Hemmy…

Sorry no yogurt

Cream every time I would balance it in with the calories ..lol

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Hi Jean

I am so pleased your birthday went well. Enjoy your meal tomorrow. I really hope you have lost, like me you haven’t really had a nice loss for ages.

I’m weighing on Tuesday after my first fast day of the week. So Hemmy and I are on the same day. I would say frozen fruit will be fine, I know it hasn’t got all the roughage of fresh as the freezing does affect it. I sometimes have tinned Apple from asda with a little frozen fruit. I like this as I can warm it through. I have rhubarb that is also really low in calories. I add stevia to sweeten and have with half a youghurt.

I really hope you have a nice surprise when you weigh tomorrow.

Hi Hemmy isn’t that annoying. I do hate it when it dies that. If I have written a really long post I often copy it before I post. The worse thing is to go and find a link in the middle of it as it often disappears then. This is why I tend to add links in a separate post unless I have got one before I start writing.

This is a link to an article about youghurts and the healthiest. I think that Lidl’s are are good as well and very cheap. I remember looking at them before and checking Sugar content.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3117597/Sheep-milk-boost-bones-soya-beat-menopause-yogurt-healthiest-answer-surprise-you.html

Pam is having fish and chips on Saturday. I’ll let you know what the fish is like because I hate mushy fish.

Sun lasted until about two here. Then it became a bit chilly at the end of the afternoon. Rain is forcast for tomorrow.

I still gave plenty of aches and pains. I am feeling tired again but I don’t sleep any better. At least that would be a bonus. I am going to have a lazy day tomorrow as I notice my blood pressure is high today. I’m feeling quite overheated. I did have my fruit about 11.30 baked potato about 5 and cheese omlette and salad about 8 with a little chicken. No bread. I did have a youghurt though as I thought a little sugar would lessen the aches and pains. Going to bed in a minute with painkillers. I haven’t taken those for ages before last night. A paracetamol as well as overheated and feel a bit fittish. All this getting healthy is taking its toll 🙂

Going back to youghurts I know that skyr is one of the lowest and very think. I haven’t tried the natural one and I don’t like the honey one so I always buy strawberry.

Hi Coffee

I’m sure these aches and pains will soon go it is a process that will I hope make me have more energy. I hope feel a bit better today. Pace yourself. I am going to tomorrow a pretty lazy day planned, I shall do something but not too much.

Lots of articles likened it to cocaine addiction and trying to give it up. I wouldn’t say it is that bad (not that I have ever taken cocaine and would not) I also still have the natural sugar in fruit and a little in the youghurt I have. I have never really drunk fizzy drinks apart from on a rare occasion. I don’t have fruit juice is sugar in any hot drinks. I remember Jennifer Elliston on sugar free farm and some of the others and how bad they seemed. They got through it thought.

My third fast day or 800 day is tomorrow. I haven’t decided what it is yet. Probably over 5 but under 8.

Hi Lynda

Well done it’s nice to have you on board. It’s so much better when a few of us are doing it together. It’s a shame we don’t live near one another as we could all meet up at the end of it with a slap up Neal and dessert!!

Audrey I hope all is well with you. I can see that there are posts over the page so I will read these and there may be one from you.

Ginette

Morning All,

A bright sunny day here but I bet it’s cold.

Off to the hairdressers this morning I need a good cut.

Well the scales…we have both 1 pound off…the scales for me was hovering with 2 pounds off I was off and on but to be realistic it showed more one so that’s what I have logged.

How can hubby be in holiday mode, 3 pints of beer, full fish and chips and he owned up this morning to a few chocolate biscuit bars (penguin) I have been really good 2 X 500 days, 1 X 800 all three were under…4 days under 1200. I had two small whiskeys!

The good thing I have my 1 stone off. I am very much a one pound off a week girl, so I am not expecting big losses. If the FBD just gets me off my plateau that will be good.

I am now chasing my next stone then I will decide if I need to go lower.

Ginette..
Hoping you are feeling better and not so tired..its maybe the tablets you are on. I really hate yogurt it brings me out in big red bumps, maybe I am allergic to it.

Hemmy..
Just finishing my weekly fruit, I have enjoyed it..I have a lovely fruit shop which sells fruit about to eat not like the supermarkets which you have to wait to ripen. A bit like a market but a bit better. Still the prices are good and this last batch has lasted the week I think I threw 2 plums out. Will be off there later…

Coffee, Lynda..
Hope you are both doing OK

Audrey..
Don’t work too hard ….have some lazy days

I hope all your weigh in days goes well and get nearer the 2 lb mark than me…

For me try harder next week…but I don’t think I can…but I am having today off for my birthday treat but mindful. Staying close to 1200 calories.

Have a good day..speak later

Jean x

Aww well done Sym and hubby. Another lb bites the dust and congrats on your milestone. Xx

Cheers to the next one. Have a relaxing time at the hairdressers and enjoy a lovely well deserved Birthday lunch . XXXXXXXXXXXX

Hi Jean

Well done on your pound loss. I have heard that it is always more difficult to lose that last stone. Maybe next week will be better. I got my hair cut and permed as well. My hair won’t do anything without a light perm. It alsways feels so much better when it has been cut as well.

Maybe now hubby us back home next week he will get back to it. I am on the same tablets now that I have been for a long time and I was able to sort out things for about 6 hours with a cup of tea as I went. Now I am lucky if I last three. The only thing I have done is cut out food that isn’t good for me.

I used to be allergic to bananas as a child I came out in an itchy rash that kept me awake and drove me made. I had white patches all over me from calamine lotion. I tried them every few years, one time when I tried them no reaction, I am fine with them now. The rash wasn’t nice when I had it.

No pains today although they usually come on in the evening. Sitting in a chair and if I feel like a sleep I shall have one today. Overcast here. I need to put a map up on wall with flags in to see where you all are based as I keep forgetting.

Hi Hemmy

Nice that Kristy is arriving later and then you can relax and enjoy her company. Yes I am taking things slowly when I can but I also want to get something done during days at home. It is, as you say about listening to your body and not going too mad. I am sure it will soon pass and next week I hope will be a better week that this week and also a lighter one. It’s my own fault for eating rubbish for such a long tome on NFDs. Even wholemeal or granary bread of course has some sugar in.

I have never tried frozen yoghurt. I tried freezing my own not successful. Maybe I will try with a different variety and see how this goes, when I have a bit of room in the freezer. The first one was icy.

I do understand that you can get lost in doing something you enjoy and not realise time passing.

Hi Caspersmum

It will be nice to gave company for the 4 stone journey. Be wary of a plateau if it happens though, mine went on as I turned it into a break at watching food on NFDs and put on weight. I must say though I enjoyed that time and I did do three fast days a week. So no I can’t eat whatever I want on Non fast days. I put on about 10lbs over three months (including Christmas)

I did lose a bit but have gone up to post Chrustmas weight now. Hence the need for FBD. Once I have lost the weight I put on I only want to lose about another stone and a go half to two stone this year.

I hope you manage not to put on as this is really annoying. I must say though when I weighed just over 20 stone I didn’t feel overweight. When I had lost 4 3/4 stone and put back on 10lbs I really do feel overweight now. Strange isn’t it, I suppose our brains adapt to our new selves.

I really wish you luck with your weight loss.

Have a good day all, Jean have a lovely birthday meal, enjoy every mouthful and Hemmy gave a lovely evening with Kristy. KT and Cetic I hope you are well. Lynda wishing you a good start to FBD and Coffee hope you are doing well. All those who haven’t posted I hope your doing well and not fallen off of the wagon.

Audrey I hope things are good where you are and no wellies needed, it is always nice to have a break and a change of scenery.

Ginette

I forgot to say free delivery as it is their launch offer.

Ginette

Good afternoon friends
Bright and sunny here, but still feels rather chilly!
Had a good day yesterday, under 800cals so that’s my 3 done for this week.
I’ve decided to take the sensible option and get weighed on Tuesday after Mondays FD – if I weigh on Monday after a ‘normal’ weekend I might faint with shock :0
I’m another one who has about 4 stone left to lose. Not setting any targets as to when I’ll get there, after all this is a Way of Life so we’re going to be doing this forever, but hopefully getting healthier along the way. I certainly need to feel healthier than I do at the moment! LOL
Thanks for the link Ginette. We have a new Aldi, just opened last week, about a mile from my house. Some great bargains to be had there.
Glad you enjoyed your lunch Jean, and well done on your 1lb loss. I had to laugh when your OH lost the same as you after everything he had eaten that you had done without, it seems so unfair doesn’t it, but fellas bodies work differently to ours and they lose weight faster. They also find it easier to give up things like cigs! Grrrh! I reckon it’s because their brains only concentrate on 1 thing at a time, while our brains multitask. LOL
Thinking about you KT and sending (((hugs)))
Haven’t time at the moment to name everyone but glad we are all in it together and sending you all positive vibes. xx

Christine

Thanks Ginette.
Its nice to share advice and experiences from another person with lots of weight to lose. I’m quite embarrassed admitting how much I have to lose.
We had a week away on an all inclusive hotel in Italy. The food wasn’t the problem as I’m gluten free so it was mostly meat, fish and veg. Problem was the alcohol. Don’t drink at home but had several cocktails and came back 6lb heavier. I wasn’t happy but didn’t abandon my diet as before. I just carried on and have shifted the weight in 10 days. Phew. Back on track now.

Hi All you 4 stone to lose people as there are a few of us their is no need to feel embassment as you are amongst friends. I also never told anybody my weigh or how much I had to lose until I came on here.

Hi Jean

I hope you had a lovely relaxing afternoon. I have had a really lazy day, asleep a lot, I must have needed it. now watching TV, just had fruit and youghurt. I didn’t have any today I had soup instead.

The bread seems to be working well. I weighed it today and it came in at under 100 calories, a nice think chunky slice that I can just fit into the toaster. As I was having two 800gm slices last week I have halved the bread consumption. I haven’t had it every day either.

Hi Coffee

That is the reason I weigh on Tuesday :). Hopefully nice surprise for all of us fast beachers.

on offer in Aldi, oranges, large flat mushrooms, onions and green beans this week. I had an Aldis Orange in the week lovely and juicy.

Hi Hemmy

Have you thought about an overnight in London to see a show? It might be a change.

Enjoy your pizza and merlot.

Hi CMum

It is lovely to have a short break and you lost your weight quickly so it sounds as if you have got the knack of enjoying yourself and then getting back to routine well.

I hope I didn’t embarrass you asking how much you had left to lose. As I said here we don’t judge only encourage.

Hi KT

A proper meal will do you good, I love stew. I hope your throat improves soon.

Ginette

To Keeptrying.
Sorry to hear things are not going well for you. I know that feeling and I’ve experienced it for years. It seemed the harder I tried to shed the weight the bigger I got and the more miserable, its a vicious circle. Its taken me along time to get to this point in my life and it was all about getting my head straight. Did some research into the 5:2 diet and decided it was my best and most practical option. As with all diets, we start them with so much hope but the reality is different. Getting your head straight is important and so is being realistic about our goals. I now just want to improve my health and well being instead of seeing myself as a size 12. We both can do it.
As for the dry mouth, it sounds awful. I’ve not experienced anything like that. I hope it can be resolved.

Well done G. That was a good day on the cals

..Hope you have an easy day again tomorrow…be kind to you. As Mum says it will all still be there for another day. Lol

I enjoyed the pizza… after hardly any carbs this week it was nice… but funnily enough not as good as anticipated. Lol. Sods law. Having a couple of glasses of wine but it will be an early night to bed I reckon.

No walking for 2 days . YAY. Xx

Hi Hemmy

I am glad you enjoyed your pizza. It’s nice to have something you look forward to but don’t have often.

Hi Coffee

If you are on the MFP app look at the bottom where it says more. If you oress this it will open up a list of options, select Goal. Then put in your hoped for loss. Mine is 0.5 lbs a week it used to be one. Put in your weight and the weight you would like to be eventually. Then when you go into food diary you will see it works out what you can have on a daily basis. Of course it doesn’t allow for the fact you are fasting twice a week. So even bu putting 0.5lbs a week I should lose a pound a week or a bit more if I fast three days. My daily calorie allowance is 1700, yours may be different depending on how quickly you want to lose, I think a pound a week is just over 1500 a day.

I hope this helps.

Ginette

Hi everyone

Well started FBD Thursday 800cal day and a FD Friday, weighed this morning as it says too and lost 3lb……is this the way to do it 3xFD And 4x 800cal days?

Audrey enjoy your friends that’s what important…..together we can get you back on track. X

Hubby away for 6 weeks so no treats in the house much easier to stick to this plan.

Lynda x

Hi Audrey

I am so pleased you are having a good time, don’t worry about the calories on your break too much as you have shown how you can lose them afterwards. Friends are certainly more important than counting calories on certain occasions, obviously not on a regular basis.

Enjoy the rest of your time there and don’t worry about us, we will be here when you get back, nice to have you pop in if you have a good wifi signal.

Hi Lynda

Good on you!! Some of that weight may be food in transit so there may be more to lose. I agree much easier doing it when you don’t have other people to consider.

I hope it goes well for you and you lose that holiday weight and a bit more.

Hi Jean

I have just had an orange and will have a kiwi that is sitting besides me…once I get my second cup of tea and a spoon. Eating fruit for breakfast actually adds calories as I don’t normally eat breakfast so all meals shift up, lunch later and dinner a out the same as I eat this quite late anyway. But no snacks in between.

I am pleased to say that no real pains yesterday so I didn’t need to take painkillers going to bed but still a lack of energy, I am hoping this will resolve next week. Yesterday I slept a lot during the day as I was so tired, in a way it seemed a waste of a day I did about 15 mins sorting, washed up and made some soup. So not a lot.

I am also suffering from food in transit. I am having porridge for lunch as a treat hopefully I won’t need to take laxatives. I always find thus when I cut my food down although I have only cut the rubbish out.

I am off to Aldis to get some oranges as they are on offer I may even get three packs as they are so delicious and juicy. 61 calories MFP tells me and the kiwi is 39 peeled, who eats the peel of a kiwi!! I shall also get fish and chips from Aldi.

I think maybe you will need less milk next week. You can’t even use it up in a rice pudding. Maybe some coffees that are milky or half and half where you have calories to spare. I might even have one of these myself. Tempted myself there 🙂

Hemmy

I hope you are enjoying your day, have a nice rest and enjoy Kristy’s company.

Hi to everyone else.

Ginette

Hi Lisa, well come.

I’m in the Northwest, near Manchester. Been doing 5:2 a few months now and lost 30 lbs so far. I’m afraid I’m not as disciplined as you on non fast days. Still have a way to go yet, will keep plodding on.

Hi Lisa

Nice to see a new face. I am in the South, well done on your two fast days, it sounds as if this way of life will suit you. The health benefits are really good as well.

Hi Jean

Legs ache a bit again and I haven’t really done anything to make them. At least I didn’t need a sleep today.

I had porridge for lunch and it triggered off hunger. Strange as fruit doesn’t do this. I had fruit earlier.

Well I got the fish from Aldi. I got both tries both in batter but the normal one and the chunky one to see which I preferred. There was the same amount of grams in each pack and the same number of fish pieces. The difference ends there. The chunky were more expensive but they were delicious, white and flaky fish as you would expect. The normal ones were OK in size but quite grey and tasted awful.

I shall be writing a review on the site telling people to buy the chunky. The chunky oven chips were delicious. Maris piper, I put them on for 5 minutes less than the recommended time they were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, best oven chips I have tasted.

Ok review over.

See you tomorrow.

Ginette

Hi Jean

It was called northern catch I think, just chunky cod they also do haddock. I shall try this next time. They also have very good reviews for yellow fin. The fish was a little small but to chunks make a nice filling portion.

Very quiet here today.

I’ll be back later as I am off to Pams.

Hi Jean

I didn’t have roast today but chicken AND porkchop and chips. Why Pam decided to cook two meats who knows…. Also she cooked a fruit sponge pudding that my son refused to eat, I felt I had to have a little, I really didn’t want to and I found this really frustrating.

I have two full trays of meat given to me left overs from a barbecue. Why now!! The meat is home made burgers so should be sort of healthy, sausages once in a while treat and steak, I shall give a tray away and beg a bit of food in her freezer for me. I shall take a couple of portions home for next week.

They have chilli on them which I like but my son does not.

Hope you get off to a good start.

Let me know what you think of the fish xx

Hi Jean

Yes a strange combination and chips were some that I bought to go with the fish but there wasn’t room in her freezer.

That’s what I thought about the burgers.

My son is often here so she is ok for company. We play cards together after watching TV.

Coffee,

MFP…..more…….goals……calorie and macronutrientgoals.

I think you can change your calories there.

Xx

Morning All,

What a chilly morning here and I thought summers was on its way.

FD for us today.

I have had my bowl of mixed fruit this morning and half a pink grapefruit. This evening we have decided on egg, grilled bacon with tomatoes. Maybe hubby can have a slice of bread depending on his calories. A bit cold for a salad.

A house cleaning day for us, which has been put off for a couple of days…keeping us busy and out of mischief!!

Hemmy…
I know you are busy with Kirsty on a weekend..I am worried we haven’t heard from you….is everything OK? Hope you had a good weekend…

Coffee…
I will try the Aldi haddock…..your families reviews and Ginette’s…it’s easy to pass things over. Hope you sort MFP out…

Have a good FD everybody and have good weigh in friends 😄😄😄😄

Speak later
Jean x

Lol Sym

Now I don’t get up till 8-9 so later getting myself together on a morning.

I must admit that Aldi fish is getting a good review here. Will try the haddock from the chill section.

Lol Sym I know you weigh on a Fri so that why I said have 2 weigh days like the Queen with her Birthdays.

Hoping for a good result tomorrow. Xx

Hemmy..

Didn’t pick that up..2 birthdays………that makes me 134 years…not thought about it that way…lol.lol

Will weigh after each fast day as Mimi says in the book..and on the logger…don’t like weigh ins after weekends!!

I am not doing all the press ups as it says…me press ups lol…and all the excerise it says…my Fitbit zip keeps loosing battery which is a pain….so loosing steps so not so many at the moment…I may upgrade.

Just had fruit up to now…loads of sweaty house work done…showered now 😄

Audrey…
Safe journey back….hope you had some good day with friends……missed you about…

Is everybody else doing a good fast day….Ginette, Coffee, Lynda, Casper, Lisa, and anyone else…

Jean x

Crossed two posts again

Yes are all stronger together…miss people not about

Xx