2022 - Moving forward

jwil

Today's PAD - £2

Jan - £126

Feb - £106

Mar - £136

Apr - £122

May - £113

June - £41

Parkyp

Morning jwil

I’ve been reading your diary and thought I’d let you know about two people in my work recently been diagnosed with type 2. Both got really scared by the diagnosis and one a complete chocoholic. They have both lost over two stone in 12 weeks . Female worker (choc lover) went cold Turkey and didn’t eat any chocolate or cakes because she felt she couldn’t be trusted to only have one or small one. She eats rich tea biscuits with her tea.  Makes sure she eats a proper dinner now before it be couple bars choc. Doesn’t do any exercise or walking. The male worker swapped his biscuits for sugar free Gullion) think they’re called I see them in b&m. He also took up walking an hour n half everyday and ate smaller potion for dinner lunch ( used a smaller place). He was also constantly looking on the packaging of things he was buying to check sugar/carbs etc. 
Male worker now has normal sugar levels (female worker not been for her check up yet)

After that long story what I was really trying to say is different things work for different people and only you know yourself what route would be easier for you to follow. 

Well done on getting new comfortable trainers and hopefully you are enjoying walking more. 

Your also doing great with your pads. 

It’s really hard to fit everything in with working, running home and spending enough quality time with your kids. 

I like your idea of catching up on your own personal projects with your Fridays off. 

Enjoy your Sunday. 

jwil

Parkyp said:

Morning jwil

I’ve been reading your diary and thought I’d let you know about two people in my work recently been diagnosed with type 2. Both got really scared by the diagnosis and one a complete chocoholic. They have both lost over two stone in 12 weeks . Female worker (choc lover) went cold Turkey and didn’t eat any chocolate or cakes because she felt she couldn’t be trusted to only have one or small one. She eats rich tea biscuits with her tea.  Makes sure she eats a proper dinner now before it be couple bars choc. Doesn’t do any exercise or walking. The male worker swapped his biscuits for sugar free Gullion) think they’re called I see them in b&m. He also took up walking an hour n half everyday and ate smaller potion for dinner lunch ( used a smaller place). He was also constantly looking on the packaging of things he was buying to check sugar/carbs etc. 
Male worker now has normal sugar levels (female worker not been for her check up yet)

After that long story what I was really trying to say is different things work for different people and only you know yourself what route would be easier for you to follow. 

Well done on getting new comfortable trainers and hopefully you are enjoying walking more. 

Your also doing great with your pads. 

It’s really hard to fit everything in with working, running home and spending enough quality time with your kids. 

I like your idea of catching up on your own personal projects with your Fridays off. 

Enjoy your Sunday. 

Thank you parkyp, that's really positive and gives me hope I can do this!  It's also nice seeing people doing different things because if something doesn't work I can always take a different approach.

Have a good day yourself

NeverendingDMP

Just popped on to say hi and good luck. 

BalanceBy50

You can do it jwil! I know it’s a shock but you know what works for you. I bet you make sure you have the time to make sure your children have a balanced diet & watch how much treaty food they eat? I decided last week that I needed to put myself up there with my DH & children & make time for me to have a balanced diet & try and apply the principles I do to stopping my boys eating too much chocolate. I also had gestational diabetes and have a big family history of it but I would like to defy the odds! So please make sure your health is top of the pile too - you deserve it! Xx

jwil

NeverendingDMP said:

Just popped on to say hi and good luck. 

Hi!  and thank you

BalanceBy50 said:

You can do it jwil! I know it’s a shock but you know what works for you. I bet you make sure you have the time to make sure your children have a balanced diet & watch how much treaty food they eat? I decided last week that I needed to put myself up there with my DH & children & make time for me to have a balanced diet & try and apply the principles I do to stopping my boys eating too much chocolate. I also had gestational diabetes and have a big family history of it but I would like to defy the odds! So please make sure your health is top of the pile too - you deserve it! Xx

Thank you   Yes, you are right, I'd never let the kids replace a meal with chocolate!

jwil

I've had a fairly busy day today.  This morning I was baking 🙄, trying to use up some ingredients from the cupboards.  The kids will help eat most of it, but the fruit cake will probably be mine.  But as I've not got any chocolate it will help cover any sweet tooth cravings.

I also made some SW sugar free jelly sweets.  I'm not a fan of 'fake' foods generally, but two things I enjoyed from SW were these, and quark with chocolate powder.  So I'm going to resurrect them both to help with the cravings.  We had a nice roast and I made sure I had half a plate of veg.

I haven't done a meal plan, but have bought no chocolate (and I have none left 😱), and have rough ideas in my head what I'm going to eat.

I decided to go back to instore shopping a few weeks ago.  Today was my first time as my delivery saver ran out.  I immediately thought **** this, and will be going back to online   I'd much rather carry on as I was.  I went to Lidl, and some of the things I buy were more expensive so that reassured me that I'm not missing out on massive savings, and I CBA going to two shops, and... people!!! 😖

I also got off my lazy rear and returned something to a shop rather than mail order.  It will save me the return postage.  It was some bedding but I bought toddler size rather than single. Returned and then the correct size reordered.  It's coverless duvets for the kids - so much easier to keep clean, and they both love them.  I'd like to get one for DH and I too, no hassle with duvet covers and they are washable.

I've ordered school photos.  Rip off as they didn't do siblings so I had to order one of each!  This is turning into a spendy month!

I was tidying earlier, and I've jarred my back when I bent to pick something up.  It's not too painful but just aching.  That's all I need!

I was reading a book earlier and it suggested that losing 15kg/33lb is enough for a lot of people to reverse T2 (unless they've had it a long time).  So, 2.5 stone is my initial target.  There's no hurry, I'll take it as it comes.  That funnily enough will take me under a level that I noted a couple of years ago that seemed to be where I started noticing my weight, and where it started impacting on my life. It would be nice to see if that's the case!

savingholmes

Good luck jwil. I'm sure you can do it if you choose. I had a good two weeks on SW but have knowingly gone off track this week due to being side tracked by unconnected worries. I did find overnight oats and then salad with fish very filling... omelettes are good too. Sounds like you already have some go to SW foods

beanielou

How do you make the jelly sweets please? 

doingitanyway

Some information I have benefited from lately.

The B vitamins made me think of you as they are depleted when we are under stress and you are so busy. Biotin (B7) is very good for our hair too, an added bonus. Magnesium might be helpful too.

I don't want to get into a debate on vitamins, so if it isn't for anyone who reads, that is fine. Just sharing in case it is helpful...it might be something you discuss with your GP?

I take both of these.

Magnesium is one of our body’s most vital minerals. Magnesium helps control blood sugar and insulin levels and the hormone dopamine, making us feel good after eating sweets. Chocolate cravings are strong evidence of magnesium deficiency, as chocolate is a rich yet sweet source of magnesium.

For people who crave sweets and chocolates, 400 milligrams of good grade magnesium, such as magnesium citrate, should be consumed twice a day. It’s the best magnesium supplement for reducing sugar cravings.

Magnesium also has the additional advantage of aiding in a good night’s sleep, which is ideal during a sugar detox.

Hence, when the body craves something, it’s commonly thought to be a symptom of insufficiency; however, the challenging part is that the craving isn’t always for what we need. So, if anyone is craving chocolate, it could signify that they are deficient in magnesium.

B-vitamins aid in the digestion of carbohydrates, such as sugar. When we take sugary foods and other carbohydrates, our body’s B vitamin levels drop. They may help eliminate sugar cravings by maintaining proper amounts of B vitamins in the body.

Wishing you well. I'm sure you can do this