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Couldn't see a thread so thought I'd start one as I'm fasting today. Easy so far and official weigh in day and have definitely gone under the obese category and am now officially overweight which is tremendous! Size 18 wardrobe now and already beginning to feel loose which is making a size 16 feel not too far away which is very positive! Hope you all have a great fast! :0)

I slipped in a suprise liquid fast until breaking fasting with late very low cal dinner. I feel great and it is wonderful as have been reluctant faster after a couple of weeks where I have struggled to fit in my fasts.

So ADF within 3 days and I am chuffed to be 5:2 down already and it is only Monday. At this rate I will be able to add another day this week. Just in time too as my scales were not friendly this morning

Fantastic news Mariposa, congratulations!

My fasting day is just about over as it's 11 pm here. I didn't have any problems, took advantage of the glorious spring weather and spent a couple of hours working in the garden. After just water and black coffee today, I'm looking forward to my porridge and blueberries tomorrow morning!

Good luck to those of you whose day is not yet done!

Made my first full LF for a few weeks, hurah ! Feeling OK now, busy day, busy evening, and looking forward to an early night.

Hoping for good news on the scales tomoz.

I boiled a couple of eggs to take in for breakfast in the morning.

Hope its gone OK for everyone else today.

[wildmissus]

Wow, everyone has done really well today. I was/am in for today. I have cheated a wee bit - a couple pf squares of Green and Blacks and a 10 cal jelly but the rest has just been water and fennel tea. I do feel a bit hard done by today as we bought a new fridge freezer which I got up and running last night and because I haven't been eating today I've had no reason to use it . How sad am I.

Managed the fast day, was absolutely freezing last night though which was not fun! Hope that winter liquid fasting isn't always like that!

Feeling great this morning. So glad I stuck it out yesterday. I think I'm back in the swing of Monday LFs now.

And I saw new PB this morning on the scales!

I'll be back in Thursday

What's liquid fasting? Have I missed something? lol

[wildmissus]

Hi Sally, Liquid fasting as we call it is just trying to have a very low or no calories for a 36 hour period, ie. just drink water, coffee, tea. Of course it is open to interpretation some people still have milk in their tea/coffee, some have a 'stock soup' or low cal hot chocolate. Personally I tend to just have herbal tea, tap water, sparkling water and the occasional diet coke. What many people find is that when you start to eat on a fast day you turn the hunger switch on and just want to keep on eating especially in the evening. Liquid fasting stops that. It has also been shown that the health benefits are greater the longer you do a true fast (24 - 36 hours). It is not for the feint hearted. Most of us who have been doing it went to just an evening meal on fast days and then on to liquid fasts. Hope that helps.

I did Monday as a LF too... until dinner time when I had a choc chip muffin my neighbour had brought over earlier (and it was delicious!) I have finally left my plateau heading down, so I'm happy, choc chip muffin and all. Will be back for another LF on Thurs.

Morning. Change of plan - I'm in today instead of tomoz. Don't really like only having 1 day between fasts, but it fits in better this week.

Busy day at work, then lengthy hair appointment this evening, so should go smoothly

Anyone else in?

I'm in today, then a half fast on Friday I think, high hopes for weight loss this week as being back at work has made snacking stop as there's no time or opportunity! Had a yummy roast last night so that should see me through the morning easily!

Its been one of my easiest ever today. Barely felt hungry, and I've had great concentration. Nearly over now, I'm exhausted - been out the house 15 hours - so really looking forward to bed, then an indulgent day tomoz.

Hope your day went well Mariposa, and scales behave themselves.

I kind of did a liquid one today apart from tasting tiny amounts of food as I was cooking for guests coming tomorrow to make sure it all tasted ok. It's weigh in day tomorrow and I have high hopes too that I am back on track and the weight is heading downwards again.

Glad you had an easy fast minumonline and good luck tomorrow Mariposa

LF today. Summer is here, the weather is just magnificent, and it's great to put on my shorts and singlets/vests and have them all too loose.