Hi everyone, fd tofay! Tried the fruit idea with dried fruit as i brought it out and about and it looked tge most appetising! Suprisingly filling! My online shop arrived yoday and i jabe stocked up on all forms of fruit!!!

Weigh day today, 4lb loss! Need to lose 5lbs more and that will be my firsr stone of baby weight gone!!! Very pleased 😀

Good luck everyone!!!

Morning

Well 3lb off for me this week pleased with that as now got rid of the 10lb holiday gain next 3 weeks gunna be a bonus.

I will pack all mums nibbles to take with her want my fridge empty.

Hope the scales are kind to you all. Off to work now.

Lynda x

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

A damp one here this morning. At least doing the garden good.

Well done Aud and Lynda on your 3lbs loses. Yay Yay. Xx

Pleased to say I have lost 2lbs. So glad I have kick started again with the FBD.

Good luck Gine .. Sym… Coffee. and all Xx

Off to early start …Look in later. Xx

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Hi All

Well I got on the scales 4 times, three times I had lost 1lb once I had lost 2lbs. So I’ll go with the one. As I had lost nearly a pound a half midweek this was a little disappointing. Still I shall accept 1 and hope it shows on the scales next week.

Hi Coffee

Yes you it took over two weeks of this as my first meal of the day to take effect. From having to use laxatives I haven’t had and problems this week. I normally eat two largish oranges and a small bowl of strawberries. Sometimes the odd kiwi or Apple thrown in. I have melon waiting but not ripe enough yet.

Don’t eat anything else as your first meal just fruit. I can’t be bothered with preparing a fruit salad but this would do as well. Apples make me hungry so I don’t eat as many of them. I know they are meant to be good and the skin especially is packed with fibre.

I am sure my choice of fruit will change through the year but there are lots of nice juicy oranges around now.

Meli

Fantastic loss, well done, you are certainly on your what down. Watch the dried fruit though as it is packed full of sugar and not the same amount of fibre. Fresh fruit is best. I hope Remy doesn’t mind the storm, it is only a little cooler here, still the top end od 22 though. Not sure if it rained overnight here.

Hi Lynda

Well done, what a great loss especially with all that temptation around. Let’s hope your Mum takes that with her. It’s difficult at times with other people around to stay on target.

Hi Audrey

Brilliant loss well done, it shows that you have worked hard. You can relax a bit today….not too much though. Hope the rain doesn’t bother you too much. Just look in when you can, as you know you are always welcome. I hope the weather breaks soon.

Hi Hemmy

Well done, great loss, seems like it is working well for all of us. The gardening probably helped as well. Your saying today is so true.

Hi Jean

Well done a pound is still going on the right direction, yes I was a little disappointed as I had a better week than last week food wise. I know from the past though that this doesn’t sonetimes equate to loss on the scales, the same about a bad week, I have had really Good losses on these weeks when I felt sure to gain. I can only think that it is the water fluctuation, my ankles are still swollen but knees don’t aches, probably due to the sea kelp that I am taking daily.

Hopefully the rain won’t stay long and all of the gardens and crops need it, let’s hope that it is swiftly followed by the sun.

I hope that hubby soon gets better, I have a brilliant osteopath that I have used in the past, I wouldn’t hesitate to go back to him if I needed him.

Well we are all doing well, losing something is what counts. We all need to be pleased with ourselves. Jean you and I might to better next week. Just Coffee to come now of the fast beach people.

Good luck to all others not posting.

Hi Gine and Sym we are all going the right way. So glad we started this FBD. It does seem to have got us losing weekly again.

Sym … I do hope hubby gets some joy with his back problem. What a worry for you regarding the driving.

Hopefully things will improve and you can continue to have a restful time.

This last week I did include a big glass of warm water with lemon first thing. It supposed to be really good for you.

Raining here … taking Mum back then just chilling reading as I have done what I really was trying to avoid .. lots of lifting pots around in the garden. Feel tired. Also tired mentally May being Andrews 4th anniversary it still effects me very much. Xx

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Hi All,

He had his back clicked this morning, helped a lot now not good again.

Stayed around site as he isn’t walking well.. I am doing all his outside jobs!!

Hemmy..
A sad time for you it takes a long time to get over ..remember all your happy times.. Hugs X

Watch the lemon drink gives me cystitis after a few days .. Although lovely and fresh..I did it when working my colleague joined me we both came down with it!

Ginette..
Hope your car gets sorted soon, at least a recall you won’t be paying for it.

Audrey…
Weather not good here today for us ..improving tomorrow. Rest up and relax and watch your back.

A hello to everybody else, I keep looking in

Jean x

Hi Audrey

Sorry to hear about your back. A nice rest now is just what you need. Give it time to recover.

The car took an hour and a half so not bad. The person who parked it put it right next to a metal post, I couldn’t see it from the passenger side. I thought I had scraped it, got out and couldn’t see a mark at first glance.

Went to visit a friend and left my online at the gaeprage so had to call back in and get it on my way home. One of the managers came out and looked at the car noticed where it had been scraped. Much further back to where I had been looking. As the car wasn’t damaged he wasn’t too worried as the car is old and had some wear and tear marks I wasn’t either. My bonnet needs a respray which my son is doing. The manager has offered to clean some cloudy bits off of my lights. He said that eventually they won’t go through the Mot, this will be free of charge. The apparently use a special compound with some small granules in and buffer it off. That was nice of him. I could have made a fuss but he is going to put something in front of the post so this doesn’t happen again. Good for other people who I can imagine would be very upset if this happened.

Maybe your sun canopy will bring the sun back. Tomorrow doesn’t look too bad, I think there will be sun in the south but I didn’t really hear about anywhere else.

I took some records to a friends house that I got from clearing out things. I came back with a plastic box, a car Hoover and a pair of crutches. The crutches are joking the other two pairs that I have in the car to go to my local chemist. They give them out to people in need. None of them I am pleased to say are mine.

Hi Jean

No there was no charge for it. I was just reading than hot water was beneficial, lemon is too tart for me.

Jean I think your hubby as well needs to rest up. I have always found that the day after being manipulated it begins to feel better, I hope this is the case with him. I think you will be needing a rest too when he is better.

Hi Kristine

I live in the south but about 65 miles away from London. If I can go into a local laboratory I will take part.

Ginette

HI All

Sorry I’ve been AWOL but things have been pretty hectic here. 3 people in hospital and company coming Thursday so things aren’t going to let up any time soon…. I think demented sums me up very well at the moment. 🙂

Glad you all managed to lose this week, unfortunately I can’t join you..I stayed the same though so it could have been worse.

Some seem to be in the wars one way or another, hope things are better soon.

I’m shattered so going to bed now. Have to take a friend to hospital tomorrow to see about getting a cancerous growth removed so I have to be up fairly early.

Take care everyone Xx

Hi Coffee

Here is a link to a mindfulness meditation.

http://franticworld.com/free-meditations-from-mindfulness/

Hope it helps. Xx

Oops sleeping baby pressed enter!

Quick check in before i grab another sleep while he sleeps!!! Non fd all ok.

So pleased for all your weight loss well done! Mindfulness is fantastic, i am now starting an 8 week group course and ive been to some before which are great….just this time round not looking forward to leaving my little man 😢 I had a car accident when i first fell pregnant and then shortly after became burnt out at work (social worker) and mindfulness really helped me. I highly recommend it!!! Also can use Gilford press website for audio tracks for guided meditation 😀

Morning all

Minols good luck with the party I am exhausted just reading about all that activity hehe

Jean hope hubby is better today

Coffee take some me time soon if you can….

Ginette glad you got car sorted out eventually

Hemmy hope you are ok… it’s not nice you being upset… when you are always so upbeat…

Karen I hope you are staying away from mums treat stash…

Menu hope baby sleeps soon enjoy your course

I am waiting in for Sun canopy to arrive it was sent overnight for free!

Sorry if I missed anyone.

Together we are stronger

Audrey

Hi Meli

Thank you for that. I have been on the website that you suggested. Started listening to some tracks to her the voices, I have to like the voice to relax. I foround Zindel a little robotic, one of the other ones was easy to listen to.

I hop you didn’t have any lasting injuries with the car accident and have now fully recovered. Some forms of work can be really stressful. I had one of those jobs. The management made it stressful though, the stress from the students I could cope with.

They say children start with computers early these days but a babe in arms whilst sleeping is really early….

Hi Cofffee and anyone else interested.

The link if you would like it that Meli mentioned, the ding at the beginning made my cats run out in the passage looking for it. Not sure why.

http://www.guilford.com/companion-site/Mindfulness-Based-Cognitive-Therapy-for-Depression-Second-Edition/audio

Hi Mino

What a good idea, the boys will love it in the garden. My weather isn’t bad and I am far south. I’m not quite sure where Audrey is camping but Jean is not far from Cambridge. Glad you have nice weather, the sun is meant to be intermittent here today so looking promising.

Hi Audrey

That is quick delivery, now you just need some sun! Hubby will be busy today then getting it sorted out, have a lovely relaxing day.

Hi Hemmy

I don’t worry too much about scratches, if it get too bad my son sorts it out, not trained but had had a lot of practice on my cars 🙂 life is too short and there are many other things to worry about. Posts are my favourite thing, the ones that you can see from the window. They just seem to put them in odd places. To be fair the one yesterday wasn’t my fault as I drove off in a straight line, the car must have been almost parked on it. Still not to worry.

I am using a different shampoo intermittently and all I can do is wrath my head. Strangely the shampoo I have started using is head and shoulders. I have dermatitis but according to my hairdresser who is also my cousin she thinks a little of it is dandruff so suggested I use it every other wash. She used to teach hairdressing including the theory so should have a good idea. I think I will give her a ring.

The only other change I have made is to add the fruit mostly oranges at the moment. I am going to change and have melon and strawberries today and then melon tomorrow to see if this helps.

Any ideas?

Ginette

Hi All

I have just found out that I need to be 11stone 7 to be at the healthiest rate shown in the article above.

That means I only have 4 stone to go. I will see how I feel when I get to this weight and anybody still here (it may take a couple of years) I will let you know then.

Hi Jean

I have just ordered tea tree oil for my scalp. My cousin said t use oil, I thought this would smell nice, stop all medicated shampoos and head and shoulders for two weeks. Only 1.59 from eBay and free postage. It is over £4 at Holland and Barratt.

I saw in the news that it has been raining hard in London, luckily I missed out on that unless it rained between 4.30 and 9.30 today. Still over 23 indoors so I would love a good thunder storm to cool it down.

I just spoke to a friend whose daughter is very overweight, she has been good all week and put on a pound. That is really disheartening. She also has painful legs, I’m going to pick up some sea kelp tablets for her tomorrow.

Jean I have three pairs of crutches in my car at the moment. I could let you have a pair, not as nice as a walking stick though.

Yes strange how the rain makes the weeds grow quicker than everything else.

As you can see I am having a quiet day, just had my melon and strawberries both really low and fish and vegetables for later. Hope everybody else who is doing a fast day is ok.

Hi CMum

Firstly, I hope you really enjoyed your holiday. Now you need to readjust and get back to basics, sometimes not as easy as it seems. Ease yourself back and prepare for 5:2 for next week.

I put on Wright over the Christmas and I am only now losing it. A few of us are on the fast beach diet that is really 5:2 but non fast days are stricter. This is just what I needed to finally get that weight moving and get off of the addictive foods.

Good luck settling back. A few of us are having 2 X 500 days and then 1x 800 day and watching what we eat on other days. Fruit for breakfast seems to be a winner and really helps keep food moving and weight loss starting.

Welcome back.

Ginette

Hi all

Now got Sun shining on a Sun canopy….

It was not as easy to put up as the old one so feeling back ache once again 😵….

Hemmy glad you have something nice to look forward too…

Off now night all fast day again tomorrow for me!!!

Audrey

Hi Hemmy

I am so pleased. Andrew will be smiling down on you, you need to make that day a special treat every year. Turn the sorrow into good memories. I think your friend will love it as well.

Hi Audrey

I’m glad you got the sun and the canopy. Sun was out here earlier. I have already got vegetables out and cooked for tomorrow, I just need to warm them through. This means that it will be an easy dinner and I can get on with doing things.

….and mind that back, we don’t want you laid up.

I am pleased to say that weather will be about 5 degrees cooler next week, more sun though. Sorry for all those who love the heat.

Hemmy…
Your champagne afternoon is what the doctor ordered… You sound really pleased and lifted and your friend needs a boost as well..I like the idea celebrating happy times… Andrew would be pleased ..hugs X

Cmum..
Glad you enjoyed your holiday.. You will soon get rid of the weight just get back on the wol..you have to live…

Audrey…
Glad the suns shining.. We are warm and cloudy.. Pleasant… Hubby not well at all, can’t sit and can’t stand.. Spasms all the time… Settled at moment .. You take care also X

Ginette…
Tea tree oil is supposed to be good hope it works for you…

Meli and Ginette…
Thanks for the mindfulness links will look when I am home..I am very interested..

Night night … FD for us tomorrow

Jean x

Morning All,

Beautiful here today in Thetford… Cold weather tomorrow.

Minols….
What a lovely day for your party… you sound very organised… Everybody will love it..

Hubbys still not very good… So a very slow holiday but never mind. He seems to be OK driving he said the sitting position is better? May have a slow walk somewhere this morning and see how we go..

Keeping on track.. only 3 small gin and slim tonic, 2 pieces chocolate! Hubby has been eating and drinking for both of us!!!!

Have a good FD to the fasters .. Enjoy the last day of sun… Everybody else be mindful

Jean X

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

Sun shining again this morning hope its lasts for our shopping day.

Min that’s sounds to be a lovely party coming up. Enjoy the day. Xx

Aud and Sym hope the sun shines on you today … hope Aud and Syms hubbys backs improve. Xx

Have a good day all whatever you are doing. Xx

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Hi Hemmy

Even warmer here, over 43 indoors….too hot to do do anything. The beach is probably the coolest place about 5 miles away but will ve lacked and also in the opposite direction to Pams, where I have just found out that I am going.

Hi Jean

I hope is not too cold for you, didn’t seem that low here even next week. Hope the mindfulness suits you. Poor Coffee looks as if she is too busy to come on here at the moment.

Good the your husband can still drive. Well done for keeping on track. Just had a streak and egg sandwich, steak left overs from someone’s barbecue. Got a bit more to keep me going in the freezer.

Doesn’t matter how gentle the clicker is as long as it works. I agree they are expensive, I have a brilliant one near me but a bit too far to travel.

Hi Mino

Have a really good party, make sure that you have a relaxing day Sunday well as much as possible. Don’t get tempted by the left over party food, I don’t think I would be able to resist.

Audrey

Don’t go too mad on that walk, I hope you have some lovely countryside to walk in.

See you all later.

Hi Dear friends. Xx

Mino… Hope the party went with a swing .. every one happy. Xx

Sym what a shame for this to happen to you both this week. I do hope the clicker today works. You don’t mind paying out when things work .. but a waste when it doesn’t. Hope today goes well. You could be forgiven for a merlot this evening. Xxxx

Aud hope you enjoyed the walking. I always feel so uplifted out with nature. Hope your back is ok… and you are taking it easy. Xx

Coffee hope it is a good day for you. Xx

Gine… How lucky are you living so near the sea. I always wanted to end my days within the sound of the sea shore. Maybe I will too. Lol
Years ago I did fancy Spain .. Portugal … Greece to retire too. Now with the constant threats etc .. think I will stay within these shores. Lol
Devon or Cornwall would be favourite. Will stay here though while Mum is still alive. Easy reach of 15 minutes to her door from my village is a bonus.

Enjoy your meal with Pam … wonder what you have got. Bless her I so love the sound of her kind heart. Lolol Xx

Hope every one else is doing ok… Thinking of joining and taking the plunge … do it. This is a fab way of life… lots of friends to share with and you lose weight. Win win. call in for a chat. Xx

I meant to say Hemmy

It’s a sandy beach but where I go in France there is a sandy one. I sometimes have a walk along the beach at night in the really hot weather with my neighbour. I am not really a person who likes to lie on the beach. X

Morning All,
A lovely day here this morning. Heading for Cromer ( beach) for my crab… Worked it in today after FD as I will be having a good bit of bread with it.

Weighted in this morning looking good hoping I make 2 lb for Tuesday !!

Hubby a bit better after the back clicking yesterday..but he is resting up..not much walking maybe lunch out.. as I have refused all week only had a cuppa in cafe. Fall in today lol lol.

Have a lovely day everybody.

Will be glad to back on the tablet.. Hard to do on phone can’t answer people sorry..

Jean x