Hi Iona72,
Good luck with the kidney check up.

My sister is doing well, Thanks. She is moving to a retirement village, hopefully in June. She seems recovered from sepsis, which is nothing short of a miracle.
I have been on a mission to lose 14lb and lots of inches. Just started statins to go with the blood pressure tablets and I would love to come off both. Added to that I am off on a big holiday in July and there are clothes in my wardrobe that I simply can’t get on.
So I am now 6lb down and 2 inches off my waist and bust, an inch off the bust and a quarter of an inch off my neck. To be able to do up the trousers and breathe, I think another 2 inches off my waist will make that possible, so the goal is to shift another 8lb in the 8 weeks before I go. Half term next week, so planning to skip breakfast and possibly lunch 3 times next week to help shifting the lard.
How is MM??

Brilliant to hear from you MM.

I have more weight to lose, but right now my focus is on this 14lb. My goal is to lose 8lb in the next 7 weeks before I go away. I have 3 pairs of walking trousers with tags on that would be perfect, if only I can do them up. My guess is that another 8lb will allow me to do that.

I was reminded of the reptilian brain recently that drives us to eat when we start to lose weight. Some days I feel hungry all day but I know it’s the brain driving the hunger when I have eaten sufficient.

School is back next week plus the never ending supply of biscuits,which is always a challenge but I am on a mission to be comfortable in these trousers.

Longer term, I will have bloods in January and be weighed. I want to be significantly less than I am now and hopefully no longer need the blood pressure tablets.

Morning All,
Well I can get the trousers on and do them up, however breathing is then optional. But delighted with the progress in a week. Currently 4kg less of me which is brilliant too.

Fasting this morning and may have lunch or I might push on until this evening. On my own for dinner, so I am planning a little Chinese meal which I like but the boy doesn’t.

For me, one of the hardest things on a FD is to keep busy. Washing on, clearing up and then planning sewing. I did plan to be in the garden but it does look gloomy and cool. Off to buy food this morning which I never find difficult when I am on a FD.

How is everyone doing?

Morning All,
Feeling fed up. Not only is the weather poor but it’s been a difficult week on the food front. I haven’t had any chocolate for several months and was given some a present which I then scoffed. It wasn’t anywhere near as fabulous as I thought it was going to be but I still ate it.

People leaving at work has meant cake too, which I have also eaten. The result is that I have put a lb on, no shrinking with the tape measure and feeling cross with myself.

Well today I am doing a 24 hour fast today, which simply means no breakfast or lunch today. I am hopeful that I can nudge things in the right direction again.

Five weeks until I go away and the trousers are no where near comfortable so head down and focus.

How’s everyone getting on?

Morning All,
Well much to my surprise, not only can I wear the trousers with tags on, I can wear other trousers too. I shall also have to move buttons on walking trousers so that they don’t fall down.

Off on holiday tomorrow.

It was a trip to visit my friend who moved from the UK to Perth 32 years ago. I decided that I should go now before I get too old and my arthritic joint in my foot stops me from travelling. Singapore was a 2 night stopover and no one I saw looked overweight. I then flew from there to Sydney, Cairns, and Perth before stop over in Dubai to break up the flying time to Heathrow. I hardly saw anyone overweight which is interesting.

My friend in Perth has gained weight over the years but this time has lost 30Kg in 6 months under the supervision of a professor who is hoping to show that rapid weight loss is both healthy and sustainable. Its a 800 calories a day using shakes/soups.

Another friend who has needed a knee replacement needed to lose weight before the surgery could happen. She has lost 21kg through having one meal a day-usually early afternoon. She has a new knee and is aiming to lose another 10kg for the other knee in January.

I have found that no snacking and fasting at the weekend means that I can lose inches and pounds. My real problem is that next week I am back at work where biscuits are around and lunch is free but generally lots of rice/pasta/potatoes. And Cake Thursday. My plan is to review where I am and how I feel each weekend.

I hope that you feel better snedger.

Iona, I can see that was a bit of a shock and well done with the weight loss.

I want to lose 14lb by the end of the year. I have an annual review in January and I would love to no longer need the tablets for blood pressure and cholesterol. I have found that my foot is much better having lost weight and that’s another incentive plus I have lots of clothes that I can’t get into.

Lets see where we are next weekend.

Well done Iona,
That’s an amazing result! You must be delighted.

I have trousers in the wardrobe that are currently taunting me, but hopefully by the end of the year, I hope fit me. I can wear the trousers that had tags on, that were my pre Australia goal. Hopefully the scales and the tape measure will bring positive news tomorrow morning.

Morning All,
The weight is that same but I have lost half an inch off the bust, which is great. I am skipping breakfast this morning and have a busy morning, so it should be fine.
School has been difficult with the endless biscuits and crumble plus cake Thursday. The cakes haven’t been great, so they are not an issue, crumble is delicious and enjoyed a couple of times a week but eliminating the biscuits is the next week’s task. I have done it before and it was fine after the first few days.
Really surprised that I can get some trousers in the cupboard on but they are tight and look awful. So I shall review again when I reach the 7lb loss target.
Hopefully I can get out to the shops before the heavy rain arrives.

In fact, I could join you several times a week. We eat before 7pm and then I usually have breakfast at 6am, but if I forgo breakfast, that would bring me up to 17 hours fasting, as we have lunch at 12 at work.

I know that fasting will trim the inches and help the scales to move too. If I did two 17 hour fasts during the week and a 24 hour at the weekend, that should really help to reduce the inches. My hips and waist are 2 inches less now from when I started in April, but I would really like to reduce them again by the same amount. My guess is that I will need to shift 14lb to do that.

Shall we reconvene at the weekend to see how it went?

That sounds great, Iona. Lets see how its been for us at the weekend.

Its 12 weeks until Christmas Week. I was hoping to shift a stone. Lets see how it goes.

Hello Everyone,
Really disappointed that the scales haven’t moved, but then discovered that I am half an inch smaller across the bust, so rather delighted about that. I am definitely smaller, but it’s frustrating that the scales are refusing to budge.

How are you doing?

Great achievement with the fast, the lb loss and the shrinking waist. Have a lovely time out today. I kept myself busy yesterday morning by making a start painting the walls by the front door. So much better from a mid grey to brilliant white.

I got back on the wagon in April and compared some stats. I have lost 5.9kg/13lbs(gained a few in Australia but lost them again) my busy is 1.5 inches smaller, waist 2.5 inches, hips 2 inches and neck 1.25 inches, giving a total of 7.25 inches less of me only in the places that I am measuring.

I know that I am shrinking elsewhere by how my clothes fit now. There are some lovely trousers that are too small yet but I imagine that another 7lb will make all the difference.

I seem to be on a plateau but I also know that if I keep going,it will change over the weeks. Damn frustrating though.

Onwards and downwards fast friends.

Thank you Iona.
I can feel my goal of losing 14lb by the end of the year slipping through my fingers but there’s nothing I can do about that.

I shall be in in a better place this January than I was last year at the health review. I was hoping to have lost rather more weight but I would be very happy with 2 inches of my waist instead.

Onwards and downwards fast friends.