Hi All,

Welcome Slake5! I’m glad to hear you made it through your first fast day. The first is the worst, as they say–they should get better from here on.

Regarding fasting: I eat through the day with breakfast, lunch, and dinner protein drinks (in addition to psyllium before breakfast and dinner protein drinks, and supplements as usual throughout the day). It works for me. Just FYI

@sherryann I found a post on another forum early on from someone suggesting using the weight you want to be as opposed to the weight you are when figuring out how many calories you should consume with the TDEE calculator. I’ve been doing that ever since and never looked back. Depending on how far you are from your goal when you start, this might not work for you. However, it worked great for me, and once I got to goal I just had to tweak things a little instead of making major changes throughout. Just a thought. What do you think?

Jayney

Hi BB,

All is well at the mo–I’ve mainly been trying to be of help to the newbies, but to everyone else as well.

Jayney

Morning, everyone. Sherry, I did it, did you! Hopped on the beast. The news was not as bad as I had feared. 133.5 lbs. My goal weight is 124, so I’m still ten pounds from goal, just as I was back in April. But at least it was not worse. My new short term goal is to be below 130 (128 maybe???) by the time the fall term starts on September 1. Sounds easy, but I have a conference in Vienna in August–and who can ignore the cafes and konditoreis there?

Got though a fast day yesterday. Not an easy one, as I was at home most of the day. This morning, up early to get my dog Rose to the vet for surgery. A recurrent infection in her paw has gotten into the bone. They think they can manage it by just removing one toe. Hope so.

Good luck to anyone who is fasting today!

MM

MN Miss,

You’re not going to believe this! So, I of course forgot about our pledge, woke up this morning and drank a giant glass of water first thing and started reading emails. Saw your post and immediately regretted the glass of water (as I prefer to weigh prior to eating/drinking in the morning)! I then jumped on the scale, weighed and then weighed again with a big glass of water in my hand 😉 ! The end result was I am soooo close to your weight it’s unbelievable! I am 133.8! At 5′ 1″ I have more to lose than you. I’d like to be 120 lbs. or less. I was 128 a short 6 weeks ago, but after 5 weeks in Honolulu for business/pleasure, I put on a few 🙁 ! So, I will join you in the short term goal of getting under 130. When is your conference in August? If it’s toward the mid/end, maybe we can pledge to get under 130 before you leave? If not, definitely by September 1! My challenge is this week coming up…camping in our motorhome with friends in the mountains…wine, cheese, crackers, etc. Yikes! I will be hiking a bunch though, so hoping it will all even out! Thinking Salma’s eating window of 5 hours might work, using it toward that later in the day period?

Lori, hoping the rest of your day goes better than the start of it! We all have those days unfortunately! Stay strong!

Fasting today so wish me luck and I wish you all the best till I return!

Hi All. Thanks for all the congrats and good thoughts on my 5K, I was pretty pleased. Unfortunately, right afterwards I lived up to my type A, self-competitive personality type and tried a running HIIT session on the treadmill. Net result? Aggravated all my spinal issues, had to go on anti-inflammatories and couldn’t run for a a couple of days! Hanging my head in shame, as I never learn not to push and push and push. Luckily the anti-inflammatories have kicked in and I was able to run today.

Janey the liquid fast went well one try, and was the pits the next. I think I was too hung up on the running fiasco and started a tad bit of stress eating. I’m ok now and back on track to have a fast day tomorrow (out of cycle, but need to compensate for all the splurging).

MinnestoMiss thoughts of strength and healing going out to Rose. Slate5 welome! Lori, all I can say is aghhh. BB, awesome on the shorts.

Like everyone, I am awaiting with baited breath the full name of the face cream and I agree with Salmas sentiments. (Salma, I actually do that a heck of a lot, are you sure we are not sisters separated at birth :))

Hey All,

DJ, at least you know that the first liquid fast worked for you, so knowing that you can plan accordingly. Honestly, in my case, at the naturopath’s suggestion I exclusively did what I call water/psyllium/supplements only fast days until about two weeks or so after reaching goal weight–only because in those weeks I had a lot of sometimes back-to-back events featuring food, so wanted to splurge. As a result, I continued water/psyllium/supplements only fasting three times weekly for those first two weeks after achieving goal weight. Then I switched over to my maintenance plan of one 500-calorie fast day per week.

Lori, sorry to hear your week isn’t going to plan. We’ve all been there. At least you know what you have to do, and that’s a start. Tomorrow is another day–back on the wagon! Know that you have my support.

Jayney

Hi All

I see some new names here so it is nice to welcome Sherryann and Minisota miss to the thread. Also nice to see Purple.

A big hello to all of the regulars as well.

Hi Lori

I see you are doing the eating window, I do this but stick within calories. I do anything from 16.8 to a small eating window. I still regulate intake though and have recently gone back to three fast days I was getting a bit slack with food choices on NFDs. I have now tightened up on that and although I have what I consider treats I have less of them. So I keep carbs low and this means having an odd slice of cake and the odd magnum but it is not a regular thing.

Hi Salma

As you know you can indulge on occasions and it will not make a difference to weight loss. It is trying to get the balance right. You are doing well so remember this!!

Ginette

Hi all.

Sherry, we are on a really similar track. I’m a little taller (5’3″) and felt my best all through my 40s weighing somewhere between 120 and 124. Climbed up to 128 and stayed there for quite awhile. Felt ok there. But then up to 136. Yuck. Nothing fit anymore. So I’m heading back to the top of my best range (trying to be realistic). My trip to Vienna is the last week of August, so let’s aim to both see that magic 2 in the middle of the scale before then, even if it’s just 129.9!

Lori, what a rotten day with the pump. Glad you got your water back fairly quickly. I have a well too, so always lose water when the electricity goes out. Know what it feels like.

Hope your back is feeling better, DJ.

Salma, I feel your pain (as Bill Clinton used to say). I was at a friend’s house last night and drank 3(!) glasses of wine to celebrate Rose’s successful recovery and our finishing painting one side of his cabin. So I too will have some fasting to do to make up for it over the weekend.

Greetings to everyone else and good luck to everyone who is fasting today.

MM

Hang in there, Salma! You’re almost through the day on your side of the pond–a bath, good night’s sleep (and I usually sleep well on fast days) and it’s breakfast!

Jayney,dear Simcoe, very good at regurgitation. 🙂
Hi Ginette P

Thanks Purple. Lori, I hope you feel better soon. If you’re not used to antibiotics they can really do a number on you. At least it isn’t for long, and I hope it’s well worth it. Have a great golfing weekend!

BTW, I have a question for you travelers on this list. I’ve recently seen some travel scales like this one:

https://www.newlinescale.com/shopexd.asp?id=328

Do any of you use something like this? I’m thinking about this because many of the jobs I’m looking at require travel and I don’t want everything to go to hell if I need to be gone for a while (I’ve heard some of you travelers complain of this). Do you think this would be helpful?

If I go that route though, I’m almost inclined to use this scale instead:

http://www.quickmedical.com/a-d-medical-digital-bathroom-scale-uc-322.html

The reason why is that a) it’s made by the same company that makes the scale I’ve been using for the last four years, b) it’s reasonably accurate, and c) I could replace my current scale with the one above and use one scale at home and for travel. I think having one scale would help the consistency and accuracy of measurements. Even though the scale above isn’t really marketed as a travel scale, it’s about the same size as some of the other “travel scales.” I called the manufacturer, and the representative checked and said that as long as it’s packed appropriately (i.e. in the middle of the suitcase with lots of clothes around it, etc.) it should stand up to travel well. If I got this scale I’d probably get a laptop/tablet case for it as well though, so that would help.

At any rate, what do you think of this? Is this something you’d do when traveling?

Jayney

Hi Everyone,

Salma, in answer to your question, I might not be traveling a lot, but it could well be for a week or more at a time when I do. I’m not sure I’d want to do without weighing in that amount of time, but do you? Just thinking ahead.

Jayney

Hi Lori, MM, Salma, Janey, Purple, DJ and Beldyboop

Well thanks for the nice comments. I am pleased to say I have lost 3lbs this week which takes me past the 4 stone lost barrier and now below the 5 stone to go barrier. A lot of you helped me to this point so I thank you all.

Hi Salma, you have done so well recently so don’t give in at one difficult fast. I have had a couple of those. Being the weekend I relax a bit.

Lori, you really are having a tough time with your antibiotics, I often respond this way to different medications. I hope you feel better soon.

Janey, I had a look at those scales but boy! Do they look expensive. As long as you think the outlay justifies the result go for it. One pair of scales are much better than two separate ones.

Beldyboop yes it is nice to change down sizes for any clothes. Well done and I think that maybe we all have times when we get lazier with our choices. I was doing that and was losing really slowly, I was getting my minimum lass per month which I set at 4lb and I didn’t put on, so all of those things were a result. I just wanted to lose a little faster and so went back to 4:3 and I am being stricter with my NFDs. I am still having a few treats though. The change did kickstart the weight loss again, it took a week for my body to realise something had changed though. So I am pleased that it seems to be working and if I lose 4-7lbs a month I shall be happy. I had two months of 4lbs but I have so much more to lose that I just wanted to increase it a little. I did go out for a meal last week and I may also go out this week, so don’t feel that I am suffering too much!!

You can all do it if you put your mind to it, but also if you take a break from time to time that is fine as long as you get right back on track. In fact I even think it is good to confuse your body into not knowing what is coming next.

Purple and mm you are bother really supportive and purple I believe you are at goal so it is so nice to support others on the way to their goals.

Have a nice weekend all.

Ginette

Go Jayney! Stand your ground & get what you want at your gym. As with anything, I’m sure they’ll let things slide if not kept on their toes. As far as comparing notes when we meet, you are SO much more focused and on track than I am. I aspire to be more like you! I’m happy with my workouts, but my eating is too out of control.

This week I’m going to severely cut carbs and get this sugar monkey off my back..again! I know I’ll feel much better without the junk that I don’t need. Saturday I’ll weigh myself, but I’m sure I’m not going to like what I see. I think I’ll go back to weighing a couple times a week as this once a month thing does not keep me on track. It’s too easy to tell myself, oh..go ahead an eat this or that, you don’t have to weigh in for 2 weeks! Oh the games we play with ourselves!

Wishing everyone a good week!

Hi All

Well I am still dipping in, I have been reading all if your posts with interest.

Hi Norlandlass

Firstly I hope you enjoyed your holiday. Secondly I think that what you have “put on” over the weekend is temporary. If it takes 3500 calories to lose a pound of fat then it must take the same to put one on. So did you overeat and drink by 12.250 calories……I don’t think so. In that case it is probably down to food in transit. So don’t despair, things will seem much better by the end of the week.

Hi Salma

The same goes for you. Yes you probably have a stress ful time ahead. Well done on going back to the gym, this means that you are being proactive and you will feel better for that. I too have been thinking I must join a gym, sigh……. Now I have lost the weight (and thank you all for your nice comments) I think I need to do some toning.

The last time I was at the gym I was using the Wii playing tennis which I love. I gave myself such a bad knee injury that I ended up at the hospital and then needing bed rest. For a while afterwards I was on crutches, and I occasionally still feel a weakness there. It took me ages to get back to any kind of exercise. …….. and I thought it was to get me fitter! I had booked an induction at the gym a few days before and had to cancel due to the injury.

So now I am not going to do anything until I have had my induction!!

I have been reading a lot on visceral fat which is fat around the stomach and the unhealthiest place to carry fat. I have lost a little there but I still have an awful lot to lose. The best way to lose this fat it to eat protein and vegetables, so this means to reduces carbs right down. The reason that we put it on there is by eating too many carbs in the first place! On my three fast days I don’t eat any but I do admit that I do eat a restricted amount two or three times a week. This I find helps. I am now more consciously cutting them and so occasionally on NFDs choose to have an omlette instead of a sandwich. I think every little change helps. Of course there are carbs in vegetables but these are complex carbs and not like the ones in rice, potatoes and pasta.

Just something to think about. I am on three fast days again this week as my trainer has set me a target of getting to a 20% weight loss by September the last meeting with him with his current company. They have lost the contract and so he is going to work with another company who will take on the new contract so I shall sign up for another year. At a 20 stone 2 lbs starting weight 20% loss is 4 stone 4lbs. That is with clothes on and in the afternoon. I always weigh in the morning with just a nightdress on. So as you see I need to lose a few more lbs yet!

Hi Janey

It is so nice that you and Lori will be meeting up, it’s not many weeks away either. Yes I agree about the scales they will be more practical for you. You do travel a lot so it will help you when you are away. I am glad that you have sorted out your trainer issues, they do have to cater to customers needs so well done on making your point. I hope your new trainer works out for you.

Hi Lori

I do feel for you with your eating. I find that once that is in place you will feel more in control. That’s why I decided to switch back to 4:3 I started to enjoy food too much and I was getting a bit lazy on NFDs. It worked for me, why don’t you think about it. Is isn’t as difficult as it seems and I always relax a bit at the weekend. I was so concerned about my stow loss that I went back to weighing myself every day last week. This week I hope to cut it down to only weighing three times, you see we all have doubts. I must say weighing daily gives me more resolve. Just an idea.

Ok all it is frighteningly less than 5 months to Christmas. What a worrying thought. I hope that I don’t each to such excess this year, maybe a little too much yes but I shall let you know. We all have plenty of time to lose weight before that so we had better get started!!

Ginette

Hey MinnesotaMiss, I appreciate your thoughts about not traveling with scales, but others on the maintenance list do, so I’ve decided to go that route.

Salma, I’m glad to hear you’ll be with a trainer you’ve worked well with before. That should work out great. Please let us know how it goes. Also, if I could hit my goal as soon as I did, you should be able to as well. I believe I started 4:3 within ten pounds of my goal, so where you are now might be just right. I suggest starting out with a day or more between each fast day, then as you get closer to your goal you can try two or more fast days in a row. Just a thought.

Ginette, best of luck to you and the rest of the 4:3ers. It’s nice to hear from you more often!

Jayney

Hi everyone
All you stories sound so much like mine – find myself in my mid fifties and not sure how I managed to put on so much weight!
You have all inspired me to try yet again to lose this bulk I have acquired so I intend to work out a weekly plan today and try a ‘fast day tomorrow.
Will be visiting this forum on a regular basis.

Hi all!

Lori, I sympathize with the headaches, I have at least one a week, dehydration, stress and/or hormonal, so feel your pain, also get proper migraines like you Salma..:( I find taking re-hydration sachets helpful on FD’s when I get a headache. The only tablets that really help are Exedrine, but can’t get these in UK, only online.

Glad to know there are some 4:3ers as just starting that, to give myself a bit of a shove. Today thankfully at end of back to back, great yesterday, not so great today as keep on seeing the jar of raspberry jam in my fridge, which I won’t attack, tomorrow is another day. Thurs is next FD.

I think I would’ve lost weight quicker if I could stick to less than 500 cals per day, but never can, always 500-510, the NFD’s are easier and can do 1300-1400, average suppose it all balances out.

Ginette that sounds like a good loss!

My goal is my swimsuit waiting in my drawer, daren’t try it on yet, holiday is last week August, so have to stick to plan..(was it foolhardy to buy the size down?)

Salma good luck with trainer, sure you will be inspired, and be an inspiration to us, I think personal trainers are an amazing motivation..I’m not a fan of gyms though, so do lunges, planks and wall sits most days, seems to make a difference!
Welcome Loobylou, hope FD was good!
Hi to everyone else, off to bed before temptation calls

BB

Morning all,

PVE, thanks for that, I will have a look into the not eating grains and wheat although I don’t eat too much I don’t think, but will try and cut it out, and also look into Kefir as I’ve no idea what it is ☺️, thanks again.

Beldyboop, I’m 4:3 this week after a week away and putting 3lb on, well I say 4:3, I’ve done Sunday and Tuesday and am fasting Friday until I go to a charity strawberry tea in the evening so will have to see how that goes. I will probably do 4:3 next week too as need to get going again as have a wedding the first week in September where the hubby’s ex wife will be so want to look my best.

Ginette, please do let me know about HiiT as I’m willing to try anything and would love to get off my BP meds.

Loobylou, hope your first FD went well, it will get easier I promis, and like Ginette says you will get to looking forward to FDs, I did after my holiday, I felt so pleased to be back to normal and able to fast.

Take care everyone. Xx

Good Morning Everyone!

What a difference a good night’s sleep makes! Feeling good this morning. I’m beginning to think that my headaches may be a symptom of TMJ. My right jaw has been a bit sore and Monday night I ate a bunch of popcorn(to the point my jaw hurt) and then had the terrible headache that night and the morning of the next day. Who knows? I did some jaw stretching exercises yesterday and the headache went away. I had a very faint stabbing pain this morning, but not like yesterday. I don’t know…I think I’m grasping at straws. I don’t want to have to have the CT scan etc etc. We’ll see. I’ll try to quit complaining about it here! I know you’re all tired of hearing about it! 😉

Heading to boot camp in a little while for cardio boxing. Nothing like pounding on the heavy bag to start your day!

My husband is leaving this afternoon to go to the beach with our kids & grandkids and some friends. I don’t have enough vacation days to go along. Truth be told, I’m happier here at home. The house will be packed with people and mass confusion. He and a friend will make the 5 hour drive this afternoon. He’ll be home on Saturday afternoon. I was helping him pack last night. OY!

Hope you all have a great day. I’m going to stick to my eating window today and keep the calories rather low. We went out for dinner last night, so I need a low calorie day today.

Thanks Jayne! I see a chiro on a regular basis and I’m going to talk to her about it as well. Good to know there is someone out there in case I get in “trouble”. Thanks again!

We had a killer boot camp session. Very sweaty & very fun! Lots of laughs along with the hard work. Love it!

Eating window will not open until at least 1 this afternoon. I’m going home to switch vehicles with the husband so he can leave for the beach. I’ll be driving his big truck for the rest of the week. It’s better than walking! LOL!

Hope everyone has a good day whether fasting, or not!