I too think that you are doing really well.
day at a time that is all we really have control of.
bizi

You know, what keeps the motivation ticking over at the darkest times, when the 3am Craving Demons come out, is the support I am getting from all my Friends here.

Thank you all.

Dave.

HI dave, Just wondering how is it going?
bizi

Hi bizi,

Official fortnightly weigh-in on Saturday at noon, but the diet has been going extremely smoothly. Got some health issues with my HbA1c having gone up to 7.1 5 weeks into the diet, and 2 months after cutting out all the junk. As Hopeless points out, my figure may have been 9.1 without my dietary changes! I have to have more bloods taken in a month to see if I have to start Metformin.

I also have a concern regarding liver function which I have to have a scan for as I had a gallbladder tumour and removal in '05 and cancer in '13. It's never ending stress, but I am not going to let it derail me.

I will Post my weight trend on Saturday. I really do appreciate you asking.

Dave.

well the a1c is an average over the past 3 months...that is the life of your red blood cell.
I am sorry that you had cancer.
((((HUGS))))
bizi
anxiety can be a b****!

Jus had my fortnightly weigh-in. Weight loss in this 2 weeks 5.5lbs, so I round down to the 5lbs:)

That's 19lbs in 6 weeks, reached another English 'Stones' target today, but not a big one, just a nod to keep things interesting.

Also lost another inch off my waist. This is painfully slow, but rather than having a solid mass of fat in front of me, everything is becoming softer as the fat slowly disappears. One day I will be able to see the scales instead of relying on them talking:D

Dave.

Dave, I think that you are doing really well.

Healthy sustainable weight loss (which is what you are doing) is the way to go.

Keep on keeping on :).

Congratulations DAVE!!!!!!!
Remember that every pound of weight loss equals 4 sticks of butter!
It really is something to marvel about. You are doing so well.
bizi

Thanks Kiwi, and bizi - I did not think to convert lost pounds into sticks of butter, our packs are about half a pound, so I have lost around 36 packs of English butter. Took me a lot longer to eat that much:D

Dave.

also to consider. if a pound of fat =3500 calories, we have to consume 500 calories fewer per day per week to lose one pound!
You are doing awesome!
bizi