Hello everyone,
Yes, Heidi, 22 hours is not that bad. It is just that I have been doing 36 hours, and getting more benefit from that extra overnight period, whereas eating dinner has been pushing up my fasting glucose. However, because I ate 2 hours earlier than usual, that seemed to help.
However, after another full day of eating my bg is back up to 6.6 this morning. I’m getting very frustrated. I had very low carb meals. Finished the flat bread for lunch and then had konjac noodles with kale and soy free tofu for dinner. I made a carrot cake in the afternoon from almond flour and stevia and had a couple of slices, but it was a failure, so the rest will go in the compost. So quite high protein but still very low carb. I think exercise was key to getting my bg down before and with the smoke and shorter days, I haven’t been getting my evening walk in, so I may have to reinstate some workouts from my online gym in the evening.
I have been struggling with pretty low mood over the weekend. The smoke really socked us in so that doesn’t help, but things just feel tough right now. I was ruminating a lot about the family stuff, as I think from a psychological and legal safety perspective the time has come where I’m going to have to cut ties with my immediate family. I was kind of in denial before and my counsellor was trying to see if I would be able to set boundaries with them first so I wouldn’t have to take this drastic step, but unfortunately, every time I set a boundary, they just march right over them and then say I’m being rude or a bully, so it is just not working. And clearly it is having an impact on my health with by stress and bg levels continuing to be elevated!

Hi all, another week over but not weighing until tomorrow and I also have a doctors appt tomorrow.

Margaret have you tried myfitnesspas. At first you have to enter your foods but after a while they are logged in a list and you can just click on them to enter into your daily food diary. Also counts carbs, proteins etc. Also you can ‘check-in’ and register your weight, measurements, water consumptions, exercise, lots of things. Although these other things have to be put in by you unless you have a smart watch that for example, logs your exercise. Mine used to but I have to put it in manually now. You will soon get used to it and I think a lot of us use it. Glad your recovery is going well and looking forward to getting back to normal life and activity.

Got to get on with cleaning the house now for our sitter although it is very clean already as it is always viewing ready, so just the bathroom, toilet and kitchen to do.

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Hi everyone,
ArcticFox, 22 hours fasting sounds very impressive to me. And the flatbread sounds delicious. Could you share the recipe? I still miss the bread sometimes! Dawn, very best wishes for your food plan this week. It is an excellent idea to be as fit as you can for the surgery. Best wishes to all shingles sufferers, and to Mariet as you continue to recover from the hand surgery. x

I have had another healthy eating week, though have still not embarked on a beginners’ strength training course yet. I hope to have a better story next week! Toda’y I reached 13 kilos discard after 15 weeks since my reboot. So practically no loss this week, but only 0.2 kilos from the top of a BMI healthy range. Although I’ve been telling myself it’s about health and not weight loss, I do feel a bit down when there is little change on the scales! Anyway, I am enjoying slipping on size 16 trousers and wearing the ring-that-didn’t-fit, so NSVs will do.

Have a good week everyone.

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Hi everyone,
I only managed to fast 22 hours yesterday. It was too hot and smoky and I was working hard outside getting garlic cleaned and the fruit trees picked and digging potatoes. I started to feel really woozy around 3pm so came inside and had lots of water with a splash of lime juice while I cooked a cottage cheese and zuchinni flatbread thing that I topped with pesto, roasted garlic, artichoke hearts, olives, rainbow chard and mozzarella. It was delicious. I finished with a cup of hot chocolate made with stevia. I thought for sure that my bg was going to be super elevated this morning, only to find it was 5.2. So low carb is winning over fasting right now, I guess. Eating today and then I will see about tomorrow. I do want to try another week with ADF to see if I can at least make some more progress on having to bring my belt in another hole. That surely has to help with my bg situation in the long term. Then it will be a week of refeeding on a low carb diet followed by a few days of a fast mimicking fast.

Sunny you and your dad are doing really well. I can understand how a week back at home with, what was normality, will really help you.

🌶️🍅🥒 Had 6 friends here for dinner last night. Wonderful to have great company

🛋️🛋️🛋️ Today we’ve just ‘relaxed’! It’s been wonderful!

☀️😀👍 Tomorrow is another day! We just have to make it a good one too!

Hope the coming week is good for everyone.

Lovely to read all the positives. Like you V, I’m 9yrs with this WoE and though I digress occasionally, overall it is my way of life now and there are endless delicious things which we can enjoy whilst sticking to low carbs.

Anyway, my positives are ….
🌸🌼 OH arrived yesterday morning and we took Dad out to a garden centre for lunch. Bonus … I brought back some lovely new plants to take home for my garden.
🌼🌸 I get to go home today 🎉🤸‍♀️ … only for a week, but I’m still looking forward to a dose of normality in my own space and catching up on appointments and so on.
🌸🌼 two weeks on and Dad is coping well (much better than we all expected) and making adjustments following the loss of his wife of 70yrs. Really proud of him.

Following on from my last post, I’ve gone onto the MFP app and see I already have a food plan in place for the next five days, I can’t even remember doing it! No excuses not to stick to it unless the hospital want me in this week.Dawn XX

Hi everyone and thank you Shetland Lace and Mariet. I’m about to do a food plan for the upcoming week as I seem to have in my head the thought that once I’ve had the surgery I can then concentrate properly on healthy eating and it’s doing me no favours:/. Mariet it’s good to hear your hand is getting better. Hope everyone is having a nice weekend.Dawn XX

Hi everyone,
Mariet I suppose it isn’t much different from having to be careful of snakes and spiders. At least bears don’t usually come inside the house!
Anyway, disappointing start to the day after my eating day yesterday with bg at 6.1. Only a tiny bit better than the 6.2 I had 2 days ago and higher than yesterday’s 5.7 after 36 hrs of fasting. I know Jason Fung says that if your cortisol levels are elevated due to stress then fasting won’t help. So I may have to get back to the walks and maybe add some yoga. Or start with yoga this time. We are unfortunately inundated with smoke right now from wildfires. There is a big one near my office that started yesterday. So walking probably not the best for us asthmatics at the moment. I am trying to get my garlic cleaned and packed up this weekend as there is rain and increased humidity in the forecast so I will have to wear a mask while working today. I’m sure the smoke isn’t helping with my bg either.

Dawn, crossing fingers that you get a new surgery date quickly.
Wow Arctic Fox, I can’t imagine living in close proximity to bears! I am sure you get used to it but 😱
I saw my GP yesterday and she is happy with how things are going. I have lost another kilo and a few more cm from waist and belly even though I’m slowly increasing food intake. I’m very nervous though after failing at maintenance last time.
My hand is slowly improving, it’s been a long 6 weeks. Now I’m doing strength training for hand and finger strength- who knew how exhausting hand exercises can be!

I am glad that your results are going in the right direction S-G & wow Antigone I hope your fast went well? I haven’t tried one that long. Good luck Pootle with your Premier Inn stay all you can do is your best but even a few days having to go off track won’t derail for long & you can get back to low carb eating when you get home. I must admit when I am eating out its vegetables I miss because restaurants or caterers seem to offer such small portions but chips with everything that I no longer try regard as a vegetable 😀
I have been signed off by my hospital with a review in a year to look at my left knee which when looking at the X-ray is also becoming misaligned with arthritis & the hint of a bone spur🤔🙁. I really don’t want to have to go through another knee replacement op & recovery. Oh well I am on the mend with my right knee & will have finished my fourth course of antibiotics tomorrow & can then try to get my gut biome back into good order. I’m doing more in the kitchen & gradually getting back to preparing low carb meals from scratch🤞🤞I do need to start again losing weight & weighed today gaining 1.25 lbs which puts me back to the weight I was before my op in July. It feels as though I’m still taking baby steps & was advised I probably won’t be able to short mat bowl again until after Christmas 🙁. I know I am a most impatient patient😂
Oh can anyone recommend a good website for me to easily record weight loss & calorie intake ? My online slimming club that I have used for years is closing down this month! The Fitbit one I couldn’t understand at all & in any case looks like I would have to pay for an upgrade.
Keep going everyone you are all doing brilliantly 👍
Margaret xx

Good morning everyone!
Finally seeing some sun here in Melbourne – still very cold though!
Sorry your BG numbers weren’t ideal, S-G. But they are down, and your lipids are excellent, so take the win! 🎉
It’s Father’s Day this Sunday in our part of the world, and the family are getting together at a bistro to celebrate. I’ve had a look at the menu online and my low carb options don’t look promising – grilled fish and steamed veg yet again 🤣. Oh well, it is what it is! Last time we went out to eat with friends, it was to a Korean BBQ restaurant, which was brilliant for low-carb/keto as it turns out. Lean meat, seafood, zucchini, eggplant and king oyster mushroom slices, all unmarinated, which you could cook on the table bbq, and plenty of cos lettuce leaves to wrap it all in. Absolutely delicious and didn’t blow my diet! Definitely recommend it!
Anyway, have a fantastic weekend everyone!
Lacy xx

Hello all,
So sorry to hear your op was postponed Dawn – hopefully they can reschedule quickly for you. And I just want to send my best wishes for quick recoveries to DCT, Yowzer and CCathy.
Arcticfox – loving your posts – it’s a fascinating glimpse into another world!
Anyway, just popped in to wish everyone a great weekend!
Lacy xx

Hi everyone and thank you DCT and Yowzer. I’m hoping to hear from the hospital in the next couple of weeks and know I should use that time to really stick to a healthy food plan but I’m struggling to do that! I hope everyone has a nice weekend.Dawn XX

FatGirlSlim26… no you have me totally wrong. I’m not a Kate Moss devotee.
You probably don’t know but Pootle lost 5st in 12 months with the BSD and went down many ‘sizes’. I was just saying that she really wouldn’t want to go back up to her old 20….24’s.
As a matter of interest I’ve been following this way of eating for 9 years and yes BSD does have lots of ‘delicious temptations’.

Hi S-G….good news that your BG is going the right way! And your Cholesterol is excellent!!

Good luck with the fast Antigone…I hope you have a positive result!

Have a brilliant weekend everyone..
K.xx

Very good cholesterol numbers SG and positive movement on the BG. I’m 46 hours into a long hard fast..felt a bit tired and grumpy earlier so had some caffeine which did the trick ( normally only drink decaf coffee). Not sure how long I’ll go on for yet. For me its easier to eat nothing than limit meals..see how it goes.
Have a good weekend all.

Just popping in to “Hello”.

S-g your BS might not be as good as you had hoped but yes, as you say, going the right direction.

I think we all have to always remember these ‘numbers’ are arbitrary. A ‘bit ‘ higher a ‘bit’ lower and we’re still OK.

Anyway hope everyone has a good weekend.

Yowzer, no worries. It isn’t very intuitive for people who are not around bears to understand how dangerous they are. We had some Japanese students staying with us once when I was a teenager and we went for a drive up the mountains and saw a mama bear with 3 cubs. They wanted to get out of the car and go up to them so they could take photos because they were ‘so cute!’, and we had to physically restrain them from getting out, because you don’t mess around with any bear, but especially not one with cubs. My mum’s British cousins were here for a visit and they went to Banff National Park and when they came back they said the meanest creature they encountered was a park warden who told them to get back in their car and drive on when they stopped and got out of the car to take photos of a grizzly on the side of the road. They were expecting sympathy from us about that incident and we just sort of intimated that yes, it was a pretty silly thing to do as they could have been mauled or killed. You don’t mess with Canadian wildlife, but it is something that we just grow up with here and we just know how to behave around these creatures, and it is easy to forget that others don’t. Never fear, there is plenty of food for everyone. The country is so vast and people only live in a tiny fraction of it. These bears should be down at the river catching salmon and in the woods eating berries and roots to fatten up right now, but the farmers’ corn fields draw them in and when that gets harvested, they come looking for fruit because it is easier than hunting, but really not very good for them, just like excess carbs and sugar aren’t good for us either. And remember, they aren’t up and about in winter. They are nestled down in their dens hibernating, burning very few calories the whole winter.
Anyway, just a very frustrating 6.2 to report this morning after my eating day yesterday, I think due to having to pull some garlic orders together after I got back from the office and ending up just having a very late dinner of seed crackers and hummus. I was supposed to have a dinner of fish ‘tacos’ with the tacos being swiss chard leaves, which would have been much better, but I didn’t have time to cook and it was quite hot too (35 C) so didn’t want to heat the kitchen up. Put the fish in the freezer so I can have it on the weekend. The chickpeas are still spiking me up. But back on a fast day today, so if my experience over the last few weeks holds, it should start to come down again after a few days of ADF.

Slight delay as daughter rang me and we had a lot to chat about. Grandson had been to visit Glasgow Uni to see if he liked it. He liked the course (microbiology with a specialism in paracytology – ug, worms and germs) but he didnt like the city.

Results are in a although not ideal I am back down 6.7 from 7.3 -usually around 6.3 but heading in the right direction. Cholesterol 2.5 and triglycerides 1.3, so all good. Seeing doctor next week. Bye for now.

Hi everyone, I am sat here waiting for my results from the blood tests – about 15 different things – we call it my MOT for the year. The fact there are so many might be taking longer. Nurse had a problem with my inner arm vessels and had to take blood from the back of my hand. All power to her she hardly left a bruise in either place.

Just put the price of our house down. As I have said before I think the agent misadvised us regarding the state of the market and what we could get. You can put people off even looking as they are not so keen on making offers in France. The people who viewed said our living area was too small but failed to see (we are open plan), if you switched it round and had the dining room where we sit it would give a much bigger living room. We just like it cosy and being able to see out the front of the house. They also said they thought we lived in an unsafe area because we need an alarm. Stupid people. An alarm makes it much safer, even just having the sign on the gate.

Pootle, my experience of Premier Inn is no better that others. We stayed in one about 10 years ago and they gave us vouchers for breakfast in the nearby McDonalds. However, the next time we stayed in one, the nearby restaurant was something like a Harvester and they did lovely food. However, my evening meals were usually made up of 2 starters instead of a starter and a main and they were very good about it. Glad you have some ideas for keeping on track but dont let a few errors make it all or nothing for you.

Results are in so I am going to have a look and print them out. Will report back soon if I dare.

Good morning all,
Hope you are all coping with the various health problems… and we can all make good progress as the ship goes through the last quarter of the year.

Foxy you have done very well to go from 22 to 18 so far! I have found life so much easier now I am not carrying all the size 22 weight around!

Keeping on!
K xxx

Good morning all,

Thanks for all your ideas… I have to admit I hadn’t thought about taking tinned foods or asking the staff to refreeze my cold blocks! So I am now going to take a little larder with me, plus a plate and cutlery to be able to eat in the room! 😉 and have pockets full of nuts etc with me at all times!! I am less worried about calories so can look for low carb!
I have never done a long fast… 15 hours max, but I don’t think this would be the time to try it! 🫣

S-G hope your test results are positive and the GP is supportive! Also hope you have had more viewings and have kept your husband out of the way!
Antigone, hope the fast goes well.
Margaret, good news about your knee, keep it up!
To everyone on this thread, keep on going and thanks for all the support!
K xxx

Morning all! Just checking in quickly mostly to say hello to DAWN. I’m so sorry your surgery got postponed. How frustrating! I guess they need to be cautious but it’s such a difficult call to make, especially when you’ve been gearing up for it. I hope it gets rescheduled soon.

ARCTICFOX how fascinating to read about the bears! It sounds like you are doing so much : never a dull moment for you! And you have some great food ideas too,

Hello to everyone else, and I hope you all achieve some kind of progress this week, and that those with health issues see some positive improvement X

Hi all,
Margaret, so glad to hear that things seem to be improving with your knee, sleep etc.
Good luck for your blood test, S-G.
And Pootle, I really feel for you. I doubt I could resist that sort of temptation in front of me every day, especially as you’ll be busy and physically tired. If the motel has little in the way of fridge facilities, maybe take filling snacks with you – nuts, pork scratchings, babybel cheese etc. Just trying to think of high protein things that aren’t going to give you a carb hit. Look for keto stuff – the calories are high, but they have few if any carbs. Because I know exactly what you mean – if I give in to temptation and eat something carby, I just want more of it and find I suddenly feel very hungry. I find protein bars and very-low-carb diet shakes very helpful in that regard too. I know real food is preferable, but short term I don’t think they would do too much harm.
How did you find the 3 day water fast, Antigone? I’ve done 36 hours but that’s the longest I’ve gone.
Take care of yourselves,
Lacy xx

Hello All
Good luck Pootle at the Premier Inn. Good news Wendy on the knee front.. coincidentally, I saw Julia Bradbury talking about the benefits of walking backwards today on TV. It seems to help with all sorts of leg and back issues so welk worth a try. I was listening to a podcast ( DOAC) with Alan Goldhamer who spoke very convincingly about water fasting… I am going to try a longer fast – I’ve done 3 days a few times but will try 5 next time. I definitely need to rereboot this September as I faffed about a bit in August after a cracking start and fell off the wagon! Well done on the quiz win SG.

FOXY,thanks for explaining,sorry,I didnt know any of that,that makes me see it differently!
I just worry about any animals going hungry,specially in winter,when they need more calories to keep warm. XX
DAWN i’m so sorry youve been messed about. I hope you get seen to asap. XX
Theres been so many health probz since we boarded this ship! 🙏🙏🙏 praying that everybody gets well soon XX

Hahaha Verano – you are sounding like Kate Moss. “Nothing tastes as good as thin feels.” I’m sorry I can’t agree. The world – as we know – is full of delicious temptations and, fortunately, some of them are permissible on the BSD!! I love the positives on this thread but haven’t posted anything for a long time. Needed incentivising to shed more lbs and an approaching holiday has provided the boost I needed. I have been throwing myself into the gym most days! Positives today:
1. I took some pictures for framing some weeks ago and the results exceeded expectations, I now have some lovely things to put on my walls.
2. I have been gorging on strawberries with balsamic vinegar and still managing to feel virtuous. A very expensive luxury I know but so yummy!
3. I had a lovely day out with my son culminating in blackberry picking. I love hedgerow booty and we snagged some particuarly plump and rubious ones! Returned home with our prize and made a giant vat of blackberry and apple – so sweet and delicious. Just a little on my breakfast porridge tomorrow!!

Thanks Articfox, fingers crossed it will be this month.Dawn XX

Yowzer – nope! #1, it’s illegal to do that, and the conservation officers will kill bears that eat human food #2, it’s incredibly dangerous and I really don’t want to come nose to nose with one in the dark, #3 the horses get really freaked out if the bears come onto my property.

Just a quicky for now
FOXY please let the bears have some food! X

Hi everyone,
My bg was down to 4.7 this morning after 36 hours of fasting. I may have been in a hypo overnight because the cat woke me up very early, but I didn’t wake up enough to test my bg, and by 6am my heart was just pounding, so I think that was my counter regulatory hormones kicking in to bring me back up.
Anyway, I’m feeling good and actually haven’t broken my fast yet, but will shortly as I have an appointment at my bank at 11:30 and in the office for the afternoon after that.
Yowzer, I see Heidi’s post about the confusion on my NSVs – so I definitely don’t deserve the wild applause yet. I think I’ve gone from a 22 to an 18 so far though.
DCT – glad your shingles has calmed down and you were able to get back to the posh gym.
Dawn – sorry your surgery had to be cancelled, hope you can get it done soon!
Cathy – glad to hear you are being so positive in spite of your recent dental issues, etc.
I’m so glad I was able to get through this fast and hoping it will get me back on track. I really want to be slimmer, not just for the short wearing and chair sitting, but also because I’m now less than 2 months from my surgery and I know it will go easier and the healing better if I am slimmer and my bg is under control.
I was watching a documentary last night and in one of the shots, a family was sitting down to a meal of quiche and salad, and I moaned to Copilot that I would love to have quiche and salad for a meal but with gluten and eggs out, it seemed impossible, and it immediately came up with a recipe for me using tofu, cottage cheese and chickpea flour as the filling with an almond flour and flax crust. So I’m motivated to give it a try later this week. I have some fish I need to cook up for meals today though. Lots of things to look forward to as I have late crops of green beans and zucchini coming in the garden and have planted some spinach to overwinter that should be ready to start picking a few leaves in a week or so. And my kale and chard patches are still going strong. So much fruit coming off my trees right now too. I took a whole bunch of plums into our local sharing shed (and got some cucumbers in exchange), and I still have 100’s of lbs on my trees. Pears coming too. I need to get all this harvested before the bears start trundling into my yard to try to fatten up for winter on all this fruit. I’m very lucky to have all this, I know, but we suspect it will be quite a hard winter for getting fresh produce, so trying to do my bit for myself and my community.

Now I’ve confused Yowzer and Pootle re Pootle’s dress size reduction. My apologies. I need more sleep!

Hi everyone,
Just a quick update post.I was supposed to have my gallbladder operation on Monday but, unfortunately, the evening before I felt shivery and had a high temperature. I felt fine in the morning so went along to the hospital for my 7.15am check in. I did mention how I had been feeling the night before and my raised temperature, though it was back to normal on waking. The nurses did their usual tests, my temperature was high again and my heart rate was too so they did blood tests. The surgeon came to see me and explained the blood tests didn’t show what was causing the infection/inflammation so he understandably thought it would be too dangerous to operate. I came home and they will be in touch to rearrange. My temperature was totally back to normal that evening. Frustrating but can’t be helped, I’ve had a migraine ever since, probably anxiety. I haven’t been able to concentrate much on my food plan lately, just feeling for the last 9 weeks since the acute pancreatitis that I’ve been hanging on waiting for the surgery to be any day and wish I had known it would be at least 9 weeks (not the 2 or 3 originally mentioned) and think I could have really concentrated all of my efforts into getting a good bit of weight off instead of messing around the way I have. I’m busy catching up on posts and so sorry to hear so many have had/still have various ailments. I think any of you who are still managing to eat healthily going through all of that are brilliant. Fingers crossed I will be able to focus my mind soon. Dawn XX

Yowser- it’s a lovely book. Did you get the version with a lovely black cat on the cover. How interesting that his cats shares the same name as yours- ziggy! My cat Monty is a tabby. A beautiful rescue who I love. My husband who is an ordained Buddhist once used the book at one of his evening talks at his Buddhist group. It went down well with the cat lovers amongst us. I hope you enjoy the book. So many lessons for us to learn from a cat.
My dental pain is still a thing. Day 3 of the Amoxicillin today. Feeling a bit sick so it’s curbing my appetite. In positive news I’ve signed up to sing with the choir again this year. I sang with the Manchester and district hospitals choir for many years when I worked at Christie Hospital and last night I had an urge to join again for the Christmas concert at the Bridgewater Hall in December. It’s a fund raiser for what used to be called Clic Sargent. I’m going to my first rehearsal next week at my local hospital. I feel so positive now my toe op is deferred!
Keep on keeping on – a positive mental attitude goes a long way.

CCATHY my how to live like a cat has just arrived.i
It looks so good and I am so pleased that the authors cat has same name as ours -Ziggy! XX

DCT ….fizzing is such a good word to describe that feeling!
Sciatica and shoulder are both taking their time to improve 🙄
Due to sciatica meaning I can hardly walk,have been seen by OTs and they have brought me a trolley to hold on to and ferry things round the home,a sturdy stool for the kitchen,so i can sit while i cook,do laundry etc,they have raised my sofa so i can get up easily,ditto for my bed,and ( aaaarghhhhh) a rollator – which particularly dismays me! I feel about 100yo! But at same time,am so grateful for everything as they have made my life easier.
Letshope we soon recover from the dread shingles!🙏🙏xx
HEIDI and FOXY! Sorry getting you muddled up. FOXY go8ng from 22 to a 12/14 is an amazing accomplishment – wild applause!- same to HEIDI reaching the two stone mark.
Such results feel much more satisfactory than even the nicest thing to eat!
After all,the saying “A moment on the lips,a lifetime on the hips” is so true..the pleasureof the treat soon fades, but the result of the treat doesnt,whereas slinking into smaller clothes that now fit – that feeling will last every day XX

Annie Many thanks for the exercise tips. I shall have a look at them all.

DCT Good to hear that the shingles pain is fading. But it still sounds very sore. Take care!

Yowzer the NSVs were ARCTICFOX’s. I loved the one about the chair. I have some bad memories of uncomfortable cafe chairs too! And one plastic chair which almost didn’t support my then weight! How absolutely fantastic to have moved from size 22 to size 12/14 in dress size. it is really inspiring. Today I reached the 2 stone mark so feeling pleased.

Have a good Wednesday. x

YOWZER how weird is that – The Shingles Twins! I may try the tissue tip, as every time I’ve tried to put on a bra it’s just too uncomfortable. So my standard attire over the past couple of weeks has been baggy summer top and no bra, teamed with loose fitting sweat pants. But I have a few things on the horizon where I will need to go out in public so probably need to find a few other clothing options!
I know what you mean about the night issues too. I sometimes experience a kind of fizzing feeling all over, and have also woken up several times absolutely drenched in sweat. Sorry, probably TMI!!
Anyway, go well and here’s hoping we’ll both be completely shingles-free soon. I hope you are also getting better in other ways? Thinking of your sciatica and shoulder issues. Hope all is much improved X

Thank you for setting up the thread Pootle. I don’t think Premier Inns do have a fridge in their usual rooms but there are some upgraded rooms that I think might? It certainly is worth asking & could your take a cool bag with you with ice packs that could last for a couple of days? I wonder if the restaurant attached to the Premier Inns might be prepared to refreeze your ice packs? I know it would be an unusual request but it wouldn’t cost them anything!
I had a final hospital check yesterday & my knee recovery seems to be on the usual projectory . I have been prescribed a med to help nerve pain to help me sleep & it worked brilliantly last night because I have been only sleeping one to three hours for the last two weeks so rather worried & exhausted not getting any much needed deep sleep. Apparently usual progress to walk normally can be six months so after Christmas for me but I feel better having a time frame. I have been given a couple more exercises & to discontinue some because my knee bend is very good but I must build thigh muscle strength after limping with a stick for three years. I was amused to learn I must also walk in my hall forwards then backwards which stops limping because it gradually confuses the brain because you can’t limp backwards! Who knew that 😀
Congratulations on your quiz win S-G 👏👏⭐️
Margaret xx

DCT! we are like twins! 😄My rash is in exactly the same place as yours! Across my boob and round the back. If i wear a lacy bra i have to put tissue in the cup so the lace doesnt rub against my boob…ouch! I’m so glad we havent got rash on face.
How lovely (tho inconvenient when youre poorly) to be making improvements to your home You will enjoy your new bathroom and kitchen worktops every day! XX
HEIDI I love your chair and shorts NSVs! I have lympho too,possibly a touchof lipo as well – fun isnt it!!!!!
Lovely to find you are losing in areas you didnt expect to.XX
ANNIE good to see you here. Thanks for the info,will look them up
Ship ahoy everyone! Have a good Wednesday XX
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Morning all! YOWZER and HEIDI thanks for your good wishes. I’m gradually getting better: the blisters have pretty much gone now and as of this morning the pain seems to finally be going away. I had the shingles in a very uncomfortable place – from the boob right round to the middle of the back – so lots of everyday movements and clothes choices were pretty limited. But I think I’ve turned the corner now. YOWZER I hope that yours goes completely very soon; it does bring you down doesn’t it. And HEIDI well done for all your loss over the last few weeks and months, you are doing really well!

I have builders in this week fitting a new upstairs bathroom, and today they are also replacing kitchen worktops. It’s all pretty chaotic, particularly as the shower in the ensuite then somehow caused a flood on Monday evening! The upside is that to have a shower on Tuesday I finally went back to the posh gym and it was great! I was a bit wary of going into the water but in the end did four gentle lengths before coming out for a nice long shower. I’m hoping to get back in the groove properly again over the next week or two.

Trying to catch up with posts. Someone said that September feels more like a new year than January and I really agree with that, probably because I’ve worked in education for the past 20 years. But it’s definitely time for (yet another!) reboot for me. I’ve really let things slide over the last couple of weeks but am puling myself up by the bootstraps and intend to lose a pound a week between now and Christmas. That should take me to around 138-140lb and I think I will then stick.

Hello to LACY and ANNIE and thanks for all the exercise tips. I intend to follow them up as I know it’s an important element for me in many ways. Lucy Wyndham Read was mentioned, and she is the creator of the 7 minute belly workout I’d mentioned sometime earlier on here. It does work if you do it regularly so I just need to remember to actually do it!! LACY well done on your loss and good luck with your doctor’s appointment – I hope she eats her words!!

CATHY so sorry about your dental issues and I hope you get them sorted soon. It’s such a complex area. Earlier this year I needed root canal treatment in an upper left tooth but only found out when she was investigating what turned out to be referred pain in another tooth. So I hope they take everything into consideration and get it fixed for you. Great news about your toe too. And good luck with your new push for the rest of the year. You can do this!!

ARCTICFOX well done for all the progress you are making. I loved your quote “you are just one consistent year away from changing your life completely”. Very inspiring. And, as you say, we can break that down further into smaller chunks. On this thread we still have 4 months to go so let’s see what we can change in that time!

Meanwhile, off to clear that kitchen . . . .

Hi Pootle,
I was in this situation once. I did have a fridge in the room, but made sure of it ahead of time. I took a chia and hemp seed mix to mix with the Greek yogurt, although if you know there will be milk available, you could just mix it with that. I also took the broccoli sandwich bread with me and that lasted me for the first 2 days, and after that, I fasted through breakfast. We had salad available at lunch, so I had that and supplemented with the Greek yogurt for protein. Also, I had nuts and olives with me for snacks or to bulk up meals. It wasn’t a physically hard work week, just sitting around tables in meetings, but it was challenging because the meeting organizers had put tons of hard candy and jars of jelly beans on each table. I’ve never been a big fan of those things, so not normally tempted by them, but very hard at first to see everyone grabbing handfuls of jelly beans regularly, then after a while, I just became disgusted by it. Best of luck with it. I’m sure you will manage brilliantly as you’ve come so far already.

Hi Pootle. The Premier Inn sounds a challenge! I find savoury egg muffins are good for journeys/overnight stays. Perhaps you could take a cool bag with you? Fingers crossed you have a fridge. X

Heidi another four exercise options from You Tube, depending on fitness levels. I do like Will too.

Yes2Next is a mother (84yrs old) and daughter channel. The daughter is the instructor and her mother does the exercises alongside her, mainly seated. It’s an engaging channel with varied exercises, including strength.

Improved Health is a lovely channel with an instructor that does not talk all the time and again is varied with walking, dancing and strength videos.

Lucy Wyndham-Reid is a walking/cardio channel mainly.

The Girl With The Pilates Mat s excellent and does varied “classes” for beginners and more advanced exercisers alike. She also caters for patients with osteoporosis, if this is a consideration.

I admit that I pay for You Tube as that way it is advertising-free. But for a long while I just fast forwarded where possible, or gritted my teeth and carried on when not.

Great news Pootle! What tastes better than a size 12/14 dress feels?!

So just one positive for me today ….. some friends we’ve not seen for ages popped in for a cup of tea today. Lovely catch up.
Out for lunch tomorrow so that will be part of tomorrow’s ‘positives’.
Have a good evening everyone.

Pootle that’s a difficult one. Ring the hotel and ask the question about a fridge. Then if there isn’t one it may be a bit of a struggle … but … maybe you can take some crispbreads, canned sardines, tuna, tomatoes, cucumber, avocado, blueberries and a sharp knife! Not ideal but at least it might get you through some of the worst carb horrors. It might not be as bad as you’re anticipating and if the worst coned to worst and it is, then don’t just don’t give into the idea that ‘I’ve eaten one so might as well eat more’. Just eat as much as you need . You can get back on track as soon as you get home.