Hi Ginette

you know me, a shining example to all!

Re the soiree to celebrate a successful completion.

To the two types of magnum, and loads of fizz, we’ve added choc eclairs and fresh cream victoria sponge.

So far – Nessie is a bad as me, eclairs are her idea.

Might not be such a shining example after all!!!

Hi Ginette!

DD sounds great. 🙂 thank you. I have indeed read fast beach diet. As well as 5-2 and in addition the every other day diet! One would think I could be writing another version myself by this point. Lol. Seriously though they are all very similar. While 5-2 seems the easiest in that it’s only sticking to the two days, according to every other day diet you need the fasting every other day to really effect hunger. Meaning that the every other day frequency makes fast days easier. I will tell you that I believe this might be true. Also, I like the flexibility of allowing myself the one main meal either as a late lunch or as a dinner depending on my schedule. Friday was a fast day and I had a dinner scheduled so I didn’t eat really all day until having fish and vegetables that night. Today I also had a family dinner and we brought in chineses. It was ok because I fasted all dy and only ate steamed shrimp and vegetables with about a half cup of brown rice. Least I could eat with my family. I really have been liking these hint waters and one called bai5. They have 5 calories and lots of flavor. Great for summer.

Hi All

Before I answer all I need to post this link that I got from another thread. The thread was for people with diabetes – if we think we struggle you should see the struggle they have.

This is about aspartame and the studies they have done on it.

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2014/12/23/artificial-sweeteners-confuse-body.aspx

Extract below:

“Aspartame and other artificial sweeteners are primarily promoted to diabetics and those concerned about their weight. This despite the fact that artificial sweeteners have repeatedly been shown to produce the exact opposite effects:

Research shows that aspartame worsens insulin sensitivity to a greater degree than sugar
Artificial sweeteners have also been found to promote weight gain, in more ways than one
Over time, artificial sweeteners have also crept into a wide variety of products not directly targeting diabetics and dieters.”

It also shows studies from 1986 where a large amount of people were tested. I hope the UK newspapers highlight this. So many people drink diet drinks which contain these thinking they are helpful. It is worth reading to the end.

Sorry, I am posting this on multiple threads but it is such an important issue, espricially with Pepsi being in the news.

Ginette

Hi all quiet forum

Some of you are finished today, how did it go?

Well done Ginette, star of the show, what a boost its been for you.

Nessie, my pal who has been doing this with is is 10st 7lb, that’s half stone off, target with one week to go.

I’ve lost half a kilo this week, seems a little among considering this has been my most strict week.

But 4.5 kilos, target was ten pounds, so there but for a couple of ounces.

Now less beached whale, more beached walrus, but broke through the 12 stone barrier.

Onward and downward

Hi Ginette,blushing but I’ve crept in into the eleven stones. Just!

Hi Milena

Well done….I’m am so pleased for you.

Don’t think so but who knows. I shall try. Don’t forget I have that much more to lose than you. If you have a small child’s worth its worry to think that when I started I had an adults worth to lose, now a big child’s.

The bank holiday has moved my fast day so I shal do Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday today. I need to do a final push now we are nearly there. I must make my stone then the next week I can relax a bit…….with a raspberry magnum.

Thank you for your kindness today. It is nice to have people who understand. X

Ginette

Hi Milena

Are you picking up messages from messenger?

Ginette

Hmmm really, quiet here where is everybody.

I know Milena at least will read this mabe three times!

Well as promised:

Well had my final weight in again and I have lost 3lbs for the final week.

So that is a good loss for the final week on FBD.

So just fast beach diet

Week 1 – 3lbs
Week 2 – 5lbs
Week 3 – 1lb
Week 4 – 2lbs
Week 5 – 2lbs
Week 6 – 3lbs

Total on FBD 16 lb or 1 stone 2lb. A great result.

I only found out yesterday that Milena was telling little porkies and that some treats were allowed. Ok course I did have these in the form of a small ice cream, three weeks in a row as I went out and 1 midget gem, I felt very guilty about these but still ate them. 🙂 So I have to thank Milena for this. She was really good throughout giving up wine and treats!! So good on her, she has done brilliantly not to have anything.

I was a little worried about the 5lb week….too much in a week!

Anyhow I have today and tomorrow to go and next week I can relax.

Ginette

Hi Milena

Hi it wasn’t too bad, I will now have to read the book again…… I am determined to find something in there.

Yes, I can say that I would never have thought about it without you. So you are the reason that I started.

Well done to you!

Every else seems to have faded away as I will from this thread until a few weeks time.

Ginette