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My OH & I are in for our usual Monday fast so only water or coffee until our supper, that is our usual M&S Fuller longer meal & perhaps a plum from the garden. The weekend food wise was very disappointing because our dinner out before seeing an RPO concert was rubbish! Just canteen quality in the theatre restaurant. Very good last week as my OH lost 4lbs but I lost 1 & 1/2lbs that is better than usual for me. Frustratingly I am in between clothes sizes so I'm spurred on to get into my too tight next size down clothes.
Have a good fast day everyone

I am in (and my partner is in as well even if we are km appart). Today and tomorrow will liquid fast with a chinese soup.


Good week and good luck to all

Hi Lady Muck Tried using parmesan? I find a little goes a long way taste/cals wise. I use with roast veg to make a frittata.

Not in a quiche (the cheese kind of forms the crust), plus I'm vegetarian. But thanks for the suggestion.

Good Morning,I'm in today for my first fast of the week. Good Luck everyone!

good luck everybody. I have fasted for the last 26mondays but my DH and I were staying in a Hotel last night so had a Hotel breakfast, have already had about 800 calories I may just try and have nothing else today and just consider it a fast day. I still have my couch2 5k to do and I go to Zumba on a Monday evening so it depends how hungry I am at 8.30 pm when I get home from Zumba as to whether I will hold out or not.

This is the first time since I started that I'm not feeling overly enthusiastic about my fast day. Despite trying to avoid catching my son and hubby's colds I have come down with a sore throat and cough and feel lousy. I also didn't get a lot of sleep last night so am feeling tired. Maybe I'll be able to snooze through part of my day LOL.

I'm going to fast but I'm really just having a miserable day. I'm determined not to skive off just because I'm feeling lousy.

Don't mean to sound like such a miserable cow. Good luck everyone

I'm in today. Hope today's fast goes as smoothly as the last one. Scales, be kind to me this week!

I'm in!

I'm back on the bandwagon after a week's holiday. I put on 2 lbs while away, which isn't too bad. However, my weight had been stuck for at least 3 weeks prior to my holiday so I'm really hoping my weight will start moving downwards again. Fingers crossed...

This is the first time since I started that I'm not feeling overly enthusiastic about my fast day. Despite trying to avoid catching my son and hubby's colds I have come down with a sore throat and cough and feel lousy. I also didn't get a lot of sleep last night so am feeling tired. Maybe I'll be able to snooze through part of my day LOL.

I'm going to fast but I'm really just having a miserable day. I'm determined not to skive off just because I'm feeling lousy.

Don't mean to sound like such a miserable cow. Good luck everyone

Take it nice and steady - you'll feel better soon!

Morning fellow Monday Fasters

I strangely look forward to my Monday fast too. I didnt over do it at the weekend however i do like my Sunday dinner pudding and can eat it guilt free knowing I am fasting the next day. My weight stayed the same this week however im not too fussed by that as I can definately feel the difference in my clothes so know that i am slowly moving in the right direction.

I will survive on water and herbal tea most of the day and may have a 51 calorie WW Chicken Noodle soup later which will keep me going til dinner. Not sure what to have for that yet ... any suggestions?

What is everyone else having for dinner? That may give me some inspiration as usually its beans and eggs on toast!

Happy fasting folks

Take it nice and steady - you'll feel better soon!

The housework can wait for a bit but I have managed to take the dog out today. I feel boiling now I've got back though

Having lots of cups of Lady Grey tea is helping too

Taking it nice and steady sounds like good advise

I am done just knocking off camomile tea & hoping zzzzzzzzzzzzzz come fast

Was exceptionally good fast for me, fluids until dinner time and no sucrose all day so even when I had my coffee. Dinner was already prepped. Was very active as well cleaning windows and sorting the seasonal clothes change over. Eeek pants falling down. Got the gym in too though very lethargic with the cardio as it was 5pm by the time I was on the bike

Good nite and good fasting you northern hemispherians just starting out

Hi Everyone,

After feeling really bloated and yucky yesterday, I decided that today I would start the 5:2 diet.

The last time I had a meal was at 5:30pm yesterday and I've not eaten since. If I eat midday, it will make me hungry for the rest of the day so I'm planning to have a small portion of grapes, pasta and a banana at around 4/5pm before I go to the gym at 6pm. After that, I will not eat again properly until 9am the next day. Is my fasting day too long?

[Moogie]

Hi Lauw0203 & welcome Congrats on starting this wonderful way of life

That sounds to me like a normal length fasting day, so don't worry.
Those food choices might not be ideal for a fasting day though, grapes are quite calorific and sugary as are bananas - they may make you more hungry. The same can go for carbs and the foods will probably not 'stay with you', leaving you hungry later on especially if you are going to the gym. Would highly recommend veg & protein as something to fill you up and keep you going. Maybe have the banana before the gym for energy and then have a small piece of fish or chicken with some steamed veg after?