Sorry to report, there is no cake left in the kitchen. 🙁 Apparently, I’m the only one who could not resist it all day. Wonderwoman fell face first in the icing and was trampled by the kraken. It was really good, thank God there was not more. I entered it in MFP and now I will be having a small salad for dinner. TDEE is very close.

Kitty – Sorry you have a migraine and missed the BBQ, but on the bright side-fewer calories for the day. Reach out if you wake up, we’re here.

Mel – I’m impressed, 1 meal a day. That’s almost B2B fasting. I’m thinking you’re Wonderwoman.
Those carbs can be a killer. At least it didn’t turn into a free-for-all.
You remind me of the time I ate soft shell crab. Felt like it was alive in my mouth. Never again.

Stay mindful………HALT

Wow, I had the same kind of day! How eerie. I had “snack” food (and a lot of it) at work, then bought “the” doughnut on the way home. Yep, thought about that beforehand, had been wanting it ALL DAY, and I ended up enjoying every last bite. Nothing for the dog-hair bin! Ha Melb, carb-gates, too right.

You know, I think some days my eating goals are too rigid for my soul. But TDEE provides a backup goal. Nonjudgmental to boot. That’s what I never had before. Well, not to mention you lovely people. All wonder women to me.

So I didn’t want healthy meals today (partly because tomorrow’s fast will be total, no food at all, due to med proc Thurs). I wanted some comfort food. Before 5:2, I’d have just Godzilla’d my way to midnight. But after my doughnut (dutifully logged in!), MFP said “300 left.” I could hear Annette whispering “it’s just maths.” HA. So HELL yes, eggs and toast. Which I actually love, because I can never eat breakfast in the a.m. lest I become Godzilla.

So that’s that. Soldier on fast clubbers. We certainly do belong together 🙂 Kitty hope your head feels better! hugs from the west, we have your back xxxxxx

Jade – At least you only bought 1 donut, could have been a lot worse. And, you managed to stay in TDEE! Very impressive!
Stay strong tomorrow and good luck w/ the procedure.

I ended the day over TDEE. Not as bad as it would have been in the past, but still not totally in control. Feld by the Sugar Kraken!

Fasting tomorrow–Stay Strong Kraken Slayers!

I ate half a bar of that chocolate last night, in bed, watching a film. Was it worth the 567 calories/100g? No.In my defense I haven’t eaten any chocolate in ages and just really wanted some, but also in the past would have scoffed the lot. I did savor every piece and knew that I was going to eat half the bar only. I suppose that is progress.
There is a chocolate birthday cake at the weekend for one boy along with a meal out etc and a 9 mile run, 2 miles today and then 7 more on Friday. There is no doubt in my mind that losing weight all comes down to what you put in your mouth, exercise has very little impact.
Work is providing a posh lunch for short listed interviewees today and I have been invited….no idea what to expect.
Onwards and downwards fast friends…

Jade, I hope that everything goes ok for you tomorrow…at least it’ll be an easy fast today, knowing you have to do it! Loving the wicker basket on the roof filled with spider legs….what a horrid thought. All treats are consigned to this now!
Michel – your advice to Jade is spot on. One doughnut, but 3 or 4 as in days gone by. Same as your cake, you both thought about it, decided you wanted it, and had it, conscious decisions, controlled. Not unhinging of jaw and sliding it all in.
Good for you Annette, enjoying your choc. You have more than earned it!!! Makes me tired just reading about your exercise….
Melb – hahaha ninja coffee sprint, brilliant. So many tempting odours designed to make you hungry! Thank goodness we don’t have supermarkets here, just a teeny wee shop. No marketing ploys there… Good plan using your discomfort to remind you that your body no longer likes eating crap! It reminds of that quote Jade found “what would your body say to you if it could?” This week mine would be quite happy I think.
Are we all fasting today? How wonderful to have company to slay the krakens. Nearly 2pm and I’ve still not cracked and eaten, going to follow Melb’s idea of having one large meal later. Trusty omelette!
What’s on everyone’s menu for today then? I need FD inspiration….omelettes and roasted veg will get tiring I’m sure. Good luck everyone! Lard baton swinging!

Ooh Melb that sounds lovely! I bought a spiralizer to make veg spaghetti but after an incident where I was savagely sliced it got consigned to the back of the drawer, never to darken my kitchen again. Potato peeler I can do.
I love jelly too, but sugar free stuff just makes me feel cheated. I’m quite sensitive to artificial sweeteners, find they can trigger migraines (odd I know) so I try to avoid sugar free stuff. Difficult when trying to cut back on sugar!
I did however manage to quit my fizzy drink obsession….I now only have a lemonade/orange when I’m eating out, which is very rare! Once a month at most. I’ve found that’s really helped me, when I was drinking diet drinks it just made me want more sugar all the time. I’m sure there was a paper published recently linking diet drinks with obesity….or maybe I imagined it, that’s not unusual lol!
Second black decaf of the day….patiently waiting for my dinner. Chocolate is consigned to spider wicker roof box where it shall remain.
Kick ass!

Oh goodness, there is kraken carnage all over the world! I will grip the lard baton tightly when I visit Costco today. Must remember “free” samples still have calories! I actually can drink coffee today THANK GOD but no food.

I bypassed the coffee shop, though, not feeling like a ninja today but great work Melb running past those pastries! I shall now think of eating freshly-mown grass when I’m tempted, which is slightly more positive than imagining a rooftop wicker basket full of snakes. Good to have alternatives:)

Annette, even though exercise doesn’t have that much effect on weight loss, surely you upped your TDEE while training? None of that “nearly sedentary” business for you. Hope the work lunch wasn’t a minefield – those are tricky.

Kitty, nice work slaying the fizzy drink kraken! I still have them but have cut down a lot. I remember a study about how artificial sugar makes the body expect real sugar, so then the body, getting all pissy about being tricked, turns into Godzilla. I might have a few scientific details wrong. Sorry you were wounded by your spiralizer, and sorry also for laughing (I confess). We must truly be related, can’t tell you how often I’ve wounded myself with kitchen gadgets. Even ironed my elbow last week, ouch, don’t ask. It hurt less than using my hands as potholders.

Amy, welcome and thanks for the recipe – sounds yummy. Never thought of a loaded sweet potato, but love all the ingredients. Please stick around and join the madness.

Take care everyone, keep dodging those pesky kraken.
xxx

Amy – howdy lurker! What a lovely recipe, thanks for the inspiration. Had a peep at your blog too, good for you being brave enough to put yourself out there. Admirable.
Welcome to our gang of hilarity, do stick around.
Jade – how dare you laugh at my misfortune!!! 😀 Hehehehe you ironed your elbow?? Now we really must be related, that is my calibre of calamity! I nearly took the tip of my finger off last week when cutting some cheese, now my husband has banned me from all sharp objects! Three stitches and an aversion to cheese followed….
Am munching on some grapes while I decide what to have for dinner.
Keep kraken slaying my friends!

Never mind Michel, you are turning it into TDEE instead. Now how many times would we have just turned a FUFD into a mad screaming binge? But you’re having a salad.
Tomorrow is a new day. And again, as long as you enjoyed it, it was worth it!
Today has come in at 480 cals, very happy with that. Now to resist eating til tomorrow afternoon!
Hope everyone is doing well, whether fasting or not. Check in guys…..

Just over 12 weeks until Christmas!

What could we achieve by then?

Looking forward to joining you all after the HM.Getting frightened now and struggling to run now that I am back at work and very tired. Didn’t run again today, sat down when I got in which was a big mistake.Must do better tomorrow….

Onwards and downwards fast friends.

Woot! Pizza & stayed in TDEE!
Of course to do that I had a tiny salad w/ nothing in it for dinner. But that’s ok, I’m no longer afraid of being hungry later. Look at me, making progress.
Thanks to the support of my Kraken A$$ Kick’n Fast Club friends!

Annette – I agree w/ Jade. It takes a little time to adjust being back at work. Give yourself a couple of days.

Jade – Way to go! Sounds like you owned Costco.
Good luck tomorrow.

Congrats to all you successful fasters and I hope the rest of you stayed in TDEE.

Fasting tomorrow–anyone else?

Annette – best of luck with the half marathon, we’ll be rooting for you.
Jade – well done you on storming through Costco with no stumbles. Sending you good thoughts for your procedure today.
Michel – GO YOU!! Pizza and you came in under TDEE….now that is impressive. I am truly awestruck!
I cracked guys….hubby left his chocolate unattended in the living room, and I hoovered it up. Calculated it as 460 calories, which I dutifully logged in MFP. But you know, I enjoyed every bite. Still got 1400 calories left for the day, I can deal with that.
Lots of strength to those fasting today, and the rest of us – we can stick to TDEE!

So Kitty and Michel, well done both of you! You had the yummy thing and enjoyed it, didn’t go nuts, and had a normal TDEE day. FANTASTIC. Especially that you enjoyed it – guilt can fuel a binge and there was none of that. Whoa, look at you being NORMAL. Mel, how’d you do?

Nice catch, Mary, on Michel’s observation – I hadn’t thought about how much that meant either, not to be “afraid” of hunger. I mean, there’s a bunch of dead kraken lying at our feet girls! Guilt, fear, shame….bye-bye, you are not missed.

I’m off soon, very minor procedure so no worries. I dreamed all night I was eating some gloriously enjoyable tidbit, only to pop awake spitting out imaginary food. HA. Some good dreams though 🙂 will try to have those again.
I gladly pass the lard baton to my buddies fasting today – remember you are strong and in control!
xxxxx

I polished off the other half of the chocolate bar last night and I have to say that I didn’t need to eat it all. I had reached the point of satiation but just kept going, so I must work on that too. Just been out for a short run which was hard to make myself do, but now I am enjoying the endorphin’s!

I am so impressed how well you are all doing, but more so when life throws a curved ball and the new choices that are being made. Well done!

I need to find a belt to keep these jeans up. Called slinky malinky by a work colleague who is convinced that I am fading away today. So all in all I am very pleased with the progress to date.

Good evening lovely clubbers
Well this is progress indeed, in days gone by if I had started the day with chocolate it would have unleashed mega kraken, but today I had some cereal at lunchtime, then spicy chicken and veg for dinner. And that’s it! Ok, so hubby asked me to make banana bread (which has just come out of the oven and smells incredible) and MFP says I can have a slice….. So I’m not quite done yet! But this is real progress, and I’m feeling more confident than I have in a long time. Thanks everyone, for helping me along this path. You’re truly inspiring.

Kitty – Great Job! Look at you go. Thoughtful choices and portion control.
Enjoy your banana bread, then hide it in the wicker basket. Harder to get to in the middle of the night. 🙂
Your health is more important than banana bread.

Mel – I know that bleh feeling. Hard to get geared up for a FD when you feel like that. If it’s not working for you this week start fresh on Mon. At least you are making healthy choices and keeping track. That’s progress in my book.

3 more hrs till I get my salad!

And Mel, keeping it in control this week will reap rewards down the line, both for FDs and holding the line at binges or gains. Progress and control are the name of the game. Accountability, too – we have shared our ups and downs here, and it has all helped me so much. xx

I’m counting today, 600 cal.
Would have made 500 but mom served fresh fruit salad, couldn’t say “no”. 🙂

Kitty – Alas, no. Yesterday’s FD turned into “pizza day”. Congrats on a really good job today.
If you wake up in the night: Don’t eat the banana bread!

Jade – Thanks for the support.
Happy to hear all went well today. I bet today’s meal was wonderful after your extra long fast.

TDEE, TDEE, TDEE

Hey there happy bingers!
Since no one responded to my hi there post, thought I’d join on here directly 🙂
So I’m also an anonymous binger, cookies lover and weight loss aspirer … Today is day one!! Had a protein shake for 100cal so far…
Hopefully that will compensate for the large pack of M&Ms that I had brought back for the airport (as a gift to my brother…) and that ended up ferociously half eaten in the street and cowardly abandonned in a bin last night… Happy days haha 🙂
Hope everyone has a nice day, you really look like a fun and supporting bunch, lookin forward to getting to know you!
(I’m a bit nervous about the fasting so any tip welcome…)
Xxx

Thanks for the tip, will definitely look it up!

So far its okay… Had a 100cal protein shake for breakfast and a few sashimis for lunch (since it was a business lunch I still had to eat a bit…). I just figured since its the first day, even 600 or 700 cal wouldn’t be the end of the world (low pressure)!

Had a diet coke and gum to try and keep the hunger at bay… But friday afternoons are looooong!

Crazy that turmeric works for joint pains! Is today one of youe fast days too?

Morning All! Happy Friday!

Going for TDEE today, but afraid I may have unleashed Godzilla w/ a really good breakfast taco. These “free” meals are so hard to resist. To bad they are not “calorie free”.

Queen – I have missed hearing from you!
I agree that this WOL is a diet for me. Until I can become a “normal” eater I have to watch every tidbit that comes near Godzilla. Staying in TDEE takes a lot of work for an overeater like me.
I don’t see it as selfish, I see it as making me and my health a priority. Nothing wrong w/ that.
Sounds like you have made some real progress. Really figuring out what works for you is key. And of courses not having access to food Godzilla can’t resist.
I’ve never heard of “oatcakes”. Does anyone know if we can get them in the US?
I know what you mean about “healthy” treats. I always want to Godzilla the whole pan. I have a recipe for Black Bean Brownies that we love and I usually we most of them.

Lolo – Welcome to our “isle of misfits”.
Sorry I missed your – hi there post.
Biggest tip: Keep hydrated! Drink, drink and drink some more.
2nd tip: Share on this site. I have found it so helpful to share both the successes & the FUs.

Jade – Daily weighing can definitely lead to insanity. Stick to TDEE today and I bet you have a great weigh in for tomorrow.

Here’s to a Kraken free day!

These are not bad! Savory, dense, and filling. I made just 1/3 recipe, ended up with four 2″ cakes @ 40cals/ea (using rolled oats). They were fairly thick as I just patted into shape by hand, b/c dough seemed too pasty to roll out. Very nice with coffee 🙂 I mean, it’s basically oatmeal you can hold in your hand, but a nice variation.

Michel, there are many recipes out there, some adding milk, sweetener, spices, flour. I picked the easy one. Could easily use less butter and add almond milk without too much cal damage. I liked them as is, though – not exactly buttery but rich texture. Funny that growing up I always liked pancakes without syrup. I was smarter as a kid 🙂

Out for lunch today, I managed to stick with salad, a bit of French bread, and wine. I feel great. Must be the wine.

Happy weekend all, hope your day went well. xx