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Hi RubyLily reporting in. I have had a reduction of 2lbs since start of July.
Happy to have gotten back on track and still aiming to get the 4lbs off by end of July (even with 50th birthday in Sweden). Sticking to 3/4 which I’m coping with surprisingly well. OH not so impressed but he has lost a stone in 8 weeks!
Good luck everyone nearly at 1/2 way point. Will weigh in again soon.
Hi All. I am a quite late posting, but just back from my mini-vacation in Quebec City. I weighed in this morning and to my stunned amazement I am down 2.6 lbs. So total weight loss this month is 4.1 lbs, but 1.5 of that was weight I had added the last week of June.
If I look back, maybe this loss isn’t so surprising. I ate and drank with abandon (it is Quebec City after all) but only for 2 meals a day – breakfast and dinner.
I think the biggest key was all the walking and stair climbing I did. Just a short drive out of the city there are the Montmorency Falls and the Canyon Saint Anne – areas of breath-taking natural beauty and many, many, many stairs to get from the top down to the basin at both sites. With no word of exaggeration, between the stairs at both sites and multiple trips up and down stairs between the lower and upper old city, I must have climbed up at least 1,000 steps on Friday.
Bluezoo I also envy your sax playing. I saw more incredible music the 3 days that I was in Quebec City, but this was a more general music festival (with huge names, the Stones are playing this coming Wed ). Although several artists had horn sections, they usually were just trumpets.
Now it’s nose back to the grindstone today (ugh). For the rest of the month I am joining AH and Milena in the pledge. AH, I may yet have a great picture of a chocolate fish to print out and proudly display on my fridge!
Have a great day all, and strength and resolve to everyone fasting. I haven’t decided if I will fast today or tomorrow, I will see what the day brings.
good Tuesday morning everyone,
Congrats on all your ‘reductions’, discovering strength when challenged, and even being honest when temptation temporarily trumped!
Well I weighed this morning: down 2 for this week, yippee, which overall makes me down 1 for July [since I went up 1 last week]. Back on track after some stress eating. Take That Lardo!
Most thrillingly, I have reached my first big milestone: One Stone since early May… and my clothes are looser, I can access more items in my closet…. in fact, I am feeling quite fabulous, and for some reason people are spontaneously telling me how beautiful I look. 🙂
2 more pounds to goal this month feels achievable, and one more stone eventually. With upcoming surgery later in August, I am happily taking the tortoise, rather than the hare, approach! I know I am not in competition for the big prize, but it’s fun to admire and support from afar.
Have a great week.
Hi Diz, good weight reduction for you this week, well done, keep up the great progress.
Did you read my post of a few days ago, it could just help someone like you who has a mindset that “my body is so resistant to weight loss”. Maybe it’s not totally your body and maybe it’s also ingrained in your mind that “I am resistant to weight loss”. Try and get rid of those “weight loss” thoughts like I explained and see what the little voice in your mind starts to tell you after you stop telling yourself those negative thoughts about “losing weight and weight loss”
After all, this Group is called The Little Voices, start feeding your little voice and watch the results. Hope this helps. Take care and keep up the great work. Mike
Hi all. Not been feeling well the last few days. I’m still sticking to the fast days going a bit over on cals as I’m drinking lots of cranberry juice. Mike I’ve also been finding your posts interesting. I’m thinking of it as gaining lightness back for my body. I’m on my 6th week and so far I’ve become 5kg lighter and I’m on track for another kg this week shifting to Lardy Lad. Getting close to 1 stone lighter for those of you measuring in St and lbs. I’m in this for the long haul as I have 50+kg to go to achieve my target lightness.
I’m already feeling the difference. Now trying to imagine how much better and lighter I’ll feel in a years time and then in 2 years.
Just enjoyed a lovely tuna salad. I do love my fast day lunches! Had it on a plate as I’m at home and it’s a beautiful full plate of food.
Thank you all as I find your posts very motivating, especially on fast days.
TTL. My misfit shine is a fitness tracker (glorified pedometer) and is not seeing much action this week so far. Will be back increasing that fitness level when I’m feeling better!
Hugs to all. Ruthy
Hi all
So many new names on the July challenge! i hope everyone’s well! I am very late to the party – but I am back! I’ve had a few weeks off 5:2 and feel worse for it (although not so hungry!). It’s been a busy month so far – i’ve been away on an intensive week of studying and I have also got engaged to my partner of nearly 10 years!
Sooooooo today is my first FD in what feels like forever! Eeeek!
I’m not going to set a challenge for myself for the rest of July where I just need to get used to it all again, but if it’s ok, I’ll love to just have a natter and get myself back in the fold of fasting!! I now have a wedding to slim down for! 🙂
Eloped. Went on a honeymoon. Ate very well. Result: up 1 from my July starting weight. Back home. Back on track. And July’s only half over, right?
P.S. Congrats to the brides-to-be, Babs and Third Time Lucky. Arnie and I skipped the engagement part but got to the same goal. 🙂 It’s our third time each so we’ve heard the term “Third Time Lucky” a few times this week. Very very happy.
Fasted yesterday and down another pound (in spite of our long lunch, TTL and Up!) Thrilled to see some downwards movement again.
MaryW, congratulations! I married my long term partner of 15 years last year – I didn’t really think it would make any difference but in a funny sort of way it has, good decision after what he calls our ‘whirlwind romance’…anyway, wishing you every happiness – you too, Babs and TTL. This thread is becoming like ‘Take me Out’ or whatever that programme is called. Must be because we’re all fasting our way to being irresistible.
hahaha thanks Action Hero, i might need to try that next time!!!
Yesterday I went out with my two close friends for a long breakfast/lunch….we kinda went cafe hopping and after brekky I was absolutely stuffed…so when we went to the second cafe I had a green tea for lunch, while my friends had pizza and later in the afternoon I had a pear and a banana so I can definitely tell that after 4 fast days my stomach is getting smaller because usually i would take advantage of eating out!! So i was quite happy that I didn’t think ‘ok it’s lunch time so i better eat’, i genuinely wasn’t hungry and decided that i would eat when i was hungry.
I am hoping and praying that I can bring that same attitude into the weekend with me!!! although i will try to do a third fast day tomorrow to help keep me on track
Hello all, I had a successful fast day yesterday. I was off work and still coped, I kept my hands busy by knitting all day and that passed the time without me nibbling. This week I have another 1lb to hand over to lardy lad. That’s 12lb in total, 2lb in July, currently 11St 10.5lbs (164.5).
Congratulations to all these women, maybe it will rub off on me!! Xxx
well done Ruthy
I’m not doing so well, got the 4 lbs off that I put on at the start of the month, now two weeks into FBD and that’s ok, but missing my wine – what a saddo. I always feel this 5:2 lark is like snakes and latters, – so liquid day to hopefully climb that ladder and add a bit to Lardy, wish me luck, hope I can avoid the snakes – or chocolate as I call them!
TTL, I need a pep talk from Actionhero – where is he?
Weather just west of Edinburgh is overcast too, with that very fine rain – and very chilly, I’m also wearing a jumper! AND mine are getting bigger as well!
And congrats to the newlyweds – how lovely! The secret of a happy marriage is letting the husband have his own way in everything – just as long as you have shown him the way – ALWAYS ask him to take the tops off jars, never ever interfere when he is working out how to change a nappy or use the washing machine – oh and never ask him if an outfit makes your bum look big!
Hello! I’m new to 5:2–had my first fast day Monday and the second yesterday. I know it’s too late to officially join the July challenge but if it’s okay I’ll add my info to hold myself accountable.
I’m in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and it’s been very muggy and hot!!! It makes it difficult to exercise. But I have been doing walks and hand weights inside. I need to step it up! I think I will get a fitbit.
Also, I had migraines spin out of control this spring and I took medication that caused heart palpitations…long story short, I started taking a beta blocker and bioidentical hormones to address this, which put on four pounds almost overnight. I was already about 16 pounds overweight so I knew I had to do something to take control and this seems like a do-able plan!!! I have taken off two of those four pounds (was working on it on my own last week too) and now need to tackle the rest.
I’m 52, with two kids–one in college and one preteen at home. I’m 5’7 1/4 and weighed 177 at the beginning of the week. bmi 27.5.
I’m going to set modest goals …. so my goal from the beginning of this week through the end of July is three pounds, which would get me ready to get my bmi under 27 during August. That’s not very impressive but better than inching up!!! We are going to California Aug. 7 and I don’t want to be as blobby as I am right now!
I hope to join the August challenge officially!
Good luck to all!
Dearest Kate Eve…
“I was hot already” you have written in the past tense so I take it you mean that it is still in the past and you are working your way back… (lol)
Whatever you mean, keep up the great work, and not too many girlie lunches with the other temptresses in this Forum, you are very brave..
Talking about Dining Out, my wife and I are out tonight to a 7 Course Degustation Menu at one of Wellington’s finest dining Restaurants, so I have been saving myself all day for this. The 7 courses are made up of 5 small tasting Starters and Entrees then normal Main and Dessert accompanied by matching wines for each course. I may just come off the wagon tonight and have a couple to celebrate the 11 pounds taken off so far this month, just beacuse I can….
Take care everyone, I’m enjoying the Open golf as well, watching the nice weather you have in Scotland, I thought it was meant to be Summer in that part of the world however I’m seeing everyone playing in hats and scarfs and swimming pools on the fairways…
Hi Action Hero
Hats and scarves IS summer clothing here in Scotland, though I was brought up on the North East coast of England. That’s even colder, although for a night out in Newcastle the young go out in tee shirts and very short dresses. without a coat – in the middle of December. Oh to be young!
Off the wagon? Tut tut, in that case I throw down the gauntlet. Once you are over the hangover, stay with me on the wagon until the middle of August!!!!
And, of course, follow the golden rule if you are having a drink – life is too short for bad wine – well it’s really ….too short for cheap wine, but your restaurant doesn’t sound as if it sells cheap wine. Enjoy!
Oh, and about the 11 lbs, good going, but it ain’t over til the fat lady sings, and there are quite a few curvy sopranos in this challenge!
Hi Mike, Did you miss watching the Champion Golfers’ Challenge on Wednesday? It was a beautiful day.
St Andrews is my favourite place in Scotland. If you havent played golf there already, you should go and experience the wonderful atmosphere, rain, hail or shine. Unfortunately, I am not a golfer, but have been on many holidays there. Just love it, and miss it as I now live in France. Have a great day, on or off the golf course.
Helo Milena,
I could see you and I would get along very very well, that has been one of my life long philosophies that life is too short to drink cheap wine, so to compliment that this evening I did not blow out too much, only 1 glasss of Chardonnay and 1 Merlot, the Chardy was a superb NZ label, very oaky and buttery, and the Merlot was a little Aussie number (the only good thing that comes out of Australia is their red wine) it was a Barrossa Valley Merlot and at $19.50 for 1 small glass I made it last quite some time, and it was worth every sip.
So no hangover, I came home a little bit early thinking I’ll make a nice cup of coffee and watch some golf before going to bed and damn it all, it’s raining again at St Andrews plus looks like blowing an almighty storm, play suspended so off to bed now with no golf. So Summer in Scotland is alive and well then…..
Hi All from a very windy (but sunny) St. Andrews (Action Hero and Femme I can feel you going green with envy!) We have a holiday cottage here and have been up here since Tuesday to play some golf and also watch the Open. We attended the first round on Thursday and I have never been so cold at an event in all my life! Since on 5:2 I find I feel the cold much more (or perhaps it’s just our miserable Scottish summer!) plus past experience of these golf events has proved must wear/take extra clothing for lengthy periods sitting in the Grandstands. So I went prepared and wore: jeans with waterproof trousers over, tee shirt, woollen jumper, fleece jacket, padded body warmer, waterproof jacket, woollen scarf, woollen beanie hat, gloves … and golf shoes … And I was perished!! – in mid-summer!!! Spoiled the day somewhat as we had to keep moving to warm up. Result we missed some of the action while queuing for Stands or were at the back of a six deep crowd at the ropes. Having said that did manage to see all the names on our list and saw some fine golf. We had intended going again on Friday but the forecast was for heavy rain and we felt it just wasn’t worth the £80 each entrance fee (yes, £80!) to endure more cold! Today, we have high winds and play suspended 6 hours so far and counting – I feel so sorry for all these fans who have paid their £80 and not yet seen a ball struck! Enough of golf …
Congratulations to Mary W on your whirlwind wedding! Also congrats to Babs on your engagement – yes an upcoming wedding, especially if it’s your own, is definitely an incentive to keep on the right diet track! TTL I congratulated personally when we met up for a delightful lunch with Kate Eve on Tuesday. There must be something in the 5:2 air!
Mike glad you enjoyed your sumptuous feast and that you partook in some of the matching wines – would be such a pity to miss out on that! I somehow have a feeling you will be none the worse for it and will still pile the pounds on Lardy Lad! Keep up your humorous and insightful posts – we all love them!
I don’t have scales here so am missing my morning and evening weigh-ins. I will post my official weekly weigh-in when back home Mon but I am not hopeful for a ‘reduction’ as I’ve had too many treats, wine, meals out and bread-laden picnics – well, I am on holiday!! Now going to watch the Murray brothers playing doubles in the Davis Cup tennis on TV (GB v France). At least the weather at Queens in London looks summery – fingers crossed for no weather interruption here!
Today I feel so proud to be Scottish! Just watched Andy and Jamie Murray win the crucial doubles tie in the Davis Cup Quarter Final of GB v France. Let’s see what tomorrow brings in the Singles … but now – Mike – … some Open Golf??? The latest update is play starts at 5.30 pm to finish the 2nd round with the 3rd round tomorrow and final on Monday!! OH and I have decided we might just go along either tomorrow or Monday (cheap tickets at £10 – wow!)
Well, hi and hello, everyone out there in other parts of the world! I love reading your posts about places I can only dream of seeing one day! But I feel like I am right there with you!
I am on vacation (holiday, in your terms) now, after a very stressful week with an elderly parent getting sick right before I was due to leave. But she is holding her own now. So I started the vacation from fasting a bit earlier, and it has been a doozy! Lots of dark chocolate, peanut butter, pizza…thank goodness I can’t drink because of my meds, or I would be in big trouble!
We are in a small town on the Eastern shore of Maryland called Easton, staying here a night before we head into Chincoteague Island, Virginia tomorrow. Just me and my sister, who is also my best friend.
So although I am not watching what I am eating, I am not snacking between meals or after dinner, so hopefully will keep too many pounds off the hips. But just in case, I told sis to do my annual photoshoot earlier rather than later, before I get too much bigger!
Congrats to those engaged, married, eloped, anniversaried, and lighter friends out there! I will need to borrow your strength and resolve when I get back to the real world!
Fitnfast,
please tell me you will be on Chincoteague for the pony swim at the end of July? That has been on my bucket list since I was nine and read ‘Misty of Chincoteague’ – getting on for half a century ago and I’m still pony mad! Loved that book ‘sigh’
Have a great holiday, sounds like you have earned it,
Kate Eve
Kate eve, The pony swim is next week so I won’t be here for that. Way too crowded then! But the island is beautiful, the weather is high 80s and sunny. Already cooked to a crisp. I did a 20 hour fast today to try to relose what I have already gained!
Going on the boat tour of the island tonight. First time. Hope everyone enjoying their weekend.
Hi TTL,
Weigh in for Mike this morning, 88.3kgs, 194.7lbs
Weeks reduction is 1kg exactly 2.3lbs
Month to date is 5kgs and 11lbs so I’m very happy with this progress, I have my original monthly goal written down in front of me as 4kg (9lbs) so with still 11 days to go I’m way ahead of it and it hasn’t really been too difficult other than still missing my glass(s) of wine each night.
Watched the golf last evening until wee small hours of the morning, did I actually see shadows on the fairways from the sun???? Good to see the players in short sleeves again, the day before they were dressed the same as me when I go skiing, rather than golfing. It’s still good
viewing though and we still have one Kiwi golfer in the field (Ryan Fox), albeit he has slipped back a little in his 3rd round, however he’s still there (and Tiger isn’t) so that makes him better than Tiger !!!
MILENA, I’ll accept your challenge for an August sobriety month if you are game, I’m still having a few challenges with it, not cravings for alcohol, more the social side with friends etc, I’m still getting funny looks from my mates after golf and other meetings when I turn down a beer or wine and elect something non alcoholic.
It’s a glorious winters morning here in Wellington, New Zealand today, OK it’s only 11 degrees (that’s about 52 I think in the other scale) the sun is pouring into my Office window and not a cloud in the sky so life is good, the coffee is hot and strong and I’m enjoying associating with all you positive people around the world, helping ourselves create new healthy lives.
So keep up the great efforts, 11 days to go until the end of the month, let’s all make these next few days the best to date and load up our total reductions with some solid excesses so we can start August feeling the best ever for 2015.
Remember, Nothing tastes as good as SKINNY feels…..
Hi Mike
Poor you, 11,degrees, of course being the height of summer in Scotland I think it got to 14 degrees here, tee shirt weather though never a good sight with goosebumps.
I went to Newcastle today, crossed the border, the rain we had driven through for an hour and a half from 5 am stopped, right at the border. Glorious hot day in Newcastle, lovely trip back up the North Sea Coast , hit the border, rain began lashing down. I kid you not! And it happens regularly.
Looks very much like you are the front runner and favourite – though we might suggest the men be handicapped next month, statistically it is easier for men to lose weight, I’ve never heard of men having water retention, and boy do men rise to a challenge.
On the other hand, there are some determined bisums here, so watch your rear view mirrors!!!
Thanks for adding me! Now I really feel accountable, which means I need to watch the non-fast days. We had a family weekend at the lake and I ate with abandon. Tomorrow and Wednesday will be fast days for me so we’ll see how it goes! I have done well with exercise, though, even though it was so muggy today the “real feel” according to the weather channel was 105 F (40C I think?) I’m envious of the cool weather!!!
Wow, everyone is doing well! It is the dreaded PMS week this week so don’t think the scale numbers count at all, but will be back next Monday with an amazing loss TTL I’m sure (I can hope)!
I am still 3lb down from the start of the month so defo not complaining, might be able to manage another pound or two yet.
Husband making noises about going somewhere sunny in November as summer in Scotland a bit of a washout thus far, so I am amusing myself with what weight I could aspire to by then (a new wardrobe weight, I think…) Kate Eve xx
PS that’s not weighing the same as a wardrobe, by the way.
Hi all from a wet and windy Donegal Ireland. I have to smile at the comments from you all about the weather – I thought it was Ireland’s national hobby – didnt know it extended elsewhere! I understand a wee man from Ireland is doing well at the open in Scotland – always good to hear the underdog can shake things up a bit.
Its also lovely to hear of everyone’s life events – engagements, marriages and holidays. I have travelled a little around MD USA and the seafood there is some of the best I’ve ever had. Kate Eve – I have a horse, a pony and a donkey – all of which help keep the lbs at bay, not to mention a quiet healthy mind.
Now to business. Happy to report I have let another 2lbs go on their merry way. So thats a total of 4lbs handed over to LL since the start of July. Off to Sweden this week for a 50th birthday party and the dress is now comfy and fun! Aiming to use my travel day as a FD – find it easy when I’m focused on a timetable to not think about food.
Will be checking in with you all the middle of next week. Wouldn’t it be great crack altogether if I’d actually left a few lbs in Sweden!
Steady as you go.
RubyLily
Hello again! To clarify, is it the final number of pounds lost in July that is reported and the rest is for support, etc?
I had fast day number three today. Good news is that it was easier so far (although evenings are the worst!!!!) and I felt really good and energetic!!
After the weekend at the lake I lost some of the progress I’d made last week but I’m hopeful it was largely water and will go away quickly.
Everyone’s progress is quite inspiring!!!!
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