I will just try to have one meal at night and maybe a sandwich at midday.Dont know what to have on a fast day.I have pizza about twice a year, we don’t have any spice’s in the house because of the wife’s hiatus hernia,she hardly ever even as salt and never pepper.It will be like having an holiday, I will just try to eat carefully.

Morning All..

A lovely bright day …blue sky…

We are fasting today joining DF and Brad…

Going out for a couple of hours away from the kitchen…new hose pipe needed…

DF..
Enjoy your three days off tomorrow..dentist and car…enjoy the rest have ..you time…😀

All quiet on here today anyone else fasting??

Jean x

Hope you fasters are staying strong!
Had a bad cough all night so hardly slept, got up at 3am & went back to bed when everyone else was up & out, lucky I had nothing to do today! This is certainly hanging about!! The wind was so strong too- took son double his usual time to get in to work with roads closed/ trees down!
I have lost one pound this week- I’ve not been very good on non-FDs so very pleased with that.
Not sure whether tomorrow will be a FD though- son needs picking up from Southwold as he’s delivering a car, & would’ve had to get a bus back (that would probably take a few days, rubbish bus service round here!!), so maybe a lunch out is called for!

Hi All….

All going well here for us…..a bit of shopping and a cup of tea out…looking for a few things which we have not found so not very productive…been a week of it…lol

Brad…
Glad you resisted the temptation of your wife’s dinner…it must be hard going when you are doing It on your own….I am glad Steve is doing it with me….it’s easier…Spanish chicken?? You will have to let us know what it is…

Hedgehog…
Hope you soon feel better…well done on the pound off…we had lots of wind blowing in the night but I slept through it all…lol…

Enjoy your lunch out with your son tomorrow and get the car delivered…

Ham salad for us this evening another couple of hours to wait….seeing my daughter tomorrow see how she is…Steve in garage I think…

Keep strong everybody…all quiet on here today…

Jean x

Jean- I hope that your daughter has a better day tomorrow.
Dave- I won’t go out in the rain with my old doggy now- she is so slow, doesn’t enjoy her walks really unless she sees someone she knows to make a fuss of her, & that’s not likely to happen in the rain! Hope your dinner is good!
DF- hope your fast is going okay!

Hi Jean,
Thinking about your daughter, Jean.I have just ordered some Vitamin D3 (spray on the inside of the cheek)-I really struggle in the winter and my SAD light is fabulous but at just 57, I think it would help my creaking bones too. I had noticed that it is supposed to help with depression too. I am going to suggest it to my boy who has depression and see what he thinks. I wonder if it might help your daughter or perhaps HRT might help. Been listening to menopause week on womens hour-very interesting. I was completely opposed to HRT but I wonder if it would help my aching bones.

Hi Jean,
Now that I am back at work, I can’t keep up with any of the threads. The southern hemispheres thread is very fast.

My boy has been on a range of tablets, and he got better. I had him out walking with me every day and we both got much fitter. I was insistent that getting out in daylight/sun, would help him sleep and it helped with his mood too.

I might do more research and then have the conversation with my GP.I injured my shoulder at self defence class and ever since that I have a sore elbow that aches.

Old age isn’t for cissies! I think that is the quote. How true.

Hope you have a good day, Jean, & very well done on the weight loss for both of you!!
FD after all for me- worked out timings & not enough time for lunch, but hopefully enough time for a quick walk in the sea air! Hubby had a worse night last night coughing, so it might blow some germs away!
Hope everyone else is fine!

Hi all,

Well weight slightly up again this week, only 0.4lb but with 0.3lb up last week its going in the wrong direction! I fasted yesterday, along with Monday and Ive been pretty good with NFDs. Never mind, Im sure it will catch up next week 😀

Jean and Steve, thats fantastic news! Maybe eating up to the TDEE calories does make a difference.
Hope your daughter is feeling ok today. The sun is shining here and I know it helps me.

Hedgehogs, well done on your weigh in too. Dont know how you have managed it with everything you have going on. Enjoy your day.

DF, get the dentist out of the way and enjoy your weekend.

Dave, things sounding good your end, what day do you weigh in? How was the chicken?

Annette, I like that….old age is not for cissies!!! Lol

Lynne, hows the decorating going?

PJ, are you still hanging on in there?

We are still waiting for a house to come up online that is worth going to view, nothing yet. We have started the packing up but want to leave it until after my sister in law and niece have been down to visit in 2 weeks time.
We have booked a cottage for a family meet up in October and are looking at booking something for summer 2019 whilst the deposit is only £25.

Weve bought some new scales. Luckily the weight appears the same but although my fat percentage is slightly different, Neils % is way different. I know that all scales are different but you would the variance would be the same for us both.
Anyway, its following the trend that counts. It also measures, water, muscle, bone, protein and BMR and links via bluetooth to my fitbit app, which is linked to myfitnesspal!! Just means I dont have to update anything manually! Well maybe on here I guess. I know that the measurements it takes are questionable, but seem reasonable. My water and muscle % are low, fat is high but bone density is good! I thought I drank enough so Im going to measure what I drink and see if I can increase it.

Right off to walk Ellie, who is still doing remarkably well, then need to pop out for a few bits from Aldi once Ive decided what we are having for tea.

Looks quite nice out there and as Im typing, there is one of the noisy sparrows from the hedge below the window, sat on the windowsill looking in, tweeting away…lovely 😊

Kay x

Afternoon All…
I have had a good morning with daughter and went out for a small lunch…then took the dog out and had a quick 40 min walk, bless him he had to run to keep up with us…lol

Kay..
Sorry no joy on the house hunt…a small bit up again..it will start going down…keep going…..I took on board what you said and upped the food, I was a bit unsure what the scales would say, so a good surprise for both of us.

We have started using ‘Inulin a probiotic’ last week and wonder if it is helping…I got a free box for us to try for two weeks and now found some in loose powder, cheaper…it’s fibre for the gut, feeding your good gut bacteria making it healthy…apparently your brain and gut are as important as each other…only time will tell. MM and Angela Rippon did a thing on TV and promoted how good it was…

Your new scales sound very different makes mine very boring…I like gadgets like you…

Dave..
Good luck on your Saturday morning weigh in…good the chicken went down well and is on the list to buy again…what exactly was it?

All organised for the start of the kitchen…very exciting for you all…maybe more for your wife.

Have a good weekend everybody.

Jean x

http://www.kirstys.co.uk/meals/spanish-chicken-with-brown-basmati-rice/

Dave…
I have looked on line….Sounds really nice may have a go at cooking that…just for a change…

Xx

Morning All…

Hope everybody is OK…?..all quiet…are you still keeping to plan?

Going out today looking for some shoes for the Nordic Walking, my trainers are really too old a bit embarrassing, as I garden in them and they have been through the washer a few times…I need trail running shoes ….a laugh really me running…😂..you need a soft bendy sole….I feel quite positive about the walking.

Hedgehog..
I am saying to Steve…scarf, gloves and hat for Amsterdam …men never think!…fish and chips I can smell them, well done on passing over…I hate those days when fasting and the smell hits you…lol

Dave..
Free swimming not for us…do you live in Wales ?…we get it about £1.50 cheaper but at certain times only..

DF…
Enjoy your lovey long weekend….it will soon be Camper time…I am getting itchy fingers to be off again I do miss it…just booked all of June and all sites confirmed..🌞..hopefully..

Kay…
Any luck with the house hunting…have a good weekend some walking I think…

Lynne..
Is the bedroom about finished yet…don’t forget You Time…..

Minols..
Are you back home for the weekend?

Pseu, Paula, Cakey Wakey, Mich, Lacewing, ?..are you alright..are you still with us…..sorry if I have missed anyone…

Have a good weekend..

Jean x

Afternoon All…

A good day I found some walking/ running shoes, from £80 down to £40.. I thought a good deal, waterproof and breathable…flexible soles…just to break them in to my feet now…not much choice in colour but they will be fine…

Dave …
Well done on the pound off…all in the right direction…a steady flow off is better..you will start to see a pattern of your losses….

Belle View…Steve came from the Manchester area…his family still lives there..

DF..
Hope the fishing is going well and you are keeping warm while watching….

Ironing is calling not a lot but to clear the decks…

Jean x

Dave, well done on the lb, all in the right direction.

Jean, well done on the trail shoes! They shouldnt need wearing in. From my running days it was out of the box and onto the feet!

DF, watching fishing….hmmmmm….not for me!

We had a short walk planned but didnt go in the end. I woke up with a headache and sore neck so stayed in bed. This afternoon is windy and showery, so decided to stay put. Just back from taking ellie out. Neil is outside trying to get a seized wiper arm nut off his car!

Had home made soup for lunch….yummy. Not sure what to have for tea yet.

What to do with the rest of the day….

X

Morning all!
Had another quiet day yesterday- decided not to see my parents as still sneezing & coughing a lot, don’t want to pass it on to them as my Dad gets a lot of chest infections…
Jean- yes, I’m fasting today. Soup for me later… Just pretend it’s not Sunday!

Yes Kay,I have been going since I was 8 years old. I traveled all over last year watching Sunday dinner today and a fast day tomorrow. It was snowing but has turned to rain now, just for a change 😎

Hope you had a good walk Jean! Couldn’t face going out for a walk even with the old lady doggy today- it’s all miserable & too cold, & she’s too slow!Your oven is obviously not as grim as mine if you can clean it that quickly- mine is an all day job, I hate doing it!
Today’s been harder than last Friday, that’s for sure! Went for a lie down while the others were eating lunch! Hopefully I’ll have the energy back for a mini-trampoline work out soon, haven’t done that since before Christmas!
Enjoy your salads & I’m looking forward to my soup. And hope that you have a nice trip to Amsterdam- it does look a lovely city. Are you driving while you’re there?

I will keep cleaning the oven once we have it, it as a self clean system,I was told it heats up to a very high temperature,burns off all the grime then you just give it a quick wipe, so will see when I come to do it. Only been out once with the dog, it’s been raining all day here 😢😵.I have just had a roast chicken dinner with homemade rice pudding to come, so I am filling up in readiness for my fast day tomorrow.

Hi weighed in today after busy family get to gether weekend, did ok, am pleased. Not sure if it’s ok to say how much? Looking forward to next week, hope to do as well, we’re sneezing again unfortunately, snowed here today but, soon cleared x shall just say still have 4 stone plus to go ….

Glad everyone’s safe in the grotty weather- lots of rain here, snow yesterday didn’t settle.
Lacewing- well done for last week! It’s fine to share weight loss!
DF- it’s frustrating staying the same weight, it’s weird how this goes…
So good luck to Kay, DF, Dave, & anyone else fasting! Stay strong…
Lynne, Minols, Paula- hope you’re all okay.
Non FD for me- tickly cough got me up at 4am… got to have a cuppa and a biccie then! Glad it wasn’t a FD!

Morning everyone

Sorry I’ve not been about, been doing some decorating, out looking for a new bathroom suite and helping Hannah revise.

Jean, you made me laugh about being a nurse. I’m a change analyst for a financial arm of a bank, but funnily enough Phil’s GP also thought I was ‘medical’, probably because I dealt with Phil’s dressings and always did lots of research before any appointments.

Kay, good luck with the house hunting. Does the area you’re looking at flood regularly? Look for something on a hill!

Dave, how’s the bathroom going? Just being choosing mine and have gone from all sorts back to plain white vanity unit. 16 year old daughter not happy as being made to ‘try’ loads of baths in the showroom at the weekend.

Hedgehogs, hope you’re feeling better, this bug does seem to hang around for quite a while. Hannah is complaining of still being ‘phlegmy’ and she had it around New Year.

DF, all this talk of snow and we haven’t seen a flake. Glad you had a good weekend.

Minols, you back home now? Was it a conference you were attending?

Lacewing, congratulations on your loss. Feel free to share.

Jean well done on both your weight losses, just in time for your trip. Hannah’s flying to Amsterdam tomorrow for a few days break after exams. Hope you have a good time.

Swopped FD around last week and fasted (kind of ) yesterday so a NFD for me too today. Planning on painting the radiator in Han’s room and finish the downstairs loo with just the glossing left. Can’t do that until after the flooring is down on Thursday. Next weekend will be spent getting her room straight, assembling furniture etc, but still need to find new curtains.

It’s hard to tell how my weight is going as I’ve swopped my FD this week, I know I’ve not gained so happy with that.

Off now to get some painting done before Hannah comes round this afternoon. Her exam is at 11 and I need to keep busy. Don’t know why I get nervous when one of the kids has an exam, it’s not like I can help in any way, guess it’s a ‘Mum thing’.

I’ll try to get back into posting so will speak later.

Lynne x

Lynne- hope your daughter’s exam goes well- I worry when the boys have exams etc., can’t not… eldest had a ‘drive alive’ course/ assessment at work last week, so I worried about that- he sheepishly admitted afterwards all the things hubby has been telling him needed improving with his driving the instructor corrected him on too! (Hubby passed his advanced driving test at 18, was trained to drive ambulances on emergency calls, qualified as a driving instructor later… but son didn’t want to take notice of his dad!!)
Jean- I’m always ready early too! Have a good trip!

HI All – back from my conference. Really good stuff, although especially hard work as still essentially ill. And of course, the food was too good and I got no exercise. So fasting today in the hope that the 3 lbs I’d lost that I’ve put back on again will be lost again in the next 10 hours!!!! I hate the fact that I have to lose every pound so many times but there we go!

Today’s my birthday, but I’m determined to still stick to the fast this year so next year (which will be a big one) I won’t have to!

Right, back to work…always so much to catch up with when you have a few days out of things.

Mx

Happy birthday, it’s mine on Saturday.Feeling hungry now, only had 2 cups of tea all day, having another ready meal from Sainsbury’s, hope it is as good as the last one I had. It’s funny but when I have had a meal I then feel hungry all night.