Hello everyone
Some great scores on the doors this week! It’s great to see that we have all got off to a great start for 2026. What a result for you Sue- I’m so happy for you. Dawn I am sure you’ll see some progress when you weigh on Monday. I have weighed myself and this morning I am 157 lb. 3lb more off! Woo hoo! So far since January I have lost 8.5 lb. I started off at 165.5 lb so I’m happy to be in the 150s! My plan was to lose 5lb by the end of February. I’ve found it quite challenging to stick to 800 calories but not found it difficult to skip breakfast. I had felt hungry so I think I probably need to eat a bit more salad or veg with my meals. My difficult time is evenings when I dream of having a packet of crisps and a G&T!! It’s psychological of course and I have admitted to being a crispoholic. I will have sparkling water with lemon. There will be no crisps passing my lips. I reckon my body wouldn’t even like them after such clean eating. I am going to be rigid with this WOE for the 12 week plan because it’s working and I’m determined to stay strong. It’s great to have support from my friends on this thread and it’s exciting to feel positive too. I’ve not felt so positive about weight loss for quite some time because nothing seemed to be happening! I obviously have to go quite low in calories to lose weight!
Looking forward to more scores coming in. Looking forward to warmer spring weather- winter has been difficult this year
My plan for the coming week is to start some exercise and I aim to lose 1lb a week until I reach my goal of 144lb. I know things will slow down and I am not going to let that scupper my plan. My hands are definitely less puffy.
Have a good week everyone. We’ve got this!

SUE what amazing results. Well done! Hope everyone else is doing ok too.

Just a quick welcome and response to NEWBIE26. You’ve done really well to lose 12lb since the beginning of January. That’s fantastic! As you say, with losing 2 stones last year there’s not far to go now. And your BMI is so nearly in the normal range too.

I think on the 800 cals per day you should aim for 50g carbs, and then protein at a ratio of 1 gram per 2.2lb of your body weight. I think healthy fats is around 30-40g : can anyone confirm/correct this?

As regards fibre, I took a look on the Fast 800 site. They recommend at least 30g of fibre every day, and there is a long list of fibre-rich foods which I will add at the end of this post. Hope that helps!

Best wishes, DCT

Fruits
Blackberries – 6.1g per 100g
Raspberries – 5.6g per 100g
Pears – 3.6g per 100g
Avocado – 3g per 100g
Strawberries – 2.5g per 100g
Apples – 2.3g per 100g

Vegetables
Cooked Celeriac – 5.5g per 100g
Brussels sprouts – 4.5g per 100g
Spinach – 4.1g per 100g
Carrots – 4g per 100g
Broccoli – 3.7g per 100g
Cooked Pumpkin – 3.4g per 100g
Cooked Jerusalem artichoke – 3.2g per 100g
Kale – 2.7g per 100g
Asparagus – 2.5g per 100g
Cabbage – 2.4g per 100g

Legumes
Kidney Beans – 6.5g per 100g
Cannellini Beans – 6.4g per 100g
Lentils – 5.2g per 100g
Edamame – 4.8g per 100g
Chickpeas – 4.7g per 100g

Grains
Raw Whole Rolled Oats – 9.7g per 100g
Cooked Quinoa – 3g per 100g
Steamed Brown Rice – 1.5g per 100g

Nuts and Seeds
Chia Seeds – 34.4g per 100g
Pumpkin Seeds – 10.5g per 100g
Sunflower Seeds – 10.5g per 100g
Sesame Seeds – 10.1g per 100g
Pistachio – 9g per 100g
Almonds – 7.4g per 100g
Walnuts – 6.4g per 100g

Other
Dark chocolate (85% cocoa) – 0.5g per 30g serve (depending on brand)
Air-popped popcorn – 3.2g per 20g serve

Crikey! I didnt get notified,so Ive missed loads of posts.
Looks like we have some great losers ( in the nicest possible sense! ) this month. It really does look like this is going to be our year! 🥳
Keep it up kiddoes! Progress not Perfection is a good mantra to bear in mind!
❤️💜💙🧡🩵💚 Happy weekend and a very happy Valentines/ Galentines tomorrow! ❤️💜💙🧡🩵💚
DCT a trip to New York!? How wonderful! Its somewhere Ive always wanted to go,I might have to jump into your suitcase! Xx

Morning all, so I’m new to here and to diabetes, I was diagnosed NYE 2025, a complete shock to the system to be honest. Ive been trying the 800 BSD for the last 3 weeks, but events keep getting in the way, i have lost 12lb since the beginning of Jan, with a bmi of 25.1, i lost 2 stone last year so nearly 3 stone down with surely not much left to lose I don’t think 😆. Just a quick question, how does everyone get enough fiber in per day, I have veggies and fruit every meal but still not eating enough. Can anyone advise how many grams of protein, fats, fiber and carbs we should have daily on the 800cals, thank you

Sue that’s a brilliant loss since Monday, well done. It’s helpful to see the response you got from the Fast800 team regarding calories. I have had a couple of days this week when I’ve gone totally off plan but there is hopefully still plenty of time to get back on track before I weigh myself on Monday. I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. Dawn X

I reached out to the Fast 800 team to ask about calories and they sent a really helpful response –
It was along the lines of – The Very Fast 800 approach is designed to provide you with the best nutrient ratios within an 800 to 1000 calorie range.
Because the plan uses real food it is difficult to get an exact 800 calorie count, but having calories in that range averages out over a week. An extra 50 or 100 calories here or there doesn’t usually hinder progress.
So my main takeaways from this and the article I read yesterday is I’m going to keep my calories around 900 at most, and importantly not snack!
Today is Day 5 for me and I’m feeling great. I’ve been doing the exercise routines, incorporated HIIT into my morning walk – and best of all have shed 2.6kg since Monday 🙂

Hey everyone, so I’m new to this, diagnosed NYE 2025 by pure fluke no symptoms no nothing. I feel like I’ve kind off been left to research and get on with life, been told to take medication as that was the easiest thing for the GP, however I’m wanting to reverse my T2 diagnosis. I started the 800 calorie BSD officially 3 weeks ago but had dropped my calories down since the beginning of the year, having lost 10lb so far, but already losing 2 stone from last year, so approaching the 3 stone mark, I’ve lost a lot of my visceral fat which is great, but how much more should I be looking to lose, my BS levels are still a little over the place, I haven’t been told what I should be aiming for, its all a bit hit and miss. I saw some of the forums you guys are on and you sound friendly so just thought I’d message on here as I’m a bit lost with it all. I run 3 times a week with a long distance run at weekends, and im still trying to keep to the 800 calories, just want opinions if im doing it right, sorry for the waffle, mmmm waffles 🧇 😅, anyway TIA 😊

Becca, that’s fab! 🙂
And everyone else keeping on keeping on…SG, you are an inspiration in perseverance.
I’m very happy….feeling good on the Fast 800, weight loss has slowed, but then I am eating over 800 cals as a rule, but the nutritious marvellousness of the food is making me feel great.
Also, I’ve lost a total 8lbs and 2″ off my waist in 5 weeks since I started, so I’m happy with progress 🙂 🙂
Plan- Just under 2 and a half stone to be comfortably into top of normal BMI for my height.

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February 12 today, and I am happily down 6 pounds since February 1. I do some 800 days and some higher calorie days. The up-and-down seems to help keep things moving. Staying very low carb, too.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Becca

Thanks, its very useful even for me!

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CATHY it sounds as if you are doing really well and I hope that today is easier for you. But if you are struggling why not consider changing plans sooner rather than later. Perhaps to a three meals a day one or a less intensive one? I.m doing the 5:2 plan so there are two days at 800 calories and the rest are higher, around 1400-1500, but still with low carb count. So far I’ve found it easy and haven’t felt hungry – but bear in mind you’re a week ahead of me! And I’ve lost a couple of pounds which is great.

Whatever option you choose, we’re all cheering you on and wishing you well. You CAN do this!

Hello to everyone else too, especially those who have not posted for a while. Hope you’re doing ok, particularly two of our newer posters PATSNOTCARB and FIGHTINGT2. Do drop in and say hello if you get a chance.

HEIDI if you see this just want to say we’re thinking of you and hope you are getting through this X

CATHY – please ignore my advice/opinion about snacking!
I’ve just been reading some of the FAQs in the app and snacking is NOT recommended as it can increase insulin levels and also increase hunger!
Instead they advise adding more low calorie, non starchy vegetables to meals to prevent hunger.
If you search ‘snacking’ on the FAQ page you should be able to read the answer in full 🙂
Thankfully I haven’t needed to snack at all today (not even on a couple of almonds lol), it’s day 4 for me and I’ve only been hungry on 2 of those days, but I’m definitely going to start adding more veg in to prevent this.

It’s exciting to read about the group of you doing the online plan together! I considered joining, but actually did the trial about a year ago and remembered that the recipes seemed to require quite a few ingredients and perhaps a fair bit of prep time, and at the time I opted out and decided I’d rather just work out a more simple way to eat, with fewer groceries to buy and ability to buy according to what’s on sale, since I live alone and am on quite a tight budget. Still working toward that end! I also am trying to learn to listen to my body, have a little snack if I need one, and maybe alternate a bit between the low calorie days and some that are slightly higher. Am convinced that moving calories up and down a bit is helpful in keeping things moving. Weight loss is progressing — down 5.4 pounds so far in February, and very pleased with that. Also staying very low carb, which helps some with the cravings.

I’ve been using liquid pure allulose sweetener in my coffee and tea that I got off Amazon. Tastes very nice. The label says 12 gm carb, but have read on several medical sites that they aren’t actually carbs that the body can digest, so net effect is zero, and supposedly it even has some potential benefit for diabetics and those trying to lose weight. “Studies suggest it may help reduce fat storage in the liver, reduce abdominal fat, and increase GLP-1 (appetite control).”

Will be checking back to read about everyone’s experiences! Best of luck to all. –Becca

Cathy I hear you! I’m on the Very Fast 800 high fibre plan, with 3 meals a day. Calories work out around 900 – 930 each day (maybe because it’s 3 meals, or because I keep chopping and changing the meals to suit what I have in my fridge and pantry!). Anyway yesterday and day before I was really hungry between breakfast and lunch so I had a hard boiled egg that was in the fridge one day, and 5 almonds and a tablespoon of yoghurt the other day, Both did the trick for me, and my calories were still under 1000 for the day. I figure it’s better I do that than reach for the biscuits or chocolate.
I do also try having black coffee/tea/sparkling water first.
I’m glad your hands look slimmer! I thought my face looked marginally less fat this morning, and I just looked a bit brighter than usual. I think not having any wine is helping there. Yesterday when my husband had a beer or two, I stuck to sparkling water with a squeeze of lime, it did the trick and because I have the right mindset at the moment I didn’t feel like I was ‘missing out’.
I’m glad you have a holiday goal to work towards, I don’t really have anything like that at the moment, but am focusing on being at least a clothes size smaller by Easter. I was in Salvos yesterday (op/charity shop) and bought a summer dress and a pair of jeans (both new) for $2 each, in a size smaller than I am now – so one of my goals is to fit into those by Easter.
Hang in there! And in my opinion if you’re really hungry and fluids don’t cut it then have a small snack – I can’t imagine that it’s only 50-100 calories it would make much difference? Especially if not every day. I may make some clear vegetable soup today (with veggies from the low carb list) and have that as a snack, as I can freeze it easily.
I am also thinking of changing plans in 2 weeks – I’ll stick with the high fibre one until the end of next week and then maybe switch over to the keto plan.

Well done on ploughing through when things have been a bit tough, Cathy. It’s really valuable to identify triggers and what has been tripping you up. It gives you the opportunity to devise coping strategies, so you’re better equipped going forward. Think once you get to the end of your next week on plan, you’ll be finding it easier and you might well feel you can continue. I’m confident you’ll be reporting good things on Friday, so keep up the good work.

Today I’m fasting and for some reason it’s not feeling as easy as usual. Bedtime soon though and once I’m asleep it’ll get easier!

Hello everyone
I’ve been struggling a little today. Ive felt very hungry. I am doing two meals a day and the average is about 800 calories a day. Today i had some pesto, mushroom, feta and spinach egg muffins for lunch and they were delicious. Evening meal was paneer and broccoli. The food I’ve been eating and I’ve cooked from scratch all week has been absolutely delicious but I’ve realised how much i am missing a little snack! It also highlights where i have been going wrong over the years having the odd snack of a few nuts or a piece of chocolate or an even handful of fruit n fibre cereal! Tonight I had cup of decaf coffee after my meal and i really wanted to have a square of chocolate or some yoghurt and raspberries. I have done my first week on the fast 800 and I do feel proud of how well i have stuck 100% to plan but I’m concerned that i wont be able to sustain things long term. . I need to dig deep and i desperately don’t want to fail. I am sure that when i weigh on Friday I will see a nice loss I want my HbA1c to be back in the normal range in April so I have to lose weight and get my glucose levels down. I am also going away at the beginning of May so I want to feel good in my clothes and for the first time in a long time I do feel like I’ve got this. I might do another week on the fast 800 keto and then see how I feel about changing to another plan. How is everyone else getting on? I think my hands are looking leaner!

Well done Verano with your cataract surgery & after having my left one done I just bought cheap reading glasses to help me read until my eye settled down before going back to my optician for prescription reading glasses. I may need my right eye also doing in the future but now have almost perfect distance vision. It is important to keep using your prescription eye drops until your follow up check up 👍
I’m continuing to try to further reduce my daily calories & to keep low carb
Keep on going everyone & I just wish the rain would go away although the sun did appear for the morning today.
Margaret xx

Wow, Ms Verano, that is a big deal, having cataract surgery. I probably won’t be too far behind you. So glad to hear it went well. : )

Bouncing the positives thread up the list, in the hope someone will take a moment to identify some positives and post again.

Mine for today are …
🤍🤍 seeing drifts of snowdrops in the hedgerows and verges
🤍🤍 pedicure today, so sporting pampered piggies now
🤍🤍 packing list for our upcoming trip has been made, packing starts tomorrow
Oh and one more …
🤍🤍 scales reading down for the week … yay!🤸‍♀️

Just a quick ‘hello’.

I’ve not read through all the posts, I don’t seem to get notifications, but anyway, well done everyone. Losses are losses, water or otherwise. Feeling good and positive is a great way to be.

As for me I’ve just had my first cataract surgery yesterday. It’s all been a bit of a whirlwind. Saw the optician three or so weeks ago, appointment two days later for the following week but had to change it. Had assessment but hadn’t had my contacts out for long enough so had to go back four days later. Then got an appointment for 8 days later. All in all less than four weeks including all the hiccups. Pleased to say all is well. Not at all what I was expecting and actually looking forward to number two.

Anyway, back to today. Plodding along here with a small loss for January but maybe had other things on my mind. I keep seeing s-g counting down to her cruise so thought I should. We now have 10 weeks today to our next trip so plenty of time to make some headway.

Hope everyone has a good week.

Great work Sunny – a great weekly weight loss.
Half way to your first goal – you’ve got this.
I am reporting in a non scale victory as my blood glucose levels have come right down this week. This afternoon it is 4.4. Last week it was 7.0 when I woke up! I know I have to take the 3 month average for my HbA1 result in April and that is why I am totally focused on losing weight and reversing my pre diabetes over the next three months.
How is everyone getting on?

Hi all, back on track and already lost 1kg since yesterday, yes, probably carrying a lot of fluid. Worked out I only have 5 weeks now and my loss is down from 7.5lbs to 5.5lbs however, being the ever optimist, if I can do another 5.5lbs that will be 11lbs – so that is okay with me.

Glad you are enjoying the blog Becca. People say have you ever thought about journalling and I did recently buy the Jason Fung book which turned out to be pages asking the same questions – how are you feeling, what do you weigh, what did you eat, what can you do better and the same thing day after day. I think you can see from my real journal (blog) that I like to chat. It also shows how new this was and what comments I got from, your brain will shrivel up, one even said something like – you need to learn how to read. Yes, 10 years ago this diet was a total breakthrough that no-one had tried before. There had always been diets but this was for diabetics and it worked in reducing BG. People still say I shouldnt cut out carbs and I say yes if I am diabetic. Also, people dont understand the difference between good and bad carbs. I will eat carrots and apples even though these are pretty high but are full of goodness. I wont eat white carbs that have very little nutrient value.

But my blog also shows just how scared I was and the ups and downs and disappointments, the dispaire and highs. If I re-read it I can get a bit weepy at parts. BTW Sparkpeople is still going but it is only for paid subscriptions and it is in US dollars so incurs extra costs in exchange rates on my credit card. Besides that, I think I have said all I needed to say and now put my energies into helping people who are in my situation, be it overweight or diabetic or suffering from some sort of inflammatory condition which can be improved with this diet. I keep thinking I have nothing left to offer but posts like yours show me I do. I also do it for myself as it helps keep me on track.

Have a good week – wish this rain would stop – yes even here in France.

Some wonderful results being posted this week, well done everyone … special mention to Dawn, that was a really great discard! Seems the programme is really helping those who signed up.

I’m reporting in with a 1.5lb discard since last Tuesday, which for me is a good result. This means I’m currently just under half way to my first goal. However, time is not on my side as our next trip starts a week today, but I’ll stay focused and do my best to sneak closer to that initial target before then.

Still exercise snacking, which I’m finding easier to muster motivation for than long sessions, so means I’m including some exercise everyday at the moment.

Hope we can all report in with discards next week. Keep going everyone!

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Another note to you, Denise (S-G)… finally had some time this afternoon and have been reading through your old blog from Sparkpeople. I remember Sparkpeople! One of the many things I tried over the years. It’s a shame they closed it down. Hopefully that won’t happen with this forum… I do worry since it seems so quiet much of the time and so taken over by spam posts. By the way, thanks for all you do with reporting those. They should be paying you for all your diligence in helping to maintain the board.

Anyway, I wanted to let you know how much I’m enjoying and feeling motivated by your blog. I think I may start journaling myself, just to keep a record. The older I get, the more easily I forget things, and it would be nice to remember, down the line, how I finally lost the weight. : )

Becca

Thanks Sue. It sounds like your first day went really well. I’m having Bircher later in the week, it sounds nice so I’m looking forward to it.Dawn X

Cathy – I did the Week 1 exercise routine yesterday and it was very simple – took less than 5 minutes as there were only 5 exercises and each one took 20 seconds. There’s modifications you can do too. I had hand weights but you could use 2 cans of food instead. Only other equipment needed was a chair.
With th HIIT I plan to incorporate that into my walking, as in Week 1 it’s just 3 x 20
second intervals with 40 seconds break in between, so I’ll just increase my walking speed for 20’seconds. I’d imagine that the repetitions will increase over time, but initially it’s all very doable.

Dawn – well done on your loss so far 🙂

My day 1 went well, I had a Choc cherry smoothie for breakfast, this had chia seeds and cottage cheese in it so was quite filling. I had boiled egg, veggies and hommus for lunch. For dinner I made the speedy pizza from the Fast 800 book as I’d already planned to make that. I’m mainly cooking for myself and my husband, but also my 2 daughters 3-4 nights a week.
I made some Bircher Muesli last night (from the program), and the other 2 meals today look nice too, Haloumi kebabs and a chicken curry 🙂 it’s nice trying different meals and the shopping list is helpful.
I’ll check in at the end of the week, looking forward to reading everyone’s updates 🙂

Hi DCT
Your forthcoming holiday to New York is very exciting and I genuinely believe you could lose at least 7lb in the next three weeks by sticking to the menu plan. I opted to do the fast 800 keto vegetarian and I am feeling good whilst doing it. I am already in ketosis and absolutely enjoying my meals. I had a Greek Salad today. Last night I had Paneer and Peas and the food tastes so good. I’m having the same tonight. Looking forward to it too!
I am happy to make separate meals for my husband as he is slim and doesn’t need to lose weight but I can adapt some of the vegetarian meals into vegan meals which are healthy and nutritious. We both had a tofu stir fry this weekend which was really tasty. Like you suggested for your husband, I’ll bulk his out with rice and pasta and potatoes. I like measuring and weighing out the ingredients and knowing everything is calculated nutrition wise. Also, I’ve found out in settings how I can change plan so if I get fed up of keto I can do 5:2 or another version.
I need to think about exercise going forwards but for now I am just concentrating on food intake and walking.

Thanks DCT, I agree it’s really helpful having the food plan all set out and takes a lot of the having to think and organise away. I hope you really enjoy your first week. Dawn X

DAWN well done for such a great loss last week! I’m really pleased for you. And CATHY it’s great that you are also doing well on the online programme and feeling so motivated. It’s my first official day today – I’m in the 9th Feb cohort apparently – and so far so good. It’s recommending 5:2 and today is one of my fast days. I went out and did a huge food shop yesterday to make sure I had everything for this week’s recipes and still found I’d forgotten almonds for this morning’s breakfast! I will also substitute one or two meals this week for my own recipes as I have things to use up that I don’t want to go to waste.

But it’s great having the meal plan and recipes there right in front of you with calorie count and other macros – takes a lot of planning effort away. Like both of you, I will have to do two versions of meals. My husband is happy to lose weight but not prepared to go as low cal/carb as me. So it’ll be a case of padding his out with things like a baked potato, bread or rice etc. No big problem at all.

Wishing everyone on this thread – whether on the plan or not – a successful week. I’m off on my New York trip 3 weeks today so it would be lovely to lose a few pounds before then. Here’s hoping . . . .

Thanks Cathy, I’m actually finding it really helpful that a few of us are doing the online plan together, I think it’s making me more enthusiastic about it😀. I find the daily meal plans really user friendly and have managed to use the ‘swap’ option quite a bit to change meals to things I like using the ‘search’ option and have swapped meals to ‘eating out’ on days I haven’t been eating at home. I’m so pleased you are enjoying the online plan, like you I sometimes make something different for my husband and daughter but it’s worth it to keep myself on plan. I wasn’t keen on my breakfast this morning, mocha berry shake, but drank it and just won’t have that again. I’m having Portobello mushroom pizzas for lunch and chicken fajitas(using lettuce leaves instead of tortillas) for tea, I had it last week and enjoyed it, I just sliced chicken, peppers and red onions, tossed it all in a nice seasoning and olive oil, popped it in a Pyrex dish and cooked it in the air fryer so it didn’t take long at all. I managed to do the exercises every day and I’m reading the ‘knowledge’ and ‘mindfulness’ sections daily (I like clicking that ‘done’ tick😀). The exercises they’ve given me I think must be the easiest ones as I put my exercise level as low so they’re between 5 and 15 mins long. I didn’t think they could really be doing me any good but when I did them today I managed to do the warm up (which last week I found harder than the actual exercises!) a bit better than the same one last week and my balance was better (I didn’t have to hang on to a chair back) so hopefully that means that, although they’re very gentle, they are helping me in some way. It sounds like you are totally determined to stick with this so I’m sure at the end of the 12 weeks you will have great results!
Dawn X

Dawn- that is an incredible weight loss. The online recipes and meal plans are working well for you. What a boost! 5lb is a lot of weight. Keep strong and keep going. I too am following the daily meal plans and I’m thoroughly enjoying the food. I’m finding it difficult making two different meals each day as my husband is vegan and I am doing vegetarian keto so I’m having to make my meal and something different for him but I am going to stick with the plan. I was reading a book by Professor Taylor about reversing diabetes/pre diabetes and he reckons that 800 calories a day for 8-12 weeks is the best way to reverse diabetes and reduce weight quickly and that rapid weight loss isnt a bad thing especially for us slow losers who are then motivated by seeing our weight reduce quickly. I will weigh on Friday but I am sticking rigidly to the plan and am feeling good. I am grateful to you for sharing the information about the 12 week online course. I had been contemplating it since the New Year and I am really glad to be taking part with you and my other BSD friends.

Hi everyone,
Weighed myself this morning and I’m 5lb down since last Monday so am pleased with that even though I know it’s probably water weight, my waist is 1 inch down too. If I can stick as closely as possible to the online course food plan this week I’m hoping my waist will be under 40 inches when I measure next Monday🤞I hope everyone had a good weekend. Dawn X

A belated Happy Birthday to you, Denise, and I agree with Margaret, no need to feel regretful at all, hope you had a lovely time!

Happy Birthday for yesterday S-G & don’t feel regretful birthdays should be enjoyed 🥂🎁👍💐
Margaret xx

Just so you dont have to, I have reported about 6 posts from dentistry, business help to vibrators. Not mentioned in the text as it just brings them to the top of the page which is what they want.

Hi and welcome. Not sure what you mean by the M plan, Michael Mosley perhaps. I can help you with your ratios but it will be different for you as you are not me, age, weight, body makeup etc. Using the Myfitnesspal calculation I personally have 800 calories, 25% carbs which for me is 50g which includes sugars, 30% fat or 27g and 45% protein which is around 90g. I should reduce my carbs to around 20g but then struggle to know where and what to replace it with. Possibly eat more protein. You probably think 30% fat is high but it has to be good fats like olive oil, avocados, seeds, nuts etc. As for fruit I tend to stick to things like strawberries, raspberries and blueberries, an occasional apple or pear as they are high in carbs. Totally avoid sweet tropical fruits like mango, papaya, bananas, also the pineapple to stick to low carb/sugar. The sugar sugars are obvious like cake, sweets, biscuits, grain sugar but watch out for hidden sugars like the ones in fruits but also in fruits yoghurts even if they claim to be low fat they are then pumped up with sugars. Learn to read the labels and watch out for words like dextrose, glucose, maltose, lactose etc. all those ending ose are sugar by other name.

You are probably getting information overload now so I will stop there.

Completely messed up the diet during these last few days. Maybe to the tune of 2lbs. i.e. 1.2kgs gained. Yes it is my birthday (yesterday) and I did go out for a meal but it was probably the wine that caused the damage. Tomorrow is another day and I still have 6 weeks to my holiday. Onward and downward from tomorrow.

Good morning everyone from another grey rainy day here in West Sussex. I have just weighed & lost 0.5lbs of the 1.5lbs I gained the week before so at least I haven’t gained more . Overall I’m obviously not yet back into proper losing weight mode 🙁 at least I can still get into the trouser suit I am planning to wear to the family gathering which fortunately is in a casual venue with two weeks to go now. I think because of the continuing grey rainy weather that I may have SAD back because I feel demotivated & lacking in energy despite eating balanced meals with occasional square of dark mint chocolate plus increasing my weekly step count. I know I must keep going because I’m not even back at my pre-surgery weight let alone anywhere near my goal weight!
Pleased you were able to get your mammogram done S-G & I had one last year after requesting one & think it is a couple of years before I can request another one here in the UK & I hope you enjoyed the film Hamnet .
Yes Becca I think that I must try to get back to 800 daily calories to kick start my body but it feels a fairly miserable thing to keep to at the moment without even relaxing a little over the weekend 🤔 I have 2 .75 stones to lose now & I hope that as the weeks progress with improving weather my mood & energy will improve but meanwhile I will keep plodding on recording & monitoring everything I eat.
Good luck everyone for next week 👍🤞🍀🍀
Margaret xx

That’s great DCT, I’m so pleased the code is still working. My waist measurement has been my main worry for a while with all of the implicated health concerns, my first aim is to get it under 40 inches which I’m hoping I can do in this first two weeks. I carry most of my weight around my middle, my arms and legs aren’t particularly overweight so if I can lose it from there, as well as being healthier, it will be much easier to find clothes which fit properly! I’ve managed not to go much off plan tonight so it shouldn’t affect Monday’s weigh in too much. Dawn X

Hi Dawn yes I’ve signed up too, and the code still works! I need to have a proper look but, like Mariet, it’s suggesting 5:2. It also confirmed I’m currently overweight – in terms of BMI – and that my waist measurement is “unhealthy”! And has recommended low impact exercise.

Will report back in due course, but hope it will help me ramp things up a bit.

Hope that everyone has a good weekend X

Thanks DCT, what a lovely surprise trip! If you decide to sign up for the 12 week online course I think the discount code they emailed me expires on Sunday. It was for 95% off and was PROGRAMME95. Dawn X

Hi all just a quick check in from me to say a huge well done to all our losers! CATHY DAWN SUE YOWZER BECCA amazing losses over the last week and/or this year so far. SUNNY I think you and I are both on the slower moving carriage at the moment but as long as the numbers are going downwards that’s fine by me!

I’m interested to read about several of you signing up to the 12 week programme and might give it a go too, as the offer is so good. I’d like a bit of a boost if I can, as I found out that the surprise trip I mentioned with my daughter is actually to New York! And it’s just over 3 weeks away So it’d be lovely to shrug off a few pesky pound before then if I can 🤞

Big hello to everyone else on this thread. Hope you’re doing ok. Do post and let us know X

Huge congrats and well done to Carhy, Dawn and Yowser, really great results! 🤸‍♀️🥳🎊
Keep up the good work and it’s great you all seem to have a plan to take you forward, whilst still enjoying special life events.

That’s great Yowzer, as Cathy says, maybe the reflexology gave you a detox. I can imagine it was tiring having to nip to the loo so often though! Hope you are having a more relaxing day today. Dawn X

Yowser- another lovely positive post. 6lb is a fantastic loss and the reflexology has obviously had a great benefit and possibly detoxed your system. We certainly have seen some great results this week. I really do hope that 2026 is the year that our group has fantastic success. Last year was a struggle for so many of us. I am committed to making things work and contributing to a successful journey for us all. 2026- I really do hope we’ve got this (once and for all).

Hi girlies,Oh wow! Some lovely results here! Massive congratulations!
Ive a feeling this is going to be a good year for us all xx
I had a strange but nice thing over the last few days. I couldnt stop running to the loo,I was going once an hour and I kept a note of the times..it was once an hour for 36 hours. Lost 6 lb in water weight. This was following a session of reflexology. It was tedious and tiring to go so often,but I liked the result. I never care if its only water,I just like seeing that number go down on the scale.
CCATHY enjoy your time with your aunty,you sound like a lovely niece!
🩷❤️💜 Happy weekend all xxx 🩵💙💚

Wow Dawn- well done on your 4lb weight loss! That’s incredible. Enjoy today and back on track again tomorrow. I’m sticking to a Friday weigh in so I’ll report back next week. We don’t need to punish ourselves for letting go every now and again. Slow and steady will work for me.

Hi everyone,
That’s great news Cathy, well done! I weighed myself this morning and I’m 4lb down since Monday so am really pleased about that. We have friends coming round tonight so I’ve chosen the ‘eating out’ option on my food plan and won’t be weighing myself again until Monday. As you say, we have to weave our lifestyle around events and I’m determined not to let one meal derail me and will just get back to the food plan tomorrow morning.
Hope everyone is having a good week, I don’t usually mind rain at all but we’ve had weeks of it now so it would be nice to see some sunshine soon🤞Dawn X

Hello everyone
Just reporting in with today’s weigh in result- I’ve lost 3lb since last Friday!! I’m really pleased with myself! Today I am going off piste as I’ve booked to take my Aunty for afternoon tea to celebrate her 85th birthday. It’s come at a bad time really as I am on a roll but as we have already mentioned on this thread, we have to weave our lifestyle around life events and so today is a special day for her and I’ll make sure I am back on track so that I lose again this week. My plan was to lose 5lb by the end of February and I have already achieved a 6lb weight loss since I started in January. I hope to lose another 1lb next week and that will take me to the half stone mark. Last night I was craving crisps! It’s a habit I want to lose. I am a crispoholic! I don’t crave chocolate or sweet things but salted nuts and crisps are my go to snack.
I won’t weigh myself again now til next Friday as I know I’ll be disappointed to see the weight pile on after my afternoon tea today. I’ve already decided that I won’t eat any cakes today- I’ll bring them home for my husband to enjoy. I don’t want to tell my aunty that I’m dieting but I can simply say. I’m too full today to eat them and take them home. I do think that eating a lot less calories has a significant impact on my success. I’ve been fasting til lunchtime with only a coffee in the morning and sticking to about 800/900 calories a day.
Have a lovely weekend everyone. I look forward to seeing how you’ve all done this week. I think having small goals is helping me to chip away slowly. I hope you’ve all had a good week.

Hi Mariet, that’s brilliant that the code worked for you too:) Enjoy your camping! Dawn X