Good work, CG!
SJ, have a great trip!
Haven’t eaten well the last 2 days. Back on track tomorrow I hope.
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Hope I’m not too late to wish you have a great holiday Suejen. Think I’d get fitted for the clothes on arrival. That way if you get to indulge a bit they will fit you perfectly after you come home to the 5:2 again 🙂
Up, it probably won’t matter as you are on a roll since coming home.
Won’t mention my weigh in this morning. Under eaten all week but somehow…..
bit of a UTI problem last few days maybe that has something to do with it.
Have a good weekend all you lovely ADers. Eldest granddaughter’s 17th on Sunday so that will blow me out of the water. All in a good cause.
YYxx
Hi. I am new to the forum, and I fit the criteria as I am a determined Aussie !
I lost weight using this method in 2013, and have resorted to it once again due to gaining some weight in the last 6 months or so.
I was under work pressure, drinking more wine and being generally undisciplined. I justified this with the thought that I would just lose it again later. WRONG. I am no spring chicken anymore and even heroic efforts did not see one bloody gram of weight loss (horrifyingly, a small gain)
So here I am back on the fast diet, 5 days in and half a kilo loss. I am thrilled.
I know some of it is water loss, but what the heck I love seeing the number on the scale go in the right direction. So motivating !
Fasting days are a huge adjustment of course, but I love the way this diet carries you through the week, more mindful of every calorie. Mind you, I say this while having a glass of wine.
Back to the fast Sunday.
Have a good weekend everyone.
Hi all and welcome Nicola. Yes as CG has said, you will find us very supportive and share lots of issues here. Not all diet related but one can be as secretive or let it all out.
My weigh day yesterday was OK. I’ve lost about 350 gms. My scales are not all that accurate but I’ll take it. I won’t be sticking to my TDEE this weekend as we have visitors arriving this arvo and we are sure to try and solve some of the worlds problems over the odd bottle of wine.
Enjoy the weekend team and happy 5:2 ing.
Suejen I guess I’m too late to wish you a happy holiday. Our daughter went to Vietnam earlier this year and they loved it. So if you haven’t left yet, happy travels and stay safe.
XX Doggy
PS Our visitors have a dog and this will be the first time Pepper has had another dog in the house. I’m a tad anxious as Willow is older and may not enjoy having an exuberant puppy jumping up at her.
CG – pity about the cricket.
Hi all
been lurking and keeping up with you all!
Willow went into a coma, so the visit to the vet wasn’t quite so awful as I thought it might be, she just sighed when the vet put in the needle – we were all wrecked, even the vet – he did her first check up the day she was born! Found myself chopping up chicken for her the other night, and I’ve tripped over her three times – though I’ve buried so many of my babies in the back garden I’m tripping over one of them most days.
Being a cup half full girl, just booked a house sitting job looking after kitties – and waiting to hear about a sitting job in a cattery with a dozen burmese, and maybe babies. Mad or what?
Its MIL’s birthday tomorrow so a wee gathering of the clan – myself, too busy. And I haven’t bought her a pressie – in our house I buy all the presents and all the cards. A small victory!
Lots of other problems in July, discovered I’m a stress eater – never knew, though I’m rarely stressed so there must be other reasons I managed to put on 5 stone – contentment, I feel. Just about halfway back again, somehow managed to loose 3 lbs last month, thanks mainly to CG, and her words of wisdom and encouragement.
Hope August is a great month, keep warm. The snow forecast here – I kid you not – didn’t arrive, though it rained – its always rains! Enjoying reading the recipes, lots of salads for me – we have to have salad here because its summer – if we waited for salad weather we would never eat it.
Keep strong and if things aren’t going well just remember all things must pass – and if you have hit rock bottom, move carefully – it might only be a ledge.
Milena x
Sorry to hear that, Melina. I hope you get the job in the cattery. I love Burmese and have one. I have had 3 previously but lost them all to snakes. This one is city raised so now 8 and hopefully will live a long life.
They are the dog lover’s cat as they are affectionate and want to follow you around. We had one that always used to come on walks around the paddocks with us. They are also more intelligent than most cats.
Milena, sounds like a peaceful end for Willow but you are the one left with all the angst. Our pets are lovely and even when gone, are never far from out thoughts. Hugs ((()))
CG thinking about you still struggling with pain and discomfort and yet you manage to give a comforting, even cheerful word. Way to go. Hugs for you too (( ))
YY xx
Hi all
thanks for the kind words, we have about a dozen burms and three oriental (solid colured siamese) buried in the back garden.
Odd it was the baby orientals that go to my OH, Willows mum fostered them as tiny babies, ugliest kits I’ve ever seen (burm kits are like teddy bears FIL was dying of cancer, we lost two babies but the third started to thrive. FIL died, and then the kit died. Only time I’ve ever seen my man cry was burying that baby.
Checking out house sitting jobs in Oz – told you I was a cup half full person.
Burms really are cats for dog lovers, I don’t think anyone has told them they are cats. I’ve had a couple of really intelligent ones, super friendly too!
Concerned about your pain CG, do you have a homeopathic pharmacy nearby – we have one in Edinburgh. Might be of use. And check out the Bach remedies, I’m using Sweet Chestnut and Willow at the moment – think the Willow is most appropriate to help get over losing my Willow – Gorse may be another option.
And cherry plum for all you emotional eaters!!!
Read something the other day – if you are hungry but a piece of fruit isn’t something you would want to eat, you’re not hungry, just bored!
Milena, I must have forgotten you were a Burmese person. Was Willow one? Do you have a colour preference? Our first was lilac but since then we have had chocolates.
I hope you have been in the one spot for a long time, otherwise your dozen burmese must have been unluckier than mine! That is a lot of cats!
I know someone who is leaving today for 2 years of house sitting overseas! They are doing various houses in Europe.
I have used house sitters before, I think it is a great idea. The people I know found these jobs easily because they own their own home and were able to show how they have cared for it.
Happy fasting everyone. I am not at all organised today. We have run out of eggs.
It will be 27 in Brisbane today but the rest of the week goes back down to 21. Yesterday was 26!
Hi Up
my first was a red boy, and I collected a three legged moggie, Bodie and Doyle, that dates them! Then a red girl, then a brown tortie – who became the first ever Imperial Grand Brown Tortie – the Willow was another brown tortie. Ive bred red, cream torties inc lilac tortie, and rescued nearly all colours. Sorry to bore everyone else.
Australian burmese are beautiful, american burmese are odd, bred with persians at one time.
Booking house sits in UK as Im hoping for a longterm sit in France next year, so thatwe can scour Europe for jewellery and I can get started on my comedy series.
Realised we are getting on a bit, both healthy, we need to keep it this way, so it will be good to get to a good bmi afore the Spring. Fair chance as Im under 30 now, and waist is 30 inches, a bit less than half my height.
Cold enough to put the heating on this morning, though got up to 19 degrees this afternoon. Bloody heatwave- for us anyway – lasted an hour!!! Nearly got the barbie out, but it started to rain before we got home. Had the roof off the car – kept it off in the rain!
OH went to check prices of Magnum ice creams at the Supermarket – it is Summer after all -but I refused to buy any. Small victories.
Fast day tomorrow, hope y’all have a good one!
Hi team. Milena I’m so sorry about your Willow. I’m still grieving over my much loved Golden Retriever who had to be put down just before Chrismas. I love Pepper dearly but still miss Sabie. I love cats too. I just would not have one here in Tamania as we have so many birds many of them ground feeders and they’d be easy prey for a moggie.
Well our weekend went off well with the Xmas in winter. And winter it sure is. It’s freezing here and snow in many parts of Tassie but not here. Needles to say the weekend consisted of lots of eating and drinking. I’m not fasting today as we’ve just seen the guest off. Will do do tomorrow. I agree with you CG this is not fasting weather and I’m all for the comfort food. I hope you get some answers from your surgeon. I’ll hold thumbs.
Milena, interesting about Willow bark. If I’m not mistaken I think that’s where Asprin was originally derived from.
Enjoy your day team.
Hi all
I’ve just started- one week down doing Mondays and Weds so today is my third fast day.
Finding it so much easier to do this than any other weigh control option. Haven’t had any movement in weight yet but am giving it at least a month.
Just putting it out there – anyone in the inner west of Sydney who’d be keen to start a walking group?
I’m thinking two mornings (Mon/Wed??) a week around Iron Cove bay (Leichhardt/Drumoyne area)
Hi All,
Just time to snatch a quick post.
CG – good to hear you managed to get out for a drive and hope you get on well with the surgeon on Fri.
Milena – sorry to hear about Willow but you sure gave him/her(?) a wonderful life.
Up – fantastic loss.
SJ – have brilliant hols and bet your new wardrobe will be fab!
Lotus – thanks for the wave! Your stats will be a great inspiration to others.
Raven – great to have you back xx
Welcome to all the newbies – I’m sure I’ll get to know you properly when I’m back home and can log on more regularly.
YY, GG, Gypsy, Dawg, Mike – hope all well with ye too.
Gotta dash – having a ball here, lots of lovely sunshine the past few days so making the most of it! Xxxxxx
Hi
I’m new to the 5:2 lifestyle, starting my first fast day tomorrow!! I’m not usually a big talker, but maybe that’s what I have been doing wrong before…. not reaching out for support.
I’m an Aussie, and my Dr suggested trying 5:2 after I asked about weight loss surgery, so here I am! : ) Hoping this is the one that works for me. Cheers and good luck and good health to all of us.
Hi Fit, enjoy! Welcome Jus.
My fast day yesterday was an epic fail although I ended up eating the fast dinner I had planned. Let’s just not talk about the unexpected curved ball when I had to take my son to A and E! He’s OK, but everything went pear shaped.
Hope everyone else’s went better than mine!
Hi team. Welcome to our new members. Swish Trish there are quite a few of us nurses here. Yes night duty is not fun. It threw out my biorhythms and I’ve been an insomniac for years. I’m retired now but although the work was hard I was never bored. I’d probably do it all over again if I had the choice.
Oh CG do be careful if depression is setting in. As you would know, that’s a chemical imbalance in the brain and cannot always be cured by will power alone. I’d be discussing this with your surgeon when you see him. Yes it is seriously cold here in Tassie with many places having snow. We are on the NE coast so it’s not quite as cold as other areas. Yes FD are not easy when it’s as cold as this. I’m having my FD today. I may well go over the 500 calories just to keep warm. I will certainly be having a few mugs of Jarrah hot chocolate drinks.
Hang in there team and CG you take care.
XX Doggy
Hi Fit, so lovely to hear from you and that you are having a good hol.
CG hoping that your surgeon has answers for you. Does a warm bath help relax muscles/nerves for you? Assuming you have a bath of course. Last thing you want to think about is fasting at the moment but as you’ve already done so well with your 24k loss, anything that creeps on will go once movement and normal FD’s can start again. Hang in there. (( ))
Doggy saw some photos yesterday of all the Tassie snow and even if not in your area would still be mighty cold. You are a brick to keep (more or less) to FD’s. How’s the knee?
Trish/jus-me this is a good thread to be on. Lots of help and encouragement, welcome.
Milena we have a rag-doll who has OH wrapped very firmly. Utterly besotted. Guess who gets to be the baddie to comb, cut out knots etc!!!
OH is off sick this week (first time I can remember him taking sick leave for about 5 years) and has decided he is not going back!!!! Aggggggh. Thought I’d have more time to get used to retirement and home invasion. At least the shock of the announcement made FD easier yesterday, couldn’t eat but had proper dinner last night. WW’s cannelloni spinch and pumpkin with cauli so came in well under 500 🙂
Just starting out today. Had a medical procedure which required fasting for 24 hrs which is a first for me. Have read and seen the TV program by Moseley and thought about it for a long time. So begins the journey of retrieving fitness and getting back to eating better. Need to loose about 10 kgs eventually but starting with a goal of 5kgs.
Hi Peopsh and welcome to a lovely group of people.
When is the procedure? I found I can fast now for up to 48 hours at a time, without chewing my arm off, and without raiding the fridge immediately afterwards. Took a bit of time, I used to be a ‘second breakfast’ hobbit, so amazed I could do it. So if you have time, get a few fast days done, then extend the fast, and you’ll manage it without much effort, and if your aim is to lose weight as well, you are on your way!I
Yum Yum, Hi, Ragdoll, lovely! Give him/her evening Pringles oil, gives the coat a great shine, and fewer knots. ‘Re hubby, make lists and keep him busy, my OH and I have worked together from home for years, my system is still in shock! Lol!
CG, Hi – have you tried doing some cross stitch, not everyone’s cup of tea, but boy does it fill hours and hours. Something tedious but enjoyable might just fill the weeks and months of healing time. Patience isn’t something I have much of either.
Glorious August here, high Summer! We’ve had a bit of Sun and a bit of rain his morning. Going off to the west coast with the roof down on the car, rain expected and we have a low pressure system over Scotland, so I’ll need to dig out my woolies. Again!
Have a great day everyone!
Um, Milena do you mean Evening Primrose oil or is evening Pringles oil a pet brand??? Just askin.. As for OH – wait a bit til he feels a lot better before I start getting bent out of shape and do lists 🙂 Our Ragdoll is a female with the unlikely name of Sugarplum, Sug for short and she loves playing hide and seek through the house. Trouble with that is she gets sneaky and jumps out unexpectedly sometimes.
CG forgot about difficulty in getting out of the bath 🙁
YY xx
Hello team! Sorry to be AWOL… Had lots going on at the moment… Saturday quick QLD trip to look at investment properties, Sunday volunteering and huge Monday and Tuesday. I fasted today instead of Monday, which just goes to show how flexible this WOL is.
CG – hang in there, try and shift your focus from weightloss to wellness…You can pick it up anytime you want to, you have the method down pat 🙂 and yes, it must feel like you have put the brakes on after the full life you have led. But then, the rythmn of the universe is a balance between rest and activity, Fast and Feast, movement and stillness. Both phases are essential to the other. Your time for activity will start again after a short break 🙂
Milena – hugs to you, dear…
Big hello wave to all 🙂
Thanks CG!
Also wanted to share this with you all, part 2 of what I shared last week
https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/more-practical-fasting-tips-part-13/
Some tips there for newbies and ‘vets’ 🙂
I can’t seem to access the forum from my work computer so please forgive my short posts and terrible spelling – pitfalls of using the iPhone!
Attagirl CG! Great attitude 🙂
UpT – happens to me All. The. Time!
I normally never buy chocolates (savoury is my downfall) or sweets. But ever since we have a lolly jar in the office that everyone contributes, I eat at least two(!!) of the little suckers each nfd. Go figure ? This is someone, as a recovered diabetic, who should not be going near them! No excuses for me, I just have to forget it’s there …
Heading into my second day of this new regime. I have a bit of time on my hands in not sitting down to breakfast and thought I’d just check things out online. I was a bit surprised to see so much support. I did think for a moment what’s the point of this, but now I see what everyone is up to in the forum it will be worth it. Now to keep busy today.
Wise words as always from our fearless leader, CG! Hope all goes well.
Peop, it is very supportive and makes a difference for sure.
Lotus, that makes me feel better! This week has been a write off really and it is all down to me!
I will fast today and am trying the La Zuppa soup. I bought chicken and corn in a box of 2. Did I get the right ones? I got a bit confused when I saw how many there are in different guises. My first time trying them.
Funny, isn’t it. Having reached 64.9 last Friday, I was sure I would be extra motivated this week not to go back to 65 and would do really well this week. I will be nervous stepping on the scales on Friday, but not surprised at anything.
Have a good fast day all.
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