Hi all

Got back very late last night from my trip to Romania. Have spent today recovering – was past 1.00 when I got to bed and brain still too busy to sleep even then so have been dragging a bit today. Anyway, delighted to report that I didn’t put on any weight at all, despite thinking I’d been a bit naughty. This WOL has taught me much better portion control which has saved me! I also walked a lot – my step tracker tells me I averaged 5 miles a day which is heaps more than normal. It’s nice to know that occasional holiday treats don’t have to spell diet disaster. Having a FD today – I sort of missed them this past week!

Haven’t had a chance to properly catch up with all the posts but did see Beverley’s good news – so thrilled for you both 🙂

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

Hi Ginette thank you for the links. Hope your day went well yesterday. Enjoyed my soup and crispbreads and not a wine demon in sight this week. Yay

Tonight may be hard. Xx

Hi Priscilla glad you had good holiday ..lovely to see you back. Xx

Hi Milena You are a such good sport. I bet your boys love you. Enjoy today with a treat or two… after the last two FDays along with Audrey. Xx

Off to visit a friend today .. haven’t seen since I started 5 2 so wearing smallest clothes and see if she notices.

Have a good day Brit lovelies hope its a sunny one. Together we are unstoppable Xx

Jeez, so many great inputs. We are still flying re the remission….Audrey wowee keep going gal you are my poster person who I look to in times of greed!
Priscilla, I am full of awe that you got through a holiday unscathed. Wow!

Put on my jeans I have not worn since starting this and they are loose. OMG. My shoes fitted well too. Err. It seems to be going from the bottom up. Saying that, the worn out old bra is looser!!! Weigh in is Tuesday. How I am staying off the scales is a miracle!!!

Love and hugs to all
Beverley x

Wow seems to be good news all round and great tips as well. Hope everyone has a fab Sunday. Fasting tomorrow – have soup ready. Wine later – cheers everyone ?. xx

Hi Dolly

Sounds like you are really getting to grips with this way of life. Well done you. Definitely works and you can still live your life without the awful diet pain. You own your life and not a diet. Good luck tomorrow I will be joining you. Weigh in Tuesday for me. Xx

Hi Ginette

I think you are so sensible to slow down now. That is a really high good amount you have lost. Brilliant in fact.x

7 lbs by Xmas sounds just right I would think. I am really happy at a pound a week .. if I lose more I know it can go back on quickly after a very little hiccup. Just doing that pound is cop able and seems to be kind of easy to maintain.

How things have changed over the weeks. I have a piece of beef cooking with all the trimmings plus a apple pie to put in after.

I would have really been worrying in the beginning but now it holds no fears just enjoyment today. No wine at all this week so that makes it easier to be able to eat a bit more with those cals. Kristy has been to the gym 4 times this week and very positive and happy.

Yay all in control friends all good.

Hope your day is going well in this beautiful sunshine. Xx

Hi Karen

how sad about your Mum, I hope she is well looked after. Enjoy your weekend with your man – these times are so precious – these are the things we will think of when we look back at our lives. Its a beautiful city, amazing that men built the cathedral. They began in at the end of the 13th century and it was concecrated a hundred years later – and we can still see the results of their toil – changes our perspective on life eh?

Have a great evening, this WOL is working so well prosecco is pretty much mandatory – enjoy it.

Hi Karen

My thoughts are with you, Let’s hope your Mum gets a nice rest and recovers well. Have a lovely break and don’t worry about anything more that you have to. Look after your Mum and yourself. There is nothing to say your Mum won’t achieve a level of independence again. Take it a week at a time, maybe your Mum needs to adapt a little and have help now. That isn’t a bad thing, it is just different. My uncle hated tge thought of carers and then he really found that they made his life so much better. Not really by what they did but he was always looking forward to the coming and having a bit of a chat.

I hope things turn out well, have a lovely tone away xx

Ginette

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

Its looking a bit of a grey day here after the recent sunny mornings. Hopefully cheer up. Need to do house jobs instead of the garden anyway. Lol

A good week-end with NFDays to day of course is FD for me anyone else?

We are getting a very health conscious household .. Kristy at the gym lots and is now cutting carbs to the limit. Something I do struggle with. Not worry about them too much at the moment just thrilled to be off wine. It makes such a difference to my food intake.

Hi Malena The Dublin trip in March sounds great fun… especially the skype with the Aussie thread. I am sure there will be lots of interest.

Unfortunately it would too much for me to think about at this time… after only just coming out of my home bubble… Brighton over night being a giant step. Lol xx

Hope everyone enjoys the day whether fasting or being mindful non fasting.

Together Brit lovelies we can do this .. Whey hey little knickers here we come. Xx

Hi All

Raining here today, poor Audrey…….

Hi Hemmy

Yes I have heard before that not drinking wine really helps weigh loss, your daughters health kick is good as well.

Hi Beverley

Don’t worry until you get to weigh in. You may have done better than you realise.

Who else is fasting today?

Ginette

hi all

Miserable weather here too. I’m thinking about a hot water bottle!

Well, I think I was a bit too complacent about not putting weight on over my holiday. Had a rather indulgent weekend and ended up putting a pound back on. (worth it though – husband made one of his famous apple and blackberry pies….delicious!)

FD today and I’ve behaved myself. One of my favourite FD meals for tea. Mushroom and asparagus risotto. Very little rice, really mostly veg and a blob of yoghurt to make it creamy. Came in at 230 cals a portion today.

Early night for me – this weather makes me want to hibernate.

Hope you all had a good day, feast or fast.

Another sucessful FD today.1 apple and water based porridge. Only did Tuesday FD last week . Got Stu’s ultrasound of the carotids tomorrow morning so very very early start. Awful week this week Stu has a DWP compliance interview on Friday (we think malicious neighbours at old place). We know we havent done anything wrong but if it goes badly we could be homeless in the blink of an eye. Hard not to worry. Hope every one else is OK.

Good morning friends hope all is well with you. X

C C Well done you. Porridge what a good idea now with the weather changing.

Hope today goes well for Stu, also Friday.
Awful how people could be so malicious to others. It must be a constant worry. We are always here for you Celtic. Xx

Beverley well done with the successful FD and this mornings loss. Keep going girl together we will do this. Xx

Well. happy.. happy lost the pound I gained last week on away days. Back to 6 x 2lb of sugar. Hopefully no more hiccups for a while just a steady pound will do me. Lol

Hi Ginette hope your FD went well. Looks like the cooler weather is upon us now. Winter recipes will be needed I guess. Think porridge may be a good one. Managed till 4pm yesterday on drinks … best fast yet. Maybe it is just getting easier anyway with stomach shrinkage.
So wish I had done this last year… it would have given me something to focus on. Xx

Audrey hope the weather improves for you. Xx

Hope everyone else is ok. xx

Thank you Ginette and all for all your support very much appreciated.

Have a good day Brit lovelies. Together we are strong Xx

Hi Audrey

I have been thinking of you with all of this bad weather. Such a shame after those lovely sunny days.

Hi Priscilla

Yes I know exactly what you mean, had a hibernation day yesterday. I have to go out today though. The sun is shining for a few minutes here and there and at least it isn’t raining.

The trouble is thinking about all of those comforting foods now. I love the rice but it triggers my need for more carbohydrates.

Hi Hemmy

The day went well thanks, I have just had an egg and bacon sandwich on granary bread for lunch, really early for me. Fast days I don’t find a problem, I shall have to use the same kind or organisation on NFDs as these always leave me wondering what I should eat. Too much choice!!

Hi Celtic

What a horrible thing for someone to do, nothing worse than living with people who are watching you to see what they can report.

I hope all will be well

More in a minute……..

Good evening friends. x

Hi Audrey,

Hope this weather improves for you. Got absolutely soaked again today here… Mr Pips walking … its hardly stopped. Of course a Springer Spaniel couldn’t care less about that. Lol Hope you are enjoying your break anyway. Always nice just to get away. Xx

Hi Ginette. Your lunchtime sandwich is my very favourite. That’s the trouble with grey weather … the need to cheer ourselves up is there.

Funny after yesterdays fast I have eaten very little today. Feel so full after cheese on toast … and a small helping of Sundays crumble for lunch.

A big change from earlier days when I ate everything in sight. Defiantly a brilliant WOL. Xx

Hi Dolly how is it going for you. Xx

Hope everyone is doing ok and this miserable day. Xx

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

Hi Bev glad you and Neil had a better nights sleep. These virus things just keep hanging on. Its like you think it left you then as you say rears its ugly head. I had one on and off for months upon end.
They are all different I know. Mine kept reappearing with nasal blockage and then my hearing would go… come back all of a sudden like it went. In the end I even wrote the timing’s down on the calendar. Also noticed what happened to trigger it again.
Krisy thought it came back when I got extra stressed as I am a constant worrier about people .. and things. Lol
Hope yours fades away soon too. Xx

Had a good Non fast yesterday but of course the body is strange and all could change so as my Mum would say ” don’t get cocky” Lol

Have a good day Brit friends .. YAY we can defiantly do this together. Xx

Morning all,

FD for me again. I may do 3 this week as penance for my post-holiday lapse! Did have a small triumph this week though. Bought a winter coat and had to take it back and exchange it for a smaller size..yay! I had got too used to wearing everything very baggy when I was bigger. The shop did some weird European sizing so I wasn’t really sure what size I had got now, but have just checked their website and it says it’s equivalent to a size 10 …double yay! (I do think they are generously sized though)

Celtic – hope you had good news re carotid tests. Sound like you have a really stressful week. Thinking of you.

Welcome TigerFeetNeet. My two guidelines are plan everything and weigh everything on fast days. Months of weighing every tiny scrap of food has made me much better at portion control on FD or non FD’s My planning tells me I’ll be having apple and cottage cheese for lunch and home-made mushroom soup for my tea.

Will going over 2000 calories be the end of the world? That depends where you got 2000 cals as a daily figure from. My TDEE (the amount I can eat on non fast days) is 1350. If I ate 2000 a day I’d be putting on weight all the time. Going over any of your limits won’t do you harm, but it certainly won’t help. This way of life is as much a mental thing as a physical thing, so I try not to create mental loopholes and get-out clauses for myself. I recall the many many times I tried and failed to give up smoking. “Just one won’t hurt” was always my undoing. (I’ve given up now – a heart attack concentrates the mind wonderfully well!) So give yourself a big pat on the back for your positive start and plan to succeed!

Hi Hemmy

Just a nice hard pear today, no lunchtime sandwich!! I don’t eat much bread about 6/8 slices a week. But I do like to have something nice with it. Bacon is a once in a while treat for me, I try to keep cheese to that as well.

Hi Beverley

Yes I was waiting for the rain to stop before I went out, I don’t like getting soaked if I am heading out, not so bad coming home though. I had a friend who had a virus for weeks in and off. She can’t seem to shake it off.
Sorry to hear that you are both unwell though, even though losing appetite sometimes seems like a plus I’m sure you would rather feel better.

I’m being tempted into all sorts of things now the weather has changed, just as well I want to lose slowly! Just had a call to book me in with my doctor though, so that is a good thing, I know it is just about new medication so nothing to panic over. I had better pull my socks up weight wise though. She is leaving the surgery and is really one of the best, thorough, most caring doctors I have had. I am really sorry to see her go.

Hi Hemmy, with you I am a worrier, I really wish I wasn’t.

Hi Tiger

I agree with Priscilla, it really depends on where you got this 2000 calories from. This is your daily energy expenditure given your height, weight and exercise levels. People tend to overestimate the amount they exercise, it is always better to underestimate this. You won’t lose weight at TDEE levels if you had this every day, you would maintain the weight you are. People get very confused by this.

I use my fitness pal, there you can set your goal weight and other variables and how much you would like to lose. Mine is set at a pound a week. It then gives you a realistic exercise goal. If you are normally under or at this then that is good, if you go over this once in a while (not two or three days on the trot) then no real harm done.

You will find with fasting that it changes the amount that you need and also the type of food that you eat.

I started on a Thursday and I joined the forum after a few days so we are similar in this. I just didn’t want to wait until Monday in case I changed my mind. Do you have a lot to lose?

Just read that your excess is once in a while, no as long as you cut back to normal the next day all should be fine. The trouble is, it can get addictive to overeat or eat certain foods. Carbs are addictive, chocolate is addictive, wine it seems can be addictive.

Just ask away here, you will get lots of help.

Hi Priscilla

Yes like you I weigh and count everything on fast days and weigh food that I am unsure of on NFD. I had to change the battery in my scales as I had worn it out!! 🙂

Sorry to hear about your heart attack, that really must concentrate the mind, what a shake up!! I hope you are now completely recovered. X

I have just had a nice hard conferee pence pear, from a tree in Pams garden, really nice, it is only one of those mini trees but it has a good amount of pears on.

I have heard email pinging away so may be back soon……

Ginette

Here it is.

https://thefastdiet.co.uk/forums/topic/my-10-week-weight-loss-week-by-week/page/2/#post-112872

Hi Hemmy

I love tiger bread once in a while……mmmm…… I hope you enjoyed it. X

Hemmy, so brave you come across. Life can deal us horrible blows. And dear Ginette always there also to help all. I now feel like a wimp!

Much love to you both as I am a worrier too. My doctor once said to me that some people are just worriers!

I shall share in one of those rolls tomorrow or possibly Friday as tomorrow is a fast day.

Hugs, Beverley

Ginette and Tiger that’s now 3 of us in the South. Hemmy Oxfordshire borders counts as South?

Not that it matters one hoot!

Hi Hemmy and Beverley

I think it that is losing peopke that makes us worry more, you can try Paul McKenna dealing with stress if it gets too much. This really helped me. I had a situation I found it really difficult to cope with and it helped, the situation is ongoing but Paul McKenna is on my itunes so I shall listen to him again. I put the Cd on ITunes as it is easier than have a CD player plugged in.

I really think that an egg and bacon sandwich or roll, one in a while doesn’t harm us, there is a lot of protein there to keep us full.

Many vegetarians say that is one thing they miss. I don’t know if there is a vegetarian alternative.

Hi Celtic, how are things with you both?

Beverley, I’m not sure that talking about my bacon roll helps! But thanks anyway.

Ginette

Good evening all. x

Another good day … stomach really shrinking. I noticed it this week more than ever.

Today had the now famous egg and bacon roll for lunch and since, just not very hungry. So just some fruit and yogurt this evening. Plus just had a milky coffee while watching Dr Foster. I enjoyed both.

Shopping day tomorrow so a bit of lunch out then FD Friday. Yay feel happiest I have felt for many a long day. Thanks everyone. Xx

Brit lovelies “Lets all choose wise and drop a size.” together it is possible. Xx

To stop myself panicking about Friday I have been getting stuff ready to make some roller blinds out of oil cloth. Its frustrating havent been able to finish them as the glue gun that arrived yesterday didn’t have any glue sticks. I did start the awful what if train of thought and nearly dint do anymorecwork on the blinds thinking this time next week we could be homeless. On the upside I havent been bingey.

Celtic, may I echo what Hemmy has said. Thinking of you and Stu. x

FD today and I guess for Hemmy. The sun is shining here which is lovely. Feeling quite sprightly! A nice brisk walk is in order.

Hope the weather in Wales has picked up for you Audrey. I love Wales (preferably when sunny!).

Hope we all have a good day. Hugs all round.

Morning Brit lovelies 🙂

Dull and drizzly here but had a lovely dog walk all the same!

Have read back thru the posts and have caught up on everyone’s news. Well done Beverley and Hemmy on your losses. Sorry if I’ve missed anyone else’s..there were a lot of posts!

Beverley..great to hear the news re Neil..such a boost for you both x

Celtic..thinking of you and Stu and hope all works out OK x it’s so hard not to worry about such a stressful situation x

Tiger..welcome!! Hope this WOL works well for you. There are some very knowledgeable and inspirational people on this forum to help you along the way.

Priscilla..so glad you enjoyed your holiday and no damage done. You’ll get back in the swing of things now so hope the scales are good for you.

Audrey..hope you’re having a fab time and glad to hear the weather has improved:-)

Ginette..hope all is good with you. You are brilliant at posting links..so informative.

Milena and Audrey..hats off to you doing the liquid fasts. Amazing staying power !!

I’m doing B2B FDs this week..yday and today..to get back on track after a lovely but indulgent w/e!

I’m so sorry if I’ve missed anyone out. Dolly, Monica..hope all going well for you.

No news re my Mum..the assessments will take a while and it’s not been 2 weeks yet.

Have a good day all and thanks so much for all your support..much appreciated xx

Love
Karen
Xx