Thanks for the quick reply Amazon. I’m pretty sure they are included in the warm up part of the video, so that’s great. Will let you know how I get on

Good morning all from a sunny Scotland .

I am loving reading all the posts . Whenever I log on the laptop the first place I go to is the posts in here . Always starts my day off with a smile .

Off with hubby and Ross shortly to get Dad . I always look forward to seeing him .

GRAPES . I love grapes . I have been freezing them for years since the grand children were small . Eldest Granddaughter now 25 so doing it for a long time . They loved them and they are good for a diet too as frozen things are good as they take longer to digest or something like that . Cold things seem to be best as it takes longer to burn the calories . I am not very technical as you can see lol . I am sure lovely SAMM could explain it better .

I am fasting today but will have 200g frozen grapes for my pudding tomorrow :).

Wee xx

Hi Smiffy
I remember your great success on the Fast Beach thing.
Glad you’re still with us. 🙂 P

Another FD nearly over. I’ve just had steak with salad and veggies followed by some grapes. Delicious!

And I’ve lost another 1lb 🙂

That’s the way to do it Weemam. A much better idea than watching everyone else eating ice cream, especially as it is something you really enjoy.
I’m going out for lunch tomorrow with the girls, so I’m aiming to make it my only meal, then I can’t do any damage 😆

Weemam
I’ll explain about grapes in simple and extremely detailed terms later.
I’m don’t get manic except a few times in my life and I’ve had one of those days that make you just glad to be alive.

Graves are best eaten raw off the vine, however
Best when eaten daily before during and after fasting,
Further , pressed only the grape skins themselves soaked in red wine alcohol for three days.

Grapes are in a class of foods that can switch on and off genes. Elusive though . The best practice it to just eat them often and plant the seeds everywhere you can think of. Red grapes to be clear.
To get the exact same benefit you would have to drink 12 oz of carrot juice for 6 weeks daily.
That’s expensive and may or may not be needed.
I will read on grape seeds though there are benefits and issues with grape seeds.

What I do personally is plant grape vines everywhere , and I know exactly when to go harvest them.
I know it’s that crazy side of me that does what I want regardless of consequences. When first heard the researched the opportunity for health that red grape may have. 25 years ago I figured Id start my own vines , then like a criminal realized do random acts of planting along tall fences in all the neighborhoods I ever lived and many of my friends homes too.
What fascinated me was the understanding that fasting and the grape eating effect on heart genetics.

See humans arent evolved enough to repair it’s own heart genetically , like if you cut you’re arm or broke a bone. You would heal. However the human heart does not repair. That is unless the genes to do so are switched on , by fasting and constant eating of grape skins. Weird right? Uhhhg. I probably shouldn’t submit this rambling , but this day has so horrible, sharing my thoughts and opinions is what is. Forgive me if it goes too far. I’m sleep deprived on top of everything else.

Hugs everyone. I stepped on scale in at work and I’m down 5lbs in two weeks of ADF with two more fast days to go. Confirmed it on the scale at home

Well done on the 5lbs loss SAMM.

Thanks for the link SAMM. Going to watch a film with my hubby so will read the link tomorrow .:)

Wee xx

Well done Aussie .

loving this WOL and all the great support .

Wee xx

Last night at dinner we had some fish,
and though I tried, I did not finish.
My mother told me while I chewed,
brains loved fish over all other food.

Would a big scary brain come looking to see,
if his favorite food was inside of me?
Excusing myself, I went straight to bed,
and pulled the covers over top of my head.

I tossed and turned without any sleep,
wondering about what brains hate to eat.
Fatty meats and sweets, my mama had said.
So quickly downstairs I silently tread,
and into the kitchen to remedy my dread.

Now erased are my fears to bed,
with any feelings of doom.
For now is sugar sprinkled, widespread,
all about my room.
By Irwin Mercer.

I don’t know exactly where I found the courage to lose 100lbs.
But I know here is A favorite place to Keep on Keepin on.

My thoughts for this day.
We keep eating macronutrients until we fulfill micronutrient needs.
Sleep should be considered vitamin S

Nutrient search of the day
Phyotsterol http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytosterol#Health_claims
http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-011074000000000000000-w.html?maxCount=74

5 more pounds, SAMM, that is great!
@amazon, I am always googling Brit & Aussie words mentioned on this thread!
@Rouge Trader, there are many women on this forum who have gained some relief from the symptoms your wife is suffering by following 5:2. Hope the scales are kind to you!

Well done, Jojo. Remember, it is a holiday and a planned break from fasting. Thanks, Samm, for this info. This is a long term WOL. You don’t have to weigh for a week. Cheers, Bay 🙂 your pal from Downunder. 🙂 or Right side up.

Hi Amazon and Ply, beautiful sunny day here. 19 C and that lovely soak it up feel. 🙂 Bay

Currently a balmy 26C here … finally getting some warmth 🙂 but must admit it was very cool/cold this morning.

Safe travels Jojo and I’m sure you’ll soon be back on track with your new WOL 😀

Hi Bay, Amazon, Ply, Rouge, SAMM, Smiffy, Wee, PVE and sorry if I’ve missed anyone else, I just have that feeling that I’ve missed someone and can’t recall atm who it is (or who they are as the case may be) so sorry again if I have mentioned you by name 🙂

No, it was me, I misunderstood your earlier post :dunce:

Good morning everyone from a wet and windy morning in bonnie Scotland .

I am happy that it isn’t just me who are forgetting things lol .

Hubby and I have a day off together today on our own . We were going to have a day in relaxing . The young couple who have bought the house next door are in doing some work and lots of noise going on ( not complaining about that as it has to happen) . So we are going for a wee drive . I am quite happy to do that as today is now a fasting day .

Going to go to Dunfermline about 22 miles away .catch up with you all later .

Jojo I hope you have a good journey home pal .

Wee xx

Just baked apple pie biscuits before work. Naughty, but I will give them all away!

Just been out for lunch with the girls. It was lovely to catch up with everyone but my lunch was disappointing which is a shame.
I had chicken wings with a spicy dip for starter and it was very good, but the fish and chips was poor. The fish was mostly batter and overcooked and the chips were soggy.
The good thing is that I left all of the batter after the first mouthful and half of the chips and I’ve not eaten anything else today. Every cloud has a silver lining 🙂

Everyone else enjoyed their lunch, so I’ll opt for something else next time.

It is a lovely day here, very hot in the sunshine for this time of year.

Woop Woop its the weekend and a top of 31 deg bring it on i say
and down 1.1kg for this week now 92.6 from 96 kg….living the dream 🙂
WE LOVE LIFE
Peace RT

Good morning fellow fast-ers, Jojo, PVE, Hermaj, Ply, Smiffy, Amazon, SAMM, Rouge (RT), Wee, Bay, Nicky and anyone else who I haven’t mentioned by name 🙂

Great going RT, hope all of us here who have a long weekend have a great one 🙂

Hermaj understand where you’re coming from re the contretemps issue – calls to Telstra generally put me over the edge (in recent times I’ve only had one call that was less than 2 hours and some calls have been 4 to 5 hours a day over several days before being resolved).

Also Hermaj at least you stayed on a plateau and did not put on 🙂

Amazon sorry you weren’t able to enjoy your lunch but as you said there was that silver lining PLUS you got to have a lovely catch up with your friends which was the best part I’m sure 🙂

Hope your day was awesome too Wee and that you are now home and dry 🙂

Ply those biscuits sound like they’re probably extremely yummy 😆

Hoping Jojo has had or is having a safe journey home.

I was not able to get online last night after dinner as things went haywire then I was so tired I went to bed.

@PVE, I think you would call them more of a scone, slightly sweet buttery dough with apples cooked with sugar and cinnamon within. I think biscuits means something like cookies to you all…but aren’t you the one who hates the word cookies? 🙂

@Hermaj, wow, you have certainly run through the emotional gamut! I am pretty upfront with my emotions a well, but always have Rosie’s (my mom’s) voice in the back of my mind saying “Be careful what you say when you’re angry, you can’t take it back.” Probably has tempered my passionate responses on occasion, at least with family, but she has always been a bit horrified at my speaking up and out.
Glad the word count issue is worked out. My Girls on the Run girls would tell you to stop the negative thoughts and negative self-talk. Plug in your positive cord and let the good feelings flow through your brain and body! Good news will arrive in a November!

Hi ply,

I know exactly what you mean about falling sick when the school holidays came. I very soon learned never, ever to make any arrangments for the first few days of the holiday.

I’m pleased to say I’m definitely on the mend, but I still have problems stringing a sentence together. And I think I’ve got to a stage where your Girls on the Run would probably not need to nudge me to get my positive ducks in a row.

I guess I’m one of those people to whom tiredness – and that’s what it is (I can almost say ‘was’) can be disastrous. When I think back to all the less than great moments in my life, almost always they have been based on exhaustion and usually sleep deprivation, too. I felt the same after finishing my first degree. I didn’t get into any squabbles as I unplugged the phone so no one could reach me.

I even failed to enjoy my wedding day. Having just finished a huge project that had completely derailed since the clients hadn’t a clue what they were doing and everything overran. It affected not only me but also the other three co-translators, copy editors and various others involved in the project. I was tired beyond belief.

To make things worse I was on steroids for polymyalgia rheumatica, which had long since cleared up but the doc kept me on beastly things them for well over two years and they also made me feel rather ill – I’ve since learned NOT always to obey doc’s orders. I had a big moon face and little piggy eyes and I’d put on a huge amount of weight in a relatively short time. I felt as dreadful as I looked and deleted all the wedding photos. Fortunately it was just us and two witnesses. We also had a screaming match a day or so later.

So the morale to the story is, quietly give in to the exhaustion, relax and perhaps, metaphorically at least, take the phone off the hook.

You’re up late Hermaj – can’t sleep?