Morning All…
A frost free start but feels chilly.. having my cuppa in bed.
A play date with Oreo this morning meeting up at 9..

Boules and AGM later.. see what it feels like before I commit.

Dave..
Hoping your legs are feeling better today..

Steve..
Well done on your liquid day..

Hedgehog..
Hope you and hubby are feeling better today.. rest up and take it steady.

Hemmy..
Wrap up warm today when walking, coats back on for the boys.

Kay..
You are going for it this month..B to B…hard going..

Bronwyn…
Did you weigh in yesterday… keep strong on your FD

Jean x

Morning all

It’s dry here at the moment but not sure if it’s going to last into the afternoon at least it’s not snowing.

I’m considering having one meal on both my fast days as I have been finding it difficult not to binge eat after a liquid fast and can’t really see it affecting my weight loss in any great way.

Enjoy your day everyone whatever you may be doing.

Dave

Eating like a tasmanian devil is a great way to describe how I feel after a liquid fast and it’s definitely not a good feeling but I’m still hopeful that I can lose at least a pound this week or at worst stay the same weight.

Hi FBBs hope all is well with you Xxxx

Its a bright day here plenty of sunshine but very cold

We had a lovely long walk with two young little Jack Russel’s Very naughty and barky .. Pip put them in their place lol and they never bothered him any more lol.

Its a Fast day for me need to be super good as its my lunch meet up with my friend tomorrow .

Just had milky coffee .. and something new today had a ready made banana Slimfast for lunch .. and will have one this evening So see what today will bring. lol

Sym .. Enjoy your Boules and AGM ..

Have a good day everyone. Starting again is not about repeating what you did before but doing something you did not do before. Xxxx

Good evening FBBs
FD today. Done really well so far. Went to aqua fitness at the gym first thing then a supermarket shop. Didn’t eat until mid-afternoon when I had a mushroom cup a soup and 2oz of ready cooked sliced chicken I had just bought. For tea I had a M&S fruity chicken curry and rice ready meal with grapes to follow. The meal was small at 258 calories but it was tasty. I think that’s approx 500 calories. If I am really hungry later I will have a small apple or Horlicks.

Jean & Kay
Yes, I weighed myself first thing yesterday morning before our day out in Ilkley. I had lost just over 2lbs. I was really pleased. Had a lovely day walking by the river and a pub lunch. Rewarded myself with a glass of Pinot Grigio.

Typh00
I agree with you about the tv adverts. We record programmes from the afternoon sometimes to watch in the evening. There are animal charity advertisements which are upsetting and catch you by surprise. They are meant to shock – and they do.

Sadly, going to a funeral tomorrow. An aunt who sadly fell down the stairs just before Christmas and was taken to hospital where she died. She was 80 but apart from some dementia she was physically well and mobile. Very sad.

Thursday will be a FD. Hope I can keep going like this. Posting on the forum really helps 🙂
Bronwyn

Good morning all

It’s dry here but chilly unsurprisingly for winter but we do have the clocks going forward and the start of spring next month.

Hedgehogs

I don’t seem to have a problem with bingeing if I have one meal on my fast days even that small amount of food seems to be enough but unfortunately not if I do a liquid fast my self control seems to go out of control.

Not being able to taste anything really takes the enjoyment out of eating.

Not feeling too hungry today so I’ll just be having one meal though it will be regular sized not a fast day meal.

After that my kitchen will be closed for food until tomorrow’s dinner hopefully by then my appetite will be back to normal. It definitely keeps the bingeing at bay which is the most important thing.

Afternoon everyone. Very busy day today but we’re now back from our usual Wednesday lunch and it was a lovely cycle ride both ways to and from the guided busway park and ride that we use.
Pleased to report that the scales showed a one pound loss this morning in preparation for our short break tomorrow.
Will be back here on Monday.
Nana x

Good morning
A lovely sunny day here. I have changed my FD to tomorrow as I am expecting my DIL with newest grandchild for lunch. I changed last Monday to Tuesday so no problem.

The funeral yesterday was a lovely celebration of my auntie’s life. It was a very fitting tribute for a lovely lady. There was a buffet afterwards with very tempting food. I had a glass of wine and kept busy chatting.
Came home and had my planned meal.

I hope this strong resolve continues 🙂
Bronwyn

Good morning all

I went out a little earlier as my kettle keeps refusing to turn on so treated myself to a nice shiny new one.

It’s dry here but chilly with a very cold wind biting at your face especially if you forget to wear a hat.

Fast day here so kitchen will be closed for food until 5pm when I’ll be having tuna pasta only if I remember to open the tuna this week.

Stay safe and strong all those fasting today and remember tomorrow is a brand new day and we can eat normally.

Hi FBBs hope all is well with you. Xxxx

Fast day here .. trying for the 500 cals today .. I had a Slim fast lunch then it will be eggs on toast this evening.

Just come back from Tesco .. as Kristy is coming tomorrow for the weekend. Partner working.

So hoping for a good day today again as I bet lots of wine and treats this weekend. lol

Sym .. you are busy too getting ready for your guests.. I tend to buy in far to much these days when having to cater for others. I have lost my knack of automatically knowing how much I need. lolol

Enjoy your day everyone whether fasting or feasting,.

You can’t always avoid challenges but you can always try to overcome them. Xxxx

I think we’ve used all the COVID tests 🥴 Coughing now and then my son is the same and he does have it.

Morning All…
Weighed in at the same to the ounce 😬.. looks I may be stuck for a few weeks…

Good play date for the boys on the river bank… both a bit naughty like whirlwinds… still 4 of them last night were the same.. spring in the air..

Louise and Sheila are visiting . Charlie will go berserk when he sees Louise.. lunch all sorted…seem to have got out the habit of faffing!!

Hemmy..
Lovey to have Kirsty coming enjoy your weekend with her.

Dave..
Hope it’s not the covid you don’t sound good.. rest up…

Steve..
Shame on the 2lbs, we all did well last week maybe some catching up to be done in our body…. Maybe my donut too but just one 😂

Jean x

Afternoon all,

A quick update on the beach, as I need to go out in a bit!

11 pebbles at the moment, so only 2 up from last week. We need to do better next week! Hemmy, have you had another weight I’ve missed?

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Jean 1 ; 0
Hemmy 1
Kay 1 ; 0
Nana 1/2 ; 1
Bronwyn 2
Steve 1; -2
Dave

Off to collect Avon books, spruce up the church flowers and do my bit of church spring cleaning. I’m not joining the others doing it tomorrow afternoonas I’ll be watching the rugby!

Not sure if going out to support the Parish Hall tonight with a bingo night (I know how to live!) Or go to the pub tomorrow night. Decisions, decisions!

Laters…

Just got up, feel dreadful.Kay put me down for 2lb loss. Don’t think I’ll have any food today.
I’ll do a COVID test at 8pm.

We like talking about our ailments 🤣 just fine the COVID test, it should be done now so I’ll go and have a look. I’ve got COVID 🥴.

Good evening.I hope to get some sleep tonight, not had much the last two nights. I’m feeling a little better today but my nose is like a tap. Running out of tissues 😫.I have managed to eat today so that’s a good sign. Very quiet on here today.

Good night Jean. Xxx

Afternoon All…
Beautiful Spring like day a lovely walk today.
A lazy day today, reading, I have had a sort out of my inside freezer.. a different carry on with Charlie’s food…

I shall be fasting Monday..

Lynne…
Lovely to have you back. Hoping you get back on track and it will help you. I know what you mean I am snacking too much too.

Dave..
Hope you are feeling much better today.

Jean x

Beach update…

17 pebbles at the moment!

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Jean 1 ; 0
Hemmy 1; 1
Kay 1 ; 0
Nana 1/2 ; 1
Bronwyn 2
Steve 1; -2
Dave 2

Glad you are feeling a bit better Dave. Hope Denise manages to avoid it!

Pasha, welcome back! Yes some of us are still here!

Rugby time, so can’t stop!

Hello all!
Lynne- lovely you’ve come back, hope you’re okay & of course we’ll supoort you on FDs!
Jean- nice to have had your visitors! Your poor friend- my aunt had alot of trouble healing after her op, I think because they took lymph nodes it affected the drainage…
Kay- well done with all thework you to helping in the village, you are good 😀
Dave- hope you feel better soon! I’m sure we’ve had covid too- wasn’t too bad but dragging on a bit & still don’t feel 100%…hope Denise doesn’t have it! Well done losing some more weight!
Mary- hope your break was lovely!
Steve- oops, donuts! Not fair for 2lbs to jump back on though!
Hemmy- hope you’ve had a good weekend with Kristy!
Bronwyn- well done with your willpower! How many grandchildren have you got? Sounds like they keep you busy, I’m envious!
Had a funny week & no fasting! Still not got taste back properly so haven’t eaten too much…Youngest son’s gf lost her job & was really upset, luckily she can go back to her old job, her family are really lovely so at least son has some support, she gets very anxious…then eldest son found out his gf was cheating on him so they’ve split up, he’s devastated as he thought they were together for the long haul 😢 So hard when you want to make everything better for them…hopefully I can get back to fasting next week! We were planning a romantic Valentine’s meal but won’t now as eldest will be at home…

Good morning
A FD for me today.

Kay, weigh in first thing and I have lost another 2lbs. I was surprised as my food this weekend was not the best. Take away Chinese on Saturday with brownie and ice cream afterwards. Yesterday I didn’t count my calories either. My two good FDs last week have worked.

Jean, you sound to have had a lovely time with your visitors.

Hedgehogs, 5 grandchildren and yes they keep us busy. It is half-term in our area this week and we shall be busy on some of the days. A mixed blessing as I eat more sensibly when life is quiet and calm.

Dave, so sorry to hear of you and yours with Covid. I hope you all start feeling better soon and it doesn’t linger.

Lynne, I am new to the forum but have been following 5/2 since 2020 but never posted. I hope that by checking in regularly I can get back on track. I love reading about peoples’ journeys and I have been made to feel welcome.

Off to the gym for aqua fitness, it is the only thing I do at the gym and try to go Mon/Wed/Fri.

My FD food is cup a soup late lunch. Tonight a M&S mini meal cottage pie with carrots and a few peas, piece of fruit to follow. I don’t feel hungry until I eat so I try to go as long as I can before eating. All the best to fellow fasters today 🙂
Bronwyn

Good afternoon everyone. My son is clear now COVID gone😁.Denise is bad so she will have a cough for the next month or two🥴😲.I can’t taste any food but feel hungry. Might have a week off fasting until I am better.

Steve I’d be safe with doughnuts can’t stand them. Going to eat this week but not go mad, cancel fast days until I’m over COVID. Denise is all wrapped up with a hot water bottle on the sofa, she’s not well. Asleep at the moment so I will leave her to get some rest

Hi FBBs hope all is well with you Xxxx

Its been a beautiful day with lots of sunshine.

A nightmare today trying to find sensibly priced flowers for my friend s Birthday on Wednesday .. Valentines day really bumping up the prices.
I managed a good bunch of beautiful deep purple tulips in Tesco reasonably priced. .her favourite colour.
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Sym.. I like a McDonalds now and again.. nice if they are fresh.

Lyn.. I am fasting tomorrow see you there lol

Dave… hope Denise is on the mend soon.

H H .. Hope you get your taste back soon.. .. I expect its awkward with all the baking you do .. testing things

Croc pot on tomorrow.. Chicken soup ..with the remains of yesterdays chicken and bones ..add lots of veg will be my fasting day meal.

Hope everyone is having a good day

The start may be small. What you become in the end is what truly matters. xxxx