Hemmy, lol this will seriously been the only time in my entire life when I have been credited with helping someone to drink less. I am the worst ever encourager usually. Good for you!

Jean, glad the day turned out well…oooh sausage rolls…

Angela, everyone has the odd blip week when it is just impossible to go along with the WOL. Enjoy it though. Next week will come soon enough.

Kept it quite low today, not bad.

Night night all xx

Ljoyce, thank you for popping by. The news is dreadful. It doesn’t help those personally affected but we can only be grateful that the carnage was not so widespread as in the recent devastating attacks in Paris and Nice. What happened certainly bring a sense of vulnerability to those of us who live or work in London.

Morning everyone. Fasting today but I might eat salmon and broccoli tonight instead of liquid only. Not sure yet. Have a good day all.

Thank you so much LJoyce! Its heart-breaking for those affected 🙁 Such a huge worry.

Third FD of the week for me. Tired with work and the commute too and from the place. Its draining and fasting is always harder when I’m tired. I’m determined to do it though 🙂

Frustrated with my scales .. I get a loss then a 1lb gain, a loss then a 1lb gain .. I really need to start weighing once a week at the same time, if I don’t I just end up frustrated with the whole thing.

Have a great day everyone, stay strong xx

Thanks Sarah, your right, I’ll do that from next week. Weigh after my final fast of the week, and use that as my official weight.

Three fast days is hard to be honest, I’m planning to do it for a few weeks and then go back to two days, which for me is more do-able.

Have a good day xx

Morning everyone! Thank you for your warm welcome 🙂

Non fast day for me today – yippee! I love how I feel I can justify taking more time and care over my meals on NFDs. Just finished my breakfast of toast with sweet chilli mackerel and a poached egg, then some mango. Lunch is going to be roasted butternut squash, sausage and feta pasta. Hopefully will get some nice photos of it for the blog!

FD yesterday went far better than anticipated – casual birthday cocktails out for one of my housemates so made a big batch of soup up for a calorie light dinner. In the end it was just a quiet one and we only had one cocktail so I reckon I didn’t exceed the 500 calories. Success!

Dragon Fly – don’t get too down about the scales. Fluctuations are totally normal especially over the course of a few days. It’s more important to get a general trend over a few weeks. Keep going – you’re doing great! Sarah’s suggestion of same time every week will probably help with consistency too.

x

Welcome Endellion, cocktails on a FD takes amazing self control.

Weigh in on Tuesday was not good – 3lb on. Quite frustrated as apart from one take away I’ve had a good week. I’m now taking so many supplements to help with my thyroid that I’m beginning to rattle, but hoping they do the trick. Need to be watchful with the iron tablets as tend to always have a slow digestive system and these will only make it even slower.

Bit of a stressful week. Phil had another fall early hours of Tuesday morning so getting up at 3am and waiting 90 minutes for help to get him up not the best way to start a FD, it was even longer than usual. He’s also seen his neurosurgeon and had the protective pad removed from his head (not expecting that) which means he’s even more vulnerable if he falls.

I’ve had to cancel carers for the week and have asked social worker for 2 carers so he feels more stable. Physio coming out tomorrow and possibly OT in the next few days as I think we need to consider a hoist now to keep him safe when moving around. Not sure where we’ll put it though.

I know stress can adversely affect weight loss, but have to keep going to be fit enough to care for Phil.

2 good liquid fasts have moved 3lb so far this week, so hopefully I’ve turned a corner. Careful week now needed, but unusually for us having Sunday lunch this week and may indulge in some apple crumble. I know I’ve given up sugar for Lent but it is Mother’s Day!

Jean, good luck in Swindon today. Are you going to the factory outlet? I haven’t been there for years, but always found some good bargains.

DF, don’t let the number on the scales get you down. Good luck with the weekly weigh in.

Hope everyone is doing well, just about to break my fast with porridge and coffee then a controlled day for me.

Take care Lynne x

Minols, stay strong! We can do this! Have to confess I’m struggling a tad myself today .. an hour at a time 🙂 We’ve got this day DONE!

Its lunchtime for me and black coffee … tomorrow I can eat 😀

Lynne, sorry your weeks been stressful .. take time to take care of yourself too *hugs*

Endellion, thank you!! The support here means so much 🙂 Hope your days going well. Sounds like you did great on your FD! Inspires me to push through today 😀

Jean, have a lovely day 🙂 I agree that I should spread out the FD. B2B ones are so hard! I don’t know how I did 3 last week. This week I’ve done Mon/Wed/Thurs and its not easy at all!

Stay strong everyone, and have a great afternoon.

xx

Good afternoon F B Brits.. hope all is well with you and yours. Xx

A cloudy dull ole day has turned into sunshine this afternoon. Very welcome.

LJoyce … Thank you for your kind words. Its wonderful and reassuring we can all unite together all over the world in this awful sick sadness. Much appreciated. Xxxx

Busy day shopping .. a late start as nattering with another dog walker. Lol

Sarah .. Sym… 2 bottles dare I say of VERY SMALL bottles of wine from Aldi. Lol £1.39 each. Going to try to have just 1 bottle tonight wonder if it will even fill my wineglass. Lolol Will try to keep with the one anyway. Better not pour it till 9pm. Lolol Watch this space.

Hope all fasters are doing well not long to go now. Xx

FD to me tomorrow… Anyone else?

Brit Lovelies…

All that the spider needs to complete its web is step taking… same with us my friends. Xx

Jean…good bread/toast. Also really goo with chicken…look for satay recipes.

Hi DF…how’re you doing? Nearly there. I’M finished with eating…which feels a little early so need to be either on the move chauffeuring or sitting in a meeting if I’M going to get to bed-time. Lost track of other faster today…but good luck finishing if that’s you!

Mx

Hi all

Going to have the salmon and broccoli before pilates. I figured if I hadn’t lost tomorrow morning amd had to have another FD then I wouldn’t be able to do a fast on top of a liquid fast. So I may join you Hemmy if the scales don’t say a pound off.

Minols well done on completing eating. Sounds as if you have a busy evening which should keep you safe. I am always thinking what time can I go to bed in fast days.

Hemmy, those little bottles sound great for you. And one at 9 great idea. As Jean says maybe a smaller wine glass needed. OH tells me radio 4 was broadcasting the fact that actually new medical research says
a glass a day is very good for you. I thought of you. My word it put him in a happy mood. He tells me he is going to have a glass every night with dinner. This really breaks our weekend only rule but he is now thinking of wine in the same way as he does fish oil capsules – essential for heart health. I have to say he doesn’t over drink, but it is regular and will be more so now by the looks of it! He will have one or two but that is it. For me it is a different matter. I really try hard to avoid in the week but at weekends I so have to watch it. I really love the taste of alcohol esp wine. I think it is one of life’s real pleasures and there is a lot I would give up first before that. Keeping it controlled now is only about the calories nothing else. I have always been like it.

I remember being punished with no pocket money for weeks after I was caught drinking sherry out of a small barrel my parents used to keep in the garage. I had gradually drunk my way through most of it when I was caught. I was 8! Lol. Nothing’s changed! My dad actually took pity on me and let me off which was very unlike him. I think he saw me as a chip off the old block. LOL tmi – long time since I thought of that.

Jean, peanut butter one of my all time favourite foods. I like the smooth variety called Whole Earth but I would go with sunpat or pretty well anything. Unfortunately the only way I have it is on toast. I have not had anything else for breakfast for years. Apart from the odd fry up. I have heard people say you can put it on celery and oatcakes sound nice too. I do sometimes cook with it but mainly cookies as OH weirdly (loves peanuts) not keen. Maybe I should tell him it is essential for heart health!

Just listening about them raising the state pension age again to 68 or 70. i will be 66 when I get mine. Honestly I feel sorry that younger people may not be able to retire even if they are exhausted with work. I suppose auto enrolment will help but even so it doesn’t seem fair for people to have to work to that age if they don’t want to.

Kay if you are reading a bit, thinking of you.

Hope everyone else doing ok and fasters coming in to the stage where it is really not worth ruining the day.

I don’t think I could do jam on top…my face pulling at the thought….daughter said banana on top, I think I could do that…lol…so no butter!

Thanks for the thought..

Xx

Hi Girls. Xx

Sarah and Sym… opened the bottle at 5.30… just finished the 2nd one… Oh dear.

You know those Peeps that cant stop eating when they start well mine is wine. Lol

So can only buy 1 bottle… ( I knew that ) Lol. Bet you did too. Lolol

Think not only do I need to cut the amount but make it last longer. Lol

Funny thing is I can stop it altogether for days. A shame though as I do enjoy it in the evening.

I have to say .. only peanut butter on toast for me… with a bit of butter first. Lol.

Keep going fasters you can do it. Xxxx

Hi all, Im still here 😉

Things are a bit calmer but eating and drinking have been more on the side of feasting rather than fasting!
Never mind, I’ll get back on it now.

Reading through your posts have given me a chuckle! Especially Hemmy and the wine!

Welcome Endellion 🙂

Good luck to those weighing in tomorrow (Im going to skip a week) or fasting tomorrow.

Will post more fully tomorrow night.

Kay x

Jean – I am a peanut butter addict! I love it on toast/oatcakes/biscuits with jam, with raspberries, and/or a dash of Choc Shot (it’s a “healthy” chocolate sauce that’s much lower in calories). I think it’s great on porridge too – I go all out and top mine with peanut butter, cinnamon, a square of very dark chocolate, banana, walnuts, honey, seeds (or sometimes all of the above, oops!). Enjoy your experimenting! You’re right that it is pretty calorie dense so I try to limit myself to a (very) heaped teaspoon, but that’s not say you won’t occasionally find me eating it straight out of the jar at 1am…

Clare – definitely try the honey and milk. I find it so soothing before bed.

Have enjoyed my NFD a lot today. Slightly over TDEE but I’ve been pretty active so not too worried. Finished off my day on Oppo ice cream – has anyone else tried this? It’s quite expensive full price but it’s 1/3 off in Co-op right now bringing it down to about £3 for the pint. This was my first try and I have to say the Salted Caramel is absolutely AMAZING! Did I mention it’s only 70 cal for 2 scoops too?! Completely stands up to regular full fat ice cream (if not better) and it’s got pretty reasonable ingredients too.

Good luck to Friday weighers-in!

x

Hi Ende. Xx

Sounds like you like a bit of Peanut butter. Lol.

That ice cream sounds yummy .. love the Coop large salted caramel cakes.

Will check out that ice cream Thank you. Xx

Lots of wine and peanut butter on the menu tonight….couldn’t do without my wine…mine still unopened..

Lots of ideas about the peanut butter will have to have a go in all directions, maybe even the jam! Just never tried it at all….I might regret it if I start having cravings I shall blame all the peanut butter freaks on here…lol…now ice cream…umm

Kay..
Glad things are calming down now… nice to have you about again….

Weigh in tomorrow 😬

Jean x

Hi everyone, fasters .. we did it! We can eat today 😀

I went slightly over my cals, but feel okay about it. I’m trying to put off eating as long as possible today but it will be nice to be able to have the option of lunch 😀

I’m so glad its Friday. Hope everyone has lots of nice things planned, even if its just chilling out!

Take care lovelies, stay strong if your fasting today, its just one day 😀

xx

Hi all, sorry didn’t comment yesterday my heads not in the game at the moment and it definitely has shown on the scales, how easy it goes back on 4lbs on this week eeek, really must try and get back to it next week, if not I recon that will be it till after my holiday, and if that happens who knows how much I will put on.

Well done Jean and Steve.

DF well done completing your 3 fasts.

Sorry there was loads of posts yesterday which I skimmed over, but haven’t taken enough in to comment on.

Have a good weekend

Tammy xxx

Good morning FB Friends hope all is well with you and yours.

Well Done Sarah on the 2lbs loss .. so thrilled for you. Into the lbs now instead of stones to get to goal. Keep it going now Sarah you can defiantly do this.

I think when you face up and admit to the things you overdo on .. that’s when it all works. Yay glad them ole nuts are away. Xx

Well done Sym… that’s brilliant another lb bites the dust. You are so good when you consider being away and all. Well deserved. Xx

Tammy … you will soon get that off again … you have a new place of work so that probably was quite stressful. Xx

DF… enjoy your day have some nice lunch. Xx

Lynne .. our turn today. Xx

Have my work cut out today… Mr Pips a bit poorly… woke to lots to clean thankfully on tiled floor … All bedding etc already in the wash. I will be so worried about him and wont like to eat with him having to have starvation day.

Hope everyone else is doing ok … have a good one all. Xx

Brit lovelies…

“If you Don’t know where you going, look back and see where you have come from” Xx

Morning everyone

Sarah, 2lb loss means no FD for you today, and into the pounds. Hope this encourages you to push on.

Jean, 1lb loss, great news especially when ‘on the road’. Enjoy Swindon and the ‘magic roundabout’.

Tammy, that 4lb will come off quickly. I was 3lb up earlier this week and can see most of it has gone already. Not long now until holidays.

Hemmy, hope Mr Pips perks up soon. A quiet FD today but hopefully right for the weekend.

Good NFD for me yesterday. I’m lower today than I was this time last week, it was the weekend which seemed to cause the most gain, so hope to be back to losing on Tuesday weigh in.

Quiet day for me, waiting for Phil’s physio to arrive to discuss a hoist or see if she has any other ideas. Determined to keep today a liquid FD and not nick a chip from Phil or Rebecca tonight as Friday is usually chip shop tea for them.

Hope everyone has a good day

Lynne x

Hi Girls xx

I am going or my first liquid diet today .. although it will just be hot milk and honey.

Had one will probably have another 2.

Hard going today I reckon. Mr Pips was so liquid he will have nothing for 24 hours… then little bits of chicken and rice. There is loads of dead stuff over the fields… what can you do.

Today… chasing and springing .. flushing out pheasant… looking for his usual treats. .. Nice cold nose…Good in one respect but its gonnna be a hard one. So not eating for me will be easy.

Well done Clare 1 1/2 stone that is brilliant… all worth it. Some weeks a hard slog but if we just keep doing what we have already done it goes bit by bit. Xx

Sym… a nice steak to look forward to tonight. Enjoy your day. Xx

Come on Lynne and anyone else we can do this… Together we a stronger. Xx

Sarah.. Post same time as you. xx

Yes, my thoughts about picking something up … hopefully will be ok.. hard work in-between .. checking and little meals when he is hungry. Lol ( We know that feeling) lol.

Have a good day you must be feeling grand. Xx

Sarah,, Lolol When you mentioned “small drop” why did I immediately think of those 2 very SMALL bottles. Lol

Lynne.. hope its going well for you. Only had 1 hot milk and 3 teas so far. My boy is watching me open that fridge like hawk. Lol.

Hope everyone is enjoying the day. Xx

Hemmy, LOL you are incorrigible. Love it! Xx

Ende, enjoy you evening esp your G&T

Everone else, have a good evening. Chinese takeaway at daughter’s tonight. Noooo to rice but yes to wine!

Evening All…
Back from a lovely evening with the girls cooked us a lovely steak meal and pudding with one wine…

Packing in the morning and you will have my full attention back home about 3 pm.

Lovely walk around the clothes outlet at Swindon, really nice just looking…then got stuck in traffic but that’s Wales for you…lol

Hoping Mr Pips has settled down and you Hemmy have finished your first liquid fast….

Sarah…
A lovey Chinese tonight at daughters enjoy I hope and the wine…

End…
Enjoy your G and T hope it’s all counted in on a FD..lol

Clare…
Well done on 21 pounds off …you must be very pleased…going down to the 9 s before May…

Lynne…
Good luck on your liquid day…hope everything is calming down and Phils as good as he can be…

Jean x