Morning all, sorry I wasn’t around yesterday- making the most of my only completely child free day. Ate & drank plenty and got a round of golf in which I think kept the scales from punishing me on my daily check in, weigh day tomorrow so fingers crossed 😀

Rare day today with nothing planned, hopefully a roast somewhere and probably more golf, boyfriend is still snoring next to me – there will be some comment about messing about online when he sees me on here no doubt!

Going to read back and catch up on everyone now, have a great day all. Clare xx

Morning all –

Had a lovely time at the theatre yesterday – brilliant show!

This morning I came in especially early to get my head back into things…left my pen-drive at home! Now awaiting the boy arriving with it, and hope I wake up enough to be instantly on the ball. Have a lunch meeting later, so I have my skipper soup with me, but I don’t think it’s going to be a proper FD, just a low day today, and a FD tomorrow, when I’ve got a load of visits to do.

Whatever you’re doing – have a lovely day, everyone.

Mx

Fitbit is found and charging. I will try to still get in 10000 steps today but it might be tough given I’ve slept half the day away! 😂 xx

Hi Lynne,

How on earth do you manage FD’S at the weekend? That must take some serious willpower? I’d love to do one today but just wouldn’t get away with it with the family. xx

Hi Angela

FD are not too bad on a weekend, the only problem is when I ask for meal suggestions from OH and daughter and they stare back blankly. It then feels like I’m reading from a menu for them, which I’m then going to cook, so I do sometimes politely remind them I’m on a FD!

If I do a weekend FD it has to be liquids only as once I waken the hunger beast there’s no stopping me. xx

Lynne, if I had to cook for my hubby on a FD I wouldn’t succeed I know it. So we each have ready meals those days. It’s working for me. Hubby has also lost 5lbs though which tells me something about my usual portion sizes too, as he’s still eating crap.
I did switch to smaller plates a few years ago but clearly I’m overloading them.

Carol, dinner sounds lovely. Ribs… Mmmmmm. Be proud of what you have achieved so far this year, without hubby’s support. You need to do what’s right for you sometimes. That includes resting up if that’s what the Dr has ordered. Hope your hip is better soon. Have a lovely day.

I’ve just clocked up my 1st 1000 steps clearing some debris from the garden, going to potter and clean for a bit to try to clock up some more.xx

Hi everyone!

I’m starting the 5:2 tomorrow as a last resort – I’ve tried lots of others but my weight has been creeping up over the last 2 years (I even did weight watchers for a year an put on weight!) and I’m now 9st 4lb. That may not sound overweight to some, but I’m only 4’10’ and used to be 6st 12lb in my twenties so my weight has increased by about 40% since then!

I did try the 5:2 a couple of years ago and couldn’t even get through the first day! I have zero willpower so I know it’s going to be a struggle again, but with the inspiring stories on this forum I’m hoping that I’ll be stronger and not cheat. My main worry is that I’ll feel really tired on so few calories and I won’t have the energy to do much exercise?

Hi Jessie..
Welcome to our group we are a friendly lot and give out a lot of help if you need it…

Lots fast on a Monday so shout as there is always someone about…

I saw my old neighbour a month ago in Tesco so desperate to loose weight… she was on WW and not losing..we have done SW in the past together and every diet going.. she has lost 13 lbs so far.. she is over the moon… she has just text me and said it’s so easy and not a diet, she didn’t expect it to work.

Good luck but keep joining in for support and chat and get to know us.

Jean x

Welcome Jessie
Just make sure you eat 3 low cal meals a day to start you off 25g of porridge soaked in water overnight and quarter teaspoon of honey is 97 cals and Covent Garden soup tomato and basil 98 half a carton sometimes have the other half for tea. Good luck on your first FD

LYNDA X

Hi all and welcome Jessie

Jean, the eating healthily side of your holiday sounds quite tough but it is for a limited time only and at least you’ re getting a lot of exercise. It is only for a short while and I am sure you will be on a mission when you get back.

Have Mr adorable grandson number 2 here. He has just gone scooting with my OH leaving me to tidy kitchen after our baking marathon. Double choc cookies and little cakes. OH has put one aside and the rest are going home with him. He loves doing it and is so excited taking his baking home with him. Feel like I have spent the whole weekend in the kitchen but it worth it. Very happy with the marmalade which I had to sample this morning…purely quality control you understand.

Jessie a lot of people manage on just a couple of meals or even one at the end of the day, keeping sugar and refined carbs minimal and find that a bit easier and less hunger inducing. It is just a question of finding the way that is right for you. What I can say is that hunger comes and goes, it doesn’t just keep building so there will be tricky bits of time but you can get over these by distracting yourself as best you can. Good luck.

Carol your American themed meal sounds totally yummy. We will be having lamb stew and a lot of cabbage later plus a jacket pot for OH. Not very Sundayish either.

Have a good night everyone. Goodness the weekend zooms past! Xx

Morning all

FD today after a huge carvery yesterday! Weighed in this morning and lost 1.5 lbs – that’s 9 in 4 weeks so a really good start 😀

Have a great day! Clare x

Morning Clare. Well done on your 1.5lbs off.

Who’s joint mass fast Monday?

I achieved 10,000 steps yesterday with the help of a few goes round the garden! 😂 Let’s see what today brings.

Have a good day everyone. xx

Morning, heavy frost herd Brrrr.

Well done DF and clare

Good luck to those fasting, I am not but going to try and keep it low.

Catch up later

Xxx

Morning everyone!

Thanks for all the comments and words of encouragement for a newbie. I start today and pleased to see that there are so many who do Mondays too.

My plan is no breakfast, then go to my art class which will distract me all morning, then lunch of homemade veg soup, and plain white fish and lots of low cal veggies this evening. Sounds OK on paper, but I know its going to be tough, so I’ll let you know tomorrow if I made it!

The great thing about this forum is that because so many people want to support and help you, I think it might be easier to resist temptation – but we’ll see! Good luck to everyone if this is your FD. xx

Lynne, that does sound stressful! I drive every day, but wouldn’t have a clue what to do if I had a flat tyre … reading your post made me realise I need to learn! I’m so lazy when it comes to car stuff .. I just get in and drive lol.

Good luck with the day!

Jessie .. we’re with you! Stay strong 🙂

xx

A frosty morning here today.
It’s a FD for me to. There seems to be lots of Monday fasters.
Welcome Jessiecat, you’ll soon get into a routine. Don’t forget that if you don’t manage a FD just do the next day instead, it doesn’t matter. That’s what I love about the 5:2, it’s really flexible with no pressure.

Dragon Fly
Welcome and well done on your weight loss.

Lynda
4 lbs is amazing,bespecisklyhope as your laid up after your foot surgery. I hope it’s improving.

Claire
Well done on your weight loss.

I’m not losing, I’m just hovering with 1Ib up and 1Ib down, day to day. With the holiday coming up its going to have to be damage management.
As hard as I try my OH is still eating eating cakes, bread biscuits etc and still drinking lots of alcohol despite being told he is now diabetic with an abnormal kidney function test. When I try to get him to eat better he gets angry. As he spends his day angry, Ive decided just to carry on as normal and leave him to it. I’ll cook whatever he wants now. I’m actually past caring, he’s a big opinionated boy. I know it sounds harsh but the years of living with it have hardened me. 😬😬😬

Morning all

Well done Lynda, Df and clare on your loses…

No fast day today am off out for a meal later with my hubby!

Kitchen fitter has rang it’s all systems go for next Tuesday…Ian has been stripping wallpaper this morning… Will be glad when it’s all finished and clean…

Back later good luck to all the Monday mass fasters! Will think about you when I am dining out tonight! Lol you can get your own back on me later…

Audrey x

Evening all,

Well another successful fast under my belt. I coped through to tea again and just had a 290 cal meal.

Hope everyone is having a good day.

How are you getting on Jessie? xx

Hi lovelies,

Soz not been around. Hubbie had a few days off after India so had a little down time which has been lovely 😊😊💗.

U r all always in my thoughts everyday, so even though I am not here I am always rooting for u all.

I’m gonna ave a break for a week or two. I’m still exercising and eating healthily. But I’ve stopped wearing my fit bit. As I want to see if I can take control of maintenance on my own…..does that sound stupid. Going away to Cheltenham next week. Have rented an apartment and hubbie and I r going away for valentines for a number of days. Just gonna enjoy my achievements and have a bit of down time.

I’ll be back in a few weeks. Hopefully the same weight as not gonna ruin all my hard work. Xxxx

Love u all. Yr support and encouragement have been amazing 😉.

Love Louise 😊😊😊😊💗💗💗😘😘😘😃😃🤗🤗xxxxx

Afternoon All…

Audrey… lovely you can see a light at the end of a tunnel now… enjoy your meal out …and your lovely kitchen..

Sarah… my lemon marmalade is made boiling whole lemons in the pan a strange recipe.. I then sliced thin strips of lemon skin after it’s made if wanted…well done on the fasting if it’s been a heavy work day..

Angela… well done on your fasting and the one meal 😀

Louise… enjoy your time away and down time with hubby.. I think you are doing the right thing and seeing how it goes..

Carol… leave him to it.. only he can try and lose but doesn’t want to..

Just think of yourself, the pound up and down there are a few of us like that.. it all settles down.. keep going. 😀

Kay…. I am often up over a weekend no worries as long as it’s not weigh in day..😬

Are we making our list soon??

We have travelled to the east side Atlantic coast today.. very beautiful… Steves has come down with really bad hay fever, bushes around the pool I think.. his eyes and nose streaming 😟😟

Sleep tight all, we will be going out soon for a meal.

Jean.

Morning all

I just wanted to thank everyone again for all the support I got on my first FD yesterday. I managed to get through the day ok although I think I may have gone slightly over the 500 cals – but I didn’t cave in as I would have done in the past! I’m sure that’s because I feel I’m not alone on this journey – that makes such a difference.

The hunger pangs were there but as Jean said, a grumbling tummy means your body is eating your fat! I’ll imagine that every time I’m tempted!

My biggest problem was sleeping – Surprisingly I didn’t crave food but the hunger pangs kept me awake for a long time. But the upshot is that this morning the scales showed a one pound loss so I’m Happy! I know some of that will probably go back on today but It’s enough to encourage me to do the next FD on Thursday.

Well I will just finish off my yummy bowl of overnight oats and get ready for work. Good luck to everyone doing their FD today. xx

Morning,

Minols so glad your dog is getting better.

Fd for me, first of 3 (hopefully), failed on my low day yesterday, nothing new there.

Have a good one

Xxx

Morning all

Well done to everyone fasting yesterday, especially @jessiecat. The first FD is always daunting, but it gets easier when you know what to expect.

@minols, so glad the family are back together. Our dog hates being at the vets and makes such a racket we can hear her at reception when we go to pick her up. It does usually shorten her stay though as we often get a call earlier than agreed to pick her up.

@jean, poor Steve. I suffer with rhinitis and the sneezing exhausts me. Hope you’ve got hold of some antihistamines.

Yesterday was a great FD for me, still sugar free and nearly hitting the water goal. Today is weigh in and I’ve been rewarded with a 3.7lb loss this week. So in the 3 weeks since starting this WOL I’ve lost 11.3lb. My BMI is now under 30 and I’m ecstatic!

Losing weight has been a real challenge since being diagnosed with hypothyroidism 14 months ago, and I managed to lose 2 stone with calorie counting, but as my meds were tweaked the weight would go up and down.

I’ve still got 2 stone to lose to get to a healthy BMI and probably 3 if I can manage it to get comfortably in range, but this is the first time this goal has seemed achievable.

Thanks to everyone for all your help and support and hope you all have a great day, I know I am!

Morning all

Finally went out for ians birthday meal last night…. I decided on the bacon cheese burger Ian had a mixed grill.. then I had chocolate fudge cake… this morning I feel 😵😵😵…. been awake half the night with tummy ache…. never having cake again…. the food just tasted greasy and it’s a really nice restaurant… I just cannot do fat anymore!
Happy birthday DF…hope you have a hood day despite working..
Jessie well done on your first fast day..
I am doing a fast day today as I just feel like I never want to eat anything again… lol

Back later when I have recovered…

Have a good day all

Audrey 😵😷🤒😩

Happy Birthday, DF – enjoy your celebrations.

Just checking in after awarding myself a coffee break. Working from home office for the first time in ages, so I can keep the dogs company and make sure the younger one doesn’t annoy the older one. Ever wondered what your pets do while you’re at work? Well. I can confirm my suspicions about our two…they SLEEP – the lazy bums. Seriously, they’ve not moved since the boy went to school!

From one side the old boy looks completely normal…from the other side he has the neatest shaved patch, from should to hip along the spine, 6inches wide, with a row of staples down a reddish line. His coat is 2knuckles thick so this is going to take a while to change! But the vet has done such an amazing job and is so neat, I think I’ll get him to do any surgery I need in the future!

Anyway, enough of dogs. Hoping to not go overboard today, and keep things reigned in this week as a whole.

BTW well done Pasha on your brilliant loss!

Mx