Nedb the warm milk also helps with the hunger…CG xxx
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Hi team. Once again it’s interesting to read all your posts and to see that we are all human. We all have our good days and bad days. As Countrygal said. If you stuffed up yesterday, put it behind you and aim to do better in future. CG I do so enjoy your stories re your farm, garden and animals. We lived in country Victoria until we moved to Tassie 12 years ago. We had a couple of acres and I had the chooks, veggie garden and just loved it. Our neighbour used to agist horses so I always had a chat to them. Cattle on a small holding nearby. Recently we went back there. Due to the Melboure urban sprawl the blocks have been cut up and now everyone is living cheek by jowl. I prefer the rural lifestyle so am glad we were spared that.
Gypsy you must be looking forward to your trip. Sorry about your partners Ca thing. I do hope it’s all clear for him now. Hobart is a very pretty place with lots to see and do. Should you come to th North East Coast at all, we live close to St Helens. I’m the only Gratjios in the phone book so do make contact ( if you want to of course. ) Just one caution. The agricultural dept. Here is very strict about bringing food or plant material into the state. Often you will be met by a sniffer dog. It’s bizarre what some People will try and bring in.
Happy 5:2ing team.
nedb, I do the same thing CG does, I have a latte (100ml of semi-skimmed milk with 70ml espresso = 43kcal) at night (an hour before bed?) and it curbs any hunger that might be growing again. I have been doing this for almost 2 years now so it’s a lot easier for me now. But that only means your body will adjust in time as well.
Morning All, and it is still morning where I am. Got off the computer quick smart yesterday afternoon as the storms followed me home. A friend told me how another of her friends the night before during the thunderstorm thought she would relax in a bath till it passed. She was blasted out of the bath at the height of the storm and has spiderlike burns to her back and legs!! Wow, who knew lightening could travel down plastic pipes. Think we are through them now but they have been spectacular.
CG relish your ‘prattle’, feel free. So interesting hearing about your super garden and the animals, real Mrs Doolittle! BTW, could you refresh my memory about how you get ‘rice’ from cauli? You have such good ideas, like curry powder in veg. soup for extra flavour. Please keep them coming
Love the black rice idea Flemmo, have seen it around and will try it. Love rice.
Nedb I also save 51 or 89 cals to have a milky flat white coffee in the evening and it is a good filler. I use low fat milk tho, that is why the cals are so high. 51 = half cup milk, 89 = two thirds. Am going to give skim a try, see if it is as filling.
Will miss your cheeky posts Gypsy, have a great trip. YY
Hi CG, yes she is ok, just some surface spidery burns on back and legs. We were actually told by the bureau of met. that when in a thunderstorm if you feel those hairs standing up or tingling sensation to skedalle 🙂 And if out in the open to crouch down to make as small a target as possible!!
Thanks for your cauli rice dish. Have to confess that a lot of my cooking is made up as I go along, usually dictated by my taste. Which you would have worked out by now is Spicy!! Love spuds, rice, pasta, noodles – which is why I am here I suppose. Oh and salt, can’t get enough sometimes. BP is usually low so it doesn’t affect me. Don’t like dark chocolate but put some seasalt in and I’m there. Thankyou Lindt!!
Don’t mean to be a pain picking your brain for FD’s but sometimes when I get to that day my get-up and go got up and went and good low cal ideas with it!
Afternoon ADs. Very hot here again, terrible bush fires in WA today again, hope the weather cools down soon and none of you WA people are near any of them.
GYPSY…..have a wonderful time, we will miss you!
BALI…..when hubby says I have a day off, I say yes that’s right it’s the day the maid come today and does the floors, washing, etc etc…..lol we never have a day off!
GG…..you sound like you are having a great time with your mum….I’ve heard about this Dukan before will have to google it..
FLEMMY…..love the sound of your curry and will definately check out the rice, I am a rice lover..
PREE….don’t be too hard on yourself….some days are like that….put it aside and like CG says plan for the next day, YOU CAN DO IT
Welcome MissM….and welcome back nedb and malteasers……nice to have you blokes posting…..ANDREW….I hope you are back soon too x
CG…..love the sound of your fried rice…..we get so many nice recipe tips on here, it’s great 🙂
That’s page 54 read….
Ohh yes please go inside when there is a thunderstorm about. When I was a child in South Africa we were taught to get out of the water, stay away from any metal objects ( good electrical conductors ) and go indoors if a TS was about. Did you see on the news recently that some poor guy died recently after being struck by lightening. He was sheltering in a bus shelter ( metal roof) I think.
I need to buy a good kitchen scale. My one is eons old. Digital or electronic, not sure what the difference is. Does anyone have any suggestions? I don’t mind paying a bit extra if it works well.
Oh CG – I love horses. Well most animals really ( not snakes or crocs ). I’m still trying to get over the loss of our beloved Golden Retriever. He was such a faithful companion. Hubby used to travel a lot for work and I always had a doggy friend. Cats too but not now as we have beautiful birds about. I’m hoping to take possession of a new Poodle pup soon. The breeder is a bit of a Prima Donna. I better shut up in case she is one of our team!!
XX DS
YUM YUM….that’s scary! Storms forecast for Albany today…..need a break in this weather…..worked this morning removing a creeper overgrown over a shade house, hubby and I both pouring with sweat….really feel for the fire fighters..
Yes the cauli rice is great, I’ve used it a couple of times….still have rice, pasta & potatoes on my non-fast days, but not very often and serve is a lot smaller….I couldn’t survive without the real deal now and again….but alternatives are great and keeps us trying new things 🙂
Nedb….I LOVE PINTREST….I get a lot of mosaic ideas from there…will check out the 5:2 recipes as well..thanks
Forgot to say that we live in a semi-rural area and when I go for my morning walks, have a bit of bush as well as farm paddocks….lots of cows, kangaroos, and beautiful birds…..my favourite…
Thats me guys, have a great day everyone
Hi everyone great to read your posts as I have lunch. Lots of ash here from the bushfires & also the water bombers very active. I love cauliflower rice & use it quite often. Dogasbie I feel for u with your golden retriever as I have a 16 year old kelpie border collie who is in the last little bit of his life – will miss him so much – we saved him & his sister from being drowned by a farmer at 4 weeks so I know he has had a very good innings (lost his sister to cancer 6 years ago) funnily enough my husband dreamed recently that we had a poodle!!! CG I also love your descriptions of country life – my parents were keen riders and I rode a lot when I was younger. Gypsy have a wonderful trip will miss your posts. Pree, I find that some carbs like bread make me feel really starving don’t beat yourself up it happens to everyone. Just off to the shops so I am prepared for tomorrow- hopefully nothing till dinner & then super low cal noodles with spinach, tomatoes,capsicum & hot smoked salmon. Have a good rest of your day. Cheers Miss A
Lots of posts to catch up on today, sorry if I miss anyone.
Pree- your doing great! REMEMBER -You are in control of the food you eat!We are human and ALL have had days like that!I have had FAST days where I managed to fast all day only to be tempted by pizza ( loved every mouthful)The weird thing was I lost more on that week than any other?? Its OK.Refocus now on what tomorrows FAST day menu will be.IT IS DOABLE.This is a journey and before you know it another FAST DAY will be here anyhow….tomorrow:)
Gypsy have a great trip…be prepared for a few days worth of reading upon your return:)
Nedb On Fast days I also have a hot chocolate before bed it helps me to sleep.I was wondering what you ate/eat on FAST DAYS?I find boiled eggs give me a full feeling.
Miss M welcome to 5:2. In the beginning its best to just take it slow,learn what 200calorie/500calorie looks like. Drink lots of water on FAST DAYS.There is a lot of support here on AUSSIE DETERMINATION…just ask.Enjoy your journey!
MissA those fires sound close if your getting ash? Keep safe!
Andrew how are the botanical gardens- I miss the updates.Weigh in Friday!
I am in the Perth hills area and the storms have settled (for now)I think more are forecast for this afternoon.I got stuck in the lightening yesterday,gardening- it was arcing everywhere…frightening!One person was taking their dog for a walk??? I heard that a dog and owner got hit by lightening yesterday as well.I didnt realise having a bath would be hazardous to your health…now I know.
After FAST day last meal 6pm yesterday I ate at 12noon today.Finally hungry!Love the after FAST day feeling….Trying to eat to TDEE today.FAST DAY tomorrow.
Have a great day everyone.AS our great leader CG says “DONT SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF”
I need to buy an accurate kitchen scale. My present one is useless. I’m after an electronic ,digital one. Can anyone suggest a good, easy to use and accurate one?
Take care in those storms. The fires in WA are awful. We do live In a very bushfire prone country. Although we are a stones throw from the sea, we have bush just across the road and behind us. We would never be able to protect our house and if a fire comes our way would have to grab our dog and run to the beach. It’s a great and safe country to live in though.
Happy FD tomorrow and that includes me.
Hi everyone,
I have been reading through the post but far too much to catch up on. I wish I had more time during he day to keep it on the computer.
I have had a good fd today. came out at 476 calories. Also had a good FD on Sunday. My issue is with the 2 days in between. I don’t know what happened but I have been eating junk and thinking it was OK as I have lost a bit of weight. Self sabotage… not happy Jan, as they say.
Oh well, onwards and upwards. I can’t un-eat what I have done so I just have to learn from it.
I have my set of Kitchen scales on the bench. Love having them there.
take care everyone…..
Countrygal you are a gem! Thank’s for that. I’ll order one stat – tomorrow that is.
I think it was you who said she had an iPad. I have one too. Love it. A few nights ago we had a great chat while watching the tennis. As a matter of interest – do you stay logged on to the site or log on and off? Oh and I am missing the tennis. Bring on the cricket.
Bye the bye, where about in Gupsland are you? It’s a lovely part of the world. During my really crook bad back days, my daughter and son in law took me to Cape Conron, near Mallacuta for a weeks R& R. It was beautiful.
Whoever recommended the Birds Eye steamed fish. We had it tonight with the neighbours spuds , straight out of the garden. High in calories but yum. With other salad veg – scrumptious.
I’ve also just had a blowout. I found some antipasto in the fridge. Couldn’t resist it. FD again tomorrow.
Bye.
Hello ADs
This thread is buzzing with activity today. Really interesting discussions especially thunderstorms. This is really something to look out for.
CG, hope to see the pictures of your beautifully landscaped garden, sounds very rewarding n beautiful.
Foxy, i think that I have said this before but here its again, “I am very very fascinated with farm life, and just loved reading the stories abt cows, sheep, horses, roosters n so on. ”
Gypsy enjoy your time away in Tassie.
GG, very happy to hear that you had an awesome time away with family.
Well, doing 4:3 this week too, fasted Monday, totally blew up on tuesday n fasted again today.
I had 4 pcs of bakalava sitting here on my dining table. I dont have the courage to throw the beauties away. Hubby n son dont eat Bakalava, so full tray has my name on it 🙁 bakalava is Something That I can’t resist. Where is my AUSSIE DETERMINATION????
And after totally blowing up on Tuesday n eating whatever was in sight, i have gained 1.6 kgs in one day….. Surprisingly, this time I stepped down from the scales, made a cup of skim milk tea n thought to myself, ” two fasts and this will be gone” Now, that I think was my AUSSIE DETERMINATION. Finished todays fast at 520 cals and plan to fast again tomorrow.
Sorry for the longish post but had to share the downs and this is for you Pree, we all have those days, but keepon movin’ on is the key… Isnt it?
Hi Everyone, I am brand new to this 5:2 Fast. I’d like to join in to this feed if that’s ok. I am an Aussie but currently living in the US (halfway through a 3 year military posting with my husband). I am probably about 12 kilograms over weight and have been since my last daughter was born – nearly 17 years ago. I have lost and regained over the years but I really want to get it off for good. I am hoping this way of eating will make the difference. What’s frustrating for me is that I am very active. I exercise everyday – running and long distance walking/hiking. I am of average height (5’8″) and weigh 81 kgs. I’m not kidding when I say that I can lose 8-10 kg and no-one will notice. My clothing size will not change. They will feel a lot more comfortable but the size will not change because the next size down will still be too tight. Does anyone else have this problem? I just feel like a very dense heavy person if that makes sense. I want feel lighter as well as look lighter. Anyway I know the food you eat is more important than the amount of exercise you do so here I go. Wish me luck! I look forward to reading and joining in on future discussions. S.
Wellcome Cohayney 123. I’m sure that you will find this 5:2 Diet easy to do. There are those on this site who are far more knowledgable than I am who can advise you.
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE ACCESS TO FOXTEL – MICHAEL MOSLEY is on channel 612 tonight at 2141- ( 941pm. – ) – 2252. It may be a repeat of his BBC doco. It doesn’t say.
In a bit of a rush. More later.
DS.
My tutoring kids’ aunt brought home-made beignets and Tunisian-style home-made pizza today. Safe to say my daily calories weren’t low (1950 anyone?). And it was a sad view looking at 2 slices of pizza and blinde vinken or ‘blind finches’ (mince meat wrapped in thin pork tenderloin wrapped in bacon) on a plate with no real veggies, so I had a fancy glass of white wine and lit some candles to make up for it. Totally with the extra calories.
Tomorrow another FD, I bought some lover at market (super low calories!) but the cauliflower was very expensive and small (because of the weather I think) so I bought some broccoli. Does anyone know if the cauliflower rice works with broccoli as well? I’d love to hear all of your opinions.
The internet is such a wonderful thing. I can’t believe I’m talking practically in real time to people who see kangaroos on their morning walks. I saw a squirrel at my public swimming pool playground this summer and got overly excited. We have a robin and a jay (the birds, not people with those names lol) in the neighbourhood and I get so happy when I see them around. Can’t imagine what a kangaroo would do to my mood 😀
FB, instead of throwing them away, could you make someone else happy with them? People are often happy to oblige if you offer them to ‘adopt’ your delicious desserts…
Those fires sound very scary. In Belgium we just don’t have those types of regular threats, hope everyone is safe and sound.
Hi mta1269! Welcome. The most basic way to do 5:2 is for 2 days a week you: go to bed, get up, eat no more than 500kcal during that day, go to bed, in the morning you eat normally again (meaning your Fast Day or ‘FD’ is over). A lot of people (I am one of them) benefit from trying to eat as late as possible, because eating tends to kick-start hunger pangs.
Also, it is believed that a fast is the most effective if there is at least 16hrs between meals (or any kcal taken in). For instance, if you choose Monday as a FD (Fast Day), you stop eating on Sunday night at 7pm, if you then don’t eat before 11am, you will have ‘fasted’ for 16 hrs. I think that’s where you got the number from. I try not to eat any calories between Sunday night (pretty late) and my dinner on Monday (around 7pm). That’s almost 20hrs only on water. Then I don’t eat until Tuesday morning, and that’s another 12 hrs of fasting.
So, in short: you go to bed, between dawn and dusk you eat no more than 500kcal (try to make them as late as possible), next morning you eat regularly.
You can also do 24hrs, from 2pm to 2pm the next day, for instance, but those are slightly harder to calculate and might result in a slower weight loss (because it is 24hrs instead of 36hrs.
I don’t know if that’s in any way clear, I struggle to express myself clearly sometimes.
Red moon last night and red sun this morning…..yes CG, the Albany bush fire is unfortunately just 5ks up the road from us. Dan was busy all arvo blow vaccing the leaves from gutters and damping everything down…..he keeps everything litter & leaf free anyway BUT bloody neighbours, sorry…..Oh no sirens as I type…..the fire was reported as controlled last night so hope there hasn’t been a flare up…will just have to wait and see…no ash or anything as yet
FB….I don’t have a farm as such, we only have half an acre, but are close to farm lands and natural bush so have heaps of rural animals as well as native about…..sometimes little possums in our garden….we also have a large vegie patch and 4 chickens…I feed my chooks every thing except chicken of course….they are great for getting rid of leftovers and also TEMPTATION….many a cake or dessert has been squashed into the chook scrap bowl so I don’t eat more or any…..I don’t feel its a waste because the more scraps they eat, the less wheat I have to buy….plus they love a varied diet….I always joke that if I fell over in my chook pen, they’d gobble me up no worries 🙂
Have a great fast day all those fasting…..I’m going to make a chop suey for dinner with cabbage, lean mince & lots of vegies
Countrygal yipee I’m so pleased for you that you have an appointment at The Alfred. I do hope that you are able to get %100 pain relief. Are you going to see a neurosurgeon or Orthopaedic bod? Please let us know how you get on.
I know where Wilsons Prom is so can visualise when you are in the cattle country. It’s lovely around there. We used to live in Gisborne. Near Mt Macedon. I needed to be able to commute to Melbourne as I was nursing at one of the hospitals there.
Yes I know what you mean by the typos using an iPad. I get really cranky when the gadget insists on spelling things it’s way and overrides me.
Another FD today. I too am prepared. Fish and salads for supper. Hubby will get nuked spuds with his. I’ll try not to look as he drizzles them with butter!
DS XXX
Foxy stay safe, I know what u mean about neighbours we had neighbours like that in Oakford- really p’s u off!!!!
Welcome Cohayney & mta I am only new to the forum but I have followed it for quite a while. I am a bit like u Cohayney in that I have always exercised to maintain my weight – specifically walking & weights & pilates BUT due to knee & back probs now doing exercise bike & have not succeeded in getting back to weights & pilates!!! BUT I have been able to stick with 5:2 & lately 4:3 & I have lost 5kg which I just have been unable to do in the last five years – wld lose 3kg & then regain it. This is a sustainable WOL. Not many people have noticed I’ve lost weight either – but I saw a friend on the weekend & she was very complimentary. Husband never says anything. Good luck & it gets easier!! Water, water water & think of tomorrow..
CG so very pleased for u!! Is that the Alfred in Sydney or is there one in Melbourne as well!! FB I wld give the baklava away!!! Hard I know, but for me sugar makes me crave more sugar. Happy fasting everyone & again Foxy stay safe with fires so close. Amanda
Hi everyone!
Welcome Cohayney, mta1269
CG – best of luck for the op mate. Will be sending you thoughts and best wishes for Mar 6.
Foxy – Stay safe. I hope the bush fire passes you by
Wet and overcast in Sydney today. Still have done my 11000 steps by noon, so chuffed for fitting that in a work day. Although… (and hanging head in shame here), I had a hazelnut croissant and cappucino just now. I am fine on fast days, and really low-carb, but really spurge on the afternoons of non-fast day.I do stay within my 1400-1500 cals on NF days tho. Hopefully will get better at training my mind in the future…
Mon, Wed and Fri Fast this week and for the next forseeable future, as still plateauing at 79.4 kilos (lost 200 gms this week so far, lol).
Question for all you medically trained folks, if I have to beat my insulin resistance (I am on metformin 1 g a day)- do I have to loose weight first or inches? I find it hard to lose weight, but inches are peeling off (slowly).
Will try not having sweets the rest of the week…
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