The FastDay Forum

Morning Folks, I am in today and going to keep myself busy to fend off tummy grumbles.
Things have been going downhill since Christmas (or should I say the scales have been going up!) so I am keen to get back into this once again.
Cup a soup for lunch, followed by salad tonight.
Good luck fellow Thursday fasters!

My second fast of the week is nearly done (stock cube and half a nectarine for lunch, veg soup with tiny bit of chicken breast for dinner). No calorie counting but I doubt having a glass of wine would be possible today. Other than that craving I haven't found it particularly hard. Perhaps I'm getting used to it again.

I'm in I have a scan today at 3pm so I can't eat until after, which falls in nicely with my fast day. So tempted or not, no food for me. Good luck everyone.

I am fasting today. Finding it hard going. This is my last fast before the major Lent fast begins next Wednesday. I have been eating all kinds of goodies and putting on some weight. But then I bought this book on exercise, and it gave a bracket BMI for people my age, and I have only now reached the lowest possible BMI for my age group.
What is this telling me?
Is my "ideal weight" low down because I still think I am in my twenties.... phew!
Anyway, hard as it may be, I am really, really looking forward to my Lenten fast.

I'm with you today, my second fast of the week. Only tea and coffee so far, and a prawn salad planned for dinner. I'm popping into town this afternoon for some pre holiday shopping, which will keep me occupied and those very unkind changing room mirrors will remind me why I'm fasting.

When and where are you going, @SianS? It's good to have something to look forward to during these dark February days!
I'm in today, second of the week, in an attempt to hit my revised target of 140 pounds. Only black tea so far today.
I have occupied myself with accordion group this morning, flower-arranging group this afternoon and a committee meeting this evening - not too much time for eating thankfully!
God luck to all fasting today. Onwards and downwards!

Hello all!
I'm joining you today for my second fast of the week. Have been out & about today & have even negotiated a few supermarkets successfully without feeling hard done by whilst walking past all the goodies! Mainly because it is all those goodies that have got me where I am today....back at Square 1 and trying 5:2 for the third time.....

Hope your scan goes well @janpartly and good luck everyone for getting through the day xx

I'm in today. I'm returning to 5:2, generally Mondays and Thursdays. I'd done ADF for about a month, and while I enjoyed it, it wreaked havoc on my digestion. Tried 16:8 for a few days, but found I could easily eat more than I needed, even in an 8 hour window. And I missed breakfast. So, 5:2 it is for me. And I'm quite happy. I learned a lot from my experimentation, and now feel confident in my approach and satisfied with the rate of loss whatever it may be, because the other impacts were counterproductive.

Happy fasting!!

Eating done for the day and with enough calories for a low calorie hot chocolate before bed.
@StowgateResident We are going on a walking holiday in Tenerife in a few weeks. I always feel February is a very dull month, and I fancied a bit of sun on my back before spring gets going. I've only been to Tenerife once before and this time we are staying on the cloudier West coast at Puerto de la Cruz and hoping for a warm dry week.

I'm in today, just after noon here, having tea (gunpowder/spearmint mix) right now. Misjudged a bit last night and overdid alcohol just enough to feel a little icky today. Keep wanting to use food to cure...can't switch light day to tomorrow, have appointments including lunch. So today it is! Will push any food as late as possible; may have some soup sooner than usual.

My eating for the day is finished and comes in at just under 500 calories, including a hot chocolate before bed.

I hope that you are lucky with your holiday, @SianS, those islands can have tricky weather sometimes! Some sun would certainly be welcome, although we did have some this afternoon but I was indoors at the time! We have escaped all the bad weather of the last few months and it is good now that we are able to see to take the dog for walks at five o'clock and not four!

Well done if you have made it/are making it through your fast day and, if you didn't, well there's always another day!