Hello all, it’s been a while since I last contributed here – thanks for the mention Cathy 🙂
I do read everyone’s posts (they come into my email inbox) and so many times I start to compose a response in my head, but don’t get round to it!! I do enjoy reading about everyone’s experiences and progress though 🙂
DCT – I’m much in the same frame of mind with the program as you are. I did switch to the Transition 3:4 program a few weeks ago, and have been enjoying only having 4 fast days and 3 non-fast, and my weight has stayed stable. Although admittedly I haven’t been following the program 💯, more like 50% I guess. Compared to the start of the year, I am 5kg down, so that’s something I guess, and I have on the whole been eating a very healthy diet, much less takeaway food than in previous years, and less processed foods too.
So I’ve decided to start again on the Very Fast 800. I know you are only supposed to do it once, but I figure that I didn’t do it properly the first time, then have been on maintenance for at least 4 weeks, so should be fine to do a 12 week round of 800 calories. I’m saying this, I think it will be more 2:5 (so 5 fast days and 2 non-fast as I have a few things coming up on the weekends over the next few months). My free month runs out on 9 June, and I’m happy to pay for another month for the program as it’s only around $22 from memory (AUD), which if I break it down to weekly is the same as a cup of takeaway coffee each week!
If after a month I’m not sticking to the plan and not making any progress then I’ll cancel and just go back to doing my own thing.
I really can’t blame the program for my weight loss stall, as it’s me that’s not sticking to it! So I’ll see how I go over the next month.
Cathy the hand weights sound good – I was really enjoying the Resistance exercises on the plan when doing them. You only do each exercise for 20 seconds, then have a 40 second break, and the whole routine is only about 15 minutes. There are modifications for most exercises and some of them are done sitting down (I’m talking about the beginner level here). Then with the HIIT days, that’s only about 2 minutes. I’ve incorporated that into my daily walks, but you can do it with so many other exercises too.
It’s the first day of winter here today, and a beautiful sunny day, and I feel inspired! I’ve had a delicious spinach and cottage cheese omelette for breakfast and now going to do some housework and washing (I tell myself that’s exercise too!).
Hope everyone else has a good week – and as DCT has reminded us we still have 7 months to make a difference to let’s do this!
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Hi s-g sorry but I don’t think I can change the title. In fact I thought a ‘generic’ title might work best as nobody seems able to host a ‘monthly’ thread. Of course there is nothing stopping anyone starting a new ‘June’ thread if they feel like.
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Hello everyone
I have been having a think and have decided to keep on with the online course after completing the 12 weeks and the free four weeks. I think it is £12 a month and I feel I will be accountable if I stick with it. It’s worth £3 a week! Also, I’ve asked for some hand weights for my birthday as I’ve noticed a lot of saggy upper arm skin since losing weight so I am hoping I will find some exercises on the programme to help. I do need to learn how to maintain and there will be times when I need to lose a bit of excess. I am going to work hard now to my birthday in mid June and try to lose a few more pounds. I would love to be 138 lb on my 65th birthday. I have had a few good days and one particularly indulgent day over the weekend when I ate a delicious chocolate mint chip gelato! I am re-reading a book I read about 20 years ago called End the Diet Trap as I try to navigate my way around maintenance as I want to live life without counting calories or continuously feeling like I am on a diet. It is a very sensible book and reinforces everything I’ve learned doing BSD. No carbs, no processed foods. I am still not eating crisps!
June is a great time to get started if you haven’t already. Well done DCT on your June reboot and for giving yourself a good talking to. The plan is really good and if you stick with it you too will do it. Still plenty of time to make a difference. I managed to lose 26 lb in four months from January to April and as you all know I am a slow loser. Now I have to keep it off and I am determined never to put myself through the anguish of gaining it all back again. I am still focused and motivated hence sticking with the plan.
Yowser, Mariet, SueBlue- how are you all doing? I often think about you. It would be lovely to hear from you.
Dawn- I hope you are enjoying your holiday in the Scottish Highlands. When you get back you can undo any holiday excess.
ArcticFox- I am inspired by how well you know yourself. Enjoy the BBQ and good for standing up for yourself and taking control of what you eat by taking your own food. .
I have loved being off work this last week and the weather was fantastic. I am invigilating for the next three weeks and then I am thinking of volunteering in a charity shop as one of the book clubbers has been offered a job as a charity shop manager so I said I would help out in the shop if she needed an extra volunteer.
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SUNSHINE GIRL thanks for that. I confess I’m not sure as to cancellation policies, and have also slightly lost track of how many months I’ve already had. I think I’m currently on the free month but expect to be charged soon. However, I gave myself a good talking to last week and had already decided to stay with the online plan for at least another month, and actually use it! I want to stop messing around and stopping/starting all the time. Tomorrow is a new month – and we still have 7 months of the year left – so it’s a good time to reboot.
ARCTICFOX thanks for offering to help too and yes please, any input you can give – and/or a kick up the backside – would be very welcome. It sounds as if you are getting on top of things : diet, medications and life in general. Well done, and keep going 😊
Hello to everyone else. 2026 we’ve got this!! 7 months to go – so however the year has been for you so far, there’s still plenty of time to make positive changes xx
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DCT I am not sure you can cancel it before the 12 weeks is up, especially if you had the free week. I was thinking of cancelling as I am exactly the same as you – stuck to it rigidly then had a weight increase for no reason – cannot blame the diet as I stuck to it – think up all sorts of reasons, time of month, fluid retention. Anyway, I have had this weekend off with a slight gain so will get back to it tomorrow. I like that I dont have to think about what we are eating and it even sorts out my shopping list for me. I dont follow it exactly but can see at a glance if there is something I dont have in. Stick with it if you can.
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Hello, not meaning to but in as I didnt want to do it, but you could add THIS MONTH – JUNE, so people know it is the monthly thread. Think it is too late as I wouldnt know how to change the title.
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posted by sunshine-girl on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 31 May 2026 at 14:11 in Welcome to the BSDHi Tulip. it is the Fast800, I got one week free and then only paying €23 a month. You can pick which diet you want so I am on very fast 800 cals but you can adjust to a fast which is less fasting days. It gives you a menu for the weekl but you can chop and change individual meals if there is something you dont like or cant get. You get a shopping list showing everything on your menu and if you change a meal the shopping list automatically changes for you. So, it is good in the sense that I never have to ask ‘what are we having tonight’, I just click on my days menu and there it is, as well as how to cook everything. There is also a daily info video like something about TRE or fasting or blood sugars as well as a daily mindfulness exercise.
I dont know what is going wrong with me as I was doing well and then had a stuck week and then gained. I put it down to the very hot weather and fluid retention. But you know what it is like, a few bad days and you lose the plot. So I am starting again on Tuesday (I have a meal out on Monday) although you can put in a meal you had out. Still sticking with the meals and having pork burgers and salad tonight – nice change for a hot day.
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Hello.
Thought this ‘title’ was broad enough to encompass almost ‘everything’!
How has your ‘weigh-in’ day been?
Did you lose?
Did you gain?
How do you ‘feel’?
How will you reorganise your food/menu?How have your exercise days been?
How have your ‘pamper’ days been? We all need them!
Do you have holidays booked?
Do you have activities with children/grandchildren in the loop?
Weight is just a number on the scale. Yes obviously it may be important for health but it mustn’t be the defining factor in life.
Let’s come together here, as and when, not only to look for help and advice but to also add tips and ideas
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posted by Tulip1 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 30 May 2026 at 10:35 in Welcome to the BSDHi SG….just seen your comment re paid diet……did you decide to pay for the fast 800 or are you doing something different?
Verano, I’ll be happy with any kind of thread, although do you have somewhere in the title as ‘month’ or ‘monthly’ to make it easy to search for in the search bar? If I miss the start of the thread I have to use the search bar and there may be others who think over time to dip back in so we want them to be able to find it? I’m not quite sure how it works….
I haven’t joined any of the other threads- I did try a while back but I didn’t feel I ‘knew’ any of the people on it and preferred the familiarity of this one.
Clare 🙂
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posted by Wendy1947 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 30 May 2026 at 08:40 in Welcome to the BSDHello Verano & welcome back pleased you are ok with your blood sugar now! A keep in touch thread would be helpful thank you.
I have gained 0.25lbs so not bad after last weekends excesses. My husband & I are taking part in a long & short bowls competition this morning which hopefully will be light hearted & not too physically stressful for my knee. I have never played long mat bowls so no doubt will play badly but compensate with my short mat effort 🤞🤞
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posted by Verano on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 30 May 2026 at 06:37 in Welcome to the BSDGood morning!
Bright and sunny-ish here at the moment. So I’m home all washing done, just the ironing now! I actually lost a few pounds while we were away but my blood sugar was dangerously low yesterday at 1.8. Never been that low before. Had a few extra carbs yesterday and back up to 7.2 this morning.
So the monthly thread. I don’t really feel able to be responsible for a new monthly thread at the moment but I’ll quite happily set up something like ‘How you doing?’ where we could report our losses, gains, wins, loses, achievements, or ask for help or pass on recipes etc. So we could still keep in touch but without a timescale? Just let me know.
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posted by sunshine-girl on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 29 May 2026 at 13:17 in Welcome to the BSDHi all, I hope you do continue with the thread. There are others that run and run but that didnt seem to work for us. Weekly was too short and 3 monthly was 2 long and you lost motivation. One a month is about right. I hope people drift back after the holiday season and wanting to get back on track.
Newbie, good for only gaining 3 lbs but I was about the same after my cruise and since I got back have only shifted 4lbs. Better than nothing. My BG went really high while I was away even when I didnt have bread at dinner or a dessert – didnt understand it but I think mass caterers put too much salt and sugar. I had ankle like an elephant and sky high BG. Anyway, besides not doing great over the last week as far as the diet is concerned, I have at least got my BG right down. Sometimes having to get up during the night to eat something. Hubby says I am being too strict on the paid for diet but why am I not losing weight. I have paid for 3 months now so no going back so will keep going.
Have a great weekend.
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posted by Newbie2026 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 28 May 2026 at 19:36 in Welcome to the BSDEvening all, so I weighed in after a week in Italy and only put on 3lb so I’m extremely happy with that, I did fall off the wagon a little and had a few treats, my sugars were high, but I had a nice time and will get back on it next week after celebrating a family birthday.
I like seeing the messages on here, and reading about how people are doing and find it useful so I would like it to continue, but I’m new so dont know how many people used to be on here.
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posted by Wendy1947 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 27 May 2026 at 23:07 in Welcome to the BSDThere are certainly fewer of us posting 🤔but I would certainly appreciate this thread continuing 🤞🤞I am still trying to keep on track but did overindulge over the weekend & I have been getting out my summer clothes & find some trousers are much too tight now 🙀but there are enough clothes to take on holiday that don’t look too bad! I need to really focus more in the next three weeks in keeping my calories lower!
Re-juvenating June?
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posted by Tulip1 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 27 May 2026 at 22:05 in Welcome to the BSDVerano, I like and appreciate a thread being here- I can’t promise to do more than dip in and out, as my family responsibilities are great at the moment (as well as work), but I really do appreciate someone or someones keeping it going.
Tulip x
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posted by Verano on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 27 May 2026 at 21:53 in Welcome to the BSDGood evening!
Well looks like I’ve been posting, reporting, but those posts are from times past! So, leaving for home tomorrow. All packed. Unfortunately I’ve had two episodes of my auto immune disease while we’ve been in Portugal. Should be home now but had to change our flight. I have fingers and toes crossed that we make it home tomorrow???
I will post tomorrow about the June thread. Sunshine-girl has done way more than her fair share keeping this thread going over recent years. We seem to be dwindling in both numbers and enthusiasm.
Maybe we need just some new ideas?
Maybe we need some new input from somebody ‘fresh’ to hosting?
Or, maybe this thread has just run its course?Any thoughts or ideas?
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Hi everyone,
I haven’t been very active here as I am deep into my nutrition course and working hard on the farm at this time of year. Will check in as best I can going forward.
DCT – if you do cancel and want an accountability buddy, I think I would be ready to do that. I have lost a fair bit just from the medications, but have fallen off piste a little myself this week. After my gastic upset incident I started using my electrolyte tablets again and taking very diluted solution out into the field in my water bottle. Unfortunately that caused some sugar cravings again after being free of them for months. I also got glutened on Friday just by passing an opened packet of biscuits to someone in my support group, helping them find the opening to the packet, and then forgetting to wash my hands after. So I was in agony with my stomach all weekend and did some comfort eating with ice cream unfortunately to try to soothe things. Doing better now though, so hopefully I can get back on track. Eating sugar again after not having it so long started some hot flushes again, so I know I do better without it. Hydration is always an issue here in the summer though as it is so hot and dry, and all of the electrolyte tablets have some sugar in them. I bought some 100% cranberry juice instead this week and I will put a splash of that into my water and add a bit of salt and see if that works better.
Had my medication review with my GP yesterday and he has agreed to let me stay on the latest medication as it was helping with very little in the way of side effects. So I have a 3 month supply now with renewals for up to a year, and I can choose how to use them, whether that is just on days I really need to focus or every day. So far I am finding I do best if I take them several days in a row and then have a day or two off them. So we’ll see how that pattern goes. I can’t take my PPI medications and this one at the same time, so that is extra incentive to stay away from the gluten. We were told today about a staff barbecue at the office in a couple of weeks and I told them that I would just bring my own food. It is a pain, but gives me more control over what goes into my body for sure. -
posted by Newbie2026 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 26 May 2026 at 17:03 in Welcome to the BSDAfternoon all, sorry for my silence but I have been away in Italy and not done so well with the diet, although I havent had any pizza or pasta of my own I have had some bread and icecream, so we shall see what the scales say when I weigh in tomorrow morning.
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posted by Tulip1 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 26 May 2026 at 16:44 in Welcome to the BSDI forgot to look in on May until now!
I suddently thought, I’ve not seen any BSD emails- I’ve been so caught up with GCSE stuff-not had time to read everyone’s news but I’ll tick the notify box so I’ll have reminders and hopefully write a bit more another day x
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posted by Wendy1947 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 26 May 2026 at 16:44 in Welcome to the BSDIt’s very warm here so all our fans are going plus an ac unit & food & diet wise I am trying to rebalance from a rather overindulgent weekend with our son staying here 😀
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I absolutely agree & thank you for reposting this S-G.
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Had my first swim of the season yesterday
Now lost 4.5lbs on the paid diet. Not going to do the exercises as I am swimming which is enough.
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posted by sunshine-girl on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 26 May 2026 at 14:42 in Welcome to the BSDLost another pound so still going down. Had my first swim of the season yesterday and it was wonderful. Today we have 37 degrees so I am going to wait until this evening before I go for another swim.
I dont know who is going to take on the mantle of starting the next thread as it is 1st June on Monday. I remember Verano saying she would but also Newbie2026. I will let you sort it out yourselves.
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For some reason I cannot repost our original words about Michael Mosley so I am going to retype word for word.
I am deeply saddened by the news of Michael Mosleys passing. Thank you for sharing this beautiful tribute. It is clear he touched countless lives with his expertise, compassion and unwavering dedication to improving health and wellness. Beyond his professional achievements, Michael Mosleys kindness and generosity will be fondly remembered. His innovative spirit and genuine concern for others stand as a testement to how one individual can truly make a positive impact on the world. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues. He will be profoundly missed but his legacy will continue to inspire us for years to come. May he rest in peace.
His unwavering commitment to excellence and his innovative approach to science and health have left and indelible mark on the lives of many. -
olihoachim, how dare you desecrate a memorial to our founder. You are a disgrace. I am going to repeat our words of thanks to Michael Mosley and you can go find somewhere else to post.
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Hi Cathy yes it’s been a wonderful weekend in the sun hasn’t it. I confess to having gone way off piste and enjoyed lots of food and drink with friends. No regrets – I’ve had a lovely time – but the scales took their revenge this morning 🙀. My plan is to have a strict day today and tomorrow, then on Thursday I have my lip surgery so I don’t know what I will or won’t be able to eat after that.
Re the online plan I think I’m going to cancel as I’m not really using at all. The only arguments against cancelling are that when I first started using it and stuck to it I did begin to lose weight at a pleasing rate, even though I was only doing the 5:2. And you Cathy have achieved spectacular results using it! So part of me thinks I should keep it going a bit longer and really stick rigidly to one of the plans for at least a few weeks. I never seem to do as well on my own. Will have a think and report back in due course!
Hope everyone else is doing ok? Hello to anyone reading this post, and hope you have a good week x
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Hello
Hope everyone in the UK is enjoying the sunshine. My son has been home over the Bank Holiday weekend and I’ve enjoyed a relaxed few days food wise as per my ongoing plan and so today is back to basics. I am hoping it wont be too difficult to keep chopping snd changing but I have to live my life and find a way to make things work. I am going to cancel the online plan today. I need to go it alone now. I hope everyone is finding what works for them.
Going to dig deep now until my birthday in June and see if i can get under 140 lb. I think it could be a challenge but i will be more than happy to be 140. After the weekend i am a few pounds up but it’s water weigh which will disappear once am back on track. Keep strong everyone- we’ve got this. -
posted by sunshine-girl on Scam posters and advertising
on 24 May 2026 at 14:05 in Welcome to the BSDCan only see 6 at the moment but will not engage with them. They will disappear eventually – keep at them.
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Thanks s-g. I just reported 4 more, so we’ll see what happens.
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posted by sunshine-girl on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 23 May 2026 at 14:42 in Welcome to the BSDHi all, hope you are all surviving the heat, we have 36 degrees here in France. Unusual even for us at this time of year. It has got hotter and hotter since we moved here when I hot summer was 25 to 28. Now it is 32 to 36 and we get a week or so over 40. One reason we are coming back to the UK, it is getting hotter there too but not quite as hot.
Enjoy your birthday lunch Verano and seeing your sone. It would be so nice to sit out with a nice glass of rose but not allowed on my diet and I have to stick to it. Getting close to 5lb loss.
Enjoy the weekend and stay hydrated.
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posted by Wendy1947 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 22 May 2026 at 08:54 in Welcome to the BSDWell done S-G.
I have weighed a day early because of going to an 80th birthday tea & my youngest son is arriving tonight for a couple of nights stay so temptations of wine & extra food. I have lost 0.75lbs so not much but I am still losing weight in my third week of going back much more strictly to the BSD diet.
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Hi everyone,
I feel today is the first day I’ve managed to get back to normal eating wise in a while and enjoyed some cheesy ham and tomato pikelets for lunch and chicken fajitas (using lettuce as the tortilla) for tea, both very tasty. I think the antibiotics have worked as I feel my kidney infection has probably gone but I will finish the course and hope that they haven’t damaged my gut bacteria too much (I take a probiotic every day so hopefully that will be helping). I’m going to weigh myself the morning we head off to the Scottish Highlands so I still have over a week to get a bit more weight off and we are self catering whilst we are there and will most probably be having breakfast and evening meals in and just lunch out so food wise it doesn’t have to be too disastrous (though I will definitely be buying a cake or two from a gorgeous little bakery we like in Glencoe).
Articfox well done on your belt going down another notch. We used to have a nice thread titled ‘None scale victories’ NSVs and it was lovely to read about people’s various goals being met.
I hope everyone is having a good week, nice to see that the weather in the UK is due to be nice for half term week.
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posted by Verano on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 21 May 2026 at 18:12 in Welcome to the BSDWell done s-g …… keep on keeping on…….
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Yes. I finished it yesterday. I really enjoyed it and definitely an interesting ending.
A couple I’ve read recently are Lisa Jewell ‘Then she was gone’ and Claire Douglas ‘The Wrong Sister’ both worth looking at.
I also love John Grisham and have just Red ‘The Judges List’. If you like him it’s definitely worth reading.
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posted by sunshine-girl on Scam posters and advertising
on 21 May 2026 at 14:54 in Welcome to the BSDLooks like there has been a clear out of the scams and ads, we have to keep on top of this by posting so their posts drop down the list.
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posted by sunshine-girl on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 21 May 2026 at 14:52 in Welcome to the BSDStill doing well on the Fast800 but not seeing much by way of inch loss – only lost half an inch so far but down 4 lbs.
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Have you finished it yet Verano
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The positives, If I comment on this thread it will push at least 5 scams down a few levels. My positives today
Pool has reached 20 degrees, so only 4 more before I swim
Heat wave, but not sure that is so positive – 35 degrees by Saturday, that used to be heat wave weather, now seems to be pretty normal
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Hi arctic, just report them but without mentioning it on their post or you will just bring them back to the top. I have reported over 30 of these posts with no response from admin.
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Seems we have to keep posting regularly to keep the thread above all the spam. I don’t think the email address for reporting is being monitored anymore. I certainly never got a reply when I sent them a message about my old profile not working anymore.
Anyway, just popping on to quickly report that my belt has gone in another notch (almost 2, but not quite comfortably yet!), so I guess I had my jump all of a sudden since I last posted 3 days ago. I have been working really, really hard in the garden. At least 2 hours a day of weeding, some days more, plus planting. I fasted for over 20 hours on Sunday because I stayed outside until I got a job done, but unfortunately then made a mistake about how I broke that fast and ended up with some gastric upset, and then I didn’t feel like eating much for the rest of the day. So my downward trajectory may be largely due to that episode. But I’ll take it however it comes! -
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Lost 3.5lbs and 1 inch on the Fast800
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So glad you ‘got’ it. The ending is amazing.
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posted by sunshine-girl on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 18 May 2026 at 17:07 in Welcome to the BSDMy weight loss for the week on the paid site is 3.5lbs. That is okay as I am always on a diet so not like someone just starting out. I did say I wanted to lose 1kg a month from mid April and I have already reached that as I weighed more mid April than I did last week. Going to keep going even after my free 7 days has now ended.
Verano, great to hear from you and that you had a great cruise. I know from experience that ours was particularly bad and quite unusual so will be looking for something for next year. As for your weight, I personally would weigh in as soon as I get back home as you will lose something after a few days just by normal eating and that will make you feel good about yourself. Then you can crack on with the diet at a convenient time i.e. I like to get a weekend over with.
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posted by Verano on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 18 May 2026 at 15:14 in Welcome to the BSDHello!
While I’m here thought I would just pop in and say ‘hello’.We had an amazing cruise with probably the best service we’ve ever had. My fizzy water with a little ice and a slice was at the table almost.before we were ! Anyway, just one rough night but unlike you s-g no champagne at hand to dull the motion!
I must say that on this trip I’ve been finding it far more difficult to make reasonable choices now we are back on dry land,I had an episode of my autoimmune disease for 48 hours so that hasn’t helped matters. But anyway I’m managing to find reasonably good low carb stuff now although I’ve had to resort to eating quite a lot of fruit to stay away from bread. I have to decide if I weigh as soon as I get home or wait a few days? Very difficult decision!
Hope everyone is doing well. Two thirds of the way through May so still time to make an impression and really make May Monumental. Best of luck to everyone. I’ll be joining in again for the last few days of the month.
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So, after digging down below all the ‘scam’ I finally found this thread again!
Reading ‘The Husband’s Secret’ and must admit I’ve found it a bit ‘slow’ and maybe a bit ‘tedious’ but finally got to page 167 and now know what the secret is. I must admit I ‘gasped’ when it was revealed but now I’m really into the book!
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SG and Dawn, thanks for adding positives.
Dawn, belated happy birthday, hope you had a wonderful day and the year ahead brings lots of good things your way.
SG, sounds like the paid programme is working out well for you. Hope your courgette plants survive and are productive.
My positives are ….
🌸🌸 Dad doing well again and is starting to get out and about now
🌸🌸 have started to move things into our villa, should be moving in, in about ten days time
🌸🌸 meeting up with old friends today, looking forward to eeing them and catching up on newsHooe you all have a great weekend full of lots of positives x
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Happy Birthday Dawn! Sorry you’ve been feeling poorly, but hopefully you will be on the mend soon.
I am carrying on with trialing meds. But I think I may have found one that will work long term now. I was wondering if it was doing anything at all as I was having absolutely no side effects, but after being on it for 8 days in a row, I am definitely noticing a difference now. I am starting to be able to task switch much better and even though I have been able to eat more and eat regularly, it has been fairly easy to make good decisions regarding food. I don’t think I have lost much more this week, but it tends to go in jumps for me anyway. I was at physio yesterday for my usual SI joint issue and it was my regular physio that I haven’t been able to see for the last 18 months due to her getting cancer treatments. She said I am nice and strong! So that is good and means I haven’t lost much in the way of muscle.
I’m in the middle of my super busy season right now on the farm, and of course I had to go and make things even busier by taking the nutrition course. And then there is pottery. I am planning to enter a couple of art shows this summer, so am trying to get some things finished up before the entry deadlines. I picked up one of my teapots yesterday and it turned out really well, and I was getting compliments on it from the other potters, so I think that will be one of my entries. I have had to set swing dancing aside right now as I am just too busy, and the dance studio is only doing classes in beginner west coast swing right at the moment, and no lindy hop for the summer which is disappointing. I might try and find another studio later in the summer when I am less busy.
Anyway, I have had a productive morning in the garden. I think the meds are responsible for me being able to get things done very quickly and to keep going without the mental fatigue that I used to have that would cause me to quit before I had completed all the tasks I needed to do. I am waiting for my lunch to cook (butternut squash stuffed with spinach, asparagus and topped with kalamata olives and mozzarella cheese), and then I will finish up my first assignment for my nutrition course before hopefully getting back out into the garden to plant some cucumbers and dill before the evening thundershowers start. -
posted by Wendy1947 on Monumental May – One Month at a Time
on 16 May 2026 at 17:33 in Welcome to the BSDVery 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 -
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on 16 May 2026 at 13:09 in Welcome to the BSD31 scam and advertising posts today – I wonder if they are paying to be on this site.