The FastDay Forum

Morning everyone. I'm in today. Scales seem have hit a block. Can't get under 67 kg and they keep popping up to as high as 69. Today it was 68.4, which I weighed on the 14th of Jan and the 2nd of Feb. Time to stop worrying, relax, understand that the graph is a zigzag. You drop and then you go up again and then hopefully you drop again, and lower than the last time. I worry that my weight will sky rocket up during winter, which is a common pattern with me. Lose weight in summer, put it all back on over winter. Doesn't look as if I am going to reach my Election goal of 65.99999k. I'd be happy to hit anything below 67 at this point. I have to do my fasts more strictly, perhaps. I have got a bit lackadaisical. So go well everyone. Let's have a good Monday.

I' m in for repair too from now til tomoz night!
Good luck Sallyo and all the Monday Miracles x

I'll be in too, once Monday gets here.
My scales have hit a block too, maybe it's a worldwide phenomenon

Its Oscars night tonight so I'll fast tomorrow as we like to have a glass or 2 of bubbly while we watch all the glamour. I feel your pain SallyO- we'll get a there. Yes Sian, Debs called it a collective plateau I think.there are so many of us where there's not much happening weight loss wise since before Christmas. At least we can all moan here,know we're not alone and keep going. Just think, if we had no forum a lot of us may have given up by now.
Last week I really cleaned up my fast days. This week I'm concentrating on opening my eating window when I'm really hungry on my 3 weekday non fast days.
Xxx

Yes-I'm thinking it is a pretty world wide phenomenon. I'll be in in the morning!

Curious. Is no one losing weight?

Go back and have a look at February weigh in results. Heaps of people lost but I put on.

I'll be in on Monday after I get up. I'm thinking of shooting my Salter glass digital scales, which can give 5 different readings within a minute (one of which is presumably correct). I thought I had the Ferrari of scales but it turns out to be the Robin Reliant. Have to be ultra good on Monday because we are hosting a pancake party on Tuesday, and that is threatening to be highly calorific.

Its weird how lots of us arent losing just now,tho of course many others are ( biatches, ) Only joking!
Is it a bit like when women spend a lot of time together and it ends up that their periods synchronise?
I know in my IF case its just allowing bad habits to creep back in..on a downward spiral..all going to change tomorrow! Back to basics. can only conclude that the winter makes it more difficult tho of course for some non losing members,that doesnt apply.x

I'm in and feeling energetic. I may have to do the vacuuming. Eek!

I'm fasting today as well although it has been a struggle since I woke up 5 hrs ago - i'm so hungry today!!. I lay in bed reading for awhile the whole time thinking to myself yes I will fast today-no I wont, i'll fast tomorrow! As I got out of bed to go and make breakfast and not fast.... I tried on a pair of shorts that I havnt worn all summer as they didn't fit, and I got into them! So even though the scales havnt been kind to me the last week or two I have lost some size... YAY!!! So that was the deciding factor, felt better about myself enough to carry on. So trying to fill myself up on celery soup.... hope it works.

Yep. I'm in today. 74-75kg lately which is as light as I've been in my adult life (I'm 47). Hopefully will see a <74 number tomorrow morning.

Will have to buy some new belts soon as I'm on the last notch & they're loose.

Curious. Is no one losing weight?

I'm fasting Monday - good luck fasters especially those of you on plateaus.
I am losing, though I think I've slowed down last two weeks of Feb which is fine. Just a couple of ounces a week will do for me. Planning to dig deep this week and see what happens. Tomorrows dinner is haddock poached in toms, capers, fennel, anchovies and black olives sauce. Yummy.

Hi all

I'm in today as well, not losing but not gaining any, even when a bit slack with eating on other 5 days....so all good really. Clothes a bit looser though.
We will get there. Any other diet and I would have put on weight doing that and felt morose about it all!

Cheers and have a good day repairing.

[Debs]

Morning all!
Fasting today too, I am definitely part of the 'collective' these days, but not gaining either!