Hi Sym.. sounds like a lovely day . .. all finished off with that nice steak dinner and pudding…

First Liquid day although with milk. Mr Pips settled down on the sofa with me. .. He must be tired no food and normal exercise.

Trouble is I have to keep disturbing him for the loo. Must be losing lbs or ounces . Lolol.

Take care tomorrow both … journey home. Xxx

Nice Chinese meal but didn’t touch the rice, probably made up for it in other ways though. Tomorrow will be keeping it very low during the day to address tonight but having steak tomorrow. This is very rare for us 3/4 times a year max.

Hemmy my SMALL wine tonight was BIG from the perspective of anyone else….hope Mr P on the mend. Is he a spaniel? You may have said so but for some reason I always imagine all dogs I read about to be spaniels. I imagine Mr P as liver and white. I am probably totally wrong. i imagined Kay’s Ellie as a spaniel too for no good reason but she is a shar pei. Very interested in dog breeds.

Have a good evening everyone xx

Hemmy, you may have mentioned it and that is why it was ‘guessed’ correctly. Anyway now I can visualise him running happily across the fields looking for dead things to consume. Ours, Gretel, is the worst on any beach walk, nose to the ground searching frantically for decaying matter or the remnants of picnics while other dogs frolic at the shore. Very embarrassing sometimes. Night night xx

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

Early up today.. slept well surprisingly .. pleased my boy was ok last night.

Well so strange but I have heard others say after just have the liquid yesterday .. I don’t feel at all hungry this morning. Will try to wait now till Kristy and Mum are here at lunchtime.

Just weighed and have lost 1 lb… so 4 lbs to goal. May be difficult though to keep on even keel with Kristy around. Lol. Very good at saying ” do you fancy cheese and biscuits. Lol.

Have a good and happy Saturday Girls… sunshine forecast for most. Xx

Brit lovelies…Sometimes the best way to be happy is to learn to let go of things you tried hard to hold on to… Xx

Morning all
Hemmy, very pleased mr P ok and well done on the pound off! Glad the liquid only was fine. It is no worse is it than eating 500 cals. Great idea to extend it to lunch.

Jean and Hemmy, both 4lbs left to go, well done to you both. That is sooo close. So good for the reat of us to see you with the end goal just around the corner. Very happy for both of you.

Jean, safe journey home today.

Well i can see the sun through the shutters already. We are not doing much, just off to the forest again with our dog and our granddog, may see a film tonight then steak.

Jean can I just check your steak recipe – marinate in worcestershire sauce 5 mins a side, cook in a lot of butter, rest after. Is that about right? Thought i would give it a go.

Minols hope your weekend less stressful than your week.

Have a good weekend everyone whatever you are doing xx

Morning everyone

Hemmy, nice to hear that Mr Pips is back to full health and that the liquid fast yesterday was a success. I strangely find them much easier than trying to limit my food on a FD. It’s great that you’re so close to goal, good luck with keeping the 1lb off and steer clear of the cheese and biscuits.

Jean, safe travels for you and Steve. You and Hemmy will soon be able to share your maintenance tips with us.

Endellion, well done staying in control of the G&T last night (are your sure you’re a student, this doesn’t sound like usual behaviour). The weather here looks good for the weekend, but not sure I’m up for a trip to the beach yet.

Not had my porridge yet, been busy with usual house stuff, but won’t be holding out much longer. Going to really indulge and add some cream once it’s cooled, and maybe some berries.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Lynne x

Thanks Jean. Going to do that tonight. Safe journey xx

Lynne – porridge with cream sounds like absolute heaven! Gonna add that to my list for sure. If it restores your faith in students I will be going out four nights on the trot this week haha. So it was worth taking it a bit easy last night.

Thank you Jean – just a question of keeping plodding on but also taking plenty of breaks. Manchester by the Sea is fabulous! Emotional rollercoaster but a great film. Hope you enjoy!

Needed today’s seaside escape more than anything to clear my head, as I could feel myself burning out from working so hard recently. I had the best time, sharing cheesy chips with my friend for lunch with a cider on the beach. Even had my first sea swim of the year! And finished off the afternoon with an ice cream too – very grateful my TDEE is quite high at 2300 and I can get away with it on my NFDs.

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend so far x

End…

OMG…SWIMMING IN THE SEA in March….I have just noticed what you said…..if that doesn’t clear your head nothing will…lol

Cider and cheesy chips go for it girl and enjoy..you deserve it…and an ice cream I am now jealous…I asked Steve if he wanted ice cream after his curry but he declined so we didn’t ….☹️

Jean x

Evening all

Jean, Lynne the steak was really lovely! I didn’t marinate for the hour because we went to see a film and not back til 8.30 so it was a quick 15 mins marinade but gorgeous. Will do for the whole time next time.

Jean, thanks for the recipe and please you are home. Re Abergavenny, long time no see. Went a couple of times when we lived in the midlands. We will be in Aberrystwyth In May for niece’s final year show. She is an art student at the uni.

Lynne, good for you. Very partial to a dry sherry or two. You are so right not worrying for the odd day is good and I believe actually helps.

Hope you enjoyed Manchester by the Sea Jean. We have missed it annoyingly but have heard excellent. We saw Salesman tonight which we both thought superb. One of the best films we have seen for ages. Set in Iran in subtitles. A focus on an incident and the repercussions. A little situation if you like but dealing with those massive themes of revenge and forgiveness amd salvation or not. It won a lot of awards in Cannes and I can see why. Totally brilliant.

Ende we are heading to the coast tomorrow en masse with children and dogs for mothers’ day. Will hit the beach and nice beach cafe there. I will NOT be going in! Good grief you are made of sterner stuff than me. I went in off hove beach last August and thought I was intrepid!

All this talk of porridge. I love it made with full fat milk and maple syrup but have pretty well given it up for the mo. If I eat at breakfast it wakes the hunger dragon.

Hemmy, hope you have had a good day with Kristy and your mum and maybe a SMALL glass of wine.

Sleep well everyone xx

Good morning /after noon… FB friends. Xx

Beautiful day really warm in the garden… have the 4-6 hour beef in the oven on No 1..

With sliced onion… garlic.. rosemary sprig… rubbed in mustard 1 oxo cube .. 2 glasses of wine. covered in foil. The gravy is fantastic…

Will serve with roasties. Yorkshire.. cauliflower cheese and brocholi. .. Raspberry trifle.

So thrilled this morning same weight as yesterday after the fast fri. Last night had 2 big glasses of wine … was SOOOOO tempted to have crisps and chocolate. like per usual with wine. But thought know you have the wine instead not both.
Kristy couldn’t believe it… At long last I think my mind has got it at last girls. Lolol

Years ago I read Joan Collins in an interview said … she told herself that it was either sweets or wine but not the two. She chose wine/champagne.

My beautiful Mr P is back to normal… just going to do the chicken and rice again today.to be sure. Shame as he likes his Sunday roast. Bless him.

Everyone sounds perky … Enjoy this glorious day all… Xx

Brit lovelies..
.Don’t worry about yesterday or last month. Today is a new day, so renew your mind this morning. Be positive and start fresh. Xx

Happy (Mothering) Sunday all! Beautiful weather down here in the South West again!

I find swimming in the UK a mental thing – mental in that yes, I am a bit mad. But also mental in the, it’s-never-as-bad-as-you-think way. Maybe it’s because I’ve got relatives in Tyneside who swim every New Year’s Day, so perhaps it’s in my blood!

Sounds like everyone had a lovely Saturday, enjoying wines and sherries. Guilt-free it should be too – that’s what’s so great about 5:2. “Saving up” on FDs to then really enjoy it another day.

Taking another day off from uni work today. This term has been absolutely manic and I really need another mindless and restful day. FD for me too – will be taking a stir fry out of the freezer that I made earlier in the week. Under 500 calories and so satisfying. Maybe a walk outside today and a (black) coffee in the sun…

Evening everyone

We had such a lovely day today in the sun on the beach with the boys and the dogs. Weather was really warm until about 5.30. We were treated to lunch by my daughter and hubby. I had a lovely squash and goats cheese salad amd resisted ice cream later. That would have been all good except I really tucked into my OH’s chips. I ate at least half of a big portion. Annoyed with myself. Fasting tomorrow!!

Jean, I do like chicken tikka masala…..glad you enjoyed your chat with your daughter, mums and daughters, how the years go by too quickly. Thought of my mum today as I am sure many of us did.

Hemmy your beef and lunch overall sounds wonderful. I love all of those things esp raspberry trifel. Glad Mr Pips all better.

Tammy resident hedgehog, wow very exciting.

Ende hope you have enjoyed your little break, a vital part of the studying process.

Have a good evening everyone xx

Welcome Gemma of course Irish counts but actually none of us named the thread and we are pleased to have everyone and anyone here. We are all at different stages of our journey on 5/2 and there is a lot of advice, support and encouragement, so please just ask for what you need.

Good luck over the coming week. Bear in mind it gets a lot easier as time goes on and it might not be fast but it really does work and is sustainable for the future.

Good morning lovelies, hope your all doing well and had nice relaxing weekends.

I had a lovely weekend .. the weather was gorgeous, and I spent most of it outside! I just love being outside! I didn’t want this weekend to end, and cant believe I’m back at work already 🙁

I did eat well the last few days, although don’t think I went too overboard. I did have wine!!

I’m fasting today, and actually looking forward to not having to worry about food until later 🙂

I’m off tomorrow, having my hair done in the morning, and then seeing my son in the afternoon. I may not get time to post tomorrow, but look forward to reading the posts on Wednesday 🙂

Stay strong everyone, have a great day 🙂 xx

Good morning ladies,

The madness of the last couple of weeks has ended and I’m now back with you all.
Fasting today.
I haven’t weighed since Friday when I had maintained from the previous week…. but it’s been a bad weekend at the hen weekend.

Hope you’re all OK? I’ve missed so much and not had time to read everything sorry. xx

Hi All – wasn’t it a lovely weekend! Got lots of wee domestic type things ticked off…not so anyone else would notice, but I know that quite of few of my drawers are now konmari-ed, and I know that the ironing pile no longer exists! Meanwhile, despite being the dullest creatures of habit, we went to a different café for morning tea on Saturday, and liked it so much we went back on Sunday…fantastic real bacon rolls! So now that will become our new regular haunt, and Costa’s profit margins will plummet!

So today, I’m assuming there’s a Monday Mass Fast happening…or is it just me? Just hit the seaweed hard, having spent the morning growling at our sound system (local school practicing for their Easter story-telling, and I so want them to be heard…and right now they are so NOT going to be heard!). Scales are moving a bit for me at the moment…unfortunately it’s only to bounce up or down a lb from the static position they’ve held for weeks. When they bounce down, I get exited, when they bounce up I get morose!

BTW – never would have pegged Ellie as shar pei – always imagined her as lab or retriever! Mr Pips I thought possible King Charles, so not too far wrong! Glad he’s feeling better. Our boys throw up so regularly I never think about it twice, except to check the boy isn’t within hearing distance when I start to swear!

Hope all are doing well – fasting or not.

Mx

Hi FB Brits hope all is well with you. Xxxx

What a lovely week- end. Cloudy here today.

Well done Clare on your 2.5 loss that is so brilliant. A nice start to the week. Xx

Welcome Gemma … good luck with this way of life … shout if you need help. Xx

Busy week girls so will only be popping in. Fasting Wed and Fri.

Have a good day all

Brit lovelies ..

forget the mistakes of the past
and press on to the greater achievements of the future Xx

Minols….
I laughted at that…children are so funny….

My Mother’s Day story..
Walking in Abergavenny, daughter rang from the States on FaceTime, showing her the street where we were walking, beautiful hills, a lovely flower shop…she misses it greatly…I saw on the shop window ‘Remember Mothers Day’…I walked so she could read it…without saying anything…Her face dropped…oooh….I was only winding her up as I have American Mother’s Day in June…she has no cards till then…lol…I was teasing her…😂

Just been chatting to her for 45 mins, her morning brew and my afternoon cuppa….it’s worth every bit of Mother’s Day.

I got the car washed…..grass cut tomorrow ….I have talked too much…lol

Hope all the fasters are on track….time ticking on now…

We are fasting tomorrow..

Jean x

Well done Clare on your 2.5lb loss. Fantastic.

uhm, I’m not sure if the hen dos were worth it, I haven’t dared weigh yet. I am far too old for that sort of malarkey though I’ve realised!! Hahaha. Not much eating but way too much alcohol. Work is still busy but should be calmer next week, and I’m managing to fast today. About to have my tea. Might weigh 1st and see how bad it is…. eeeeek. xx

Just getting in. Done the boy’s story and should have finished eating for the day. Might sneak one bit of chocolate with my cup of tea before bed.

I did some baking at the weekend, and I’d grabbed some ‘chocolate flavoured covering just in case I needed it…horrible tasting stuff and din’t need it, but found myself eating some of it last night – all sugar and palm oil, as addictive as you can get. Earlier today I unwrapped the bloc and threw it into the outside bin. Rather waste the money than risk eating the whole bloc!

Hoping for an early night tonight – hope it’s all gone well everyone.

Mx

Minols that card sounds brilliant- definitely one to keep! Other than losing an hour my Mother’s Day was just fine, my boy is just a sensitive little thing that worries about everything!

Nearly bedtime about to have my milk & honey – you have converted me lol & I’m definitely sleeping better.

Night all, tomorrow we can eat x

Morning all

Angela, we do! You are really back on track after your tough couple of weeks. Very limited damage though. Remind me how much more to your goal?

Minols, well done on chucking that chocolate bloc. Better in the bin than on your hips. I laughed that you made sure with the outside bin!

Hope everyone fasting finished ok yesterday. I found it ok really. Mondays LF are very usually easier for me than Thursdays.

Plan on keeping it very low these next weekdays as I did last Tuesday and Wednesday. So today I have had a smallish piece of peanut butter on toast and won’t eat again (I hope) til a very restrained dinner tonight then dinner only on Weds. And on Thursday 500 cals or under evening meal only. It worked last week so trying to recreate it and see what the results are on Friday.

Good luck to anyone fasting today. Stay strong guys!

Kay, lovely to hear from you. Sorry you’re having a bit if a rough time of it at the moment. Good luck for today’s fast.

Sarah, my goal was to 10st 5lb but I’ll be happy with 10st 7lb for now. My longer term goal is 9st something. I haven’t really set that yet. I’m really pleased with the limited damage from the last couple of weeks. Although the food has not been good, it’s not been alot. My appetite really has shrunk now.
It sounds as though you’re really in control. How did you do on last week’s weigh in? xx

Excellent news on the 2lb loss. I’m pleased it’s moving in the right direction for you.
I have 6 weeks to lose that 8lb. We’ll see but after my wobble after a few weeks when I didn’t think I was losing it fast enough, I’very settled into this as a WOL and I know of I stick with it it will come off.

xx