Going off on a nearly three week holiday…no fasting….back on October 21st..
Hoping to have not put too much weight back on..😁..no scales!
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Wow, that is great regarding the weight loss success! Congrats. Enjoy your holiday.
I had a good day, out with friends shopping and lunch. We ate a Wendy’s (fast food place, chili – burgers – ice cream, etc. I had the small chili and the smallest ice cream (it is called a Frosty, served in a cup, not a cone and very yummy.) Total calories were 370 so I might just make this a fasting day as I hadn’t eaten anything else and can have a big salad for dinner. I was discussing this plan at lunch and everybody thinks it makes so much sense, a lot of us have been following another plan – NO S, which is No snacks, no sweets no seconds unless the day begins with S (such as Saturday, Sunday or a special day like a birthday)….
Speaking of birthdays, tomorrow is my husband’s 73rd so there will be birthday cake, ice cream, etc. No fasting day tomorrow. I will make Monday and Wednesday fasting days for sure as that will be easy to do at work.
Again, congrats to you and your hubby. I, too, would like to be down a few before the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays hit us full force.
oh hang on, i just read more pages, i am still new to this site and really dont get forums… lol… but i see you are 64, have trouble walking and yet have lost nearly 3 stone in two years. am i along the right lines here?
what an inspiring female you are.
i am heavily considering starting this when back from extended hols and i will be using you as my role model.
Go and have a great holiday symba7. You and hubby have done brilliantly. Hey try fasting one day a week maybe! As hubby says this not a diet so if it’s WOE then you can show everyone in USA how you have lost the weight. Anyway have a great time, oh and I LOVE RIBS, especially with a cold beer,,,,or two,,,or three!
Hi L
Welcome yup it’s a great way of balancing out the eating week, M and I know that whatever we do we will be fasting two days week. We started in Jan and its transformed our lives, both losing 2st and that’s with a lot of partying this summer. for sure it aids the digestion system and there are other health benefits too.
I’ll write about that on my string.
Happy fasting!
Bigby
Well done Sym and Steve. A good loss .
Think you are very wise to be back on full fat milk. More filling and makes a nicer coffee or tea.
I know you drink quite a bit but may not need so much now. Sometimes I mix a little water for a cup of hot milk… still tastes better then semi or skimmed milk. Lol Xx
Hi Symba7 I started 5:2, 2 weeks ago, have done 4 fasts and so far lost 2kgs (4lbs). I came across this thread and have read the whole of your story from Aug 2013 over the last few days. You are amazing and such an inspiration to me. You have wonderful persistence and determination. I truly believe that once you have re-read the book and tweaked a few things you will be back on track. Perhaps you should also re-read your story too LOL and see what a fantastic journey you have travelled to date, bless you. Looking forward to seeing how things are for you next week 🙂
Well done Symba7 you’re back on track! I’m down another 400 grams this week, nearly 1lb. My husband is doing this with me too and is doing well. He did the 5:2 when it first started and lost 1 stone, but gradually put it back on again over the last few months. I thought I would do it with him this time and hopefully maintain with 1 day a week when we arrive at goal weights. Have a good week 🙂
Hi Symba7!
Do you have a smoker, you can make really yummy meals with just the flavour from the smoke instead of having add calories and sugar full sauce and dressings! Its how I started enjoying chicken again, I used to find it so bland with all the just lemon or pepper!
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, skinless
For the coating:
A little olive oil
1tbsp dried thyme
1tbsp black peppercorns, crushed in a pestle and mortar
1tsp dried chillies, crushed in a pestle and mortar
½tsp sea salt
For the smoking mixture:
Black tea leaves from 14-16 bags
Method
Put all the ingredients for the coating in a dish and roll the chicken breasts in it. Set aside in the fridge for a couple of hours.
When you’re ready to cook, carefully put the chicken breasts in a sieve or colander or steaming rack.
Line a large saucepan or wok with tin foil. Mix the ingredients for the the smoking mixture together and add to the bottom of the foil. Put the chicken (in the sieve/colander) on top of the pan and tightly cover with more tin foil.
Put the heat on the hob to the lowest possible setting and cook the chicken for 30 mins. After that time, remove the foil and leave the chicken to cool a little.
Once cool, carve the chicken on the diaganal into 0.5cm thick slices.
For the stir-fried noodles and vegetables, cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water for 4-5 mins (or according to pack instructions). Drain and rinse under cold water and set aside.
Add the oil to a large frying pan or wok and stir-fry the sugar snaps and peppers for 4-5 mins until tender, then add the mushrooms.
Stir-fry for a further minute before adding 2 tbsp black bean sauce and 1 tbsp hot bean sauce and 1 tsp sugar. Stir, then return the noodles to the pan.
We used to have a electric smokers which was really convenient for because you could just doing lovely smoked flavours and use it in the house! However that one just broke and we just picked up the weber charcoal grill and smoker, give it a try your healthy recipe options will open! I have been converted!
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