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Hello!
Just got off the cruise ship this morning and am back at my sister’s. We had fun, but the weather was not great. Beach day in Bermuda was a bust. Oh well, a bad day on a cruise ship is better than a good day at work!
Scale will tell the tale on Monday morning. OY the food was awesome!
Later everyone!
Where is everyone??
I’m getting back in the swing of things. I was happy to find out that I only gained 3 lbs on my 9 day cruise. A minor miracle! I think the pounds are going to be hard to budge, but I’m doing my best to get back on plan.
Getting back to exercise as well…..whew, that’s rough. I’m back to boot camp 3 days a week and have started doing a walk/run for a couple miles 3 days a week. I plan to be on the golf course 3 days this long holiday weekend. Geez…I get tired just thinking about what I have coming up!
Annette…how are things going? Iona? I miss hearing from all of you.
Hope all is well.
Hi guys,
Good to hear from you Lori, shame about your vacation weather, I loved Bermuda – but maybe not in the rain.
I’m feeling a little low after a family bereavement so just eating whatever whenever. The scale hasn’t moved either way so no complaints. We are hoping to go to Spain in early June to relax and recuperate and catch some sun. Then on return I will need to get back into gear and make some progress.
Hugs to Iona too, poor you. I’m still Bermuda dreaming Lori, we had an entertaining bus ride there in the pouring rain last summer. 3lbs is not bad at all for a cruise. Last week I only managed one FD as the Friday which was supposed to be my total fast turned into a crazy day at work and I felt the fast was a step too far. My weight has remained the same but waist is a little smaller. I’m glad to have given up lunch on FDs, it’s less to plan and means I can often join the family meal now so easier all round. So I’m supposed to be doing one 500 FD at dinner time and one total fast per week. Summer is inching its way into the UK slowly, we’re at that what to wear stage! We’re off to Santa Pod to watch dragster racing this weekend with an over night stay. Half term next week when I usually give up fasting but perhaps I’ll try this time as summer is nearly here!
Gotta love a good plan Annette! Good for you!
My 3 lbs cruise gain has turned into a 4 lb gain and it refuses to budge. Sigh….Next week I have to incorporate at least 2 500 calorie days to get things moving again. That was my plan, but I didn’t put it into action last week.
I’m off for the golf course in a little while. I have 3 days of golf ahead of me. Tournament today and Monday and just playing with my friends on Sunday. Whew! Plus, it’s very hot and humid. We went from cool and wet to hot and humid. It is to be 90F, which is around 32C, I think.
Have a good weekend!
Good Morning Annette & All!
I admire your running training Annette. I have only made it out one day so far! This week is messed up because of the Holiday today. I didn’t go to boot camp this morning as there is no way I could do boot camp and then walk 18 holes of golf a few hours later. Well, I guess I “could” do it, but I don’t think I’d feel too well at the end of it all! I just have to decide which days this week will be for boot camp and which ones will be for my run/walk. So much exercise to do and so little time!!
Maybe it’ll all be easier when I retire in October?
Have great days!
That is a great article Annette. I had read that somewhere before, but enjoyed it again. I agree that it is the sugar that is killing us as a society.
How is the running going Annette? I have not made it out to run this week. I planned to go this morning, but woke with a headache and general malaise, so decided to just have a leisurely morning. I have done 2 days of boot camp and have another planned for tomorrow. Saturday I’ll be back on the golf course. I would like to get a run in on Sunday, but the weather is not looking great. I won’t melt, after all, so should just go out and run in the rain!
Hope all is well with everyone!
Good Morning Annette!
How awesome that you are another inch smaller around! Woohoo! Low carb, high fat is the plan that I follow, but I have been sabotaging myself by eating too much cheese. I just can’t seem to get away from having a big piece of swiss cheese when I feel hungry. It is my go to food.
I’m still doing my boot camp workouts on a regular basis, but just can’t seem to get in the running groove. Sounds like I have some issues to work on in the coming weeks….my cheese addiction and getting my running started!
Have a great weekend!
Hi all. Here is another link for you. I was reading in the news about members of the National Obesity Forum NOF quitting over a report, so I thought I’d find it. They said that they weren’t consulted before it was released. I can see that they would have liked the chance to put it in language that the general public can better understand on their website before publication. Very interesting report supports all our findings! Hope link works!
WOW Annette, that was a long run/walk! I’m quite sure that distance would nearly kill me at this point. I do 2 miles and feel I’ve had enough.
Good for you for having a clothing clear out. I’ve been doing that in drips and drabs, but will have a massive clear out once I retire. That is on my list of chores to accomplish this coming winter.
I played golf yesterday…walked 9 holes and then grabbed a cart for the final 9. It was a fun day all around. I didn’t sleep very well and just got up and got some laundry going. I had a huge basket full! I don’t know how 2 people generate so much laundry.
It is to rain today, so no golf. I’ll be puttering around the house doing this and that. I actually really enjoy a day of puttering.
Have a nice day!
Hi everyone
I did my 5K run this morning, typical that today is the only day this week when we have seen the sun. ☀️
It was warm but not unbearable. There was a good turn out, supporting local charities, about 1200 entrants. I did not do a very quick time, 32:55, but have done virtually no training so I’m happy with that.
Off to Spain for a week tomorrow, can just about fit into my holiday clothes😕 and will brave a bikini although will probably feel very self conscious.
Back to fasting on my return, really need to shift some weight.
Have a good week all. 👋
Good Morning!
Iona…32:55 sounds quite fast to me! Congratulations! Hope you have a wonderful week in Spain!
This week is shaping up to be a long one. Training my boss is wearing on my nerves. He just doesn’t seem to “absorb” anything! I’m hoping that the new hire that I train will be a quicker learner. Sigh…….
Trying to fast until 1:30 this afternoon. That will make 18 hours. I want to get to doing a 24 hr fast a couple days a week as per Dr Jason Fung.
Have a good week!
I read your initial post Annette, and I have to say that it has made me feel somewhat better about my health and fitness routine. I started out great. I lost 6 lbs in a week. I was walking/jogging 5 miles every single day. Eating healthy. No snacking. I’m at about 10 lbs lost now, but it is not coming off as fast as it started to. I still have 40 lbs to go to reach my goal. I’ve had 3 children and I have Hashimoto’s and hypothyroidism. I thought it would be impossible for me to feel good again. I do feel good, but my weight is plateauing already. With so much more to go!!!! My clothes are started to fit a bit more lose, which is motivational in itself. However, I want to see the lbs coming off again! I’m so tired!!!! Exercising is so hard. Especially when you’re sore all the time, but I have to keep going. I can’t give up. I want to look and feel great! Any advice and any motivation anyone has, bring it!!!
Hi Sarah,
Swap one of your fast days for a complete water fast day. If you can do two days all the better. You will get better results compared to all that exercise. Im not knocking exercise as I ride my bike a lot. Water fasting will decrease you blood glucose levels faster and longer than exercise, which then lowers your insulin which then sets your body set weight point lower. You may struggle for about a month and get slight headaches. It goes away after that and it becomes a lot easier. Drink lots of water, take a little bit of salt as well. Take vitamin B, it helps the liver process the fats during fasting.
Thank you so much! I’ve been reading up on this website tonight. I just really started my new health kick a little over a month ago. I know I should be patient, but that term is not really in my vocabulary. When I want something, I want it now. Thank you for the tip. I’ll definitely try it. I already have so many restrictions to my diet (because of Hashimoto’s), and can’t eat a lot of what called “super foods”. I read that fasting is good now and then for my condition. That when I found this website. I hope I’m not intruding. I would just love all the help, motivation, encouragement, etc etc that I can get! Thanks! I’ve, also, never ran a 5k. It’s something that I’ve always wanted to do. hence, why I’ve been doing 5 miles a day. I figure if I can do that, 3.1 would be a breeze. 🙂
I’m well aware of rest days. I take a rest day every week.i don’t run the whole 5 miles, either. I’m, also, very well aware that 5k and 5 miles are not the same. I’m also aware that this is a lifestyle change. I had to change my lifestyle and eating habits when I was diagnosed with hashi. Thank you for the tip with the food. Ill be more alert with that.
It’s quite all right. I don’t get easily offended. I have been trying for the last 3 years to find the perfect diet and exercise since I was told I had an autoimmune disease. Whilst it will not kill me, it is hard to find a balance and feel good. I finally came to terms that changing my entire lifestyle and way of thinking was the key. I’ve tried different diets, supplements, workouts. Nothing seems to work. First, I’ve discovered that I can’t take supplements at all (any that I’ve tried cause my thyroid to swell like a big balloon). Then, I had to start tapering off certain foods (gluten even some vegetables). I’ve found the balance of what I can and can not have, but I was still trying to find the perfect “lifestyle” diet. A fasting way was kind of a last resort, as I previously thought “that can’t be good for you”. Apparently, I was wrong. I’ve spoken to my family doctor and endocrinologist who said that it is fine and actually quite good for you from time to time. I’ve learned to stay away from “fat free” foods, because of the excess sugar in them. I do my sugar in moderation (good sugars…fruits), because I can’t have artificial sweeteners.
So basically, here I am trying the fasting thing. When I said “health kick”, I didn’t not mean it in a condescending way AT ALL. I meant, this health kick is basically going to give me a good swift kick in the booty to get my mind on the right track to a healthy lifestyle. I never meant to disrupt this good blog thread. I’ve never posted on a thread before now, because NOW…I’m looking for the right motivation and encouragement from people who want the same as me. A healthy life and look good too, while living it ☺️.
I do tend to overwork myself. I’m trying to work on that. My mind is so set on trying to get the weight off, that when I do workout, I give everything I have and more. I’m coming to terms that this is a journey…a marathon, sort of speak, not a sprint. Which is why I break my miles up into walking/jogging intervals. When I’m tired, I walk the rest. Because I know that running the whole way will not only wear me out emotionally and physically and call for a trip to the doc, but will also not benefit in a 50 lb weight loss in a day.
Have a wonderful day.
Hi all. After no FDs at half term and two portions of rhubarb crumble I seem to be up 1.5 lbs mostly on my waist!
I’ve managed two no food days recently. I find I can only do it if I’m in the right frame of mind. It does make me extra grumpy though so I do wonder if it’s worth the 500 cals saved. I know there are other benefits.
My sister is trying the Whole30 in which you cut out everything except meat and veg I think and after the month you reintroduced things to see what effect it has on you. She said she has rediscovered her kitchen. Her trouble is working late and not having the energy to cook so any plan that forces her to make the effort will help.
Brilliant Annette, well done on a very good time! Glad to hear you are feeling great too.
I’m pleased to report no weight gain on my week away, we did quite a bit of walking and swam most days. I’m ready to move away from the plateau I’ve been stuck on and see some progress now. My next running event is 10K early September so I need to plan my training accordingly.
I suspect it’s all those Annette, well done you.
I’ve been reading Phinney and Volek on Low Carb Living, who say this about the scales not shifting: they refer to approx/up to 4 pounds of water we carry each day – more and the kidneys expel it, less and we feel thirsty; “This 4 pound range could mask four weeks of excellent diet adherence at 1 pound a week of body fat loss. Any clinician …has seen individuals, who are clearly sticking to stringent diets, plateau for two weeks then abruptly show a 5 lb weight loss…..this can be explained by the unpredictable shifts in body water content.”
So I hope it encourages people with this experience who look at this thread.
About six months ago one of the catalogues I use was having a sale, so I bought about 20 shirts that fit me perfectly. A couple of months later they had become quite tight so I went and bought some larger sizes. Recently I found that these shirts were getting tight enough to fire the odd button across the room so I decided that enough was enough.
I’ve been doing the fast diet since Saturday and so far I have lost two pounds, though that’s probably just fluid. Hopefully at some point in the next few months I shall be able to report that I can get into my smaller shirts again.
Wish me luck!
Congratulations Annette on your changing body! You are in a good place, I can tell!
I’m gearing up to get back into 5:2 along with my low carb plan with a vengeance. I’ve been off the rails for a few days and not feeling well because of it. I know what I need to do, but have to get my head wrapped around it. I have decided to avoid the scales until July 1. I’m going to give it my best until then and see where I am on that date.
Nothing to do but keep on keeping on!
Cheers!
Annette, I will always love chocolate too, but cakes have waned a little for me, never as good as I expect them to be somehow. Of course there are always exceptions and I will be tempted but I feel more in control these days. Our butter dish has always been in use, I have never been able to face margarine, horrid stuff!
Hi all. I’m on another thread (2lbs a week) and have been advised to do 5:2 instead of the 6:1 that I started on because I’ll lose more weight quicker. I’ve decided to do Saturdays & Mondays as my fast days because my neighbour & myself go out for a big Sunday Lunch every week, so that will give me two fasts of about 43 hours each with a meal in the middle. My first fast day of the week will therefore be tomorrow. I’m thinking it may be difficult, but I’ll see how I go; I can always change it to Monday & Thursday and do something like Monday & Tuesday when I have got used to fasting. (Advice welcome)
We went for the meal today and I managed to not order the large sugary pudding I usually have (chocolate waffles and ice cream) but instead had a bowl of sliced fruit and single cream. This isn’t actually on the menu but because we are ‘regulars’ he made an exception. Someone on the other thread suggested natural yoghurt instead of single cream but I have a feeling I may have to take my own.
By the way, was 21st 11lbs last Sunday and this morning I was 21st 7lbs, so a good first week.
Hi Annette, can’t not have a pudding! The trouble with my not having a pudding when we go for Sunday Lunch is that my neighbour will have one anyway and he is the sort of person who, if I’m not having one, will sit there saying ‘mmm, lovely’ everytime he has a spoonful and will make it last ages, plus if it’s raining I won’t be able to go sit in the garden until he’s finished. I know the fruit is fresh because I have seen him making it, so I think I’ll keep on having it as an alternative to the very sugary pudding I usually have because I won’t be able to watch my friend eat his if I have nothing and I know I’ll probably then give in the next week and go back to having the waffles, because sometimes I don’t have the willpower.
In fact, now I think of it I would probably be better off doing Monday and Thursday as fast days because if I don’t eat anything after Friday tea I’ll probably give in to temptation and have the waffles on Sunday because I’ll be so hungry. Perhaps I’m trying to run before I can walk with the fast diet. I’m thinking that because this is my first fast day ever today, it’s just after 7pm and it’s getting decidedly difficult. I have spent all day drinking decaff coffee (I’m allergic to caffeine) and I keep walking past a large bunch of bananas and some apples. How many calories in a banana? I may weaken and eat some.
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