Hello!

wow tapas make my mouth water… It’s my first fast in 2 weeks so I am struggling a bit! Well it didn’t go very well anyway, I will try again tomorrow. I blame all sugary things I ate last 2 weeks and bread. My body needs to get rid of those before I can relax and have it easy again. It’s almost like in the beginning, just without fear of dying of hunger 😀 I love rye bread, and call me weird i like it hard (but moist) did you use bread maker? I am half tempted to make one myself, but my bread maker is not working (hmmm may buy one for my hubby, he likes baking bread and will think I spend money on him for change 😉 ) You definitely put me of octopus hahah!!!!!!!!!!!

I am still fighting this virus, I moved of the sofa few days ago, had a 10 m sprint with my 4 year old on sun and almost coughed my lungs out, and spit them out on the sand. It was spectacular 5 min coughing session, with me on my hands and knees in the middle of busy beach. You could imagine attention i was getting, even my son was worried and advised me not to race him again 🙂 My house looks like a bomb hit it, as I had to take lots of pain killers to be able to stand up. so all I forced myself to do, was cooking dinners, and look after baby. Feeling s bit better everyday, I could have cleaned the house a bit today but chosen fine company in sunny beautiful gardens instead, last day of Easter hols for my son so we went out to enjoy it.

I had no appetite, ate chicken broth and chocolate only, for about 5 days, slowly forcing some other foods down (yesterday I ate about half a loath of bread, with whole jar of pate, lots of fruit, whole packet of pistachio nuts, 2 crumpets with plum preserve, 2 chocolate crispy rice nests ( thats what I get if i get my men lose in the kitchen!) slow roasted beef, chips and lots of gravy so improving obviously 😉 )

I have spend long hours staring at computer screen trying to book holidays, still can’t decide which hotel we going to stay in, but if i want to make use of special offer I need to book it by tomorrow!

I don’t know if you experience it too, but I feel better person since I started fasting. it took few week before i could see the deference, but I am much calmer person now, less snappy, happier over all. I used to be like grizzly bear mother when I look back! I don’t shout anymore, if I feel like my boy is overstepping my patience (never going to be very patient person!) I calmly say I am close to getting cross and it freaking works wonders! I am sure this must be something to do with sugar levels, and hormones!?

wish me better fast tomorrow! xx

this my 2nd forum post…1st one deleted by mistake,thats so maddenning!!!…so thrilled that you’ve achieved those targets…hope you had a great time at the wedding i’m sure you will be knocked out by the photos…we never see ourselves as others see us and the camera does not lie :}…..bought a pedometer today,has taken me an hour to programme it ,and i deliberately chose the most simple[cheapest] one…so its 10,000 steps a day for me….heard dr michael mosley on the radio talking about exercise,the big killer is not fat,sugar,cigs or alcohol its the ARMCHAIR!!…keep at it..:}.

hey issu and all…good to see you back at work…retirement is great but more time to focus on food…have lost the plot lately so on a fast day today,breakky then wll leave hubby a meal and go out to look around the shops..soup for tea and a pampering girly bathing session tonight..also apart from the first day 10,000 steps has gone straight out the window.so its a gym session for me.I take fish oil too,did not realise it could have an effect on mood swings..have gone back to dressmaking but was shocked at the sizing…the sizing on patterns has never changed..but i think we have all become aware that sizes in dress shops and boutiques are not quite right…its great to try on a “16” and it fits but if we go by the actual measurements the item is probably an 18 or 20..my size according to the pattern (42/34/44inches]is size 20…what a bummer….also have had my hair dyed bright plum..i get a shock each time i look in the mirror..i’m going to grow old disgracefully!!!!.enjoy work and stay fit..:].

Ps. Aging gracefully? That’s boring! I remember my grandad he was a hero to me and I really think this is the way to age. He always listened to us teenagers talking and tried it all himself. If he would be here now he would own an ipad, taking selfies, posting in on fb, tweet every week and talk about newest Xbox game. I am more old fashion now then he ever was. I hate selfies, the word and pictures themselves. So don’t ever regret my dear fried, have fun and forget what people think. As long you feel young, age is just a number 🙂

hey issu ..and rockyromero[why does the most innocent word sound like food…you should be on a ice cream parlour menu!!very naughty!]…actually managed a fast day the other day and a few lbs slipped off..still a few more to go,but had to alter the skirt i was making as TOO LOOSE[sorry for shouting!]..you’re both quite right be outragious,life’s too short…thought i might try horse riding this week,always been afraid of those big chomping teeth and its a long way to fall but hey lets get out of the comfort zone…i’ve only managed to get the pedometer up to 10,000 once…its a long way[is it cheating to attach it to next doors dog[dudley]?…..i’m not surprised all the french ladies look so slim…heard the chef raymond blanc saying that french women eat well ,full fat cheese,cream,wine etc…when they asked him why they don’t put on weight he said they ‘re not like us they only have one or two glasses of wine -not one or two bottles….everything in moderation.[i’m talking about food again]…funnily enough the eating plan has slotted in quite nicely now,and quite enjoy feeling the hunger pangs before each meal…and enjoying eating the ‘rainbow’….been watching ‘secret eaters’ and when they put the food out on a table its all the same colour and looks gross…no wonder we’re getting like the americans its not only the clothes that are supersized!!…talking of icecreams[rocky]i think theres a box of mini mars in the freezer,nooooooooooooooo!!! see ya:]

hey issu…everyone is very quiet lately?…have tried to do without cal counting on the 5 days but the weight starts to creep back on even though going back to the gym so have got the notebook back out to keep a check…standing at the kitchen units still counts as cals consumed!!that extra 1/2 glass of wine is my downfall it sends EAT ME messages to the brain!hope all is going well for you all…enjoy the sun[and the salads!!]….keep at it:].

Hello hungry and others! So long since I posted… I dip in and out of this forum, but with 2 busy kids, full time job and general life I am lucky if I sit on my skinny bum for 10 min before bedtime. Haha. I am still battling with my last 5 lbs and they are just became a very tough challenge but hey? I didn’t put any on and that’s a biggie! I took my family to the local festival one weekend, it was my birthday other weekend, my son’s 5 birthday this weekend, all accompanying with food and wine and ice cream etc. I don’t really wander why lbs are still with me. Since my last post I still struggle with my health, and abuse my body went through at the festival I ended up with a chest infection. So no fasting for me, till I see the other end of this. But saying that I have to give you warning… something I thought I would never say! 🙂 Ready! If you lose weight there will be a point when your bum bets bony!any prolong sitting without padding is uncomfortable! Camping hurts like never before, pressure put on your hips and knees while you sleep is like a new kind of torture! Have to invest in a good blow up bed for future!!! Hope you are well! Love from sunny Wales! Xxx

Hello Amy C. 🙂 for someone like me who had natural padding most of life I forgot about bony arse syndrome 🙂 I hope that is the only disadvantage! 😉 xx

just a thought have you seen the advert for the DOUBLE PIZZA ! one topped pizza sandwiched on top of another topped pizza from asda…they should be fined..the government are telling us to eat healthily and that rubbish is advertised before the watershed!!!..there’s nothing worse than a reformed fatty with a holier than thou attitude ..oops!!