Afternoon all

Happy I fasted on Sun, Tu, Th, Sun and this week it’ll be Tu, Th, Sat but I might do B2B Th and F depending on my weekend plans. Thursday was a very unhealthy fast as I had a slice of cake and a glass of wine ?
I feel much happier at having got back into the routine and feel confident that I can stick with it for the next three months which should get me to goal.

Nicky, a flat white won’t ruin a FD.

I’ve spent the morning at the gym and then went to the supermarket. I talked myself out of a croissant and/or a danish pastry, but did buy a roll which was filled with bacon for brunch. I was going to have potatoes with my steak this evening, but as I’ve had bread I’ll just have some green veggies.

When I was unpacking and putting away my groceries I found a pack of plain chocolate covered ginger that I bought when I was away last week. I am now trying to erase it from my memory 😆

Is is an epidemic of Australian flu…….
Seriously, I hope AO, Nama and Emel all feel better soon.

Great that Jim has had his other eye done. He’ll need 20/20 vision in order to catch sight of the ever shrinking Wee 😉

I don’t eat until lunchtime most days, but my eating window isn’t set in stone. I think 16.8 is fine and anything stricter deserves a pat on the back for those of you with the willpower to do it, but I don’t want to be watching the clock every day and feeling miserable because I’ve opted for a window that is too narrow for my needs, and I know that is what would happen.

Time for more coffee.

Hope you find the right combination Nama fisherman’s friend is not for me terrible muck I say 😆 I much prefer the very butch butter menthol any day.
Footy it has been a good season for us and well some teams are on the slide some are on the up and others are over achieving IMO I am off to the Adelaide Oval for Sundays match with the 3 eldest lads we are heading up Saturday afternoon staying in a hotel Saturday night then the early game and back home for tea. Eldest lad is Weagles second son Pies and 3rd is Demons they are going for the experience and a weekend away with Dad and Lad time the major outcome and winner.
Even though I know the step count for my present walking track I still monitor the count with the iPhone app. even though I know 1 egg 1 piece of bacon 2 Woolworth’s whole meal toast 1 teaspoon of butter and 1 220gram tin of spc spaghetti tomato & cheese is a total of 535cal I still enter in to MFP
Maybe I should seek counseling again 😉 I have removed the doubt and found my doable on my study of one so I can keep on keeping on. This way of life living and loving every minute it is indeed a sheer privilege to be alive to cherish every moment.
Peace RT

Hi everyone, hope those who are not well are feeling an improvement.
Jojo for a change we have had lovely weather here up north the last few days, hope it continues that way! I finally got to the gym yesterday, not been for about a month, feeling it today! FD went well yesterday, was ready for it after a little too much rhubarb cider at the weekend! Off to Scotland tomorrow for a few days, lots of walking- FD on return!
Good attitude RT, be should all be more thankful for our short time here on planet earth!
Stay strong, we can do this!

Jojo, as you are visiting New Zealand in October you are likely to have the full benefit of the equinoxical storms (which don’t stop in September). It’s not called Windy Wellington for nothing! I haven’t actually been blown over yet, though. 🙂

Jo,

I hope you’re not suffering too many ill effects from your walk? Bum not too sore…?!

I must admit I reneged on my commitment to go for a run last night because the heavens opened before I left home. If I’d been out I would have carried on, but to set out when it was raining stair rods…I’m not that committed?!

Wee,

I hope all goes well on Friday. I hope you’re not getting too anxious! You’ve not hit the ice cream yet though…?

SO GREAT !

Morning/evening all

Yesterdays fast day was cancelled due to a bout of mindless grazing that started late in the evening and only ended when I had eaten the last slice of bread. Not a good day but that’s the way it goes occasionally. I’m not changing my plans for the week so the next FD will be tomorrow and hopefully I’ll be able to stick with it.

Have a good one everybody 🙂

Hi all
Enjoy your time in London, JoJo.
I love your expression “mindless grazing”, Amazon. I know that feeling. I am in step with you at present. I have stuck to ADF for three weeks now, but late at night I eat a few nuts, and have to work hard not to eat more and more and more…… chomp chomp.
I often have trouble sleeping on fast days (fast nights really) My method to sleep is to imagine a map of Africa and go around naming the countries to myself. If I get around I go through the landlocked ones, and then the capitals. Does anyone else find sleeping on fast days more difficult? Any solutions?

I hope the Australian contingent are on the mend. Where are you, Purple and Bayleaf??
I hear you are having atrocious weather at present on the east coast.
Nama, I now know what a mandoline is, or at least my thumb does. The word in French for that nasty object is different (French of course), but cut thumbs are multilingual.

Wee, thinking of you and Jim on Friday. All cyber thoughts on that day.
Enjoy Scotland, Iona.
Happy, what are you eating from the garden at present?
We have a lot of eating to do before leaving in 4 weeks time.

It’s glorious in the south of France today- good for tomato-ripening. The Alps are clear right to the Italian border. We are off to the Mediterranean Coast(200km away) for the weekend with family flying in from London, Rome, la Réunion island, Amsterdam and Mexico City. I am fasting tomorrow and Friday to allow a few calories for the weekend.

I am finding the ADF relatively easy, but I am finding losing kilos more difficult. I am now 33% fat, and still about 10kg from the goal. I do find that even with the same calories, on the days when I drink a lot of water, I lose more grams. Is it the push effect? Wink! Smirk!
Happy days.
Wiwi

Good idea Barata. Say 30 October!

I got fined $400 by Customs last year because I brought an apple from my tree in France and forgot to eat it enroute. Better to eat all the veggies before, I think and give you Mr Watties.
Whittakers is wonderful and we still have some. Nzers always bring Whittakers peanut slabs for expats lost in a sea of French, Belgian, and Swiss chocolate. Quel enfer!

I can feel NZ in my bones and what a great feeling!

xx Wiwi

Happy,
I’ll come to stay and help you eat all that wonderful produce 😉

I have no more difficulty getting to sleep after fasting than any other day, but if I’m hungry I have a hot drink before going to bed.

Thanks Wiwi.
Bay and I are both “on the wallaby” as they say in Aus. (Travelling around for non Aus folks).
Reading, and thinking of you all. Keep up the good work FTs 🙂 P
Oh, and I’ll have some of your produce too Happy. Pity about the customs fines 🙁

Re: homegrown produce. I dread to think what my fellow shoppers think of my weekly shop, given that it’s mostly wine and cat food…!

Poor Mr & Mrs Nama! Two more victims of the horrible bugs that seem to have been so much more aggressive during this long cold winter. Hope you’re both feeling better soon. One consolation is that with no desire to eat, your new dress will look gorgeous for the wedding.

We too watched Kevin McC’s show last night. I can identify with the satisfaction of depending on one’s own resources – living in the bush has some of the same features, but I wonder what would happen if one of them was to fall ill, get injured or, in 20 years’ time when they are not so fit and vigorous.

Jo, I completely agree about food choices. I heard one of our leading medicos interviewed about lifestyle choices and he described it as ‘digging graves with a knife and fork’. Although on reflection, knives and forks are usually associated with sensible eating of wholesome food. It’s the junk we eat with our fingers that does the damage.

Wee, best wishes to Jim for tomorrow. I think there should be some allowance for ice cream when it’s over 😉

n xxx

Aww Nama I hope you and hubby feel better soon pal sending you both a big hug xx

Cold and wet here again today and have the heating on. Our youngest granddaughter just arrived back from New York this morning ( celebrating her 21 st with a friend ) . She is coming to visit any minute and is so excited to come tell us all about it . Jojo enjoy your time with your son pal xx

Jim says thank you all for the good wishes 🙂

I keep joking with him and asking if he is winking at me :). he says he is just testing out his ” good eye” I like it better to think he is winking 🙂 🙂

Wee xx

AO try not to cough too hard pal . I know this sounds weird BUT it DOES work . I have tried it . Vick vapour rub on the soles of the feet . well rubbed in then put on socks . do this before going to bed . I thought this such a daft idea when someone told me BUT it works pal xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Happy weekend All
Go You Mighty crows 😉
Peace RT

Hi AO the group your refer to is (TFI) Thomas Food International they have plants all around Australia but for us in SA they are in Murray Bridge and Lobethal they are a multi species processor both sheep and beef where the company I work for only process beef.

hiya everyone .

just a quick pop in to say Jim has had the op and back home . All went well just a wee bit bloodshot but that will clear .the surgeon said ” a small nick” . We hardly slept last night . Worried about what went wrong last time BUT all is well . So so happy .

i went a wee bit mad eating last night . I know it was because i was anxious though . It is OK as I am maintaining now and I didn’t feel in the least guilty as I know I can get rid of any extra really easy now .As we all know this is AWOL . not a diet . xx

Take care my lovely friends

Great news, Wee.

Nama, the number of calories burned will depend on the intensity and duration of coughing, but according to Livestrong you could expect perhaps 2-3 calories per cough!

Awww Nama sending you a big Scottish cuddle pal … Take care xx

Afternoon all,

It is a beautiful day here 😛

I spent the morning at the gym, and it was eerily quiet there, hardly anyone around but no surprise as it is August BH weekend. I had a fab swim in a quiet pool which has made me feel very at peace with the world.
Exercise going really well, fasting not so well. I’ve tried twice since Sunday but failed on both occasions, so today will hopefully be third time lucky 😉

Nama, glad to hear you are on the mend, and Wee, great news for Jim and hopefully this time it will be an uneventful and speedy recovery from the operation.

Have a good weekend everyone ??