The FastDay Forum

Spring has sprung downunder! A warm day here but a bit windy. I've already done my least favorite chore and changed the bed linen. Is there anything worse than wrestling with a double bed doona and cover by oneself? I've done a load of washing and hung it out, bought the Sunday papers and only then allowed myself to go out and water the tomatoes I planted yesterday.

Who's joining me today?

[Betsysgr8]

Still Saturday for me but considering throwing in a Sunday fast since Monday is a holiday and my bro's birthday and Tuesday is "taco tuesday" at my favorite bar/restaurant, lol. May do a half fast sunday and tuesday .. hmmmm decisions decisions, I'll figure it out in the morning. Good luck with everyone's fast.

[janeg]

I'm in today.
After the successful reckoning I have decided to stick with 4:3 for another month, even though it's getting a wee bit tedious.
What I may do though is eat different things for tea. It's been poached eggs on toast since I started, so maybe time for a wee change.
Hope everyone joining today's fast has a good one.
Chook- love the small of fresh outside dried bed. It gets dried to a crisp here with the heat and no wind . Yet another wee pleasure I miss *sigh*

I'll follow my steps of yesterday. I'll start the day with fasting in my mind and see how it goes. I don't know why, I was up at 10am (that's waaayyyyy too early for me, especially on a Sunday) and I might find it hard but I won't know unless I try.
Good luck to all fasters!

Hi

I thought I would join in on this, as I too am fasting today. However this is my first day on this and I have given myself the challenge of following this for the whole of September with 2/3 fasting days a week depending on how I find it this week.

I was wondering if anybody could give me real experiences to go by, as I have read the book and I am wondering how you find it.

I am 5'6 female, I am relatively slim but my job requires sitting on my bum all day. I eat well, no junk, but I eat a lot. I've crept from 140lb to 147 when I weighed myself yesterday, and I allays get back to 140lb, but it's a chore, depressing, and never that long lasting, so I am looking for a sustainable way to drop a stone and keep it off. I am wondering if this is truly achievable if I follow this sensibly??

I though a great way to start is on the 1st Sept, with a yoga session, short 3 mile jog, and then prepare for work this evening where I can't be tempted:)

Thanks

Sophie

Hi yes count me in but probably a semi/fast today as I've had 2 heavy food days +wine of course. Good Luck Sue

Welcome Sofie and Good Luck to you well just stick to 500 calories drink plenty water keep yourself occupied, for me I save all my calories for evening meal because once I actually started to eat lunch/snack I became more hungry, so do eve meal of 2 courses by way of a reward for going the 24 hrs, I also walk on each fastday I'm doing 4:3 simply because of the amount of weight I need to lose, my BMI was over 44 at the start, I've now dropped it down a group lost 35 lbs and also dropped down 3 sizes in clothing all in 20 weeks Amazing that's the only way to describe this WOL and for me so easy to do. Sue

Sophie, welcome and happy fasting!!!

Sue, morning my darling. Have a good one!

Morning TML Thought you was on your travels and doing AI in the sun /pool /beach/ haman Sue

Not yet, I leave on Tuesday.

Hi all - I'm in today instead of my usual Monday fast in order to support my husband, who will be traveling to Oz tomorrow.

Welcome Sophie! I also find it is easier for me to save my 500 calories for one evening meal. We almost always have an omelette loaded up with veggies. Lots of water and busy-ness helps. The biggest challenge for me has been combining fasting with social obligations, but I found that it is easier and can create a bit of accountability by just being up front with people. The actual physical hunger has this really funny way of disappearing without you noticing it. Hard to explain but I suspect you'll see what I mean after a fast or two.

Hope you have a refreshing fast everyone!

Hi all - welcome Sophie

I am joining the fasters today. Feel quite cold though which I haven't for a while as we have actually had a summer with some warmth.

Hi Sophie - I've been doing 4:3 for nearly a year but I had quite a bit to lose. Its worked really well for me and has been much easier to sustain than low carb which I used successfully a few years ago but couldn't maintain long term. However how well I will maintain remains to be seen!

I feel better generally on this way of eating though - its not just a way of losing weight. Seems to have trained me to eat less too as I tended to overeat and used to comfort eat a bit.

I found saving the calories for one main meal seems to work the best for me too - got even hungrier with several tiny meals somehow.

Give it a go and let us know how you get on.

Hello everyone!

the 'fasting today' thread on a Sunday is always very short, but it's my favorite fast of the week. I love being able to eat funny things at funny times - whenever I get hungry - and not have to have my lunch at lunch break or my breakfast before rushing out the door in the morning to work.

I've been doing 4:3 for a week now and plan to keep it up for another 2 weeks till OH comes back from a work trip. And no booze at all for these 3 weeks either. I needed something to give me a kick after two summer holidays with lots of delicious food. So far so good - on my last weigh in I was officially 'normal', with a BMI of 24.98, so I hope tomorrow's weigh in confirms and strengthens that!

Good luck to everyone else on the thread!

Dimmit

I was in today. Made it as in bed now. Travelled for work last week so I only managed one fast day. I really have to focus too on my non fast days. All these inspirational stories (and they are great) and I am almost where I started 5 months ago! I am very controlled on fast days. And usually get at least 2 in a week. But I really have to stop myself going crazy in between. May give 16/8 a try.

[janeg]

New atavar Rachel? Lookin' good!

I just realised that I did 3:4 this week! 4 fasts in 7 days. Now wonder how I lost that kilo, LOL!