Hi CMum

You do need to eat when taking medication normally. I find water days too difficult.

Hi Lynda

I agree easier when we are on our own but I have given in to treats today. Thankfully weather looking cooler tomorrow so I shall feel much better then, today it had been really hot and muggy, still over 23 now and 60% humidity. I hope some rain will clear this.

Hi Kay

Yes I shall be fasting with you all tomorrow xx

I feel a bit guilty with you all fasting today

I have only been at mum’s since Monday and – according to her scales – I am putting on weight
despite sticking to my woe, and walking, and only cheats I have had are 1 lime soda and1 diet coke
I mean
for goodness sake

this is when I think – well – body – if you are determined to make it look like I am a big cheat, I may as well HAVE a big cheat
grrrrrrrrrrrr

have to get back to chewing spinach leaves when I go home 🙁

its stupidly hard to eat out low carb unless you go to somewhere a bit more expensive
because when everything is served with chips/bread/pastry/pasta and peas
when you take that away there is very little left

to me its easy – meat/fish and veg but of course most places don’t really serve veg.

sometimes I have salad but they often fill them with things I don’t like

so I end up having loads of eggs, and I expect many of you understand when I say that is not always a good thing!

off to Henley in a bit, I think
will be nice, even in the rain
used to go there a lot with dad and the children

hope you all have a good day/fast day
xx

Good morning all,

Audrey, lets do it! I will soon be having my coffee which always helps with appetite in the morning, since I woke up so hungry :O Will try to push till 2pm and then have something little before my dinner. Hope your back gets better eek 🙁 Shout out too if you need any extra support. Will try to be active on here throughout the day while working on my dissertation.

KT, whenever I go out and the food has a side of chips or other carbs that I don’t feel like having, I always ask if I can replace them with something. And most of the time, everyone has been ok with it. Very rarely do they say “No, we only serve them with chips :|” which is silly in the first place. And don’t worry about weight, if you have been sticking to your calories, there may be other reasons the number is higher than you want. 🙂

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

xx Anna

Morning All,

A very cloudy day today.

We have both lost 1 lb each, I thought I may do another but no 😬…I thought all my hard work might of produced more but at least I am not on a plateau!

Steve’s off for a play on his bike before the rain arrives and I am off to have a few hours at my daughters.

Audrey..
Glad you are improving take it easy, the bruising will take a few days to go.

KT..
Just keep pushing on like your name says…we all have plateaus you will win in the end, feel positive.

Good luck to the fluid fasters today…😀

Must dash to get ready and go, speak later in day.

Jean X

Cmum hope daughter is soon diagnosed and on the mend, such a worry, how are you feeling today?

have a good day all..

Audrey

Hello Audrey,

All going well 😀 I just had a small mug of porridge to get rid of tummy aches. Always makes me hunger go away for hours too. For dinner I will mostly have mixed veggies and quorn, big plate with very little calories. Pasta and sauce sounds yummy, hope it’s turned out well 😀

Hi Anna and Kay glad you are both doing well..

Kay, ginette posted something about cooked pasta ages ago I am sure if we ask her nicely she will explain it to you… it’s something to do with cooking and then cooling pasta changes it from carbs to fibre! At least I think that’s what it does. . I just do it that way now because it makes the evening meal quicker. …

Keep it up girls we are doing great….

Ginette are you ok?

Audrey

Hey everybody. How’s it going especially for you fasters? It was a nice sunny day here so I went grocerie shopping, and got lots of fresh fruit.
We’re having tortila pizza’s tonight, and tomorrow my aunt and uncle are coming to visit. Lol, Audrey. does your kitchen always get it like that when you cook, or was this a tomato-related incident?
Good for you Anna, that you’re doing well

The thing with the pasta is: if you cool it down and then reheat it it will only contain a half of its original calories. There’s a topic on it In the Science section of this forum

x

Hi everyone my name is dawn just found this forum. i have been doing the 5 2 diet for six weeks now and have lost 11 lbs this is great as i have been on every diet going.i am finding it not to bad on fast days just go to bed a little early if im hungry. I also have fish and chips and chocolate once a week, also wine at weekend and still loosing weight this is great. still got 3 stone to go.

You all sound as if everything going good with today’s fasters…keep going..😀😀😀😀 I am keeping watch !!!…lol

Dawn…
Welcome to our corner…11 pounds is really good going…after I had been on 5.2 for a couple of months I took 2 carrier bags full of diet books to the doctors book shelf…no need for them this is the only diet needed!

Going to local pub for meal out and drink….Our day off today 😀

Jean x

Hi Dawn

Welcome to our group. You’ll find lots of support and advice on this forum. Ask questions, rant, vent. It’s all good with us.
You’ve had a good steady weight loss so far which is great. It does take a few weeks to settle down so your over the worst now. It is the easiest diet I’ve ever done and I’ve tried them all. So keep up the good work.

Cmum, I can’t believe the treatment you are receiving. It’s very upsetting. Your daughter needs to get checked asap 🙁 is it not possible to get her to another place for treatment?

Yap, I’m here Audrey! I have just finished dinner cause I was hungryyy. My calories ended at 700 though 🙁 I was home all day and it’s so hard to not have a couple of munchies, especially when you are writing your dissertation and are super stressed. Better luck next fast day for me I guess! Though 700 is not too bad I suppose. How’s it going for you?

And hello Dawn! 🙂

Sounds lovely Audrey, very yummy dinner! Glad the day worked out well for you 🙂 and thanks, just need to be more organised with it next time and plan my day better. Next will be Tuesday and I have work on that day so I will be distracted.

This diet works for me because i know i can eat normal on my non fast days. i do monday and thursday as my 500 calorie day i start with a few spoons of yogart and a few berries at 7 o clock and then wait till 5 or 6 for my evening meal normaly a spinach omelete and a peice of chicken,and plenty of water.I try not to think about it. I go to bed and knowing i can eat what i want for the rest of the days keeps me going.lost 11 lbs in six weeks that is mad i had fish and chip one day and a few wines love this diet.

Hi Dawn

We have all found good support here, people here cheer us up, occasionally if needed give us a pull along when we are in need. Plenty of shared experiences, nice low calorie meals and it is nice as you say to share the experience.

Here is a link for anybody who wants it for the reheated pasta.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11167883/Cool-and-reheat-pasta-to-make-it-less-fattening.html

Thanks ginette,

I knew you would still have the link. ..

Not tried the other heck sausage will look out for them at tesco.

KT you leave the chocolate alone, it will only make you sick!

Audrey

🙁

the pasta info is interesting
how do people reheat it? oven/water/microwave?

however I think its a bit of a misnomer that Italians live on a pasta based diet

I understand they eat or traditionally ate largely veg and fish with some fruit and meat
as well as ‘some’ pasta and other starches but in small amounts

not Italian though, so no expert, only saying what I have read

Hi All,

Had a nice meal out and pudding oh dear I never do that, 40% off voucher so I had too….he…he

Feel very full already saying no food or very low food tomorrow..that’s the way it goes….small tummy now..lol..lol

Cmum..
I feel so sorry for your daughter, she really needs to see someone…can she not go back to hospital and see the consultant. It’s a big worry.

KT..
Keep off the chocolate…

Ginette..
We are not a pasta family…maybe the way I cook it, always feels rubbery..you have a busy week ahead..

Vi..
Enjoy your aunt and uncles visit tomorrow..

Friday Fasters..
Glad all the fasters are doing well…nearly over now for you…well done…

Have a good weekend

Jean X

Hi Audrey

That is why I use passata, I just to run an Italian restaurant and if the chef was off I was the chef, I can remember doing one Saturday when it was heaving, I did 90 covers, the owner was Italian but he was in hops pitfall having an op on this day.

Hi KT

I cook it in water, finish in the sauce so it takes in the flavours, then I reheat in the micowave, I haven’t cooked any since I found out about the healthier way in the article, I am worried I will get hooked. I always use wholemeal as it is difficult to tell the difference.

Hi Jean

Your meal sounded lovely, it sounds like something I would do. They have offers on at the Toby but I want to wait until September for this.

They do a lovely salad KT if there is one near you and tonnes of vegetables, easy to avoid potatoes there.

Hi all

I made it….fluids only. Im now in bed to avoid temptation as Ive had a frustrating day and feel fed up – often at this point I would give in and eat for comfort, so pleased I have avoided that!

Well done Audrey and Ginette. And Anna…well done too, you have still had a low cal day 🙂

Hope everyone else has had an ok day.

I dont think the weather is any better tomorrow, so that will be limiting again, but I think it picks up again after the weekend 🙂

What are people up to over the weekend…Ive got nothing planned as yet.

Kay

Good morning everyone,

I hope you all have a great day today, even though the weather is pure booooo! 🙁 I will be a little inactive today as I have to focus on my writing. I’ve struggled so much with my dissertation writing lately and I have to get it done asap as my deadline is getting closer. I could destroy some dessert lately but will be sticking to my sugar free jello:P Might be going out with my partner for food later as I really want to be looking forward to something.

Regarding the Italians and their pasta, since I’m originally from Greece (been in the UK for 5+ years now), I think in their original diet it was very similar to us. Before food got accessible, for us it was vegetables, fruits, dairy products, very little meats and bread as the only processed carb. Things have changed now, processed food is a lot more common and the main problem with weight gain :/ and the meat.. it’s almost everyday on people’s plates. But it’s almost impossible to avoid processed food nowadays, it’s everywhere! You can’t lock yourself in the house 😛 So, as everyone says, it’s all about moderation.

Speak later! xx Anna

Another rainy day here to.

Audrey
Excellent weight loss. You must be being really good.
I’m not doing so well though. Doing my fasts but nothing is happening. Problem for me is I need exercise but with my knee and hip problem its difficult.
Keep up the good work.

Hey everyone

It was a nice and sunny day but now some clouds have moved in and look like they want to stay. My aunt and uncle came to visit, and it was nice and good to catch up (although my aunt is my self-assigned diet-buddy so we chat every day anyway) and she said she could really see the diet working, and that I was getting to be a small girl again ( Was that supposed to be a compliment?) My aunt has her stomache shrunk, but she still weighs the same as before – she just ate her way through it, by having very many tiny portions a day -, so she is still struggling. I am too, as I can never get any exercise. It’s a bit of an uphill battle.

Audrey
That’s an awesome loss

Kay
Good for you for getting back on track and shedding the infamous holiday weight.

Jean
How was the pub? Hope you had fun

Anna good for you for making it through your FD unscathed. I remember that nose to the grindtone feeling from when I was at Uni. Keep at it and good luck

Ginette, I love pasta and all Italian food. I’m planning to do courgetti sometime this week for one of my FD’s. Let you know how it goes?

Cmum. Don’t worry about not losing anything. Stress can be a big factor so maybe when your daughter is doing better, it will be easier for you. Keep to ‘the program’

Today is my last normal day, so we’re having bami, with minced meat, I don’t know if I said that right, it’s the meat you make meatballs out of.
Tommorow is my last FD this week, so I”ll be having chicken soup
Hope everyone is having a good day
x

Thanks everybody

I have been fancying something sweet so have made my rhubarb whip with sugar feee jelly and sweetner… Ginette you would be proud of me, avoiding all the sweetie aisles in tesco and sending ian to get the crumpets so I didn’t go anywhere near the cakes, bread and do nuts….

We can do this together, one fast day at a time, because together we are stronger.

Have a good weekend whatever you are doing

Audrey

Thanks KT

Hope you managed to stay away from the chocolate. .. Glad I made your mum smile too! Just tell her from me to hide all the good tasting bad things….

Have a good weekend

Audrey