The FastDay Forum

Hopefully everyone settling to do a fast day will also end up having a good one today. I am at it and committing to it on the forum again! It does help to state it.

Aloha from me, too, and all the best, fasters I am in with you - 4:3 for me like all of January. Maybe again tomorrow (or Thursday - depending on how I will get up tomorrow) and for sure Saturday.

Today I will get a new electric stove and to mark the foccasion leave it - ha ha - cold

Happy day to all of you
Mahalo

I'm in. just dinner to go today, and another fast day completed.

Good luck, Tuesday fasters!

[janeg]

Me too! Second of three.

I'm not a Tuesday faster (I'm 4:3 with FDs on Monday, Wednesday & Friday) but I've recently realised that all of my days contain a fasting element. E.g., Monday's fast includes the time after my last meal on Sunday (which can be late afternoon) and the time up until my breakfast on Tuesday.

Anyhow, to all of you Tuesday fasters, particularly any new people or re-starters who are finding their way.

Hello everyone and good luck. I'm fasting today too and putting it out there so I stay strong. Didn't make the best choices for my 500 calories today but at least I have stuck to them. And with only a few hours now til bed time I think I'll be fine.

I'm in today as well, my first of the week and I'm doing two back to back fasts. Partly because Thursday is out due to a Blood Donor session and partly as a result of last night's Horizon prgram. Let's see how this goes.

Im in today. Failed the 4:3 last week but managed a 5:2 so not too disappointed. Will try again for a 4:3 this week Good luck all

I'm in x

Oh @Minsmum what are you doing in here on a Tuesday?!!!
Don't worry Phil @philxjr a 5:2 weeks is better than a no fast at all week! And you still lost a lot if I remember. I'm sure this will be your best week yet!!
As for me, I shall be eating at lunch time. Yesterday's fast seemed quite a long one...but I stuck to around 470 calories, so I'm pre-tt-y pleased with myself
Have a great fast today everyone

Pony up everyone for a smoooth and easy fast today! X
Love yr little Hawaiian dancer @Mahalo Enjoy yr new cooker tomozz!x
@philxjr well done on 5:2 last week,and fingers x'd for yr 4:3 this week!x

I'm in today! Been going great so far... I'm thinking of making a salmon chowder (around 300 cals) for dinner... still need to share my soup recipes.

Had some serious tummy issues last week... hoping that won't repeat. I'm a little worried that my body was struggling to settle back into fasting after my 2-week break over the holidays. Has anyone else noticed this?

Or maybe it's more that I had a bit of a dodgy dinner at a local restaurant on a feed day. I kind of hope that's it as I don't want to have any long term problems from fasting as it's been going swimmingly so far.

Ladan

Hi All,
Yesterday was my first fast and it went really well. The question I have is... has anyone done two in a row? I looked at my schedule this week and I realized today is the only other day I don't have a social commitment. I had planned to do 3:4, but if I don't fast today, I won't even be able to do 2:5.
Thanks for any advice!

I'm in today as well, my first of the week and I'm doing two back to back fasts. Partly because Thursday is out due to a Blood Donor session and partly as a result of last night's Horizon prgram. Let's see how this goes.

Thanks, I should have read all the posts before posting mine! I was wondering if people ever did back to back fasts, and here is my answer! I figured it would be okay, as Muslims do Ramadan for 40 days, but didn't know since they don't do limited calories.

Liz

Hi Liz @Lizardline
One of the beauties of this Way of Eating is the flexibility, and yes people do fast on two consecutive days, but I have found the second day hard. I don't know if you're in the UK but there was a Horizon program on last night called The Right Diet, which split a group of volunteers into 3 groups and one group was a Fasting group (there is a forum thread on the program and it is available on iPlayer). On the program they recommended a 2 day fast and as that's what fits my commitments this week I am going to try it.
I must stress this is a huge simplification of the program which involved eminent experts and lots of blood tests, worth a watch if you are interested, part 2 is on tonight.
Off to drink more tea to quell the rumblings