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BIG FROST here today. It's 1 degree out there! Whoo! That's cold. I am fasting but I am going to take an Ease-a-cold, preventative measure at this stage; I have that feeling in my head and throat that I might be getting a cold and I absolutely can't afford to. OH is still really sick and I am doing all his jobs including looking after the chooks and pigeons. The whole show would fall apart were it not for me. So that means I'm having a poached egg and bread - no butter - for breakfast, along with my black coffee. Today I have a busy day. I have to begin to move everything out of the study because next Monday renovations are starting and the builder will pull all the plaster off the walls in that room. The two bedrooms in the house are also being re-plastered so there's not a lot of spaces for everything to go. Then I have to go up to Launceston for an appointment with my super-annuation fund. That's another story. They are so incompetent you wouldn't believe! Hope other parts of Australia are not as cold as here, and it is one of those gorgeous sunny frosty mornings.

Hi @Sallyo cool here but the sun is starting to shine so thats something. No colds allowed, Im the same, super busy and cant afford to get sick. I really hope your OH starts to improve, it sounds like he has a bit of a long haul.
Well I spent half the night awake with those twitchy legs, I though they had stopped. Lots of coffee for me

Hi girls,joining you for my first fast in weeks!
Good luck Monday Marvels xx
Wineo @wineoclock i have those restless twitching legs too! Gahhhh! X

@CandiceMarie perhaps we should try tap dancing at 2 in the morning

Hi everyone, I'm in today. Fennel and brown rice soup for dinner and just tea,coke zero, kambucha and chicken broth till then. First day of winter here. Sunny and crisp. You don't want to catch these colds SallyO. I'm just coming to the end of one that I got 11 days ago and my voice is just returning after a week with no voice. You can't teach with no voice! These colds are hard to shake. I hope you can avoid it. Have a great fast day everyone.
Xxx julianna

When I saw this thread, I thought "yay! I have fasting buddies today!" then I remembered I fasted yesterday. It does feel a bit strange not to fast on a Monday...

Good luck Monday fasters

I'm in today I HOPE! I haven't managed a proper fast since our friends left over a week ago. How can one week of overeating and drinking mess things up so much good luck everyone

I'm in and boy do I need it .... disastrous PMT driven weekend where all my good intentions were completely sabotaged by a jar of M and S Maple Pecan Peanut butter.... my advice today is if you see it in the shops run the other way fast ...because once that lid comes off

Hello all!

Super nice to see you on here @candicemarie - will keep everything crossed that your day goes well, bravo you!

Joining you all today after a weekend of nice food - which I am finding I really appreciate these days. Who'd have thought I would spend any time giving thought to whether I should eat this or that? 5:2 must have weaved its magic on me! I think attempting Mon/Wed/Fri each week is suiting me quite well as a fasting routine, though last week was not as good as it could have been....

Still, let's keep on keeping on, eh? Thinking of you all and hoping the day passes by without too much drama (or hunger!). Best of luck xx

I did actually manage two sort of fasts last week and got 3 25 minute runs in which was great. As it was half term and DH was off for most of last week, I did shift my days around so we could all go out for lunch on Thursday though. So back to normal today, Es is now on study leave so told him it's self service at lunch time

Hi all, I'm in too today. Haven't actually got shot of any more of the flab, but I do seem to have maintained within 'normal BMI' surprisingly successfully for the last 6 weeks - which is motivating in itself!

[wildmissus]

I'm in today as well. I've lost the plot completely when it comes to fasting. I've just been too busy recently to think about myself. My weight has gradually been creeping up so I am now on a mission to make it gradually creep down. I have still been trying to fast twice a week but rarely succeeding but today I will succeed.

Good morning all. I'm new to the program and this is my second day of fasting. My first was Thursday and I did very well…not too tough to do either. I ended up with just 250 calories. Kinda splurged since then but I will get better at it. So good so far.
Here in Michigan USA we are just starting out with summer weather and it is so nice. Had a few days of rain and clouds so waking up this morning to blue skies is glorious! Have a blessed day all!

[carieoates]

I'm in and I have a small prawn salad to keep me going till after class tonight. Then I may or may not have poached eggs on toast.

Welcome to todays fasting thread@ElizaC well done on your first fast, I hope today goes well for you too. I also fast Monday and Thursdays.
@Sallyo that's a lot on your plate to do, I hope you are taking it slowly and are able to stave off the cold. It's 15 degrees with sunshine and sporadic showers today, steadily rising to 23 degrees on Friday which makes me very happy.
I'm fasting today. Working at home and then off to an evening meeting. I'm not sure working at home is a great idea today - it doesn't normally bother me but I keep thinking 'what's in the fridge' - I'm not even hungry. Time to get my head out of the kitchen. But before I do - we are having omelette and green veggies for dinner.
Yeh, @CandiceMarie great to see you made it back after your break - are you feeling determined today? @Wildmissus I know what you mean by letting everything else crowd you out. Time to put yourself centre stage for success. I'm focusing on that great feeling I'll enjoy tomorrow. @Hazelnut20 you did amazingly well with those slabs of butter on DODO so it makes sense 43 is suiting you well.
Must remember to drink lots of water, good luck to all.
PS: @RedRobin I had to ban PB from the house last year as I just can't resist. A friend allows me one teaspoon when I visit