Morning/evening all,
It’s a beautiful day here so the gym has been sidelined in favour of a walk.
Have a good one everybody 😜
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RT,
Sorry to hear that your Dad has left you. You can’t have life without death, but it’s always hard for those left behind.
Amazon,
It’s a beautiful morning here too, no frost overnight but it went down to 2 degrees!! I wish I’d put a pair of gloves on, my hands are numb from being outside.
I’m fasting today, atoning for a bit of overindulgence with the weekend guests 😊
Happy,
I wore my lightweight fleece and proper shoes (as opposed to sandals) when I went out this morning and was glad I did as I would have been cold and the grass was wet from a substantial amount of rain overnight.
I also changed the bed linen and made the decision to put the winter quilt on as I’ve been waking up in the night feeling cold.
Cue the arrival of Indian Summer………
My walk in Kew was exhilarating, sunshine with a nip in the air, leaves turning gold, orange, red and brown, birds singing,squirrels doing double shifts burying acorns, parakeets screeching, and I saw two Chinese Golden pheasants having a scrap 😆
I also saw a dog 😲 I thought my eyes were deceiving me and it was one of the resident foxes but I looked again and there was a dog racing across the grass. They are not permitted in the Botanical Gardens and it appeared to be unaccompanied so it must have found a hole in a fence somewhere.
The geese were making a terrible racket and if the dog had any sense it will have kept well away!
It is so nice to be able to go before the gates are open to the general public as all the wildlife is in full view and it is so quiet and peaceful when there is so little human traffic.
As I made my way round I noticed some new statues have been installed so I’ll take a look at them on my next visit.
I’m making the most of it as early opening is over at the end of September.
My knee is much better. I forgot to wear my support when I went to the gym yesterday and it was fine so I didn’t bother when I went out this morning and all is well (until next time).
Hi all,
RT has been on my mind all week too, hoping you are ok RT. You are of course excused from Friday funnies – someone else will have to volunteer this week! And hopefully your dear Dad will pull some strings for you for the big final this weekend!
Lovely balmy weather here at present, great for gardening and fasting. Finally managed to get back into the saddle this week, bit of a struggle after a break. Failed Mondays fast but succeeded on Wed. Bad habits are very happy to rear their heads! I did ‘an Amazon’ and bought every veggie possible so its a nice big stir fry tonight. Your walks in the gardens sound gorgeous Amazon – Autumn is a special time in the garden isn’t it? Our Spring is finally getting going and its actually pleasant to be out there today.
Jo I am impressed with your bridge playing – I am way too lazy for any type of card game! My evenings have been spent ‘binge watching’ a new (to me) series we found on Netflix – an English show “Last Tango in Halifax”. Well I like it, husband a bit over it now. Says too many characters are really stupid, maybe due to having a female writer, female director and female producer! I just think its like most soaps, an exaggerated version of real life!
Better start slicing, way too relaxed today after a lovely massage this morning…
Greetings, Jo. Glad to hear your neck is improving, you must be doing the right things by it.
Exciting times here with the election on Saturday, although it looks as though the lying right will swing the shallow-thinkers among us. 🙁 Our dear leader has taken a leaf from the Trump book – keep repeating a line and some will believe it must be true.
I’m off to the WOW show tomorrow night – the best show in town! Fabulous creative costumes and wonderful choreography. http://www.worldofwearableart.com
Well I’ve not seen even one episode of Game of Thrones, and it seems highly unlikely I will. We don’t have Netflix, or satellite, and don’t even get the full set of freeview channels here. But then I don’t get time to sit down and watch telly anyway, so probably just as well!
I’m pleased to hear you’re on the mend now Jo. Now you need to focus on avoiding these repeated injuries! Says she who succumbed to back injury two winters in a row…!
Amazon, I have pre-ordered Hugh F-W’s latest vegetable cookbook. The price was just too tempting!
I’ve not totally given up flesh, but my consumption continues to decline and I’m going to be far more selective and hopefully more ethical in future. I know too much to go back… There was another nail in the meat coffin at the weekend when I saw our local farmer moving livestock (bullocks, the byproduct of dairy farming) indoors. They’re not yet a year old, spent this summer in the fields, and he told me will now never see grass again. After this winter in a shed, they’ll go to the finishing units (feed yards/lots) where the aim will be to get them as heavy as possible by 24-30 months, at which point they’ll head to the abbatoir to be slaughtered. If they’re lucky they’ll be at least unconscious before they’re butchered. Having watched them this summer (as they were inquisitively watching us!), well it breaks my heart to think of what the remainder of their short lives (and their industrial production line deaths) will now be.
Happy Friday!
Morning/evening all,
I’ve got a very sore hip and am feeling sorry for myself 🙁
Happy, I’ve ordered the book too which is timely as meat is on the verge of being permanently pushed off my plate.
Jo,
I think we all develop less than perfect habits over time in the way we walk and move, and this spreads into our exercise despite efforts to keep technique perfect. For example, it is impossible for a teacher taking a class, to demonstrate the move, do it properly AND watch what everyone else is doing, so we all develop little imperfections and our bodies adapt to it but that doesn’t mean it does not cause damage in the long term.
I would say that 90% of the population have poor posture and many of us move incorrectly eg not getting close enough and positioning ourselves properly before lifting something, regardless of whether the object is heavy (a big dog) or light ( a mug of tea ) and all these seemingly small imperfect actions lead eventually to pain and/or weakness.
I’m trying to work on such things, I’ve stopped carrying a shoulder bag which I discovered was causing low back pain on the side without the bag and I use a backpack with the straps adjust so the load isn’t taken by my back. I’m also working on standing up straight and “walking tall”
My back is so much better that in recents months I can’t remember a single day where it was painful, and the exercises have helped it become more flexible and these days it is rarely stiff when I get up in the morning.
Have you considered the fact that you might be doing too much exercise?
Have a good one everybody 😜
Hi Fast Friends thanks Nama it has been a long week so far my Dad’s funeral is Monday at 11am fantastic day weather wise here yesterday and what a great Preliminary Final win last night i favor GWS to win today. Thanks everyone you have all helped me keep my boat afloat that said however i have completely fallen of the fasting wagon and will need a reset and hit the restart button next week.
RT
Jo, look at the attached for some WOW snippets. The show was great as usual, maybe not quite as spectacular as previous ones. The supreme winner was the third photo down in the article, a bit disappointing visually but must have impressed the judges.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/97081038/world-of-wearableart-opening-get-in-touch-with-your-wild-side
Happy, those poor beasties are going to be filled with grains, will have high insulin, not a pleasant thought.
Amazon, I gave up a backpack and have moved to a large handbag. I used to stuff the small handbag into the backpack – doh! Love having the space for library book, umbrella, bottle of wine (that’s a reminder for the next time I go to WOW – will be easy to sneak in among all the other drinks that the audience was buying).
I had to work yesterday, missed my Friday off 🙁 Have a great weekend, all!
Morning/evening all,
Barata, I have a selection of across body bags and a couple of handbags as even a shoulder bag was causing problems. I use a pack for the gym or if I have a lot to carry.
Overcast but mild here this morning and sunshine has been promised……
I managed a food free FD yesterday after bad couple of days of eating too much due to pain, self pity, boredom and a smattering of self sabotage. My hip is much improved and I’m in a better frame of mind today so another FD has started but this one will have 500 calories included.
Hi RT,
Good to hear from you, and I’m not surprised that fasting hasn’t been possible.
Once Monday is over, you can think about getting back on the wagon, you know you can and we all know you will.
Have a good weekend everybody 😜
Hello,
It’s been a while away from the group! I know. I missed the Fasting WOL.
RT – I am sorry about your loss! Really I have no words in stances like this. I know the good memories remain but it’s painful.😢
Jo also what a joke for your husband’s retirement. That’s not fair 😡
Vacation in Europe was wonderful as always. I don’t want to disclose how much eating and drinking happened. Over now… back to real life.
The best news right now is that with that Hurricane Irma our house stood still. Lots of yard debris all over.
My heart goes out for so many people at the Carrebian and now Costa Rica.
I managed to Fast today and forgot what a good feeling that brings 🙏
Hope everyone is well and healthy 🌺
Hello,
Jo – one of the most rewarding moments lately has been walking with Sasha in the forest after the Vet told she had that cracked hip. She is better than before.
My husband however didn’t see a root sticking out (there several) and fell down. He’s no longer going there. Walking on flat surface only. He’s fine tough.
I could manage my second Fast this week. This morning I had to go for a Fasting chrolesterol test so here I was without my fuel (coffee) until 11:30. With that a had a terrible headache but is over now.
It’s not easy to resist at all temptations and attend social events.
We’ll get there!
Also Tuesday I went back to some German classes. Trying to keep the brain busy… perhaps bridge would be good too lol.
Physical Therapy is scheduled for 10/11 to deal with that shoulder pain (bursitis) that came back.
The weather is gorgeous here. A bit warm for this time of the year. I love autumn 🍁🍂
Stay well everyone 💋❤️
Hi RT,
Of course I want the Victorian team to win, but I think your team deserves to!
Listening to the “Couldabeens” on the ABC this morning, there seems to be a lot of people in Melbourne at present with disjointed bodies…their heart says Tiges but their head says Crows!
Give yourself time, its a big thing to adjust to being the eldest surviving generation. Certainly puts one in touch with their own mortality.
Enjoy the game, lets hope it doesnt rain!
Morning/evening all, and a special hi to RT,
Awake early this morning and am now sitting on the sofa nursing a mug of tea deciding what to do with my day. It’s the last early opening of Kew Gardens for members until next spring so my mind says take advantage of it and my body says no, sit on the sofa and watch tennis all day 😆
Have a good weekend everybody 😜
Hi ALL Monday and is it really October already? Youngest son on school holidays 4th born turns 21 on the 10/10 big shindig in Adelaide for that. I have been very very very bad and enjoyed a little too much I fear every bad carb 😆 So I have been following a young couple on YouTube who have a running blog or daily diary I really enjoy the connection young people have with healthy weight healthy lifestyle options and not waiting to fix weight issue diabetes issues or BMI much power to the young people. Stumbled upon this guy in my home state of SA and not far from Nikki and AO remember those posters? Check him out apparently fat does not make you fat beyond fat phobia WOW “Who Knew”
http://metabolicperformance.net/
Anyway a fast day today the first in 3 weeks I will be tackling the all week fast so let’s get our fast on. Seems the Grand Final was won by a Victorian team v SA 😉 very quiet weekend for me the phone was flat with advise from all my Non Crow Supporters we fell short not good enough congratulations Richmond and ALL of Victoria who won.
Peace RT
Hi RT,
Welcome back! I hope you enjoyed every mouthful of those bad, bad carbs! I am sure your halo is back in place by now though, keep us posted how your long fast progresses. Not sure what happened on Saturday, that was not the Crows that starred all year…. I am missing the footy already!
Glad to hear you are planning some relaxatiion Jo, you exhaust me just reading about all your activities. Glorious spring weather today, I hope it lasts for your daughters visit to Melbourne. The worst of the cold seems to have gone for this year, but one never knows in this town.
I hope you got to the Gardens Amazon, Autumn is so beautiful in established gardens. All my deciduous trees are waking up with the Spring sunshine and the wet winter seems to have done them all good.
I started a Monday fast today, but it fell over when I took grandaughter to the park to feed the ducks, then stopped for coffee on the way back – we shared some raisin toast! Ah well, it will be a Tuesday fast instead! Need to reset after the birthday lunch yesterday (and the birthday cake!)
Morning/evening all,
Good luck with the long fast RT. not that you’ll need it as you are a master of such feats 🙂
Nama,
I went to Kew last Thursday and will be there again this week. I didn’t go on Saturday, I’ve spent the weekend at home, watching tennis, doing a few chores, reading “The Art and Science of Low Carb Living” which is light on art and heavy on science, but very interesting regarding how the body copes with different diets.
It’s a lovely morning here, blue sky and sunshine but with a nip of autumn in the air.
FD and gym day for me.
Have a good one everybody 😜
Hello,
Beautiful crisp weather with blue skies today here. I think still pretty warm for this time of the year.
My brain is on Fast mode since yesterday. There’s some broth handy to cheat my hunger and a little piece of chicken breast that goes for dinner with salad and asparagus.
The items I brought for church breakfast yesterday were a hit including the chiken salad that had celery (Amazon’s worst foodl), Greek yougurt, onions and kefir. I didn’t tell them about the kefir part 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
In a couple of minutes I’ll head to the gym and take a spin class since I don’t know what to do with upper body part yet.
Jo really scared me with this bursitis … will see what PT can do.
I’ll try to use my legs more then 👍
Have a good day or night everyone 🌺
Morning/evening all,
Another glorious sunny day here but the wind is cold.
My FD went well yesterday and I’m aiming to fast again today.
No after effects from my gym workout which was the hardest and lengthiest I’ve managed all year. I was keen to go again today but decided to give my body a day off and go tomorrow instead. I’ll do some stretching and go out for a walk later.
HCB,
I’m sure your PT will be able to find way to get your shoulder healthy again. Don’t worry about it, just be patient as it might take a while to settle down.
Have a good one everybody 😜
Hello fasters,
I’ve been AWOL again.
I’m sorry RT to read about your Dad. You sound as if you have a wonderful family and can mourn without regrets. It’s an advantage of keeping parents until an advanced age.
There is no “unfinished business” which takes some of the sting out of losing them.
I see you, JoJo and HCB, are having a few niggly health problems. I hope things are improving. I have had a few problems too on the sole of one foot. However fasting helped.
We have just come home after 2 weeks in Italy, of which we spent a week in Sardinia.
I hardly came out of the warm clear blue seawater and the swimming helped my feet and general well-being. The September temperatures were ideal and the beaches relatively empty. It’s a beautiful island.
Now I have goals for weight loss and the holiday in Italy was not conducive to reaching them. I am on a fast until Friday to reach the 30 September goal. I have a headache but a bit of salt will help.
We are going to a family reunion in Normandy at the weekend, so need to prepare for a French food weekend. So family are coming from Italy, the Netherlands, Reunion island and us from France. It’s ironic that the French side are all outside France, and the foreigners inside.
Autumn is here with lovely colours. I will put a few pics on FB when the sun comes out again.
Does any of you notice that body aches and pains disappear after fasting? I am coming to the conclusion that food is a poison for me. I wonder if it’s the hidden pesticides and hormones in them. We have given up eating meat mainly, and buy organic where available. I also now find that I need to fast 4/7 to lose weight, plus the end of month extended fast.
Happy fasting,
Wiwi
Hi 😡😡😡😡
I am furious! Really furious but treating my mind to heal myself.
My day started perfect and gorgeous yesterday. Coffee, spin class, lots of water, a delicious clear broth and my mood was good too.
Around 3pm I lifted a couch which I believe my posture was wrong I torned a calf muscle (I guess). I actually heard a sound like tearing a piece of cloth.
Since then I am in bed, put ice on it. Today I took a pill Aleeve and slowly moving around. I can’t put my hell down 😡😡😡😡
I need to have patience.
Wiwi I would love to be part of that party 🤣🤣🤣 dreaming about that delicious food and wine.
Stay well Fasters 🙏
Wiwi,
You never seem to stay in one place for long. I can never keep up with where in the world you are 😆
HCB,
You poor thing. Take care of yourself and I hope your leg feels better soon.
I think aches and pains disappear with fasting because in the absence of food waiting to be digested our bodies are busy repairing and healing. I have no doubt that some foods or more likely hitchhiking substances cause issues but it is difficult to completely avoid such things unless we are self sufficient.
I was struggling with my FD late morning so I took myself out for some retail therapy.
I got home feeling ravenous with the beginnings of a headache but was restored by a big glass of water, some salt and a mug of tea.
I made it safely through to dinner, chorizo and chick pea stew.
I’ve also made a huge pot of a cross between dhal and veg curry which will be stashed in the freezer.
It’s the time of year for comfort food so I’m making sure I’ve always got something suitable that can be ready in minutes.
Yes Wiwi thanks Dad lived a full life with no regrets a mate of mine asked me yesterday how I was getting along and feeling etc and I said to me personally nothing really has changed for he still lives on in my heart soul and spirit he is with me every day now, I like that I have learnt some things about some things just sayin…Jojo the original 5-2 of 500 cal for woman 600 cal for men twice a week is what brought us all together and then with all the skills of a Uni student eat frugally what you already know you can and avoid what you already know shouldn’t nothing changes if nothing changes. I am travelling along on the fast track freeway enjoying a little full fat cream in my coffee this time around a Tablespoon has made this extended fast very smooth approx. 50 cal a tablespoon so 200cal a day plus a shed load of water and green tea (leaves) day 4 all is well I have not increased the steps at all still a tick over 10000 a day we have changed to daylight saving time here in SA longer days of beautiful sunshine blue skies and a general vibe of happiness and contentment.
We Love Life
Eat Fast & Live Longer
Peace RT
Hi all
Back from a couple of overseas trips and facing the washing, cleaning and the 1 kilo weight gain with the first full fast in weeks.
I have had little time to read online, so was sorry to read about your dear old dad’s passing RT. He had become one of the characters in our pantheon of 5:2 friends. Thank you for sharing some of his stories. He will always remain there beside you. P
Morning/evening all,
Hi Purple, welcome home 🙂
RT, I guess the long fast is nearly done and you are probably feeling great1
We are having crazy weather day, very windy, and we’ve just had a really heavy shower that soaked everything in under 10 minutes and now the sun is doing its best to creep out from behind the clouds.
I’m having a good week so far, 2 FDs done and another under way today plus 2 trips to the gym with no sign of knee or hip problems.
Long may it continue 😀
Have a good one everybody 😜
Hi Purple and welcome back yes Dad was the man no doubt about that and he was a big fella as well at his peak and half that man in a nappy at the end never a real choice quality over quantity of life booze is my drug of choice not food y-fee on the other hand however is your cake lady ice-cream cake birthday cake engagement cake wedding cake funeral cake chocolate cake cheese cake confirmation cake eat my cake and your cake as well etc etc I am sure you get the idea sugar addict 😉
Peace RT
We all have our crutches RT. It’s keeping them under control that’s the trick.
Sorry to hear of all the injuries…
Jo, Amazon, HCB AND Wiwi. Not a good advertisement for our lifestyle 😑
Wiwi, we did 21500 steps on Monday (and sore calves to prove it) tramping around your SH hometown. No wonder you keep fit!!
Another fast day bites the dust… hitting the sack early as my clock is still away. 😉 P
Hi fasters
Interesting summary of a way of life, RT.
Glad you explored Wellywood, Purple. There are more than 300 walks in the area. Welly legs are a must to be there. The extra kilo you have gained is from muscles.Maybe?
It’s cloudless here, warm with golden light. We have a visiting rodent which comes through the floor. I am not sure what it is in English( perhaps a dormouse), about the size of a red squirrel, with a bushy tail, pretty little face with black markings.
It eats mouse poison without ill effects. I am trying to secure the floor, but not sure I will win!
I had a day off fasting yesterday and back on till Saturday lunchtime.
All aches and pains gone, dry air, golden weather, fasting, sleeping well and feeling happy. Does life get any better?
Wiwi
Wiwi,
Dormice are very tiny, you could fit a couple in the palm of your hand, and at that size and with a bushy tail it is definitely not a mouse!
Purple,
I don’t have any injuries as such as my joint problems are longstanding and flare up occasionally.
I have a knee joint that has no cartilage after two surgeries 30 and 20 years ago that will never be the same again and an arthritic hip which is resisting attempts to strengthen the muscles around the joint.
Thankfully they’ve both settled down and apart from sore thumb joints I am feeling great.
I’ve had no issues with my back for several months which means the stretches and strengthening exercises are finally paying off.
It has turned into a lovely if breezy day. I’ve been to the market for some fresh veggies to go into my parcel of steamed fish with ginger, chilli and garlic.
I tasted the chilli to see how hot it is and burnt my lip 😆
Since my trip to Herefordshire in August I’ve been making kefir with semi-skimmed organic milk. It took a few weeks for the grains to get used to the change, but they are now multiplying like mad and the kefir is thick and creamy but not as rich as when made with whole milk.
I wanted to go back to semi-skimmed as I just cannot get on with whole milk in my tea.
I’m still buying it when I make yoghurt though.
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Have A Happy Weekend All You beautiful Losers 😆
Peace RT
Oh, joy, Friday funnies! A lovely offering today, thanks, RT 🙂 We all need a mental pause (we women, that is…)
Wi, we are finally off to dinner tonight, thank you! Your visitor is definitely not a dormouse, but I have just been hearing about the giant tree rats that live on islands in western Samoa (numbers declining as the trees where they live are felled by the Chinese). So glad to hear your aches have evaporated. 🙂 When do we see you again?
We had a lovely day on Sunday, taking P and her OH over to the Wairarapa to sample some of the lovely wines, pub lunch and visit Stonehenge Aotearoa. A great day, and they brought some beautiful weather with them 🙂
Morning/evening all,
RT,
Thanks for the Friday funnies 🤣
Happy,
I’ve been wondering about the rodent. I have a European bird book and was wishing I had the equivalent for mammals.
It’s another fine, sunny morning but I think a fleece will be in order when I go out walking later.
This week has flown by and I’m pleased to report 3 successful FDs, Now there is just the non FDs to negotiate……
Have a good weekend everybody 😜
Amazon,
The Mammal Society website lists our UK mammals, but doesn’t describe them all
http://www.mammal.org.uk/species-hub/uk-mammal-list/
But they have produced publications e.g.
https://www.nhbs.com/how-to-find-and-identify-mammals-revised-edition-book
Also see the following
https://ptes.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Spotting-Wild-Mammals-2015-low-res.pdf
And the Field Studies Council produce nice foldout laminated guides, e.g.
http://www.field-studies-council.org/publications/pubs/land-mammals-identification-chart.aspx
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