Ne mum,

HeheHe I do silly things like that too but I definitely read mine right this morning I have put my 2lb back on again!

Have a good day

Audrey

Hi everyone. I think I’m sufficiently over the flu to have my planned fast day tomorrow. However I might need to see my gp for a blood test as I am really, really pale…. Just wondering if I might be anaemic….

Sorry to hear about the back problems; know all about those 🙁

Cinque
Lol – yes definitely a senior moment.
How if fasting going for you?
I have a week left of Sober October and tonight I really want a wee night cap – a drop if my favourite whisky – but I will resist

Hope all my ladies are well

NEmum

Hello. I am new here. I am of a certain age (63) and needed a thread that I could relate to. I did do the introduction. I have never heard of 5:2 till maybe an hour ago, I stumbled upon it. My TDEE is 1699 I can do that but do I need to be eating a ratio or something such as 40/30/20 of carbs/protein and fats? I use MyFitnessPal but if I edit my calories to 1699 it will not edit the ratio.

Mary Ann

Welcome Mary Ann,

Everyone seems to find their own way to make up the amount they eat on a Fast Day. You don’t need to worry too much about balance because it is only one day.
Many people find that making sure they have protein and low GI (Glycaemic Index) foods, they keep full longer.

Some people like little snacks through the days (I know of someone who munches raw carrots all through the day). Some people just have one meal.

I like to have a small breakfast (it used to be porridge, but with the hot weather coming here, I don’t fancy that so much. Egg on a small piece of toast has been my breakfast lately). Then I have soup in the evening (as early as 5pm if I am really hungry!). I find soup keeps me full for the evening.

I hope you can work out what will suit you!

Oo better answer Keelee, I read Mary Ann’s question wrong!

My mum was delighted when she met another Audrey, and one who made a point of celebrating on St Audrey’s day. i think she always was aware of St Audrey’s Day after that.
Sending good wishes for good back things. So glad Ian is looking after you.

Hello everyone! How is it going?

It is so hard with pain, Audrey. Deciding to just concentrate on getting through the hard days, is surely the best decision. Sending best wishes. I am keen to hear how you are going over the days.

Audrey, be kind to yourself – I hope you feel better soon.

My fasting week has started a bit bumpy, did ok til the afternoon, went to M&S to wait for son, OH bought me a latte instead of the requested tea, and forgot to ask even for skinny, chicken and salad open sandwich for tea, so not to bad until I was passed a cakey tarty thing with icing and some crappy white stuff inside, how do people eat this stuff, it was half eaten before I realised what I was doing, concentrating on my work! Obviously working too hard! Not the end of the world but about double my quarter tdee and well over 500, only cuppa so far today, reduced to a quarter of a teaspoonful and I only drink a quarter or a half – just pouring myself a fizzy water with ice and about to put the stock pot on.

Idea is liquid today and FD tomorrow and Thursday, doing plenty of soup to get me through. Wedding Saturday, still looking for my frock – doing papier mache hand this afternoon, and ordering a moustache. My veneer has dropped off my front tooth – such a great witch look!!! Pity I’m not going as a witch. If I ever find the dress hopefully this week’s fasts will get me into it.

Then a sober November – eeeeeeeckkkk!!!

Milena

Good luck with the fasts hope you do o.k.

NeMum I am glad you are o.k. was beginning to think that something was wrong.

Cinque thanks for the good wishes, it is much appreciated

I am still in my nest on the sofa, took some strong painkillers last night to try to help me sleep, think I am still drugged on them. I have eaten lunch I made cheese on toast haven’t had it for 12 months very tasty.

Ian has got me some home made pea n ham soup out if the freezer for tonight’s meal so shouldn’t be too bad calorie wise.

I am back at Dr’s later in week so let’s hope he can suggest something to ease the back pain.

Off to sleep now feeling very tired.

Good luck everyone

Audrey

Hi Topsy

very well, how are you – been missing you, was wanting to hear how the p…. husks – can’t spell – were going, thinking I may need a bit of fibre.

How is the weight, if you have managed to maintain over the last month or so it was be great, I tried one of those tarts at the weekend. Where are you now on your journey – so glad people are noticing!!! Lifts the spirits. No one has suggested I stop yet, not may folk have even noticed to be honest.

Congrats on the engagement, leave a brochure about Gretna around – they might elope? Otherwise a very busy time. My friends who are getting married on Halloween are as poor as church mice – and I think 200 are going to the wedding. Lovely wedding venue, hope its something simple for the reception. Should be some sight though, everyone in fancy dress, of course. Even the bride – though I think it will be a traditional dress turned into a fairy dress.

I find my fitness pal a huge aid! Without it I forget how many cups of coffee I’ve had and quantities would creep up depending on my mood!
Yesterday I didn’t enter a square of dark chocolate that I saved over from my FD (a daily treat that works!) and a small pot of 0% fat yoghurt so when I reached the end of the day I realised I’d ‘gone over’!!
Oh well! I’ll take those extra cals off my total today so that it’s all square!
I’m experimenting with a bowl of whole oat porridge and 0% yoghurt and seeing how it controls my appetite (it’s meant to!) really full just now!
Incidentally I’m 69 and have lost 3 1/2 stone in approx 8 months on this scheme – absolutely fantastic! Still a few months to go but soooooo worth it!!

Thanks Keelee !!
Yes I found that I lost weight easily initially eating as much as I wanted but then I ‘plateau’d’ so went back to the drawing board

Using the fitness pal app I stick to 1200 cals on NFDs getting as much variety of tastes as I can to avoid boredom(!) and stick as far as I can to Monday and Thursday FDs

I’ve found I can cope fine with this – the secret for me is keeping occupied and counting the cals ALL the time! Gives me a great feeling of achievement when the scales show a pound drop. Hope that helps?

Hi pen nib

I agree 100% with what you have said, congratulations on your tremendous weight loss. Welcome to our little corner of the forum. Keep posting we need success stories….

Keelee try to start counting on non fast days too it really does help…..

Just realised my earlier post has disappeared. ….Welcome back topsy

Audrey

Thanks Keelee.
I am good thanks Milena. Apart from had a might row with husband this morning. Over something very stupid of course. I am not going to comfort eat though.
Home for lunch – work is manic at the moment. Which I could retire at 60 in a few months but have to keep going until 66. Oh well keeps me out of the biscuit tin.
I am holding my weight loss I think. Still haven’t weighed but trousers seem to still fit o.k. Still trying to get rid of my tummy but that may not happen.
Thanks for the congrats. Wish they would elope ha, ha. Am sure they will find the perfect place to suit our budget and that it will be a lovely day shared with ones we love. (And the odd one we don’t)
Pen – I think the key is to eat sensibly and normally on fast days. That is the hard bit.
Good luck everyone.

hi Blaise, I don’t eat sugar and haven’t for about a year.you are right if you check the grocerie isles youll see that all low fat products contain more sugar than normal food.I use stevia or rice malt syrup for sweetner as I don’t eat artificial sugars.Some of my family eat coconut sugar. I

for a long time now I’ve come to appreciate the taste and natural sweetness in fresh fruit so I do without sugar altogether!! honestly I’m not bragging! my special 5:2 treat this summer has been blueberries, raspberries and strawberries plus melon bursting with flavour with not a grain of sugar in sight and low in calories!!. There’s such a thing as 0%fat natural Greek style yoghurt which has the texture of double cream but v healthy and 100g is v filling!! and therefore you can have more of it within the daily allowance!!
I think a lot of the sugar in processed food is added for taste – let’s stimulate our taste buds and enjoy the real tastes!

Hi all,

It’s lovely to see this forum so busy, and such a lot of positive energy too. Well done to all you ‘losers’. I need to get back to some sensible fasting, I have only managed 1 fast a week lately, and while this is enough to lose a pound here and there I would like to see more come off and quicker, and I am the only one to do that. NEdad is no help at all, he is great and supportive on my fast days, but on NFD he’ll just make a hot choc and hot buttered toast of a evening and present it to me, and I haven’t the heart to say ‘no’ since he thinks he’s treating me. I need to train him better.

Pen nib
Well done on the sugar thing, it really is possible to train our bodies away from the white evil that is sugar. You have done so well to lose so much in 8 months, have you much more to lose?

Blaise
The dahl and veg curry sounds great and so low in calories, I agree the diet industry is all conning us with ‘low fat’ food as it tends to have more sugar in it and the ‘low sugar’ often has high fat. I have natural yoghurt too, always a large tub in the fridge, I go for somewhere in between 0% and full fat, even my boys love it too. I am now getting really excited about my trip to Lymington, I’ve not been away from my husband and boys since my year at school had a reunion some 10 years ago. 6 hour bus journey to London, then train to Brockenhurst, it would be great to meet up, I have no idea of our plans when we’re down there, I know some of the group want to go over to the Isle of Wight. My email is on my profile page and we can try to.

In the absence of Ginette, I shall post something that NEdad found, it shows that we are all on the right track, but I don’t think it sells all the health benefits tho.

http://sheerluxe.com/2015/10/06/intermittent-fasting?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read&utm_campaign=Mustard%20%287th%20October%202015%29&utm_term=Daily

NEmum

Yes. Good article, NEmum. Thanks for the link! And what a wonderful hubby to bring you hot cocoa and buttered toast. He means well. Haven’t eaten that since I was a child. Am fasting today but am thinking of that wonderful sogginess when you dip your toast into the cocoa. Mmm. I can wait to have it until I reach my weight goal (and that might be quite a while). I’m getting pretty good at not eating until dinner time on the fast days. I was doing pretty good at loosing until husband, son and i went to visit family for a few days (and then was my birthday as well). But i’m back on track today. I’m excited to see if i can get those couple pounds i gained off again. But buttered toast and cocoa. So nice to think about. It can wait!

Well, weigh-day for me this morning and I haven’t lost a pound! However my waist measurement has gone down by half an inch, so I am in persevering mood!

Blaise I think it would be worse to lose half a pound and nothing off your waist measurement! So congratulations!

Hi NEmum, it is Monday afternoon here and I am having a fast day. I just had some miso soup, and I’m planning on a big bowl of veggie soup this evening. Even with my cuppas with milk, I think that will keep me below 500 cals, so after 3 months I am finally getting 5:2 right!
It must be hard when life is chaotic, I hope this week won’t be so disastrous. Good luck looking after your health, AND getting your painting done!
Hi all the others doing the mysterious and wonderful things that women of a certain age get up to! ?

Hi all,

I have heard from ginette she is o.k getting things sorted out, and hopes to be posting again soon.

Hurry back ginette, it’s not the same without you!

How is everyone doing? Tis very quiet!

Audrey

I’m still here! Tomorrow will be my first fast day this week, with Friday being my second one. Work is just SO busy at present that I’m pleased not eating will save me some time!

Hi Audrey

not a bad start eh?

had a creamy chicken and tomato pasta – that took a bit of planning but my boys wanted that for tea!! managed 435 calories – not the largest portion of food and the only meal of the day, but there you go! and a few calories for my teas.

Might be having a liquid day tomorrow, though it may become a liquid with lumps! Soup tomorrow. I’m going to try some different soups next week, any ideas anyone?

Now trying to work out where OH hid the chocs leftover from Halloween. We decided to eat some on Sunday but as the box was unopened with a Feb sell by date, I asked him to hide them until Christmas.

But now I know we have chocolate in the house ………………..