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Hi folks, I'm in today. My starting weight today's the lowest I've seen since mid-October last year, so tomorrow (post-fast!) should be a new lowest weight. Feeling quite excited by this!
Good luck Thursday fasters.

Hello @polly in oz and a big welcome from me! Good to have you with us!

I'm in today for DODO fast #9. Hoping the day will improve as I go on, because I've had a bad start. Have just had my annual FitFlop prat fall on the way back from walking my daughter to her bus stop. One minute I was upright, the next thing I know, my ankle buckles beneath me and I fall into the road (no pavements) breaking my fall with my elbow....ouch. Only one car saw me and the driver was kind enough to stop to check I was OK. Felt such an idiot. My main concern was that my daughter would see - at 11 years old I am already a total embarrassment to her at the best of times (even though I think I am pretty normal as Mums go!). Being a dolly daydream, she had left her mobile at home (situation normal) but bless her, she borrowed a friend's phone to ask if I was OK. I have a cut elbow, nothing serious, plus a dented ego because my fall was so theatrical! Anyway, for that reason, my day can only get better......

Have lots to do to take my mind off food today, so hopefully the day will fly by!

Best of luck to you all xx

Oh no @Hazelnut hope you haven't done anything too damaging. Must be the day for it my youngest fell up the bus step getting on it this morning.
I'm not in today for a change ( out to lunch) so have a good one everyone. Felt strange fasting yesterday as I only did monday. So I think the ADF thing is not for me.

Oh dear @Hazelnut20, good you didn't break anything.
I am logging in late. I have been a busy person. First I am in Launceston. We waited for over a week for a bed in the Launceton General Hospital for the OH who was told on the 13th of April that he needed to be in hospital for a lung 'tune up'. - intravenous antibiotics. We finally got the call yesterday that a bed was available and drove up. I am staying with a friend, but I am still officially not allowed to drive.
2nd, it is the 2 year anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse in Bangladesh and there has been a global call to action which I have responded to so I am organising an event in Launceston. Tomorrow we are going to hand out the Ethical Shopping Guide in the shopping Mall. I have been talking to the local rag, having my photo taken outside Cotton On, emailing the unions, the churches and what have you. It is very busy. I will be glad when tomorrow is over and I think I may be the only person at the event. I just had to do something when I learned that my favourite clothes brand was ranked D-. I couldn't live with it.
I have fasted today, I am proud to say. I did have tomatoes on a slice of bread - no butter, for breakfast and I got some baked pumpkin at a salad type shop to take up to the hospital this afternoon. OH didn't want his but he is refusing the eat the hospital food. I bought him a 'pain raison' but didn't buy one for me which showed considerable strength. Now I am waiting for my host to cook dinner but she doesn't' seem to be hungry and I am dying. I can't say anything because I am too polite. Tomorrow night I will get pizza and take it up to the hospital. I am not having a wine.

Hope you get fed soon @sallyo and i hope DH gets well soon x

In in spirit today.. this would be my normal day but my hip bursitis has flared up this week and I can't seem to tolerate the pain meds without needing to eat a bit with it. I'll try and keep it a low day anyways... discouraging!

Meanwhile, did everyone see this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-32417699

Kind of reinforces the mindset behind fasting to me. You need to be a conscious eater rather than trying to use exercise as a justification for eating whatever. My previous attempts to just focus on exercise over calorie awareness/limits helped me feel better and toned my body but didn't really get me any noticeable weight or inch loss. Since I started fasting my calorie awareness and food knowledge had increased exponentially--huge bonus for my future health and positive results as far as weight loss goes.

I'm in today, egg salad for lunch, prawn salad for dinner. I'm going to keep busy in the garden while this dry weather holds although I am looking forward to a bit of rain at the weekend.

@hazelnut20 just read about yr fall x hope youre ok,its a nasty shock to the system. X
So pleased with myself..was invited up to the roof garden on our apartment block as its a neighbours birthday...didnt tuck into any goodies,just a sip of fizz for the birthday toast ..was determined to keep to fasting today..enjoyed the conversation and laughter and didnt miss refreshments.

I am fasting today. This is the start of my second week fasting. I lost 2 lbs last week. yay! It was tough, I couldn't keep to 500 cals. so I did a couple of 1000 cal. days to make up for it, and it seems to have worked. best of luck to all today.

What an encouraging loss @dazzlecat
I think one or two 1000 cals days really helps things along

I'm in today, light day #104! So although by the calendar tomorrow is my Fastiversary, today really is. And tomorrow I start FastBeaching...early still here, just after 10am; am having my usual pot of green tea.

@Hazelnut20, I can relate to the fall! I have the rep for being a bit of a klutz, though I wish I'd have my falls while skating--I have gear on--nope, I do it walking down the street and tripping over invisible cracks! Glad you're not badly hurt, but it's a shock to the system nonetheless. Take care of yourself (that's a big shot of adrenaline).

Ohh @ferretgal congratulations! Get yrself over to the fastiversary tent!
@ladantrying hope youre pain free soon. Well done on going low cal when it wd be tempting to console yrself with a little something xx

I've had a reasonably easy day but this afternoon 'got away from me' and before I knew it it was 6pm and I was ravenous and grumpy. Dinner eaten and enough calories left for a bed time Options. I really hope I sleep better tonight than I did after Tuesday's fast.

Was busy gardening all day, so got through the day quite easily. Suddenly it was 6.00 and I was starving, I made a salad with crispy bacon and quails eggs, yum, but I was so hungry I ate a slice of smoked salmon whilst making it! I don't think it will be a problem, still pretty low.