Happynow and big booty, your advice is good, thanks. I will probably weigh daily, although my daughter will scorn that.

I have eased a little already, having shared a bottle of wine with my cousin on Wednesday. My husband still has a way to go, but he’s looking much better and is gaining his old confidence back. I don’t think we can ever go back to three meals a day, though. I’m never hungry in the morning, two coffees do me.

Not sure where posters live, but I’m in North Wales. I post on Martin Lewis’ site, where there is a thanks button. I wish this forum had one.

Hi Pollypenny, I replied to your post but seems it’s gone into cyber space!

I have been doing 6:1 for about a year. I weigh every day. I have lost a little more than my target weight now but I don’t worry about it. I find I can go a kg up over the weekend quite easily when I eat and drink very differently to what I do during the week.

If I were just using weight as a guide most weeks I don’t even need to fast but I continue because of the health benefits.

I’ve always been pretty healthy, am in my mid sixties, no medication. My cholesterol has always been low to average but HDL and LDL levels could have been better.

I had my annual checkup about a month ago and first time ever the ratio between HDL and LDL had changed for the better. So happy, and I put that down 100% to the fasting.

Don’t agree with your daughter and neither does the research. Daily weighing is essential to keep track of your weight and keep you vigilant.

Best of luck!

Hi Herm
I was described as “ebullient”, in a report by a boss years ago. I was quite insulted, but now see it as a positive. I think fiesty just means willing to express an opinion strongly. I’d rather by that than “beige”! 😉 P

Nb ‘crumple me’ equals crimplene. Appropriate!

Haha, wonderful fasters. 😄😄

I don’t think I can label myself a Maintainer any more. Have been 5-6 kg above desired weight for months now, and am just losing and gaining at regular intervals. Sobering and all my own doing. 🌺🌺

I totally support weighing each day so that I cannot fool myself. Am fasting today after life got in the way on Wednesday and Thursday. I have complete faith that I will lose the weight, but seem to not be motivated to do it just yet!

Meanwhile I am enjoying the posts on JoJo’s thread, and this one and lurking outside the SH thread. Crumple is definitely resonating with me. 😎😎

Spring has sprung here with loads of lavenders, violas, camellias, prunus, ranunculus, and a glorious blue Rosemary bush. The climate this year must have suited camellias in particular. Between our pink and red ones, and the neighbours deep red and variegated camellias, we have a wonderful display. Hellebores are out in all colours from cream to pink to purple, and the deepest purple violets for many a year. Must be the extra water in the growing season. 🌷🌷🌺🌺

All the best to you. Bay 🍏🍏☕️☕️😳😳

And now the first blossoms on the apricot trees are out. 🌺🌺 The bees are in the lavenders and I’m hoping they will produce lots of apricots around Christmas.

Just beginning to plan significant joint birthday celebration for two months time. Have already done lots of bucket list travel in anticipation. Another incentive to lose the weight. Six weeks at 1kg a week should see it all done. As we have discussed at other times, this means no white food at all for those six weeks, and a severe reduction in fermented grape juice. 😳😳

Cheers, Bay 🎉🎉😜😜

Are you and Mr B about to turn 21? 😉
She DID recommend me for permanent status, so she saw ebullient as beneficial 😊

The beauty of the world makes any troubles pale into the distance. It is certainly a gorgeous world. P 🌺🌸🌹⚘🌱

Good genetics indeed Bay! My dad turned 94 2 weeks ago. Mum didn’t do quite as well having a stroke in her early eighties and passing away a few years later. Still, I’m not nervous lol!

Re weight, you just need to hang in there Bay. You’re still fasting just maybe have been overindulging a bit on NFD and I find it so easy to do that once we get away from home and out of our normal habits and eating patterns. I’m like you as soon as I have anything white the weight goes straight on. We’re still in Canada and I can’t find a lot of the usual things I eat and believe you me everything in the food line is super sized in Canada! Even when you think you’ve made a good food choice when you read the list of ingredients you see you haven’t lol!

Purple, I too love seeing the way other countries grow and present their plants and come home inspired, motivated, enthusiastic etc. I can’t wait to get home and see what my garden has been up to. Wish we could post photos on here, I’d love to share some of the ones I’ve taken and would love to see yours Purple. 💐🍁

Hermaj,

Interesting to know the derivation of feisty. I must say it’s not a term I associate with older ladies though. I’ve really only heard it used by men to refer to younger women, and then it seems slightly derogatory, a bit patronising, and meant as a put down. Is there a similar term for men? I suspect not…

Fast,

Love the crumple me look!

Bay,

Of course you are a maintainer! Just a little over your lowest weight. There’s no rule about what weight you must be though is there? I know what you mean about motivation though, it comes and goes doesn’t it? I do think maintenance is harder than weight loss, so perhaps sometimes we need to gain a bit of Wright to kick start the process again?!

I’m hovering at top end of my maintenance range, which means I go over if I eat processed carbs. But I’m only a kg up, and I’m finding it hard to be very motivated and be very strict. OH is away for a few days soon, so I’m hoping the absence of cooking for him will help!

Purple, Guinness beef pie when well done (and only when well done) is fantastic! Envy, envy!

One thing I will say is Canada (this part of Canada anyway), has the best most interesting, delicious salads ever! They just put an interesting group of ingredients together and always include something sweet, like dried cranberries, grapes. I just love them so at least there is something nice to have for lunch when out sightseeing.

Hang in there everyone, as Hermaj says there’s no rules about what we should weigh, it’s what suits us and what we can maintain with ease.

Friday morning over here which means you Aussies are already into the weekend – but have a nice weekend everyone! 😊

I think it was me who said there were no rules 😀

You’re fine, hermaj – and although I’ve no real ambition to make 100, I’d love to be around to see you at that age, as you get less inhibited and more outspoken. A perfect example of the guts it takes to persevere!

I’ve been lurking for the last week or two, concentrating on overseeing a reasonably healthy diet while not able to cook it myself (had filled the fridge with good stuff pre-incarceration to that end, only to have the blessed machine die on the day I came home!), necking medication and gradually walking a little further and faster each day. Interested to find that weight stayed absolutely stable at low end of wriggle room for first ten days – no change whatsoever, despite no fasting. In the last few days, despite more walking, I’ve gained a pound – not enough to worry, but shouldn’t be fasting post- surgery, so if the trend continues there may be work to do later. My theory is that in the early days healing uses mega-calories, but slows down a bit as recovery goes on – does that make sense? Tummy still a bit sore, now looking 4 months pregnant rather than 7 as it was when I came home (reassurance please, Carolann – will it go by itself or is this reaction to lack of gym and pilates which will be really hard work to reverse?) Overdid things yesterday (some rules shouldn’t be broken!) and a bit rubbish today, so have had a lazy day – delighted to have some posts to read – thank you! Good to be back.

I hope your recovery is progressing well Fast. I’m with you, I want to see the press reports on the future “elderly” Herm and her antics….might be a while yet 😂
Of course Happy is the ‘no rules’ contributor! Herm is always SO compliant.
Good work with the yummy salads on the go Carol….the only way to survive travel. Are you back home soon?
I’m struggling with aching leg joints (hip, knee, ankle) at present….the combinaion of a rugged life and wet weather. 😏 It disappoints me that I will have to change my health routine, as the walking alone does not use enough variety of muscles. Carrying an extra 1.5kg probably doesn’t help either. P

Hi Polly
Well done with your maintenance! Roast veg are ok if they aren’t potatoes 😉 Keep them to a minimum. (onions, zucchini, capsicum, mushrooms, tomatoes, garlic, fennel, carrot etc) Mmmmm… 😊
Enjoy your weekend. P

Lucky you Polly. The only time I’ve ever had a cleavage was when I was fat! 😐
We replaced our clothes twice as we lost weight…an expensive little exercise, but then, we don’t eat much, so save there 🙄
Despite being within my healthy range, I’m doing a quick “lose 2kg” before I need to be in a swimming costume (it’s spring here), so I’m basically doing 18:6 on non fast days, and very strict about carbs.
Lots of coffee and gardening happening 🤗 P

Yes. Definitely easier without somebody undermining.
I’ve had only 100 cals today, so far, (nearly 6pm) and I’m shivering. I usually make sure I’m wearing plenty to reduce the incentive to eat to warm up. I’ve lit the fire and made a cuppa to see me through until dinner 😊😊

Ha ha Happy!! Great description!
Snap with the weight, too! ☺☺

No weight lost this week, still a pound off target. However, I’ve had a good few days with winning two bottles of opened wine after our wine tasting group.

This week will be difficult as we are having work done in the kitchen and dining room. Have to eat out today and maybe tomorrow.

First fast today after returning from OS. I expected it to be difficult as fasting was very intermittent while we were away.

It was a bit hard but not too bad. Just had a bowl of vegetable soup. Yum!

Weight gain was minimal while away – more good luck than good management I think!

I was 300g Above trigger point when I got home, late afternoon. Don’t think I ate much as nothing in the cupboards, but next day was 1kg lighter. I didn’t believe the scales actually, didn’t weigh the rest of the week until today before fasting and I was at trigger point. Will see what tomorrow brings!

How would you know if your scales were ‘out’?

Well done, Carol. 🎉🎉😇😇.

I would go by the Trousers of Truth. If the scales said good things and my trousers were tight, I would believe the trousers. If the trousers fit loosely, I would believe them over the scales. 😄😄

Fasted today, Purple, carb free. Salmon and green veg for dinner. Cheers, Bay.

The trousers of truth are being a bit of a problem. I bought two pairs of lovely size 12 trousers – now like sacks on me and I still have to pay for them on my card.

The jeans are passable. I’ve never worn a larger top than bottom before, so I’m delighted really. I have a good stock of winter jumpers. No one can tell that I’ve lost weight, though. Never mind, I feel great.

Well I appear to be the odd one out as I didn’t really buy much until I’d reached goal and was sure it was going to stick! So the health warning for me was ‘May cause you to look like a bag lady/tramp’…

I’ve worn both pairs of trousers, Fast!

Aw, we’ve had a bad day – our first, including a month in the USA! Kitchen out of action because of workmen, so we popped down to our nearest Prezzo. They do a lower calorie version of every pizza, with a salad and it is lovely. However, I had an artichoke pizza. My husband had spaghetti and meat balls. We wolved them all – apart from a few crusts! Now we feel like fat pigs! Bloated and uncomfortable.

The last time we went to Prezzo we ate half and brought the rest home in a box, American style.

Definitely fast tomorrow, even if it’s warm baked beans in the microwave.

Ha ha you ladies are so great for raising in my spirits!

All sound advice thankyou! I weighed this morning and according to scales lost 1.5kg after FD – if I did that would be a miracle! Mind you I peeed all night long!!!

I’ve e just checked online how to calibrate scales and I’m going to do that. We had a house sitter here while we were away and maybe something weird happened to the scales.

Re the consistent weight loss and clothes that now don’t fit, I was part of that group too and it’s very frustrating. I still have a number of clothes that are too big for me but I wear them anyway because a) I’m too much of a Scrooge to toss them and b) who looks at a 66 year old woman anyway! 😊

Fast, re the tummy,, I recall mine was very bloated post op but gradually went down and I think you’ll find once you are able to start exercising you will be wanting to.