Glad to see some really good suggestions for water intake. I’ve been adding fresh line juice to fizzy water and ice.
I found Heck sausages in my local tesco so had them for lunch and for dinner! Low calories but high carbs.
Kcal 660, 82.3g
Hardly any steps today as I signed up for Netflix (such a bad idea!).

I find I drink a lot more if I have fizzy water – also I have phases of using robinsons squash with no added sugar – mostly lemon, but my current favourite if lemon and pink grapefruit.
I nearly always have water when I have a hot drink too – probably about twice as much water as tea.
Over the weeks I have increased the amount of water I drink quite considerably – probably helped by the hot weather, but set yourself targets to increase the amount gradually – but as Ingorasual says, until you up your water intake, the weight is unlikely to start shifting – I had quite a long weight plateau from about day five – focusing on more water was key in getting weight loss to kick in.

good luck with it

I’m here. Just too late by the looks of it! Lucky, I’ve been for a night stroll with the OH after my friend went home. Walked off the lovely curry and spoonful of Oppo (made my friend try it.. Big thumbs up!). Ok you beat me on the steps today but I’m heartened by the fact that I’ve managed to get a few thousand steps in since my Jawbone was activated this afternoon. Mine’s running through my iPhone by the way. OH was quite impressed by the new gadget and is keen to help me get more active. Coooool 👍🏼

I’m being buzzed about bedtime…

Cauliflower steaks

Take a cauliflower and stand it on its stalk and cut down from the top in thick slices – I usually get two good slices and then the edges are smaller ones.

Lay flat on a baking sheet, with any spare bits or leaves round the edges. Add salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil over each slice and roast in the oven (I would say 180 degrees) for about 15-20 minutes or until browned and the cauliflower cooked through.

The leaves are delicious even if a little blackened and the ‘steaks’ are tender and sweet.

I was reading today you can also do these on a barbecue.

Hope you enjoy – my family love these.

Hi Igorasusual,
Thanks for the suggestions. Yes, I think I may try a few cups of herbal tea in the mornings and sip water throughout the day.

Good day, reversing pre diabetes, but your weight needs that water to start melting away.

Can you think of ways to drink the amount you need? Sipping water rather than drinking lots at one go? Try warm water, water with a little lemon in it, fizzy water? Fruit or herbal tea? (Ginger is my preferred)

You need to try to see how you can do it -!it really really helps.

Any other ideas, anyone, to help?

See you in the morning lovely. Extra good luck for the SOD tomorrow 😉 Whatever the outcome we’ll be here waiting with appropriate dress for you. Hopefully robes 😉

ah yes i remember now i am off to bed now !! see you on the other side !!!

I think she’s got friends around for curry tonight, I think that’s what she said, I’ve lost track of things today, but curry was involved.

Gawd I’m tired tonight Tokyo, I could sleep for a week!

Bril Lucia, I had the same thing today myself with my sons girlfriend, I chose the only thing On the menu I could safely have it was a lovely feta cheese salad, didn’t occur to me to eat anything else. It’s a miracle isn’t it.
😇😇

Today was OK, but I just couldn’t drink any water – I struggled to get 500ml in.

Total: 822 calories, 61g carbs
Water: 0.5L
Steps: 12,101
Active Minutes: 46

I had a sneaky check on the scales – and I seem to have only lost 2lbs too.
I’ve noticed that I get discouraged when I do not lose a substantial amount: so I may decide not to weigh until I go on holiday on 14th August.

and wheres janey tonight bet shes out walking just to use her wristband in the pitch black with a touch !!! ha ha !!

i reckon i could make a living of these phrases!!!

Lucia,was reading way back about yr virtuous shopping basket in the supermarket!
I am the same! I stand in the queue in a glow of selfrighteousness glancing at people and hoping theyve noticed i have a basket chock full of healthy stuff in a rainbow of colours.then i hope the cashier notices! I leave the store shaking head quietly to self at those misledfolk who are throwing carby and sugary things into their trolleys.tut tut!

I also relate to yr exercises in front of tv…pulling in tum,squeezing bum cheeks etc …and i hate the adverts so i get up and wash dishes,tidy up,empty the waste paper baskets! Its all movement and uses up cals and stops me from throwing things at the stoopid adverts ! And it means i get up to a tidy home next day! X

I also wonder how the tanita scales can work out your visceral fat. I think only a scan can show you how much visceral fat you have.
But well done you on your excellent results on the BSD orchid, really impressive, well done you!

SOD! Love it! That’s going on the list too…

thanks i shall be standing on the scales of destruction ( or SOD for short!!) in the morning

Deer babies? Awwwwwwwwwwww 🙂 Night night Eps, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow where you will be gooder than good and we will get 10,000 steps. Or not 🙂 x

Tokyo, you watching hunky Greg on Man Down?

Hi Lucia
I was at cookery club this evening – quite restrained, I only ate half the tiny muffin that we’d prepared for the starter, and didnt have any noodles with the stir fry.
I was assigned making the pudding, as I arrived a bit late, so felt duty bound to try some, but mostly just ate the apricots out of the middle.
And a glass of wine.
Good fun though – and a much nicer stir fry than I have ever achieved, so will try that at home.

Good luck with the weigh in tomoz tokyo! 👍🏻

Yayyyyyyyy! I should be around for most of the day. I have to take my son into town as he wants to buy a phone. He’s asked everyone for cash and he’s been saving his own money too, bless him. Other than that we’ll have to be in for relatives and friends visiting. I’ll have to make sure we’ve got a nice tea too while they’re all snarfing takeaway and triple layer chocolate cake! Dessert is sorted though with my chocolate cupcake and Oppo.

Ah, like my jeans then, with the V shape lol. I hear you and I feel your pain, sister! We’ll get in the buggers! All in good time…

Yes, good day today 😀 Camping next week, so more time to prepare now 🙂

Delicious way is mash with butter and double cream and then grate in some nutmeg yum yum yum
Jill

and me Janey, spiralizer for one, did the yogurt think in the 70’s am not revisiting that. Fancy apple watch that gives me a shock if i sit too long

Best sort of barley to use is pot barley – it is unprocessed unlike pearl barley, can take a bit longer to prepare but you can make a good amount and freeze some, you can make an orzotto with it if you want – an alternative to a risotto. I haven’t had an orzotto for ages, and won’t be having any during my fasting phase. Doing the 8 weeks in summertime is great for salads etc.

Igor tell us how to cook the cauli steaks? Sounds delicious do share please
Jill

Hee hee awh thanks Lucky. If that’s Euromillions I’m sorry to have to tell you that I’m winning that, even bought a ticket last week so I’m on the case… 👌😸😜

Yes no more Wednesday to Wednesday flip flopping, Thursday is the breakthrough day this week wahooo bring it on.

lovely walk in park, spotted lots of Pokemon people and a few gorgeous dogs, one cat and lots of deer babies!

Night all xx

the weeks do fly by off tomorrow so hopefully wont miss out on all the fun!!
no new cinderella moments although i wear scrubs at work and have noticed the size i am wearing at min are way to big !!! so may downsize next week i found a pair of jeans yesterday not sure if you saw the post these are the jeans of the future ( JOTF) at min can get them on but massive V were the zip should be !!! so thats goal number 3 to get these babys on !!!!!!
no compliments but you can never see at work in scrubs they just look and feel like pyjamas !!!!
you had a better day lucky ? are you looking forward to camping now ?

Hello Tokyo 🙂 Good grief, hasn’t a week gone quick? I know it was Friday last week wasn’t it, but still, it’s flown by? Remember to check in tomorrow and let us know, you in work or off tomorrow? Hope your tracker arrives soon. Any news, CInderella moments, compliments?

You’re welcome Imogen. I meant to add, I don’t mean like 1000 steps precisely, I’m not that good 😉 I think it’s actually over 1000, but it’s a good figure for a guesstimate. That’s great to hear that you’ve been doing more than you thought, you’d be surprised at how they add up through the day. I normally find that on top of my daily pottering (on a good day!) I usually need an hours walk to get me to my very rare 10,000 steps. So that’s a 40/60 split of pottering and housework and then treadmill. Awwww I wish I had something old that I could send you that worked, but every bit of tech I have stashed in drawers is older than what we’re using now, and with the exception of my Apple bits, nothing seems to work.

Fingers crossed for a lottery win and I will buy everyone two. One for each wrist. And a case of Oppo. I’ll have yours shipped to you Eps by special freezy van 😀

So I went out for a meal with a good friend tonight.
Instead of grabbing the menu, we talked for a good time.

I ordered chicken, didn’t need anything else.

When asked about puddings and coffee , it was nice to say, not needed.
Previously I would have wanted to order two or three puddings just for me.

It wa the company that was so fine, the meal wasn’t really needed.

Love Lucia
Xxxx

i’d rather have greek yogurt than waste all those calories on that drink/bircher

That’s a really helpful, Lucky thanks! Even better, I think I’ve been walking more steps than I thought…yay!🌻

well i am here!!here on my nightly spot getting ready for thursday morning weigh in!!! slightly nervous and have absolutely no idea why
i have an iphone and at work today someone showed me how to use it as a walking thingy ( pedometer ) whilst i wait for jawbone to arrive
janey i ordered “”Jawbone UP2 Fitness Tracker – Black” no idea why guess i dont want to miss out !!! and i have this bizarre urge to want to go for a walk or to get on a bike and dont even own a bloody bike !!! BSD what have you done to me !!!!!!!

My OH is a long time salad hater, but if I drizzled a spoon of Tahini over it and a little really good quality balsamic over it and add a twist of seasalt, he will scoff down every last bite.

I have found there are plenty of meals that can be put together on this diet, with almost no preparation or cooking. Have you thought about antipasti? just put together a selection of cooked meats and/or fish, a couple of small cubes of cheese, some pickles and some cloud bread – recipe can easily be found online.

I don’t know why I said lentils as I haven’t had any except within this diet, eat more chickpeas, legumes and beans. Sometimes put some in with mince to pad out a bolognaise but I do have Michael’s chicken on lentilsm had it twice in 4 weeks so not a staple in my diet, thanks for the heads up lac.

That’s a shame Josie. I think it’s hard to gauge the cooking times on these ‘new’ cakes. I haven’t tried making one yet, but if I’m honest, I’m having so much success with my cupcakes/muffins that I’m not too bothered. I know having a whole cake looks nice, especially if you’ve got company, but if they’re for personal consumption (and if like me you don’t trust yourself having the remains of a cake around) cupcakes freeze so well, you can properly calorie count them. I made lovely chocolate cupcakes with the recipe Eps posted a few days ago, they took exactly 15 minutes. I’d imagine it makes a lovely cake too. Didn’t do the ganache on it but the cake itself – wonderful.

http://myheartbeets.com/paleo-chocolate-cake/

Never a dull moment in this head of mine, Imogen 🙂 lol, I don’t think I’d want to be any other way now though. It’s not easy being me, but it is a lot of fun. I am a bit obsessed with food and when I’m on a diet, I become a complete diet bore, so this forum is a godsend for me. And my friends. And my family, who are now spared the sermons from me 😉 I remember back when the penny was dropping for me, I was plucking up courage to raise the matter with my husband. One night in bed, I very hesitantly said ‘Babe? Do you think I might be Aspergers?’ Expecting a ‘Nooooooooooo don’t be daft.’ or laughter. He just replied ‘Oh yes. Definitely.’ Evidently more obvious to other people than I thought then…

I know this is probably no help whatsoever, it’s just that I like figures and numbers and stats. It depends on how fast you walk etc. But I’ve found as a rule, 10 minutes of walking at a steady speed, not ambling, not power walking, gives me 1000 steps x

Janey the cake was cooked too much, hopefully better luck next time i hope

You may want to watch the lentil intake too sunshine-girl. According to MyFitnessPal 1 cup is 230 cals and 40 g carbs. I only use any pulse as an addition to a dish, not a full serving. But I’m trying to keep my carbs down to promote faster weight loss. 🙂

I have more than my fair share of ASD traits also…xx

Thanks Epspecially, will look at the other options…I just didn’t want to miss out on all the fun…and I keep losing count when I try to count my steps in my head😵…and as Lucky said the jawbone Up2 is a bargain on Amazon at the moment…and…
Enough already!!!

I will give it a miss for now and stick to lentils, Thanks guys

Thanks Chiangmai Grandmother, will do

Thank you Californiagirl, seems like sensible advice to me, I’ll check out the book and keep everyone posted👍

Yes, it’s worth remembering it’s not the only band available and others may work with whatever phone you have. It’s just a shame because the UP2 are dirt cheap on Amazon at the moment. I think they are better than bog standard pedometers because as Eps said, you get a right row (or buzzing) if you do. Uber patronising app at times to the point of being funny. Tracks all manner from what food you’ve eaten to how well you sleep.

Eps, I’m not sure if I ever want to duel with you :-p You really would whoop my ass wouldn’t you? Let me know if you want to compete 😉 And I’ll think of some excuse… heheheh jk

Two portions of ice cream? Or two scoops? Sheesh, you’d better put your back into this walk, lady! Maybe it will do you good if you’ve been feeling dizzy too. Definitely step away from the ice cream or you’ll end up in a vicious circle from Wednesday to Wednesday!

Can you actually ‘walk’ a cat?

SOME QUICK TOURIST ADVENTURES IN PHILLY

Here is a secret treasure that most tourists never see in Philly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpGrY_bSLUw

Listen to this one too for Christmas Season In Philly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2heQdcEMwtM

Oo sorry Imogen I’m not much use to you either as am using it on an iPhone. Used to have a Samsung sonething and I know the operating system was t up to date enough for the app to work.

I’d say if you send the up or Fitbit customer service an email they’d help? And if that doesn’t work tell them the other has it and you want it to work👏🏻👏🏻😂

Hope it works out anyway. Once you have one you won’t sit down for hours ever again!! It disapproves of sitting too long and gives tips 😳😝 I have Up2, nice comfy band and I like it. Makes me walk waaaaay more than usual, especially at work when I go out mini walks that add up.

Lucky? Hiiiiii 😂 Just going out for a walk now so will be sending you and Janey competitive vibes😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 though to be honest, I just had two potions of our version of healthy ice cream and it has way too many calories (made of avocado and coconut milk and honey and cocoa) but there you go it’s done now and I actually feel better after it!! Was feeling bit dizzy and weak today but probably hormone related. So walk now and tomorrow begins again! 😎

Have hump of week to get over as last week lost up to Wednesday and then put on again so am basically back to where I was last Wednesday now. Want to move on to the next number!! So yes, first step should be step away from the ice cream ha ha ha I know..

Walk walk walk..pity the cat cAnt come too😿

No problem. Mine was old too until my birthday and I managed to get a decent phone on contract with a better plan for £4 more than I was paying for PAYG so it was a bit of a no-brainer for me.

No, you need not say any more 🙂 I have four at different stages on the spectrum, and I can tell you that did come from me 😉 Although not officially diagnosed and I am very unlikely to be now at my age, I’m 99% certain I’m Aspergers. Learning about ASD as a Mum, time and time again and the penny dropped, oh my God, that’s me too lol. Might have saved me a lot of stress and trouble while I was a teen growing up if I/other people had known. But hey ho, I’ve made it this far, raised four children, maintained a 17 year relationship and long term friendships so, I’m doing ok. Might explain why I’m better with people online than in real life though!

Does your son not have a piece of tech that you could shove the app on?

FAKE RICE is what I make out of cauliflower. But, the drought in california was so bad that broccoli and caulifower are quite pricey this year. So, I can skip the rice this summer.

If you have recipes, please do share it with everyone.

Kind of you to check this out for me…my phone is old, old, old…so this may have to wait until I decide or can afford to buy a new one…Thanks though.
None of the tech speak stuff makes any sense to me but I do have an ‘in house expert’ in the form of my differently wired, technically brilliant 19 year old (ASD… need I say more?) Unfortunately, his natural ability/gift definitely did not come from me 😅 xx

Wednesday and a week later since starting the BSD Diet! I really, should not say diet; lifestyle is more accurate! 😀 I am still waiting for the scale and glucose meter to come. They have not come yet! ARGHHH!!!!

I feel like I am waiting…..waiting….waiting…….waaaaaaiting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1WnrjciO8c

Nothing like watching Bill Clinton last night at the Philadelphia Democratic Convention. And guess what!!???? He actually had his pants on during the speech! LMAO Except for being a left wing Socialist, he is very must like the long lost twin brother of Berlusconi! LOL

My city tis of the sweet land of liberty (Philly) was in chaotic violent protests after Bernie Sanders did not get the nomination for being a Commie President. The Walt Whitman bridge was surrounded and I think The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) was shut down. It made me so upset seeing such chaos in the city. good thing I do not live in Northern Liberties. But, it is still my town.
It was a setup by Jill Stein the green party candidate. She seems to be getting all of Commie Bernie’s votes instead of Hillary.

Here is Bill Clinton’s campaign strategy for Hillary: (Adult content)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1WnrjciO8c

Some funny comics on politics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGnikoLRDLo

I got way off the subject of losing weight and health concerns. In 7 days it feels like I lost atleast 5 pounds. But, I need Mr. Scale to check that out.

Last night was no snacking up to 11 PM watching Bill Clinton’s Speech.

I did snack in the afternoon: 3 Celery stalks with cream cheese. I did it again this afternoon at 230 pm. One thing different and it turns out to be a habit. But, I need more veggies for the higher fiber content. One can not get fiber out of beef strogonoff. Well, atleast it is not snacking on the Cronut in NYC’s SOHO area (half donut half croissant):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5ERDxnEu48

I do need more fiber, yet needs to cut out the KRYPTONITE: anything dairy. More spinach and greens would be best. I got almond and coconut milk yesterday at Price Chopper. Cut out the fresh milk. Challenging, but able to get it done. Atleast not eating the NYC and Philly junk foods anymore.