Hello everyone – boy that’s a relief, have just eaten my dinner after a long day’s fasting! I even managed to resist the tempting jelly beans offered to me at the hair dresser’s!!

JFitzy that’s fantastic news, have you seen your mum yet (the acid test ;-))

Angie I wish there were something I could do to make you feel better – really feel for you x

I have bought the new recipe book, will let you know about any recipes I try.

X

Afternoon all,

where is everyone? probably enjoying this lovely sun no doubt 🙂 I am at work and even the gallery is quiet this afternoon.. fast is going ok, but I know I am going to be a little over the 500 cals but that’s ok with me…

hope everybody else is going good too, have a nice afternoon and a great weekend! 🙂 xx

Checking in too 🙂

Sorry Little D I weighed myself this morning but am delighted to report have lost another pound taking my total loss to 12lbs. I need my weekly weigh in to keep me going.

Glad you have had work today and managed your fast, though I agree with the others, you should go easy on yourself at the mo.

JFitzy I know what you mean about tastes changing, I’m finding alcohol doesn’t really agree with me (sob sob), it makes me go red in seconds and even a small amount makes me feel rough! But equally it could be early stages of the memonpause!!!! My face is constantly blemished, think it’s roasacea but it’s very sensitive!! So think things may be changing!!

Well done everyone we made it through another week – WE ROCK 🙂

Wow Kilda,

that’s a fantastic achievement. Well done you.

Big hugs from me.

x

Hi Everyone, have been stuck up in Scotland for the past few days with little internet connection so been unable to get my fix from this website. Anyway I go off on holiday for 2 weeks tomorrow, so excited. Its a bit of a trip of a lifetime and has taken me ages to save for but am going to Botswana and then onto Zambia. I am doing a horse riding safari in Botswana and then seeing the Victoria Falls in Zambia so really very excited!

I don’t think that i will be doing the 52 on holiday but at least its an exercise holiday so hopefully shouldn’t put on too much weight!

Anyway sounds like everyone is doing really well (LD hope your looser clothing has got you over your wobble). I hope you all have a fab 2 weeks and will check in again at the end of the holiday when I will be back to 5:2 with a vengeance!

morning ladies! Jenki that sounds like an amazing trip, I’m so jealous. I agree with Angie, enjoy it and don’t worry about the 5:2 just pick it up when you get back.

Angie, looks like I have to go in to work today too, grumble grumble.

Just in case you have a peek before you go -sounds like an incredible holiday Jenki – have an amazing time:-)

Angie glad you’ve had work to get you away from the atmosphere at home; I imagine the gallery will have been busy today, which should help too xxx

My apologies everyone going to ask about noodles!! I know they have been discussed before but I wasn’t in noodle mode then. In the new cook book (am trying first recipe foe Monday’s fast, Super Fast Thai Green Chicken Curry, will let you all know how it turns out!), it mentions shirataki noodles – think some of you have tried them – what are they like, are they palatable and where’s the best place to get them from?

Enjoy the sunshine tomorrow everyone 🙂

Hi and thank you Aud!!

hope you are enjoying this lovely sun too, off today so I am making the most of it!

have a lovely sunday everyone!! :-)xx

Good morning everyone!

hope you all had a lovely weekend 🙂 not as sunny today but still very mild and dry!
well today I have made the decision to change things a little with 5.2, I am going to do 2 days of 16.8 and one fast day, and see how I get on, I think my body has got used to 2 fast days and I am remaining pretty much the same lol
so I think a little tweaking is called for!
that last 5 lbs or so is eluding me so instead of obsessing with it I want to change my routine for a little while and see what happens 🙂
I will always continue with 5.2 as its a way of life for me now, and my walking and workouts, as being fit is very important to me..

anyway, enough of that! good luck to all of you fasting today,have a lovely Monday and take care 🙂 xxx

Morning all hope you are all well and enjoyed the beautiful weather at the weekend!

I had a great weekend but I feel as if I have put on a stone (ha ha!) Drank and ate way too much but did go running and walking so maybe not too much damage was done. Anyway the rugby season is now over thankfully (great win for my team IRELAND woo hoo) so I can get back to normal now and really go for it over the next 10 weeks before my holiday.

I am fasting today and Wednesday and maybe one more day and I am going carbohydrate free this week and then back to normal 5:2 next week. I need a jump start so hopefully I can report at my weigh in on Friday 28 March 🙂

Speak later 🙂

Hi LD ha ha just saw your earlier post – we sound quite similar, very good Mon-Fri an then very bad at the weekends!!! 🙂

I don’t eat a lot of processed carbs normally but this weekend I had more than normal, toast, bread and we went for pizza on Saturday night so I feel a bit bloated to say the least! So I will just have protein and salad/veg for the next 5 days or so and then back to normal! x x

Agh is right I know where you are coming from!! 🙂

I hope you are right Angie – I really must control my weekends better!! 🙂

How are you? Was your weekend ok? Have you made any progress at home x

oh no sorry LD!!

I was only kidding lol, please forgive me, I feel really bad now 🙁
if it makes you feel any better I eat too much chocolate 🙂 I cant go a day without it haha!! sorry hun …

JFitzy my weekend was ok, I worked on Saturday and off on sunday, it was so nice going for walks in the sun 🙂 not really made any progress at home, I have a phone appointment with my welfare officer from work this morning, it’ll be good to chat with her…still unsure where I am going for now…thank you for asking 🙂

have a lovely day everybody!! xxx

phew, am glad LD!!

have a good day, take care 🙂 xx

Hi Kilda

Firstly well done on your weight loss – fantastic result! My sister is in Kentucky and she has e-mailed to say they woke up to snow there this morning too!

I think this is the first time in ages that we haven’t had any snow in London during the winter months – mind you having said that we have had snow in May before!

Hope you have a great non-fast day – I am saving my 500 for tonight after my over indulgent weekend 🙂

HI LD not too bad thanks. I have not eaten yet today as I wanted to save my calories for tonight. I am going shopping after work as I didn’t get a chance over the weekend (too much socialising!!) and I will see what I fancy for dinner tonight. I think I am turning into a stir-fry so might have something different – probably won’t though ha ha.

Hope the rest of your fast goes well today. Have you any birthday plans – not long now!! 🙂

Oooh sounds like great fun! If you cannot overindulge on your birthday when can you!! As you know I lost 1/4 lb after my birthday weekend I think we feel we are overindulging because we are used to eating less during the week (well that is my theory!!).

Hope the new job is going well and you are leaving at a reasonable time in the evening!! 🙂

LD, have a great birthday and don’t even worry about overindulging. In my opinion, calories on important occasions like birthdays, Christmas, weddings don’t count. So enjoy. 🙂

morning all!!

hope you are all ok and ready for another day 🙂 Hilly, talk with welfare officer went good,thnak you foe asking!she is so lovely and she knows me quite well after all those years working at the Tate lol… still unsure what the future holds but for now, taking it day by day…
well today is my first proper 16.8, feel quite good about it, no breakfast,i made a cherry cheesecake which is in the oven at mo ( sorry fasters!!) actually I was making one yesterday afternoon, I had it all ready to in oven, holding the tin, yeah you know the one with the removable bottom, and then disaster, it fell off……. 🙁 the mixture went everywhere, in the mop bucket, all over the kitchen floor… I cried, the dogs ran off, and it took me 30 minutes of cleaning the lot!!!!!!!!!!!
so this morning I went out and bought my bits again only this time I am using a square tin with no loose bottom lol!!

have a great day everyone and have a good fast for those who are!! 🙂 xxx