I got a birdie walk today 😂

My knee and calf are aching like mad though. The swelling has travelled to my ankle. I got a Chinese medicinal patch and have taken a painkiller in hopes of easing the discomfort until I see the doc.

I was working at home all day but went out at 5 o'clock and did some shopping along the way.

I bought some xylitol (birch sugar) which has 40% fewer calories than standard sugar, however I bought it to try as a mouth wash/liquid pulling for tooth enamel health. It doesn't seem right that any type of 'sugar' can be good but lots of info says it can help. Erythritol (corn sugar) apparently has zero calories and about 70% of sugar taste in case anyone is looking for more natural sugars. I don't use sugar much as I don't bake or make sweets often but, for others, it might be useful.

I can't remember exactly when I bought the bag of standard sugar we have, still ¾ full, but it really was about 8 years ago. Occasionally, we add a teaspoon to a tart tasting sauce - that doesn't mean we don't eat bought sweet and sugary things, we just don't add it to much at home. I prefer to use honey (which also lasts an insane amount of time in our house) but, at the end of the day, it's all natural sugar and both have calories.

Anyway, I'm paying more attention to sugars/carbohydrates and their alternatives for overall health these days.

Hi everyone!

I just looked in the spreadsheet and realised I have not weighed in last Sunday. So sorry

PW 250lbs
CW 245.8lbs

Thank you!

Have a lovely Saturday everyone!

Weigh in Day: Saturday

PW: 193.5

CW: 192.6

Happy Saturday Everyone! Cheers!
☀️🌷🌻🌸🌼🪻🌹

OllieAndEd2021

CW 168.8

melaniedscott wrote: »

BodyTalking wrote: »

I bought some xylitol (birch sugar) which has 40% fewer calories than standard sugar, however I bought it to try as a mouth wash/liquid pulling for tooth enamel health. It doesn't seem right that any type of 'sugar' can be good but lots of info says it can help. Erythritol (corn sugar) apparently has zero calories and about 70% of sugar taste in case anyone is looking for more natural sugars. I don't use sugar much as I don't bake or make sweets often but, for others, it might be useful.

I can't remember exactly when I bought the bag of standard sugar we have, still ¾ full, but it really was about 8 years ago. Occasionally, we add a teaspoon to a tart tasting sauce - that doesn't mean we don't eat bought sweet and sugary things, we just don't add it to much at home. I prefer to use honey (which also lasts an insane amount of time in our house) but, at the end of the day, it's all natural sugar and both have calories.

Anyway, I'm paying more attention to sugars/carbohydrates and their alternatives for overall health these days.

Be careful of sorbitol. If you eat very much of it...it can cause exciting gastro events. Also lycasin, which is also in the family of 'natural' sweeteners that don't convert *look up reviews of haribo sugarless gummy bears (funny and horrible at the same time), which were discontinued several years ago. It is my understanding that many of the --tols have this effect, though perhaps maybe not as much as sorbitol and lycasin.

Edit: I'm adding a link to a forbes article about lycasin, which is mostly made of malitol. Did no one notice the first part of the word is mal? Mal as a prefix means...bad!
https://www.forbes.com/sites/samlemonick/2016/10/28/that-time-gummy-bears-gave-everyone-diarrhea/

Thanks, that's good info for those who might use such things.

I actually never have sugar-free things as I prefer the real-sugary option and have avoided them since the early 90s after hearing about aspartame possibly being carcinogenic. With xylitol, I'm using it as a once-a-day mouth wash (instead of oil pulling) for its claims of aiding enamel mineralisation, then I spit it out.

I did see that in extremely high doses, it causes a laxative effect. 💩 Lol, I've just read the Haribo story 🤣 Yeah, I'm glad I don't bake or add sugar much. However, if I get constipated, I know what to reach for.

Thanks for the info and I'll be sure to understand these things more.

I’d like to join the step challenge. I have a personal goal of 9,000 steps a day right now.

Melaniedscott
Sat weigh day
PW: 232
CW: 230.6

Steps
Sun: 500
Mon: 2799
Tues: 3342
Wed: 3183
Thurs: 1504
Fri: 2197
Sat: 1000

Weigh in day: Saturday (new day)
PW:145.8
CW: 145.7

Thanks for allowing the day change!
Small loss - but a loss 🤷‍♀️ 😵‍💫

BodyTalking
Weigh-in-Sunday
Starting weight: 81.7 kg/180.12 lb
Previous weight: 82.2 kg/181.22 lb
Current weight: 81.9 kg/180.56 lb

A slither in the right direction 😄

BodyTalking
Steps 02-08 Jun
Total
S 528
M 11509
T 8635
W 16295
T 7933
F 8137
S 4034

As you can see, I've been easing off at the weekends because my leg hurts.

yesterday's sky

P W - 116.5
C W - 115.9

BodyTalking wrote: »

BodyTalking
Steps 02-08 Jun
Total
S 528
M 11509
T 8635
W 16295
T 7933
F 8137
S 4034

I forgot to add the total 57,079

Weigh In Day: Sunday
PW (Previous Weight): 235.8
CW (Current Weight): 231.4

Really not trusting my scale right now...but we're going to go with it, and try to keep it up this week and see what it says next week!

minstrelofsarcasm wrote: »

@TheMrWobbly - Hey! What day were you planning on weighing in this week? We don't have a starting date or a starting weight for you, and I'd love to get that put in place as soon as possible. Thanks!

Good evening, it has been a very busy fortnight and geting back to the groove today. Sunday is my weigh in day.

How has everyone's week been?