Welcome to the group Duds, glad to have you on board.
Our journeys on here are the same but different. For myself my weight has crept up in the past 5 years. Health issues and stuff got the better of me. I also have tried a number of ways over the past years. Did the Dukan diet 5 years ago, lost 10kg felt great then slowly put most of it back on…not so great 😏
I’ve been on the 5:2 since July last year and lost about 7lbs. Slow and steady is the way with this lifestyle.
Having said that I have been stuck for the past 4 weeks, lose a bit put it back on which is frustrating but I will persist because I feel better even tough the scales are not necessarily showing a downward trend at the end.
There are no right or wrong ways, if soup will work for you go for it. There are a number of articles on here which will have some useful tips to help.
Cheers
Tilly x

Hi my name is sharron
I am 48 and am determined this time to loose this weight and change my lofestyle as well
I have always had body issues going from a healthy 9 stone down to 6 stone back up to 10 and now 14 stone
So together we can beat this and get were we need to be

Have a good weekend everybody whether you are fasting or not (does anyone fast over the weekend??). See you on the flip side …..

Good morning ladies from sunny Southern San Diego!

Just got back from my morning walk with the hubby. Beautiful breezy spring temps hereabouts!

Welcome Duds! You can do this! Just have to work on developing that “stick-to-it-ness habit! The good thing here is, if you fall off the wagon, you jump back on the next day or so with a fast. Like a jumpstart, it mentally and physically clears things…at least for me! I personally don’t usually fast on weekends if I can avoid it as there’s usually more eating out going on to make it more difficult. An exception is the once a month I do a bone broth/ veggie/ protein/ fruit cleanse (which is basically like a fast-maybe a bit higher in cal’s) for 4 days and sometimes, depending on my schedule, that will fall during a weekend.

Tilly, any movement on the scale yet? I know it can be so frustrating. Just concentrate on it being better steady than going up! Have you taken the suggestion to shake your diet or exercise routine up a bit to see what happens? Even drinking a lot more water really helps-I’ve seen this fact in myself!

Hi Elizabeth (Carolina), So glad the turmoil of the remodel is almost over and you can get back to concentrating on you! Holding your own with a once a week fast is a proud achievement giving what you’ve been going through! 😉

Hi to Sharon too and best of luck to you as well! This is a nice, supportive group and we will help any way we can!

Gillian, how great! 2 lb down! Now to maintain it over the Easter holidays! Be strong!

Hi to our other friends on this thread!

I myself am taking off tomorrow on an Easter camping trip to the desert (Palm Springs/Palm Desert). There will be lots of yummy eating temptations there but I will be trying my best to limit them. Having a motorhome helps since we can eat most of our meals there as opposed to out, though of course we want to eat out on occasion…it is a vacation after all! So wish me luck as I wish you all luck over this next week and I’ll talk to you when I return!

Ciao!

Sherry

Hi to all. Just joined today and i’m determinated to sculpture a new body for me!! Good luck for all

Hi all,

Just back from our camping trip yesterday. Lots of laundry and unloading the motorhome. Eating was so so but we did get a lot of walking and hiking in, including the top hike at Joshua tree National park (all uphill 1.5 miles!). I’m not weighing in till like a week after Easter! 😉

Now, on to the cleaning, meal prep, shopping, Easter basket making (I’m hosting Easter dinner for my giant extended family). I think I need a real vacation in a hammock somewhere on a beach!

Hi to Youndither. Welcome and best of luck!

Cosette, sounds like you’re getting the hang of it. Hope you find that drink replacement that works for you!

Hey, Elizabeth, hope the Easter break challenges work out ok!

Hi to all the rest out there!

Time for a shower and bed.

Hello Everyone,
Cosette – great to hear that the scales are going down – I hope to emulate you.

I have spent a few days showing my niece round London, eating junk. So 1lb up I’m afraid. I am back on 5:2 now. One FD and another tomorrow – though day ending at the Royal Opera House, at the ballet with a friend – so will have to be careful.

Sherryann – so much camping – how great.

Youndither – welcome.

Hi all!

Where is everyone? Very quiet here! I’m on day 4 of the 4 day cleanse. Doing good. I was 117.8 before I left for the desert during Easter break and got on the scale today and it read 119.2. Not good! I must have done a lot of damage between the vacation and Disneyland! Hoping the end of the fast tomorrow at least puts me in the 118’s. Still hoping for close to 115 by the end of May when we start our vacations.

Tomorrow, as I end this cleanse, we have the end of the season tennis party for my twins. It’s a potluck BBQ. Always something going on to derail me lately! I have to be extra vigilant so as not to undo 4 days worth of cleansing!

How’s everyone else doing? Well, hope to hear from you all as I know I could use a little support, don’t know about the rest of you! 😉

Have a good rest of your weekend everyone!

Ciao!

Sherry

Hi Sherry & Everyone!

I’m kind of having an “off the rails” weekend as my sister is here. I’m not being totally wicked, but having a treat here and there. 🙁

Sherry, hope your cleanse went well and that the BBQ did not do any damage. I’m sure you stayed strong. Where are you vacationing to starting in May?

I need to start incorporating a proper fast day into my LCHF plan. I think it will really help to shake things up.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Hi, used to do intermittent fasting but gave up and have half heartedly tried for the past 18 months. Today woke up and thought I just can’t keep pretending anymore…so am back on track. Everything I read points to the benefit of IF …I’m tired of feeling out of control so today i will not think about how much I need to lose but will take it one day at the time. I am now 54 so I think I might share similar experiences as others on this thread. Well best get up and face the day!! Emel

Hi everyone!

I just spent four days in Austin, TX. I don’t know if any of you have been, but if I had to sum it up in one word it would be “TACO”. Seriously good food there. But, knowing I’d have to get back on the scale today, I stayed focused. And? I stayed the same! I am seriously happy about that! Back to fasting this week and hoping to get two days in.

Welcome Emel! I’m still don’t have fasting completely regularized, but this group is helping me get there.

Sherry – I’m originally from the San Fernando Valley/L.A. area. I also lived in Santa Barbara before moving to D.C. Hope you have/had a great family trip.

Cheers!

Hi girls,

Fasting today…is anyone joining me? Had my 100 cal protein drink late this morning and thinking of 140 per cup sausage lentil stew I made last night for lunch. Might throw in some blackberries later and a salad with protein for dinner and call it a day!

Well, it’s mid-week…how are you all doing? I’ve got some meal prep to do today (turkey sausage patties and muffins) to make weekday breakfasts easier for the kids and then on to pick up the three younger ones to take them to a senior care facility where their choir will be singing to the elderly. They do this every month or two. It’s so nice to see the seniors singing along and clapping their hands to the beat. Afterwards the kids go around and chat with the seniors and shake their hands. Nice to bring a little extra joy to their lives and a good lesson for the kids!

As I type, hearing back round on the TV about North Korea and it’s missile capability to hit Hawaii and possibly California (both places where I live). The world is so messed up…

On that note, try to have a good day!

Sherry

Hello –

I am new to the group and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Suzan and I’m originally from Hawaii, although I currently live in Seattle, Washington. I have done 5:2 in the past, and want to get back on track again. I’m looking forward to reading the posts! Thanks.

Hi!

Congratulations Elizabeth! I felt exactly as you did having made it through a challenging week without gaining. It actually feels good to be giving myself that break.

Welcome Suzan! This is a great group to get on track with. I’m still trying to get my 2 days in, but this helps a lot.

Sherry: I’m from Van Nuys and North Hollywood! I have cousins who grew up in Chatsworth and Simi Valley. So funny!

Cosett

Sherryann: I grew up on O’ahu, near Kaneohe. I go back 1-2 times per year so I still get some sun and local food. 🙂

Cosette: Thanks for the welcome – I’m looking forward to being a part of this group!

I am 52 and having read Michael’s books I have realised that this is a life long way of living / eating and not a diet programme; though short periods of calorie reduction and intermittent fasting (I can only manage around 12/14 hours at a time) has helped me. Lost around 14 kg over 6 weeks by cutting out sugary food and drinks and also food containing white flour and rice. I have today seen the article below and it has strengthened my resolve to get my waist wasted 🙂
People with a normal body mass index (BMI) but a large waist circumference have worse long term survival than people who are overweight or obese but who do not carry their weight around the middle, a study has found. The finding, published in Annals of Internal Medicine,1 is consistent with previous research but is from a much larger sample of adults in the general population.

Hello all!

I hope that your day is going well. Surprisingly, it’s not raining at the moment in Seattle. Maybe spring really is on it’s way.

Yesterday was a good day with calories at about 600. Today is a feast day, but will try not to go overboard. I am also focused on drinking more water, instead of drinking so much coffee/caffeine – one of the downsides of having a coffee machine in my office.

Sherryann – I’ll be back in Hawaii at the beginning of August (probably Aug 4 – 14). Let me know if you’ll be around!

Have a wonderful weekend!

G’day ladies!

Just finished lunch on my third fast day of the week. Doing well so far. Scale was 119.8 this morning, down about 0.6 lbs. from yesterday. Losing weight is really tough for me lately despite being pretty darn good. Such is life at the moment! We have that darn school trip next week to the state capitol where I’m sure we will be going to crappy restaurants and eating crappy food…ugh! I’ll just have to do the best I can. 🙁

So Sue, I’m entirely jealous! I’m short too (5’2″) and it took me about 10 months to go from 135 to 119! Seriously though, you’re doing fantastic and must feel equally fantastic. That much weight on a small frame is like changing into a whole different person! I bet you’ve lost at least 2-3 dress sizes?

Welcome Kcalp, good job on weight loss to you too! I find eating “clean” along with this program really works best for me. Good luck! I guess based on your article that I’m lucky to be an hourglass with a little too much sand at the bottom instead of carrying it higher.

Hi Elizabeth (Carolina to those who don’t know her true identity ;), Well, you’re doing better! You’re posting almost daily now! The weight loss should follow! Thanks for asking about my two daughters. They just had their quarterly check up with the endo doc and their A1c levels (blood sugar averages over the last 3 months) were excellent. In fact the doc said my 16 year old’s numbers were the best he’s pretty much ever seen in a teen at 6.2. Usually the teens are rebellious and don’t monitor their blood sugars as they should! How’s your daughter’s digestive issues? Are you guys still doing the elimination diet?

Suzan, I may be in HI through the first week of August. We haven’t booked our airfare yet because the prices are so darn high. My hubby thinks they’ll go down as we get closer to summer (I’m not so sure!). How nice to have grown up in Kaneohe…right near my favorite beach, Kailua (which I tend to like better than world famous Lanikai!). Anyhow, mahalo for the offer…if we’re in town when you are, I’d love to come over to the windward side and visit with you or you could come into town if you’d like!

Hi to all our other thread members. Good to see so many posting lately. I hate when it gets too quiet around here! 😉

Have a great weekend coming up everyone!

Sherry

Hi fasting me
Thank you for posting. It certainly has given me a bit of a boost and the recipes are great. It’s just the sort of thing l need to keep me on track. Do you mind if l share with others?
Dx

Hi everyone! I’m at my son’s baseball game ⚾️ typing on my small phone screen so I’m sure many typos will follow!

Hi fasting me, good to see your positive results and that
That you’ve been able to maintain the loss by sticking to the program!

Good to see u back Duds!

Hey Lori! Thanks for the nice comments re: my daughters! Good luck starting back on the fasting! It really seems like you had a lot of success when you were incorporating the two ways of eating in the past !

Just back from a women’s symposium where my business had a booth. It was the first time this expo was held and unfortunately it only drew a small crowd . It was held in a hall at a local new casino. I was proud of myself in that I ate a very healthy lunch at a restaurant there if grilled chicken & veggies ( I really wanted the neighboring table’s fries tho!).

Today I’m thrilled to report after griping about my slow weight loss that I lost a pound after yesterday’s fast… down to 118.8! I’m starting to find that 118 is where I want my top weight to be. Hoping to stay at a range of 115-118 to maintain.

I bought some Doterra essential oils at the symposium that are supposed to be good for sleep as I need it badlly! Also ordered some oils for my hubby’s snoring & allergies ( which prob help cause the snoring )- really hoping that helps as the poor guy has been pushed to the couch as a result! 😕

My poor son’s team is losing! Talk to you all later!

Hi mid fifties ladies! Just back very late last night from our twins’ school trip to the state capitol and also San Francisco. Fun but tiring! I did good on the food front till yesterday when I kinda threw all caution to the wind. Aaargh! That’s what being exhausted will do to you! I’d like to say I’m officially back on track today but I’ve been “picking” a lot and need to really buckle down as of tomorrow.

I’m surprised to see no one has chatted here since I left over 3 days ago! So quiet!

Duds, I don’t know what is up currently with Salma, the originator of this thread. She was making some good progress toward the end of the year last year but we haven’t heard much from her over the last 6 months or so. Sorry!

How are the rest of you doing? Let’s get this thread talking again! 😉

Sherry

Hi all!

It has been about a month now since I joined the group. I still have not successfully fasted 2x in one week. It is kind of frustrating but I am trying not to let myself be overly hard on myself. I’ll just keep trying. Next week I don’t have any dinners out, so I’m hoping that will help keep me on track.

Did anyone else struggle with getting this lifestyle to stick? Any tips?

Coesett

Hi.. I am just starting today. I am hoping to try to do the fast on Monday and Thursday. I saw this group and thought I would join to gain more knowledge.
Coesett, I am looking for any ideas as well.

Hi all,

Welcome Stella!

Well Sue, our weather seems like we’re in Canada instead of sunny San Diego right now so you’re not alone! Super cold and raining off and on today and through early next week. It’s pretty depressing! Your suggestions are right on target. Hope your blood work is better. Despite my weight loss, my cholesterol in my recent blood work was still high (great HDL of 99 but high LDL too…some stuff I’ve read says the great HDL negates high LDL and other articles say no, it’s the total that matters or the particle numbers, which also were high). All other numbers were good.

Anyhow, maybe it’s the weather or my unruly teen daughter, but eating was just so so today too. So Cosette, I’m having a tough time of it right now too! Making my stand by bone broth tomorrow and starting a cleanse next week.

Gillian, hoping your life gets less hectic! Sounds like a lot going on!

Good night all!

Sherry

Hi Tilly,
I certainly think there is a weight that you bounce back to but I also think you can shift what that is. That is what I have noticed.
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