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Hello everyone,

I am fasting today but I feel a cold coming on so I am having a piece of bread and butter with my black coffee so that I can take some Ease-a-Cold tablets. A few years ago my sister introduced me to this product because I was always getting colds and they trigger asthma and last for months. Since I discovered Ease-a-Cold I haven't had many colds and I forgot about them. Now I think one has snuck up and bitten me. I have to eat with these tablets. I hope it doesn't make me hungry all day. If the day gets too hard, I will be gentle with myself. Yesterday I knocked a car when I was parking outside the Red Cross op=shop where I was going to deliver some of my mother's clothes. It was only a tap but the owners of the car were standing by and saw it and picked up some tiny damage to their Subaru. Then I went into the Red Cross and tried to tell them that my mother had been a big Red Cross supporter and that's why I was giving them her clothes. I couldn't get the words out, and burst into tears. It made me realise that I am still vulnerable and as others have said, grief can come on unexpectedly and strongly.

Aw big hugs Sallyo! Just been watching Coast Australia featuring Tasmania on tv and thought of you as they mentioned the Green party.

Yes, Tasmania is the birth place of the International Greens. We are very proud of this. Well, those of us who support the Greens.

@Sallyo, I understand, for a long time after my mother's death I kept wanting to tell her about all the changes going on in our lives. It was a shock every time to realise that I couldn't tell her anything. Fortunately time takes the sting out of our loss.
Oh yes, I'm on a fast day today as well.
Salad for breakfast
homemade veg soup for lunch - purely water and veg
veg and salad for dinner with some protein

kind regards,
chinchin

Big hugs Sallyo x those bouts of tears just come out of the blue,just let them flow
I hope the peeps in the shop were kind to you..and be kind to yrself with that cold ....its so miserable when a cold strikes x
Good luck Thrilling Thursday fasters,i am out as ive fasted today wednesday,and hope to make it a hat trick week with a friday fast also! x

Big hugs from me also Sallyo. I'm in again despite the cold.I bought myself a cheap paper shredder and intend going through our old records to get rid of those no longer needed.I received a good report from my oncologist and don't have to go back until this time next year so as you can guess I'm over the moon.
Happy Fasting all
Carmel

I'm with you too @Sallyo, and big hugs from up Brissy way too. Take it easy today - I always find the emotions hit hard when my body starts to get run down battling a cold.

And big congrats @carmelk46 - that sort of news from an oncologist deserves to be celebrated.

May the fast be with you all today - I'm looking forward to saving my cals for a sushi and sashimi treat this evening.

@Sallyo strange the things that can trigger emotions, but sometimes good to let them out
@carmelk46 great news.
Well I need a very good fast today as tomorrow I'm off to the Barossa (wine and food country) for 4 days of indulging.

So sorry you had such a tough day, Sallyo. And so glad you got good news from the oncologist, carmelk46!

I will be fasting when Thursday dawns here, but it will take more than one fast to undo the excesses of the last few days. Cream puffs, ice cream, fried onion rings, fried dough, salt water taffy, barbecue, and a Chinese roast duck dinner, all just since Saturday (with a fast Sunday but only, if Im lucky, avoiding massive regain).

Hopefully, now that I've gotten that our of my system (or more honestly into it) I can get back into eating more moderately.

Or perhaps intermittant fasting makes me go hog wild after a while. I haven't overdone it like this in years, but I haven't weighed this little in years either.

I'm in once morning gets here.
Sallyo, I remember getting a horrid chest cold right after my dad passed. Stress has to manifest in its own way/time. Take your advice & be gentle with yourself. Sending healing vibes through the world as well as big ((hugs))
Carmelk46, may you continue to be well & happy - congrats.
Really need to fast well, I feel like I'm slipping on my non fast days. Have a good fast day everyone, wherever you are (& as Peony Blue says, May the fast be with you.)

[janeg]

I'm in today - third of the week for me.
Be kind and gentle to yourself @sallyo a wee cold/sniffle when you're vulnerable can become something much bigger and you don't want that. Keep your strength up, please.
Good news @carmelk46, may it continue.
Good luck fellow fasters
edited to correct carmelk's number. 4s and 7s are hard...

I have not fasted this week, so today has to be the day

I am in today too back to my normal Thursday fast after a few weeks of Wednesday ones.
Happy fasting everyone

RIGHT! I AM going to get through a fast day this week! Monday - didn't happen; yesterday - didn't happen; today IS! TOTM is playing silly buggers with my will power. If I'm not back here at the end of the day with an 'I'm done' message then somebody please send a big wet fish my way!!

I'm in today too, had a good Monday fast after feeling down in the dumps so hoping I'll get through today a little more easily! Good luck everyone xxxxxxx