Wow RT

What a fantastic way of life you have adopted. Welcome into maintenance mode. As you will have gathered we all are still our own experiment. Well done! Wish I could repeat Anazon’s emoticon. 🙄

Cheers, Bay 🙂 🙂

Wee, magic is the word I am using to spread the excitement. Well done, compliments are the icing.

Great work, RT. I too am most interested in what the body will do with continuance of 5:2 – we can’t shrink to nothing, I suspect. The regime is for life for me too.

Take care, Jojo.

I’m still looking for that balance, Bay, both in weight and eating more nutritiously. Eating as I do, there is still a gradual fall on the scale readings, and I know I could do a lot better – well, maybe a bit better? – at the fool choices.

One of the things that gets me is that if I eat fatty or rich foods in the evening, I will be awake in the night, hot. This is a hangover from the menopause, long gone, but what hasn’t gone is then not being able to get back to sleep for two hours. I know it’s psychological, but just so frustrating, regardless of what wakes me. This last weekend was particularly bad (I made such a delicious date and apple slice on Friday, only ate one-and-a-bit pieces, but…). So my body is telling me not to eat these things, and one day I will listen 🙂

Hi B and B
We redicovered the joys of simple fresh or stewed fruits with homemade unsweetened yoghurt in the evenings after dinner. Mr P feels he has had a proper dinner and, with the small number of eating sessions we have these days, we get to have fruit. We often don’t have breakfast and don’t snack any more, so we need to fit fruit in. I find I sleep a lot better by having it after dinner (many people call it dessert, but that gives images of sugary cooked puddings) P 🙂

It’s not specifically the rich food, Bay, it’s that dratted two hour waking – should be able to go back to sleep but almost never can. Resorted to sleeping tablets at the weekend, but I am loathe to continue with them, particularly if I wake up at 3am or later. Just eating better in the evenings will eliminate one of the causes of waking. Won’t do the rest of me any harm, either.

Ooops I posted this on the wrong thread, meant to post here. Just shows how excited I am!

For the past 4 weeks I have lost 2lbs each week. But as you know this week I had a very naughty kebab and chips, plus mucho vino on each of my non fast days. So I weighed in this morning …. and….. I have lost another 3lbs, yes three whole pounds! I am under 10 stone for the first time in living memory, well about 20 years. I am over the moon!

Fasting today, it’s a 350 calorie day. Liquid only fast tomorrow, then another 350 fast on Thursday or Friday. This is what works for me.

Loving, yes absolutely loving this new way of life.

Evening fellow losers 😀 what a day today, didn’t get home until 5:30pm after a 7:30am start 😀 and it was go, go, go all day long (no time for a lunch break either) so it’s ended up being a FD (not hungry yet so will see what I have later … have boiled some eggs for OH so might have one of them as I made extra for lunches/snacks etc for him).

Tomorrow is my regular FD and so I will do that too, not worried about not eating as sometimes I do a 23/1 or at most 18/6 as both of these work for me if I eat more often I start to feel a bit sluggish/not quite “there” type of feeling, not from the food at the time but from eating so often but after having said it was not it could probably also be a little from eating the food as I’d generally have more than my usual amount of calories spread over the day.

Hoping everyone is having a losing or maintaining day/evening 😀 chat later 😆

Morning all.

Great to hear of everyones progress.
My 15 blitz is complete, and I’ve had 10 FDs and 5 eating days, plus 10 days of exercise and 5 days rest. The exercise days have been a combination of FDs and non FDs. I feel great but have not lost an ounce which is extremely disappointing. I weigh the same as when I weighed myself on 4th February. I’m not surprised at not losing any weight the first two weeks of February as I had a lot of social outings that involved eating and the GDs then would have prevented any gain, but I don’t understand why I’ve not lost anything since, especially as I weigh everything, I’ve given up bread, which means I’ve given up butter, marmalade, peanut butter etc, AND I’ve given up drinking alcohol at home 🙁

Oh Amazon thats so disappointing for you. Maybe since you joined the new gym you have made a lot of “new” muscle? At least you know you havent cheated the past few weeks, so it HAS to shift eventually.

I would like to join you in the two pounds per week loss journey starting today. I have been so discouraged trying to lose this 20 pounds. Congratulations on your weight loss.

Jojo, there was no Monday night meet up, but there was a Wednesday night meet up with some ex colleagues.
I’m thinking about trying out West London Ramblers this weekend, and going to the social evening of the group I was telling you about, next Thursday.

Hi Simco,

Thanks for trying, but no 5 does not explain why I’ve not lost weight in the past few weeks. I’ve been exercising several times per week for a very long time, just changed the type of exercise that I do. I exercise for fitness, fasting is for weight loss, and I have already lost 4st.
I have also been in situations like this before while fasting and after a few weeks of not losing anything,several pounds dropped off at once.
It’ll come off when it is ready 🙂

Probably, and although I know it’ll come off at some stage, it is really disappointing.

And I’ve already lost a couple of pairs of trousers……and the rest, skirts, blouses, tops, coats, underwear, swimming costume, in fact almost an entire wardrobe!

Keep on going Amazon. I’d ignore the gym scales…stick to whichever scales you started with. They are all only numbers.
Gets expensive with clothes, though.

I’ve just been through the change of season try on (and I’m changing wardrobes). I had to give away hundreds of dollars more clothes..some of them only bought last year after my initial weightloss..all too difficult to remodel. Some I will miss, but I’m never going to be that person again.:)

You have come a long way Amazon… remember, this woe is for life, not a fad, quick fix diet. Give your body a chance to reset again.

Tuesday here. Sun shining. A little nip in the air…Autumn is starting. P 🙂

Hi Fast Trackers
Nicky Emel comespring and Aussie O in South Australia Nama & Keirra in Victoria Bay in ACT PVE in NSW WiWi & Barata in NZ and Jojo SAMM HappyNow Amazon Herm Lizzy Ply Tartan lass Smiffy Lor_PA and Hello World (You know Who You) 😆 Thank you all from the bottom of my heart yesterday is history todays the mystery 😉
“We are but visitors on this planet. We are here for ninety or one hundred years at the very most. During that period, we must try to do something good, something useful with our lives. If you contribute to other people’s happiness, you will find the true goal, the true meaning of life.”
― Dalai Lama XIV
Have a great Tuesday Fast Friends
Peace RT

Amazon when I bought new scales they made me 3 pounds heavier than my old one soooo I always subtract 3 pounds every time I weigh . . I refuse to put 3 pounds on :).

Was at hospital today ,hubby getting his eyes tested as he has cataracts .He is having them done , first in about 2 months . On Thursday he has his scan for the aneurysms . he is getting his MOT ( he joked) . Just so much happening at once .

It has been snowing heavy now for hours and the roads are pretty bad . It looks like Christmas . Beautiful to look at but so glad I don’t have to drive in it .

Bought some smaller clothes in the sales today and I feel so good .
Onwards and downwards my friends .

My hubby asked me today if I wanted to loose much more as he thinks I look great . What a nice thing to say after all these years .

Wee xx

Wiwi, how are you placed for lunch or afternoon coffee on Friday? J’ville suit? At a pinch, after work Wednesday maybe if that’s better for you?

There’s a lot to be said for simcoeluv suggestion about exercise muscle groups.
It’s true , more muscle body builders can’t just focus on biceps. To make them bigger. They also have to build the muscles that support the weights when the biceps aren’t in control of the weight. The entire compound group. Like measuring only the bicep not realizing the tricep has increased…
I’m with simcoeluv , though I wish it were other wise. Unless I want to spend 40hours a week in the lifting gym and eating a strict transformation diet to get a body builder physic . I’m not going to gain a much much higher metabolism . It’s the mostly the aerobic actions that contribute to TDEE that will influence fat loss.
I aim for 2,000 a week . 2,000 exercise calories a week is at the edge of what I find doable without making it an unenjoyable chore. I know my fat loss in this second year has a lot in relation to the exercises and walking I’ve been doing.

For me it was a trade off. And thanks to simcoeluv I realize the trade off. My activity. Made me weigh more! But the activity is making me much healthier. Much more strength and stamina than I had in my 30s. Much more confidence to keep skipping rope, although it took me 6months to jump for 4 minutes straight. And over a year to get to the 10 minute mark. Yes I believe I gain some muscle weight from it, but more importantly I gained the ability to keep exercising. Even if it’s just for 3,7, or 10 minutes.

Further on someone pointed out that the 30minute workout videos and other programs. Can make us so exhausted that we don’t feel like being active for the rest of the day. What a great point!
I took it to heart . I try to exercise at the least twice a day. And there a lot of great choices. Wether it’s 1 hour of play, or 10 minutes of skipping rope, the list for looking up how many calories get used per hour for many exercise is really available by Internet search. For me. Yeathe fat loss is what I desire but what I really need is keep active, keep focussed on the fat that enters my blood after eating. Rather than go low fat, my understanding is to walk or it off or do HIIT exercise is the better health choice. So I try my very best to exercise after my morning meal and and after my last meal. , just because it keeps it simple and doable. If you haven’t watched Dr Moselys video THE TRUTH ABOUT EXERCISE. PLEASE WATCH IT.
From that I deicided I would have a job where I would walk all the time to increase my NEAT. choose an exercise that would accomplish HIT at least 3 times a week. But also on my own chose 4:3 with planned breaks so I could strength train and gain muscle. The extra muscle I feel is helping me to BE strong enough to keep up all this activity. I know it’s a trade off . More muscle less weight loss. But IMO the trade off is I feel up to the 2,000 calories of exercise per week.

On personal note . Today was so freakin long at work it made this little piggy whine all the way home.

Hi jojo:

No, not an accountant. But as you have discovered, the numbers matter!

Hi FTers and welcome Peale and Carla.

RT fantastic news – so well done. Mrs RT must be proud of you, and you should also be proud of your effort.

Wee, lovely to hear your Dad has noticed your losses, and Mr Wee too. You have such sweet menfolk.

Purple, yes the noise is just horrendous – I feel sorry for the people who live nearby. Fortunately we live behind some hills so the sound doesn’t penetrate but the traffic is always awful with the road closures. I understand most roads are open from tomorrow. It’s supposed to be good for the economy but I think that’s just Labor govt spin because I bet they don’t take into account the hours and fuel wasted in traffic and the lost productivity. (rant over)

Just a quick hello as I’ve been insanely busy at Bot Gdns work, plus teaching and marking a test. Last Thursday after TAFE, so tired while driving home I have a horrible feeling I drove through an intersection after the light was red – just kept going with with the straight on traffic and looked in the mirror to see that the car behind had stopped and then noticed the red right turn arrow 🙁 No fine in the mail yet but will only relax after two weeks – still 8 business days left.

Second of three days of no food this week till I get home. Tomorrow I’ll have some protein and veg for a late lunch to give me the fuel for weights. Just had cuppa with OH plus about 10g of cashews about an hour ago. Veg stir-fry for dinner.

Went to yoga yesterday for the first time since my tumble and, apart from a few twinges with some poses, don’t seem to have lost any flexibility even though it was the first time since before Christmas – could even touch the floor with my hands during Crocodile. On the strength of that (pun intended) am going to weight training tomorrow. Will probably pay for that on Thursday!

Take care everyone and keep up the good work. nxx

Just back from Pilates, hopped on the scales and I’ve lost 3lbs

What can I say? I got a little sad so I popped back.

I don’t know what I expect anyone to do, but I don’t really get support in the ‘real world’

Have been so ill recently, and have had to stop exercising so as not to induce seizures.

So now I have stopped loosing weight, maybe I have gone a little bit over on fast days – up to 250 – 100 extra.

Being ill makes me sad and I still have jelly beans from christmas.

I am just a bit gutted.

H-H,

Sorry to hear you’re unwell at the moment. Look after yourself and try to remain positive. If you don’t lose any weight for a while don’t worry about it but try to concentrate on not gaining any. If you can bring yourself to do so, put those jelly beans in the bin, they are pure sugar.

Take it easy, you’ll be able to get back on track once you’ve recovered.

I really hope I do get back on track, and I know I should throw them away really.
there are only about ten left now anyway I think – so the cheating couldn’t last long.

Yes Nama, I have epilepsy, so my doctors are all aware of my seizures and I have spoken to nurses about the diet and gone through my intake, I have a nutrient checker and vitamins,they say as long as I am keeping in that then I am okay.
since I get monthly health checks with bloods and scans anyway they are happy to monitor me.

I get so discouraged from this so easily, all I seem to get round here is talk about how good I ‘used to look’ and what a shame it is that I don’t look like it anymore.

Thankyou.

Hang in there HH, you will get back to your old self. At least you can get back onto the treadmill, even if only for a short time. Remember all that time in a wheelchair? You have come a long way, just be patient with yourself. The old HH is still in there, she will be back!