I am so looking forward to tomorrow, it should be our first warm spring day. It will be nice not to have the fire going all day, and I will be able to garden in shorts instead of being all rugged up.

DH is happy, he’s a Hawthorn supporter, although it was bad planning to have our fast day on grand final day LOL.

I noticed that most of you are doing Mon & Thurs fast days, we are doing Wed and Sat, but I will still weigh in on Fridays as you all do. Hope you are all having a lovely weekend.

*Giving up is easy and always an option so let’s delay it for another day.*

Welcome to AUSSIE DETERMINATION Mazzy63. Most of us are doing our fast days on MON and Thursdays, We weigh in and post our weights on Friday,
You will find great advise from all of us on previous posts,
Start your fast from your last meal tonight.
Have breakfast tomorrow which could be an egg or yogurt and strawberries. Drink plenty of water, tea coffee black as milk puts your calories up. through out the day, a peice of fruit at 11am to kerb the hunger pangs, make a pot of vegie soup to have at lunch then add protein such as chicken to the soup at night, This is what most of the group do,On Tuesday & Wednesday you are feasting.
One of us will always answer any queries you have. We are a very motivated and supportive group ……Go Gal

Hi Mazzy63, I am in and out of a car all day as well. I don’t find this a problem on my fast days or normal eating days. As Country girl has written Don’t have lunch , have some almonds or fruit and drink plenty of fluids.
Once you get the hang of this way of eating …you will be fine.

Good morning everyone, I’ve just joined the forum after completing my first fasting week last week. Now onto my 3rd fast day today. I quite enjoyed my first 2 fasts, I need to eat regularly but I pushed my meals to later (breakfast around 9am (I start worka t 730am!) then lunch around 130pm) with lots of herbal tea and water (oh and a small skinny latte for my and my coworkers sanity).
I did lose 1kg last week despite having a few very ordinary days in there. I was aiming for 3 fast days this week to see if I could do it but too many social things on and I know when not to push myself.

I’m loving the positivity and realism here! Have a great day everyone.

Good morning everyone, hope you all had a great weekend! And welcome to our new members, you will soon get the hang of fasting with the great support and advice on here…

Today is my 5th fast day…..can’t beleive how I am barreling along, felt a bit daunted this morning, but now that I’ve started….I am going OK…..like you say Countrygal…..ITS ONLY ONE DAY! Tomorrow I can eat normally again!

I made the mistake of getting on the scales this morning and I am 2kg heavier than on Friday 🙁

BUT…..I am the same size…..so am guessing it in a temporary gain from a rather indulgent weekend….had visitors for most of it and a bit of eating and drinking went on….still once upon a time, I would have probably thrown in the towel and just given up….but lets see what tomorrow brings after my fast..

Hope all that are fasting today are having a good one 🙂

Good afternoon everyone :). MrsM don’t forget to include some protein on fast days, I find it keeps DH more satisfied than just veges alone.

Having a break from gardening for the next hour, then back into it. Its looking so gorgeous at the moment, all the rhododendrons are flowering, we have 27 of them in one large garden. Hope you all have a great day.

*Giving up is easy and always an option so let’s delay it for another day.*

Hi everyone,
This is my 2nd week. I’m doing Monday and Thursday. I’ve found that if I only have tea until about 11.30am I can have a little more for lunch and dinner. This worked well last week I lost 1.3 kilos so I’m very happy.

MrsMac….protein is certainly the go….I had a hard boiled egg for brunch/lunch with tomato on some rice cakes, very satisfying….I am now having my one coffee a day with my brunch/lunch which makes me feel more satisfied as well…..

Kazzbar…I only have two meals as well….about 11 -12 for lunch, then dinner around 6:30 ish….I allow for fruit in arvo, but often don’t eat it….I find it easier to go longer without food as sometimes it can kick off my appetite

Your dinner sounds nice MrsMac…..I bought a pack of those slendier noodles, but the smell put me off, I threw them away…

Yes Countrygal…..definately the weather I’d say….not the amount of sandwiches, toast and wine I had on the weekend 😉

Kvetna….your garden sounds nice. We have a large garden too, I’d love to put some Rhodadndrins in somewhere..

I’m fasting today. This morning I had a peppermint tea before leaving for work and then had a cranberry and mint tea when I arrived at work.
Lunch was a sizeable salad with a coleslaw mix (that you can buy from Woolworths), kale, a little avocado and tahini.
I’ve just finished work and had an apple. Dinner will be carrot, leek and mustard seed soup which I made last night and comes in at only 98 calories !!
I haven’t really felt hungry at all today which is great! Having a big bowl of soup for such little calories meant I could eat a good salad for lunch.
I think I’ve found a winner for my fast days !

I think slender noodles are the same as slim noodles. Victorian ladies you can find them in the health food section of most Coles and Woolworths. I believe they are made of a Japanese vegetable and are really low cal.
A good rice alternative also is cauliflower rice !

First fast day nearly over besides a slight headache all is good.

HI Girls … What a day we have all had .
Mazzie63 have you had plenty of fluids?
Just finished dinner had 3 lamb french cutlets with steamed asparagus broc and carrots…. It was so goood.
What a pity my “mere male” will not allow caulie in the house, he does not like the smell.I once used green food colouring and said it was broc….. Boy!did I get blasted LOL poor baby.
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Is there any new ladies looking for a buddy

Morning country girl and everyone!
So true country girl.. We are all buddies!
Girls enjoy your next feasting days. I’m just about to have salmon with cottage cheese and poached egg for breakky . lots of protein to keep me full!
Enjoy your day …. go gal

Hi there, I have only been following the Fast Diet for approx. 1.5 weeks and have already lost an amazing 2kg!! Is it easier to hold off eating as long as you can on a fast day?? I have been skipping breakfast (except for water), having a few almonds for morning tea then having a few corn thins for lunch then salad & chicken for tea.. I have found that I have only had a few hunger pangs, as I am fasting on work days (Mon & Thurs) I’m too busy to think too much about being hungry. But I will say I do enjoy my breakie the next day!! 🙂

Hi all , how is evryone going?
Am in my 3rd week and a fasting day for me today, after 2 weeks of personal problems at home I have kicked myself up the butt and told myself to get my act together , nothing but herb tea and water , really need to go for a walk but still no enthusiasm grrrrrrr. Just want to sleep .
It is lovely to read all your stories , so much effort and positivity going on , is lovely to see .
Haven’t had a weigh in for nearly 2 weeks , am not looking forward to hopping on the scales this Friday , am sure there will be a weight gain 🙁
Steamed fish with veg for my dinner tonight , will have to change my evening meals I think , am getting sick of fish , any suggestions ??

aliaustralia92 , it does get easier , I’m on my 3rd week and have lost 2.2 kg , is a slow process but also 19.5cm gone. I weighed myself as well as measured , one week I hadn’t lost kg but lost cm .
Am finding it tough going through my 3rd week as going through some family probs , but will pickup in no time , I have a great support system and make a habit of going there every Thursday , we walk for 1 hr and she weighs us and measures , support is the best encouragement and also very important , when I’m not there I’m on here , a lot of support from a lot of wonderful ppl .
Keep it up , trust me you won’t regret it . Good luck and can’t wait to hear your progress through out the weeks .:)

Welcome TO AUSSIE DETERMINATION aliaustralia92!
Most of the group have been on 5:2 for 1,2,3,weeks. We have lost 2-3kgs each week. We have a weigh in on Fridays and post our weights
Some weeks are testing, depending on how your social and family life are. Once you conquer the hunger pangs ,this way of eating is very doable. Download my “fit pal”which will help you with your calorie counting.
There are plenty of menus for your 500 cal fasting days on the site. feasting days you eat what you like,perhaps going lightly on pastries , potatoes ,rice and pasta.
One of the girls will always reply to any queries, You’ll find several of us will reply at once. Its not confusing.We are very motivated and supportive of each other.
There will be weeks when you will not lose , don’t become dislliusioned. This diet was designed to help combat certain medical conditions such as diabeties ,high blood pressure and other conditions brought on by age.losing weight is the added bonus .You will never be alone on this journey to better health….. Go Gal