Hi All,

Hawaii sounds lovely right about now! We’ve had so much rain in the past few days and grey skies.

I’m still sticking to 5:2, it was 2 years in October. I have been around the same weight for probably a year, but seem to keep losing inches lol. I don’t mind when I had to recently give away my “skinny” clothes because some of them were too big! My life is rather routine – no crazy work hours or travelling, so I am very able to stick to the 2 fast days a week and control my eating. I think I eat too much on non-fast days sometimes, meals our or popcorn at night, so that probably explains my “stall”; however, I am still happy and feel good…I do a tough yoga class once a week and try to get out for a hike on weekends, my job at times is physical, I work in an archives at a University, so it can involve pushing carts of material, on and off ladders, walking around a lot etc. Not too sedentery.

Hope all are well! You’;re doing great Sherry Ann! Lori, you’re stuck with MY weather, lol, I’m in Waterloo, which is an hour west of Toronto in Ontario.
Big day for you guys – me too, as I was born in the US, I am able to vote in the midterms -sent my ballot off a few weeks ago..

Sherry,

I sent you an email asking if everything was alright at your California home with the horrible fires right now. Hope your home is far from the fires.

Hope your family has no travel difficulties because of everything going on in CA.

Lori

Hello!

Back from Hawaii and just completed 4 days of damage control ( a cleanse) and back in goal range at 115. Getting to 112 before the holiday & friends in town was nice and I’m going to try to get back down there before the Christmas festivities so I again don’t have too much to lose once the holidays are over.

Well, supposedly we will be able to move back into our house that has been being remodeled since the end of April finally- we will see! Definitely making it difficult to get our Christmas tee up , etc. and kids are complaining! Outside of house will still need a lot of finish work, but that’s ok as long as we’re in it!

Hope you’re all having a good start to the week and hope to hear from you soon ! 😘

Sherry

Hi ladies,

Sorry I’ve been away for a bit — things at the university get very busy at the end of the term. I’ve also had travel and visitors. I’ve been doing mostly 18:6 fasting recently but plan to get back to 5:2 next week.

I like your idea of no weighing until after the new year, Lori. I don’t want bouncing around to derail my efforts. I also don’t do calorie tracking, just try to be mindful during eating periods. I need to turn attention to more exercise, it has fallen off lately.

I’m glad to hear your house was safe, Sherry. My family lives in the mountains of central CA. I’m always on pins and needles for them when fires are high.

Thanks for your motivating note, Siouxzee! I’m keeping my eye on the prize (giving away clothes will feel awesome!)

Cheers all,

Ali

Happy New Year all!

Well, I hate to admit it but I’m returning here having gained the traditional 5lbs of holiday fluff 😳. And, this is my NET after doing my cleanse for 5 days! Yikes! I don’t even want to guess where my weight was before that! I am remembering that after an especially bad eating episode – like the holidays- it takes a while for my body to fully detox and be able to release the weight again. So, I will eventually get it back together but it will take some work 😬.

I went especially nutty with my eating over the holidays I think due to the stress of trying to pull of Xmas Eve baking, cleaning, shopping, wrapping in the midst of moving back in to my almost done house. Mind you while all this was going on, we had construction workers still under foot here and there in our way ( sadly they’re still around and house probably won’t be fully done till sometime in February at this rate.

Lori how did your non- tracking month go?

Ali thanks foe thinking of me- yes, we’re blessed to have been safe from those 🔥! Good luck getting back on 5:2!

Sue, hope you’re having a great time at Disney World and walking off any eating excesses! 😉

Salma, glad you’re moved in to your new place but so sorry to hear about your shoulder! Hoping it’s much better by now!

Well, I’d love to hear back how you all fared during the holidays. Let’s join in making 2019 our best healthiest year yet! 🤗

😘 Sherry

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Hello Friends!

Hope this post finds all of you having a great start to your year.

Week 2 of doing 4:3! I was down just over 4 lbs after week 1. So far, so good. My goal is to do at least 5:2, and 4:3 when I can.

My running is on hiatus for a few weeks until this horrid weather is over. We are getting a big snow storm this weekend….sigh. Spring cannot come soon enough.

To supplement my activity this winter, I have started playing Pickleball at my gym. It is sort of a combo of badminton & ping pong(table tennis). You use a small racket(paddle) and a ball that is sort of like a whiffle ball. Anyway, there is a fairly steep learning curve and sometimes it’s hard to find someone who is willing to play with a “newbie”. We have open court for pickleball on Mon, Wed & Friday for 2 hours, plus I signed up for lessons every Wednesday in January. I also do my Sport Yoga class on Tuesdays & Thursdays. I really need to get back into running, but the treadmill bores me to tears and I hate the cold, so running outdoors in the winter is out for the most part.

Hope to see someone pop in and give us an update.

Talk soon!

Lori

Hi Ali & all,

Ali, great job on your fasts! I keep going in fits & starts! Can’t seem to keep it together for very long these days. Still stressful here with the end of the home remodel & some not fun times dealing with the builder to wrap this up & fix the things that were done poorly etc 🤨. Also we’ve had lots of dreary, rainy, cold days here in So Cal & it gets a tad depressing when you’re used to sun ( I know, poor me- so many of you dealing with worse weather!)

Well that’s all I’ve got…. just have to keep swimming!

Best of luck ladies! 😘

Sherry

Hi all,
It’s been a while, but I have been reading all your posts. Well life has taken a new turn here in hot and sunny Melbourne. 38deg C today 🥵
We have bought a farm!!! Our moving date is the 1st of March so I am busy packing, culling (Marie Kondo has nothing on me 😉) The new house is much smaller than our current which is fine for us almost empty nesters. Our son leaves next week ! If you are interested here is a link to our new soon to be home http://www.nobleknight.com.au/78-kalatha-creek-road-glenburn-vic-3717-4483809/
We have a bit of renovating to do once we take possession. Painting, polishing floors, kitchen facelift and bathroom remodel so will be living in the caravan for a month or so.
Well back to the purpose of this forum. I’m afraid I have fallen off the wagon for the past couple of months but I’m back on with a vengeance ! I started Michael Mosleys Fast 800 on Monday and have already seen the weight that had crept on coming off. When I get back to where I need to be I will switch back to 5:2.
Glad to hear from all of you.
Blessings to you all,
Just keep swimming
Love Tilly xx

Hi everyone,

Just a quick note to say it was so nice to see all the posts in my inbox!

Tilly – Your new house is gorgeous! We could start a whole separate thread with all my questions and comments. 🙂

Kelly Ann – Is it a coincidence that your name is also the name of the person selling the diet you reference? Pardon my suspicion, but it isn’t a common name. At any rate, this thread is for women doing IF so we’re probably not the right group to come to for advice on alternative diets.

All the best, ladies! Keep swimming!

Ali

Hi again,
Answers about the house : It’s about 60kms north of where I live now. Takes about 50 minutes to drive.
The renovations we are planning are mainly cosmetic. Repainting the inside, as the current colour scheme is not my pick. We also have to redo the whole en-suite. Because of my MS a shower over the bath is not a great option. My husband is pretty handy so he will be doing most of that whilst the painters and floor sanders do their thing. Also a friend who is a cabinet maker will do the facelift on the kitchen. When it’s all finished I will send along some pics.
On the dietary front I am down 2 kg for the week on the Fast800 woohoo.
Just keep swimming girls,
Blessings Tilly xx

Hello lovely Ladies…..Salma, Lori, Sue, Ali & Tilly!

I’ve been gone a while & I’ve missed you all! I’m afraid, like Salma, I haven’t been receiving my email notifications again and also need to just check in to the thread from time to time to keep up I guess!

Tilly, what a beautiful, idyllic looking home and property! So peaceful! I think you should host our little thread retreat there 😉! Best of luck on the move & Reno ( which I agree doesn’t look to be needed-but I understand the desire to “ make it your own”). Congrats on the 2g!

Sue, glad you had a wonderful holiday & lost weight! I absolutely believe the digestive enzymes ( which tend to decline in us as we age) plus the extra walking helped.

Salma, praying your therapy works for your shoulder! I’m right there with you this past month or so with the weight going up and down! I’ve been having a rough go of it lately for sure. Every year I say I’m not going to go crazy with my eating during the holidays but then I repeat the pattern. Ugh! The bad thing is it takes my body quite a while to reboot and start losing again after these episodes. I think it’s due to the MTHFR gene I have which makes it difficult for my body to clear toxins so when I eat crappy food for too long, it takes a long time for my body to clear it out & function normally. Plus my body get easily re-addicted to sugar 😞. Anyhow this week’s cleanse/ fast feels hopeful so far that I’m back on track. I’m going to Hawaii in a month so time is running out!😬

I’d like to say our remodel is over but it’s not and it’s taken a turn for the worse in that our house is still not complete and the builder is not owning up to some big mistakes he’s made & so far is unwilling to correct them or move the project forward until he’s paid! So we’re withholding final payment until he does. We are of course in the right but it would be horrible and costly to have to go through a legal battle. Please keep us in your prayers that the matter is solved soon and without a lot of anguish. This too has been weighing heavily on me literally and figuratively- too much stress! 😫

Hubby’s in Hawaii on business this week and next- also stressful but good in that I don’t feel compelled to make any big dinners with him gone! The kids are happy with simple pizza, chicken nuggets and the like so I’m not too tempted!

Lori, how’s things going for you as well? Last month you were on a roll! 😊

Happy Valentines Day to everyone in advance! Time for shower & bed,

😘 Sherry

Oh Lori! Poor thing! That’s terrible! Praying you find out exactly what your immures are and heal up quickly. Happy birthday! I hope it turned out to be a good birthday despite everything.
I know it’s hard, but try not to go down the path of ruin with your eating too much….it will only make you feel more depressed in the end. Try to control what you can when things in your life are a bit out of your control ( speaking from experience here!).

Finishing up day 4 of my cleanse today and then would normally be done but I think I’ll add on tomorrow too for a little extra oomph. Started wearing a Fitbit recently too and all week I’ve been surpassing the goal of 10k steps per day and hitting 20k so I’m proud of myself. I take care of close to 10k just between my hour morning walk and running around in the morning gettiing the kids up & fed, etc. The rest of the steps I get doing my normal routine and walking the house at night just to finish it off 😉

The rain here in California sees unending this season. It literally rained about 24 hours straight from late yesterday until this evening- our pool is overflowing! Depressing! 😫 Hubby says Hawaii is the coldest and rainiest he’s ever experienced- poor guy was looking forward to some warmth & sunshine.

Well happy Valentine’s Day all! 💕

Sherry

Dr. visit went well. It is definitely a fracture. 4-6 weeks in a sling and then we’ll talk about physical therapy. Ho hum.

Sherry, you are right about not going totally off the rails on my diet. I have really not been eating a lot, just some treats here and there that are not low carb. Had a few chocolates for V day, but not a whole box! My birthday dinner out was very nice. I did eat a homemade bread roll….been a long time since I’ve eaten bread. It was delicious. I had broiled scallops that were heavenly.

In 4 weeks I’m flying to Charleston South Carolina for a long weekend girls getaway. I’m hoping to be feeling a lot better by then.

Dr. says I can do some walking, so must pull myself out of this funk and at least do that. My 10k is in April, so must do some training. I’m determined to do it, even if I have to walk most of it. I’m driving to North Carolina for that and to stay with a friend for a few days.

Tomorrow some friends want to get together for lunch, so I’ll venture out for that. Will be the first time I’ve driven since my tumble, but it’s only a short distance. Thank goodness I have a good right arm.

Hope the rain lets up Sherry. 2018 was such a rainy year for us. Sure hope 2019 isn’t more of the same.

Talk soon.

Hello Salma, Lori & anyone else out there!

So happy to hear you are both still out there! 😉 Yes, this weight thing is definitely a roller coaster ride. All I can say is we have to keep getting back on that horse over & over again and that’s what ultimately helps us succeed. Not as simple as it sounds sometimes and sometimes I take longer to get back in the saddle, but it works and ultimately it’s so worth it! I just don’t feel good in my own skin anymore when I’m above my goal range. That’s just me. Now if I could just find a solution to crepey skin, I’d really be happy! 😂

Best of luck Salma! You are gradually chipping away at the weight even if it sometimes seems like it’s 1 step forward, 2 steps back… you’re getting there and I know you’ll ultimately be successful! I can tell in your attitude in recent months! 😊 The walking while on your trip will help a lot! I literally walk just about everywhere while in Hawaii- if it’s an hour or less away, I walk it! Easy to do in the city as opposed to the rural area I live in.

Lori, so sorry the shoulder is still bothering you! I hope the therapy helps you find relief soon! I’m amazed it doesn’t hurt as you’re running? I’m challenging you to get back on that 5:2 horse! You can do it! You’ve done it before and I know you can do it again!

Re: the remodel…all I can say is UGH! It continues but at least the contractor has had a change of heart and come around to his senses ( I think his wife’s calmer head prevailed- she’s Hawaiian and very easy going compared to her higher strung Italian husband). Anyhow, slowly but surely they’re chipping away at the list of things that need to be fixed/completed. Fingers crossed! Thank you both for asking about it 😘.

I had a lovely, long walk to the zoo today where I wandered around the beautiful park-like zoo. Nice exercise & fun to see the animals. Then had a nice beachside salad lunch and did some shopping on way home. It’s been nice to relax, but back to reality Thursday 😬.

Aloha!

Hi Sherry!

I love Earl Grey tea! I have some in my cupboard now, but haven’t had any lately. When I have wanted tea this winter, I have had Moringa with turmeric. It is quite good.

Glad your contractor is cooperating finally! Both my kitchen & bath could use a remodel, but I just dread having my house torn up for weeks/months on end.

Yes, the shoulder continues to plague me. I, too, am surprised that running doesn’t bother it…..in fact, some of the most painful times are when I’m just sitting in my recliner. It just aches. It is 5:30AM and this morning at 2AM I woke up and it was SO painful. I really don’t know what I do when I’m sleeping to cause it. It’s funny that at this stage it is more painful to sleep than it was when I first hurt it. Odd. I have therapy this morning and then just a walk later today for my workout. When I get back from North Carolina in a couple weeks, I’m going to start working with a running coach from Colorado. She is going to help me get ready for the half marathon in September. We are going to do low heart rate training, which will involve a lot of walking initially as I build up my aerobic base. I’m really looking forward to working with her.

Hope you have enjoyed your time in Hawaii. Always sounds so lovely.

Take care,
Lori

Hi all,

I know it has been ages since I’ve written, but I’m here! I’m mixing up my fasting to include some 16:8 and 18:6 rounds. Last week I weighed in at under 180 lbs for the first time in 2 years!! I don’t think I’ll weigh myself for a few weeks since I don’t want to see that 18X number ever again!

Sounds like you’re all doing well, albeit with our daily life stresses/struggles/successes. Same for me. I’ve been feeling a little depression lately, which is unusual. I think this is because of a recent job change (same place, new position) and I’m not settling as easily as I thought. Funny because it is actually a promotion! 🙂 But, it is impacting me, more drinking (= tons more calories) so I’ll need to change that.

Sherry – Glad things are happy and good in HI. Hope that construction stuff finally ends!!

Salma – Welcome to the northeast. Hope you get good weather in Boston. We have rain today in DC, but spring has definitely sprung!

Tilly – Congrats on managing your weight during craziness! I’ll get there one day! 😉

Lori – So glad your shoulder doesn’t impact your running. Sorry you have any pain ever, but at least it hasn’t slowed you down!

Kathy – Hi! Nice to meet you.

Best to you all,

Ali

Hi All! It’s been a while -I keep up with the posts but haven’t had a chance to reply. Im still very slowly but steadily heading downwards; I stick to my two fast days a week, yoga and trying to walk on my lunch hours for 30 minutes or so – I work at a University, so nice place to walk and if I feel like company I can usually find a co-worker to walk with me. Sometimes I want to be alone with my podcast, it depends.
Sherryann, college is expensive!! I am very lucky that my son can attend where I work for 1/2 the tuition fee, so that will help us when the time comes.
Lori, I just had several weeks of physio because of rotator cuff issues – weakness and tendinitis. I actually feel a lot better now and I am being very diligent with the exercises I’ve been given. I did it to myself with pretending I could lift as much as my 20-30 year younger colleagues at work, I work in a library/archives, so I was lifting sometimes 15lbs above my head up onto shelves. No. More!
Hope you all have a lovely Easter….I will be eating fish and chips tomorrow, plan to take it easy Saturday, and Sunday is a reasonable lunch – hubby and I have agreed to NOT buy each other chocolate!
Sue

Hi there Sue and everyone!

Sue, so happy to hear the weight continues to head downward! How much more do you have to go if you don’t mind me asking? Hope the exercises get you back to normal soon!

Speaking of which, how are you doing, Lori with your injury?

Salma, are you back home now? How are things going for you?

Still plugging away here at home…hubby in Hawaii working for two weeks (its his turn!…he does more work than play like me but he still gets his golf in!). Dealing with the end of the school year craziness plus all of my 18 year old’s graduation stuff…it’s a lot!

My 18 year old is a slow mover-just started to learn to drive recently. I have to tell you, I’ve been white knuckling it on test drives with her. She’s a tad ADD as I may have mentioned and that’s not the best when you need to scan the road and pay attention to stuff coming at you from all sides! We got her a two year old Hyundai Tucson which is really cute and I hope she keeps it that way! She will be making the car payments with a job that she will hopefully get soon after she moves to Santa Barbara this summer so I’d think that would make her more responsible, but we’ll see.

My weight is doing Ok. I’ve had to do quite a few of my little cleanses to take care of off and on bad behavior due to birthday parties, Easter, etc. in April but I feel a bit more in control as of late so we will see!

Well, hope more of you pop in and say hello and update us on your lives!

Talk soon!

Sherry

Hello Everyone!

So nice to wake up this morning to a few new posts on our thread. I am still struggling with my shoulder injury. It is over 12 weeks now since my accident. I have been doing physical therapy since the end of March and I guess am slowly making progress. I did have a few weeks of horrible sleep right after I started therapy. I would wake up at 2AM in agony. My whole arm would ache. I would get up because I couldn’t get comfortable. Thankfully, those episodes have passed. I went to the Dr. the other day and he put a cortisone shot in my shoulder. I think it helped a little, but not a big difference. I have tendinitis in my bicep tendon which is at the front inside of the shoulder. It really inhibits my movement. The physical therapist says I try to do too much and keep irritating the tendon. Sigh….I just want it to get better!

This week I did a challenge with some online friends and have finally gotten the scale to start moving in the right direction. I would like to lose at least 20 lbs over the summer as I train for the half marathon in September. The less weight I have to carry for 13.1 miles, the better! I’m working with an online running coach and I begin my training sessions on Monday. As part of the challenge I did this week, I’ve been walking 2-3 miles every day. Our weather is slowly improving, though we’ve had a good bit of rain the past few weeks.

Tilly….sounds like you’re settling into your new home. Glad you’ll be in before the cold winter.

Sherry….good luck with the driving lessons! I can only imagine the traffic your daughter has to deal with as she learns. Scary for her & you! You mentioned that she’ll be moving to Santa Barbara this summer. How far is that from you? It will seem odd to you to have one of your chicks out of the nest, won’t it? Hope hubby is enjoying Hawaii!

Wakan49……congrats on the 70 lbs! What an achievement! I agree..sugar is the devil! I’m sure you feel SO much better.

Salma…how are you doing? Hope all is well.

Not much going on here this weekend. I have to get my walk in each day and try to keep the wheels on the road as far as my eating goes.

Have a good one all!

Hello out there! Anyone around?

Last night was my daughter’s graduation. Happy & sad day all at once!

How’s everyone doing? On the weight front I feel l’ve been on a mini roller coaster since January. I go up a bit then lose a bit. Finding it hard to maintain on a daily basis in between fasts though overall I’m staying at the high end of my goal range. I think the stress over the last 6 months with this house taking so long to complete combined with my getting my daughter ready to leave the nest has been getting to me. Everything just feels out of order 😖.

Well, we have my daughter’s graduation party next week and then the following week we leave for our summer trip to Hawaii.

Hope to hear back as to how you all are doing soon!

Sherry

Hi Salma,

I am starting the Fast diet this week. I am 54 and a similar weight to yourself.

I started the Keto diet about 10 days ago and have lost 10lb. Although I don’t find it too difficult, I think the FD is more flexible and I can incorporate elements of the Keto in the FD.

I have a wedding to attend in Summer and want to have lost 2 stone by then. One of my struggles is exercise as I feel so overweight and unhealthy that I am struggling to exercise. I’m hoping once I have lost my 1st stone that it will be easier.

Watch Michael Moseley’s Horizon documentary last night and truly motivated.

Best of luck

Hi Sherry,

The Dr. ordered the MRI and I’ll be having that this Tuesday. Then it’s back to the Dr. the following Monday for results and to see where I’m headed. I’ve been having some incidents of severe pain the last couple days. I’ll just be working around the house and reach a certain way and WOW!

I hope you have a wonderful 5 weeks in HI. Sounds fabulous.

Lori