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CW,
I love stuffed peppers too, and I bought some peppers today to make some 🙂
I have some 150ml cans of dry ginger that have been in the fridge for ages. I opened one today as I fancied something different, and I couldn’t drink it. I guess I won’t be buying any more.
HCB, I’m not a warrior, I’m a fast tracker! 😛
Morning fellow faster trackers … such a lot to catch up on … welcome to the new posters in this thread 😀
Back to work today after a public holiday yesterday 😀 … once again things went pear shaped yesterday … OH finished early so came home a day early so as I didn’t have anything out for him we again had to make do!!
Oh well, such is life, at least I got some crafting in, very, very happy with the results … still to complete 3 of the 10 projects but that’s okay, I can do this tonight (and maybe fit in a few more projects … one of the projects is something I wanted to make late last year ready for this year but time was against me, still I can make up some “blank” ones ready for next year later on now that I’ve got the knack of them 😀 )
FD for me today (my regular one) but will NEED to do 3 in a row this week … nevermind that will be easy now … gee it IS harder when home particularly when family/friends think you need company when OH is away, lol 😀 😆 , but really you just want to be left alone to do stuff, even just to read, 😀 at least I know they were thinking of me and didn’t want me to be lonely bless them 😆
Chat later all 😀 … AO 😆
Hello all
A good FD today, beginning with a boiled egg, Bovril for lunch, then a lovely sweet and sour chicken recipe from the Hairy Bikers’ Diet Book with zero rice. Not sure if they are heard of in other parts of the world, though I think they did a tour of Australia a couple of years ago. Anyway, it was 288 cals and delicious.
Weighing tomorrow, and from the feel of my jeans I’m fairly certain I’ve lost a few pounds. Fingers crossed.
Jojo – I’m quite happy to travel further inland, and yes, a hire car might be a good idea. Maybe some Francophiles reading this thread could give us some ideas as to the best places to stay? I gather the Loire is best seen on foot or by bicycle, so we should get some exercise either way! Yes I do remember that little shop in York. I didn’t notice you photographing the walls though! Lucky we didn’t get thrown out! Ha ha!
You and Aussie Oma are certainly busy with your projects , which is great – it keeps fingers out of the fridge! AO – what a dilemma when people unwittingly sabotage your efforts because they are being so nice!
RT – our tap water is pretty good too, as it comes from a bore hole. It used to be even better until they changed the pipes – maybe a few more frogs can get in now! Lol!
Have a good morning/ evening all and happy fasting!
Smiffy x
Good morning all.
Monday joke (if you are of a delicate constitution do not read on, you may find the content offensive):
EMPLOYEE NOTICE
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Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown in the economy, the Government has decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early, mandatory retirement, thus creating jobs and reducing unemployment.
This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early).
Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to the Government to be considered for the SHAFT programme (Special Help After Forced Termination).
Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (System Covering Retired-Early Workers).
A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as the Government deems appropriate.
Persons who have been RAPED could get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependents & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance).
Obviously persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by the Government..
Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on will receive as much Special High Intensity Training (insert acronym, represented here as S***) as possible. The Government has always prided themselves on the amount of S*** they give our citizens.
Should you feel that you do not receive enough S***, please bring this to the attention of your MP, who has been trained to give you all the S*** you can handle.
Sincerely –
The Committee for Economic Value of Individual Lives (E.V.I.L.)
PS – Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions, The Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.
LOL Nicky 😆
Yes it is nice/frustrating when people care about you so much they sabotage a few days still there’s always another day and caring may not always be there 🙂
I forgot to mention our water. 99% rain water, filtered when pumped out of the tank and filtered again (Pura Tap) in the kitchen for drinking/cooking purposes. Hate when we have to go on mains (which we did a little while ago as pump needed a small repair) as even though Pura Tap filters that water in the kitchen nothing else is filtered and it is so harsh on my hair etc. so always very happy when we went back onto rainwater 😀
Happy days all 😀 chat tonight 🙂
Well I blew it yesterday after steadily losing a few hundred grams every day last week ……I was on a FD, mmmmm then decided to make a chocolate cake ostensibly for my son’s school lunches. I was doing fine despite a few teaspoons of icing ( kept thinking it has no calories on a teaspoon) and then following a long walk I decided to have a glass of wine Why you think . I believe it was the sugar. I just lost the plot . Three glasses of wine and salad and cheese finished the night with yes a piece of chocolate cake…. Well am up 1 kg so I know that I cannot afford to make cakes during this time. Am SO frustrated with myself. I can only blame myself and decided that fessig up on this forum would be the best step forward….. Too often a blow out. Has led to a few days of eating whatever! So a non FD but no cake, cheese or wine on the menu.
Hi Emel, sympathies! We’ve all done it at least once – I’m a slow learner so many times more than once.
The comforting thing we all know about this WOL is that we can just get back on the bike and start pedalling again.
On any other eating plan I would say something like “I’m so undisciplined I’ll never be that slim person again. Since I’ve blown it now I’ll have another piece of cake/cheese/wine (insert vice of choice).”
Confession is good for the soul and leads to fresh resolve, as we both know.
Take care of yourself and don’t beat yourself up too much. n xxx
Good one Nicky! 😉
Amazon – thanks for the tip that the sweet & sour dish is freezable. I used less oil too. I had the book for a couple of years but never really looked at it until I came across the recipe on the internet and remembered I had it. There are some really nice things in it, so I will definitely be using it again.
Emel – don’t beat yourself up! You did it, it’s over, and you can pick yourself up and carry on. That kg will come off very quickly.
‘Night all
Hi again everyone, taking a few minutes with first at work cuppa to hand.
RT what does LMFAO mean? Regarding water, we only drink tapwater and use a sodastream to make the fizzy stuff. Our rainwater tanks have filters on but enough organic matter gets through that the water has a very sulphurous smell – garden use only 🙁
Thanks Amazon and Smiffy for the pointer to the HB sweet and sour recipe, sounds delicious – found it on the internet and have put it on next week’s menu. OH doesn’t like the texture of rice, so usually use rice noodles for him as they are easy to put on one side of the wok for serving only to him. He did like the cauli rice I made recently though and could use that.
Enjoy the rest of Monday everyone and I’ll get back to work 😉
Hi Nicky we have a stocking over our rain water tap over the sink in the laundry and on the odd occasion we have tiny microbiological wrigglers still slip through which is not ideal for many but I need the extra protein haha 😳 ok depending on the aussie/pommie slang content of the F bomb or F word 😉 flaming friggin fekkin or the F/bomb
LMFAO
Laugh
My
F*****ing
Arse
Off
😆
Hi all,
Nicky you need a few young males around to learn that one (RT just taught you!).
RT re water – I will drink Melbourne tap water but it smells like chlorine to me, so I have (cheap Aldi) mineral water mostly. Prefer the bubbles. Tap water ok with slice of lemon but only if I can steal/beg some, they were $1.50 each last time I saw them! In Jamieson we have a 25 yr old concrete tank which usually has crystal clear rainwater. However all who drink it spend a lot of time producing sulphur, so we filter it with a Bunnings Waterco bench top filter (stone type centre thingy which needs to be scraped clean). After a particular tree blows its pollen over half the garden, the pollen is so fine that it sometimes gets thru the tank filters and the water tastes like tadpole water. One year we “treated” it with bleach (carefully measured, after consulting with pool shop lady) and it fixed the smell/colour, but we didnt dare drink it again for a few years. Dont think active sodium hypochlorite would be too good for one. After the latest frozen berry drama, I sometimes wonder what is in with the Aldi water though!
Commiserations Emel – we have ALL been there. But as we say to our kids, its ok if you learn from it!
Completed a 5Km walk/hillclimb at 7am this morning! The sun was rising above the mountains and there was mist rising off the river below, it was magic. Almost bumped into a 2m Grey Kangaroo too – so worth getting up early for. The exercise does make me hungrier though!
Cheers all x
When the boys where young Nicky we had a soda stream with the individual little glass bottles with white lids in the summer we had them all lined up in the bottom shelf in the fridge door wow it was a fun thing to do 😆 we still have one but a new one with 1 litre plastic bottles now y-fee quite likes plain soda water out of the cask of course but still 😉
Nama we have always had rainwater tanks and just like a decaying rodent in 40deg heat in the wall cavity you know it will pass 😉 however depending on what has fallen or washed into the tank. Leaves bark native seeds wattle bird poo pollen rodents dead birds and the like I well remember going from gravity fed to having a pressure pump holy moly what a fantastic thing until the taste test which went pear shape due to the plumbing blue resin glue for poly pipe was the only flavour for a summer 😆 it did keep our teeth white though 😳 I intend to follow up on the filtering in to the house it seems a good option
Lesson learned
Morning all.
I managed to oversleep and have missed my pilates class, so as it is a beautiful morning with sunshine forecast all day, I’m going to go out walking.
Emel, there is no way you’ve gained a kg in one day. It is just a temporary gain of food in transit/water retention etc. Once you’ve had a couple of sensible eating days and a FD, all will be well. And as others have said, don’t beat yourself up over it.
Nama, you are turning into an exercise junkie 😉
Have a good day/evening everyone.
Yes I have not been drinking at all for a while and there is a direct correlation between snacking and drinking alcohol. Oh well, a lesson learnt.
Cannot contribute re water tanks but I have been on a cleaning frenzy re laundry as have had mice. Washed
the pillow slips perhaps thirty of them only to discover as I was hanging them out that a mouse had died and decomposed in a pillow slip! Gross ! meanwhile having problems with tap and had arranged for a plumber tomorrow am. I then fiddled with said tap and now cannot turn it off. Water turned off at our house. Pillow slips back in machine. No shower tomorrow morning. Oh washing machine also leaking! Trying to locate serial number.
Did however go on a lovely walk with friend in the mt. Lofty Botanic gardens.
Amazon I am enjoying the feeling of managing some steep walks around Jamieson that previously required several stops and a portable oxygen cylinder! Its unbelievable how much easier it is now that I havent got 3 bags of potatoes to carry, plus even the small amount of swimming I have done so far has improved my lung capacity. I dont think there is any danger of me becoming addicted though! Back home in Melbourne tonight, finger healed, so looking forward to trying the new pool tomorrow morning. Have not had scales whilst away but jeans I have never worn before are loose! I bought them on the last WW attempt when I was still 5 kgs heavier than now. They were way too tight then but something to aim for! Hope I get some wear out of them before they are too baggy…..
Afternoon all.
Well done Smiffy!
It is a beautiful day, and I’ve been out shopping and then to Kew Gardens for a walk. Everything seems to be coming into bloom, carpets of crocii and daffodils along with other bulbs, buds on the trees and shrubs, and the smell of newly cut grass. It was lovely 😛
I’m struggling a bit with my FD, and will probably have had 600 calories by the end of the day, but I’m not going to give up as it is close enough when doing ADF.
I’ve bought myself some new underwear as none of my bras were comfortable or fitted properly. There was a sale, so I got 40% off too 🙂
I was tempted to try on some jeans, but decided to wait and spend my money on something I really need as the ones I have aren’t falling down just yet 😉
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) 😆
SAMM has mentioned this a few times of late I put this up last year and it is awesome so
For the newbies and for the fast trackers that missed the link for new you image it is here change the detail and gender in the top right hand corner
http://www.modelmydiet.com/men.html?cb=891743484420
SAMM I am taking a leaf out of your big book of awesomeness and I am putting together a hump day 3 course meal of SAMM 😉 Of a Chana dal dipper (I make my own from yellow split peas) with red pepper crudities and a SAMM starter of a salad with hummus salmon shrimp tuna avocado hard-boiled eggs walnuts apple (waldorf style) & lemon segments a SAMM Super Stew using chicken legs onions and garlic turnips turmeric carrots broccoli red beans frozen mixed vegetable and asparagus all poached in chicken broth with oat bran to thicken . And a SAMM dessert of Blueberries and orange segments with Green tea the beverage of choice this should add a few more good years to eat fast and live longer. You have lost over 30kg SAMM already and continuing to masterfully share the love and knowledge leading the way by your example for all us so you my hard rocking American are a leader and inspiring us to Keep on keeping on and do what’s doable mate.
Peace RT
Argh. I too have just lost my entire post. I have to learn to remember to click submit before I click anything else. Here’s the short version.
Thanks to everyone for your warm welcome. I also completely agree with Nicky’s comments.
There are some impressive results that have been posted since I was last here – congrats all.
I had a meltdown on my Sunday FD. I am going to take SAMM’s advice and scale down to 5:2 for a while until I get into the groove. Haven’t weighed myself since last Saturday – have been too reluctant after the Sunday meltdown. The truth will out this Saturday.
It is finally above -a million celsius here in Montreal, +5 today. I got out for great walk at lunch time, including climbing one of the killer staircases on the Mountain. If I can keep this up a few days a week I can move my activity up to light, hurray.
Love the jokes.
Hello Trackers,
I was unable to check with you today so no able to reply to everyone.
@jojo – I am about to be 49 the end this month, married, no children … a little dog.
I am quiet familiar with the amount of diets out there. My pounds started accumulating the last 3 years and it’s up to 15 pounds now.
A lot happened within those 3 years and my fear is from 15 to many more! I am a very heathy conscious person. Lately, I was cutting down on food, exercising more without results. I looked into fasting or intermittent.
Yesterday was not easy! Eating 500 calories is so unusual. Today I didn’t have any bowel movements so I shall watch.
Also I was extra careful what to eat. Breakfast, lunch and dinner and 2 glasses of white wine. Other times I would drink much more … Looking at the big picture now.
My next fasting will be Friday. I am planing to have coffee, lunch and dinner. I bought quinoa and prepare well for it.
Thank you for all the nice post!
Good night
Hi DJ. SAMM is right, I personally find 4:3 much more challenging than 5:2. Be patient, the weight didnt go on overnight. I only use 4:3 if I have had a fair bit of (over)socializing and need emergency strategies. Several people on here seem to be able to manage it easily, but I find that I feel I am fasting all the time just by adding one extra day. The fasting does get easier though, so dont give up.
Had a lovely swim at 7am today – I think I woke early with the excitement of trying the new pool. So lovely after the busy public one, only one other swimmer there and I managed even more laps than previously, so very pleased. But now I need to use Bayleaf’s strategies and get moving with some housework,as fasting after swimming a bit tricky – I am starving! Whilst we were in Jamieson, son and his girl made Tequila Sunrises and I think half the orange juice is still on the kitchen floor. So its the Bayleaf method – washing floors!
Cheers all!
Hi HealthCoach
Please make sure that you’re drinking at least 2 litres of water a day to ensure a bowel movement. This is in addition to tea and coffee. I measure my water out in a flask or a bottle. If I don’t measure it, I cheat myself of water. If you drink two litres of water per day, you make up for the water that you normally eat in your food.
Have you read Michael Mosley’s book? Worth every penny 😉
Cheers, Bay 🙂
Morning/evening all.
Another beautiful morning here, and I’m off to the gym again 🙂
I have always have a drink of some description on the go, water, tea, coffee. I have recently increased the amount of water I drink because of the amount lost while working out at the gym.
The majority of the population in general who suffer from constipation do so because they do not drink enough water.
It is something that is rarely talked about, which always surprises me considering thst it can lead to so many serious health issues.
Apart from the one beer I found lurking in the fridge last week, I’ve given up drinking alcohol at home for Lent, and don’t have any social events lined up that will include it either.
Have a good day/evening everyone.
Agree with Jojo re sugar withdrawal.
I am on a sugar free Lent, and the first 3.5 days were awful. 😮 Tired, grumpy, never feeling satisfied. However, I drank loads of water and toughed it out. On the fourth day I felt free and light and happy again.
If you think you can do it, I totally recommend a sugar free detox for as long as you can last. 🙄
I could do it only by saying, well it’s only 40 days of Lent, and then I can have a sweet treat. 😉 Just like intermittent fasting, I hear you say. Yep! L
BTW. Did my first 24 hour water fast yesterday while travelling across beautiful NZ. I would have said a year ago, that I couldn’t do such a thing. As it happened, I felt free all day, and didn’t think of food until dinner. It is interesting how the mind and body change.
Good luck with fasting tomorrow.
Cheers, Bay 🙂
Afternoon all.
Nama, so glad you are enjoying your swimming. I understand where you’re coming from regarding hunger after exercise. I’ve had to change my FDs around as I just get too hungry on the days I use the gym equipment. I’m OK if I attend Pilates and am hoping I’ll be able to cope after the Zumba class. I’ve got a really busy day planned tomorrow, so that should help. I’m going to an art exhibition about Impressionism, which is my favourite 😛
I came home ravenous today, so was pleased to be able to have granola with yoghurt and berries. I’m marinading some lamb for dinner. Also trying to stick to 19/5 on non FDs.
We are having spring like weather again today, but I’m not fooled! I know that spring doesn’t start for another 10 days and that it is going to be cold and wet later……
Having said that, it has been so mild that the CH has been turned off for several days, and apparently we’ve had the sunniest UK winter on record 🙂
RT. Thanks for the encouragement.
That is right up there isn’t it.
I interviewed my 98yo grandmother before she passed last year?
Asked her about her diet. Red beans.
There was a lot of the red beans.
On page#2
About connecting the dots. Helping foods become more nutritious than eating them alone.
Trying to lose wieght?
300 calories not going far?
Try eating a pickle. Then some red beans in no sugar added tomato sauce and flavor with onion, garlic,and and a Serrano pepper.
A. The pickle will keep digestion from occurring for 20 min.
B. The red beans will make you sensitive to feeling full. Highest in anti-oxidants.
C. The onions, garlic , and tomato anti cancer benefits.
D. The Serrano pepper brings the HEAT, but is the most anti-inflammatory food ingredient on the planet!
Yes! My grandmother ate this stuff! So now I do too! Though I like on feed days, and add Parmesan Cheese and bits of a boiled egg(E. Vitamineral).
Now that I’m thinking on it how great would all that flavor be stuffed inside a mini-sweet ?
Hmmmm
BRB
😉
Hi SAMM.
Another interesting post, but I have to disagree with you regarding the properties of pickles.
The digestive process actually starts before eating when saliva is produced in anticipation of food. It continues as food is chewed in the mouth, and continues throughout the digestive tract, until waste is produced.
Do you have a link with the science behind a pickle preventing digestion from occurring for 20 minutes?
Hi Happy,
I am asking SAMM for clarification as I don’t believe that eating pickle stops the digestive process from occurring for 20 minutes.
It may inhibit the production or effectiveness of the enzyme ptyalin, which is in saliva and breaks down starches, but I don’t understand how it can prevent digestion from starting.
I would also like to know what is the point of trying to delay digestion? What benefit does that have?
Sorry that you are having cr*p weather, I’m sure we’ll get our share here. It isn’t very warm today, I needed my thick jacket and gloves this morning, which is what I was alluding to when I mentioned not being fooled by spring like weather, paint the sky blue, stick the sun in it and let them all think winter is over………..then they step outside and it is bloody freezing!
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