DF thanks for your company yesterday, isn’t it funny it seems easier when someone else is fasting too..
I too am not very hungry today… hope it lasts for me! 😉
Back later have a great day enjoy your afternoon off
Aud x
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Morning All…
Up early Steve away on his motorbike doing three clues in Northumberland …I am meeting up with daughter early then out for lunch…won’t be too bad as she is trying to loose some pounds before she goes on holiday…
Looks like rains on it’s way…Steve said no…he could be out the way before it starts..
I have weighed in and back to bang in the middle maintaining zone…silly boy had an early breakfast and forgot to jump on the scales…so I am taking it he is the same…
We will see what we are doing next week as fasts go….having a couple of NFD’s now …
Rowena…
Good you had a good finish yesterday…enjoying your swimming with your niece. I hate not sleeping I could be quite grumpy..hope you have a better nights sleep tonight…
Audrey..
Good luck with today…eating day for us…
Enjoy your birthday celebrations and lovely to get the family together whatever you are doing…Have a lovely Birthday…
Sally..
I never have done b2b but I have been nearly to goal for 8 months…just need the push after visitors to get it back down to maintaining weight…although Steve is maintaining he could do with another stone off and I cannot get him moving…we have had two weeks doing 2 x b2b and he’s moved a bit…it’s not too bad doing it, hungry at times…..We go on holiday in September ..when we come back we are going to start swimming to strengthen Steve’s legs ( two new knees) and see if the excerise will move his weight and I possibly need toning….5.2 is great for moving the weight but it slows down when you get to the last 7 lbs you have to keep going…
DF..
Thanks for your support it’s lovely we can all help each other….enjoy your afternoon off making a lovely long weekend…
Hemmy..
Enjoy the garden and the weekend…will Mum be coming?
Kay..
Enjoy your second bit to your camping weekend…hope the weathers drier…
Hope Ellie is back to herself after the op…
Have a lovely day Brits…will be back later pm..
Jean x
Good afternoon FB Brits hope all is well with you and yours. Xx
Weather here seems like the start of Autumn already … need the sun again. Lol
Well done Sym getting back to your happy weight level. You have done so well .. not easy when entertaining. Xx
Well done yesterdays fasters and good luck anyone today. Xx
Just had a disappointing cheese salad sandwich … the bread although from only yesterdays shop didn’t taste too fresh. I had been so looking forward to it too. At least the peach was lovely.
Have you noticed how when you have not eaten for a while … me since last night at 6pm … you really want nice tasty good food. It seems your tastebuds are very alert and conscious of what you are eating. Lol.
Will need to sort out a very tasty dinner to compensate.
Things are looking up with my social life girls… lolol.. I was asked to go for a pub lunch on Tues by one friend and another asked to go to a new tea shop that’s opened in the village. Decisions decisions. Lol.
DF enjoy a lovely long week-end you deserve it. Have a few wines. Xx
Aud… I can just smell that pea and ham soup … wish that had been my lunch. Lol. Enjoy it. Xx
Sal… you are right blackberrys tart at the moment … just need to pick at the right time for the lovely taste. Xx
What’s happened to Mrs O … we all could do with a G&T it Is Friday after all.
Take care all out little corner … Brit Lovelies..
It is ok to be different. We all don’t have to be the same. We are all made equally. As long you are sweet hearted, you don’t have anything to worry about. Its what’s in the heart Not our appearances. Xx
Hi all. IvE had a wonderful day. Picked niece up at 11 and didn’t drop her off til 4. We went to my gym swimming. Went in the outside pool as well as inside. Had great fun. Then had drink and snack. Then popped to my dad’s to deal with the post as he’s gone to Devon to see his new grandson. Then we grabbed an ice lolly and took Cooper for a lovely sunny walk. Met some other greyhounds who live at the opposite end of my street and had a long chat. Never spoken to them before. They were really pleasant. Feeling really chilled out. Weather has turned around today, it’s really lovely. Long may it last.
Fancy a cold one now. Would love a rum and pepsi max with lime squeezed in. Mmmmmm.
Afternoon All….
I have had a lovely day out, a sandwich and a piece of Bakewell tart one of the best I have tasted. Just nice having a chat…
Poor Steve ..problem with his bike, so limped back home sorted the problem and just had a two hour ride out locally..
Hemmy…
Busy girl everyone wanting you it’s so nice….lovely to be socialising again…it does feel a bit like autumn…I was suggesting to change our duvet up to 4.5 tog as a bit chilly but haven’t as yet…back in my jeans instead of shorts..☹️…it’s not been the best of summers although when hot it’s hot but changes so quickly.
Audrey..
How are you doing?…a sweaty Betty on the Wi…burn those calories…you haven’t been on that for a bit..
Enjoy your soup tonight…keep strong..
Rowena..
What a lovely day you have had…swimming and relaxing…I may be with you tonight cracking a vino open..
Have a good weekend Brits..
Jean x
Just spent 45 mins on phone to sky…😬😬😬… not happy bunny..
Fast day has gone really well a lot less difficult than yesterday.. .
I am on 450 kcal for the day really happy with that. I have however got my crumpets out for my lunch tomorrow haha lol..
Sounds like we have all had a good day.
Going for a bath soon. Will be back tomorrow
Audrey x
Well done Aud … That’s the way to go. You’ll enjoy the crumpet tomoz. Lolol. Xxxx
Sym …sounds like a nice Friday for you. That bake well tart sounds glorious… love it. Ended up a really good day although 4 slices of bread… just had scrambled eggs on toast … some lovely golden plums from my neighbours tree. Now enjoying some Ciders.
Hope everyone is having a good day too. Xxxx
Morning All…
Dashing off this morning to Manchester to catch up with family….back pm..
After our eating day of yesterday I feel fine and slim 😀…think we are allowed after 8 fasts in two weeks!
As Big Booty would say you can’t put weight on in one day…a treat and that’s it!…line drawn….
We are going for 4 fasts again this week but if anything crops up we will let it go, again if we go over by 100 cals fine…as long as 2 days are done properly…
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend..
Jean x
Hi all
I can eat today phew !!
It wasn’t as hard as I thought doing my b2b but I am glad it’s over with.
Meal out tomorrow with my family, arguments already don’t you love families eh… wish I hadn’t suggested meal now but thank goodness it’s not the whole weekend..
Will be back when I can have a great weekend everyone
Audrey x
Morning ladies. Well done on your perseverance.
Today I am meeting a friend for coffee then depending on weather cutting the hedge. It’s out of control but as it keeps raining it’s not drying out enough to do it successfully with out cutters. Will also need to pop to town to get ingredients for later.
Made felafels last night. Had them with olives, hummus and flatbreads. Was yummy.
Evening All..
Have had a lovely day catch up with Steve’s Sister and daughter….
Lovely lunch out with daughter and boyfriend .. he asked if they could get married and announced their engagement….his mum and dad joined us. We are very pleased he seems to be good for her…..wedding next year.
Audrey…
Enjoy your meal out tomorrow with family…hope all settles down…
Rowena..
Enjoy the rest of your day and beefburgers…
FD for us tomorrow…a lovely sunny evening…
Jean x
Hi Girls. Xxxx
Aud .. Hope all goes well with family lunch tomorrow. Families what are they like… seems like we all suffer from them. lol.
Sym… Whoop whoop a wedding in the air. What a lovely guy to ask permission…says it all for me… and I bet you and Steve too. Lucky Daughter.
A wedding outfit to sort now… Xxxx
Had a lovely day here although the weather was iffy . Tonight a Aldi big salmon fishcake with M&S wedges .. peas and grilled tomatoes .. a lemon parsley mayo. Simple inexpensive food just put in the oven. A whole site tastier than many an expensive meal. Lol.
Have a lovely evening all. Xxxx
Morning All…
Bright day…looks like iron fence painting this morning 😩 Horrible faffing job, maybe starting at a tall gate and one garden side both of us 2 hours…
Audrey…
Up early for you enjoy the family lunch…hoping squabbles have calmed down…it’s like a ball first me and I have thrown it to you 😬
Hemmy..
Step daughter 45 now….Boyfriend asked Steve to marry her at 18, house bought and wedding fell through too young…met again last year just had a coffee no strings catch up and went from there…he’s seems very nice and also his parents. See what the new year brings…
Kay..
Enjoy your camping weekend hope the weathers better for you all…
Having a two meal day so will be low not fast day….
Have a lovely day everybody..
Jean x
How did it get to Monday so soon! Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Mine was busy, car shows! Yesterday was the VW one, my favourite 🙂 Probably eaten more than I should this weekend, but not ridiculously so.
FD today, fingers crossed its easier than Thursday’s was last week lol!
Have a great day everyone, who else is fasting with me today?
xx
Hi all,
Im finally back to normal after 2 camping trips and other stuff.
Unfortunately my weight isnt back to normal 🙁 I have lost my way and managed to pile the weight back on so quickly….I am really annoyed with myself for letting it happen and having no self discipline.
The good thing is that Im still here in the group so will be able to get back on track now…starting today, with a fast!
Im going to have a read over the more recent posts now to catch up with whats been happening and how everyone is.
Catch you all later. Send me some ‘be strong’ vibes for todays fast please! Although I feel so uncomfortable I am actually looking forward to fasting!
Kay x
Morning All..
Bright day after rain over night…
Both fasting today and joining the mass…..I ended cooking a Sunday dinner yesterday, we didn’t do lunch..all in all a low day maybe under 1000 cals we had a small wine each to finish the bottle.
Kay..
Let’s get you back on track you know the weight soon comes off if you can get your head around it…sending you lots of vibes today…..you have had a break two lovely weekends, catch-up with friends that’s life..😀
Audrey..
Let have a good fast day before your birthday tomorrow….definitely high calorie day tomorrow.lol.lol
DF..
You have had a busy lovely weekend too…why was we painting ☹️….
Sally…
12 days to holiday…all your clothes laid out mine would be…so not to forget anything….go away enjoy yourself and come back and get the weight on track again….off for Xmas…lol..lol
Rowena..
How you doing….are you with us today..
Hemmy..
Have you had a busy weekend? Mum about with you, does she see you every weekend or occasionally?
Mrs O, Sarah, Tammy, Jo, Ellie, Lynne, Joe, Minols a few missing are you still with us?? Pop by…😀
Out and about shopping ….away from the kitchen and food…
Jean x
….caught up with the posts now…..quite a few peeps missing from the group….maybe just the busy summer time….
Jean and Audrey….btb fasts…eek!! So you do 2 consecutive days of 500ish cals?
Ive decided to do a non food FD…I really need it and think it will be ok to do, as lots of stuff in the house and garden to do….my poor veg and plants have suffered from me being away.
I need to shift about 10lbs (again) to get back to roughly where I was on the edge of my maintenance target. Its scarey how quickly I just lost it and overate without the usual walking to compensate :-/
Hopefully a few of those pounds will drop off quickly in the next few days before they take a hold….
Right kettle on for a cuppa and knuckle down to some work.
Good luck everyone with today! I’ll be back here soon to check in and pick up some more of those helpful strong vibes 🙂
Kay x
Well so far I’ve had about 45 calories – some blackberries for breakfast. I usually try not to eat anything until 2ish but I did a gym class and felt like a needed a little something beforehand. There’s half a can of chickpeas in the fridge so trying to think of some creative way of using them for lunch…
Hi beautiful brits!
I am still here 🙂 lovely to hear everyone being out and about – I haven’t been camping for ages Kay. So much fun and I will have to get the tent out before the summer ends (has summer even started?!)
I went back to the 16:8 a few weeks ago and goodness the weight dropped quickly. Got back to my lowest weight before I had the op which I was surprised at. Our bodies remember 🙂 Unfortunately the legs flared up and I needed to take some rest and the weight is creeping back. However, I know it will come off again when I get back onto it. Went back to work only 5 days after the op on the legs and I did way too much too soon. Still have to remind myself I am in recovery evening though it’s coming up to 4 weeks since the op. The 7 inch scars are looking amazing too-they may completely fade. But I think I am finally seeing the legs getting back to normal since Saturday – only a little bit of swelling now on ankles and feet and I can finally sleep on my side and walk down the stairs normally (but slowly)! Little win but so happy.
So, I also need to get back on it! Ian and I went to see wedding venues the last few days and I need to get the weight off for the wedding and beyond. Ian is getting into a really healthy mindset which was me a few years ago – we have kefir fermenting as we speak and flaxseed on the kitchen counter-he is putting me to shame as I used to be passionate about trying new health foods! Going to get back into 16:8 or 5:2 slowly though.
Anyone else wanting to get back into weight loss etc after slipping over summer? Xxx
Hi all.
NFD for me. Will do 16.8. Just been to yoga. Loved it. There’s a guy here now to finish off the kitchen surfaces and the bottom bits (forgot what they’re called) of the cupboards. Craig popped out for an hour. When he’s back I’ll go into stdio and paint. Started a Han solo one for my bro yesterday to go with the marty mcfly he asked for.
Think we’re having healthy chicken curry later. Be strong fasters. I’m fasting tomorrow.
Afternoon All…
We got out of the house over lunch for a couple of hours….just having a coffee now…having our bacon and egg with tomatoes tonight it seems a lot but in the calorie count… Steve enjoys it so again tonight.
Gone B and M bargains, think they are all over the country…we found an outside stacker chair cover for the garden..keep them clean and dry….got all sorts of things, from bird seed to sun cream, passport wallet..£65 worth of goods 😬
Kay..
We are trying to do b2b twice a week all this month…although failed yesterday on a low day…lol…good intentions …just trying to kick start and we have a holiday pending in September…also away for 4 days in Blackpool in a couple of weeks, so we won’t manage it then…
DF…
Hope you get out for your walk..weathers pretty good here at moment.
Sally..
Well done on your day a gym class done and calories down….
Jo…
Glad you seem to be coming around …still take it steady while you are repairing …wedding venues any dates set yet?….all very exciting …..
Rowena..
Yoga you have to be flexible ..something I always fancied but I am not supple…
What would you call a healthy chicken curry?..any naan or roti’s…brown rice?….I have only started eating currys this last couple of years….never really counted the calories…do you cut some things out..
Possibly not use the double cream I use….😂
Well all strong here another three hours to go to eat…..lol
Jean x
Jean it is a recipe from Patrick Holford who is a nutritionist. I have quite a few of his books. No there won’t be any cream! I’ll do it with brown rice. It has coconut milk in it and spices, onion, chicken. Can’t remember all ingredients without looking.
I’m reading on the sofa with a sleepy dog next to me. Could quite happily drop off myself too!!
Jo, glad that things are slowly getting there for you.
Rowena, I used to go to yoga once a week, loved it. When we moved couldnt find anywhere close enough to try that sounded appealing. Would have to start from scratch again now as definitely not flexible any more!
DF, did you manage a walk? Its been raining most of the afternoon here, so not motivated to go anywhere.
Ive managed to get through the day. Just had a splash of milk in a coffee to count as food!
Going to plan for tomorrows food and count the cals, aiming for 800 I think. And a 500 cal fast on Wednesday. That should kick start things a bit!
Enjoy your healthy light dinners, I’ll be going for a shower in a bit, whilst Neil cooks and eats his dinner..lol
X
We have finished here …going all good…460 cal for me…small milk as usual before bed..
Kay..
Yes 4 fasts last two weeks….looks like 3 this week although looks like daughter is coming Thursday so that throws a pigeon in…and grandsons 18th birthday buffet on Sunday. Must do 2 at least!
You have had a good day…..hard to get back into if you have been missing a bit…never tried drinks only, Steve would give me too much grief, not worth it..
Rowena..
Looking about on line found a few curry recipes, some only 200 cals not counting rice, its a thought for a NFD if you miss lunch wouldn’t be so bad..must have my roti…lol…usually have it on my Friday day off so don’t count but not as bad as I thought.
Jean x
I’m not a massive curry person but I do make them occasionally. Not too hot. Though this one has a whole chilli in it. Oh dear! I’ve put a grated courgette in it too to up the veg.
Pilates tomorrow and will aim to do a spin class before that too.
Finished my book club book today. Was a children’s book – Howl’s moving castle. Really enjoyed it!!!
Not meeting for a week so will just read a few magazines I have until then.
Yay happy birthday Audrey – definitely no fasting today!
I fasted yesterday, stuck to the letter and hey presto, gained 1 lb this morning – grr. I think it takes another day to register the result of a FD on the scales actually so hoping for a better result tomorrow. Not very motivating but maybe I shouldn’t weigh myself every day…I just love recording any weight loss on my tracker!
Love the pics on fb Audrey! Have a wonderful day.
FD for me. A busy one too. Body pump followed by pilates. Prob won’t be able to walk tomorrow after pump if it’s anything like it used to be when I was a regular. Then home and shower by 2 when my dad is bringing my niece for me to have for a few hours.
We need to pop to halfords to pick up a bike battery, go to the post office to post some hand made gift wrap someone has bought from me and then watch beauty and the Beast on dvd!!!!
Morning All..
A very rainy day here…a lazy day Steve’s back a bit sore with the fence painting….jobs on my own today…lol
Jumped on the scales this morning and jumped off quick…I know we had a heavy two days but I thought not that bad…then you think back on what you have had…
A bottle of wine shared, a block of chocolate each, a magnum, a meal out, a 14″ square dish of rhubarb crumble and a pint custard shared 😬 Granola choc buns, a few…..oh dear a big slip…😩😩
Line drawn…glad we got a few fasts in…lol
DF…
Thought we had done well..😬..scales say different…lol…glad yours was easier than the last one..
Kay..
Well done on the 3 lbs down hope we follow…
Sally ….
A bit like us hoping tomorrow better..strange I feel slim!
Rowena..
Enjoy time with your niece…hope the films good…
Hemmy..
What have you planned today….busy?
Jean x
What an awful day……48 hours of non stop rain….a bit nippy as well..until lunch time tomorrow..
Still a good excuse to blitz up stairs done it really well ….sent Steve off to buy his bike bits….so I could do it my way…..Audrey will know what I mean….😀
All quiet on here…hope you are all ok..
Rowena has got me in the mood for a curry……buttered chicken for us tonight…yummy, I like this one, I had it in Delhi a few times last year….then I found the recipe very much like I had.
Jean x
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