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Trusty Pastie
20 Feb 2014, 07:41

I've Started!
12 Feb 2014, 07:18

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Trusty Pastie

by Little Boo on 20 Feb 2014, 07:41

I need to find new fillings for my fast day pastie, not so much for me, but for my OH. He doesn't want to diet, but wants to help me, which is nice :heart: . The fact that he needs to lose about the same amount of weight as me is besides the point in his mind :confused: .

Our fast day pastie is made with a bread dough, rather than pastry and is especially good as a brunch because it is filling and just as importantly it looks filling! The original recipe is from the Hairy Dieters cook book and is 231 cals per pastie, I make eight at a time, freeze them raw and when we need them for our fast day I bake them for 35 minutes, from frozen, the night before whilst making dinner. By the time you come to eat it the next day the flavours have infused into the bread and...

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I've Started!

by Little Boo on 12 Feb 2014, 07:18

It's been 12 days since I commenced on the 5:2 diet. I feel quite positive at the moment but There is a long way to go and I am hoping that this blog will help keep me motivated.
My official 'weigh in' is done on a Saturday morning on my Wii. But I must admit to a sneaky mounting of the bathroom scales in between times, although I do try to resist! :razz:

The first week I lost 5lb and I didn't find it difficult. My non fasting days are usually around 17-1800 cals and I try not to think about it too much. The only thing I have given up, is alcohol, we used to have wine every day while I prepared the dinner . My husband still indulges, but on a Tuesday and Thursday; my fasting days, he does as I do and this includes only having 500 'Ish cals.

I purposely chose Tuesday and Thursday as my fasting days because I am usually busy playing golf.

So far my fasting day foods have included the Hairy...

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