The FastDay Forum

Hi!
I wonder how many of us will be fasting on St Valentine's Day??
I am in today, as I deferred my fast from yesterday due to not being well earlier in the week and wanting to ensure that I was fully recovered.
Think I might struggle today tho, since for the first time in ages I ate under my TDEE the day before a fast, so it is not as if I feel the need to fast today...
But I have lots to do this morning - just having a quick break for my third black tea of the day - and plan to post a bit more this pm, and am going out to the theatre tonight (Noel Coward's "Private Lives"), so hopefully can keep myself occupied and not dwell too much on the hunger pangs...
Best wishes to all fasters today!

I'm fasting today! 3/3 for me. I don't get to see my boyfriend until tomorrow (hopefully) and he's taking me out for a meal then so I could fast as normal today. I think it's just you and me Sassy lol

Not quite! I'm joining you today.

Have a good day.

I'm in too, just about to eat my dinner - first thing for around 22 hours! My standard no-thinking fast-day dinner of a frozen salmon fillet, a bag of veges and heaps of spinach!

Theatre sounds great, Sassy1, please tell us what you think!

Enjoy your fast day, everyone! My son is calling Valentine's day "singles awareness day", and I concur with that!!

Yes I'm now fasting today after aborting yesterdays due to a very late offer for a pub meal
My only conciliation is I put in a 24 hour fast before
the meal

Pfft Valentines smallentines day. Hate it and not because I am single. It's always been a crap day IMHO.
Fasting today, my second this week as I skipped it last Monday.
Not doing well at all weight wise.Despite sticking to my TDEE and under 500 cals on fast days I have gained almost 4 kilos this last week and I have no idea why. If I am really honest I will admit I am miserable. Really miserable.
Happy fasting everyone xxx

You are definitely not alone @drilakila - I've been doing ADF for about 3 weeks now and I'm still more or less the same weight I was when I started. HOWEVER, it's currently my TOTM, I can't do much exercise and I've just realised I eat way too many carbs! Once I've tweaked all these areas I'm sure the weight will just fall off...hmm!

Anyway, I'm in today too and am already looking forward to tonight's meal. Actually, thinking about it, no I'm not really that hungry. It's all in the mind!

HAPPY FASTING EVERYONE!

Bean

Morning everyone. I'm in today as well.

My hubby has left me a Valentine present. He knows I'm fasting today so he's got a fancy box and put in a couple of chocolate hearts with just a chocolate crumb in the foil and a note saying 1 calorie, a malteser with all the chocolate licked off saying 0 calories and a teabag

Oh @radleykittenthats hilarious!!

Bean

Well, there were a handful of us fasting today
My evening meal sounded a lot like @jools7's - I had also had some porridge a bit earlier... Think those combined were close to 500 cals, but since getting home from the theatre I have indulged in a TimTam... Oh well.
Good luck to those of you still fasting

PS The show was v good - the set was amazing, and all the cast excellent. Lots of witty lines of course, if a bit dated!

PPS agree that @radleykitten's St V's Day present is hilarious Nice to have an OH with a sense of humor

I am in for Valentine's Day fast! We had our "Valentine's dinner" last week (ha, not gonna pay inflated prices just because it's Valentine's Day), and he knows not to buy me chocolate

Might pick up a few goodies for my kids, but I won't be tempted by them.

Happy Fasting Day to us all!

Hi!
I wonder how many of us will be fasting on St Valentine's Day??
I am in today, as I deferred my fast from yesterday due to not being well earlier in the week and wanting to ensure that I was fully recovered.
Think I might struggle today tho, since for the first time in ages I ate under my TDEE the day before a fast, so it is not as if I feel the need to fast today...
But I have lots to do this morning - just having a quick break for my third black tea of the day - and plan to post a bit more this pm, and am going out to the theatre tonight (Noel Coward's "Private Lives"), so hopefully can keep myself occupied and not dwell too much on the hunger pangs...
Best wishes to all fasters today!

Yes.

Another commercially driven day to sell yet more cards.. haha

[carieoates]

Morning everyone. I'm in today as well.

My hubby has left me a Valentine present. He knows I'm fasting today so he's got a fancy box and put in a couple of chocolate hearts with just a chocolate crumb in the foil and a note saying 1 calorie, a malteser with all the chocolate licked off saying 0 calories and a teabag

How thoughtful bless him.

My OH & I are fasting today with a Valentines meal booked at our local tomorrow night. We are not really into celebrating St Valentines day apart from exchanging cards! Weigh in day tomorrow to see if I am any nearer to meeting my Valentines challenge. Just had a Bovril & feeling cold & empty at the moment & can hardly wait until supper at 6pm which is M & S Spanish pulled pork which is usually delicious.

I'm in too - though it might be a half-repair (850 calorie allowance).

Pfft Valentines smallentines day. Hate it and not because I am single. It's always been a crap day IMHO.
Fasting today, my second this week as I skipped it last Monday.
Not doing well at all weight wise.Despite sticking to my TDEE and under 500 cals on fast days I have gained almost 4 kilos this last week and I have no idea why. If I am really honest I will admit I am miserable. Really miserable.
Happy fasting everyone xxx

Affy sorry you're down @drilakila - I've got a nasty dose of the glums too (I'm blaming the number on the scales, and that it's grey and miserable out there, and that I've been procrastinating) and the glums make doing a repair day *so* much harder... Here's some faux sunshine for you (((.))) Research shows that if one smiles, even though one's miserable, it cheers one up

Plan for dins tonight: warm green and broad bean salad with chantenay (baby) carrots and hazelnuts, with an orange and anise dressing. Might break the "no alcohol on a repair day" rule and have an elderflower wine spritzer to go with it, given it's Valentines.