Morning All,

Cheery sunny morning here, hubby off in garage and I am off swimming, he is still coughing but not so bad no swimming for him.

The Times Newspaper this morning…it says you have to be on a diet a full year before your body stops fighting your diet and you keep the weight off you loose, then it gets easier. Hope for us all 😀

Ginette may be able to download it but it will be only the bit on the front more about it inside the paper. It won’t do it for me.

Hemmy…Do you have the book Fit for Life? reading up last night on net about it…it’s really interesting..I get heartburn and wrong eating promotes that
( although I have tablets from the doctor just been on 5.2 I don’t take them) have you found an answer for me.

I will be looking more deeply into it later today.

A jump on the scales this morning 2 lbs up Och..so not expecting much at tomorrows weigh in…hope goods in transit! All them steps!!!

Looks like a lot of lengths at the baths today …breath allowing..

Have a good FD all or a good NFD

Jean x

Hope the book arrives today!

Hi ginette Yes I do do some funny typos at times its this text thingy it drives me nuts. ….

Hemmy way to go size 12 dress glad you are back on board you had me worried there for a while. ..

Off out for the day with hubby he has missed me, so have the dogs they are not leaving my side so taking them out too for the day….

Have a lovely day my friends, fast or non fast watch those kcals…

Audrey

oh dear symba – how ridiculously frustrating!
that would have made me swear – a lot !!!

well today we had a 5th birthday party for the mh unit and I was literally surrounded by cake

stupidly perhaps I had decided to do a fd today – partly because I wanted the lunch tomorrow, but also because I had no idea quite how much cake there would be
I had to make the icing for one of them but only tasted a tiny bit

I did have one small piece, about 1/4 of what I would normally call a slice – but the rest of the time I stayed away from it

its weird how I had to keep checking my hands as they were trying to automatically gather up crumbs/bits to eat

anyway I have a big slice for the weekend, and there will be lots there still tomorrow

I hope you are impressed, I don’t think I have ever had that much will power around cake in the past

but the damn voice in my head, complaining, saying its not fair, endlessly wanting some – phew that was hard

I will be over 500 as I am also having salmon for tea, but I don’t care,
it was that or cake ha ha

Hi Sym

Glad you got your fruit in at the ready.

What a shame re the swimming … annoying when you were all geared up. Hope your steps went well.

Again not hungry today … is it the fruit … non wine drinking… no bread ..Not having to get food for anyone else.

Or a combination of all. Anyway a nice relief not to have food ruling my day.

3 days away will be good for you both after hubbys cough. Hope tomorrow is good for you. xx

Aud .. lovely visions of you Ian and the dogs Awwww. Xx

Gine hope you have had a nice restful day. Your meal to look forward to tomorrow. Xx

KT .. Well done for keeping away from the cakes. As you say you can enjoy your slice later. Xx

Hope everyone else is okay. … Anyone fasting tomorrow. … Going to have my fruit at lunch time .. then some salmon a few small potatoes and salad with Kristy later.

Xx

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

A damp start this morning …. hopefully do some cleaning indoors as lots of garden time this week. Lol My hobby along with reading.

Gine Enjoy your lunch … no holds barred today… treat day…you deserve it.

We had better get rid of any noughties we have hanging around… Before Monday. Lol

Have a lovely day. Xx

Aud Hope you have settled back in with your little family… all glad to have you back I am sure.

Mr Pips greetings make me sooo happy when I arrive home. He just goes mad when Kristy arrives.
Are you fasting today. Xx

Sym hope the scales are kind for you both today. Xx

KT … how is it going with you. Xx

Karen .. hope you are enjoying your week … Friday is here already. lol Xx

CC and Stu .. hope things are ok with you. Keep in touch. Xx

Coffee… Clarkey … Winnie and anyone else popping in to join our little corner of friends. Xx

Brit lovelies…

“Baby steps count, as long as you are going forward. You add them all up, and one day you look back and you’ll be surprised at where you might get to.” Xx

Morning all,

Yes hemmy I am sort of fasting ….that is I am having low calories sausage n mash for my tea….. just less than 500 kcals….

Ian is joining me so will not be too bad..

Have a great day everybody keep in touch together we are stronger

Audrey

Morning Friends,

A lovely sunny day here…my Housemartins and Swallows will be back in two weeks..they will tell us summer has arrived.

Good scales for us both..1 lb each off..really surprised but not complaining..chasing my 1 lb off for next week it will take me to my beautiful stone off 😀.

Hemmy…joined you with a fruit breakfast today…I enjoyed it. Lots on the fruit bowl looks really appetising. Weekend around again enjoy Kirsty time.

KT….I am possibly like you a 5.2 and a 800 calorie day thrown in…I work to my calories on NFD now 1200, I hardly ever go over them. Still we must be eating less I have a cupboard full of food and shopping day today…two things on the list!

Ginette…have a lovely day out..enjoy…get rid of all those bags lol

Audrey….hope your day out went well yesterday, a bit of lunch out? I always have coffee out when shopping part of the experience lol

Karen…hope you are still on an even keel..

Clarkey….hope all is well and you are getting in to the way of life…are you off on a weekend?

Hope everybody else is doing well, have a lovely day, pop by and have a chat…

Jean x

Hemmy..

Yes I will be thrilled the pounds have just gone up and down but now getting closer!

Still waiting for the book see what difference we have to do..some tips hopefully.

Treacle in porridge sounds lovely….I love golden syrup and treacle usually in flap jacks!! Lol

You and Audrey crossed with me…I am slow writing then drinking my tea, talking to the cat, check spelling then others have posted lol….age again..

X

Wow parcels r us. … my honeygar has arrived… I bet you enjoy your parcel more than I do Jean…

Have tasted it …. it’s certainly potent. …

Lol

Audrey

Lol Sym read that book fast. Waiting for tips .. what we can and cant do.

How are you feeling about the fruit till lunch time. xx

Aud is that the cider vinegar. I tried to mix a spoonful with honey and cinnamon but chicken out. Hope you get on well with it. It supposed to be wonderful. Xx

Hemmy..

I have been going to loo all morning! But all well. I enjoyed the fruit..loads more to eat. Lol

Off to hospital with hubby now

Speak later
X

Coffee,

I think that’s what I will be doing two 500 calorie and a 800 calorie days..count calories every day, no alcohol or keep it low amounts. Up some excerise. The recipes are not my cup of tea, I prefere food I like if I am not eating much, I am eating crackers now instead of bread, I can have 5 small round ones for 100 calories it just cuts the calories down as no butter.

I am sure you will be fine what you eat as long as you count your calories so you know what you are eating, even Mimi was eating 1600 calories on NFD but sometimes missing lunch out odd days.

It’s gave me a boost on reading although a lot of it you know..just puts you on track again…for £3 I thought a good buy.

Jean x

Forgot to say – My exercise is ‘Sedentary’ LOL

Hi Christine,

My TDEE is 1885 on here..as you say MFP logs in at 1200.

I usually stay close to 1200/1300 unless it’s a special occasion and I go up a bit. When eating out I usually miss lunch to balance the calories.

I am hoping we all do well and get some weight moving getting us all feeling more positive. You was unsure of doing the FBD but you will be fine it’s not as bad as it sounds.

Come on you must try and do some excerise if I can with my bad feet you can…I am joining you next week at 67 it feels so old but I don’t feel it. 😂😂

Jean x

Hi all,

Fast day is going well, I have had my sausage n mash, hemmy how us your day going….

Welcome witchmojo shout out if you need help or advice lots of us on here to help. …

Sounds like the FBD preperations are going well.

Coffee I work on MFP calories not the TDEE on here I think it’s too high….

Keep in touch all

Audrey

Hi Girls Xx

I am not on a FD today .. not till Monday then Tuesday. Just trying to be good on a normal day as not eating my meal till 8.30. At the moment estimated till of the London arrival. Lol

Yes, that fruit does make you pee. Lol In and out of the loo all the time. Still good with the water content.

Fruit in the morning definitely makes me feel good. Had a Jacket potato and a big salad for lunch at 1pm… waiting now with anticipation for a Salmon steak… new potatoes ( my first mint from the garden) .. mayo with lemon ..parsley ,, and again a salad. 6 big strawberry each. Lol

Just sitting her now with a glass of Merlot. Thinking… its amazing how you can shift yourself to clean the house right through in a few hours when need be. Lolol

Hi Sym..You sound pleased with the book … its only six weeks we can do that. A challenge … get a nice amount off then we can settle back with 5-2.

I need a goal … something to get out of my comfort zone for a while. Still think its the food and drink that is more important.

I do at least an hour and a half walking every single day … at the least 5 when Kristy is here. I thought I read you would have to-do 37miles or such to lose a pound. Looking forward to Monday. Xx

Aud that bangers and mash sounded lovely. Well done with the fast. Is Ian good at FDs .. is he losing too. Xx

Coffee .. It would be nice if everyone joined in FBD for 6 weeks. Just maybe cutting a treat out or something… or adapting it to suit them. No pressure though as we are all here for an easy carefree lifestyle. .. while losing weight. That can be done on 5-2 anyway. Xx

Welcome Witch Mojo .. to our little corner.

Good luck … Lol your description .. probably covers most of us. Lol But not for much longer. WM we can all do this… stick with us girl. xx

Gine hope you enjoyed your lunch and had something naughty. Lol Xx

KT how are you doing today Xx

Morning Brits,

What a lovely bright sunny morning…..but very cold….

Getting my charts filled in for Monday…as we will be off in the morning with caravan always last minute food packing.

We were going to do some gardening this morning some turf needs to be bought and a bit of digging out to be done…I have been out to the bin and it’s so cold…maybe another day unless it picks up.

Another fruit breakfast for me this morning keeping with Hemmys theme..

We are having an easy day food wise we call it DIY day, although I do it lol..something on toast, boiled eggs or what we fancy…usually a low calorie day.

Roast beef and the trimmings tomorrow before the big day starts, maybe a glass of Merlot.

Just got my Fitbit ‘badge’..for 5 days on the trot for 10,000 steps a day…will it burn some calories ?….hoping I can manage my 5 days next week Monday to Friday …with being away? Hope so.

Enjoy Banbury..Hemmy…shopping with daughter!! if anything like mine she will walk you off your feet! Returning to the first shop she went in 3 hours earlier..lol…Good luck…enjoy your day.

Have a lovely weekend all…lets get our mind set ready for Monday whoever is giving it a try..even in parts

Jean x

Morning all

Sorry just a quick post got girls coming…

KT if that’s how you feel so be it if that is your decision . I wish you well for the future…

Jean well done on your fitbit badge and have a Great time away… we are off to our van on Thursday for the weekend..

Hemmy sounds like you we back on board ….. yeah good luck for the FBD. .

Ginette hope next week gets you back on track too..

Have a good weekend everyone

Audrey

Day two; feeling pretty crummy but that is probably down to BP as much as anything else. Stomach sounds like it is eating itself! 😀 Second fast day and already looking forward to normality tomorrow 😉

Couple of quick questions, if you will… Felt quite weary doing my hour walk yesterday and wondered if that was connected to the lack of energy being put into my body. Is there some simple advice about exercise on fast days? Also, what is FBD please, for a newbie 🙂

Hope everyone has a good weekend. Sun has just come out and I want to walk but may have to curtail it a bit if I get worn out again.

Lol we have had rain … snow now the sun is shining. Going to see if I can find something nice in a 12 at the charity shops. Hang on the wardrobe. Lol

KT Be kind to yourself.. we will always be here for you. Xx

WM This is a good article on the FAST BEACH DIET.
Hope that explains. Xx
You may want to see how you go with 5-2 for a while though.. xx

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-2624470/Mimi-Spencers-fabulous-5-2-fast-beach-diet-Lose-12lb-6-weeks.html

WM,

You have decided to do 2 fast days together it could be a bit hard to start with…maybe consider to do 2 separate days it will be easier.

As for excerise it usually helps by doing it on a fast day, I think it helps with weight loss. This is the second time we have been on th 5.2, due to hubby having two new knees, we stopped fasting, we ate wrongly again and put all our 30 lbs each of weight back on!

We used to swim for 45 mins twice a week, we lost 1 or 2 lb every week. This time we are not and we keep going on a plateau but the weight is moving down although slowly.

I have decided to do my 10,000 steps a day to try and boost the loss and hubby working a lot in the garage with his excerise but I think we should make an effort to start swimming again. I don’t want to start something which we always have to do.

We may consider a months boost with swimming…but I am going to see if the FBD works for me ( hubby not doing it staying with 5.2) although I am really doing it now except for a few tweaks, missing odd lunch and cutting back on alcohol, counting calories every day faithfully.

Good luck …It takes a couple of weeks to get into it…….but it just needs a bit of effort then you are a winner.

Hope it answers some of your questions.

Jean X

Hi All

Sorry I am late in posting.

Sadly meal wasn’t nice, I opted for not having a Cavery as they have other things there and I can have a carvery in FBD. I had steak and ale pie which was about obne inch tall and filled half the plate, it looked nice if a little flat, meat was sloshy and pie was soft and gooey nit crusty as if it had been microwaved. Carrots were nice, they served it with chips and gravy always a strange combination I think. I was really looking forward to dessert sticky toffee pudding and custard. Custard was bland pudding looked more like treacle and was so sweet all the way through I couldn’t eat it. I must say that had this not been somebody’s birthday I would have complained but didn’t want to spoil the day for them, still thinking of complaining though. The carvery beef was also over cooked. Sigh…. Needless to say to revisit planned.

Hi Jean

I am so pleased you have your book. I know that reading books before doing something helps inspire us on. I see that a lot of you are doing 2 X FD and 1 X 800 cal day. I may even change to this myself.

No I agree I don’t even think hubby will realise. I know it says to cut out or reduce alcohol if you can’t, this would allow you a glass of wine once a week as a treat. As I said before I always still had my Sunday dinner, the biggest part of this for me is always the veg anyway so that follows the guidelines, I just allow myself a couple of small potatoes. Pam cooks mine but if I cooked it would dry roast with a spray of frylight. As its Pam this wouldn’t suit her so I fit in. I lost a lot of weight last time anyway doing this. So I was quite happy.

Recipes in that book weren’t to my taste either. But you can easily work without them and I am sure we will be trying out some new ones. We can all post and make our recipe books from that.

Hi Hemmy

I agree nothing like a dog to greet you like this. Yes I have got a few things I need to eat up. I have been a bit slow with sorting this week as I would have normally got another day in. Maybe I can make up for it next week. Although I am out Webs to see the trainer, Thursday to get my hair done and Friday to Pam. So looks like only Monday and if I can a couple of hours the other days.

Must get some rhubarb as well and more vegetables midweek. More fruit today or tomorrow.

Hi Coffee

I often have a couple of ryvita on a fast day evinced if I am well below. I don’t really look at them other days though maybe I will during the next 6 weeks.

Yes the TDEE on this site is the energy toy will need everyday to maintain current weight. The fact that on two days you fast if you don’t go over on the NFDs you should lose nearly a pound. In MFP you input the weight you want to be and how much you want to lose each week and it gives you a top calorie allowance acoring to your current weight and also the other information you put in, this is not considering that you do two fast days during the week. I hope this helps explain the difference.

My exercise is sedentry as well I am sure we are not the only ones though. This is one readin that I got the Wii you can do 10 mins at a time and then relax, 5 mins if you want. They Wii fit is especially good if you have never used it as it is compulsive and keeps you wanting to beat your own scores. I particularly love the obstacle, rhythm parade, bird one and pin ball machine. Don’t be put off by the fact that they are just games, they get you out of the chair and get you out of breath so they do burn more calories, you also see calories burnt adding up and sometimes want just to do a little more to reach a tarhpget you won’t be able to resist setting for yourself.

They are cheap to buy second hand and can be done on your own with no embarrassment and a bit of fun. I also like the cycling one.

For people who are unfit these at are ideal. I went onto another game called exebeat afterwards, I did lose a lot of weigh I didn’t try and cut down on food but the exercise made my need for certain foods change. I no longer wanted or craved the sweet things, it seemed to satisfy me, I am sure it is because of the andirohines it releases.

Hi Audrey

I must have missed something as I don’t know what honey gar is. Is this honey with cider vinegar?

Enjoy your girls this weekend. I hope this gets me back on track as well.

Hi KT

Don’t get despondent, remember if you give up you will put on, if you carry on with 5:2 you will lose. Perhaps it is early days for you to be trying fast beach, we have all been on 5:2 longer and some of us have felt we have reached a plateau so it is a good kick start again. You have reached this plateau so do what you have been doing. It is so easy yo give up but this will only leave you feeling more despondent. Just carry on as you were doing.

Hi WM

Nice to see you here. Firstly what good news that try our first day went well. I must admit I’m not surprised at you having problems with two days together especially at first. I always put a day in between although I have done two together normally by accident. Many of us have been here a while and there fire are just doing the FBD. Not one for newbies I think.

I see that Hemmy as posted a link so you can find out more about it.

Hi Ash

Yes you are so right more or less my thoughts if you stop you will soon be back to old ways and the weight will creep back uo and possibly more beside. Good advice to KT.

Ginette

Ginette,

I am just packing and food scales are in the food box! With my week 1 tracker record.

It’s strange but I have a lot of food now in the cupboard and freezer which we are not eating, so we must really be changing our food habits, potatoes starting to throw away not used and two loaves of bread gone dry in the freezer! Thrown away!

I never ever throw food away I pride myself as not being wasteful.

We went out for my end of week shop for two items….milk and toilet cleaner!

My larder will keep so not a problem, my baking things not moving either. We should be loosing pounds 😀 .

Hoping the first week gives us all weight loss which we want…making us all feeling positive.

Nice idea of collecting recipes, low calorie of course…

Have a good weekend

Jean x

It looks like we are all on track and trying to be organised.

How many of us…

Hemmy , Ginette, Jean, Coffee and Audrey joining us on the side..

Have I forgot anybody?

not going anywhere –
you are all so lovely and so supportive

just being rather self destructive right now

I wish you all the luck in the world for the next few weeks

love KT