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Nama, your OH’s PSA levels are fascinating. I guess he might not want to run an exclusion experiment to find out whether it’s one/other/both (fasting/kefir), but it would be interesting!
Well I fasted yesterday. A new one for me, fasting at the weekend. A number of elderly relatives were visiting, and expected (demanded?!) a Sunday roast. It used to be one of my favourite meals, but I just find it heavy and stodgy now and definitely not summer food. OH cooked (and he does make a fine roast dinner…!), but despite expectations that I must eat it too…I thought no b**ger it, I’m nearly 50, I don’t want a roast. They will have toddled off, tutting and commenting on my unsociable, odd habits, and feeling sorry for OH (how ungrateful of me when he had gone to all that trouble!). I held out for a Greek salad 😁
Morning/evening all,
Another beautiful morning 🙂
Mr Nama’s PSA levels are very interesting and most importantly excellent news.
Happy, I agree that roasts are not summer food, and they are very filling.
I’m sure you thoroughly enjoyed your Greek salad.
I’m off to the optician for an eye test and I know that my prescription has changed and I’ll be spending all my money on new glasses and sunglasses so I probably won’t be able to afford to eat at all this week……… 😉
Have a good one everybody 😜
Hello,
Gorgeous day for us today here. We had a very nice cool night and the air is just right.
I am with little Sasha right now for her check-up. She is scheduled to see them twice a year mainly for her vaccinations. Thank God she’s very well. Her very favorite food now is a tbsp of full fat Greek everyday.
I am Fasting today! With all that incentive I couldn’t pass. Giving my digestion a break. I have set aside 1 liter of homemade veggie broth to sip on and for dinner perhaps a lentil soup.
I’ll be ordering my new kefir today. My sisters want it very much and since I am going down there for a wedding may as well do this health benefit.
Have also a big batch of saukraut in the making.
Stay well everyone 🌺
Afternoon all,
Jo, it’s prostate specific antigen and rising levels can indicate cancer.
It’s been a lovely day today and I’ve been busy all day and am now very hungry so my asparagus and cherry tomatoes are in the oven and I’m about to poach an egg.
Heather Watson hasn’t played this well in singles for 2 years and it’s great to see her doing so. Cibulkova is difficult to beat although not quite at her best, but it would be a huge win for Heather and a real conficence booster.
Time for dinner 😀
Hello,
I woke up this morning at 5am with unexpected rain. This isn’t what Mr. Weatherman said last night. Well, at least I didn’t have to water the plants.
On the other hand, the outside cleaning and the decks are are cleanned. I’ve already invited a nice couple for dinner Thursday. Our bathroom is becoming a master suite so there’s so much dust all over. Not a big deal really.
Also I managed to take a gear yoga class. My shoulder or anything didn’t hurt right now and a feel lighter.
The Fast was okay yesterday! I passed my 5:2 book to a girlfriend since she showed interest.
Looks like Jo is feeling better.
Back to work a bit more!
👍🌺
Hi Fast Trackers and Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉
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Have A Happy Weekend All You beautiful Losers 😆
Peace RT
Hi all
This has been the only thread the system has allowed me to read over the last 3 months, and I have lurked for long enough. I was forced to redo my password before being allowed back in to post. My existing password was deemed to to be too easy. I trust the system will remember the password, because I doubt that I will.
Have stayed above my desired weight, by fasting 6:1. I need to begin 5:2 fasting in Spring.
We had a fantastic holiday in Canada and Alaska, and can thoroughly recommend for dramatic scenery, bears, moose, caribou, and nice people.
Well done to all the successful fasters, and to the enjoyers of life. 🌺🌺🌺
Cheers, Bay
And I love that Thursday is my Friday ! Poor old Monday gets such a bad rap.
Welcome back, Bay. Sounds like a fabulous trip – now back to freezing Canberra 🙁
I too was cold during yesterday’s FD, Amazon – but then it is the middle of winter here.
Doctor’s visit for OH first thing this morning, and we all agreed that the important thing for him is to lose weight. The cholesterol is not important, and the weight increases his cardiovascular risk, especially with family heart problems. He’s happy to go full fat, it’s the cutting down on the carbs that is the difficulty. What can we substitute the bread with, when he’s not keen at all on fruit & veggies? I am doing as much as I can, further changes have to be up to him. 5:2 hasn’t been a complete failure, but it has not provided the solution for him.
Our boys are a trial, aren’t they Barata? I blame their mothers!
After over 4 years on this wol, I can’t believe the things my non veg eating husband now eats. The trick seemed to be to find the most flavoursome combinations I could find and gradually I introduced more and more variety. Other than tomatoes, there are very few things he won’t at least try now. And I can use passata, so life is easier than it has been for 46 years!!
Keep experimenting with new recipes and go cold turkey with breads. P 😘
Bay, you lurker! Good that you’ve emerged from behind the net curtain! I’ve not been to Alaska, but did holiday in Calgary/ Lake Louise/ Banff/ Vancouver many years ago. Good memories.
I’ve done three 24 hour fasts this week. Don’t know what’s been going on, but non-fast days have been a nightmare. Not so much that I’ve been hungry, but just not felt full at all! Calorie wise, the fast days won’t come in at quarter TDEE (but MM suggests we can have 800 now anyway). I’m wondering if, for me at least, an 800 cal allowance isn’t actually easier (particularly if they’re mostly saved for an evening meal). Or maybe it’s hormones… who knows. The unexpected cold snap hasn’t helped! I’ve reisted the heating, but resorted to winter layers!
How disappointing on so many levels Happy. 😑 So sorry to hear you aren’t basking in summer sun (we are still under the doona with 3 deg outside, but it IS winter ⛄)
I found it took a while for the scales to stabilise after our ADF trial. It DID reduce our appetite on non fast days. We also eat relatively larger portions on fast nights. Rarely 1/4 TDEE any more. That was definitely necessary while in the weightloss phase, but does not seem vital in long term maintenance. The fast itself is the important factor.
Mr P has had the lowest daily bloodsugars ever since we did the ADF. As Jason Fung keeps saying…it is the fast that matters.
Good luck with getting a grip on the hunger. I’d blame the sudden change in temp. P 😊
Hello,
Happy sorry to hear you are stuck right now. Fasting on cold weather is horrible.
My new kefir grains arrived yesterday! They are no wasting time on making babies. From the microscopic amount I’ve ordered it’s doubled already. It’s called Hungarian type whatever that means.
Meanwhile I am not sure what happened with the sauerkraut. It isn’t fermented much. Maybe salt was missing.
Very hot and humid! We had lots of rain last night and most likely again this afternoon.
One pound lighter this week. Well! I am trying hard the last days to carefully watch what I eat.
Too much getting together with lots of drinks and food. A great BBQ to attend tomorrow and another Tuesday.
Stay well everyone 🌼🌞🌻
Thanks Girls! But sympathy may be misplaced… Today, hunger (and satiation) has been normal, and weight has dropped back into my maintenance range 😀
I have celebrated with burger and chips… Anna Jones (vegetarian) burger, on a slice of homemade spelt/kefir sodabread, with oven roast sweet potato chips. Ha ha, the 20 year old me would never have believed this possible 😀
I’d never heard of Anna Jones either HCB. I just Googled her and found polenta recipes. Amazing! I taught Mr P how to make it last night (had it as a stack on eggplant, under baked Mediterranean fish…pasatta, olives, capers, roast capsicum, leeks, garlic, basil and parmesan). Yum. We set the leftover polenta in a shallow dish to use today. I plan to fry it up with mushrooms and bacon…I’ll see how it goes. I’ll do more investigation of AJ’s recipes. Cheers Happy! P
Morning evening all,
Purple,
Fried polenta is also really nice with a spicy tomato sauce. Very comforting on a cold night. It will be very good with mushrooms and bacon or an egg. I sometimes make polenta as a bed for mushroom ragout and add a side of something green, cabbage, kale or spinach.
I’m an AJ fangirl!
I made pulled pork yesterday and served it up with new potatoes and summer veg with a lemon, herb and garlic dressing. It was delicious.
I’m fasting today so it’ll be served cold with a salad which will go down well on a perfect summer day 🙂
Have a good one everybody 😜
I’ve just come across a nut and seed loaf, Jo, that OH is happy for me to try. No carbs, which we are trying to decrease in his diet. Will look for cloud bread.
Glad that life is good and the sun is shining on you. It was 4 degrees when I came home from meditation this evening – but the moon and stars were bright !
Hi Fast Trackers
Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉
When I say I am fasting for me that means zero calories in.And not 500 calories a 400 calorie meal and a 100 calorie snack on the EOOD not 600 calories for men in the original 5-2 book taken as two meals or one main meal and not the BSD of 800 calories over the day, so it intrigues me that over time some feel the need to revert back to calorie restriction as opposed to having a fast day this is a Jason Fung quote that I just love.
“The difference is between restricting some foods all the time (CER) and restricting all foods some of the time (IER). This is the difference between failure and success.”
Another gem of an atricle from Jason Fung here
https://intensivedietarymanagement.com/fed-fasted-state/
“It’s is easier to avoid eating than to stop eating once started”
Peace RT
Hi Fast Trackers and Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉
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Have A Happy Weekend All You beautiful Losers 😆
Peace RT
Hello,
RT 😱😱😱😱😱🤣🤣🤣🤣 – no comments!
Jo I would say that 1 wrap it isn’t a big sin if not eaten everyday. Lettuce/kale wraps are fantastic.
I missed my scale day Wednesday! We were not in Town and lots of festivities. I’ll skip one week and back to my daily allowances.
I hope every one is doing well 💋
Great start to the day, RT, chuckles all round. You two are up early.
We are off for a weekend break in Nelson today, really looking forward to a change of scene. The weather looks reasonable – for the middle of winter 🙂
Both OH and I have had a satisfying drop on the scales this morning.
Go the ABs !!
Morning all,
No sympathy for that fellow RT!
Have a lovely weekend break Barata, hope the weather is kind too you.
Assuming Amazon is enjoying Wimbledon this week, I am so embarrassed by Tomic’s
pathetic comments again! You will be so pleased with Andy!
Off for a big walk around the Botanical Gardens with fur grandson this morning, hoping the rain holds off for us! Half hour drive home, wet poodle in the car I hope not! Last fast for the week today.
Have a great weekend all, wherever you are!
Morning/evening all,
Another beautiful day 🌞😎
I’ve had a really and enjoyable week and today I’m heading off for a few days. I’ll be fasting while I’m on the road
Nama, I feel really sorry for Tomic. He has been raised by a nasty bully and as a consequence has absolutely no idea how to behave and has few friends in the world of tennis. He is a very unhappy young man who is wasting his considerable talent. I really hope he finds his way before it is too late, or he’ll waste the rest of his life and it’ll be a miserable one.
Andy is doing much better than the majority of the usual “experts” thought and I hope he continues to do so. I saw his match on Monday but I won’t bee seeing ny more unless he reaches the QFs.
Have a good one everbody 😜
We are in (not) sunny Nelson, just had a fab breakfast and about to wander the local market. Wiwi, after coping with a cold, is now suffering win ‘flu, suggests the endless summers have caught up with her being still in NZ for the winter. She says she’s not even keeping up with the thread, poor thing. They are due to leave in the next week or two.
Jo,
If you look at the Happy Kombucha website, you’ll see that the separation that you’re seeing is what you’d expect. Mine does it. You should start to get a feel for the quantity of grains to milk you need, as that is principally what drives the taste/sourness.
Nothing to report here. Still maintaining. Busy time in the garden. Back continues to improve.
Agree Happy. Separation takes place when the kefir is well and truly ready to sieve. Never a problem.
Jo, getting to grips with the reality of how little food people need (especially at our age) to sustain a realistic healthy weight, is the most important lesson that needs to be learned. Without this understanding, it is very easy to slip back into old, well established overeating habits. It is not a case of deprivation, more realising that most of us have been practising gluttony for too long. 😑 Start the rethink now. It will be well established by Christmas.
I too will have my girl home too. 😊😊😊P
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