Morning all.

Everyone seems to be going well

Angela chocolate yummy

Did I miss something? , sugar free February?

I have decided to go for the 4 fasts this week, so am on 3 of 4 ,hoping well but it may not last, last weigh in for January will be Friday for me.

Catch you later xxx

Clare

Personally I try to fast from the evening meal the day before the fast until lunchtime the day after the fast… if makes it a long time approx 40 hrs.. but seems to work for me!

I am a binge eater so find once I start eating I cannot stop so for me it’s easier to just not eat at all…

Caspdexy I haven’t heard about sugar free Feb.either??

Aud x

Thanks Lynne

I will go online and take a look at it…

Aud x

Louise glad hubby is home safe and looking good!! 😍😍…

I am having a different fast day today, I have stewed some frozen plums which I picked off my tree this summer with some rhubarb…and added some stevia., lovely and low calorie…alway think about Ginette when I cook rhubarb..

Aud x

Hi Kay

My final weigh in for JSJ will be Saturday if that’s OK… I started in the 2nd week of January as I was ill if you remember with that awful virus…. so hopefully a loss this week.. hoping the fruit today will help…

87 pebbles is great…. we should all dance to celebrate lol 😆😆

Audrey x

Well done, Audrey!

My walking is about to get a bit curtailed. With a collapsing dog, that part of my walking day has been shrinking a bit already, but turns out it’s a disc problem, and he is in surgery as I type. We should get him home on Saturday, with a broad stripe shaved down his spine, as well as a few missing patches elsewhere for lines in, etc. That will make him a sorry enough sight, but when he discovers he’s confined to bed for two weeks, only outside to wee…well, I hope the vet tells him, but I wouldn’t want to! With luck, we should have him back to fighting fit in about 6weeks, and given how terrified I’ve been that his number was up, well, I’ll cope with the rest of it!

Think we need to find a dog-sitter rather than put him in kennels when we go away this month.

Anyway, a bits and pieces sort of NFD – comfort ate my way through a number of KitKat, but tomorrow will be a FD, and my weigh in for January.

Mx

Keep going, Audrey…you can do it! Not long to go now, and then I’ll take the baton from you for tomorrow.
Mx

Evening everyone

Angela, no Belgium chocolate can compare with a cadburys cream egg anyway….

Minols, sorry to hear about dog. Hopefully he is now out of surgery and can begin the recovery

Louise, pleased hubby home and adding ao fulsomely to our beach too. Taken up where you left off in terms of pebbles lol

Audrey well done on completing marathon, hope NY was fun. Plums and rhubarb, how very lovely.

So had a peak on the scales and was not amused and for no good reason. That is not related to me having piece of cake today. I know it sounds like an excuse but it’s sort of necessary at these difficult tea meetings of me and one other. Is it necessary or am I just telling myself that??? Cauliflower rice and veg chilli tonight.

Kay Is there difference after a normal fast day from and liquid one? I am fasting tomorrow amd going to try desperately to get a liquid one done, given I mucked up Monday. Motivation in short supply for me at the mo and seem to feel hnugry all the time with still a long way to go to maintenance.

Hope everyone ok. Have a good evening xx

Hi all
Sorry been awol again hubby had his bank account hacked taken over a week to get it sorted.

Well I only lost half this week so my total is 10lb for JSJ I pledged 14 hopefully will knuckle down and get back on track.

Had my bunion op today feeling ok but that’s me off me feet for 6 weeks so must stick to my fast day.

Hello to all the newbies you have come to the right forum for lots of advice.
Lynda 💕

In case any one is interested BBC 2… 8pm-9pm

New series. Medical journalist Michael Mosley and the team of doctors return to investigate the best way to keep calories in check – dieting or exercise. Plus, Saleyha Ahsan looks into whether probiotic products can improve health, Chris van Tulleken discovers whether red wine lives up to its healthy reputation, and Gabriel Weston witnesses a sternum implant operation carried out using 3D printing – the first procedure of its kind in the UK Xx

Lynda, glad the bunion op over. Good wishes for a speedy recovery x

Well hello all

Lovely to see you back Hemmy. As you know I have been away for a while now, life has been hectic over the last few months. Pam is in hospital, it has been four weeks now and she will be there a few weeks yet. I have been in contact with Audrey and Jean while off of the forum.

Needless to say I have put on weight. I estimate over a stone. Having lost 5 stone this is a disappointment. I am now trying to get back to healthy eating and then fasting again.

Hemmy, how are you. I was so worried about you. Glad to see you are back and seem well. Hi Kay, Lynda, Mino, I shall get to know all the new faces soon and I’m pleased to see that this thread is so busy.

Just dipping my toe in the water tonight but will write more later

Ginette xx

Hi Audrey

Bless you, it’s nice to have been missed, I will approach those dreaded scales next week! I need to dust them off first……

Hopefully when I get back on the wagon I shall feel better as well.

See you tomorrow, is Coffee still around?

Hi Ginette, I’m a newbie been here a month now.

Sarah, I’m assuming you’re eating the cake because she is? In which case, you’re doing the right thing. I know you feel like you shouldn’t but right now you’re prioritising. Don’t worry about it. Life is a balancing act.

Tammy, after 3 days I’m surprised you’re not worse. We’ll done for going this long.

Aud, Kay, Jean, Clare, Lynda and anyone I missed. Hope you had a good day.

I had: Hamp egg & chips at the airport. Smoked salmon starter with salad and steak and salad main for dinner. I denied dessert. Unfortunately what I have had is a bucket load of wine…. 😆😂.

Home late tomorrow so I’ll catch up Friday. xx

Happy Thursday fellow brits 🙂

Fasting today for me, sipping fruit tea and taking it an hour at a time. I’ve been popping paracetamol like crazy since I’ve been on this plan, I really hope the headaches subside soon.

Did a good workout this morning .. feeling great, I love how it helps my mood more than anything. Its SO worth it just for that!

Good luck with the day everyone! Keep the support going, it really does help 🙂 🙂 🙂

xx

Hi Audrey 🙂 On previous fast days I’ve used OXO, or sometimes Bovril. I need to get some more .. it certainly does help 🙂 Enjoy your day 🙂

Hemmy, I do love your quotes 🙂 x

Morning everyone

FD for me today and I need it. Eat within TDEE yesterday but still gained 1.3lb, hopefully a lot of water retention as MFP shows higher than usual sodium intake.

I managed yesterday with my first day of no sugar, so hope this will aid the weight loss as the month goes on.

I’m anticipating a stressful day tomorrow with a hospital appointment for husband, so will really need to try and keep control but I have purposefully switched my FD for the week.

Hope everyone has a good day.

Lynne x

Lynne, meant to say I was up yesterday for no good reason I could see (before the cake!). That will teach me to weigh midweek. I have done that before though and still managed a loss at the end of the week. I guess it is just normal fluctuations.

Morning all

FD today & I remembered to buy some Bovril so will give that a go later. Blew all my remaining calories last night on a 1 minute chocolate mug cake, 303 cals but was so lovely – the only problem is the recipe makes 3 portions so I have to be disciplined and make sure my boy is around to help me out!

Hope you all have a great day, welcome back Ginette – look forward to getting to know you.

Clare x

Attempting another fast day but not completed one yet since it all went array. Not sleeping, feel exhausted. Hip pain not improving despite the cortisone injection. I think all of this is contributing to my eating problem. Need to pull myself together really.
Audrey
I hope your now over your migraine.
Minols
I hope your dog is improving after the surgery. It’s amazing what they can do for animals now. We had a great Dane puppy that collapsed while playing but unfortunately he had a congenital spine deformity and even after taking him to Liverpool animal hospital, there was nothing they could do.

Going to make my soup for the days fast. Fingers crossed I can get through this day.

X Carol

Cookie you fd looks more exciting than mine! What are you stuffing your peppers with?

Clare x

Hi Clare,

It’s a good housekeeping eat well stay well recipe. Yellow Pepper stuffed with garlic, shallots, red chilli, rice, cumin coriander and chopped tomatoes

It’s quite nice

X

Afternoon all,

Minols hope doggy is ok and recovering well.

Carol you can do this.

Good luck to all fasters there is a few of us.

I am on 4/4, and although it has not been nearly as bad as I thought, I am planning breakfast for tomorrow and I haven’t even had tea yet lol.

Was thinking of maybe having some pizza, but of it turns out to be just one slice then I will just finish my soup.

Stay strong everyone, tomorrow we can eat.

Xxx

Hi Dfly

Drink lots, sugar free jellies, get liquid in any way you can, as Audrey says a salty rink like oxo will help you get sorted out, sometimes our bodies struggle with the lack of water and salt, of course it is our minds that suffer from the lack of food 🙂

Stay steady and think tomorrow is a normal day….

Hi Audrey

Good that you are back on the treadmill, it’s nice to be back and as you said it’s very busy here now…..

Hi Hemmy

Yes I’m going to take it easy, it will be a couple of weeks to fasting, I have to work my way through some food in my fridge first and then go over to healthy food again. I’ve made a start and I know that I am seeing my health trainer in the next couple of weeks so that will be my starting point.

Hi Lynda

Nice to be back, your op sounds painful but hopefully will soon mend. Hope the pain lessens quickly x

Hi Pasha

Have you worked out your TDEE on my fitness pal. You can set a goal in your profile bit and it will give you a calorie count that is very different from the one on this tracker. More realistic I would say. It is a bit trial and effor at the beginning.

Hi Sarah

Just get back to normal the day after an overindulgence day and you will be fine, we all have those days but we need to get back on the wagon and not beat ourselves up about it.

Too many of these is what causes the problem, I am finding that and feeling uncomfortable for it.

Hi Mino

Thanks, it is a real worry when our pets are ill, you can relax again when he is home again. I hope your headache is better X

Hi Cookie

Yes you are right just 24 hours……. soon be over x

Hi Claire

I’ll post some recipes in a minute, I have posted them before.

Hi Cdex

What is a 4/4? Is that 4 days on 4 days off?