Welcome to the forums deetia52. Your post is AOK. You’ve made the right decision and today is not only the 1st of July but the 1st day of your BSD journey and the 1st day of the rest of your life.
If you’ve read the book, that’s great – if not, reading it (over and over) helps get your head around it. Read the forums as well because there’s heaps of valuable information and help if/when you need it.
Best wishes.

Hi Lucia,
I just love that you are so real and honest. Thank you.
By being real and posting your ups and downs it helps all of us that struggle at times.
What I find interesting is all of the people that have negative comments don’t appear to be actively doing anything to further their health. There are so many ‘experts’ in our society that people often comment to you about things that would have been considered rude 10 years ago.
Good for you to ignore them and plough through….you need to do what you need to do to be fit and healthy.
Mr Broccoli sounds so much like George Clooney……..
Have a great day.
PS Hope you’re reading this at lunch time and laugh out loud in the canteen! (The George part).

Thankyou for you’re welcome. Sorry for the late reply, but I’ve been so busy adjusting recipes, counting calories and focusing on our new eating plan.
My first day was a struggle, not from temptations, but headaches and generally feeling weak and shaky. 2nd day was easier and the headaches only showed up in the evening. I can honestly say I haven’t felt like falling off the wagon once 🙂.
On the 28th day I had lost 8.5 kgs. I’m so happy with the results. My goal in the beginning was to lose 20 kilos, now I can actually see that happening and maybe a little more 😉

Hi I am having problems finding how to post. Hope this is ok although not a new topic as such. I have been trying on and off for a month now. Just back from my holidays and put on LOADS so now ready to do this properly. Plan for today –
B – greek yogurt and blueberries
L – Feta and salad
D- Chicken and salad
Evenings are danger times for me, thought maybe hummous and celery, any suggestions.
I really hope that I can do this now because I feel yuk ( cos of all the junk I’ve been having)
I’m enjoying reading the posts
Dee

I think that people are basically insecure about themselves, aren’t they, so they try and justify themselves either by direct remarks or by unhelpful ones.

My s-i-l saw me (she knows I am doing this) and simply said “well, we can see YOU’RE losing weight” – sounds ok when written but her tone strongly implied that it wasn’t a good thing and I didn’t look good. I just said I felt really well. But wasn’t there to tell anyone else what to do, up to them.

I just moved on, but it did hurt. And sure enough later she texted me to say “sorry, it was just that I am envious to see you being successful”.

I think if you feel good, and are happy, then whatever people says is ok.

In the end your success is what matters, not everyone else’s opinions.

I’ve said before that you, Lucia, with many others on this forum are totally inspirational. 🙂

Keep on keeping on

Hi all
I seem to be stuck and on using my fitness pal realise my carb count has risen , I think that and full fat is why? My carbs come from veg / fruit etc . Whilst I know we are all different it’s a struggle for me . Soups I love them how to make them low carb with veg. Help please.

Oh Lucia our friend how can people criticise your great efforts? I think we need some good one liners to respond to such jerks. Hmm now the other day I was told I am lucky cos I lose weight so easily.. What was going through my head was NO you moron I work incredible hard at it, I love sugar and carbs and changing my life is taking effort!

Hiya

I started yesterday. But I couldn’t find a quiet 8 weeks (it would probably be 2017 before that happens!) so I decided to just go for it and try my best. There will inevitably be times when I fall off the wagon so to speak (I am going away for a girls weekend next weekend – typically lots of wine. I will try to minimise the lapses) but I will just dust myself off and get back on track. I want to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. My oldest has just had his 16th birthday, so you can see how long I have been struggling! 4 stone to lose and looking forward to it shifting with BSD.

Hi! I’m planning on starting either tomorrow or Monday – similarly I have a social weekend so don’t want to start half heartedly, will see how it goes. Either way I’ll be on it 100% from Monday so I’ll be in the new starters club too. Feeling a little nervous but am so desperate for change that the motivation outweighs the worry. Just got to do a BSD friendly shop now!

Captainlynne
We feel we need to follow your lead on all things BSD as you are such an inspiration……so how about a ‘ target weight’ topic?
Feel reluctant to start one myself……..I fear responsibility!!!!
I am 2lbs off my Target weight and have to confess….. I have reached the magical figure that starts with 9 stone!

After all my concerns I have lost half a pound this morning. Hooray! Off to London on a stomach full of protein and fat-rich foods and a coffee in hand, with no plans to go wrong…. 🙂

Good luck on your first day Happy! Hope it goes well for you today.

Simons, I have visitors too this weekend hence starting on Monday. Unfortunately it means I’ve stocked up on lots of non BSD type food for them so there may need to be a big clear out on Sunday night!

I don’t have high blood sugar yet but have lots of risk factors like type II family members and tendency to put weight round my tummy. Plus I’m a seirial dieter who really loves food so I’m hoping to retrain some bad habits. It’s been a long long time since I’ve been a healthy weight so even a stone in the right direction over the 8 weeks would be fantastic.

hi Giz
How you doing ?
two weeks in now i did my weekly weigh in yesterday and another 1.4 kg down so lost 3.6kg in two weeks woo hoo !!
on my way to my first goal another 2.9 to loose and then first goal hit
hope your going well 😄

Anyone noticed, it’s July?
Me neither

Love Lucia
Xxxxx

Hi gang,
I can only get the daily mail free on my iPad on the bus to work.
I only post it, so you can see why the general public think I am making myself I’ll and starving.

I now make sure I get my 10k steps by mid afternoon.
I walk with someone who tells me I am doing more harm than good.
I just nod, agree and do my own thing.
If someone speaks to me in a bullying way, the I let rip.

I know how I got here, you all do too.

You all have my ups and downs,
You have my emotions, thoughts, feelings.

So, what I say us … Sod them

Now, I am thinking of bean sprouts, I haven’t had them in a while, a nice crisp, crunchy stir fry, 200 calories.
Bite me!

You all have a great day
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hi Bill,
I don’t need to post photos. I will describe two.
Before…. Beached whale, with hippo legs, weight of an elephant
After….. A very young Dolly Parton.

Bet you are swooning now
Love Lucia
Xxxx

Hello greenjanet I am just starting too last Monday and I read all Izzy’s wonderful posts to inspire me along with many of the others before I stepped off. I was looking for chicken and lentils Tim so will definitely make that. It is winter here although not as cold as many places, and I have made some wonderful soups this week and am 1.4kg down. I am a Michael Mosley fan and have been for a long time, so hope I can stick to this, as I have a lot of weight to lose. Should be pre-diabetic (BMI 34, age 70) but am not just fat.

All you folks who have stuck to this for many weeks are so inspirational.

I’m starting on the 6th July. Have my nieces and nephews for two days of the holidays…. so have decided to start post them!! Too many tempting goodies around.
I’m determined. Diagnosed with Type 2 in Feb, metformin 500mg once a day… don’t want to have diabeties… very keen to reverse.
I love to cook so cooking foods not an issue… portions will be my biggest ahhhh and I love love my chocolate so will need to curb my enthusiasm is that area!!
People at work are taking cover for 8 weeks they say…. well 8 weeks later and KG down and diabeties gone *fingers crossed… i’ll be a better version of myself!!

Good luck all…. love that there is forum for praise and venting!!!

Hi Eggbot:
I’m starting tomorrow on July 1st. I will join you and let you know how I do………We can do this.

Hi sydneygirl,

Thanks for sharing your goal in your earlier post. That sounds like a great goal. Have you got your anniversary celebration outfit planned or will you splurge on a new outfit to match your new weight loss?
My results so far match yours, day 5 and have gone down 2lbs. I think I’ve kept more or less to the 800 calories, and although I tend to usually do a mix of strength and cardio, I have upped my exercise a bit. I also forgot to measure but as strange as it seems I’m sure some jeans are slightly looser.
Making some hommus is on my list to do, I’m a bit nervous though as tend to eat it too much if it’s a help yourself kind of food. I made a chicken and veg frittata which I portioned and froze and then have with a couple of cherry toms for lunch. Breakfast I just have my homemade chicken broth and then tea some protein and veg. I started drinking Kombucha last year and so I occasionally have a small glass ( 200ml = 22cal) either before tea when my hubby has a beer, or after tea to stop the post tea desire for something sweet. Plan to do some cooking and be a bit more creative, but I just find its so simple to stay to the 800 this way.
Like you I am enjoying the diet, my hubby isn’t working this wkend and we have some friends coming down so hopefully will make good eating choices.

Have a great weekend and keep up the good work
🙂

Day 5 and I’m down from 10 8 on Monday to 10 6 already. It could be that I have a lot less food in me but It’s a great start. I haven’t been measuring which I should be because I want to fit into my clothes again so losing inches is going to be important. I will get a measuring tape today. Look forward to Monday when it’s my first full week 1 weigh in.
Keeping lunches simple with crudités and hommous and tinned sardines. I like this diet.

Hi All,
Great discussion here about how to maintain this lifestyle.
For me the key has been to keep my favourite low carb foods/ recipes at the ready. We have so many food choices available to us that it’s easy to overlook the ‘old faithfuls’. Lynne makes a really valid point here about how long she has been doing the BSD. Her food habits are now so deeply entrenched that it’s unlikely she’ll stray once she reaches her goal weight. For those only doing the 8 weeks or a bit more, it will be harder to maintain those healthy eating habits.
I did the BSD for controlling my diabetes, not weight loss, so I can contribute to how to maintain weight while eating healthily.
• I have an exercise book in which I write the low carb recipes that my family enjoy. I do add to it as we try new things but it is my reference book for shopping and cooking. Stick with the recipes and foods you enjoyed on the BSD but keep exploring low carb options to add variety. If you keep low carb foods at the forefront of your mind you won’t be so likely to weaken when you’re stuck for ideas or time.
• Don’t buy non BSD type foods for guests or special occasions! If it’s in your house there is every possibility that you will eat it. Make or buy something that doesn’t appeal to you, or whip up a low carb treat instead. We are all only human and do get tempted. If you eat something naughty while you are out it’s over and done with, but if it’s in your home you can keep going back to it ( and probably will).
• Stick with low carb but increase your calories to the point where you are maintaining weight. You can eat more of the good stuff like nuts, cheese, oils etc that might otherwise blow the 800 cal budget. Try not to increase portion sizes as your appetite will increase accordingly.
• Remember that you can only do high fat if you are eating low carb! If you increase carbs too much you will no longer be burning fat for energy and will be in danger of cholesterol problems and weight gain.
Hope this helps to generate more discussion on what helps others. I think the biggest mistake any of us could make is to view the BSD as a finite thing. Whether we have done it for blood sugar control or weight loss, it has to be a lifelong commitment or we can end up back where we started.

Yep the lentils and chicken recipe was lush, and very filling, I will use this recipe on a really challenging day I think. Excellent day full of energy, and quite alert which is a new phenomena for me. Been sluggish for so long I had got used to it. Planning for the weekend which is always challenging for me, as Saturday night is always crisps night. Hmmm have to convince myself I don’t like them anymore. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

Hi twinkle 27

I am on day 2 as well, I’ve found it very good, surprising that the meals have filled me up. I must admit I was feeling so poorly before I started, and feeling better every minute, so it’s all been a wonderful revelation for me and thoughts of carbs just remind me that It was eating the carbs and sugar that made me poorly. I am also doing it to loose weight I have 7st 1 lb to loose . So keep up the good work, I had the chicken and lentils for dinner this eve from the book, excellent. To full to think about chips.🤗🤗🤗

Good night young lady, sleep well 🙂 I shall be thinking up willie/meat knot related innuendo for the next 22 minutes or so until I too, retire to my bed.

Am convinced that this is the diet for me. Am a bit confused, at one point I thought I must not eat bananas yet they are in some recipes, help. I am going to concentrate on ditching the carbs. Another question do i need to weigh everything? What abouts nuts, how many can I have a day. Looking forward to eating avocado again

Carrot cake ice cream. That’s it, I need a holiday hall pass for that one. Unless of course they have Paleo quinoa and kale flavoured sorbet (note sarcasm probably due to tiredness!). I’ve finished with my Willies so off to bed! We shall continue tomorrow….

Thank you Sunny D, I will implement your kind suggestions. I will keep u posted on my journey.
I know it’s not going to be easy. But I will persevere 👍

Thank you for taking the time to reply. I appreciate that. I will try cutting out the carbs & see how I get on. I’ve found it quite hard these past few days. I actually felt quite poorly.
I keep u posted 👍

Hi Twinkle27

Day two is good news for you, day two of a complete and utter change to your life, congrats on joining up. You will feel wonderful at the wedding…don’t buy an outfit yet, you will, change so rapidly you may have to do a last minute hit and run and you will be wearing something you could only imagine as the old you.

Couscous is OK, it’s in the fast diet cook books I have invested in. Just remember to count the cals and not eat as much as in the past. In a recipe for 4, 300g of uncooked couscous as a guide for you. A small serve will satisfy you anyway once you are over the carb craving thing, GOOD NEWS is for most of us that stage is short-lived then you are liberated.

If you like experimenting try quinoa it is similar to couscous but is an amazing super grain, again just a little is required. I went gluten free 10 years ago so couscous, a fav was out, hello quinoa. The other great thing about it it keeps you regular, which can be a bit of a problem once cal intake is reduced, that’s a friendly word of warning and a tip for you.

I start week 17 today, it has been so easy and I am feeling so great I am sticking around until I feel like a transition to 5:2.

Here’s to your success.
N

I have another one but I’d probably get banned from the forum… 😀

Ahhh, are you? Slightly jealous, but not of the lovely food you’ll have to repel. The evil ice cream shop is in Paignton, so steer clear. Carrot cake ice cream. Carrot cake.

Oh you should have gone up and told them. Preach it, sister! If they’re still there tomorrow, direct them to this forum. Just not this thread, specifically. Word will spread in the end, with all these diabetes patients saying how they’re doing it.

Haha Tokyo, in my group of friends we had an Oracle – but we’ve now brought her up to date and she’s Google. Another friend is NetDoctor because she can identify any ailment you might have. We have Weather.com because she can tell you the local weather for up to three weeks at any given point and I am Allrecipes 🙂

Is anyone else planning to start in July? I’m going for it from Monday 4th and am very hopeful.
My main challenges will be some habits that will be difficult to change (cereal for breakfast, daily latte, snacking after work) but I like the Mediterranean style diet.

Good luck all!

Hmm has your bottom been dormant? Good old DM ! They also write about how carbs are good for you too. It’s nice to have a national newspaper that appreciates tested scientific research. Give me strength! My children say reading the DM will corrupt my soul but a little bit of me delights in their codswallop and don’t get me started on the ‘side bar of shame’.

Had a good day today the treadmill walking is going well from struggling to do 5 mins I have reached 45 and although still red faced I quite enjoyed it. I won’t go longer just perhaps try and speed up a little in short spurts aka fastercise. I’m off on holiday on Saturday but will take my trainers and try and do some but may need an escort as still concerned about tripping up. There’s a nice piece on a site called Adams daily Apple that talks about exercise and glucose and fat storage.

Good night all

HI FuzzyJammies
I am too just starting out. Got and read the book yesterday and decided to start today , although I was out to lunch today! So I skipped breakfast, had a spinach, bacon and avocado salad for lunch and because I didn’t know how many calories it was, so I played safe and just had a hard boiled egg for dinner (Whilst making chicken thai curry and rice for the rest of the family!)

Have a week to really try and get this sorted then off on a girls weekend away next weekend, but I have decided that there is no good time to start a diet like this, I always have things on, so I will just try my best.

So perhaps we can go on this journey together?

I’m a 49year old woman with about 4 stone to lose. No diabetes but definitely a carb addict.

starting weight 203lbs
bust 46inches
waist 41 inches
thighs 29.5 inches (per thigh that is, I am not an inverted triangle!)

Lucky you and janey are like my oracles !!! all wise and knowing and bloody funny !!

Excitement surrounding my willie?! Omg I think a bit of wee came out at that!!! 😆

I’m going on holiday to Devon this year and now I’m worried about the 79000 ice cream flavours 😱

I was also impressed that Collie spread the BSD message. I tell anyone that will listen about how good it is. They do try to sidle away in the office but it’s a small room so there’s no escape…. The Anti Diabetes Roadshow was in Tesco carpark at lunchtime and I really wanted to go up and tell them how great the BSD is for helping reverse diabetes!

Tokyo – I was just going to use the vanilla extract, whether that’s frowned upon or not, it’s a teaspoon. The way I look at it is this. If we were using these things every day and eating them every day, then it’s an issue, the same as it would be if/when it was sugar. We’re all individual and we’re all doing this for different reasons, some health, some weightloss, so opinions are going to vary accordingly – just do what’s right for you. It’s for a once in a while treat. If/when I take the plunge and bake something, I’m using granulated sweetener and to hell with it. Because I spent two quid on the sodding stuff and it’s getting used. It’s going to be rare, it’s going to be a special occasion when I do, it’s not like it’s going to be weekly, probably not even monthly x

Hi everyone I’m new on day 2, I’m trying the 8 weeks 800 plan as I have a way to go (56lb should about get me to a healthy bmi) I’m going to a friends wedding in 6 weeks so am helping that this is going to really help me shift some weight before her special day. I’ve been looking through some of the posts and ideas and my fitness pal is a brilliant idea to help me track everything so far
Day one was easy plain yoghurt with passion fruit and toasted almond flakes, tomato soup, Apple, salmon with coriander and coconut mixed roast vegetables (mushrooms aubergine cherry tomatoes courgette)
Day two mushrooms goats cheese toast thing, tomatoe soup and a omelette (with cheese, bacon, peas, onion, sun dried tomatoes spinach ) both days I’ve drank between 2-3 litres of water/weak sugar free cordial

Today all I thought about is thick slices of white bread with butter, or some chip shop chips something really carb heavy that I know I shouldn’t eat (no wonder I’ve got 56lb to loose)

Trying to plan tomorrow I have breakfast sorted but trying to figure lunch I have some mackerel can I have some couscous with it or is that a no no

Any help advice please x

Collie – in all the excitement surrounding Janey’s Willie I forgot to answer you, that’s great about the checkout lady, and it would be great if it helped her 🙂 I do have a tendency to get a bit evangelical about diets and my friends start avoiding me 🙁 This time I’m going to lead by example and only tell them if they notice and ask. It’s just so hard when you find something that works and you know it can help others. I’m seeing my friend tomorrow for the first time in three weeks, when I saw her last she told me about the BSD. I started the next day, and I can tell her, at the very least, that I’ve lost 20lbs in 21 days. Maybe more if the scales are kind tomorrow 🙂
Re holidays the temptation is horrendous and the choices poor, I think back to last year’s Devon jaunt and I’m shuddering, the takeaways, the meals out, breakfasts out, the pastries, and the ice cream shops, with so many flavours that it felt rude to go home without sampling at least ten of their seventy nine thousand flavours. Well done on having one. I don’t know how I’d cope this year, so thankfully we’re only going camping, which should be easier to cope with as long as I’m organised. I’m avoiding alcohol at the moment, my tipple is red wine and I’m allergic to it. Plus, I can’t just have one, so it’s easier to have none.

Oh Lucia your doctor must be very pleased with you. We certainly are.

lucky i saw that yoghurt thingy what sweetener are you using if any ?
since i was told perhaps not to use agarve syrup( and its sitting in my cupboard along with honey!!) i am now wondering what sweeterner to buy i have looked for the ones linda recommended but not in sains or morrisons i can see i am going to end up with a cupboard full of useless expensive items that i will have taken a second mortgage out to buy !!!

Christie & Lynne,

Thanks so much for thoughtful postings. I think my best strategy is to keep in touch on these forums.

Maybe if Lynne sets up a “Target Achieved” we could all “weigh in” on the first of each Month. I’m always better when I know I have to ‘fess up. I need stick and carrot.

John

If it is good poisoning I know it’s miserable. I had it a few years ago when the granddaughters were with me. Fortunately there were three toilets in that house 😱 It took months for me to be completely well again!

Keep in touch.

Thanks everyone. Another high spot if I may. Today I was able to double cross my legs – cross legs, then tuck top foot behind other ankle. It’s the first time I’ve been able to do that in many a long year 😃

John, thank you for your post. I’ll try to add something to the discussion.

I’ve been on diets for about 55 years, with varying degrees of success. But only ever reached my target on probably two occasions, and one of those I’d been ill with stress and couldn’t eat! I must have spent a fortune at slimming clubs over the years. Many times I left whichever club I was attending because I had to choose paying the club or buying food that week. Looking back it seems that the clubs encouraged me to buy their products but never taught me how to eat healthily. All that counting – points, syns or whatever – meant a constant focus on what I was going to eat. It was never going to be sustainable long-term.

When I went on holiday I’d ‘treat’ myself – after all, don’t I deserve a treat after all the hard work I’d put in. Then come home having gained weight, which took ages to lose again. Same at Christmas and other celebrations. When I visit people they usually offer me something to eat with a coffee. If I tried to refuse, they’d insist, so I’d eat it even if I didn’t want it. Well, you can’t offend people.

So, fast forward to BSD days.

The fridge and freezer are full of real food, not packaged meals. I still count calories but my main focus is on staying low carb. As I’ve travelled this journey I’ve kept learning. The first time I was on holiday I came home with a slight gain which disappeared quickly. I realised that my portion control hadn’t been great so I’ve paid more attention to that.

Now I have a life – I can focus on things other than food. Yes, I still record what I eat, and medical test results. But it takes a lot less time than working out points or syns.

It seems that health issues have been a great incentive for me. Possibly combined with a stubborn streak, making me determined to prove those who say I should eat carbs wrong. I never thought I would ignore the bread basket on the restaurant table, but I do. I never thought I’d drink water instead of diet fizzy drinks, but I do. My tastes in good have changed.

Perhaps because of the amount of weight I needed to lose, the journey has taken a while (but nowhere near as long as with slimming clubs. That has helped fix the BSD way of eating in my mind and body.

I will probably stop calorie counting soon, on experimental basis, just staying low carb like I now do on holiday. But I’ll continue writing everything down. I find that really helps.

For some reason the high carb foods I used to enjoy so much, and which made me so ill have no appeal now.

At the moment my thinking is that when I get to my target (whatever that will finally be) I’ll stay low carb, recording everything I eat, and following the Mediterranean style of eating.

The two things that help me most are writing everything down and posting on these forums. It must be accountability!

Sorry for the long post – I was working it out as I typed.

Hi stringbreaker,
Lightbulb moment! I am also struggling with what to do after my final weight is reached, although I have been under the weather for a few weeks I am also struggling with the same issues as you are!
I know for instance that I am addicted (still!) to sugar, and will quite easily go back to my old ways if I don’t keep ‘on top’ of my eating,
Mindfulness is something that has to be practiced, it’s a bit like cognitive behavioural therapy, stopping that inner voice that tells you, ‘ oh go on have a cake/biscuit/chocolate bar’ whatever your nemesis is! That is a VERY basic idea of what it is about.
I also agree with you that we need the people who have reached their goal to help out with what happened to them after!
All food for thought though isn’t it? Not much battery left so will have a think, read your post again and see if I can add anything? Cheers
Christine

Hi Lynne,
Thank you, I always get good support on here, just wish I could give some!
I think you are right about something I have eaten, we have had so many ‘dos’ where I have had to make difficult choices of what to eat, while feeling really awful! I will have to do a re-run in my head and see what I can come up with!
I’m only glad it’s nothing serious, my neighbour was really ill for months after eating something off or bad? It took him about six months to recover , we ended up doing his lawn for him as even that was beyond him!
I need to get back to basics, thanks again for the support
Christine

It’s a good one! Well, why not, it seems to go well, doesn’t it? 😉

Yes, I coped, but I am very cross too. I need to be better organised. Much better organised too. I suppose I know I can have a takeaway and be sensible. I can go to Mum’s and eat a roast without the potatoes. It’s another ‘first’ off my list I guess. Just eating out to do now. That will be the true test, I tell thee!

Muahahaha, I’m stealing that!!

A fistful of Willies??!! Is that the collective noun?! 😆

Well done on takeaway damage limitation. Some nights it all goes to ratsh** but you coped!

Oh, speaking of PMT, my hubby told me a joke today that I thought was quite funny, probably because I wasn’t premenstrual at the time.
PMT Wife to her Husband: Do you want something to eat?
Husband: What are the choices?
PMT Wife: Yes or effing NO!

Lol?

Josie – are they the ones that look like Reeses peanut butter cups? If so, yes I’ve spotted those, they do look lush. I’m making her frozen yogurt bark tomorrow, with the berries and peanut butter splodges.

Janey! I could run and run and run with you munching on Willies, but I won’t. Oh, wait… actually… I will. Just off the top of my head…
If you endured cauliflower rice, I think you’re entitled to a good fistful of Willies tonight, personally?

I ate my chicken and salad, I left the bread, as did hubby. I gave the cheesy garlic bread to my son and daughter and told them to take it and run. I think it’s cooked reasonably healthily (she says). Famous last words, you watch. That’ll teach me to start cooking tea at stupid o’clock.