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Hello Ladies
I haven’t been on here for ages as I have been busy with an event. I am now having a few days off!
Angie I was really sorry to hear about your Dad. How are you doing? Are you in France? I hope you are doing ok :))
I haven’t fasted for the past couple of weeks but I haven’t been eating much either. I am back into it now. 5 weeks to my holidays and my goal for that is looking ok.
Hope you are all having a good week and have a great Bank Holiday 🙂 x
Afternoon everyone
I really want to say a big thank you to all of you for the kind words on this thread, I came back this morning but I will have to go back as there is so much to sort out and only my sister brother and I can deal with… I still cant quite believe all that’s happened last week, it still feels surreal, I hear and see my dad everywhere, I miss him so much it hurts… being in the house I spent most of my teens just broke my heart knowing he would never again be there, the funeral and service was a real tribute to him, so many friends, he is with my mum now, as he wished… I just pray wherever he is now that he is at peace.. I would give anything to spend just another day with him…
cherish your parents, tell them you love them everyday….
love to you all xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Afternoon all hope everybody has a good weekend – the weather was lovely.
I am fasting today and possibly tomorrow as I am out on Thursday and I like my wine on a Friday night – mind you we are away on Saturday & Sunday with friends so maybe Friday would be a good idea!
Have a great day one and all 🙂 x
Hi Kilda my next weigh in is Saturday (eek!!) hoping to have lost a couple of more pounds. I am now weighing in twice a month. It is four weeks today to my holiday so I would like to lose another 8 lbs by then if possible! I have not been very disciplined of late so I am really trying hard this week to be good. How are you doing – you have lost so much already you are an inspiration! 🙂
Hi everyone,
have missed you all too.
Am fasting today too – have only had some miso soup and a few strawberries but don’t feel remotely hungry (not sure what’s going on there!!) Have a recipe from the cookery book to do chicken with peppers and capers, very low in calories so I had better summon up some energy to do that!!
My weight hasn’t really moved lately, hovering at a loss of just over a stone. Hope it starts to move again soon.
JFitzy your holiday seems to have come up so fast, good luck with the weigh in on Saturday.
Kilda how are things going for you? Has Spring finally put in a proper appearance?
Hugs Angie if you’re popping by 🙂
xxx
Morning everybody
just popping in to say I am still around and lurking but not much up to posting right now.. thank you for the hugs Hilly, I am not currently fasting, just being careful what I eat as always and keeping active.. I have good days and I have bad ones, I feel guilty if I am happy then if I am sad and down I hear my dad telling me not to… tomorrow will be my first day back at work and to be honest I am dreading it, but I will be on standby so I won’t have to be in the galleries straightaway..
Soon or later I will have to go back to France because of paperwork and the sale of the my dad’s house (hate saying this)…
good luck to all the fasters today, have a good day and take care xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Kilda and everyone else, sorry I havent managed to come on this site much. I have been pretty lame and not fasted for a week or so as I have been so busy and neglected the 5:2 plan. However I am aiming to fast on Wednesday this week and see how I get on.
Angie hope you are doing well
Goodluck Kilda with your fast day today and goodluck to everyone else who is fasting today xx
Hi klida, been fasting today too. had cantaloupe Mellon 100 grams that is a whole Mellon could not eat it all and I have been eating it all day 29 calories that’s not bad is it. Cauliflower and cheese sauce and a few mushrooms for tea about 6.30 pm leaving me with a few cals over for a cappuccino about 9pm OTC ward off night starvation. LOL. Weigh in is tomorrow at WW class in the morning. Keep fasssssssting. JIP
Hi all, hope everyone is all. Shelley – I have also veered slightly off course for all sorts of reasons but going to fast tomorrow and Friday and get back on track. The only slight upside is that I am wearing a skirt today that used to be really tight and is now on the verge of falling down which cheered me up a bit!
Oh well moving on and back to it tomorrow….
Hi franfit, I had to double check my calorie book, it does say 19 calories for 100 grams. That’s even better I think I said 29 cals if you can find another calorie counter to give cantaloupe melon with a different count I will write to Collins books, it’s called Collins Gem and I have only just bought it. If it is wrong how many more things are wrong? Perhaps I could blame my 1+1/2 lb gain on this book. LOL (I don’t think so) but seriously I will be interested if anyone else could look it up please per 100 grams.
Cantaloupe. 19 cals per 100
Honetpydew 28 cals per 100
Galia. 24 cals per 100
Watermelon 31 cals per 100
Thanks. JIP
FRANFIT! I am shouting seance the capitals in your name! I could not wait for tomorrow so I have just cut my cantaloupe melon. God knows how I read 100 calories it’s just over 500 grams. I cannot blame the difference on calories for this on my 1+1/2 lb gain this week. LOL, thanks for coming back to me on this. I know it’s only 5 x 19 but it could have been a lot more. I will be more careful from now on. Happy fasting. JIP
hello ladies – my fast went by the wayside today. They were having a picnic with free food and that killed my resolve. And then at dinner I ended up going over my TDEE for the whole day. I feel like I’ve plateaued lately and my resolve is eroding a little. I just don’t know how to get back in the groove. 🙁
Hi Kilda,
that picnic sounds like fun and the odd Fast abandonment doesn’t matter. 🙂
I managed to fast today – was rather embarrassing, was a test invigilator for the children doing their last maths test today and my tummy was gurgling and rumbling, sure they could hear it!!!
Still got through, had ham and egg this morning and tonight I had a chicken with peppers and capers recipe from the cookbook, with skinny noodles and heaps of veg. Result had enough calories left to have a solero ice lolly (94 calories), think that was slightly cheating but it was delicious and I was still within my 500.
There’s a new book out called the Fast Beach Diet or something like that – six weeks to get a bikini body!! If it’s out in America maybe you could get hold of a copy for some new inspiration.
Hi Franfit and Jip – melons are still awesome even if you have slightly gone over the top 🙂
Morning all and what a lovely morning it is as well. I am fasting today and again on Thursday. Kilda – I know exactly where you are coming from – I have also plateaued a bit and my resolve has virtually disappeared. However I have a wedding coming up so am determined to get going again. I also need to start going to the gym again but I am away so much for work it is hard (any excuse hey?).
Anyway I haven’t weighed myself for ages as am too much of a coward so will weigh myself on Friday and see where I am at.
Anyone else fasting today?
Hey Jenki! I was meant to fast today but I am now going out for chinese tonight, guilty as charged! it is such a gorgoeus day then my fiance wants to meet up after work spend some time in the park and then have some food so i couldnt resist! However I will be fasting tomorrow for sure and on thursday. I went for an hour walk yesterday and will be exercsing again tomorrow evening so trying to get back into the swing of things.
Hope you fast goes well today 🙂
Morning ladies hope you all had a fab weekend wasn’t the weather just fantastic. I am also fasting today and Wednesday. Have also been a bit slack too recently so back on it today.
LD are you back? Did you have a great holiday?
Angie if you are reading posts I hope you are doing ok xxx
Speak later 🙂
Sounds good to me Kilda. So far so good – just coffee and water, saving all my calories for tonight’s meal. Plus just found out the hotel I am staying in for work has a gym so no excuse not to do some exercise too!
Toying with trying a 4:3 this week – as think that the upcoming bank holiday might be quite brutal. Also think it might kickstart me again as well….so that would be Mon, Weds and Fri….
Evening everyone,
been fasting today too – slight slip at the end two choc digestives sneaked in! Not going to beat myself up – was under for the day, so figure I’m still within 600 calories for the delay which isn’t too horrific.
Will fast again Thursday I think.
Am plodding along lost another pound and a half last week. A lot of people are beginning to notice – saw a good friend I hadn’t seen for a while and she said I looked completely different! 🙂
Has anyone taken a look at the Beach diet – is it any different or just a variation on the theme.
Good luck to anyone fasting tomorrow.
x
Good l
Morning ladies,
thank you for thinking of me, you are all so kind… yes I have been lurking around as I still want to know how is everyone doing, really well I see, well done you!!
I am not fasting myself lately, just doing mainly 16.8 every other day, I don’t think I want to loose more weight just maintain for now..
Things are moving slowly in France, with all the legal stuff, house sale etc… so I know I will have to go back soon, and I miss my dad so much, I think of how we used to talk every week and when Thursday evenings come I feel so lost… I would give anything just to have another day, another chat…. I hope he can see how much he is missed, the pain never goes away but we are learning to live with it…
have a lovely day all of you, have a good fast if you are doing one today and take care
love
Angie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Afternoon ladies hope you are all having a good day.
Angie it is good to hear from you! It is a very hard time for you and hopefully once the house has been sold etc it will be less stressful as it is horrible having to deal with those sort of things. Anyway I am thinking of you xxxx
Have a good day one and all and happy fasting 🙂
Hi everyone,
I agree with you Little Dragon, we’ve all been much too quiet and it sounds as though we’re all have a bit of a struggle at the mo. Your holiday sounds fabulous. Looking forward to mine in August, wonder if I will have made the magic 9 something by then?!!
Had a small set back this week, gained a pound, not sure why, so I decided to do my measurements to keep me spurred on: since 6th Jan my body fat has decreased by almost 14%, my hips are 2.5 inches smaller, have lost 4″ off of my waist, 2.5 inches off of my chest and around 1.5 inches of off each thigh. Have gone down at least 1 dress size, probably two. It cheered me up no end – it really does work – so we all need to preserver.
Big hugs to you Angie xxx
Hi LittleDragon and welcome back!
thank you for the hugs to you both, its been very hard, am up and down like a yoyo and at times all I want to do is cry till I cant cry no more…
working today but I don’t feel much up to it…but it is good to see and talk to people though..
my sister is at my dad’s house again this weekend, its going to take many more trips to clear everything, hopefully I will be going soon…
LD it sounds like you had a real fab time, that’s lovely, I love NY…
hope you al have a great weekend, take care and I hope we don’t get too much rain
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Good to hear from Angie can’t imagine how tough it must be for you. Don’t suppose you’re working on Thursday, I may be popping up town for a mooch about, might come say hi.
Be proud of me everyone have completed a 3 mile jog and gone on a strenuous 2 mile walk with the kids!!
Hoping to fast Tuesday and Thursday this week but it’s half term so it will be a struggle.
x
Morning everyone,
hope you are all well, Hilly thank you for thinking of me, I don’t work Thursdays sorry 🙁 Fridays and weekends, hopefully you can pop in another time? would be lovely to meet up!!
working today, its raining and miserable.. can’t wait for 6pm now..
have a good day all and happy fasting if you are brave enough to do it!!!
take care xxxxxxxxxxxx
ps sorry Hilly forgot to say big well done on your jog and walk!!!!!!!!!!!!
Morning all. Angie good to have you back. LD I am very impressed that you managed to get in some runs on your holiday!
I am off to Spain next Thursday so will have my last weigh in then and see what my result is. I haven’t really lost anything for quite a few weeks but the good news is I haven’t put anything on either so that is a result 🙂 Fasting today and on Thursday who else is fasting today?
Hope everyone is well and have a good day xxxxx
We are off to Marbella I really like it there as the beaches are lovely and the weather is usually good. Thanks for the recipe I will give it a go and also I tried the M&S 147 calorie tuna sushi and it was lovely I might have that again this week.
BTW how was the apartment in NY was it what you expected? I know you found it through AirB&B so curious to know what it was like. Also did you do loads of shopping – the clothes are so cheap! 🙂
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