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In no particular order, I think mine are:

1) Sparkling water
2) Oxo cubes !
3) The idea of a 500 cal dinner
4) Keeping busy
5) The knowledge I'll feel better and proud of myself

xx

Good Question
#1 Not eating all day, for me this is essential.
#2 Drinking water if any kind
#3 oxo mid afternoon
#4 Fastday walk. ( restarting again tomorrow)
# 5. My. 500 calorie evening meal to look forward to

1.Drinking plenty to keep hydrated
2.Going to the gym, followed by a swim
3.Reading inspirational posts from fellow fasters on here
4.Having an evening meal already prepared
5.Saving a few calories for a mid evening snack

Oh those are great guys; it's good to know you both do exercise and save yourself for the evening, so I must be doing that right! And Callyanna, quite right about you guys being a key form of motivation. And having meals readily prepared seems particularly useful. Thanks!! xx

Hi:

Thoughts really:

There is nothing wrong with being hungry;
There is nothing bad about being hungry;
There is nothing dangerous about being hungry;
Being hungry will not kill me;
Being hungry can be beneficial for my health.

You can substitute 'not eating today' for 'being hungry' if you want.

Good Luck!

1. Keeping busy
2. Tea
3. Knowing that fasting is part of how it works, so even if I eat something small I'm messing it up.
4. Knowing I can have what I want tomorrow.
5. This forum!

All good, I don't know if I can think of any new ones:
1. miso soup in the afternoon if the hunger doesn't pass and I can't ignore it any more.
2.having a plan for dinner
3. the forum, writing about being hungry and sharing it with you all.
4. yes,definitely. saying 'I'll have that tomorrow'.
5. all the awareness stuff that Simon talk of: being hungry is ok.

1. Keeping busy
2. Not eating anything until the evening
3. Fizzy water and green tea

I would say exercise but I have to do the horses every day which is hard work but also comes under number 1!!! I can't think of anything else....

Mine will change for me, so any combo of 5 things.

At the moment, Cannot stomach weak or any black coffee , it just reminds me I'm hungry so one skim scant milk tea mid morning. lots of water, warmer weather, that boiled egg at 3-4 pm, 300 cal dinner, and some cut up cucumber with salt somewhere in there and 3 more cups of skim milk tea.Milk tea is my sanity. Not having milk tea hurts more than being hungry.

1) Black coffee
2) Green tea
3) Plenty of water
4) Not eating until the evening
5) An evening meal with lots of veg and a fair amount of protein

1) Tea with an allowed splash of milk.
2) Knowing that my fasting partner is in it with me too.
3) Boullion mid afternoon if need be.
4) Knowledge of an evening meal if I need it (I usually liquid fast)
5) Drinking lots of water.

1) Water
2) Evening meal to look forward to
3) My forum buddies
4) Knowing it's only for 1 day
5) A little nap (if I have time)

Dee

1-Lots of tea in all kinds of flavors, chai, orange, passion, chocolate
2-Beef broth at lunch
3-Knowing that I can have it tomorrow
4-I visualize little "fasters" (they look like the old pac man game) nibbling away on my fat
5-The sense of accomplishment that, woohoo, I did it again!

[Debs]

Ah holiday, or the Adipose from Dr Who, remember those?!!

Mine are:
Drinking fizzy water with lime
Tea, tea and more tea. With milk. Life wouldn't be worth living without it, but then I am English!!
Fiddling on this forum!
I can have it tomorrow, when I generally don't want it!
Being busy at work

How on earth did golinda turn into holiday???!!

1. I know I can do it because I've done it before
2. fizzy water with shikwasa (Okinawa lime)
3. miso soup
4. 400 cal stir fries with loads of veg that fill a big bowl and keep you chewing for ages
5. coffee coffee coffee