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Morning. Had lovely day yesterday. Went to a lovely pub called the elephants nest. Found it last time we were here. Sat in beautiful garden and had lunch and a cold fruit cider just staring at the scenery. Then went into Tavistock.
Today is sunny again. Going to be 24 apparently. Off to Hay Tor. Pub lunch then walk. Usual tues and Thurs for us for fasting this week.
Hope you all have sun too and gave a relaxing day. Xx
Afternoon All…
Hoping everybody is enjoying the sun…
Audrey…
Enjoy Claudious sounds a bit heavy for me….lol…rest up…..Steve’s not too bad, it’s knocking about as I say…a bit of a warning…
Rest day me NO….cleaning up stairs big time…smells lovely now…a cup of tea and then downstairs…sit out later maybe…
Missing lunch today and chicken sandwiches for tonight…making it a low day…FD tomorrow..
Rowena..
Holiday sounds just right…enjoy your cider and lunch…
Jean x
Morning All..
A lovely sunny lazy day for us…
We are fasting with Audrey today, anyone else?…….a few will move it over to Tuesday..
Well it’s a good job we are not going on holiday this morning and we have a week to go…..M62 closed in both directions no chance of getting to the airport….Houston Airport closed due to Hurricane Harvey, that will be closed at least to Wednesday…9′ sea surge expected due to all the rain and to full moon and high seas…
Harvey is now a Tropical storm moving to Louisiana all schools closed today…..keep safe everyone especially to my family….we don’t want last years floods again….
Audrey…
Hope you are feeling a better with your back…soon be injection time..Friday..
Have a good Bank Holiday Monday all…
Jean x
HI all
Anyone else on a fast today…not a bank holiday up here, so business as usual for me!
Hope you’re family are alright, jean…I remember last year’s floods were a worrying time.
Rowena – your quiet holiday sounds wonderful! I love my boy, but I do miss those idyllic quiet cottage holidays – and actually, to be perfectly fair, the rot set in when I married…OH not really into mooching around with books, slow walk to coffee shop/pub and so on!
Hospital update – mother doing better, head full of strange sensations as her body tries to figure out what to do with all the space – I imagine it a little like when I moved out of a wee flat into a proper house, until the new suite arrived it felt kind of, well, spacious! I suspect there will be a barrage of assessments tomorrow when everyone comes back off the long weekend, and then maybe we’ll know more about the long-term prognosis. We’re optimistic that we’ll soon be back to just the usual level of family madness ( we know how to deal with that!) and nothing degenerative.
Meanwhile, going to cope with my FD by dropping in to the local primary school at lunchtime – 300 screaming kids usually distracts me from needing to eat, and will be good to catch up on their summer holidays.
Aud – hope you can control your world from the sofa.
Mx
Hi minols
Both myself and Jean plus Steve are joining you so you are not alone on your fast day. I am doing ok so far so good, not eaten anything yet. I have got a soup from the freezer for my meal tonight and some stewed fruit for pudding, I am doing ok on the sofa but have got an unwelcome visitor a great big spider Sat looking at me from across the room! I HATE SPIDERS!!!.. let’s hope it stays where it is and doesn’t come any closer!
Glad mum is recovering, such a worry enjoy your day.
Kay are you about? Hope you are doing ok.
Keep in touch everyone remember that together we are stronger
Audrey x
Hi everyone – am a UK (Manchester) newbie here, joining you on the 5:2, with my second fast day being today. Tummy rumbling right now, had an oatcake so far today. I have some blueberries & soya yogurt planned, as well as homemade cabbage soup and a small veg stir-fry for later.
Also, I’m on holiday in Anglesey, so feel this is a little bit of test, my boyfriend has his holiday munchies in the cupboard! Luckily we’re self-catering as at my parents’ static caravan!
I have another fast day planned this week. Have decided not to be too strict on the non-fast days, being as it’s a holiday. We’ve had wine and gin! But hopefully the fasting will at least stave off any weight gain and get me used to what it is I need to do.
Anyway, just saying hello, really 🙂
Hello and welcome to you missusmop… I am from crewe so not too far away from you and I also have a caravan on Anglesey, although a touring van not a static.
We are a friendly group of Brits although our numbers have depleted a little over the holidays… if you need help or advice just shout out. Stay strong, a fast is only one day you can do this..
Enjoy your holiday and keep in touch
Audrey x
Afternoon All…
Fasting going ok here…not too bad hunger wise…
Minols..
Hoping everything goes ok with Mum when the doctors have been to see her…it must be strange having the ‘space’ there, I can see why she has strange feelings…poor mum 💕💕
Enjoy school today 300 children will keep you off eating…lol
Audrey..
Put a up side down glass on the spider at least you know where it is…until Ian comes home.
Steve moved so fast the other night I thought he was unwell and needed the toilet…he thought a mouse had come in it was a huge spider…I am petrified of them…he moved it quick.
I spray the house all around the edges but waiting for Oscar to go home then I will..don’t know if it would make him ill…
Just showered him and hairdried him and sat outside reading quite nice here…
MrsMop….lol…love the name..
Welcome to our corner always nice to have a newcomer…shout if you need help someone is always about…we (me and hubby) have just had a cup of tea, normally we get hungry about 3 pm…eggs tonight for us, don’t know which way yet, maybe with bacon and tomatoes Steve quite enjoys it that way..
Well back to the book…sun is now just catching me, need my sun hat..Steve messing in the garage..
Jean x
Hi Jean…envious of the sunshine – pretty grey up here today. Got side-tracked and decided the kids would keep until Wednesday, instead I followed stuff about Machu Picchu and trekking through the inter-web. not at all ready for this, but quite excited!
Hi MrsM – brave starting FDs on holiday! Bodes well for you in the future.
I’ll be off to get my wee boy from school in a few minutes, and having been away Fri/Sat and working all yesterday, I will have to drag him off to do the shopping as nothing was bought for this week while I was away and the cupboard are bare. Hoping I have the will power to stick to Bovril and oatcakes for tea, and then I need something to keep my hands busy…maybe ironing?
I taught myself to be calm about spiders, and was firmly in the ‘crush’em and flush’em’ school of coping, and then the OH came along. Not only teetotal but also a believer in insect rights…so now I have to do ‘trap and re-home’! And actually, since the boy got added into the mix, we now have to look at everything with an attitude of ‘interested inquiry’…and I’m beginning to get quite fascinated by beasties (draw the line at cockroaches and locusts!)
Mx
Minols…
Quite hot now ..sorry…ventured inside to cool down…brought Oscar in as I have kept him outside with me, so he’s a sleep inside too…he smells much better after his shower and blow dry…😂
We have just had a coffee I was getting a bit hungry ….
Re spiders…my American grandchildren collect things, Zack has a bug box, little Charlotte joins him and wanted to give me things so I had to be careful what they were…😩..Zack is interested in strange things, the nurse took two syringes of blood out of his arm he was watching her…he then wanted the blood back to take home because it was his!!..he was about 6.
They are funny but I see his point..
You must be getting excited about your trek, time you got yourself organised, with your bits and pieces. Then the boys have to be organised too…will they manage on their own?..about the 1st October I think?
Our holiday airport is flooded until at least Thursday..will we get away..😩…!
Jean x
Quick one to let you know I’m with you fasters today. I had an egg and some blueberries an hour ago and will defrost some of that chicken cacciatore for dinner. I roasted some cauli and broccoli with olive oil and rosemary but I have no idea how many calories they have so will save them for tomorrow. Today is not so bad but it doesn’t feel as eqsy as last week. I hope it’s not a trend…
MrsMop, I hope it stays easy for you. I’m new to this, started last week but the trousers are getting looser already.
Jean, I hope your family is safe and you do get to go in hols.
Back to the boys now; have a lovely low calorie evening everyone! 🙂
Geo
Hi…
All finished for the day now…roll on breakfast..😀
Geo, Audrey, Minols and MrsMop, all going good I hope…nearly there
Geo..
Thanks, we will know more about Saturday…..it looks really terrible in Houston…in Louisiana the schools are closed and now hubbys office is closed he has been sent home…🤞It’s moving very slowly east..
Rowena…
Good luck for tomorrow hard when away…is your OH doing 5.2 with you?
Looks like another lovely day for you at the reservoir…
Jean x
Morning all,
Hope you had a nice bank holiday weekend 🙂 I was going to fast yesterday, but it was my dad’s birthday and when I called round, mum had made sandwiches and cakes, and oh well … never mind. It was lovely, but I’m having my FD today now instead. Much easier when I’m at work.
I’ll catch up on posts shortly, I just wanted to put it out there that I’m fasting today, makes me accountable lol!
Hope your all doing well.
Back later xx
Morning All…
Drizzle here…Oscar probably won’t want to walk!
NFD for us..keeping thoughtful..may try Geo’s recipe for the chicken in tomato sauce with rice, a bit of a twist depending what I have in…
Steve has lost his pound which he put on last week over the weekend, pleased on that..I am still the same….and me doing all this dog walking!!!
DF..
Hope your day goes well at work..a short week 😀…have a good fast day……Dads Birthday sounded as if it was a good get together…special times enjoy them ….
Audrey…
Hope you are ok and your backs calming down…
You had a bad fast day hungry or eating?…😬
Kicking our heels not doing much today at the moment….we will see..
Have a good day all the fasters…stay strong…
Jean x
I had a good fast day yesterday, husband made chicken schnitzels for dinner and I resisted. I put on 800g over the weekend, almost 2 pounds, and I got rid of them yesterday.
Since I started fasting I stopped eating breakfast. Maybe the stomach gets smaller, I don’t know but I don’t feel like eating until 11.30-12.
We have the 12 months immunisation today and then we’re off to a farm/park for the rest of the day. I have packed some schnitzels (can’t wait to have one), loads of fruit and some coconut treats 🙂
Jean – I’m sure all that walking has/will have an effect. If not on the scale surely with the measuring tape.
Dragon Fly – good luck today!
Audrey…
Some days are just like that…I think been away eating more at times makes you in that hungry mode…have a better day today…
Geo…
Enjoy the farm and all the treats …the children will enjoy the day…hope the jab doesn’t upset the baby…feed back on the coconut bites 😀 hope you like them….
Finished the walk, drizzle nearly almost stopped….
Jean x
Morning.
Yes jean he is doing it with me. Makes it easier.
We’re having a lazy day today. Reading and drinking lots! We’ll take the furry one put later. She is also having a duvet day!!!
Shame the forecast for the rest of the week has deteriorated.
Looking forward to seeing my bro and nephews tomorrow.
Good luck to whoever else is with me today!!!
Hi all
Late dropping by today. Yesterday went really quite well – felt quite full after my Bovril, oat-cakes and peanut butter. The hour and a half of ironing also helped! Trouble is, I’m putting weight on…I don’t get it? Think I may try AFD this week to maybe turn things around. If so, then I’m back on a FD tomorrow, which, with what I’ve got scheduled, should be do-able. Just feeling puzzled, because I’ve not been ‘weight-gain’ bad – I would have thought I’d be either static or slight loss. Oh well.
Mx
Rowena…
I didn’t realise OH was joining you, it does help a lot when you both do it together or not, depending what you are doing…lol…you have been doing lots of planned things looks really lovely…enjoy your duvet day..😀
Hoping the weather keeps reasonable for you, I would imagine you will have wet weather gear with you.
Our car boot is like a wardrobe, light freece, heavy fleece, waterproof jacket and brolly for both of us…takes us through the season and different places we visit…we are both so warm it’s usually just the brolly we use…lol
Minols…
I wouldn’t worry too much with your weight…after a long time on 5.2 I think you get to a point were your body stays put….continue to maintain your weight up and down a bit…we have been like this for 7 months…after our holidays we are going to really give it a good push to loose more, Steve especially needs another stone off for his knees and hip. It’s just so annoying when you work hard at it and it stays put…
Your trek might move it…lol..😀..🤞
Jean x
Hi all
Hair has been cut hooray!
Unfortunately the walk has not done my back any good and now I am back on sofa with muscle spasm! Roll on Friday when hopefully the specialist can sort it out..
Jean hope Steve is a little better today
Back tomorrow sorry can’t answer posts had to take diazepam so out of it just now
Aud x
Morning all
I had a bad night last night was up with muscle spasms… off to see the dentist to get my broken tooth fixed this morning. It was Ian’s last night inn last night so he will help me until he goes back to work..
Hope everyone fasting today does ok, will be back later
Have a good day everybody fast or non fast and remember that together we are stronger
Aud x
Morning all,
Audrey, take care of yourself today! Plenty of rest needed by the sounds of it. Hope all goes well at the dentist x
My FD was okay yesterday, slightly over my cals, but not too bad. I slept so well, was exhausted after work!!
Can’t believe we’re almost into September, where has this year gone?! Scary how time goes so fast.
Have a good day everyone, I’ll hopefully be a bit quieter at work today, so should be able to pop back on later.
Stay strong to all fasting today, its just one day 🙂
x
Morning All…
A dreary start this morning….chilly…..dressing gown on!….winter…
Oscars been sulking for four days…he just has biscuits twice a day and he won’t eat them..he ate scrambled egg one morning…..yesterday I put cornflakes, biscuits with milk..gone like a flash, last night biscuits with chicken, rice and tomatoes, gone like a flash but his mood has lifted, running and charging about and playing…pleased at that…sulking over?
Going to have my toes done this afternoon for my holiday or not as the case may be…airport still closed!
We will re book if thats the case if we can’t go and try and re adjust the further flights to match…try and get some money back..😬..flights are still on, as yesterday, according to the airline..
The floods are so bad my heart goes out to them. It’s now moving to Louisiana…where my daughter lives, at the bottom of her road people have been out of their houses since last years flood and some are just moving back in, these floods I think will hit them again. My daughters house is higher up the slope 🤞🤞. The next few days will tell she is on the highest alert…it depends if it moves one way or another…
Audrey..
Hoping you soon feel better..it’s possibly just time for your next injection…rest up…good luck at the dentist ☹️
DF…
Have a quieter day at work…hopefully…..feeling like autumn today…
Jean x
Back from the dentist, broken tooth repaired …
Jean I hope the storm misses your daughter this year, and you get to see her as planned.
DF glad yesterday was ok, hope work stays quiet for you.
Minols I hope mum is recovering and things calm down for you soon.
Shera, hope visit to family was ok and you had a good visit.
Geopri, how are things with you? Hope all is well.
Sorry if I have missed anyone how are our newbies doing? Shout if you need any help or advice.
Have a good day all fast or non fast
Audrey x
HI All
Good to see the dentist fixed your grin, Audrey…alright, I can’t see, but I’m imagining!
Jean – your poor daughter…the tension and anxiety must be horrible for them all.
Had a BAD sugar day yesterday, and paid for it in my mood. The boy was also very tired and between the two of us it was a pretty grim evening. His thought-out solution was to ask if he could go and join another family! Hate when I’m not a good mother…and I can see in him just how I was at his age, too. Oh well, if we both make it to his 18th birthday we will really have something to celebrate – only 10 years to go!
Fasting today, and as the poison gets flushed out of my system I can feel my mood lifting – hate that sugar can have such a drastic effect on me these days, but at least I’m aware of it. Forgot to bring seaweed to the office, so just chewing gum until I can get home.
Mx
Aww Minols, I had a few of those situations when my boy was young. You are NOT a bad mother and you will definitely both make it to 18 years old lol. My boy’s 25 next month, scary!! Enjoy these years, they go to quick. I agree about the sugar though, I crash terribly after too much sugar.
Stay strong with your FD .. 🙂 You will feel amazing tomorrow 🙂 xx
Just nipping in with a quick post….
Managing to tread water by delaying eating until 2pm most days with 2 meals but eating too much and no fasting..lol
Off on Friday to Worcester to do the timing for a 24 hour running event and will be camping.The saturday night will be mostly sleepless!!
Once this weekend is out of the way I will get back on 5:2 proper!!
Hope everyone is ok x
Afternoon All..
Dark as night here rain or a storm brewing….toes painted look nice…
Audrey…
All sorted now…you can start having your toffees again…lol…
DF…
Autumn …nice ..a change of clothes…and hope they fit…lol…
Minols..
Just spoken to daughter..this morning sunny and dry..😬..The storm is about a hour away by car from her…
My heart goes out to the people in Texas ..30,000 people without homes……they are wading through water with poisonous snakes and alligators in the water..😬😬…we can’t complain about a holiday….
Don’t worry about a 8 year old….it’s easy age…it only gets worse year by year ….we are now into 46 year olds…it’s still the same…lol…lol…I suppose they will grow out of it sometime….
Kay…
Glad to see you…
Enjoy your 24 hour event and the weekend…then we will have you back fasting…😀…well done on the two meals a day, is it keeping you maintaining? Let me know…
How are the newbies…are you still about?? Hope everybody is ok..
Jean x
Just finished my tea. Delicious…and I could eat it all over again! Danger period this evening will be when I go back to the office to do some work…and have to resist the custard creams! Fortunately, a friend has moved them out of the cupboard at my office door, and they are now in a locked cupboard and to get the key, I have to unlike 3 other doors…you would think that would keep me safe, but then we know what I’m like with custard creams!
I’ll put this site up on the computer when I get to my office, and hope it helps to keep me accountable.
Mx
Jean – that’s amazing news! It’s so sad about everyone affected, must be terrible I don’t even want to think about it.
Audrey – dinner sounds great. I had some leftover pasta… children had leftover chicken, leftover night tonight 🙂
I bought a pack of jam doughnuts last night to watch the bake off and there are 3 left, I hope I can stay off. Or maybe I should eat all of them tonight so I don’t get tempted tomorrow on a fast day…
My 2 weeks off are almost over, back to work next week. I had a full day of house cleaning, a bit of sewing, lots of time with the 6yo – he chased me all day in the trampoline, I’m going to be so sore tomorrow.
Morning everyone 🙂
Minols, did you resist the custard creams lol!!
Audrey, your meal last night sounds wonderful. I love chicken with cheese and bacon!!
Jean, such a relief about your daughter. That’s really good news 🙂
Geopri, did you manage to resist the doughnuts?? Not easy to do. I’m with you fasting today 🙂 Lets make this a good day!!
Kay, so nice to hear from you. Enjoy your weekend, I LOVE camping 🙂
FD for me today, just got some coconut and mango green tea, so that and water during the day, and probably tuna salad later. I’m looking forward to the fast today 🙂 Work is much quieter now, so I’m feeling more relaxed about things.
Have a lovely day everyone, stay strong the fasters!
xx
Good morning!
I ended up eating one more last night 🙂 . There are 2 left but we have a friend of my 6yo visiting today with his younger brother, maybe they will want them. My son doesn’t like jam (?!?!).
I’m having my second coffee now and I will try to keep my calories for dinner. I don’t know what I will have yet, hopefully not doughnuts.
HI all
Custard creams resisted! But I’ve just been in the old biscuit cupboard which I’m now storing some of my resources in, and the lovely lady who buys the biscuits has left me a packet of…custard creams! Wonder if I can give them away to those coming to the meeting this morning…which is my advice for you, Geo – give those doughnuts away! force feed them to the friends, leave them on a tray at the end of your property with a sign saying ‘Free to a good home!’ Do anything you have to, but give those doughnuts away!!! (oh, and have a great FD!)
I’m on a NFD, and still scunnered because no weight is shifting at all. HOping for a legendary ‘whoosh’ soon. I’m going to see if I can have another FD tomorrow as there’s no chance at the weekend.
Mx
PS – So glad your daughter is safe – any movement on the flights?
Morning All…
A lovely day here a bit nippy early this morning…
FD for us today..joining Geo and DF…last official FD for 5 weeks…I must try and throw some in for us when we can…States is just a processed mess for food, even buying it in supermarkets it’s hard to find anything which hasn’t been messed with!!
First weigh after tomorrow 6th October..😬😬😬
Flights started slowly yesterday at 4pm, just for internal flights, they are hoping to be back to normal over the weekend…they are hoping the floods are still receding …lots of roads still impassable …highways I think ok..we have a re connecting flight…we will confirm with airlines tomorrow, Saturday is a deadline for cancelling hotel and car without loosing a lot of money…we can re book flights so that’s not a problem…we hope!..🤞🤞🤞
Steve having his last ride on his bike today.. will be his last ride till about April…off the road and in the garage for winter…..my hair has just been washed so he will be on his own…lol
Minols..
Give the custard creams away….Now!…I do like custard creams my littles one from America do too…they don’t do biscuits like us..have a good meeting…
Geo…
Donuts too give them away…I only like then fresh anyway, wouldn’t tempt me today …yesterday Yes….how did your coconut bites go?
Kay..
Enjoy your camping weekend…
DF..
Have a good FD..tuna salad sounds good..a while since I had tuna..
Audrey..
How are you doing…feel a bit easier I hope..
Eating things out of the freezer both are nearly empty now…..time for a defrost ready for re filling….
We will be having eggs, tomatoes and bacon for dinner, scraping the barrel now…lol..
Shower and dog walking time…
Jean x
Morning all
Non fast day again for me… in fact I think that’s me done fasting until next week as Ian is now in charge of food…
Jean I hope you get to America! Fingers crossed for you.
Minols and Geopri give those treats away now! Hehe
Lots of you fasting today good luck to you all… have a great day
Aud x
Jean – coconut treats were delicious, I still have some. I have the genius idea to take some with us to the farm on Tuesday. It was very hot and they were very messy to eat, but just as good! 😀
As much as I don’t like throwing food away, I just might today. I’m not tempted yet, I’ll have my miso soup soon, but come evening I might not be strong enough.
Minols – well done for staying away from the custard creams. I keep reading about long plateaux here, I am not very hopeful about tomorrow’s numbers either. I had loads of treats in the last week and I’m in the time of month where I feel heavier than usual. But my trousers got very loose so it’s all good.
Dragon Fly – stay strong, only a few hours left! I’ve started this last week while on hols. Next Thursday I’ll be in the office, I hope there won’t be too many temptations.
Have a good day all!
Geo
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