Hi JayeGirl just read your recent post and am impressed with your positive attitude you and ginnette are inspirational! May I ask what a my fitness pal is? Sounds like a useful tool? Am interested in finding anything that may help.

Hi there

Thanks for all the support 🙂 you FBD ladies are a true inspiration, would like to support you as have knocked wine on the head anyway, but have some quite busy weeks coming up at work, so not sure if optimum time, but will try 4:3 this week, on days when not at work, and give it a go!!

Fasting Mon/Wed and possibly Fri, want to get a grip on the headaches this week, and avoid the treats, here’s to happy fasting to everyone!…

xxx

Hi Fizzy

Yes you can get it for iPhone/iPad or android.

You can count calories, add exercise, keep track of weight and see how much you have lost. Keep track of recipes and calories in them if you use them often. You can also set goals. Mine is a pound a week. I think I have only not achieved this 3 times. You can also set long term goals. It will tell you a daily amount of calories then mine for the first long term goal are 1,580 a day. That goal is now is just under 6 stone away. That will put me in the overweight category at maybe a size 14/16.

I may then decide to lose another stone. I shall wait and see.

I also use an app called my weight diary. I like this as it shows trends in wait loss and also my goal is instantly visible as is a slider with my BMI. I haven’t found BMI in my fitness pal and like to know it.

My fitness pal updates between tablet and phone which is really helpful. My weight diary I have to do it separately.

I am a real gadget person. I nearly bought a mechanical device for peeling and coring an apple. I have a lack of space so didn’t buy it. I am tempted to buy a mandolin but maybe I just need to go to a car boot sale. They are a bit too tempting for me though. I like the spiralisers as well. Too expensive!

Both of the apps above are free and don’t bombard you with adds.

Many thanks Fizzy and Beldyboop we are also inspired by similar stories. I find it easy now and I hope others will. Does me a power of good though to be thought an inspiration. I am just trying to help others on the way to their goal. I just wish I had realised that it would be so easy 20 years ago. I am so interested in nutrition now that I want to take a course maybe with a view to having a career change when I can get back to work. I have always liked helping others.

My roles have always been this one way and another. My last job was getting really stressful with things getting harder and harder. I really miss my old job, but not the paperwork and certainly not the new managers. My old manager was fantastic a real people person.

Sorry didn’t mean to get onto life history here……I’m nothing if not a good talker, I hope I’m also a good listener as this is often a forgotten skill.

Ginette

Hi,
Just read all your post glad you got a swim dress Jaye hope everyone had a lovely long weekend most of mine was spent gardening but it’s great exercise ! Managed to keep meals under control but the wine was a little out of hand but not to bad as have weighed today and a pound down which is great as I’m off work for the rest of the week , my first week off this year and since starting 5.2 .hoping the fridge won’t be calling me all week

I love brown rice lovely nutty flavour I usually cook mine in the microwave and you don’t need much very filling but does take twice as long to cook.

Have a great day

I’ve just grabbed 5mins to plan my week and the way my calendar works this week I am considering doing back to back fasts (today and tomorrow). I’ve not done this before so don’t know if it would work but what are your thoughts/experiences of it. Is it easy/hard? Are you really really exhausted? That’s the bit I struggle with-not the hunger but the energy dip in the afternoon. Any help much appreciated

Welshy xxx

Hi Twigglet

Well done on your pound. A good loss and you had some wine as well. Sounds good!!

Welshy

Well done to you as well. At least you are catching up in things that need doing. I haven’t found the enthusiasm for this now. I hope it comes.

Welsy

Well done on your 1lb loss. Back to back fasts are fine. I did one last week. I do have an evening meal though. Yesterday I had an evening meal and an orange. Really nice for a fast day. I don’t have any energy dip. Just keep drinking. It is really nice dropping into the next stone. That will really cheer you.

Hi Priyac

Wait until this Friday to see the true picture. Remember food in transit. Also there may be a water gain. Hopefully Friday will see different results. I never weigh myself after a day out. Also pre period we tend to hold onto water. I hope you have a nice surprise next time on the scales.

Good luck for your fasts this week. I have another tomorrow. I have just updated my weight in the tracker but I am waiting for waist measurement until the end of FBD. I hope to get a surprise.

Ginette

Hi Fizzy

I don’t blame you. Let’s hope they are kind.

Hi Jaye

No I’m not a fan of juicing either, but foods were interesting.

Well done at being so close to 40lbs. I really wouldn’t look at myself in the mirror. I haven’t for years even with clothes on. I haven’t a full length mirror in the house.

This is some good news to all of us who like a nice treat occasionally.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3067396/Could-scoffing-chocolates-wine-carbs-secret-LOSING-weight-Experts-reveal-86-successful-dieters-eat-treats-pounds-off.html

Ginette

Hi all!

Jayegirl, you must must really pleased! that’s a great loss! bet you feel happy!

Priyac, I try not to weigh myself too much, generally at the weekend after the FD’s and exercise have settled, usually break my own rules if has to be said. Weirdly although I’ve lost 7 Ibs, and my clothes are loser, I’ve only lost about an inch off bust/back. Saw best to take measurements every month.

Welshy, the back to back seems like a good idea for motivation I’m doing 4:3 this week, but can’t do it back to back, good luck! tell us how it went. Agreed that drinking a ton of water is the key, I drank enough to sink a ship yesterday, and have no headache this week! hooray!

Fizzy have you watched the Horizon progs? very motivating stuff when you need inspiration.

Ginette thanks for the link, will not go overboard, 😉

Here’s another link, about avocado, has to be my absolute favourite, and my FD friend, but only 1/2 as packs about 140 cals.

http://undergroundhealthreporter.com/amazing-avocado-health-benefits/#axzz3ZKpb0qQL

Stay strong people!

Ginette: the article about having treats doesn’t surprise me. We all know that it’s everything in moderation and treats/sugar make us happy. If you have it as a reward/special occasion it does feel special. My problem was that I made everyday special!!!

Jaye: wow, well done on losing so much. Knowing you’ve done that does make me feel like it’s do-able. How long has it taken you to do that?

I’ve decided not to do back-to-back fasts. As I mentioned before I’ve had a very active, busy weekend of gardening/building/walking and then I was painting the dining room till 10pm last night and quite frankly I’m not sure ive got the energy for it (and still need to do second coat tonight). I had a FD yesterday and I’ve lost the pound that gets rid of my first 1/2 stone! YEY! (I weigh after a fast day as I’m too excited to wait to find out, plus knowing it works gives me motivation to do it again). I did find yesterday tough though as I was tired. I can still do a FD Thursday but just a bit more awkward but I’d rather a slightly awkward day than being over tired and caving for sugar. Going to try and rest a bit today and get some energy for tonight and tomorrow (busy day again!)

Welshy xXx

Jaye: I think now that ive lost half a stone with relative ease, I am really starting to believe that one day I will be 10stone. That’s my long term goal but I’m aiming for 13 stone as my first big target and then I’ll treat myself to something (haven’t decided what yet, maybe some new clothes). That will be 1.5stone lost. So I’m a third of the way there! I look forward to the day I can tell others “if I can lose 4.5stone, you can too”.
I’ve just worked out that you’re averaging about 3.5lbs a week-that’s amazing!! I can do 2lbs a week provided I don’t lose it on weekends so may take me a little longer. But I’m fine with that, just so long as it does actually go! I have just realised that this month I have a lot of social events including family visiting, long weekend away and a wedding so will definately have to work hard but already determined to lose my first stone.
Glad I didn’t do fast day today as I just needed a bit of a relax and catch up on my energy. Have had a nice lazy home day with my little munchkin, eaten sensibly (cous cous salad and apple for lunch) and feeling much better for it. Roll on tomorrow’s FD!

xXx

Hi Welshy

Isn’t she a star????

I began at around your weight, 14st 5lb, 201 lbs, 91 kilos. No good slants on those figures. As of Sunday, 12st 3lb. 171lbs, 78 kilos.

It can be done, if I can do it, anyone can.

I too believe I will be ten stone. Actually I believe now it will just be a target to tick off – huge target mind! But now I’m on a journey to below nine, well Applepie will be needing the company on maintenance and she is still on her way down!!!

Lots of us on this journey now.

Ps never ever told anyone my weight til I reached this forum. Now I have OH reading my scales!!!

Thanks for the vote of confidence milena. I still have at least half a stone to go and it’s not coming off as easy as it was. One day we will be at maintenance. Wow, 30lbs you are a star too!

Lots of positive vibes on this thread,I like it!

Priyac,
that is fantastic, I still weigh more than my hubby, but now only by 2.5 lbs rather than a stone n a bit!

You must be so chuffed to be almost there, well done to you, it’s people like yourself that keep me motivated, I too have tried and failed diets before.

Hi applepie I still loveyour name! glad you are still here Keep on going you are on the final straight!

Keep on posting people

Audrey

Well, Applepie, I do like the way you are going about things. Sounds a wonderful life. Shows that this really is a WOL and not a diet.

We talked seriously about moving to France, might still happen, would need to be sure of the postal service, Royal Mail is actually marvellous for us. But we send more than half our stuff abroad, so it might work out. Looks like England for a few years first though. Time will tell.

Thank you ladies, you’ve all done amazingly well so far. I will always weigh more than my partner, he’s a natural stick insect! Whereas I’m a curvy pear shape-I def have hips!

I’ve never actually done a diet before as I always thought I could just “be good” and lose it naturally. I was wrong. Many many failed attempts! My problem is patience, when I start being good I want to be thin within days lol stupid I know. At least with 5:2 I can see the evidence on the scales the next day.

It’s my partners 30th at the end of June and while I would like to lose another 14lbs by then, I think it’s a tad too ambitious. But I’ll definately lose it by my birthday at end of July though. FD tomorrow but can’t decide what to cook for my meal yet, decisions decisions…

Oh my. Where do I start. I had 38 emails from forum today. I have been busy sorting out, way overdue and unfortunately, everything looks worse than before I started. I don’t think I have say down for three hours. Now feeling really tired and have just had to have two cups of tea one after the other. I didn’t dare stop before. I still have to hoover and have dinner. I’m on about my fourth lot of washing. Doing all the winter clothes with a view to packing them away for a few months.

It won’t be tidy for a few days as I am sorting out everywhere.

I had a really bad night and about 4 nightmares in 5 hours. In one there was someone shooting at the car I was in with a machine gun, I was in the back footwell. Woke up heart pumping. I decided to get up then as I didn’t want to go back to sleep.

I got a bee in my bonnet about three hours later and decided to sort everything out!!! I can’t just do one room at a time…..no that would be too easy…. Ok so enough from me. I am fasting today and usually exercise but really don’t have energy for that!!

A big welcome back Audrey. I have read your posts on different threads. Most say you have lost 20lbs and I you have lost 2lbs. I imagine it is 20 as I have read this on a few posts. Well that is fantastic and a massive amount of weight. Just to have lost is brilliant.

I am pleased you can fit into your wedding outfit. What an achievement. If you lose too much before the wedding you might need to go and buy a smaller one. Imagine the irony in that. Hahaha

Hi Welshy

Yes I am pleased to see that even with treats I can lose. It was just a few too many treats and to be fair I still lost something. Now with no treats but it works out that I have one mealtime off a week I can lose so much weight. I mean 8lb in 2 weeks is ridiculous. I would like it to slow a bit. I have to mentally adjust as well. I am sure it will slow but 2lb a week would be great for me. I know that part of this is due to the amount I have to lose now to get to my first long term target – now just under six stone that will put me in the lower half of overweight. I am waiting to get into stage 2 obese. Now I am morbidly obese and will soon be in severely obese category…..may not sound much, but for me that will be a big achievement.

I am really looking forward to buy a raspberry magnum. This is Milena’s doing, we were chatting about it in the early hours of the morning. Oh what we get up to……

Priyac

I am so pleased for your loss. That’s a nice amount. The exercise can wait until you are ready. Listen to your body. Be patient and it will all fall into place. I weighed a lot of times every week, until FBD. Now I only weigh once a week. That’s good as I have a surprise. I hope you feel better soon.

Hi Jaye

Yes I feel tired now as well, this won’t mean an early night though. I might get an hour in the chair after dinner. What a social life. It wears me out just thinking of it. I am meant to be resting and normally do most of the time.

I think the BP will come down soon and I have decided to have acupuncture next week to help the stress. I have had it before three or four years ago. It worked then, but that was for a physical problem. I can only try. It might reduce the nightmares as I am sure that too is related to stress.

I hope you are feeling better now.

Applepie

You must ignore the bitchy remarks as it is only jealousy. Feel sorry for her as she is obviously feeling bad about herself.

You are a better person than her and have much kinder words. Treat her to some of these. She will know she is not getting anywhere with you then. She might be looking for a reaction. Don’t give her one, that is really annoying……far more so than sharp words.

Milena

I loved Bowie, I can remember those times really well. I wasn’t lucky enough to see him though.

I am pleased hubby is keeping you company in losing weight. What a nice thing to do.

The postal service in France is good. At least I have always found it so. We have a small village post office and a main one in the nearest village the other way. We are in Brittany. About half an hour away from the ferry port and 45 mins from an airport. We are also in the middle of the country, but with the sea about half a mile down the road, long sandy beaches with only a few people even in summer.

Ok I think I have said hello to all. I shall go and check other threads now.

So nice to have you back Audrey. Your forum Family has been missing you…….

Ginette

Still thinking about Raspberry Magnums……

Hi Ginette, thanks for your support, but it gets even worse.

I’ve been planning my life post hubby – well one has to be pragmatic when one is considering how to commit murder – always promised son that if his dad and I divorced he would be two German Shepherds, well you have to keep the kids onside, and planning my trip to Boots armed with his credit cards, and this morning he watched me put on moisturiser, and asked me if I wanted to pop into Boots to treat myself!!!!!! Its not revenge if he buys the stuff for me, is it?

Just how am I supposed to claim justifiable homicide, or at the very least divorce him for cruelty when he is so nice???

Though still doesn’t make up for buying ice cream and teacakes that I can’t eat, though I suppose I should cancel the puppy order.

Hi Jaye

Good idea but that would just encourage him. I wear Boucheron. Hard to get anywhere but Jenners, and No 5, got gallons of that. He loves going to make up shops in France, only guy I know who can say lipstick, mascara and have a conversation, all in French, ‘re make up.

Could do with some new Dior eyeshadow though!