Hi @Kitnthecat - hope you're ok.

Re Fitbit, I have the charge but stopped wearing it because I got sweaty on my wrist and to wear it at night when it was hot was unthinkable. Just started wearing again today, but think I'll alternate wrists. Used to have the Ultra, but that gets you sweaty between your boobs. Think maybe a Flex on a fancy chain that they sell might be a good idea.

Oh forgot to mention I am 62 and very happily married..although it probably makes very little difference.

I do hate I bought 5 pounds of very expensive almond flour and have thrown out about a pound trying to make weird cakes and such. I am going to stick with waffles which were good and those minute bread things in the microwave. ..lol

Thanks jumanajane. I love carrot cake so I will try and I hope you don't mind if I follow your boards.

Hiya gals: I'm back and have read the 80+ posts since I left on vacation (no e-life during). Hugs to all who have had a rough go of it. I feel for you as we also ran into 'trouble' while away. We were at a remote provincial park (the only people in the campsite) accessed by 45 km of rough gravel forest service road. We ended up with our car not starting while at a caving trailhead. Turns out it was the fuel pump & filter (we thought so...) but it took 3.25 hours of $135/hr towing along with a 5 day hotel wait for parts from a larger city and then repairs. $2000 later *sigh*. And lack of good food choices means that I was mainly stuck with gluten free pizza (I use the term 'stuck' loosely, lol) with lots of bacon, eggs, hash browns and ketchup. I think I ate one small zucchini in 5 days - I have veggie withdrawal - and spent $90.00 to refill the veg drawers in the fridge when I got home. So of course I am up a few pounds (3 from the weight I was when I left) and could drop 7 or 8 for my happy weight as I am above 'scream weight' this morning.

Welcome to the 'new kids on the block.' This is a great forum group!
I do read everyone's but don't reply to all as it's just too many lol.
Just a side note about the fitbits, etc... anyone who is concerned about constant electromagnetic radiation and its affects on our bodies needs to rethink their synced devices which can disrupt brain function if there is no shutoff time (such as during sleep when the brain 'downloads' to memory). Something to think about and maybe do some investigation on. France, Switzerland, & Israel limit exposure to radio frequency radiation in schools due to possible disruption in children's health.

Well fell face first onto a pint of ice cream last night. Which one of you wants to take the blame, cause its never my fault. @fangirlish what exactly is a fat fast? Does that mean not eating fats at all? Just curious. Well onto a full weekend of work, remember I do 16hr days. Hope the rest of you have a good one.

@krazyforyou ... As I'm the new Missy here, I'll take the blame! Lol Hey, we gotta stick together, right? I've got your back, Sister. xoxo

Hello ladies, hope everyone had a good weekend. Just a quick anecdote from my wedding weekend. After the reception my sister says I look like I've lost weight. Then she asks if it was deliberate & then proceeded to say my face looked like a skeleton. (WTF). I said yes I'd been trying to lose weight & left it there. Tonight she called to "visit". Finally several mins into conversation she asked what I'd been doing. Interesting. Gave her mini version as hubby was serving supper. Going to let her chew on it for awhile, then check to see if she wants to try LCHF with me.

Hi May, hope holiday was great. No wedding was a *kitten* show from beginning to end. As soon I get it all sorted out in my mind & can find the words, I'll give the details of the day on my blog. Sure wished you were there for my nails. Poor girl struggled. They look not bad, just nowhere near what I'd asked for & she certainly was a novice. Didn't know how to pull colour down, what a squiggle was, or even half moon. But they are best gels I've had in awhile. Nice shape & thin.

Back from 2 weeks at a ranch in Northern New Mexico with no cell phone service and barely enough wifi to occasionally skype my boyfriend -- so I wasn't able to visit with y'all! But I am so pleased that I was able to stay on my moderate carb WOE with not one dessert the entire time! And now in New England, at my family's lake cottage, I am suddenly dropping some pounds after 7 whole weeks at the same weight. I wonder if those 7 weeks gave my body a chance to restabilize so it's now willing to let go of more?

I did one horseback ride (the first in 45 years) and it's probably the last time I'll be on a horse. He ate whenever and whatever he wanted as we rode, and it was very clear who was in control (not me!) The wrangler said "I've had many people on him and they tell him who's boss the first time and he never eats." Ah well. After the first 45 minutes of terror I relaxed a little and enjoyed it a little bit by imagining myself a cowboy!

Hello Everyone, I think I finally got this weight thing under control. I have lost a total of 3 lbs in one weight. Just working out in the pool and watching carbs not calories. The funny thing is I am not hungry much and have to make myself eat most time. I will not be on line much maybe once a week due to cutting back on a few expensive myself. So no home internet. I will be using a journal to track what I am doing, back to the old way of life.