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The road to health is paved with chocolate mousse!
I’ve mentioned before that I have a major sweet tooth. One of my biggest worries when I started this journey was losing out on my favourite treats. In the past, a Gü Red Velvet mousse was my go-to indulgence. When I was first diagnosed as diabetic, I went looking for better options. The best I…
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36hrs fasted, and 2lbs lighter! 💪🏻⚖️
Just completed another 36hr fast, and I decided to go for another cheeky mid-week post-fast weigh-in – despite last time giving me a blip of temporary weight gain that I wasn’t expecting. But this time around it was all good news, and I’ve lost another 2lbs in just the last three days. My new weight…
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Diabetic Taco Saturday!🌮😋
As I’ve been doing so well with my weight loss I decided to treat myself with tacos this evening, but I found a way to keep them completely diabetic friendly, and I have to say I was very impressed with myself! They were utterly delicious. The taco shells were always going to be the “worst”…
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Sobering diabetes thoughts (And why this weight‑loss project isn’t just vanity)
Let’s start with a sobering truth that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime:Type 2 diabetes is not a gentle condition.It’s not “a bit of raised blood sugar.” It’s not a quirky metabolic personality trait. It’s a slow, structural saboteur that quietly works on your nerves, blood vessels, kidneys, eyes, and heart. And here’s the maddening part:For…
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Another 4.3lbs closer! 6.6% of bodyweight lost!
I’ve just completed my second 36-hour fast, but before I did, I decided it was time for a cheeky weigh-in. I know, I know, I only weighed in 4 days ago, but after the brown alert during my last fast, which I described yesterday, and then another very successful 36-hour fast, I felt sure I…
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When your strategy hits the fan: a lesson in Fasting Logistics
One thing I’ve learned during the 12 years or so this blog has been running, is that there is always going to be a gap between the plan and the reality. Shit will come up that you didn’t expect. Literally. The “Global Rollout” Error After my December “reset,” I felt invincible. I’d lost over 12lbs,…
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Lowest weight in 5 years!
I was checking back over my weight loss stats over the last few years and noticed that I’m now officially the lightest I’ve been in 5 years! I just hit 245.7lbs (111.5kg). As you can see from the graph below, I last saw 245lbs almost exactly 5 years ago, in December 2020! This was the…
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Pre-Christmas weigh-in – another 1.2lbs down!
I had my annual diabetic check-up this morning, and the nurses were very pleased to see the progress I’d made. I’m now at 17 stone 7.7, or 245.7 lbs (111.4kgs) – so another 1.2lbs down from my weigh-in 2 days ago. They said it’s pretty rare for someone to make such significant changes and see…
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The Wake‑Up Call I Didn’t Want — But Needed
After 17 months of drifting, a sudden scare on a business trip jolted me back into action. What followed was a complete reset of my exercise routine, eating habits, and mindset — and the early results have been nothing short of astonishing. Wow, doesn’t time fly? I haven’t posted in 17 months, which obviously means…
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Coping with Diabetes, Fatigue, and a Major House Move
It’s been a while since my last blog post, and there are a couple of reasons for my absence. First and foremost, I haven’t made much progress to report. In fact, things have taken a turn for the worse. After an initial success with weight loss, I hit a plateau. Despite maintaining my exercise routine,…
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