Great to hear from you Amazon, I hope you are ok. x
The thread is so quiet at present, with Jojo basking in the Turkish sun, Wiwi in the sun at Portugal, Weeman tied up with family, AO competing with her dogs interstate, and very soon Purple about to nick off!
SAMM I hope you and yours are OK.
Take care all, xx

Cant you report him to the EPA? I thought that was illegal?
Picturing Happy in the compost, very funny. And Bay must have the cleanest house in Canberra!

Yum. I am supposed to be fasting today but have started on the fresh figs I picked at Jamieson, (the birds didnt get them all). I figure its good fibre! We are having Salmon tomorrow, but Jamie wont be cooking it!

Hi, yes, I’m here! Sorry, it was a big weekend gardening, and didn’t have time to post. I have been lurking, but to be honest kept quiet cos I couldn’t contribute to the ‘how are you funding your gallivanting in old age’ discussion! I’m 20 years (and rising 🙁 ) off retirement… OH gets there 10 years before me. Is it too much to hope that I will then have 10 years where I’m not expected to cook every night when I get home from work…? 🙂

Dream on Happy !

Still in retirement I cook every day. Except when I am taken out 😉

Nama, figs and salmon, how yummy is that! 😆

I have been busy cleaning! Ha! And spent most of my productive time in booking our trip to Europe in August. We lucked into a 2 for 1 cruise in Europe. When it’s paid for, I’ll tell you where we’re going.

Cheers, Bay 🙂

Good morning, all! I am up at 4am again, and. Decided to get some baking done. My son and his law school friends are spending the next several days on Cape Cod, and I thought I’d contribute a batch of chocolate chip cookies (2 batches actually…I am testing recipes and want some feedback!) and our family favorite blueberry cake. I love to bake, and it’s nice when I can give it away!
Bay and Sarah, I have a fitbit and I enjoy it. I used one for a long time, lost it about six months ago and just replaced it a few weeks ago. Just seeing it on my wrist gives me a little more incentive to walk and do things like take the long way around to get in extra steps. The only thing I dislike is that it connects to MFP and automatically adjusts calories based on your activity. I have tried disconnecting, but it doesn’t seem possible. i would be happy to join a group on Fitbit. I think Tangawiwi and Jojo have them too.
Glad everyone is enjoying their spring/fall travel and gardening. Very warm here this week, Purple, but turning a bit cooler next week. Pack for temps between 60 and 85!

Hi Bay

thought you might like to know, piece in The Mail today, housework prevents cancer!!!

Haha!

So exciting, no housework done, except for cooking dinner and washing up. Have to clean the floors in the morning on my fast day. 😉

Flights paid for into Zagreb, Croatia and out of London on return trip. Also accepted quote for river cruise from Budapest to Amsterdam. Now we just have to organise the bits in between, including Normandy battlefields.

I am the worst housewife, which is why I use fast days to scrub and clean. Diversionary tactics! OH did the ironing while I was booking online.

Cheers, Bay 🙂

Hiya everyone . just read hundreds of posts lol and you are all doing so well . Where would we all be without this thread . Thanks again Jojo.

I am pleased to report that I have lost all of my birthday ice cream weight PLUS another pound and I am lighter than I have ever been that I can remember . OH says I am smaller than I was when we met 58 years ago when I was 15 .

Weather still quite rubbish here and still wearing a fleece and a scarf . Just waiting for our eldest granddaughter and her partner paying us a wee visit . love family visits .

Hope to get back soon and post more but just wanted you all to know I was thinking of ALL of you every day even though I am not posting .

Wee xx

tHANKS pURPLE . i HOPE YOU ARE WELL PAL :)… i WAS SO WORRIED i WOULDN’T BE ABLE TOMAINTAIN WHEN i GOT THERE , wOULD STILL LIKE TO LOOSE JUST 6 POUNDS MORE . nOW i KNOW i WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT … TAKE CARE PAL

WEEXX

oops ss . I hit the caps key by mistake xx

Hi Fast Trackers
Nicky Emel comespring and Aussie O in South Australia Nama & Keirra in Victoria Bay in ACT PVE in NSW WiWi in France & Barata in NZ and Jojo SAMM HappyNow Amazon Herm Lizzy Ply Tartan lass Smiffy Lor_PA CakeyWakey and Hello World (You know Who You) 😉 Happy Thursday people lets get our fast on 😆
Hi Nicky tonight’s the night as Rod Stewart did sing it’s microwave fish parcel $46.99 a kg for garfish at my butcher ?? $29.99 kg fresh flake from Kingston SE 90km down the road that’s me tonight so a shed load of black coffee thanks AO 😉 water green tea a diet coke and 23/1 is in my sights lets get our faat on people.
When I had a re measure of my height the other day and it was confirmed that I had shrank 2cm now 😥 178cm I redid my BMI and TDEE and wouldn’t you know to retain my goal BMI of 21.5 I actually now need to lose a further 2kg to 68kg I tend to hover around the 70kg mark but have been up to 71.5kg with 2 fasts a week 19/5 every day and 15000 steps daily so I will slip quietly back into 4-3 fast track mode with the standard 19/5 and steps so
I am wondering if along with re calculating your TDEE on your goal weight are you all also re calculating the magic number of 25% of that to your fast days or are you staying at a maximum of 500cal for women and 600cal for men?

“No food tastes as good as being slim feels”
Peace RT

Hi all,

2.30pm here and just back from a lovely swim, followed by a detour to the shops where (as Amazon would say) some lovely Size 12 trousers fell into my bag!! Yes RT NOTHING tastes as good as this feels. I was so excited that they fitted that I couldn’t choose between the tailored style and the casual style. I just knew I needed some black pants that fitted, and when the 12’s all fitted, I just had to get both! I have been showing a lot of restraint in the clothing purchase department recently, no point in buying things that wont fit for long. But I cant see myself ever being smaller than a 12, so let my hair down. I did also see some lovely pink jeans in Sportscraft but they were 7/8 length and I like my pants full length in winter! Probably from a lifetime of things being too short! RT and SAMM soon you two will be the only ones without pink jeans!
Weight down just half a kilo this week, but I am happy with that as still getting smaller all over, tapemeasure now shows a good 6″ off the waist.

Sarah I always loved figs made into fig jam (heaven), but these days I find I enjoy them fresh and without the sugar. Our fig tree is prolific but unfortunately the birds steal a lot. Its actually espaliered against a wall, so a bit tricky to net. I could chase the birds as Bay does when she has apricots, but its our weekend cottage and we are not always there. So I was delighted to get quite a lot this year and they are ripening on the window sill, being enjoyed a few at a time as they do so.

Bay your next trip sounds exciting. The river cruise will be lovely! And Miss Purple must be counting down the sleeps by now! Lovely to hear from you too Wee, another 6lb you may well disappear!

RT I think many of us have well under our 500 allowance on fast days. Since my weightloss has slowed, I usually aim for 350 – 400. Also good to have a bit in reserve if temptation too persistent in the evening.

Very wet and miserable here, about to light the open fire to cheer the house up a bit….

Great to hear from you Jojo, though sorry to hear about your toes! Good to hear you are relaxing too – I bet you dont put on that much weight if you are sticking to the healthy stuff.

Purple you could just leave some of the apples in your fridge if they are really fresh – Coolstores keep them for 12 months I believe! And I agree, cooking and freezing is the only other thing. Maybe juicing? But that always seems a waste to me, losing all the fibre! There is a magpie outside my window that would love one now!

I imagine you dont have time to be preserving fruit just now Purple! I am fasting too in anticipation of a big lunch with an old friend tomorrow – resisted the cakes at the shops (French Bakery) and having a miso soup to try and get warm now. The only thing I miss about my lard was its insulating properties! Feeling very smug, this cant last!

And another 7/10 down!

Great work Ply – I think you have willpower in spades at present. Your families at your school must really love you – “Food is Love” isnt it? Thanks but I doubt I could ever be smaller than a 12, I havent been this size for 30 yrs. Luckily the size 14 jeans I bought a month or so back were only cheapies, they are hanging loose now!

I am really worried about you too SAMM – last time you had internet issues you borrowed a phone to tell us you were ok. I am not religious, but sending a prayer for you anyway! Someone will listen I hope.

Good luck with your elections in the UK, you are in our news!

Jojo I just checked and SAMM last posted on the 24th April. Perhaps his wife is really unwell.

Quick hi to all, the show is just starting but had a bacon & egg sarni just waiting for kettle to boil now 😀

I would have thought if something had happened to his wife he would have popped in to lets us know if it is internet hassles his phone would be used so i think it must be with SAMM so all the best my hard rockin amigo do the doable
keep on keeping on.
RT

Beautiful day here but still cold brrrr.

SAMM we are all missing you pal . I hope all is well .

Jojo take it easy while you are getting the chance pal . Glad your pain is easing a bit too .

Off to get my Dad in an hour so I will go tidy up first . Spare room looks like a clothes store . I found so many of my ” nice clothes” yesterday that I have jumped right passed size wise and although I love loosing the weight I hate they are things I can’t alter . NEVER MIND though someone will get the use of them .

I am sure a lot of you know what I mean… I am looking forward to the summer and not the thigh rubbing and uncomfortable clothes that hide everything . It is like floating on air lol .

I can’t thank all of you enough for being there and supporting me all the way . The support in this thread is unreal .

silly wee thing BUT I can now wrap a towel around me and tuck it over the top . Silly but great . always had a HUGE gap there in the past . Small minds are easy pleased lol 🙂 🙂

Wee xx

Hi Amazon, I hope your lunch with old friends did the trick! I had a lovely lunch today with a good friend overlooking the bay in a gorgeous place out of Melbourne called Sorrento. The sun was out, the water was aquamarine, hundreds of tiny boats bobbing and pelicans everywhere. We both had the “market fish” on a bed of Kipfler potatoes and a lovely glass of vino, delish! My friend is also an ex boss and tried to tempt me back to some casual work, but I firmly resisted! How could I fit in my gym time/swimming if I had to actually BE somewhere! Back to earth with a thud tonight watching my football team get thrashed, ah well, thats life!

My friend is slim but very interested and supportive of 5:2 and as we discussed it, I had the most wonderful “light bulb” moment of realization that I have completely changed my relationship with food. I have a deep inner conviction that fasting is the best thing I can do for myself and a rock solid belief in myself that I can continue this way of eating forever. The little voices that used to occasionally whisper doubting words about maintaining my new weight seem to have given up! I agree with Bay re the addictive power of sugar and find that if I minimise it, craving for it almost disappears. If I have planned treats I really enjoy them and dont have any guilt afterwards. Sorry if I am sounding a bit zealous tonight, its the sound of my new found confidence with food!

Amazon, I always pronounce your name “ah-maze-in” in my head! 🙂