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Becca, if everyone who exceeding the 800 cals was to leave I would be here on my little lonesome, and even I would have to leave on some days. We dont care what plan you are following or whether you are able to stick to it, just being here keeps your thoughts on the right track. I am pretty sure the 5:2 allows unlimited (within reason) calories on 2 day and some people who cannot manage 5 days of 800 then switch it to 4:3 or whatever suits them. I know you wont mind my saying but I think your body can still lose weight on around 1000 or even 1200 – that is still a big reduction in what most people eat who are not on a diet. If you think some of us are angels and always behave, then think again. I must say that I have been ridgedly strict since 5th Jan and around 8 to 900 cals and no alcohol for 21 days (a miracle for me) but I have such good reason trying to get my diabetes under control. I would rather you tried your best and slipped up or went a bit over than not post which will lead to you giving up. So no more talk of not posting. Finally, as you have ditched the carbs you are already cutting pointless calories and eating a healthy diet.

It was my weigh in today and I have lost a measly 2/3rds of a pound. Verano, I puzzled at your wishing me luck for Tuesday but I read on and think it is because that was always our weigh in day. Maybe I will go back to Tuesdays and let you know my weight tomorrow 🙂

You asked about Sundays and my stomach. I have no idea but every Sunday while I am eating a brunch of 1 egg, canned tomatoes, either bacon or sausage and grilled mushrooms, I start with diarrhea. Then it would start even before I sat down to eat and it lasts all day. It is nothing to do with my Saturday diet as that is always different (chicken curry this week – steak and salad last week etc) and the only thing that stops it is 2 Imodium on Saturday night. BTW I also have the same effect when I do my supermarket shop. As soon as we start walking round I just have to go. It could be psychological in that if it happened once and then again my body then expects it to happen. However, it is a bloody nuisance. Great way to start the weeks discussion.

Have a good week everyone and, just for V I will weigh again tomorrow.

Hi Becca- truthfully I rarely only eat 800 calories….I run at totals similar to you- the weight loss I guess is slower- but it’s all super healthy food so I know it’s good for my body-
so definitely stay, we all have to find what works for us 🙂 🙂

Hi, all. have been hesitant to post because, although I am still working on weight loss, I haven’t been sticking to the 800. My daily calories are cycling up and down a bit, within a range of 900-1250, still low carb. I’m feeling better with a few more calories, and the weight loss seems to be slowly progressing as long as I stay consistent about tracking my food. It’s an interesting learning process.

Since I’m not really sticking to the 800, not sure if I should continue to post, as I don’t want to be a distraction to those who are keeping to the straight and narrow. Then again, I suppose some of you others aren’t really staying rigid with the 800, either, but just figuring out what works best for you.

Anyway, best wishes to all! Not much left of January!

Becca

Hello.

For some reason I don’t get the notifications on this thread! So I just pick up the new messages as and when.

S-g fingers crossed for Tuesday. BTW what’s so special about Sunday mornings that mean you have an upset stomach?

Pootle the first round is always the easiest partly because the ‘health issue’ is a huge motivator. After that it becomes a little more difficult. Don’t despair. You’ve lost half of your Christmas gain. You don’t have to lose the other half in a week or even a month. Just pace yourself. Leave the really carby stuff alone and you will lose you extra pounds without too much effort.

My week had been better than last week which is all I can ask for. Tuesdays weight in will be the real test of how this week has been!

Just one positive…..

It’s 13 weeks since the clocks went back but just 9:till they spring forward again. The countdown has begun. Enjoy those extra few minute of light each day …. Spring is almost here,

CATHY I feel your pain …. and share it! Have gone completely off piste this weekend. Made a curry on Friday but crunched too many poppadoms. And over the weekend have definitely downed more wine than I should 🙀

But tomorrow is a new day, and the start of a new week. Let’s see what we can achieve by Friday : the end of January.

Good luck everyone! X

Hello everyone
Confession time -been bad this weekend! Ate some left over from Christmas Ferrero Rochas chocolates and had some sourdough bread with home made marmalade a friend made. Both delicious! Back to basics tomorrow! Feel bad because I have been doing so well and lost 1 lb every week since starting . I hope I’ve not put them all back on this weekend! I’ll knuckle down again tomorrow and hope that by Friday I’ve managed to maintain this week rather than put on any weight. Am still on track to lose 5lb by the end of Feb but I need to be stronger!

Afternoon all,
Just touching base as I am, once again, struggling!
I have lost half the weight I put back on over Christmas, which is great…BUT….
When I started the BSD back in the summer of 2024, I managed to cut out all the bad carbs, with husband’s full co-operation! So no temptation in the house..and after the ‘onset’ cravings for sugar and carb didn’t have a real problem sticking to the diet.
Having relaxed my strictness over Christmas, and with husband wanting to eat the ‘bad’ things, I am really struggling with the cravings!
I have slipped every day in the last week, compounded by having a very bad cough, so feeling very sorry for myself! I have been unable to resist slices of toast, or porridge, or( the worst) yesterday I demolished half a box of Border Boscuits! Husband doesn’t hide his food!!
Without the motivation of needing to lose loads of weight and get shot of diabetes, I need to find strength or I will slump back into diabetes and weight gain!
Sorry !! After all the support you gave me, I need to find even more motivation!
Xx
I hope you are all doing ok and moving forward into 2026!

Tulip, I forgot to say, after you sprinkle with parmesan you put them back in the oven for the cheese to melt. Stupid of me to forget.

Got my usual Sunday morning upset stomach. Always hope it means I will lose more weight as been on the loo 7 times already. Sorry if that spoils your brunch.

Cant wait for next Sunday when I am going to try on my holiday dresses, see if anything needs taking up, which I can do myself unless it is a lot on my sequinned dress as it is possible the sequins will start to unravel without professional care. En verre (we will see).

Thank you- sounds delish! 🙂

Hi all, just had a sneaky peek at my weight as I felt thinner. Not declaring but it is looking good. Would have loved a couple of drinks last night but resisted and more determined now and will keep going until Monday and hopefully beyond. Not got eating plans until 2nd Feb.

Did 16 hour TRE.

Courgette crisps – thinly slice a courgette put in a bowl with a small amount of oil, sprinkle with garlic salt, lay out on a baking tray and place in oven. Good idea to put on a greased baking paper. Cook on a very low heat (150) for 15 mins until starting to crisp up then sprinkle with finely grated parmesan. Voila. So moreish. I also do it with sliced aubergine. When I am making aubergine (in place of pasta) lasagne I slice some about the thickness of a pound coin and stick in the airfryer or oven for 10 or 15 minutes. I do this because the dont always cook right through when layered up in the lasagne. What I have left over I slice a bit thinner and do what I do with the courgette but with oil and cumin or a bit of chilli powder. Yum.

Hi Margaret….

I always think that any loss is good- I think mine is just faster as I’m at the start of the diet again- the body is like, woah that’s different! It’s not that I was doing *none* of the WOE (breakfasts I kept to mediterannean: plain greek yog, berries, chia- or on weekends, pinhead oats porridge with apple and cinnamon, or berries and dark choc, with a bit of plain greek yog….although even then I had started to melt some 85% choc into every yoghurt breakfast)- but I was well off piste in other ways, especially as I built up into a frenzy of Christmas eating 😅 😅, and just feeling dreadful, tbh. I’m hoping that this feel-good factor will continue, because I do feel healthier and more energetic physically and mentally.

Hope your knee continues to come on in leaps and bounds, or possibly steps and larger steps 😉

I was off most exercise for a week as I had a cold but I managed a good walk yesterday and I am goimg to try a very gentle walk/ run (I’m doing C25K programme, but very very gradually)

xxx

Good morning everyone & a great weight loss Tulip & S-G & pleased you have found a house sitter & welcome Jane A.
I have just weighed & have lost 1.2lbs similar to you Verano. I am rather disappointed with how slowly I am losing weight now but I suppose I do need to become more physically active again. I thought that I had done so well last well doing TRE & fasting one day. I have now cleared out all carby temptations from my kitchen & am back to cooking from scratch which I admit is taking time to prepare, amend & plan shopping & daily meals. My knee is coping better with standing in the kitchen chopping & cooking which is good & I have been forcing my right knee to climb up & down stairs rather than continuing to rely on my left leg. I think it has taken me seeing a tv programme on health & pain speaking about how our brain can continue to use pain as protection when actually our body can be used through it as my physio said that I can’t break my replacement knee using it 🤔😀. Anyway my knee is more flexible & less sore now.
Oh well onwards & downwards everyone & I have one month until my family gathering now that I want to be slimmer for.
Good luck everyone for next week 🍀🍀
Margaret xx

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Also, SG- courgette and parmesan crisps sound exciting- do you have a recipe? 😊

Hi all, been a bit quiet for a few days. I dont have much to report, I weigh daily and seem to be around the same as when I weighed on Monday, just a smidge under.

I too looked at the app and actually started to fill in the application for a 7 day free trial then reduced monthly fee (£29 I think) for 3 months. Then I realised it was the week before Christmas so not worth it. Having got back on the diet I decided I can do it myself and lost 7lbs in 2 weeks and I still follow a lot of the recipes and try to stay around 800 cals, low carb and TRE most nights, also exercise 3 times a week (mostly). Not only that but it was only 11 weeks to my cruise so I didnt have 3 months to spare. I might look again when we get back in April but I think I am still following the plan so closely that I can manage on my own. Good luck if it helps.

I put on YouTube to exercise and looked at a slightly different programme. Still ShaunT HipHopAbs but a 40 min workout instead of my normal 30 mins. Well it nearly killed me 🙂 . I had to stop after 30 mins and my only cool down was collapsing into the chair for 10 minutes.

Have a good weekend and I will try not to have a drink, been 18 days of sticking to the diet properly and saving a drink for my birthday.

Thank you for the warm welcome. Dreamscometrue, I recognise your name, but don’t think we’ve really ‘met’ before. I’m looking forward to being part of a supportive group again and getting to know everyone here.

Like you ClarinetCathy I weigh daily, however I only count the Tuesday results, while using the other readings as motivational tools.

At present things are looking okay for this week, but although this us my first week back to proper eating, I’m not expecting to report anything impressive on Tuesday. As a slow loser, I’ve never experienced a big discard at the beginning of a weight decrease journey, or a ‘whoosh’ at any point, so if I can record any decrease of any size I’ll be content.

Have a good BSD weekend everyone

Welcome to the group Sunny. Good to have you with us. I too am trying to get back to basics and undo the weight gain. We are all trying hard to achieve our goals. It’s so disappointing when we gain after doing so well to lose but it is what it is and we are all here. .
I have lost another 1lb this week. Well, I am doing something different this time and recording the average weight loss over a week because my scales fluctuate every day. Yesterday I weighed 163.4 so that is 3lb g down from my start weight of 166.4. Today I was slightly up but I am taking yesterday’s reading as being the best of the week. Is that cheating?
My goal for this next week is to lose another 1lb. It would be good to be 162 next Friday. Slowly chipping away. I can certainly make more tweaks to my regime. I did go out for two long walks this week which I felt did me some good. The weather isn’t looking too good next week so I might check out the walking at home videos on YouTube.
Have a good week everyone.

Hi SUNNYB and welcome! As you say, you’re in good company here. There are several of us who have been doing this WoE for a long time, and also various lovely newer participants.

Good luck with your short term goal of 6.5lb by your forthcoming trip. It’s ambitious but do-able so please let us know on Tuesday how you’re doing. It sounds as if you’re doing all the right things and are feeling very determined ……. so I’m excited to hear what happens next 😊

YOWZER I’m glad you have another course of action for your sciatica. I hope and pray your appointment will come through soon and that it bring you some relief X

Always find it’s a difficult time of the year for finding positives, but feel I need to make that effort, so here’s an attempt for today …
🌻🌻 have completed the editing of the village newsletter for next month
🌻🌻 it stopped raining for an hour today
🌻🌻 have made arrangements to visit Dad for a few days next week
Nothing earth shattering, but the exercise of looking for high points and pluses is a good one, especially on gloomy days. Can you tell us about one of your positives?

Hope it’s okay to post on this thread, but I’m in need of making myself accountable again and was looking for an appropriate ‘team’ to join. I recognise several of the names here, so though I’d be in good company.

Some years ago I lost three stone using the BSD approach and had been maintaining within a few pounds of my target weight. However, over the last year or so, things have rather got away from me and I’m currently weighing in at a stone over target.

So, it’s definitely time for me to take back control and make a serious effort to get rid of the excess … both in consumption and weight! To that end, I kicked off my quest with a 36hr fast Monday/Tuesday and will be using a 16:8 approach for the rest of the week.

We’re four weeks away from a ten day trip away, so although it might be a big ask for a slow loser like myself, I’m keen to at get into the right stone bracket by then of I can … need to ditch 6.5lb to achieve that. That said, as long as I can make some headway in this time and clothes fit a bit better, I’ll be happy.

My usual weekly weigh in day is Tuesday, so I’ll report in then.

Thanks DCT for your kind words. I’m still struggling with sciatica. Waiting for appt at specialist pain clinic we have here. Hope they can help! XX 🌸🩵🌸🩵🌸🩵🌸

PATSNOTCARB good to hear from you and glad you are still going strong. Drinking water is important when cutting carbs as you can become dehydrated. Though I do remember from my early days having to wee a lot!!

You mentioned your posts not posting. Is this from a phone? If I post from mine I seem to have to touch the Submit button twice for some reason. I touch it once then it goes green and I have to do it again. Don’t know why. It’s an iPhone btw. I tend to post mostly from my laptop, but if you do this make sure you don’t press the Back button or anything within the five minutes editing time otherwise the post can disappear. I also find that if you are typing a post and scroll too far back to check something from an earlier post you can lose what you’ve entered. So if I’m typing a longer post I tend to take a copy of it part way through just in case. Hope this helps!

FIGHTT2 how are you doing? Early days for you too but I hope that you are gradually getting into better habits and finding simple meals you enjoy that tick all the boxes. Let us know how you’re getting on x

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Hi everyone,

I’ve tried to reply and thank people for suggestions, but my posts aren’t posting?

Anyway if this post is successful I’m now using Cronometer.

Week3 done still going strong just need to drink more water. Water is really easy to track using Cronometer app so hopefully that will improve.

Hello.

Tulip glad you’re finding the app useful. I may take another look myself. This week started well got lost in the doldrums in the middle but back on track at the end…. the result… an uninspiring 1lb loss! Anyway, will keep on keeping on…..

S-g glad you’ve found a sitter that must be a weight off your mind. You’ve done really well overall with 6lbs, thats almost half a stone! I keep forgetting this is a three month thread so am still in the mindset that we have just over a week to go before a new reset. But no that won’t happen! Need to get the head in gear!

I’ve been here for so many years but still finding ‘new’, well to me, ideas. I eat mashed cauliflower often. I tend to use fresh cauliflower and steam it. Occasionally I throw in some frozen broccoli florets and last night I also threw in some frozen spinach. Amazing, it makes a completely different dish and of course it gives me three of my 30+ a week all in one go! What’s not to like!

Hope everyone has a good week.

xxx

Hi everyone. Just catching up! A special welcome back to MARIET and YOWZER! It’s great to hear from you both 😊

MARIET I am sure you will get to your goal weight by April, you are such a determined person. Look forward to seeing your progress! YOWZER how are you now? It’s great to have you on board and I really hope that your health issues are beginning to clear up?

CATHY I’m glad your appointment went well last week and even more so that it was someone you knew and can trust. What a difference from last time!

BECCA it’s great that you’ve kept off those 13lb – that’s a tremendous start! And I am confident there will indeed be more by the end of this month too. I think your default menu is a great idea as it’s something you can always fall back on. And like many of us are finding, keeping things simple is often the most effective strategy.

PATSNOTCARB I hope you find an app that works for you. I’ve not used MyFitnessPal but wondered if there’s a phone setting where you can turn off background data on the app or something? Might be worth a look. The only app I use is FitBit because I have one, but I use it more for counting steps. Occasionally I’ll take time to put food in and it’s quite good at giving you all the macros etc, but tbh I find it all a bit of a faff for everyday use. Though really useful when you want to do some strict number crunching.

ARCTICFOX good to keep up with all your news. You mentioned kale and I love it, particularly crispy kale baked in the oven with a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper. I was intrigued by you mentioning kale chips. What are they?

SUEBLUE Thanks for the muffin recipe. I’m always on the lookout for new things so will try them, minus the ham (chicken is the only meat I eat). Will report back in due course. I love that quote about getting to the stage of being at peace with your body. Like you, I don’t want to still be trying to lose weight every year for the rest of my life 🙀 So let’s make this year count!!

I’m doing ok at the moment. I’m on target so far this month in terms of weight loss : the numbers do bob up and down all the time but the overall trend is downward, which is good. I’m excited to see if there is any reduction in measurements by the end of the month as that is the main priority for me at the moment. But I’m pleased with progress so far as it has involved breaking some old habits and establishing some new ones. I’m tearing more healthily and mindfully, have cut out all sugary foods, cut right back on drinking and I’m also making a conscious effort to exercise more – manage to get to the posh gym most weekdays which I’m enjoying. I’m a very habit driven person, so getting into a more positive groove is a significant start to 2026 for me.

How is everyone else doing? HEIDI if you see this, just want you to know I’m thinking of you as are all of us on here X

HEIDI i have just read your sad news.
There are just no words, but wanted to say how sorry I am,and send some long distance hugs to you.XXXXXX

Hi everyone,sorry to be late to the party.
A very belated but heartfelt wish for a fab 2026 for all xxx
Are we land lubbers again now?!
However we might be travelling this time around,good luck to all of us on our healthy lifestyle journey!
Its my tenth year anniversary this year,like for many of us.
This is such a long living forum!i read that most only last about two years…..so well done all BSD forumers! XXXX
Thanks as always to DCT for setting this up! XXXXXXXX

Hi Sunshine Girl- it was me- just really needed an injection of something new and a planned structure-

I am LOVING THE APP!

Which is why I’m posting here more too as I’ve found that bit of extra motivation I was lacking- each week you get a full meal plan, and what’s particularly great for me is because I cook for a full variety of between 1 to 5 people, you can just quickly change the number of people on a recipe and it calculates all the quantity changes for you….you can also switch meals in and out from the recipe store, and of course if you’re already used to the Fast 800 you can do your own thing too for some, just sticking to the principles.

I’ve lost 3lbs week one and 2 lbs week 2- so I’m thrilled. I’m not a super-fast weight loser and I generally tend more towards 1000 cals per day- I’ve also caught a cold so I’ve been adding things like freshly squeezed orange juice, ginger and honey tea, and some unwanted but necessary throat sweets, but I’m sticking to great healthy choices, whereas often a cold would knock me right off the wagon- and other than the cold, I have lots more energy and feeling better because I am eating better again.

The app also has exercise videos of various levels and different learning each day- of course you’ll be familiar with lots of the info already but I do like the refreshers- and I exercise any way but I have been trying to incorporate some of theirs in too.

So, if it gets me back to a good weight, I’ll consider it a good investment- health comes first, and eating well and feeling good also make me hugely more productive in everything else too 🙂

Good to see positives being posted. Back from sunny climes now and not really appreciating the UK weather, however there are positives to be acknowledged, so here goes …
✈✈ managed to get a seat transfer on our flight home, giving us extra leg room for a more comfortable overnight trip
🧺🧺 first lot of holiday laundry done, only another three or four to go
🌸🌸 the hellebore gifted to me by friends, has given me its first bloomed …. deep red and sooo pretty 😍

Hope you’ll be able to post a positive or two of your own soon.

Hi everyone and it is time for my weekly weigh in. Lost 1lb, disappointed as that is not what I had lost when I caught a peek yesterday but hey ho, it is what it is. So 6lbs down. Also my BG was quite high at 6.5 (no not high high) so thinking about what I ate and all I can think is the readymade coq au vin in a jar. Looked on the label and it is all natural, no sugars, only chemical as such is aminodan. Could be that all the onions create a sweet base for the stew, just like onion soup is high in natural sugars. Still keeping on…

Saw someone the other day say they were doing the paid Fast800, for some reason cannot find it, but I just wanted to say that you can still use this platform and we would be interested in your experience.

Found a housesitter. It is a man on his own although his wife sometimes sits with him, he rides a motorbike and his wife is going to meet him in Spain as she wont get on the bike. They used to live in France and returned to the UK so there might be some scope for discussion, comparisons etc.

Have a great week.

Happy Monday all!

Lovely to hear everyone’s updates.
I agree with keeping it simple with food too, makes it a lot easier to stick to plan. Since starting this WOE all those years ago, I’ve mainly adapted our ‘regular’ family meals to suit, so bolognaise, chilli, grilled chicken, curries etc. I have mine with cauli rice or veggies and family have theirs with pasta, rice, potato etc. Works out well for us.

I didn’t have the best week last week, I did manage to lose .5kg, or 1lb, but was ill with a virus in the 2nd half of the week, and over the weekend., so didn’t walk as much as usual and didn’t stick to low carb foods as I felt sorry for myself! I still feel a bit ‘ordinary’ today but definitely on the mend, so back to healthy eating.

For breakfast today I made some egg muffins – just eggs, cottage cheese, and then left over veggies and ham chopped up and mixed in. Then I bake in a muffin tin for about 15 minutes. I think they work out to about 100 calories each, so I had 2 with some avocado. I’m going to have Greek salad for lunch, and then lentil curry for dinner, it’s cool and rainy here so good curry weather.

And to finish this update off – I read this on Threads this morning and the words really resonated with me:

“I hope when I am in my golden years that I am at peace with my body. I really do not want to be in my 80s thinking about weight loss or protein or whatever….“

So that’s my over-arching goal for this year, to be at peace with my body! Finally! Have been dieting on and off for the majority of the past 45 years now!

Welcome JaneA, you have come to the right place to lose weight. I see you have no health problems besides limited mobility but that should not stop you losing weight. The diet is the main thing, exercise is a bonus.

You will find this diet has good quick results if you stick to it and the main thing is to cut out the white, bad carbs like rice, potatoes, bread, breakfast cereals etc etc. You will start to lose a lot of fluid and may even find yourself having to get up during the night, this is normal. Drink plenty of fluids to replace what you are losing. You might also want to add a little salt, just a taste on the tip of your finger if you dont eat any or have some on your eggs etc, it will help replace the electrolytes you are losing with the fluids. Yes, you will be hungry but try to use techniques that help you ignore it. A week or two in you will feel pretty grotty, this is known as carb flu and your body starts to crave them, don’t give in. Do treat yourself well and not expect to do too much during the early days, just relax.

So much more but that will do for now and you can expect lots of advice from the rest of the group. Good luck.

Hi. Just joined and starting the 800 bsd from tomorrow. Excited and nervous. Welcome any advice. Thanks

Patsnotcarb – just wanted to pass along that I use My Fitness Pal on my laptop, and find it much more user-friendly than the phone app. Depends on your needs, of course.

Mariet – good job actually losing some weight over the holidays! I’m sure the remaining couple of pounds will melt away soon. That’s really inspiring to read that you resolved your fatty liver disease.

Cathy – hope you can get things taken care of with those tumours soon. I’m sure it’s not easy on body nor mind to have that concern ongoing. Also good luck getting the HbA1c down. I’m working on the same.

After several days of dealing with an “ugh, what should I eat?” mentality, I’ve spent some time working out a kind of default menu for myself that I can use when I don’t want to think and figure out the calorie math and such. It’s high protein, low carb, and exactly 800 calories. : ) Hoping this will help me stay on track long term.

I’ve also been staying off the scale since that was getting tiresome and frustrating dealing with ups and downs. I plan to now weigh at the start of each month, then halfway through. So every couple of weeks, basically. I have the 13 pounds gone for the first half of January, and hope to have some more loss to report for the second half of January.

So nice to see so many people on this board! Looking forward to getting to know everyone as we travel through 2026 together.

Becca

Thanks for the info on menopause calories, Tulip. I’ll see if I can find that booklet on The Fast 800 website to read it.

Sunshine, good job getting the scale to work again. I’ll remember that battery trick. Funny that you mention the metabolic age on the scale, because I have the same, showing 78 years old when I’m 71. I’m not surprised that I have it, being so overweight, but yours seems strange, since you are at a good weight. People often say not to trust or pay attention to all those things on smart scales, since they’re likely inaccurate, but I agree that it’s disconcerting to see that kind of thing.

It’s interesting how many of us are in our 70s and of short stature. : )

I’ve been working on formulating a menu plan that I can eat on repeat for those days when I just don’t want to have to come up with ideas or work out calorie math. I think it will be helpful for me. Low carb, lots of protein, just moderate fat, and foods I keep on hand.

Hi everyone, considering the conversation on 200 cals less in menopause also reminds me that ‘they’ say older people need around 200 calories more. Funny thing is I often find I sit down to a meal and then cant face it.

Got my scales working. Went through uninstalling, reconnecting to bluetooth – it was always connected, and many more techie solutions. Then I came across someone who said take out one of the batteries and leave for 5 mins and replace. Did it and it now works. A bit like turn it off and turn it on again.

Anyway, because I got on to reset it I had a peek preview of my weight and it is looking okay. What is not looking okay are my body composition results. Nearly all are high or average although muscle mass is high but in the green, I assume having high muscles mass is good. The one I really dont like is my metabolic age at 79 when I am 72. At least I have a starting point now.

I am chatting to a prospective housesitter later today so fingers crossed. Although I have a further 2 lined up.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Re the conversation about weight in menopause, it was ‘the fast 800 menopause guide’ which I read that mentioned 200 calories less for maintenance after menopause- I got it from an advert on facebook- comment if you’d like to be sent this guide sort of thing- which was free- but of course highlighting the fast 800 as an approach (which we all like any way, obvs).

🙂

Hi everyone, back again for another year 🙂
Thanks for setting up the thread, DCT. Lovely to see so many old names and some new ones as well. For those who don’t know, I have been here on and off also since 2017 when I lost 23kg and was able to maintain that, within a 3kg range, until Covid hit. Cue drastic backsliding at that point with long lockdowns here in Sydney.
Last year I had some long term success with weight loss, losing about 15kg, 4 of which I regained on a long and very enjoyable holiday in November/December. Losing it again has been slow and frustrating and I have only been able to discard 2kg in the month since I came home. This time last year, before losing the weight, I had the beginnings of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease which completely resolved after losing weight but I know it will come back if I let things go.
I am sticking with low carb and eliminating snacking between meals as that seems to suit me best but I am not weighing or counting calories. There is no bread or ice/pasta in the house; if it’s not here I don’t even miss it but if it is here I am tempted because making a sandwich is so much easier than anything else. So I have 2-5kg to get to my goal weight and going on last year’s results I hope to get there by April.
My aim is to work out a way to enable to me comfortably maintain my weight without feeling deprived. If I am deprived I know from experience it will all go horribly wrong when life gets in the way as it has the habit of doing. I have done it before so surely I can rediscover the trick 🙂

5 ft 0″ here too 😅

Hi all, my Renpho bodymass calculator has stopped working. I have tried to reset it without success but I am useless with tech so will disconnect and try to reinstall.

Becca you did so well that your body has had a shock. Normally we plateau or have a week with no loss after 3 or 4 weeks when our bodies decide it needs to work out what is going on. After 13lbs it has decided to do this earlier. Keep going as you are and it will see you are not going to starve it and the losses will return.

I like the way some of you are talking about being short. Well I am 4’11” and 72 years old. I am only likely to get shorter as my body shrinks.

Accidently did 40 mins exercise yesterday. I put on a different YouTube video which was supposed to be strength training for oldies and she was so boring I got fed up after 10 mins and we hadn’t even got into using the weights, so I put on my usual HipHopAbs with Shaun T and did a further half an hour.

I am finishing my after lunch coffee and going to do some cooking. Making my favourite soup – Spanish Chickpea and Chorizo and also making some courgette and parmesan crisps.

As you say S-G I also feel that the longer we have been dieting the more used to operating on lower calories our bodies become! I have just weighed & have only lost 1.5 lbs but know I still haven’t managed to keep to 800 calories each day but have increased my step count although I suppose still rather sedentary with my replacement knee becoming sore when I am doing too much. I know I must tweak what I am doing to try to speed up my weight loss & now I am worried about my husband who over the last three weeks has lost weight when he should really be gaining some. He is six foot tall & has now dropped to 10 stone 13.5 lbs. He has Type two diabetes & has always had very skinny legs but I have suggested he contact our GP for a consultation because although he eats the same lunch & dinner as me he usually has seeds Greek yoghurt & kefir for breakfast & more fruit than me. He is now prescribed Empaglifiozin which reduces any excess circulating glucose which may also be having an effect & is the only obvious change to his diet or meds? I know we lose muscle as we age & he says he doesn’t feel any different but I think he should weigh 11.5 stone! He has very obviously kept off the two stone weight we both lost with the Blood Sugar Diet six or seven years ago👏👏 but I have regained some since then🤔
Oh well I suppose I just need to keep going & plodding away recording what I am eating & keeping track.
I hope everyone has an enjoyable weekend 👍🤞🤞
Margaret xx

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G’day 🙂

I’ve been using MyFitnessPal for years no issue then the recent update, just opening the app chews through phone data?

Yes I remember the days of the little calorie counter books and keeping a physical food diary., dedication 🙂

There have been sone 40+C days here in NSW recently, too hot to do anything 🙂 but on the bright side also too hot to eat carbs 🙂

I’m checking out a few alternative apps a lovely person above recommended fatsecret app, but I’ve also noticed MFP app users defecting to Cronometer app, it has some good features like being able to record water, it’s not as straight forward as MFP app but I think once I get use to it might be a good solution.

Tulip, that actually sounds pretty accurate, given my experience of recent years! Thanks for sharing that. This will all be a grand experiment, I guess! As frustrating as it was to have no loss this week, I somewhat expected it because I had a huge loss last week which was also unexpected. I think it just takes a few weeks for the body to settle down and adjust to lower carbs and lower calories, but even then, I know weight loss is never linear. Taking the long view! I have a lot to lose, so I have no choice! Ha ha.

Becca- I read recently in a menopause booklet- I think it might be the fast 800 one, or it could have been Zoe….or one of the health-related things I follow- anyway- I’ll try to track it down- that to maintain weight post-menopause, you actually need to eat 200 calories less than you use per day….how is that fair?

Anyhow, not sure if that was actually related to what you were discussing.
I’m not there yet, but at 47, I think I’ve at least entered peri-menopause- so it’s a relevant topic!

xx

Hi, everyone. Well, here we are with the first half of January already gone. I did my weigh-in yesterday and as suspected, my weight had stayed the same. Actually, it went down a bit at the start of the week and then came back up. Not sure why — even though I didn’t stick with the 800, my average daily calories were still under 1000, which seems easily low enough for weight loss. In any event, going to try to be more disciplined moving forward.

Margaret, I am also 5’3″ and in my 70s, and would really like to know what my actual maintenance is. Over the years, I’ve started to think it’s actually very low, given that I’m very sedentary. Oh, and thank you for the soup recipe! It sounds easy, just how I like things to be. : )

Tulip, good luck with the online Fast 800, so glad you like it so far! Please report back again!

Have a nice weekend, everyone!

Tulip I think we all respond to different methods. I think the one thing we all have in common is that we eat low carb. Best of luck with you app. Great loss for your first week.

S-g I see how difficult it could be. I guess the new rules do put some people off. I’m not sure why the ESS rules would put anybody off especially if they’ve been to America or a host of other countries where photos and finger prints are mandatory. Anyway, sorry you’re having such a problem but as you say you have time and other options. Blood glucose results sound great. How many units are you on now?

My week is still going to plan. I seem to have found that eating my first meal between 10.30am and 12pm. works best for me and I’m happy then to eat around 6 with maybe a few olives around 4ish. No crisps, no biscuits and only 2 Leksands crispbreads since Monday. I’ve also started doing my 30+ a week. I don’t know why I find it so difficult. Although I’m just one of my target for this week so will make it. Good to know dark chocolate and coffee both count in the total!

Have a good weekend everyone.