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I think I would be the same as you, Suzy, and give it a go without the medication. I didn't have much choice as I have existing heart disease, and actually I think the benefit/risk ratio is better if you have known heart disease. But just to say, if it does come down to medication in the end, it's not the end of the world.…

Oh, that's really frustrating, Suzy. Especially when you've been putting all that work in with the diet. I wonder if it's because lingering stress from the house moves, parents, etc? I can't remember if you are on a statin? I've been on one for years: lots of doubts, and I was very reluctant, but to be fair, I haven't…

Yes, my weight is up again today, but that's the way it goes, and I do expect it when I'm weighing daily. I have a little pattern of having a big jump down sometimes (and by "big" I mean maybe a pound, nothing dramatic!), then a bounce back up and wavering about before the next jump down. I wouldn't see this pattern if I…

Yes, I was thinking illness/stress would push the results up, but just wondering if there was a chance enforced partial fasting would push them down! But I suppose not. At least if they are up, you know the cause, I suppose, and that it should get better. I'm glad you are almost finished with the driving now, Suzy. Time to…

That's good news about your weight stabilising. I like your 60/20/20 plan. It sounds very nice and simple. It will certainly be interesting to see your blood results. What way do you think they would go? So funny that you are doing everything right beforehand ... when the test is showing three months, lol! It sounds like…

I would eat pudding for breakfast too (and have done!) but I think most don't lend themselves well to being fried (particularly in bacon grease! Or salted butter) I think Christmas pudding seems a bit too heavy and rich (and crumbly?) to fry, whereas cloutie dumpling is perfect! Having said that, I've never tried frying…

Cloutie dumpling does have some similarities to Christmas pudding, but it's much lighter. I didn't used to like Christmas pudding as a child, but loved cloutie dumpling. Also you probably wouldn't fry Christmas pudding for breakfast! But I think it might be the most divisive of the above. I don't want something that's too…

Yes, so funny about the cat. I think he is jealous of the scales because I use them every morning and he can't understand why. It's hard enough because he'll often stand on them when I do. I'm convinced there's some reasoning in where he chooses to throw up! I haven't decided on the hot dessert, well pudding. At the moment…

What a pain that it's an early appointment and you have to allow for rush hour. And what an early start. I think it's quite difficult missing out on any sleep at our age! Even the driving... I haven't driven anything like that far for years. The furthest I've driven from home in the pandemic has been about 25 miles round…

I hope the week is going OK, Suzy. I'm thinking of you with all your driving. Good planning on taking a healthy snack with you! I sometimes carry some nuts for emergencies, but of course they are quite high calorie. I'd never heard the word brinner (maybe because our evening meal is "tea", lol!) but I like it, and I might…

Vinted is secondhand clothes, so I can't send them back! I could try to sell them on, but I can't be bothered, to be honest. I think I will keep them and start a trend for loose trousers. Thank you for the congratulations! I hope I'm not bragging too much, and I know you have involuntarily lost a lot of weight so let me…

I've just had a pair of trousers arrive from Vinted. Lovely good quality trousers, in my usual size, and I thought I'd checked the measurements out, but much too big! So frustrating. I think at the moment I can hold them up with a belt and they'll look ok. Have to admit a little bit of satisfaction at them being too big,…

It makes you wonder what the point of clothes sizing is when it's so meaningless! Just give us the measurements instead. I hate clothes shopping in person anyway. So demoralising looking at myself in a changing room mirror! So funny about the M&Ms. I have done exactly that, putting a measured amount into a small dish, then…

Thank you for the congratulations! My weight is up again this morning, so I'm glad I celebrated the loss yesterday, lol! Sounds like the pickleball was good, Snoozie. I hope you get to see Josh Groban. I think even indoors is fairly safe if you have a decent mask. Although I suppose it would be really crowded, but still, I…

That's just lovely, Suzy, that you can walk out your door to a calm, open place with animals to watch. One of my usual longer walks from my door takes me through a field of cows. (Quite amazingly, in a city. I think I've mentioned we have a strip of flood plain running through the city as it's so prone to floods here.…

Beautiful pictures, Snoozie! You are brave going out in that cold - I feel chilly just looking at the photos. So funny that the rocks made you think of cinnamon rolls! Now that you mention it, they do! I've found I'm really, really interested in watching programmes about high calorie food at the moment! Because I can't…

You were right to be scared: that sounds so awful! I didn't realise it was that bad. You were very restrained in your description of it. What a terrible few weeks! One of my friends had giardiasis a few years ago and it sounded a bit like that. She was ill for ages with it, and still had to be careful with her diet for a…

Oh my goodness, Snoozie, I didn't realise you had lost that much weight! That's shocking! I was thinking just a few pounds or something. It seems not surprising that you would have a sort of rebound afterwards. There's probably some sort of drive to recover all the nutrients you've been missing, and instinctively going for…

Congratulations on getting rid of that half pound! I hope you're not too bad with the sniffles. Plenty of hot drinks needed!

Don't apologise - I think I've even confused myself with my stream of consciousness! But yes, I have always been worried that I wouldn't be able to maintain (call it diet or restrictions) at a lower weight, and you're right, I was a bit horrified at how low the calories would be - I just didn't think it would be…

Oh, the power of words! Yes, so true that it just means what you are eating. I find the word "diet" helpful, just to remind me that it is about restriction, and particularly about controlling the quantity of food I eat. I can pinpoint two particular points where I had a really big diet-related weight gain. One was when I…

Ooh, I'm not sure how I did that, but here's my MFP weight chart for the past year (with the weights not included because I'm always embarrassed about them!). I have to keep sight of the fact that although I haven't got far it's definitely progress compared to the rest of the year.

Yes, have to admit I do want to see my shape change too! I'm just fed up with being fat/overweight. I work in health, and I have serious health problems so I'm setting a bad example too by letting myself stay this size. It's ridiculous buying "XL" clothes when you're as short as me! Not to mention that I've lost height…

I've done some Richard Simmons videos on youtube - kind of fun! That would be great if you could feed back about the webinar, Snoozie. I think inflammation has a role in some of my health problems, heart disease, kidney disease, IBS, etc. and I've also had some auto-immune stuff going on, so maybe I should pay more…

Have fun with your granddaughter, Suzy! She will probably have you running around and exercising without thinking about it. I know when I was a childminder I never had a weight problem! I tried some of those frozen packs of quinoa and veg, and thought they were pretty good (I'm not a quinoa fan). I've got a couple in the…

Good luck with the jab, Suzy! I'm glad you had a good time with the pickleball group. It sounds like it did you the world of good, even if you're paying for it in pain! I've decided that I couldn't salvage the sauerkraut and it's gone. Maybe I'll try again and find it's third time lucky. It's actually not at all…

I'm aware of IBD from my nursing background and it's not a nice diagnosis (edited to put the "not" in!!!), so keeping everything crossed for you, and hoping that you continue to improve, Snoozie. I was tested for it when I was having problems with IBS, which thankfully turned out to be just IBS! I hope you're managing to…

I'm glad your stomach issues are getting better, Snoozie. It's good that you're not overeating, but it can't be right to feel so bad if you do. I hope you get back to normal soon. It would be nice to just to enjoy your food without having to worry about what it will do to you! Well done on managing to cut out the sugar and…

Yes, the cloth masks are great for outdoors in the cold! It's so difficult to avoid here. I am the only person who wears a mask when working in the office. And I know from comments that people think I'm being very over-cautious. But it seems like every other week, somebody in our office is off with covid, or their family…

That's amazing that you're doing that, Snoozie! I hope you enjoy the training. It sounds quite exciting! What a fantastic service to provide. I'm glad things are getting better where you are. Yes, good to get outside the comfort zone. I don't know what the mask situation is where you are, but over here they have been done…