Hi Fast Trackers and Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉
Positively a spring like day here in SA sunshine blue skies and spot on 20deg
AO great to see you up and about and well done you on the 36 hrs and those 3 weeks will slip past with better movement and pain free is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Slimnhealthy best congrats on shimmying into the tennis skirt great job tennis racquet optional 😉
Wiwi keep on keeping on Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going. Sam Levenson
Happy good reminder of knowing your alive 😆 loved it
NearlySlimJim wow mate you’re smashing it out 5lb in a week awesome.
Amazon I have pondered the non-fast day being the down fall at times too as my week off proved it very clearly to me the LCHF options of “eat when you’re hungry and stop when your full” does not work for me as it is really saying its free for all RT eat all you can and beer is happy hour 24/7 I don’t drink a 6er because I am thirsty 6 x 375ml cans is 2.25lt so in keeping with Bays 2litres a day 😉 I hear the voice of the angels above whispering to me stay forever vigilant with mindful eating good portion control and fasting regularly

Hi Purple I took my 4 day fast from the Eat Fast & Live Longer Dr M doco when he did his first fast 3 days and 4 nights on a 25cal miso cup a soup in the evening he made it in a cardboard cup and mixed it up with a hotel pen one wonders what the accommodation budget was 😉 he is a black tea drinker and had a shed load of water. Valter Longo fasted 4 days.
So basically I have black coffee green tea and a shed load water mixed in with the occasional black tea for balance a cheeky little diet coke or a pepsi max here and there I am not a fan of miso soup but I do have some on hand the Hikari Miso – Instant Miso Soup – Wakame 1 sachet 18g 28cal or a Bovril 1 tsp 10cal or Bonox 1 tsp in a cup of hot water 8cal I sometimes have a cup but I generally get through ok with Tuesday the second day being the hardest

“It’s is easier to avoid eating than to stop eating once started”
Peace RT

It’s all fascinating, isn’t it?
Happy, I found this re miso and blood sugar
http://www.gisymbol.com/food-of-the-month-6/
I guess if insulin causes the body to store fat, the aim on a fast would be to limit insulin.
Jo, I thought the same as Happy. A 5 hour shift is an easy way to not eat. If you do need food some days, take a couple of little tomatoes, lettuce, carrot and cucumber to munch on. There is always an alternative to takeaway carbs. The stricter you are, the sooner you can develop your maintenance techniques.
P

Have you looked behind the couch, Amazon? Amazing what you might find 😆😆😆
Fasting saves doing any shopping at all!
I fasted today and have just made 2 loaves of sourdough to take away at the end of the week.
Like Nama, we are hitting the road too. ☺P

Thanks for the link P. And there I was thinking miso was just a low calorie salty snack for fast days! Think I may need to have some every day ☕️

Hi P I did wear a path out to the loo 😉 and I always think a en suite would be very handy on a fast night many trips sadly this does wake up Frankie and creates a situation very noisy in the middle of the night and he thinks when his eyes are open its feed time and he is rather pushy he is going out to the farm today with some other orphan lambs that where adopted out to other family members so they will all be in the yards to adjust for a while so a certain peace and tranquillity should return on the home front I hope. I feel good a lightness with some purpose and clarity zero hunger and like you I did not fizzle out overnight 😆
Peace RT

I decided to keep you company RT. Wasn’t hungry this morning, so rolling through another fast.
I thought I’d do some quick calculating…
To reach our healthy goal weights, Mr P and I both lost 30 kg each in 12 months in 2013. That averages out at only 1.2lbs per week. Obviously we lost more in the initial months (often a kilo in a week), but this tends to slow as you get closer to goal, even with adjusting TDEE.
Don’t get disheartened about reaching goal. Set a realistic healthy goal weight, eat as if you have reached it, plus 2 proper fast a week, and it will happen. The faster you reach it, the more rewarded you feel and consequently don’t want to slip back.
My thought for the day. P 😊😊

Good to have some company thanks Purple going along ok a dull head ache no pill required busy day at work uses up good fast time not hungry at all but I am imagining what greasy fatty yummy goodness I would have eaten nearly 2 years ago at work all day minimum 3 snacks something on the way home from work plus a 6er of beer a 175g packet a chips and a massive evening meal and yet today quite content and full on zen how bizarre
“Remember that reserve of fat you have on your body already and realise you actually don’t need food, you just want it.”
RT

It’s quiet today -yes RT.
I am now down 600g after getting my A into fasting G again properly.
Miso soup is so hard to find in France, but Amazon.fr does wonders. Yes interesting article, Purple
I heard about the winter bomb, Barata. By chance we put in a third heat pump into the Wellington house the day before, and the tenants were oh so happy. A bit hard for you coming back from Fiji to that southerly buster. Yes swollen veins are a new nuisance, but liveable with, and swimming helps. I think Rome was the trigger- 30° + everyday is the problem. A good old flight sock does wonders though is not that elegant!
Purple, do you make your own sourdough starter? We buy our one loaf every week, sourdough, organic and wholemeal. Jolly expensive but worth it.
The temperature has dropped so swimming is sadly off the menu today in our waterhole, but we are off to the UK tomorrow and my eyes light up with the thought of the indoor pool just down the road from where we stay.

Non FD for me today, but it’s good to be back on 4:3 again.
xx Wiwi

Yes Wi. Dead easy…only takes a couple of days. 2tbs good flour. The same of filtered water. Then the trick when you first start is to add a little pineapple juice (tinned). Only need to do it the first time.Add a bit of flour and water for a few days intil it is bubbly.
I made a grainy, oaty loaf as well as a fig and almond (almonds layered on the tin bottom) to take on our trip. We use about a loaf a week too.
Sorry to hear about your bitter weather Barata. 23 and sunny here today.
All power to the fasters today…welcome Happy. A good reset indeed. P

Good luck Amazon!

I really will have to stop being a wuss, get my A in G sometime, and do a long fast… Maybe in the autumn… 🙂

Happy, there are no obligations to do longer fasting, just an interest in what the results might be. No intention in this household!

Wi, I made a sourdough starter earlier in the year (last year?) but allowed the poor thing to expire from under-use. We eat so little bread – roll on retirement! Very simple to make and sustain. I bet your tenants are happy. One of my workmates was promised a heatpump, then a wall heater turned up. Warm wall, cold workmate 🙁

Hi everyone,

Had a great workout followed by a lovely swim and have that lovely buzz that exercise brings 🙂

I’m now enjoying a huge mug of coffee with the last dribble of milk, it’s black from now on.

RT, I think you might be right about this being the change I need. I’ve decided to view it as 3 one day fasts as I think that mindset will make it easier for me.

Time to go as the rowing has started 😉

Hi Fast Trackers and Hello World (You All know Who You ARE) 😉
What a joy to be able to nick out to the loo last night and not be harassed by Frankie 😯 Yfee tells me he is none too pleased about this new livestock farm lifestyle either a lot of vocalization when she left him he clearly is very adapted in the back of the house 😆 Nice to read P and MrP make multiple trips to the loo and Barata no trips at all oh you guys are so fortunate if that happened just one night for me yfee would think I have passed away over night or indeed phone family conference call to inform everyone of my achievement as she does not get up at all just hold on she says yeah right whatever !! P & Happy we are all going to have differing views quote and reference different strategies and studies on the subject of artificial sweeteners for sure which is a grand thing I still follow a simple platform of my own study of one that is what worked and continues to work for me I enjoy a diet coke and it refreshes me so while very easy to eliminate from my menu it will stay on. Just as some need a splash of milk in their tea or coffee I do not though or as Jason Fung suggests a splash of cream or milk even on a fast day or the good Dr M in the fast diet book under ‘what can I drink’ Plenty as long as it doesn’t have a substantial calorie content In practice as with most decisions on the Fast Diet the choice is entirely up to you he suggests they drink their tea and coffee black on a fast day but if you prefer it with milk and artificial sweeteners fine but be aware that the calories in milk add up and what you are trying to do is extend the time you are not consuming calories at all. P67 in the ebook 😉 for the inquisitive amongst you you know who you are 😆 As most here would know I am a 19/5 follower and in Dr Bert Herring book fast-5 which incidentally was released in 19 December 2006 the plan is simple
“That’s all there is to it. From 10pm one day to 5pm the next day
you eat nothing and drink only unsweetened or
artificially-sweetened beverages having negligible calorie
content such as water, flavored water, regular or herbal tea,
coffee, or diet sodas. No juice, milk, or alcohol-containing
drink should be consumed until after 5 pm”
free download PDF Ebook here
http://www.koukos.com/Fast-5-ebook100.pdf

So I personally think whatever builds compliance that then makes it doable Amazon I have found the practical application of a long fast the hardest not necessarily the calorie free component or the fasting it self but with a lot of negative vibe from my family who all think I am quite mad as it is 😆 welcome aboard I won’t wish you good luck as you don’t need luck when you have ability and you have oodles of that day 3 three is awesome you wonder what all the family fuss is about I feel recharged all my super hero powers are just starting to work as one well kind of. 💡 Happy Hump Day
Safe and happy travels P and Mr P and continue to make great memories we love life.
“It’s is easier to avoid eating than to stop eating once started”
Peace RT

Hi everyone,

All is going well. My hunger peaked at 4pm which is when I usually eat on a FD so I’m thinking that some of it was psychological. I eased off on the fluids a couple of hours ago in the hope that I don’t get up more than once during the night, but it is more difficult to gauge how much water I need after an hour of sweating in the gym and not eating anything at all. I don’t have a headache so I guess I’ve got it right.
RT, I have some small cans of diet tonic water in the fridge and I will probably have one tomorrow with ice and lemon and kid myself there’s some gin in it 😉

I’ve been lucky with the reactions from family and friends. My brother was very supportive of my efforts and understood the science behind fasting. He was also of the opinion that I looked good and was much happier so it must be the right thing for me to do!
My best friend has been great and neither her or my other close friends have tried to force food on me which has made life much easier.
I won’t be broadcasting my 3 day effort until I’ve done it though 😆

I’ve been watching Olympic tennis since 3pm and have now moved on to the gymnastics. I’m not sure that I can manage another floor exercise after all those sets of tennis 😛

Slimn, great news on your Mum btw! Nice to be a role model for our parents!

Hello,
When I have my coffee in the morning on my FDw/ that splash of milk and stevia i can easily reach 19:5 or more. Sometime about how I start my day tells how successful it will be.
Since I came back from vacation neither gain nor loss. I am hoping that this week the words from RT echoes when I look at my own fat and let that be my own body’s meal. Congrats btw RT about your lifestyle change. We see here many good examples.
Today I’ve watched the series from Michael Polla’s – Cooked and I was amazed how simple can one bake a real bread. Purple I just iniciated that starter maybe with a 1/2 spoon of real pineapple juice. It’s gonna be a great experiment.
I am LCHF lately however I indulge myself with black rice or quinoa. I need the fiber from them otherwise I get in trouble … You know what I am saying.
Slim I was never successful with any of my family members. My youngest brother is obese and all his metabolic markers are away of balance. We’ll see if he reads the book from MM.
Miso is one of my favorites soups! It’s reserved for winter. My only concern is how high the sodium content is… Maybe there’s a low sodium option… I’ll check it out.
Happy Fasting and congrats to you losers and maintainers 🙏

Amazon fantastic good stuff you are getting your groove on…… it will be Friday before we know it 😯
Keep on Keeping On 💡
Peace RT 😉

Good Morning,
I did sleep like a baby also up only once to go to the loo like you guys call it 😂
Today is cloudy but yet cool which I prefer. There’s always something to be done and the upper part of our house is to hot when temperatures raise, we have no central air here.
We are doing a trip in September starting in Rapid City, Montana, Canada (border), Idaho the end in Salt Lake City. I am going to AAA to get help to put the mileage together… It’s only a 9 day trip.
Jo what do you think it’s getting in your way to shred more pounds or sabotaging your good intentions? I think sometimes we know what makes us stuck.
I am not an experienced Faster and my goal it’s only 20 pounds! We are here to help and support each other. To me just being on a non judgmental environment helps a lot. I am a very sensible person that keep things very private and never open up about my fears, frustrations and wishes. People misunderstand me a lot perhaps it’s because I come across something else. I am not strong and tough as thought.
My starter was little bubbly today! When is the time to feed it water and flour! It’s sitting at the counter breathing fresh air 👍
My husband is 86 years old! While I am looking for excuses not to eat with him I need to be creative in how to feed him. His doctor prescribed fluoxetine back in March for his anxiety and I believe this particular drug it’s taking his appetite away. Lately I am trying to make him heavy on carbs. There isn’t anything fat or sugar free in our house.
Happy Fasting to you! Mine is tomorrow ❤️

Hi HCB
I’m at the other end of the day…off to bed. Another fast, another fast meal. Easy.
Feed the starter whenever you remember…daily, 3 days apart, whatever. To keep it active, feed daily, to slow down, keep it in a sealed container in the fridge.
To make bread, mix 1/2 the stater with 200gm good wholemeal flour and 200ml filtered water. Leave, covered with plastic for 12 hours. Add 300gm more flour, 10gm salt, 1tbs oil and any seeds or grains you want. Add a bit more water to make it wettish. Knead by hand or machine for 10 minutes. Leave to rise in a large greased bread tin for 12 hours, covered with plastic and a teatowel. Bake for 35 mins at 200deg C. Take out of tin and wrap on a teatowel. Store, when cool in a plastic bag or container in the fridge. Keeps for ages.
It is excellent for gluten intolerant folk and to help with constipation. ..1 slice, toasted, a few days a week. 😀
‘Night all. P

Slim I consider it a WOL. I eat a little of everything… Just be vigilant not to go back into old habits which I normally do therefore yoking 😨

Hi everyone,

Another good morning at the gym. I thought I might struggle but all waswell and once again the place was deserted so I had another 30 minute swim and had the pool to myself for the first 15 minutes which was bliss 🙂

I did get cramp in my calf when I was doing my stretches so I’ll be having a couple of mugs of Bovril today along with some salt. Apart from that it was a thoroughly enjoyable morning 😎

I won’t pretend I’m not feeling a bit peckish but it is nothing like I thought it might be and easy to deal with, and I’m now considering making FDs food free.

Jim, it is definitely a way of life and I have to say I don’t want to go back to the old one. I use to feel tired and lethargic for much of the time and I contributed that to working full time, but I now know it was my diet. Losing weight has freed me from a permanently painful and swollen knee along with various other aches and pains that were due to being obese and unfit, and has enabled me to exercise properly several times a week. I am now fitter than I’ve been for most of my adult life and intend to stay that way.
When I went to Cambodia in January I was no longer the fat one at the back struggling to get up the hill as I was able to cope with everything easily including a 27k bike ride in 30C heat and it made me feel so good.
It also makes all the hard work at the gym worthwhile and worth continuing.

We all have our triggers that drives to a not so good road. Don’t we!
Nama what a nice scenic drive of yours. All of those things that makes life worth living and Fasting 👍👍👍👍
All of a sudden started to rain and is to humid. I got our trip routed, cleaned a bit, cooked and now taking a little brake. I will go walking later this afternoon.
☠☠☠-my down side is when I intent do drink one or two glasses of wine and don’t obey myself. This normally happens when I am bored, upset, frustrated. I feel bad for the unecessary misbehavior afterwords. I am getting better but sometimes I go those steps back 💣💣💣💣
See you later