Hello!

I was such a regular here for a while but I fell off the waggon in a big way!

Apparently I last visited 10-02-2012 at 11:51 - where does the time go?

Well, since then I've had Lymphoma (2.5 years in remission now); severe Anxiety and Low Mood (given early retirement (age 60) from work on those grounds; retired; moved house; had a relapse of the A and LM; had a type II diabetes diagnosis; oh, and re-gained 100lbs.......

sigh

However, I've reduced my blood sugar from 61 to 33; lost 60lbs since June 1st 2015; come out the other side of the A and LM relapse and firing on all cylinders! Doing a lot of walking; just finishing a 12 week gym referral; feeling all fit and bouncy.

So - hello. Hope everyone else is doing fine too.
xx

Glad to hear you are in remission and doing better! Welcome back!

Rosinante, welcome back! I'm so sorry for all you've gone through but am very happy to hear you're in remission and doing better with the anxiety and low mood. Great job on reducing your blood sugar and all the weight progress you've made!

So glad you've returned!

Thanks, guys!!

Hi Rosinante Glad to hear all seems to be on the up, I admire you for what you've come through and wish you all the luck going forward!

Rosinante

Glad to hear your keeping control.

I had some good results dieting, but keep returning to old habits.
However as dieter off and on for 25 years. I keep learning more over a lifetime and more importantly when im not been trying to control my intake.

I learned about Planned Break.

Typically I change my eating habits. Loose some weight. Then around the 6-9 month mark something happens. I then return to my old ways.

This has perplexed me. I can follow many diets and lose weight but i can't seem to make the lifestyle change for good. So I was reading info about extending diets.
I came across an article about Planned Break. Where if instead of simply going as long as i can till goal. I make up schedule where i decide when im going to go off my plan, yet more importantly set a date within two weeks to restart.

I was able to apply this to my last attempt to reach goal.
I was able to extend the weight loss to a year.
Then something happened and I went off diet for three months. A new job had me struggling to find a satisfying diet. However I'm determined to restart giving myself 5 planned breaks per year. Basically I thought about for a long time. I decided i would give myself a Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, and a long Holiday break. The point being I control when I go off plan. And to quickly go back on plan in a time frame that keeps me from gain too much of what I lost back.

I have every confidence that I will go to goal again using the planned break.

Thank you for all the kind comments.

I'm still plodding on - literally, upgraded to a fitbit Surge from a Charge (I like technology ), so getting my steps in. I've pledged to 10k a day for December, rather than a sporadic 5-8. So far, so good, including a short break in London, where I did 46k in 2 days.

I finished a government-funded, doctor's-referral, 12-week gym programme yesterday, and today went to the private gym where I'd bought a year's membership back in April. I only did the 2 months before my health took a downer but they've been very kind and paused the membership, so I still have 10 months to run. The trainer today was mean! Well, he tried to be. He's put me down for
Treadmill - 10 minutes at a higher speed and higher incline than I'd been doing the last 12 weeks.
Battle Ropes - never met them before, very hard work. 5 sets of 20.
Upright Bike - 10 minutes, level 4, alternating 30 seconds fast/30 seconds moderate
Rowing Machine - 5 minutes, level 6/7, 30 seconds fast last blast
Squat and Full Shoulder Thrust with a 3kg dumbbell. 3 sets of 15 each side.
Recumbent Bike - 10 minutes, level 4, all moderate.

It's a huge step up for me but I'm going to give it my best shot!

BTW, VickieLou - well done on being right in the middle of the seesaw!!