Hi LmL! ( if you don’t mind getting your name shortened)
Here are some welcome flowers since I am on my iPad, and have them to hand!
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I do wish you luck! First fast day is a special day!

I’m having about my 26th, and my revelation is…. Coffee in the afternoon! It is giving me such a lift!
Hope it lasts for the meeting in a couple of hours time!

My miso soup today ( about 2pm) had three spinach leaves, three sorrel leaves and three chives ( all from the garden) chopped fine, and the meat from a chicken drumstick ( no skin). It was very nice.

Sweet dreams all you Brits, and cheers to all the other time zones!

Hello fellow fast-dieters from a wet and wild N of Scotland. Gosh I am getting very tired of these constant storms!!

Cinque – “Your kitchen sounds wonderful! Just because I am not eating much, only means that what I do eat should be the best, most delicious, freshly made food: preferably cooked in a lovely kitchen!”

I love my kitchen – it’s the first time I’ve had a big kitchen with room to put a Rayburn and room to spare. And I love winter cooking on it – lots of stews and casseroles, cooked all day in the slow oven – delicious!! – and fairly healthy if I don’t add flour or too many tatties.

Didn’t do too well yesterday – but I think it’s just my state of mind. I will get back to doing this properly. I made a new appointment at the Health Center this morning – I had to cancel the Oct. one because I got the call to go down to mum. That is a step in the right direction and even if I have put on a pound or two, I think in the circumstances she won’t be too annoyed with me.

I see more new ladies around – welcome to you all. 🙂

Good morning everyone,

Hi Blaise, it has been awful times for our poor dear world. It is good here on this forum where what is happening is caring, and support, and understanding, and people working together to make better and healthier lives. Who would have thought we are the anti terrorist army? But we are! ?

Hi Elf, ooh what a lovely thing kitchens are! Mine is very small, but easy to work in.
I am glad you are just taking the time to orient yourself to the direction you want to go, I hope it is a good appt at the Health Centre.

Audrey I am so sorry to hear your mum has had a bad fall. I hope it isn’t too bad. She must be so frustrated! sending good wishes.

How did you go LmL?

I’ve just woken up and looking forward to breakfast after a good Fast Day yesterday.

Hi again everyone. My husband has had super bad bronchitis for weeks and I’m suffering from a nasty head cold. so not needed…..
thanks for the welcome Cinque.
I went to the Dr yesterday to get a prescription and mentioned the 5:2 She wasn’t that keen. she is of the belief that three meals a day everyday is the best with a varied diet of protein and vegies and a few carbs to keep up energy. Its not what I wanted to hear. she was supposed to encourage me to take part!!
she also said stay off dieting/fasting for a while due to the surgery. So I’ve decided to leave it until this annoying cold has gone…..please let that be soon!
I tried to explain to her that I can’t ‘stick to a healthy diet’ every day of my life and hope I lose weight. I’m an all or nothing kind of girl. So give me a few weeks and I’ll be doing 6:1 for two weeks and then if all well I’ll be doing the 5:2.

Hi again Athunusia, sounds like a sensible decision you are making. I hope you both get over your nasty bugs quickly.
What can we do but weigh up all the different advice we get from professionals, and then make the best decision we can?
I’m sure your doctor would agree that you can trial 5:2 and see how you go. My dad was a doctor so I am very aware they are only human! Plus, they get a bit worn down by people following fads, and she might think this is one.

Hi Pea Jay, best wishes for your Fast Day!

Morning ladies,

Mum came home yesterday very battered and bruised…. she has a big gash on her leg and has cut her arm through to the muscle!

I am going to be here until Saturday then hopefully going to be home until Tuesday, but think I may have to come back here next week. When dad was ill I did 3 days home 5 days here for months. …..

I will be in touch when I can, stay strong

I didn’t manage to eat anything yesterday so completed a fadt day even if it wasn’t planned. ..

Audrey

Good morning fasters 🙂

Audrey – that sounds like a nasty fall and no doubt your mum will be a little in shock following it. Best wishes to you both. 🙂

Athunusia – I had quite the opposite reaction at my Health Center. The attitude was very much – if it does you no harm and it helps you lose, then it’s good! Before my mums situation intervened I was finding this a very easy way to live/eat and I want to get back to it.

Zen123 – I’m fasting today too; half a grapefruit and a boiled egg for breakfast and lots of things to distract me through to supper at 7.00pm.

Success to all fasters today!

Hi Athunusis
I also have had people think 5:2 is s fad diet,
My fiancé’ was one of the worst until he watched ” Eat Fast and live longer” now he is willing to do a fast day with me. He doesn’t have much to lose 15 pounds or so, but he does have some health issues that I think 5:2 could help. Hope you’re feeling better soon, I can’t fast when I’m sick.
Audrey hope your mother gets better soon!

Hi all and welcome to AT…

Thanks very much for your good wishes for my mums recovery, she is very very sore, battered and bruised, looks a bit like road kill….

Will be in touch again in a few days when things start to calm down a little bit.

Keep in touch stick together and support each other ….. Good luck everyone

Audrey

Hi Cinque
I have to clarify that the Dr was not my usual GP Unfortunately he is on a months holiday. How selfish 🙂
It will be interesting how he evaluates the situation. He may be a bit more ‘alternative’.
I am in awe of how Drs can sit and listen to all the patients telling of their medical complaints and personal problems. My grandson is going to study medicine next year #veryproudnanna
KEELEE123
No I have only watched to TV shows here in Oz. I’m trying not to buy books as we are on a tight budget. If I bought a book which one is the most helpful in your eyes?
It’s lovely that Dr Michael allows us to email him. He is really committed to this isn’t he!
Audrey
Wow your Mum certainly did a good job on herself! Best of luck to her in the healing process.
Mitzday
I don’t talk to my husband about it. He never agrees with my ‘latest idea’. He loves his food and wouldn’t think of fasting even on his deathbed 🙂 I’m still feeling drugged up and snotty thanks ?
AT
I feel your pain. Muffin top doesn’t look attractive hey. I don’t want to look like a model but my belly embarrasses me ?
Good luck to everyone. Fast away! We all know that we eat far too much. We just have to convince some little gland in our brains. We girls can do that can’t we ??

PS: I have also reached menopause. I find this blog really encouraging

Morning all,

Just a quick post again today.

My mum is very sore and is struggling to manage to walk bless her. We have the district nurse coming tomorrow to change her dressings so I am hoping to get a bit more news then.

Hope you are all doing ok I am not fasting again this week as I am trying to get mum to eat, it seems more important….

Will post again tomorrow, thanks for all your best wishes

Audrey

KEELEE123
Thank you re book. We live in a small country town so when we go into the ‘big smoke’ I’ll check out the book.

Hi Girls, Thanks for the warm welcome. Athunusia, wish your mum the very best and good for her to start walking.
Girls you are right – I have plateaued, will be having the weekend off and going to enjoy some wine.
Clinique your words are certainly encouraging.
All the best to all of you

Athunusia – Im so sorry. Please forgive me
No wine for me this weekend

Oh and have a wine this weekend for sure ?

Hi ladies

Glad you are all ok. I am trying my best to be good, but away from home is hard.. it’s been decided I am going home on Saturday and returning again on Tuesday. ….mum not very well at all. …

Keep in touch your posts are lifting me…..

Prema thanks for the good wishes, your slip made me laugh too and believe me I needed a good laugh….

Audrey

Athunsia

Thanks for the advice it’s much appreciated. I had a very trying day yesterday not helped by my brother suggesting respite care…. mum got very upset and thought he wanted her placed into care home ..

After several hours we have agreed that I will go home Saturday until Tuesday to have a few days with Ian. … I did this for months when dad was ill but it isn’t very good for relationships, luckily ours is pretty solid, but I was emotionally and physically exhausted by the end, I hope this does not last as long.

The nurse is coming in today to re dress the wounds so I am hoping to get some sort of timescale then.

Sorry I am moaning, I will stop now no one likes a moaner! Once again thanks

Audrey

Hi everyone
I’m a newbie on the forum. Started 5:2 last week. Fasted really well Tues and Thurs. Other days, I didn’t binge, just ate normally. This week, however, I fasted on Tues, no drama. Ate normally yesterday. Fasted today until I came home from work and wow, did I eat!! Two pieces of toast with unsalted spread, 3 pieces of pizza and 3 pieces of garlic bread, a cornetto and I’m currently half way through a bottle of chardonnay!!
My question is, should I fast again tomorrow or just wait until my next fast day which will be next Tues? How can I avoid a blowout like this happening again?
Thanks in advance for any advice and all the very best to you all on your weight loss journeys. Cheers! fiftytwobee xx

Fiftytwobee

Don’t beat yourself up we all fall off the wagon and I know when I fall I fall big style.

Put the day behind you and fast your normal days next week. I can’t advice you on how to avoid this again next time except perhaps try to remember how bad you feel now and try to be stronger next time. ..

Hope it helps

Athunsia good luck for your journey too….

Audrey

Hi 52B! Welcome here,
My latest trick is to eat something ( preferably a good little meal) and then make myself wait an hour, to give me time to really feel whether I am still hungry. Also to make sure I drink something as I tend to feel hungry when I really am thirsty.
If I am still needing to eat after an hour I do.

I tried this out for the first time last non fast day, so only one day! But it worked really well. I did need to eat more both breakfast and lunch, but it felt good, and not that feeling of dumping a big amount of food on my poor digestive system.

Another tip is to break your fast with low GI foods ( ie not white toast) .

Good luck and best wishes working it out for you.

Edit: Hi Hope Springs, lovely post!

Welcome Hope

We will get on well, I delight in the good days and reckon the bad days are what we need to differentiate, so we know how God ‘good’ is!!!

And Gyms and I haven’t quite met yet!

On the other hand, I am inspired by the gym bunnies, and we all have to find what works, and its probably a tad more difficult when the purpose of 5:2 is to turn a lump of lard into something beautiful, or at least looking less lumpy, as is my reason for being here!!

I’m looking forward to the time when I can look beyond the scales.

Hi everyone, hope you’re having a good week. Wishing your mum a speedy recovery Audrey and remember to look after yourself too.
I’ve moved my weigh day to Friday so weighed myself this morning after my first 6 day week and I’ve lost 5lbs! I’m over the moon as you can imagine and don’t care how much is water and how much fat as long as it shows on the scales. I also know the first week loss will never be repeated, nor should it be but it has certainly given me the impetus to continue and a pound or two a week will be great in future. I’ve ended up doing ADF (alternate day fasts) this week as fast days are still a novelty so not too hard, will probably go 5:2 soon.

Hi i am 63 and I have posted on this thread a couple of times before, when I first started the 5:2 back in January. I haven’t got a great deal of weight to lose about 1.5 stone. For the last few months I reach a plateau where I couldn’t lose any weight and even putting it on some weeks in spite of my walk/jog for 50 mins 5 times a week and palates stomach exercises most days. On fast days I would drink 1 oxo cube for lunch and either fish or chicken with veg (well under 500 cals) for dinner at about 7pm. Then I stumbled upon the documentary Fat Sick and Nearly Dead on YouTube and was inspired enough to invest in a juicer. Now on fast days I have juiced fruit and veg at dinner (no meat) and water/fruit teas throughout the day and my weight has started to go down again. I lost 2.5 lbs last week and 1.5 lbs this week. The funny thing is I am not going to bed feeling hungry and not sleeping like I did in the past. I just thought I would share my experience in case it could help anyone else who has hit a brick wall! I really love reading your posts especially on fast days it’s what keeps me going knowing I am not doing this alone. Thank You Sukey x

Zen123 congratulations. You’re inspiring!! I also hope Audrey’s Mum is improving and things are running smoothly with brother!
Cinque the weather here was hottish but there was a nice cool breeze in some places. I think I was just happy that my cold is leaving me. I could breath and my eyes didn’t run all day!! I went and did some retail therapy. Bought a few tops and some new plants as well.
Yes the book is great! Watching Escape to the Country UK and then off to bed to read.
Hi SukeyA what sort of juicer? I’ve often wondered if the very strong ones may tend to destroy the nutrients.
I’d love to juice veggies and fruit as I don’t eat many leafy greens! Keep doing what you’re doing! Well done!