The FastDay Forum

Perhaps not a day to fast if you are given some Valentine 's Day chocolates!!

But I am fasting today after (yet another) very overindulgent day, mainly due to all the wonderful food available at a friend's moving house party. Anyone else joining me?

Good luck to all!

I'm in. I wasn't planning on my first two days being back to back fast days but as it's lunchtime in Perth and I've only had water so far , I've been reading contracts for work, I might as well test myself.

That said I'll most likely split them from now on. I just need to decide what days will work best as I tend to graze while I'm working.

What's on your menu today Sassy?

Great work @sassy1 and @Cyclonet - I had two great fasts during the week so just doing 16/8 today like most days now.

Happy fasting everybody and HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!! I had a special valentines baby boy 33 years ago and each year I give him chocolates hearts on this day.

Cheers
Maggie.

@maggiee happy Vals birthday to yr boy! What a wonderful Valentine gift! X
I' m in today instead of Monday ..Satday is a challenging FD but i have a nice 450 cal dindins to look forward to,so all i have to do is hang on in til dinnertime!
Good luck @ssure and @cyclonet and any other joiners!XX

Do my eyes deceive me? Candy fasting? On a Saturday?!
Well done you xx

No @nursebean you CAN believe your eyes!
Its Beau's bday Monday so i' m getting monday's fast in today! Before i get my eyebrows singed by alllll the candles on his cake!
Nice to be in synchro..
You still in Padstow or back home? X

How did everyone get on today?

I was pleasantly surprised that my back to back Day 2 wasn't more difficult. I kept myself busy and had loads of water for breakfast, a green juice for lunch, 2 apricots for afternoon tea, a green bean, spring onion and warm garlic tofu salad with a tamari and chilli dressing for dinner followed by 3 bursting at the seams fresh figs. I feel full but not bloated.

Thanks for all your help and support so far!

I'm in for a half fast today, then a 3 course meal tonight. Thought it better to do it this way rather than eat all day. I shall of course pile on the veggies and have smaller portions of everything else. The Valentines candy can wait until tomorrow.
Enjoy the fasting love x

Very well done @cyclonet on yr back to back..and the food you had sounds lovely x
@minsmum enjoy tonight after being so good x
Hope yr day went well@sassy1 x
My day is going swimmingly! Just waiting fir my chicken in red wine sauce to be ready. Had a long walk this afternoon. V glad to have this fast nearly done,so ican enjoy Having Monday off..also looking firward to pancakes on Tuesday !x

Almost finished now so far have managed well considering the temptations everywhere :P. Am not looking forward to tomorrows fast day, the second day is always harder :(. Ahhh well just keep going.

I'm in today. Since Valentines Day can be whenever you need it to be, we had our celebration last night - with strawberries dipped in melted chocolate and steak and asparagus and it was absolutely lovely. Today since we're both working, I'm just going to go ahead and knock off a good fast. Have a great day everyone, the chocolate will taste just as good tomorrow

I fasted yesterday and had 500 cals and wanted to do today as well but did not go quite to plan had almost 1000 cals. Those dam Tesco chocolate hot cross buns that flew into my trolly this morn was calling out to me eat me eat me lol.
My hubby bless him brought me a piece of toast and a fried egg in the shape of a heart ( lovely) never had the heart to say its a Extra fast day for me and enjoyed my brekkie.
Could of easy polished off the other four hot cross buns but was very good and 2moro we ate going to visit our Daughter in Bristol and she making shepherds pie ( yum) and I know their will be pudding and wine so just going to enjoy the day with her and my grand kids

I just caught up with the posts from the Saturday fasters - I didn't get a chance to go on the forum again yesterday after my initial post. But good to be busy on a fast day!! Saturdays can work well for me as I am usually out in the middle of the day, and this was extended yesterday by doing some shopping with OH, so really no chance to eat til late afternoon.
Well done @cyclonet on your back to backs (and hope you managed those as well @memory, though you know you don't have to do the fasts that way, don't you?). Your food sounded very yummy Cyclonet. I had 2 scrambled eggs when my hunger wouldn't wait for me to cook dinner (!), then had a low-cal veggie stir fry, and a small amount of good quality no-fat yoghurt and small orange (I "have" to have something sweet). And I will admit that I had 2 squares of chocolate... Although it took me over the 500 cals, I am not so worried about that.
@CandiceMarie, it does feel good to get a fast day done earlier in the week! Your dinner sounded lovely too. @mariondot40, I know what you mean about those hot cross buns! We have had them in the stores for weeks now, and OH buys them regularly. I try to limit myself to just one a week... And how sweet of your hubby re your breakfast! MLCDz, your early Valentine's meal sounded delicious too. And @Maggiee, Valentine's Day will always be very special for you!
Hope everyone else managed okay!

I ended up doing a half-fast by accident! Missed breakfast because I was busy, then was just about to get my lunch (at 3.30pm) when my husband suggested a walk. Off we went and by the time we got back at 5pm it was too late for lunch and too early for dinner, so I just waited until 7pm when we had the dinner I had planned. The calories would have been well over 500 but I reckon that I have still saved the breakfast and lunch calories, so it must be a win!

Am I the only one today, or is it just that I can't find today's thread? I've tried to make a new thread for today but I've no idea whether I've gone about it right. I do like to know there are others sharing the journey, especially on Sundays! Good luck for today if you are.