That’s ok then Audrey

Have you measured. I shall next week after the end of FBD. I know I have lost and can see it in my clothes but not in myself, still look as big as a house, no wonder other people are not noticing….I know some are. Give it another couple of stone and I will notice.

I can see the scales changing and I know I have lost inches and my clothes are looser. I shall be the soon post when I can see it. I did avoid mirrors before not being able to bear to see what I had become. So not surprising I can’t see it now.

I am not looking for sympathy here I am just being factual. But I do feel proud and I do feel good about what I am doing…..time will show the rest.

Yes that is achievable by August. You will have to work hard though. Which part of August?

Do your clothes still fit for Kates wedding or are they too loose!!

Ginette

Yes I have put some measurements on the fast diet tracker have lost 1.5 inch of bust, and 2.5 inches of both waist and hips it’s fantastic!

My birthday is the 8th of August so I need to lose 1.5 each week, this is doable I suppose I will have to work hard but the end is almost in sight for me I think.

My suit fits perfectly, it was slightly snuggly when I got it last year but looks great now, it is a shift dress with a jacket so it isn’t too fitted, I got it new of eBay for a song on my last birthday it is a luis civit mint green. I look very smart in it.

It’s only just over 2 weeks to wedding now, I am getting very excited!

I am sure people will begin to notice your weight loss soon, don’t be disheartened I will be here for you every step if your journey as you have for mine, even if I reach mine first I will still be here for you!

Audrey

Ginette

I weighed in yesterday! Decided to weigh every Monday, so I am not including that weight.

Should be able to make it I think, I am working out hard, but I am away for 2 weeks after wedding and at mums next week!

Wish me luck

Audrey

Hi peeps!

just finished a breeze of a FD, am very pleased, as I’ve not behaved over last week (bad dose of PMT)It’s awe inspiring to come on this thread, and see you’ve been doing some amazing work!
Welshy, great willpower! and so nice your mum noticed…I suppose about the ketchup, people will believe what they want to hear.
Audrey bet you’re excited about the wedding, great you have the outfit ready:)
Whay hey! Ginette, FBD coming to end, what a star!

Hi Beverly and Lynda! hope you’re both well, and having good FD’s

Hi Welshy

She may have got mixed messages as cooked tomatoes are meant to be better than raw ones – something to do with the lycopene.

But most definetly not tomato ketchup although if I have a bacon sandwich tomorrow. I will succumb.

You carry on losing and if she doesn’t maybe this ill inspire her to change diet ideas. Just quietly inspire, this way she won’t get her back up. It worked with my son.

I can’t see why slimming world don’t restrict carbs, it would then start to work better.

Hi Milena

Yes I am getting some as well. This is why I set arm exercises on my Wii. Although also tummy, waist and legs. I am hoping that the rest just surrenders.

Ok off to Paul now….I don’t like to keep him waiting….

Ginette

Well done Lynda. I think that’s the most important thing when trying to lose weight: attitude. Sounds like you’ve got the determination to really go for it. I’ve tried to lose weight with a very half hearted attitude before and unsurprisingly I’ve failed (5lbs at most). This time I decided that was it, it’s going. And I’m on 11lbs and counting (im determind to hit that stone mark soon!!)

I find it easier when my partner is out for the eve as you don’t have to worry about sorting food for the both of you. If he’s got a work do in the eve it’s a gaurenteed fast day for me.

I’m on a NFD today. I sometimes do day self trying to not eat for as long as possible on these days and then I remind myself that I can eat today (sensibly!) and that I should save the determination for my FD. I’m also really tired today (dog and toddler waking us early!) and so I could do with some food I think.

Good luck to casters today

xXx

Morning all,

Lynda sounds like you are very well motivated keep it up shout if you need advice/help.
Welshy, good luck for today’s fast keep strong you are now in control of things.
Twiglet, welcome back you have been missed! Hope your daughter is soon better will tell you all about wedding after my holiday. I ho away say after husband says we are going on honeymoon hehe!

Audrey

Hi audrey
What’s the best app or search for calories please.

Lynda

Hi am back on wagon after falling off with style over the past 8 days – gritted teeth stepped on scales to survey damage eek 8lbs on!! Am full of determination – if only losing weight were as easy as putting it back on – want to tortoise 14lbs by mid/end of August feel it is possible if I don’t have another ‘wagon’ episode.

Hi fizzy

some of that will be goods in transit and will be off again quickly, I had a few days away and put on more, but a lot of it quietly disappeared while I was busy mumping about it.

Audrey and I are having a surge for August so we’ll be egging you on got that stone you want off!!!! I think Ginette is joining us too, the best motivator we have!

Hi everyone!

Hope everyone is well, at last a sunny day here in the South

Lynda congrats on 7 Ibs! that’s also my weight loss, and no-one has noticed yet!, hope they do when it’s 10 Ibs
Twigglet hoping your daughter is feeling a bit better
Welshy go for it, 11 Ibs is fab!

Fizzy, welcome back! I’m sure you can do it! I fell off the wagon big time last week, and was quite depressed, massive sugar cravings and succumbed to it. This week I’m like new me, determined and found FD yesterday ok, and the support on this forum is fantastic. As I think the cravings are hormonal am going to be on “high alert” next month, and if I have any feelings will get myself away from the situ! Luckily didn’t do much damage still have 7/8 Ibs loss. I’ve put cards up on my kitchen cupboard of all the FD’s until August 20, that’s a week before I go on holiday (audrey and milena, will join you for the surge :), there are 27 FD’s and I may add some 4:3’s, let’s see. I want to break it into doable goals.

Good and bad news in the changing room in H and M, took back some trousers, and tried on some more, they were too baggy, I usually go for the “boyfriend” slouchy look, but this time no good, so at least size wise getting smaller, but lo behold, in the changing saw stretch marks on my derriere, what the hell? have not had these since teens! will get out the Bio oil

Happy Fasting to everyone

I was just reading your post Beldy and I’ve realised that is me today. It’s a NFD but I’m very very tired (haven’t slept great last few days for various reasons) and so I’m just craving food and sugar. Period starts in a few days too which can’t be helping. But you’ve made me realise exactly why I’m craving them. Thank you Beldy!

As its a NFD today I’ve decided I’m going to allow myself to eat as much as I want…but only healthy foods and nothing high sugar/carb as I know it will only make it worse. A good nap would solve the problem but the non-napping toddler won’t allow it!

Ginette

The vibra power disc is on ideal world at 12. Channel 22 on free view

This is the one I have, ignore the price look on ebay if you are interested.

Welshy

If I did that I think the whole campsite would watch! And probably have a good laugh too, I think there is a swimming pool near Holyhead so I may buy a swim suit and try that instead,its a long time since I wore one but who knows me there!

Audrey

Hi Fizzy

I’m so sorry that I missed you out. Well as Milena says food in transit, it won’t be as bad as it looks. Yes join us, better to have a few of us doing it together.

……now Milena, you didn’t for one minute think I would let you do it without me, did you? No chance!! Although I can relax when you go on holiday…….

Thank goodness!

Ginette

Milena,

I am going with husband, we are going the day after daughters wedding, Ian my oh keeps saying we are having a second honeymoon don’t think so not with my dodgy back hehe !

☺ Audrey

So yesterday ended up being a bit of a sh*t day for various reasons I won’t go in to. Couple that with the exhaustion of not sleeping well for several nights and you get a day full of cakes, biscuits, chips, macaroni cheese and some chocolate. The only thing missing was the wine (there was some in fridge but I don’t drink during the week) Not the best NFD I’ve had!!

This morning I stepped on to the scales to see the damage. I was dreading it…and id lost 0.25lbs!!! Explain that one! Maybe it will take time to come through and show on the scales. Although part of me actually believes that my body needed some of that yesterday. Like I said, I was too exhausted to function and so my body was needing sugar/carbs to get through the day. I also get very short tempered with my daughter when I’m tired so was glad for the energy boost to stop that from happening as its not fair to her. And I guess it proves that I’m a bit of an emotional eater at times. But show me someone who isn’t! Even people who are a healthy weight are emotional eaters.

Back on a fast day today thankfully and I’m looking forward to it. I’m guessing it will be a bit tough due to yesterday’s binge but I’ve got lots of shopping and housework to keep me busy and distracted. Haven’t decided what to cook for dinner yet but I’m going shopping later. That was the first really bad day since starting so not bad for 7 weeks. A better day today already so that’ll help with the fast.

Good luck to all fasters today

Welshy xXx

Ah Welshy, we all have days like that. Probably you ate like that most days pre 5:2 without a second thought, so look how far you have come. I would have had the wine too!

I don’t normally post on this thread, but if anyone wants to join our select and secret Facebook group see my profile. Secret in that posts can not be seen by your other Facebook friends. It’s a good way of private messaging and swapping tips and photos.

Happy Fasting!

Thanks. Today is already better than yesterday! I think my saving grace yesterday was that while I didn’t eat great foods I didn’t have huge portions. Before I would have stuffed my face till I was uncomfortably full whereas I just had small portions. And the chocolate was 4 squares of dark orange chocolate. So it wasn’t great but could have been much worse. I nearly had a big portion of chocolate ice cream (one of my weaknesses) but when partner said “aren’t you being good at the moment?” I settled for a little bit of choc instead!
And you’re right Applepie. I would have eaten that and more without a second thought before so I know I’ve definately progressed. And the portion size is a big thing for me too. Before I would always serve up myself the bigger portion of chips and then still finish up the ones on partners plate (or leave some on the tray so when I took the plates out I could secretly eat them!) so by having small bits of naughty foods is definately a good way to go
Audrey: it proves that while we know a lot about food/our bodies sometimes it just doesn’t make sense!!! As long as generally it’s going in the right direction when we follow the rules. There are so many factors that affect us eg my period is due in a few days so I’m sure that’s affecting my weight/metabolism/hormones/cravings etc in ways that I don’t even realise or notice. But we have to just keep plodding away and overall it should all balance out

Here’s to a good day fasting and the Lou da melting away 🙂

Welshy xXx

Welshy

One diet don’t ruin a diet as long as you get straight back on it.

Really cuffed with my 3lb lost this week 10lb in 4 weeks, I can nearly see that stone.

Off to hospital later hopefully I can lose this sexy shoe I wear.

All have a good day lynda

Lynda,

Good luck at hospital let us know how you get on. Well done on weight loss that is fantastic news.

Audrey

afternoon all

Hospital went well I can put my trainers on……not quite ready for a power walk yet little by little I will get there.

Just stopped at the co-op and pick up some fruit and veg and when I got home checked my receipt and I won a box of Maltese’s. Hope they not to high in calories.

Lynda

Hi Welshy

The video posted earlier in the week says if we have an off day or what I consider a treat day it will not affect us unduly. We by this time have broken our addictions and unlike alcoholics can have a bit of what we want without starting cravings again. (That last sentence was my interpretation).

You certainly pushed the boat out….. A day like this once in while well not have any long term effect and you may find that you will still have lost something if you other days were good. This week a small weight loss next week I’m sure it will be better, keep faith.

I know because I had two weeks with a lot of chocolate and only lost half a pound on each. In me, this made me want to pull myself together, worried that I was in danger going down the wrong road again. Hence decided to support Milena and try the FBD. I really didn’t struggle until this last week and that isn’t really a struggle, just because I can’t wait for the end to be here so I CAN eat those foods that I fancy.

Do you remember first fast days and did you think about all the things you could have the following day? Did you have them……I know I didn’t, it was just that I could have them, I think this will be the same. With Milena making lists of what she would like I started to think about the things that I would like …..will I eat them? I shall let you know. I do know that I have lost a lot of weight in a short time – sometimes I think maybe a little too much, I know strange to think, but I do like my skin to catch up with weight loss. Not that I am really complaining too much, I am looking forward to last weigh in day, Saturday and measuring next week to see total weight and inches lost.

I have to make sure cats aren’t too close as they like to chase the tape measure as I am doing it!!

Hi Audrey

Yours too will show up. If you are like me when exercising, you will drink loads of water. I normally drink two pints of water and still drink six large cups of tea. I have just measure it and made a cup of tea jest under 400 mls or 14oz. So you can tell that is a lot in a day 2 + litres of tea and normally some water but on exercise days more. As you body is needing more when you exercise, is it also storing more – may you pee for England and so get rid of excess. I do have days off inbetween, so this may address the balance.

Oh well as for vibration plates…..poor hubby 🙁

Hi Apple pie, nice to see you here. Yes some of us get around…

Hi again Welshy

Well nice to see a better day. I had everything on 5:2 but in moderation. Every couple of weeks I would get a pensioners large fish and chips for my stepmums and then we would eat half each. The pensioners chips are much smaller so I only had a few. I would have some squares of chocolate during the week, also an ice cream, sometimes a small piece of cake where as before I would eat a large one…..and I still lost weight. Isn’t this what 5:2 is all about.

Enjoying life having some of what you want, fasting two days and just feeling an eye on your weight. If it goes up or you have a smaller loss that’s you want, just make next week a better week. You shouldn’t feel that you are on a diet the rest of the week. That is the whole point. So don’t feel bad we have all had bad days and bad weeks. Just have a better one this week.

Re hormones. Try sugar free jelly and youghurt if you fancy a sweet fix. Works for me, I even have it sometimes on fast days especially in the warmer weather.

Hi Fizzy

Yes I had this before 5:2 about every two weeks read above…. No harm done by it, remember the saying a litte of what we fancy does us good…..well this works for me. Don’t fret about this.

Lynda

Well done fantastic loss, you must be thrilled, are clothes feeling looser now? I love maltesers. A box well too easy to eat. If you are strong enoug allow yourself a certain number at once and then hide the box away, or share with someone who will eat far more than you. Me I would hide it from myself. I know….yes it is hidden from sight…but I can find it. I just find the hidden from sight bit works for me. I have had two chocolate bars hidden from sight for nearly 5 weeks now. Yes I know they are there, but I can’t touch them until next week, I shall wait until I fancy them after this. I am glad hospital went well. Must be nice to have trainers back on.

Hi Audrey

True but I wouldn’t resist completely – down to the individual I suppose. I like that fact that I can restrict though. This gives me a great feeling of control.

NFD for me today and a FD tomorrow as I would like to finish FBD with a flourish. I know it isn’t over until Sunday but weigh in day is Saturday for me. Even had a bank holiday in this week.

Have a good day all.

Ginette

Well officially under half a week left of FBD. Nearly there……

Hi everyone,

Just finishing another ok NFD, I am beginning to find them easier, and this week especially have not had the intense sugar cravings, so glad. I have a FD tomorrow, not ideal, I don’t know about anyone else but by Friday, I’ve run out of “beans” between work, exercise, FD’s and general ups and downs of a normal week, so TGIF maybe, but a whole FD to do (sigh) I usually do Thurs FD to be honest, but knew today there would be a few treats at work, which I managed to avoid anyway, thank god, it’s the end of term and students bring in cakes and junk!
Last night we had a do at Zumba, to celebrate me giving classes, now I’ve been doing it for a year 🙂 I don’t tell them I’m doing the 5:2, as they might ask for their money back!! haha, funnily enough some of them have lost weight from Zumba alone. Welshy you do fitsteps did you say? I might be doing the training so I can add a bit of variety in the classes, that would deffo be a goal. I do a lot of exercise, and have read that this can have an adverse effect on your body (e.g loads of cardio) as it puts the body under stress, it releases stress hormones which inhibit weight loss, really? I do know that strength training, HITT and weights are the way forward but they are my least favourite. Basically I think you have to find something which is fun, and Zumba, Salsa etc is my all out passion..
Saying hi to you all, Ginette, last few days on FBD? hi Lynda, Fizzy, Audrey, Applepie!..

To Lynda9123
FBD = Fast Beach Diet

For all of those with children ar grandchildren. This is shocking.

‘Healthy’ fruit snacks with more sugar than Haribo: Packet of raisins or yoghurt coated strawberry pieces have more than four teaspoons per serving
http://dailym.ai/1G4zihD

I have had them myself…..obviously young at heart!!

Ginette