Welcome back la dolce it’s good news that you didn’t put on any weight. I’d be looking at putting on lbs if I went away because just can’t resist someone else’s cooking lol.

my heart goes out to you la dolce

but i did go to the gymn and felt the difference especially today when my belt was too loose!- so used my mums belt!

today is my fast day and for breakfast i had to eat some of my mums left over cakee……….

where are u guys?-trying my utmost to focus but my mum and work are distractibg

Hi David, it’s my day off and not feeling too well today so haven’t been on the forums. Can’t you distract yourself with something to take your mind off eating (if that’s what you mean). Are you fasting today? Mines not until tomorrow but trying to be careful today aswell because went a bit mad yesterday eating rubbish and had wine last night and don’t want to put on weight at my Friday weigh in! I don’t expect to lose this week but maintaining would be good at least.

with weigh in oin a friday my 2nd fast day

Hi La dolce. I’m feeling very under the weather with a respiratory virus but not feeling very hungry today so hopefully won’t eat badly. Just drinking plenty of fluids and resting and may take tomorrow off work if I still feel poorly in the morning. Hopefully I’ll at least stay the same on Fridays weigh in but a small loss would be good.

well guys where are you? having a hard time? it was my fast day yesterday and my weigh in. same as last week i guess, after eating out so much with our guest- I stayed the same- and new job- like; shall i have ryvita for my lunch or shall I have my mums delightful leftovers which I cant calorie count? shall i have a low cal bar/or 2 for breakfast? or shall i have bananas? its the power of mental focus/stregth/discipline/logic over emotional temptation.

Hi guys – I put on half a lb at weigh-in yesterday which I kind of expected because I’ve been off work with this awful virus the last 2 days and couldn’t get out walking with my dog. I suppose it’s better than it might have been and I tried some jeans on the other night which were too small a couple of months ago and I’m actually fitting into them so pleased with that. I wish I’d measured myself from the beginning now because maybe I lost inches instead!

So here’s hoping for a loss next Friday 🙂

I’ll keep my fingers crossed for your weigh in dream girl 🙂

hi karen not that i always do it but the best thing bto remember when you have a bug is to drink lots of liquid and eat fruit- carbs confuse the system coz most are hi gyceamic load/low clycaemic index, and they have propportionally alot less trace nutrients,(phyton nutrients) esential for the immune system

i will have to remember we share our weigh in day.
“Hi guys – I put on half a lb at weigh-in yesterday which I kind of expected because I’ve been off work with this awful virus the last 2 days and couldn’t get out walking with my dog. I suppose it’s better than it might have been and I tried some jeans on the other night which were too small a couple of months ago and I’m actually fitting into them so pleased with that. I wish I’d measured myself from the beginning now because maybe I lost inches instead!

So here’s hoping for a loss next Friday :-)”

la dolce!
my hero,
i was new at the same time and when i look back i can quote exactly to the lbs how much i lost so far, i am seeing waisteline benefits! i tried some trousers i hadnt worn f ages a week or so ago! and they fitted! ones wardrobe increases with every 1lb lost!

next i want to get into a pair of (ugh,ugh, ugh!) CHINOS! which were the in thing in the 1980s!-thats how old i feel.

“Hi karen…i really wished i measured myself too..my weight is the same but an old pair of pants are now fitting me!!!! 🙂

hi dreamgirl…welcome to the forum…i created it to serve as a journal and david and karen have been my great companions…glad to have you join us! Goof luvk for week one…it has been such a fantastic journey for me and i have benefitted so much via this way ofeating…:)) good luck again and keep us posted

Hi david…hope u r being good ;-)”

Hello Dreamgirl , welcome to the forum , I am now in my second week , Today is my first “Fast Day” of the week , and i can tell you i also feel very much at home on here the support is fantastic from everyone, And all the rest of the gang on here (lol) 🙂 I do hope you all had a lovely weekend, So far today I have had 6 x asparsgus , soft boiled egg (My Favorite on a fast day) and 200ml of tom juice all in i got it too 117Cals .

Ok I will be popping on and off all day so i am looking forward to your replies . Good luck to everyone who is Fasting today , keep drinking the water
Ken 🙂

La_doice_vita_222 , Thank you , it really is a good feeling when you log on and find someone has mentioned you, it just gives you that extra lift and that bit more encouragement to continue,

Oh Dreamgirl I must just say that when i was in the Army the BEST posting I ever had was Dover in Kent ( just a bit of useless trivia) ha ha but it is true.

David, well I have not had my first weigh in yet i was going to do it on Friday morning after my next fast day on Thursday (What do you all think )?
I will be back on later , just going to cut the grass now
TTFN from Ken

Yes, yes, yes. Every day I also have my threads to email that way you do not miss a thing. Happy Fasting.

Morning all and yes I agree with dolce, the more the merrier on this thread, it keeps us going and motivates us to keep on the straight and narrow.

Hi Dreamgirl, you are wayy wayy down South from me! I’m up here in Darlington in the North East.

Just wondered how many lbs you guys are needing/wanting to lose overall? Just curious because I didn’t originally need to lose much weight really, only enough to feel happier in my clothes when I go on holidays in 7 weeks time, plus I’m 51 and the health benefits seem to be worth it too. I’m not really overweight but I’m very small framed and every extra lb shows up around my middle and being a ‘certain age’ I’ve found it creeping up. I wouldn’t say it’s melting off fast because I’ve only lost about 4 lbs but I’m already noticing I can fit into clothes that I couldn’t 2 months ago so must be losing inches so I’m happy with that. I only want to lose about another 4 or 5 lbs. My husband needed to lose around a stone, has never dieted in his life but has already lost 8 lbs in 4 weeks and is the slimmest I’ve seen him in about 10 years so is doing really well. I’m finding that the less you have to lose the harder it is to get those last few lbs off which is frustrating but at least it’s coming off slowly.

Well I’d better go and finish getting ready for work so hope everyone has a lovely day – the sun is shining up here in the North East and doesn’t it make us feel better!
x

Hello and Good morning JIPWGP , Karen , Dolce , David & Dreamgirl and anyone else who joins our merry little band 🙂

JIPWGP , that is a good idea to have the threads sent to e mail, Ta Chuck

Karen , I think your husband is doing ever so well , I am 61 as you all know and I have got a bit portly lol (Big fat Beer belly) , i need to loose inches from my waist and about a stone and half,

It really helps with David doing so well too. you all inspire me
Oh yeah and the sun is shining down here in Rochdale to 🙂
Lets all have a good day and I will be back on later
from Ken

thks guys, lanksen do thursday as a fast day or friday and have your weigh in the next day! thats what i do!

Thanks David , that was exactly what i had in mind, so I will be on here Friday morning either all happy (if i loose just 1 lb) or crying ,

I have also done 2 1/2 miles on my bike this afternoon as well, so i am pretty pleased with myself. 🙂

Hi all, newbie here day 1 of fasting for me. No bragging intended here but just a bit of background. I know I need support, I need to get rid of some fat, im guessing about 10 or so kilos of it should do the trick, but it doesnt want to part with me. I should say I’m clearly not in the right headspace, as I understand how to shift the weight but it’s almost as if I’m out of motivational juice… Perhaps I’ve given too much away, or feel like I deserve a break, you see in the past 6 years I’ve lost 40 kilos (107lbs) but I cant seem to get back on the wagon. new things excite me, which is why I’m here for support, I’ve absolute zero support from anyone in my life (I get plenty of congrats and requests for help, my son would say everyone is taking from your bucket mummy and not filling it up…) but no one understands the kind of mental strength/support required to do this. I need to set the example in my family, we’d all be blimps if I didn’t, and oh the whinging that comes with healthy food choices… anyway, apologies for the negative rant, I need support! (or perhaps I need mental institution!) I ran the 5:2 past my doctor first, wanting to have a serious discussion about his perspective of the information available out there on 5:2, I’ve read some pretty convincing medical journals on it, and it definitely has merit as you are aware, and any educated person with a sense for the emotional needs of others could tell I needed support, but what do I get? he might as well have given me a condescending roll of the eyes, and a pat on the head and said it’s just another fad dearie… Ok now that I have that off my chest, I feel like I can breathe. I’ll shut up now, bet you wish I hadn’t posted eh? You guys seem like a friendly realistic bunch, so here goes…

Morning Melanie (although it may not be morning where you live)! Welcome to this thread and good luck on losing the weight you want to lose and well done on the weight you’ve already lost. We’re a friendly bunch on here like la dolce mentioned and check in almost daily to see how we’re all doing so you’ll get plenty of support. It sounds like your doctor is pretty ignorant of what this way of eating can do. Apart from losing weight the health benefits seem to be really good and at the age of almost 51 (next week) I’m looking to keep well, keep cholesterol/blood pressure etc low and also lose a few lbs for my holidays in June. I’ve lost about 4 lbs in about 6 weeks so far which doesn’t sound a lot but I don’t need to lose much weight so it’s harder for me to get these last few lbs off. I keep plugging away because although slow it’s going. This isn’t a fast fix diet so you need to be patient but the more you have to lose the more weight will come off so just stick with it.

Also you are doing this for you, nobody else – as your son said, everyone is taking from you and not giving anything back so do this because you want to look/feel better and you’re more likely to succeed 🙂