Welcome Kate! Love thinking about you and your horse exploring. Start planning all the outings you will do with him once you lose the weight!

Back from the golf course. A disappointing day. I didn’t find my swing until the back 9! By then my score was WAY high. Sigh….. Oh well, it was a nice day out and the rain held off.

I’ll be fasting tomorrow as usual for a Monday. Boot camp in the morning, work all day, Dr appt in the afternoon and then finally home. I’m hoping my blood work results are favorable. We’ll see.

Have a nice evening and a good start to your week!

Hi Kate

Yes you can ramble away here with the rest of us. I love the thought of you trekking around Scotland on a horse. The last time a rode a horse was some years ago. The horse would run away if it saw me coming. A shire horse might be ok though.

Hi Salma

Our thoughts are right there with you.

Well this afternoon my blood pressure was way too high so I thought I had better get my Paul Mkenna CD out and I am just loading it onto iTunes tonight. It also helps you sleep apparently. So Paul and I have a date and he says he is going to relax me. It’s been a while since I was on a promise!!

Have a good fast day tomorrow for those who are fasting.

Ginette

Hi Everyone,

Sorry to post so late. There was a music festival this week where I was recording, so most of my time was spoken for as a result.

Welcome to all the new folks. I started posting here in January (when I started 5:2). Great to hear all the progress. Just to recap, I officially reached my target weight (well half a pound below) on April 25th. The next day for about a week and a half it was one event after another that caused me to delay starting my proposed maintenance plan. At most I was three pounds (roughly a kilo and a half) overweight.

Last week was my first official maintenance week. I followed the maintenance plan that the naturopath who recommended the 5:2 to me suggested. I’ve actually been below my target weight for much of the time. In fact, due to the fast day, I actually ended up being two pounds BELOW target by yesterday morning (which afforded me the ability to really pig out yesterday–and was still just under half a pound BELOW goal this morning. My current plan is to muddle through with the maintenance plan as discussed with the naturopath (though that involves too much trial and error for my liking) until I have my VO2 Max test (currently scheduled for end of June).

I really appreciate the flexibility of this WOL, though next week has it’s challenges ahead. A week from tomorrow is a holiday here in the US (Memorial Day)–which means a three-day weekend (and ensuing music festival where I’ll pretty much be recording a bunch of the time). In honor of the festivities I’m planning to have one treat each day of the festival. I’m thinking of having in essence <500 calorie days except for treats. That way I might have a hope of staying within TDEE. BTW, due to next weekend’s festival I doubt I’ll be able to post much until the last weekend of May. I hope you understand.

Jayney

Hi Salma,
Good luck, or is luck anything to do with it!
I’ve also been through the menopause and after doing all the recommended diets from guru’s from all over the world I still had that yo-yo problem. I decided to do the 5/2 a year ago and at the same time started reading about healthy and not so healthy foods that are advertised as low fat/sugar free etc etc. (See my post genetically manipulated organisms GMO’s in the Science forum). After being totally shocked by what I read I adapted to not eating (as far as possible) foods produced by our manufacturers in conjunction with the 5/2. For the first time in my life I am at my ideal weight and have been there for 6 months! Plus 4 dress sizes smaller and feel extremely healthy. I eat as far as possible only organic foods and after being a vegetarian for many years I now eat meat (organic of course) plus full fat foods. I also do the 6/1 now and now and again have cake or something equally unhealthy and stay at my ideal weight.
Success Ann Joyce

Well this is my first fast day and so far finding it really easy – well it’s not 8 o clock in the morning yet! Might be a different story later…
Ann I am with you on the GMOs – I think it was American writer Wendell Berry who said ” we have a food industry that pays no attention to health and a health industry that pays no attention to food.”
So much processed food is a way of selling cheap fat and sugar to us…I don’t eat it and we grow much of our own fruit and veg (so quite how I manage to be 5 stone overweight is a mystery). Except it’s not – it’s about quantities, snacking and using food as a reward for me and I am taking a long hard look at myself and my appalling eating (and drinking) habits. Aaargh.
I must admit to feeling slightly cross though! In my twenties I controlled my weight through periodic fasting (back in the day) and was continually being told how dangerous it was, I would lower my body’s setpoint and never be able to eat again, it would destroy my vital organs yadeya…so I stopped fasting (and started eating!) and here we are. It was seen as something really cranky and dangerous back then.
Anyway, so enjoying getting to know you all – you are all so positive and cheerful. The lemon and ginger sounds delish Applepie, got a notion for that. Good luck to all today, hope Paul McK didn’t exhaust you last night Ginette as he can be quite demanding like that.

Hi Applepie

Well done on another 1lb. Did you think that food was stodgy before 5:2? Your beef burger looked lovely and wrapped in some lettuce leaf. So that made it a really good choice.

Hi Salma

Hi Janey

Lovely to see you here. I realise you are busy, which must be really nice. Enjoy next weekend and look forward to hearing how it all went. I am glad that you get to join in food events with no damage done.

Hi Kate

First fast day for me was the most difficult. I was reading the forum (one of the lurkers) but didn’t join in until a little later only a week or two I think.

I was 19.1 at starting point so as I am now at 17.2 with no real effort at most definetly the quickest, most consistent loss I have had on a diet I am really impressed. I quickly adjusted to this. I have been to many other diet clubs and lost weigh initially but then fell by the wayside. This WOL is much better I started not calorie counting then after three weeks I did count for a couple of weeks just to make myself aware of different foods then stopped again preferring not to. I then joined Milena on the fast beach diet as I had a couple of excessive weeks over Easter and weight loss had really slowed down. When I started this I again wanted to count just for the duration of FBD. It is such a surprise. I found that just by cutting out treats my calorie count had gone to 1000 – 1200 and sometimes I struggled to get to the 1000.

I always count and weigh everything on fast days, but again the calorie counting for a Lille while had great benefits. It reaquainted me with amounts in certain foods, sometime this was a nice surprise other times a shock. I don’t intend to carry on afterwards maybe just to do it on the odd day to check that I am still within my limits. It’s a bit like the weekly weighing you can think you have lost weight but the scales are really useful at showing you that you have.

Sorry I know I ramble on you will get used to me…..

Hi Audrey

Yes it does take a few days. I like it when the longer ones unlock at I can do 7mins + ones. I sometimes do a 15 or 20 but the 20+ are hard going.

You will unlock lots of new things as you go and achieve the others. This is based on your ability as well. Then the medals start to come. The short ones can be annoying, but I guess this is just the makers responsible way of making sure that you aren’t going to injure yourself and that you are building up stamina.

The boxercise is under martial arts if you haven’t found it yet. This and hip hop are my favourites.

Ginette

Ginette

I like the merengue! And yes I do mean that and not meringue hehe. My tummy is aching now though, but it is very addictive.

Applepie congrats on more weight loss

Audrey

I have got as far as turkey! Played for over 2 hrs very achey now!

Audrey

Don’t worry ginette I am keeping well hydrated and am staying warm.

I am sure I will be ok tomorrow but I will let you know.

At least I am keeping busy and not obsessing over food!

Audrey

Audrey

If that was me I wouldn’t have the energy to lift the fork to my mouth with that marathon session. Let alone the brain energy to obsess over food.

Hi Lori

Yes, Monday always feels like a day to get back on track and back to normal. A few months ago normal was eating everything I wanted…..now it hasn’t really changed, I still have more or less what I want – it is just my wants that have changed. Fasting has more than the obvious benefits. You don’t need to learn to listen to what your body needs, the body passing information without any concious though of effort. Brilliant! It takes two or three months to get to this stage though and then you can relax back and let your body talk to your subconscious……..

Ginette

Hi Audrey
So far so good! Quite enjoying it actually – now I didn’t expect that…it feels quite empowering if you know what I mean? I didn’t eat any breakfast as I know that once I start eating I just feel like eating more so I thought that this would be easier. Plenty of fluids though and haven’t felt too hungry. I will eat at tea time though (don’t want to give my body too much of a shock). How’s your day going? Not quite sure what you’re doing but it sounds fun! Kate Eve x

Hi kate eve,

I am doing well thanks, I never eat till later because when I start I find it difficult to stop!

Considering my first liquid only day, will let you know later if I pull it off, I am not too bad yet drinking lots is definitely the way to go.

Husband is up now (he works nights ) so he is busy in kitchen making sandwiches and cutting cake! I swear I can hear the cake being cut!

post later and let us know how you have got on and I will do same although I am planning on having an early bath then bed.

i have been busy playing on a new game on my wii that’s what I have been doing for hours today but I am very tired now!

Audrey

Just be determined! No matter what you will not eat today. Your brain will soon get fed up of sending hunger signals. Be stubborn! Then have an early night.

Audrey – put that soup back in the freezer!

Good luck!

So far, so good with my fast, but I’m SO cold!! I’ve been drinking hot tea all day and just can’t get warm. I can’t wait to go out after work and get out of the A/C.

Sounds like everyone is having a good day!

I wonder where Milena is? Maybe chasing veggies around her kitchen……….

Hi Lori

Just saw yours.

Yes I occasionally get cold on fast days without air conditioning. Do people at work know what you are doing? Not cold now as been doing some non stop exercise followed by hoovering while I still have the energy. Thought about cleaning the kitchen and bathroom floor, but decided that can wait for tomorrow. I have a steamer so there isn’t much effort involved…..but it can still wait.

Are you on a liquid day?

Ginette

Hi all – evrryone sounds really upbest, grest

Hi Salma

We are the liquid fast club, bit like the mile high club but more exciting (haven’t joined the mile high club, dunno how exciting that is)! What have you started Appliepie?

Im supposed to be doing a fast day, but called out to be an ear for a friend, she had a small skinny latte for me, chuffed she had remembered Id switched from medium full fat. So kind, hadn’t the heart to tell her no costa coffees for six weeks. Hey ho, it was no costa coffees for four weeks then! If we had met in the pub it would have been a glass of fizzy for me – must remember go meet in the pub in future.

So no veggies were killed, Ginette, in fact none even chopped, I’ve only had a bowl of muesli today, the latte means I don’t have enough calories for a stir fry!

Doing one fast, one liquid fast and 5 days of max 800 cals this week, just need 1lb to reach my target for FBD. Steely determination kicking in. Have go do something special for the last week, as first day after I think Im planning 4000 calories in a day.

I know – rather defeats the purpose, but you all know Im mad!

Hi Salma,

about to. Went to the sketchers outlet for trainers – cheap shoes, high prices, but my friend has two pairs of unworn trainers for me.

Starting at end of FBD, doing pressups and walking at the mo, hopefully my hula hoops will be here tomorrow or Wednesday. Think Im under 12 stone now, or at least tottering around that, so time to step up. Scary!

Trying to get my Christmas stock listed, apparently 220 or something days to Christmas, though we seem to have great selling to the end of February, stuck on sofa with laptop and television, so expecting to be busy this from now on, but I read your posts when I have a break. Its a hard job but someone has to do it!!!

Hope you all have a great week!!

Salma – Well done!!!!!!!!

No, I am the last person you would have thought could do this. My mum always used to tell me
“you can’t go out without any breakfast”
and I believed her. On the rare occasions I had to have blood tests with “nothing to eat before you come” I literally thought I was going to die 🙂

It was reading about simcoeluv’s experiences on here that convinced me I could do it. He is the forum guru and he always does liquid only fasts. I thought, well if he can do it ……

Did a 350 calorie fast yesterday. Liquids only today, bring it on!

Milena? naughty thoughts, behave yourself 🙂 x

Hi everyone!

I usually post on Fat Busting Brits, hope you don’t mind if I also post here 🙂 love some of your comments, sounds lively. Have been doing FD 7 weeks, have lost 8 Ibs, whey hey!, have had some hi’s and low’s like anything, those who have read my posts in FBB will know I’m a biscuit thief, and though I don’t keep them at home, there’ are piles at work, so I fast on Tue (today) and Thurs and sometimes Fri, the other days, I work from home. Cannot believe that I’m losing weight, nothing has ever worked, so am getting very excited for the future. Have 1 1/2 stone to lose, and think it will start to slow down soon, I’m not fussed, I do a lot of exercise, so think that helps. I teach Zumba which has been my saving grace, in terms of fitness, but also I got fed up of being the chubby instructor (chubby sounds better than fat) already I feel more confident in class.

Here’s to happy FD’s and NFD’s 😉 Stay strong (I know I need to)

Well done salma and kate eve for making it through yesterday.

I did a 400 kcal fast and had an early night.

Ginette talked me into a new exercise game for my wii called exerbeat so I spent hrs playing on that, good way to burn calories, but I was very tired last night.

Hope you manage your next day today salma and kate enjoy your food but count your calories and don’t go over.

Morning to everybody else

Have a good day

Audrey

Good Morning all!

Up early and had planned to go to boot camp this morning again, but I had a rough night and my hips and legs are quite achy from yesterday’s session. Best to take today off and hit it again tomorrow. I think I was restless from my sore legs and also because it was quite warm overnight. Plus, my cat got me up when I had only been in bed for a couple hours. Sigh………the trip down the stairs to put her out was enough to really interrupt my sleep.

I had a good fast day yesterday, although probably went slightly over my 500 calorie allowance. I admire you that do a total liquid fast. Not sure I could manage that, especially on a day when I do boot camp. I had a huge salad with chicken last night and then a bit of cheese and a few pretzels later. The cheese and pretzels are my downfall. I really must stop buying them!

Ok…it’s coffee and feet up for me. My legs are killing me!

Have a good day!