Morning All

How are you? Anyone fasting with me today?

Thanks so much for your messages Belbop and Frida, I really appreciate it. xx

Frida the scales are starting to cooperate with slightly which is a relief! My clothes do feel a little looser and I have had some nice comments from a few people. I’ll give it my all this week and see what happens. How’s your fast going?

Belbop ideally I’m looking to lose another 1.5 stone but think I would be happy if I lost another stone. How about you? Thanks again for the encouragement, I hope you’re right and things will pick up again soon. Good luck with the slim pasta! 🙂 I’d recommend Slim rice and soup too!

Have a great week everyone! I hope all is well. 🙂

Hi all,

FD today, stepping up on the scale this morning and I had gained a lot over the weekend, but I’m sure that but Friday I’ll have lost it all or mostly of it again, in the end the weekend was worth it! And after such a big drop last week, I’m not expecting to lose anything this week to be honest, so any loss that might happen is a big plus!

Buzzkill, that is great news that the numbers are starting to shift some for you! And if people are commenting you for sure have lost inches! Good luck to you this week!

Alexa5, good luck with your fast day today and fingers crossed for a good number tomorrow on the scale to give you a nice boost!

Hi everyone,

Great that the scales are moving Buzzkill – thrilled for you!
Frida – I have put on weight over the weekend as well – for SURE – but didn’t get on the scales this morning as was running late.
Alexa5 – one pound at a time – have you seen this:

http://dietdatabase.com/1-pound-body-fat-facts-pictures/

– it makes you realise how much one pound really is!

Fast Day today and haven’t eaten yet – just starting to feel peckish so am going to have a cup of broth and see how I do for this afternoon. Had supper with my bridesmaids last night so back on wedding mode big time and re-motivating myself to look my best in the dress! 8 months to go, and 12 more pounds ideally! We can do it ladies. Anyone else fasting today?

xxx

God morning all!

Belbop, I agree with Alexa that 12 pounds in 8 months should be very doable and that I’m sure you’ll make it!

Alexa; that is great that you’ve seen another shift, it’s funny how much the weight can shift from one day to another and still we get obsessed with the number it tells us! I’ve now “dropped” 2 kg since Monday according to my scale, and then I was out for dinner last night, haha. I’m only 0,2 kg over my Friday weight, so who knows, there might be a shift down this week again after all! Fasting today, and might do one more tomorrow and Friday again.

Buzzkill, how’s the fasting going for you this week?

Good luck to all of you! Is it anyone more fasting today?
x

Hi all 🙂

Thanks for all your confidence that I can make it for the wedding – I wish I was as confident in myself as you guys seem to be! Semi-successful fast yesterday, about 530 cal – was freezing all day though which is apparently a thing as you are not producing any heat from digestion! Extra cardigan for me tomorrow!

Buzzkill the courgetti was hugely successful – had it for lunch with some tomato & marscapone pasta sauce – yummy and only 130 cals for the whole meal. Bye bye slim pasta for me (urgh!).

Am fasting again tomorrow alexa5 so with you all the way – dropping 1.5kg is brilliant – that is about 3Llbs not 1 so you are doing great – just under a pound a week!

Frida – so good that you have stayed below your 25BMI level – fingers crossed for another shift down – happy fasting today!

xxx

Hi all,

Thanks for your kind words! It’s going really great for me at the moment with my fasts and the weight seems to drop. I’m planing on enjoy it while it lasts, sooner or later I’ll hit a plateau for sure! I had some veggie soup for lunch, and I’m not that hungry now so think I’ll leave it at that.

Plan now is to do another fast tomorrow so I’ll join all of you then!

Alexa; that is a great loss! I think I had something like that, then it stagnated a bit (then a gain since I did not follow the regim while on vacation) Looking at my spreadsheet it seems like I’m having a bigger loss every 3rd-4th week, then in between I have small numbers.

Have a great evening to you all!
xx

Buzzkill; I took 3 weeks off in August/September so I’m the last person to judge! I had gained some when getting back according to the scale but had lost in cm all over my body, and what I had put on was gone in 2 weeks, so I don’t think you have anything to worry about! And with the scale tilting between a two numbers, don’t you worry about that, it will move down at one point!

Happy fasting today to everyone!

xx

Hi everyone!

How’s the fasting going? I’m doing good, had some soup for lunch but nothing else for now. One thing that I have discovered, I’m no longer freezing on FD, don’t know if it is my body getting used to it now. Tonight I have to try to get to bed early, have a meeting at 7am tomorrow, who does that on a Friday? Good thing is that I’ll try to get out of the office mid afternoon because of the early start!

I hope you all are hanging in there!

x

Evening All 🙂

Oh kmcall19 you do worry me. I come over like this every now and then and it’s really horrible. I have pear drop sweets in my drawer at work (Tesco brand – 15cals a sweet) and popping one of those usually does the trick. Sometimes you just need a bit of sugar to pull you through. How are you feeling now?

Frida and Belbop thanks for being so understanding about me taking next week off. I feel a little less guilty now! If I’m not back on here in ten days can someone come to my house and wrestle the friend chicken off me please? 😉

Fasting went ok today but definitely pushed it a bit over 500 by having a couple of crisps – doh!

Belbop we definetly deserve some decent scales but I suppose its true we should stop obsessing quite so much as well but on this diet it’s near impossible. Fasting with a hangover is the worst!! Are you hanging on in there?

Frida I hope your fast is still going well? I’m totally with you on an early night. I’m starving!

Good luck everyone still fasting and those on a mission tomorrow! 🙂

Hi everyone,
I get your posts through my email, so I always reply in my head and thus forget to write actual replies. Nevertheless, I think you are all doing well! Belbop; it’s ok to feel disheartened but you are getting somewhere with this, and 0,1 kg may not seem like much but it is something at least 🙂 and it is natural to have your weight fluctuate a couple of pounds every day, so maybe do a spreadsheet like Frida? Then you can see the progress…:-)
Buzz, no jugdment from me either! 🙂 enjoy your week off 😉 Mosley himself has said that we should not fast around Christmas and such, so I think that we should just make it fit into our lives, instead of feeling like it rules us.
Kmcall, have you mentioned this to your doctor? Don’5 think it’s that healthy :-/ so sorry. It sounds very uncomfortable!
Frida, hope you survived your ungodly meeting – and it sounds like it’s going really well for you!

Yesterday’s FD went well for me; I went for a 23,23 km bike ride on an empty FD stomach in the afternoon, and broke one of my personal records on the bike, so I was pleased. 🙂 had a few almonds when I came back and had some bulgur and veggies for dinner, followed by some fruit. I made it to 630 cals, but I just couldn’t fall asleep until I had eaten some grapes and a banana (desperate cravings). Maybe 23 km was pushing it a bit on a FD! 😝 Had lost another 0.8 kg this morning 🙂 it seems like this whole fasting thing is working! And exercise, too, hehe. Have lost 2,3 kg since 15 September!
Anyone fasting this weekend? X

Oh, okay. I suffer from anxiety too, and I recognise that thing about small spaces… and big spaces… and lots of other things. Good thing you talked to your doctor about it! 💚

Hi Everyone

Hope you’re having a lovely weekend!

Thanks to everyone being so supportive of my week off and the birthday wishes! 🙂

Belbop I feel your pain!! I’m a little scared because weighed myself on Saturday morning and had lost a few pounds but seem to have gained it all back over the weekend! It’s probably my lack of exercise and so I’ll try and stay active this week but still so disheartening and worried my week off will destroy all my hard work so far. Sorry for the rant!!

Alexa5 re-reading your post maybe I’m being a bit silly. You’re right the diet is designed to be flexible and if we let it define us then maybe we won’t end up sticking to it. You are a superhero with your biking!! It doesn’t matter at all that you went over the fast a little when you had such an active and healthy day 🙂 Exercise is really what makes this diet work to it’s full extent as well. You should be proud.

kmcall19 I’m so glad you’re ok. Anxiety can take us over sometimes but like Alexa5 said, it’s good you are speaking to your doctor about it and to us. I hope your next fast goes well and the boiled sweets help if you decide to get some. Let us know how you’re getting on please!

Frida I’m so happy things are going great and hope you’re feeling fabulous after this weekend of eating well. 🙂

Have a brilliant week everyone! Look forward to checking in when I get back. 🙂

Thanks buzz, I did feel like I was flying at one point (gotta love riding down those hills!) B-)
And yes, exactly – and life IS meant to be enjoyed, birthdays included 🙂 when is your exact birthday?
And I’m sure the weight will come off again quickly for you! Just stick to it.. patience and all that.. Have faith in yourself! 🙂

Belbop, 1,5 kg in 3 weeks is great! Well done for maintaining over the weekend. I understand about the fitting; hope the weight will go down a bit more for you 🙂 you could try 4:3 just for the sake of speeding it up over the next two weeks, if at all possible? 🙂

I’m fasting today, as well! Have only had a black coffee so far, and, due to my daily commute, have biked approx 16 km today 🙂
I’m trying to extend my fasting window as much as possible; will try to make it a liquid fast day (coffee, coffee, coffee! Have also found instant coffee with a slight (no-calorie) hazelnut flavour), but I do have some veggies and shirataki spaghetti up my sleeve in case I get hangry or whatever.
Have noticed that I’m now less hungry and that I get full sooner than I used to on my non-FDs, and before I started the fast diet, which is beyond lovely. Had noticeably less food (and fewer treats) over the weekend than normal, and also, I actually wanted to eat less food and fewer treats… food is just further from my mind now… maybe that’s an added benefit from the fast days 🙂 I certainly hope it’ll last.

How’s it going for you, Frida and kmcall?

Hi, hope you all had a lovely weekend and hope the fasting goes well this week! I’m not sure how I’ll do with the fasting as I go away tomorrow for a few days with my family for a little break but I will try my best.

I stepped on the scales tonight pretty much for the first time since I started the fast diet and apparently I’ve lost 6 pounds.. I don’t believe it though lol, I don’t trust those scales and I can’t really see any change when I look in the mirror apart from my legs look a little bit slimmer but maybe I’m just imagining it haha.

Morning Girls,

So I don’t seem to learn… my boss was away yesterday so went out for a very naughty boozy lunch with some colleagues and probably ruined all my good work from Monday! Fast Day today and already hungry… gonna have a coffee and throw myself into work.

Anyone with me?

xxx

Hi Everyone!

I hope you’ve had a lovely week! How is everyone’s fast going? I tried to get back in the saddle today and ended up going a few hundred over. I hope I haven’t lost my mojo! Shall try again tomorrow. Anyone else fasting then?

Good luck with your dress fitting Belbop! 1.5kg in three weeks is wonderful! Maintaining weight is a good thing. Don’t worry about a boozy lunch – the diet is supposed to be flexible and let you have treats every now and then. How’s it going this week?

Thanks for the lovely encouragement Alexa5! 🙂 My birthday was on Tuesday and was lovely but a week of indulgence of course. I don’t seem to have put on more than a pound though and so hopefully staying active balanced it out. Now I just need to make it a habit like you!

It’s great to hear that you are feeling less hungry and tempted by treats. That really gives me hope because I’m yet to feel that way if I’m honest but the books say I will! How did the liquid fast go?

Frida you are so impressive! 🙂 It’s so great to hear things are going so well and I’m sure keeping busy is a real help! What is your secret?! If you keep going as you are I’m sure you won’t hit a plateau any time soon! You should be really proud. 🙂

kmcall19 yay!! 6 pounds is fantastic, well done! I admire your restraint with the scales I seem to be hopping onto them day and night which I know is silly. Have a lovely few days away with the fam! Let us know how you’re doing!

Have a great rest of week please and happy halloween!! xxx

Hi everyone!

I’m very bad at checking in at this moment, it’s been a lot at work, and also the past time have been filt with social activities, but I’m not complaining, a few months ago I worked so much that I did not have the time to have a life on the side!!

This week I’m taking a semi break from the diet, I’ll do one fast tomorrow I think, but that will be the only one, though I have not gone crazy any day, always been within my limits so far!

I’ll check in tomorrow and write some more! I hope you all are doing good!

x

Hello!

seems like all of us have had a difficult week when it comes to fasting! In the end I’ve not done any fasts this week, but instead I’ve been overall restricted with my calories and have drop 0,1 kg comparing to last Friday, so at least there was a loss 🙂

Next week I’m planning a few fasts and I hope for a drop then, maybe we should go together a pledge for a fast day together!

Have a great weekend all of you!
x

Hi Alexa,

That’s strong of you to take that decision! We all have to do what feels good and what works for us, and this is for sure not for everyone as everything else. I wish you all the best, and please check in whenever you want!

Next week is a new week and I’m planning a fast on Monday and Wednesday to start with, I’ll let you know how it goes!
x

Morning all,

Alexa5 – I agree with the others – brave decision and I wish you all the best. Thanks for all your support up til now, and good luck sorting out the eating issues that are bothering you – I hope you find the support you need and the route that works for you.

Frida and Buzzkill I am also fasting today and Wednesday this week so we are all in it together. YES to the pledging – Monday and Wednesday it is this week!

I had my first dress fitting at the weekend and LOVED it so am back on fully committed to this. My BMI is currently 23 and I would like it to be 21 for the wedding which means loosing another 5-6kg which feels like a LOT, but ultimately it is about how I look and feel, not what I weigh, so I am going with ‘as much as I can’ for now!

Buzzkill – my graph looks very wiggly! lots of ups and downs, but the overall trend is downwards as I have lost 2.5kg since I started – it is helping me keep track of progress and the downward trend really helps to affirm progress when I am feeling unmotivated.

Good luck to all of us today – are you with us today or Wednesday kmcall19? I am going to try and be as good as possible and not let myself go over 500 (was so lax last week!), but it is SO cold that I already fancy a biscuit! Regular check-ins to keep us all going!

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Welcome miffy88! Congratulations on your wedding – great thing to aim for – I am finding the thought of 150 people looking at me serves as good motivation! When did you do the 5:2 before? Did you find it worked well for you then?

Haven’t had any calories yet today but I am about to eat my own arm so I am going out to get some courgetti in a moment. How is everyone else getting on? Stay strong ladies!

xxx

Hello!

Alexa5 I agree with everyone else, the fast diet just isn’t for everyone.

I was planning on fasting today but I hadn’t prepared at all. I feel like I need chicken or eggs to get me through my fast days as they’re the only things that keep me feeling full so I’ve got a food order coming tomorrow and I’ll be fasting with you all on Wednesday. Also stocking up on boiled sweets and fast acting glucose sweets as one of you mentioned the boiled sweets for when I feel a bit light headed.
Just making sure I’m prepared lol.

Welcome miffy88!

Morning All,

It is SO cold today in London!! Semi-successful fast yesterday – ended up having about 600 cals (was just too cold and had to eat!!) Going again tomorrow.

Buzzkill I’m sure a week without fasting will be ok – might mentally do you some good and I’m sure you won’t go backwards – shall we all try to do a day together next week? Monday or Wednesday work for anyone? I hope your team activity day is bearable – I hate those too!

I have discovered Sula sweets (9 cals each) – probably don’t help with light-headedness as they are sugar free, but they keep me happy when I am hungry mid morning or afternoon – you can get all sorts – mint humbugs, strawberries & cream and rhubarb & custard are my recommendations! You can get them from Holland and Barrett if anyone wants to give them a try.

Happy Tuesday and good luck to anyone fasting today!

xxx

Hi everyone!

Buzzkill, if you feel like you can’t fast this week then don’t worry about it, I’m sure 1 week without doing it will be fine.

Belbop I’m also up for fasting Monday/Wednesday next week.

Who’s fasting with me tomorrow?

Hi all,

Yes I love the fact that we keep together now when most of us have a difficult time motivating ourselves! I’m in next Monday and Wednesday with you guys!!

I’m also in for fasting tomorrow!!

Good luck to all of us!!
xx