Thanks so much Nama I really appreciate the feedback and follow up FB gee I dont know i sort of am really self conscious on here being the only male now as it is and I just feel taking the next step to a private chat room is probably a bridge too far this is said and made with as much respect love and goodwill to all who are in the inner sanctum but i don’t think its a good fit for me.? I hope this makes some sense to you.
RT

Morning/evening all,

It is a mild, drizzly day here.

I enjoyed my dinner yesterday and have leftovers for today. It was basically a roasted veg and quinoa salad plus roasted cauliflower. Nothing out of the ordinary but combinations I wouldn’t have thought of. I’ve already got some ideas on tweaking both recipes 🙂

I’ve set myself a target of eating something new ie something I’ve not cooked before, for dinner every night next week. I have a fridge and rack full of all manner of veggies and salad plus some tofu and the new grains I bought so I’m going to be perusing recipes today.
I want to make pad Thai, I had a couple of really nice dishes of it in Cambodia and in Myanmar last year, and there are lots of as yet untried recipes in my latest cookery books 🙂

I’m also going to stick with 23/1 as I went back to 16/8 yesterday and it was a bad idea.

RT, we rarely chat on the FB thread as it was originally set up so we could arrange to meet up with each other. It is mainly used to post photos so if you change your mind let us know 🙂

Have a good one everybody 😜

Nama,

I’m glad to hear you aren’t badly burnt. In my experience sea breezes are sunburn enhancers and whenever I go somewhere with such conditions I apply extra sunscreen and frequently especially as it usually means I’m in and out of the sea and having been burnt through the water of a swimming pool and also when sitting in the shade on a boat trip I don’t want it to ever happen again.
Having said that, it sounds like a perfect way to keep relatively cool in such hot conditions. I spoke to my Adelaide friend a couple of days ago and she said it was boiling so any cooler weather must have just come in.

I’ve been busy booking tickets for shows, the David Bowie musical Lazarus which is practically a sell-out and ends on 22nd is my first port of call on Wednesday. The following week is the cinema for La La Land which is free due to tickets being paid for by my loyalty points 🙂 and in the first week of February we are going to the Australian Impressionists exhibition at the National Gallery which I’m really looking forward to.

A friend of mine who comes from Hull is there this weekend looking at what is in store for visitors to the 2017 City of Culture. I’m hoping to visit for a few days in the spring but need to do some in depth research as not everyting is on all year and I shall be picking his brain when I see him so I don’t miss out on anything due to lack of local knowledge.

There are a lot of films around that I want to see but quite a few are dark and serious and I’m in search of lighthearted and uplifting. I don’t need a gripping plot or edge of my seat excitement, I just want to leave the cinema with a smile on my face.
And I like musicals 🙂

Thanks team appreciate your comments as always it’s really interesting to see how the changed eating window is working so well for some of you now the 23/1 has growing a following is this a daily discipline Or fast day only? the blood sugar diet of 800 calories a day for 8 weeks was seen as very intense and therefore unsustainable but combined with 23/1 and one eating occasion a day I see a strong link for yfee she is continuing really well & has the fasting elements well in hand and she and her sister joined the new local 24 hour gym they go together for an hour every other day now and have worked out their own circuit and appear happy to dodge the busy time of classes and go when it’s a little quieter nothing succeeds like success and positive results as Rachel Hunter did once say “it wont happen overnight but it will happen” beautiful early morning crisp fresh air 10000 steps in the bank Monday so lets get our fast on.
“It’s is easier to avoid eating than to stop eating once started”

Peace RT

Good to hear your wife is embracing IF, RT. Has she seen good results?
Amazon, do you eat 1300 odd calories on your non fast 23:1 days? P

Jo, I’m a great believer in lists as well – write things down as you think of them then you only need to throw it all together at the end. Always works 🙂 See you soon!

How strange. Did we talk about M & S knickers? They would be the one thing… (Sorry, RT) Will message you.

ps whats so special about M & S’s knickers?

Hi All: Good skills Jojo with the 23/1 and renewed positivity is impressive!! Purple yfee is a little coy on the numbers the past month but roughly 3kg a month for her previous 2 months she is really a contented soul…I thought M & S’s knickers was a chocolate bar 😳 my bad so I am very glad we have cleared this mystery up for the men folk ME 😆 I had the unexpected good fortune of stumbling across a ABC program last night a doco “how to stay young” with Dr Chris van Tulleken and Angela Rippon who for 71 is simply stunning IMO the exercise to measure life expectancy is a ripper I had a go few laughs as well
you can catch the show here it really is great viewing
http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/how-to-stay-young/ZW0782A001S00
Peace RT

RT,

That program was shown on UK TV a while ago. You must be talking about the sit-stand test?! Sadly I’m not going to live forever, although I have managed it perhaps once!

I too do 23/1 on fast days now, but not every day! I’m not ready to limit my eating window on a regular basis…At least not yet! I need some extra tricks in reserve as I age 😞

Great news on yfee btw, you must both be thrilled.

I can’t do the sit/stand test but I’m blaming it on surgery on both feet and two surgeries on my left knee. We won’t talk about the historic bad back and the arthritic hip 😉

My FD went well today although by mid-morning I had lost the will to go out in the pouring rain to the gym but,

I used to do Elle Macpherson’s The Body workout. I wore out 2 DVDs and then bought a new laptop without a disc drive. I was thinking about it this morning and decided to look on you tubeand someone has uploaded it!
I got my exercise gear on and did it from start to finish with no pauses 🙂 and really enjoyed it.
I found the aerobic sections much easier which tells me that my hard work at the gym is paying off, and I had no problem with the other sections which are for muscle strength and toning and even used my heaviest set of weights for the upper body work. I always enjoyed doing this particular workout so now have something I can do at home in an hour on the days I don’t go to the gym, and there is no excuse not to.

Amazon,
Great to revisit a familiar workout and be pleasantly surprised by how fit you are!

Sadly Jo,
I’m exactly the same re: motivation for home exercise! I don’t have any exercise DVDs though – obviously know myself well enough not to bother! I do back stretches, a few core strengthening exercises intermittently, and knee raises/heel kicks/squats while waiting for water to boil.

I really do need to pull my finger out over winter though to I maintain fitness year round.

Sorry to hear biscuits trumped fruit. Not really a surprise! Ever notice what’s left at a buffet? Salad and fruit!

Morning/evening all,

I’ve been exercising on and off since the early 80s when I felt the burn with Jane Fonda 😉 It was easier to fit in with work shifts and on call than try to attend a class every week.
When I lost the first 3 stones on 5:2 in 2013 I worked out at home at least 3 times per week and it became a normal component of my morning routine. Motivation was strong and once I got used to doing it I felt sluggish if I didn’t do it for a few days.
It stands to reason that I should be fitter after 2 years of going to the gym but it was great to feel the evidence 🙂

My shoulders are feeling it this morning so the rowing machine might be interesting when I get to the gym….
And I’ve just coughed which prompted my abs to say ouch!
That highlights two areas that aren’t getting enough work at the gym so is both food for thought and motivation to continue the homework.

Happy, there are lots of workouts on youtube that range from a few minutes to an hour so you could always take a look and see if there is anything that might tempt you.

Have a good one everybody 😜

Since I first had a problem with my hip in 2015 I stopped Pilates and using the resistance machines at the gym. I’ve been telling myself for ages I need to do more and I have started using the machines again but not as frequently as before but I’ll just do some cardio today though or I won’t be able to move 😖

I’ve known for ages that my core strength has diminished and am pleased that I’ve finally gotten round to doing something about it.

I’ll never be able to do sit/stand however fit I become as my knee prevents any attempt to sit cross legged. When stretching after working out I have to adapt my position to accomodate it as flexing more than 90° is painful.

Time to go 🙋

Hello my Fasting Tribe,
We’ve finally made it to Florida! What would take us up to 3 days only took us 3hours.
Little Sasha at the begining of the flight wasn’t sure what was that all about but 1 hour prior to landing she fell asleep.
The same day we got here my husband started picking up some leaves and showed up with a swollen hand that became worst the day after. There were no insects bite marks. I took him to the doctor and he ask us to wait before taking medication. He is fine now but sure it got worst before it got better.
You guys probably realized already that my dicipline is not good. I have several videos but when I pay the gym that forces me to use it.
The weather here is beautiful! We are doing lot’s of yard clean-up and walking Sasha.
Very happy for those of you who finally could find the begining of the thread to keep you in place for lose and keep it off.
RT, menopause socks! I know is part of a woman’s life but hot flashes, sleepless, tiredness, mood swings and weight gain it’s not a joke.
I will watch that video later and hopefully I put myself on Fasting mode again soon.
Of to get a new pair of sneakers now.
Hugs and Kisses from Florida ❤️

HCB,

Good to know you’re all OK, if in need of motivation!

I love the thought of menopause socks, where can I get a pair? 😁

Jo,

On Amazon’s recommendation I went to YouTube and found Joe Wickes. I found him a bit annoying when I saw him on telly, but he has a low impact HIIT workout… And my back is stiff and sore this week after popping a disc again last week… What can I say? Ow ow ow. When he says for the third and fourth reps, keep punching up in the air, all I can do is flail my weedy arms weakly 😵

Glad to hear you’re OK now Jo.

I had a similar turn last year at the physiotherapists on the morning after a fast day, revived by a lie down and a glass of water. I do have low-normal BP, so guess that explains it in my case.

Hopefully just a one off for you too, but sensible to get checked.

I’m just at the end of a fast, half an hour off eating.

My arm and shoulder muscles are sore today after my HIIT yesterday. I’ve obviously lost upper body fitness over winter, so I’m determined to carry on with home workouts…Once I’ve recovered from the first one! Hopefully tomorrow…

That’s no good, Jo. Hope you get a clear report from the nurse. The only times I have fainted was during pregnancy, or once when unwell.

Although if you did want to cancel your trip to NZ I would fully understand – gale force winds today, accompanied by rain, following low cloud and strong winds yesterday. Where’s our summer??