Morning fellow fasters 🙂 hoping you’re all fit and well today as am I 😀

Miniscule loss on the scales this week also the tape measure but a loss is a loss is a loss 😀

Another busy day at work today, thankfully not a long one but I suspect it will go a little longer than planned as I normally finish at midday on a Friday (work an extra hour Mon – Thu so I can leave early) but have a meeting scheduled for 11am and I feel it will go past one hour as there is so much to discuss/organise during the meeting. Nevermind it just means I will need to either leave earlier one day next week (unlikely) or start building up hours for some TOIL (time off in lieu).

Good to hear from you again Lori and I hope that winter gives way very soon to spring. At the same time I hope we have a long, long Indian Summer and that winter stays away 😀

Hi to Wee, Smiffy, Jojo, Nama, Wiwi, Barata, RT, SAMM, Ply, Amazon, NickyF, Hermaj, Bay, Emel, PVE, Happy, WN and everyone else (as RT says “you know who you are” 😀 )

RT, I’ve got one thing to say about your post

Amazon,

Congratulations on the size 12s. Good to think you won’t be randomly mooning in your PJs anymore…at least not for a while 🙂

Wee,

I loved the story about your Dad still having a sense of humour. Those moments make precious memories.

Jojo,

I’ve been thinking about your question – will you tell people you’ve lost 8st? My first thought was of course, be proud! But then I realized it would depend, wouldn’t it? So you might want to tell people who knew you when you were large, or people who are themselves large. But you won’t be defined by your weight when you are 10st, so why would you tell strangers or new friends? The old you won’t exist anymore, so why would you introduce her to people?

Barata, We played a very enjoyable round of golf at Taupo this morning, and the rains came as we drove North to Hamilton.

Hi RT, OH and I laughed our heads off. 😉

Go, Amazon, what a great loss! Size 12 PJs. Woohoo! 🙄

Hi again!

Things that helped me with making fasting a lifestyle.

Belief that I can become normal weight.
Foods in the pantry or freezer that are 250 calories.
Planning meals week by week.
Planned exercise week by week.
Exercising more than once per day.
Playing outside with kids and teaching them how to jumprope.
Planned treat. Once a month within TDEE . Something to look forward too.
Planned breaks , ten weeks on 4:3 then two weeks on strength training or therapy movements.
After Planned breaks making ten week menus for winter, spring, summer, fall. BECAUSE I still love good food. And enjoy fussing over the best the seasons have to offer.
Realizing that after a fast day some foods are Pure Bliss. I can still relish in the good foods 13 times per week!
It’s a choice to eat junk. Learn to know what is junk.
Some Foods can help heal , while other foods can Inflame!
Nuts are almost as beneficial as walking 6000 steps per day, but too many and we’ll need to take those 6000 steps extra.
Some foods actually help with the DNA replication on the cellular level. And are great as snacks!
Fasting helps create the environment of the natural DNA repair mode. After all food energy has been metabolized.
I can always eat red beans and or blue berries. And never feel guilty.
I get to wake up everyday and eat a sweet prune!
I get wake up on feed days and I take a yucky calcium chew with vitamin D and K , but I get to chase it with a single dark chocolate covered coffee bean. Nutraceutical flavorgasm do exist!
Fruit is very healthy especially if eaten as a single portion hours apart from other foods.
I know now that I have no bodily requirement for sugar.
If I’m not hungry I can save the calories for later and enjoy a bigger portion later.
The biggest portions are best to be had early in the day.
The grin I get when someone calls me a fat ass. Only I control my feelings. other people only have the control I give them. The control I give myself is that I no longer hope on becoming healthy. I have decided I will only be healthy in what I eat and how often I exercise.
I can double. My exercise , but I can’t double it’s benefit . So I reach the benefit stage as soon as I can , sometimes before i even get out bed! I learned about that the hard way. I never want to be so sedentary that In stuck in a bed again!
To be thankful for the time others take when giving advice! Thankful for Dr M!

Hey Sth Aussies
A quick hello from Adelaide. Mr P and I are enjoying a sojourn in your lovely capital.
Never met so many helpful folk in my life 😉
Pity the seafood at Glenelg was SO inviting!
Off to the World Music Festival…. P 🙂

Jumping up and down in sunny Arabia… There was a 5 at the start of my weigh-in this morning….!

Yay! (OK 59.8 but still!)

Coupled with the giggles inspired by RT’s commentator bloopers, I am having a great morning!

Hope everyone else is having a fantastic day!

Weebil

Nicky,

That’s fantastic news on the BP meds, although it sounds like you might have stopped at some point soon with or without your doctor’s approval 🙂

Weebil, congrats on getting under 60kg. I did last June, and it’s been my upper maintenance threshold since then. Seemed like a nice round number… 🙂

Nicky and Weebil, that’s great news. 😆

Barata, would love to catch up, but not sure of time we get back. Do you have my email? We could discuss privately. We are going to see friends in Auckland. Then around East Cape.

Cheers, Bay 🙂

Jojo – thanks for the advice. I think I was too impatient, plus the fact that I am only 5’2″ doesn’t help. But I will go a lot easier on myself next week. I would love to see your new dress. My facebook name is in my profile 🙂

Amazon – I totally agree that a few wrinkly bits are a much better look than being obese.

Have a great day everyone!

Well done Nicky. I too dropped my bp down to no drugs, but after a couple of months it rose again, slightly. I now take 2.5 (1/2 tablets) and it seems to work. The problem with bp, even if monitoring daily (and I did) it can quickly cause problems, eg strokes.

The Buena Vista Social Club were fabulous. Rufus Wainwright was good in bits. I’ve just spent ages trying to get food colouring out of my clothes and hair from the fabulous “colour” session! 🙂
Here all weekend AO. P

Morning fellow fasters, bit of a late night last night so a little later waking this morning 🙂

Have both the grandsons here for today (they slept over last night) so can’t spend much time here. Will try to catch up throughout the day and will post as and when I can 😀

RT, really? 5 1100 calorie days and 2 600 calorie days? That doesn’t seem enough for maintenance. Unless you’re very ickle… 🙂

http://www.helpguide.org/articles/diet-weight-loss/anti-cancer-diet.htm

I can relate Emel.
I now have more muscle mass than I had in my twenties Albiet under alot of subcantaneous fat.
sometimesi just feel beastly.
stopped in at the health food store though 🙂
Bought raw ginger, garl tumeric, carrots, skipjack tuna.

I haven’t posted this link in quite sometime, but it is on my opinion a great list of foods to eat wether dieting or not. I keep all the foods on my checkbox list. I can’t sleep today. So 600 cals of chickpeas and red bean hummus with sweet peppers will help me skip rope and sleep later.

Thanks JoJo , I try not to put too much emphasis on health foods on the thread, but but but ….

Here’s how it starts and goes into easy to read of perhaps 2-5 of reading nd can get a good idea of why those foods are considered so healthy!

The link between cancer and diet

Not all health problems are avoidable, but you have more control over your health than you may think. Research shows that a large percentage of cancer-related deaths are directly linked to lifestyle choices such as smoking, drinking, a lack of exercise, and an unhealthy diet. Avoiding cigarettes, limiting alcohol, reaching a healthy weight, and getting regular exercise are a great start to preventing cancer. But to best support your health, you also need to look at your eating habits.

What you eat—and don’t eat—has a powerful effect on your health, including your risk of cancer. Without knowing it, you may be eating many foods that fuel cancer, while neglecting the powerful foods and nutrients that can protect you. For example, a daily serving of red or processed meat increases your risk of colorectal cancer by 21 percent, whereas eating whole soy foods such as tofu or edamame can help reduce your risk of breast cancer. Every 35 grams of dairy protein you consume each day can increase your risk of prostate cancer by 32 percent, while eating more fruits and vegetables can lower your risk for a variety of common cancers. By making small changes to your diet and behaviors, you can lower your risk of disease and possibly even stop cancer in its tracks.

Going to bed , the red hummus with walnuts and red peppers was great for the movie my daughter and I watched. We were on the exercise balls. Whacking at each other with swim noodles. One of the great joys of parenting . Playing with the kids.
Nama I also enjoy My workouts . They used to seem like chores, when I first started them . But as my muscle groups have been strengthened. It’s more of challenge than chore. I used to spare, so the fighter approach to exercise always seems enjoyable to me than the other approaches. But that’s the point if it’s not your. Thing you won’t stick to it as a lifestyle, just like fad diets. If you wouldn’t stick to it then it’s effects are temporary . That’s been my goal all along. Getting used to amount of foods I’ll intake when I reach goal. I just hit the two year mark as midnight passed. Final weigh on home scale 69lbs in two years. 🙂

Morning/evening all.

It is a lovely sunny morning, and I’ve lost another 1lb 😛

No fasting today, but I’m going to try to keep the calorie count low, and not eat until lunchtime. I was very tired and a bit under the weather last night, but am feeling good after a nights sleep.

Good to read everyones news. Hi Emel, glad everything is going well for you.
Enjoy the weekend everyone.

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14 Foods That Cleanse the Liver
Published on January 31, 2013, Last Updated on February 27, 2015

Modern society is a sad state that produces many over-processed livers. When we overeat or eat processed or fried foods, and, anytime we are exposed to environmental pollutants or stress, the liver becomes overworked and overloaded. When the liver is taxed, it can’t process toxins and fat in an efficient way. There are many foods that can help cleanse the liver naturally by stimulating its natural ability to clean toxic waste from the body.

14 Foods that Cleanse the Liver
Video Length: 5 minutes
In the past, I have discussed my favorite cleansing foods. This list is a little more specific and focuses mainly on foods that can help cleanse your liver. In addition to taking a liver-cleansing supplement, and performing at least two liver and gallbladder cleanses per year, eating the following foods is the best way to keep your liver healthy and functioning the way you need it to. I would encourage you to incorporate these liver cleanse foods into your weekly diet.

1. Garlic
Just a small amount of this pungent white bulb has the ability to activate liver enzymes that help your body flush out toxins. Garlic also holds high amounts of allicin and selenium, two natural compounds that aid in liver cleansing.

2. Grapefruit
High in both vitamin C and antioxidants, grapefruit increases the natural cleansing processes of the liver. A small glass of freshly-squeezed grapefruit juice will help boost production of the liver detoxification enzymes that help flush out carcinogens and other toxins.

3. Beets and Carrots
Both are extremely high in plant-flavonoids and beta-carotene; eating beets and carrots can help stimulate and improve overall liver function.

4. Green Tea
This liver-loving beverage is full of plant antioxidants known as catechins, a compound known to assist liver function. Green tea is not only delicious, it’s also a great way to improve your overall diet. Learn more about the benefits of green tea.

5. Leafy Green Vegetables
One of our most powerful allies in cleansing the liver, leafy greens can be eaten raw, cooked, or juiced. Extremely high in plant chlorophylls, greens suck up environmental toxins from the blood stream. With their distinct ability to neutralize heavy metals, chemicals and pesticides, these cleansing foods offer a powerful protective mechanism for the liver.

Try incorporating leafy greens such as bitter gourd, arugula, dandelion greens, spinach, mustard greens, and chicory into your diet. This will help increase the creation and flow of bile, the substance that removes waste from the organs and blood.

6. Avocados
This nutrient-dense super-food helps the body produce glutathione, a compound that is necessary for the liver to cleanse harmful toxins.

7. Apples
High in pectin, apples hold the chemical constituents necessary for the body to cleanse and release toxins from the digestive tract. This, in turn, makes it easier for the liver to handle the toxic load during the cleansing process.

8. Olive Oil
Cold-pressed organic oils such as olive, hemp and flax-seed are great for the liver, when used in moderation. They help the body by providing a lipid base that can suck up harmful toxins in the body. In this way, it takes some of the burden off the liver in terms of the toxic overload many of us suffer from.

9. Alternative Grains
It’s not only that you need alternative grains like quinoa, millet, and buckwheat in your diet, it’s that if you’ve got wheat, flour, or other whole grains in your diet, it’s time to make changes. Your liver is your body’s filter for toxins, and grains that contain gluten are full of them. A study last year found that persons who experienced gluten sensitivities also had abnormal liver enzyme test results, and that’s just one of many.

10. Cruciferous Vegetables
Eating broccoli and cauliflower will increase the amount of glucosinolate in your system, adding to enzyme production in the liver. These natural enzymes help flush out carcinogens, and other toxins, out of our body which may significantly lower risks associated with cancer.

11. Lemons & Limes
These citrus fruits contain very high amounts of vitamin C, which aids the body in synthesizing toxic materials into substances that can be absorbed by water. Drinking freshly-squeezed lemon or lime juice in the morning helps stimulate the liver.

12. Walnuts
Holding high amounts of the amino acid arginine, walnuts aid the liver in detoxifying ammonia. Walnuts are also high in glutathione and omega-3 fatty acids, which support normal liver cleansing actions. Make sure you chew the nuts well (until they are liquefied) before swallowing.

13. Cabbage
Much like broccoli and cauliflower, eating cabbage helps stimulate the activation of two crucial liver detoxifying enzymes that help flush out toxins. Try eating more kimchi, coleslaw, cabbage soup and sauerkraut.

14. Turmeric
The liver’s favorite spice. Try adding some of this detoxifying goodness into your next lentil stew or veggie dish for an instant liver pick-me-up. Turmeric helps boost liver detox, by assisting enzymes that actively flush out dietary carcinogens.

Tips For Doing a Liver Cleanse
Other liver cleanse foods not listed above include artichoke, asparagus, kale, and brussel sprouts. Eating the foods listed above is a great way to help keep your liver functioning properly. However, for best results, I recommend performing a liver cleanse. Performing a liver cleanse at least twice a year will eliminate any foreign substances that may be trapped in your liver.

– Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, DCBCN, DABFM

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I’ve eaten too much today so I guess tomorrow will be an extra FD
Everything was fine until I found a bottle of beer in the fridge and decided to open it……………..

Amazon,

Are you sure that, in getting the bottle out of the fridge to see what it was, you didn’t accidentally stumble and catch the top on the edge of the fridge door…? Thus necessitating drinking it… 🙂

Happy,

I had forgotten it was there, and once I noticed it, there was no choice, it had to be opened and consumed. Unfortunately that led to some cheese and olive tasting, which was very satisfying 😛
I’ve given up drinking wine at home for Lent, and I really fancied some today. The beer was a welcome substitute, and I had to celebrate losing 60lbs.
My fridge is practically empty at the moment, and there is nothing tempting in there at all now, which is excellent news………………I think.

Amazon,

60lbs! Well done you! That does deserve a celebration 🙂

Thanks Happy,

Only another 24 to go!

Internet seems to be working a bit this morning so I couldn’t resist a small comment: Nicky your last paragraph says it ALL, I just got goosebumps reading it!

Wonderful work everyone.

The rodeo was wonderful, a beautiful evening in a spectacular setting. The cowboys and cowgirls and the horses and the bulls put on a fabulous night of entertainment. We ate yummy country hamburgers and were spellbound by their daring for four hours solid. Most of the participants seemed to be limping though, I think the animals all got their own back!