Trouble is, AO, my boy trusted I wouldn’t muck it up! Silly man. He should know me by now 🙂 Have a good one. P 🙂

Hi Samm
The gf flour sourdough didn’t rise at all so I rolled it as thin as possible, cut it into small triangles and baked it for 20 mins on fairly high. Varied opinions on the result! OH calls them “pretty chunky”. I think they need a good salsa. I don’t think I’ll do that one again. Good luck with yours. P 🙂

Hi fast-tracking mates. Haven’t logged in since Wednesday and now Friday afternoon just after lunch – so many posts!

Firstly Jojo, you have probably already left for your holiday so hope by the time you read this you had/are having fabulous time. Belated happy birthday too.

OA – such god news regarding your employment. I used to be an HPI at TAFE Urrbrae in horticulture but you would know about the budget so haven’t done anything there this year. Botanic Gardens formed a joint venture with TAFE-SA – The Australian Centre for Horticultural Excellence (!). Privately I’m suspicious about anything with ‘excellence’ in the name 😉 however, it has attracted many fee-paying students doing the Cert II, III and Diploma in hort and I’ve done quite a bit of teaching this year with them. The down side is that HR haven’t YET, nearly 2 years after it started, worked out how much to pay us all for the ‘higher duties’ that are involved with teaching, over and above our usual lowly classifications. Hope hell doesn’t freeze over before they get it sorted. Might be a nice bonus to buy some new clothes.

Thanks everyone for your cheery and positive contributions – such a pleasure to read about your ‘shrinking’ lives. Nxxx

Has everyone gone to Spain with jojo?

Nope still here in Bonnie Scotland … been out for the day with hubby at a designer outlet . Sterling Mills at Tillicoultry .Now 4:15 PM

Lovely day here . had a fast yesterday and will do another tomorrow . Sitting here enjoying some Scottish Strawberries ..Yummy 🙂

Wee xx

Greetings from beautiful Bodrum. Long awaited holiday is here at last. Had a really stressful couple of weeks before we flew out yesterday so very happy, So far I’ve slept 13 out of the 24 hrs that we’ve been here so safe to say I was ready for a break. Hope that doesn’t continue or I’ll miss it!
Making good food choices so far – hubby not much of a drinker and alcohol is very expensive here so hopefully won’t do too much damage. I’ll have a swim couple of times a day and our hotel is on top of the steepest hill I’ve ever seen so calories burning there – honestly I wish I could post a photo of the drive up to the entrance it’s extraordinary – so are the views though:). Best wishes to all

Hi All my first post & the first week on this WOL the stats are I am a 51yo good lookin rooster 😉
weight 96kg of twisted steel and sex appeal @ a 180cm and a BMI of 29.6
I did the Michael Mosely start up of a 4 day fast from his sbs and youtube docco ended yesterday and my intention is to embrace the alternate fast days of M-W-F.My reflection of this week Monday fine Tuesday terrible/shocking Wednesday and Thursday very doable current wgt today 93.7 cheering !!!
NickyF I live in the SE of SA how bizarre in a good way 🙂 ok people
Enjoy what you do and Do what you Enjoy
RT

Hi fast-tracking mates

Welcome RT – 4 days of fasting is really hard core! You’ve obviously got far more resolve than I have.

Hi OA, have always had mixed feelings about daylight savings because I get up early and resent that hour of light that’s ‘stolen’ at the start because suddenly we’re back in the dark at 6am and it was just getting good after the winter. I know, what a whinger! Most people love it.

I used to work at Mt Lofty garden and that’s less than 10 min by car. Then I was promoted, although it came with the downside of being based in the Adelaide Garden, a 20 min drive non-peak hour or 35 mins in peak. That’s partly why I start (and end) early and so miss the traffic both ways. Life’s exciting enough on the SE Freeway without deliberately making it worse.

Going shopping in Adelaide this pm. My new MS SurfacePro is playing up and am taking it back for repair/review plus thought would drift down to DJ’s and see what Sportscraft have on offer. I still have clothes that fit, but would be good to get something new in my new size. I figure that with the football GF on it will be fairly quiet.

Happy Saturday all!

Morning all.

Saturday already. Where does the time go?
Fast day 4 today. I’ve bought some fresh crab meat and have found a recipe for crab cakes that I can adapt sufficiently to make them FD food. On a bed of salad with a chilli dressing, I think they’ll be fab.

Hi Jojo and Amazon, sounds like you’re both well rested and ready to face the day with lovely fresh foods.

I downloaded the Fast Diet today onto my computer and have read the first chapter. I’ll read the rest over the coming days. So far from what has been read I’m doing it right for me 🙂

G’day Wee 🙂 sounds like you’re having a wonderful time. Wow I don’t think I could fast on a weekend day, too many things to eat (in moderation of course 🙂 ). Have a wonderful day and enjoy your new neighbours and time with your Dad 😀

They sound lovely Wee, enjoy 🙂

Hi Ply, great post!

Hi Hermaj, thinking of you dissertating and wishing you all power in the home stretch.

Nicky, did you find any clothes that suit? I found most of the boutiques in the shopping centre, and the fashion labels in DJs are on sale this week. So satisfying to buy lovely clothes at the sales. I now have a coral jacket and a white one with lots of detail. Goes with my new green and navy items. I have to pinch myself to believe it’s really me in the lovely new slim clothes.

I dropped another bag of size 14 clothes into the Salvation Army shop today. My wardrobe is shrinking along with me 🙂

Happy day, all. I fast on Sunday so that I can host the family on Monday. Cheers, Bay 🙂

Rough trader.
Sounds good plan. A friend of this thread is simcoeluv. He mae a very good point of putting the focus in the beginning months on just being able to have successful fast days as the main accomplishment. The rest will fall into place. The weight loss and health benefits.its great when the scale moves downward. However the victory is finding what works for and being able to adjust to changes.

I belive in this WOL. Especially if its combined with moderate exercise and HIIT if possible. I go further by making my feed days rich in foods that foster my priotity goal. For now iin weight loss mode, but im focussed also on visceral fat which is my biggest health risk.

I am so hungry that I was thinking of giving in and eating something, then I took a look at this thread and read ply’s comment.

Thanks, you’ve stopped me from giving up on a fast day. I have made myself a mug of tea with a splash of milk and convinced myself that I can cope for another couple of hours, then have an early dinner 🙂

I ate dinner at 4pm 😆

I’ve just had some raspberries and that is my lot until tomorrow.

Apart from the celery :spit: your lunch sounds delicious.

Aussie Oma
I know it sounds more over thought than it actually is. I actually have less fast days per month than 5:2.
I have 7 ADF fast days, then a two break where I focus on strength training.

Because I make my menus , then place a food delivery order. I’ve found I spend alot less time on food. Howevertbe quality of my goods enable , cancer prevention ,weight loss, health foods, and healing foods into my diet. Going to the grocery store I never come out with only what is on my list.

By having it delivered Fridays evening, I get all my cooking done by Saturday evenings. The rest is frozen in measured out Pyrex.

My job is demanding physically. ICANN barely fast on 3 of the days I work. Do adapted to one of fast days to start after lunch on the last work day of the week. Took me awhile to realize an optimal time there as the week end begins. But if it’s 36 hours. With only 600 calories . It’s tha same as 5:2 semi fast.

Only two fasting days. During work,my pedometer rarely has less than 30,000stepsper day. So it’s hard to stay competitive against the other returns runners. I don’t make much money , but I believe it’s better than working at the gym . Well more like if I had to use exercise equipment for 8-12 hours shifts, sometimes loading the trucks,and fetching the missing items on the fly if the are damaged in the conveyor system.

Fo the most part I’d say no I didn’t start IF. Intermittent. Fasting on 4:3- 4.5/19.5 and feed days healthy. I gradually went from a sedentary life of an injured person to 5:2 then 4:3 then started replacing feed days with healthy or healing foods. I wish I could say I’m perfect at it. What I can says much healthier diet 5-6 days a week. Sundays I just go with the flow.

Good morning all and Buen Dia Jojo. It sounds as if you will be coming back slim, beautiful and serene. Enjoy! You too Tartan lass.

Amazon – I’m fasting too, today. I’ve had a rather indulgent few days so daren’t go near the scales until I’ve got a few lean days under my belt – which will be up a notch of two if I’m not very careful! My Callanetics DVD was waiting for me when we got home from Wales yesterday, so hoping to have a go tomorrow. I probably won’t be able to move on Monday! Your crab cakes sound wonderful.

Great news about the job Aussie Oma. What a huge relief for you. Hope all goes well at the show tomorrow. Ours are very miffed at being home again after the lovely time they had on the beach. I don’t think the long country walks they get here quite measure up!

Weemam – there is nothing to make you feel great more than trying on clothes and finding they are now too big, especially when you couldn’t get into them a while ago. I’m about to get rid of two pairs of black jeans which were the only things I could wear four months ago – and at times I had to lie down to do them up! Now, they look awful on me.

Happy shopping NickyF. I bought a new top and trousers the other day, UK 16, and if anything the trousers are a little on the loose side. I can’t believe I might soon need a 14. I haven’t been that for years and years!

Hermaj – you must be feeling so relieved that it is nearly over. What fantastic determination you have, though obviously you’ve enjoyed it, but perhaps more so if not under pressure. On a lesser level, when I changed careers from law to floristry six years ago, part of my college work included a project on an era, and I chose the 60s. I loved doing it, as it included politics, music and culture as well as flower trends. I really enjoyed delving into the history, and finding wedding pics of royalty and celebs like Princess Margaret, Lulu and Cilla, but did find the pressure quite hard. Luckily, like you, OH was very supportive and is a good cook! I’m sure you will get excellent results.

Hello Rouge Trader. Good luck with 5.2-ing. Look forward to hearing about your progress.

Hi to everyone else. Hope you’re having a good weekend.

Smiffy x

Good morning all.

Amazon great job not giving in and spoiling your fast day 😀 well done you!

Hi Smiffy glad to see you had a great time in Wales …

SAMM as we don’t get deliveries here we have to go shop but having said that most of what we buy are fresh foods, not packaged or tinned. Unlike you I don’t have an over active job and I don’t work long, long hours so I can shop after work if needed to get more fresh veggies when needed or ask my OH to get them on the way home from his work (as I’d have to make a special journey as there are no shops between me and work but he could call past a shop on his way home so it’s on his way).

Hi Nicky, Wee, Tartan, Jojo and everyone else … have a wonderful day/night all … I don’t fast again until tomorrow (Mon)

Thank-you SAMM in my mind I do wonder if the M-W-F fast is as good as say M-T-W the 3:4 the science probably says yes but I need some stats and so I am using myself as a guide for research and development to establish a good fit in this very unique and flexible WOL in my view at least…
All the Best Fast Trackers
Peace..

Hi fasttrackers…
So much chatter in the last few days. I have been having an active social life (beaches, parties, pool bbq at home) so have had little time to catch up. Just did a quick skim…how wonderful to see everyone being inspired by each other. Well done Amazon!

Ply (and all the other Northern Hemisphere folk), I feel sorry for you heading in to winter. Spring is here in full (had my first swim today) and the days are getting longer. I actually find it easier, living in Sydney, to exercise in winter as our winter days are usually lovely and sunny and it warms me up. Summer is left for pool work and late evening jaunts. Too hot even to garden in midsummer. So, I probably lose more in the winter due to exercising more.

I continue to maintain my goal weight (been 6 months now) and seem to have developed a nice natural rhythm of 2 fasts and mindful eating the rest of the time. I can go out to dinner and eat whatever I like, knowing, with confidence now, that I won’t gain those dreaded kilos again. That said, I’d better get OH to come for a walk now. Cheers all, P 🙂

Hi fellow fast trackers, I see we’re all having a great day thus far 😀 … oh boy I never had the video for callanetics but did have the book (much harder to follow, lol) mind you I can’t guarantee I could find it again lol.

Hermaj that’s an awesome dissertation you’re doing, nearly there now and I know what you mean regarding deadlines, lol.

Amazon we’re having a slightly modified Sunday roast ourselves … lean leg of lamb with a few roast potatoes only being available along with lots and lots of steamed veggies (which I do in my thermomix).

PVE we had a warm 29 today but the wind was very strong, blowing stuff all over the place, this usually happens a couple of times before summer hits. Yes I love summer but I can’t go out in the sun as I burn like a cinder ha ha. I enjoy swimming, used to swim all summer long but since adding on the kg’s I don’t go near one (we don’t have one at home as OH doesn’t want one unless it’s fully enclosed due to me burning and the dust and leaves etc so one day maybe 😀 )

Samm and Rouge you two are inspirational but there’s no way (at the moment) that I could contemplate 3 days in a row although I have done 3 in a week with one b2b without any issue (hmmm might do this again this week 😀 )

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday everyone, hope I haven’t missed anyone.

Hi jojo, glad you are enjoying yourself. I agree about fully inclusive.
I remember going to Spain on a walking holiday. There were 3 vegetarians in our group, although one of them was prepared to eat fish. We were in the Sierra Nevada, walking from village to village. There were rarely any menus, we had to eat what was available. There was no concept of vegetarianism, and they were often assured that something was vegetarian only to discover a chunk of chicken or rabbit on the plate.
At the end of the tour we went to a really good beachside seafood restaurant in Malaga, and they made a beautiful vegetable paella for the 3 of them. I think it was the only decent meal they had for two weeks, but I bet they used chicken stock 😆

Rough trader

I believe ADF to be the best result for longevity. Though I can’t reference that opinion. It’s long view from a step back. Statistics show that poor diet kills as many people as smoking tobacco. Intrigued I wanted yo know if was from junk food or mal nutrition. My understanding is the mal nutrition is the worse factor. So when I look at fasting vs calorie restriction. Fasting can have poor vitamin and mineral issues. Especially if not eating nutrition dense vegetables and fruits, or supplements.

I keep tweaking my plan to adjust to my personal schedule. In the video eat, fast, live longer. There the suggestion to do what’s doable. So that got me at least started, after 6 months I longer felt like doing only what’s doable. I want to experience the fully engaged IF . I tried ADF. I could do it, but for me it felt the same as being on many other diets . No end to it 3-4 days a week . I wasn’t happy.
I made the personal choice to leave weekends open . Monday, Wednesday, Friday , but also choosing Tuesday and Thursday. To be health foods days. As I did more and more research I came to understand that health food doesn’t mean weight loss , or healing foods. So it’s been my quest to make my two feed days on tues and thurs to the optimum level. Both weight loss foods and healing foods.
At the of the week is what I call my social foods where I can out eat with family and friends and simply enjoy what ever I want. Thing is I’ve become so good at counting calories I don’t find much reason to eat more 500 calories per meal,I also choose not to get much calories from sugary drinks. Choosing to see what offers the most nutrition – I at least make the effort on weekends to consider healthy foods.especially when out . It became easy to choose grilled fish when eating out on feed days as the go to no brainer.
However when I move from doable comfort of 4:3 weekends free. B2B fasts seem to offer more response of allowing the digestive health to rest and rejuvenate. I found it very difficult. But I’m doing now once a month. However it’s still in a blurred 4:3 more likeADF.
I ADF. Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, Mon, Wed, Fri. 7 600 cal fasts in 12 days.
I then turn to strength training for the rest of the month, but learning to go 6:1 help maintain my weight loss. I also try to eat all calories between 12 noon through 5 pm, or 12 midnight through 5am if I’m working on 3rd shift. In this way I have adequate energy to do all the walking I’m required to do on my job. I took a job in a warehouse to increase N.E.A.T. To be clearer. The schedule for my fasting tailored to my personal work schedule. I tweaked it so that intake my 300 calories just before going to work and another 300 when on lunch on Monday’s and Wednesday’s . The same on Fridays , but I choose 1 Saturday to extend the fast into a B2B FAST. In time I may eventually move to all B2B Friday Saturday’s as I can eat 1 500 calorie dinner on both Friday and saturday. With family. . I’ll have to used to it I’m not quite there .. To be honest it’s a terrible struggle for me I don’t enjoy it. However it’s seems to be doable using all my experiences. I’m hoping in time I becomes less of a struggle . I believe I may try in a few months to try to get to the 200lb mark. With this schedule.

Fasting days
Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat, Mon, Wed, Fri & Sat
Then Fri & Sat the rest of the month.

The rest of my month resembles the same exact pattern of M,W,F but instead of 600 calorie semi fasts, I practice two 500 calorie restriction meals. This has made social eating days , I’m more approachable to family and friends, as I can count very easily now 500 cals and ask for a box for the rest to eat on feed days.

The reason ive switched to two weeks on two weeks off. Is I wasnt exercising. So I’ve experimented with a 2 week ADF then on to 2 week strength training on the feed days. As I had hoped , besides the the 30,000 plus steps I take at work, I also starting to feel more motivated to start back with compound lifting and jumping rope. My body still looks like a before picture. But I confidence in this woe and wol.
Good luck everyone!

Hiya all and welcome soqueen14 .

Fasting day again today so decided to do some clearing out . I found 4 pairs of trousers that had been put past years ago because they were too tight .I tried a pair on and they fell right down . All of them looked ridiculous 🙂 .I had so much fun trying them on though and now my charity shop bag .
I went to show OH and he laughed out loud and said ” well done hen ,but I think they will be going in the black bag ” lol .

Almost dinner time now . Having mince and cabbage . I always make things in batches and freeze them so I can use them whenever I fancy some . This works brilliant for 5.2 but now I weigh everything before cooking and put them into portions on myfitness pal so as I know exactly how many carbs,calories etc I am having .

I have found some lovely candles I had forgotten all about and they will make lovely presents for friends at Christmas .Oops is it too early to say the C word:).

I can smell my dinner cooking now and it is making me hungry . Have fun but be good 🙂 .

Wee xx