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Afternoon, all! Boy, am I sore from all that exercise last night and this morning! Not my usual routine, but just this once. Took a little nap after Pilates this morning, now spending the afternoon in the kitchen: fancy grilled pizzettas for dinner with a salad of arugula, piquillo peppers, toasted almonds and Parmesan sformata. Making 2 soups for a family party tomorrow, gazpacho and corn chowder. Unfortunately, looks like our beach day will be rained out, but dinner is on!
Well of course I’m going to read all I can about what she or we could do, besides what the doctors recommend. Vitamin d for her has studies indicating best prognosis .
But see I also read about orange pith , seems nuts, so other advice falls into the they know what’s best song and dance. Basically. I’m just wondering if she’s going to start fighting it rather than go with the flow.
See my uncle, a very smart man IMO . Had cancer recently and his treatment plan was laid out for him.
He discovered that the plan should have been reevaluated for success or failure. Instead of just following the plan. I discovered if he had. He would undergone treatment that would have negated a very important step of his treatment. He shared that story and I e er forgot it. Yes. Doctors are the besets bests of all time. However. , they can be busy juggling many other important matters and not always as vigilant as we ourselves should be.
Ok. This is my third fast day of the week, and a second fast ay tommorrow. This is new territory for me. As I’m checking my sugars, and very hungry. So. Red kidney beans blended into fat free can of chili. 300 total calories worth. Vitamin water with a splash of coconut soda.
Pedometer says 31,111. So I know I zapped some fat . I feel like I have narcolepsy though. I keep getting drowsy. And is time for a 20 minute nap.
Amzta.
keep on Keepin on! I seemed to lose more when restarting after a break. Glad you’ve restarted if that’s what you really wanted. Glad for you.
Hi JoJo
Not sure I would call July a failure for you.
The way I see it you got to enjoy all those events and basically maintained weight.
This I why I’m so chuffed on Intermittent Fasting . A new month and we just start in again.
I’m struggling with my second fast day in a row. This morning as I have a lot of helpers about and donuts came out of no where. No one even knows about my fast day today. Just drinking a lot of green tea with lemon and stevia to sweeten.
Will have 300 calories of beans for lunch.
Haven’t made up my mind on dinner@5 300c.
Beans or fish I guess because there’s no time to cook . Not that 300 calories is worth a lot of time or fuss.
Ply
If you’re sore and rubbing on the soreness? Pushing sore muscle tissue towards the heart may help .
Instead of back and forth.
Thanks for the tip, SAMM. Not doing any rubbing, but if I do it will be toward the heart.
Your performance must have been lovely, Jojo! What a creative idea with the tea lights on your hands! Perfect for the ethereal atmosphere you were trying to create.
I am sitting at a coffee shop right now, having a latte and a pastry. Woke up wanting a treat, and I decided to give in. Will work the calories into my allowance for the day, of course! Sometimes a girl needs a donut!
I almost always find the second fast day in a row difficult, SAMM, and the day after that as well. Seems to be more mental and feeling deprived for a longer period than physical hunger.
Jojo, the good part is you are back on track, and you know what works. No doubt you will reach your goals for August.
Aftet lose to my goal I look forward to never ever taking another step . Its different to volunteer the waljing and yet anothet to do for hourly wages. The motivation and competirion is in my face and on the loud speakers if I slack. Trucker and checkets waiting on me standing still till put product into their baskets.
the weight is coming off wether I fast or not.
however I see it this way.
I can diet and lose weight
I can exer ise and lose weight
but if I overeat. I still gain weight no matter how much I exervise.
so my formula is to do maintain fir two weeks at 1 lb calorier restiction. And then two weeks of 2 lb calorie reztiction + exercise. Its about the limit fir me.
today my hunger managment plan is beating me down.
I got extremely hungry. But like micheal said in eat fadt live longer. . It get to a point and goes no further.
I ate my 300 calories of mo
Woke up as hungry as can be . Just plain ole oatmeal with cinnamon and stevia. Everyone wants me to go to buffet today cause my daughter told everyone that I’ll be hungry due to two day fast. I figured wife and daughter should of known , but anyone curious just comes around asking questions and being supportive . Then they talk about food. I was going nuts! Not stepping on scale until next Saturday at the end of this 12 days ADF. Glad it’s over. I think I can do it once a month. My sugars were in normal for me ranges.
Walking Buddies
Hope you’re walking service Is a joy! Perhaps you could have 3 routes. A short, medium and long route. Where you get lots of exposer. And tee shirts that promote you, because these days cell phones are ever present and if you’re number Is on your back . Just thinking is all.
Hope you’re feeling better ply.
Yes, i agree with SAMM. Follow this habit of Counting calories to know what kind of food you are eating. You should know how to locate a food’s caloric content and its serving amount. Comparing labels between different foods and beverages is vital for making the improved choices necessary to lose weight.
Great news on the scales, Jojo!
You are on the right track with the prepared snacks. Preparation is key for me, especially when I get stressed. If something healthy and tasty is ready, I will go for that instead of the easy unhealthy food. The combination of being busy and away from home, so no healthy meal or snacks prepped, and worry about this course coming up is what did me in yesterday.
I got a lot of work done last night, so today will be a better day,. Fiber One breakfast, gazpacho for lunch, and Thai chicken salad for dinner. I will fast today, then Wednesday And Thursday. Those are teaching days, so it is easy to avoid food during most of the day. I will be staying at my mil’s apartment again, and I will pack healthy meals and snacks to take along with me to avoid temptation.
Mind over platter, indeed!
I did know about the aspartame. The cereal is only very slightly sweet, and aspartame is the last ingredient on the list, which means it is the smallest proportion. I eat it for the fiber boost for very few calories. Since I very rarely eat any artificial sweeteners and almost no processed food, I think the tiny bit of aspartame is okay for me. Thanks for looking out!
I haven’t been getting all the posts on E-Mail so I had quite a bit to catch up on . This is such a brilliant way of life . I am glad all went well jojo . have you decided on a name yet? . SAMM I do hope your wife takes some of your advice . She must see how well you look in mind and body too .Ply I love the mind over platter lol .
I have lost another 1 lb this week 10 in 4 weeks so I am over the moon .
I bought myself new digital scales today and bottled water . I don’t like the water but I wanted the bottles to fill with tap water and keep it handy . I have been using pepsi max for so long but refused to by it today .
It is funny but I was feeling so good in myself today ,when I went to the care home to get my Dad the staff nurse said ” you are looking really nice today”and My son bought me a lovely bunch of flowers ( the one who has CP and in his own home now ) so it ha been a lovely day .
I am getting my head around myfitness pal too and that is another plus .
Thank you all so much for the encouragement. onwards and downwards . sorry if my posts are a bit mixed up 🙂 .
Im just stunned by my best friend get sick.
for me diet isnt just about weight loss. Its about heakth and well being. I got lucky that I like fish and tea.
Jojo I take comfort sometine in just eating the healthiest foods in ways that are tasty. ..
Instead of just thinking less is enougj. I actually feel like im rewarding myself with healthy stuffs. Jumping jacks the same way.
I love getting thinner but my biggest kick comes from eating the longevity foods. Even if it doesnt turn out as I hope to live another 50 years. Today I feel good that I tried .
I started eating the prunes after I recommended it after reading.
They were on special so bought some . Eat them every other day on feed days. Now I practically crave these things. They are good for bones! At any age .if you want to grow really really old , but stay active. Healthy bones all along are essential.
Was hard to do all the work myself that my friend and I always completed together. I used to bombard him with nutrition factoids just like I do on this thread. He would make sure I always saw him enjoying his burger and colas.well be great friends , but I’ll miss him sorely at work.
Sticking with my red beans, dried blueberries , and lemon green tea.most of the newbies in lunch room freak when they see me eat the lemon peel. However in my defense I dip the peels cut a thin as can be in a dark chocolate dip. Usually get asked is the chocolate healthy?
Uh. He’ll yes it is dark chocolate has 2/3 the amount of resveritol as red grapes! IMO fasting and resveritol.go together like friends on Fridays .
He was diagnosed with a stage four cancer. I’m just stunned! I don’t think he will Handel it well. So he’s on my mind. Yea they have replacements. , but we were a good team adapting to the situations that make getting things done more like clockwork.
Well chocolate as most people know it isnt good for us, but dark chocolate is an antioxidant and lord knows if you’re going for health food and dark chocolate is in the lunch box. I’m happy to share with others . Especially on feed days a small amount of dark chocolate is very satisfying. With something so delicious it hardly feels like I’m on diet at all. I mean it’s not like I ate chocolate ever day any way. 2-3 times a week I eat bar split over several days. In my lunch on feed days.
Another fast day behind me 🙂 only two more for this week an month. I just can’t say how glad I am about finding what works for me. It started with 5:2. Then 4:3. Now I’m just focused on weight loss. Fat in particular. This is how 5lbs a month is looking for me.
Start
Monday 600
Wednesday 600
Friday 600
Saturday 600
Monday 600
Wednesday 600
Friday 600
The rest of the month eat 500-600 below BMR on Monday,Wednesday,and Fridays . So the schedule is the same days every week wether fasting or calorie restriction.
However I increase my exercise to 600 calories worth so that it’s still 1lb plan for the week.
Should of waited to post this on Friday when I’ll weigh in at the end. Im very hopeful, but I know the scale can disappoint hoping it’s 214.
My new neighbor is very nice. A busy body kind of elderly. She was delighted to play scrabble with us and drink my dandelion tea. She considers herself a health nut? So asked her how many carbs did you eat today? She couldn’t answer that question. So convinced her to download an app for her phone. I believe it’s very easy to get the hang of counting carbs , by tracking them on a mobile device. About 6 months and you don’t need the phone anymore.
Snacking on a prune, and 3 dried apricots for my last 75 calories of the day.
Sorry about your friend, SAMM. More incentive to stay on the straight and narrow with diet and exercise. We may not be able to prevent disease, but we can do everything possible to try. Like how you are spreading the good word to your new neighbor!
Good fast day for me today, I was too darn busy to eat! Tomorrow should be the same, so it makes up for my bad Sunday.
I eat chopped dried prunes in my cereal on non-fast days because of SAMM’s info a couple of months ago. Fast days I stick with blueberries. I would be very surprised if Fiber One is banned because of aspartame, Jojo…you have diet soda there, right? It has a lot more aspartame (Nutrasweet) than half a cup of cereal.
Great news, Weemam! You are a star!
Yes weemam is off to great a start. I wouldnt be surprised if the scale starts to slow though… as since this isnt starvation or crash diet. A slow scale is safe.
For me I make sure my fast days and feed days are equally important. Especially last year when I first started the scale was very slow until I took my feed days seriously.
When I stopped fasting for 4 months I did regain some weight. But when I looked through my journal I had very few. Negatives. And the negatives would apply to any diet. This intermittent lifestyle keeps me eating great food and when junk food happens all is not lost. Its the food on feed days that I can have what ever makes me happy. And fast when i feel up to it. I did step on the darn scale cause my wife Insists she weigh daily. Im 213. 61 lbs weigh loss.
even I look I n the mirror and see it now. Hard to believe because I just ate a buffet a few days ago.
So when I read your posts. Im inspired to keep going.
But safely with my dr supervision. Appointment tommorrow. Just a check up.
One of those days.
busy busy busy.
I cant believe its only 39 lbs to go!
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if I only lose 1 lb a week
That will be some time in april . But im too chuffed to think about just 1 lb a week .
6 years ago I started a piggy bank that if I ever got to 200 lbs I would start taking ju jitsu classes again. .
Havent counted yet but its only quarters and scale says its 42lbs heavy. Hoping it will be enough. For a two years worth to get one of those belts. Yet another goal to get my visceral and subcantaneous fats into athlete’s body fat percentages
JoJo I hope my quest to eliminate my risks of preventable death and age related diseases allow me to live long enough to see mankind on mars. I’ve always been fascinated with space exploration in the physical sense. The moon is too radioactive, so mars will be the ticket.
I ate beans again , but had a coffee and chocolate beverage – choffee. Very bitter and when sip with ice Keepin me extended. About to sleep fir a few hours and on to a feed day. Only 1 more fast day and then two weeks of alternate day 600 calorie restriction days. Moving on to the exercise phase of the month.
What I’m exploring or experimenting is to see if I go low carb, then start a two weeks of compound lifting. To see if my waist fat is being used. I can already squeeze into size 34 zipped and buttoned , but it’s just a measurement because it’s to tight to be comfortable. Would like to get to size 32 zipped and buttoned before going all in on abdominal strengthening.
My understanding with asprin regimen is to take a break once every 6 weeks. Only to offset any long term issues. Also guessing should be taken with morning meal as opposed to no food just before bedtime. As it will lay in the digestive tract and cause weakness on spots over long periods of exposer.
I miss my garden already 🙁
My friend came back to work. I’m dumbfounded , he has more money than I’ve made in my entire lifetime.
But really he seems so unhappy while working, just really stimed, and pissed off most of the time. Life’s too short. I’d be sailing away into the sunset.
Stopped jumping rope and skipping as the bulging disc in my neck is barley getting better. I don’t need walking ,because of my work load. So I’ll be focussing on the compound lifts as Finnish putting my home in order. Yoga room not quite what I planned. Turned Into a tv room, but the exercise theme can’t be ingnored. 5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40, and 50lb kettle bell weights around the couch. I use them to anchor my feet as I do sit ups from the couch.
I think I found two before pictures 1 I’m sitting next to Ronald Donald fully clothed. And another that needs to be cropped due to nudity. Not full frontal though. Not that I want anyone to see the unclothed picture. But it’s a naked truth of picture. Why my wife took it I’ll never know. And I may just be a before picture for my wife and I .
JoJo, re the cheese scones. My secret!!! ingredient is a small pinch of Paprika, (just a small pinch mind) along with the required amount of Mustard powder. (My 8yr old grandson makes and loves them). Then of course the wedge of ENGLISH BUTTER that will start to gently melt on the still warm scone….Oops I have just put a pound in weight on thinking about them.
Talking of cheese, coming from Up North (East of England) one of my favorite treats is a slice of Wensleydale (Wallace and Gromit fame) coupled with a slice of the best fruit cake you have. Try it, fantastic. Another favorite is Stinking Bishop, fantastic taste but the smell!!! will keep the flies away. Oops, another pound just gone on.
Good luck.
Mmm, cheese scones!
@samm, nudity and Ronald McDonald? You are one crazy guy!
I ate too much for dinner last night, too, Jojo! Had dinner with my sister-in-law, brother–in-law, and niece. Grilled chicken cordon blue, grilled potatoes, and tomato salad. Reasonably healthy, just too much of it. It occurred to me afterward that serving family -style, with big platters and bowls of everything on the table, leads to overheating! I almost never have a second helping of anything at home, but if everything is right there, you almost do it unconsciously. I plate everything at home before serving, and what’s on my plate is always enough. More evidence for “The platter makes you fatter”!
Away from the scales until Saturday, not a bad thing!
Have a great day, all!
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