The FastDay Forum

Sorry I'm late. So rainy and cold I decided not to hold out till dinner and had a cauliflower soup for lunch then a yummy baked veg with broad bean, fetta and baby spinach salad. So yummy. Turning out the light now to catch some zzzzzzz . good luck with the rest of your fast day.
Cheers,
Julianna

I'm in today!

Weight loss has been slowing down since I reached my interim goal, and having some kind of occasion that involves eating out every weekend doesn't help. I hope today's fast can help to move the scale again. I'm also thinking of getting a second fast this week (I usually do 6:1).


Goodluck all!

Really good fast today. I kept busy and didn't even have miso soup, just the lamb back strap and a delicious salad made with grated raw beetroot, in an orange-red wine vinegar dressing and baby spinach from the garden. My mind feels sharp and I'm not going to bed late for a change. Michael Mosely's Eat, Fast and Live Longer has just been on SBS telly, and I didn't need to watch it again.

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I'm in :=)

Starting my 5th week today and feeling rather good about myself. Just had miso soup and heading to a meeting which will keep me busy all afternoon

I'm in today. It's my 2nd fast of this 4:3 week and I'll do my 3rd on wednesday. Have a great fast everyone.
Dee

Happy Armistice Day everyone!

I am in and not doing too bad which is a relief!
Had a lovely roast beef lunch at the pub yesterday followed by red wine and a cheeseboard at home. Yum yum. Glad to be in repair for today!

Happy fasting people xx

I'm in today after an ok weekend but BAD sunday with lunch out and chinese for dinner. I am slightly worried as I think I may have developed an ulcer. I have a knawing kind of burny feeling under my sternum which is kind of in my chest too. Was put on nexium before when I had this for a month and it cured it. I got it after using calories on a fast day to have 2 glasses of wine - really bad idea as it hurt my tummy but my tummy hasn't been right since. Advice on what to take?

I can get stomach pain and acid if I eat/drink the wrong things on an empty stomach. I would just try something simple like Gaviscon to neutralise the acid and stay off the booze unless you have a full stomach!

Taking Zantac with food also helps stop acid being produced - I don't know if this is available over the counter though. Hope you feel better soon x

I'm in today - this is my first fast of an attempted 4:3 week and going well so far (although it's not even lunch time yet) - planning on holding out until dinner time (around 7pm) when I'll have a prawn stir fry

Hi everyone
About to head for bed after my fast day. Managed to survive on 350cal, which is 25% of my actual current TDEE (not sure if I have changed my level of activity in the progress tracker yet...).
Great to read the posts in this thread and see I am not the only one with an indulgent weekend...
Thanks all for the miso soup info
All the best for those of you still only part way through your day

Good night to all our friends down under

I too am fasting today. Unbelievably I paid a visit to our local M&S store (The Meadows) and did some food shopping...on an empty stomach! I would never have been able to do this before without buying loads of naughty food. Instead ai came away with a selection of delish Fuller Longer meals and I'm all set for tonight. I even treated myself to a butterscotch mousse (which I'm hoping will taste like angel delight...mmm). I'm making myself hungry now...doh!!

Have a great Monday fast, fellow fasters!

Back on track after two weeks of. Can't say I feel good, slight headache and - hungry!!

@nursebean I could never go food shopping on any other diet without buying a ton of crap food. With this WOL I feel more in control and like to do my shopping on fast days. I find it easy to say "No, not today". If I go on a non-fast day I tend to buy more crap. Strange but it works for me.
@Wolfie I hope today passes quickly for you. You know you'll be fine once you're back in the swing of things.
Dee

Happy to be fasting today as I had friends over for a dinner party yesterday. Lots of food and wonderful wines but now I feel quite dreadful and looking forward to tea and not much food today.
I am doing 4:3 this week for the first time in preparation for my 2-week holiday in Africa starting Nov.18. I'm very excited but likely won't be fasting while away for the longest period since starting this WOL. I am going to try to keep low carb and hopefully my "full" button is working. Will likely need support and advice here when I get back but very excited right now.
Happy fasting everyone.

Hello lovelies! I'm in today. Happy to have (finally) had a loss on the scale last week, now to deal with this week. I have a film screening this evening, so not sure how I will handle that as I usually do the one meal at dinner. I may just have an earlier dinner at my desk before heading to the cinema.