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Extra luck today for all you Friday fasters since it is also Friday the 13th!

It's 4:30 in Japan, so I've mostly made it, except that I have to go to a party this evening. I'm taking a salad, and contemplating cottage cheese as a pre-party meal to try to keep me on track. It's my first party on a fast day in a long time. I've had two successful fasts this week, so it's not the end of the world if I fail, but… I had a dreadful non-fast day yesterday, so I want to not go insane tonight.

Good morning! I'm not usually here on a Friday (tend to do Mon/Thurs) but this week I'm having a go at 4:3.....so I'm in.

Tonight I'm off to a cheese & wine party. I'll have no trouble declining the cheese as I am a bit of a philistine where cheese is concerned (pretty much a cheddar eater and that's all) but I might have a little snort of red....just to be sociable, you understand....

Am going to make some cupcakes today....and will be holding on to the fasting principle of "having it tomorrow"........

Good luck, stay strong all!

Good luck you two and well done MaryAnn on being almost thru yr day x
hope other fab friday fasters join you soon.
Impressed that both of you are off to parties and unmoved by the fact its a fastday! and unbothered by the making of cupcakes on a fast day. What a great good example you are! X have a good time x

Morning All

I'm in though I have woken up starving this morning .. I am hoping that once I get my head in a spreadsheet it will go away !

Have had a fairly good week staying under TDEE on non fast days so hoping to get as close to my March Equinox goal as I can though I don't think I will actually hit it ....

@MaryAnn when is the final weigh in ?
I normally weigh on a Tuesday but I think the actual equinox is on Friday 20th ...

It's Friday, so it's one of my 4:3. to my fellow fasters.

Here I am again, just having a glass of fresh filtered water with 2 slices of fresh lime in it. Lovely and refreshing. Nowt but water (I hope) until soupy dinner tonight.
Good luck fellow fasters :0)

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Im in. Have a small salmon salad to keep me going till dinner tonight.

Hello all fellow fasters! I am in today, it is only 9:30 a.m. but I am determined to get through the day. I'm never hungry in the morning and I work over the lunch hour so I can get through until 3 without a problem. The afternoon/evening will be the most difficult. Although on Tuesday I ended up fasting because I wasn't hungry all day. Nice bonus that since I had already fasted on Sunday. So this will be my third fast in a week. Never done 4:3 before so will be interesting to see how it goes. I've lost 2 lbs since last weigh in on Saturday and I will be pleased if I can stay at that weight come tomorrow morning, the hardest thing for me to do after losing, I tend to bounce around a lot. Losing more would be a bonus. I'm wearing a shirt that was tight over my belly last week. It is loose now! yippee. Good luck everyone!

I AM wearing pants too! my post sounded funny after I read it lol. Enjoy the day! It is sunny here and the snow is melting! another Yippee

I'm in today - reluctantly! Don't seem to be having much success with 5:2 and can honestly say I don't look forward to the '2'. I fully admire you Hazelnut20 - how on earth can you go to a cheese and wine evening on a fast day - 3 glasses of wine takes you almost there! And Stephd, you did put a smile on my face

I'm in for my 1/2 Fast Friday. The plan is to fast until my evening meal and then eat plenty. Had 2 cups of coffee. 11am here and not hungry yet so it's going good. This weekend there will be St.Paddy's day celebrations with a parade and music at bars and, of course, booze. I've cut out most drinking so my weekend should be more calm than it would otherwise be.

Grats on the loose shirt, stephd. Luck to us all!

I've fasted today, it's not been difficult as I have been so busy. Returned home from 4 days at Center Parcs with granddaughter and family. Arrived home walked my dog, then my sister's, unpacked, put the washing on and cleaned the house as we have friends arriving tomorrow for a couple of days. I've also found it very easy to eat sensibly and skip a few meals whilst we have been away, so no damage done. I'll get on the scales tomorrow, I think I may have lost a lb or two whilst away

@RedRobin, I thought it was on Saturday the 21st. I imagine people will be posting their weigh ins for about a week afterwards.

Last night went okay at the party, but I didn't stay very long.