The FastDay Forum

No, nothing I can change @karenm, just a waiting game I hope. I really try to avoid stress so have to just keep telling myself it will all be sorted soon enough, a bit of meditation works wonders. No, not heard from pinchy, she did so well last year, I hope she's doing well, but I would find it a million times harder to do without you guys and this forum xx. Just the fact that I've been at 12st-ish for the last 4 months. Without you guys keeping me focused and reading that the same is happening to others, I would have given this WOL up a long time ago as another diet that doesn't work. But as it is today on this unofficial weigh in day I've had a new low, I'm now 166lbs. Oh the joy, I've not been this weight for over 5 years and I feel slimmer still. Nothing moved for ages and now it feels like I'm getting slimmer by the day. Hang in there anyone who is struggling, believe me I'm the queen of struggles, but if you stick with it things will start moving again. Funny thing is I tried 4:3 (which I love), low carb and I've done eating windows in all sorts of patterns, but I've gone back to basic 5:2 and stopped thinking about non fastdays and the magic is working again. At the mo I don't think I over eat on non-fastdays, if I want something I have it, even a big slice of birthday cake (stomach told me I ate too much, so the next day it was a smaller slice) but I just don't want as much, like when I first started. Anyways must stop going on, I've got loads to do today. Have a lovely day

I will keep everything crossed for your official weigh day xxx
Wow! You must be feeling fantastic?
I am mixing up a bit of eating windows and 5:2
Today is my eat too much day. It is likely to be our last for a while as it's Ka's last respite dinghy until end of next month. But I don't think having eating days is a bad thing. At one point I was doing 5:2 and eating 1100cals on inbetween days - I wasn't losing weight though
Now I've accepted it's not a race, I am just going to keep on plodding along. As long as my tracker trend line eventually shows a downward line (it's currently going up and jan 2017 til I get 10/11 lb off!) in reality, I am just happy with my size! When I started losing weight in 2012 I was desparate to get to a size 16 from a 20/22 and to 13st instead of 15st6lb. I didn't discover 5:2 until I got to 12st 5ish last year.
When I started 5:2 I lost 10lb in first 3 weeks and thought that would happen again, but struggled when it hasn't I have made things difficult for myself, because dieting shouldn't be easy or simple, so I end up sabotaging myself countless times. But the really good thing this time is that I only put back on that last stone and not the full 4
That's gotta be good?
I was gutted at not being able to eat the roulade dished up for me yesterday, so I've been and bought one today!
Have a lovely day my wonderful motivators @justdee and @sue.q(cos where would we be without sue?

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That's gotta be good?
I was gutted at not being able to eat the roulade dished up for me yesterday, so I've been and bought one today!
Have a lovely day my wonderful motivators @justdee and @sue.q(cos where would we be without sue? [/quote]

To answer that one Karen you won't need to be without me coz I'm going nowhere I'll always keep nagging you and @justdee to tackle any weight problem NOW not 30yrs down the road like me!!!
Better very late than never I suppose.
You're both doing really well and as you've said its no race however were only human and sometimes we become very inpatient, and difficult to actually do the much needed "Hang on in There".

I'll tell you where I'd be without our lovely @Sue.Q, anywhere but here that's where and a few stone heavier. Every now and then I drift away and sue drags me back in, I owe you a lot m'dear . @Karenm I didn't know you'd lost so much weight, you've done really well to keeping if off for so long,, your body must be fighting to put it all back on. You're doing great to keep your weight where it is and by doing that you are already winning the battle. You just keep plodding on hun, you will get there, it'll be slow but you know it is with this WOL and you being so close to your goal too. Keep up the great work. I believe in eat days, I don't plan them unless I'm going out, sometimes they just happen. I have something yummy most nonfastdays and some times I over eat, just not as often as I used too as my habits are slowly changing. Sometimes I feel like I've over eaten when I haven't and sometimes I don't want to eat anything when I know I should. I find it quite amazing how my habits have changed with very little effort. I love it. Enjoy your eat day lovely lady, for Thursday we fast.

How has today's weigh-in gone for both of you?
good news or the postponement of good news lol
@Karenm & @justdee
Dee I'm really pleased to hear that the signing of the house takes place next week, last minute stress or what.

My scales were good to me today
I won't bore you with my plans for this next week which yes I've already made and pledged elsewhere on forum
Good luck for the next week ladies
Its about time we dragged little @pinchypops back,
You two must be missing her again.

My weigh in was a good one (for me anyway). Almost a lbs down this week (0.8lb) did go more than a lb less during the week so very pleased. Glad to hear the scales were good to you @Sue.Q, how was weigh in today @karenm?

Officially 1lb up so 12st 2lb, but in reality it was a gain of just 100g!
I am a bit upset with that, but it's not much. I managed 2 good fasts as well
I am still quite stressed. Ka's respite centre closed it's doors today. It was very sad for us and the staff. Ka has no idea what's happening, it will take a couple of weeks to realise her routine is wrong!
Hopefully the new centre will be ok! But I hate change
My middle daughter is being a pain and actually put ka at risk yesterday. She left her bed sides down! Her bf was actually being paid to look after ka, so we are very cross!
I know everything's ok with my weight, but I HATE failing at anything and not losing weight is a fail. I did so well on 5:2 last year, that I expected the same this time. My only difference is that I didn't do eating windows last year, just straightforward 5:2. So that's what I'll be doing for a while.
Congrats on the loss! Xxx

Sorry about the respite centre @karenm, I hope the new place is as good. Do basic 5:2 for a while and you'll soon be back under 12st. And keep coming on here so we can support you xx
I'm going out for a meal tonight as my sister came today to pick up nephew. A late celebration of DDs birthday and to celebrate the move. Here's to a good week

@Karenm Please don't get down and I know that's easier said than done, remember my post from a few weeks ago when I was happy to say I'd reached my xmas 2013 goal which extended to valentines and beyond well I'd NO stress going on in my life and I was happy to meet that goal BUT I would have been ecstatic to meet that goal before the new year, it just didn't happen and like you I was doing nothing differently from my previous 8 months! I assume that's our bodies way of saying
" hold on a while whatever is going on here"
You've lost an enormous amount of weight and your body like mine is rebelling against that loss and yes trying to sabotage you
well you carry on doing exactly the same and your results will eventually catch up, for me truthfully I've not really taken into account my lowering TDEE because I've never really counted on a regular basis, (I know you do Karen )
But you're doing really well and I know your disappointed I have been myself for many months but sometimes we have know control over what happens next.
You've got daily stress that is also holding you back which obviously doesn't help, but you're putting in two good 500 cal fasts each week and eventually you will be rewarded trust me, plus we're gaining enormous health benefits along the way, now don't forget the trusted tape measure, maybe inches have been lost instead of the dreaded scale weight.

Well done Dee that's a true loss however small you feel it is that's a good solid loss we'd all welcome regular small losses.

Good luck to you both for next weeks back to school week,
hope Ka settles in OK into her new centre Karen,
And your DD @justdee in her new class and new home
now exciting for you all. Take care ALL of you.

Thanks Sue. I just got back from a lovely evening with family. I'm not going to tell you what I've eaten, lets just say this can be my eat day .
Now to enjoy a nice relaxed weekend before the madness starts next week.

I've had just a small (and it really was small) fish, chips and mushy peas out with family. I can't find cals for that restaurant, but it was less than half the size of a takeaway portion, so I'm going to take that as a good day. I ate at 2.30, that's the earliest I've eaten my only food before. It does mean I've come to bed feeling hungry (I think the dicky tummy had put me off eating anymore )
I am still aiming for mon and thurs next week. I need to get back below 12st. My visit to the 11s was much too short
There are 4 fri weigh ins before end of springy challenge. Another 11lb is too far off, but I expect 1lb a week. It'll bring me up to 7lb lost.
If we get ka back to school on 8th sept, we can start walking again. Though we walked into town and through to the other end yesterday, and I pushed ka down today. My hips are giving me bother, but can quieten down as we are walking from the lizard to kynance cove tomorrow.
I even did loads of housework today, so maybe I'm back on this!
Good luck fellow fasters
Xxx

Hi ladies,
I'm not fasting today, I'm going for it tomorrow
I have made my first ever Dorset apple cake today. It is extremely yummy!
I am feeling a bit more content today, so that's nice!
How are things in your part of the world?
xxx

Hello!!!, anybody there!!!! Where have my buddies gone???? @pinchypops and @karenm hope you are both well, how's this WOL treating you? I'm moving at the mo so I've not been on here much, may not be around after Thursday for a bit, nightmare trying to get internet on at the new place
Are you both still fasting?, if you are struggling to fast, remember the forum is a great motivator. Hope to see you both back here soon. Take care x

Hi @justdee, I've been struggling to get fasts in. I managed from 8pm wed 3rd until 12.15 am on fri with no calories. But we were away camping with a big group and I had a bread roll then as I was going to have a can of cider!
I've had a bad week this week and eaten way too much. I am going to fast today and see how it goes. I've not been weighed since 28/8 and I'd put weight on then.
I've completely failed the sept exercise challenge
I will try again when life settles down x
How did the move go dee? xxx