all doing well and, if you are in the UK, enjoying the lovely weather we are sending to you. I am sure the UK is going to get hotter and hotter every year – just like France has lately.

Hi everyone,
I was on a real emotional roller coaster ride this week. Lots of ups and downs. I am still trying to eat healthily, although meals were a bit more chaotic than they are even normally. It was very hot at the beginning of the week, so not a lot of cooking happening.
Cathy, I can relate at the frustration of not losing weight even when doing all the right things. I thought I might be losing some, and I’ve been trying my best to wear my compression garments as much as possible, even with the heat, but I tried my jeans on just to see and they are tighter than ever. I’ve even been going swimming a couple times a week so thought that might at least shift some of the fluid that accumulates in my upper legs, but no joy. My ankles look quite slim though, so have to take that as a win?
Anyway, one of the positives this week was thinking about changing careers. It is scary because I’ve been doing what I do for so long and would have a pretty gold-plated pension at the end if I could just stick it out for another 12 years, but I’ve been seeing in therapy that it really isn’t a good fit for me when I have cPTSD. I’ve also been seeing that I probably filled out every career suitability survey through the lens of my trauma. We’ve uncovered in therapy that I’m really a dancer at heart. I was dancing out my stress this week when I was working from home and had some breaks, but when I went back into the office, I realized how confined I feel. I need to move! So I started looking into Dance and Movement Therapy as a career. Still not even 50% sure that it is the right thing for me. It’s going to mean going back to school for qualifications too. And there aren’t any direct paths to being qualified in Canada, so it would take 3-4 years of school, which I know I just can’t face right now. So, I got brave and emailed Roehampton University. They have a 2 year Master of Arts in Dance and Movement Therapy. They want a psychology or dance undergrad, which is not what I have, so I emailed to ask about different qualifications from mature students. We’ll see what they say.
Anyway, off to get my hair done. I have some big meetings this week and thought that a trim and tidy up would help me feel more confident. Talk later!

Hi all. i am sticking at the healthy diet. No more weight loss to report so I shall look at this as consolidation. But pleased to say that the 5 kilo loss has moved me from obese to overweight. I suppose that’s good news, though it underlines that I have some way to go…..! I hope you have all had a good weekend, and good luck for next week.

Happy Sunday everyone, Hi Heidi, thank you for your input. You might be partly right but I think the menu for yesterday was a little unusual as I normally have a meat or tuna salad for lunch or a carb free Ploughmans with ham and cheese. Also, my snacks are always protein based like chicken or ham. The onion soup was as tin of Baxters I brought back from the UK and I only buy around 4 which have to last me 4 or 5 months – so not any every day/week or even month thing. I know I generally don’t eat enough but I am trying hard to stick to 800 cals. After such a long holiday my body and brain are rebelling. Thank you and I will eat more protein, think when I have something like onion soup I will add some cheese or nuts for my afternoon snack.

But talking about my weight, low and behold, I have lost half a kilo this morning. My thought is that I have been having too many late night snacks rather than TRE for 14 or 16 hours. I was just afraid of having night-time hypos. Bodies are funny things.

No swimming for a few days as we have had rain and storms and the temperature has dropped in the pool as well as outside air. Due for some more hot weather by Tuesday so here’s hoping.

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