Hi Celtic

Well done on your loss. Yes such a shame there wasn’t anybody to take you both as pillion riders. Me I prefer 4 wheels and a top.

Hi Mino

I tend to gave a yoghurt topping on strawberries. Just enough a youghurt can last me for two or three lots.

Hi Jean

Glad you liked the carvery, easier for me as I love most of the veg, not too fussed on red cabbage though, they had this the last time.

I spent a bit of time looking for the strimmer lead that had gone astray, then we put a new spool in it, all ready for tomorrow. Borrowed some nice wide steps from Pam for next weeks cleaning and decorating. No excuses now.

I will only have a husband if I can find one as thoughtful as yours.

See you tomorrow.

Morning All,

A bit of a dreary day here in the NE.

Downstairs cleaning to do some fairy cakes to be made…oh on a FD ! ….no eating 😇 . Then the excitement will be kicking in.

Later colouring hair and to cover the roots. A pain to do, a chore I don’t like…still looks better when done ..hair lays better.

Hubby is improving, two massages from me a day and friends said Voltorol cream which seems to be helping. He may help me with the dusting 😀…..long time since I did the lot….out of practice !

Lynda..
Glad you had a lovely time and Easter eggs and with hubby. 6 weeks is a long time but you can get on track if your mum doesn’t visit..lol..lol

Like you I think I will be up tomorrow by a couple of pounds not looking good, a 6.30 weigh in 😬…I have had two meals out this weekend…then my three little treasures are coming with one very big one tomorrow…how I will go on for 5 weeks goodness knows! I need to pull back big time when I don’t see them, as we are sharing them about, lots of family for then to catch up with.

Audrey..
Thinking of you, hope you are improving..take care and rest up…

Have a good day everybody, catch up when you have all got up ..lol

Jean X

Celtic,

Missed your post earlier, well done nearly 2 lbs off, great going and back on track…keep popping in for support. Miss you about.

Hemmy..
Hope you are OK , hope to see you tomorrow after the weekend xx

Jean X

Cmum,

Well done on your pound off…I would be really pleased with that as I am a pound a week girl!

Having a family BBQ and still loosing…excellent 😀

Jean x

Hi Lynda

You sound as if you had a good weekend in one way, I don’t think a weekend off hurts as long as you get right back to normal straight afterwards. On the plus point those Easter eggs aren’t around to tempt you any more. It’s nice to have some time off plan as well, does the moral good sometimes.

Best of luck for tomorrow’s weigh in, hopefully you won’t have done much damage.

Hi Jean

A bit cold here in the south, I’m going to have to go and shut those windows. Looking overcast as well, I think that we could do with some rain though, Pam’s grass is really looking sorry for itself.

All temptation around you as well, good that it is a fast day. Then you can relax a bit. Mmm…5 weeks relaxation though, maybe try and be careful on some days.

I always feel better when I have my hair done, it makes such a difference. Glad hubbys back is on the mend, my mum used to use Voltorol cream for her knees, she said said it really helped. Good if it gets better now as he will enjoy the 5 weeks more as well.

Hi Audrey

Maybe Ian is so aware of what you have been eating lately he will be cautious. I know I am going out for another meal at the end of the week. I also have a free voucher for a meal, hopefully in a few weeks time though. It’s nice to have something to look forward to.

I have decided to have thus bank holiday at home as I really want to get on. I didn’t realise it was bank holiday and I have even got a shopping delivery coming this evening. Shame the weather is like this for people that are normally at work.

Hope your back is on the mend.

Hi CMum

Well done on the 1lb loss. A average of a pound is good. You have to think of the bigger picture, 1lb off a week is 4lbs a month. That is 26lbs in 6 months as there are 26 weeks in half a year. Now that sounds better doesn’t it. So buy Christmas you can be 2 stone lighter, that sounds good to me!! You sound as if you enjoyed the weekend as well, remember ice cream can be much better than youghurt, less calories and in a lot of cases less sugar.

Yes really chilly here, I am getting up to close those windows now as I’m going to get another cup of tea to warm me up. I wish I had some soup……

Hemmy, how are you doing? Xx

Hi CMum

Good, I’m glad you are ok with that and to be down to pre holiday weight is great, I still have 2lbs to lose to my pre Christmas weight. I will hopefully lose a pound this week, not quite showing that just yet but fingers crossed for tomorrow. FBD has really been good to focus again. I needed that.

Jean,
How lovely for you to see your daughter. Wow 16 hrs is along journey, especially with young children. Have a lovely time with them all.

Ginette
I’m sure you’ll lose that weight soon. I think its a psychological wall that your relieved to be over once your back to the weight before our pre Christmas pre holiday blip. That’s how I feel about getting back to a weight I got to before. As for your weight not showing much I think when you have lots to lose like some of us, it takes awhile for others to see it but I can actually feel it now, especially inside my abdomen. I’m sure you have changed a little bit to.

Finished the garden phew.

Hi Jean

Glad you are all ready, house, cakes, hair….

Not long now. Where is she flying from? 16hours in the air is some trip. Well done for keeping strong.

Hi CMum

The thing is that before starting to lose weight I never looked in the mirror, only bathroom one for face and hair, now I am looking. Yes I am down two clothes sizes and over four and a half stone. The funny thing is that now I have been this weight for so long and then put on a bit I have felt overweight. It has become the new normal for me in a way, now I just want to lose a bit more off of my stomach so that I can go down another blouse size, they are there waiting for that. I am determined to be in those blouses before summer is over.

Glad you got the garden finished. Pams grass is really high and the lawnmower is broken. Going in for repair tomorrow.

I have a shopping delivery coming soon and then dinner time will be here.

Just going back to do a little sorting while I am waiting.

Hi CMum

Thank you. I have had a bar of plain chololate delivered tonight. This will be my first in 6 weeks. I love Cadburys DMilk but I don’t want to get hooked again so I have some plain a Asda one and I’m sure it will be nice but not too nice.

I lost a stone before starting 5:2 and the rest since. My aim was to lose relatively slowly over two or three years after the initial weight loss. I think that is the best way to avoid the lose skin issue you see in drastic weight loss.

Good luck for tomorrow all.

Morning all

Well my over indulgence over the weekend has put paid to reaching the target of 12lb in 6 weeks my total is 9lb with a 4lb gain this week some might still be in transit but what a lovely weekend I had.

Right back on it now got 18 days till hubby back home so see what I can do.

Happy weighing day everyone.

Lynda

Hi Jean

Well done as you say 7lbs loss overall is good, you probably have foods in transit as Lynda says. To have started the weight moving I think is the key. I hope you can manage to maintain while your daughter is here. You need a bit of freedom now and then back to the plan afterwards.

I think that now you have started losing maybe you can continue. I am hoping I can. I am pleased to report that I have lost 2lbs this week, helped by the cooler weather so less water retention. That is 10lbs loss overall. Less than what I hoped initially but I am really please with that as I am now back to pre Christmas weight where I got stuck on that plateau.

My neighbour said he thought as I had lost some weight last night. He could see it around by shoulders!! I said that I was hoping to lose it around my middle but I obviously needed to exercise. I was thinking about this at about 2 this morning and thought there is no time like the present so got the DVD out put in on the Wii and started. Mad eh……… Only 15 minutes though as I want to build it up and avoid triggering my knees.

The difference last year was that I was exercising throughout the FBD on the Wii. The difference between both years was 6lbs. But I am really thrilled with 10. I have a lot to lose, much more than you Jean so it is all relative I suppose.

Be pleased with the 7lbs as you say, you are moving again. The swimming probably had helped.

Shame the children are tired but they will be fresh and raring to go later and maybe up all night. A bit like me. Have a lovely time with them, we will see you whenever you can.

Hi Lynda

I’m sure that the weight gain is temporary. It will soon come off. 9 is a nice amount as well. Wait and see in a couple of weeks.

Hi Audrey

I hope your back is on the mend and less painful. Hope you are getting plenty of rest. Such a shame about the weather, awful for the children on half term as well. It would have been nice for people to have some bank holiday sunshine.

Hemmy and Coffee how are you doing?

Hi Coffee

I knew someone who had this and how challenging it can be to find nice food to eat. When I used to run a restaurant we used to let people bring in their own pasta so they could enjoy a meal out. It is a shame that people who say the are wheat intolerant make people think that this is all it is. I have see this in reality as well.

Can you find nice food to cook yourself? Is rye bread an option? Maybe if the yeast was doubled it would be lighter. There is a recipe that Paul hiliwoord does with normal bread and double wheat to make it lighter. French bread in France is really light compared to ours.

Yes I think the fact that we are being really strict for two days and no so strict on other days is good. It doesn’t seem like a diet. This is I think why it works.

Found vegetarian heck sausages and burgers in waitrose yestedday on introductory offer. Will update when we try them

Ginette,

Well done on your 2 lbs loss, making the 10 lb loss quite impressive. I have enjoyed the FBD it really makes you think on what you are eating.

I am pleased your neighbour noticed your weight loss, always nice.

As I thought not a good day for us food wise, we hit the jammy Dodgers and the small buns and a few merlots. A full dinner more than I would do for us. You always feel you should do for visitors. I have Wednesday and half day Thursday before they depart to Scarborough ( sea side) for a couple of days with her sister. Must cut back big time when I am not with her, the only way. Just enjoy while I can.

Cmum,
Is it hard managing the 5.2 with coeliac a disease, I always thought it hard buying things you can eat? Or do you make things from scratch.

Jean x

Hi Celtic

I would be interested to know how you get on. They are a bit higher in calories than the others though so maybe not on a fast day.

The chicken Italia burgers look good I will see where the sell them as they are only 120 calories each and have 10 five star reviews.

Hi KT

Try and find the chicken burgers, the recipe sounds the same and they won’t have a casing.

Here is a link to their range. Some of the things are quite high in calories, I have just bought some Asda porky white sausages, low fat and meaty, I may try them on Thursday. I’ll let you know what I think.

Hi Jean

Thanks yes I was very pleased that at last I have lost that Christmas weight I have been going on about for ages. A good loss in the end. I also exercised on the Wii for 15 mins a day, I thought it was time I did some toning up. I am going to put a weight and exercise chart up that I can fill in on the kitchen door.

I did have 4 squares of chocolate to celebrate and steak and chips tonight with a slice of bread to mop the plate. That was indulgence. FD for me tomorrow so celebrations over. At least those jammy dodgers lasted until today.

Yes cutting back when you aren’t with her sounds like a good plan. If you go out the Toby also do a lovely big salad, a friend’s daughter has it with salmon, a massive plate full.

Hi CMum

We had rain here today, the lawn mower is going to take two weeks to fix. So it is good timing.

I am sure by now you are used to living with it. I know that Heck are very careful in their manufacturing, it maybe worth ringing them to find out about their products.

Here is a link for anybody interested in their range.

https://www.heckfood.co.uk/our-products

The burgers above have a gluten free label on them.

Morning all

I am still at caravan getting better slowly….

I have looked for the Heck burgers at Asda but never been able to find them! Asked a member of staff who didn’t think they sold them….

Let me know if you manage to find them…

Well done to us all on our fbd losses. …

Keep in touch together we are stronger…

Audrey

Hi ginette

Weather is still dry here but very windy…

Just taking dogs out will be back on later hope u enjoy your burgers…

Audrey

Hi All,

Very hectic here, food and drink all day, a bit of kite flying at the park and a walk to get there.

Everything goes up side down when catering for others, daughter pours a merlot and one for me..other daughter and grandson arrived…..I have just given up….chocolate bought and everybody has their own as a treat!! It’s so lovely having them but the noise, mess and toys….and eating!

There’s something said for being on your own..tomorrow they are going off to the seaside for a couple of days before they go into there holiday house.

Fasting tomorrow, then off to a 40s weekend with friends in the caravan for two days, eating and drinking again…oh dear…

Fasting big time next week..

Hoping everybody did well on their weight loss. I will be back to Xmas weight 😬😬😬😬.

Cmum..
One day at a time, take a deep breath…and do what you want to do. He does what he wants to do, he won’t change…..you don’t sound mean at all ..you can only help if he wants to… Xx

Jean x

Thanks Jean and Apricot.

He says he’s going to the Doctors but I wont hold my breath. Your right nothing I can do.
Finished another fast day without cheating. Off to bed. Good night all.

Hi Audrey

Sorry so late in posting. I got a call this afternoon as Pam had done something to get foot and could not put it to the ground. I went out got crutches, ibuprofen and made her sit with get leg up. I cooked dinner and even cut gets up so she could have it on her lap.

When I left she was in bed being able to now put her foot to the floor. I think by tomorrow it will be on the mend. My son is there with her as well so all is well.

A lovely eating day tomorrow.

I bought some spiced chicken and Bombay potato curry (weight watchers) seemed interesting and if I am sorting out all the better. I shall have it with vegetables. It is only 219 calories so it would also make a good fast day meal. I am having a lowish calorie day tomorrow as I am eating out on Friday.

Legs are aching a bit today so I am giving the Wii exercise a rest for a couple of days. I meant to say that when I got on the Wii again on Exerbeat it told me that it had been 294 days since I last used it.

I’m glad you are on the mend.

Hi CMum

I really feel for you. People with drink problems are their own worst enemies, sadly I know from experience.

You just have to do what you can as unfortunately until someone sees it for themselves they won’t change. If you try to help they normally see this as nagging. All the nagging in the world wouldn’t have helped me lose weight. A very unexpected event that happened however did. Since them I have been quite committed and though I got a bit lazy in my food choices I didn’t put a lot back on as I would have at one time.

You need to look after yourself. What happened today must have been really frightening. If this doesn’t convince him, you won’t. Be strong, carry on losing weight, build that self esteem.

Hopefully you will get rain soon. Well done with making it through fast day, the routine of this diet is good as it makes us concentrate on other things.

Hi Jean

You really sound as if you are ebjoying yourself. Remember to pace yourself when you can. 5 weeks is a long time. But enjoy the break and hopefully you won’t put on too much, if any. I must admit to weighing today as I was worried I would have put on from yesterday. No, still the same…..phew….

Hi Apricot

Nice to see you here.

Yes life is frustrating and people with addictions often cannot see it or won’t admit it even to themselves.

It sadly looks as if it took its toll. We can only do our best for people like that. Mine was a family member.

Hi Klo.

Hi Coffee and Hemmy are you around? Missing you both xx

Morning all

Another beautiful day here on Anglesey the Sun is shining ….

I am feeling a lot better… Ian is back in work on Sat so I may stay here for another 4 days then I sm off to mums a week on Sat. ..

Had a good fast yesterday but went crazy the day before had wine crisps chocolate everything really…. good job there are no scales here hehe. ..

Have a good day everybody. Keep in touch we will support everybody here…if you are struggling shout out .

I miss hemmy and her thoughts for the day… come back to us soon hemmy WE NEED YOU…

Audrey

HI all. Good to catch up on people’s news. NOt managing FD very successfully at the moment – too much time working alone in an office where there’s always a tin of biscuits. But that’s blaming my circumstances rather than taking control of my decisions. Going to try and reclaim today and fast tomorrow (was supposed to be yesterday, but a packet of custard creams, several children’s chocolate bars and some crisps later…) Ho hum.

Hi all

Ian went shopping today and bought a set of scales!!!

Happy to report 6lb loss in the FBD. ..I am very pleased with this…

Hope you are all having a great day. ..steak n salad for tea here very healthy followed by fresh cream strawberry gateaux ….. oops

Aud

Hi All,

Ahhhhhhh Ahhhhhhhhh…..all quiet they have moved on to her Father and then to seaside. We will see them again Monday. I dropped them off at her fathers at the time he said, and low and behold he’s in the pub! Step mums there but not the same..

Panic on she has packed short trousers and tee shirts, not many warm things for the children, I said it was warm, and heating is off !! Heating now back on, (I am sweating buckets) and her sisters been to the charity shop for coats… I forget she left 34 degrees, We don’t get cold so don’t really notice.

I must say today’s Fast Day is going well, both fasting well…..knocked on the chocolate and vanilla slice this morning but daughter had one it’s her favourite and can’t buy them in the States.

Ginette..
Sorry to hear Pams hurt her foot hope she’s feeling better today. I like the weather forecast for next week, fingers crossed. We enjoy a nice steak I cook in butter the same as you.

Audrey..
Well done on the 6 pounds off we seem to have moved some weight between us..enjoy the gateaux sounds yummy.

Minols..
Looks like a few of us struggling in different ways, move that biscuit tin 😀 I am finding it so hard with the family about..

Cmum..
Well done on the hair style change, why not …it will grow again if you are not keen. It will give you a boost. Your poor daughter with sciatica at 8 months gone, I feel for her I had it for three months…I can’t say it’s worse than having a baby she wouldn’t appreciate that! But it was.

Apricot and k-lo..
Nice to hear from you both again hope alls going well for you.

Celtic..
All on track again, well done…. I think it’s hard when you have had time away…hope Hubbys getting on OK

Hemmy..
We are missing you…you keep us all together…take care our thoughts are with you..xx

Lynda, Karen, KT, Milena hope you are all doing well…pop by

Jean x