ah @merryme how sweet x
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Ladies, can I join you? I think I need some accountability buddies 🙂
I’m 41, Scottish and living in the UAE. I’m now (gulp) 106kg which is 16 and a half stone at 5’7″. That’s 10 kilos heavier than I was at 38 weeks pregnant last summer – and I was no Tinkerbell in late pregnancy!
I did a fast day yesterday, nothing but water until dinner time and then a small portion of sesame chicken with brown rice. Feeling OK.
Onwards and downwards!
Hi everyone. No a great day for me today….it’s a non fast day but I’m just craving junk 🙁
Keep telling myself it’s not worth it but it’s not working very well. I was so good this morning did 3p minutes on the elliptical and had a banana and really for breakfast but then went out and ate a burger for lunch. Got home and ate a Rachel’s rice pudding and a chocolate. Urggghhh. Someone give me a good shake and tell me to pull it together.
@whyamisoshy – from when I did it before, it gets so much easier after a few weeks when you realize its OK to be a little hungry. You really do get to where you don’t need to/want to eat as much. If you need motivation and see what this plan can do in addition to help you drop weight, look up the BBC show Eat, Fast, and Live Longer online. Its only 58 minutes and worth the watch. This and the book were life changing for me.
Welcome @kzmo
How are you feeling today @why? No more bodyaches I hope.
I am currently trying to convince myself to go on the treadmill for a while but between the kids and the kitten it might not happen*excuses excuses*
Hi! I’d like to join this group. I’m in Chicago-I’ve been on this plan since June- I’ve lost 6 lbs. Doesn’t seem like much-my goal is to lose 10 more lbs. Slow but sure. I have actually started to like this way of dieting. I do this with my husband which makes it easier I think. We fast Monday & Thursday. My husband has lost about 20 lbs.
It was kind hard at first but now just part of our routine. Hopefully this will be do-able during the upcoming holidays!
Hi everyone,
Fast day for me today. It’s still early so far just had a cup of tea and hoping not to need anything until late noon at least. Have wojen up with a bit of a tickly cough which is rather annoying but hopefully it won’t develop into anything more.
@kmjohns welcome.
Morning all…well, it’s morning I the UK and a beautiful sunny one.My FD is just starting but as I like black coffee and porridge it’s easy for me. My GP suggested scrambled eggs and ham for breakfast but I’m not a cooked breakfast sort of person. I’m feeling rather chipper as I have the next five days off…today I’m off to get my hair done and my nails( as a nurse I can’t have nail polish) then some window shopping and a coffee date with my husband.
Welcome kmjohns..
Whyamisoshy…psyllium? You poor thing, I used it at one time but had to stop due to excess bloating but you have my sympathy. Have you ever tried movicol/laxido, it’s very gentle, doesn’t dehydrate and promotes peristalsis…?
Kmjohns…your upcoming holidays must be Thanksgiving? One of the freedoms about this is that we can be flexible about our fast days and when we have them to work around holidays, occasions so hopefully you will find this can work for you.
Have a good day all…:-)
@katab I’m really new to this. Normally I don’t really weigh regularly at all but since starting this diet I have decided to weigh myself twice a week so after each fast day to see how I’m doing. Not sure how well this will work but if I am losing my theory is that it will provide extra motivation.
Hi guys, I weigh myself 2x per week after my FDs too, it’s quite interesting to see my progress and not so great days.
Today is a fast day for me and is going pretty well, I’ve resisted the offer of McDs for lunch from my work colleagues…
Next week I might make a sign that says ‘Today is a fast day, no one mention food to me!’
Have a good day/evening peeps far and wide xoxo
Can I join? I’m in Minneapolis. I need abountabilibuddies. In the past, the only way I could ever lose weight was when I was in a group. So here I am on my 2nd fast day and loving it. Not very hard at all. At least, not at the moment. (Tonight in front of the TV might be a real test. Lol.). Good luck to you all!!
Well, I survived yesterday and lost 0.7 kg so quite pleased. I had some moments of temptation thinking I’ll just have this or that one thing but on this side of things I’m glad I didn’t succumb.
My GP recommended this to me and I’m glad he did. I know the book talks about re-training your mind and stomach etc but tbh I’m not in that place and not trying to get to that place. All I’m doing is thinking it’s only one day, you can eat normally tomorrow. Like some of you I’ve done a heap of different diets with all the do’s and don’ts and after a while I tend not to react well and then go overboard.
And I think the fact that I’m seeing results I will encourage myself come Monday. But now I can forget about fasting and just eat as per normal for this weekend.
Having lunch with a friend today, then off to Sheffield to pick up my niece for the weekend. She is 18 and just started uni, finding it all a bit strange so I plan to treat her if I can. It’s her first time properly away from home and I remember how that feels…
Thank you all for your ongoing encouragement and those of you in America doing Monday/Thursday…you may still be fasting due to time difference so stay strong. I feel good this morning knowing I stuck it out ( quite a feat for me)
Congrats on you weight loss @katab.
I weighed this morning and am down 0.3kg this morning making a total of 1.7kg in my first week so really pleased with that even though I think the first fast loss was mainly water.
Non fast day today next fast day will be Sunday.
Well done with your loss @katab.
I’m doing 5:2 might progress to 4:3 in a couple or weeks once I’m sure I can cope. I’m back to work next week so will see how it goes then.
Hi Girls
Can I join you? I live in Sweden (although I am originally from France and part of me still is in the UK where I lived a few years)
Started about 5 weeks ago and have lost about 2kg (my goal is anything between 7 and 10). Not quite sure how much I have lost as I didn’t weigh myself until 2 weeks into it but I know I was over my “normal” 67kg. I was at 68kg 2 weeks on Monday. Hopefully I will have lost one or 2 more when I weigh myself again next week..
I have started by doing 24 hours fasting twice a week (Mondays and Fridays) and will carry on as long as it works. When it stops working, I will start the 36 hours.
looking forward to finding and sharing some support and tips with you.
Hi Why,
Intermittent fasting isn’t just about calories in/out. You might be interested to read what Dr Jason Fung says on the subject:
https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/first-law-thermodynamics-irrelevant/
Welcome jkengland and natty fatty …
Your link was interesting Happy Now but admittedly some of it went over my head and I tuned out…I think for me I’m trying not to worry too much about the science although I did read the science in the 5:2 book, for me I’m just concentrating on re-training my attitude and finding a an eating habit that will work for me as a lifestyle so that I don’t drop it when it’s worked but keep at it as a long term solution.
But we’re all in different places and all react differently to food…
And I’m over 50 so this weight gain didn’t happen suddenly andI know it won’t disappear suddenly and I need to train myself into good habits…
And yes, water loss is still,loss as when fat breaks down we excrete it as urine so I’m not unhappy with what has happened so far…
Hi, I would like to join too, if that’s OK? I’m 58 and 90kg, working to get down to 62kg.
This is my first FD and it is OK so far. I weaned myself off processed foods (I have a problem with food additives in commercial foods), so mostly make everything myself from scratch. Let me say right here, that I am a looney for doing all that food work, but I got into the habit and I’m old and don’t have a life ;-)) so on it goes…
One thing I did that has vastly improved my health, was to go sugar/white carb free. I didn’t think I was addicted to sugar until I stopped eating every type of ‘ose’ (sucrose, fructose, lactose etc) and went through withdrawal like a junkie. It was horrible, but after 3 months I was cured. I eat a bit now, but I am very picky, and I find chocolate unpleasantly sweet. (Oh no, I am not THAT choco-pious – I have a recipe for ‘chocolate’ that is made of a date/nut/cocoa mix that appeases the choc-cravings.)
Anyway, I am kind of rambling here. Please may I be included?
Cheers
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