Hello all, sorry I forgot to post this weekend!
Dave- happy anniversary 💟 hopefully no Heidi accidents!
Hemmy- have a lovely week with Kristy! Nice trips & meals out 😀
Jean- good that Charlie & Coco got on well, it’ll be good to be able to take Charlie with you. Hope your FD goes okay.
Nana- have a good meal with your friends! What are you cooking? We didn’t get the storms or rain either over the weekend…
FD for me today, would’ve liked to have done Saturday but was just up too early! Both boys liked the courgette cake, hubby didn’t but he’d decided he wouldn’t! Might see mum later as her friend’s not coming after all today. Cooler here today, Xena’s pleased!

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Morning everyone a nice and sunny one at the moment. Yesterdays meal with our friends was brilliant and we didn’t get to bed until after one. It definitely wasn’t a low calorie day but on a fd today so salmon and a salad for my evening meal. Update on neighbours dog after the visit to the vet is that they think the reason he collapsed was because he was over excited to be going for a walk after being kept from walking after his operation.
Dave well done on the bowls win and hope your anniversary meal was good. Planning to burn off a few calories today by walking to our next village to collect our repeat prescriptions.
Enjoy your day everyone and stay safe.
Nana x

So a little over 3 weeks from my last post.

Well! Where to begin….I started off at 113.6kg when I went for a check up at my Doc then I held off on weighing myself for 3 weeks (as I promised my wife) and last week was at 108.4kg. This morning I checked and was at 107kg.

My short term goal has been surpassed by a big distance as I was really looking to get down to 110kg before my medical next week. Nailed it!

Long term, the plan is to get down to 90kg, which will likely be the first time in 30 years that I have seen that.

I’m sticking rigidly to my fast days but I’m finding I don’t need breakfast in the mornings on those days, (might be different when I’m back at sea), all other days are free choice.

The biggest thing is the exercise, I was really struggling to get back to it (2 years ago I was running 5k/10k no problem) after a knee injury but using the plans from the Fast Exercise book I’ve exceeded my plan and I’m getting back to a really good level of fitness again.

Lets see how the medical goes next week now!

2nd time of posting- had an emergency test broadcast on my phone so lost the last post!
Jean- hope your quiche is good & you enjoy the afternoon…& hope you sleep better tonight 😘
Dave- glad you had a good meal out! Hope Heidi doesn’t have any more accidents!
Nana- glad you had a good evening with friends! Hope you got all your shopping okay…Well done with your walking!
Hemmy- hope you’re having a lovely week!
CapnAndy- well done on the weight loss, sounds like you’ve worked hard for it! I hope your medical next week goes okay!
Had a good walk with sis this morning, although not suee that Xena enjoyed it as Arnie wouldn’t leave her alone, he got a bit frisky too, hasn’t shown any interest before, although he’s not done…sat with neighbour while her hubby had a drs appt- a carer came while I was there, it’s all getting quite bad. Marg has cancer & not long to live, Roger is getting worse with his dementia, so they’re trying to get Marg in a home. The fridge was full of mouldy food, their son has come & got shopping…Their poor dog’s claws were so long they’re curling over, so have got the hubby to take her to the vets. So pretty upset for all of them 😢

Afternoon everyone managed my second fd yesterday I’m please to say. Weigh in this morning had me at the same weight as I was at the end of June so no loss for July but I’m okay with that because we’ve had a busy month eating out. Talking of eating out our usual Weds pub lunch meet up with friends went well today. We went to St Ives and I had a salmon and cream cheese baguette together with two large glasses of Pinot Grigo wine. A big heavy thunderstorm went on whilst in the pub but luckily it had cleared away when it was time to leave.off to Ely tomorrow as usual.
Enjoy the rest of your evening everyone and stay safe.
Nana x

Good morning, had a good sleep as usual. A dull day but dry, bowling again later so hope the rain stays away.A fast day today just having a cuppa then I will take Heidi out.My turn to drive today so will set the satnav later.

Good Morning..

A walk on the riverbank with Natalie and Oreo..A good chat about Oreos legs, she is still waiting news off the specialist, his knee is the main problem and I think she is leaving his hips at the moment. If his knee hadn’t dislocated they wouldn’t have found out about his hips.

I am fasting today as usual. I shall do some cleaning and need to go to Tesco trying to keep busy..

Dave..
Enjoy your bowls today, hope it’s dry for you…

Hedgehog..
I do feel quite busy, I need so see my sister and a couple of friends which I just don’t seem to have time available to have lunch. Everything seems coming at once, I am happy with what I do.
It’s so sad about your neighbours and also the dog, it’s hard knowing what to do.

Have a good fast day..

Jean x

Morning everyone a very grey and blowy morning here with thunderstorms forecast for later on.
Visit to Ely yesterday as usual have to say it was much busier than usual. We always pop into Waitrose to pick up fresh stuff which was well stocked for the weekend however there were a lot of empty spaces on a lot of the shelves in the rest of the store. Also cars were queuing up to get into the car park something you only usually see at Christmas.
Allowed myself a mini bottle of prosecco yesterday evening to celebrate the fact that its been 16 years since I worked my last day.
Usual Friday evening planned and it’s going to be a Chinese.
We’re very fortunate that a few of the neighbours have allotments and give us their surplus courgettes and marrow. I made us a simple low calorie quick soup using the courgettes yesterday for our evening meal and am going to attempt a marrow one for our lunch today.
Have a good weekend everyone and stay safe.
Nana x

Morning All…
What a wet day …looks like it going on all day…..A park walk for us and it was all ours!!..last 5 mins saw a couple of dogs. A brunch at the cafe, scrambled eggs and sausage for Charlie with a top up of kibble, bacon butty for me, shortcake biscuit yummy homemade and a latte…

Last week was bad and no weigh in, I have pulled back this week lost which I had put on…I am back to 1 lb up on goal. I really must try and move that this week before it decides to stay!!

Nana..
I think it’s getting more back to normal, looks busy here sometimes…not today in the rain 😂 it has its advantages..Enjoy your Chinese tonight nice to get things off the allotments…I have just been to our village farm shop, a bit dearer but tasty and nice…

Dave..
Hope you enjoyed speedway…

Have a good day…

Jean x

Afternoon All..
Bright day here although it keeps going dark. A good walk this morning..

Boules day, we played two and I won two, cafe closed so back early…I feel very tired today I had a snooze for two hours I still feel shattered…

Hedgehog..
A worry with the neighbours dog, will he forget to feed her, it’s hard going doing extra walks every day…another cake baking day helps your son get his calories in.

Hemmy..
Hope you are enjoying Kirsty and are getting out and about…alcohol?? How’s it going 😂

We are supposed to be thunder and lightning..we have blue skies!!

Jean x

Good afternoon stayed up until 4am watching the Olympics 😴😴.A fast day tomorrow,also bowling and speedway so a busy day.A very dull day here. Took Heidi out twice so she’s happy until her last walk at 10pm.

Morning everyone very quiet on here. Another good weekend apart from the rain showers it felt more like April but warmer weather is forecast for later in the month. Couldn’t get my head around doing a fd on Saturday so did it yesterday and am having my next one tomorrow so will weigh Wednesday morning.
Hope everyone is keeping alright and stay safe.
Nana x

Hi FBBs hope all is well with you. Xxxx

A very mixed day here hopefully going to mow the lawns in a minute before any showers.
The gardens been unattended for over a week lol

I had a lovely week with Kristy although weather iffy at times. Went out and about most days. Went to Stratford upon Avon which was lovely with less tourists about.

We had a fab lunch at Hobsons our favourite place .. puddings to die for. Pub lunches shopping .. then Phil her partner came Sat and they have painted my staircase in Natural Calico .. I am so pleased with it.
Plus he did lots of the small electrical jobs that needed doing. A lovely week.. Pip was super spoilt too. .

PLUS … no alcohol at all .. I am so thrilled.. I weighed this morning and had only put 1 pound on. Yay .

How is everyone doing … I will fast tomorrow .. whose fasting today.

Nana .. I think weekends are very hard to stick to a fast day. Will join you tomorrow.

Brads.. So sorry you are not feeling well.. be careful doing a fast today. You have been very active the past few weeks maybe over done things a bit .

Sym H H Hope you are having a good day.

Take care everyone…. Not all storms come to disrupt your life, some come to clear your path. Xxxx

Afternoon!
Hemmy- glad that you had a good week, & only 1lb on is great! Good that ‘SIL’ Phil was useful. We have the calico colour too…hope the weather holds so that you can catch up with the garden!
Jean- hugs to you, you’ve been quiet about your wobbly spell 😞 good you saw your daughter, hope you can keep busy the next few days…
Dave- hope you feel better soon- I’d give the speedway a miss in case if I were you…
Nana- well done doing a FD yesterday! Hope tomorrow’s one goes well too.
Saturday’s FD went well, ate too much again yesterday though. Did the sweet & sour tofu, eldest was here this time & loved it, so it’s a big hit! FD today, okay but very hungry…
Walked neighbour’s dog again, their son came to take him shopping, I stayed with Marg, nice to chat with her just us 2…the son’s dog is a huge English Bull terrier, they keep the dogs apart in case but she’s a big softie, I’m getting used to her now! Their son had done some cleaning too & I did a little while I was there, would love to give it more! Did a bit of my own this afternoon… Mum is seeing friends today, tomorrow, & Weds so she’s taken care of. She has decided not to go to my cousin’s wedding after all which is a big refief as she’s been very stressed about it.
Keep strong fasters!

Morning everyone a FD for me today.
Hemmy glad you had a nice week with your daughter and well done on no alcohol. We need to drop off some things for our daughter tomorrow morning before our usual Wednesday lunchtime meet up that I can’t fit on my bike so will take the car and I’ll drive home so no wine for me.
Weather okay at the moment so will try and get some tidying up in the garden done.
Have a good day everyone whether fasting or not and stay safe.
Nana x

Not sure how the weather is going to be today as it’s overcast and looking like rain but none so far.

Fast day yesterday went well and breakfast was the usual porridge made with water and a good squeeze of lemon juice. I need to get back into routine again as it’s been a while since I’ve done a fast or two.

It’s almost football season again so expect lots of ups and downs as usual.

Morning everyone am pleased to say that the scales showed a one pound loss this morning admittedly its the day after a fd. My aim is to loose a pound a week for August 🤞
Hemmy garden looks much better but I’ve got aching muscles this morning so just as well we’re using the car instead of cycling today. Yes very lucky to have our daughter living so close as she’s our only child.
Have a good day everyone whether fasting or not and stay safe.
Nana x

Hi FBBs hope all is well with you. Xxxx

A beautiful day quite hot again in fact

Went to town after a walk with a neighbour. It was very busy .. just need ed the post office really to get my American friend s card away.

Too many people about and I thought go home to the garden on this beautiful day you dont need to be trailing around shops. .lol

Nana .. Well done with the pound off… its the best way to go .. It is hot in the garden.. I always try todo half to an hour everyday.. even in hot- cold weather as it keeps on top of it plus I play with Pip throwing too while out there. .

Sym… Glad you are feeling better … are there any boules this week.

Hope everyone else is doing ok..

We can disagree with someone and still be the highest version of ourselves and be kind. Xxxx

Seafarers Medical all done for another 2 years! Doc’s scales said 105kg but I’ll stick to mine as mine are showing 106.1kg. 6kg until I reach my first goal point. Still a long way to go but when I look back at the start of my leave period in April (117kg), thats a hell of a long way I’ve come!

On FD’s I’m rigid and unwavering. I only have an evening meal and even then I’ve only been eating what they’ve listed in the book as the general recipes, (last night was Thai Steak salad, Jeez I could have stuck a flag on the top of the plate and called it a mountain!) and its usually only about 300 to 400 calories on those days.

Non FD’s, eat the cake!! Enjoy it and savour it. This morning was 2 slices of fresh brown bread toast with marmalade and it has never tasted finer (its the little things in life!!). I have made changes but I don’t watch calories. I’m just enjoying what I eat, but I still look forward to Mondays and Wednesdays (FD’s).

On top of that is the exercise. I’m running a minimum of 3 days a week and Strength training 2 days a week as per the fast exercise book. This is the big difference overall and what has really kicked everything into overdrive. The running didn’t start fast and I’ll never be a challenger for an olympics place but just that extra bit with the high intensity sprint in the middle! Wow! Feel great for the rest of the day. Only takes me 30 minutes total for the entire stretch (5 min walk at the start and finish, 20 min running including 3 x 30 second sprints) and the strength exercises take me less than 7 minutes. My wife has really passed comment on the difference. On top of all that I go out for a jog with my wife twice a week ( if she’s not too tired from work) which is at a nice gentle pace and we always try to get out for a nice walk every evening, rain or shine.

My only regret is not finding out about this sooner! What a difference in such a short space of time.

Whoever and wherever you are, take every little change for the better and treat it like the massive win that it is. But always remember to enjoy the cake on Non FD’s!! 😀

Afternoon everyone. Have had a lovely day today which involved meeting up with my old work colleagues for lunch instead of my usual Ely visit. Was very good and had a chargrilled chicken breadt with a salad and no alcohol 😇
Might have a glass of wine later though as its the anniversary of my husbands identical twin brothers funeral😪

I managed to lose 3lbs this week so hopefully i can continue to lose a pound a week in future.Very wet here so the bowling tonight won’t be much fun.

Morning All…
What a mixed weather day…fortunately a dry walk, as I walked through the door the heavens opened, timed it right.

Weigh in this morning has brought me back to goal…could do with another three pounds off for wriggle room.

Step daughter was walking her dog yesterday with her partner on the side of a mountain/ hill their usual walk, she slipped on some grit and broke her leg she was air lifted to hospital. She was plastered up from ankle to top of leg transported to another hospital stay in over night waiting for surgery today. Her knee surgery of 2 or 3 months ago, the steel plate has bent and screws have come away…sounds like another fun three months!

Hemmy..
Boules Saturday and Tuesday weather depending, we are having a ride out to look at another pitch over the weekend see what theirs is like. We need more grit or some other topping, our chairman has taken his bat home and left. He just wouldn’t do anything…
I don’t like too many people about the garden was the best bet..

Dave..
Tasty cobs, I went for a crusty bread yesterday very nice…..glad all was well at the doctors that’s good news, just your bloods to checkout. Well done on 3 lbs off 😀

Captain..
You must be very proud of yourself you have lost a lot of weight and into the exercise routine ..Doc must have been pleased with you. A big well done to you… Its a lovely way of life once you are settled into it.

Nana..
Lovely to meet up with your friend….I must get my friend booked in to see after her holidays.

Hedgehog..
Hoping to see Jacqui next week, she has been on holiday and her hubby has been about the second week..she will have two weeks off then she will be back at school a couple of weeks before the children get back, not full days popping in and out.
You are always so busy slow down and have some ‘you’ time..flying about everywhere….a relaxing day for me.

Friday my day off..some wine….crab for lunch …..homemade chicken and leek pie in a white wine sauce is on tonight’s menu..

Have a good day.

Jean x

Evening All…
Still waiting of news on Louise nothing as yet..she went down about 1.30.. a worry …

Hemmy..
Well done back to your weight so quick..and the alcohol too..
A lazy day for me not done much just two walks..I felt as if I didn’t sleep everyone is talking of torrential rain keeping them awake I never heard any of it..I must have been asleep!

Boules tomorrow depending on rain…

Have a lovely weekend..

Jean x

Been out twice with Heidi and got wet both times. Only went for short walks though. The athletics is over now, some cycling to come and that’s it for I think.