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Hi team. Welcome Peopsh. I didn’t get roound to posting yesterday. I’ve been busy trying to keep warm. Yes it has been bitterly cold here in Tassie. Not quite as cold here on the NE coast but still white with frost close to the sea. Hallelujah my knee is better and we were able to get out for a good hour long walk this morning. Well rugged up of course. Despite me being slightly over the 500 calories on my last FD I’m down 500 gms since last weigh in. I’m fasting again today but will also be a tad over the allowed number of calories as I need to keep topped up with hot drinks. I’m really enjoying the Jarrah hot choloate drink.
Hubby is off to Gladstone this arvo for a weeks work. I was tempted to join him but didn’t have the heart to put Pepper in the kennels at this time of year.
CG it’s good to see that you are making some progress. Yes I understand your frustration. What’s that old saying. ” The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. ” I too get frustrated when my knee or some other annoying ailment crops up. Well team for those of us in Oz, spring is only about 3 weeks away and we will start to be into some warmer weather. Bring it on. Fast days are easier to cope with when its not so damn cold.
Stay strong team and remember it’s just for today.
My ultimate goal is yet to be decided CG, but I am getting there!
I started at 76 kilos aged 58 last November, aiming for 66kg’s. When I surprised myself by actually reaching that goal a few months ago, I decided to lower it to 60kg’s.
Before children I was 58kg. After one, I got back to 58kg. After 2 I went to 57kg! Somewhere along the line I lost track but after a further 2 children the only movement was up!
So technically, I should be able to weigh 58kg or 57kg’s without being at all underweight. I am happy at 64.9kg’s but when I sit down I have quite a big roll of fat around my middle. I also still have some back fat rolls under my bra so I know where the excess is.
I will revaluate at 60 kg’s and either continue or move to maintenance. I will definitely get there over the next few months. There is no doubt this works but I imagine the last few won’t be the easiest ones to lose. Time will tell!
I am 165 cm tall or 5’5″ and of average build.
Hi Up. The La Zuppa box of two soups is the correct one. I have settled on the chicken and vegetable with rice (wholegrain brown rice) because it is only 23 cals per pack and very tasty with the addition of bit of salt and few grinds of pepper. Just finished one after grocery shopping to help get rid of a headache, mainly sinus one as rain is forecast for this evening and it always stuffs me up when it hasn’t happened for a while.
Little known fact : would you believe W.A. is the wettest winter state in Aus.??? Even wetter than Melb. which has longer periods of just cold, miserable drizzle apparently. Even Tasmania is not as wet in winter as we are!! We don’t get summer rain/showers very often whereas Sydney/Melb. and Tassie get a fair bit over summer. We are still on total winter watering ban and then only twice a week in summer despite the above fact.
It has to be true ….. it was on the ABC!!!!!
Welcome Peopsh, good place to hang out.
Hard FD today so just a feeble wave to everyone .. cough, cough . YY xx
Hi everyone, I just realised tham my weigh-in post on Friday did not go through. I lost the last 400 grams of the 800 I had gained. So as of last Friday I was weighing 86 kilos. I have been flat out at home and at work but I will try to catch up during the weekend 🙂 I’ll post my weight tomorrow and I’ll double check to make sure it all goes through 🙂
I’m in the southern suburbs of Perth Up. About 15 mins from Fremantle and about 20 mins from the CBD. Still chortling about the ‘wet state’ supposed to be raining cats and dogs here from early evening but nothing so far. We don’t do drizzle apparently, just solid rain blocks which makes us different to the other capitals. The word showers gets thrown around a lot. YY
Hi All,
Loving this 5/2 caper. Not finding it as hard as I imagined I would when I started 4 weeks ago, although still a little challenging on the 500 day which has usually been around 600.
I’m committing to 4 week blocks, just seems to help the brain cope better to think ‘just 4 weeks’ doable.
Start weight 87kg to-day 83kg. Happy Dance.
Hoping to start walking this week, just have to be mindful of the knees at the moment.
Wishing everyone a great week, whatever you are doing.
Greetings team. Well here is one happy not so little Vegemite. After 3 months of the dreaded plateau my weight is down by a kilo. I’m now 66 Kilos. Started at 78, eight months ago. I’d don’t know if it’s the very cold weather that has kick started my sluggish metabolism or its fluid or maybe my stars are in alignment! Anyhow I’ll take it. My original goal was 65 but I still have the unsightly bulge around the tummy so am now aiming for 60 kilos. I know it’s doable. My knee is also better so I was able to have another lovely long walk this morning.
The downside of the above is that I celebrated my success with a large cooked brekke. Fried eggs, bacon, mushrooms plus a fried banana. No doubt my caloric intake for a few days. BUT it was very yummy and I won’t eat anything more till dinner time.
CG let us not mention the cricket. Dear oh dear what a dismal performance.
It’s a lovely sunny day here. Still chilly but not as bad as it has been.
Enjoy your day team. I don’t know about the rest of you but I love Fridays.
XX Doggy
Well done Doggie! Think you could throw a bit of your success this way? I’ve been pretty good NF days and often only around 450 FD’s and yet my scales are telling me I’m putting on chunks of 500 grams. It now has me back at 58 k’s and then 10 minutes later 600 gr lighter. Think I’ll check out the scales, they are only cheap weight watcher basics from Target that I’ve had a few years now. Otherwise too depressing. I usually love Fridays too but not lately.
Up maybe check your scales too 🙂
Thisthyme wonderful results. Well deserved happy dance.
Great to hear your results too Taco.
Enjoy your day everyone,
YY xx
Hi all 🙂 I have lost 100 grams and am now 85.9 🙂 Yay!!!!! I’m so glad to be away from 86kg- I hope to never, ever see that number again! I hope every one has had some loss- I am just so happy as I have finally got rid of that awful little gain! I’ll catch up with the posts asap- I have brought home lots of work to finish off this weekend but will make the time to catch up xxx 🙂
Up! Don’t beat yourself up! You have made so much progress! To be in the 60’s is amazing! I am no longer exhausted like I used to be b4 starting on 5 2 🙂 I have gained 800gms after losing my first 4/5 kilos, , plateaued etc but most importantly my body shape has been changing and I have lost cm – I can see a difference – I have even managed to squeeze into some clothes that did not fit b4 🙂
Taco! Well done!
I came across this article this morning. It helps explain my “lost the plot” diet of the last week.
After I took my son to hospital last week (shoulder), we stopped on the way home to get meds. He had been grumpy with me all morning , (pain does that!), so as a joke I went to buy him a snickers bar as well. I hope you have all seen the snickers ads as otherwise this won’t make sense. Turns out they were 2 for the price of one.
Normally, I would have given him both, but no. Of course I ate one and I seriously never eat stuff like that! This was not my only lapse of the week, the others included cheese and wine, more than once when I should have been sensible after the same son’s birthday extravaganza. My daughter is also under a lot of stress at the moment, dissertation writing as well as doing her first real lifeline shifts this week, after a lot of training, and organising an experiment to run next week. She was responsible for bringing a lot of the cheese, biscuits and quince paste into the house for all the same reasons! Then there is my husband who weakened on a couple of our non drinking nights this week so of course I joined in.
Anyway, the point is that we have to be kind to ourselves when we weaken at certain times. Our brain is doing what it can to protect us and everybody here has had stresses to deal with, some more than others. Mine is just everyday, minor stuff.
To take something positive from this, I am going to try to be aware of staying on track when I have no reason not to! That will make it easier to accept the non sensible times. The trick is not to fall into the trap of using stress as a justification for bad choices without even trying. Just to accept that if we weaken, it is OK. And as CG says, 5/2 is not our lives, just a very good part of it! It is my WOL now and this is a journey, not a race.
Here is the link. http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2015/08/06/4287546.htm
CG – you are so right about posting – just trying to find the time as one person’s experience will help another. I’m sorry to hear that your hospital trip did not go the way it should have 🙁
I’m sure your GP will be able to answer more of your questions especially considering that he has had the same operation. I somehow don’t think you should sweep because it irequires a twisting kind of motion- perhaps buy a carpet sweeper , they can be used on hard floors too.
Dear team- we are going out for dinner tonight and I’m looking forward to it – specially the cocktails- it was my B’day last week so today is the B’day dinner:) I’m planning to be good during the day today and tomorrow so that I can make up for the dinner and drinks.
Oh CG I do sympathise with you. I’m afraid that for a first world country, our public hospital system is just not good enough. You should definitely have been seen to by a specialist. Yes junior doctors do have to learn but they should be supervised by their seniors. When you see our politicians spending our money on all these helicopter trips and other stuff while they are busy cutting funding to health and education. They all need to be more accountable. Do take care and no do not sweep. That twisting motion is not for you at this stage.
Up, we are all human and most of us, if not all enjoy the good things in life. Wine, cheese, chocolates etc. yesterday I bought some blue cheese that I adore. I knew I should have left it but now it’s sitting in my fridge and I’m sure to pig out on it. Not to worry. Before we can wipe our eye out it will be Monday and yet another FD. Tomorrow I need to look up some recipes and cook up a batch of FD meals for the freezer.
It’s a lovely day here. Some of my Daffodils and Freesias are popping their heads up. Soon it will be spring.
Enjoy the day team and be kind to yourselves.
Doggie, that is a good idea freezing ahead. Don’t know why I haven’t done that!
Freesias and daffodils! I miss my cool climate gardening!
CG, how fortuitous! Good to hear your mood has lifted, and that all you need is time really. It is so easy to overdo it it, I know from experience post caesarians. Doing nothing isn’t as easy as it sounds. I remember carrying out a basket of washing to hang and paying for it big time. Sweeping is something you aren’t allowed to do after that either.
I remember my grandmother coming home from hospital after having her breast removed and washing the kitchen floor with her foot! So not necessary, and she had a fully functioning husband who would have done it. Admittedly, she didn’t damage herself and that is an extreme example but I think we just have to go with the flow and let standards slip a bit! The dirt will still be there when you are better. Of course, we know you aren’t silly, it is just that mistakes can happen so easily when you begin to feel OK.
Can you get some temporary home help?
Good morning, evening, depending on where you all are. I’ve just been reading all your posts. CG it’s good that you met up with your neighbours and were able to get some info from them. I remember my orthopaedic surgeon telling me after my Total Knee Replacment. Look at your scar and note that it’s still pink ie still in the process of healing. Remember it’s the same inside too. So do take it easy and as other have said, it’s more important to get well. A bit of dirt won’t hurt you. I get all my exercise from walking. I don’t belong to a gym or anything like that. I think walking is a great way to keep fit. One can up the pace a bit if one feels up to it or just take a slow meander and admire the scenery.
Well our cricketers have not exactly covered themselves in glory. I’m sorry for Michael Clarke. It’s not a nice way to retire.
It’s a cloudy day here today with showers forecast for tomorrow. I’m going to have a lazy day. I enjoy doing. X stitch and listening to an audiobook on my iPad.
CG what a bummer re you iIPhone. I hope you get some help. Good idea to try Pay Pal.
Up. I’ve just been reading the article you gave us the link to. It’s very interesting. Many year ago when I was learning to play golf I was told that ” it’s all between the ears” ie it’s all in the mind. I’m of the opinion that the mind ( brain ) is a very powerful tool and it’s how we use it that can make or break us.
XX
hi Taco, how lovely of you to think of me!
Still enough meat on these old bones to bounce back. Looking forward to babysitting three lovely cats on Tuesday.
Glad you got paypal sorted, CG, I put on a message on but it disappeared into the ether.
Im a big buyer on ebay, and a business seller. Ive had two big lots of gold not arrive, last one was nearly £4000. Paypal were their usual very helpful selves. I managed to track down the scammers as well, via facebook. Worked out the mother’s address from a photo on there. Told them I would send a message to their local pub and the football club where they played, and their employer. That scared them. Amazing how informative facebook can be.
I’ve heard of sellers losing out, but never buyers.
Though I do miss the old risky ebay, it was a war at times, some VERY unscrupulous oeople, but also some truly awful photos and descriptions, which were often amazing bargains. Still get bargains, but much harder to find, a lot more work.
Re dirt, two weeks of dust isnt very much different to one, as long as the toilet and the washbasin is clean, if my son ‘forgets’ his chores for a week, not worth arguing about. Very little needs ironing if you pull wet clothes and hang them damp, you cant tell that a duvet hasnt been ironed after its on the bed, and fitted bottom sheets dont need it.
Ive learned this since OH took over most of the housework, as Im faster on the computer. And I used to iron socks and bras.
I learned a long time ago that it took me six wipes to clean a baby’s bottom, took OH just one – I had to walk away the first time, but leaving him be resulted in him doing many nappy changes.
Ive learned that men do things differently, Scotsmen are frugal all cleaning products last way longer, men dont see dust and dirt as well as women, but they tend to be willing helpers if you accept their standards. And no one died cos the house wasn’t pristine – except the flies in the cobwebs.
Dare I say, as a Yorkshire lass, the cricket was good this week?
Enjoy your Sunday everyone. We had sun yesterday, might even get some more today!
Milena, your post! What a great read 🙂 Just reaching much the same conclusions about men and housework help. Other end to babies though – retirement. Left the bed while I took sheets to the laundry, got waylaid by something else and returned to find bed all made. Feel a bit short sheeted LOL but not about to complain. My pet peeve though is that he is a chronic tidier. Things I put somewhere to remind me to do something get tidied away and I forget stuff. OH also irons as that is the job he took on when we both worked and he used to iron knickers and bras til I set him straight, elastic melts! Also on cleaning day I put everything up off the floor to have a straight run. Guess what happens! Glad you get to babysit some kitties. It will help you heal.
CG what a saga about your phone. Scumbags. So good you used Paypal. Just replaced my own phone but settled for a 5S and a 24month plan. Would you believe it is the first iPhone of my own. Usually have hand me downs from my son but he still owns them.
Doggie and Up if you end up with some good freezer recipes would you share them. Some meals just don’t translate from freezer to plate in taste or texture but would be good to have some that do on hand.
Blown it this weekend. Not usually tempted by biscuits but my (misguided but lovely) son bought me a packet of my favourite Ginger Thins and I’ve eated half the packet already 🙁 Wouldn’t be so bad but I also bought (it was specialled, what else could I do!) a packet of Cheds and with the events of last week stressing me out also ate half the pack because I couldn’t sleep one night. Won’t be able to tell what damage I’ve done til I get new scales.
CG the aps on my old phone (think MFP) didn’t transfer across to my new phone (YES!!!!) so stress free on that front 🙂
Enjoy a leisurely Sunday everyone. YY xx
Hi team. I wonder if one of you wise folk can help. I’ve a recipe for Miso soup that uses Shiitake mushrooms. This one calls for 100 gms. Now the ones I I use are dehydrated so there are lots of them. I’ve Googled trying to find if the dry ones have a different calorie count to the hydrated ones. Can’t find it anywhere. I know they are low in calories that’s why I use them. If I get answer I’ll put the recipe on our thread as it freezes well and is quite tasty.
CG glad you’ve had some joy with Pay Pal. I didn’t know they were so helpful.
Yes Milena you may gloat about the cricket. England played the better cricket. One must be able to enjoy winning but also to not be a poor loser. Wow and the Aussies beat The All Blacks in the rugby. Now that’s one for the books.
And oh H—- LL. I’ve just pigged out on some cheese and biscuits, oh yes and a glass or two of wine.
XX woof woof.
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