Here is another one.

http://www.womanmagazine.co.uk/diet-food/500-calorie-meal-plans-52-diet-29560

Morning all,

Yeah welcome home ginette!

I survived my liquid only day, will be doing another next week it will probably be on Wednesday. For those of you who don’t know my hubby works 4 on 4 off nights so I do more of a 6 2 or 5 3 pattern to fit in with his work. His 2nd night off will be next wed so will be fasting then! All are welcome to join me if it fits in with you, just let me know.

I have had a quick sneak at scales and they haven’t moved much! I am thinking of another fast day today with a stew for tea never done a B2B so wish me luck. I may be on later for support if I get hungry…..

Ginette I went on my wii yesterday I am now in China, it doesn’t get any easier with leaving it for a few weeks!

Keep in touch everyone, good luck to all my felow fasters.

Audrey

Beverley

Glad you made it through your 1st fast day, I am so happy you came back, I can remember you joining us earlier in the year, you have the same name as my old school friend!

If you get stuck or struggle with anything just shout out there is usually someone about to help a fellow brit in distress!

Join me if you like on wed next week I am doing liquid only then.think hemmy may be doing it too for her 1st time so you won’t be alone. …

I too am 1 of those people who once they start eating just can’t stop…..

Audrey

Good morning friends hope all is well with you. x

Yipppeee Ginette is back. So lovely to see that this morning. We have sooo missed all your encouragement and inspiration. Glad SM is getting on well . I am sure your time with her helped her along. Tim eis the most very precious thing we can give anyone.

Your personal achievement is absolutely fab.. we will hopefully follow your lead to rid those fat bugs.X

Celtic Hope all goes well at the hospital today. Hopefully some news that will make life better for you both. Keep us posted.x

Such a shame I will miss the Wed Liquid F as I will be in Brighton overnight with my lovely neighbour. Only my second night away from home in 3 years.
Kristy off 2 days so will be able to enjoy the break knowing Mr Pips is well looked after. Will join the next liquid one.

Everyone sounds as if they are on the right track Fast day today for me. Anyone else.

Dental check up at 2pm .. so will eat something at 1pm just tea this morning and lemon water.

Take care all, hope you have a lovely day whatever you are doing .. Catch up later.

We can do this Brit lovelies altogether we are awesome. Xx

Hi All

Nice to be back, thank you for all of your comments. I have noticed a lot of people talking about what they should and shouldn’t eat on fast days.

I have tried slimming world twice, both times I made the same mistake. I am a lover or pasta, rice, baked potatoes etc. the first time they had red and green days, I had 95% red days, the second time they had another option called extra easy, this was meant to be easy but again I found myself drawn to the original green days. I went with someone who did red days, I remember that she had 3 egg sandwiches for lunch! These were made with Danish bread and so relatively low in carbs, she had meat and veg in the evening she made curry sauce using stagg, come to think of it I have some in the cupboard as I think it must be time to get it out now!!

She lost many lbs within the first few weeks and in fact had soon got to her stone loss. I though three egg sandwiches excessive. Now we know that eggs aren’t bad for us, then the first time I did this we didn’t.

Me I lost a couple of lbs and then would gain and lose the same lb. does this sound familiar?

I know that when I started 5:2 I ate more veg and meat and I didn’t find myself wanting food, now I mix it up and when I have more carbs it starts me wondering what to have next.

Next week and maybe the end of this one where possible, I shall go back to what I did in the beginning and see if that makes the weight change faster.

Here are some links about carbs.

http://authoritynutrition.com/how-many-carbs-per-day-to-lose-weight/

Hi Audrey

Good luck on your fast day, are you doing one today? I am on one as well. Not liquid though. I will get back to the Wii though.

Hi Priscilla

Thank you for that, I haven’t got a food processor, I have a real lack of space in the kitchen so I have never had one. I am with you for liking spicy food. I like farm foods spicy chicken I had this almost every fast day for about 6 months. I also like the barbecue one but dislike the Chinese one so much that I gave it away to someone who loved it. It tasted as if it was coated in liquorice. It was aniseed, now I love aniseed balls but not the flavour on chicken. They are also really good value and I can just take them out the night before and pop then in the microwave as I am cooking the vegetables.

Hi Hemmy

No garlic for lunch then! Have a lovely time in Brighton that is only an hour away from me. I hope the weather improves, it is meant to rain today which it is but be much nicer tomorrow. It is only the south which have this band of rain though.

Are you going to anywhere nice when in Brighton?

Well done Beverly for surviving. Eat now when you feel you are hungry not out of habit. I always miss breakfast choosing instead to have a very late lunch or just maybe dinner. I love porridge but sometimes I have that in the evening as contrary to what is said it triggers my hunger.

The fast days will get easier.

Hope that many of you are having better weather than here.

Ginette

ps Ginette, it is chucking it down here and we are about a mile from Brighton.

Hi all

Go for a walk Audrey! Do something physical to take your mind off hunger. When you come back have a lovely hot drink (calorie free) and it will be almost dinner time. You can work through it!! Just imagine those tummy grumbles using up unwanted body fat 🙂

Beverley..well done on completing your FD! You need to take care of yourself while taking care of OH so nourish your body with good food choices.

Ginette..good to hear SM improving and great to have your regular contributions again 🙂

Celtic..thinking of you and Stu today xx

Hemmy..hope dentist appt went well. Brighton breakette sounds fab 🙂

Priscilla..hope all going well for you this week.

We now have wonderful sun after torrential rain this am and thunder at lunch!

FD for me today. Have swopped from usual Thurs as out to dinner tomorrow eve (a Quidsin deal)

Have a good day all 🙂

Karen
Xx

Last post is spam my security won’t let me open the link says it’s dangerous. ..I have reported it…

We have a small respite from the rain at the moment.

I hope the rain didn’t spoil your day Beverley.

I have just had a lovely meal of 3 heck sausages cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic and herbs and 2 eggs.

I have enough for a Belgian chocolate popcorn flavour hot chocolate later.

Glad everybody’s fast day is going well.

Ginette

Good morning all
Well 2 days in and feeling so upbeat! Sleeping like a log and another fast day today. Amazingly do not feel hungry but then did eat a massive amount of salad yesterday.
Ginette, don’t mind the rain but my beloved had taken the gutter down to change it on the front porch/loo and it got flooded! LOL A small blip in the great scheme of things.
You and Hemmy are doing so well and Audrey too. What an inspiration!
I am all fired up for today. May start Zumba again on Monday to burn some cals.
Hugs to all.
Beverley

Morning all,

FD here. I’m still in bed, watching TV and drinking Twinings lemon and ginger tea. It’s what I usually drink on FD’s. I’m terrible for forgetting my cups of tea and this one tastes good even if it goes cold.

I think I’m going to put my summer clothes away today 🙁 I don’t have enough wardrobe space to keep them out and need to put them in vacuum bags.

Husband is away for a few days so I’m missing my FD buddy. The cat is missing him more than me – she adores him and barely tolerates me!

Glad you are feeling so good Beverley – sounds like you are off to a flying start.

Morning Hemmy

I have taken to sharing fish and chips when we have them with my SM. I get her a pensioners portion and it works out really well as you can choose what size you want the fish but you don’t pay for the chips. This means that they only put a scoop full of chips in, this is plenty for two.

We may have them once every few weeks, before I would eat what I could one night and warm the chips up to have in a sandwich the next day, what bad habits!! I just hat waste…..

It has clouded over here and it seems as if summer has almost gone 🙁

Hi Beverley, I am glad you are sleeping well, sorry to hear about the porch though, driving rain is the worst for getting into buildings. Yes get into exercise while the urge is there.

Well done Audrey, a pound is good and maybe the start of more to come. Last week midweek I had lost three but on Saturday when I weigh there it was back again, so not counted!! Our weight fluctuates every week by a few pounds up and down, it is interesting to see but annoying that it doesn’t show up on weigh day!! The popcorn hot chocolate was a bit sweet. I have a few more to go yet as they were half priced. I usually go for mint or some of the other flavours. I bought it in Tesco if anybody is interested. I only shop there once in a while.

Hi Priscilla

Yes I forget mine as well, I just pop it in the microwave and it tastes just the same. I don’t like waste. My son told me once when I had to throw some chicken away that that bird had given up its life for nothing!! I have never done it again, so true. It’s like use by dates, they always give a few days leeway but people will throw things away. If a tomato has gone by its best before date you can tell if it is still good just by looking. I am wary over meat products though. Youghurts can go way over and still be good.

Sorry your fast day buddy is away, maybe you can try some recipes out while he is away, this is low calorie ones of course.

Anyone having fast day? I was hoping to go low carbs for a while, I ordered my shopping two weeks ago and there is no chance of this. I obviously ordered it on a hungry day.

Have a good day all, I have a friend coming later I haven’t seen for a couple of months so will be catching up with news before going to see Pam (SM).

Ginette

Hi Ginette

Yes, sharing is a good idea … will suggest that to Kristy as she usually fetches them. Mine you not sure what she would think to it because she does love her food. lol At 5ft 8ins she can get away with being a 14 and looking a 12 with her long legs. lol
Like you I absolutely hate waste. Some times I say maybe that veg etc is on its last legs .. she will just throw and say its run away.lol

I have just bought the sesame seed crispbreads from Aldi you had mentioned. 32 cals and they look quite chunky .. 69p will try them tonight.
As I like simple quick food on my FD days thought I could have 3 plus 1oz cheese .. pickled onions for lunch and that wouldn’t be too bad. Found the best pickles after homemade are Garner from Sainsbury’s.. real old fashioned taste.Xx

Felt good today made an extra effort with myself feeling excited. Mum said I looked very slim lolol Mothers…. bless her and had a nice compliment from the young waitress about some long earrings I dug out that were yonks old.

Celtic. Sorry you didn’t get all the answers you both wanted yesterday but at least things are going on by the sound of it, hopefully they will be able to get all results in and work to the good for Stu. Trouble is with hospital there always seems to be endless waiting from different departments to tie things up together.

Hope your FD is going well and you enjoy your stew. Xx

Enjoy your evening Brit lovelies … Together we stand and we are not going to fall. Xx

Hi Hemmy

snacking on a quarter of a ‘foodie market’ spelt and muesli crispbreads from aldi, so tasty, but very hard, certainly a trial for teeth.

My goodness all this hospital stuff.

CelticCrow hope husband is sorted out soon, glad ct scan was ok, and you have not got long to wait for appointment.

Milena, good grief what’s happened at your house, all this sickness you must be fed up of it by now. I hope everyone is better soon! Sorry to hear your fast day has gone badly but at least you are still under your tdee. Sometimes I think the world conspires against us all. Keep on drinking the water it will soon be time for bed! There is always tomorrow to fast again!

Beverley, how is your fast day going?

Hemmy, still cheerleading what an upbeat person you are always positive! Glad your mum noticed your weight loss x

Ginette enjoy your curry,

Keep in touch

Audrey

Hope its good news tomorrow Beverly. Got through Fd today with liads of water, tea a stick of celery and some quorn, mushroom courgette celery carrot , fresh tomato and butterbean stew. Enough to put in the freezer for four more portions. Take care all.

Beverley,
Hope it’s good news tomorrow let us know pls.

Milena I have found the drawback to B2B I can’t stop eating today, have eaten lots and lots and now feel quite ill, oh where did my good intentions of this morning go! Ah well tomorrow is another day!

CelticCrow sounds like you have had a good day today well done.

I am off to the van tomorrow afternoon, let’s hope it’s sunny in Wales!

Audrey

Hi All

As Hemmy says so many people with hospital appointments. It is so good to have your health. Although I have small problems I think I am one of the lucky ones.

I have recorded Dr Foster but I haven’t had time to watch it yet.

Curry was a nice change. Back to fast day again tomorrow. Is anyone else fasting?

Celtic I hope you have a good loss.

Audrey enjoy your caravan, it is meant to be a nice weekend during the day but a bit chilly at night time.

Weather tomorrow is a bit hit and miss. I am home again so a nice relaxing day I hope.

Ginette

Good morning friends hope all is well with you and yours. Xx

Audrey have a lovely relaxing away time in Wales. So very pretty there.

Don’t worry too much about this weeks weight.
I know easier said than done when you have pulled out all the stops so to speak… but you are doing brilliantly. Xx

Beverley hope all goes well for hubby today. Thinking about you. Xx

Hi Ginette Glad that curry was tasty just nice before a FD.

I don’t watch much TV.. love reading and of course computer but Dr Foster is looking to be good. Missed first one caught up on iPlayer.

About 5 2 I have to confess as yet I have not read or seen anything about Michael.. not sure of his other name. Lots keep quoting him on the other threads.

Does he say to do 5 3.. 5 4 BtB etc Just a thought as I laughed at Mum yesterday saying she was old fashioned because when I said I would try something to speed it up her remark was ” I wouldn’t mess it around …its says 5 2 so that’s what you should do … or it may not work.” Lol I did laugh but later it did get me thinking. What are your thoughts Ginette.

Hope you have a good FD day. Xx

Well guys from today this cottage is a alcohol free Zone for a month. Lolol

Kristy has got herself through the gym a personal trainer. He is gorgeous apparently and doesn’t come cheap. Lol So not sure if we are cutting down for health or to pay for him. Anyway, it really suits me and so pleased she is taking this option now. I may get some tips as he is all about eating the right food..

Have a great day Brit lovelies … united altogether.. we will all be there when the flag drops. Xx

Morning all
Feeling lousy with this cold and not hungry yet. What a plus! Yesterday FD went well plus it helped that I took a long hard look in the full length mirror that I usually avoid like the plague. LOL NOT nice. A strange shape too! I am so determined with this I have surprised myself and feel much better too for not being overloaded with food. Long may it last.

My mantra is, stay strong, think positive and persevere.

Hemmy, thanks for the vibes. Well received and all others kind words. Really needed as Neil should be back with news from the hospital within a couple of hours. Then celebrations hopefully. Good job it’s not a FD!!!!!!

Audrey, have a lovely weekend.

Beverley

Priscilla keep on running hehe made me smile, have a lovely day with your daughter.

Hemmy, his name is Michael mosley if you google him it will lead you to the diet. …worth trying to see the horizon programme if you can find it …it’s very interesting. I think perhaps kirsty may end up more interested in the trainer than the training hehe lol x

Beverley I hope it’s good news from hospital, let us know please and try to stay strong….

I am still chocolate free, 12 days to go….

Keep in touch everyone

Audrey

Hi Audrey Xx

Thanks for that will try to catch up on Michael Mosley.

Do so wish daughter would find a nice man. Lol 36 this Xmas not a grandchild in sight. Thinks men are all a lot of hassle. This rate she will never leave home comforts.

Getting dressed now.. not looking at any more posts. Lolol

Have a lovely time Audrey xx

Good evening Friends .. hope all is well with you and yours. X

What a beautiful day makes you so happy and blessed.

Blackberries … sloes all ready for the picking. This year is just running away from us. I always pick and freeze lots of blackberries.. just gently poached in a little honey makes a lovely compote for natural yogurt.

Of course I also make sloe gin ( well of course I would). lol Wonderful.. just like a liquor nothing resembling gin when completed. . Wonderful tot on a cold day at Xmas.

Well how is everyone doing. Ginette that meal sounded lovely… Sorry to hear it is raining with you. x

Feast day for me today but went very gently . This week I haven’t had the munchies at all… but eating well.

Tonight was our first time of going wine free for 1 month. Kristy very inspired at the moment by her young Adonis trainer. Lol He is very into looking after the body with good food… and of course wine free.

Hope everyone had a lovely day … .All together We can do this.
Don’t forget Brit lovelies.

What we do today will improve all our tomorrows. Xx

Hi I hope no one minds me joining you?

My name is Monica and I live in Yorkshire. Today is my first fast day, I’m new to the site and new to 5:2 as a whole so I’m just finding my way at present. I was diagnosed with hypothyroid 3 weeks ago and started on levothyroxine – life is pretty miserable at the moment but I’m assured it will get better and I’ll feel “normal” again soon!

I used to be a nice slim 10st and size 8-10, I used to run and do Zumba 4 times a week. Now I do nothing because I don’t have the energy and I’ve got 2st 6lbs to lose. My bmi is almost 31. My plan for today is as follows:

B: porridge (lighterlife low cal porridge bought from superdrug) with raspberries and blueberries.
L: weightwatchers chicken soup with 6 melba toast
D: 2 morrisons stuffed mushrooms

Total = 515kcal

Lots of green tea and water through the day and might try do my 30 day shred dvd if i can find some energy (I go on holiday to turkey in 29 days time so I’d like to at least tone up and not be as wobbly for then!)

Does this sound ok for a fast day? I bought some of the lighterlife fast products in case im out and about and need something quick but dont really want to base my whole fast day around them. Its all put into my fitness pal but because im under the minimum of 1000 cals it wont let me “complete” my diary.

Sorry for the ramble, look forward to chatting with you all,
Monica

Good morning friends hope all is well with you. X

Hi Ginette sounds like you ended up with a brilliant FD yesterday. Well done you. Good job you had the sausages in they do sound tasty. Enjoy your day. Xx

Welcome Monica x You seem all sorted for a good first day. On the way to looking good for your holiday.

Lots of fab people here and so knowledgeable. Ginette .. Audrey.. Milena. they with all help you along the journey. I am relatively new and learning so much from them.

Hope you are feeling better soon …you sound wonderfully positive so you are half way there.
Looking forward to sharing your journey.x

Hope everyone is doing well whether fasting or feasting … on my own today so will try for a very sensible but enjoyable day. ( that’s the plan) lol
Next fast Monday .

Have a good happy day Brit friends .. We can do this … when the going gets tough the Brit lovelies get going. Yay Xx