Morning All FD is here again – thank goodness the scales tell me it’s been a while since my last (you’re so right CG)! Amazing how they keep on going up in between fasts just over 3 days, shows how easy it is when we decide to have a break to whack on the weight again. Might also be the wine I consume F/S/S but ….life has to be worth living 🙂
So my morning coffee is in my hands & my dinner is already planned. HB eggs to boil after my coffee.
CG hope your meds are still doing the magic and keeping you pain free. Tell me again when is your first app’t. Are you able to drive again now? If not how are you managing with where you live? Hope you’re getting more sunny days so you can get out in your lovely property. xx
Up yes cold and rainy here but so with you on the Never mind it’s onward AND downward here too 🙂 Quite enjoying seeing those scales move & telling them who’s boss for hte moment!
Fit so good to hear the good news re your sister & so happy for you 🙂 The odd glitch with carers is WAY better than how it was for you all before & the main carer sounds like a gem! Woohoo another wedding for you – how lucky for you all that she found an irish guy to marry out of all the aussies! So she can come back home to her nest 🙂

My neck is coping reasonably well for those who’ve asked about it. But today has been set by me as the day that I stop kidding myself and get back to doing my exercises every day!! My visitors got me out of routine & I just haven’t re-started yet. As my physio says the only one who can strengthen my neck muscles is ME through exercise. I did have a reaction to the gardening & also to reading a book yesterday. Have to rig up something to hold the book up I think. Anything looking down is my worst enemy! But I’m down to needing occasional panadol osteo if I’m sensible so that’s good.
PH sorry to hear that your pain is continuing & that it’s got you down also. It’s not surprising as you’re such a dynamo normally so lying in bed for a whole weekend doesn’t sound like you at all. Hope your dr can sort out your meds so you can tolerate it. And sure hope that the pool gives you some comfort and that the movement helps the back and hip. {{{{ }}}} and continue with the rest as needed. Maybe it’s what your body needed after all your mad activity xxx Hope the house sells soon.
Hi to Gyps GG Doggie and Jade and our not-so-newbies. Have a great day all those who are fasting. Remember it’s only for today. Noone ever died from a one day fast and those hunger pangs do disappear if you keep yourself busy or have another drink. So hang in there despite the weather, think of the benefits not just on the scales – they are many!! And it’s the best thing you can do for yourself 🙂 suejen xxxx

Hi team. Commiserations to CG , PH & now you too SJ who are in pain. Yes SJ if one has a painful neck, looking down is the pits. Oh the joy of ageing. ! I too have Ostioarthrits and often take 2 Panadol Ostio in the morning so that I can get out and have a pain free walk. This morning we had along the dunes looking down on the beach and it was lovely. We did, However see our fist snake of the season. Eek!! It’s hardly surprising as we are surrounded by bush. One just has to keep one’s eyes peeled. Luckily they are not agressive and will only bite if they feel threatened. I still am very frightened of them though.
FD again here too. I’ve not had any breakfast but am planning a lunch with eggs, smoked salmon plus salads. I’ve got a rather boring Shiitake mushroom soup for dinner but it’s only for today so doable. My trying to keep to my TDEE which I have not always stuck to in the past. Sometimes it’s been a fast one day followed by a feast which is not clever.
For the AD ” oldies”. Thanks for your kind comments. I may well join you on the FB site.
XX Doggy

Hi all
CG, SJ, PH I’m so sorry that you are all suffering.
You are all so inspirational to me. Everyone has such kind words to share and I’m overwhelmed with how strong you all are to be in so much pain and still sound so positive. I’m wishing you all freedom from your troubles as soon as possible. 😊😊😊
My problem seems so insignificant in comparison, staying in control on a NFD is such a little issue but I’m sure it’s purely psychological, I’m fasting today and not remotely worried about food but come tomorrow….

Anyway, I mostly wanted to say to you all that I can’t relate to OA and neck pain and the kinds of stressors that are affecting all of you but I do care and I’m thinking of you. As a small aside I’ve got my own Drs trip planned now too, it’s completely pain free, but I found a small lump this morning so I’ll take my turn at the Drs rooms later this week. I used to be a breast care nurse and I don’t love the idea of exposing myself to my old colleagues if it becomes necessary, but one step at a time.

Lany, well done for finding the lump. And seeing the doctor quickly. Hope all is well. Even though a few of us are in pain at least it is not life threatening so all good. Just seems that everything come at once sometimes..I’ll have mine all sorted soon, at least find out what is causing it and then onwards and upwards/downwards as UP says. I am doing my fast days on Tuesday and Thursday this week as today still a little upset in the tummy. Hope everyone who is fasting is doing well. I, sure you all are as you are all so determined…having a nice afternoon lying on the bed and watching the birds feeding on the Australian Natives that are all in full bloom in the garden. Have all different colours in Grevillia and Bottle Brush and a wisteria vine..so beautiful. And such a lovely sunny day after the rain on the weekend.

To everyone who has expressed concern for me …….all good here. And you are all correct. I have had a busy time of late and I just hate doing nothing. A full week of it last week and then the weekend was just too much to cope with. 🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌🛌 Am looking forward to doing some planning this week , along with more resting, getting ready to go” Glamping ” in the Villa for a while. OH organised for a fellow down the road who does small removal jobs to come up tomorrow morning and give us a price for moving a couple of beds, comfortable chairs, my sewing things and a table and chairs to the Villa next weekend hopefully. Doing it the easy way!! 👍😀👍😀 That way we can be as messy as we like in our new villa and the house will still look good. We do have enough furniture for two houses so should,make use of it before we sell half of it.

Sue, go you for deciding to get back into the exercise…only way to get those muscles Strengthened!! ….🏋🏼🏋🏼🏋🏼 don’t think we are up to this anymore. Well done on the great loss!!!👍👍😍😍

Gyps. Hope you survived your birthday weekend!! Looks like quite a party. 🍾🍹🎉🎉Now it’s time to get back to our challenge!! When you get home that is…

CG. Keep up with the encouragement!! We need as much of it as you can give. Really keeps us on track!! 👍👍👍💕💕

GG. Amazing losses…legend!! 👍👍🤗🤗😘😘
FIT and Jade, our O/s contingent sure are doing well , guess the weather is starting to change over there and all the leaves will soon start falling. Such a beautiful time of the year , as is Spring over here. I would love for it to just be Spring and Autum all year round. Keep focused and the losses will continue. 👍👍😍😍

UP. you are going so well. 👍👍I am determined to do well again this week. WE CAN DO THIS, ALL OF US,! 😇😇😇

Hope I have not missed anyone , forgive me if I have . Time for an afternoon cuppa…💜💜💜

Morning CG and UP!
Oh, CG, I hope you get relief soon. It’s not a nice problem and certainly one you can do without at the moment. Yes, foods seem to go in and out of fashion just like everything else in life but we all know our grandparents had it right! 👍😃
UP, I’m sure you didn’t do too much damage with a roast and veg. Best of luck fasting today. 💪👌
I’m just coming to the end of my fd but I don’t think I stayed under 500 cals…..leftovers from yesterday were a bit too tasty and couldn’t be left for another day 😳😋

Morning ADers had a successful fast yesterday despite having one of those freezing cold days where you can’t get warm. Had plenty of hot drinks partly just to hold on to the mug for a while! If you’re new to fasting this does happen to some of us but not every FD by any means.
Today we head up to town so have to make sensible choices eating out for lunch & not waste my FD. Very determined so should be OK. Really pleasing seeing the weight come off again 🙂 So by summer I should be able to look in the mirror again & my clothes will look 100% better!
CG hope you manage to get over the dreaded constipation somehow. It’s not pleasant at all. I reckon when they give out some medications they should also give out one for this as well! It seems to be a common side-effect of many drugs. But being pain free right now is important for you CG so hang in there…..not that you got much choice girl 🙂
Oh Fit those leftovers are killers aren’t they! They just stare at you & draw you to the fridge or wherever! We all feel so guilty if we don’t use them/eat them etc. But remember what we always say….any attempt at a FD will give you reduced calories to some extent 🙂
Up that’s OK you’re going again today so all is good. Despite us saying we do better when we stick to set days, sometimes it just aint going to happen! But picking ourselves up & keeping going is the important part 🙂 and keeping our motivation high.
Fit I have some days where I just can’t play the piano for long at all – it’s more the piano seats with no backs on. But when I do my strengthening exercises I do OK so all the more reason for me to be more vigilant. Have to get into a set time of day somehow.
We had a lovely surprise yesterday…a bit like Gail’s. We have a front entryway that’s nicely protected from the rain & wind & have lots of big pot plants there. Well right outside my kitchen window we spotted yesterday a nest of a yellow winged honeyeater with 2 eggs! She’s only a few inches away from the glass. Can’t get a photo for you as there’s too much glass reflection. We’re amazed that we’ve been walking in & out of there every day & have never seen her though we have noticed birds darting in & out sometimes. Will be great to watch 🙂

Well OH will be pushing me to get cracking soon so I’d better do just that. Enjoy your day…smile….shine bright suejen xxxx

Hi all!
I was at the dentist this morning for a routine checkup and decided to skip breakfast so I’ve just had scrambled eggs with whole grain toast for brunch. Hoping to just have dinner later, fish and veg, and so, make this a very good nfd for a change!
CG, delighted to hear you got ‘results’ at last! 😳😉
SJ, keep up those exercises….we’ll be needing you at the keyboard for WTF 2017! How lovely to have birds nesting so close, it’s fascinating to watch all the coming and going. Nature is always wonderful to watch in action. 👍😃
Doggy, love the sound of that Pinot Noir…mmmm😋 Enjoy!

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HI Everyone how are we all. I had a lovely day yesterday doing a few too many wine tastings as we found lots of the local wineries had good end of season specials going. Came home with a few cartons & no dearer than wine at the local bottle shops (apart from a couple of special bottles!). You gotta get them when they’re going cheap – some are just locals specials. Just say you’re a local & out come the specials sheets! Drove around some lovely country roads too. Made pretty sensible food choices so all good. Came home & just had a poached egg on toast for dinner.
PH great news re the villa….not so great news about your first event there! Boy hope the new meds treat you nicer than that from herein 🙂 But a wonderful effort to stick with your FD. That’s SUPER aussie determination!!!
Lany I too like Doggy have had a breast lump biopsied (2 in fact) and one was a fatty cyst the other a duct papilloma. It’s a great relief when you get the news after all that huge worry. So I hope that yours turns out to be something similar.
CG yes thinking about FD tomorrow & planning today. Love to see another good result on Friday but you do have to work towards it! Glad you’re feeling a bit freer 🙂
Dawg hope you’re enjoying that tassie pinot noir. They have some of the best. Your NFD save sounded pretty good. When you think about it we can often rescue a sabotaged day or at least minimise the total cals.
Fit great to hear you’re getting some sunshine and some exercise with OH & the dog.

Gotta go so talk later. suejen xxxx

Hi all!
Wow, PH, you really kicked a** yesterday! 💥⚡️👊👌👏👏👏👏 Well done for not giving in despite feeling so unwell. What a way to christen your new home, the neighbours will be expecting quite some house-warming party! 😱😂 Best of luck in your beautiful new home 💚💞
SJ, sounds like you had a pretty perfect day with OH and lots of nice bottles to look forward to in the future too 🍷🍾😃
CG, tech problems are so annoying. Our broadband can be very hit and miss too which is very frustrating for my OH as does all his work on computer. Just now, he is having trouble accessing his emails…he can access mine but not his own…go figure! He rang a helpline and they advised him to change his password, which he did…..no better! And patience is not his strong suit, so the air has been rather blue around here lately! 🙉😱
My sister gets home from New York this morning so I’ll be looking forward to hearing all about her holiday later…..I’m sure it will also involve coffee and cake! 👍😃

Hi there CG! I’m not long home from dance class which was great fun as always. I’m ready for my fast tomorrow…..homemade fish cake with veg but no potatoes. It rained heavily all day here and, as it’s the Autumn Equinox today, from now on the days will be getting shorter 😕 Bummer!

Morning. Enjoying my cup of coffee to start off my FD. CG I’m not like you as I soo want sunny weather to come and this rain to disappear. We’ve had a very long winter here & most of us in town are OVER it – & we were away for 9 weeks of it! It’s been unusually long but then nothing these days with weather is unusual. We will have stacks of tourists down here for the long weekend & they will be disappointed as the only day possibly without rain is Sunday.
Need a good FD to counteract the usual over-eating on NFD’s – not too bad but not too good either. We’ll see the result on Friday’s weigh-in. Have been keeping off the scales as I promised myself I would.
Up your night sounds delightful but you’ll definitely need a FD to counteract that lot! Was the tart as good as it sounds?!
Fit back into dance classes & you do enjoy them so much 🙂 What sort of dancing do you do?
Well have my FD dinner all ready a lemon coriander chicken & veg with that Chang’s konjac noodle stuff. Just HB eggs to cook to fill in the gap & a miso soup if needed in between. Wishing those who are fasting a successful day & then you can be positive about your weigh-in tomorrow! suejen xxxx

UP, that meal out sounds delish, your BIL was a good partner in crime! 😋😃
CG, delighted to say that my neck is absolutely perfect but I am careful when dancing not to turn my head too much.
SJ, it’s mostly ballroom with a bit of Latin thrown in and our teacher is very witty so we always have great laughs too. I’m with you on the rain…..it gets so depressing, especially when it doesn’t seem to know when to stop!

Feeling pretty good as I’m finishing my fd on about 450 cals. Let’s hope the weigh in tomorrow is good too. Best of luck CG with yours but I’m sure your priority is just to feel well and pain free. Don’t overdo things in the garden!

Morning all. Well my weigh-in was a bit disappointing but I’m down 200gr. Expected more but all up I’m down from 77.8 to 76.2, so going in the right direction. We’ll see if we can hit that 75 next week now 🙂
CG we have sunshine too – yeah, such a beautiful sight after the dreary grey. So I too am thinking about time in the garden. Plenty of weeding to do after all the rain. Hope your tummy settles so you can enjoy your mowing & your garden.
Well I’ve done my 4 day no alcohol without a drama – sparkling water in a tall glass works well – so looking forward to a wine tonight with my dinner. That’s about it…not much to report today.
Hope to see more weigh-ins later today. Ladies where are you all? Let’s keep ourselves honest and motivated and encourage each other. It’s so great when the forum is buzzing. I find that it really does help the motivation!! Have a great day all. And if your weigh-in wasn’t what you expected like mine, just remember that it DOES all add up and get you to your goal. And it sometimes means a bigger loss next week too so keep that in mind! suejen xxxx

He all. Sorry I have been slack. But I did weigh I. This morning before I went out for the day. From 97.6 to 96.9 so that’s .7 kg. Pretty good as I only really could manage one FD due to nausea. I wish I did. Ot feel like eating when icky o the gum..but feel like stuffing myself with carbs instead. So really pleased with the loss. Must have been the extra good Tuesday FD.
SJ. A loss is a loss is a loss. well done. Especially when you had to taste all of those wines for the local community. Well done on the wine free nights as well. I too have not had any during the week and am looking forward to a scotch tonight in front of the footy. 🍾🍾🍷🍷
Fit, must be great to be back dancing again. 💃💃
UP. That meal sounded delicious…..especially the blue cheese and port butter….😍😍
Well have had a big day today, I’ve posted updates on FB so won’t bore you again with details.
I’m with SJ, where is everyone??
CG. Such great support you are giving to all even though I’m sure you must be struggling…💕💕💕

Bye for now 💜💜💜

I’ve been much the same UP. I had two good fasts this week but then couldn’t stop eating yesterday and ended up eating a whole packet of biscuits last night. So annoyed with myself 😡😞
Hope everyone is going well and saw some good results this week. Take care and enjoy your weekend. The weather here is just awful today, very windy, rainy and cold. I lit my pellet stove last night for the first time. Still hoping to postpone putting on the full central heating for now.