Your 16lb loss in 4 weeks on the 800-calorie diet is fantastic progress—congrats on sticking with it despite the sleep disruption, which is a common side effect from such severe calorie restriction triggering cortisol spikes, blood sugar fluctuations, and altered melatonin production that fragment sleep (especially middle-of-night wake-ups lasting 1-4 hours). To combat this without derailing your 8-week goal, try a small pre-bed protein snack within your calories (e.g., 100g turkey slices or a boiled egg ~70-100kcal) 1-2 hours before lights out to stabilize blood sugar overnight; establish a wind-down routine like 30min dim lights/no screens, herbal tea (chamomile or valerian root), and progressive muscle relaxation; keep your bedroom cool (18°C/65°F) and pitch black with earplugs if noise factors in; if unmedicated ADHD from context plays a role, add white noise or a weighted blanket for sensory calm. Track sleep 3-4 nights—if no improvement, consider consulting a doctor to rule out deeper issues before pushing to week 8, as chronic restriction can amplify fatigue long-term. Hang in there; you’re crushing it!

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DCT-what a fab idea to make the muffins . I have the pear and walnut ones saved for next week. They sound lovely. Please let me know what you think. I’ve made a batch of apple and cinnamon ones this morning. They’re delicious with a cup of coffee.

CATHY well done you! That’s great news and I’m so pleased for you. In the 40’s again 👏👏👏. What a great end to the week.

Your strategy for work lunches/snacks sounds great – and why not make some muffins for the Book Club? I’m going to try the pear and walnut ones today – will report back in due course!-

Enjoy the weekend x

Sunny – being a slow loser is probably better for our skin. All the literature i have read says it is better to lose slowly. I have always been a slow loser and have been frustrated when reading how much people lose but I’ve come to terms that we are all different and slow and steady wins the race. I have found that breaking it down to small goals has really been rewarding.
ARCTICFOX – glad to see you back and it sounds like you’re in a good place. I can endorse the two meals a day 800 vegetarian keto- it’s definitely made a difference to my journey.
Dawn- have you had a good week? Did you change your plan?
Keep going everyone – we’ve got this.
Of to work (I must be mad). I am supposed to be retired!

Hello everyone
Well done to Mariet and DCT for discarding this week. I’m so glad you got your tooth fixed DCT. I totally understand about your tongue not leaving it alone! I’m surprised I’ve not worn the tip of my tongue out! It’s been poking into the top corner of my gum since July last year!! Good that you’re recuperating from your trip and getting back on track.
I am delighted to report a loss of 1.5 lb this week taking me to …. 🥁 🥁 🥁 149.6!!!!!!!!!!! Woooo hoooooo!!! I can’t remember when I was last in the 140s. I am sticking to the plan 100% and it’s paying off! I’m hosting book club in a couple of weeks and thats going to be a challenge- not from me but from peer pressure and people egging me on. But I am thinking of my blood sugar blood test coming up in April and am determined to be in the normal range.
I’m working this afternoon and all next week so lunches are going to have to be ok the hoof- I’ll make Greek salad, apple and cinnamon muffins and take cheese and nuts, hummus and celery etc hopefully I’ll be ok. It’s a good test for when I’ve finished the 12 weeks and got to learn to eat intuitively again.

MARIET a loss is a loss! And I feel sure that once your system starts flowing again that will make a difference too. Also I seem to remember that you don’t have that much to lose? In which case I guess it makes sense that the speed of loss will slow down (seems logical to me anyway 😊).

SUNNY well done on your discard this week. I’m really pleased for you, particularly as you say you are a slow discarder. Fingers crossed for next Tuesday.

I’m delighted to report that I’m now back to the last weight I took before New York, 151.2lb. It feels like this week has been a bit of a recuperate and reset kind of week, so I’ve not been doing much exercise or anything but have been back on the online New 5:2 plan. So it seems to work for me for now and I’ll keep going on that until I feel the need to change. I really do like the meal plans as food planning is not my best skill. And there are so many recipes to swap to if you don’t like the sound of the suggested ones. I’ve found it makes food shopping easier and once you have a core stash of the ingredients they use it does become quite economical. I’m also getting better at finding recipes that use up leftovers I already have, so nothing gets wasted.

I hardly dare say this in light of CATHY’s frustrating dentist’s experience this week, but my dentist did manage to fit me in yesterday and has repaired my front tooth. She did say it may need more work in future such as a crown, or may even die : apparently I gave it quite a bash. But for now it has a white filling and just looks like normal though feels a bit funny (you know when your tongue won’t leave it alone!). So I’m pleased about that and really hope CATHY that your tooth gets sorted once and for all on the 23rd 🤞

Hope that everyone reading this has a good weekend and some good progress towards whatever your own goals are X

Checking in for Friday- a small 200g discard which is disappointing. I am having some trouble with ‘slow transit’ and feel uncomfortably bloated so hopefully when all the psyllium husk, etc that I am using works there will be a better result! I am going to review my online BSD plan as well- they recommended a5:2 plan but I think I do better doing the same thing every day so I’ll see what else might suit me better.
Looking for better things from others 😁

So pleased your biopsy showed no cancer Pootle💐 You can relax now after your worrying last few weeks 👍
Margaret xx 😍

Hi everyone,
Sorry I have been absent for most of the ‘new year’. I haven’t caught up with all your posts… so many to read, I just hope you are all ok and keeping on!

I have been working through a cancer scare since mid January and finally have had biopsy taken… non cancerous! 😅 Such a relief!
During this time I have not been watching my diet carefully, but have kept to the same weight as I started the year. (5.5 stone less than when I began in 2024 but 1/2 stone heavier than my lightest in 2025)
Blood sugar has kept stable!
🤞🤞

S-G as Verano says almost there & it’s brilliant that you can fit into all your dresses & also having good health results. 👍👏👏. I hope that you will have a very enjoyable & relaxing holiday! 🥂🌝
Margaret xx

Oh Cathy! You are having the worst luck with your tooth. I hope it happens without any further mishaps.

Sorry you have to continue to wait to get your tooth sorted out Cathy. Good luck for 23rd … hope it goes well.

Really appreciate you posting positives again, SunshineGirl, thanks for joining in. Great news on your HbA1c result, I’m guessing that means you’re in a good place ahead of your trip. Have a wonderful time when you go away.

My positives for today are ….
🌼🌼 watching a little wren bug hunting in one of my rose bushes
🌼🌼 felt like a productive day, got some laundry done, lots of exercise snacking, old flowers thrown out and a new arrangement made, roasted some cashews and tidied the kitchen
🌼🌼 another day with a good few hours of sun … was able to have the kitchen door open most of the afternoon.

Hope someone else will share a positive or two soon.

Hi Sunny, I do have positives and thought I should jump in and support you, but I have been so busy with everything going on.

House viewing on Monday
HbA1c down to 6.9
Packing nearly finished.
We have a sitter arriving on Thursday and for the viewing as well I would be trying to clean from top to bottom, hence I have asked my cleaner to come back for a one off job. I should keep her on properly again but I thought I was well enough to do everything myself but it is good to have some help.

S-g WOW!!!

Yes lots going on but health wise all is looking good.

Packing almost done – great!

Next thing is to just take lots of deep breaths and get through the next few days.

Holiday is almost here!

Results are in and I am back down in the 6’s but only just (6.9), that is down from 7.3. Cholesterol is very low at 2.45 and I am going to ask doctor to reduce the amount of statins I am on as I also suffer from really bad cramps at night. Triglycerides is really low so just proves I dont drink much alcohol or eat processed foods.

Weight has dropped back down but I am past worrying. Fitting into all my dresses for the holiday although I by my natural instinct will not be diving into cakes and still sticking to low carb. Things are a bit mad now with everything happening at once, nurse and bloods, car service, cleaner on Friday, house viewing Monday followed by doctor in the afternoon, hairdresser on Wednesday, sitter arrives Thursday, leave for holiday Friday. Phew I am exhausted thinking about it all. But I have nearly finished my packing.

Have a good week everyone.

Oh CATHY I’m so sorry to hear that. How frustrating!! As you say, you couldn’t make it up. All the best for the 23rd 🤞
Hope everyone else is doing ok xx

My dental extraction has been cancelled by text this morning as the practice was broken into last night! You couldn’t write the script! I’ve rescheduled to 23rd as I am working all next week at the college invigilating! Another plot twist to come to terms with! Nothing is simple. I’ve done a lot of juggling to arrange today’s appt. Hey Ho!

Can’t believe I’m the only one with positives … but regardless, here are mine for today.
🌷🌷 saw the sun for a few hours today
🌷🌷 en route to town today, noticed several magnolia trees in bloom … they’re so beautiful
🌷🌷 made myself a new bead bracelet this afternoon quite pleased with the result

If you have a positive or two, please take a moment to share with us.

Firstly Bushberry, welcome … secondly, probably all of us have been despondent about our progress at some point, the secret is to just push on. You’re not doing anything wrong, it’s simply that some of us (me included) lose more slowly than others. It feels so unfair when we see others reporting big weekly losses and we only ditch half a pound or so, or stay static, but it will come right.
It’s important to understand that we’re in a marathon not a sprint race and that this way of eating is a life style change, not a quick fix … which we all know doesn’t exist.
Because we’re in this for the long haul, it doesn’t matter if some days our values are higher than others, it levels out over time. The carb value is the most important one though, so try to keep a handle on that. If you’re concerned about your daily calorie intake, it could be worth reviewing portion sizes and maybe the elements of your meals … could you swap anything out for something with lower values?

You didn’t say what your starting point was, or how much weight you hope to lose, but be assured hitting a plateau is normal. This happens as your body makes adjustments to the new regime, just keep going and the discards will start happening again. It’s not easy I know, but be assured it will happen.

Don’t worry about the nay sayers, the science behind this way if eating is sound and robust … if you want to research it further the work of Dr Taylor of Newcastle University is worth checking out. Be assured you’re on the right track.
Finally, for support I recommend tapping into the support on this forum. We are a friendly bunch and you’ll be made welcome on any thread you think might be helpful to you, so just jump in. Hope to see you around on the forum and wish you success as you continue towards your goal.

DCT, rest up and take things gently while you recover from your injuries and jet lag. Good luck with the dentist. Don’t panic about that gain, I’m sure it will disappear quite quickly once you’re back on track.
Becca, we all lose focus from time to time, but you’re back on track now, so fingers crossed you’ll see a better result this week … I’m sure you will.
Arctic, good to see you posting again. Sounds like you have lots going on, hope the adjustments you’re making help.

Better report my result from the last week, down 1.5lb which was a surprise and might I say, a good result for a slow discarder like me. Continuing with my established pattern this week and hoping to see more discarded at weigh in next Tuesday.

Hello 🙂
I am looking for advise for those who are familiar with this diet. I have been trying to loose weight for a couple of months and I have PCOS so this diet seems ideal for me and on the whole its been great. I enjoy the food, cravings are little and I feel full. I have been doing this along with introducing exercise and currently on week 5 of C25K. I try to track as much as I can on myfitness pal, but with kids and work, some days are not completed fully. I admit I struggle to keep to 800 cals and usually average 1000 to 1200. My carbs never going over 50g and do try to keep these low. I lost 7 pounds over this time, but with what I am eating and moving more, I thought I would be loosing more and for last few weeks just hoovering at same weight. Friends tell me I am not eating enough calories and I have tried to explain what I know about the BSD and the science, but I am starting to feel despondent and wondering if my PCOS could be a factor. What were other peoples weight loss. Is it wrong I am going over the 800 cals when some days I do eat less calories than others? I am cooking recipes from the books and only eating whole foods – any help or advise welcome – thanks so much!

Hi all, I am well and truly fed up, scales this morning show me up from 74.2 to 75.2. Not a morsel has passed my lips that shouldnt have. Not quite managing TRE as I am looking for a snack in the evenings but it is usually meat or chicken. Anyway, I am fasting tonight as the nurse will be here first thing in the morning for blood letting 🙂 So no food after 8pm.

Finally started my packing. All seems a bit over the top but I have 4 long dresses, 2 dressy jump suits and 2 short dresses, then 2 dress trousers. That is 10 nights so 2 more but I think it will be the trousers again with different tops. Then on the last night you just wear what you are leaving the ship in as you have to have your bags outside your cabin by 10 pm the night before. Exhausted just thinking about it. Luckily I have a packing list that I can follow.

Will let you know my results tomorrow afternoon, they usually dont take much longer than 4 hours but nurse has to drop them off at the lab so that depends how long she waits to take them.

Bye for now.

Morning all! ARCTICFOX great to see you back on here again, I’ve been thinking of you and wondering how you were getting on. I’m glad that things are moving forward in many ways, and particularly that you have lots of positive habits and activities coming into your life. It sounds as if you are in a better place and getting more constructive support. I’m sure the weight discard will soon follow.

BECCA thanks for your good wishes. I thought of you in Macy’s store as there was a lovely T shirt with the slogan “I left my heart in Sedona” on it. I was tempted to buy it but resisted. My daughter is a big shopper, and I am not. If I see something I love and need, and can justify, I may buy it, but she is much more easily swayed. So overall I bought very little whereas she was stuffing her case! I think there’s a generational thing there too though : for me, experiences and memories are now much more important than “stuff”. In fact, I continually seem to be trying to get rid of stuff so am very reluctant to bring in more! Anyway, I look forward to hearing your progress over the next few weeks before your trip. Won’t it be wonderful to enjoy being in a swimsuit again! You CAN do this 🙌

CATHY thank you too for your kind words. I’m taking things easy but getting frustrated as there’s so much I want to get on with. I’m a very list-based person and had a long “to do after holiday list”, but my hand still hurts in certain positions so I’m a bit limited on physical activity at the moment. I’ve made a dentists appointment but she only works Thursday and Fridays and it’s not till Friday 27th. They’ve suggested I phone first thing Thursday morning to see if she has any cancellations or can fit me in as an emergency (which I don’t regard it as being, but do want it checked asap in case there is any damage below the surface). So we”ll see. But I really hope that your appointment goes well tomorrow and they sort your tooth once and for all. Will be thinking of you.

I’m back on the online Fast 800 plan and the scales have moved downwards this morning which is good. I’m currently doing the New 5:2 version, three meals a day, which so far is working well. But in a couple of weeks or so I may try a switch to either two meals a day or a stricter Fast 800 if I feel I need to shake things up a bit. It’s good to have the flexibility to chop and change. DAWN I hope you have a better week this week.

Best wishes to you all X

Oh, I missed the post from ArcticFox because I didn’t renew the page after I got home! Great to see you! I was fascinated by your post, since I’ve often wondered about ADHD in myself, and also have trouble with using food for dopamine hits, and getting to bed at a reasonable time, and just staying focused on anything, really. Some of my family members have been diagnosed, but I’ve not yet been tested, and not sure if it’s something I should pursue in my 70s now or not. Best wishes and kudos for all the things you’re doing right!

Becca

Oh, DCT, so sorry you had that experience. : ( Glad you had a good time otherwise. I can imagine with the long flights you had a lot of tiredness and jet lag, and also plane travel is famous for adding a few pounds from cabin pressure, sitting still for so long, and cortisol from stress. Kudos to you for doing well with your vacation food and also getting in exercise!

Dawn, hope things settle down with the HRT. Those cravings are just awful when they hit, for whatever reason. I have been addicted to chocolate since early childhood, and it has never subsided. And once I start eating it, I find it very hard to stop.

I also gained a few pounds last week (not from chocolate, but from slacking on tracking), but hopefully back on track now as I prepare to get weighed at my doctor appointment and then wear a swimsuit on my little trip. (!!)

Becca

Hurrah! It worked!
DCT – so sorry to hear about your fall. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
I’ve been trying to post for weeks now with no success. Not sure what happened to my old account. Anyway I haven’t made much progress so far diet-wise, but my new counsellor has been helping focus on self-care and especially sleep. I don’t think my sleep quality has improved too much yet, but I am getting to bed significantly earlier, am away from screens for at least 10 hours, and feeling a bit more rested, so that is a good start. I am hopeful that this will lower my cortisol levels eventually and help me avoid carby cravings moving forward. We’ve also been discussing how I probably need to treat myself as if I have ADHD, whether I have a diagnosis or not (my parents never got me evaluated in school in spite of the signs because they ‘didn’t believe in labels’) so that I can work on the impulse control and not use food to seek novelty and a dopamine uplift. We are exploring healthier ways that I can increase my dopamine levels.
I have also been trying to make sure that I go swing dancing and to pottery every week. I did a yoga class with the Girl Guides last week. It was the first time doing yoga in ages. So I opened up my online gym subscription again to do some of the yoga sessions in there. I am considering joining a masters swim club in the city where I go for counselling for their spring session as I can go just one day per week, and that will tide me over until the outdoor pool in my community opens for the summer.
Hopefully getting these good habits in place first will help me get back on the diet. It would be so nice to start the discard again. I can see now that I was just under so much stress over the last year and it wasn’t doing me any good.
Cathy – great to see the 2 meals per day and cutting sugar are working well for you. I would like to get back to that as soon as I can.
Will hopefully catch up on everyone else’s news here shortly. Good to be back!

Hi everyone,
I haven’t been able to post to the forums for some time now. I’ve tried everything including emailing the tech people but they have not responded. So I’ve made a new account and hopefully this works.

S-G, I know just what you mean, having you all here to check in with is like a safe harbor. ❤️

I’m down to minimal calories and carbs for the next 12 days as I prepare for getting weighed at the doctor’s office and possibly getting into a swimsuit on my trip! Looking forward to the trip, but hoping I won’t put too much weight back on.

Becca

In early with positives today …
🙂🙂 lots of exercise snacking today … really enjoying my rebounder and slowly building stamina
🙂🙂 lovely long chat with friend in Turkiye, good to catch up with her
🙂🙂 After a few days of misty grey, the sun put in a short appearance this afternoon

Hope to see some positives from others soon.

SG: I think that’s great advice, about staying on the forum- absolutely right, I feel like people start to think we are obsessive or something if we go on too much about calories- I’m most likely to tell other people I am eating a healthy mediterranean diet and mention Michael Mosley as my guru but I don’t go into more detail unless they’re really interested.
Also, great dream!

Really sad to read the news about your fall DCT. What a shock but thankfully no broken bones or severe facial injuries. Take time to rest and recuperate this week. It happens so quickly and we go down with a jolt. Be kind to yourself. We have thee weeks in March to achieve our March target of getting into the 140s. Won’t that be something to celebrate. We haven’t been in the 140s for a very long time.
I hope you get your tooth fixed and get over the shock of the fall very soon and feel better very soon. Sending you lots of love 🥰

Hi everyone. I’m back from NYC and just catching up on posts. Some great discards here – particular congratulations to CATHY and I hope you finally get that tooth on Wednesday. And lovely to read about so many NSVs too. Love the jeans result SUE! Also good to hear from some of the newer posters, am so glad you are hanging in there. Keep on keeping on, as the saying goes.

I had a wonderful time in NYC! So much to see and do and I really enjoyed having time with my daughter. The only downside was that I somehow managed to trip over on Wednesday evening and in the process broke my front tooth, split my lip and badly bruised my hand. So that wasn’t good – though I’m so grateful that those faithful body parts broke my fall otherwise it could have been much worse. And also grateful that it didn’t ruin things, I just felt a bit shaky the next day and have felt exhausted since I’ve been home.

Weight-wise, I’d got to 151.2lb just before I left and have put back on about 3lb whilst away. A bit more than expected, as we ate fairly wisely and did loads of walking. But I’m confident I can soon lose that again so am still hoping to get below 150lb by the end of the month. Here’s hoping 🤞

Hope that everyone has a great week, and I’ll check in again later in the week when I’m hopefully a bit more with it 😂

A few weekend positives….
🌻🌻 lovely date night with OH last night
🌻🌻 photo book I created for youngest DD’s birthday has arrived … really pleased with it
🌻🌻 have made arrangements to visit Dad later this month, coach ticket already purchases
🌻🌻 have been building up my exercise snacking on my rebounder

Those will do for now…. hope you have found some positives this weekend.

While I’m here … Best wishes to all you brave, determined and inspirational women on the forum on International Women’s Day.

Hi all, Becca I think you should stay with the site despite all the trolls. As soon as you think you have got this and you leave you have no reason to stay safe, no one to discuss this with, not many people understand the low carb and calorie way of life and they soon get sick of hearing about it. Take my word, even when we go on holiday hubby always says dont talk about the diet. But it is inevitable when people at the table see me going without bread or rice or potatoes, they usually ask me, and hubby rolls his eyes. But we are here and you can tell us anything just for someone who understands you.

I bought a little black lace bolero to go over my dress which shows my back fat. Anyway, yesterday I took a couple of inches off the hem and while trying it on thought I would try it with the bolero, could I hell as like find it. Even hubby went through all my drawers and looked under the bed, everywhere. Then last night I went to bed and had a dream that I found it and it was in a white Amazon bag with a little plastic zip. So I asked hubby to take another look, only this time looking for a white bag not a black item. He looked everywhere again. I went into my leisurewear drawer (swimming costumes, yoga pants etc) and there it was. The power of dreams.

Monday tomorrow and our week is starting to fill up with nurse for blood, car service and cleaner coming and it is getting near to our leaving. I dont want to start packing until after our viewing as I dont want suitcases and stuff strewn about. It is on the16th so I will have 3 days to get packed up. So have a good week everyone, see you tomorrow if I have anything to report.

Hi everyone,
Well done on so many losses this last week! I’ve had a disappointing week so not sure I want to weigh myself tomorrow in case I’ve gained. Cathy it’s great that your cravings have gone, I thought mine had but this week they seemed to come back with a vengeance. I’m not sure if it’s maybe because I’ve changed my HRT over this last few weeks from tablet form to an oestrogen gel and it’s taken a while to get the dose right so my hormones have been all over the place and also the two meals a day plan hasn’t really been one I think I will continue, I didn’t fancy many of the suggested meals so was having to do a lot of swaps. I’m changing back to the original plan for this coming week and feel, now that my HRT is hopefully sorted, that I can get the enthusiasm back I had a few weeks ago🤞. This coming week is week 6 for me on the online plan so I still have 7 more weeks of it left which is plenty of time to get a good chunk of weight off. Cathy I hope your tooth extraction goes well and that it’s an end to the awful trouble you’ve had over a long period of time with it.
Dawn X

thanks Becca, much appreciated 🙂 🙂

Stress and exhaustion have been huge factors in delaying me getting back on the WOE….I’m so glad to be back on track now, as although it takes effort and planning, the upshot is much more physical and mental energy to put into all the other things too 🙂
UK here, I believe are clocks aren’t going forward until the last Sunday in March….?

xxx

Newbie, what a wonderful result on your recent A1c!! You must be thrilled with that. Clearly you’ve worked hard to achieve that.

And SueBlue, congratulations also to you on losing almost a stone!

Cathy, how I envy you losing the cravings! Every time I think I’ve lost them, I’m hit with a wave that makes me want to eat endless sweets without restraint! Fortunately, I do not keep any in the house, but if they were here, I’d be done for.

Happy weekend, everyone, and happy almost springtime!
Becca

Ahhhh, sorry I misunderstood, Sunshine, but very happy to be wrong in this instance! And Verano, thanks for your kind words of support today as well as all of you for the ongoing support, and I will keep checking in and keep making an effort! I do get annoyed with myself for all the up-and-down, but the overall trend continues downward and that is the important thing.

Wendy, great job on seeing the scale go down this week! And Tulip, I just want to reach through the screen and give you a big hug of support for all that you are dealing with.

Not sure how it is in the various places you all live, but we start daylight savings time tomorrow night, which means the clocks move forward one hour until they get put back again in the fall. The result of this is that it stays lighter later in the evening, which I LOVE, since I’m more of a night person than a morning person. But I feel for all those who will find it more difficult to get up to more darkness in the mornings.

Happy almost spring!

Becca

Thank you Verano if you can set up the continuation thread because I’m not very IT competent! Pleased you are not leaving S-G & I hope you will have a wonderful cruise 👍sorry for misunderstanding 🙀🤔
Margaret xx

Ah, so relieved to see no one is actually leaving!
And very grateful to see thread will continue…I don’t feel able to take responsibility for anything extra at all (due to massive commitments with 3 autistic/ anxious kids, one doing GCSEs and one doing A levels as well this year, plus juggling job, health etc etc)…very grateful for peeps keeping it going 🤩🤩 …I’m up to my eyeballs all the time just holding it together really 😅

Hi. Weird but I only seem to get message when Margaret posts. So I was shocked to see her wishing you well in the future s-g!
Margaret if you’d like to set up a new thread then great but I’m here until the end of April and would be happy to set up a new thread, haven’t done one for ages now. Just let me know.

Becca please stay involved. It’s the times when you are ‘less consistent’ that you really need to have some encouragement. I know it can sometimes be hard when all around you seem to be doing well but you are just feel like you’re only just keeping your head above water…. that’s the time to hang on in there. Even if you don’t post don’t give up otherwise everything suddenly starts going south before you realise!

Hope everyone has a good week.

Hey there, I am not going anywhere, except on holiday and wont be around to set up the new thread. I am sure most of you know I am going on a cruise and will be away for nearly 4 weeks. I just need someone to set up the new thread. Nice to get the accolades, it is like hearing what is said at my funeral before I am actually dead.

Margaret it is easy to start a thread, you just go up to Forums, click again on The Forums and it gives a list of all the subjects like Welcome to the BSD, scroll to the bottom of that sections where it says Browse all topics/start a new topic, click on start a new topic and it brings up a blank you just type in a new title like ‘April through June, join us soon’ go to The Content box and say a few words of introduction. I hope someone manages to do that for me while I am away.

Weight dropping again so determined to keep going and get to at least a 9lb loss.

Have a great weekend.

SueBlue
Well done on your amazing discard since January. Almost a stone gone! I’m so pleased for you and how lovely to be wearing smaller jeans already. Your step count is impressive.
I think the two meals a day 800 calorie plan is really good and has certainly made losing weight easier this time. What I’ve noticed since ridding my body of sugar is how my appetite has changed and I’ve no cravings at all. not even crisps! I’m enjoying eating proper food and not snacking. Something I need to remember when I am at target weight . I am going to use the lessons learned on this stretch of my weight loss to help me when I am maintaining.
I have no doubt you’ll be celebrating the discard of one stone in the next week or so. Well done Sue. We’ve got this!

Thank you for all of your support, encouragement & very useful guidance & information S-G throughout the time this & previous monthly threads have been going you are very inspiring & will be much missed. As Becca says it would be lovely if the thread could keep going after you leave & unfortunately I don’t know how to do this. I hope S-G that all your future endeavours go well & in particular your move back to the UK 😍
I have weighed today & lost 0.75lb after getting back on track & being more focused for the last five days. I’m sure that the better weather has certainly lifted my mood & helped my focus plus feeling less hungry now.
Good luck everyone for next week 🍀🤞🤞
Margaret xx

Well done everyone on your results this week 🙂
I discarded another 400g (same as you I think Mariet). I did have a couple of days where I didn’t stick to plan, but I did manage all of the exercises this week, and walked on 4 days. On Tuesday I went out with my daughter, browsing op shops mainly, and we managed 16,000 steps!
I’m now fitting into jeans a size smaller, that I couldn’t fit into at the beginning of Jan. Overall discard since the beginning of the year is 5.7kg or 12.57lb – just realised that’s almost a stone 🙂
And Newbie – yes it definitely is a marathon and not a sprint! I realise I’ll have to continue this WOE permanently (with more calories of course), which may not be a bad thing – I read an article recently where they said a Mediterranean diet led to a big reduction in the chances of getting Dementia.
I’m away this weekend too, but trying to stay on plan as much as I can. Then back into it on Monday. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

Hello all, sorry still trying to get my head around everything, but just a little update, after 2 months the nurse repeated my HBA1C test and it’s dropped from 112mmol to 62mmol, I shall ask for another one in 3 months time, I’ve lost a stone since January and am now 152lbs or 70kg, I’m only 6weeks into doing the BSD properly however I seem to be getting the munchies more recently but that could be down to me running every day. I’m away this weekend so I’m going to try my best to eat as well as I can, there’s a pool so I shall attempt to swim daily and walk (no room in my bag for my running kit).
I’ve tried to keep up with everyone’s posts, the recipes sound good, and well done everyone for the hard work you are all putting in, I’m starting to realise this isn’t a sprint but a marathon and lifelong!!
Have a great weekend everyone 😀

You will be missed, Sunshine Girl. I do understand since you have perhaps outgrown this forum, and it seems like the site is dwindling down and being infiltrated with spam posts. I also have been debating about staying involved, since my weight loss efforts have been less than consistent, and definitely have not at the 800-calorie level, but I do love the feeling of “checking in.”

I’m also preparing for a doctor visit, Sunshine, which will happen on March 17, so trying to get weight down for that, although I will still be obese regardless. Then on March 20 I’ll be gone for a week on the desert trip with my daughter and granddaughter.

My daughter turned 40 last month and because of that has been of a mind to start getting all kinds of first-time health screenings – mammogram, colonoscopy, lab work, nutrition counseling, etc. She unfortunately just got word today that she needs to return for a secondary mammogram and perhaps even an ultrasound. Apparently this is not uncommon and just a way to get a clearer view and solid baseline, but that doesn’t make a person feel any less anxious. She won’t be having that until after our trip, so hope she’ll be able to have a good time in spite of that hanging over her head. As her mom, I’m of course anxious, too, and reminded that I need to get my own mammogram scheduled.

Becca

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone is travelling well on their fast800 journey.

Sorry I haven’t been around, just completed 10 weeks fast800, feeling great! Still not weighed myself but using a measuring tape and clothes as a gauge.

Still trying to get my head around transferring to 5:2 in two weeks! A little nervous of the non fast days don’t want to slip back into bad habits! The fast 800 has been great I ‘enjoy’ having set daily nutrient goals to keep me on track. I’ve looked around and previously read the 5:2 books but wondering if there is target info for non fast days especially in the beginning, carbs is my main concern. I love carbs but they don’t love me 🙂

Any tips or advice welcome enjoy your weekend

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