Hi cinque

How wonderful to gave such a good influence on someone’s life.

I don’t know if I have ever told you but me and ian have a daughter each from previous marriages. Well when we got together we became friendly with a young girl called vicky who was having trouble at home and was anorexic. To cut a long story short she moved in with us and we laughingly called her our adopted one! This is the mother of Charlotte and ruby who now call us grandpa and granny and we are their godparents as well.

Life is funny sometimes, isn’t it.

It was lovely of him to want to see you, it shows how much you meant to him.

Enjoy your quiet day, I have promised milena I will do another fast today with her, this will help with the meal out on Monday with Ian for his birthday.

Have a great weekend everyone

Audrey

Hi audrey,
Our posts got crossed. I just read yours. An amazing work and now you have wonderful grandkids too.

Beena

Hi Beena

Nice nice to hear from you, I am glad you are doing ok.

How nice that you can chat to your mum everyday when she is so far away. I have had a sneaky weigh in and am down 1.5lb …. Let’s hope it stays off.

Keep in touch,

Audrey

Hi all, great to read all the posts! Cinque and Audrey, that’s so wonderful that you were able to provide a haven for those kids. Before I retired I was working as a speech therapist for children 3 years to school age. There are a lot of behaviour disorders that are so difficult for families and children to deal with and it’s so helpful when they can find someone to help and be supportive. One of my favorite aspects of my job was teaching kids to communicate, either verbally, signing, or other means. It’s not just about teaching kids to say words properly but about communicating in their world. Kids with ODD or autism need to be able to communicate their needs and fears and it’s not easy. Often they don’t even understand it themselves. Anyhow, it’s awesome that you were able to help that family. Audrey, my daughter had an eating disorder when she was a young teen until she was in college and I didn’t even know it. She told me about it years later and looking back I can definitely see it. How could I have been that oblivious? Now when I see young girls like that it’s glaringly obvious to me.

The snowstorms missed our area. It was south and east of us. Philadelphia, NYC, and Washington DC were hit hard. They’re about 5 hours from us. Our son is in southern Ohio and that area was hit a little as well. I wish we’d got some snow so I could do some cross-country skiing. It’s been a strange winter.

Beena, I love chicken curry. I’ve never made any Indian food but I’ve been to some marvelous restaurants. I’m going to have to learn. It’s great that you get to talk to your mom every day. My mom died almost 18 years ago and I still miss her.

Audrey, when you do 2 consecutive fast days do you find that you’re absolutely ravenous afterwards? I’ve been wanting to try consecutive days but am afraid I’ll eat way too much when I eat again.

Have a lovely day and evening everyone! Patty

Hi Everyone,
Morning here, so my Fast Day is done. Looking forward to breakfast! (Cup of tea first).
Patty I’m glad you aren’t dealing with all the hassle of snowstorms, and your son too. But I hope you get some cross country skiing soon! I used to do a bit (up in the high country), before I got this nasty chronic illness, and it is just so wonderful.

Audrey, I hope the day sorts you out. There seems to be a cosmic lag most of the time, between weight going on and off. You’ll get there! Hopefully today!

Best wishes all!

omg!

son has just brought in ferrero rocher AND galaxy!

Heaven!!!!!!!!

Good morning chocolate eaters and cake eaters, don’t tell me you are lovely and skinny the day after, it wouldn’t be fair!

But I won’t be bitter because I did some very successful op shopping yesterday and found a gorgeous silk skirt, and a gorgeous designer silk dress, and it has really sunk in that size 14 (Australian, same as British sizes I think) is now too big for me and for skirts and trousers size 12 is too big. I still can’t get my head around it. I have never been skinny, and I think I was wearing size 14 when I was 14.

I love 5:2

Best wishes for your day. It is a lovely mild sunny morning here.

Hi Cinque

well done!!

I’ve just bought a dress from ebay, I don’t do dresses but it has been in my watch list for 5 months and I do have the engagement party in a couple of weeks.

Marks and Spenser, new with tages, Size 16, would be lovely to think I am a 14 but the bust is still very much there (well, so are the hips if I am honest!). OH thought it looked small and short when I held it up against me, but out came the spanx knickers and a bra and I tried it on – its a bit big!!!! Looks lovely though, its a bit clingy but not to bad, and I still have about 17 days to trim just a little more!

Onwards and downwards everyone!

Hi Cinque and Milena, well done!

Audrey, I know what you say, usually when you start eating, you feel hungry. I have done consecutive fast days before but cooking for the family makes it difficult. Hope you and Ian had a great time.

Patty, good to know that you are not hit by snowstorms

I am back to my weekly routine. Had my first fast of the week yesterday, stopped counting calories, so hope it was well within the limits.

Have a great day all

Beena

Morning ladies,

Had a lovely meal out thanks, had chicken cooked 3 ways, grilled breast, breaded skewers and southern fried, with Coleslaw salad and fries, was lovely followed by sticky toffee pudding and custard. …. I added calories up abd it came to about 1600 which isn’t too bad. I did exercise for an hour earlier and according to my scales this morning have not gained anything. ..

Back to a normal meal today, we are having a slow cooked beef joint with mixed vegetables and a few small potatoes. … this will give us enough meat to freeze some as ready meals for later in year…
Glad you are all doing ok, onwards and downwards ladies together we are stronger

Audrey

Good evening Everyone (mid morning here!)
Patti, When I was at my fattest the 18 -20 sizes were getting too small for me. I remember how relieved I was to get to 16. I am pretty small (I’ve lost an inch too, I think my back is bending 🙁 ) so I figure I will be basically 8-10 with all the exceptions because the clothes makers vary so much! Still waiting to get small enough to wear some XXL Asian clothes.

Oh yum that slow cooked meat sounds good.

I hope you enjoy some straightforward normal days after all that wonderful feasting Audrey.

Hello everyone! I hope it is (or has been) a good day!

Ooh I’d like your freezer Audrey!
Have a lovely exercise!

Hi ladies, Good to hear from all of you! I also love having meals in the freezer. I don’t have three freezers though. That would be wonderful. When my youngest sister was going through weekly chemo treatments for breast cancer my other sisters and I got to work preparing good meals for her and freezing those. They bought a freezer just for this. She really appreciated the effort.

Yesterday I ate more than I have since I started intermittent fasting. I just couldn’t seem to get enough. Fortunately it was all good food since I’d gotten rid of the junk, but still. Just going to move on and get back on track. Mondays and Thursdays are my usual fast days but I will also be fasting on Friday since we’re traveling the 8 hours to our son’s house. Dennis doesn’t stop for meals, only for fuel and to give the dog a break. My son said he’d have a meal ready for us when we get there. He’s a very good cook.

Cinque, I’ve also lost some height. I think 2″ maybe 3″. I have some arthritis in my back and I broke my back in 1983 so that has a lot to do with it. I have no pain though so that’s a plus. Right now I’m around 5’1″. When I got married I was 5’4″ and weighed 128#. Somewhere along the timeline I gained over 100# and was 234# at my biggest! I think it started when the kids started school and I went back to work. I don’t even remember it happening, I just remember being huge and wondering how I got to that point. I don’t even remember buying progressively bigger clothes! I’ve lost at least 50# but still have a ways to go. Intermittent fasting has really made a huge difference with me. And this forum is fun and helpful as well.

Enjoy the day! Patty

Hello all, just starting another fast day. Last night we had a dinner at church. Delicious, Hungarian Goulash, rice, spinach salad. The subject of dieting and eating habits came up so I was able to talk about my new way of eating. A couple seemed interested but most were skeptical. Although they did notice that I’ve shed some weight.

Cinque, I broke my back playing softball. I was the catcher on the team. Somehow when I jumped up and twisted around to catch a ball I did something but continued playing even though I was in a bit of pain. Then it was my turn to bat. I hit the ball and started running, but by the time I reached first base I had to take myself out of the game. By the time I got home I could barely walk. For quite a while afterwards I could barely sit. Standing or lying down were more comfortable than sitting. It was constant excruciating pain. In fact I can remember telling my sister, after a couple months of constant pain, that I could understand why people with chronic pain become suicidal. I wasn’t suicidal but when it’s unending and so severe it’s stressful and you just don’t think you can take it any more. Once I healed though there has been no pain. Sometimes I’m stiff if I sit too long but that’s about it. And I can’t bend back well, I can’t tilt my head to look straight up. But who needs to be doing back bends anyway?

Tomorrow, Friday, we’re off to see our son’s family. 8 hours in the car, with a man who won’t let me have the radio on because it bothers his ears. But I usually take along some knitting so that’s a plus. Have a great weekend everyone. I won’t be online while I’m away but will look forward to seeing new posts after my return. Have a great weekend!

Patty

Hi ladies

For some reason I have not been receiving your posts again then all of a sudden they all came through.

Party what an awful accident to happen as a back pain sufferer I can understand where you are coming from. I have arthritis and spondylosis in my spine and I am never completely pain free… praise the Lord that you are able to walk after a broken back..and to be pain free!!! Enjoy your visit to your sons good luck with the knitting I am useless at it.

Cinque have a good day I am off to bed soon fast day for me tomorrow.

Audrey

Hi all,

Patty, ouch that must have been painful. I am glad you are ok now. Happy knitting and have a great time with your son and family.

Cinque, enjoy shopping for dresses.

Audrey, good night. Enjoy your fast days

Beena

Hi beena and Cinque

Just say in bed watching tv. Fast day tomorrow so don’t have to think about it liquid only…

Cinque it’s great that you are getting enjoyment out if buying clothes again and at bargain prices too…

Beena how is the weather with you? Its really windy here and very wet! Again! 😊

Just watching program about a 600lb woman. .. very scarey…

Talk again tomorrow. Good night Beena and patty, have a good day Cinque…☺

Audrey

Morning from England ladies,

Patty, sorry your plans have been cancelled for this weekend, I do hope your son is better soon, it must be bad to be hospitalised so definitely not the usual “man flu “….I did laugh at the thought of you and your granddaughter both falling down together….something I would do for sure too!

Cinque I hope you have managed to stay away from the clothes shops, I fear we will have to find you another forum for shopaholics. ….hehe. it’s nice you are starting to enjoy your “new” body.

Beena, hope all is ok with you and yours? Stay safe in this dreadful weather….

Ian is back at work now so I am doing a B2B. I did manage a semi fast on Wednesday ian decided to join me but he was starving and by the end of the day had consumed lots, I found him in the kitchen sneaking sweeties!

Have a great weekend everyone, enjoy yourselves whatever you are doing….

Audrey

I am a silly Billy definitely of a certain age I have just realised it’s Friday. … so I will be fasting Friday and Saturday hehe. … definitely an hormonal lapse….😀😀😀

Its early here still cinque, but I am intending to do a liquid only day today followed by 500 fast day tomorrow. I have some home made chicken and vegetable soup in my freezer for tomorrow. … very healthy but very filling just the thing for after a fast. ..

I have done a 30 min workout on my wii so I am very hot and bothered now…. I should be losing pounds…..think my body is still getting back to its weight loss mode…. 10 lb to go then I am back to the weight I was at Kates wedding last year…. then another 10….then …..you get the picture

Audrey

Good morning all. So much for my day alone! My sister called at 7 am to ask what time we were leaving, she had something she wanted me to take to Burt. So I had to tell her we weren’t going because he was sick. Shortly after that my daughter called and said “I hear you’re not going. Could you watch Sylvie, she’s staying home again.” Apparently she called my sister to watch Sylvie and she’s the one who told on me. So, I’m going to work out with my sister then to watch Sylvie again. My daughter got a chuckle out of the story of our synchronized falling.

Audrey, I have used a wii before, at another sister’s house and it’s a lot of fun. I should check into getting one of those.

It just dawned on me that yesterday I was looking forward to shopping for new clothes and today I’m talking about getting a wii. Perhaps I’ll have to join the shopaholics forum as well!

Cinque, yes, it’s the same sickly son who has the great sense of smell. I have one son and one daughter. I must say I’d be thrilled to have a 30″ waist! I have a few inches to go before getting to that size. But, as you say, step by step, 10,000 steps a day. We’ll get there.

Later, Patty

Hello everyone, it is Saturday morning in Melbourne, surprisingly cool and grey for the middle of summer.

Hi Rose, welcome here and congratulations on your first fast day. So glad it was easy!
Did you really enjoy your breakfast? ( if you are a breakfast person?)
My fast days are usually easy and it means I can look forward to them.
Next one is tomorrow, I surprised myself by finding that I love fasting on Sunday.

Oh Patty, it is hard to be invisible in a family. Is your granddaughter interested in knitting?

And yes my nearly 30″ waist is what is making shopping such fun. Your time will come!

Cheers everyone 🌻🌷🌻🌷🌻

NEARLY 30″ Less than a centimetre to go! (And some how, after a couple of days feeling really good, I start noticing all the flabby bits again. Luckily another fast day comes along!)

Congrats Audrey, you will wake up feeling really good I hope! And get that nice couple of fast days out of the way before the kids come.

PS I get to see my granddaughter (nearly 18 months) on the 13th Feb when they visit.

Morning all,

Another day another fast here!

I am really hoping for a good loss this week, some times I do a 6 2 and others I do a 5 3 this week is a 5 3. … I do a 8 day cycle because it fits in with Ians working pattern. ..

Hope you are all having a great weekend

Keep in touch

Audrey

Hi dizzy

Welcome to the loca corner of the forum. … my TDEE is 1450 but intend to stck yo around 1200 as this will be the calories I should eat in order to maintain once I reach my goal wright.

I am sure you will soon feel like one of the girls with us we are a very friendly, supportive bunch of ladies.

Once again welcome

Audrey