Lobster sounds brilliant fastingme! Going to Kelowna, BC in August for our sons wedding. We had to make menu choices and I chose Arctic Char – no idea what it is, but assume fish of some sort!

Really struggling with my FD today – last week was really hard also. Maybe it’s the onset of the colder weather. I really felt tempted to chuck the whole 5:2 thing in today but thankfully dismissed that idea within seconds. What does the research say – five years is the maximum time people have maintained? I’m just over my 4 year anniversary.

Oh well, whinge over 😊

Enjoy your holiday fastingme! We go over in July.

Hello, everyone! Fastingme is off on holiday, we are just back from our tour if The Balkans. I was apprehensive about the scales this morning but I’ve not done too badly with just 20ozs over top wriggle room. OH, however, has a gut that’s straining his shirt buttons and looks damn awful! He just cannot resist having beer when having a lunch break or evening meal. And it wasn’t that hot, either. 25-27 most days, so perfect.

Back on regular FD patterns until he is back to that 15st that he reached before. Will have a catch-up on posts later.

Ps. We were astounded by the beauty of both Bulgaria and Romania, as well as intrigued by its history.

I love the sound of Bulgaria and Romania, Polly. Hope to visit there one of these days. Excellent result with the weight!

Hopefully seasonal Purple, surely weight gain would have come on by now if it was adjusting your metabolism.

Feel sorry for those poor monks – don’t have a lot of input into what they’re given do they!

Looking forward to tomorrow 😊. Made a fresh batch of muesli and have my berries thawing out 😄

We all seem to have these fluctuations at various times Purple, with no apparent rhyme or reason. Your body seems to work it out in the end. I think maybe we go into a bit of a panic fearing it’s going to be a permanent change rather than a temporary one. We’ve all worked so jolly hard to get to where we are!

Don’t think you’ll be livng on miso 😂

Hi, Fasting-me. The food was tradition, so heavy on cream and potatoes. The tour manager did ensure that I had something vegetarian, but it it wasn’t exciting. There were some fabulous breakfasts, though. I could have ate for an hour! This is from someone who never eats breakfast!

Sticking to Mimi’s recipes at the moment.

Pol. 🙋🏼

Fasting today. Robin Hood Egg for breakfast. If anyone else has ever heard of this dish, please help me find out its origin. For dinner, my version of the ‘Chicago Hot Dog’ which is served with everything but the bun.
On Fast Days my ODH weighs himself and we discuss at breakfast what we weigh. Today he wouldn’t reveal anything except “I need to lose weight.” Off to the races with that! No snacks today for either of us. Tomorrow [Thurs], normally a Fast Day will be a Slow Day and then Friday will be a Fast. Last night’s dinner was a Fast meal, but I didn’t tell him that. lol Today the Knitters [Ladies of Skein] will meet at the home of a woman who puts out an incredible spread. But I will stick to the tea, alas.

Pol, glad you were able to get some variation on the cream&potatoes meals in Romania! That can be tough on tour. Happily in the Azores there were lots of seafood options on menus.

Gorgeous day here today. We breakfasted on the veranda, serenaded by Vireos and Robins and Mourning Doves.

Many years ago, we stayed in a small village in Germany, where Mr P was temporarily working. Breakfast was a nightmare as our German was VERY poor and the owner spoke no English. We got into trouble every morning for some wrongdoing…sitting at a 4 up table, arriving before the boiled egg was ready, arriving when it had been cooked 5 minutes earlier etc. In the end, we gave up on turning up for breakfast. Frau…. was fiercesome! Excellent, if we’d only reaslied at the time. P

Better memories built yesterday…Sydney rock oysters, tiger prawns, homemade mixed salad with avocado and aioli, served with fresh sourdough and white wine, on our balcony in the sun, looking out at the blue, blue, Tasman Sea/Pacific Ocean. Stunning! Life at it’s best…and healthy homemade food. 😊

Polly, how lovely that your NJ grandsons will go to visit you in Wales.

PVE, your meal sounds heavenly! Are ‘rock oysters’ a local oyster or a local name for something else?

After 2 Fast days last week, ODH is happy to say that he lost 3 pounds. He is committed to losing more weight. Last week was probably the last straw when he could not fasten his blue jeans!

Today was the town Rhubarb Festival, which I chair. Good day, but exhausting. Barely ate anything all day, despite the fact that I’m in charge of the Bake Table.. ODH was in charge of the wine tasting which went brilliantly. Homemade pizza for dinner. Sleep tonight and eat tomorrow no doubt.

Hi FM
Sydney rock oysters (smaller, but tasty) originally grew on the sanstone rocky shores here and are our indigenous oyster on this coast. Pacific oysters (big and pussie in my opinion 😐) are not local, but often grown. There are many others grown and sold around Aust, but I am a loyal Sydney rock fan. 😊
Pouring rain here tonight, so a pizza and red wine in a local cafe, with a playlist of versions of Leonard Cohen playing…a great way to warm up a winter night!! P

Oh, yes, please for the recipe , fasting!

Thanks, Fasting, I might give that recipe a try. Although I can’t really expect much through the system when I am on a second FD separated by a full fast. Thus a 48-hour total fast! It has certainly had the desired effect, especially after a lovely long weekend, dropping my weight to my ‘rapt’ level, and disposing of those two lingering kgs for good!

We went south to Kaikoura, partly to support the local economy after the dreadful 2016 earthquake, and had a most pleasant time, visiting wine makers, soaking in the hot pools at Hanmer, taking a flight over the resident sperm whale when he came up to re-oxidate, and driving up and down the coast to look in awe at the damage the earthquake did to road and rail, and the herculean work that has been done, and is still being done, to remedy this. We live in a geographically-challenged country, vulnerable to the shakes.

It’s fully winter here now, we are lucky to get into double figures during the day 🙁 Only two weeks until the shortest day, though.

Oh, thank you, fasting. We don’t have a blender unfortunately. Probably worth buying one.

Barata, your trip sounds a mixture of fabulous and sad. That earthquake was so terrifying. A tremendous job to rebuild infrastructure and buildings.

PVE, don’t give up! You’re our inspiration! And, as I’m sure you’ve said, IF is way of life. Says she who found it very difficult on the Balkans tour, although I managed well in both Thailand and America.

We ate at Prezzo yesterday. I had a light pizza, basically half size, with their fabulous salad. Supposedly under 650 calls, I struggled to finish it. Then just a yoghyand two satsumas in the evening.

I’ve been rereading Kate Harrison’s book. She talks about 2year fatigue. Perhaps that was my problem on the recent tour – complacency more like.
Pol.

I would use my stick blender, Polly. Great for all sorts of jobs, easy to clean and put away!

We flew in and out of Christchurch, and spent Sunday looking around the city. There are so many gaps still, I was very surprised. But not so, I guess, it takes more than seven years to build a modern first-world city, while trying to please everyone.

Thanks, P. Any day can be fast day, and I am so happy with the results. The only thing affecting my sleep last night was being a little cold, but not enough to get up and do something about it 🙁 The duvet has been shaken up for tonight – we have a feather one with channels where the feathers can go to the end in the summer, and be better distributed when the weather changes. Was it on this thread that prebiotics were mentioned as being suggested as a sleep aid by Dr M? I am proof that it works (still testing…)

It’s the big picture planning for a new city, insurance settlements, making sure sites are secure on shaky ground, dithering, arguing… Only seven years! Even Rome… And then seeing the vast areas in the east where the houses have been removed, grass, trees and derelict streets now remain.

Such a difference the prebiotics are making! And once I got to sleep I was okay. So looking forward to a sleep-in tomorrow. It’s been challenging getting to work this week in the WEATHER!

No. Not svelte 😐
We have been swimming around here in torrential rain, but noone’s complaining, we hadn’t had decent rain since…?…I can’t even remember.

Argh! So odd that we experience completely opposite weather -and its effects!

We had a good Fast yesterday: Salt cod/garlic egg bake at breakfast. ‘Philly Cheesesteak’ for dinner. Pol, surely you are familiar with that sandwich!

Same thoughts here about ‘Jim.’ You notice that his comments are no longer posted.

We went off for the weekend to friends’ lake-side cottage. It was lovely!! Lots of good conversation among the 6 of us in a delightful setting. And then came the pitcher [bucket, actually] of Pimm’s Cup, and the bowl of crisps with dips. Oh dear. Tried to be abstemious, not too successful… Then a fine dinner with a weird FATTY dessert. But lots of fun. Do not look forward to the scales tomorrow. Must do some walking this evening.

Time to do a bit of gardening: hanging baskets; weeding the border; digging in some new plants. Weather is great for this. Last Friday was our 44th anniversary which we celebrated by going to the gym and enjoying a delicious dinner on the terrace at home. Excellent wine. Chocolate mousse.
Good thing tomorrow is a Fast Day!!

What a great weekend, fasting! Time flies doesn’t it. I’ve done our baskets, too, but not very pleased as two plants look pathetic. I’ve stuffed nasturtium seeds in now.

I have managed to catch up on ‘The Truth about Carbs’ with Zand van Tuellen. So interesting! A very interesting point was the change in structure of starches and sugars when treated differently – bread toasted straight from the freezer is change from bad carb to good card. Leftovers, reheated are also changed. So OH’s huge lasagne are better the second day,

Once again, a programme for reversing diabetes was feature. It’s likely to be rolled out to GPS nationally, but more on the extreme diet, with supported return to normal eating, rather than IF. The big question is what GP will have time to monitor this. Practice nurses may do it.

Congratulations Barata and Mr B!
I’m with you, B, on the 2 fasts a week. It would be just too hard to maintain without them. I’ve just finished our Monday fast, and, boy, did that fish and salad taste good! 😉
Polly, without IF Mr P would not be able to maintain his reversal of T2D. As our GP used to say, “It’s not rocket science.” I’m pleased to hear the NHS is beginning to embrace at least some of the aspects of this life saving wol. It’s a pity Diabetes Australia doesn’t do some up to date reading. 🤨😐 P

It’s called ‘life’ B 😁😁

Thank you for your kind congratulatory messages.
Congratulations to Barata & Mr Barata [!] on 47 years together.
You are correct about the dining out, Carolann. This next weekend we’ll dine out twice. Good grief.

Damage not as bad as I feared from the weekend — gained only 0.6 pounds. Tho I fear there might be a delay of impact or harder time shaking it off due to all the carbs & sugar I ate. Fasting today [natch!]: Nordic Breakfast [smoked salmon, Finn Crisp crackers, cream cheese, raspberries]. Red Flannel Hash with Egg for dinner — old New England meal which I have never prepared nor eaten previously. ODH is accustomed to my experiments, with him as the chief Guinea Pig.

Such beautiful weather here!! What is so rare as a day in June? Shakespear was right about that.

We ate exactly the same -breakfast seems to stimulate the hunger. I found that when on that tour, although we were eating particularly early, but 1pm I was ravenous. Then not having lots of sensible choices available I ate rolls.