The FastDay Forum

Hi all,

I'm in again. Cold but sunny morning. Busy day, so it should be ok. Have a good one everyone.

Hi Sallyo I'm in too. My last fast before we leave on Saturday for 12 days in Vietnam and Cambodia. Really excited, but a bit worried about the damage I will do, no way am I fasting on a holiday.

Morning Sallyo, I'm in today too. Busy day as I get to go and see my daughter and granddaughter in Hobart. Looking forward to that! should keep my mind off food.

Hope everyone has an easy day.

And morning to you too wineo'clock, we posted about the same time.

Hi everyone, I'm in today!
I think I did 16:8 yesterday, can someone tell me if that's right?
On Tuesday night the last thing I ate was at 9.30PM.
I then started eating again on Wednesday at 1.30PM and stopped at 9PM.
It is now a fast day at 7.30AM and I won't eat until about 6PM tonight.
Lil

Morning all. Here I am at work, preparing for a few hours with the early childhood classes- out of my comfort zone!

Which part of Tassie are you in, Judio?

Definitely no fasting on holiday, Wineoclock. You probably won't do much damage if it's only a short holiday, and Asian food is pretty weight friendly.

Sounds good, LilSmiler.

Oh my gollygosh Sallyo- I heard on the ABC radio it was going to be -7 in parts of Tassie today- hope it's not where you or Judio are. Brrrrr

I'm fasting today, I've been changing days a bit lately but back on Mon /Thurs
Trying the occasional 16:8 on other days when it suits.

I'm going to try a green papaya salad this evening. I think I can tweak it to be fast day friendly. We ate it at a Thai Restaurant last week and I haven't stopped thinking about it since, so yummy. Also had it in Fiji last year.They say the green papaya is really good for digestion.
I managed to get some yesterday so here goes tonight.
Herb tea and a coffee till then.
Hope the day goes well for all.

I will. Fast number 7 tomorrow morning. Hopefully it will be easier that my last fast .....that one was hard!!!!!!

I'm in. Had a huge but yummy duck risotto yesterday so ready to fast today.

I overdid the sushi too so I'm up for this fast today. No rumbles yet but I'm sure they will come
Feeling a bit down today so maybe that's why I'm not feeling peckish
Lil

I'm in! This is my fast #8 and I am ready!
Today I ate really well, I am rediscovering the joy of cooking! And I hope it goes as easy as the past 7 times. The day after is another story but even that is getting better

Me too - just had a raw carrot for lunch, it's surprising how much yummy things are on a fast day!

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Today I ate really well, I am rediscovering the joy of cooking!

Hi Iztla- to me that is one of the best things about 5:2- that we can cook much more interesting foods guilt free!

Why is the second fast of the week so much harder than the first?! Annoying!
Lil

no, it wasn't -7 here. The weather station says it's 11 degrees, but it's sunny so we are happy. We have so much rain. I don't find Thursday fasts a lot different from Monday fasts. I'm doing miso soup and wondering what to do with pumpkin for dinner. Soup was what was in my mind, but maybe I'll do something else. I'll have a look at the recipe section.

Hello everyone! Sunny but chilly here in Victoria too; I'm hoping the lovely warm spring weather we had last week returns soon!

Haven't yet decided what dinner is going to be; have to go and do the weekly grocery shopping later so might just pick up some sushi, although it is actually perfect soup weather, hmmm...

Wineoclock, enjoy your holiday and the amazing food (Vietnamese is one of my favourite cuisines), you can get back into fasting when you come back, that's the beauty of 5:2!

Have a lovely day everyone!