Feeling frustrated and sad!
Having had an Hb1Ac reading of 40 last December… huge celebration as I was now in remission, my latest reading is 44…pre-diabetic again!!! 😥
I suppose it could be worse, I could have gone back into diabetes, but this has knocked me for 6!
I admit I haven’t been counting calories or carbs, as I have been maintaining the weight… I am the same weight I was in December. However, I have been avoiding potatoes, bread, pasta and rice, as well as all the sugary or sweet foods that once would have been a staple part of my diet! So where have I gone wrong? Maybe the 1/2 beetroot brownie I have been treating myself to? Or the few berries?
Or could it be the asthma medication I am taking daily?

I am going to have to start counting carbs again… 🫣😩

Hi everyone and thanks DCT, weighed myself this morning and only 1lb down since Friday so didn’t manage to get down in to the 11s unfortunately but I’m convinced that I will by my next Tuesday weigh in! Dawn XX

Very sorry to hear about your mum SunnyB. Hope she is getting good care.

Positives
Sun is shining.
Trip to garden centre and bought 60 geraniums, 2 aubergine plants, 6 red peppers and a basil. Due for good weather so will be planting out over the next 2 or 3 days.
Weight down just over 2lbs in first week – slowly slowly suits me fine.
BG down from 125 to 85 today – but insulin injection still needs to be weaned down.
Just heard from builder that he cant do our job on Thursday as he forgot it is Pentecost – a holiday in France – what makes it a positive is it gives us more time to clear the garage of a lot of rubbish and get out the summer furniture.

One week weigh in today shows just over 2lb loss, so I am well on track for 1kg a month. Taking it slowly but really concentrating on getting BG down and insulin. I have had 2 readings in the 80s which I am well pleased with but insulin is 24units and last night reduced to 22. Slowly slowly.

Verano, I know what you mean about throwing yourself back in. Funny how the choices I make here at home are automatically the right ones. Only downfall was a couple of vodkas on Sunday evening – just getting out of bad habits a bit at a time 🙂 I am sure next week I will do better.

Sunny so sorry to hear about your mum. Hopefully her illness will progress very slowly. Very difficult time.

Fatgirlslim great news! This way of eating does work. I’ve been in remission since 2017 and finally a few months ago I was taken of the ‘diabectic’ list. At last I’m ‘officially ’ in remission! As sunshine-girl says we just have to keep on keeping on to stay in remission.

Pootle hope your results are good …. I’m sure they will be.

So to my positives……

🧺🧺🧺 All my washing is done and now just sat in the basket waiting for a rainy day so I can iron!

🥗🥑🍓 Day three of healthy eating. It’s a real pleasure to eat ‘low carb’ again after so many carby extras.

✉️✒️✉️ Caught up with all the post and sorted out insurance claim for missed port. Amazing but filled in the form, received and replied to an email and 2 hours later the claim was settled! Must be a record!

Hope everyone is well and feeling positive.

Hello everyone. I was about to say how can we be in May already then realised we are almost halfway through it!! I had a few days away from the end of April to early May and since then never seem to know what day it is! To be fair we had a busy weekend just gone, and this is the week when hopefully things will return to some semblance of normality.

YOWZER I am so sorry to hear you are unwell and do hope you feel better soon. I’m sure you can feel the love ❤️and positive vibes from everyone on here. Do let us know how you’re getting on.

MARIET I’m so glad your dental problems seem to be easing up now. What a relief! And your mum sounds wonderful too!

DAWN here’s hoping for you to be in the 11’s tomorrow, and Happy Birthday in advance! You are doing really well on this thread as are you SUE BLUE – both losing half a stone is fabulous news 👏

CATHY well done on your half stone loss this year so far too. That’s fantastic news, and I’m sure will continue. Not long till your niece’s wedding now if I remember rightly?And then the cruise to look forward to.

ARCTICFOX well done for losing those inches despite such a busy time. I always find your lifestyle so inspiring – you seem able to do such a wide variety of things, it’s awesome!

I’ve been maintaining ok but at around 8lb more than I want to be at this stage – which in turn is a few pounds more than my ultimate goal. But I’m feeling very relaxed and know that the weight will come off if I put the effort in. I’m more concerned with inches now too rather than numbers on a scale : I just want to wear nice things and have them fit freely without the belly bulge! I’m going on holiday with my daughter at the end of June and aim to lose my half stone before then (so I’d better get on with it really! 😂)

Hello to everyone else too – can’t scroll back further at the moment! But hope all is well with you all, and look forward to catching up soon X

Big thank you to all of you lovely positive people, who have been posting and keeping this thread alive.
FatGirlSlim, wonderful news about your husband, it must be a huge boost to you both and great that the doctor is so on board too.
SG, sounds like some decisions have been made during your time away, hope things go smoothly.
Pootle, hope your blood results are good …. sure they will be.
V, I know what you mean …. it’s wonderful to go on trips and often we don’t want them to end, but there is something very comforting about being home and in your own space again.
Sorry not to have been posting recently. It has been a strange time for me. My mother received a terminal diagnosis just before we left for Turkiye, so emotions have been running riot. However, the time has not been devoid of positives:
🙂🙂 has been lovely to catch up with friends in our second home in Didim.
🌞🌞 currently back in UK visiting my parents and very happy to say my mother is not much different in capacity, to when I saw her a month ago. We enjoyed a little light gardening together yesterday.
🙏🙏 grateful for family and friends who have offered and given support recently.

Please keep posting your positives.

Good to be back s-g!

I have to admit to throwing myself back into ‘healthy eating’ from this morning. It was wonderful not to have to eat breakfast just because it was ‘included’! I know that if I don’t jump back on the treadmill straight away that I’ll be totally lost. I enjoyed my time away but not necessarily the ‘mindless’ eating. There were lots of ‘nonBSD’ meals that I really enjoyed but the majority, especially desserts, weren’t that great.

So back to the ‘healthy me’ starting with the first step today….

Great to have you back Verano. Don’t rush to get back on plan, take it easy, it is b—–dy hard work. Just about managing after 5 days and kept carbs and cals down yesterday. Must start recording on myfitnesspal just to be sure.

Not much to report, gardener came this morning to look at the mess that is my potager. He will send me a quote later today.

Yay: Fgs… congratulations to your husband. I did it last year (put diabetes into remission) with this way of life… keeping it up and have fingers crossed for results of blood test on Thursday. That was 12 months from the original test that showed me to be diabetic! It really does work!!!

Great to hear positives from (I hope you don’t mind me calling you this) old hands! You are inspirational that it can be done and life can be good going forward!

So for today:
Sun is STILL shining… 🌞🌞 almost unheard of in rainy Wales. Veg and cutting Garden is benefiting greatly and I am delighted to be able to get on with it having been unable for the last 2 years! 🌱🌱🫛🫛

My weight seems to have settled again.. having been yo-yoing! 😄😄😄

Husband’s birthday on Monday so really looking forward to eating out … a meal I don’t have to cook is a huge bonus!! 🥙🥗

Just a quick ‘hello’ to say home safe and sound, great flight, bags unpacked but washing still to do!

Well done to those losing, those with T2 staying in ‘remission’ and everyone who is still ‘trying’!

Tomorrow I will weigh and assess the ‘damage’ of over three weeks of, not gay abandon, just mindless earring that wasn’t always that enjoyable!

Really looking forward to getting back to my ‘healthy’ eating plan tomorrow.

Hope everyone is doing ‘Marvellously’ in ‘May’!

Thanks Yowzer,
Yes it will be lovely to drop down into the next stone, I was in the 11s for a long time and it seemed so sudden being in the high 12s after Christmas, it’s like I can’t remember how I got there😱. My goal since I joined this forum has been to get down to around 9st 12, my thinking being that I could rein myself in if I then ever went over 10 but I honestly would be happy getting down to 10 and a half stone at the minute because I started this year the highest weight I’ve ever been so to get down to 10 and a half would be quite a chunk to have lost. I will just see how I feel when I get there as I got down to 10st 11 I think when I first joined the forum and felt I still had a way to go. I’m sure your positive vibes will help me get that 2 and a half pounds off by Tuesday (actually I’ve just remembered it’s my birthday on Tuesday so it would be a lovely present to myself to be under 12 when I weigh myself that morning!)
Don’t be too hard on yourself with the wet lettuce, it sounds like you’ve been through the mill a bit so deserve some leeway!
Have a lovely evening
Dawn XX

Ahh DAWN thanks,lovely to hear from you.
Im sure you will smash that 2 1/2 lbs very soon 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Onwards and downwards! Isnt it a fab feeling when you drop into the next stone down. I know you can do it! 🥳 🩷xx
I’m giving myself the wet lettuce treatment and pulling myself together for a fresh start..every day is a new beginning!
We have to “ seas” the day,hehe! Sorry for the corny joke 🥰

Hi Yowzer,
So sorry to hear you have had a virus for a while now and that your sciatica is playing up on top of that, not surprised you have been comfort eating bless you! I hope you start to feel better soon and am sure that once you do you will be back to being your usual focused self:) ❤️Dawn XX

Still lost 1lb so no further progress. Weighing every other day. Cutting down each day, still had a slice of toast last night. Today started with 2 boiled eggs but minus the Ryvita, then a lunch of tuna salad. Friday is fish and chips and I am not keen on fish but I will have a small piece with a salad.

News about house move is that daughter and sil want us to move into the house they were gifted by his father (and mother). They say they are happy to gift it to us. No money will change hands so we will not be handing over our life savings but maybe paying amounts to update the house. They will sign documents to say we cannot be asked to leave in case of divorce or some other unforseen event.

I can see my husband becoming more and more frail and I too find I have to sit down every 15 or so minutes to have a rest when doing housework. Things can turn on a sixpence and go terribly wrong and then we would be trying to sell up when we are more infirm. Better to get it done now while we have some fitness left.

Will keep you updated but try not to bore you.

Great news Fatgirlslim, it is so good to hear of someone beating diabetes. Keep on keeping on…

Positives:
I have a new app on my phone called Merlin. When I am out in the garden I switch the recorder on and this morning, in 3 minutes I recorded 6 different birds. Lots of Euraisian Blackbirds but also Little Owl, Golden Oriole and Blackcap. Try it.
Tidying the garden and house, getting ready to put it on the market but so much to do – positive it will all get done.
All the unpacking and washing done and put away – phew – only taken me 5 days 🙂

Glad to be of helpl. Keep in touch.

Just a quick hello to all. Not very well at the mo. Sciatica is very bothersome and painful, and I have a virus which I cant seem to throw off,its been over a month now. I feel my weight is creeping up due to inactivity and comfort eating! I need to get a grip!
Several of us have been suffering one way or another and you have my sincere commiserations! XX And congrats to those losing weight,very well done! XX
Hope to bump into you all when Im well enough to stroll the decks and smell those lovely sea breezes!
🥰 High tides and good vibes everyone! 🥰

Hi everyone,
Thanks Mariet, I hope we are as active as our Mums as we age:) I’m pleased your dental problems are getting better, albeit slowly.
I weighed myself this morning and am another 2lbs down. If I could lose just over 2lbs this coming week I would be back down in to the 11s again so am hoping to do that. I’m going to change my weigh day to Tuesday as that’s when my menu plan runs from which is the day I go food shopping. I’m going to aim to lose 2 and a half pounds by then so will concentrate on sticking to the menu plan I have loaded onto Mfp and see how I get on, it’s only four days away so I may be being a bit ambitious but it would definitely give me a boost.
I hope everyone has a lovely weekend.
Dawn XX

Thank you very much for taking the time to reply, and your kind words.
As I live in Souh Wales I go walking up the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) most weekends. I take Nuts, seeds and fruit along with a small portion of peanut butter dip, which provides me with enough energy to get me through a 7, 8hr rigouros walk. I think it will be some experimentation as I ramp the training up to further distances, I am sure boiled eggs would be okay in a rucksack. Salt intake is another issue I need to address, I limit salt after years of battling blood pressure, but this diet seems to have sorted that out, I’m thinking of the kallo rice cakes which according to the label are low in sugars and most other things.

Thank you again for the reply
Dr Michael Mosley 8 week blood sugar diet changed my life for the better, and I will forever be indebted to his book.

Love the positives on this thread and the quiet optimism of all of them – celebrating small wins as well as really big ones is a beautiful, mindful way of enjoying life and all its vicissitudes…. I have a huge positive I wanted to share with the group. My husband is no longer pre-diabetic. His latest blood test shows normal cholesterol and blood sugar levels!!! The GP is on record as saying: “Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it!” So happy I actually cried. Love the old codger after all these years (30+) and he’s been given a new lease on life. Doesn’t get more positive than that!!!

Taking a couple of days to get back into the eating routine plus I needed to do a shop. Verano said she might feel hungry when she gets back on plan and I can assure her she will. I even had a slice of toast before bed.

Breakfast today was 2 boiled eggs and one Ryvita then hallumi and bacon salad. For dinner I am having an aubergine mousakka and hope that will be it for the evening.

Should also have said I have set myself a goal of 7.5kgs in 7 months. So nice and steady.

Welcome back S-G & it’s good to hear that your lawn mower has not been broken. Getting ready to sell one’s house is always stressful & hard work so I hope all your prep goes well.
Thank you Verano for your kind words & I am getting used to my hearing aids although they still feel itchy in my left ear. I have now reconciled myself to my delayed surgery & my husband & I have booked a week away at a Warners holiday hotel on Hayling Island next month. We come from Portsmouth so it will be fun visiting the area & getting to know it again.
Well done Pootle getting back on track & HappySnap for losing weight 👏👏. I hope your blood test results are good Verano 🤞🤞. Sorry if I have missed anyone out 🤔
Margaret xx

Congratulations!!!🍾🎉🥳👏
A baby in the family may give your Mum a focus??!
I am sure your other son, whilst finding it bitter sweet, will be delighted to be an uncle and will dote on the little one.
Good luck for your weigh in on Friday!!
Xx

Hi Pootle. Really good luck tomorrow. You will he great
I am still struggling along, few pounds on then off , But have been good this week. So will see what happens weigh in Friday.
My Dad is very poorly. Another uti or possibly same one….he has lost 3st in 2 months. Just won’t eat a thing. He has a scan Monday to see what’s happening bit it’s more mental with him I think . He doesn’t even know why he doesn’t want to eat but he’s getting more cross rhe more people go on.
He’s a shadow of when he went in there and my mum blames herself for putting him in there.
It’s a very sad depressing situation
However some good news….I am going to be a grandparent….my son who got married and his wife are pregnant and were at the wedding also!
Really happy but a bit double edged as my other son can’t have children. Everything is just a bit complicated at rhe moment.
Keep going Pootle you’ve done great

Hi Lucy,

I hope your Dad has settled and is eating now. Also that your Mum is coping and the remaining cat is getting used to being alone.

Also that you have been able to find some time for yourself….
My weight suddenly started going up by 5lb then down again… it has been very difficult to stay motivated, but I am back to it now!
I am going for an annual blood test tomorrow, so 🤞I am still in remission from the diabetes and nothing else rears an ugly head! 🙏🤞

K xxxx

Positives for today

Mower is still in working order.
Gardener coming to quote for my 2 little potagers (veg patches) to be cleared as they are a real mess.
Nearly finished unpacking and 2 lots of washing done.

Hi all, well the mower seems to be okay and hubby has given half the grass a good going over. Such a relieft it looks so much better, it was such a mess I could have cried. I have also contacted our gardener to come and clear my potagers so I can think about planting tomatoes in the next week. Then I will be planting about 100 geraniums in pots to go all around the house and the poolside. To make the house sellable. Will put it on the market by the end of the month.

Seeing the garden in such a mess and also looking at opening the pool has given hubby new resolve for going back to the UK. The reaslisation at we are getting a bit old for such a big property and how much hard work it is to maintain it all.

Glad you are back on track Pootle. I decided to weigh every other day then couldnt resist jumping on the scales this morning to find a one pound loss already and I haven’t even started properly.

More good weather on the way, enjoy.

Marvellous May is progressing well… sunshine and a very little rain has done wonders for the garden.

Welcome home to all the holidayers, great to hear you have enjoyed a really good break.
My earlier dilemma with see-sawing weight seems to have settled a little. Now only about 2lb difference! I do have to weigh every day because I know my weakness is to think ‘one won’t matter’ then ‘I had one yesterday, so could have another today’! If I can keep track daily it gives me as much motivation as I can get!
I am having an my first ‘annual’ blood test tomorrow, (a little early) so 🤞🙏 that I have remained in diabetic remission and all else is still in order! I don’t expect to get the results until next week so I am keeping on keeping on!
Congratulations Happysnap… doesn’t it feel good!!!
S-G hope you enjoy the planning for the move back to the UK, it can be important to be within easy reach of family… also hope the mower isn’t too damaged!!
Verano, good to hear that your holiday indulgences haven’t had a drastic effect… Hope you have an easy climb back onto the wagon!

Margaret, I hope the hearing aids are working out… tv no longer needing subtitles! And that the op happens soon!

That’s all for now folks… wishing you all health and happiness in Marvell May!

Hi and thanks for starting a Marvellous May thread!

Sounds like quite a few of us are enjoying holidays at the moment- hope the weather is cooperating for those of you and if you’re not focusing on your diet then hope you’re enjoying the food you’re splurging on!!
I’m really pleased my weight has dropped by another 2.5kg, so total weight loss so far is 12kg!
I’ve never managed to lose this much so I’m really pleased with my progress and I bet my consultant will be delighted when I see him on the 9th June… I just googled 12kg and turns out its 26.4lb- sounds better in that currency doesn’t it?
I’m finding the TRE/IF way of life so easy to stick to and I’m so pleased to have discovered this WOE!

Sueblue, I stayed on Cockatoo Island one long weekend with friends, in the Overseer’s House. It’s a fantastic place to visit. Well done you on losing half a stone! I have done the same, since the beginning of the year. I am back to my pre- Easter weight and very relieved about it.
Arctic Fox, losing inches is the best! I’m very glad for you.
Good news about your eyes and sight CC and that the weight is dropping even if it’s slow.
Dawn, glad you had a good trip away and that the gain is dropping off. My mum is 90 as well and I do her shopping on Thursdays. She is bright and fit and still drives ‘the older ladies’ to their various groups but she finds grocery shopping very tiring.
My dental problems are slowly getting better. The oral surgeon is hopeful that I will not need any surgery, I have to see him in a week. Apparently the infection I had was there for a long time and had eaten away the bone that separates the upper jaw from the sinus, leaving an opening there- there’s the reason for the disgusting taste in my mouth. He feels it should close over, if not there is an operation that can fix it up.
It’s good to be able to eat proper food again 🙂

I hope everyone is having a good week.

Hi Vince, well done on your success with the diet. As for ultra marathons I have no idea. You are on the right track with the good carbs like lentils, quinoa etc. As you are managing diabetes you need to be sure to always have something with you and I can only suggest nuts and seeds for long distance. I would say protein load but it is hard to carry an egg or some cheese with you. I just tried it on a holiday and had a bag of melon slices and they leaked all over my jeans so not such a good idea.

Hope someone comes along to help you and welcome to the site.

Thought as I was here I’d pop by and post some positives….

☀️☀️☀️ Wonderful sunny weather here after a few cloudy days.

🛩️🛳️🧳 After extensive travels we are starting to think about packing to go home. Love being away but love my own bed even more! Just a few more days to go.

🎉🥂🎂 Our son’s birthday today so went to his favourite restaurant for lunch. The only place I ever order pasta because they make an amazing prawn tagliatelle. It was sublime!

Just one more ….
👧👑🏄‍♀️ Our ‘little princess’ is growing up so quickly. It’s amazing what happens in a few short months. It’s wonderful to spend precious time with her.

So all positive here. Please post some positives. We all have them just need to take a moment to jot them down.
If all else fails try and stay ‘positive’!

Hi s-g glad you made it home safely. We are due home on Friday so I have the weekend to organise washing and shopping before I jump back on the wagon on Monday.

I have a delivery organised for Saturday morning with lots of fresh stuff and to be honest after over three weeks away I’ll be happy to have some healthy balanced meals again! I have a feeling I’m going to be ‘hungry’ after having three meals a day, and sometimes eating because ‘it’s that time I’d day’, rather than because I’m ‘hungry’.

Anyway looking forward to making the rest of May a marvellous month!

Official weigh in after the holiday is not so big a shock after 3 weeks of pure greed and not following any sort of plan. Up 6.5lbs.

Now to get serious again and follow my well worn path of BSD, low carb and TRE. Hope to see many more of you on here even if you have strayed. We all do it from time to time. Also looking forward to getting Verano back.

The only downside is our housesitter obviously had no idea about our sit on mower and has taken chunks out of the grass, missed big patched and run into a tree stump. We think she has seriously damaged the mower but waiting for the rain to stop so hubby can get it outside and on a ramp to inspect it. It will be a massive bill if it is as damaged as we think judging by the way the grass has been ripped out rather than mowed. We will see.

Keep on keeping on…

Has anyone trained and successfully completed a 100km ultra marathon non stop walking?
I am looking for advice on nutrition as I no longer have traditional carbs in my diet (Pasta, Rice, Bread etc) I do eat lentils, beans, peas, Quinoa, Bulgar Wheat etc I have started training for the event in July and will be ramping up my exercise during the next 10 weeks so any advice I would be very grateful for.
Thank you

Have just realised that I’ve been logged off from this thread!

So to some positives…..

☀️☀️☀️Lovely sunny weather here but no where near as warm as in the UK!
🥂🫒🥘 Lots of food glorious food and a few, or so, glasses of champagne thrown in! I’m going to miss this life but my waistline certainly isn’t. Can’t wait to get on the scales!!!
🐥🐥🐥 Nice to see my ‘chick’ and his ‘chicks’. Certainly miss my family being so far away and only getting to see them two or three times a year. But enjoying it while we can.

Stay positive!

S-g good to hear your b-g is back in the normal range. Mine has been higher than normal but nothing really serious which is a miracle really!

So, looks like you’ve made a decision! Nothing like getting things straight in your own mind. Family is very important so good to be close to them if you can be. Enjoy your planning.

Hi Cathy,
Yes I’m finding this longer thread better too, hopefully it will be the one which brings the results we would like🤞Dawn XX

I have so many positives right now I don’t know where to start, so the every day stuff is

sun is shining
enjoying time with family
planning for a new adverture by moving to the UK.

More positives to come.

Hi to all of you. Sorry I wasnt here to greet you yesterday. I too am still on holiday staying with family in the UK until 6th May but I will keep dropping in. Lovely weather at the moment, we are having the same in France but due to cool down for our return.

Like you Verano, I am not following any form of plan, either diabetic, low carb or even anywhere near a diet. However, daughter took us on a 2 mile walk then yesterday dragged me to the gym where I did 20 mins on the treadmill. some leg weights and had half an hour swim. Low and behold lost half a kilo this morning. I wont be doing anything serious about diet so not a great leader at the moment.

Dont worry too much Pootle, just look at how far you have come and accept that life isnt always perfect for sticking with our goals but you will soon get your mojo back. Maybe you should weigh yourself a bit less then you wont notice the peaks and lows. Having said that, I am the worst for daily weighing but know that a small gain will make me more motivated and a small loss will do the same. The bad times are when you go out for one meal, avoid carbs and puds but have a few glasses of wine and you show a 2kg gain the next day and wonder how the heck that happened.

Margaret, your surgery is getting closer and you have 6 months to get yourself into the best shape ever. You sound determined.

Verano, we are in exactly the same situation i.e. cruise then family. Daughter likes taking us for long walks or trips to stately homes but there is always a pub at the end of it. No point counting but I have just lost a smidge of weight in the last 2 days and my BG is back into the normal but high range. I think we get home around the same time so just enjoy the time you have with family and I will be doing the same.

We have a lot of news and will probably be putting our French home up for sale in the next month, making plans to return to the UK and be with our family.

I will try to pop by in the next few days but if not will see you on Tuesday 6th May when I will be up to my neck in unpacking. That is when I will do an official weigh in and get seriously back on plan. So looking forward to it.

Hi Dawn-
Well done on your weight loss. Half a stone down since January seems to be a theme. I am also down 7lb since January. Slow and steady wins the race. This longer thread is really helping take the pressure off for me. Like you I want to be consistent this month and hope for at least 2lb off. I’m feeling more positive since ditching nuts and peanut butter! Didn’t realise how loaded with calories they were. I’ve not calorie counted for many years and it’s been an eye opener. Also, I feel that I can include more things if I count calories ie more choice!
A busy weekend this weekend and a weekend away next weekend but knuckling down in between. Let’s make May make a difference as we head to the halfway point of the cruise!

Hi everyone,
I decided to face the scales after all on Tuesday after my Yorkshire trip and had definitely gained, not sure exactly how much tbh as I can’t find where I’ve written what my last weight was(haven’t used my sparkly chart for a while!) when I’ve weighed this morning I’m 3lb down which I’m pleased about.I know it will be water weight as my midriff (where I carry most of my weight) is 1 and a half inches down so I’ve definitely lost some ‘bloat’ so that’s a good start.
Like you Sue, I’ve lost half a stone since the beginning of January, however you have lost yours much more healthily I’m sure, losing consistently whereas mine has been up and down with all of the messing around I’ve done! I hope I can be consistent throughout May. Well done Cathy on losing in April, I don’t think I lost any in April after gaining over the weekend. Articfox congratulations on losing inches, that’s my big aim, more so than losing pounds. If I can lose more inches on my stomach, waist and midriff this month I will be really pleased.
I still have four days left on my food plan which is helpful. I’ve decided to have it go Tuesday to Monday as I go food shopping on Tuesdays with my mum (who turned 90 last month and has more energy than me🤣) I hope everyone has a lovely weekend, we’ve had gorgeous weather this week here but not sure it’s due to continue unfortunately,.

Dawn XX

ArcticFox it’s good to hear from you, well done on your inches loss 🙂
What a great idea to use AI for meal planning – I’m definitely going to try this!
I’ve been using CoPilot at work recently – it’s a great help for writing process manuals/instruction guides, which is what I’ve been doing. I paste a section of text and then ask AI to simplify it, or word it more professionally, or give me some examples for usage – it’s great! Obviously you need to check everything, but it really speeds things up.
I hadn’t thought of using it for health/diet before but am going to try it 🙂

Good evening!

Well we are now on our last leg of our trip. I feel like I’ve been away forever although in fact it’s just over two weeks. Anyway, we have had two really good ‘legs’ and are now with son and family in Portugal so another wonderful time ahead.

Food wise, well I’m being anything but ‘wise’ at the moment but such is life and I’m enjoying going off piste!

Margaret sorry your surgery is still way off in the future but as you say you can use the time to become as healthy as possible before your surgery. Just don’t expect miracles given your reduced mobility.

Pootle, first time around is always the easiest! We have all struggled when it comes to maintenance or second/third etc, time around. I think a five pound cushion sounds quite reasonable. Don’t beat yourself up just keep on keeping an eye on your upper limit and don’t let it get out of hand.

Promise to post on the positive thread soon. I’ve certainly had more than my fair share of positives over the last few weeks but just not had the time, or internet connection, to share them. Will be back soon..

Enjoy Marvellous May!

Sorry I haven’t been posting for a few days… TBH I have been struggling…BUT

1. Friends visited at the beginning of the week…great to catch up, and they liked the lower carb offering for lunch. (Although I did provide new potatoes also!)

2. I treated myself to a new handbag…I don’t need it, but it was too good a bargain to miss! (leather ‘cross body bag’ that will take my phone and purse, for £15.00!!!) I love a bargain.

3. The hot sunny weather has enabled me to wash curtains and mats, get them dry and replaced…so the house is a little brighter!

Hope you can find a few positives in your life. xx

Hi everyone,
It has been very busy with the farm and it has been a very stressful time with our national situation. Haven’t felt up to much outside of work and the farm and keeping a very narrow focus right now.
However, I have lost some inches. My jeans are falling off without a belt! And my leg pain is much better. I’m just focusing on healthy, lower fat, high fibre meals. It seems that too much fat sets off the inflammation that makes my lipedema worse. So I’ve had to stop worrying so much about carbs and am focusing on the most complex carbs that I can.
One thing I’ve started to do, is when I’m too busy to even think of what to make for dinner or lunches, I put the ingredients I have on hand into an AI chatbot and ask it to come up with some meal ideas and recipes. It is doing a good job for the most part!
Hope everyone else is doing well. I’ll catch up on the posts when I get a chance.

Thank you S-G for setting up Marvellous May😀
I have also consumed chocolate over Easter & particularly liked my husbands Toblerone one🙀
I am continuing TRE & trying to eat more protein whilst lowering carbs but am on some new medication for my sensitive bladder & have felt hungrier since taking it but perhaps I am imagining that & making excuses for any increased eating.
I am loving the sunshine & I had an NHS hearing test at Specsavers this morning & am now the proud? owner/user of two hearing aids that I have a fortnight to get used to before a further hearing check. They do feel a little odd particularly in my left ear & I don’t think that I am hearing very differently but perhaps watching some tv without subtitles might show that.
I have heard my knee replacement surgery may be within the next five to six months with the surgeon I saw privately last October!
Oh well I need to use this time to start exercising more & to try to become slimmer & fitter. I am now awaiting my Ocado grocery delivery.
Keep on going everyone & Happy May Day💐💐
Margaret xx

Thanks for the new monthly thread. Marvellous May sounds…well…marvellous!

Tbh I am struggling at the moment, weight seems to be yo-yoing for no apparent reason. I am not counting carb and cal now, but think I am following the principle and keeping low carb with a few more than 1000 calories. Since Easter, when I know I slipped quite badly with chocolate 🍫 (85%, but a fair portion of it!) and the midnight feast of granary bread 🍞 toast after my prang 🚙, I have been careful about what I am eating. However, my weight is fluctuating wildly from 10st 5lb and 10st 10lb from day to day!! 🫤🤔🙄.
Feeling pretty down and finding motivation very hard… so no posts on the positives thread recently… but I am going to try harder and 🤞 hopefully get back on track!!
Hope we all have a marvellous May!

Hello everyone
April flew by! Here we are in May and I am hoping I’ll be back on track after a not very productive April. I am 1lb down. Had planned to lose 3 lb but as ever life got in the way. I’m feeling positive that I can make a difference in May although I’ve got my son coming home tomorrow for the weekend and a weekend away next weekend but that still leaves plenty of days when I can eat sensibly. I’ve had my eyes tested and the optician said my new lenses and the left epiretinal peel have made quite a big difference to my vision. I only now need reading glasses and they only cost me £50! That is a huge win. I usually had varifocals and they cost me a lot of money. Today I weighed 154.8. It’s creeping down SLOWLY. Calorie counting, low carb and time restricted eating will be my focus for May. I’ve bought some new trainers as recommended by Podiatry so hoping that I can get some more steps in this month too. SueBlue- 23,000 steps in a day is incredible!! I can usually only manage about 7000 but I’m hoping my new trainers will help take the load off my toes.
At the start of a new month let’s all focus and plan for what we want to achieve this month. I will be happy to weigh less at the end of each month. Would be great to lose a couple of pounds during may- I’ll aim for 152lb. I find I have to be realistic as it comes off so slowly. I have to admit that when I weighed this morning I was really pleased to see that I had actually lost weight during April even though it was only 1lb!
Mariet- I’m so sorry to read about your dental problems- you must be feeling awful.. Good riddance to that problematic tooth. Once the antibiotics kick in I hope you’ll be soon able to eat properly and feel better.
Have a good week everyone. I’m going to weigh myself once a week to keep track. I lost my way a bit in April but im back on track for May. I’ll weigh in next Friday and report back. Am loving this cruise 🚢