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@kathrout1973 I sabotage myself too. Learning to recognise that has helped me reduce my weight to less than my sabotage trigger weight. Hope that works for you too!! Good luck.

Logged food (bpc, eggs, ham, bbq chicken n salad) plus 5 macadamia nuts. Jogged 1km to 1hr+ yoga class + relaxation. Best day plan wise for exercise and food. @elize7 good luck with the evil craving monsters! You sound like you have a good plan @kathrout1973 i understand your frustration! Self sabotage is frustrating. Self…

Agree re flu. I Forgot to take my mag supplement: light head buzzing, (Like you) tired n feet cramp. Stress will alter hormone levels and not enough water is also a candidate for too tired. Gut imbalance is my final idea tonight, but I suggest you do as recommended above first n sort your electrolytes before exploring any…

@slimzandra ROTFL... thanks for that. Your timing is impecable. Just glanced at this when my mum wanted a little treat with me. She ate hers without me. Mum loves a little treat, but she has so much control. She can eat one square of chocolate or one macadamia or half a small truffle n stop happy. Thus she is still small.

I just came out of a 90 min meeting that ran late to take mum to her first art gallery of the day. Racing, next back to work. First, time out for me. Recognising the stress of the meeting (pending redundancies etc) I wanted a treat. Carbs anyone? What I needed was a break so I am going to enjoy a BPC plus "salute the sun"…

Thoughy experiment: fast forward 20 years? If your daughter was going through what you are going through, what kind things would you suggest to her (other than give your problems to me!). Point being, sometimes we wonder women are harsher on ourselves than our expevtations of others. What can you realistically do and is…

Maybe it might be nice to connect with your emotions. They are leaking thru whilst your logical brain is bullying them n saying something lije "shut up, I am to busy for your nonsence". Queue child like emotional tantrum, even if it doesn't leak out, the physical stess hurts. Maybe you could try backing wonder woman off a…

Awesome start. Great expectation management. BPC at 7am, 1pm burger sans bread, 630pm protein shake. That had a slight allergic reaction for me. Not satisfied. Friend fed me cashews. That is when the cashewnut monster reared her ugly stress coping head. Most of a packet... demolished. Not proud, but noted.

My mum and I are out walking, seeing sites, doing craft classes like painting our own delft tile together and visiting tourist attractions. Learning a new skill with a teenager is more memorable than a meal. Mum rode on the back of a harley for her 60th and abseiled /climbed a cliff for her 70th. They are more memorable…

Wow indeed, @Phrick I just said Wow outloud then laughed when I saw @ettaterrell response :)

I french press 20g arabica bean coffee, 400ml water add 16g grass fed butter and 10g brain octane oil. I consume at 7am for breakfast. Lunch at 1pm. Either blender or milk fother ( if traveling). The more mixed the better. Love it. Feel I have good mind clarity and energy all morning with this choice. Bonus is no risk of…

Thanks!! All entered :) looking forward to challenge

We are creating over one ton of unwanted goods here! V early here , but in my head above adds to over 1059 lb plus a spare tyre, 76 bananas and 21 horse shoes. Poor todler is sitting on a pile of stuff! Go team!

Once you approve my access hopefully race and this spreadsheet will work. Thxs Melodie.

Bone broth unpredictable re heal or inflame. Coconut macaroons n strawberry cheesecake win awards for small taster samples creating major sneezing and eye watering hayfever like response. Btw half day older macaroon reaction is worse than fresh. Old red curry paste (jar open a week) Avocado, tomato, old cheese, even young…

@Rp4420 kind of curious, what are you eating? I also dodge nightshades, gluten, corn, dairy, sugar and soy. Suspect histamines are my issue. I do eat eggs n fresh fish n meat, kale, courgette, cucumber, lettuce, asparagus, cauli, bimi, broccoli, nori, almond flour n almond milk, not much else so looking for ideas.

@lupie777 if I can make at least one person have a giggle at a story, I am delighted :) thxs for letting me know. BTW you are spot on- double win... guess time now for a double happy dance :D

Agree, we have a solid team here, you have our full support. Best wishes.

OMG. Heart to heart with mum and despite needing anything sweet as a sedative I stayed strong and coped without. Yay team, knowing you guys are also here, somehow helped me choose to not grab multiple sweet treats. We ended up with me giving mum a "at a boy" pat on the back and her, with a bit of encouragement, shaking her…

@kirstie1978 have you considered a gut imbalance? @DittoDan is the guru here. When I read your statement " chronic fatigue and low vitamin levels and know my fasting glucose has always been fine, although my body tries to tell me otherwise" I thought that is me pre anti candida diet. I just could not get my B12 up even…

Thanks @dasher602014 I love your reflection on odd- all a matter of perspective! I will be interested to hear results from your odd brother. I tend to steer clear of dairy and gluten at the moment. Trying to simplify my potential list of causes! My reactions tend to be more hayfever like than the runs or other digestive…

@becwana Hell, i would definitely mention the wind! What a brilliant case for change and what's in it for him :)

Up half a pound. Suspect histamine inflammation at work. Grrr. On the plus side saying No to unhealthy choices even with my mum. Major success there.

Husband is supportive. We all want to be inclusive with what we do, that is friendly, so it took a few no thanks and I will have a sparkling water with you. Then I learned enough to pick menu options like @AlabasterVerve. That helps him feel not judged and self conscious about his choices. We can all act like infants at…

If using mfp estimates then be aware that if you genuinely do 60 cals worth of effort mfp will think it is 100. There is a significant mark up comparing calorie estimates off heart reat monitors, fitbits and treadmills gor the number of calories burned an hour per exercise. I do not include exercise cals in daily allowance…

Great article. Agree it is one for the launch pad

Thanks everyone. Love this crew. Your understanding of the roller coaster scale ride and accompanying health journey is sincerely appreciated. You too @Karlottap !

Back on with my more common reaction, ie about 15 mins after food. I tried a bit of mum's strawberry cheese cake. She really wanted me to eat half. I said I truly could not because strawberries are high in histamines. I complied and had 3 tiny bites. Over period of 15 mins. Just as mum felt bad for eating so much cake and…

Fun. Well done. 16 blue crabs lost here (30lb / 14kg). On android phone so can not attach cute crab picture. Love your moped. That is impressive.

@DianaElena76 thanks for pulling me out of denial. Was trying to get a causal reaction link set up and although I had read that , I guess I did not want to hear it!