Thanks V, hope your mantra will prove right. Happily DD is a strong and determined person, so she is already applying for jobs … 🤞🏻something good comes her way soon.

That counts as one positive and my second is blitzing our bedroom. Over the festive period it had become very dishevelled, now it all clean and tidy again.

Think those two will do for me today. Have a great weekend packed with positives everyone x

Hi everyone.
Sorry for all those feeling under the weather . Flu is rampant in France too. We are ok…not that we go out that much with contact with hordes of people. We did get flu jabs end November though.
This has been a good week…an extended fast from Sunday evening to Tuesday evening and one meal a day the rest of the week. I am including some legumes and lots of veggies. My keto mojo shows blood glucose and ketones are good. I like that accountability.
I have been incorporating the Glucose Goddess hacks which were mentioned in the Channel 4 programme and which SG has mentioned before. I think Jessie Inchauspe gives good advice but I am less convinced by her attempts to push her Anti Spike pill which seems to suggest it can lessen a spike after eating cake etc. I’d rather hear that we shouldn’t eat the cake !. To be honest she is suggesting her hacks to various people struggling on her programme but it remains to very seen if her pills are mentioned in Episode 2
I hope you have a good weekend. Take care if you are in recovery mode xx

S-g so pleased that you are feeling better now and going ‘out’ is a huge step forward.

I did watch Jessie. Very impressed. Never heard of her before but really interesting.

Sunny sorry to hear about DD’s job. Life throws all sorts of curved balls especially when least expected. Hopefully she will come through. I live by the mantra that ‘something good always comes out of a bad situation’, let’s hope that holds true!

Sunny, despite the adversity, you posted a positive which puts us all to shame. So here I am …….

🧺🧺🧺 started the small amount of washing we have. Took clothes for summer/winter and brought a lot home unused ….. so a definite positive!

🥦🧅🧄 Cooking a roast chicken tonight which will last at least two days with freezer bits too as It’s a large chicken.

✒️📚✒️ Keeping a ‘diary’. Back to Fatsecret for logging, my food etc and paid for the year ‘premium’ access which works out at less than 60p a week. Hoping it might help me.to stay on track. But yes I know it’s really up to me!

S-g really interested in the fact that antiseptic wipes alter the readings. I always use an alcohol spray before I test! Maybe if I always use it I’ll get a similar ‘incorrect’ reading?

Hi everyone,
Sounds like everybody is off to a great start and nice to hear everyone being so optimistic. I’m not weighing, of course, but I have had a bit of a NSV this week. I suddenly realized that I have a feeling of wellness creeping in around the edges. I have less joint pain, a bit more energy, better focus at work and I’m sleeping better. It’s not a huge difference so far, but enough to be noticeable. If I’ve lost any inches (or mm), it’s only on my hands and feet. Definitely not above the ankles or wrists yet.
I’ve been going for at least a 15-20min walk most afternoons. When I’m working at home, I go up the road that goes up the hill. Gets my heart rate going and good views across the valley along the way. Quite windy as well, but that helps clear the head. I’m hoping it will start to help with the insulin resistance as well.
I’ve been impressing myself with how well I’m eating, and preparing lunches. I’ve been alternating chopped kale with roasted red peppers, artichokes, and cottage cheese or konjac noodles with bok choy, or hummus on broccoli sandwich bread, with a clementine and small handful of nuts on the side. For dinner, it’s been broccoli with fish or soy free tofu or lentils, or a black bean chili. Breakfast when I have it is skyr with hemp hearts and pomegranate. So it feels quite well rounded. I’m not hungry except right before meals and I am not craving unhealthy things. So nice!

Glad you’re home safely, V. Sounds like an arduous journey, but now you can relax and enjoy your planning.

Positives from me today are once again a bit hard to identify. DD lost her job today, with all the other issues she has going on at the moment, this was huge blow. Consequently, I’m worried about how she will get through the coming weeks and months.

Anyway, there is still a need to post a positive, so for today my offering is that I put together a cabbage and coriander seed ferment today. Looking forward to it being ready to eat, as I’m keen to improve my gut micro biom.

Hello and well done to Dawn, Sue and MixnMatxh. You’re all off to a fab start. I forgot to weigh myself this morning and only realised when i was eating my breakfast. Because I’ve been taking it slowly my main aim has been to reduce carbs, do some time restricted eating and get myself on the right path. Im planning another fast on Monday and hope that the weather picks up so I can get some steps in next week.

Well said Yowzer, that is so true! And well done Mixnmatch and Dawn 🙂
Dawn I’ve also spent the last week just preparing/easing myself back into it, as I’ve been on holidays from work. I basically just wanted to focus on healthier habits. I weighed myself this morning and have lost 500g (about a pound), so happy with that at this stage.
I have notched up almost 50,000 steps too, my daily average for the past week has been over 7,000 as I’ve gone for a walk most days.
Have also made some healthy meals – overnight oats, lentil curry, beef and veggie stir fry, and lots of salads as it was so hot earlier in the week.
I’m going to be adding to the step count today as I’m going into the city again with my husband and he has a route planned that includes a park with hills and steps and some lovely views, so looking forward to that even though there is more rain forecast.
Sunday I’m cooking a healthy turkey roast for lunch, then doing some meal prepping for the week as I go back to work on Tuesday. I’m planning a 16:8 approach and 800-1000 calories each day as this is what has worked for me in the past.
Then hopefully at weigh in on Friday I will have shed another couple of pounds at least!
Have a great weekend everyone!

That is really helpful, yes. He has been given a lot of booklets and pamphlets to read, but tips from someone who has done it before are so much more accessible. I have passed on your advice to him and got him watching the Eat Smart programme to find out how to keep his spikes down for now, but hopefully when he is stabilised he can start to reduce the carbs as well.

Well done DAWN! Youre 2 lb down,and if you hadnt eased yrself into the first week,you could have been another one or two pound up👍 i think its always worth remembering that.X
And well done MIXY on reaching Day 5 of your plan! X👏👏 you made me smile in earlier post mentioning ‘ carb monster antics’..I always imagine my monster as a little gorilla wearing a frilly dress always waiting round corners to try to jump out at me and trip me up!

Hi all, still here. Starting to feel better and did a grocery shop yesterday. Not much energy and still coughing. Better and better every day. So please forgive me if I don’t have anything to contribute.

Have a good weekend.

Did mean to ask if anyone watched Jessie Inchaupe – the Glucose Goddess. I am a big fan.

Hi V, my answer to your 5 questions is 5 yeses.
Long term goal was to get rid of insulin but also a weight goal of reaching 65kgs. Both go hand in hand as one affects the other.
Short term goal – many along the way and these were mainly weight goals.
As above, yes 65kgs weight but no real figure for BG as they are meaningless if I am still on insulin.
Yes a health goal – lower BG and getting rid of insulin.
Yes again, 65kgs takes me to what I was before I went on insulin.

I really havent done too bad as I was 81.9kgs before BSD and now 72.2kgs. Was on 44 units insulin now on 18 (that changes depending on the season i.e. holidays etc). I have had gains along the way, back to holidays, I reached around 68kgs after 13 weeks on the plan and then went on a cruise, regained about 3 or 4kgs and been dithering around there ever since. Now with a goal to get to about 68kgs for my April holiday. Right now aiming for 3lbs a month for 3 months then 2lbs for the final 2 weeks – total of 11lbs.

I am not familiar with Type 3 except there has been a link to Alzheimers and this is probably not the case here. If he is looking for advice about using insulin there is little I can say. Maybe to stick to the dose recommended by his doctor. On this diet his BG will go down and he should be prepared to check regularly if he starts to get any of the symptoms of low glucose which are:-
Fast heartbeat. Shaking. Sweating. Nervousness or anxiety. Irritability or confusion. Dizziness. Hunger. Blurred vision.

Always have something close by as emergency sugar like a hard boiled sweet (I prefer Werthers Originals) or in cases of sever emergency a liquid glucose which can be administered by someone else if he isnt able to do it due to confusion. If the low BG is just coming on try eating some protein or a plain yoghurt with some berries or dried fruit chopped in. No need to be heading for the jam and bread like in the old days.

Be able to reduce the amount of insulin but with the advice of his doctor. I am capable of moving mine up and down depending on food or my numbers but this takes time and practice.

When finger pricking wash your hands rather than useing antiseptic wipes – these affect the reading – always prick the side of your finger rather than the tips. This prevents eventual loss of feeling in the fingers – also use a different finger or side of finger every time to spread the damage. When injecting insulin just make sure the area is clean, no need to wash as most body parts are not going to be dirty.

Hope that helps. Unless there is something specific. No it doesn’t really hurt, yes you do get sick of the idea of it but it is necessary. I don’t know what chance there is of him getting off insulin and onto metformin or diet control. It is up to him to speak to his doctor.

A younger friend has just found out he is diabetic Type 3c, due to a damaged pancreas. I have been told that it is more like Type 2 than Type 1 but he is being sent home from Hospital with insulin, rather than Metformin tablets which suggests a severe stage. Does anyone have any specific advice I can pass on to him? I think this is the diet he will be using as he has already lost a lot of weight.

Maybe the mashed potato could be substituted by cauliflower or celeriac mash, I will have to have a go at this one, thanks for sharing the recipe. I may have a look for alternative lower carb beans as well.

Hi Dawn, great to hear about your weigh in. I am not even looking at the weight coming off during my fast, as I think most will just be glycogen stores after Christmas carbs.

I have now decided what the immediate period post fast will look like and will be doing a (slightly shortened) reverse diet period back to over my basal metabolic rate for a week before even thinking about losing any weight through my 8 weeks plan. So Day 11 (or 8) I will do 300 calories for a couple of days, then 600 for a couple then 900 for the remaining three days of the week. 1200 for a week, then 1500 for a week, then 1800 (nominally my basal metabolic rate) for a week before taking it up to 2100 for a week, which may result in some weight regain. After than the next part of the plan is to do 900 a day except Monday which will be a 36 hour fast like CC 😀 This should help avoid any re-feed syndrome problems going forwards. It will be 5 weeks before I do any more fasting. Day 5 at the moment and still going great, but 5 days has been my previous longest fast so a little into the unknown after that.

Hi everyone,
Weighed this morning and I’m 2lb down, I’ve just been easing myself in this 1st week so happy I’ve lost some, even though it’s just a little.Hope you all have a lovely weekend. Dawn X

Good morning.
Today is my first ‘Friday weigh-in’. I have made a plan to take me to mid April when we have a holiday. I’m going to be quite ambitious and look towards 2lb per week for the next 13 weeks. Initially I have a goal of 7lbs by the end of January than I’ll reassess.
I also have a ‘to do’ list including 5 deep breaths when I first get up, water and moving more. So out with my trusty timer set at 45 minutes to remind me I need to drink!
I’m hoping that a ‘plan’ and a ‘goal’ will set me on the right track for the year.
Hope everyone’s plans are working well.

Hello!

Home again now after a less than great journey. Flight delayed an hour or so because of snow in Manchester causing ‘congestion’, and then circled for 30 minutes because of ’congestion’ with landing slots. Anyway, all in the past now. Home, warm and dry and ready to get going again. Nonetheless we had a wonderful time with our family especially our granddaughter, so that’s my first positive.

My next positive today is really about ‘goal setting’ which I aim to do before starting my new journey tomorrow. New journey! Yes another one but the positive is that this time I’m going to be ‘realistic’ rather than ‘accept the hype’. Too long in the tooth now to be fooled by ‘miraculous results’!

My last positive for today is that I’m really looking forward to my new 2025 plan.

Sounds like you’re going to have fun with your rail card, Pootle …. and well done on taming the tech!

Didn’t post a positive yesterday, as I was in bed crazy early due to a migraine, however I have some for today ….
👦🙂 pleasant time with GS, he seems in a good place at present. Showed him how to make pancakes and gave him a reiki session
👩‍🍳🥘 after ‘going offline’ yesterday, my Aga is back up and running again now, thanks to my lovely OH
❄❄ thankfully we only had light snow and most of it has already melted …. this is good news for me, as I’m not a fan

Do you have any positives you can share?

My personal goal, is to get back to target weight by mid March …. currently that means ditching 9lb. Will be tackling this with regular fasts, OMAD and watching this carbs.

I also seriously need to incorporate regular exercise into my day to day routine. Initially this will be with short online exercise ‘classes’, to start to build some fitness.

MM, I’m sure you can reach your goal by June and V, think you are wise to plan, it helps to avoid drifting off track.

🤞🏻we’ll be reporting good things soon.

Days 3 and 4 still fine, feeling great in fact. I’d almost forgotten what it was like to not have my ankles swelling up at times, but not at all since I started the fast. Watched the Eat Smart programme last night, as you say, not much we didn’t know already, but some of the ‘hacks’ I have been less than observant of have been noted and will be dragged into my next phase of this years ‘project healthy me’.

The trial rail journey went well! We managed to buy tickets from the machine on the platform, and even found out the times for the return trip! 😂🤔
(We are technologically challenged! 😄😂🤣)
So, all in all, a good positive for today.
Hope you have all had some positives!

Casey, well done … 5kg is a great start and as a slow loser myself, I can appreciate how hard won that result has been for you. Keep doing what you’ve been doing, it’s working and means you’ll reach your ultimate goal if you persist. It may not be in the time frame you hoped for, but it will happen.

Hope everyone who has been battling winter ailments is starting to feel better.

Hello everyone,
Just sharing my good news that today I’m 5kg down from my starting weight – yay!
Progress has been very slow for me, but it’s something so I won’t knock it! I was really hoping to lose 9kg within 12 weeks but that now looks unlikely so I will have to think what to do when I get there.

Lovely meal ideas there too , thank you.
It’s been a miserable start to the new year at work with news of redundancies to come in a few months. Determined not to eat my way through the stress but instead hang on to good new habits.
Sorry to hear so many of you are unwell, hope you are soon on the mend. Have a good week everyone!

Thank you M&M! My thought too ….. it’s a mixture of everything! I think my first ‘goal’ will just be to get back to a ‘plan’ instead of dipping in and out trying to find the ‘golden nugget’. I have to agree that ‘mix it up’ is a good way to go. I think your body gets used to two meals a day or whatever and throwing an odd breakfast here or there ‘shocks’ it into action.
Best of luck with you June goal.

That is exactly why I chose my name! I have been mixing up diet ideas and working out what works for me for what seems like forever, but there is always room for more in the mix.

Hi MixnMatch
The programme was on Channel 4 and is available on catch up . I think it was called Eat Smart. Well done on your resolve and your cold shower this morning! You’re made of strong stuff. I found my first fast so difficult and managed 24 hours. I’ve only ever fasted for 42 hours. Im doing time restricted eating during the week and fasting on a Monday. I like to mix things up and try different approaches to weight loss and I think it keeps my body guessing!

Hi Cathy, I actually feel somewhat more energised than normal this morning! I slept well, had a MM style 30 second cold shower to round off my regular warm one and have started my ‘breakfast’ herb tea and feel great. Of course that could also be the effect of not having had an alcoholic drink since Sunday. I woke up this morning with a mild caffeine withdrawal headache but that went away with the shower. I will probably be lighting the wood burner soon as the house is quite cold, but here in Cornwall we are not as icy as the rest of the country. I think to date I have been ‘burning’ glycogen stores as my weight has dropped very fast the first couple of days, so I will see how it goes over the next few days when they run out and the fat burning kicks in. That is when issues may occur if my fat burning adaptation isn’t as advanced as I think it is. I am interested to hear about the Glucose Goddess programme, is it available on catch up do you know?

What a really interesting question! My long term goal is to reach a weight that works for me and can help avoid future health problems like diabetes and eat healthier to try to avoid other health problems like cancer. I set short term goals all the time, not always weight related. Sometimes as simple as fitting back in a favourite pair of trousers, sometimes more health related like improving my cardiovascular fitness. Figures are difficult because they change! When I first lost all that weight I got down to a weight of 10st11 but I have no intention of trying to make that again. The goal that time was to fit back into my wedding dress for my 25th anniversary. I did, easily at that weight but I was too thin for that to be sustainable, I now believe. So in answer to your question all of the above!

My current plans are, short term, restart a Fast 800 at the start of February to try to lose some more weight, although I am considering using 900 calories instead and adopting a ClarinetCathy style 36 hour fast on every Monday instead. Medium term goal is try to lose a significant amount from now (at least 2 stone but no exact figure) by my birthday in June, using the tools of this WOE which I know works. I have no idea what my final weight I am happy with will be, I just know my current weight isn’t it, but then neither was my lightest.

I had a very difficult few years and like many people I got into some bad habits over lockdown particularly when that coincided with my OH illness. My first attempt last year at getting back into weighing/measuring/planning everything fell into disuse after only three weeks, but I managed to remain at a stable weight until Christmas on a stone and a half loss, when I put on a few more pounds. Those were almost certainly glycogen not fat as they are already off again during the first couple of days of my fast. I don’t really have any tips other than forum staple ‘keep on keeping on’ and my own mantra ‘mix it up’ both with exercise and diet, to help stay engaged with what you are trying to do.

I have been thinking about this for a while now. I notice that there’s chat about ‘goals’ on the ‘2025’ thread and I’d just like to ask a few questions here.

When I first started this WoL back in 2016 my ‘goal’ was simple ‘to reverse my T2’. Ok. So that goal achieved and around 60lb lost I, unconsciously, set about testing my limits. By this I mean I introduced more carbs to see how far I could go and remain in remission. I had realised by this point that it was carbs rather than weight per se that would push me out of remission. Obviously the result was a gradual weight gain over the next couple of years although I have stayed in remission.

2020 and ‘isolation’ didn’t result in a weight gain for me but I just merrily plodded along on the same regime. By last year I started to really feel the need to lose weight again. T2 under control and having the knowledge to keep it that way I started to set small goals. I set a modest goal for the year. I set a weekly goal of 1lb. The year progressed and I lost the 1lb a week until a holiday was thrown in and the up/down cycle started again. Anyway by the end of the year I had an overall loss of around half a stone. Poor result for a 52 week stretch.

So my questions, especially for those who have come back to BSD for the 2nd, 3rd time etc., really are:
Did you set a long term goal?
Did you set short term goals?
Did you have a ‘figure’ in mind?
Was it a ‘health’ goal?
Was it a ‘size’ goal?

I guess I’m really just asking, after the initial round of BSD, if you regained and came back how did you get back into the right mind set? Maybe I’m asking something similar to ‘how long is a piece of string?’ which I know has no answer but I would love your thoughts and tips please.

Hello everyone

I enjoyed watching the Glucose Goddess programme last night. I used her hacks last year when I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic and managed to reverse my numbers to get a normal HbA1c level. I found her on YouTube. I love her style and enthusiasm. I am slowly weaning myself off the carbs this week and already feel much better. I’ll weigh on Friday, I will bite the bullet and post my weight. I am back up into the high 150’s and aim to get to 140 lb. I know it will be slow and steady but I am prepared to stay on the cruise and enjoy the journey. The icy weather has postponed my walking as I am nervous of falling and breaking something due to my osteoporosis so I am staying in whilst it’s so icy but as soon as possible I will be out getting in some steps. I did previously enjoy the walking at home videos on YouTube so that is a plan! Just having a cup of coffee this morning and then am planning on having some cheese and nuts for lunch with an apple and some Kefir. I’ll eat the apple last as per the advice last night.
Hope you’re OK Mixnmatch doing your extended fast during the cold spell!
Have a good day everyone. One day at a time. Slow and steady wins the race, this is our year everyone,

Hi All, well it seems there are a lot of bugs going around, I hope you all feel some relief as my mum got the flu 7 weeks ago and it’s still lingering, so I know how miserable it is to be sick, and here in Ireland we got a lot of snow.
So ,my plans fell flat, amidst this snow, I got a call from my mum who had just left for the canaries, and was miserable and lonely, so I flew out for a few days to either cheer her up, or bring her home, I’m lucky I can drop everything.
The lingering cough was upsetting her and whilst the weather was fab, she was totally miserable, lost luggage, 3 hour bus to hotel, to start off…
I picked up her luggage at the airport and just hugged her, so now she’s on the turn, cough just gone and I can get back to my snow and dangerously frosty roads when I head back tomorrow midnight alone. She’s happy, we all get bouts of misery and it’s no fun.
But the weather is amazing, food is gorgeous, all that fresh fish..just not fasting, but I will be home in 2 days and will be happy to let normal be boring, that’s how I get on track.
Verano, sounds like a fab trip. That’s amazing to be looking forward to…
Lots of great advice, and I’ll go through both books again, I need the stability of them, thanks for all the guidance

Hi Yowzer,
Like you, watching it made me realise how much we already know but I now just need to put it into practice!!!! I’ve had a quick look at my original Fast800 book again at the section talking about the 5:2 which Michael suggested maybe trying after a few weeks of Fast800 but this time I’m going to do the 5:2 for a couple of weeks now to ease myself in and see how I get on then maybe a few weeks of the Fast800 and then continue with that if it still works which I’m sure it will. I will do my two 800 days tomorrow and Thursday and weigh myself on Friday. For the last week I’ve definitely eaten less than I have for a while but haven’t stuck to a food plan. I’m going to get back into TRE, probably 16:8 on my fast days and 14:10/15:9 on my other days and eat as low carb as I can all through the week. I also really need to start drinking water again as that has fallen by the wayside over the last few months. So I’m off to bed now, full of good intentions for tomorrow so hopefully I will wake up in the same frame of mind! I do have my sparkly chart ready:) We may not need wet lettuces on this cruise🤞 Will say night night now, hope you have a lovely sleep😴😴😴
Dawn X

Hi DAWN,what did you think of it? It made me realise how much we’ve learnt after so many years low carbing and fasting, but I think the info given will be a revelation to many people and a very useful help for them in losing excess weight,and I dont mind hearing it all again, I find a refresher now and again very helpful. All three people featured looked so much better after six weeks,it really helped me feel how worthwhile it all is. I liked how the “GG” said to focus on the health aspects and the weight loss as just a happy side effect.
Hope youve got your sparkly chart on the go! X
NOKIE hope you’ll enjoy watching tomoz.I too am going to use some 5:2 weeks in the plan to maintain my weight. I wont weigh every week,just sometimes. I’m more likely just to take notice of how I feel and how my clothes feel. Ive learnt the hard way that losing the weight and then thinking I can just return to bad habits does not work,so I won’t ever let it happen again.
SUEBLUE,I like your plan. In such a long challenge,I think it makes good sense to break it into manageable chunks.👍X

I’m going with Friday as a weigh in day too, as it has worked well for me in the past. I tend to follow a 5:2 approach with BSD anyway, eating approx 800-1000 calories each day Monday to Friday, then a bit more relaxed on the weekend – still lower carb but probably more like 1200-1300 calories to be honest. This is what works for me anyway.
I started today off with a walk again – not as scenic as Monday’s Sydney Harbour one though! I did laps around a local sporting oval which is bounded by a railway line, industrial estate and power plant! It’s a grey, drizzly morning but I’m relishing this break from the latest heatwave!
I had made overnight oats with chia seeds yesterday so had those for breakfast, today is off to a good start anyway!
I’m breaking my weight loss goal down into smaller chunks so first mini goal is to lose 3.5kg, which I plan to do by Valentines Day 🙂

Thanks for the reminder Yowzer, I’m going to watch it now. Nokie I think I may have a look in my books at the 5:2 as I haven’t tried it before and it may just give me the boost I need. Dawn X

Thanks yowzer
I will tape it and watch it tomorrow as busy tonight I think programme might be worth a look.
I am also going to start weighing on a Friday I have decided to do 5.2 I hope this will work for me just trying to do something different to say on this cruise 🚢
Good luck everyone
Lv nokie x

Hi folks …brrrr…its snowy,icy and slushy out there..good job we are snug on our boat! 🥰
Ooh i wonder if Eat Smart – Secrets of the Glucose Goddess will be any good? Worth a watch to find out I guess…ch 4 at 8 pm xx

Hi SunnyB,
I really struggled to find a positive yesterday… but today my senior citizen rail card arrived! (1st time applying even though I am mid 60’s)
So husband and I have planned a local train journey tomorrow afternoon! 🚂 🚞 (I am working in the morning!)
Hope tomorrow brings more positives! X

Ok Cathy! Friday it is! It probably is a good day being at the end of the week. Anyway, they say a change is as good as a rest and I’ve been doing that for far too long!
So here’s to the first weigh-in of the year (for me ) on Friday.

Cathy no point in looking backwards time to march forwards to the new you!

Verano as it’s a brand new start and time to come alive I think it would be good to change your weigh day. I think Friday is a great day to weigh. I weighed yesterday before my fast but i think I’ll join you with a Friday weigh and re-weigh on Friday. I am sad that yet again I’ve not kept my weight down long term . I got down to 144 before my cruise in September and let myself go again. I’m determined to get 140 lbs on this cruise! 🚢. There is no delicious buffet, free drinks , afternoon tea or huge ice cream desserts to tempt me. I think this cruise is going to be the cruise for me! However, I am planning another cruise for 2026 when I am hopefully a new woman with my new eyes and my new fused big toes! A whole new me and at goal weight!

Hope everyone who’s under the weather at the moment will soon be well.

S-g we leave Tenerife on the 21st sailing around the Canaries and then up towards Gibraltar ending in Lisbon. Unlikely that our ships will pass in the night! Hope you’re right about me fitting into new clothes but I guess that’s in my hands and my hands alone! I will try my best starting on Friday.

Thanks for the ‘welcomes’. I’ve chosen my cabin mid ships so I can stay on an even keel. Goodness knows I need it. Time to stop all the ups and downs. I will weigh on Friday but not sure when I should have my weigh-in day. For as long as I can remember, even in the WW days of eating can after can of tuna, my day was Tuesday. Wondering if I should have a total break and have a new weigh day too. Maybe Friday can be my new day.

Anyway, hope all the illnesses are on their way out and everyone will soon be back to 100%.

In contrast to yesterday, I’ve been blessed with lots of stand out positives today …..
👠🧥 bagged three great bargains at a charity shop, the best of which was a pair of bearly worn black suede LKBennett kitten heeled shoes for £6.
🛒🛍 this week’s grocery shopping done.
👦🙂 made arrangements to see eldest grandson on Thursday.

Hope your day has been full of positives too.

Sorry so many of you are struggling with winter ailments …. hopefully you’ll all be properly fit again really soon, meanwhile take care, rest and be kind to yourself.

My result for the week is a drop of 1.5lb. Happy with that, as it’s a step in the right direction for a slow loser. Admittedly most of that loss is due to lack of appetite, but owning it anyway!

SG, there are some really nasty viruses going round- hoping you feel better soon! xxx

Know exactly how you are feeling Tulip1. We have both been ill for over a week now. Everyday we hope to get a bit better.

Hi All,

thank you so much for the new thread. I’ve been ill for 2.5 weeks with the flu, or something similar, thus covering the whole Christmas and New Year period- slowly getting better, but still not well. Sigh. Any how, when I feel better, I’d like to get back on the healthy eating plan.

SG, so sorry about your cat- I have 3, and love them dearly.

Love to all,
Clare xxx