The FastDay Forum

Hi!
I think I am the first to post on this? Couldn't find another thread anyway.

This is my third fast for the week, making up for last weekend's extreme overindulgence.
In the past I have had trouble doing a third fast in a week, but my resolve seems quite strong so far. It is already 4pm and I have managed with a stick of celery and carrot to tide me over til dinner at 6pm. Am looking forward to that!!

I have just been reading another thread where a number of people mentioned that 4:3 does not give much more weight loss than 5:2. That seems strange if on the non-fast days you stick to your TDEE. I guess I need to look at the topics that discuss this more.

Best wishes to any other fasters today - I know there will be some.

Hi, Sassy! Yes I'm in too! I've made a couple of amazing discoveries about fasting in the last week or so - the first one was that I actually enjoy a good black coffee - taste-wise I mean, I'm not so keen on the caffeine since I often struggle to sleep. But in all of my 57 years, I have never enjoyed black coffee, I just found it too bitter, but perhaps I never had a GOOD one before - sipping it gives such a complexity of flavour - Melbourne has a big coffee identity, but it had always passed me by until now. But now I find myself completely naive about how to buy or make coffee so it's drinkable, I'm sure many would laugh at that. I've got a lot of catching up to do!
The second thing is that, as Krista Varady mentions, chewing gum does help a lot - I had been finding myself a little lacking in oral gratification on fast days, and for me, the act of chewing does gives some satisfaction. I don't like having to dispose of the used bits though, that's fairly disgusting. And I so hate getting chewing gym on my shoes I couldn't live with myself if I just threw it on the street, so I've been putting it in tissues, then throwing them away, but even that's bad enough. Hmmm, not sure there's a solution to that!

Anyway, happy fasting everyone! I'm off to do some HIIT for the first time in about a month.

Good morning! Count me in today. I saw an advert in slimming world magazine about a new line of flavoured instant coffees, ie. Vanilla. Planning on checking it out this weekend. Hope today's fasters have a successful day.

A very quiet fasting day today it seems!

@jools7, sounds like 2 very useful findings for you! I am a black coffee drinker, but find it very hit and miss to get a good one - which is why I mainly drink instant, cos it is consistent. Have just started using coffee bags, they seem ok. Will be interested to see how Barclays is! and what gum is your gum of choice?

Yes, it'll be great to check out the coffee there. I just had a plunger supermarket coffee last weekend, arabica I think, it was quite a revelation. I've since had coffee bags (since I don't know anything about the art of making a good Melbourne coffee) but it was nothing like as complex, but still quite drinkable. For me the secret is to sip it, not glug it.

Gum - sorry I don't remember the brand, but it's the one in the shiny dark green packet with circles on it - spearmint, not peppermint. But it's the chewing action that floats my boat, rather than the taste, which only lasts a short time anyway. One of our American friends mentioned they can get one in the US which doesn't have any artificial sweetener in it, but as far as I know it's not available here.

Enjoy!

Ohhhhh you intrepid courageous saturday fasters! I take off my hat to you ! Xx

Just in time to say I'm in today. Have sorted our office out today and have totally overdone it. Have eaten now, too. Just wanted to sy a quick hello

Bean

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Just in time to say I'm in today. Have sorted our office out today and have totally overdone it. Have eaten now, too. Just wanted to sy a quick hello

Bean

Nice yo see you finally emerge from the depths of your busy ebay business. Glad all is well Miss Bean @nursebean

Urghh felt so awful after my tidy up (had to go to bed twice). Felt as though I'd bean run over. Not too bad now, though, luckily. Just frustrated with it all

Better go and see how you've bean today...

Bean

love your new (?) avatar, Beanie, wish you would send some of that lovely rain here - we are parched atm.

Too many beans Beanie they made you poorly
Hope you're feeling better now nearly bedtime Beanie
@nursebean night night

@jools7 You can have as much of our rain as you need

Thanks @Sue.Q. Certainly looking forward to tomorrow's pork chops washed down with a glass of wine. My first in two weeks

Bean