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Not fasting today, was going to but decided I didn't want to as it's my birthday today and left over pizza in the fridge was calling me! Happy fasting everybody :0)

Definitely approve of pizza on your birthday, Mariposa! Have a good one!

Happy to have just about finished my fast day and getting ready to go to bed soon. Am really looking forward to my porridge tomorrow morning! Good luck for those of you whose day is not yet done.

Happy Birthday, Mariposa!

Hello all - I am 36 hour liquid fasting today also. I had a normal supper at 7pm last night and I will not eat again until 7am tomorrow (36 hours later). I had two coffees for breakfast and only water will now pass my lips until breakfast tomorrow.

Did my first 36 hour liquid fast Thursday last week and I was suprised how easy it was for me.

Its gone very well today, one of the easiest ever.

Off on holiday next Monday, so I'm going to try and schedule 3 fasts this week. For once I can do one over the weekend, as OH is away, so I should be able to fit it in. I just spotted an advert for a food festival down the road, so that's Sunday spoken for

Happy birthday Mariposa

I have been liquid fasting for awhile and find it much easier since food really seems to turn on my hunger button. Was going to dinner tonight with friends so wasn't planning on a fast day but the plans fell thru early in the day so I went for it. I had already had a banana and some coffee with cream at that point tho but have only done no cal liquid since. That darn banana has made me soooo hungry all day! Liquid fast is the only way to go unless maybe you just have a good 500 cal dinner to get you thru the night. I am sooo hungry right now!!

Unusually for me I felt a slight hunger pang around 8pm, but it soon went. What took a little longer to go was the feeling of grumpiness at around the same time. I can only assume it was because my body isn't yet attuned to this length of fast. This is only my second.

Not sure it will get used to it either, since the agreement I have with my wife, ATM, is that I'll only LF one week out of four.

Quite pleased with myself in that I've made two fruit loaves this evening (change of plan from the Chelseas I was all set to make) and I'm not in the slightest bit tempted!

Lesson for us all there, Doey, with that banana! You have my sympathy!

I've said for a long while now, that first nibble is so dangerous.

Think I'm in today! There are lots of biscuits floating around at work as it's the last day of term, so today would be a good day to fast! Thanks for the birthday wishes, I had a good day :0)

Still going, had a couple of moments where I thought I might cave, but took my daughter swimming instead which was great fun and far better than breaking my fast! On the home straight now before a nice early night and am now officially off work for 6 weeks! Hooray for teaching! :0)

Glad you had a good birthday Mariposa. And you'll feel fab tomoz with a LF under your belt and being on hols!

My significant other does not like me missing meals so maytry it next week (I tend to do Monday and Wednesday - and I have some lovely green salad for tomorrow).

Been doing 5:2 for 7 weeks and have averaged 2lb per week. I still have a bit of a muffin top and wondered if the LF would be better at moving this?

2lbs a week is a great loss and higher than average, I am just over a lb a week, liquid fasting speeded things up initially but now seems to have evened out to about the same. At a 2lb loss a week I wouldn't be making any changes unless you are thinking of the possible health benefits or the fact that eating on a fast day makes you hungrier as it does me?

Morning all.

I'm in today - going for 3 fasts this week, before we fly off next week. Monday's fast was easy this week, but I'm home today. I'm off to Pilates at lunchtime, then out to tea (black) with friends this afternoon, then on my own tonight, so I think it should be OK.

Anyone else in with me?

I'm in today - but Thurs for me, and think you were Wed Minumonline? Just having a cup of rooibos tea, freezing cold morning here.