I am aiming to fast today. It's now mid afternoon and I have had a boiled egg, 2 gherkins and lots of lettuce as a late lunch, having decided I couldn't manage to hold out til dinner time. And am now having my xth cup of black coffee - decaf now tho...
Last night was the first time since I started the latest challenge that I felt that I really did eat mindlessly. Having reviewed my consumption, it could have been a lot worse (ie the mindless eating was of nutritious food on the whole) but I still ate when not hungry or even really fancying the food. I still haven't worked out why I do this, but it presumably is a combination of factors (tired, unsettling windy cold weather, boredom, not keeping myself occupied, because I could, because the day before I had felt virtuous, because certain foods eaten triggered the "need" to keep eating, and so on and so on).
But I also tell myself that mindless eating once in 5 weeks is nothing to get too "upset" about. And a fast today is probably an appropriate way of dealing with it. I didn't end up with any fast days in the previous week, though there were a few days when I had long breaks without eating.
Anyway... I expect there might be some other Monday fasters?? Hope the day is going okay for you.
Last night was the first time since I started the latest challenge that I felt that I really did eat mindlessly. Having reviewed my consumption, it could have been a lot worse (ie the mindless eating was of nutritious food on the whole) but I still ate when not hungry or even really fancying the food. I still haven't worked out why I do this, but it presumably is a combination of factors (tired, unsettling windy cold weather, boredom, not keeping myself occupied, because I could, because the day before I had felt virtuous, because certain foods eaten triggered the "need" to keep eating, and so on and so on).
But I also tell myself that mindless eating once in 5 weeks is nothing to get too "upset" about. And a fast today is probably an appropriate way of dealing with it. I didn't end up with any fast days in the previous week, though there were a few days when I had long breaks without eating.
Anyway... I expect there might be some other Monday fasters?? Hope the day is going okay for you.
Goal reached December 2013, weight loss strategy 5:2, weight management strategy is eating a wide range of (mainly) whole foods but am back to following 5:2 for a while. Main eating challenge is the evening munchies! 
But since my weekend away and eating normally my weight has not really gone down much. Mondays are my low eating days, so I'll see what tomorrow will bring. I will not fast this coming Saturday, and I am counting the days to that!!! I guess I've been doing this fasting regime about 60 days now, which is the longest time ever. Then I'll have most of November normal eating, and then in Advent begins my Advent fast. 
I do hope there'll be a Forum to write to then. It really helps!! Thanks!!! 
