Hello Everyone,
Didn’t get a good night’s sleep yesterday! Sasha was in agony last night. We had so much trouble with her seasonal hot-spots therfore I was just all over her. Immediately she on our bed with Calamine on the area she was itchy and trying to pull her hair off and I gave her Zyrtec as well. So we didn’t walk today. She’s sleeping more because of that medication. No emergency trip to the vet this time.

My menu today was 4oz chicken, 1/4 cup black rice, broccoli and one tangerine. I really want to believe it’s about 500 calories there. Kept moving myself around my house chores and that was it. I guess when one plans well can go days Fasting … Will see.
Gladly I feel lighter and visualize myself slimmer. I am trying to fast one more time before we embark on that long drive if days.

It getting hot in here!

I can see in my mind you gardens and flowers! You guys are working so hard on that plus Losibg 😉

Be healthy and well

Xoxo
B

Jo,

You could suggest your friend googles the health benefits of sourdough vs whole meal. Lots of info out there!

Wrt sourdough, the long fermentation and acidity apparently make nutrients more available and simple sugars less available, and is more easily digestible for those with IBS. I don’t know anything about brown breads though (white all the way for me I’m afraid!).

Maybe have a look at:
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/digestive-health/Pages/cutting-out-bread.aspx

Good luck with the essay and the bowling!

Sarah,

I laughingly thought when I reached my goal weight I’d be throwing away the scales and maintaining my new weight naturally and with little effort. I can’t say I’ve found it hard to maintain, but it does require vigilance and work!

Weight can easily fluctuate by a few lbs day to day, so I found that to stay under my goal weight I need to aim for a lb or 2 below it. That buys me a bit of wriggle room.

Jo,

I’ve not made my own sourdough yet, but now you’ve mentioned it maybe today is the day I should grasp the nettle and get the starter started! I find standard bread often doesn’t agree with me now, think I poisoned myself with too much of it in the past…

Jo, the bread thing has lots of variables.
Highly processed white wheat yeast bread has few vitamins, little fibre and the yeast and gluten are huge issues for many people.
Yeast-raised wholemeal bread has more vitamins, but suffers from the same gluten issues. It needs to be full of whole grains as well to increase it’s fibre.
Commercial sourdough is usually also partly yeast raised, so is only one better up the ladder.
Wholemeal wheatflour sourdough, with lots of grains, risen with natural yeasts (ie sourdough starter) breaks down the gluten, allows many sensitive people to consume wheat based-bread and is high in vitamins and fibre. But as wheat can cause sensitivity in any form, for some people (hay fever particularly) it can still be problematic.
And I haven’t started on the unwanted insulin spikes (resulting in fat) we all get from flour of any sort.
Best to avoid bread while losing weight and consume good grainy homemade sourdough as a sometimes food when you reach maintenance.

Happy, a little pineapple juice in the initial mix of flour and water kicks off the sourdough starter brilliantly.

Now, back to my wine as the sun sets over the beautiful Derwent River in Tasmania. P 😊

Dear me Jo! The bowls club sound like a sickly lot, hardly a good advertisement 😳

Consider yourself lucky it’s just grey where you are, it’s sleeting/ snowing here!! I’m trying to avoid going out…

Oh you’re a wag, P! It’s thermals here today 😞

Anzac day dawn service was as spin tingling as ever and the “last post” moving the numbers are growing who attend and great to see. I have not gone past 4 days Jojo certainly will be on my list of things however not this week. A day with family is really as good as it gets young and old watching the big game in the shed with all who can get around clearly i will be shaping and influencing 4 week old Aliya to follow a good SA team 😉
Happy Monday Fast Trackers
Peace RT

Happy birthday for the big one Nicky (you spring chicken! ) 🎂🎈🎁 P

Back from a cake-eating weekend, almost two pounds up, and planning a fast day today.
Have a good week, everyone.

Good morning,
It is cold here too! I thought this was called sunny California. All is good, I am drinking tea and not coffee today. Trying to break a 30 year habit. I am trying to change my brain, it is a little challenging.
Have a great day everyone.

Hi Everyone,

Experiencing some back pain! I believe there is a sciatic problem. Right now studying all option available to deal with this. Not willing to go down the painkillers road. Thinking if at least 15 pounds lighter and back to my yoga will improve this problem.

Happy Borthday to Nicky 🎂.

Not fasting this week! Too much going one and lots of distractions while getting ready to go up north.

Jojo and Sarah – I am a coffee drinker big time! I just brought my favorite coffee beans/ground from Brazil and I have my own ritual, different machines and. I really love my coffee and believe it has some benefits.
Why did you decide to give up on coffee? ☕️
Xoxo
B

Hi Jojo,
Yesterdays water/coffee fast went well thanks. I think I have it licked now. As RT always says,its SO much easier just not to eat in the first place! And the motivation of the 1kg drop on the scales overnight is a great carrot!
Sorry to read about your weather. I am sure our turn will come, but another glorious 25 degree Autumn day here again today. I feel like I am living in Queensland not Victoria!
I think tea at bridge is far better than chocolate biscuits! I don’t mind a loo stop overnight as I love snuggling back under the covers….

Thanks Ply!! Great to hear from you too.
I always look for the silver lining, there usually is one! I do get impatient with habitually grumpy people though, life is too short to be miserable…

I fasted yesterday. By the time evening came I wasn’t really hungry and considered stretching it into day. Two things stopped me. 1. I don’t want to lose more weight. 2. I’d been thinking about eating all day!

So well done Jo, on delaying the gratification of eating for several days!

Amazon, I know you’re out there! Hope the computer is soon fixed, I’m missing your contribution 🙂

jo Jo, i have lost another 2 lbs. I have a lot of determination. Also a family crisis last weekend, like daughter of 45 has became a bisexual. This was a shock .Gosh !! But she still loves har husband. He is still there living off her as before . She was always the wage earner. She is moving house to live with her friend… Its like a tv movie. Luckily shock, distress etc cause me to not eat.

Wow Jo! No calories for 5 days! I’m impressed.
Just throwing fast day ‘meal’ together after 24 hours…long enough for me.
Go Jo ☺ P

If there is one word that cannot describe our Jojo, it is “lazy!”

Amazon,

Great to have you back again. Glad to hear your back seems to be well and truly on the mend, Wish I could say the same for mine 😤

Jo,

I’m so impressed with your five day fast. Have you been dreaming about the meal that breaks the fast?!

Hi Fast Trackers
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Funny Commentator Comments

1. Weightlifting commentator: “This is Gregoriava from Bulgaria. I saw
her snatch this morning during her warm up and it was amazing.”
2. Dressage commentator: “This is really a lovely horse and I speak
from personal experience since I once mounted her mother.”
3. Paul Hamm, Gymnast: “I owe a lot to my parents, especially my
mother and father.”
4. Boxing Analyst: “Sure there have been injuries, and even some
deaths in boxing, but none of them really that serious.”
5. Softball announcer: “If history repeats itself, I should think we
can expect the same thing again.”
6. Basketball analyst: “He dribbles a lot and the opposition doesn’t
like it. In fact you can see it all over their faces.”
7. At the rowing medal ceremony: “Ah, isn’t that nice, the wife of the
IOC president is hugging the cox of the British crew.”
8. Soccer commentator: “Julian Dicks is everywhere. It’s like they’ve
got eleven Dicks on the field.”
9. Tennis commentator: “One of the reasons Andy is playing so well is
that,before the final round, his wife takes out his balls and kisses
them…Oh my God, what have I just said?”

Have a happy Weekend all you beautiful losers 😆
Peace