Good evening friends.x

What an awful day weather wise it hasn’t stopped raining all day here.

It didn’t stop our lunch and shop in Stratford being nothing but enjoyable. We both had Chilli and wedges. Plus a massive hot chocolate brimming with whipped cream. Wonderful.

A good shop for Kristy with a wonderful Silky black evening jacket from Karen Millen … absolutely like new for £10.!!! will never date and oh so versatile. She has an awards event coming up so really thrilled and it was a size 12 which delighted her.
I bought a little makeup bag . lolol lovely day though.

Hi Gine .. hope you had a nice day .. are you at Pams for lunch tomorrow. Xx

Hi Aud … I have no doubt you will be on track this week. Anyway … we are all here for the duration I thought. Lol Xx

Hi Milena . so glad you are ok. I am with you on James Martin is a bit of alright. Lol. Xx

Lyn … I cant see the photos. Are they here. Xx

CC I know years ago there was a recipe with coke that was used with ham. It supposed to have been really tender. People raved about it.

THEN… I have also seen pictures of how it cleans a loo. Lol What do you do. Lol. All so very conflicting these days.

One minute science says something kills you the next its beneficial. To be honest I just go with what I think. Hope you are both ok. Xx

Well guys another day and another dollar gone. Easter before we know where we are.

Anyone fancy setting an Easter challenge.

Sleep tight Lovelies .. don’t let the bed bugs bite. Xx

KT

Well done 9 lbs in 4 weeks is fantastic. …CONGRATULATIONS…..

Audrey

KT..fantastic! !! Well done you! ! That is a great result..you must notice a difference from 4 weeks ago 🙂

That is a great boost for your confidence and the knowledge that what you are doing works. 5:2 is a really good lifestyle choice so stay with it and keep posting for support x

Rain hail wind and sun..it’s all going on here..and not in a good way 🙁

Dinner in the slow cooker..time for another coffee x

Hope everyone well x have a lovely Sunday ♡

Karen
Xx

thank you all for such lovely support

I think I am letting you all down
as I have binged on biscuits and now – after a healthy dinner – I stuffed a dry, stale, out of date, sponge flan case down my throat
I don’t even know why I do it – why it so often happens when I have been doing well
I didn’t even want it or enjoy it – it was horrible

pathetic, truly pathetic

you haven’t been hard at all
no one could be harder than I am inside my head

I don’t feel so good – mentally – and that is always a trigger
but I badly want to keep on track
I so desperately want to lose weight and I just hate hate hate being like this

KT

forget about today start afresh tomorrow your only human I’ve done this a few times and hate myself afterwards but give myself a good kick up the bum and that dose the trick.

Fast day for me tomorrow KT join me.

Lynda x

KT

I don’t really know much about binge eating but there is a section on the forum about it, have you popped on there? Perhaps they can help you also. ? Just look under the active topics …

Lynda , I will join you and KT tomorrow as well… ☺☺☺

Audrey

Just cooked a stir fry with Quorn steak strips, onions, shallots, broccoli, red pepper, carrots, courgettes celery andtesco frozen pineapple chunks. Added a tiny amount of apple cider vinegar, good plosh of sherry vinegar, course ground mixed pepper corns. A tiny splish of tobasco . Once dished up added a small teaspoon of smooth salt free pure peanut butter. Very pleased very filling. Also had a smoothie of romaine lettuce, rocket brocolli, apple, satsuma,celery,tiny amount of red pepper, shallot, courgette, cuecumber, carrot, beetroot, walnut and pumpkin seeds, lemon juice, lime juice and cinnamon.
A good FD

I hope every one is well.

I have the one ‘overcoming bulimia and binge eating’ – and also the one written by the man who actually developed the steps, Dr Christopher Fairburn.
Currently following their scheme with mh team, hence recoding everything and trying to plan times when to eat.
Have only had 3/4 ‘small’ binges in the last month, which is way way better than normal. However when it happens, it happens, and it is out of control, even if I can haul it back in a shorter time.

I shall keep trying, I have to.

thank you xx

Morning all

Fast day for me today, I am joining Lynda, anyone else doing one? KT are you joining us?

Hemmy hope you feel better soon, colds are awful 😵😝 get well soon

Keep in touch together we are stronger

Audrey

hi there
no Audrey, I cannot do fasts when I am at home all day, so I fast Tuesdays and Fridays, when I am out a lot of the time.

Hi KT

If it makes you feel any better. I too am guilty of this especially when I am stressed. This is the case at the moment. I do three fast days to counteract this although I have been on 5:2, 4:3 a long time now. It is only one day that you do it, try and be good the next one and if it is stress see what is causing it and if you can help that. Don’t feel too bad about it.

Remember you are amongst friends here.

Hi Lynda

Well done for your loss. I have just got some cantaloupe melon, my favourite they were on offer a £1 each at Asda. How brave are you going out in that horrible weather. I read in the paper that the dogs are getting bored with this weather, probably much shorter walks. It would be nice to have a week of mild, dry weather with a little sun wouldn’t it.

Hi Audrey

I am fasting today as usual. It is nice to have routine some days of the week. Soup today (2 lots as it is nice and filling) and egg in one slice of wholemeal tonight. This is my fast day meal now. It changes from time to time but I am happy with this.

Hi Hemmy

My was it raining last night, I could here it beating against the window in the early hours. I hope your cold doesn’t develop too much.

Rosalam

You comment away, sound advice as well. We all tend to comment here, as long as it is constructive and not critical that it what counts. We have have one or two over critical people on here in the past but they soon fall by the wayside. what you are saying are positive comments and meant to help. That is why we are all here, all friendly practical advice is welcome.

You are right KT is doing brilliantly and progress is the important thing.

Hi Celtic

Sounds nice, I have never had the quorn steak strips. I have the minced meat type and the chicken, I didn’t much like the chicken though.

How is Stu?

Have a good day all.

Ginette

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

Looks like the storm has gone over thank goodness. So very damp though.

Yay .. just weighed in and pleased to report a 1 lb loss.
Due mainly I think to the no wine rule being used. Sweet tooth not so bad either again now. Must have been withdrawal.

Cold really coming out today .. so not wanting much to eat. Some good soup I think.

How is everyone doing…. Where is everyone since Xmas… It is a chilly grey time of the year … hard to get motivated.

The thing is though after this month …spring will be around the corner. Big coats off and all that.

A little effort slowly now.. will make that big difference to how we feel when that sunshine hits us.

Come on Brit lovelies … In Auds words Together we are stronger …

Most of the problems in life are because of two reasons. We act without thinking OR Keep thinking without acting. Xx

Hi Hemmy

Well done on your 1lb loss. Sorry you are still under the weather, the colds are around now as you are about the fourth person who has one. I hope you feel better soon. Soup sounds just the job!!

Goodness knows where everybody has disappeared!! It is like the Marie Celeste. I seem to have put on weight again, hopefully this will be short lived and it is only about a pound and a half. This isn’t going to be helped by a lunch out with a friend whose Dad is in hospital, she doesn’t get much chance to go out so we take it where we can.

I am only having a carvery so not too bad.

Hi Audrey

Well your body sounds as if it is responding to the treadmill well. That is good and remember muscle is heavier than fat.

Have a nice time with your friend.

Ginette

ahhhhhhhhhhhh almost nearing the end of a fd
it is so hard when my head slips back into its habitual depressive state
all I want is sweet foods
but so far today I have only had 2 mugs of hot sugar free lemon, and now a mug of ‘options’ hot choc mint which is only about 38cal

does anyone else find that the more ‘good’ days they have, the more incredibly fearful they become of blowing it all to bits

I am starting to get into the trap I always fall into of becoming scared to eat anything, and feeling like everything I do is wrong
(I realise lots of that is to do with my mh)

anyway, taking the advice of you wise ladies, I have spent today telling myself ‘you can have biscuits tomorrow’ – over and over again!!

Hi All

Just to let you know I’m still here, even though I haven’t posted for a while. Life has been rather manic, my own health issues have been playing up, had OH at the hospital the other day and it looks as though he needs to see a neurosurgeon again, and sons friend (son is his Carer) is in ICU after son found him collapsed last week! Scary times but Hey HO such is life.

Fasting has been very up and down, but last time I weighed in I’m down 10lbs since beg of January. Like others I occasionally go mad and binge eat,It sometimes feels as though I WANT myself to fail. Just have to tell myself that tomorrow is another day and take it from there.

I’m going to try and post on here every day, even if it’s just a few words, to try and keep myself motivated…. reading all your posts helps so much so thanks to all of you. x

Morning all

Have been on scales no loss this week…
Am going to visit mum on Saturday so willnot be posting quite as often next week.

Nice to hear from you coffee, keep popping on its nice to do this together. ..

Hemmy KT and ginette hope you are all ok have a great day

Milena hope you are ok

Keep in touch all, together we are stronger

Audrey

Hi Ginette

I’m on a FD too, tidying the meds out lots out of date to take chemist where they will get rid for me.

Been for a walk 7,500 steps done, hubby pointed something out to me the other how I make sure I’ve got every bit of yogurt out the pot and I lick the plate clean (not with my tongue I might add) especially on FD food so important to me to make sure I have what it says on the pot. Lol

Have a good day ladies Lynda x

Hi Gine ….

I always think you get a lot with these delicious Delia scones and not too bad on sugar for the amount Tasty with a few strawberries or raspberries Plain Scones Xx

Plain, meaning without added fruit, but light, airy and just the right amount of crusty surface makes these scones the perfect backdrop to preserves and clotted cream.

You can make them with buttermilk and natural yoghurt in place of the milk, and you can use 1 level teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda and 2 level teaspoons of cream of tartar with plain flour if you want to experiment, but the recipe below seems equally good to us and the ingredients are always available.

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Plain Scones
Makes about 8

Ingredients

40g spreadable butter
225g self-raising flour
1½ level tablespoons golden caster sugar
pinch of salt
110ml milk, plus a ilttle more (if needed)
a little extra flour
Pre-heat the oven to 220°C, gas mark 7

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Equipment: You will need a Delia Online baking sheet with a non-stick liner or similar, and a 5cm plain (or fluted) cutter

This recipe is from Delia’s Cakes

Method

Begin by rubbing the butter into the sieved flour quickly, using your fingertips,then stir in the sugar followed by a pinch of salt.

Now, using a knife, mix in the milk little by little, and when it’s all in, flour your hands and knead the mixture to a soft dough (you may find you need just a drop more milk if it feels at all dry).

Place the dough on a floured pastry board and with a rolling pin (also floured) lightly roll it out to a thickness of about 3cm. (This thickness is vital. The reason scones don’t rise enough is because they are rolled too thin.)

Then take the pastry cutter and tap it sharply so that it goes straight through the dough – do not twist or the scones will turn out a strange shape!

When you have cut as many as you can, knead the remaining dough together again and repeat. Then place the scones on the baking sheet, dust each one with flour and bake near the top of the oven for 12–15 minutes.

When they’re done they will have risen and turned a golden brown.

Then transfer them to a wire rack and eat as soon as they are cool enough, spread with butter, jam and clotted cream.

Hi Everyone

Just clocking in as I promised myself I would.
Had a fast day today: 3 clementines, cup a soup and 4 ryvita with 3 laughing cow light cheese triangles spread on them… bet you’re all wishing you had THAT for your dinner! LOL
Everyone sounds happy and positive which is great. Hemmy those scones sound delicious, anyone know how many calories there are in them?
3am so think I’m going to go to bed and read for a while then try and get some sleep… as you may guess my sleeping hours are eratic! 🙂
Take care everyone. Speak tomorrow.

Hi KT

just read your post – have faith, we all feel like that sometimes.

I just imagine we are all tankers (apologies to the not so can-tanker-ous of us!) and the trouble with tankers is, before you can turn them around, you have to stop them, a lot of braking needed. Then turning a tanker is a slow, laborious job, getting it up to speed takes an awful long time!!!

5:2 is just like that – though most folk expect to quickly turn around and start speeding away!!! Stopping the tanker, ie the weight gain, is DIFFICULT! Losing is also DIFFICULT. Some days more difficult than others – we have another trick we share with tankers, heavy storms can send them backwards – chocolate and wine and sweets and cakes and – well, most things – can send us backwards.

But the calm seas come again – the days come when progress is rapid, and every new day is full of sunshine. Of course just when you are steaming ahead you hit the doldrums!!! Ha! Known as the plateau in 5:2 but exactly the same thing.

So stopping the weight gain is the first major triumph – every ounce lost is a major accomplishment (there are days when you HAVE to count in ounces!) and gains are just testing us.

So you can do this and you CAN have biscuits tomorrow – and if the day goes tits up – get out of bed tomorrow and tell yourself you STILL can have biscuits tomorrow! And very often if you haven’t succeeded today you will succeed tomorrow!

Coffee you are a star!!! Great going, hope things settle down and the scales of life re-balance so things get a little easier.

I’ve been having the cold olive oil most days – am I defeating the object by mixing it with balsamic and dunking in bread though? It tastes lovely, so it can’t be good for me, can it? Fair number of calories too!!! Can’t give up all those calories on a fast day – though would it count as liquid if I had it on a liquid day without the bread?

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

A bit nippy here today … off shopping with my Mum. It will be a quick one today as still very tired with this flu thing. Roll on Monday when I can get back to a normal sleeping .. eating plan.

I will miss my girl but not these erratic London working hours. Back to me and Mr Pips on our own going our own sweet little way. Lol

Not fasting at the mo … have notice after about 3 weeks no wine .. losing a few ozs sort of by the day at the moment. Long may it last. lol

Gine Those scones of Delia’s are always light and lovely ..easy to knock up in a jif. Nice with some cheese sprinkled on top just before baking. Xx

Hi Coffee .. It doesn’t matter what we have .. just those 500 cals. You are doing brilliantly .. well done you girl. Xx

Hi Milena . lovely to see your post this morning. Oh I do hope you get to see James Martin my ideal sort of man. If I lived nearby I would join you. ( He is wonderful at cooking also} Lolol

You sound as its a busy life for you a the moment … so good on your having a bit of what you fancy fresh cream. Take care Milena Xx

Hi Aud .. will miss you next week .. hope your Mum is doing well now. Oh dear what a shame you having to suffer those glasses of port again. Lol Xx

Lyn and KT hope you are both ok. Xx

Celtic and Stew how are you. Xx

SYM SYM … so lovely to hear from you. Sounds to be a wonderful time. Especially the warm weather much needed at home.

We all miss you … and hubby. Enjoy the rest of your holiday and safe journey home. Xx

Hope everyone else is doing ok .. Anyone looking in.. you are very welcome to come and add to our little corner. Ideas gratefully received and exchanged. Xx

Brit lovelies… Love yourself- accept yourself -and be good to yourself- because without you ..the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.Xx

Hi Plainy

Welcome, there are many serial dieters on these threads who have lost and gained more than they started with. The nice thing about this as although you may find the first week or two difficult you will soon settle in. Also you have 100 calories more than woman so a real bonus although you may not think so at first.

This is really a way of life and even when you have lost tge weight I know a lot of people still have a day a week where they fast. This still gives health benefits and hopefully stops the weight going back on.

Fasting is something that most people after a couple of weeks look forward to. I know this sounds strange but many people including myself have found that. Almost an addiction!! 🙂

All you need to know is you have 600 calories during the day, count all drinks or milk in tea and coffee. Go for low calorie options, eg no cappuccinos on fast days. If you are struggling remember it is only one day, the next you can eat. It will change the things you eat after a while. I found that I naturally cut down on potatoes and bread and it has stayed that way. I have been doing it over a year now and I cut down for a few months before. I have lost over four and half stone, over three and a half of that on 5:2 or 4:3 as I do now.

Men tend to lose more quickly than women so you will probably outshine us when it comes to weight loss. I am still addicted to sweet things and need to cut down on these on non fast days. What do you eat now or drink that makes you put on weight? Whatever is your weakness needs to be lessened. People like Hemmy are doing brilliantly and have cut out wine as a regular thing. Others it is fried foods. If you use my fitness pal at least for two or three weeks on non fast days you can see where your weakness lies. Also you will learn a lot about calories. Exercise helps and building up a little muscle especially as muscle burns more that fat when you are just sitting down. This is not to say overdo it, you don’t have to look like the incredible hulk.

When are you getting married and how much do you want to lose?

Hi Coffee

Was that a packed of cup of soup? If you make it yourself you can get more and tastier soup for your allowance. If tine is an issue most supermarkets have the prepared bags that you can just add water and a stock cube to. If not omelette and Aldi do a salad for about 100 calories. Chicken and mango I think. I have a soup maker so life is easy, add ingredients, add water, stick sure and a clove of garlic press a button and 21 minutes later soup is hot and blended.

Hi Milena

Sounds as if you are still on those late nights. It was about 3.30 for me last night as well. Maybe OH has got you those tickets as a surprise Valentines gift!!

Hi Jean

How lovely to hear from you. Holiday sounds lovely. The weather sounds far too hot though. Enjoy tge rest of your time away and we’ll see you back here soon.

Hi Hemmy

All the ozs add up to lbs so slow and sure is much better than staying still. I have decided to try and cut down sugar intake so scones on back burner for now.

Hi Audrey

Enjoy your time with Mum.

I hope everyone else is fine.

Ginette

Hello,

The more I read these posts, the more the promise that Michael Mosley made, i.e. that you could eat whatever you liked on 5 days as long as you ‘fasted’ on two days to is just not true! This was just to get people hooked into trying it out, and make himself rich and famous into the bargain. You can’t really blame him for that… However, in the small print, you find out that on his diet, you have to keep within a strict number of calories on non-fast days as well. In this, the diet is the same as any other. Does anyone else share this view? (or am I just a cynic?)